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THREE DOLLARS PER ANNUM. Vol. XXXII.—No- 47. -dbiamal JJorirg. • -’Miterrzr r ~ -•" " r~r. ; The Soldier’s Widow. by w. P. R. Deep burled In a woodland glen, Afar from noise and strile of men— A cottage hides itself away. And shuns the light of busy day : One stricken heart dwell there— alone, And weeps for joys forever flown. Within that humble home content, A widow pours her long lament— And loves her solitude and gloom, Nor ever sings besides her loom— Her heart still clinging to the dead— Her husband in his soldier-bed. Her love so true, as he to all That bade him heed his country’s call, Was wounded with him when lie bled— But deathless still embraced him dead ; And from Manassas claimed her brave, To give at home a better grave. And now the shadow of her cot, Falls o’er the consecrated spot— And there the household-angel keeps Unbroken vigils where he sleeps ; And widowed lo ve/eels not a fear t Because her hero .deeps so near. And now beneath the homo-wood greeu, The soldier’s tomb so white is seen. With chiselled words so few to tell— All, when,and where he bravely fell; And loving hands still train the vine, With prlile, around the soldier-shrine. And from their leafy homes above, The bird’s still praise this woman’s love— Who by her constant, frugal care , And patient toil and stinted fare, Attained her hope—to build this shrine, For him, who sleeps beneath the vine. And from each neighbor’s rustic home. The children too, delight to come— To cheer the widow’s lonely lot, And see the tomb so near her cot— To read the lines above the grave, And scatter flowers o’er the brave. Bat still within the cottage-gloom, The widow sits, and plies her loom— Content with toil, and humble fare. To give her life to God and prayer; And from her window still to see. The soldier’s tombbeueath the tree. And now the Poet’s tribute done— Bet Pity warm towards tills sad erne ; Os wealth, of Joy, of hopebereft, A tomb is all that Death has left; Ten thousand in our Boutheru laud, Far more than Pity should command ; The wiflow’s cry, The orphan's sigh, In countless homes of gloom ascend, For Father, Husband, Brothor, Frieud-r Our country’s braves, in soldier graves; Det Pity hear the widow’s grief, And send the orphan sweet relief. goctrine anb ©rnerunrc, Bishop McKendreo. FROM "I.IFK,' JJV JiISHOF PAINS. The following sketch of the revival where he was converted, and the preach er who was Instrumental in that work, gives us a tine picture of the men who aroused the church from its apathy, by arousing the sinner from his sleep of death, as well as the wonderful results which attended their labors : This revival, which began under Mr. Easter, and of which young McKendree and thousands of others became the hap py subjects, was a novelty to many. Most of the clergy of the established Church opposed it publicly und ridiculed it in private. The great body of the Church stood aghast at it. It was "wild fire,” “self delusion” or hypocrisy.” No doubt hundreds of honest and conscien tious persons thought they were doing God’s service in striving to repress what they regarded as “religious frenzy.” In their estimation Mr. Easter, and all those who like him strove to arouse the torpid consciences of sinners, and proclaimed a present pardon, and an internal evidence of that pardon, were disturbers of the peace of society, as well as heretics. To the churchman both the preacher and his matter were offensive—the first wauting the odor of succession, the latter, at the same time condemning his profession, Iris experience and his practice. To the. honest and devout Calvinist, having in his mind Calvin's “horrible decree,” the earnest offer of Christ’s death and medi ation, as means available by faith for the salvation of all men, without distinction and without reservation, seemed presump tuous if not profane; so that, in whatever else they disagreed, Churchmen, Calvin ists and quakers united in condemning those who seemed to be “turning the world upside down.” Still the people flocked by hundreds and thousands to hear them, and multitudes became the subjects of this great work. Their plain, earnest and scriptural appeals to con* science ; their solemn and devout man ners ; their disinterestedness, aud the extraordinary faith and dauntless moral courage which Easter and his associates exhibited, and above all the wonderful power which attended their miuistry, were well calculated to excite attention. And they did excite attention. The pri vate houses, old field school houses, and the few meeting houses where circuit preaching had been ordinarily heard, were soon found insufficient to contain the immense throngs of eager listeners. The barns were resorted to, but were soon found to be too small. To the groves, nature’s own temples, the crowds re paired. The villages were emptied of population ; the mechanic laid aside his tools ; the farmer stopped his plows, and mounted his family upon the horses, sometimes two aud three upon a horse ; servants, and those who could find no other means of conveyance started on foot. The roads were crowded ; the vi cinity of the place of worship was covered with horses and vehicles, and thousands gathered around the temporary pulpit aud held their breath to catch every sylla ble of the man of God. Mr. Easter was a man of great purity of life, of a souud mind and deep religious feelings, aud what he clearly apprehend ed, and strongly felt, he spoke with the confidence of one who knows he deliv ers a message from God. He never in dulged in metaphysical discussions, aud rarely iu doctrinal expositions. His themes were repentance, salvation by faith iu Jesus Christ, aud the witness of the spirit. His preaching was of the ex perimental aud practical kind; his man ner hortative. Those who knew him re vered and loved him. When, upon such au occasion as adverted to above, lie arose iu tbe immense congregation, his appear ance and manner inspired awe. His piercing black eyes, bis awful earnest ness, aud bis almost miraculous faith, ar rested every hearer, aud transfixed the most careless. His sentences in the be ginning of his addresses were short, and his language solemn aud pointed. There was no mannerism nor circumlocution. He was full of his subject, and intent on ly upon the rescue of sinners from im pending wrath At once he went to work, invokiug the presence aud power of God, admonishing Christians to pray, and when his faith was mighty assuring them that souls would be converted there that day. Then he would begiu his ap peal to sinners. Their depraved and guil ty condition, their duty, tlie necessity for decision, and the consequences involved, together with the means and evidences of pardon aud regeneration, were concisely and overwhelmingly exhibited ; now soft as au .Eolian harp, while persuading the hesitating or soothing the penitent; anon ringing out like the denunciations from Mount Ebal, when successive peals of curses reverberated against the incorrigi bly impenitent; and then again, “in language sweet as angels use,” whisper ing to the believing penitent blessings richer and more abundant than ever died away in soft aud melodious echoes from Mount Gerizim over the beautiful valley of Shecbem—and yet bis wooie manner was natural and unstudied. He would have despised himself if he had felt con scious that he was aping the orator, or seeking aught but the salvation of his hearers. His communion with God was JMnlkrr« Christian JMvntnt*. too intimate to allow , any less serious or worthy motive; for he who walks closely with God will be fearfully earnest while pleading with man. The power of the Almighty attended his efforts. The pi ous portion of his audience sustained him witli their prayers, and rose with him in faith and zeai as he increased in fervor and force, until the immense con course, agitated by the conflicting emo tions of consternation, grief and joy, at last could restrain themselves no longer, and gave vent to the long pent up but now resistless feelings of their hearts. Borne fled with alarm; others felt as if impaled, while mauy fell to the ground as if stricken by a bolt from heaven. Many were happily converted while he was speaking, until at last some fresh ac cessions to the number of penitents or converts would so swell the wave of emo tion that his voice would he drowned : and then mingled shouts, prayers and songs would rise like the poeans of victo ry or the wails of the wouaded over a bat tle-field. Such were the scenes often witnessed in those days ; and let others call it con fusion. fanaticism, whatever they please, I believe it to have been the work of God, and pray that such scenes may never cease in the Methodist Church ; aud let all who revere his memory recollect that Bishop McKendree was a subject of this glorious work. Surely his life aud death might be regarded as a vindication of such revivals. From the Nashville Christian Advocate. A Question of Law. Under this head an excellent minister writes us the following communication : Mr. Editor: —There is a question of law, touching the legitimate business of a Quar terly Conference, about which there is some difference of opinion among some of our most talented, Intelligent, and pi ous ministers in the Holstou Conference In Section iv., page 53, of our excellent Discipline, this question is asked : “What is the regular business of a Quarterly Con ference? Ans. 1. To hear complaints, and to receive and try appeals.” Now, the question we want settled is, Is it law ful to hear complaints of any kind, in a Quarterly Conference, from any member of the body, against a preacher in charge, who is a member of an Annual Confer ence? We ask not, whether it is the province of a Quarterly Coufereuce to try ttie preacher in charge, wLo is a member of an Annual Conference, for we know it is not; but whether it may hear com plaints agaiust him. To our certain knowledge, the Holston Conference, for the last twenty-five years, we have the lair of usage in favor of hearing complaints, under the administration of every Pre siding Elder under whom we have travel ed. That you may know exactly what we mean, we will suppose a few supposa ble cases. The preacher in charge goes to his ap pointment an hour too soon, aud the con gregation not being there, be leaves be fore they come ; or be goes an hour too late, and the congregation having become weary, aud feeling disappointed, have all left before his arrival; or he does not go at ail, and the congregation knows no reason for his non-attendance. Aud this happens frequently, we will say. Or, when he does go, he spends a half-hour, or three-quarters, in desultory remarks, before he has really done the service, he takes up that same strain of desultory re marks, and leads off lor half an hour, or three-quarters, longer. Or he is conduct lug a love-feast service, and in his prelimi nary remarks, reading his Bible-lesson, anil hymn, singing and prayer, aud nar rating his own Christian experience, he 'consumes all the hour and u halfj but 22 minutes. However clever he might be in other respects, he would be considered a most intolerable “bore” to any intelli gent congregation. Is this all to be kept close from the Presiding Eider, only as he may chance to pick it up in incoherent parcels, from individual members in the pastoral charge ? Or does the law con template the mention of these, and kiu dred things, in the Quarterly Conference, that he may have the benefit of explana tion, orexcuse himself, or promise amend ment, and reinstate himself in the confi dence of his people? Cowper. Oct. 11, 1869. We need not say that editors “go out as commou men” when they venture to an swer questions like those propounded by our correspondent. But we have no ob jection to show our opinion iu the premi ses— it is this : As the Discipline makes it the duty of the stewards “to tell the preachers what they think wrong iu them," we think they should do so, aud, if they will not amend, we think they should inform the Presiding Elder, whose business it is to take oversight of all the preachers in his District. As the travel ing preachers are not amenable to the Quarterly Conference, we do uot think complaints against them should be receiv ed by that court. By reference to the Journal of the General Conference of 1860, page ISO,-it will be seen that the Bishops were requested to give au official decision as to what is meant by the word "com plaints,” iu the question asked in Quar terly Conferences, "Are there any com plaints?” Bishop Pierce, iu behalf of the College of Bishops, answered, that they consider thar the word “complaints” in cludes cases of official neglect in the offi cers of the Church responsible to the Quarterly Conference, and grievances growing out of non-payment of debt and cases of arbitration. At that session of the General Conference, the rules concern ing arbitration, etc., were taken out of the Diseipin, so that the word “complaints” now refers exclusively to “cases of official neglect in the officers of the Chiirch re sponsible to the Quarterly Conferences.” We take occasion to state that the opin ion which we have given coincides pre cisely witii Bishop MoTyeire’s, which will appear iu his “Manual of the Discipline,” a capital work, so long desiderated, now in press. From the tenor of the communication of “Cowper," we should judge that some of the traveling preachers ought to be complained of before some court which has jurisdiction. Neglect of pastoral du ty, or the perfunctory performance of it, suiely ought to be severely censured. We gather this from the communication, that some of the preachers content themselves with' reading one “ Scripture-lesson, ” whereas the Discipline prescribes two for the morning service, oue out of the Old and the other out of the New Testament. It appears, too, that the preacher com plained of reads "his Bible-lesson” at the commencement of the service, whereas, In the Discipline, “siugiug” is put first, and such was the order observed by Mr. Wesley aud the old Methodists —very properly, too, because when the lesson is read at the beginning of the service, many persons have not arrived, aud they are coming in all the while the minister is reading, so that few hear the word of God when it is read. The service should he introduced by singing, as that brings into the church the people who are lingering around it, aud those who enter during sing ing do not disturb either the minister or the congregation, as much as when they enter at auy other part of the service. Besides, nothing so tranquilizes aud exalts the spirits as sacred music—it puts the mind and heart “in frame” for the worship of God. It exorcises the worldly demon, just as tlie harp of David ejected the evil spirit from Saul, and the playing of the minstrels calmed the spirit of Elisha, ami prepared him to utter the divine oracle. We wish all our ministers would pay more attention to these matters. The cultua of the Church is of immense importance, and it oughE to receive as much attention as the sermon. Let ministers select their lessons with great care—read them over in their closets mark the proper pronunciation of every word, and note where to give the proper emphasis—choose their hymns and study them iu like manner—and “take with them words,” the most “acceptable words,” (their own or others, especially those of Holy Writ) wtien they lead the congregation in their solemn addresses to the throne of grace. ’Tis not a cause of small Import Tlie pastor’s care demands “Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully”—or as it reads in the margin and in the Septuagint, “negli gently,” which is perhaps the true ren dering—but it makes little difference, for he who does it “negligently,” does it “de ceitfully.” Scolding in the Pulpit. i “He that winneth souls is wise.” Pro i verbs xi, 30. There is a difference’ between winning and driving, and one of the commonest | mistakes of the pulpit is the confounding | of the two, and of indulging in a fault | finding, ceusorious spirit, instead of the ! opposite. Ministers may find many | things going wrong in their churches, | their members becoming lukewarm and i worldly-minded, indulging in practices 1 inconsistent with their profession, and ! that hinder the cause of Christ, and they rail out against them from Sabbath to | Sabbath, and wonder that their tirades do not check these evils ; that they con i tinue just as bad, or become even worse i than they were before. They feel that ministerial faithfulness requires that they I should bear testimony against the sins of their flocks, and endeavor to induce them ! to forsake them ; and so it does, but they I mistake the best method of doing it. Churches, in thi9 matter, are very much like families. They may be governed and modeled by kindness and affection, but not by scolding aud fault-finding. When affection is at the helm of a fami ly, and beams out iu every look and ac tion of its head, and sorrow, rather than anger, is depicted in the countenance, when any of its members do wrong, the family can be Very easily corrected, in all ordinary eases. But when petulence and railing follow each other in quick succes sion, and the members come to feel that they will be scolded and harshly found fault with for every little error they may fall into, all family government soon comes to an end. The head of the family loses all power to mould it. Just so it is with Churches. They may be persuaded, encouraged and reasoned into almost any thing that is proper, but they can be scolded aud driven into nothing. Said the sweet-tempered Christian poet, Cow per, in a letter to the Rev. John New:on : “No man was ever scolded out of bis sins. The heart, corrupt as it is, and be cause it is so, grows angry if it be not treated with some management and good i manners, and scolds again. A surly mas tiff'will perhaps bear to be poked, though he will even growl under the operation, but if you touch him roughly he will bite. There is no grace that the spirit of self can counterfeit with more saccess than a reli gions zeal. A mau thinks that he is skillful in searching the hearts of others, when lie is only gratifying the malignity ! of liis own, and charitably supposes his ! hearers destitute of grace, that he may | siiiue the more iu his eyes by comparison. When he lias performed this notable task, lie wonders that they are not converted. He has given it to them soundly, and if they do not tremble and confess that God is in them in truth, lie gives them up as reprobate, incorrigible, and lost for ever. But a man that loves me, if he sees me in error, he will pity me, and endeavor calmly to convince me of it, an'd persuade me to forsake it. If he has great and good news to tell me, he will not do it angrily, and in much heat and discompo sure of spirit. It is not therefore easy to conceive on what ground a minister can justify a conduct which only proves that he does not understand his errand. The absurdity of it would cerlainlystrikehim, if he were not himself deluded.” Sharp rebuke is sometimes necessary and useful, but all other means should be tried before it is resorted to. And when we who preach the Gospel, fail iu our at tempts to reform our hearers, we ought not at once to settle down in a stale of self-satii-faction with our own efforts, aud lay all the blame on the depravity of oth ers, aud not nur own. It is possible that we may not have approached them in a right spirit, and plied them with proper motives, and if so, we may be as much to blame as they are.— House's Scripture Cabinet. Hereditary Class Leaders. The Rev. William Gritnshaw, incum bent of Haworth, sent Mr. Wesley to preach at a village near Todmorden, iu 1757. Mr. Wesley says in his Journal, “Mr. Gritnshaw led us to Gawkstiaw, to a lone home, near Todmorden, on the side of an enormous mountain. The congre gation stood and sat row above row, in the sylvan theatre.” Mr. Wesley preach ed out of doors. Those lone and majestle mountains captivated him. *l’he locality was in what was called the “Keighley Round,” aud an old circuit book is kept at Keighley with a list of the members then in that society, dated 1763. There are forty-seven names entered, and amongst them are “David Lacy, stuff maker, Longfleld.” David had been, turned out of doors by tiis father for be coming a Methodist. He next resided with a family at Waterside, and in his leisure made brooms in order to save money to pay his class and ticket money. After he had been a member several years tie was made a leader, worked hard during a long life, loved the means of grace, and died a worthy man at the age of 83. At his death his son Thomas, following in his father’s footsteps, accepted tlie leadership of the class iu which he had long been a mem ber, aud from which not a few of the members bad passed in triumph to heaven. When tiie hand of deatli had removed all the family but one daughter, Haunah La cy accepted the leadership of the same class, held in the same place, and contin ued it till iu tlie ripe old age of eighty uiqe years she went to her reward. Thus was this class conducted by tlie members of one family from about 1770 to 1852, a period of more than eighty years. It was a class of loving brethren and sisters, seek ing to save their own souls and those around them; the discipline of that class was a rule of love, and heaven only can reveal how much happiness was created by the example of that one godly family. Whilst literary and scientific institutions, with nobility to patronise, and wealth to encourage, and music and oratory to give a charm to them, have to complain of poor attendance and waut of interest felt in them, here is a Methodist class meet ing, led oy a holy man or woman, main taining its influence, interest, and vigor for more than four score years. The dis cipline which prevailed there is available for every Methodist class in the world. “See how these Christians love one an other!” That Wonderful Prayer. Which? Why, that one which your mother taught you. Did you ever think, short though it may be, how much there is ih it? Like a diamond in the crown of a queen, it unites a thousand sparkling gems in one. It teaches all of us, every one of us to look to God as our parent —"Our Father.” It prompts us to raise our thoughts and desires above the earth—“ Who art in heaven.” It tells us we must reverence our Heav enly Father—“ Hallowed be thy name.” It breathes a missionary spirit—" Thy kingdom come.” Aud asuhmUsive.obedient spirit—“ Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” And a dependent, trusting spirit—“ Give us this day our daily bread.” And a forgiving spirit—“ Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who tres pass against us.” And a cautious spirit—“ Deliver us from evil.” And last of all, an adoring spirit—“ For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever—Amen.” Now is it not both a wonderful and beautiful prayer? Jesus, our dear Saviour, taught it; and who could better tell us how to pray to His Father and pur Father, to His God and our God ? A Tribute to Methodism.— “l was brought up au Episcopalian, hut I went into the Methodist Church by choice. My friends said, ‘You are not going into that Church ; that is the Church of common people, the unwashed, aud it won’t suit you at all.’ I replied, ‘Well, I think it will.’ Why are you going into it ?’ they inquired. I answered, ‘Because I think it is alive. I want a living Church, not a dead one. I want not only a praying and preaching minister, but I want him to preach without his notes, and I want him to pray without the book. I can pray by the book myself; I want his heart to beat against my heart, his bosom against my bosom. I waut to know that there is a man throbbing, thrilling, and feeling, with all deep emotions and ail kindly and benevolent passions stirring within his bosom, for my interests. I waut to feel that PUBLISHED BY J. W. BURKE & CO., FOR THE M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH. Macon, <4a., Friday, November 19, 1869. j when a roan stands up in the pulpit to i preach to me he is looking dowu*‘*3B it | were into a grave, as if there was a win ; dow in the heart by which he ! the skeletons that are in our closets, the \ schemes that have been frustrated, the sorrows that have scarred us, and all I the tribulations that have made our lives crooked. It is iu the Methodist Church | that you will get these men.’ ” Such was ! the recent testimony of an American oiti : zen to the Church and ministry of his ■ choice. From the Christian Intelligencer. • Affliction. "Look upon mine affliction and my pain, and forgive all toy sins.” Affliction laid her heavy hand Upon this shrinking, mortal frame, And days of pain an.l sleepless nights. I In wearisome succession came. Then also came my sins to mind— Os youthtul days and riper years— -1 Ami when their magnitude I saw. My faithless heart was tilled with fears. But oh i I have a faithful God, And in this hour of sad distress He heard my supplicating cry, And sent the Comforter to bless. I saw my sins on Jesus laid, I saw the Father reconciled: I heard the loving Spirit say, “Draw near! thou’rt an adopted child.” My Heavenly Father! then I knew Tnat Xhouhad’el seen my grlei and pain That Thou hads’t all iny sins lorgiven, Aud death would beeierual gain. But since it seemeth good to Thee, That 1 should yet remain below. Oh ! make me as a weaned child, ’Till I from faith to vision go. Courage at the Last. The excellent Sir William Forbes, the biographer of Beattie, uttered this: “Tell those,” said he, “that are drawing down to the bed of death, from my experience, that it has no terrors ; that in the hour when it is most wanted there is mercy with the Most High; and that some change takes place which fits the soul to meet its God.” When the loyal Earl of Derby came to his execution, although he had said, in j previous times, that he could die in fight, ! but kuew not how it might be on the j scaffold, he now said that he could lay his i head on the block as cheerfully as on his i pillow. “Let my people know,” said the pious I Arch deacon Aylmer, “that their Pastor j died uudaunted, and not afraid of death. ; I bless my God that 1 have no fear, no j doubt, uo reluctation, but an assured eon- I fldeuce iu the siu-overcomiug merits of i Jesus Christ.” Thus said Peter Finley: “Give my love to the people of Princeton ; tell them that I am going to die, and that I am not afraiit of death.” "O, de not fear to die.” said Mrs. East, in dying ; “you will find the word of God sure; all will be fulfilled, and you will find it so.” These were the words of Haliburton : “I, a poor, weak, timorous mau, ouce as much afraid of death as auy—l, that have beeu many years under the terror of death —come uow, iu the mercy of God, and by the power of his grace, composedly aud with joy to look death iu the face.” It ofteu appears that exactly those from whom constitutional courage or philoso phic firmness could least be expected go down into the valley of death with most complete triumph over their past appre hensions. In the recollections of mauy, some such example of a dying friend will occur with convincing power and tender ness. They tell us that this absence of fear is no fruit of nature, of habit, or of stren uous etfoit, but tlie gift of Him who gave to death its terrors when he made it ttie doom of sin, and who takes those terrors away when sin is blotted out through the blood of the Lamb. —George Ewgcs*. * Marginal Readings IN THE ENGLISH VERSION OF THE SCRIPTURES. There are certain facts concerning the English Version of the Scriptures so well known as to scarcely need mention. These are: (I.) That words printed in italics have uo words auswering to them in the original—they were supplied by the translators to complete the sense. (2) That where the title Lord is printed (iu the Old Testament) in capital letters, (LORD) the term iu the original is JEHO VAH: and (3.) That the marginal read ings (not references ) are of equal authority with the text, haviug beeu the work of the translators. There is oue fact, however, in reference to these marginal readings that has al most vanished from the knowledge of the Church. They are of two kinds, that the difference was noted by tlie translators by a difference in tiie reference marks which they employed. In examining a Bible, having margiual readings, issued by the American Bible Society, (who very prop erly retain the old notation,) it will be perceived that only two marks are em ployed—viz: th & parallel lines (jj) and tlie dagger (f). Where the former mark (||) is employed, the margiu gives a mere alter native translation of the original word, which the translators did not think as good as tlie one placed by them iu the text; but where the latter (f) is used, the marginal reading is always the literal translation of the original, and the text presents the tauslators’ opinion as to the idea intended to be conveyed by the ori ginal. Thus Isaiah 26: 4. is printed in the text; “Trust ye in the Lord forever : for in the Lord JEHOVAH (in Jah Je hovah) is (-everlasting strength.” The margin gives as the literal translation of the phrase rendered in the text "ever lasting strength,” “the rock of ages.” It will also be perceived that wherever the dagger mark occurs, the marginal reading is, iu the Old Testament, always prefaced witii the abbreviation Jieh., (for Hebrew,) and in the New Testament with Or. (for Greek.) In the Book of Daniel, Chald. (for Chaldaic) also occurs. It will repay any one to read the Bible with au eye to these marks. The word whose literal translation is thrown into the margin is almost always some figurative expression, the employment of which give a force and grandeur to the Scripture which does not appear iu the text—as in Ihe passage above quoted from Isaiah. How far su perior is the expression “in the Lord Je hovah is the rock of ages” to that which the text presents! It is to be regretted that many promin ent publishers (Bagster for instance) have given up these distinctive marks, substi tuting their place mere numerals.— N. Y. Observer. An Unavailing Plea, Suppose a criminal indicted for theft, should offer this plea : “1 have obeyed more laws than I have broken. I have stolen only onee'or twice, aud have respected the rights of my fel lowmen thousands of times, and I certain ly ought to be acquitted.” Would the plea be respected ? No criminal would be so foolish as to urge it. But men of intel ligence rely upon the same as between themselves and God. But obedience can never cancel disobe dience. We have only done our duty when we obey in every act. If we faii iu oue act, obedience ever after will not change the fact, nor obliterate tlie guilt. That sin will stand forever a blot, a shame upon the soul, and shut it out of heaven, unless washed away by the blood of Christ. A sin can never be recalled, never be changed, never be made anything else than a sin, and its guilt must stand so long as the siu exists. Our Creator and Redeemer alone has the power to relieve us from this guilt, and he does it only on condition of repeutance and faith. To that remedy we exhort you to fly. Never hope to wash away your sins by your own acts, but resort toalmigbty power, infinite mercy, atoniDg blood.— Morning Star. What Constitutes Hell?— Dr. Nor man McLeod is accredited, in one of our exchanges, with the following: “Let the fairest star be selected, like a beautious island in the vast and shoreless sea of the azure heavens, as the future home of the criminals from earth, and let them pos sess whatever they most love, and all that is possible for God to bestow ; let them be endowed with undying bodies, and with minds which shall ever retain their intel lectual powers; let no Saviour ever press his claims upon them, no God reveal him self to them, no Sabbath ever dawn upon them, no saint ever live among them, no prayer ever be heard withiD their borders ; but let society exist there forever, smitten only by the leprosy of hatred to God, and with utter selfishness as its all-pervading and eternal purpose—then, as sure as the j of righteousness exists, on which i rests the throne of God aud the goveru- I ment of the universe, a society so consti ! tuted must work out for itself a hell of solitary and bitter suffering, to which i there is uo limit except the capacity of a ; finite nature! Alas! the spirit that is without love to its God or its neighbor, is already possessed by a power which must at least create for its own self-torment a worm that will never die, and a fire that can never more be quenched ! Popular Preachers, It is a matter of great congratulation when the sacred truths of the gospel lighting upon the congenial heart, are re commended to the world with all the clearness of an irresistible logic and all the charms of sacred eloquence. When popular preachers are devoted to truth aud preach with all the humility of the humblest piety, they are inestimable gifts to the world. They are like a sun rising in a clear morning, without a mist to ob struct their rays, and making their utility more useful by the beauty which adorns it. tiucii popularity is a power, especially if every body is more conscious of it than the owner himself. When an angel visits our world he may spread his golden wiugs, mortals may admire, but the an gel himself is intent on his message, he celivers it aud departs we are bene fited by his visit. But men are not an gels, nor is every popular preacher a wit ness to the truth. Popularity is some times brought by the concealment, the perversion, or even by the abandonment of the gospel. Some of tiiese men use their powers only to betray their tiust. We can hardly conceive a greater evil. Suppose a mau, ih the garb of a clergy man, with just truth enough not to be a buffoon ; with a boundless fancy, full of illustration, never wanting a sparkling thought, and more intent on striking than instructing his audience, always saying smart things with all the newspapers iu the country’watching to report his point ed sayjngs. Suppose him to have the fac ulty of setting a thousand admirers to rep resent him as the only man who knows how to meet demands of the age, though heaven only knows what these demands are. What shall we say of such an exhi bitionist ? We must say a very great price is put into his hand to get aud to impart divine wisdom. What a blessing such a man may be! How many thousands might he conduct to salvation? What a crown of rejoicing might he receive in the great day ! “They that turn many to righteous ness shall shiue as the stars forever and ever.”— Rev. Leonard WUhington, 1). D. What is Thine Age. “Father,” said a Persian monarch to an old man who, according to oriental usage, bowed before the sovereign’s throne, “pray be seated ; I cannot receive homage from one bent with years, and whose head is white with the frosts of age. “And now, father,” said tiie monarch, when the old man had taken the proffer ed seat, "tell me thine age, how many of the sun’s revolutions hast thou counted ?” “Sire,” answered the old man, “I am but four years old.” "What!” interrupted tlie kiug, “ffearest thou not to answer me falsely, or dost thou je-t on the very brink of the tomb ?” “I speak uot iaisely, sire,” replied the aged man, “neither would I offer a foolish jest on a subject so solemn. Eighty long years have f wasted in folly and sinful pleasures and in amassing wealth, none of which can I take with me when I leave this world. Four years only have it spent in doing good to my fellow-men ; and shall I couut those years that have been utterly wasted ? Are they not worse than a blank, and is not that portion only worthy to be reckoned as a part of my life which has truly auswered life’s best end ?” Daniel Webster on Goino to Church.— Many years ago, when Dauiel Webster stood at the summit of his com manding influence, upon a certain Sab bath lie entered a small Methodist church iu the vicinity of Washington. The num ber of persons in attendance was few, and the house and furniture were of a very inferior description. The preacher was a plain, unlettered man, who had never enjoyed auy advantages of educa tion, but who did possess a heart warmed by the glow and excellence of the gospel. At tlie close of the services as Mr. Web ster was leaving the bouse, a clerk of one of tiie departments, who bad been pres ent, accosted Mr. Webster, and expressed regret that a man of his eminence aud ex tensive information should have been compelled to listen to so plain a discourse. ‘‘You mistake!” replied Mr. Webster; “I have been deeply interested and moved by the sermon. As you say, the preacher has no learning from the books, but be has evidently been .instructed by the highest of teachers—the Spirit of God. We go to church, sir, not merely to have our minds enlightened, but to have the emotious of our hearts awakened aud ex cited towards divine things. This igno rant man, as we call him, has attained a reach of knowlege which no mere learn ing can give. He has taught us our duty to God. May we perform it!” —The Christian Witness. An Aimless Life. —“l committed,” says one, "one fatal error in my youth, and dearly have I abided it. I started in life without an object, even without an ambition. My temperament disposed me to ease, aud to the full I indulged the disposition. I said to myself, ‘I have ail that I see others contending for: why should I struggle?’ I knew not the curse that lights on those who have never to struggle for anything. Had I created for myself a definite pursuit—literary, scien tific, artistic, social, political, no matter what, so there was something to labor for and to overcome—l might have been hap py. I feel this now—too late ! The pow er is gone. Habits have become chains. Through all the profitless years gone by, I seek vainly for something to remem ber with pride or even to dwell on with satisfaction. I have thrown away a life. I fe«n, sometimes, as if there were noth ing remaining to me worth living for. I am an uuhappy man.” East Texas Conference. Rev. Jeff. Shook, Secretary, writes to the Texas Christian Advocate: The 25th* session of the East Texas Conference met in Henderson, Wednesday, Oct. 20<h, at 9 o’clock, A. M., —Bishop Woi. M Wight man in tbe Chair. We have lost one of our number, Brother J. R. Burk, who, his Presiding Elder reported, died in great peace and triumph. The numeri cal strength of the Church has been great ly enlarged ; finances are improving, and a healthy state of spirituality and relig ious devotion characterizes our Zion gen erally; hundreds have been converted and added to the church the past year. The subject of education received a liberal share of attention, and the plan suggest ed and adopted, if carried into successful, systematic execution, will work out an endless and untold amount of good to the generations following. We had a pleas ant session; the Bishop was always up with his part of the work. This time the preachers got into such a hurry to get home they would not, or at least, did not givli him time nor chance to give us, and leave with us, his parting blessing in the form v of a deliberate and religious exhor tatiou, as he would freely have done. Here are the appointments: Marshall District.— L. P. Livery, P. E.; Marshall st, Thos W Rogers; Mar shall ct. G W Cottingham; Eiysian Fields ct, J R Middleton; Carthage ct, J R. Bel lamy; Carthage eol’d charge, supplied by G Bird, eol’d; Henderson st, N W Burks; Beiview ct, Neill Brown; Starrville ct, J 8 Mathis; Marshall & Harrison, eol’d charge, sup, by C Wells, eol’d; Harrison mis, Dan’l Morse. Palestine District.— L. R. Dennis P. E-; Palestine st, John Adams; Kicka poo and Palestine ct, D P Cullio; J H Neely, sup; Tyler st, supplied by Isaac Alexander; Rusk and Alto st, C G Young; Jeff Shook, sup; Jacksonville ct, E F Boone; Rusk ct, to be supplied ; M Math ews, sup; Rusk colored charge, supplied by D Mims, eol’d; Athens ct, £ P Rog- era; Tyler colored charge, supplied by William Taylor, col’d. San Augustine District.—D S. Wat kins, P. E.; Sau Augustine ct, to be sup plied; Jasper ct, E L Armstrong; Barks ville ct, supplied by Benjamin Powell; Shelbyviile ct, M Donegan; Melrose ct, A D Parks; Douglas ct, Wm N Bonner, J W Overall, sup; Mt. Ehterprize ct, D W Ross; Milam ct, L C Crouse. Crockett District.—J. C. Wooiam, P. E.; Crockett ct, W C Collins; Crockett colored charge, supplied by H Jennings, col’d; Sumter ct, supplied by G M Hop per; Homer ct, F M Stovall; Livingston ct, A M Box; Livingston colored charge, supplied by E Campbell, col’d; Woodville ct, T A Scurlock; A Young, supernume rary. R S Finly aud John W Fields, trans ferred to the Trinity Conference. John B Tullis, superannuated. Samuel Weaver, located. J R Burk, died last year. L P Lively aud Jefferson Shook, cleri cal delegates to the General Conference. N W Burks, reserve. Lay, James F Taylor and M H Bonner, Lay Delegates to the General Conference; L V Greer, reserve. Next Conference to be held at Carthage, Panola county, Texas. Arkansas Conference Appointments. Helena district.—J M Steele, P E; Helena st, J L Denton; Helena ct, J A Williams; Walnut Bend, D W Reid; Ma rion, B Harris; Oceola, L D Webb. Jacicsonport District.—G A Dannel ly, P E; Jacksonport st, J H Dye; Jack son port ct, W W Gillespie; Black River, J H Coxe; Cache mis, H P Clay; Cotton Plapt, J Mackey; Augusta, C H Gregory; E T Jones, supernumerary; Clarendon, E M Baker; Surrounded Hill, T H How ard; Prairie, W G Hilton; Trenton, George Deboze; Augusta, Clarendou, Jacksouport, aud Cotton Plaut colored circuits, to be supplied. Harrisburg District.—W A Cobb, P E; Harrisburg, to be supplied by W C Malone; Wittsburg, John W Walkup; Taylor’s Creek, E W Coleman; Jonesboro, H T Gregory; Greensboro, to be supplied by I) B Warren; Gainsviile, W M Wat son; Maumella, J P Webb; Madison, W T Noe. Batesville District. —B Lee, P E; Batesville st, T C Ellis; Batesville ct, A R Bennick; Bethesda, James A Walden; Smithville, M C Morris; Pocahontas, to be supplied by W Phipps; Grand Glaize, W R Young; Prospect Bluff, C S Floyd; Big .Creek, F A Ellis; Wallace Cove mis, W E Whitten berg; Evening Shade, H A Barnett; Mammoth Spring inis, R N Francis. Searcy District.—M B Pearson, PE; Searcy st, Geo H Shaeffer; Searcy ct, R G Brittain; Cadron, Thos A Graham; Clinton, J Griffin; Lewisburg st, Isbam Xi Burrow; Lewisburg ct, A C Ray; Gal ley Rock, P A Moses; Dover, 1 L Hicks; Clarksville) to be supplied by N Futrell; Piney, J M Bewley; Agent American Bi ble Society, John Rhyne; Searcy colored ct, J W Patton. • Fort Smith District.-J .) Roberts, P E; Fort Smith st, Thus Wainrighl; Fort Smith ct, H M Granade; Greenwood, F A Tass; Booneville, F M Moore; Wal dron, W RKnowlton; Bluffton, N EFair; Danville, George F Fair; Dardanelles!, S S Key: Dardauelie ct, C H Ford; Shoal Creek, H M Youngblood; Ozark, G H Waren; Van Buren st, Sydney Babcock; Van Buren ct, R A Allison. Fayetteville District.—W M Math es, P E; Fayetteville, to be supplied by E J Dawue; Evansville, J Grant; Viney Grove, T S Smith; Maysville, R C Aytch ley; Centre Poiut, D Sturdy; Beutonville, J M Clayton; Van Winkle mis, I T Rice; White River to be supplied by Moses Dut ton; Huntsville, J M King. \ ellville District.—W R Foster, P E; Yellville, .1 H Wade; Crooked Creek, D W Evans; Carrollton, A Mathes; Jas per mis, G R Bryce; Marshall, W H D.y ler; Flatwood, W J H Martin; Wild Haws, B F Hall; Salem mis, J H Hall; Mountain Home, V B Tate. Transferred.—C N McGuire, to Noith west Texas Conference; M Arrington, to St. Louis Coufereuce; E R BirCus, to Lit tle Rock Conference; E B Plummer, to Memphis Conference: A T Goodioe, to Tennessee Conference ; J H Porter, to In dian Mission Conference, anil appointed to Oekmulgee; S P Hicks, to Indian Mis sion Conference, aud appointed to Scuily ville. Religious A Hard Case. “Observer,” in Zion’s Herald says: At one of the camp-meetings, this season, I heard a hymn sung, commencing • with the following: “ I saw a way-worn traveler, Industv garments clad; llis eet were wend Ina homeward, His look was very sad.’ A few Sabbath evenings later, I wit nessed au almost exact fulfilment of much set fortli iu that descriptive hymn. A minister, somewhat aged, passed on foot towards his rural home. He has a stated appointment for preaching, is acceptable and useful, but before the Sabbath, had walked eight •or ten miles to a town where he was to supply a pulpit in ex change. He gave two discourses; no oue invited him to take refreshments at noon, nor any one to supper after the afternoon service. So, without taking any food af ter breakfast, he walked home the whole distance. I spoke to him by the wayside. He said he had seen no way to get dinner or sup per without taking,for them, and that he felt he could not do. He had walked in the heat and dust about three hours; ap peared weary, faint, ejected, aid sad “The sun was sinking low.” His own sun, too—the sun of life—was going down. His cottage home was not far away ; his heavenly home, near. He gathered cour age, and with a somewhat lighter step passed on; and as he went out of sight, I fancied— " He shouted, as he Journeyed, Deliverance will come.” At the last day. tire Judge will say,' ‘‘l was hungry, and ye gave me no meat.” To some it may prove true, iu a literal sense. The neglect to Invite ministers home is getting very common. People seem afraid to give them a cup of tea and a light lunch. Yet this is all they may care for. “Given to hospitality,” is a sign of grace. Such conduct as this is a disgrace to any church. The last paragraph is the comment of Zion’s Herald. We suppose such a case could only have happened in New Eng land or heathendom. The Protestant Episcopal “Situation.” A recent letter from Rev. Dr. 8. H. Tyng. Sen., directed to the Committee on the Revision of the Prayer Book, indi cates the disruption of the Church as im minent. aud possibly desirable. He says: I look forward to the general meetings of this autumn as an occasion at which we shall probably settle finally great prin ciples of contest and action, either result ing in our separation or our snbmission ; beyond which, for the present at least, we shall have no more discussion. That our brethren will much longer bear the in roads of bold oppression—bolder heresy— is in my judgment not to be anticipated, or perhaps desired. I have no fears of the issue of such a movement if it shall he conducted with calmness and determina tion. I cannot say I am without desire to see it successfully ’effected, though I should much more desire to see the Church as it now stands prove faithful to the truth of God and to the liberty of Christ. The deep feeling, firm determination, and bold words of Dr. Tyng, and many other Low Churchman, have led several of the Bishops to take advanced action on the subject at issue. Various consulta tions have been had between them and the reformers, resulting in the prospec tive Episcopal action set forth in the fol lowing paragraph, from the Protestant Churchman: We have arrived at a point from which it is important to review the progress made and the position now occupied. A number of Bishops have recently held conferences with certain of the clergy and laity iu regard to the present condition of our Church. A wide range of views were represented, aud a considerable variety of opinion expressed. The prevailing feel ing was one of deep disquietude as to the existeuce of corruptions of doctrine and errors of practice in the Church. The conviction was finally almost if not quite, unanimous that it was important that those Bishops who felt that the state of opiniou in the Church demanded some modification of the Baptismal Office should immediately announce the fact, and at ouce enter upon a course of effort calou lated to secure such results at the next General Convention. This declaration, we understand, is to be made at once by ten or twelve Bishops, iu the form of a letter to their brethren. It is also under stood that iu committing themselves thus far, these Bishops by uo means preclude themselves from further actiou in the same direction whenever it shall seem to them necessary or desirable.— N. Y. Ad vocate. Going to Rome. The Protestant Churchman says that the Rev. James K. Stone, late President of Kenyon College, and still later the Presi dent of Hobart College, has given iu his adhesion to the church of Rome, and was formally received into that body on Sep tember 12th. The New York Independ ent states that two-thirds of the students in tlie general Episcopal Theological Seminary in that city have just gone over to the Roman Catholics. The institution is said to be under decided High Church control. The Churchman, after mentioning the fact of Dr. Stone’s perversion, oharges Rome upon the Church the responsibility for it in the following emphatic words: “We make this sad announcement in our columns not only to express our sympa thy which we feel for Dr. Stone, whose awaking sooner or later must be most painful : not only to express our sympa thy witli those who, being nearest to him, are most deeply distressed, but to ask where lies the responsibility of sueh a lamentable fall. We do not hesitate to say, and we believe that uiue out of ten of our readers will say, that blame at taches in a great measure to us all. If we use a service-book in which the Romish ideas of priesthood and priestly absolu tion are sanctioned, in which an undue importance is attached to Cbnrcli authori ty and to ttie efficacy of ministerial acts, then we ourselves are putting our young men in a Romeward way ; we are filling their minds with ideas which, under cer tain influences, will inevitably lead to Rome. . . . We hope that this sad per version will lead in ail directions to “great searchings of heart.” Let parents and teachers be instructed by it. Let thoße who hold the chief places of authority in our Church be reminded of the high and awful responsibility. Let us all ask our selves, and that before God, wtietber we will any longer allow our Church to be a nursery to that apostate communion which the Spirit of God himself has styl ed The Mother of Harlots and Abomina tions of the Earth." Welsh Methodists.— Dr. Candiish thus reports his visit to the Calvinistic Methodists of Wales: “The most marvel ous scene I ever witnessed, or hone to wit ness on this earth, was the gathering of the people to hear the preaching of the gospel. Thirty thousand people were gatherid there hearing the gospel preach ed, and I was most deeply impressed with the whole scene. The preaching was, of course, in Welsh, but I had beside me a brother who interpreted so as I could fol low tlie preaching in a great degree; and 1 would certainly say that the preachiug seemed to me of a most remarkable kind, as laying tlie foundation in a simple, clear, doctrinal exposition, and then the practi cal appeal. The brethren in Wales are thoroughly Calvinistic in doctrine aud in their order, aud they assume tile name now of the Welsh Presbyterian Church. This they are eutltled to do; for purely through study of the divine word and the leadings of Providence, without external influence to any extent worth noticing, they came to the conclusion of being thor oughly Calvinistic in creed and really Presbyterian in their Government. And they ure really tlie National Church in Wales, though .not established. The Es tablished Church has a mere partial exist aiice; and the Presbyterian Methodists aro the National Church, as was well pioved by that immensegatheringof thir ty ttiousaud people. All works round about—tlie slate quarries, etc., were stop ped, aud all classes of tlie people came into Bangor; aud, as I have said, ttie ef fect produced upon me was such as I shall never forget—to see tlie whole of that vast assembly listening with profound emotion, the tears running down from their eyes and chiefly from the eyes of the men, young aud old. I confess I could not res train my own before the service was over. I cannot enlarge upon this; but I venture to propose that, after hearing my some what informal communication, the As sembly should agree to appoint deputies to visit the uext quarterly meeting in (Sep tember of the Presbyterian Church in North Wales.” Separation of the American Epis copal Church. —A division in the Epis copal church in this country seems inevi table. Under the head of “A Call for Ac tion,’* the Episcopalian demunds boldly and strongly the following changes: "The Baptismal Office, tbo Commuuiou Office, the Catechism, which are persistently claimed to teach the Sacramentarian theo ry, must be revised ; and the Apostolic Succession, in short, the whole tissue of the priestly character and sacramental grace theory, must be expunged and swept from the liturgy and standards of our ciiurcb, as the mediieval rubbish aud 'old wives' fables’ of dark and corrupt ages. Reason with the ruling majority—afford them theopportunity to reform the church in its heads and members—and then, if they will not do it, we can go forth to tbe laud of promise aud of freedom.” On the other baud, tbe ritualistic rector of St. Alban's Episcopal cburcii, affirms that tbe Episcopal and Roman Catholic beliefs are alike, although the members do not ebrn luune together owing to the intrigues at the court of Rome at the time of the Re formation. He asserts that the churches are actually one, that the members are all Roman Catholic, and he hoped to see the day when they would be united under the latter name. Dr. H. W. Lee, Bishop of lowa, also has written a letter in favor of the revision of the Prayer Book. He iiad been opposed to the measure, but is now convinced of its necessity as the only means of averting the calamity now seri ously threatened, of an actual and open division of the church. The revision should be made, he says, on a broad and comprehensive basis, and not upon that of any mere sectarian party in the church. Rev. William Taylor in India.— This distinguished evangelist is to spend six months in India. He is now in Aus tralia, from which place he will sail for India in October. We learn that his plan is to begin his labors in Ceylon, and going from thence to Madras and Calcutta, pass on up into North India, so as to spend about three months among the brethren of our Indian Mission. He goes to them in response to an informal invitation, and will lie most cordially received and sec onded in bis work. All who know Mr. Taylor will feel a deep interest in bis visit. He alone among modern “evangelists,” has gone among the heathen to preach, and it is a most noteworthy act, that God blessed him more abundantly wheu preaching through au Interpreter to the most degraded heathen in South Africa, than when preaching in his own land. His ministry in South Africa is unique in the history of the modern Church.— If attended with the same success in India, it will make a profound impres sion on the church at large. Some of our missionaries in India are of opin ion, that a successful campaign i.like that in South Africa would give an entirely new footing to Christianity in India, and do much to infuse new hope and energy into the missionary bodies represented there. It must be remember ed, however, that India and Africa are es sentially different countries. In the for mer oouutry error is organized, drilled, armed, and strong. It is not irresistible, but its opposition will be vigorous and resolute. Let the church pray earnestly that God may own His servant’s labors in that great empire, and give him fresh vic tories over the armies of the aliens. E. H. MYERS, D. D., EDITOR Whole Number 1778 Reconstruction in Ireland.—The two largest Protestant Churches in Ire land, the Episcopal and Presbyterian, are now very busily occupied iu adjusting their affairs, which had been thrown into some confusion by the recent act of Par liament. Meetings have been held by Episcopalians all over the country, for the appointment of delegates, lay and clerical, to attend tlie grand assemblages for the reorganization of church affairs, which are now iu session. Tlie delibera tions mainly concern provision for the support of the clergy in place of the en dowment. From the favorable terms given by Parliament for the commutation, aud the fact that most of the great landed pro prietors, the nobility, and gentry, and wealthy merchants, belong to that com munion, it is likely there will be ample provision for the support of thatohuroh and its institutions. Tlie Presbyterian Church is employed in arranging for its SustentatioD Fund ; and though the terms granted by Parliameut for commutation were not so favorable ; yet from the zeal ous spirit that has been awakened, there will be ample support provided for it. It may be necessary to state that "commuta tion” meaDs the giving up by the clergy of both churches their present endow ments for a “lumped kuid,” to be paid at ouoe; this forms the basis of the Susten tion Fund. There is now a deputation visiting the Presbyterian congregations In the south aud west, to eucourge them under their present altered circumstances, and to assure them of sympathy and aid. It will require extraordinary activity, as well as increased liberality, to maintain the various missions and benovoleut iusti tutions of the church in their present efficient state, along with an adequate Sustentation Fund.— Cor. of N. Y Euan. St. Ann’s on the Heights.—Recent ly the new Bt. Ann’s church,' In Brooklyn, was opened for divine worships A hun dred clergymen of the Episcopal aud other denominations assemtiled in the chapel, where they were received by the rector of the parish, Rev. N. H Schenck, D. D., and alter mutual congratulations, they all inscribed their names with their own hands iu the pastor’s album. They then formed in procession, and walked into the street, and by the front entrauoe up the middle aisle of the church to seats reserved. The bishops and officiating ministers sat in the chancel Bishop Mc- Ilvaue preached the sermon from the words: "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power.” It was a discrimin ating, eloquent and able defence of spiri tual religion, aud a rebuke of me ritual ists in the Episcopal Church who are act ing as ferrymen of the Tiber. The large house was crowded to overflowing, aud tlie audience were deeply interested in the solemn aud fitting services, protructed through nearly three hours Bishop Lit tlejohn preached,iu theeveniug. John Street Anniversary.—The One Hundred and Third Anniversary of the John street Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. W. P. Oorbit, Pastor, was observed on Sabbath 31st Oct. Special services were held during the whole day In the inorniug there was a love-feast, spiritual and earnest, Rev E. L Janes presiding. At 101 a. M., Rev. Dr. Dashieil, President of Dickinson College, preached a sermon full of practical thought aud real spiritu ality, pressiug the truth home upon the hearers with the evangelical earnestness of the earlier days of Methodism. At 2 l*. M., the reunion of former pastors and members was held, the Presiding Elder, Rev. H. F. Pease, occupying the chair. Among those who spoke was the veuera ble Henry Boehm, uow in the ninety fifth gear of his age and the sixty-ninth of his itinerant ministry. He was present at all the services of the day. and his words were those of a loved and loving patriarch approaching tlie close of life wit h his men tal energies unimpaired, aud his soul tri umphing iu tlie fruiPous and hopes of the Gospel. Os the sisters who spoke was one who told us in trembling yetgolden words that iu her childhood sbe was led to the first John-street Church by Barbara Hick. Her early experience aud the presence of Jesus abide with her. At op. m., the An niversary Prayer meeting, characterized by the life and unction of the early days, was held. The evening sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. Bartine, of Tren ton—a sermon of rare ability and of ex traordinary unction aud spiritual power. During the whole day the congregations were crowded : the exercises were full of interest throughout; tlie contributions were, as usual on such occasions amoDg the John-street membets and friends, grandly generous, (about §3,200,) and the buptism of tlie divine Spirit was abun dantly vouchsafed. We regret that the crowded condition of our columns pre vents a more particular report of the ser vices. Victims of the Inquisition.— a state ment derived from an abridgment, of Lor reut’s “History 01 the Inquisition in Spain,” third edition, has been published by the Edinburgh Spanish Evaugelical Society, giviug a summary of tlie victims of that .bloody instrument of Romish in tolerance from the beginning, in 1481, down to 1820. Tlie whole number of vic tims, including those burnt ut the stake, burnt in effigy, and sent to the'galleys, is 335,467. Closing the record iu 1740, since which date only fourteen have been burn ed, and 268 sent to tbe galleys, we have a total, in 263 years, of 30 154 burnt at the stake. Just about one-third of the whole awful work was doue under Torquemada, in the first seventeen years of the history of the Institution, when 10.220 were burn ed, 6,840 were burned in effigy, and 97,361 were sent to the galleys. It took nearly sixty years to make up another third of the victims of the stake; while a full 100,000 more were hurried to the galleys in the short space of 23 years. After that the work flagged, even under the rule of the three Philips, and two centuries, dur ing which the world was moving iuto the light of the Reformation, were required to equal the seventeen years of Torque mada. If any one wishes to know wheth er Spain escaped the influence that went abroad with tbe Reformation, he Deed only read tlie additional fact, that 260 persons were sacrificed in tiie last century of the Inquisition, against 114,371 per sons in the first seventeen years of its ex istence; or the fact that in tlie forty years before the Reformation, 232.650 were des troyed, while in the sixty years immedi ately following, only 60 000 suffered. Hu manity stands appalled at the record, and Christianity blushes at the atrocities com mitted iu her name. Pretty Shari>.—Mr. Beecher some times gets as well as gives a thurst. A. correspondent of the Advance relates the following: One evening, the exercises ran into the form of personal experience, and several brethren told of their spiritu al enjoyment. Mr. Beecher suggested that this testimony was all very well, but that the account of such smooth sailing did not edify as much as the logbook of some mariner who bad harder navigation, and he said they would like to hear from some brother who had been called to contend with a very proud disposition, or a rough, crabbed temper! “I like that sugges tion.” exclaimed one of the deacons: "Brother Beecher, suppose you lead off!” Pretty sharp, that! but it broke no bones, and no friendship. The pastor tooK it as but small change for some of bis own coin. A Remedy Wanted.—A pastor seeks a remedy for a disease which. Is not peculiar to a member of his flock. He states that there is a good sister living about three squares from the church, whom he often meets in visiting, half a mile from her dwelling; who attends public gatherings, such as church festivals, fairs, exhibi tions, etc., but is entirely unable to go to church, and has been thus afflicted for several years. She “deeply feels tbe pri vation of not attending Babbath morning and eveniug, and the pra>er-meetlng dur ing the week,” but caunot possibly be present, though she has no small ohlldren, and cap have good company, if she oould ortf.y gd. He desires to know what will remove this inability. Cau’t some of our pbysioiaus prescribe a remedy ? A Missionary Iconoclast.—Mr. Van Meter, Baptist Missionary to the Karens, was requested to break the vessels which have long been used iu one of the village temples tor sacrifices to the spirits of the “dark world, ’’ He was, of course, only too glad to comply, and the ceremony was performed with due solemnity. This vil lage is now a Christlau community, and these onoe venerable vessels were tne last relies of heathen lam.