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H. C. HORN ADY, ] Traitors JESSE M. WOOA J Edltors ' VOLUME 111. §amter anb §apM 'TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Weekly, (fifty Nos.,) per annum, invariably in Advance. |2 00 Money due tbe Office, may be sent by mail a our risk—always mail it in presence of a friend (other than the P. M.,) or procure a friend to mail it foryou —never register. 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Professional and Business Cards, not ex ceeding five lines, $5 per annum; each addi tional line $1 00. Special Notices, fifteen cents per line, for the first insertion; ten cents per line for each subsequent insertion. School Advertisements.— Our charges for School advertisements will be the same as for others, when not paid in advance. When paid in advance we will deduct Twenty-five cents im the Dollar from our regular charges. Cash for Advertisements considered due, and collectable, at one half the time contracted for insertion, except yearly advertisements, due and payable quarterly. 11. C. HOiVAl r , tor. A Home among flic Blessed. I am weary, I am weary Of the cares and tolls of life; I am weary of Its sorrows; I am weary of Its strife; I am weary of Its flowers, That bloom so soon to die; And the Immortal spirit pincth For Its homo beyond the sky. I am weary of the trifles That occupy my days ; lam weary of the longing For human love and praise; I am weary o> these passions Turning constantly to earth, And my spirit pants for freedom From Its Idle joy and mirth. I have seen the flowers wither; I have scon the loved ones die; I have seen the clouds of sorrow Overcast youth’s summer sky; I am pining, I am pining For my homo among the blest— Where the wicked cease from troubling, And the weary are at rest. Missions.—-The System of Giving. BY H. C. H. 1 Corinthians xvi: 1, 9. 2 Corinthians viil: 12. It is evidently the plan of the Almighty, In subduing the world to Christ, to accom plish the work by a gradual process. He commanded that the gospel should be preached to all the world, beginning at Je rusalem. There was to be the great centre and base of operations, while the soldiers of the Cross should go forth and push their conquests in every direction. And it is equally certain that the Almighty intends His people to be with Him in planting the banner of the Cross upon ev- ery spot of territory which has been, and is now, occupied by the enemy, lhe tal ents, the labors, and the means of bod s children are to become subsidiary to the great enterprise, until Christ shall be en throned in every land, and until homage shall be rendered Him by every heart and tongue. Upon the present occasion I shall speak more particularly of the contribution of our means, our property, to the work. And 1 propose to speak specifically as to how we are to contribute to the spread of the Gos pel—how we are to give. 1. It is requisite that we should give frequently, In the first passage to which we have referred, the apostle enjoins that they lay by them, on the first day of the week, the amount which they felt inclined to give. There are several good reasons why this plan should be adopted : i. As giving from right motives has a upon the giver, the benefit would be greater than if he were to contribute less seldom, though in larger sums. Man is a selfish being—very selfish—and the more frequently he gives, the oftener will this evil in his nature be mortified. If any one doubts the selfishness of man, he has only to take a bird’s-eye view of the state of so ciety to convince him. If ever we should expect to see men perfectly disinterested, it is when engaged in sc common cause and in meeting and repelling common danger. m they now claim to be contending. Well, what are the facts as bearing upon the selfishness of our nature ? Does any one take advan tage of the necessities of his neighbor ? Is there such a creature as a Shyloek in this southern confederacy ? If any has any doubt upon the subject, let him go into the great business world —and if he does not see selfishness sharply defined, then I have not correctly studied the current of events. During these times men are preparing to make fortunes by the very disorders which exist. Bank-bills are recognized by the laws of each of the States as money, and so they are regarded in the marts of trade; but while this is the case, we find men see ing gold and silver for just such a premium as the necessities of their fellow-citizens will induce them to pay. I speak of this simply as an illustration, and not by way of condemnation. It however shows the selfishness of our race in a most striking manner. It should be the aim, as well as the duty of the Christian to lay the axe at the root of this poisonous Upas, so far as his own heart is concerned—and hence he should make it a rule to give frequently. 2. In this way more money will be raised in the aggregate, than if given in larger amounts and at longer intervals. Asa general thing, men will never give very largely to benevolent objects. In the first place, it is not always convenient to give large sums of money, for the reason that it does not come to hand in large quantities. The more general law of circulation is, that men recoive their income in something like a perennial stream—small, but ever-flowing. And receiving their money after this fash ion, it is more convenient to give small sums than it is to contribute large ones. — Another reason is, that men are more will ing to give a certain sum in fragmentary portions, than they would be to give it all at once. To illustrate: If a man should give one dollar each .Sabbath for five Sab baths, that would amount in the aggregate to five dollars ; and if he should continue this for a year, it would carry his contribu tion to the snug sum of fifty-two dollars. Another reason which commends this in spired rule of giving is, that it would enable the poor to unite in the work as well as the rich. If each one were to make it a rule to give something every week, it would not be expected that any should make large contributions, and hence the poor would not be ashamed to give their mite where none gave largely. And besides all this, there would always be something in the treasury, which is certainly an advantage over any other system of giving. As already intimated, it would be a pe rennial stream, ever flowing into the treas ury, and also flowing out in the same pro portion to go on its mission of love Here is a stream, a small one, but there is a mill upon it. That mill takes a part or the whole of the stream to drive its ma chinery ; but when it has done this, the water is set free and goes on its joyous way, ready to turn other mills or to drive other machinery. So with frequent giving. Another reason which 1 would assign in this connection is, that it will keep the cause for which we give more constantly before us, and, consequently, more warmly enlist our sympathies. The cause of Mis sions is admitted to be a Scriptural one— a good cause ; and the oftener we give to promote it, the more we shall love it and the more earnest will be our prayers for its success. The more frequently we give, from right motives, the more we will love the missionaries themselves, and the greater will be our sympathy for them in their work. 11. We should give as God has pros pered us. The ad valorem principle should prevail when Christians are raising contributions for missions. This principle does not re quire a man to give according to his prop* "Htl BAfflßffi OVHT HI II "I0W.” ATLANTA, GA., JUNE 21, 1862. erty, but according to the amount of his nett income—that which is left after pro viding for the legitimate wants of his own family. This is the only equitable principle that can be adopted, and this will bear equally upon all. Here the rich and poor can all find the measure of their obligation as modified by their ability. And that there should b.) equality in giving, bo fair minded man can question. Every true Christian is equally interested in the spread ofthe gospel, and, as such, should be ready to make his share of sacrifice to promote it. And as God knows the hearts of all men, He will be prepared to reward every one according as he acts upon this equita“ble principle or disregards it. The work is a common work. Each one is equally responsible to the "Lord for the exercise of his powers according, to the measure in which he has received them.— He has a certain amount of the work to perform, and that amount is in the precise ratio of his ability to do it. For illustra tion : if you send two sons to work in the field, one of whom is able with the same exertion of his power to do one-third more than his brother, then he is responsible for that much more. This is the principle which is equitable, and should be observed, in giving. A Lost Moment! A dark spot on the vista of memory. — How many such are recognized by my backward glance! llow many more must be percived by Thine all-searching and all seeing eye ! Lost in the waywardness and inconsiderateness of youth—in the errone ous aims and ill-directed labors and too easily suffered interruptions of manhood. Lost in sin, in selfishness, under manifold influences of a worldly spirit. Indolence has lost me many moments —the love of ple)uro many—the weak consultation of the flesh many more. How fearful the sum ! Lord, wash out these dark stains in Thy most precious blood. May thy blood, O Lamb of God, ‘who, through the Eternal Spirit, didst offer Thyself without spot un to God, purge my conscience from dead works, to serve the living God ’! Teach me duly to prize, and wisely and earnestly to improve, my time. Teach me ‘to meas ure my days that I may apply my heart unto wisdom.’ Grant me grace to ‘redeem the time,’ with the constant remembrance that ‘the days are few r and evil.’ Enable me to weave into the dark texture of this sinful and suffering life the golden threads of prayer, and holy thought, and charitable actions; that, so serving Thee here with sincere and constant love, amidst the in firmities of this mortal flesh, I may be pre pared to ‘come up higher’ at Thy bidding, and serve Thee in the power and the purity of an angelic and glorified nature, through everlasting ages! Little Sins. In the fortification of a city or tow u, all the ramparts are not castles and strong holds ; but between fort and fort there is a line drawn, that doth, as it were, join all together and make the place impregnable. So it is in the fortification of the soul by sin. All sins are not strongholds of Satan. There are the greater and grosser sins ; but between, there is drawn a line of smaller sins, so close that you cannot find a breach in it; and by these the heart is fenced in against God. Now, is it nothing that your little sins fill up all the void spaces of your lives?— Is it nothing that you no where lie open to the force and impression of the Holy Spirit? He, by His convictions, batters the greater and more heinous sins of your lives; but the strongholds of Satan are impregnable, and give Him the repulse. He seeks to enter in by the thoughts; but these are so fortified by vanity and earthly-mindedness, and a thousand other follies, that, though they are but littlesins, yet swarms of them stop up the passage; and the soul is so full already, that there is no room for the Holy Spirit to enter. Sympathy is a beautiful thing, for it ex hibits the angel part of human nature. But it is sometimes excited where it is not need ed. It is too precious a quality to throw away where it can do no good. But prac tical sympathy never makes such a mistake. Sentimental sympathy is always doing it. Practical sympathy will help a poor man to work, and assist him in preserving his own self-respect. Sentimental sympathy will give him half a dollar in such a way that the man will feel degraded in accepting it. Oh, ye who have the means placed in your hands for sympathizing effectually with those who need sympathy, by amelio rating their troubles, use your power hum bly, thanking God who has esteemed you worthy to act in His stead as a benefactor of man. Modesty is both the presage and orna ment of rising merit. ~ LADIES’ COLUMN, Aunt Edith to Wessie. THOMSON, Ga., June, 1862. Bear Wessie: In looking over my pa pers I find that a considerable period has elapsed since my heart was made both glad and sorry by perusing your last kind and interesting favor. Numberless apologies might be rendered for my remissness; but time and space are now-a-days two such important items that I will forbear wasting them at such, and trust to your generous heart to forgive, while I attempt a few lines in reply. When you wrote, it was early Spring.— Winter had bidden us adieu, and Nature, of which you seem to be an ardent admirer, was clothing herself, slowly but surely, in robes of living green. The tiny bud was just beginning to peep out from its wintry bed, the tender grass to put forth; and, though sundered far, yet in spirit I could revel with you in all the delights and beau ties of reinvigorated nature. * I love the grand old woods ! I love to sit at the base of some time-honored giant, of the forest, and watch the shadows as they flit while the gentle breeze move3 the branches overhead; I love dearly the music of the pines; but I never enjoy these rural pleasures without thinking of that gifted, yet (to me) saddest of all poets —Byron. How ardently he worshipped Nature, even from his very boyhood ! and yet there al ways seemed to me something morbid in this feeling which inspired and animated his bosom. He loved the creature—but blind ly, madly turned away from the wise and wonderful Creator; ho paid homage to Na ture in all her varied forms of beauty, of grandeur and sublimity—and yet never ffrtrm rratura ujp. W God. The solitary grandeur of the broad forest entranced his pensive mind ; the starry twilight, veiled in all the beauty of an eastern clime, inspired his tuneful lyre; and there was music—wild, stirring music to his soul in Old Ocean’s roar; but beyond this he had no power to go. No higher emotions thrilled his earthly nature, and his ear was ever dull to the music which warbled above, below and around him, proclaiming ‘ The Hand that made us is Divine ! ’ He was a strange being—to adore nature and yet never love the God who formed it. Those only who have bowed at the footstool of their Maker, and rendered Him first all due homage, can truly and wisely admire and love the wonderful works of God. But, dear Wessie, I remember that you have been deeply afflicted, and need a friend’s sympathy. Death has bereft you of a be loved brother, and me of a friend; for al though personally unacquainted, yet I consider every soldier my friend—for in fighting for h)? country he is befriending me—and deeply do I sympathize with you in this bereavement. May,, He who sent the blow apply also the healing balm, and enable you and yours submissively to say ‘He doeth all things well.’ You are not alone in your grief; many bleeding hearts there are all over our loved confederacy ? and few are the households that hare not been called in some way to mourn the ravages of death. A sad circumstance, the result of this war, occurred in our neighborhood recently. Two brothers, just in the vigor of manhood, left their young wives and homes, one month ago, to enter the army. For the sake of mutual pleasure and comfort they joined the same company, which was encamped some few miles from Knoxville, Tennessee.— Not long after reaching their destination the younger brother was taken with the measles. In a few days the disease assumed an alarming form, and his friends were no tified of the fact. His faithful young wife left home and hastened to join him, hoping she might be permitted to soothe and alle viate his suffei ings, and, if possible, bring him home to get well. But alas! it was too. late. On the way she met his corpse, at tended by the almost heart-broken brother. Who can tell her anguish—her keen, bitter disappointment! And to think she could never look upon him again !—God only knows the trial. They buried him, and the same day the, older brother was taken with the measles. In one week he died; no skill could check the disease which fastened upon him like a! j TERMS: Two Dollars per annuiS A STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. | viper, and all the fond attentions that lovH could dictate proved of no avail. Oim month from the time they left their homes,* with all its joys and comforts, were these two youthful brothers laid in the silent grave, and stricken hearts now mourn and grieve over their irreparable loss. Quietly they sleep after life’s fitful dream; but heroes they were, for they sacrificed their lives to their country’s good, as much as he who falls upon the battle-field. But I must hasten to a close. Excuse if 1 have wearied, dear Wessie; and may our Father shelter you under his wings, is the earnest prayer of AUNT EDITH. Tlic Appeal of Gratitude. * Christ lays our gratitude under heavy contribution, in His appeals to our hearts. Do we continue in sin ? It is against our best Benefactor and Friend. It is against One who has done all that love and mercy combined could do for our release from the consequences of sin. It is against One ‘who sticketh closer than a brother ’ in ev ery hour of affliction, temptation and danger. Do we prove finally incorrigible, and go down to the woes of the pit? We must trample on the blood of the Son of God shed for us. We must crush beneath our feet the body of Him who was wounded for our transgressions,'who was bruised for our iniquities, and who had the chastisement of our peace laid upon Him. We must steel our hearts against the claims that His hu miliation, sufferings and death make upon us, and close the fountain of sympathy that naturally gushes from the heart for one who has done great, things for us. Can this be done? Can our eyes be closed to the shame and humiliation He endured for us? Can our ears be stopped to all the groans and cries He uttered while in the agonies of death ? Can the urgent calls He makes to the weary and heavy laden, and the tears of sympathy and love He shed when He saw the multitude blind on to ,ul ijtatjr, twaCipTSieOl T Can you, reader, join that mad cry of His murderers —‘ Crucify him, crucify him; his blood be upon us and our children ’ ? Can you crucify afresh your Lord andj3aviour, infinitely kind, gracious and ifterciful to those who deserved no mercy, and put Him to an open shame before the world? You will, you must, unkr 4 —J-_, set forth in the word of life, shall have e effect to bring you to Christ and cause you to submit to Him as your Saviour from sin and death. s>'ilave You an Altar f $ % • | you an altar in your house, dear where it has never been set up. And what shall be said of that house where it has been thrown down f It may have a hearth to warm, and accommodations to comfort the body, but it has not that which likens it to heaven and binds it to heaven. But where the altar is in the house, how rich the privilege—how great the blessing! You may go from the morning worship to your daily toil, and after the cares of the day are over you may return, and at the same hallowed spot the day may be ended as it was begun —with God. O, that family altar! The house where it is has a safety lamp in it. The Bible, read aloud, has its truths brought home to the heart, asd the earnest prayer of a godly father for spirit ual blessings on his family will surely end in precious mercies. Does not experience over all the Church prove this ? Fires have been kindled in many a breast whose holy flames will never die out; there, sons and daughters have first learned the power of a living faith; there, servants have been taught the way of salvation; and there, sometimes, * the stranger within the gates ’ has been arrested by the grace of God. What is the condition of your house ? Is it, like that of Abraham and Samuej NUMBER SI.