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Saatljcrn Christian
4J|GUST 13, 1869.
The Macon District-Meeting.
Marsliallville, where this meeting was
held, is a pleasant village on the South-
Western Itoad, not quite forty mi!es from
Macon. Here the meeting convened on
"Wednesday, 28th July, and here it was
hospitably entertained by the generous
citizens for five days—the delegates hear
ing to their homes pleasant memories of
old friendships renewed and of new ones
formed.
The Meeting was organized under the
presidency of tbePresiding Elder, the Rev.
C. R. Jewett, who carried it through with
great success in every respect. Henry L.
Jewett was elected Secretary, and, first
and last, about ninety members were en
rolled. Committees were appointed on
the State of the church, Education,
Church Literature,Church Finances, Sun
day schools, the Locai Ministry, Church
Extension and Temperance, and after
hearing from all parts of the District and
freely interchanging views on the subjects
in hand, these Committees offered reports,
embracing the ideas of the Meeting on all
these topics.
The Meeting throughout was one of
great interest. There was not a dull hour
from tiie opening sermon—an excellent
exposition of man’s sinful condition and
the way of salvation through Christ, by
the Rev. W. Knox—until the closing
Recite. The business mettings were far
■feMry, dull or tedious. The presence
||g&sgsk|^ruii)gspiritual influence was
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been done, had the
largejenough to accommodate
assembled 0:1 Saturday and Sabbath.—
They came (or miles on a speoial train,
and the Haptist Church was tilled, and
enough left outside of both houses to make
a respectable congregation. In a place so
favorable as Marstmllville for assembling
a multitude of people, we would always
advise the building of a bush arbor for
public worship, or, as is fashionable in
these days, the purchasing of a tent by the
District, which may be carried from place
to place for these meetings, where the
assemblage is like to be very great.
On the call of the respective charges
in the meeting, they were fully represent
ed by the preachers and by the laity, and
such facts elicited us led to the suggestions
of the several reports.
Sunday-schools have received unusual
attention throughout the District, and
they are generally iu a healthy condition.
It is advised that measures be taken to
keep them alive through the winter—
indeed, that under no circumstances they
be suspended. While uniformity of meth
od not he demanded, the teaching of
the Bible first of all was insisted on, with
the purposeof bringing thescholars to em
brace its saving truths. Sunday-schools
are not to be used as occasions of pastime,
or for pleasing children, but as means for
their conversion and training iu religion.
The good work has received a further im
pulse, and the convictions grow deeper,
that m the Sabbath-school we have the
nursery of the church, and all the mem
bers are solicited to give it their aid and
influence.
It was urged that more pains be taken to
circulate our standard Church-literature.
There is a woful departure from the “old
paths” iu this respect. The Discipline is
a strange book to many, and tbe writings
of the early Methodists too little known.
It was recommended that this class of
reading be restored, and that tbe 8. C. Ad
vocate be got, if possible, into every Meth
odist family, and the S. S. Visitor into all
our Suuday-schools.
It was found that at three points within
the District, there is much room for en
largement of our borders. Already the
missionary is there, though laboriug under
many discouragements; but these breth
ren eliciled the hearty sympathies of the
meeting, and a collection was taken to aid
them.by giving them the Advocate to cir
culate among the scattered few, who are
co-working with them in building up the
church. The subject of church extension
is receiving much attention in this Dis
trict —because it is believed that when a
church ceases to be aggressive it has lost
its vitality. It was recommended, that in
every charge a committee be appointed to
look out tbe neglected portions, in and
about the work., and to organize meetings
and engage the local preachers and others
tr held services of some kind in such re-‘
glons, wherever practicable—preparatory
to organizing these fields into missions
and circuits.
The inroadsof intemperance in thelaDd
was a subject of discussion; aud it was the
universal sentiment that thechurchshould
allow it no quarter. It was humiliating
to know that evil practices had crept into
tbe church, and there are some using spir
ituous liquors otherwise than in c&ses of
necessity, and selling it not specially for
medicinal purposes. All such cases came
zander the ban of the meeting, as violating
th.Jt disciplinary provision which requires
every church member to do do harm, but
to do only good, and it was resolved to sus
tain the preachers in so administering and «
cipline as* to cure the offender Ls possible,
and, if not, to rid the church of tbe evil
and the reproach. Dram-drinkers and
dram-sellers canaot be tolerated by Chris
tianity.
It was requested that the Report on Fi
-nauce, prepared by H. L. Jewett, and
■that on Local Preachers by Rev. W. H.
Holllushed, be published in tbe Advocate,
aud they will be found on our first page.
The subject of Education received a good
-deal of attention. Gen. Colquitt, a Trus
tee of Emory College, just returned from
the commencement exercises there, drop
ped in and spent a couple of .days at the
meeting. He was solicited to give bis
views respecting the Institution and its
importance to the.churcb, which be did
in a speech, pregnant with thought and
rich in the eloquence of the .hegrt. At
another time Dr. Key, who holds similar
relations to the Institution, seconded this
able appeal in behalf of the Endowment
of this College and of the Wesleyan Fe
male College, and nine subscribers were
received to the fund for the former and
two for the latter—wbilean interest in the
Institutions was awakened, that will, be
yond doubt, bear good fruit hereafter.
There is great hope, if these schemes are
worked up to their full capacity, that they
will prove a source of permanent valu > to
our Colleges. The Macou district ought
to have a High School for boys under the
fostering care of the cbnrch, and we doubt
if a better location offers than Marshall
ville. We hope to see one there or else
where very soon ; as, indeed, we would
wish to see one in every District, having
ft representative in its Board of Trust from
every charge.
The report on the State of the Church
expressed gratification that there was
manifest improvement in the condition cf
church, in perhaps every department of
the work—that both preachers and laity
—official and private members—are gath
ering courage and force, after a season of
depression, and that the interests of the
church are everywhere receiving more
attention than f.>r some years past. The
consequence is, that the church increases
in spirituality—as there is intjmate con
nection between working for Christ and
growing in grace and the knowledge of
Christ.
Yet it was considered that there is r<3(un
for greater effort on the part of the preach
ers, in the stirring up of many indifferent
■and worldly members to more
tention tolhe means of grace; and
exercise of that salutary discipline, wfl|H
seeks first to bring the barren
fruit bearing, and, failing in that, cvmg «9i
casts out the hopelessly decayed
believed
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And tiie
upon the mem
bers the great need of attending on all
these regular social -meetings of the
church—as well upon those more infre
quent, but valuable means of grace,
church-meetings, love-feasts and the sa
crament of tiie Lord’s Supper.
The report also urged more faithful ob
servance of private devotion and family
prayer, as the directest means cf com
munion witii God, and ot personal growth
iu grace—without which all our labor is
vain.
The Meeting insists on this devoting to
the duties which promote the spirituality
of the church, as the best means ofpuring
all irregularities in faith aud practice—
such as it regretted to hear are too coSi
miiu in some stetious. It believed that
the giving ourselves up to the doing of
good will be tbe best protection against
those temptations, wbicli are leudiug some
min into courses, iu the indulgence
of appetite and through the greed of gain,
which discredit their own religion in the
opinion of the unconverted, and bring
reproach and defeat upon the church of
Christ. They entreat our bretbreu to wipe
this disgrace off the church—or to depart
from it, lest the curse of God come upon
them, for claiming to serve him while
they are slaves of sense aud mammon.
They also advised that our preachers
and people every where extend a helping
hand to tire colored people, in their
churches iu connection with us and in
their Sunday-schools. Besides the de
mauds of religion, there are reasons, grow
ing out of the present relations of this
people to the country, too obvious to men
tion, for our eutering heartily iuto the
work of elevating and enlightening them.
The Delegates to the Annual Confer
ence are Hon. James Jackson, Dr. W. I.
Green, Dr. H. S. Wimberly, and Rev. S.
H. J. Sistrunk; Alternates, H. R. Fel
der, Dr. P. Timberlake, H. L. Jewett, H.
R. Felder, and Rev. W. H. Hcrilinsbed.
Perry, Houston co., was selected, as the
place for bolding the next District-meet
ing. May it be as profitable as we believe
this one has been aud will be; for we con
sider it oue of tiie best meetings that has
been held for some years in Middle Geor
gia—the fruit of which, we trust, will con
tinue to be gathered for many days.
Emory College.
Dr. R. A. Young of Nashville, preached
the last Commencement sermon at Emory
Coollege. Os tbe sermon, President L.
M. Smith, DD. says, ;in the Nash
ville Advocate: “It was appropriate,
able, elqquent— more than this, it was
simple, clear, strong—full of pathos and
unction. His theme was the ‘.Excellency
of the knowledge of Jesus.’ Besides, the
Doctor made an impromptu speech at the
meeting of the Endowment Association
that completely captivated the audience.
It was learned, witty, unique. In the
conversations of the social circle, as well
as in public ministrations, the Doctor
won all hearts; aud I may as well inform
you aud the good people of Nashville that
he did not return home before a promise
was sought and obtained that makes Ox
ford, D. V., sure of his genial, presence
and inspiring eloquence at our next Com
mencement.” Aud Dr. Young, through
the same paper tells us how he was
charmed with his visit to .Oxford. We
give a few extracts : .
“The Annual CommeucementatEmory
College is a grand affair. So many people
attend it, from Georgia and the surround
ing States, that an arrangement can be
made with the various railroad companies
for half-fare .tickets. The Annual Meet
iug of the. Curators, the Alumni, tbe En
dowment Association, "fond parents ,” and
Georgia preachers, has brought together
an immense concourse. Dr. Pierce in
forms me that the chapel aud galleries
bold two thousand. They were full as
early as Sunday. There is no hotel here
—no steward’s hall. The Town of Oxford
is the boarding-house of Emory College.
If it were like a Northern village, the re
sources of private hospitably would have
beeu completely exhausted already. But
it is Southern. Tbe dinners are tropical.
They are here from Dalton in the North
and Brunswick iu the South, They are
here from Augusta iu the East aud Co
lumbus iu the West—from Seima, Ala.,
aud Columbia, S. C. Venerable Bishops
—Andrew aud Pierce—learyed Doctors—
Pierce, Means, Key,, ami others— grave
Pr siding gilders, bard-worked city pas
tors, eloquent circuit-preactj§fs, and “the
local brethren?’—a gpqdjy company. Then
flare are Senators and .Representatives,
Judges and lawyers, politicians 'and plan
ters, LL.D’s and all sorte of Doe tore, re
joiclng in the prosperl% of their Alma
Mater. Every thing andig&ty body is |
Metbodistic. No wonder Tiolland likes
the type of Methodism iu Georgia. They
are the legitimate descendants of John
Wesley, who was the first Methodist
preacher in Georgia.
The College-grove is one of the finest
in nature. Here are seven buildings, all
of brick with stucco. The m»in College
edifice, (three stories) four two-story
buildings for dormitories, and twoelegaut
hails forthe Few and Phi Gamma Litera
ry Societies. These have all been repaired
and furnished throughout since “oar
friends the euemy” were here. In front
of ail, towers up the noble monument of
Jgpatius A. Few, LL.D., the fouuder and
first President of Emory College, who
was succeeded in the presidency by George
F. Pierce, D D.; he by Hon. A. B. Long
street, LL.D.; be by Alexander Means,
D.D , LL.D.; be by J. R. Thomas, LL D.;
and he by “mine host,” Luther M. Smith,
D.D., achasft, elegant, schoarly, Chris
tian gentleman. Tne present Faculty is
a very able one. AH of them graduated
here except the venerable Dr. Means.
There are 391 Dames on the roll of the
Alumni— 6s are dead, 35 of these having
fallen in the Confederate service. Over
100 have been engaged in teaching, and
75 in the ministry. There are between
two aud three hundred students here now.
From what I have seen and heard, I think
Emory stands in the front rank of our
Southern Methodist Colleges. The living
here is abundant and cheap. The stu
dents dress well, and behave well I
should judge frfmi their appearance that
there is no lack of funds in the South-
Sunday was devoted to religious servi
ces. I have seen no organs or choirs yet.
The hymns were lined, aud the entire
congregation sang at each service I at
tended. “The old Doctor” has preached
here at 4 o’clock, in the afternoon, od
“Commencement Sunday,” for so many
.years, that nobody thinks of occupying
kthat hour now. He gave us an excellent
[discourse, one hour aud a half. Dr. Mar
gin, of Columbia, S. (i, occupied the Ox
ford pulpit at night.
Monday was taken up by the Sopho
more Prize Declamation. A son of your
old friend, Dr. Bonneli, of Macou, was the
successful youth. Gen. A. H. Colquitt de
livered the Address on tiiis occasion. No
man in Georgia could have given the
boys better advice than he. On Monday
night the Knights of Jericho celebrated.
I was not out. Os course they s|ioke. On
we had the Junior Exhibition.
close Bishop Pierce addressed the
Endowment Association. There
hundred aud fifty members on
at S2O a year.
we witness the Senior Exhi
bition, followed by the Baccalaqreate Ad-
Kceas of Dr. Smith, and the of
From the first to last
these young men has been elkraor
HDH|a Not a vestige of the
here. One speaker differs
even more than one preach
another at one of our Au-
Eleven young men
degree, A B. Three re
degree, A. M. Such
T have rarely met he
notion offering greater
.Voting men will he diffi-
Frcm China.
letter this'.week from the Rev.
Allen. We are gratified to an
that, witli this letter, we received
brief letters addressed to the chil
■lren of the Sunday-schools in the Georgia
Conferences. We give the first this week
in the children’s column, fourth page, and
we hope that this aud all the others will
be read to scholars in their several schools.
How else can the Missionary-preacher
reach all the childreftwhom he is address
ing? We wish we had aopies enough of
the beautiful photograph of our good
Brother Alien and his wife and three
children—sent with this package ot let
ters—to give one to every little boy ot girl
who takes a real interest in- sending the
gospel to the heathen iu China. But we
have ouly one copy, which we prize very
highly. _______ •
An Honest Confession. * *
The Rev. George Lovesee writes in the
Metiiodist Advocate, as every honest man
would write, of the division of 1844, if he
Would butatudy the/otefsof the case. We
are glad, at last, to see one honest man iu
tile M. K. Church (North,) dealing with
this history of the division of the Church.
He says :
Well, did the General Conference pro
vide for this thing?
I reply. On the Bth of June, 1844, in
the General Conference of t'lie Metiiodist
Episcopal Church, a Committee brought
in a report which was reid and adopts#
This reiKirtcontained provisional arrange
ments for a territorial division, and a divi
sion of the property, if the Southern por
tion should find it necessary to form a dis
tinct and independent ecclesiastical con
nection. (See Journal General Confer
ence, pp. 133-137. Also Peck’s Episcopacy
and Slavery, p. 12.)
Here are provisions general and special.
The church is contingently divided. The
very lines, territorially, are drawn, the
property is to be divided, and the very
judges iu the case are specified, makiug
whatever the South may do, the work of
the General Conference. That Is plain.
When the South claimed a stiare of the
Church property their claim was contest
ed, but the courts did for them what they
could but and the claim.
I have brought no foreign matter under
review. I have hardly made a single in
ference. lam not accusing or excusing
any, but simply stating facts. The Metn
odist Episcopal Church had a band in it;
did, indeed, wtiat was done when the
church was divided. Observe, let uslocate
the wrong-doing where we should. Do
not close the eye to< what should be seen.
Bretbr<y:i, both tbe North and the South
did as one what we now fight about as two
Shame on meu who will fling stones and
break windows, aud then say, not that we
did not mean to, but, that we did not do it.
Clouds sometimes lower over the palace,
when they conceal the hovel and hide the
mountain ; so, our kings of thought can
now and then only see a little way. If
“reasons” are demauded, stop, brother,
give one stride from your dark-cell corner;
look out! why, they dance aud glitter like
dust-motes iu the sun shine.
I do not know what may be the fate of
this communication ; but I do know that
its spirit is kind aud its statements incon
trovertible. '
“The Most Wonderful Book of the
Age.”—such is the auuouncement made
on the cover of a pamphlet in which “the
political contests in the Uuited States or
America are considered and explained as
confirmatory of the prophecy of Daniel
ix. 5 45, embracing the period from the
origin of tbe thirteen colonies totbe present
time; in which is clearly shown the late
civil war of IS6I-’65, together with the
rule of the Radical party since the surren
der of General Robert E. Lee.” This
‘•Most Wonderful Book” may be had for
50 cents of Clements & Powell, Box 306,
Montgomery, Ala., of Rev. James A. Clem
ent, the author, Box 197 Selma, Ala.
We think “wonderful” justly character
izes it—only we wish the author had got a
little clearer insight iuto the unfulfilled
part of the prophecy. We presume he
could have beeu as correct iu that, as he
probably is, iu the re9t. Since we saw
“The Confederate States in Prophecy,”
“Armageddon,” “Dominion,” aud “such
like” books, we have beeu extremely scep
tical about all modern applications of
prophecy to cis-Atlaatic events.
Rev. Mr. Van Eaton, of Jonesville,
N. C., who came to Abingdon several
weeks ago to visit his daughters in Mar
tha Washington Colley died at that in
stitution, on Wednesday rJy&p, says tbe
Abiugdon Virginian. He had been in
feeble health for some time, and was con
fined to his bed some two or three weeks.
He met with kind friends; the Masonic
Fraternity waiting upon him during the
last days of bis illness, and taking charge
pf his remains and conveying them to N.
C., foj- interment. Mr. Van Eaton was at
one time a student at Emory and Henry
College.
Beall, Spears A call atten
tion to the advertisement of this reliable
firm, so favorably kuown throughout the
State. All business entrusted to them
yili receive prompt attention.
; ■— . : 1
SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE.
Opelika High School.—Our corres
pondent, J. H. L., haa not, perhaps, seen
that we bavealready published an account
of the examination and other exercises of
this school, under lbe charge of Rev. E.
D. Pitts. At his special request, however,
we will make room for the following from
our conespondent’s letter:
This school should be more widely
known and more fully appreciated abroad
tbau it is. It deserves a large and extend
ed patronage. Prof. Pitts is a scholar and
possesses in an eminent degree those quali
ties of mind and heart which make him a
first class educator, and he has associa
with him those who are also competent
and well qualified to teach. The curricu
lum is amp'e, embracing every thing
u-ually taiiant in our schools or colleges.
Tne discipline is parental; its object is not
only to restrain tlieevil dispositions of na
ture and correct faults, but to call into play
the better feelings of the heart and inspire
students with, commendable sort of self
respect. Now, if parents would have their
children welledncated- educatedmentally,
m orally and relig ously-educated with ref
erence to the duties and interests of ma
ture life, they can have it done in this
school.
Mrs. J. T. H. Cross, as we learn from
the Memphis Christian Advocate, has re
moved to Buffalo, N. Y., to which city,
Dr. Cross has been called a9 Rector of at.
John's P. E. Church. Her friends in
Carolina and Georgia, will be grieved to
know that her health ha 9 not beeD good, ’
yet glad to learn that she thinks it im
proving.
The Week or* Prayer. —We regret
that Rev. Geo. W. Yarbrough’3 appeal to
his District did not reach us intimeforA
last week’s paper. Late as it is we inser-"|
it, hoping that it may do good yet, there
and elsewhere.
The Southern Cultivator £ *’agood
Monthly for the farmer, published at
Athens, Ga., by Win. & W. L. Joues at
$2 AO a year in advance. Asa specimen
we give the following Work for the
Month, (August):
The main crops of the farm have alrea
dy received their last working, and
farmer’s attention should now be directed
to facilitating, in every possible way. the
gathering and housing the products of the
year’s labor. Fodder pulling will first
claim attention in a large portion of the
couutry visited by the Cultivator It may
ie, that in some localities, clover and
grasses have supplanted fodder, or at least
supplemented it to such an extent, that if
the fodder is spoilt from a long rainy spell,
during pulling time, there will be a suffi
ciency of long forage for the farmer’s stock
If there be any such places, w$ most
heartily congratulate the people thereof.
As soon as the shuck ripens, (losing its
green color,) begin to strip the blades, if
the weather favora Some persons, aftery
pulling a handful I; throw it on the ground
to take the sun until evening, when it is 1
taken up aud tied iu bundles. We prefer
the method of tying iu small bundles as it
is stripped, aud hanging on the stalk to
dry. When, say three-fipurtbs cured,
gatherand throw in good sized close heaps.
Igte in the evening, and let it go through
a heating process during the night; next
day throw open the heaps—the heat will
dissipate the remaining moisture, cure the
fodder sooner, and give it at the same time
a tenderness and flavor much relished by
stock. Spare no pains to cure it well—if
mouldy and dusty, it may prove more
than worthless.
The gin-house amtyacking screw should
now be overhadtatk and put iu first-rate
order; perhaps Hew cogs are needed or
new rollers, orsome part may have become
out of level, causing the machinery to run
heavily, and by altering the adjustment of
parts, cause them to wear too rapidly.
Baskets, pockets, etc., etc —all the appli
ances used iu cotton picking, should he
gotten ready. Prepare a good scaffold for
sunning cotton as it is picked—it pays
well. Damp cotton cannot be ginned
properly. It will certainly nap and make
a bad sample.
The HomD|H«nthly,
Nashville, conTTtiues Its visits, though it is
somewhat dilatory, and this must be a
greatdrawback to its success. But having
come, though late, it has in it some capi
tal reading. B sides much elsaattractive
to readers, it contains two papers of per
manent value—“A Liberal Education for
Southern Young Meu— Plan lor the Study
of the Classics;” being an Address during
the Commencement of Andrew College,
by Bishop McTyeire, and “The Woman
for the Times” —an address by the Rev.
John Moss, of the Memphis Conference,
hefore the luka Female Institute, June
24,18(59. Tiie Home Monthly needs ouly
mouey to give success. Subscribe, aud
improve jt. $3 a year.
The People’s Magazine, an English
Magazine published by tbe Society for the
promotion of Ueiigious Knowledge, and
re-publi9hed by Pott & Amery, 5 aud 13
Cooper Union, is oue of tbe best family
monthlies which we have seen. It is
beautifully illustrated, aud contains much
excellent reading matter, tor $3.00 a year.
To be had from J. W. Burke & Cos.
The Southern Presbyterian Re
view for July, contains articles on Doc
trinal Preaching; Life Insurance; Is
Baptism Immersion; The Transfigura
tion; An ElHcient Ministry; The General
Assembly of 1869; Critical Notices. It is
published at Columbia, S. C., at $3.00 a
year iu advance. Single nun#era sl.oi).
Scott’s Magazine for August gives
much room to excellent original articles,
among which are two capital letters, writ
ten last year from Edinburg, by Dr. Lips
comb, to the Senior class of the University
of Georgia.
Corrtspn&enet.
Letter From Cbina.
Mr. Editor j—The letters of John Tryon
are always good to the use of edifying.
He is evidently well affeeted in a good
cause—the progress of piety and success
of religion—both of which fiud iu him s
pleasing and able advocate. I indulge a
fancy that I know the brother, better
however by his patro than his pseudonym,
aud while reading his receut letter
on the progress of Sabbath-schools in the
Georgia Conferences, how vividly arose
in my mind tbe memories of that cheer
ful Sabbath, u< w m >re than twelve years
since, on wh ch we first set out with a
commission to establish Sabbath-schools
in the country.
His name is indelibly associated in my
mind with 0., and E. C., the “Chapel”
“Church” and “Grove,” “the Old Log,"
the “Upper Chamber,” Sardis and the
Sabbaili-schooi.
But Mr. Editor, I took up my pen not
to write about brother Tryon, but to say a
few words about schools iu which we all
have or should have a special interest just
now. Bro. T.’s facts and figures assure us
that the Sabbath-school enterprise makes
progress in Georgia, aud that its means
aud appliances are being multiplied aud
perfected. Who does not rejoice to know
that ?
Living as I do among a people almost
Wholly given to idolatry, not one of which
can number the day he became an idola
ter, I am prepared both by experience and
observation to appreciate tbe value of such
an institution as the Sabbath-school to the
Church.
The time is speedily coming in the his
tory of missions when Protestantism shall
have to maintain her fiercest contest with
Romanism aud the Devil alias Idolatry
for the children. It is high time, there
fore, that our church, the ministry and
laity, yea all of us who have auy interest
in their salvatiou and the perpetuity of
our iustitutions, whether at home or
abroad, should awake to the importance
of the interests at stake. The children of
the church aud tbe heathen should have
our earliest and fondest attention.
The emissaries of Rome are wise as
serpents iu this matter, aud are subtlely
plauing tbe future subjugation of this
great empire. “Chiidren and Princes"
was the watchword of tbe early Jesuits;
aud iu China that is their motto still.
Their system is essentially propagated
by schools. They abound everywhere,
pud Ofejr puplfd'afe numbered by thous
ands, all of VliopJ cows nutji staunch ad
hersntß.t'O the Roman" of
them, to be mot with at
Bhanghai, ten fold more the children of
the devil than they were before.
You may not have much to dread from
that source iu the Boutb, end the stability
of the cbnrch and the success of her in
stitutions there may be unquestionable,
bat to us who have not only to eontemi
with the world, the flesh and-the devil,
but against, the grossest heathenism, Idol
a'ry and Romanism combined, the future
of Protestantism and the success of our
church, through her missions, is becom
ing a most momentous consideration. In
"view therefore of the preseut situation
ami future prospect, I submit the follow
ing question—shall wecontiuueto address
ourselves to tire adult heathen only oremtl
latiug the wisdom of our adversaries, be
gin at once to organize schools for the
young ? I pause for a reply.
Yours truly.
Young J. Allen.
Shanghai, June B fh, 1869.
Nacoochee and its
Home again ! Yes, after loDg years of
desolating war, I find myself once more
at my old home in the mountainsof Geor
gia, in the sweet vale of Nacoochee,
“Where the zephyrs perfumed as from the spice
islands,
Mount upfrom the valtev to welcome the morn.
Where the gale robs the zephyrs to gladden the
bignlands.
With sweetness that e'en to prond
borne.
’Tisa valley of peace, rich in every soft feature,
In sunshine or shade. in*lia own verdant green,
'Tis Georgia’s Eaeria, most, lovely by nature
Carved out of a chaos of wilt mountain scene.”
The meaning of the sweet Indian word
Nacoochee is “Evening Star.” Ihe name
was applied to a beautiful daughter of a
Cherokee chief. In my aumbleof twenty
thousaudNniles, I have found no country
to me, more lovely than Nacoochee and its
surroundings. Not even the tropical val
ley a of the R est Indies, with their majes
tic palms, fragrant flowers and fruits; nor
htaly with its vine clad hills aud groves
[of olives and orange, nor Switzerland with
its silvery lakes, fertile valleys, mountain
gorges and snow capped Alps.
Through the charming valley of Nacoo
chee, the picturesque Chattahoochee
winds its wa\. «Bro;ftl fields of Indian
corn, and flowering meadow lands skirt
its banks. Not even a thirty years exile
from this mountain home lessens the
throbbing of my heffrt as I return to it;
aud the return to Nacoochee, at this time,
is made doubly interesting, as I brought
with me two sisters who had been absent
nearly a score of years. Th*t white bouse
peeping out of the grove the resi
dence of my youngest sister,) is the home
stead in which my parents of precious
memory lived and died. The grand oid
oaks which have withstood the storms of
a century—the trees uuder which we in
childhood frolicked, are still green, and
annually send forth their autumn fruit.
The iftjie Lombaruy poplars planted by
tiny hrfnds, have grown to be lofty trees.
The modest Jdelb xiist church near by, is
where Andrew ami Olin thundered forth
their youthful eloquence, aud wbeift
Richardson, Ask«w, G enn, an! other
sainted ministers, preached in tne prime
of their manhood.
And there, too, is the mound ou which
I made my first adventure in agriculture.
It was the custom of my fattier, as a
means rs encouraging his sons to habits
of industry, to give to each asrnall portion
of laud, the products of which they claim
ed as ttieir own. broad acre begun at
tbe foot and'ended at the summit of the
Indian mound. It was too Bteep and rug
g-<1 to be cultivated by the plow. I had
to rely.entirely upon the hoe.
Having pitched my crop, the tender
plauts sprang forth from the rich soil, and
my hopes ran hittli at the prospect of a
bountiful yield. Alas! for humau hopes
and expectations, the scorching suns of
July came, but not a drop of rain. While
my father’s well euUivated fields iu the
moist valley below were fresh and luxuri
ant, mine on tlieYffOundhegau to wilt and
droop. The prospect of my becoming a
bankrupt farmer daily became more
threatening. As I stood gazing on my
blighted prospects, aud thinking what
should be done, my eye fell upon tiie beau
tiful Chattahoochee which makes nearly
a circuit aroumf the mound. At the sight
of this naounlajG rivulet hope revived. I
Saw that success was now within my
grasp. No time was lost in applying to
each thirsty hill of corn tlie refreshing
which was brought in a bucket
c from tiie Cbali.a!n och«« by the light of
the moon. This timely application of
water, when* it failed to fall from tiie
clouds, saved my crop ami made my for
tune of ten dot a.s !
To this circumsta ice, though trivial iu
itself, as it may seem to yottrjreaders, I at
tribute much of my success in after life.
This small capital of ten dollars was what
I hud to begin life with, after a walk of
150 miles from Nacoociiee to Augus;a, Ga ,
iu 1838 in the rough path of commerce,
which I have traveled many long years,
I have gupountered scorching droughts,
financial panics, desolating wars and steep
mouuds covered with thorns and thistles.
At times, I felt tiiat the burdens aud
difficulties I had to overcome were greater
than I could bear, and often was tempted
t'> falter by tiie way; but in these trials I
always remembered the small farm on the
Nacoochee mound, and the lesson it taught
me—which was to have faith and a gener
ral reliance in Providence, but never fail
ing to use all the means a merciful Provi
dence plaited vlthin my reach. I have
learned from barfl eurnefl experience that
success means toil, euergy, watchfulness,
order, justice, sobriety aud economy. In
this day, tueu are not fed by ravens, but
are commauded to earn their bread by tbe
sweat of the brow—a commandment some
people find it very hard to ot»y.
G. W. W.
Nacoochee Valley, Avgust, 1869.
Musings on the Week of Prayer.
“Aud there is none that caileth upon
tiiy uame, that stirreth up himself to take
hold of thee; for thou bast hid thy face
from us, and hast consumed us, because
of our iniquities.” “Be not wrath very
sore, oh Lord, neither remember iniqui
ty forever."—-“Our holy gud our beauti
fu house where off fathers prgjs.ed thee
is burned with fin and all our pleasant
tl'ings laid waste ’’ “Blit now, oh
Lord, thou art our Father we are tbe clay,
aod thou our potter, and we are ail the
work of thy hand.” Undertake, oh
Lord for tbe souls for whom we have
prayed.” “To be bound in the bundle
of life with the Lord our God.”
“Week of Prayer !” how precious to our
drooping spirits, troubled Hearts! Many
of us may not hear one supplication from
other lips—heavy burdeus, keen anguish
and oftiet disappointment may be our
companions throughout the holy week.
Yet we know “tiie everlasting arms are
beneath,” Calvary in sight, Simon helping
to bear the cross, which even the God
man fainted under.
How that sight inspires us. What con
descencion to teach us when we faint,
Jesus says, cast thy burden upou the Lord,
be will sustain thee. Is there a babe in
Chris’t can wrestle against flesh and blood,
principalities amt powAs, without the
whole armor —the Master’s baud ?
That division of Christ’s jDburch called
Methodists, are not marching on, or, if
they are, the cloud is not with us.
We are turned back, and the slain
around us, causes us to cry. “oh that our
head were waters and our eyes % fountain
of tears;” ‘‘that thou wouidst rend tbe
heavens—that thou wouidst come down.”
Can we not go hack to Jerusalem and tar
ry until the fire comes down? go with
one accord —those who can meet together,
those at home, those who have no homes,
those by tbe wayside. Our way is through
tbe furnace. Nothing will be consumed
but the dross. Write as you please about
theoid new ship of Z on on the high seas.
She is beeahned. Her officers are compe
tent, her crew expectaut, her sails are
down, God’s breadth does not watt her on !
We have shaken hands with the world,
and are ashamed and afraid to own it We
have bowed before idols made by our own
bands and other hands. They have
ground us down aud we are too weak, 100
polluted, to want to give them up altogeth
er. To read the Bible through once a year,
to fast every Friday, to go to a class meet
ing, to dress plainly, to say “brother,” and
“sister,” when we meet, to seek entire
sanctification, to toucli no intoxicating li
quor, unless for health, to do every thing
iu the name of the Lord —might be Bible
religion, and Methodism, and the Discip
line ; but we have learned another way—
not a high way. May sin offerings, burnt,
peace, free will, and peace, crowd the mer
cy seat—this Week of Prayer. May every
one who has put on Christ, male and fe
male, even little children—feel that a part
of the vineyard is given to them, that the
walls are down. Let us put, on the new
man—neither give place to the devil.
“Week of Prayer!” may it be thebe
ginning of weeks to tbe people called
Methodists. Oh. Master, come once more
among us—wash us, lay thiue hands upon
our children’s heads, call our dead from
the grave of their sius, cast out tbe legions,
heal the lepers, bind up the broken heart
ed I We will cry after thee—we would
die to gave them, Master, but thy blood,
thy blood atone!! thy Spirit must call.
Mere at the cross we wait—nor will we let
thdb go ontiLthou bless us. Anewor.
• < V. . ail ■ A :<
July Report of S. S. Agent.
I opened at Talbotton in a Commence
ment Sermon for Levert Female College
preached it from Prov. xxxi 10. “Who
can find a virtuous woman? for her price
i9 far above rubies”—justfias if such women
were hard to be fouud. Well. Mr. Edi
tor, I admitted that just at this lime they
were a little scarce, but I insisted that it
was accidental to the sex, and it ouly
needed moral courage enough to place
women above the rule of fashion ami of
foolish talking, iu order for one silly mind
to furnish talk for another—that men
talked foolishly to women not so much
because they believpd women incapable
to enjoy an intellectual conversation, as
because both meu and women had reaeh
ed a point in social circles, where the capi
tal of good seuse is running very low.
But I assured the young ladies that if
they wouid collect moral courage enough
to sit silent while foolish chit-chat was
offered them as their entertainment, they
would teach men good sense, and prove
themselves to be the very woman, Solo
mon was inquiring after, a woman of mor
al courage enough to do her duty, despite
the course of example and fashion. The
ladies endorsed my views, and even asked
for a copy of the discourse, that it might
be a guide to theiu. iu their effort to fill
the picture of a woman, whose moral cour
age in womanly greatness would raise
them in vaiue far qjjove rubies. I com
mend Levert Female College to tbe frieuds
of female education as a good institution
In the afternoon I held my S. 8. meet
ting—took my collection. This interest is
well looked after in Talbotton.
I left there for my next regular appoint
ment, which was at Liberty, in Bibb, co.,
a place'uot only having a name, but also
a good historic fame. I was waylaid by
Bro. E. H. McGeliee. and catrled out to
Hhiloh, where lie win engaged ip a pleas
ant revival. I preached for him Friday
night, from*“My heart is fixed.” Had a
good "time. Next day, Saturday 10th, he
carried me to Liberty—left me at" Bro.
Tinley’s, after I had preached, aud lie re
turned to Shiloh. My call at old Liberty
did not as pleasant a visit as I
had hoped for. My appointment was not
well understood. I intended it as a sort
of S. S. jifbilee for Liberty, there being
three Sabbath-schools under the care of
Liberty church. I however, saw only the
♦tie at the ohurcb, and of that, I must say
that in my minute examination of the
scffbol, ou the history of Moses, J found
them better p isted on Bible history than
any other school I have met with. It is a
model school iu tiiis particular. I beg to
recommend this mode of teaching the
Bible to our children as of prime import
ance. Accuracy in Bible references and
quotations, should be always demanded
and enforced.
From Liberty.l attended the coYnmence
ment exercises of the Wesleyan Female
College, and also of Emory Cojiege- I
did not attend these exercises merely to
£rqtify mysqtf, but to fulfill my duties at
euh of the* as a Trustee. These two
Colleges, Male atyl Female, belong alike
to the North and South G-orgia Confer
ences. I must digress far enough from
Sunday-school narraiiye to say a little
about these Colleges. A'ni iu the first
place I am proud to say that these Corq
mencemeuts were brilliant successes. If
the Methodists tiiat have risen far enoft-h
above tiie ignorance that rates the wealth
of the purse above the mind, had been
present at these Commencements, I pre
dict our Endowment Associations would
have overflowed. But let me say tli s
much—which I do iu all sincerity—we
cannot in tiiis age of tiie world grow ni
favor with wise men eAept we are patrons
of education, aud vm cguuot he so estima
ted short of two things, namely : the edu-
Citioii of our own children to the -whole
extent of our ability, aud the endow
ment of our own Colleges up to the point
that will be best for general education.
And here let me say tiiat in so far as
Methodism is involved, £do not believe
any member of our church does his duty
when lie semis off his children to other
Academies and Colleges, ttian our own —
and as far as is possible, to tfiose of our
own Georgia Conferences. I know where
of I speak. The Method'sts in Georgia
,can, if th.ey will, make these Colleges
their glory. And if they will not—their
doom in the future is one of disgrace. I
take the position openly, tiiat an educated
Christian —all other things being equal
can <lo more good to the church; and more;
for the churuti, than an uneducated one.
And this fact alone, makes it a moral
and a litigious duty to educate our children
and toondojy our Colleges. And there is
no manner of endowment besides, that
can compare, in effect, with our
Endowment Association. It. is a living
memorial of our ilgL
From Oxford, I iveuflo to
rest a few days among children. I
passed over my fourth Sunday without
any chance to preach—a circumstance
wi.icli always makes me feel as if I had
lost something of interest to me. It is a
vaecuum.
I went from "Sunshine” to Marshall
vilie to attend the Macon District-meet
ing. J. preached on Friday to a congrega
tion in waiting on the Lord. It was a
daw when the streaips of “the river that
iifhKes glad the city of God!’ overflowed.
We had an occasion of rejoicing and of
praising God, such as I rarely ever see in
days, but such as I once saw daily,
if Willy I preached. It is not worth while
to dispute it. I tell you all, Christ would
never have illus'rated theiuner pretence
of the water of life as “its welling up in
jjs," if it had not been that this is its na
tive coyrsje. Allow me to say to all pro
fessors of religion, that the welling up of
the water of life in this gweii at frequent
times, is not an accidental occurrence in
real religion, but its usqal, natural course.
If your spiritual joy never wells qp, so as
to make you feel it to be a (lowing tide, I
doubt your spiritual life. Living religion
will show its presence in this welling up.
Here ends my July report.*
L. Pierce, Agent.
The Atlanta District Meeting.
Mr. Editor : As I have just returned
from this District meeting, I will give you
and vour readers a lew points relating
thereto. The meeting was held in tbe
quiet villageof the citizens
of which entertained os most fcipdly, and
the different denominations tendered us
their houses of worsitip, which were grate
fully accepted.
The opening sermon was preached on
Thursday night, July 29th, by Bro. P. A.
Heard. At -8 A. M., on the 30th, the
Conference convened, the P. E., Rev. A.
G. Haygood in tiie Chair. Committees
were appointed to investigate and report
upon such subjects as are usually brought
before these bodies. The Secretary (Bro.
Heard) was directed to prepare a synop
sis of these reports aud send tiiem to the
Advocate for publication which I pre
same he will do at his earliest conven
ience The Conference adjourned at about
7 P. M., on Saturday, after a harmonious
session. The Dext meeting to be held at
Social Circle.
On Saturday night we had an excellent
discourse from our P. E., from the text,
“And because iniquity shall abound, the
love of many shall wax cold. But He that
shall endure unto tbe end the same shall
besayed.” Mat. xxiv. 12.13- Most con
clusively did he show that iniquity djfl
abound in almost every branch of society,
not failing as he. passed to bestow his
compliments upon the press. On Sunday
morning, we had love-feast, and it was a
refreshing season, reminding oDe of the
good old days of Methodism. At night,
we had the sacrament of the L ire's Sup
per, conducted by Bro. Kimbell. At its
conclusion a number of mourners came to
the altar, aud services were ajiffbunced for
the next day. A Lay Dlleqate.
A Protracted Meeting.
Mr. Editor Allow me through the
medium of the Advocate, to inform your
readers of tiie merciful dealing of God,
towards the people of Pine Hill, on the
Louisville circuit, even as we trust, to
‘the renewal of their souls unto righteous
ness.”
For the past two weeks a meeting has
been going on at that place ; preaching
twice a day—morning and night, aud I
noticed that when mourners were invited
to the altar to be prayed for, as many went
during tbe day as at night, showing the
earnestness of what they profess. I men
tion this, because I have noticed at some
meetings tbe altar crowded at night, and
scarcely a mourner during the day. We
hope that great good lias beeu done there.
Tbe result of the meeting up to the time
I left was forty one new converts. This
gives to the place with the ten or twelve
old members, a sufficient number to form
a society at tbat place, where there has
been none organized before. There pre
vailed all through the meeting, I am told,
a look of seriousness, and a spirit of devo
tion, unsurpassed in this portion of tbe
country for many years. Truly, the peo
ple seemed to be waking up and returning
to tbe old paths of Methodism aud relig
ion. O, for the earlffc and purer days of
Christian simplicity 1
The preachers during this meeting
preached with power- They seemed very
earnest in their sermons, exhortations and
prayers, and God blessed their efforts, by
causing immediate germination of the
seed they had sown. May he continue to
bless their efforts—sanctify them to bim
s-lf, and crown their endeavors with suc
cess. May they have the assurance from
the lives of this people, that they have
been instrumental in anding great good by
meeting in tlie name of God for tiie pur*
pose of worship, and may the seed they
iiave sown fall on good gronud, take great
depth of root, and bring forth abundant
fruit to the interest of humanity and glory
of God. Jeffersonian.
| Sylvania Circuit S. Ga. Conference.
| Mr. Editor : Allow me to sav through
i the Advocate a few things respecting this
j work. Although I can say but little fa
; vorable, [ would like to say tiiat
, and ask tbe friends of Zion for tbeß pr’sfyers
| and sympathies, that, through Them aud
other means used, Providence may “cause
' His lace to shine upon” us aud visit us
with the outpouring of His Spirit. The
work embraces six appointments, at each
or which we liave a few noble hearts wil
ling to do and to suffer. These form a nu
cleus, from which we hope by the bles
sing of God the streams of salvation will
yet, even tiiis year, flow ont and fertilize
the waste and desolate places of this mor
ally and otherwise sadly stricken land.
Notwithstanding we are improving ouly
by slow degrees and “in spots,” yet we
hope that these bright places will dilate
aud widen until the whole circuit becomes
radiant with gospel truth. And to this
end we are muk’ng our endeavors, aud
shaping our plans.
Sunday t-cliools have been organized at
almost every point, but like the topling
infant trying to walk, they soon exhibits
ed signs of declension and failure. We
rushed to the rescue with a Bible class,
and in some instances with a prayer-meet
ing also. This we fi-d works admirably.
Bro. M. of tiiis circuit, held on nobly till
reduced to three scholars and one teacher.
Now tiiat he has a Bible class and prayer
meeting in connection be feels confident
that his school will live and flourish. We
can’t boast of a big celebration as ourgood
brethren do above an and below us, but we
do hope aud believe, that the elements
are iu operation, the work is iu progress of
formation, that will iu a year or two ex
hibit Ibis interest over old Scriveu couu
ty In Its full proportions, equal.to any of
tier sister counties. Os course, tbe cause
will need the helping hand of the Agent
and other gifted brethren.
Os thesp Sundqy-school celebrations let
me say a word; They are signs of the
rapidly growing interest of the church in
that directAuu J’hey ought to be more
frequent or UaAit more es them. Every
station ami mission should
have one annually ; and wiiy not every
appointment? Let me tell you of a school
just below here iu Effiugham county—my
pastoral charge the past year Iwnum
tiers only about thirtv-flve or forty sclijff
ars held in a private bouse. They haw
Ifhd a celebration every year (or several
years pas’. The interest tis the.-e occa
sions seems to increase every year. I was
present last, year and a better exhibition
of the kind I never witnessed. The one
for the present year has just come off, and
I understand it exceeded all others. If
Dr. Pierce lupl been there. J t|)in|j:
claims of tiiat country school
would have run high in bis judgment, ii
they had not rivaled his best schools for
■the premium of pre-eminent praise. Let
me say in this cotinee ion, that thir people
of that, work have now of s on will liave
a comfortable bouse, well fqrnfshed, for
.Lke next preacher. Well doue for Spring
“id circuit.
I hope that Bro. W., the worthy and
popular pastor of that work, will pardon
me for represenj|«yj his work here as I
have done. R H. Howkkn.
Brunswick Disfricc Meeting
Mr. Editor:— Our District-meeting was
a success. All the circuits were represented
but two Tnis is doiDg well when you con
sider its area, embraeiuglscounties. There
were 35 or 40 delegates, together with a
goodly numberof brethren aud sisters who
•ratltered iu t.o enjoy this religious festival.
Rev. C. A- pulwood, pregelied the Intro
ductory Sermon, ft was very appropri
ate, full of thought and power. Tne Spir
it moved upon the assembly during its
delivery, and lias continued witli us in
converting and sanctifying power until
the present wrilitig. To God lie all tiie
praise. 1 write only of the religious in
terest of tiie meeting ; the Secretary will
give you a synopsis of our business meet
ings.
There was one happy character attend
ant upon ail the preaching. It was full of
tiie Spirit; the preacher had liberty I
nevqr expect to hear tlte sauie men do bet
ter. They will flo warse a thousand times,
if they live long ermp&h. Our dear Ur.
8., of Quitman, gav“ua some of the hap
piest talks I ever heard. So did Bros. F.
and K. and G. The report on the State of
tlte Church, and also that oil Church Lit
erature elicited, not a discussion, for ail
were of one mind, but a happy experience
from many. They told how their fathers
lived, loved, worked, and shouted their
way to heaven. They longed for those
days to return—aud we thought they were
returning even in the experience of those
yihq spoke Bro. W. VV. Griffin, the only
auperauuated preacher in the District, was
present, full of faith aud the Roly Ghost,
lameniing tiiat h!s working days were
gone, and yet rejoicing in the happy pros
pect of soon reaching lii-> reward.
You may expect to hear good reports
from this District in the fall, if God ac
company tiiese good brethren and dele
ga es to their fields of labor. J. W. 8.
IS lack shear, August l ld. 1869.
Marietta District,
WEEK or PRAYER.
Brethren, one and all, of the District! I
beg you to remember tbe Week of Prayer,
beginning ou tbe J3th of this month.
I exhort the pastors of churches to keep
it before their charges, heads of families
before their households. I most affection
ately invite all the local preachers to as
s st the preachers in charge that as many
churches, within the bounds of our Dis
trict, as possible, may be kept open duiiug
that week.
If we will observe it aright we shall not
be satisfied with one week of prayer and
blessing. When we parted at our Dis
trict-meeting, revival fire warmed our
hearts and sparkled In nur eyes
If all the preachers and members of the
eliurch present at that meetiugon Friday,
who said in their hearts after Bishop
Pietce’s sermon ou Prayer, “I am going
home to pray more,’” had been called on
to stand up, it would have been a stand
ing congregation.
We shall “live” if we “stand fast In the
Lord,” and God will own us, and “gird
us with gladness.”
Yours in Christ,
Geo. W. Yarbrough.
Marietta, Aug. 4 lh, 1869.
S S. Celebration in Effingham co.
Mr. Editor: On 22d July we had the
pleasure of attending a celebratiou at tiie
house of Mr. Groover. This is a larg» and
flourishing school, gotten up priuci| ally
by brother N. Nungazer, several years
ago, and is still conducted under his su
pervisiou, at his own house, near where
old Autiopb Churofl onpe stood, which is
now atpopg the ruins in the track of the
Federal Army. Brother Nungazer seems
to be particularly adapted to the work of
teaching and conducting a Sabbath-school
There are other teachers belonging to the
school, who render efficient services, and
whose services are highly appreciated. AH
the exercises of the celebration were ad
mirably arranged. A short address, to
the chiidren was delivered by the writer,
telling them some of the blessings con
nected with Sabbath schools, aud their
duty to themselves, to their teachers and
to their .md. Tlte exercises were accom
modated in the very best families in the
town, at sls, or less, per mouth.
Jtev. Jno S. Searcy, M. D.,
Rev. R. J. Corley,
Rev. T. T. Christian,
Rev. H. P. Myers,
Judge J. C, Matthews,
and others, Committee
Request Journal and Messenger please
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Hopewell. S. C. Conference.—The
Rev. J. J. Workman writes;—We have
had a revival at this church, Greenville
circuit, duriug which at least fifteen were
converted, and ten added to the church.
These figures are small compared to others
reported—but, when, is takeu into consid
eration the extreme lukewarmness of the
membership, the love of the world which
prevailed, aud up to a few months since,
a want of interest in experimental holi
ness, tUe results are grand, glorious. Sev
eral backsliders were reclaimed, and the
entire community advanced in holy
thiugs. The feeling did not stop at our
doors. Christians of the prevailing de
nominations sympathized with qa by their
tears, prayers and shouts. We have in
preparation, a short history of the ‘Rise
and Progress’ of Methodism at this point —
Hopewell—which may be given to tbe
Advocate for a record of a few aotive Chris
tian’s zeal in the Lord’s servioe.
Toll. xxii. No, 3!
lieVert Female College. A
The Committee of examination, npft
pointed for the term closing Ist July,
beg leave to make the following brief
poit:
The entire examination was conduc'ed
in such a manner as to reflect great cred’tj
upon the management of the school. The!
President, Rev. T. A. Brown, sA-mt'd ffcw
termined to couviui e tiie fri nils and pat-1
ronsof the College tiiat the young ladies 1
weie not answering questions that had
been selected for that occasion.
White, from the Primary to the Senior
class, the young ladies acquitted them
selves to the honor of the Faculty and the
aatisfactirtWTif friends, special mention
might be made of proficiency iu some
branches. In the higher branches of
Mathematics the classes exhibited a thor
ough traioiug. In the Languiges the ex
amination was critical and satisfactory.
President Brown boasted, as he had a
right to, of his Botauy aud Chemistry
classes.
The verdict of the Examining Commit
tee, after a patient lieariug, is “that tiie
Pre ident and Faculty of LeVert Female
College, have showu themselves thorough
iu their different departments, and apt
to teacli ”
The Commencement exercises were re
freshing. Tne compositions of the Senior
and Junior classes, were" original aud sen
sible. The whole was enliveued with
soul cheering music, under the super
vision of Miss Anna Brown, the accom
plished teacher In this department.
We would ask for LeV re Female Col
lege a large patronage. While its former
faithful President, Rsv. T. A. Brown, lias
resigned, the Trustees have elected Rev.
Henry D. Moore, to fill the vacancy. He
is an accomplished gentlem in, aud will
give, as we believe, universal satisfaction.
With an able Faculty, a high grade of
education, location unexcelled iu the
south, and unequaled iu Georgia for
health, morality and refinement, with less
expense for hoard than at auy oilier Col
lege iu the Stale, may we not reasonably
expect a crowded school.
Any number of boarders can be accom
panied with much good singing.
All were I lien dismissed, till in the af
ternoon, to a long table, strown with tbe
finest kiuil of mellows, which were soon,
carved and tiie large crowd of spectators
invited to join iu with I lie school in con
suming them. An excellent dinner wus
then set out and one table after another
was filled, tiil all were satisfied with the
good things, which had been provided by
the good sjsters. (’fie ((inner was gon^e- e
what interrupted by a tbquder shower,
which came up during the time. But qs
thecrops had already very much injured by
the drouth, tiiis shower seemed to be recog
nized as a blessing, and gave new enjoy
ment to tiie already cheerful and happy
crowd. Diuner being over, and the rein
having passed off, leaving the atmosphere
more plea-ant, the congregation was
again called together and exercises of
speaking and singing resumed.
The boys who spoke, performed their
part witli credit to themselves aud to
those who had the training of them. Iu
fact, all the exercise- refleeted credit on
the whole school. All reVQThel i |*t<' their - '
homes iu the evening well pleased with
what they had seen aud heard during the,
day. ' ’j! ApsLftj,
School at Mcponongh, Ga.
The undersigned, as Examining Com
mittee, deem it right to make some hole
iu rpgard to the school in this place. Tlifi
examination exercises were conducted 04
the Ist aud 2d lost. To show that tfle
teacher manifested no partialuy, and no
inclination to deceive tlie pub Jc by show
ing off ins pupils to great udvanta-e iu
selected parts of their different studies the
Wmlis were placed iu our hands. From
beginning to end, or here and there in
various portions of their reviews, we ex
amined them pretty closely, slid do uet
hesitate to say that we believe uo school
In the country has done better under tiie
circumstances. Another good feature in
tlte government of this school is tiiat du
ring the whole of the term the morals of
tiie students have not. been neglected. It
has fleeu a mallei' of sincere grutifioal jo|{
to 114 re (its that tliejr children have
aloof entirely front all kinds of dissipip
tlon. Remaps uo town in the Slate has
been more nearly free from the indul
gence of stuciCTitS
sinful excess to which temptations lead
on every hand, and perhaps, considering
all tilings connected herewith, but lew
places afford such influences to
resist such temptations.
We heartily recommend this school to
all parents and guardians.
Tlte Rev. W. T. Read deserves all com
mendation as an accomplished, success
ful Christian teacher, and we sincerely
hope tiiat his luboFs mify not be unnrodup
tive of Increased patronage not only frorq
this immediate viciuity, but also from the
country at large. *
John H. Harris,
S. S. McDaniel,
G. W. Bryan,
Committee.
To the Preachers of the S. C Coa
erence.
I would beg respectfully and affection
ately to call the attention of tiie preachers
of the S. (j CunfereitQO to tlte 2nd resolu
tion of tbat body, as printed ip the i|p
utes, reading thus ;
“Washington Street Church, Co
lumbia, S. C. .in
Resolved, That tiie Conference express
its wannest sympathy for our brethren of
the Washington Street Church in Colum
bia.
Tiiat we will welcome to ail our charges
tbe pastor or agent of said church, aud
lend him pur cordial co-operation in rais
ing funds 'for its rebuilding.
Tiiat when the pastor of agent tor said
church cannot come, we will do what we
oau to enlist tiie sympathies aud aid of
our people on behalf of these suffering
brethren.”
I may hero add to the above, as money,
at all times, but especially now, is hard to
get, and as my duties of pastor to this
.church debar much persoual application
in its behalf, I would earnestly entreat
the preachers to bear in mind, before they
go to Conference, especially tbe last clause
of these official resolut.ons.
' Wm. Martin.
Columbia, 3- C, July 31s<, 1869.
A Card.
POST MASTERS NOT TO BE BLAMED.
I mailed my circular soliciting aid for
Spring st. Church to persons iu the coun
try without auy stamps on the envelope
returnable to me. The circulars for tiie
country did not name “stamp envelope”
hut when they run out I put out the
word “stamp" with pen and sent the old
circular, so when the circular with iuside
envelope has no stamp on it, it Is not the
fault of the Post master. Itwaß mailed so
by me. J R. Pickett,
Pastor of Spring st. Church, Charleston.
Newton ct, S. C., Conference.—The
Rev. D. May writes : 1 closed a meetii g
at Concord Church on tiie 3d Sunday 14
July, of ejght days’ duration, which ve
gpited ip the adflflion of 63 members to
the church and about 60 conversions, t
never saw such u display of divine power
as or. oue ntglit during the meeting. Qver
30 were cop verted iu abopt two hours, pud
tiie whole pliurcl) made alive uuto Goff
On the last day of the meeting I received
61 into full fellowship and baptized
adults aud 4 infants. All the praise be to
God,
A Tribute to Protestantism.—ls
Romanism adapted to u free people? Can
it give them strength? Father Hyacinth,
the popular French preacher, lm- la ely
made a confe-sion which deserves atten
tion. In a sermon delivered at in
February, ties orator, who Is not a Pro
testant, exclaimed : “Give back liberty
to the masses; give them back the liberty
of rearing up a Christian household; the
liberty of free education ; tiie liberty that
belongs to the Sabbath ! When the peo
ple of Frauce shall enjoy those three btes
sings, the country will besaved. * * * Do
you know why Prussia triumphed in the
field of battle. ’Twas not because there
was a lack of bravery ou either side, it
was not the effect of that wondrous weap
on tor the acquisition of which men are
now so eager; but it was because the as
sailant was better educated thau the as
sailed, aud had a superior religious train
ing; It was because every Prussian sol
dier bad a Bible in his cap or helmet. In
other places I have asserted, aud I assert
it again here, that which constitoites the
strength of Protestant nations 18, that
when the people come home from thel r
work, they enter tbe family circle, anal,
sitting by the healths read the Bible and
the nation’s ppetry, t Wears be|ijnd hand
With Protestant nations, apd especially
with tuoae that dwell beyond the
apd the Straits of pover. I have troddeft
English soli on two occasions, epp ha VP
come to the cppviotion that the strength
of that oountry is from the Bible.