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.MACON. GEORGIA. NOV 19. 1869.
Tho Southern Christian Advocate,
For 32 years the official organ of the
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida Con
ferences, in January 1870, wiil enter upon
its 33J Volume, uiider the continued edi
torial management of E. H. Myers, D.D.,
who has had an experience of fifteen
years, at the Editor’s Desk.
Its contributors and correspondents
will he Bishops, Presiding Eiders, Sta
tioned and Circuit Preachers, Local
Preachc-rs, Professors in Colleges, Lit
erary Ladies, etc., etc.; and, besides its
great variety in every department suita
ble for a church paper, it wiil give full and
reliable information respecting ail the in
terests of the Church within the Confer
ences which have made it their organ.
It devotes its columns particularly to
advancing every part of the work of the
Church, in these Conferences; aud no
other paper can supply its place, either
for giving full and accurate information,
official and otherwise, to the Methodists
within their bounds, or in aiding tbe
preachers and people to perform that work.
Itouglit to be in every Methodist family—
at least, iu the'States named.
Those Methodists who have left these
States, and are now living in other sec
tions, will fitidlbeSoutheru Christiau Ad
vocate a means of keeping up their ac
quaintance with old friends, that should
recommend it to them, if its intrin
sic merits were not sufficient todo it. We
confidently appeal to Methodists iu the
West for a large patronage—but, however,
insist that they siiail first take the special
Ohuroh'orgau of their own Conference, as
it is not becoming iu us to intrude into the
territory of other official organs of the
CUurob, except upon this condition. This
duty fulfilled—we then look for the Meth
odist sous and daughters of Houth Caroli
na, Georgia and .Florida, scattered over
other Stales, to take also, the Southern
Christian Advocate.
It is a very large and full sheet, fully
worth the subscription price—which is
$3 00 a year. All persons who will for
ward Lhe unuaos of seven subscribers with
the. money, s2l 00, will be entitled to an
eighth copy for themselves.
Address,
J. YV. Burke & Cos.,
Oct 29-3 w Macftn, Ga.
p. gj._We shall feel under obligations
to our exchanges to copy, or notice other
wise, so far as their convenience aud kind
ness may prompt.
Methodist Church 'Property ut tho
South.
We find the following iu “The (N. Y.)
Methodist : fi
The Southern Christian Advocate thinks
that our article on the powers of the (Jen
end Conference (published some weeks
since,) as defined by the Supreme Court
of U c United States, lias an application
to the tenure of Methodist Church prop
erty in tile Houth which wo would be un
willing to concede. Quite the contrary.
We have always maintained that the mil
itary occupation of Southern churches by
us was only warrantable during a state of
war, and as a temporary measure, and
that upon the establishment of peace t„e
possessory rights of the original owners
returned.
In point of fact, some of tho churches
formerly under our jurisdiction are now
iu the liamlsof Southern Methodists, and
some which were formerly under their
jurisdiction are now occupied by us. In
these cases, tiie congregations have elect
ed tor themselves under which jurisdic
tion they will live. All legal questions
growing out of these changes ought to lie
fairly adjusted. The Methodist lias nev
er taken the position that, the pianos
separation being void, ail churches erect
ed south of the separating iine prior to
1844 belong of right to tiie Methodist
Episcopal Church. YVe think that ground
untenable.
But the Southern Advocate must give
up tho idea that the South belongs ex
clusively to the Southern people. We
fougiit lo make good tbe principle that
the South is ours as well as theirs, tiiat,
any American citizen m y go to the
Southern States, aud say what be pleases,
print whut tie pleases, aud set up what
Christian church lie pieases, provided he
commits no breach of the peace. Our
Church is iu the South of good right,
and will doubtless stay there; aud our
Southern brethren are welcome to estab
lish themselves wherever they can iu the
Northern belt of States.
YY f e are glad to find The Methodist on
the side of right, as to the church proper
ty held by our branch ot Methodism since
1844. YVe trust that all ofirs church con
temporaries wiil soon begin lo utter like
just sentiments. It would save them
fiom such faisifle itious of fact, and liisto
ry, us must render some of them contemp
tible in the eyes of all honest men, as wit
ness an article in the last number of the
YY’estern Christian Advocate, which even
Tho Methodist must read with disgust.
As to tiie last paragraph in the above
quoted remarks, vve have somewhat to
say. Why what “we fought for" should
have been brought in here we can hardly
see, unless there was lying back of the
thought iu the writer’s mind, the errone
ous idea, that before “we fought,” North
ern Methodism was kept out ot the South,
only because it could not say in the South
ern States what it pleased, print what it
pleased, and if it pleased set up a churcii.
Now, it is well known, that not for this
reason, but because of a solemn compact
between two divisions of thesame Church,
Northern Methodism was kept out of the
South—a compact the validity of which
is acknowledged iu the first two para
graphs of The Methodist’s article. Some
of Tbe Methodist’s readers will say, if, in
deed, “we fought ” to be at liberty to set
up our Church in the South, then “we
fought” to destroy this compact, and
with its destruction as a whole, every
part of it; and therefore, when we con
quered, w*e overthrew likewise the article
guaranteeing to the South the titles to our
property. That is just what the claim
ants to that property say was the issue of
the war? and they have acted and are
acting upon that iaise assumption every
day. But was this compact between the
two branches of Methodism, in issue in
the War. Not at all—audlf “The Metho
dist” has any rights in the South such as
it claims, they are only such as it always
had, with the bare exception of the right
of setting up its Church here, which be
fore the war was denied to Northern
Methodism by compact, and if acquired
since the war, at least it wa3 not acquired
by conquest.
But. our article on which The Metho
dist comments, distinctly disclaimed tbe
purpose of objecting now to the presence
of Northern Methodism among us, pro
vided it was not pushed into our midst,
by the power of money, as au attempt
from without to disorganize, disintegrate
and destroy our own communion. Be
cause it has come in this way—and per
sists iu this evil course—its very name has
come to be despised by our people. Fol
lowing a victorious army, taking posses
sion of churches, by orders from the Sec
retary of YVar and at the point of the bay
onet, ejecting a great majority of tbe
worshippers if the intruders could ral
ly a half dozen deserters from oui ranks—
perhaps fewer sometimes—these intruders
have held on to their wickedly acquired
possessions, and from these beginnings
have gone on to build up conferences in
Ihe South. And they are now pushing
tiieir way into every nook and corner of
the country, trying to found their church"
es not upon the conversions they make
from the world, but seeking first to find
disaffected members among us, and be
guiling aud misleading the blacks es
pecially, with the rallying cries of “Moth
er Church,” the “John Wesley Church,’’
the “Freedom Church,” and other ad
eaptandum nonsense. The result is, that
few people who respect themselves have
any respect for Northern Methodism. If
is not political rancor as is sometimes
charged—for other Northern ministers
are welcomed in the South ; it is not the
unreconstructed spirit—as is falsely said
—for the great body of our people long
for political and religious peace, and
would have it but for political aud eccle
siastical carpet-baggers ; but it is hatred
aDd contempt for this low, mean, sneak
ing, unworthy attempt to take advantage
of political, military and money power
to break up a church, which twenty-live
years ago was one with the intruder find
became a separate organization with the
full consent of the entire body, and legal
ly, as The Methodist allows.
We do claim that the South belongs ex
clusively to Houthern people, in the prop
er sense of the proposition. We are not
slaves, nor do we iuteud to be. Those who
come here to live among us, to assimilate
with us, to become Southern themselves
in all their interests, are thrice welcome;
but those who come only to import their
ideas and export our money as soon as
they can fill their pockets, need never
come as teachers or preaeiiers.
But we do not claim, that if our own
people choose to unite themselves volun
tarily as individuals, or by churches or
by conferences, with Northern Metho
dists, those who determine otherwise
have, in the changed condition of aflairs,
any right to objectauy more than Metho
dists would have to object to some of their
neighbors erecting, say, a Presbyterian
Church among them. The “Plan of Sep
aration” might have controlled this mat
ter even after the war—which was not
fouuht to invalidate that plan ; but North
ern Methodists rushed down here so rap
idly in the train of the army, flourishing
their “Stanton-Ames” order, that a spirit
of retaliation was provoked ; aud when
the Baltimore Conference with its one
hundred ministers and twelve thousand
members came and offered to join them
selves to us, we, too, the passed by “Plan
of Separation” and accepted them. Ro,
too, when an entire Conference iu Illi
nois joined us, we accepted it—and so, we
will go on, wherever churches and Con
ferences thus offer. Aud thus the ante
btllum condition is changed. But South
ern Methodism docs not propose to open
a crusade in the Nortli against the other
Church —aud to go sneaking round to
“disintegrate and absorb.” To say noth
ing ofour religious principle, we have too
much self-respect to go at any such dirty
and devilish work —and if Northern
Methodism had never done any of it, it
might have been respected even yet, at
the Sou til. More than this even, if it only
had been wise enough, as a Christiau
Church should have been, a3 soon as the
war was over, to set itself lo work to
stauoh all the personal, political and
moral wounds of that bloody drama, just
as the Protestaut Episcopal Church did,
it could have wou the Houth by a love,
that would have made it invincible. But
it took counsel of satau instead of from
Christ, and has made itself abhorred.
It needs to repeut. There has recently
been much talk of a reunion, aud many
honeyed words have been written aud
spoken. There is only one way—if any—
to reunion. That church which is even
now doing us such grievous harm must
cease its aggressions on our membership.
\V r e do not ask them to desert the people,
and leave them without the gospel.
Southern Methodism is able to carry that
gospel iuto almost every neighborhood iu
the South, and is growing more able, and
is doing it mere and more. It carries it
now into every neighborhood where
Northern Methodism is—except in some
places where our preachers are whipped out
with hickory withes. With these excep
tions—and there , tbe gospel does not seem
to make Christians of the people—with
these exceptions theu, if Northern Meth
odism were to abandon the field, we are
already there, and can give the people
the gospel. But we do not ask them to
abandon the field, if the people insist on
having that Church. But let them pay
for it themselves. Iu a word, let North
ern Methodism cease its missionary ag
gressions against the Southern Metho
dist Church It is wasting thousands of
dollars annually, to what purpose? It
has bought up a third or fourth Southern
itinerant here and there, aud a few local
preachers. It has sent a few men among
us, many of whom have managed either
to get political offices or to pin them
selves to tire skirts 'of those in power,
where they have learned that “thrift fol
lows fawning.” It has gathered in a few
whites here and there in obscure sections.
It has gained a large influence over the
blacks, and these constitute the great
bulk—perhaps four-fifths or more—of all
its acquisitions ia the South. But these
they will have to provide for many years,
before they will become self-supporting ;
and as soon as the South grows rich again,
we can give them the gospel so much
more economically, that we will have
them back in our Church, long before
they are out of leading strings. So ail
this missionary money is really squan
dered. If the Northern Church wants
the gospel carried to all the people—if on
ly the pure love of souis actuates it, and
not an ungodly rivalry, let them give us
the mousy they are wastiug, and we can
use it to tenfold better purpose, thau it is
doing. But the money thus squandered
is producing some results—but far from
good. It is widening the breach between
two churches of Christ, that ought to
have no enmity between them—it is
bringing foul reproach upon the beloved
name of Methodism—itis inspiring a vast
multitude of people, North and South,
with contempt for a Christianity which
can stoop for success to tiie meanest acts
of political propagandists. Itis doing a
mischief, in the name of religion, that
generations wiil not uudo. Keep that
money at home, ye that dream of any fu
ture union of the two Methodisms—aud,
if any in the South want your Metho
dism, let them have it, and pay for it
themselves—it any in the North want ours,
let them, too, have it aud pay for it—and
if there be any either North or South,
who wiil not receive the gospel from the
Church in their midst, nor obtain it from
the other upou these conditions—it may
be feared tiiat they either want to get it
without expense to themselves—or else,
that they are partisans ratber than Chris
tians, and to serve them will be but to
make mischief. Let every congregation,
then, make its own free choice —but let
the organized bodies cease their organized
warfare on each other. This may not be
the road to union ; but of one thing we
are sure, it is the only road to fraterniza
tion. Itis, likewise, the proper basis of
settlement of all church property ques
tions. Give the churches in dispute t
s
those, who will fully support the gospel
in their own congregation!. If they can
not do this, let them get aid from and
through the churches around them , most
able to give it. As to others making
missionary aggressions, hands off!
Discipline.
We say a great deal in these days about
the preaching necessary for the times;
aud we are prone to glorify the preacher
who is eloquent—especially if he draw
large congregations and add many to the
church. He is very apt to be regarded
the very man for the times, if the rich
and the great throng the house of God ;o
hear his wisdom and bis power of per
suasion. They hear and are delighted,
and go away full of the preacher’s elo
quence, and very many are gathered iuto
the church and are proud that our church
competes successfully with any other de
nomination in reference to talents and
popularity. Now, many of these people
urrited not with the living church of Je
sus Ghrist, but with the man in the pul
pit, and the result is, that they are dead
branches and do but l.ttle to promote the
spiritual welfare of Zion.
It is a good thing to gather the sheep
iuto the fold of the Good Shepherd ; but
is it not just as important to feed aud
guide them, so that they will remaiu
there, and grow strong in love and faith?
All members cf the church ought to be
burning and shining lighis to guide all in
quirers into the good and the right way.
Without pastoral oversight they will de
cline in their first love, and perhaps be
come a curse instead of a blessing. To
make the church what it ought to be,
there must be sound doctrine, earnest
preaching, and godly and iaithful discip
line.
Mr. Wesley regarded a faithful admin
istration of discipline as indispensable to
the success of Methodism, and if we read
his journals carefully, we shall be con
vinced, that he regarded discipline as im
portant as doctrine. And the framers of
our Discipline have strongly sustained the
same views, and hence the great anxiety
that our people should read and under
stand our rules, which they have shown,
by making it the duty of every pastor to
read the rules publicly in the congrega
tion annually, aud in each society quar
terly. Now let us ask, whether this duty
is not almost entirety neglected? And
yet the Annual Conference takes no note
of it. I fear that they rarely take the
trouble to ask after this rule. Does it not
now in most instances, stand as it dead
letter iu our book ?
It used to be, that if any of our mem
bers was complained of as having acted
fraudulently iu his business, a committee
was appointed to examine into the mat
ter, and if there was evidence of fraud, he
was dealt with and punished according to
his delinquency. But how is it now ?
Look around you aud see how many men
rush into debt with no reasonable possi
bilrty of being aide to pay; and when
payment is sought to be enforced legally
or otherwise, immediately protection is
sought iu the insolvent law. And many
a man claims to be insolvent —has noth
ing and can pay nothing —yet nobody can
see any difference in his style of living,
or if there is any, he lives better than he
fore —riders in as tine a carriage, lias as lino
a house, his family dresses «3 extravagant:
ly, attends as many parties, perhaps, while
tile honest creditors have to do their er
rands on foot, and are not able to educate
their children. lam no enemy to the in
solvent debtors' act when properly under
stood and administered, If- i-> properly
the honest debtors’ insolvent act. Tt is
Weil iu this grasping, griping world to
have some source of relief i * unfortunate
debtors; aud if the debtor is really honest,
though unfortunate, it is well to grant
him tiic reisef which the law provides.
But when men use it ooiy to keep dishon
estly their i!i gotten gains, then in that
case, it is.a great curse. When a man
takes theiusoivent debtors' oath, although
it may save him from prison, aud enable
him to go forward iu business so as to re
gain his lost fortune, if lio is an honest
raau.be wiil still feel morally bound to
pay this indebtedness as soon as he can
acquire the means by hoiust industry to
do so.
If the war juts wrought tho South no
further damage, it has loosened the sense
of moral obligation to a tearful extent;
aud wo fear that iu so mu instances tho
church has sometimes permitted cases to
pass to the manifest injury of tiie cause of
God. Now, what is to he the issue ?
We have only glanced at one of the vio
lations of one law or the neglect to inforce
it. We cannot now dwell longer. At an
other time, perhaps, wo may go further
into the subjeet. Jas. O. Andrew.
Summerfield, Ala., Nov. 7, 1869.
The Mcmruhis Conference.
The session was held, Nov. 3—lo, in
Holly Springs, Miss., Bishop KaVauaugh
presiding, iu fine health aud spirits. We
learn from the Memphis Christian Advo
cate that tbe attendance of members, lay
and clerical was very large, and the dis
play of interest hope-inspiring.
The D.legates to the General Conference
are Clerical: T L Boswell, G W D Har
ris, Guilford Jones, S W Moore, A B Fiy,
J H Brooks, Findley Bynum, aud W C
Johnson. Reserves: A C Alien, John
Moss, and J H Witt. Lay : Judge Milton
Brown, Dr L C Gariaud,. Judge A R
Boone, Dr A T Scruggs, Co] R J Morgan,
Judge YV H Kiipatiick, Dr YV D Sen ter,
aud Dr David A Whitaker. Reserves:
Dr J M Mask, Rev E P Randle, and Col
R C Clark.
Next Conference to be held iu Browns
ville, Teun.
Dr. A. T. Mann.
The Memphis Christian Advocate says:
The Rev. Dr. A. T. Mann, pastor of the
Second Street Methodist Church in this
city for three years past, ‘and now trans
ferred to the North Georgia Conference—
his old home--must not leave us without
an expression of the very great reiuctauee
with which Iris many friends and breth
ren part with him, and of their earnest
desire aud prayer that ail spiritual and
temporal blessings may abound unto him.
Dr. Mann’s ministry has been highly ap
preciated by the members of his charge,
aud while it has been continuously suc
cessful, it has aiso endeared him persan
ally to the hearts of his people—they ar
dently love as well as highly esteem him.
With unfeigned pleasure would we ail
learn that his old Georgia brethren wel
come him auew and honor him as of old
—aDd so they wlli. May the blessings of
the Lord ever attend our beloved brother
and his excellent family*.
We are sure that Dr. Mann’s old friends
in Georgia w*iSl give him a most hearty
greeting; for loved as he may be abroad,
he is yet more beloved in. Georgia.
“fiISTERS OF THE STRANGER.” —This
is the title of a Society, whose
ters are Room 45 Bible House, N.
trance Asior Place, which has been organ
ized to aid strangers who find tbemseives
sick aud destitute iu that city. Mrs. Dr.
Deems is First Directress. The organiza
tion is supported by subscriptions and do
nations. Any lady in any part of tbe
country paying SI.OO a month, becomes a
member—a gentleman paying the same
fee becomes an honorary member —aud
S2O paid at one time coakes one a member
for life. The sick are -sared for; strangers
seeking employment aided iu obtaining
it; good boarding houses are looked out
for them; and all sucls information sought
and imparted to thettt as straugers iu the
city may need. ’Donations iu money or
SOUTHERN OHRISTIAJSr AD V'QCATE.
clothing—garments for all ages and sizes
will be gratefully received oy the society,
if sent to Mi 99 Cecilia Sturtevant, No. 45
Bibie House. Donors may say to what
class of claimants their gifts are to be ap
plied.
One Reunion Accomplished.
The vote to be taken in the Presbyteries,
on the subject of reunion between the old
and new school Presbyterian Churches, in
the North, lias resulted in favor of reunion.
The reunion brings into one body these con
stituent elements :
Old School. New School. Total.
Presbyteries 143 113 356
Synods 27 24 51
Ministers 2,381 1,848 4,239
Members 258,903 172,560 431,403
Both the assemblies were to meet Nov.
10tli, at Pittsburgh, Pa., to receive the re
turns from the Presbyteries, to record the
result, and take the accessary steps to set
the United Church into operation. . The
Assemblies, says the N. Y. Observer, are not
to vote upon the question of Union : that
was done at the last meetings in May, when
it was sent down to the Presbyteries, the
fountain of power in the Church ; and their
ratification by a majority would have been
sufficient, but the Assemblies ordained the
union in the event of two-thirds of the Pres
byteries in both branches approving the
proposition. That number has been ob
tained, and many* more will be reported at
the Assemblies from whom returns have not
been received.
TheEev. R. A. Holland, was in Macon
a few hours last week, though we were
absent when be called at our office, and
failed to see him. We learn from the Au
gusta papers that he delivered two lectures
iq that city in behalf of St. James’
Church, which were attended by crowded
houses, and gave eminent satisfaction.
It will be seen from a notice elsewhere,
that Dr. Bond and he are about to publish
anew paper—“ The Baltimore Christiau
Advocate,” which, as we are informed, is
expected to be made the organ of the Bal
timoreCouferenoe. The “Episcopal Meth
odist” wiil, we presume, as heretofore
represent the universal .interests of the
Southern Methodist Church. Baltimore
was loDg the chief city of Methodism,
and with two leading Methodist papers, it
will again, it is hoped, move rapidly to
the front, in all the effective work of a
living church of God.
The Rev. Nicholas Talley.— The
Christian Neighbor says, that this vener
able servant of God has returned in safety
and cheerfulness from his trip to Georgia.
He was highly pleased with his visit to
ilia old friends and the churches in Savan
nah aud Augusta, where, as pastor, he
labored forty years ago. A few of many
who theu gave their hands to the Church
aud their hearts to God under his minis
try, were still alive, to shake once more
the hand of the old veteran. The re
union, the improvements in these cities,
iu tiie church and parsonages, Sunday
schools, etc., has greatly rejoiced the heart
of this aged and zealous friend of Zion.
Work for theGeneealConference.
—We Lave on Land several articles propo
sing changes in the economy or advocating
tltestafw quo, which we think will have
more weight, pro or con, at a future day.
We propose, therefore, to defer the discus
sion of ail these questions until the time
! approaches, for the session of that august
body; yet not so Jate, as not to hear from
those, who wish to venfcilate.theiroplnions
on important subjects.
An Old Methodist Paper.— The Rev. P.
N. Maddux, an excellent local preacher, iu.
Hike- co., Ott., once in tiie itinerancy
stationed in Charleston, 1834, with Dr. Ca
llers and Rev. H. Bass and others, lias sent
us a copy of the “Wesleyan Journal” of
May 13, 1820, with a request to copy from it
an original piece of poetry from the pen of
William Arnold, of precious memory. Tiie
lines will lie found on our fourth page.
Small Scissors very well says in the
Christiau Neighbor—As many congrega
tions need teaching by example as well as
by precept, might not the preachers do
well to keep tiieir hats off while in the
church.
The SoutherYi Farm and Home.
Agriculture is taking new shape, under
new conditions, in the South, aud the
means of diffusing information so that it
may reach all the people, are necessarily
increasing. Solicited by very many
friends, J. W. Burke & Cos., of Macon,
Ga., have resolved to send out from tbis
central point, Macon, a first class Month
ly, devoted to Agriculture, Manufactures,
aud Domestic Economy. No pains or ex
pense is to be spared, by the Publishers,
ordhe accomplished Editor,Gen. YVilliam
M. Browne, to make it subserve all the
purposes of a magazine, whose aim is to
advance all the material interests of the
country. The first number is before ue,
and though the project was but recently
conceived and this number has been push
ed through iu haste, to getit ready by the
time of the Great Georgia Fair, it is never
theless a handsome pamphlet, and pro
mises to all subscribers the full value of
their money. Itis embellished by a hand
some frontispiece showingthe magnificent
building auu fair grounds of the State Ag
ricultural Society, and with other illustra
tions. Now is the time to subscribe, to
get the benefit from the beginning. It is
published at $2.00 a year, in advance.
Any person wishing to see a specimen
number eau send 25 cents, and one will be
sent by mail prepaid.
The contents of the first number are—
Frontispiece ; Full page Engraving of the
FairGrouud. Our First Number ; Bythe
Editor. Work for November ; By the
Editor. Plain Talk for Planters ; By W.
H. Y'oung. Hill-side Ditching; (Illus
trated.) Deep Plowing. High Farming.
Cutting and Curing Clover. Clover as a
Manure. Farm Buildings. Use of the
Suuflower. The Old Homestead ; BySid
ney Herbert—(lllustrated). Cotton and
the Cereals; By Dr. E. M. Pendleton.
Agricultural Education in Europe; By
Dr. Gregory. Rules for Beef Raising.
The Agricultural Report of the Crops,
blaster and bait for Clover. The feeding
and care of Horses ; (Illustrated). Local
Agricultural Societies. Stay on the Farm.
Dauiel YVebster’s Chowder. The Vegeta
ble Garden-A.The Orchard. Planting Fruit
Trees. Strawberry Culture. Hot Beds.
The Curculio—to Remove Grease from
Silk. Domestic Receipts; By Mrs. W.
To Prevent Flannel from Shrinking—
Cleaning Marble. Camphor Water—Corn
Bread or Cakes. To Pickle Mushrooms —
To Kill Cockroaches. Ginger Snaps—
Cream Cake. A New Method of Setting
Tires. To Prevent a Horse being Chafed
by Harness. How to keep s Gate-from
Sagging. Cotton Seed Meal for Feed.
Utilization of Pine Leaves. Rucipes. *Ju
veniie Department; (Illustrat ud). The
Blacksmith’s YVife; (Illustrated;), Edito
rial Items. Publishers’ Notices—Agricul
tural State Fair Grounds. Officers of
State Agricultural Society—Order o«f Busi
ness. Premium List. Cotton Statistics.
Commentary on Matthew. — YVe have
received from the Nashville Publishing
House, an exceedingly well gotten up duo.
decimo volume—Dr. Summers’ Commen
tary ott Matthew, designed specially to
assist S. 8. teachers and scholars. We
like the style ot the book, in every par
ticular. It is clear, direct, terse, bringing
apt most iutelligibly tffe meaning of t.^e
text, and explaining every thing, necessa
ry to be known, respecting manners, cus
toms, loea litres, etc., and ail without
confusing the mind wilh the countless
opinions of others, which too frequently
sre only* mentioned to be controverted.
The question book, by Dr. Summers, is
intended to use with this commentary :
and both ought to be used in our Methodist
schools.
The Rural Carolinian.— We have
already announced, that Messrs. \\ aiker,
EvaDs & Cogswell, of Charleston, 8. C.,
are publishing an agricultural magazine
of 64 pages, under this name, at 82 00 a
year. We have received the second num
ber, and we find that it sustains well the
promise of being a valuable addition to
our agricultural literature. YVe are sure
we can uo no greater favor to our readers
engaged in cultivating tiie earth, than by
inducing them to subscribe for it.
“Good Words for the Young.”—
YVe ask attention to an advertisement of
this Monthly Magazine, in another col
umn. YY'e have rarely seen a hook of the
sort which has impressed us more favor
ably than (he first number of this reprint
of an English monthly for the young peo
ple. If any doubt, 25 cents forwarded to
J. 3. Lippencott & Cos., 715—717 Market
St., Philadelphia, will procure* them a
number, and solve their doubts.
The Sunday Magazine.—The No
vember number of this capital monthly
is at hand. It is fui! of pure and valuable
religious reading from some of the ablest
pens in Great Britain. Published by J.
B. Lippiacott & Cos., Philadelphia, at
$3 50 a year. Send 25 cento and get a
specimen copy.
"i. . iewlV-Jit lit.
From tha South Carolina Sunday
School Agent.
Nsnus sutroe.stivo anti nomtuemoi alive—*‘tUin
* »tiins-“Haia>v Homo"— Ruihertord Acad, my
_ John Ruu euor.i, < .sq.—Rev. K. H. Abernathy
IVr so' leaciilus— 1 ..am. Ministers - Mf.i.u
--,-t Oji.foU-ratj 501.1i.-i*.—singular Defeat in
Mathenia-.io.ti Ac -niacy--:. Peter and-the
•• Key * l’i t-nh M xecl Schools—Davennort
Female Collette gatn-tievival—Kov. George
Vv. Ivey—Has great success, etc., etc.
Mr. Editor:— Names are suggestive.
From time immemorial they have aiso
ueeu commemorative. A well written
work on that subject as applied to the
Bible, would be an important addition to
our sacred literature.
Guided by a common impulse which is
as old as creation, men have sbughf not
only to commemorate great events, by des
criptive, but iudireetly to promote virsue
and happiness oy suggestive titles. What
a flood of genial influences are showered
upon our minds, when we see “Runshine”
in the Bishop’s correspondence,or hear the
name of “Happy Home” announced iu
the Conference Room Koch is the name
of tha circuit from which the writer is
now addressing you ; and such is the re
ality, in the household, wherein he 4s
sealed. If you desire t Mi. Editor, to know
what a “Conference smile" means, just
be present at some session of the Ra. Ca.
Annual Conference, when tbe name of
some bachelor, is announced in connec
tion with this circuit. That ail bachelors
coming hither, .acquire experimental
knowledge of the meaning of tiie term,
i we do not pretend to affirm. That some
have shown a l audable desire to do so
|is more thau hiutej at. lint a truee to
\ names.
In this region-of country, we have* one
j of the most remarkable High Schools of
the age, viz : " Rutherford Academy,” un
der the superintendence of tiie Rev. R L.
i Abernathy. A. M., of the M. K. Chut ell,
I Souili. Years ti»o venerable Jotiu
I Kutberford, after whom it was rttira
i ed, of No. Ca , Oonatt and jour hundred at*res
iof iand for educational purposes,-iu Burke
no,, cm which the Academy stands, it ia
a two storied wootl. ii building sixty by
thirty feet, and is well adapted to the pur
poses for which it was intended. It was
first incorporated in 1858; ami received a
•College charter from the Legist*! urn of
North Carolina, in 18(54. Tho school was
first opened iu iSSS, by the present incum
bent, and, excepimg at short intervals,
has been under his control ever since.
Bro. Ab.rnathy .furnishes iu his own
person one of the finest examples of what
a man can teach himself, under the most
j unfavorable circuinstances. It is believed
| that he is familiar with tiie entire curri-
I cuium of College studies, both scientific
1 and literary; anil that he is well qualified
jto prepare or graduate young men. He
holds his deglee of A. M., from Trinity
I College. No. ra,, and on ! lie basis of merit.
I He is a. born teacher. Instinctively he
has taken to it through life, just as a duck
does to tiie water. I will no! say that in
is fit for noth;? g ehc ; hut tiie voice ol
the people proclaims him eminently quali
fied for tills work, -lie informs me that
for thirteen years, he lias had an average
attendance of one bundl ed students. The
school now nutubers one hundred and
tweuty-two. It i« a mixed school, and
he assures tiie writer, that (lie first case of
impropriety, as between the sexes, has
yet to be reported to him. One great fea
ture in his school, is tiie fact, that no
young man is rejected for want of means.
Ail young ministers, seeking a heifer
preparation for their work iu any of the
evangelical churches; ail sons of minis
ters of the gospel, are received and taught
free of chc rge. And indeed, any young
man who wauls an education, and is too
poor to pay for it, if tie can manage to
feed and clothe himself, can getit here
without money, and without price. In or
der to reduce the expenses of board to the
minimum price, Bro. A., has bed a number
of iittle cabins built all around the premi
ses, which are rr tiled to companies of four
students for she dollars per session. Here
many of them reside, buying aud cooking
their own food ; chopping and hauling
their own fire wood, which is in great
abundance a!’ around; earing little or
much, as their purses or inclination may
lead them ; drinking not at ail, excepting
the coldest aud purest of spring water;
and in this way, the poorest young man
may get a good, even aciassical education.
If your readers ask how is the teacher
and his iarge family supported, I refer you
to Elijah for an answer, or rather to a
stanza of one of our most comforting
hymns, “The birds without barn or store
house are fed.” YVe venture to affirm,
that a more disinterested laborer, in the
cause of religion and education, than Bro.
A. is not to be found in the goodold North
State. I knew one man like him in spirit
in South Carolina, but then it was a
different department of benevolence, viz:
medicine. Seth Dupuis, of St. Peter’s Par
ish, Beaufort District, whose obituary you
lately published in tiie Southern Christian
Advocate, was to ihe suffering poor in
their bodily ailments, what the Rev. R.
L. Abernathy, is to the ignorant, but as
piring poor of all this region of country.
YVe hope thesame record has been made
in heaven concerning them, which was
granted to Cornelius the Centurion, viz:
“thy prayers, and thine aims are come up
fora memorial before God,” and shat they
will not have to send messengers to Joppa
to find Peter; but that he wiii meet them
at the gate of Paradise ready, with key
in hand to admit them to the tome of
the blessed. There js one calculation
which we are sorry to say Bro. A. does
not know* how to make with ail his mathe
matical quickness, viz: “ One-third off
the regular rates of tuition, for maimed
Confederate soldiers.” A wooden leg, or
a stump of au arm, with an empty sleeve
knocks ail his calculations into confusion,
and he insists upon it, that one third is
equal to three. What a blessed thing, if
barrels of meal, sacks of flour, little shoes,
wee hats, and caiieo dresses could be made
to increase in the same ratio. Itis ai!
put down to God’s account, however, and
He wil! not dishonor the bili.
Mr. Editor, if this were a money mak
ing establishment, I would not ask for so
much room; but you and your readers
may rest assured, that the benefits of this
school accrue mainly to others and not to
the teacher. It is his desire to build up
the Academy iuto a College eventually,
so that the wants of hundreds of poor
young men may be met: and that the in
terests of our beloved Zion may be sub
served. I add in conclusion, that the
place i9 eminently healthy, easy of access
from Icard’s Station ou the Western Ex
tension Railroad, which connects Saiis*
bury with Morganton, No. Ca., and about
twelve miles from the latter, and about
the same distance from Lenoir, the seat of
Davenport Female College.
By appointment, the yie nic and 8. S.
address, came off on Saturday the 30th
ult., and I suppose about three hundred
persons were present, one-half of whom
were children and young persons. These
showed themselves to be quite as appre
eiative of the provision made for the outer |
as of that for the inner man. Our meet
ing was of great interest, at least to the
Agent. On the following Sabbath, 1 had
an opportunity of addressing the patents,
iu the large “upper room” of the Acad.-- .
my. On Monday I paid a flying visit to i
Davenport Female College, where I le- j
ceived a cordial greeting from the beloved
President, Rev. 8. Lander, and the in- j
mates of ihe Institution generally. lam
glad to report a second revival iu progress j
at Lenoir. Am uusual bestowment cer- |
tainiy in the same ecclesiastical year.
The truth is, Mr. Editor, there has been |
a jubilee iu religious interest, through- j
out a large part of tho upper section of j
our Conference District. The religious ;
history of Davenport Female College j
aud the adjoining circuit, (Lenoir,) during
the present year, is of the most interest
ing character. Eternity alone will reveal
the deep impressions made on the minds
of the students and the young people gen
erally, in favor of evangelical and earnest
Christianity. And yet tbe revival iu iho
Coliege was so weil controlled ami direct
ed, as not to degenerate into fanaticism, or
interfere with the regular daily recita
tions. Tbe blessed fruits of it remain,
and are shown in the affectionate arm sis
terly deportment of tiie girls to each other;
their respectful de'ereuce to tho will of
their teachers, and their advancement in
the studies assigned them. Rurely, i< all
our Female Colleges were of the same
stamp, much of the reasonable objection
to sending girls away from home to be
educated, would be removed.
Tbe College has been filled to the ut
most capacity of the building, during the
last session. Rome have been rejected tor
want of room.
It is .o be hoped that the trends and
patrons of the College will extend, the
same liberal patronage to it the ensuing,
which they have done the present year.
Theu shail at least some of our daugh
ters be “polished after the similitude of a
palace;” aud some homes be rendered
brighter by the presence of educated aud
religious girls.
Tae writer would feel that he had been
derelict in duty, if he were to close this
article, without adding a word in relation
to the Rev. George YV. Ivey, Pastor of
Lenoir circuit, and his success iu his work.
This is the fourth year of his connection
with this circuit, and by far the most suc
cessful of his pastorate. Immediately af
ter the surrender, when the emissaries
of the M. E. Church began to invade this
part of our territory, ana by cajolery and
false representations, sought to turn our
people away from us, Bro. Ivey posted
himself, aud took the field against them,
and succeeded in establishing the mem
bers of his charge iu tiie “present truth.”
Since that time there has been but hale
trouble with them. For the last year ho
has been able to direct all his energies to
tlu higher and holier work of preaching
Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Ho has
been favored with a revival of religion, at
most points on his circuit, and not only
have many been converted, but many
have also been added to tue Church. But
few if any of our pastors have boeu more
honored of the Lord, thau he. He wiil
leave his present charge (as he has always
done,) carrying with him their highest
respect, and most affectionate Christian
regards. Modest and unassuming, li'.s
real ability as a preacher, aud his worth
as a Christiau, are known mostly to those
with whom he has been intimately a-so
eiated. Raml. Leard, R. S. Ag’.t.
Letter from West Virginia.
Mr. Editor : Since I Iqst wrote our sum
mer has come aud gone. The snow has
already fallen upon our mountains, and
they are very beautiful now, iu their sere
.and yellow leaf.
There were many visitors to our water
ing places, and many pleasant reunions.
The 'White Sulphur was very gav and I
alas ! the moral tone of otir society is sad- (
ly lowered. YVealth, I fear, and uot pov- !
ertv, is to be our curse. The young man |
aud, still more, tho young girl, who can j
resist the temptations of these place-, is !
indeed lo be congratulated. The saddest,
feature of ail is, that the large number of (
the most ardent pleasure seekers, are the
adherents of the church. They dance the
german, till 12 o’clock Saturday night,
aud in the same ball room, Sunday morn
iug piteously cry out, “Have mercy on us
miserable sinners "
YY’e had some charming company, how
ever, of a very different stripe from these
giddy pleasure seekers. Among them
was Dr. Brooks, of the Presbyterian
Church, from St. Louis. He is a man of
splendid physique and richly endowed
intellectually and, above aii, a deep, ear
nest Christian, aud a laborious, useful
preacher.
On the 20th August our beautiful
church in Lewisburg was dedicated. Bish
op itoggett preached for us tiie opening
sernioui His style, as you know, isex
! ceedintriy graceful and yet is strong ami
I convincing. There was genuine unction J
in his discourse. The collection amounted
to ss39—thirty-nine dollars more than I
j had called for.
The Rev. Aipheus Wilson preached at
I night. He is a sou of the celebrated Nor
val YViison, one of the oldest and most
honored members of our Conference. He
I is unknown to most of your readers, and
fyet there is in my opinion, no greater
\ mind in the church. He is a man of
wonderful eloquence. His eloquence is
not the art of manipulating English, and
forming out of old utterances, new struc
j tures ; but it is the result of genuine orig
! inal, forceful thoughts. I have often
j wished him in Georgia where there is an
' intelligence in Methodism not found
I every where, aud where lie would receive
; that appreciation which she never fails to
| give to real mind. He is very highly es
; titnated among us, and but for the deii
jcaeyofhis health would be in our first
places. He is now supernumerary. I
have said so much, contrary to my cus
tom, about a living man, and plead for my
justification the course of tiie “Great of
ficial.”
The church is a gem, I meant to say
and not a “queen” as I did say in my
! last. The pulpit is only 14 inches from
tiie floor. It is a real luxury to preach iu
! one so iow. The ease of preaching is won
derfully increased.
During last week, we had our District
| Conference. It was held at Covington.
I Bishop Doggett was in the chair. The
' Bishop presides very gracefully and gives
j much wise counsel, and the preachers on
! joyed his visit very much. We were glad
to see a general and really very valuable
advancement in the interests of the
church,
YVe have been more blessed than any
section of Virginia with good harvests.
Our seasons are short and weare forced
to ept our corn to save it, but we .made
perhaps two-thirds of a corn crop aud a
| full wheat crop and a good grass crop.
Our cattle, too, have sold readily and at
good prices. We are not, however, pros
perous ; for there is no part of the world
outside of Russia worse governed than
Yvest Virginia. G. G. S.
Letters to G-. —No, IV.
Bear G :-l am obliged to you for your
suggestion. Iu these times of progress,
when women are clamoring for place a:.d
i power at the ballot box, and leaving mod
esty and “shatne-facedness,” to tiie moth
ers of a past generation, au “old fogy”
like myself is disposed to be censorious,,
aud to get so far back in the shadows of
a Pauline antiquity as to say. “let the
women keep silence iu the churches.”
Those who admire female preachers, I
hope, wiil uot quarrel with one who would
prefer to see his wife, sister, or daughter
in a more secluded sphere of usefulness
This is, however, scarcely relevant to your
suggestion. I wiil come directiy to the
point.
A pastor’s wife ought uot to he the ser
vant of tiie Church. Her sphere is home.
He is salaried to do the Church labors.
If she is expected to do half-of it —to visit
the sick, superintend ladies’ charities,
make herself generally social and useful
to tbe community, outside the sphere ot
oilier women; then, let your board ot
stewards pay vour pastor a salary which
will procure belpat home, and relieve his
wife of household cares aud labors.
Some women, however, have, a * voca
tion,” in the direction of public work. It
your pastor’s wife has such, very well.
Asa man and minister, I prefer a wife
whose “vocation” is to make home happy,
aud who leaves ministerial work to me.
This is, however, altogether matter of
individual taste. Do uot claim service of
your pastor’s wife. Do not—which is the
same thing-asperse her character forpiety
and devotedness, if slteis indisposed to ren
dergeneraiservice totheChurch. She may
be equally as pure aud holy as another,
who takes an active part in every church
enterprise. She may conscientiously re
gard her sphere of usefulness, home. And
her home duties engross her mind, aud
are so discharged aa to tell upou the per
sonal character and usefulness of iter bus
baud. She .is his, not yours.
You have noticed what pleasure some
persons take iu censuring the minister’s
wife, or daughter. I heard a lady re
mark, “how Misa Early dresses! YVby
she is really in (iie fashion !" Roshewas,
and a pret tier appearance than she made
would not often beseem The critic was
in the fashion, too. So was every body
el.-e. Yet she pretended that tbe minis
ter's daughter ought to be out of the fash
ion—a spectacle for every body. If she
Siad been, tbis lady would have been mor
tified at her singularity.
Another remarks upon the new dresses
of the minister’s family. She ought to
have witnessed the process by which tiie
‘new dress’ was cut and turned out of the
old. Tliatcomplaiuer ought to know that
; neither Mrs. Early, nor her daughters,
| have had a pattern from- the store iu
j twelvemonths. Theirown handiwork has
' transformed the old iuto the uew.
j The truth H ail such criticisms are ill
mannered, often ill natured, and never
(justifiable. These authors are, generally,
‘busy bodies in other tudfc’a matters.” If
i you hear any tiling of this character, re
i buke the one who utters it.
Allow noone to interfere with parsonage
arrangements after your minister enters.
li. is his home tlieu. Once, tiie second day
after we were snugly ensconced in the old
parsonage at River Ride, good mother
Drake came in to see how we were getting
ou Tiie light in her eye grew brilliant,
and her wuu features caught its flash, as
she looked round tiie parlor. "You’ve
put your own cover on that table,” she
said, pointing to a pine table with a pret
ty cover on which a few ornamental books
sliowed their gilt edges. “Ah!" she con
tinued, “too proud for the old one”—a
half worn oil cloth with a checker-board
pattern iu tiie centre—“YVliy do you set it
out in ihe centre of tiie room? I put it in
that corner. You’ve moved the settee”
—a (line frame with a torn calico cover on
it—"why did you do that? Let me see
how your bed room is fixed. I expect you
have" turued it round.” Rhe made a
motion to enter tiiat; but was gently
interfered with, and as kindly as possible,
informed that we had our own notions of
housekeeping, and that we did not wish
to be interfered with. Rhe never returned
to investigate affairs at the parsonage;
but always insisted tiiat “that woman
would ruin tilings if slin stayed two years.”
It is needless to say others thought ditter
j ently. Prevent any thing of this sort.
' is very inch of the parsonage is as sacred
j .y the minister’s as your home is yours.
| Allow no intrusion. I must close for this
I time. Affectionately, Presbyter.
Tho Church at Athens.
Mr. Editor :No church in Georgia
has been more blessed in every respect,
than the one at Athens. Her members
appreciate this and are laboring diligent
ly in the field which our common Lord
has given them to cultivate. A recital of
so me of her labors of iove may perhaps
incite other churches iu our beloved Z ou
to greater Zeal. Aud perhaps while we
all lament the coldness of t tie church, we
can form an idea of what is beitig done to
enlarge her borders-
YY’e iiaveoueorganization in this church
called the “Church Extension Society,”
witli a President, two Y r ice Presidents and
a Secretary. This association month
ly meetings for the purpose of receiving
the reports of tha various sub-committees
appointed from its number. This Society
has under its charge three Mission Bu.it
day schools in tiie town, one of which
numbers about 100 scholars and the other
two about 25 each. YY’e believe a good
woik is being done by them.
11l addition to these, there are schools
at Princeton aud Georgia Factories of
about 100 scholars each. These are not
specially the care of this Society but their
interests are not forgotton.
From this Society are appointed com
mittees of three or five whose duty it is to
keep up prayer meetings iu parts of the
town distant from the church. YY’e have
three which have been kept up nearly
constantly for three years—mauy of tiie
brethren laboring with that unflagging
earnestness which becomes followers of
Him who suffered ho much weariness for
us. By these meetings many who, from
age, inability or indisposition, rarely hear
the gospel preached, have and enjoy the
opportunity. Many seasons of refreshing
from tiie presence of tho Lord have been
felt at them. Kouls have been convicted
and brought to Christ throughj.tbeir iu
slru mentality*.
The President of the Society is expected
to visit each one of these prayer meetings
every two weeks aud (lie preacher iu
charge once a month. The latter thus
gets nearer to iiis people than he could
possibly do in tiie ordinary services at.
the church. He, as the under shepherd,
leads his flock in the “paths of righteous
ness.” In addition to these, we have a
Church Educational Society formed of
members of the church—but under the
charge of tiie Extension Society. From
their number is appointed a sub commit
tee of which the preacher in charge is the
chairman. It Is their duty to select chil
dren of members to whom God lias de
nied Ihe means, and educate them, if
they develop any talent it is a part of tiie
plan to afford them every facility for im
proving it by education. Or the Commit:
rnitteo will aid the parents and children
in securing places in business or as me
chanics. The means by which this is
done, is simple. YY’e take the names of
all tiie members of the church who are
willing to give SO cents a mouth to tiiis
cause. YVe anticipate next, year that we
will have 100 names givitigsso per month,
and with t his sum- we will be able to edu
cate 15 or 20 children.' This year being
only an experiment, we have about 50
names and 8 or 10 children at school. Tbe
plan is simple, and though it would af
ford me pleasure to give it in detail, yet
I fear I have already trespassed too long.
I hold myself iu readiness to give a full
statement, of Ihe operations of the Hocie
ty if any one desires it, and you will afford
me space. Yours, etc., Luke.
Cane Crook and Goshen Hill ct-, S- C-
Conference.
Mr. Editor .* For sometime past I have
been reading with mingled emotions of joy
aud sorrow, lh« account of gracious revi
valsia various places, reported ihrough tiie
Advocate. I rejoiced to know that others
were successful in their work and that
elsewhere sinners were being saved and
the church revived ; aud I was sad over my
want of success and the languishing con
dition of my own work. But now “sor
row and sighing have ttowu away,” and
I stand upou the mountain top.
I have just closed a six days’ meeting
at Ebeuezer Church—a meeting which iu
point of interest on the part of those who
attended, the clearness of conversions,
and the outpouring of the Spirit, could
not be surpassed, tt was indeed, a time of
power, and it extended in its influences to
alt classes, rich and poor, young and old.
There were 22 received into the church, all
of whom, if faithful, wiil make good
members—substantial members; 16 were
baptized. Nearly aii will joined were
soundly and happily converted, some of
whom* begun immediately to pray in
public. Several old members who had
never beeu taken iuto full connection
were received with the uew members,and
the church was powerfully revived. On
Wednesday morning we had au experi
ence meeting during which two young
men were happily converted on tiieir
seats. Dr. Lee, of Belmont ct., was with
me at this meeting and labored zealously,
faithfully, and efficiently. Dr. Lee iu
teuds to join our Conference in December,
and enter upon the regular work. I would
tiiat a score of men like him would oner
themselves—but men like him are hard to
find. I left the meeting iu the hands ot
tiie laymen who intend to keep up prayer
meetings, etc., and i amathome preparing
,c go to Z >ar where another meeting he
pLm in a few hours. A meeting at labor
Os Six days resulted in four accessions and
greatly stimulating the church.
I had the misfortune to lose ray noise
about a w’eek ago; but tiie church is al
ready raising money to buy me another.
That God blesses such people is no matter
of surprise. John W. Moßoy.
Rutherford Ct., S. C. Conference
Mr Editor: —The work of God lias been
revived in this circuit abundantly during the
present year, and to His glory be it publish
ed to the world. In Juno the good work
commenced, and from that time to this, we
have had more or less interest of a religious
kind.
At Pleasant Grove, the work began ; next,
we had a glorious meeting at Gilboa, anil 15
added to the church. This was followed by
our District meeting at Rutherfordton, of
which your readers have heard something.
Let me say with reference to the District
meeting, that tee have never had a better;
and that it seems difficult to imagine how
tho same number of men, for the same
length of time, could have had a better in
fluence upon those with whom they were as
sociated. They all left ns on Monday morn
ing, but we were not alone. God was with
us in power —souls were convicted and con
verted, and the church greatly established.
The services were protracted for more thau
a week—22 professed conversion, and 25
■were added to the church.
Our third quarterly meeting was held at
Vol. xxxii. In o. 47
Pisgah, and though preachers were out of
the question for much of the time, the meet
ing went on until about 11 souls were added
to the church. Bro. Osborn Stacy, a free
exhorter was the chief instrument m this
meeting. , , ,
On the circuit this year, we have had
about 125 applications for membership, and
at least 100 conversions. In every respect,
[ think we arc improving. Tell the Bishop
we want preachers on this circuit.
Y’. A. Sharp.
Night Scenes of the Bible.
I sometime since received the
a pent of the work, Mr. Editor, “Night
Beenes in the Bible.'’ it is a most beau
tiful volume, in elegant binding, hand
somely illustrated —the print justsuited
to my old eyes, largo and clear. Nor do
the printed unic es detract from its value.
They are from the pen of lvev. Dr. March,
aud are evangelical aud appropriate. I
regard the hook as a rare gem, aud recoin*
mend it to eve;y body.
Jas. O. Andrew.
Summer field, Nov. 6th, 1869.
Lumpkin, So. Ga. Conference.— The Rev.
I). R. McYY’illiams writes: This station
upon the whole lias had a prosperous year.
YY'e have added about twenty-five members
to the cliureh, and hope to have a few more
before Conference. The collections have
been remarkably good, comparing tiiis with
former years. I hope we will meet the as
sessment fully for Missionary and Conference
collection ; avid if I succeed in making col
lections from my subscription list, I will bo
a) ile to carry up to Conference an amount
sufficient- to cover all the assessment requir
ed of this station-in all SI 80. 1 feel truly
thankful to the great Head of the Church
for the degree of prosperity enjoyed.
I). li. McWilliams.
YVatkinSvillh ct , N. Gi, Oonf.—
The Kev. R. J. Harwell writes: YVe have
just passed series of protracted
meetings upon this circuit, coming out
with an accession of 56 members to our
church, aud some recruits to other com*
mtmions. The church lies been much im*
proved iu her spiritual tone. Many thanks
to ministerial brethren who heartily co
operated with us iu these meetings.
Albemarle or., 8. C. Conk. —The
itev. J. YV. Puett writes: Our e.-unpineat
ing on tiiis circuit was very good indeed,
some were added to tiie church aud about
40 conversions Rome have joined the
church at other points of my work.
Baltimore Christiau Advocate.
Rev. Thos E. Bond, M. D , late editor
of Hi" Baltimore Episcopal Methodist,
and Rev. K. A. Holland, wiil publish on
the Ist of January, 1870, in the city of
Baltimore, the first number of a Weekly
Religious Newspaper, to be called “Balti
more Christian Advocate.”
Tiie purpose of the publishers ia to con
secrate whatever of ability they have to
tiie great work of giving to the Church a
weekly paper of the highest religious and
literary character. They have provided
ample means and resources for executing
the r design, and rely confidently for suc
c ss, upon God and an appreciating pub
lic.
The Baltimore Christian Advocate Will
be superior iu style aud arrangement to
any journal heretofore published iu the
Houth, and ftiiiy equal to tiie best in the
Norm. It will have sixteen pages of fine
paper, printed in the best manner, cut
and stitched so as to be easily read, pre
served and bound ; tho advertisements be
ing on the outside and separable. This is
tiie form now adopted by the principal
No them aud English Weeklies
Its religious character will be free from
narrow sectarianisM and irue to evangeli
cal Christianity. Wliile lire Southern
Methodist Church will have in it a zeal
ous ami fearless defender, the Advocate
will command itself to all who love the
Lord Jesus in sincerity. The editors uu
deratuud that Uhrisilmiity is broader than
any one of its parts, am! Truth more
catholic than any of ;the symbols iu
which it is expressed. With this uuder
stuoding they intend tnat the Advocate
shall honestly exhibit their'own honest
convictions of the t roth, and promise
that whatever of xperieuce, judgment,
taste and 'assistance they can command
shall be patiently and laboriously given to
make it a paper creditable and useful to
Southern Methodism and to Southern
Chri tiauity
The Sermon Department will he made
prominent and carefully provided for.
Once a month Rev. K. V. Holland will
furnish asertnon, and the other numbers
will be supplied with original and select
ed discourses of an excellent character.
Not a word shall appear in the paper
that mag not be read aloud in the family
circle.
The Children's Department will be in
tiie charge of a lady, whose published
poems have excited il.e admiration of
many readers, and who c regular contri
butions will form one of the- most attrac
tive features of it paper which in all other
respects, news, church items, agricultural
information, commercial reports, etc.,
shall rank as a first class Southern perio
dical.
Price $4 00 a year payable in advance.
Clubs of seven $3 00. Ministers sending
four subscribers or a club will receive a
copy without charge. A specimen num
ber will be sent tree to ail who shall fur
nish their names and address. Letters
may he directed for the present to Dr.
Thos. E. Rond, M. D , Baltimore, Md.
Tiie Mason & Hamlin Organ Co.—ln
the course of ies3 than twenty years this
Company have grown from a very small
beginning, to be tiie most celebrated and
extensive makers of instruments of the
Organ and Melodeou kind iu the world,
producing and (hiding demand for several
limes as many instruments as any other
makers. Four large elephant tusks must
be cut up every week to supply them with
ivory for keys; so they must he said to
consume two large elephants per week.
Their organs rank highest, not oxly in
tli in country, but also in Europe, where
the demand for them is rapidly increas
ing.
This remarkable success is undoubtedly
owing greatly to their superior skill in
this specialty and to the very important
improvements they have effected in this
class of instruments; but it is tiie result,
almost in equal measure, perhaps, of ad
herence to, ami etc rgetic pursuit of cer
tain principles. Indexible rules with
them are (1) to do the very best luork only,
availing themselves of every improve
ment, and being careful to suffer no infe
rior instiunient to l ave their factory;
and (2) to sell always at smallest remu
nerative profits, having fixed prices which
are alike to all.
Any one buying an Organ made by this
Company has the satisfaction of knowing
that he has one of the best instruments of
the class which can be made, and this at
the lowest price at which such work can
be afforded.
Tho Presiding Elders of tho If. Ga.
Conference
Will confer a great favor on one who great
ly desires to save himself and others from
painful confusion and embarrassment by
sending me immediately the names of all
of their several Districts who will attend our
Annual Session at Rome, Dec. Btlv.
Some have written, others have not. Also
the names of any members of the Confer
ence who will not attend—Superannuates,
etc. '
Again, brethren of other Conferences who
expect to attend, please let me know at once.
Committeemen, Candidates and Under
graduates arc required to be on hand one
day before Conference. Come on the day
train. We will meet you. 11. H. Parks.
To the Membai 3 of the South Georgia
Conference.
Captain Abe Fry, of the steamboat “C
I). Fry,” will have a boat at Bainbridge on
Monday the 2!)th November, which will
leave for Fort Gaines immediately after tho
arrival of the Gulf Road cars, and will
reach that place in time to make the connec
tion with the train on tho South Western
Railroad, enabling ministers to reach Cuth
bert on Wednesday morning at !) o’clock,
December Ist. Ministers and their families
will be carried at half-fare.
American Bible Society.
DISTRICT OF GEORGIA.
Life Directors and Life Members of the
American Bible Society who desire tho
“Annual Report,” and “Bible Society Re
cord,” will receive the same by sending to
me their names and Post Offices. Officers of
Auxiliaries will please interest themselves in
this matter. ,
Treasurers of Auxiliaries can remit to tho
American Bible Society, by sending money
to me by preachers attending the North Ga.
Conference at Rome. Receipts for tho same
will be sent by mail. Wm. A. Parks,
Ag’t A. B. S. for Georgia.
Nov 19-2 w P. O. Newnnn, Ga.