New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-02

pastor OF people stood before his congregation and
before God and Jesus Chris. a. specimen Of s.lva
ton, and as On example Of obedience Once wicked
works kept him sfsr of from God bur having had n.
holiness to enter into he holy of hole. throurb the
blood Of Christ the Minister thus drew near N
God through tina. asUnemert; he was a. a brand
snhtched from the burning The Minister stood
before God and his congregation in the love Of Cod
because he ju tilted. In differen. parts of the
Scriptures the ps.tor told that the ave Of God
would be his guide. It unfortunately ofen happened
row sdays tina; Christian ministers had their eye UPON
come other objec,-,he deacon OF the church. or sons
rich member, distractng their gaze from steaifasty
observing th., Eye-that all seeing apenctratng Eye
and which alone was the true guide The ne hist
bound the pastor and his congregation together was
a most important one The importance Of the
connection could not be justly estimated until the great
day Of ell reckonin--the day of final Judgment. How
immense would be the joy OF the Christian minister on
thst dev when the records OF heaven showed that
through his ministry immortal souls were gathered
within the one fold from his lips had been received
the knowledge OF the word Of everlasting le-the
psssport TO the eores of Zion But If on that day OF
dread account congregation should rise Up in juds
ent against their pastor upbrading him for having
taught them fa doctrine or neglected 70 exhothe
of the Christ crucsed, thus becoming the occasion OF
their being cast out into black despair VINO could con
ceive even but Tor moment the supestive horror OF
such a sceHel The minister shc.d therefore have the
single object Of preaching Christ crucfed that men
iebt saved before him the discharge OF as
ministerial functions Diversity to place and circun
stance enineniy characterized teaching OF Jesus tie
ordained the preaching the Word the great business
ofa thoe who took up the cross TO follow him They
were required to preach al Of the Word Of God The
Ministry spoken Of witnesses they wereto give
/ testimony OF the whole Word for the salvation o.
mankind. They were 70 suppress no par OF the
Word OF Life because in the entire doctrine preached
by Christ the Christian minister never found non-es
sentisl Every portion had bearing Illustrative OF
the truth. of the entire ~ extended remarks
in further illustration of the duties Of the Christian
pastor Dr. NJ wound up his very able DISCOURSE (at
which we merely hint in the foregoing) by o5erving
that the mcst perfect epitome of what the Minister
should do contribute hi ministry uefIl in the vine
yard OF the Lord 10 be found In the text TO
preach the word in and out of season; to re-
prove rebuke and exhort with all long suffering and
doctrine" While he claimed the iullness OF the re-
dempcn ed by Chrsts atonemeKt, let the Pastor
OF Christian people take heed that he warn sinners OF
the wrath TO come-of impending ruin. shat they stood
upon The brink OF the bottsmes pit in imminent dan
ger OF telling in and being lost forever.
Rev J. S Backus then delivered charge to the new
Pastor in appropriate terms and at consderablelength
The night hand Of fellowship then given by Rev
Thos Armitage, of Noriolk-st Baptist Church. pre-
faced by some furcble remarks.
The charge to the congregation was delivered by
Rev Ira Stew I'd and the services OF the evenngte
minated with prsyerby Rev. Mr.. Buckbee, and hymn
appropriate TO the occasion
FARMERS CLUB.-A special meeting of the
Farmers Club was held Tuesday, at the Rooms OF
the American Institute No 35l Broadway, for the pur
pose of eoiting information relative TO new planting
new Of old plants, ard the culture OF the . Ter
Willow. Samuel Griffngs, Esq., Of NewJersey was
called to the Chair The subject of the vitality OF
Seeds" being introduced, the Secretary Henry Msgs
Eeq said that months ago the Club received an
account of raspberry seeds found in the grave OF N IN
WHO had been bure about 700 years germn Ting on
being planted Many persons entertained doubts rs
TO tie truth OF this. We now extract from the pro
ceedings OF the twenty second meeting OF The Brush
Association for the Advancement of Science at whch
Dr. Lancaster read the report of Committee aP-
pointed to make experiments on the growth ana VI
tally of seeds The secd apart for this years ow
ing were those collected in 1914 1t was the third time
the same seeds hid been experimental with, and II
was found tn. there was very evident decrease in
the number OF those which vegeiatSd compared with
those of previous eowings. Dr. Lancaster explained
the object the Committee and stated that the fact Of
raspberry seeds grt wing which had been taken from
the stomach of the body Of human being, buried in
tumulus in Dorset hire and which had been doubted
had been rinve gated during the past year uni n''e
seemed no rea,On doubt that the seeds thus ourei
Tor centuries had ger min ted. De- lyle al % stat az
the meeting that having been pre- cut waen N oriSnA
mass OF matter taken nom tie stOma OF ne deai ~
n Irstl in
rapberry seeds discovered in H. he had no DOUBT oil me
cor1et of the conclusion that the seeds wni hsl
thus been swallowed and buried, had terminated alter
the lapse of centuries -,
Mr. Mer. i'm Te.erence 10 the vitality of seeds called
attention Of the members to the wekn0wn Tact OF Tue
growth OF clover &c, places winch mad been c'Vsred
for aces with forest, and where clover hal aver Doen
seen before r. il true that tie Committee Of the BRUSH
Association find tat seeds kept In boxes In dry places
lose their vitality there ore tie eSpermen 10 'e ei-
fectul I'll ud take the same posions a. the oufe1 aP
berry bite clover &C. Ii is well known tt WOO snu
leave. have been iound in the course OF geological re-
searches buried III nar,he perfectly sound Ine burn "a
timber in the pestbogs OF Ireland and elsewhere Iou
GOOD for ell the purposes of surface tree, hIhough
fuu,t have been buried lea 300 years Ne ie
pits made by some OF the ancient African AMI Arabian
peoJle to preserve their wheat preerV ID oihd ioI
great nlth Of time, BY placing at dep "nFr the
t,upera,ure never chan ed three degrees IN century
The secretary then alluded TO work pa lci on
"The Vegetation OF Europe It. Conition ana CAu' e.
by Arthur Henry, and quoted the following rem VI
tie author relative 70 the Original cre"u@h o. On7 VI
more indisiduals ..
Some nsurass contend that the original ereaon n -.
have c, INSISTED OF number of individuals bat u seems
accordance with the simplicity V' nA - Ia
that single parvut pair OF pArnts o'e was pro
fot each sptcns mOrr weighty Gdercn,e 81 opiloh
ars ON series facts eNcept QUA 70 le oeai
tion Of n ants VIZ Coming down ON those more Anan'
tn H. the "a Of the OF man on earth the qles
tiou nIis ia. ves, tAnoD Und- 10 any goat eitns
ipd,r, nd nj OF iuan uence during our ho ca Pfli
Thefe - an AIN OFT universal agreement that 40 species Us
be, created Records o" Us t'at ia,y 20
snd Fsyit hDa tie same vegetation now Az "a re-
nam aiutnes &C, prove II; Our modern e'sLe,
tee, sr,b as laurel myrtle arbutus o. adef e0rA OAK
L. -. familiar IN th.ir old climates The same u-es o'
scb.S bv Tbeoptrasu. and Pliny still keep her onsn
Lsh aces Prof Schouw gives series Of n-' = Z ~
-. r,,de nv M HOFFMAN, durnS p-rod OF thlty
vans uron iece OF land reclaimed ton ne 50 "a -
lslnd Of uhnen Mr.. Holman IS an le14'e ha,,
caiefu Journal OF the tIst AZ n an i1uS -e-
rr6gress of every plant which strng up soat1a oy 49,
ms trtct and provec La every one OF 80 a.
xrsIkpov species belonging tie coniinu Us no'a
Uoiulanu assunies that the forms were CT aiea po -
tret a. the rapid " with which newly s.