Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-03-31
A sENstB L Jew

A writer in the Northern Independent thus dis
cour'ss 10 view Of on approaching Conference
Mseting.l
Perhaps no class Of men in the universe, enjoy
one snothsr's society better than do Methodist
ministers. Almost to a man, they largely pos.
sess the social element: and the i,inerancy IL just
the thing to nourish and increase il. Yea, indeed,
many who, at the commencement Of their minis
terial career. were e lroublsd with stiff
ness aud exclusiVeness. have moot glorioualy got
over their embarrassment, for which deliverauce
they are exceedingly thankful. / trust tina: M
Methodist ministers. we emily enough If rsiiJion
TO keep US always within the bounds uf Christian
propricty. and enough Of humanity to indulge 10 a
good, hearty laugh. know we are not all alike (;
God gave me a soul as it hath pleased him : and
to be hunest, l am rather pleased with it myself
This soul, | bumbly truet. has, for many ysar4
been under the refining influences Of the Holy Spir-
il. But that Holy Spirit has no idea Of removing
anything from that soul bot that which il unholy
and sintel. All the machinery that God put there
be leaves there; and where it has suffered injury.
he restores it, and puts it in god running order
When Gud makes a soul j~uvial, merry and mirth.
fol, 1t is not within the province Of grace to un
make it and let no long-visaged sanotinonious
human tinker, undertake to make a monk Of a soul
tina, God has made to sing with the lark. and
smile and laugh with the morning. Brethren
sometimes tell us that we must not laugh Bn,
God being my helper, | ,cU laugh. and they can't
help themselves. God made me to laugh. Jus, ~
much rs be made me to see, and you haze no more
business to deprive me Of il. than ynu have to dig
out my eyes with = fork. When 3 company Of W.
get together. alter an absence Of a year, and on
relates a capital good story with a very ~instruc-
tive joke connected with il. We want to have the
privilege Of a good hearty laugh. without being
called light and %triaing.' Ali Methodist, preach
ers will join mos. heartily in the sentiment of the
couples,
What e'er Of sin in us is found,
o, bid it all depart"
But let no one be guilty Of smu,hering those nobl.
traits which God has planted in his soul, under
tho delueive impression that he is Notifying sin,
full self. Not a great while ago, two preacher,
lodged together at the village OF Nomatter where
One was quite lively, and somewhat humorous
tho other very solemn, and performed tho mos
part CT his breathing IN long drawn signs. Th,
following conversation took place:
SOLEMN. BIZ, do you consider it consis
tent with the holy religion that you profess, to in
dulge so freely in these witty sayings?"
LIVELY. II was not aware that | was witty. |
! was, all wit Of the RICH. stamp is the gift o.
God"
SOLEMN. "Ah. my dear brother, you are much
mistaken. Some years ago, l used to be very
witty myself; it destroyed nv enjoyment. and
prayed God to give me deliverance from it,"
LIVELY. And certainly, as far as | can judge
your pr ayers have been wonderfully answered"
"A light and tri6iug spirit is as different from
the spirit that | advocate. ms is a diminutive
yelping cur from the noble, African liun tina
spnrts beneath its native sky, or a fourth rat,
donkey, from the proud and spirited horse. o.,
is the offspring of a light aud trid'ns mind. an,
can never harmonic with the religion Of Cnrist
the other is the spontaneous uutgushing of gen
uine humanity. and never appears TO better adsan
tags than in IL true Christian and this social Gle
ment in our being makes double welcome to m
our annual gathering. Those who abound in thi
line. with other graces 10 correspond, are alway
successful.