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From the Sunday School Advocate.
Short Biographies of the Apostles.
ST. MATTHEW.
Tiie Roman government employed
persons to gather taxes among the Jews,
and St. Mathew was one of those ap
pointed to that office. While sitting at
the receipt of custom, by the sea side,
our Saviour desired him to leave his oc
cupation and follow him; a call which
he promptly obeyed.
After the ascension, St. Matthew (who
was one of the twelve) preached many
years in Judea, and wrote the first Gos
pel of the New Testament. He under
went martyrdom at Naddabar, in Ethio
pia.
ST. MASK.
St. Mark was not one of the twelve,
but one of the seventy appointed by Je
sus to propagate the tenets of Christiani
ty. He established a Church at Alexan
dria, and subsequently suffered martyr
dom there, by being dragged through the
streets till he died. He was a most de
vout and active teacher.
ST. LUKE.
The evangelist St. Luke was educated
at Antioch, in Syria, as a physician. He
was shipwrecked, in company with St.
Paul; and died a martyr to the Christian
faith in Peiasgin, when eighty years old.
ST. JOHN.
St. John, the son of Zcbedee, and
brother of St. James, enjoyed in an emi
nent degree the favor of, his divine Mas
ler. He was one of the twelve, and es
tablished mtnv Churches in Asia, him
self residing chiefly at Ephesus. By or
der of the Emperor Domitian, he was
thrown into a caldron of boiling oil,
from which, by the miraculous assistance
of God, he was taken out uninjured. He
was next a resident, for a time, in the Isle
of Patmos, and subsequently returned to
Ephesus, where he died in the hundredth
year of his age.
ST. JAMES THE GREAT.
lie was brother of St. John, and was
put to death by Agrippa, the grand son
of Herod. This monarch, as a judgment
on his proud impiety, was visited with
sudden and painful sickness, and death.
ST. TETEK.
This was one of the most active and
distinguished of the apostles; and was,
it is said, about ten. years older than our
Saviour. He performed many signal
miracles; was released from prisrfn by
an angel of the Lord; and finally suf
fered under Nero, being crucified with
his head downwards, by choice; being,
as he observed, unworthy to suffer in
like manner as Jesus had done before
him.
What a beautiful lesson of humility
and composure! What a proof of the
divine influence of the Gospel of Christ.
ST. ANDREW.
He was one of the twelve apostles.—
’ Having remonstrated with .Egeas, a pro
consul in Achaia, on his obstinate adhe
rence to idolatry, he was cruelly scour
ged, and fastened to a cross in the form
of an X, on which he died. .
ST. PHILIP.
This apostle was one of the twelve,
and an exceedingly zealous supporter of
his divine mission. He was put to death
by the enemies of the cross of Christ in
Phrygia.
ST. BARTHOLOMEW.
This disciple, after visiting India, com
bined with Philip in spreading the truths
of the Gospel. He died in Armenia,
a martyr to the faith. He is supposed
to be the “ Nathaniel” frequently allu
ded to in Scripture.
ST. THOMAS.
He was famed through Media, Persia,
Ethiopia, and India; in which latter
country he suffered martyrdom.
ST. JAMES THE LESS.
This apostle, called the brother of Je
sus, is supposed to have been the offspring
of Joseph by a former wife. He was
bishop of Jerusalem, and most zealous
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and unflinching in his duties. At length, I
in the hundredth year of his age, he was
put to a cruel death.
ST. MATHIAS.
He was appointed to supply the vacan
cy occasioned by the treachery and sui
| cide of Judas. He also died a martyr.
ST. PAUL.
Os Paul, the proper name in the He
brew lansuajre is Saul. He was born at
o O j
; Tarsus; was well educated, and possess
'ed of uncommon talents, as his epistles
; amply prove. He is said to have been
!of very short stature. lie was behead.
| ed under Nero.
TIMOTHY.
He was bishop of Ephesus, and the
friend of Paul. He died a martyr. To
him St. Paul the epistles still read
under his name.
ST. BARNABAS.
St. Barnabas was the companion of
I St. Paul, and exceedingly active in his
| mission. He is called, from his kindness
to the afflicted, “The son of consolation.”
: He died a cruel death.
ONE3IMUB.
He was a dissipated and giddy youth,
but was converted by the agency of St.
Paul. He had robbed his master Phile
mon, to whom Paul afterward sent him
from Rome (whither he had fled) with a
most eloquent letter. He says, in one
part of this affecting composition, “ I be
seech thee for mv son Onesiinus, whom 1
i have begotten in my bonds; who in
I lime past was to thee unprofitable, but
! now profitable, to thee and me, whom I
! have sent again ; thou therelbre receive
| him, not now as a servant, but above a
| servant, a brother beloved.” Onesiinus
became a distinguished preacher of the
tidings of salvation.
luicpendent Order of Odd Fellows.
Within the last few years this Order
has assumed an importance which it had
not previously utlained. As it has been
familiarized to the world, the prejudices
which it had excited have been removed,
and it has been found worthy the coun
tenance and the patronage of our most
able and estimable fellow citizens.—
Charity is its prominent object. True,
it is a secret society, hut that which ap
j pears to some to bo its main objectionable
j feature may to others appear to he its
chief merit. It is secret in its operations.
In secret it seeks the abode of suffering
humanity, and in secret it relieves the
necessitous. In the year ending July
1844 the Lodges of this State, (New
York,) secretly disbursed $35,274 85 in
the prosecution of their charitable design;
besides which the sick couch has ever
found an Odd Fellow to minister to the
wants and to alleviate the suffering 1 * of
the afflicted. The State of New York
contains about one fourth of the members
jof the Order who are subject to the
: Grand Lodge of the United States. The
! report made to the Grand Lodge of the
! United States at its Annual Communica
tion held in Baltimore, in September of
| the year 1843, shows that this State had
i then 81 subordinate Lodges, and that
! they produced a revenue of $04,708 27.
j The number ofcontribuling members was
; about 10.000, and it is worthy of remark
! that all the good which they achieved
was accomplished by very small means.
The sum of cents is the contribution
of each member to many Lodges; they,
nevertheless, in the year we have named,
relieved 2587 of their brotherhood, 118
widowed families, and decently buried 81
members. The sum expended for the
relief of the members was $26,250 45;
the amount paid for the relief of widow
ed families was $1,848 69, the amount
paid for the education of orphans was
$3,037, and for burying the dead $2,916
32, making a total of $31,045 83. In
the year ending July, 1844, (for the An- j
nual Reports are made in the month of
July in each year,) the number of con
tributing members had increased to 12,-
496 in this State, and their revenue had
swollen to $96,700 26. The number of
members relieved that year was 1,912,
the widowed families relieved were in
number 128, the members buried were
108, and the total expenditure for these"
objects and others, including the educa
tion of orphans was the amount stated
above—s3s,274 85. All this is accom
plished by voluntary contribution. But,
besides, there are innumerable advanta
ges of which the uninitiated can form no
opinion. It must, however, be observed
that the encampments are equally zeal
ous in the diffusion of their charity, and
AUGUSTA, GA. JANUARY 18, 1845.
that the sums which they expend form
no part of the amounts which we have
here set forth.
From the operations of the Odd Fel
lows of this State, we may turn to those
of the Order in the States and Territo
ries subject to the Grand Lodge of the
United States, it will be seen that their
progression is unparalleled in the history |
of benevolent societies. In 1930 there ;
were but 3,036 members acknowledging '
the authority of th-it Grand Head of the ;
Order ;n America, producing a revenue
of $15,727 48. In 1840 the number
had increased to 11,166, and their reve
nue amounted to $59,298 79. The
number of lodges at that time was 155,
the initiations in that year were 3,343,
; and the amount expended for its chari- 1
| ties was $8,044 40. In 1841 there were j
199 Lodges, and an addition of 6,822 |
members; there were 17,854 contribu
ting members, and a revenue of $115,-
878 11, from which 1031 members were
relieved, 95 widowed families were aid
ed, and 39 members were buried, at a
cost of $18,551 70. In 1942 the
: Lodges increased to the number of 265,
the initiations were 7,936, the contribu
ting members were 24,160, and the rev
enue of the Lodges was $163,719 71.
In the same year the sum of $43,435 85
was expended in the relief of 2,834
members, 100 widowed families, and 107
burials. In 1843 the Lodges were 352
| in number, the initiations were 8,749, the
| contributing members 30,043, and the
revenue of the Lodges, $191,635 22.
The number of members relieved was
4,407, widowed families 396, and tlie
members buried 184, at a cost of $66,-
,863 17. But from July 1843, to July
1 1844, (the year of the Order) the in
crease was almost beyond belief. From
352, the Lodges in one year increased to
j 466; from 8,749 the initiations increased
to 13,486 ; from 30,043 the number of
contributing members increased to 44,-
1 627 ; from $101,635 22 in 1843, and
J $59,298 79 in 1840, the revenue of the
| Lodges had increased to $292,250 —(up-
wards of $100,009 in a single year,)—-
and the items of expenditure for the
relief of sick members, the assistance of
widowed families, and (he education of
orphans had increased from $66,863 17
to $79 928 18. There are likewise ma
ny other demands on the funds of the
Order, and many private subscriptions
are made for benevolent purposes which
form no part of the returns to the Grand
Lodge. In the latter year the Encamp
ments —another branch of the Order—
produced a revenue of $13,750 80, ma
king a total of $306,000 80, raised by
i contributions in one year, in which brief
Ispace it will be seen the expenditures of
(he Order for the primary, humane and
I Christian purposes for which it is estab
lished, irrespective of the many other
modes of affording relief and assistance,
have increased over the year 1840, be
; Uveen $70,000 and SBO,OOO. The
Brooklyn Lodge alone, whose proceed
i ings have suggested these remarks, local
in its operations and limited as it neces
sarily is, in the five years of its .exist
ence, has disbursed in its charities up
i wards of $3,600.
With these facts before us we cannot
be surprised to find many of our fellow
citizens whose intelligence would forbid
the countenance of useless mummeries
and idle ceremonials, belonging to this
order. They have evidently a benefit
ting sphere for their enlarged benevo
lence, extensive charities, and overflow
ing sympathies with human necessities. !
Each Odd Fellow’s Lodge has a sick
committee, with whom it is a duty, to
be religiously observed, not to allow
a single day to elapse without a visit
by one of its members to the sick
chamber, and in this fact there is a pow
erful recommendation of the Order; but
as the orphan and the widow are also the
legitimate and peculiar objects of its so
licitude, its merit is pleaded trumpet
tongued, and in the name of all that is
sacred we wish them “God speed.”—
N. Y. Morning News.
Fair Piay.
A nobleman resident at a castle in Ita
ly was about to celebrate his'marriage
feast. All the elements were propitious
except the ocean, which had been so
boistrous as to deny the very necessary
appendage of fish. On the very morn
ing of the feast, however, a poor fisher
man made his appearance, with a turbot
so large that it seemed to have been crea
ted for this occasion. Joy pervaded the
castle, and the fisherman was ushered
with his prize into the saloon, where the
nobleman, in the presence of his visitors,
requested him to put what price he
thought proper on the fish, and it should
be instantly paid him. “One hundred !
lashes,” said the fisherman, “ on my bare
back, is the price of my fish, and I will
not bate one strand of whip-cord on the
bargain.” The nobleman and his guests ;
were not a little astonished, but our chap
man was resolute, and remonstrance was |
in vain. At length the nobleman ex-'
claimed:
“ Well, well, the fellow is a humorist,
and the fish we must have, but lay on
lightly, and let the price be paid in our
presence.”
After fifty lashes had been administer
j ed, “ Hold, hold !” exclaimed the fisher
j man, “ I have a partner in this business,
and it is fitting that he should receive his
I share.” “ What, are there two such
madcaps in the world ?” exclaimed the!
nobleman f “name him and he shall be i
sent for instantly.” “You need not go
far to find him,” said the fisherman, “you
will find him at your gate, in the shape
of your own porter, who would not let
I me in until I promised that he should
have the half of whatever I received for
my turbot.” “Oh, oil,” said the noble
man, “ bring him to me instantly, he
shall receive his stipulated moiety with
the strictest justice.” This ceremony
being finished, he discharged the porter,
and amply rewarded the fisherman.
The Ruined Soil.
“ Ho can fight his own way, if not, let
him get killed,” said a mother, who ex
pressed a desire for her forward child.—
And what, think you was the history of
that son, trained under such culture ?
Did he live to fill some high sphere—to
adorn society—to gild the evening of his
parent’s days, and in the fullness of his
own to depart in peace ? Was his course
such as shed a bright and hallowed radi
ance on all around ? Or was it one of
waywardness and crime, as his early
course indicated. Alas! the early prom
ise was too fearfully fulfilled. The
shades which rested upon the opening of
his life thickened and darkened as that
life advanced.
Os the incidents of his youthful days
I know little, save as they may be gath
ered from his general history. He was
self-willed and irritable; he was over
bearing and proud; but whether these
and other traits developed themselves
fully in daily intercourse with his broth
ers and sisters, I cannot say with cer
itainty. It is probable they did. How
! could it be otherwise when he knew
i that two of his brothers possessed cliar
jactcrsand dispositions similar to that of
his, and that both of them after a short
! career, came from like causes to an un
timely end. If it wero so, if the pass
ions of these ill-starred youths strove
and warred within the family circle; if
they are uncurbed they gather strength
for future strife. We will let it pass and
look at what in after time was done.
At a proper age he enters into busi
ness with all the expectancy of youth.—
But his habits were careless and extrav
; agant. He was proud of expenditure
land show; he loved the wine bottle and
| the card table, and he failed. He repu
diated his debts, and in a distant place
sought to repair his ruined fortune. He
began again, the same man, with the
reckless habits of business and dissipa
tion, and the same result followed. Hav
ing squandered thousands of borrowed
;capital, and betrayed the confidence of
■such as had trusted him, he again fled
the reach of justice to act anew a faith
less part.
But crime is progressive, and now he
began to develope that more desperate
character for which he was distinguished,
and of which he had all along given
promise. If report be true, be shared
deeply in robbery and blood, which
another was doomed to expatiate alone.
His, however, was to be no doubtful
share in crime. Vengeance, he’d sworn
;on one, and death alone could satiate his
wrath. He marked that victim, and in a
chosen hour aimed his blow. For once
he failed. Yet still his purpose faltered
not. The thing was fixed ; that man
must die. Month after month bo prowl
ed in search of an opportunity to effect
his dark design. He hired the assassin’s
guilty aid, and he himself waylaid his
victim. Failing in this, he shot him
dead in broad daylight. He fled from
justice to a foreign land, but not to live
in penitence. He had not filled the mea
sure of his crime until again he did the
work of death. 1 This done, to show his
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our mutual benefit, and to guard against
! a pernicious practice, which is injurious
to our health, standing and families, do
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hardihood in villany, he boasted of these
deeds and gloried'in his shame. But
sudden vengeance overtook his unawares.
An outraged community dragged him
from all forms oflavv, and in spite of pray
ers and cries, poured tenfold death upon
him in its most sudden and awful form.
I have already said that his two broth
ers came to their ends by violence—l
might also say that the sister, divested
of the gentleness peculiar to her sex, pos
sessed the fury of a tigress. It was in
fact a ruined family But why? Be
cause the mother ruined it. Other in
fluences had their agency ; but the most
powerful was hers. . She taught* those
lessons of blood in language of which
we have given a specimen. She gave
the early tendency. The thirst for strife,
I the desperate resort, the cool revenge
was her’s. She taught those ruined sons
| the way to death. She did it in their
! youth, and when they grew up they nev
er forgot it. She sowed the seed, —she
reaped the fruit.
Oh, there is something in maternal im
pressions which is imperishable for good
or evil! A mother’s voice pleading and
God can never be forgotten. The son
may wander long in sin, may seem all
but given over, and yet he will one day
heed that voice of love. Its memory
will come upon him when on life he is
tempest-tossed, or doomed to death. And
then he will turn and flee the wrath to
come.
But let his early thoughts be turned
to vice—let a mother’s hand lead him
astray from God, and let her voice he
heard in favor of carelessness and strife,
or unbelief and sin, and all hope of his
return is gone. His end is almost sure
destruction. Unless rescued by unhound
ded grace, he will be a “ruinedson.” —
Such was the subject of this notice, —and
now hero live those, the path of whose
iife he has made fearfully dark and drea
ry—whose hopes are blighted, and whoso
hearts are “smitten and withered like
grass.”
A London paper mentions an instance
which lately occurred in Prussia, where,
in order to get rid of an enormous rock,
and to avoid the ordinary expense of the
undertaking, a deep hole was bored into
the rock, into which was fixed a bar of
iron twenty eight feet high, for the pur
pose ofattracting lightning. After which
it is stated, on the first thunder storm, the
rock was shattered into fragments.
TO!
Vinegar.
A writer in the New Gene,‘see Far
mer, gives the following receipt for ma
king vinegar, a barrel of which, accor
ding to this mode, will cost but a trifle.
Take eight gallons of clear rain water,
add three quarts of molasses, put into a
good cask, shake well a few limes, then
add two or three spoonfuls of good yeast,
or two yeast cakes. If in summer, place
the cask in the sun : if in winter, near
the chimney where it may be warm.—
In ten or fifteen days, add to the liquor
| a sheet of brown paper, torn in strips,
dipped in molasses, and good vinegar will
bo produced. The paper will in this way
form what is called the * mother,’ or life
of vinegar.
Cooking food for Swine. —Dr. Lee,
in an article on pork making in the last
N. E. Farmer, says :—“ From some ex
periments of my own, and considerable
research into the published results of the
! experience of others, I am satisfied that
10 bushels of boiled potatoes, thoroughly
mixed with the pudding that can be made
from three bushels of corn or peas, will
make as much pork as twenty bushels of
potatoes, and six bushels of corn or peas
I fed raw.”
Cure for Founder. —lt is said that the
seeds of sun-flowers are the best remedy
known for the cure of founder in horses.
Immediately on discovering that your
horse is foundered, mix about a pint of
the whole seed in his feed, and it will
give a perfect cure.
Cure for the Bolts. —Give the animal
a quart of molasses, or dissolved sugar,
with a quart of sweet milk. In thirty
minutes you mill find him at ease. Then
pulverize an eighth of a pound of alum,
dissolve in a quart of warm water, and
drench your horse. After two hours or
less, administer one pound of salts, and
you will effect a cure.— Maine Cultiva
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