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Immoral Carbon.
tixUTT^e.
Id looking over the list of topics for
discussion at the Methodist Convention to
be held at Athens, Term., in JunWhext, I
ant forcibly struck with the 12th and last
of the catalogue “ The development pf
the Social Power of the Church.”
That question involves greatly more
than a little. In one sense, it holds the*
key which, if used, will unlock the door
of long and broad fields of success. fl
I do hot propose to' discuss the ques
tion-—it demands the ability of an abler
and wiser head, bht I oanhot refrain from
throwing put a tew suggestions, and push
ing forward a few blunt points. If lam
tight, possibly, tjiose who engage in the
discussion may amplify my homely theory.
The necessity for action always pre
sumes that something ought to be done,
which has not been done; or, that some
thing has been done wrong; and, there
fore, must be undone.
Let us see “ what is the matter” in this
ease. As many doctors do, I will guess
Society, generally, and Christian, so*
eiety particular*, has too i«u.h i,2*R* ; .
(immoral) carbon in its composition
therefore, it needs annealing. : In Qiher
words, to use the language' % ■
men/’ society needs % hepuM*
That’s the cdffiffiuwties
need to be thoroughly puddled in judi
ciously arranged furndces of brotherly
kindness and charity.
To make myself better understood, let
me explain to those not posted on the
iron question', what fiuddtiny means.
Brittle cast iron, as it runs from the crude
blasting furnace, has about eight parts of
carbon to the hundred; steel has about
four parts; and soft commercial iron has
only from one-half to one part of carbon
to the one hundred. The, three grades of
metal range in value : Ist, steel; 2d,
soft iron; Bd, cast iron. Cast iron will
do' well enough for many purposes, but it
is liable to break, and because of its stub
born hardness, yields but little, anil is
hard to change —is only converted by a
powerful heat.
The Bessimer process of making steel
is, to fill the crucible with melted cast
iron, and then by means of a powerful
pump, drive a current of air up through
the metal. The result is, that the oxy
gen of the air unites with the carbon of
the iron and consumes the latter, creating
a flame a hundred times more brilliant
than the sun. The process continued un
til four parts of carbon are consumed,
leaves the mass good commercial steel.
But the process is somewhat expensive,
rather too much so to produce soft iron
qf general commerce. This is made by
taking the hard brittle iron and placing a
ton or two of it in what is called a pud
dling furnace, where it is melted by a
strong blast of fire pouring on, and over
its surface; and while thus melted, the
“iron man’' keeps stirring the mass up,
and mixing it together with a long pud
dling iron or poker; and by this means
burns all, or nearly all, the carbon out,
leaving the mass that peculiarly soft and
valuable'iron, which now constitutes one
of the greatest staples of the world.
But let me note this fact: For the first
few hours of puddling, the ffdtt looks like
terribly red oil; then, as the carbon be
comes exhausted, the mass grows white,
and assumes the granular form of show,:
and is heaped up in the shape of honey
comb snow-balls, called iron blooms, and
lifted Out and passed through the mill,
coining forth in the form of sheets, bars,
rods, and wires.
Now, reader, let Us take a good long
breath and proceed.
Human society, and especially Chris
tian society, has too much Satanic carbon
mixed with its composition. This happens,
unfortunately, to be so for the following
reason: Society first grew up and out in
a wrong direction. Tnat is, it grew up*
der the impulses and inspirations of the
lower human passions, sordid -appetites
'r'f 7i 75;. . - J. Ui < J uJ . ,
[(and animal inatiqats.. The result was,
and is, the world has been turned w4b the
right side in the wrong direction, and is
naturally gravitating in 'an .immoral un
natural direction. That is, it is going
from light and heaven, and toward dark
ness and hell. i
The devil being sharp and vigilant, and
also well posted on the iron subject, takes,
advantage of the moral (immoral) situa
tion, and has thrown society (even Chris
tian society) together in small bunches,
; where be carries them through his pecu
liar puddling operation. That is, he puts
the blast on in a Itft-handcd way; and
instead of healthy oxygenated air, he
employs .strong draughts of sulphuret
carbonated gasses; and by the u,se of the
puddling pokers of puvy, malice, and,
especially selfishness, he stirs in a double
measure of exceedingly vitiated carbon;
and then, in passing these peculiar human
blooms through Ips rulers,, the only tex
tures drawn-out are. those of .supreme
selfishness. He also manages to leave
the largest possible number of rough,
sharp, ragged, corners sticking out from
every part of the bars- Thus formed,
the pieces, are not only, repulsive to oth -
era, but, even tp .themselves. . The bad
influences thus generated impress their
forma, not only on the general busi
,ness pf life, but qyen upon a kind
of popular ,u,omir»al Qbriatiawty of the
day ii and especially do such j influences
push themselves out from the . enclosures
that fence in peculiar religious denomina
tions. Genuine Christianity—“pure re
ligion”-'—pits itself against these influen
ces of the devil. Its mission is to turn
the world right side up —to wheel ,it
’found and give it a-right—a heavenly
direction. To do this, it becomes nfees
sary to re-organize, reform and. remold
society. In other words, to melt its ele :
ments together by th# powers of broth
erly kindnepp fted charity, and through
the force of godliness tp burn out and
consume the immorah^lh^h, ; Satanic car
bon of society, so as to leave its elements
soft, pliable, and .kindly* So to, speak,
the operation is to melt out and away the
hardness, and instill “ brotherly love,” in
obedience to the command: “Thou virgn,
love thy neighbor as thyself." Hqw<vs
[mu besoms w common as meetings for
religious worship. And why not? The
family circle is good; it may, and ought
to be, a miniature heaven on earth. But
let its influence, first, be good, and then
send it out —mix it with another, and
many others. Thus, by mingling a large
number of little goods together, you make
in the aggregate, a great benefit—a large
blessing, I do not speak by guess; I
have witnessed the happy influence ot
those “Christian sociables.” A whole
church, with outside visitors meeting to
gether at the Church or at a private resi
dence. The convocation opened by read
ing the Scriptures, singing and prayer.
an hour, or two hours,, spent in so
cial conversation, and the discussion of
social, moral, and religious questions and
the exercises, interspersed with vocal and
instrumental music, and ending with the
benediction. In this way, a community
gets well acquainted. The members each
iearn the moral worth of the others and
add thereto. The countenance of one
friend sharpeneth that of another; and
the words and feelings of one tongue and
heart go Out as inspirations to another.
Selfishness grows ashamed of itself, and
skulks away, and brotherly kindness add
charity lift themselves as the central an
gelic iigures of the group.
Religion, pure and undefiled, is not
alone made up of the- Sabbath services
from the sacred desk and around its altar.
It consists much in visiting and minister
ing. The Christian religion is a light
that is carried out into the world. It is,
also, conspicuous, as a city set upon a hill,
and as salt, it exerts a saving influence.
This social power of the Church is the
great recruiting agency of Christianity,
and its places of meeting are Christian
ity’s recruiting camps and drilling schools.
Such agencies are the most effective
ways of bringing the world in. It is not
a mixing with the world, but a reaching
out and drawing the world into the fur
naOe, if you please, where the immoral
cterbon is burned and melted out and away.
Those Christian sociables aro glorious
traps supplied with,iheaveniy bail. The
.cold, hard man of the.world looks in and
sees the manifestations of brotherly kind
ness. He looks, is delighted, then
charmed, and finally enters and becomes
the light and warmth within.
It is not only a necessity that each
Church—or thus
its social Christian power, but
different denominations should so mingle
j together. How pleasant and beautiful
j such would be 1 Presbyterians, Metkod-
I ists, and Baptists, for -instance, filling a
! church or hall together, and spending an
ATLANTA. GA„ WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1871.
hour praying, singing, and in social con-,
verse. Sectarian topics would not be ad
missible, for other and more valuable and
religious questions would crowd them out.
Such is the surest mode of reforming
the world. That is, first reform the
Church, by bringing out its full social
Christian powiifc i ■■ ■
The Christian army needs melting and
cementing together; then will its soldiers
so “put on the whole armor of G<?4 ” as
to be fully able to “withstand in the evil
■ day, and having done all, to stand.”
Service Recognized."
Under this head, Rev. Myers, D.
D., of the Southern Advocate says:
A mighty effort has been madeand is making
to alienate tliC colored people from tbs? whites of
the South. The recently, aggM&sive Churches
of the North, trying to sustain a political party
have had much to do With this evil work. It is
a marvel that they have not bred a war of races.
But for great patience and Christian forbear
ance on the part of the whites, it would proba
bly have been done; Bishop Keener found in
the colored Conference in Arkansas, at least
one preacher, whose miurl was not poisoned
against our ,Church— and wo hope that the new
organization will bring many to light.
This “mighty effort to alienate the
colored people from the whites of the
South,” is fbund in the fact these “ ag
gressive Churches of the North,” have
furnished schools where “ the colored peo
ple” may be taught the duties of men, of
citizens and of Christians.” This aliena
tion consists in “educating” them, se-*
ouring “ aid for and pro
viding “Yankee” teachers. -And-all.this,
the Rev.: Dr. says is trying to eosfAin a
political party. That is, we are “doing
good” that “evil” may come. Is it not
logical and philosophical to make such a
charge ?
It is “political” work in which these
aggressife Churches of the North are en
gagpd, and not only political work, but
“evil work” to educate,” “aid,” pro
vide, teachers for the colored people! Not
only ao, but we license them to preach
and ortPpft them! The Church South
now does the last, but fails to do the first.
Dr. Myers may remember when he and
McJjFerrin, protested on the floor ,of
t \je Conference against ordaining
i colored men to preach the Gospel, and
jbaid people were
. preach by courtesy.” TninW
IBBBjL .Tr ; -mice the rebellion, so th£t
South leave been compelled to ordain col
ored mjn; and the “ Church South” has
a “nelw organization” as “old as any
Methodism in America,” with two Bish
ops ordained; by white men, and set apart
from white, men. We have now “ washed
our hands in innocency,” says the Church
South, in the establishment of this new
organization. This is not done to sus
tain a political party, —surely not; for
there was rejoicing over this plank in the
platform, “ and they (the churches)
shall on no account be used for political
assemblages or purposes.” The lost cause
should find no defender among the Bishops
or people of the “new organization;”
however many they have found among the
“Mother Church” of this new organiza
tion. For had these Churches of the
i “South,” “used for political assemblages
and purposes” by bishops, editors, D.D.’s
and pastors, as the history of the war
shows, been successful in the “ lost cause”
issue/there would to-day be no “new or
ganization,” and ordaining of bishops by
this Church so opposed to “sustaining a
political party;” but slavery as the corner
stone would be in the “ new organization,”
of State and Church.
You need not fear Dr., that the “ag
gressive Churches of the North will
breed a war of races.’’ They did not
bring the “war between the States,” the
sectional war, the war of secession and
rebellion, the war between “brethren.”
They do not cherish the spirit of war now 1 .
They are not .on the side of sectionalism,
secession, JKmKluxisin, and anarchy.
They are for union, peace, fraternity and
Christian aggression against the kingdom
of Satan, and “but for the great patience
and forbearance” on the part of Some
leaders ip Church and State, more would
be done bo secure these ends.
Come, dear doctor, it is hardly consis
tent for one who so faithfully 1 defended
the lost cause, and labored so earnestly
to teach secession and war to the people,
as the editor of the Soutkei'n Advocate ,
contrary to the “twenty-third Article” of
his faith '; and who so applauded the act
of the Holston Conference (Church
South) which at its inquisitorial session
in 1862, “expelled honest and good men
from the ministry, solely because of their
loyalty to the Government of the United
States”—it is hardly consistent for one
so contaminated politically to cry “ po
litical preaching,” “political Church,”
“trying to sustain a political pabty.”'
Lnless, hiy dear doctor, you have sin
cerely repented, and even then it would
be well to keep humble, saying “God be
merciful to me a sinner.” Let those with
out sin cast the first stone.
But sincerely, doctor, i#> you dread
alienation from the colored people—
which is all the same, I suppose, as the ,
dread that they be alienated from you—-I
have this proposition:*., their
cause.more heartily? labor for .their
cation, 'their rights as citizens, 1 their pro
tbtftion'frtom murderers, their enfranchise
ment and equality before the law, and
preach the same Gospel to them as to
your own race; and aid them by your
means to build schools, colleges, churches,
and becojpe Christians, and then if
any one should say you are doing this
“to sustain a political party," and to
“alienate them from the whites," and to
bring on a H war of races," mark it as
“another libel,” and let it be with Him
who says: “Vengeance is mine, I will re
pay saith the Lord.” I sincerely trust
that you may not be alienated fropi the
colored people. You owe them much.
J. W. L.
Atlanta; Oa., April nth, 18TI.
ST. JOHN’S M. E. CHURCH,
Tennessee Conference. . t!
BTBSr W. B. CRIdJJLOW.
Soon after the adjournment of our Con -
ference, we organized our Sabbath-school
with thirteen scholars and teachers. Up
to’date our enrollment foots up one hun
dred and fifteen,, with an average attend
ance, for the last five months between
sixty, and seventy-five. In this depart
ment of our work we have been aided by
several members of resident Churches.
iWe are happy to be able to chronicle an
improved state of feeling toward our
cause from “those without." »* 1
In our regular charge, there has been
no special revival. In our present room,
—occupied during the week —it has been
impossible for us to hold a series of meet
ings, our whole work being forced into
the hours, qf the Sabbath. Occasionally
we can have prayer-meeting, tbit, some
of our membership have manifested marked
devotion and earnest labor, and have
greatly encouraged our hearts. Many
strangers have visited us j»am time to
time, to whom, it hats been a joy formas to
break the bread - life, and tbe druit
thereof may be after a while.
There Has been a steady increase and
growth of ui%l we now, by
nres'<-!)<>i s, who will j. i , ;ur Conference I
ffcfcJNl. Un>-i: thetn, Rev. C. Tom
line is a man of sfjnetbf'ng mere than or
dinary success in the Master’s work, hav
ing already over three thousand bouls as,
“seals to his ministry,” and is now serving
Carroll circuit.
The other Rev. J. Peterson is a Swede
by birth, but has resided in the United
States, sixteen years. H 4 speaks ‘.‘En
glish” very well, and tlje “Swedish lan
guage” with grace and fluency, tie is
very acceptable among his people, and
bids well for the future of our . Church.
Our Scandinavian Society, the. first I am
aware of in the South, though recent in
its organization,numbers thirty members,a
flourishing Sabbath-school, and a large
and increasing* congregation. We have
now the field before us and enjoy the first
fruits of the vintage. The responsibility
of keeping it, and gathering a full harvest
will rest upon the liberality and haste of
the general Church. The Church must
fie prepared to double its donations and
furnish suitable aid in the erection of two
churches instead of one. God is opening
the way, and it behooves U3 to be ready
to follow at His bidding. I wish to ask
the Church can or will it allow its work
in this city to be further prosecuted un
der the embarrassing circumstances
through which it has struggled, for the
past years of its history? Or does the
Church realize the difficulty of our situa-
tion without an edifice. Under all the
circumstances, the outcome has been
about as mufch we could reasonablyhave ex
pecteefi But it is sfnall compared to what
it might have been if wo had possessed
ourselves in the beginning of a church
home for our people. During the past
Bix months we have been forced to behold
persons turn to other communions, be
cause we had no horhe for them. Right
or wrong, some of our members from the
North have thus acted. It does not ap
pear right in oUr eyes when ’we have had
to endflre raoVe than this. Still this is a
fact to which wo should give heed. May
the Lord- open the eyes of our people to
our situation apd cause.help to cqpe to
burdened and oppressed hearts. All we
have, we have cheerfully given, more we
can not do. Friends, we are in urgent
need of a church, nay two churches. The
opportunity Ib with us. The opposition
is giving Waj*, and the “gates stand ajar.”
The elements of our strength are multi
plying, and the tides of immigration ris
ing at'tipes to flood height, are sweeping
in upon us. These souls coming hither
from the North of from across the “misty
main,” need the water and bread of life.
Besides, perishing multitudes are at our
own doors, who look to us for spiritual
relief, and the blessings of a pure Gos
pel.
Methodists of the free and generous
North, help these struggling ones with
your spare means to rear in this city two
church edifices, which shall be ample for
their wants, and an honorable and endur- '
ing monument to our common Methodism.
Temperance Movement in Ohio.
i nr aar, t. r. dbakb.
b i- rH ,>!
Never in the history of Ohio has there
been such excitement upon the subject of
temperance as in the past few months.
We have one of the best laws against sell
ing intoxicating liquors ever enacted in
this .State. The beauty of it is; it is be
ing vigorously enforced by those who “are
seeking more light" in regard to their
rights. The law gives the wife the right
to prosecute the man who sells her hus
band liquor;’Und to recover damages for
any lass of time occasioned by her hus
band’s drunkenness, and the Court gener-i,
ally gives her what is called in law smart
money. Should the vender, be unable to
pay the damages assessed, the property
in which the liquor was sold, is held liable
for damages and all occurring costs,
There is another good feature in the
law; and that is, if A. employs B. to do a
job of work, and B.js hindered from do
k)g the work in a workman-like manner,
and at the time agreed upou fJ 4. can recover
full damages fropi tb# liquqr sellpj:,,‘
Jn several towns, saloon keepers are.
closing up their establishments*' as they
can not bear the pressure- In the town
of Delaware, some ten qr twelve such
houses have closed up their body and soul
destroying business.
From all that I can learn, the different
tempereanee organizations were never
more zealous and determined to drive the
monster tyrant, intoxicating liquor, front
(the land.
i;,; In addition to all these movements, a
Convention composed of some of the best
men in the State was called a few months
ago, and a regular State ticket nomin
ated, called “The Prohibition Ticket,"
upon which were our first.cjass mea,.nf dit
* * a j*La J "* 11 * 11 1 j. ;
- * *j. st -£» . j
one thing *# ftertam ? judgifgwtne tot&r $;
by the past, newer go
ward ‘‘So nmto inhyp.," in every
uoii jfeat gives
piUt'lflMiie hands oil tyrants, he" hoy ot
What emtYaeterth^gJpriay.
The different ChVistian denoninations
seem to be doing more for the temperance
movement than in other days.
Sourneviiu, Ohio, April, 18T1.
A Few Things I Like to See.
I like to see the family of a presiding
elder, living in any charge, attend all the
means of grace, especially the children,
when they are members of the Church.
Example is needed.
I like to hear the Church offer up
prayer for its pastor, that God may
strengthen him, pnd give him success; at
least once a quarter I like to see him re
membered in this way. Encouragement
is given.
I like to see professing Christians,when
they are too sick to attend Church or
Sabbath-school, remain in their room, and
not receive the company of young gentle
men, after Church services are over, in
their parlors, and there chat away qntil
Church time again, and then remember
that they are sick and can not attend.
“Consistency, thou art a jewel!”
I like to see Christian parents take their
children, to the Sabbath-school and re
main with them.
I like to see .members of a Chuvoh at
tend services at least once a mopth. “Ye
are my witnesses.”
■jMS
Quadrennial Election of Bishops.
No government can command the re
speot of mankind that does not have in
it, somewhere, executive force not subject
to frequent changes. The cleotion ot the
President of the United States every
four years brings the Government to the
verge of revolution.- The election of ten
or twelve bishops every four years would
test human nature iinnecessarily, and
bring about a demoralization which would
! end ih anarchy. Some of our respected
Contemporaries are in favor of this
change, and deserve respectful hearing,
but we have seen nothing in all their
writings that would justify us in giving
our adherence to a change so radical,
i We oppose this change for the following
i reasons, stated in brief:
: l. Our episedpaev is now honored, and
; respected by the whole Church. Such ti
j change would weaken and imperil the
j office.
2. The General Conference lias full
i power to correct any abuse in tho epis
| copncy, and hence it is wholly unneces
sary to subject it to this re-election.
8. Our episcopacy has tho advantage
! of age and' Stability, it gives an idea of
i peririiiuehtJy’ htid strength to tho Chinch,
1 and no government can claim respe6ta-
E. Q. EULLER, D.D., Editor.
bility that does not have some unchange
able force. The French have effectually
tried red-hot democracy, which respects
nothing that can stand on its legs, but
glories in perpetual revolutions. The re
sult we see. Our episcopacy is admired
far beyond the limits of our own Church,
and it would lose the respect it has won
by having it made the football of partisan
ruxnf unfa
Wlfwiyvot
4. We object to the change on account
of the fatal electioneering it would inev
itably bring in its train.
5. We stand bf the Church which sol
emnly protests agaipst this disastrous
change. By thb Church; we do not mean
the few ministers who speak in this be
half. We mean the million and a half of
deeply interested people, who, if they had
a vote, would vote..this thing down, by a
majority of more than a million. We
••have come in contact with many laymen
from different parts of the country, and
we have neither seen nor heard of a man
that favors this revolution. Os all the
lay delegates who will be in the next Gen
eral Conference'We shall be surprised if
five of them favor this proposition. It is
purely a ministerial proposition not called
For by any demand of the times, nor any
fault qf the episc.qpfpjy; thq Church does
no,t desire,, jit and will not have it.—Cen
tral Advocate.
l .' , .j ; ’ . ■”" l *T r »'" "" ' j
v Districting.
Let us district the Church, but not the
Episcopacy, and let us distribute the resi
dences of the bishops. The Church has
already been divided into seven districts
for Missionary and Chui’ch Extension pur
poseSp and into twelve districts for our
Boolf Room interests.' Let us havfc, say
twelve uniform districts for all purposes,
with one lay and one clerical member of
the Book, Mission, and Church Extension
Committees respectively for cacti, and let
these six persons together constitute a
joint District Committee for all needed
.purposes within the district. .This joint
Committee may. for instance, sustain
| about the same Delation ..to the bishop as
less UllSAmmC ,
and time will suggest both fhefr powers
and limitations'. ’ '
Let it then be our policy to have as
many effective bishops as there are dis
tricts, and let us simply provide by reso
lution that no two bishops shall reside
within the same district, leaving our
Book in all other respects as it is, save
only as it shall provide for a retired list
and ah' annual episcopal collection in all
our congregations, We submit this plan
for examination, It combines in itself
nearly all the advantages of those in
volving more radical changes, and retains,
a3 it seems to us; the important advan
tages of our system as it now exists.
If our plan prevail, how many districts
shall we need? Or, in other words, what
is the least numfier of ‘ bishops we can
safely get along with? With a view to
settle this question, let us designate the
districts by representative cities, and
place one bishop at or near each of the
following points, namely, Boston, New
York, Syracuse, Pittsburg, Baltimore,
Cincinnati, Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago, St.
Louis, St. Paul, Omaha, Denver, San
Francisco, and New Orleans. By dotting
a map after this plan it will be seen that
we barely cover the country, except at
New York, where the spaces on either
side of that point are very short; but we
cannot spare a bishop from this greatest
center of our connectional operations.
A wise and far-seeing bishop at St. Paul,
Denver, and Omaha, would more than
pay his salary annually in Substantial ac
cumulations for our future growth and
power. Our Eastern friends have no
adequate notion of the importance of this
hour in these pioneer fields. We specify
this number as needful and desirable, but
wo will probably feel the influence of our
past policy so as not to reach this num
ber. It is wise, too, to elect somo bish
ops each General Conference, and hence
not to absolutely reverse our policy, and
entirely fill up the ranks for eight or
twelve years to come. Something less
than this number will, therefore, in all
likelihood, be determined upon, and we
should not be surprised to find the old
number of twelve districts maintained,
and an effort made to put a bishop in each.
It is clear that the bishop at New York
can be counted as’ tit Syracuse, making
one less. It may also be that an appoint
ment at Denver would be premature.
Detroit, St. Paul and New Orleans are
so near our border line that there will be
a disposition perhaps to omit them for
the present. With all these reductions
the Board will be ten in number, and at
least six new bishops must be chosen.
Os course the number to bo chosen will
depend on the huraber pronounced ef
fective ih 1872. To do less than this
will be tfo continue the diminution of
NO. 19.