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mad irSenb etntn Safcn amsrlta's
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10 iSlalhen IN WtahaJprhaitett ........ $40
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cape W0p 81. Mai. Seu.t
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Elr SeaeIg6tNe

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faae telegtaftif6 bste8t.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1866-10-10
Amsbamdrp.
An Invalid's Farming Operations

Editor Southern CuHiyator: At the
close of the war, being almost Frustrated
with chronic disease of the chest, with
an invalid wife and family to support,
and not dollar in any thing available,
nothing in the shape of money except a
few hundred in Confederate, I was at
loss to know how would be able "to
make both ends meet" Various schemes
of making living presented themselves
to my mind, but my health was too much
impaired to undertake any of them
Making virtue of necessity, concluded
to stay on my farm, consisting of about
three hundred acres of third-quality land
about forty acres which had been in
cultivation barely yielding its former oc
cupant support. hired black man
regularly last year, and paid him out of
the crop; hired my corn gathered and
husked; bought seed at $2.5Oper bushel;
hired it sowed and harvested; have had
considerably more land cleared up,
ditched and fenced, large garden newly
and substantially inclosed, which is now
filled with cabbage, beets, onions, peas,
beans, potatoes, parsnips, carrots, okra,
and tomatoes. l haveSpot been able to
do weeks work in e.gGseen months ex-
cept the lightest sort of jobs----conse-
quently have had to hire my teamwork
done, paying for it entirely out of the
proceeds Of the farm. 7 have kept the
stock, most of which had on hand, two
horses, nine head of cattle, fifteen sheep,
fourteen hogs, and eleven pigs. My "out
hogs" have been well fed on corn twice
a day, and are now good pork; I have
pigs about seven months, that l have
kept up six months----have fed them
twice day on corn and buttermilk; they
are now fine pOrkers, and will, | think,
make my next years meat, besides nine
hogs eighteen months old at killing time,
that 1 expect to fatten for market. |
have sold enough bacon to purchase my
sugar and coffee. Besides what [ have
paid out for work, l have sold twenty
bushels of corn for cash, and have now
on hand thirty bushels OF corn and
enough old bacon to supply my family
until next summer. From thirty hens,
have sold about fifty dozen eggs since
early in the spring, and we have had as
many as we wanted for use; have sold
enough poultry to buy my wife's dresses,
and have now one hundred nice spring
and summer chickens; [ have old sweet
potatoes as nice as when fresh dug, and
the finest prospect for crop of sweet
and Irish potatoes I ever had; fine
crop of sugar-cane, (sorghum,) tobacco,
etc., growing.
think l will have at least seventy-fve
bushels of wheat and rye, Judging from
the yield already threshed. This year 1
am having cultivated by freedmen thirty
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1866-10-10
How Anna Became a Christian.

We promised our young friends that
we would tell them how little Anna be-
came a Christian. After reading her
Bible a great deal, and thinking and
praying over it long time, at last she
made this resolve: 81 don't know as ever
l shall be Christian, but this 1 will do. |
will give myself to the Saviour every day
of my whole life. will read my Bible,
and pray that my sins may be forgiven
and then 1 will act just as Christians do.
l will, the Lord helping, do no wrong
thing; and will do all l can to help my
little brothers and sisters to do right and
to love the Saviour; and 1 will love Jesus
dearly, because he is so good, whether ]
am his child or not" So Anna com.
menced to do as she said; and the blessed
Jesus listened to her prayers, and for.
gave her sins, and accepted her when
She gave herself to him, and loved her
dearly, as she loved him. Thus little
Anna became a Christian, and walked IL
newness of life.
"The little child who loves to pray,
And read his Bible, too,
Shall rise above the sky one day,
And sing as angels do; =,
Shall live in heaven, that world above,
Where all is joy, and peace, and love.
"Look up, dear children; see that star
Which shines so brightly there;
Rut Won shall brighter shine by far,
When in that world so fair;
A harp of gold you each shall have,
And sing the power OF Christ to save
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acres in corn and about five acres IN
oats, the latter nearly all cut and shock;
ed, and yielding about one hundred
dozen. About one half of the corn IS
now laid by in fine condition, having
been ploughed and hoed five times each:
About one half of the corn is drilled
with cow-peas between the hills of corn,
which, | think, will nearly fatten my
hogs. [ have enough leather on hand
(home-tanned to supply my family a
year or two; also the greater portion OF
my fall and spring wool not yet made
up, and enough homemade silk to sup
ply my family for years. 1 do myself
ali the milking, and from the same cows
that our servant-girl formerly MIXED
about gallon per day, 1 now milk from
three to four gallons. have COW now
that my old mixer used to always dry
up at the end of six months. She is now
with calf almost old enough to give
milk and in fine beef order, but yields
more milk now than she ever did before
took up milking her. have thus
given you the operations of an invalid
farmer, as an evidence that farming can
be made self-sustaining at least. l had
for years previous to the war been an
attentive reader of the Albany Cultiva-
tor-for years to come l hope to be able
to welcome the Southern CultiUatOr to
my freside. Very respectfully,
F. S. S.
Madison Co., Ga, July 5, 1866.
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
Calvinism and Revivals of Religion.

The genUineness of revivals of re-
ligion depends also upon the kind of in
struction given to inquirers after the way
of life.
The responsibility of conducting a re-
vival of religion is very great. Although
the salvation of the soul is entirely the
work of God, yet He is pleased to make
use of means which are suitable to the
end designed to be secured. And when
it is remembered that through ignorance,
or false zeal or indiscretion on the part
of the minister, measures may be used,
and advice given which will hinder, rather
than promote the work of grace; and
when it is considered that immortal souls
are at stake, it may well be asked "who
is sufficient for these things?" 1t sure
ly becomes the minister of God to cult
vate the deepest humility, to study dill
gently the Word of God, his great com
mission, and earnestly and unfortunately
seek the divine guidance.
That instruction cannot be sound and
judiciOus which is calculated in the least
degree to dispel any impression made
upon the mind of a sinner by the Holy
Spirit IF we should seek to comfort the
sinner in his distress, exhorting him
not to be discouraged, inducing him to
hope that by perseyering effort and prayer
he viii secure his salvation, making the
impression upon his mind that he is in
hopeful way, we are directly contradict
ing the impressions made by the Holy
Spirit Under the tuition of the Spirit,
he learns that his heart is depraved, that
it is so wicked and opposed to God, aud
disposed to evil, that he cannot do any
thing acceptable to God unless his heart is
changed, that he cannot do anything to
better his condition short of repentance,
that with such heart as he now has, he
viii never repent, that his case is hope
less one unless the power of a sovereign
God is exerted to create in him new
heart and renew within him a right spirit,
and that God cannot be brought under
any obligation to exert that power. In
the degreeinwhich the Spirithasimpressed
upon him these truths, he is in distress.
lie must discard these impressions, if he
takes the advice and comfort above i'm
parted, and is led to consider his case as
hopeful, while he should be exhorted to
strive to enter in at the strait gate, and
urged to the duty and necessity of imme-
date repentance, with the promise that
whose eOnfesseth and forsaketh his sins
shall have mercy, he ought to be warned
not to look for, or to expect deliverance
from the wrath of God while he refuses
to believe in Christ and repent of his
sins; and in not believing in Christ, he
is SHINING against God, and "the wrath
of God abideth on him. Every hope of
salvation which sinner INDUCES who
has not fed to Christ, is a false one. To
comfort such a one is to heal the wound
made by the Spirit, before he has been
brought by that Spirit to Christ. In
stead Of comforting him whom the Spirit
has not comforted, we should seek to
drive deeper the arrow of conviction, and
thoroughly probe the wound made in his
conscience. He should be told that with |
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after, 1 was walking down street, by the
widow VS. house, and | saw the same
team unloading the wood at Mrs. VS..
l thought it strange; for Mrs. W. was
poor, and wood was high. So | stepped
in and said Mrs. W., how much do you
pay for wood?' ooh! Mr.. Corwin, 1
don t pay anything for wood. [ can't
afford to buy wood. Judge G. sent this
wood; and whenever am out of wood,
somehow he sends me load; and some
times he sends me sack of -four. Now,
s., when G. goes up to the gate
of heaven, it will fly wide open. st.
Peter wants no explanations !"
Mr.. Corwin looked upon religion as a
practical thing, and presented it in this
point of view, which is no doubt the view
of mankind generally, and which the
teachings of Christ, in his sermons, illus
trate still more strongly. There is no
doubt that if the Ines of Christians
preached the same doctrine with their
creeds, it would be an irresistible preach
ING to the convictions of mankind
Would this be enough? If it is, then
what is the need of the gospel? Why
should Christ have come? Why should
he have suffered on the Gross? If this
is all that is necessary, then what wa:
the need of the gospel for salvation
The fact is, Paul wrote his Epistles to
show that men were saved through Christ
and not by their own works. But there
is a sort of intermediate doctrine Of
Universalism, which saves all mankind
through Christ, and makes Christianity
in this world consist in good works.
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"MY LAMBS. $50 the Saviour calls
little children. They are his property.
He owns them and is not ashamed to
call them his, and by that endearing
name, too, lambs, which is one of his
own titles. Then, you, children, the
Saviour's lambs, do not belong to any
one else in the same sense. You do not
belong to Satan, nor to the world, nor to
the things that are in the world, nor to
yourselves. You know we are taught, 81
am not nv own" These, then are not
your masters; and you must therefore,
not seryslthem, nor try to please them.
Your Saviour is your Master. He is
more powerful than Satan and sin, and
proved it by overcoming these. Those
persons who serve the masters whom
Christ overcame will at last themselves
be overcome.
How thankful little boys and girls
ought to be that the Saviour of the world
owns them; that the kindest and strong
est of all masters is theirs Now they
ought to love what he loves, and hate
what he hates. Ask your parents and
teachers: they will tell you more about
what this means, "Feed my lambs. -
CAi7d's Treasury.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1866-10-10
The Religious Views of Governor COrwin,
of Ohio

Of the religious views of Mr.. Corwin,
no one of the great public, who admired
his genius, seemed fully informed Among
his own neighbors there was some OBJ
security about it. Perhaps it will relieve
this obscurity little, and illustrate, in
some degree, the fashionable religious
philosophy of Ecee Homo, to give the
substance of a conversation between Mr..
Corwin and one of his friends. This
gentleman said to him, ''Corwin, l should
live to know, if you have no objections,
what are your religious views?" Ger
tainly," said he. Il believe in the doc
trines of what are called the orthodox
churches. Ihave no objection to them.
1 was brought up a Baptist. Bat,
s., there is one thing in which
your churches are wrong. You all sag
too much, and do too little. Some of
your members, when they go to the gate
of heaven, and ask st. Peter to let them
in, will have to make a good many ex-
plantations. Now, there are two men,
bers of your church that will illustrate
what I mean. There is old l..
He is in good standing, and orthodox;
but Lends money at twezge per
cent. interest Now, when L -goes
to the gate of heaven, and St. Peter
asks who he is, and he says l.,
you may depend, he will hare to make a
good many explanations. don't say,
he won't be let in; but he will have to
explain. Now, there is another man in
your church-you know him-Judge c.
The other day, l saw his team in town
with a good load of wood, Several per-
sons came round to buy it. No, said
the driver, 'it is engaged Alittle while
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1866-10-10
INSTITUTION AND OFFICERS
oFTHE
Presbyterian Church in the United States
CLERKS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

CLERKS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Rev. Joseph R. Wilson, d. d., Stated Clerk,
Augusta, Georgia.
Rev. VIM. Brown, d. D., Permanent Clerk,
Richmond, Virginia.
TREASURER.
Jesse A. Ansley, Esq, Augusta, Georgia.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF DOMESTIC MISSIONS.
Rev. ]. Leighton Wilson, D. d., Secretary,
Columbia, South Carolina.
Rev. Prof James Woodrow, Treasurer, Co
lumbia, South Carolina.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Rev. j. Leighton Wilson, d. D., Secretary,
Columbia, South Carolina.
Rev. Prof James Woodrow, Treasurer, CO.
lumbia, South Carolina.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF PUBLICATION.
Rev. L. Thompson Baird, D. D., Secretary,
Richmond, Virginia.
VIM. F. Taylor, Esq, Treasurer, Richmond,
Virginia
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF EDUCATION.
Rev. Z. Thompson Baird, d. D., Secretary,
Richmond, Virginia.
VIM. F. Taylor, Esq, Treasurer, Richmond,
Virginia.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1866-10-10

A Poor ExcUsE.-The following is
from correspondent of the Charleston
Weekly Record:
GA gentleman, for near half a centu-
ry a member of the Christian Church,
said not long ago: 81 cannot go to
Church any more, have nothing now to
pay the preachers and in the very next
breath inquired, how should he invest
some nine thousand dollars the product
of corn and cotton he had saved from
Shermans raiders. He Uas w0rried to
know What Investment aOas safe How
the hooking fend must have grinned at
this disciple of the lowly Jesus, who said :
Take heed and beaOare Of covetOusness. y
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1866-10-10
Parental Duties.

The father who plunges into business
so deeply that he has no leisure for do
nestle duties and pleasures, and whose
only intercourse with his children con-
sists in brief word of authority, or a
surly lamentation over their intolerable
expensiveness, is equally to be pitied and
to be blamed. What right has he to de-
vote to other pursuits the time which
God has allotted to his children Nor
is it an excuse to say that he cannot sup
port his family in their present style of
living without this effort. l ask by what
right can his family demand to live in a
manner which requires him to neglect
his most solemn and important dnties !
Nor is it an excuse to say that he wishes
to leave them a competence. Is ne
under obligation to leave them that COM
petence which he desires? Is it an adj
vantage to be relieved from the necessity
of labor? Besides is money the only
desirable bequest which a father can
leave to his children? Surely, well cul-
tivated intellects, hearts sensible to do
nestle affection, the love of parents, and
brethren, and sisters, taste for home
pleasures habits of order, regularity aud
industry, hatred of vice and vicious men,
and a sensibility to the excellence of
virtue, are as valuable legacy as an in
heritance of property-simple property,
purchased by the loss of every habit
which renders that property a blessing