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A.MERICTJS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1870.
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Number 18.
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Professional Cards,
j. L. McDonald,
Dontiet,
A Day in Petticoats.
. MODES" TOOCOMAS.
a M£H
“ I couldn’t think of such a thing.”
GEORGIA. i “But von must- My happiness do
_ . . i pends on it. Here, put on the thingnm-
TT" , ,,
i erm*- _ . And my friend, Bob Styles, held up
uj.1 hiwsws* ruxsx k. bvp.kk. j liefore ray hesitated gaze, a wh-le suit of
‘ HAWKINS & BURKE, ji >wa
attorney* «*. t 3Cj A-Yxr, \ his lady love for ouo day, to prevent any-
Ac^rirrs. Georgia. body from suspecting the truth—namely
„ i a t: ; that she liod joined him in a runaway mar-
— — ~~~ j riage party—until *it should be too late
mt.LiJ t. ooi- — ' for interference; that is, until the minis-
£ 0 ode & Lumpkin, i ter Should have tied a knot between them
ATTORNEYS at law,
■> moricixi • G-oorgin. |
W ILL practice in alt tbs contM *t the
Soutliwestern Circuit.and in the counties cf
Dooly, Marion, HcUtey anil Winter. Ai-
^i-ln the Bnpreme Court, ami in the United
. r .i«* Circuit and District Com te for Georgia.
. ill Uio Cranberry Iniflilin*. overW.T.
o»v« npoit’s Drny Stow, j»n 27 tf.
Jno. D. CARTER,
\TT4R5KT AT WW,
Americtu, Georgia.
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may IS tr.
MERREL CALLAWAY,
A ttornoy Xjaw
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. .Georgia.
FORT & HOLLIS,
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Amorlcus, firorfia.
r.r.m ovor R.'T.B?rJ a (lore.
apiil 29 tf
JOHN 1. WOKHILL,
rrroeui'.v v>- (.\v. .
americus, ca.
Otiiiv (>»« r ‘ e K’oie of Cranberry A Speer.
JACK BROWN,
ttoi noy at Ziaw,
\MERICUS, Oa.
.»■-os. ■ !...=■-« ^ur,
N. A. SMITH,
attornoy at U a w.
ITT ILL pro ilce in tlx- Oonrtii of Banner aui’
W atljoining Counties, and in Circuit Court oi
. nited StaU-s.
mr Oftiiv cn Cciiece stroer, rcerAto Rcpubli-
•aii -fiiC'j. ' _ _ rsb2ilL_
S. H. HAWKINS.
Aitorney-at-Law,
a. A. ANSLEY,
AttorneyatLaw
Amoricus. Ga.,
A. R. BROWN,
1TT08XEV AT LAW,
George W. Wooten,
ATTOHNF.V-AT-LAW,
Americus, - - - Cm,
• Wjv-A»v«-r l;. T. liyidWtoro. janlStl
GEORGE W. KIMBROUGH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
• Mid Ci.t-rcia. Inve.teigat-
' : «n»-tlv adiM-n-d to. Will faitlifnCy zi
lou.nt-.-s miniate <1t-- I,in care.
M*rkwl.«-. U■,, «nn.ty. Gz. novl Iti
JOSEPH ARMSTRONG,
Attcirnfiy at Law,
ALli&XV . okoroia:
03. WILLIAM A. GREENE,
A.IKHK I s, CKOROIA.
C°. N V SUES ‘° Btrve »*i- friends of America,
wi'ofi n ?’ ,l “Sl ) RC, ' nnlry ' M aU U '° ,le P art *
. Dr. J. B. HINKLE
W'R U ’ .f^er U. dmfe, (in >11 li<
... or *ncnvs of the Profeatdon) to the good
’", - v, “‘ nc,w am * Sumter counts, and bo-
“‘sucuance of the liberal patronart
‘ u P° n . h ' uu
-i j attention given to Surgcrv.
r'MrJ- R?!* 1 the Drujj Store of Dr. E. J
^ U CnC ® front,R 8 that of Bw. J
Dr. S. B. HAWKINS.
JJV 0FT1CP... u,
t. Eldridge'a Drug SI
AUeiice near tlie Mt-tliodiat CTnuruL.
.service, 1 agutn tender the goo.1 j*
and country generally.
D. A. GREENE^
attorney at law,
ymsk, G84It€£i.
basinee# f-vithfully attended U>.f
T. L. CLARKE,
attorney at law.
Dr. w. D. COOPER,
QIIIIILS his j rofesaional services to the citi-
- L C r Aroericct and aurrounding country.
fdM ii . • G «*. F. C-ocper. Offic9—Corner
I- • fcri-ly
— 1at Mr.-Thoa. Ilorrold e, Collego lliU.
|)« M. D. McJ.EODTAnieri-
-aw** —Dieeaeon of the Eye and Ear
, r ,l r, treaty: 1. Chronic maenaee of Women
“' dr,11 . ma<U * » specialty. <Tolap«ai, An-
' , ,,,n ~'<1 Retro version cored by mechanical
Ithen«rr arC *> u V«‘tecd in four month«. Palsy.
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Dr. j. H. "JOHNSON,
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to ciUzcmi of Terrell <
J. Berrien Oliver,
General CommlMton Merchant,
SAVANNAH, GA.
that nothing but a special grant of tin
Legislature conhl untie.
The fcchenie was not actually to absurd
as it appeared at first sight.
Maggie Leo was a tall qneenoly woman,
with an almost ma°culiue air, and at that
time I had a very sight form—almost ef
feminate, so that, in butt, there was real
ly but little difference in that point.—
Then I had light hair parted in the mid
dle, and with a bonnet on my head, few
persons would suspect that I was not the
other sex. These accessories also gave
mo quite a decided resemblance to Mag-
gio Lee, especially, when as in this case,
the disguise was her own.
Maggie’s pawas to drive her to I) ,
a small village near where she lived, and
there she was to join a sailing party down
D River, to the grove three miles be
low: from which the party was to return
Our plan was that I should be waiting
in the village, and should go to the boai
with the sailing party, while Maggie after
leaving her father should slip off with
Bob Styles across theconntry.
At hist I got dres.sed and presented my
self before Maggie, blushing a great dell,
i believe feeling very much pintclied
about the waist, and with an uncomfort
able consciousness that my shirt sleeves
ere too short or wanting altogether.
Everything finished in the way of
toilette, Bob Styles took me into liis
light wagon and drove me over to i) ,
by a secluded route, and left me at the
hotel where the sailing party were lo as
semble. Several of the pioneers were
already there, and they greeted my chev
alier with cordiality, (everybody knew
Rob Styles,) asking if he was going with
them. He told them he was not.
•iug business engagements, yon
know and nil that sort of thing. Deuced
iorry can’t go through. I just had time
o bring Miss Lee over, and now I’m off.
Mr. Bimby this is Miss Lee, Miss Wither-
sfail, Miss Lee,” and he rattled off a Inug
string of brief introductions.
Mr. Bimby, a tall, legal looking gentle
man, with a book nose, and an eye glast-
tnd puffy hair, seemed to be prepossessed
with my personelle, and I overheard him
hisper to Bob Styles, as lie went out:
“Nice-looking girl, that Miss Lee.”
“Yes,” answered Bob, with nmischiev-
ns glance at me. “She’s a nice girl,
tho’ a little go ahead sometimes. Keep a
ittlo look on her will you,” then lowering
)is voice said, “not a bad match for you
old fellow, she is rich.”
Is she ?” said Bimby, ids interest
deepening.
. eplied Bob. “Forty
thousand in her own right. Day, day i”
and he was gone.
Maggie Lee, artful creature that mio was
ul told her father that the sailing party
ls to assemble at another hotel, and
thither he had taken her. Having busi-
« to D , he had left her there say
ing that ho would send the carriage, for
her ht eleven o’clock. She like a duti
ful daughter, kissed him and bade him
rood-bve, and lie fore he had gone one
hundred rods got in Bob Styles’s light
wagon which lied* been driven up to the
hack door as Mi. Lee's drove from the
front, and the old story of head-strong
love and prejudiced age, wp.i enacted
As for ns of the picnic excursion,
luul a delightful sail down to the grove
but somehow I could not enjoy itM much
as I should have done. When I walked
on board tho boat, I felt awkward
every body frits looking at me. 1 found
Mr. *Bimby us I bad expected a young
and rising lawyer, mighty in Blackstoue
and his own opinion. He paid my fare
(tho boat was an excursion packet,) and
brought me oranges, pears and candies
enough to set up a street stand. Four or
five times I was on the point cf swearing
»t his impudent ofiicionsuess, but bit
tongue just in time to prevent my
i>oeure. But it was not with him that 1
found my rolo tho hardest to play.
No, tho ladies were the difficult
to deceive. For instance, there wai
of them, a beautiful girl of seventeen,
just returned from boarding school, who
had not seen Maggie Lee for threo years.
Of course she whs glad to see me, when
die found ont that 1 was Maggie Lee. i
which, by the way, did not occur until
after we had started. She threw hersell
into my arms, pulled my veil aside, and
me half a dozen times in a manner
ilmt made my finger ends tingle for an
hour. It was all very nice, but iFit had
been in “propria persona,” I would have
liked it better. As it was I felt as if I was
“obtaining goods under false pretences,”,
and lawyer Bimby might issue a warrant
for my arrest on that ground, at any mo-
A whole knot of orinoliue then sur
rounded me, on tho upuer deck of the
boat, to the utter exclusion and conse
quent disgust of Mr. Bimby nUd all the
other gentlemen. I kent very quiet, only
speaking in inonosylables in a falsetto
voice. But tlie others—Lord bless you !
how they gabbled! Unders strict prom
ise of secercy, the little boarding school
maiden who had kissed me so affection
ately, reveid-*d all her love affairs, and
also became very unpleasantly confiden
tial about other matters—innocent
enough in themselves, but not customa
rily talked of l/etween ladies and gentle
men. I was terribly embarrassed, but it
would not do to give up then. As.soon
os ray trick should become known. Bob
Styles’trick would como out, and news
of that kind travels font in the country,
and lie and Isis lady love would be tele
graphed and followed, before they could
reach Philadelphia, where the knot- was
to bo tied.
We soon arrived at the grove, and
found oar band—engaged be for chan (T-
awaiting us. Of course dancing was the
■first amusement, aud lawyer Bimby led
mo out for a schottische. It was hard
at first for me to take the lady’s part in
the dance, but I soon got accustomed to
it, A waltz was proposed, and I resolved
to have a little amusement at the expen
ses of the unfortunate Mr. Bimby.
I had at first purposely made him jeal
ous by dancing with two other yonng
fellows, one of whom I knew, in my own
'Character, but who never suspected me
as Maggie Lee. The yonng lady killer—
a sort of easy, devil-may-care rascal, who
made the ladies r un after him, by his al
ternate warmth of action and coolness of
protestation. I selected him to play off
against my legal admirer. I allowed him
to hold on to me very closely, a '
sionally looked at him in a half
ting expression. When wo stopped danc
ing, be led no to my seat, keeping his
arm about my waist, and I permitted it
Having thus stirred Bimby up to wrath
ful feats of valor, I asked one of the gen
tlemen to direct the musicians’ to ploy a
waltz. Bimby came immediately.
Ahm—Miss Maggie Lee, shall I have
tlie honor of—a—trying to waltz with
you ?” ■
I smiled a gracious acquiescence, and
e commenced. ‘
Now, I am an old stager at waltzing,
can keep up longer than any non-pro
fessional dancer, male or female, whom I
have ever mot. As long astke Cachuca
• Schounebnmnen, riugS- in my ears, I
in go on, if it is a year.
Not so with Bimby. He pleaded
want of practice, and said he sodti got
dizzy.
“Aha, old boy,” thought I, “I’ll give
you a turn, then.”
But I only smiled and said I should
probably get tired first.
“Oh, yes,” lie exclaimed. “Of course;
ran waltz os long as any one lady, but
not much more.”
r the first three minutes my cavalier
veil, lie went smoothly and evenly,
but at the expiration of that time began
to grow warm.
Five minutes elapsed and Bimby’s
breath came liarder and hol der.
On he went, however, and I scornod to
notice his slackening up r.t every round,
when he posed my sen
After
wretched
(tops.
twelve minutes tin
gasped out between Li
me to take a itroll off into the moon-! Quadrennial Address of the Eishops of! fying the rule on class-meetings, so that
light with me. We found the grove a the Methodist Eniscoral Chnreh, I attending them should not be a condition
charming place, full of picturesque little i c__ t . H j of Chur jh membership, has
corners and rnstic seats, great grey rocks j *
leaning out over the river. Off one side To the General Conference of the X r . E.
of these latter a little bench was p » ed, chuveh South •
in a nook_shelter from tho wind and irun j
sight. ” Beloved Buethkln : We would join
Hero we eat in full flood of the moon- you in devoted thanksgiving to God that-
light, and having just had dinner, I felt
.wonderfully the need of a cigar. Accord
ingly. I went back to a little stand near
tho oall-room and purchased several of
the wondering woman who sold refresh
ments; then returned to the 3eal by the
rock. * I gave up oil cares or ferns for
my incoguito, and revelled in the pleas
ures of solitude—the fmgranfio of ray . .
cigar—the moonlight—nod little Jennies! sition. We trust that tho subjects which
presence. - ! may be brought before you will be dis-
How long we sat there heaven knows. I cussed anu decided as in the immediate
We talked and laughed and sang, and j preseuco of God, and with direct refer-
onother quadrennial session of yoi
hw occm rod. Representing as you do,
all parts of our wide field of labor, con
versant with their conditions and wants,
and invested with authority over tho whole
church, we beg respectfully to remind
you of the importance of prayerful, vigi-
looked into each other’s eyes, and told
fortunes; and performed all the nonsical
operations common amongst young peo
ple just falling in love with each other,
might have remained there tillthtfmouth
of August in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, for
ought I known, Lad not the carriage been
sent to convey us homo,, and the
tliejcompany began to vender wi
This
wonder begat questioning, the
questions fears, aud fears search, herded
by tho valiant Bimby.
They called, and looked, and listened,
; but our position down in the sheltered
you not—get getting very i uook among the roeks, prevented them
from hearing us or us them.
At last they hit our path, aud all cacao
along, single file, and got to tho open
space above. Then they saw a sight. I
sat in n free and easy position, my bon
net off, and my hair somewhat towzed
up, puffing away in a very unladylike
style.
Jennio was sitting close beside me with
her head almost on my shoulder and her
small waist encircled by my arm. Just
as the party came along above, I heard a
loud masculine voice.
_ _ “ Just to think of that what’s his name,
“ Puff—puff—ah—-puff yes oh—pull i Bimby! Suppose he knew that he bad
—very delightful, he gasped. j been making love to a man?”
“Don t you thmk it ought to go a little , *» Hash!” cried Jennie. “ Look, tk&re
faster . fie rolled his eves heavenward j bo j Sj and oh, my gracious! there is the
agony, ; whole company!”
“Ah. puff—I don’t--ah, puff—don t i ..yes, we are fairly caught.”
k now - . . | It was no use for mo to clap on my
Bo when we neared the musicians, 1; bonnet and assume my falsetto again
said;^ “Faster,^ if you please, faster, ..they had all seen too much for that.
“ Ob. no J” I burst forth cooly as if we
ere riding round tho room, “oh, no, I
11 ns though I could danco all night!”
The look of despair lie gave mo was ter
rible to see.
was bound to see him through liow-
•, anil we kept at it. Bimby stagger-
ind made wild steps in all directions.
His shirt collar wilted, eyes„protmsed,
his jaw hung down: and altogether I saw
he could not hold out mncli longer.
‘This is delightful,” said I, “and yon
Mr. Bimby, waltz so easily.
d they played a la whirlwind.
Poor B:mby threw his foet about like
a fast pacer, and revolved after the man
ner of a teetotum which was nearly run
down. At last he staggered a step back
ward, and spinning eccentrically away
from me, pitching headlong into the
midst of a bevy of girls in a corner. I
turned nronud, cooly and walked to my
Besides, by this time Bob Styles
Muggie Leo were doubtless “one flesh,”
and my disguise was of no further impor
tance, so I owned up nu«l told the
story.
Lawyer Bimby was in a rage. He vow
ed to kill me, aud even squared oft’, but
tDe rest of the party laughed at him so
unmercifully, and suggested that we
should waltz it out together, that he finally
cooled and slunk away to take some pri-
vate'eonveynnee to D .
Bob Styles and I are living, in a double
house together. He often says ho
seat, and sent tho worann-killer after h
glass of ice-water.
The miserable lawyer recovered his
senses just in time to thank his rival for
his water.
I g»*t some idea Jrom this of tho fun | j,j 8 wife* to my masquerading, but lie
young ladies have in tormenting us poor I doesn’t feel under any obligations to me,
devels of the other sex. ! for I owe my wife to the same thing. •
At this juncture, and before Mr. Bimby ■, y jj. jj v w ife> n-.;ue is Jennie. ‘
hail timo to apologize for liis accident, | * *— ♦ v ’'
iit*le Jennie canie running into the pavil- j Tale from tne German,
ion which served for a ball room. As j lo that beautiful pari of Germany which
she came'near, I perceived that her j borders on tho Rhine, there is u noble
hands were cinched tightly in her dress, "* ’
and I positively shuddered ns she whis
pered to me. “On, Maggie! como help
y skirt—they are all coming
down.”
Wlmt should I do? I was in agony.—
A cold perspiration broko out upon my
forehead, I wished myself a thousand
miles away, and anuthmatized Bob Styles’
masquerading project, in .vurilly, with
feurful maledictions.
tired—could not somebody
else go?
No nothing would do but I must ac
company her to tho house of a gentleman
who owned the grove, and assist her to
arrange her clothing.
What if it si ould be necessary to re
move the greater part of her* raiment J—
Wliat if she slionld tell me to do some
sowing? What if in the midst oF all the
embarrassments erf being closeted with a
beautiful girl of seventeen in a state of
comparative freedom from drapery, my
real sex should be discovered by her?
.1 felt as if an apoplectivc fit would bo
fortunate occurrence for me just then.—
However, I nerved myself for the bisk,
and accompanied Jennio to tho house
designated. An old lady showed us to
her chamber, and Jennie, heaving a nigh
of relief, let go her dres^. As she did
a—pardon my blushes—petticoat fell to
the floor. She was about to proceed but
I alarmed her by a sudden and v
ment gesture.
Stop!” I cried frantically, and for-
getting my falsetto,
God’s sake!"
She ommed her great-
their wildest extent
“And why not.*”
“Because I am—1 am—a—can yon
keep a secret?”
“Why, yes, how frightened yon look!—
Why, wliat is the matter, Maggie? you—
why—oh! oh! oh!”
And she gave three screams.
“Hush, no noise, or I am lostl” I ex
claimed. putting my hand over Lor
month,’ “I swear I mean no harm, if I had
I would not have stopped yon. DoYt
She was all of a tremble.
Poor little tiling; but she snw the force
of my argument.
he Said,
case tie which, as you travel
tern banks of the river, you may
ing its ancient towels
lift-
tlio opposite
Hide, above the grove of trees which are
about as old us itself. Aliout forty years
ago, there lived in that castle, a noble
gentleman, whom we shall call Barou.—
Tho Baron had on only sou, wlio was not
>uly a comfort to liis father but a bless
ing to all who lived on his father’s
laud.
It happened on n certain occasion,
that this young man being from home,
there came a French gentleman to sec
the old Baron. As soon as this gentJe-
into tho castle, ho began to
talk of his Heavenly Father, in terms
that chilled tlie old man’s blood! on which
the Baron reproved him Saying, “Are
yon not afraid of offending God. who
reigns above, by speaking ‘
ner?’
The gentleman said he knew nothing
about God, lor lie had never seen him.
Tho Baron did not notice at this time
wliat the gentleman said, lint the next
morning took him about the castle r.nd
grounds, and took occasion first to show
a very beautiful picture which hung on
toe wall.*
The gentlemen admired the picture
very much and raid, “Whoever drew
that picture knows very well how to use
his pencil.”
“ My son drew that picture,” paid the
Baj
“Then your sou is a very clever man,’
replied the gentleman.
The Baron then went with his visitor ^
into the garden; and showed him raany4vhoie church^of this
to the welfare of tho whole chnrch.
With profound emotion we announce
to you tnat8ineo ycur last session, our
venerable and beloved colleague, Joshua
Soule, has departed this life. His death
occurred in Nashville, Tennessee, March
G, 1867, in the 87th year of his life, and
the 70th year of his itinerant ministry,
of! In many respects Bishop Soule was a re
ive I markable man. At the time of his death
he was probably the oldest traveling
preacher in America, if not in the world;
and was thus the connecting link between
the Methodism of Wesley and Ansbury
and that of the present day. Through
out his whole ministerial life he was emi
nently devoted to God, and employed ex
clusively in the service of the Church;
often Slling positions of tho highest re
sponsibility, and slway3 honorably and
usefully. His mind wa; clear and vigo
rous, his deportment dignified, and his
whole course was marked by constancy,
purity and unswerving fidelity to prinei-
ule. Whether viewed as a man, a Chris
tian or a minister, or as filling the highest
office in tho Church for forty-three years,
his character deserves to he held in
the highest esteem, and his memory
to be perpetuated in the history of the
Chnrch. Wo devoutly thank God for
such a man, and for tlie gifts and "graces
which rendered his eventful life so useful,
his declining years and closing May so
beautifully serene, so sublimely triumpU-
aut.
The _ past four years have abounded
with trials to the Church yon represent,
especially in those Portions of the coun
try which suffered most by military de
vastation (luring the late war, and by ec
clesiastical interference with oar Church
property. But it is a matter cf devoflt
gratitude that poverty and persecution—
even unto strijies and death in some
cases—have ouly testified and increased
the attachment and fidelity of our minis
ters and the general body of our mem
bership toJChurcb. ' The itinerant preach
ers, although very meagerly supported,
have in gcueoal, been faithful to their
ordination vows, and have persevered,
us best they could, in performing their
duties. By tho blessing of God this has
resulted in tho maintenance of our itiner
ant system, and tho steady increasing
prosperity of r.ll the enterprises of the
Church. Even where we had suffer
ed most wo are rapidly regaining
our former ground, and in many sections
extendingour borders, and multiplying
our membership. Seasons of refresh
ment from tho presence of the Lord have
come upon tho people, and thousand!
have been converted end added to the
Church.
Wc rejoice, also, to report tliat the
greatest unity and harmony exist through
out the whole connection. It has been
sui-.l truly that “Methodists, all
world, are one in doctrine;” so that how
ever widely scattered and differing in
other respects, they present the peculiari
ty of agreeing cordially in the great doc
trines of Christianity. And as the mem
bers of onr community aro a unit in faith,
so also there is scarcely auy disagreement
among them as to onr Church polity.
Their prevalent desire is that both be
preserved—tho former intact, the latter,
if altered at all, to bo modifiedso far only
as to make it more effective in accom-
* i plislnngthe original purposes of Metho
dism. This is seen in the fact that we have
quietly passed what is justly regarded
all forms of government a great crisis, ita
tlie adoption of a new element into onr
system. We allude to tho introduction
of lav representation into the Annual
General Conferences. ’This important
change in our economy was not a peace
offering, rendered necessary for the pre
servation of tho unity and peace of the
chnrch, from tho athicks of a dissatisfied
and refractory membership, bnt was pro
posed and effected by the nearly unani
mous voice of tho laity, both believing
that the time had fully come when it
v/ould enhance the effectiveness of the
Church auy the glory of Christ.
In attestation of the approval of tlie
been
strued, unfortunately, by some as abolish
ing them. We do not so understand it;
and we regard theso meetings to be so
promotive of tho spiritual prosperity of
tho Chnrch, and so essential to the elffci-
rorking of our economy, ibat wc a<o
reluctant to sco them fall, in hi y
measure, into disuse. While att« nd<no*
upon these meetings is not n condition of
membership, yet, wo do not considei* that
pastors have been released fn m the ap
pointment and oversight of leaders, class
es, and at least a quarterly visitation and
report. We recommend to the General
Conference the consideration of this sub
ject in connection with a pastor’s duty.
We invite your attention, specially, to
the subject of family religion and the
Christian training oi children. Its im
portance cannot lie ovc-r estimated.- Reg
ular family worship, morning and night,
accompanied with tho consecutive read
ing ot the scriptures, is so morally fit,
reasonable and salutary, that to us it
seems strange that tho head* of Christian
families can feel guiltless in neglecting it.
While wo rejoice in the greatly increased
interest exhibited in behalf of Snnday
schools, we aro sure that there
family. The impress, whether for good
or ev 1 by family instruction-is indellible.
In the homo circle is found a domestic
d patriarchal church; the training
school of the kingdom of heaven; tlie
pledge and foretaste of the bliss of the
kingdom above.
Indulgence in worldly and fashionable
diversions is another great enemy of ear
nest piety which is invading the church.
Dancing, in particular, whatever plausi
ble excuses may bo pleaded for it, is de
structive to the growth, not to say the
very existence of spiritual religion in
those who delight to indulge in it. Gene
rally, it is a species of “reveling” con
demned and forbidden by the word of
God, and its tendency is evil only.
In immediate connection with the
spiritual welfare of the church, the great
and only effectual remedy for most if not
ir deficiencies as a Christian people,
increase of inward,genuine, scriptu
ral holiness. We fear that the doctrine
of perfect love, which casks out fear and
purifies the heart,.and is the “measure of
the Btatnra of the fullness of Christ,” as
taught in .the Bible anil explained and
enforced in our standards, ns a distinct
aud praciiwfble attainment, is too much
overlooked and neglected. This was a
prominent theme in the discourses of our
fathers, and alike in their private conver
sation as in tlior ministrations, they urged
religious people to “go on to this perfec
tion” of sanctifying love. The revivals
which followed their ministry were not
perficial or ephemeral. Tlieir genu
ineness and power were proved by the
holy lives and triumphant death of the
If we would bo like them in
power aud usefulness we must resemble
them in holy consecration. Nothing is
much needed at tho present timo
throughout all these lands as a general
and powerful revival of scriptural holi-
tiful
plint
and forrest
tr 04
“ Who has the ordering of the garden?"
said the gentleman.
‘My non,’ replied tho Barou, ‘hoknows
every plant, I may siy. from tho Cedar
of Lelmnon to tho liissop on ^he wall.*
‘Indeed,’said thegemleraau, ‘I shall
think very highly of him soon.’
The Baron then |took him iuto tlio
village, and showed him a email, neat
cottage, where his son had established a
.school, and where ho caused all tho poor
children, who had lost tlieir parents, to
be received and nourished at his own
exj>c
The children in this house looked so
nan; bnt what does it all moan? Why innocent and happy, tliqt tho French
lid you dress so?” I told her tho story oa t gentleman -was very much pleased, and
°y-
I then went outside the door, ami wai
ted till she had orraioged her dress,
when slin called me again. She had
heArd of rao from Moggio and others,
and wanted to hear all the particular*; so
I sat down by her, and we had a long talk,
which ended in mutual feeliug of friend
liness and old acquaintanceship quite
wonderful for people meeting for the
Jhrst time. Just as we started to go back
to the pavilion, I said I must relieve my
mind of just one more burden.
“And what is that?” she said. '
“Those kisses. You thought I was
Maggie Lee, or jon would not have given
them. They were yery sweet, but I sup
pose I must give them bael*”
And I did.
She blushed a great deal, bnt she did
not resist, ouly when I got through she
glanced tip fttd said—
“I think you are real naughty.”
When wo returned I found Lawyer
Bimby finite recovered from liisdizzincsa,
aud all hands ready for supper, which
was served in tlie ball-room. I gat
between Bimby and Jennio, and made
love to both in tnru, to one as Maggie
Lee, and the other ns mvself. After
supper, at which I astonished a great
many by eating rather more heartily than
yonng ladies generally do, we had more
dancing, and I hinted pretfy strongly to
Mr. Bimby that I should like to take
another waltz.
He didn’t take the hint
Finding it rather dry amuseznes
dance with my own kind, I soon a
doned the pleasure and persuaded,
when he return'
> the <
In said
thrlimm. *\vkt a happy
e, to have a good sf-n.’
How do you know I have a good sod?’
* Because I have seen ilia works, and I
know that ho innst bo both good and
clever if he has done r.ll you have shown
e.’
‘But you have never seen him.’
‘No, but I know him very well, because
I judge of him l;y Lb works.’
‘ Yon do; and now pleura to draw near
to this window, snd tell me what you ob
serve from thence.’
‘Why, I see the sou traveling through
the sky, and shedding its glories ever one
of the greatest countries in the world,
and I behold a mighty river at my feet,
and a vast range of woods, and I seo past
ure grounds, and orchards, aud vise-
yards, and cattle and sheep, feeding in
green fields; and many thatched here
and thtre.*
‘And do 3 ousts anything to be admir-.
ed in all this? Is there anything pleas
ant, or lovely or clieerfafph- nil that is
spread before yon?’ ■ *.
‘Do you think I want common sense?
or tliat I have lost the nse of my eyes?
my friend.* said the gentleman somewhat
:ingrily,. ‘tliat I should not be able to
relish the charms of such a scene as this? 1
‘ Well, then,* said the Baron, 'if yon
are able to jndge of my son's good
character by seeing his good works, how
does it happen that yon form no judg-
are now before yon? Let me never hear
you, my good friend, again say that you
know not God unless you would liavo me
suppose that you havo lost the nse of
your sense?.”
gratified to sec in this body so large n
number of lay delegates, representing the
intelligence, piety and strength of the
connection. We uro sure that we express
the feelings of their clerical associates and
of the entire church in welcoming them
to their seats, and wo shall gladly share
with them the labors and responsibilities
of this chief council of the Church.
It may not be amiss in this connection
to suggest that excessive legislation
too common in all deliberate bodies.
Laws and usages, generally understood
and ^proved, should not be changed
hastily; or, if changed at all ouly from a
conviction of greater utility of thechunge.
Nor is it prudent to alter even a recent
enactment until it is practically demon
Htrated to l>e necessary to do. 'This cau
tion wo would respectfidly apply to the
regulations under which Jay represents
tion has been introduced. Would it not
be ju-iiciocsto learn by experience what
modifications, if any, may be necessary,
rather than risk the success of the system
by hasty attempts to improve it ?
The efficiency of t' o Church of Christ
must result fro: > liis gifts nnd grace,
aud the general Conference can reason
ably expect to do but little to increase it
by merely prudential means, except as
these tend to increase its spiritual life.
It isy onr first duty, therefore, to ascertain
the real condition of tho chnrch in this
respect, in order to correct what may be
wrong, and supply what may be needed
for this great w ork. Your attention is
earnestly invited to r. careful examina
tion into its spiritual smte, and of the
means and measures likely to contribute
to. this, its highest, most vital nterest.
Without intending a disparaging co_
jMuriaon between* the piety of the present
days, of Methodism, wo feel it right to
say that wo are deficient as* to several
matters which were formerly regarded a
aids and tests of Methodist piety. W»
allude, especially, to tho neglect of class
and prayer-meetings^ of fasting and ab
stinence; of family and secret prayer, and
the indulgence in worldly pleasure. In
some if not all things, wo fearonr people,
net to say our preachers, too, are all be
low the pattern set us by the piety of our
fathers in other daj3. Wo do not mean
that this declension is universal, but
gladly admit there aro large numbers who
exhibit the **“ *
distic piety in an inti Hij
devotion to God, nnd m firm attachment
to our doctrines and diispline. The ac
tion of the last General Conference modi
How soon would an increase of pietv aud
zeal iu the church supply the remedy for
this deficiency? What can bo done to
arouse onr whole communion to united,
fervent prayer to “the Lord of the har
vest that- He will send forth laborers in
to Hi3 vineyard?”
You will consider, ofcourso, with great
care, tho whole Sunday-school interest,
which, we are happy to say, has assumed
a magnitude and importance never before
known iu the history of tho Southern
Methodist Chnrch. Wo think you may
find it practicable to adopt measures that
will secure a uniform rchemo of instruc
tion, with texts furnished at our publish
ing house, together with the enlargement
of the Sunday-school Visitor, and
possibly, iu addition to tliat paper, the
publication oi a monthly journal adapted
to teachers and older desses of pnpils.—
It is very desirable that there should be
an improvement both irr character and
price of the books prepared for tlie use
of Sunday-school libraries. We reoom-
mend the appointment of a suitable
person to be specially entrusted with the
oversight of these vital interests.
The literature of the church will not be
overlooked by you. We cannot consent
to surrender*to others the vast power
and influence wielded by the press; no
substitute for religious training in the! church can safely do so. In proportion
to the potency of this influence
solemn obligation resting ou us to guard
and guide the press. It must maintain
a high religious tone—neither snbsidzed
by wealth or power nor pervertied by
ambition to partisan and political purpo
ses. It should aim steadily at conserving
the connectionalism of tho church, aud
be committed to trustworthy und compe
tent men rho love the wholo chnreh too
well to put iu peril her unity aud peace.
Wo should hail with rapture tho day that
naw a first-class religious and literary
newspaper in every Methodist family,
and our standard works in every library.
There is, allow us to add, pressing
need of greater facilities for procuring
our standard literature outlie Pacific Slope
Our church has suffered greatly from the
diffi cultyof obtaining even a hymn book
and discipline. It, iu your wisdom, auy
relief can be afforded, a great want will
be supplied. Ws congratulate you upon
the ability and fidelity of those to whom
tho journalism of the church has been
entrusted during the past four years; cud
especially upon the energy, ability and
success of agent, and of the editor of the
Publishing House. They deserve the
higher commendation. The prosperous
condition of tho publishing interests un
der control of tne Generaf Conference is
matter o£ special gratification, and of
high import to the future development of
tliecliurch,
Soon after the last session of your body
the bishops proceeded to carry into effect
the plan adopted for the religious benefit
of our colored members. The effort met
with tho approval and concurrence of
many of them, notwithstanding the pre
judices which were attempted—to success
fully in many instances—to bo instilled
into their minds against us. A great
number of them still retain the r attach
ment to tho church and ministry tliat had
in tlio past bestowed so much attention
We regret that we liavo not been able and labor upon their religion^ instruction
to extend onr foreign missionary work and thought whose instrumentality they
body assembled last, owing to j had boon enlightened and converted.—
tho lack of funds. Indeed, after ail the | Still, it is true, that many thus disposed
efforts which have been made, we have: have been alienated from our communion
not liquidated in full the old debt eon-! by political and ecclesiastic influences,
traded during tho late war. There is, j Iu conformity to 'tho wish of tho last
however, a strong probability that this i General Conference, we have organized
•v desirable result will be accomplish'd \ and presided oyer Annual Conferences,
before long. Our domest ic missions have j composed exclusively of colored members
multiplied, and with increasing useful-1 havo formed forty-five districts, with cir-
neps. Your attention is particularly in-! cuits aud stations, in all of which, with a
vited to flie great and effectual door now i few exceptions iu which white preachers
open iu the west. From the mouth of I have volunteered to act as supplies, our
the Kansas river to tho Golden Gate, colored brethren arc preforming the du-
from tho liio Grande to Puget’s Sound, ties of presiding elders and pastors.—
there is a field becoming populous more [ The principal fields of these operations
rapidly than any in which our fathers Ja-1 extends through portions of Georgia,
bored in tlieir day. No louder call has \ Tennessee, Kentucky Mississippi, Arkan-
fallen ou the ear of the ministry than j sa •, Louisiana, Alabama, South Carolina
that which comes to us from this vast re*| and Florida; and is widening by npplica-
gion. Much of the population will be tions for tho organization of new confer-
from our own country, and iu sympathy euces. The colored preachers have con-
witli us; vet, up to ttus moment,‘we have ducted themselves, bolhin their annual
ilono nothing toward the occupancy of
tho couhtry. Your bishops arc receiving
repeated and most urgent calls for men.
But in the very nffture of the case we
send no men, unless the chnrch at
homo will send money to meet the first
expenses incurred. This is all property
missionary ground at present. In cen
tral California tho work is, for the most
part, self-sustaining, and, indeed, pro
pared to aid tho common enterprises of
the chnrch. We feel well assured that
money expended on this field will yield
as rich a harvest as has ever been gath
ered from such sowing.
The subject of education is one of gen
eral interest aud prime importance, and
no intelligent philanthropist, patriot or
Christian can feel indifferent to it View
ed either in its intellectual, moral or re
ligions aspects, it rises into grand pro
portions and is invested with powerful
influence. The impolicy of multiplying
colleges under tlio patronage of annual
conferences must be evident to those
who are acquainted with the present con
dition of tnauy of those already in exis
tence. In wielding aright this great
agency, there must *>e foresight,
and concentration < ; ’•’> >raUty.
Let those institution • : •.; .. ..;o al
ready committed be encouraged with the
increased effort to endow anu sustain
them. Let a higher grade of scholar
ship be estimated in them, nnd the most
earnest spirit of religion be cultivated bj
officers and students. If there be thoa»
which cannot sustaiu the rank of colic
giate establishments, they must be con
tent tvitli a lower position.
The proper training ofyonng ministers
is a mattec of .high and acknowledged
importance. How this may be Ixst and
soonest accomplished will claim yon»
most thoughtful consideration. We
commend the subject to your earnest
attention.
Tho inadequate support furnished, in
many parks of tho Connection, to‘-th«
preacher regularly engaged in the pastor
al work, and the consequences which
must follow if this evil be not remedied
will not fail to be noticed by you. Wc
must perpetuate an itinerant ministry,
separated to the holy office; and conse
crated to tho care of souls; with all ol
time aud thought and energy devoted to
their rouI and appropriate work. Bui
to cnabl9 them to do this the cbnrcjj mus 1
make provision for f. proper supply o;
their wants. While it affords ns pleasure
to say that in most of our wide field o
operations there has been witnessed a de
oided improvement, yet there is nodoub
of tho fact that in some sections there F
still a great amount of neghgened • ix
raising the meau3 of support, aud of con
sequent privation and suffering among
ths preachers. Do not the members of
the chnrch need to be specially instructed
and jtruined in this class of religions obU-
gaiions. 5 '
Onr attention has been of lato years' ar
rested by the iniadeqnate supply of yonng
men offering themselves to the work of
the ministry, either for the home or the
foreigp mishionary work. May
assume that Christ, tho Redeemer of-
men, the Intercessor for all, does call
to the holy office, in numbt
conferences and iu the exercise of their
pastoral duties, so as to win the confidence
and co-operation of those of their white
brethren who have become best acquaint
ed with their deportment. It is our pur
pose, unless otherwise advised by your
body, to call a General Conference, to lie
lioliTen next winter, for the purpose of
organizing them into an entirely separate
church, and thus enabling them to be
come 1 heir own guides and governors.
The suggestion of district meetings, or
iginating ut the last session of tlie Gen
eral Conference, has been practically
adopted, under the sanction of the An
nual Conferences with signal benefit to
tlie cause of religion. At these meetings
the lay representatives to tho Annual
Conferences have been elected; the lead
ing minds of the Church, lay as well as
clerical, have been brought together, im
pressed and moved with new zea’, the
bishops as far as they could find the op
portunity to attend, liavo had now and
important fields of influence opened to
thejp, and tlie results have been of great
value to all tho prominent interests of
the chnrch. spiritual as well ns eoonom-
In conclusion deu» brethren, we pray
earnestly that the plentiful enrichment ol
the • ‘ spirit of power and love and ol
sound mind,” may rest upon you in all
the deliberations and decisions of the
present session—tho first of the kind in
the annals of Methodism. Could we take
you up the shining mount of vision, and
show you up the vast and grand future
i»efore the Methodist Episcopal Church
South; the sublime possibilities which
await development in the ages to come,nnd
which, as their condition, ask for un
-twerving fidelity to Christ and the sol
emn trust he has placed in yonr hand)
or the world, you would not need nc
ioftier inducement to the patient, reso
mte, prayerful dischargo of tho duties
infpused upon yon ns tho representative*
of the entire, church. That the Divine
counsel may guide you in all things, it
our devout and constant prnver.
K. O. Andrew, ‘
R. Paine,
G. F. Pierce,
H. H. Kavacaugb,
W. M. Wightman,
• E- M. Marvin,
U. S. Doggett,
H. N. MoTtore.
Mbmphib, Test*., May, 1870.
StoF.—Wo fear that the plan!ere are
rushing head iongto financial ruin, says
the Montgomery Advertiser. Oar latest ilis
patches from the West show Corn aud
Bacon to be advancing. Corn in Mont
gomery and other Southern markets is
now eagerly sought for at 1,75 cents per
bushel. Tne orders keep ahead of the
supply and to raise the money to bny
Comopd Bacon many planters are com
pelled to mortgage their growing crops
at excessive rales. Under those dream-
planters ought to reconsider
than 10- mouths.
•do ,
BRIEFS.
—Congress will probably robaidizeiodg,;
steonpvhip £n«* with $750,000 each.
[ * —ThaVortiiem Pacific Railroad is to
be grantwrix laud subsidy. •
—Over 000 assistant Revenue Aseessow
have been removed. v j
□—The Tariff Bill will not I* passed by
the present Congress. ■: • ,
—The pnblic debt wili,l>e. this month
reduced about $12,000,000.
—The sufferers by tho Fincastloflreare
in great dist: ess.
—Gainesville wants Mcro&r University ;
removed to that village. ; : :
—Th) Superior Cooit commences at
Grifiin on Monday.
—The crops in White county promise
a heavy yield.
—Rome has paid $15,000 fof fire en
gines and cisterns.
—Tl*a En ton ton Press states J hat wheat
prospects arc excellent iu that eeqtion.
- -Tho street care in Augusta are to be
rnn to the Fair Grounds, . ' . -
—The Columbus fair will open on
November 1st.
—Breakfast cap* for ladies arc once
more fashionable.
—Colonel Fisk's Long Branch turnout
will cost $35,000. * + ■ '
—It is fwired that Congress will ait,
spit, drink, smoke and ehew tobacco all
summer.
—Two drinks of Pittsburgh whiskey
have proved enough to kill a man.
—Snap beans are sold in Savannah at
0c. a quart.
—The Griffin Star reports wheat pros
pects in Spaulding good.
—Gen. Sheridan arrived at Balt Lake
on tho 0th.
—Over .0,000 emigrants Tanded in'
Now York last week.
—The excise law is being rigidly en
forced in Brooklyn.
-Ex-President. Johnson visited Knox
ville last week. • • tj . ’ ? *
—Insurgent bands - have appeared
among the mountains on the Southern
confines of the Romau States.’
-Tho small pox, in malignant form,
prevails at Havana and many interior
places.
—Job IF flings says h t will never pat
ronize a lottery so long im lie can hire,
anybody elso to client him lit a modern! ?
—A party of twenty Fenian# uni formed
mil with knapsacks filled, bound North,
passed through Boston on Wednesday
Iasi.
The Catholics have.bought the jew -
ish synagogue ia Twelfth street, Ner
York, and will build a largo- church on
the lot.
—Tho German Consul nfc >'<■ v Yqrk
has made a positive denial of the stab)-
of the London Times 'that he had
warned G cun an capitalists against A mor-
an bonds.
—The Senate Committee on Pacific
Railroads have agreed to report in favor
Southern Pacific Railroad from
Marshall, Texas, by way of ,El Paso to
San Deigo. California. General Fre
mont's road is lo lie allowed to connect
with the above rood at El Paso, bnt r.. is
no grind of lands' I>eyon 1 Fi -
Paso.
■The Pulaski House iu Savannah, i.i
to be rebuilt in magnificent style, at ; .
»«t of $310,000.
—Allen Bejisley, the colored man shot
by John W. Malloy, in Macon recently,
died on Thursday; K .
—General Joseph E. Johnson lias gone
into Ihe^eal estate business. ■ *
—The nunuol Conclave of the Grand
Commander/ of Knights - Templar of the
Statu of Georgia, for tho r A. O. 73
will be held in kfaoon* beginning
25tli instant.
--“Tho Recreative Roosters”
name of a London club. . un
—A P.ttsburgh boarding Jiohso keeper *
has shot a guest for not payiug in advance.
—The Longchampi races* were beauti*
fled by the presence of many 'AinerifV\n-*
ladies.
—PaUi-Caiix has quarreled with\tue
Marquis.
—Powers lias completed H- Ims! o:
Longfellow.
—A St. Louis snicido swallowed liis
suspenders.
—Camilla Urso is drawing tfcobow and' \
crowds in Virginia City. *
—The Due de Montpeusier, who killed
Henrj de Bourbon,is coming to America.
—A New York paper declares that ihc
body of I,ola Moutez has- beer, stolen
from her grave in Greenwood.
—After the Richmond disaster of 1811,
pnblic amusements were forbidden for
the space of four months.’ • • £ " * .. £9
—The woman suffrage movemenOir.
Illinois is a failure. „ : ^
—The Whisky famished & Pennsylva
nia serenading party, lost week, was of
■meli a nature tbc.fc ono of them" died be
fore morning. "*
—A French fa riper has jusl dug up a
box of gold coin, 800,000$' supposed. to 1
Uaie been buried in the firct revolution.
—Germany boosts of having 200,000
Hymns, and auy number of Herre.
—IL Martin,’ of-Warreulon, the cause
of all the'sensation about- the suspension
of tba habeas corpus act; by 7»'”vy, '.va**
released last Saturday on bail.
—A New Orleans paper gives a grapliic
account of a thunderstorm in that city,
in which this statement occurs: “Several
persons were struck by lightning, and in*
one instance a woman was killed. The
houses and vessels, however, did not fare
sowelL
—-Toe Philadeiptiia City Council has
appropriated $15,000 for T ee on
in that city.
—Rev. Free Love Froi-tingli:
last Sunday, mid tlier<
devil. It will be lucky for hin
j is not. . ' - x
—Mr. Ruskin said, a* '•* lecture-
at Oxford, that life, ^without industry U
sin, bnt indust^> itithout art la-bmta!.