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jjttilrot iiwsfejtt gwwwiS THREE DOLLARS PER ANNUM. Vol. XXIX.—No. 44. ©rigmal |)oftni. EMORY COLLEGE. Though far away I distant be, Emory, dear Emory, Thy name is still most de tr to me. Emory, dear Emory. Thy classic h ills and sacred groves And green retreats my memory loves; And oft in vision visit theo, Emory, dear Emory. Siloa’a brook.* I love, hard by Emory, dear Emory, Whose stream refreshed so constantly Emory, dear Emory. Bor ancient grove, nor vale, nor fount Can tempt my soul from Zion's mount Or ’bate the joy I have in thee Emory, dear Emory. Though absent far, I still may roam, Emory, dear Emory, Though years may pass and changes come, Emory, dear Emory, Strong “ ties around my heart are spun Which will not, cannot be undone Living, I sti 1 will cherish thee ' Emory, dear Emory. Thou art our fChurch’s eldest born Emory, dear Emory, And though she’s smitten now and torn Emory, dear Emory, 0B»y sons united now for thee In ardent prayer and sympathy Shall still protect and succor thee, Emory, dear Emory. To State and" Church alike endeared, Emory, dear Emory, **l2ndowed at last,” shall be the word, Emory, dear Emory. Thy future then, more glorious still: Tby sons a nobler mission fill ; And childrens' children cherish thee Emory , Our Emory. Young J Ai.len. Shanghai, China, July 23d, 1806. *“ Siloa’s brook ” —The Church at Oxford. j f Georgia Conference. Paraphrase of Psalm XXIII The Lor lis my shepherd, I very well know : | For lie leadeth me daily wherever I go ; And when 1 am weary he layeth me down In pastures that are with green grass overgrown. 1 When hungry, he feeds me ; —I never shall fear ! Either want or distress while my shepherd is near. When tliiisfy, he leadeth me on by the side Os cuest beautiful streams, where the cool waters glide. He quencheth my thirst, lie restoreth my soul; lie forgiveth my sins, and he maketh me who e; He leads me in paths that the righteous have trod ! In the strait, narrow way that leadeth to God i Yeal the Lord, my good shepherd, my table i doth spread; And he feedeth me daily with life-giving bread: The supply is so large that my cup runneth o'er, And I drink and feast, till I hunger no more! Surely goodness and mere}’ shall foilow me here, j All the days of my life, if my shepherd be near ; j Aud when hence my good shepherd shall call j me to go, * 1 shall dwell in the house of the Lord evermore! ! I Yea! though I should, now, have to yield up my j breath, And pass through the valley and shadow of death, — I would willingly go, having nothing to fear— For the Lord, my good shepherd, even then, would be near. J. C. B. Irwinton, Ga., Oct. 17/A, 1860. KEtcius front Ijje Cjrartjjcs. Fairfield Ct., S. C. Conference. Mr. Editor : —By your permission I pro pose to give a brief account of the work in this part of the “ vineyard,”—it being in J favorable contrast with other cases of 'which , we have seen in the Advocate. I would mention that after the last ses sion of pur Conference, there being no pub lic transportation, the brethren of our Dew charge sent their mules and wagons, and moved us to a comfortable place rented for us j the circuit parsonage having been de stroyed by Sherman’s army. Perhaps there is [not a people in our connection that was more thoroughly peeled and prostrated by the war than the Fairfield and Richland people,and yet they were not willing with their other losses to give up the gospel. Hence they resolved in the first place, to send for their preacher and his family, that being the cheapest, and indeed the only, way to move at that time. They resolved iu the second place, that we should have the means of living. Accordingly an appropriation of provisions, as well as money, was made, and as conscientious Christians, their have thus far been executed, and we have had a comfortable living. I entered upon my work cheerfully, and it was not long be fore we were favored with “ time3 of refresh- PUBLISHED BY J. W. BURKE & CO., FOR THE M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH. ing from the presence of the Lord.” We held a meeting at Bethel early in the year, (in which we were joined by our Presbyte rian brethren) that was attended with the happiest results. The membership was re freshed; about a dozen souls were convert ed, and we had several valuable additions The increasing interest in our prayer meet ings, and our large congregations, led us to hope for stili brighter manifestations of the divine favor. We were not disappointed Onr third quarterly meeting was an occa sion of uncuinmon interest. We were re minded of old times when our Presiding El der began the examination of the official brethren one by one. It was conducted in goo*f old class meeting style. Personal ex perience, as well as official duty, was made the subject of thorough and searching in quiry. We were pleased and profited; it was a feast long to be remembered. Great prominence was given by our excel lent P. E. to that all important —hut alas! for us—much neglected doctrine of sanctifi cation. He cave us one of the strongest discourses on that subject during the meet ing that we have listened to for years. It was telling in its effect. It served not only to strengthen the faith of our people in it as a Bible doctrine, but to beget in the hearers a desire for its attainment. My brethren in the ministry, if we would give more attention to this vital subject as it respects our own experience, and preach it more constantly and faithfully to our peo ple, we would be happier ourselves, and our usefulness would be increased incalcula bly. We held a meeting in July at Cedar Creek, where the Lord was present to save. Thirty were added to the church, and a good Dumber converted. It was my privil ege at that meeting to witness some of the clearest conversions I have seen for years. Bro. Martin favored us a portion of the time with his valuable services. We commenced a meeting at Mt. Pleas'* ant, July 28th, which continued until Aug. 12th; twenty-three were added to the church. Conversions at this meeting were c'earand satisfactory ; the exact number we did not ascertain. The old and the young shared in Heaven's rich bestowments on that occasion. We have encouraging indi cations at other points. The Sunday school cause is in a prosper ous condition, it is truly gratifying in these times of peril and trouble to witness such a lively interest among all classes for the ris ing generation. The young ladies of our section have acted a noble part, in promot ing this great and good cause. Through their influence many of the young meu of our country who served their country so faithfully, have identified themselves with the Sunday school cause, either as scholars or teachers. The school nt Bethel deserves special mention. Connected with this school, we have one of the largest, and most inter esting Bible classes, I have ever seen in the country Their recitations af ford evidence of close application and thoroughness. Their fine singing is by no means an unimportant feature. It adds greatly to the interest and success of the school. On 80th of August they had a grand celebration. The Cedar Creek and Horeb, (Presbyterian,) schools were invited to join them. The occasion was one of thrilling interest. Capt. J. H. Kinsler, a layman, delivered an address, that deserves to be written in letters of gold, and read by the friends of the cause throughout our country. It was strong, ornate, and pecu liarly appropriate; a triumphant vindication of Sunday school instruction. Shoit ad dresses were delivered by Col. Fenly and Ilev. Mr. Boggs; the writer bringing up the rear. The music was led by Mrs A., aud sweeter music we do not expeet to hear on earth. The speeches and music over, the school and audience were iuvited to partake of a bountiful and elegant dinner. The Church Meeting has been organized and put in operation among us; and if prop erly managed, will prove a great blessing to our church. Arrangements have been made to rebuild our parsouago. It is to be a commodious aud comfortable building. Thank God !we have a noble type of Christian people still living, notwithstanding the terrible trials through which we have been called to pass. May others be stimulated to similar deeds of faithfulness to the Church and cause of God. A. J. Cauthen. Oct. 10/A. Marion and Pacolet, S. C. Conference. Mr. Editor: In one of your editorials you solicit “an account of the triumphs which Christ is gaining over sin." With few exceptions such an account may be 2iven by every preacher in Bro. Fleming’s District. You have heard of the victory at Marion, N. C., and you have told us about it. Tell it again. Vicksburg, upon the Mississippi, was an important post to the Confederates, and when Pemberton surrendered that stronghold we lost much, but satan lost more when he surrendered Marion C. 11., N. C. The fall of Vicksburg veiled the Sunny South with gloom; the fall of Marion turn ed the devils pale. It was their Gibraltar— Macon, Ga., Friday, November 2, 1866. their Vicksburg Brother Fleming and Brother Carpenter—Jonathan and his armor bearer—took his satanic majesty by surprise, or he never would have lowered his flag from a citadel where it had so long floated in triumph. God bless the good people of Clarion, and help them to write the “Old Hundred” doxology upon their banner. A victory has also been won at Mesopo tamia, in my little circuit—Pacolet. Though not so signal as the one in McDowell, it is worthy of being chronicled. Our beloved Rider, accompanied by his “.chief of staff”— Bro. Bellinger, led us in an attack upon the enemy’s works at this place. The first onset was made on Saturday morning; the second in the afternoon, and then, through eight successive days, volley after volley was poured into the ranks of the wicked one. Stout hearted sinners quailed, and the peo ple of God rejoiced. His army being de moralized, satan much discomfitted retreat ed in disorder, leaving the field in the hands of Dim who, in personal encounter, vanquished him in the three battles of the Wilderness, the Pinnacle of the Temple, and the Exceeding high Mountain. Truly and affectionately, J. E. Watson. - Terrell Circuit, Ga. Conference. Mr. Editor : A few more appointments filled, and I will have closed my work on the Terrell Circuit for the second year. I feel thankful to tie Lord, for the mercy and grace he has manifested toward the Church es under my care. While the work of revival has not been so extensive as last year, yet we have had many gracious meetings. Especially does this apply to the meeting which we closed in Dawson a short time since, at which there were twenty-six added to the Church. This meeting followed immediately after the Dis trict Conference. At it Bros. Simmons and Scaife, of Lumpkin, and May, of Cuthbert, did good service. The Lord was with us in converting power. Altogether I have received into the Church, this year, about eighty members on my circuit. There is a very good religious feeling existing in all the Churches. Owing to the scarcity of money, up to this time, I have done but little in the way of Conference collections, hut hope to come up with a good report at Conference. Dawson has been a little crowded with ecclesiastical conventions ? recently. Our District Conference was held here, as you know, and immediately thereafter, came on the Baptist Association, which has just closed. Speaking of the Association, I am re minded of a sermon preached on Sabbath evening last, by Dr. Wellborn, of Americus. His text was from the 3d ohapter of Phil ippians, and 18th verse. In his sermon he labored to show up the enemies of the “cross of Christ,’’ all of whom he passed by, ex cept those who preach the possibility of apostacy and practice any other mode of baptism save immersion ! lie assumed that the final, unconditional perseverance of the Saints, to be a doctrine of the cross, and therefore all who opposed it were enemies to the cross. I regretted to hear such a sermon from Dr. Wellborn, especially as I had been led to believe that he did not belong to that party who can see through none other than Baptist glasses. But let every man preach as he under stands the Scriptures. I simply mentioned this sermon because of the surprise and dis appointment with which it filled me. Thos. T. Christian. DaHLON'EG * Ct , Ga. CONFERENCE.— L. Q. Alien writes: —It will doubtless do you and all the friends of Zion good to hear what the Lord is doing for us on this work. On last Tuesday evening, the Amiealola 0. M. began, and closed on yesterday morn ing '/he Lord was with us in forgiving power all the time. Quite a number were converted, and twenty-live joined the Church. All the preachers present did good work, and in answer to prayer God poured his Spirit upou the people in rich effusion. The oldest men in all this country say the} never saw the Church so active in good works before—never saw such a 0. M. be fore. There was a very striking exhibition of the power of faithful prayer. A young lady becatre very much concerned about the salvation of her brother-in-law. She went to him and asked him to go to the altar for prayer, lie consented and went with herj after remaining for some time he became discouraged and arose and began to walk away. The young lady fell on her knees and prayed, that God would cause hi 1 1! to retrace his steps and come back to the altar and he converted before he left the spot The young man turned around and walked briskly back and bowed down and began to pray mightily to God for help, and tnt e shortest time imaginable, God wonderfully and powerfully converted him. The young lady said, at that moment, “ thank God my prayers have been heard,’’ and then said, u Amen.” Oh ! that all the army of the livin" God upon earth had such faith. Oh Lord increase our faith and bless the Churchy __ —«» Decatur Ct., Ga. Conference.— Rev. J. J. Morgan writes : “Please say that we have had a glorious revival ct Decatur, resulting in an increase to the Church of 125 per cent on the old membership; also a revival at Corinth, where wo had an in crease of 33£ per cent on ibe old member ship. The Circuit is in a good condition and everything is moving on in fine trder. Our missionary collections are coming up well.” Greenville Ct., S. C. Conference. Mr. Editor : —I have good news to com municate from this circuit. The God of our fathers has been with us—graciously with us. I commenced the summer campaign on the 2lith July. Feeling my own noihing ness and inability to accomplish any good thing, and relying alone on .God to give suc cess, I commenced the fight against the powers of darkness, at the time mentioned, and have continued without much inter mission till now; aided by other brethren, particularly Bro. W. -S. Black, of Grcen\ille station, who preached the Word “in de monstration of the Spirit and of power.’’ The Church has been greatly revived and strengthened, and many backsliders have been reclaimed. One hundred and ninety joined the church, (132 whites and 58 colored). Some of the old citizens, who have hitherto held themselves aloof from the calls of the gospel, have been powerful ly converted, and have united with the church. I can not, as others have done, state that our meetings were quiet—unac companied with audible shouts; for there were shouts in the camp, as of one that get teth the victory—loud exclamations of “glo ry to God I’’ The Spirit was with us, and the people of God had liberty to express their joy. I do not think that shouting aloud is essential to true piety, by no means, (some of the best Christians are the most quiet) but I do think that some Methodists are too fond of saying iu Connection with a revival meeting “ it was quiet , and the work (‘therefore’) deep and thorough;” implying that the genuineness and depth of the work was in proportion to the quiefchess which marked its progress. Our fathers never talked after that fashion. When the ten lepers were cleansed, one “ turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God ;’’ and Je sus rebuked the other nine for their silence. (Luke 17:15—18). On the day of Pente cost some of the converts made such a noise that the enemies of the religion of Jesus thought they were drunk And alas 1 friends to the cause speak harshly of such demon strations even now. I hare put all the new machinery of our Church into operation, in connection with the old, and the whole works finely—success fully. Our people are well satisfied. The opinion of the best men of this section is that the name of our Church should he changed, as recommended by the General Conference, also that we should have lay representation. I notice that my allusion (in a previous letter) to the low state of our finances has aroused some criticism ; also, that part about dram-drinking, dancing Methodists, etc. Some say I talk too plainly. Well I pro fess to be nothing but a plain-spoken Meth odist preacher. /like to call things by their proper names. Upon this point and some others, Bishop Pierce has written a letter (see Advocate of 21st Sept.) for which I thank him from the depth ot my heart. It sounds like a pure Christianity; every minister should read that letter —every member should read it ; and I do not think you can fill a column and a half in the Ad vocate better, than to publish it monthly for the next twelve months. I am getting rid of dancing, dram-drink ing Methodists, and the good people sustain my course. I gave timely warning, and space to repent; and am now following Bishop Pierce’s counsel. Even many non professors say it is the proper course. lam persuaded that many have been converted and added to the church on this e’rcuit, who would have remained in darkness but for this exercise of discipline —some have so stated. In regard to the finances there i- a de cided reaction. The stewards have waked up, and are at work with ptomist* of auc-: cess Some of the Monthly Meetings have j ordered eaoh member to be assessed accord ing to his ability. One brother, just after services closed on last Sabbath, while the steward was urging ; prompt action, said, “ the last Advocate gave the proper plan and good counsel, which if followed would insure success.” 1 beli ve if the Advocate was placed in every family there would be little, if any, talk about “pe nuriousness.’’ So far as lam personally con cerned in this matter I will add that Jesus says, “ Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.” I have endeav ored to follow His advice, and he has ful filled that promise—for I have every thing necessary for life, and for godliness. Nev ertheless I feel it my duty to counsel the membership in refeience to their duty to support the Church financially, for the “love of money is the root of all evil,’ and the remedy prescribed by the great Physician for this malady of the soul, is to give , or rather to pay the debts we owe to God. And in getting rid of our money in this way, we E. H. MYERS, D.D., EDIlw Whole Number, 1508 at the same time get rid of that unlawful love of worldly treasure. But in reference to this circuit I will say, that some of the best people who live in the State, live here; and he who may b- sent here need feel it no affliction. He will find kind friends and plenty of them. In conclusion, I believe with the Bishop that “ the Church is neither dead nor dy ing,’’ and that a glorious destiny awaits the Southern Methodist Church, if we. do our duty, and I trust we shall. Blessed be the name of Jesus for that courage-inspiring declaration concerning His Church, of which we form a part, “ The gates of hell ahull not prevail against it .” 11. C. Oliver. Gilder, S. C, Oct. 9th, 18C6. Revival at Athens, Ga Mr. Editor: You have given through your columns information to your patrons that we are enjoying in Athens, a precious season of grace. It will not, however, be deemed inappropriate for me to make some further statements in regard to this work. Before our meeting began, there was more opposition to earnest , spiritual, self-denying piety, than ever existed in this community, and £ am not sure but more than I ever witnessed in any ether community, where ia the providence of God, my lot has fallen, since I became a minister of the gospel. We were very much given to worldly an 4 sinful amusements—as card-playing, dan cing, etc. Not only were these tolerated, but approved, by Chureh members in many instances, as well as by those who were avowedly worldly. A goodly number of my own people, as well as ethers, felt restive under my frequent, earnest and (it may be) severe animadversions upon their temper and conduct, touching the things to which allusion has been made. Such was the state of the Church and community, when our District Meeting be gan, the Friday before the fourth Sabbath in August. Bishop Pierce preached us three strmons at that meeting which I doubt not did much good. And 1 am pleased to be able truthfully to say that, upon the subject of dancing, he was not equivocal— but denounced it in unmeasured terms. I make mention of this gratefully, for the rea son that a good many of our brethren are becoming “tender-footed” on that subject of late, and some of the ministers even, are limping a little, I fear, —but not so Bishop Pierce—thank God, and it is under God, through the instrumentality of such men a* he—and none others—that the living, earnest piety of the Chureh is to be promoted. But to the meetiug. I determined to protract the services. We held a prayer meeting every morning at 9 o’clock, and preached every night. Brethren Myrick, Worley and Corley assisted me between Sabbaths. We contended manfully against the world, flesh and dev.il —a few of the male members, and quite a large number of the females attending ccnstanily. Several were awakened and converted—perhaps 20 in t he cour. o of about three or tour weeks. About this time, Bishop Andrew and Bro. G- J. Pearce came to cur relief. The Bish op was very feeble, and remained but a few days, hut gave us some good mellow talks during his stay. Bro. P. continued with us until the meeting closed, and did us efficient service. Meanwhile, when the people fouud that we were very much in earnest, our con gregations increased, and the interest also, among the irreligious. The Baptist and Presbyterian ministers and congregations joined in, and within a few days more, wa w ere in the midst of a wonderful revival.— From Wednesday night preceding the last Sabbath in Septs mber, there wasahiarked increase in the .meeting. On Sunday morn ing I felt that we wore victorious and in possession of the fild, aud at night the rush to the altar was beyond anything of the kind I ever witnessed. It was the week succeed* ing this that we sent for Bro. J. S. Key, who stayed with us several days, and preach ed us four excellent sermons Dr. Lips comb and his venerable father helped us much. Aud lam gratified to beabletosay that, the entire faculty of the University sympathised with the movement most pro foundly, and rendered us, in a prudent way, all the aid in their power. The srudents were wonderfully blessed—about 70 of then* have professed religion and joined the Church; or rather, there are that number who are now religion* —a few of them were so before the me ting—only 34 in the Uni versity who are not professors. I received on one Sunday morning in one class about 112 into the Chureh, and the ' communion service la-4 Sunday week was beyond anything of that kind I ever witness ed, To see so many of the young men anti womeu for the first time commemorating the death and sufferings of our divine Lord, was almost qjore “than flesh and bl od eould bear.’’ Our hearts said “Hallelujah. P But I feel that I can give you or your readers but a faint idea of the meeting, if I were to write a great deal more than is prop er for one communication for the Advocate. So I must close. We continued our meeting seven weeks. Bro. H. J. Adams came and preached for us the last week cf our meet ing four times, with seal, earnestness, and I trust, much profit. During the meeting, I think we had sev-