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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-18

%, $40, and Of Indians 953. There are
8,9s4 travelling preacher, of whom one
hundred and thirty are supernumerarleS'
and three hundred and sixty-one superan,
nuated. There have been three hundred
and twehty-one preachers received on
trial during The year; one hundred have
located, thirty seven died, five have been
expelled. and eleven have been with
drawn. The number of members in the
Liberia conference is 1903, which is one
hundred and seventeen more than N Tho
previous year.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-18
Neral State Of Germany.


The Rev. James Martineau, a dis!in-
guishcd English Dissenting Minister, has
lately returned from a visit to Germany.
In speech on 4 recent occasion alta meet
inC in the North of England, he made ma
ny pertinent remarks touching the phIIoS-
ophv and religion of Germany, On the
whole, his opinion of the moral condition
of that country, is unlavorablc, even to the
extent of "biter disappointment. lie
says;
81 do not hesitate to say that | believe
that the influence of Christianity upon lhe
political future and the social condition OF
Germany is now extinct: that the great
changes which are going on there are 60,
inc on independent of it, growing ont oil
new sources, and arising from classes
where the old church influences have al
most ccascd-(hear). believe, too ina,
This is the case in our own country, @i"
oven the Protestant religion OF the middle
classes is becoming more mlddle-riass
affair than it was, and mighty political ana
RELIGIOUS changes will take place IN the
course of coming years, which the ola III
Auenccs will do little 10 control or direct
But this is far more the case IN Germany
than here, and think one cause OF II Is
this: whilst religion has never separated
itself from the highest intellectual culture
which we possess, in Germany 'hat sew
erance has taken place. While IN Eng
land orr universities, where that culture Is
sought. and to a great extent lo"nl, remain
essentially ecclesiastical corporations pro-
ducing thereby multitude OF social evils
at all events it has this good elect
keeps the highest understanding and the
deenest learning of the country IN close
connection with religious influence. Ii
Germany, this is far otherwise and
think | do not speak with any eXtraVa
gapce in saving that there the almost en-
tire mass of its most cultivated classes o
the intellectual men who constitute 'h'
STRENGTH of our universities, and give 'heh
their endowment, is practically allenat't
from the Christianity of Germany
come home then, | confess, with a mos
confirmed preference for our English ;! SO
cial life. (applause) for our English MODE
Of thought and habits of action and esqe,
c;aylv | come home with decided pref
rrence for that popular and practical Fe''
, zion which exists in this country ralhe
Ihan that purely intellectual and crllIc'
: ,hrologv which EXISTS in Germany-(aE
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-18
The Passion for Wealth,

This insane and Unsuitable passion for
accumulation, ever ready when ciruum-
stances favour, TO seize upon the public
mind, is that love ofmoney which is the
root of all evil that covetousncss
which is idolatry." 1t springs from an
undue, an idoatrous estimate of the value
of property. Many are feeling, that
nothing-nothing will do for them or for
their children, but wealth; not good
character, not we'll. trained and well exert
ed faculties, not virtue, not the hope OF
heaven; nothing but wealth. 1t is their
god, and the god of their families. Their
sons are growing up TO the same worship
of it, and to an equally bancrul reliance
upon it for the future they are rushing
into expenses which the divided property
of their fathers house will not enable
them to sustain; and they arc preparing
to be in turn and from necessity, slaves TO
the same idol. How truly is it written,
tina, they that ,cW be rich, fall into temp,
tation, and snare, and into many foolish
aud hurtful lusts, which drown men i'll de-
struction and pcrdiIion - There is no
need that they should be rich; but they
wW be rich. All the noblcst functions Of
life may be discharged without wealth, all
its highest honours obtained, all its purcst
pleasures enjoyed yet repeat it, moth
ing-nothing will do but wealth. Disap-
point man of this, and he mourns as if
the highest end of life were defeated
Strip him of this: and this gone, all is
gone. Strip him of this, and shall point
to no unheard-of experience, when | say,
he had rather die than live!
The grieyous mistake, the mourntul
evil implied IN this oversight of the great
spiritual end, which should be sought III
all earthly pursuits, Is the Su"}ec' IL
which / wished to draw Your attention III
the last place. 1t is not merely in the
haste to be rich, accompanied with the In
,en,ion to retire from business to state Of
luxurious and scf,indulgent leisure; ii Is
not merely in the rago for speculation
that the evils Of overlooking the mora
aim of business are seen; but they sink
deep into the heart, in the ordinary walks
of regular and daily occupation; dethron
ing the spiritual nature from its prope
place, vitiating the affections, and IoSlns
some of the noblest opportunities for viz
tue, that can be lost on carth.-De'rry
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plause). OF course do not mean to
speak with the slightest degree of dispar-
agement of the inquiries which have bro't
the condition of theological literature TO
such degree of perfection in Germany,
These aids are always necessary; but |
think it matter of the utmost importance
that these should not remain as a separate
study, as a division of labor, but should
remain in practical connection with the
influences of the Christian religion"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-18
DAYS WITHOUT NIGHTS.

DR. Baird. III his lecture at the Confer
ence-room gave some interesting facts.--
There is nothing that strikes IA stranger
more forcibly, if he visits Sweden at the
season of the wear when the days are The
LONGEST. than the absence of night. DIR.
Bald had no conception fit before his ar
rival. He arrived at Stockholm, from
Gutenberg, 400 miles distance, III the
morning, and in the afternoon went to see
some friends-had not taken notes OF
time--and returned about midnight; It
was as light as ii is here half an hour be-
fore shutdown. You could see distinctly.
But all was quiet in the streets; 1t
seemed as if the inhabitants were gone
away, or were dead. No signs OF life
stores closed.
The sun in June goes down at Stock
holm little before ten o'clock. THERE'S
4 great illumination all night, as the sun
passes round the earth toward the north
pole, and the rcfraction Of its rays is such
that YOU can see to read at midnight. DIR.
Baird read 4 letter i'll the forest near Stock
holm, at midnight, without artificial light.
There is mountain at the head OF Both
min. where, on the 2lst of June, the sun
does not 90 down at all. Travellers 60
there to see il. \ steamboat goes up from
Stockholm for the purpose OF carrying
those who are curiOns 10 witness the phe-
nomenon. 1t occurs only one nIght.--
The sun rocs down to the horizon, you
can sec the whole face OF IT, and III hVo
minutes it begins to rise.
At the North Cape, latitude ~ degrees.
the sun does not 90 down Tor severai
weeks. In June it would he about % de-
grecs above the horizon NJ midnight
The way the people there know ii Is md
night, they see the sun rise. The chan
ges in these high attitudes, from summer
to winter, are so great that we can have
no conception of them at all. In the WIN
ter time, the sun disappears, and is not
seen for weeks. Then il comes ana
shows its face. Afterwards ii remains
for ten, fifteen, or twenty minutes, and
then deseends, and finally ii does not set
at all, but makes almost circle around
Inc heavens. DR.. Baird was asked how
they managed in regard to hired persons,
and what they consider day. lie could
not say, but supposed they worked by the
hour, and twelve hours would be cohsidA
ed days work.
Birds and animals take their accustom,
ed rest at usual hours. The doctor did
not know how they learnt the time, but
they had, and 90 to rest whether the sun
goes down or nor. The hens take TO the
trees about seven o'clock =. NJ. and stay
there until the sun is well up in the morn
ing and the people get into this habit OF
late rising too. The first morning DR..
Baird awoke in Stockholm he was surPris-
ed to see the sun shining into his room.--
He looked al his watch, and found 1t was
onlv three o'clock; the next time he a.
woke it was five o'clock; but there were
no persons in the street. The Swedes in
the cities are not very industrious, owing,
probably, to the climate.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-18

INrEnEsTIxG.-TO see a spoony young
man prowIng around the house Of his la
DIV love hours after the whole family have
gone to bed, and wondering in which
room his SnivelIici lies till finally grown
desperate. he madIy wishes that fire
might break out, that the assembled
crowd might stand appalled,, that he,
dashing through them with ladder, might
rear II against her window, save her in his
arms, 90 back for something she left be-
hind, and perish in the flames" With
the exception of some poetry we have re-
ceiyed Ibis week, on the upsetting Of a
Troy horse boat, we know of nothing
more touching.-.4'bany Dutchman
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-18
The Prr.IS Of HE.

Aoain, what is the dark word that Is
wi,cn in this volume of life, spreading "a
shadow over all It's pages Temptation !
It is no strange lot 1t is the lot OF com
mon life. Every man is tempted man.
Every dav we meet those awful hours, III
which the great controversy between right
and wrong, is pleaded in our bosoms'-
rhcn the senses allurcmcnt steals upon
ms then ambition, or anger, or envy IN
yadcs the peace of our minds then the
,,orId,s nrc,, show. or the worlds dread
loncb," demands our homage or threatens
our freedom. Must we not fight every
hour with 1hcsc bcsctring foes of the splr-
it! In the depths of the heart IN deepest
silence where praise comes not; with sol
i,ary PRAYER ana patience, must we not
strive! And here in this post Within to
bc held against all the world, believe me-
dccJs are to be done and victories TO be
gained, compared with which the proves
If battles and the splcndour OF trlnmpHS
Fade AWAY, Greater is he that ruIc'h
his spirit" sa.s the sacred proycrb'aLlst
:. than he that takclh city.
What is the power within, that holds
,h;s sublime conflict! Ii is Gods vice
ccrcnt in the soul, the sovereign ana ma
;os,;c conscience. What on earth so no
hI., Ia, = man-.faithiul found among
tho r,irhless :" and to this man the slight
est whisper of his conscience Is moro
,bon the crhoing fame of ages /! the simple
r,rroso Of rectitudc is more than all th'
Establishments of beauty and love; ant
! ,hc sinoIo. sclGpoised feeling of integrity
,,,o Loo,t is more riches 10 him thai
IN, wealth of kingdoms. All what al
,Ioro,;on IS that! when the secret, mvlSl
ble feeling in the heart that says ! VII
!, r;ch,," weighs more, and is wortl
more with its posscssor, than all the r'eh
es Of the world; yes, when the whole ac
cumuIa,el magnifcencc of the world coul
40, huv from him that simple feeling.
h,yo seen the hon ago Of loyalty 10 kings
the lowly and graceful prosIra''on OeioF
the symbols oft majesty ofearih; an
I will confess that thought it beautiful
:, the bare feeling of reverence, wins IN
r sympathy but what is it ALL compare
: with the deep and lowly homage oil lid
to tho awful sovereignty within him.
And so the righteous man llve'h pure
!, calm, strong; lnwardly Mavcd, and move
/ from within; Misunderstanding and depeAo'i
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-18
| love YOU.

love you-'lis the simplest way
The thing feel 10 tell;
YctirI told it all the day,
You'd.ucycr guess how well
You arc my comfort and my light
My very life you sccm'
think of you all day all night
'Tis but Of YOU ! dream
There's pleasure in the l'S"I's st vert
That you can speak to me
My soul is like the Eoiian chord
And yibrotcs still to thee
Incycr read tho loyc-sons yet,
So thrilling, fond OF true,
But in my own heart have met
Some kinder thought for YOU.
Ilrss the shadows on your face
The light upon your hair
like for hours to sit and trace
AAN' 80
The passing changes there
love to hear your voices tone
Although you should not say
A single word to dream upon,
When that has died away
Oh! you are kindly as the beam
That warns whcrc'er 1t plays
And YOU ayo gentle As dream
Orhappy future days
Aud you are strong to do The right
And swift the wrong to flee
And if you were not half so bright
You're all the world to me,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-18

Female SAncAsM.---Few things are
more liable to be abused in society--es-
pecialIy by young iadics--lhan the gift Of
livclincss. No doubt il gains present
admiration while they continue young and
pretty, but il leads to no esteem--produ-
ces no affection, if carried beyond the
bounds of graceful good Ifumor. She, for
instance, who is distinguished for The odd
freedom Of her remarks-wllose laugh is
Ioudcst, whose mOt is the most piquant--
who gathers a group Of Iaughers around
her--ol whom shy and quiet people arc
afraid this is i sort Of person who may
be iIviled out, who may be thought no
inconsiderible acduisiiiun so parties Of
which the general opprobrium is dull.
ness, but which is not the sort Of reTson
likely TO become the honorcd mistress OF
a respectable home.--TaJie Idik.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-18

neither upon fashion, fortune, nor fame.
Shall say, it is the life of sage, of a
philosopher ! Ii is more. 1t is the life Of
Christ in the soul; and it is the study and
imitation of Christ that must lead us to ii.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-18

CHARACrER.-Men are to be estimated
as Johnson says, by the mass Of chdrac,
ter. A block of tin may have grain OF
silver. but still it is tin, and block OF sill
yer NAV have an alloy of tin, but still 1t Is
silver. The mass Of Elljah's character
was excellence, yet he was not without
the alloy. The mass of Jehu's character
was base, yet he had a portion OF zeal
which was directed by Gods great ends
Bad men are made the same use Of as
scaffolds; they are employed as means
to erect budding, and then are taken
down and dcsnOycd.--CecH'
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-18

4 Very LUchY HUSBAND. ~ here is
now Twins Within half mile OF Broms-
grove, Worcestershire, on The Worcester
Road, four children, born at one birth, all
gir.s. They are fifteen months old, two
Of them can walk alone, aud thc others
nearly SO. The lalller is lsborins man,
named Lambert His wife. al her pew
Gus confinement, bore him ihrce CD ldfcn,
the whole of whom are also alive, making
seven children wilmn two years.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-18

NJ. l.. CmuRcm STATIsTIcs.--The
Christian .idu1cmf safes the whole nun :
Der of members in the thirty northern
conferences OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church to be GG2,3l5, showing an IN
crease of ,2I9 over the number report
ed in 1917. OF this total $780, are III
full membership, and 1888 prObatioIl-
ers. The number Of colored members i
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-18
FAITHFUL OR FAITHLESS.

Lamartinc's admirable essays are not
widely circulated here. We are glad,
therefore to translate another noble pas
sage from Atheism" his tract of Octo-
Der.
Now, the people who forget God, for
get themselves. WHAT'S its title to be a
people if God be its hope How can
they expect that oppressors will rcmem-
Der and respect them in the mission they
were sent 10 accomplish, if they, them
selves, debase that mission, and become
machines, with ten fingers devoted to the
task of weaving the greatest possible NUM-
Der of wards of cloth in three score years
and ten; of peopling as many hundred
acres as possible, with creatures as much
to be pited and as miserable as themselves,
and to serve from generation to generation
as human manure to the earth 10 enrich
the soil of their birth, their lives and their
graves
How can the spiritual morality OLA PEG.
pie long resist such theories Where
find God in this workshop of matter!
But now there is nothing Of this. The
Frcnch Revolution came in 1899. ltcamc
to deycIope a double philosophy ; on the
one hand, spiritual, rational, religious
philosophy founded in the ]. J. RouS
scau school; on the other material, ali!e
Isle, cynical philosophy, whose founder:
were lIclyetus, Didcrot and their decl
pies. The first was truly religious /
consisted solely in clearing the bright lde;
Of God from the darkness into which Ig
norancc, intolerance, the temporary lnqm
silorial dvnas,ies, and barbarous ages ha(
plunged it-this idea, depraved, darkcn
ed, chained to theories TO restore reason
TO liberty, TO examination, to the liberia
conscience of every sect and every mind
and to revive it TO the sight by restoring Il
it the briIliancy of day, the evidence o
nature, the dignity and efficacy OF liberia
worship.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-18
Usage PLAIN-sPEAKING.-The follow

Usage PLAIN-sPEAKING.-Ihe follow
ing is a portion Of a speech Of - White
Hair" to a Catholic priest, who had
come among them as missionary, and
will serve to show the simple, honest
dealing of the old Chief" Father, you
will find among us many old men like
myself, whose opinions are too confirmed
to be changed. They will aeqmcsce IN
almost any views you may advance but
will remain the sane at hear. Do not
waste your time on such. Bue our chill
dren's minds arc young and tender, and
will receive any impression YOU may wish
to make upon them. Take them and :. i'e
them rs YOU think best; we wish them
to become educated and made respectable.
And As for our women, would advise
YOU to have nothing to do with them.
They are not worthy Of attention.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-18
An Aerial Bridge.
ANOTHER OF TIE WONDERFUL DISCOVERIES
OF THE AGE.

The New Orleans Courier, of the 18th
inst, is responsible for the following de-
scription of a bridge, model of which IS
now on exhibition in that city:
"It may be remembered that about SIN
months since, Mr.. Remington and his sell
supporting bridge were the subjects OF
extended and commentators notice Ill inc
Enrlieh papers, extracts of which were
published about that time in the United
States. This gentleman has recently ar
rived in this city, and has erected in the
bar-room of Banks Arcade, for public in
spcclion, = model Of his wonderful bridge.
1t is undoubtedly an extraordinary result
of mechanical genius.
The first impression on seoing IL IS, mat
it is constructed on principles hitherto UNI
known to the student Of natural philOso-
ply. 1t certainly appears to set the laws
of gravitation at defiance. 1t extends
across the bar-room, 4 space of 90 feet,
and is elevated some ten feet from the
floor. Its appearance is so fragile, that
few men, Judging from this alone, would
willingly trust themselves upon It, let
while there, Yesterday afternoon, among a
number of other spectators, we saw ten
gentlemen all together on the centre OF
this bridge. 1t will be noticed that it has
no support from the ground, It's resistance
as well to grayiatiOn as to the pressure OF
so many persons being secured by the
principles on which ii is constructed. let
Notwithstanding this great weight, It's de-
1exure was very inconsdcrable.
From memorandum handed TO US by
Remington, it appears that the bridge has
span of 90 feet. This space is crossed
/ by four longitudinal supporters, each less
than one inch square at the centre, but IN
crcasing gradually in size, until at the
ends or points of fastening they are q
inches square. The bridge has one cate
nary and two parabolic curves, by which
strength and beauty arc both secured.
The flooring is attached diagonally, and
is made to sustain portion of the strain.
The dchexion of the supporters is %
inches. 1t is capable of bearing the pres
sure Of seven tons while each OF the
supporters, occupying their place in the
bridge, will sustain weight greater than
the absolute strength Of the timber and the
direct cohesion Of lis lIbres.
Mr.. Remington states that if one OF ms
'brid5es were cut through ;ransversciy a
the centre, the parts severed would neither
sink nor separate so much as to render /
impossible. He informs US, beside, tina
bridge OH this principle could be made
to span a space Of mile and half.
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