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are Gods" We have no apology to
make, and no vindication to offer for the
wild fanaticism, whieh seems to be agita-
ting the Churches in the Northern section
of our country. They have seemed bent
upon introducing new reign of pro-
scription, to place under the ban of their
reprobation all who will not enter with
them upon fierce crusade in favor of
their pretensions to the universal broth
erhood of the human family. They
have adopted as their own, the watch
word of the first French revolution which
ended so unhappily; and now we see
them marching forward with fanatical
zeal under banner inscribed with the
cabalistic words, Liberty, Equality and
Fraternity. Where their fanatical ca
reer will end, we cannot tell but this
we know, that it has already produced
results which humanity will long have to
deplore.
The fanaticism, however, of which we
speak, does not influence any one partic-
ular denomination at the North. 1t car
ries them nearly all along with the eresistless
force of whirlwind. Wecan only wait to
see when the violence of the storm will
be over, and men will again return to
their sober senses. They cannot always
continue to be the dupes of sophistry,
the most superficial and unreasonable.
We may hope, that after awhile they will
open their eyes to the folly of their own
conduct, and be convinced of the dread
full effects produced at the South upon
both races, by the rash and headlong
career they are pursuing, blind to all the
admonitions of history, and deaf to all
the cries of misery, that proceed from
the wretched and the helpless.
Let not, however, their bad example
cast reproach upon the Churches in the
South, who are entirely free from the
reckless fanaticism, by which all their
movements seem to be controlled.
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Jesus All in All.

Reader, put these following questions
to thine own heart, as in the presence OF
God: if thou canst answer. them affirma-
lively, doubt not thy real interest in Him
and in his great salvation. Is the Lord
Jesus Christ precious to me, as lie Is to
all that believe? Once He was to me
without form or comeliness, and l saw
no beauty in Him; is He now to me the
chief of ten thousands, yea, altogether
lovely? Do behold an infinite amiable-
ness and glory in his person, transcen-
dent excellency in his righteousness, an
inexhausted fulness in his grace, and a
heaven of happiness in his love? Do |
esteem Him above every name, love Him
above every creature and thing, and
value an interest in Him before ten
Thousand worlds? Il the language of
my soul, "None but Christ, none but
Christ! Whom have in heaven but
Thee? AID there is none upon earth that
I desire beside Thee?" Is all the world,
all that is admired in it, esteemed by me
as dung, and beheld with the greatest
contempt, when compared with glori-
Gus Christ, the ravishiug sweetness Of
his love, and the unsearchable riches Of
his grace? Do l wish nothing SO ardent
ly, seek nothing so diligently, and rejoice
in nothing so greatly as to win Christ,
aud be found in Hin? Be this my por-
tion-and l can say, I want, l wish, l
ask no more!
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The Loss of the Soul.

What--.if it be lawful to indulge such
thought-what would be the funeral
obsequies of lost soul? Where shall
We find the tears fit to be wept at such
spectacle? or could we realize the calam-
ity in all its extent, what tokens of COM
miseration and concern would be deemed
equal to the occasion? Would it suffice
for the sun to veil his light, and the moon
her brightness? to cover the ocean with
mourning, and the heavens with sackcloth?
Or, were the whole fabric of nature to
become animated and vocal, would it be
possible for her to utter groan too
deep, or cry too piercing, to express
the magnitude and extent of such Ca
tastrophe? ?-Robert Hall.
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BUILDING ON TIE SAND.

'Tis well to WOO, tits good to wed,
For so the world hath done
Since myrtles grew, and roses blew,
And morning brought the sun.
But have care, ye young and fair,
Be sure you pledge with truth;
Be certain that your love will wear
Beyond the days of youth!
For if ye give not heart for heart,
As well as hand for hand,
You'll find you We played the ''unwise part
And ''built upon the sand"
'Tis well to save, tbs well to have
A goodly store of gold,
And hold enough of shining stuff,
For charity is cold.
But place not all your hope and trust
= In what the deep mine brings;
We cannot live on yellow dust
Unmixed with purer things.
And he who piles up wealth alone,
VIII often have to stand
Beside his coHer-chest, and own
IT'S "built upon the sand"
'Tis good to speak in kindly guise,
And soothe where 'er we can;
Fair speech should bind the human mind;
And love Ink man to man.
But stay not at the gentle words,
Let deeds with language dwell;
The one who pities starving birds,
Should scatter crumbs as well.
The mercy that is warm and true
Must lend helping hand,
For those who talk, yet fail to do,
But "build upon the sand.
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The Eclipse of the Soul.

The Moon in an eclipse complained to
the Sun: "Why, O my dearest friend,
dost thou not shine upon me as usual|
"Do l not?" said the sun; VI am
sure am shining as | always do; why
do you not enjoy my light as usualf"
90! 1 see," said the moon, "the
Earth has got between u.s."
"Why, 0 Saviour" says the back
sliding Christian, "do l not, as in for
mer days, walk in the light of thy coun-
tenance?"
Il am sure, troubled soul, l have not
changed. The rays of my love are as
warm and bright as ever; what can pre-
vent them from reaching thee?
Canst thou not see, 0 troubled Chris
tian, that the earth has got between thee
and Christ?
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
Hard to be Resigned; Or the Man and
his Cow.

Not many years since, in the country
about fifty or sixty miles from Richmond,
a poor man had the misfortune TO lose
his only cow. 1t took some distemper,
laid down and died. He was greatly dis
tressed at his loss, and could not very
well see how he should be able to support
his family. He belonged to the Metho-
dist Church, and minister of that de.
nomination paid him a visit of sympa-
thy. He exhorted him to be resigned to
the Divine will, and taught him that not
even sparrow could fall to the ground
without the notice of our Father, which
is in heaven. He told him that God was
merciful and kind, but that his judg-
ments were unsearchable, and his ways
past finding out. He encouraged him to
believe that every thing was for the best,
and gave him an assurance that God
would never forsake his people, but would
make every thing work together for their
good, After praying with him the
preacher left the afflicted man, as he
thought in comfortable frame of mind.
On leaving the house, he happened to
pass by the place where the dead body
of the cow was lying. lie noticed that
it had not been skinned, and took the
trouble to ride back and tell his friend
that the hide of the COW would be of
some value, and that he had better have
it taken off. "No," said the poor man,
eff it has pleased God to take away the
only cow l had in the world, he may have
the hide with her." The preacher knew
not what to think of such speech
Charity led him to put the best construc
tion upon it, and he took it for granted
that his brother Methodist, in his igno-
rance, was not aware how unbecoming
such language was in the mouth of any
poor child of the dust.
1t in reality revealed the true state of
his mind. He was not resigned at all,
but was angry at his Maker for having
sent such an affliction upon him.
Often when 1 see professors of reli-
gion disposed to murmur and complain
at the dispensations of divine Provi-
dence, cannot help thinking they are
in the same frame of mind with the man
who had lost his cow. Because they can
not be as well off as they wish to be,
they yield to despair, and make no effort
to take care of what is still left in their
possession. Because God has taken away
the only cOw they had in the world, they
are willing he should have the hide with
her.
How different it was with the patriarch
Job. His losses were severe. His af-
Aictions were heart-rending, Yet when
his prosperity was all destroyed, and his
children dead, he could still say, "The
Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken
away. Blessed be the name of the
Lord" HUMILIs.
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UNsANCTIFIED TALENT.-Knowledge
and good parts, managed by grace, are
like the rod in Moses hand, wonder
workers; but turn to serpents when they
are cast upon the ground, and employed
in promoting earthly designs. Learning
in religious hearts, like that gold in the
Israelites' ear rings, is most precious
ornament; but if men pervert it to base,
wicked ends, or begin to make an idol Of
it, as they did golden calf of their ear
rings, it then becomes an abomination.
Arrowsmith.
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SERVING GoD.-Though we ought not
to serve God for gain, as the motive, we
cannot serve God for naught, as to the
result. lie is good master, and while
his work is honorable and glorious, he
deals we'll with his servants. In keep.
ing his commandments, there is great re-
ward. "Godliness is profitable unto all
things, having the promise of the life
that now is, and of that which is to come"
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
Is Prayer Visibly Effectivea

The Importance of prayer is inculca-
ted by the sacred Word of God, and con-
sequently by the Church and its ordi-
nances. The power of prayer, spiritu-
ally considered, is conceded at least by
all believers. 1t draws US nearer to the
living God, assured that He inclnes his
ear mercifully towards us at such times,
giving us the promise that He will an
swer if our prayers correspond with His
will and with the best interests of our
souls. And it comes back to the prayer
full Christian with more faith and more
abundant degree of His divine Spirit in
his heart. The effects, however, are in
visible to the unbeliever, and scepticism
has still plausible reason to demand
tangible proofs for the effectiveness of
the Christian prayer. Such instances
alone can refute the doubtings of an inf
del, in which the answer to our prayers be-
comes manifest to the eye, unembarrassed
by any subterfuges of imagination, and
elevated above the possibility of mere
coincidence. The Christian believes and
knows that the number of such instances
is already great, that the records of the
Church are built upon them as the only
foundation for the visible Kingdom of
Christ here upon this earth; and he ac
counts for the non persuasive results of
these upon the minds of the unbeliever
in the hardness of their hearts and will
fal opposition to the workings of Gods
designs.
The occurrence here related is for the
first time here made public, with the
view that some doubling unbeliever may
chance to read it. 1t is vouched for by
one who once doubted, like them, and
with the ready willingness to prove the
incident as here narrated by even a
score of living witnesses, many of
whom are even now admitting the fact,
and yet hold to the merciless prejudices
of infdelity.
On stormy day of equinoctial Sep
tember, 1S45, family was grouped to-
gether to celebrate the birthday of the
father of the household. Though then
only twelve years old, the writer has the
awfulness of that tempest still wildly
before him; perhaps the more so as the
associated scene which followed was well
calculated to impress his mind with every
particular of that days occurrence
About four o'clock in the evening word
was brought by servant, that large
fruit tree had been broken down by the
tempest, but that in its fall it had lodged
upon another tree to the imminent dan.
ger of the children of laborers, who
lived around and near the spot. My
father-for it was he-proceeded to the
locality which was surrounded by an iron
picket fence near to which the tree stood
and in attempting to shake the fallen
tree from its unsteady support, failed in
some way, 1--WE never could find out how,,
to guard himself against its descent
The first sound | heard amidst the noise
of the wind, was the exclamation of my
father" "Oh, my eye!" He had beer
so struck by the tree in its fall, as to fix
his right eye upon one of the sharp iron
pickets of the fence.
Long was his illness afterwards
Brain fever supervened, and well do
remember our night-watches; my moth
er, sister, brother and myself, for many
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THE VOICE OF CHRIST is "My son,
give me thy heart;'' and to him who
obeys he will say, "Go in peace! go
into the grave! go to judgment go into
eternity 60 in peace.
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faithfully; he was captured in battle
and died in prison, to the last mo-
ment thanking God and thanking you
for your sermon and your personal kind
ness" rtf
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SINFUL HABITS are the channel of sin.
full thoughts. If we would have the
thoughts to cease to flow, we must close
up the channels.
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THEY THAT DESERVE nothing should be
contented with anything.
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If we cannot bring our condition to
our mind, we must bring our mind to our
conditions.
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On CENsURE.-"For my own part,
says Rev. John Newton, eff my pocket
was full of stones, L have no right to throw
one at the greatest backslider upon earth.
| have either done as bad or worse than
he, or 1 certainly should if the Lord had
left me little to myself, for l am made
of just the same materials; if there be any
difference it is wholly of grace"
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MEN complain that life is short, and
yet throw away much of it, and are
weary of many of its parts. They COM
plain that the day is long, and the night
is long, and they want company, and
seek their arts to drive away the time,
and then they weep because it gone too
soon.
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HALF OUR VIRTUE arises from our be-
ing out of the way of temptation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-10-22
ASSIGNEES' SALE.

r ASSIGNEES' SALE.
In the District Court of the United States, for the
District Of South Carolina.
DAsisE s5sf?as{ T; : Ss5s5 SoShr 81 Bankruptcy
DY virtue Of an Order obtained from George s.
ID Bryan, Judge of the District Court of the q.
States, for the District Of South Carolina, we will
expose to public sale on the
FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER NEXT,
at York Court House, a portion of the real estate
of DANIEL D. MOORE, of York County, who
has been adjudged Bankrupt upon his own Pc
tition, consisting Of all the right title and interest
of the said Bankrupt in tract of land situated on
the waters of Fishing Creek, in York County,
South Carolina, containing
342 ACRES, MORE OR LESS,
bounded by lands of John R. London, J. NJ. Steele,
Richard Sadler, William B. Wilson and Others
Sold for the benefit ofthe creditors of said Bank
rupt's estate.
fhe crop on the land will be reserved, and pos
session given the first of January next ..-
TERMs-Cash in United States Currency-pur-
chasers to pay for papers and stamps.
- J. s. r. THOMSON, Ass;,r,,oos
T. 8. JEFFERYS, ee''
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ASSIGNEES' SALE.
In the District Court of the United States for the
-'- - District of South Carolina.
wa n s..E5ss; : :. Ef5;is & Bankruptcy
DY virtue Of an order obtained from William I.
I'D Clawson, ESQ.,, Register in Bankruptcy, We
viii expose to public sale on .. .rr,. =.
FRIDAY, THE 3OTH DAY OF OCTOBER,
at the residence of WIN. j. KIMBRELL, of the
County of York and State ofSouth Carolina, who
has been adjudged Bankrupt upon his own Pc
ton, all the right title and interest Of the said
l mule, 2 colts, l four-horse wagon, lot chairs,
lpistol box, walnut chest pair balances, pair
tools, lot books loteooking utensils lot farm
ing implements, DC, &c. .E.-
Also, one lot of Notes and Book Accounts, due
to said Bankrupt's estate.
Sold for the benefit Of the creditors of said Bank
rupts estate. .........
TERMs-Cash in Currency. s''
- - j. s. R. THOMsON,) ass;o,noos
T. s. JEFFERYS, T''''etee''
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ASSIGNEE'S SALE.
In the District Court of the United States for the
District of South Carolina.
In the Matter of
DANT nsstSs6s: s;i WILLIAMS In Bankruptcy.
DY virtue Of an order obtained from William /.
Id Clawson, Esq.,, Register in Bankruptcy, We
will sell at York Court House, on the 49,, .
FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER NEXT,
all the real estate and personal property of DANL
G. WILLIAMS, who has been adjudged Bank
rupt upon his own Petition, consisting Of the fol-
lowing to wit:
Said Bankrupt's interest, being the one-seventh
of two-thirds Of tract of land, Of which his faith
or, Thomas G. Williams, died possessed, situated
on Turkey Creek, in York County, South Caroli-
ia, and bounded bv lands Of VIM. Burris, Martha
McLeare and others, containing
THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ACRES,
more or less.
Also said Bankrupt's interest in the personal
estate of his father, Thomas c. Williams, deceased.
Also, said Bankrupts interest Gf any in the late
firm of G.. r. Ratchford & Co.
Also, Gold Watch, old Cooking Stove and
Note due said Bankrupt's estate.
Sold for the benefit Of the creditors of said Bank
rupt's estate.
fERMs-Cash in Currency-purchasers to pay
for papers and stamps.
J. s. r: THOMSON Ass;pnees
-... T. 8. JEFFERYS,
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their mart would be best calculated to concilste it.
The most important thing for the South is to know
on what terms majority of the Northern people
will consent to become their friends, and they have
done well to seek this information from judi
cious, truth-speaking man like Mr. Adams, who
understands the party from which converts are to
be made, as thoroughly as he does the party which
is spontaneously friendly to the South. Their in
vitlng such man to address them evinces their
willingness to receive wholesome counsel and Mr.
Adams speaks to them under a sense Of the re-
sponsibilty which attaches to the giver of advice
which will probably be taken. We suppose the
speech at Columbia has been more carefully medi-
tated than any other which he will deliver in the
South, and therefore made arrangements for hav-
ing it telegraphed in full.
This frank and faithful speech, made in spirit
so friendly and so courageous, will have more
salutary effect from the fact that it is not o6truded
but made at the request ofmen who enjoy the CONN
dence of the South men who do not seek Hattery
but truth as any friendly tongue can have to speak
it. 1t is the misfortune Of the South that 1t has
had so little candid, discriminating criticism
Whenever it has committed an error, the error has
been caught up and magni6ed with such monstrous
exapperation, that resentment Of the libel has
blinded the South to its mistake. The friends OF
the South, participating in their just resentment,
have been more forward to denounce the calumpy
than to mark the fault But the important thing
for the South is to avoid any missteps which may
be perverted by its enemies to give color to such
calumnies and afford handle to its unscrupulop5s
enemies. To give judicious advice to the South,
under present circumstances, requires an amount
of TACT delicacy fiendliness, and honest freedom
which few men in these excited times are cool e
noueh to exercise, and which no man would be
Gkeiy to exhibit except by the invitation Of men
who possess the full confidence OF the Southern
people. Mr.. Adams keenly feels the injustice
which has been done to the Southern people, but
as his object is to advise them for their advantage
he does not permit his sympathy to blind him to
any of the facts of the situation.
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ASSIGNEES' SALE. ,,a.
III the District Court of the United States for the
District of South carotina. a. = -, :. go
In the Matter !" -1I sra
B. A. CULP, Bankrupt. ' - ".,.. :,
DY virtue of an Order obtained from George s..
I'D Bryan, Judge of the District Court Of the U.
States, for the District of South Carolina we will
expose to public sale at the residence Of A. M.
KEE, near Fort Mills, in York County, South
Carolina, on go. r& alft ..i.I-r:..- IT.;
WEDNESDAY, THE 2sTH OF OCTOBER,
all the Real and Personal Estate and Chooses in Ac-
tion Of B. A. CULP, who has been adjudged q
Bankrupt upon hisown Petition, consisting Of all
the right title and interest Of the said Bankruptin
the following property, to wit:
One Tractof Land situated in Lancaster County,
South Carolina, known as the "HOME PLACE.
bounded by lands Of 8. B. Alexander, Bella Sizer,
R. c. Potts and others, containing ,! h"7 2'u@'
329 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. .llaG.
Also, one Tract of Land, situated as above,
bounded by lands Of Bella sizer, Turner Barber
and others, containing ~
ia ACRES, MORE OR LESS, ~.
One Tract Of Land, situated as above, bounded
by lands of s. B. Alexander and Bella Sizer, and
adjoining the above tract, containing
'.. TEN ACRES, MORE Or LESS. 80 =
Also, one Tract of Land, situated as above, and
bounded by lands Of VIM. Culp, James Patterson
and Cynthia Culp, containing ..,,., .t,..
ONE HUNDRED AM; SIXTY ACRES.
more or less.
Also, one Tract of Land, situate in Mecklenburg
County, North Carolina, bounded by lands Of
Cynthia Culp, r. G. Potts and Jackson Nivens
and known as the "Sizer lot' containir
SEVEN ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
Also, One Gray Horse and one Lot of Stills.
Also, the Notes and Book Debts due the said
Bankrupt's estate. -'-.'f "
The crops on the lands will be reserved and
possession Of the lands given the first Of January
next
Sold for the benefit of the creditors of the said
Bankrupt's estate v ,i>Ti
TERMS Cash in Currency-purchasers to pay
for papers and stamps -: -''@ .''0
J. 9. R: THOMSON, Assipnees
T. s. JEFFERYS, isnee'
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AND STILL THEY COME
NEW AND CHEAP GOODS
AT
r. M. DOBSON & CO.'S,

WE are receiving daily direct from the North
w ern Markets NEW GOODS of almost every
variety, purchased for Cash. and can afford to sell
as cheap as the cheapest.
so pieces of Calico,
All Wool Delaines, all colors,
Half Wool Delaines Solid and Figured,
Bleached and Brown Shirting,
Damask, Bleached and Brown,
Ladies' and Gents Gloves, from 25 cents to $20 co.
Kentucky jeans at 25 cents,
Salem Jeans, from IS cents to Sl.25
Red. White and Grey Flannels,
Opera Flannel, and All-Wool Check, for Children,
Hoods, Nubias, Scarfs, and Childrens' Plaid Hose,
Northern Check and Ginghams,
Notions, of all sorts and kinds,
French-wove Corsets, and Corset Laces,
Braid, all colors, Star and Trailing,
Coat Lining, Binding and Buttons,
Jaconet and Swiss Muslins,
Linen and Cotton Diaper,
Hardware, Tin Ware,
Shoes and Boots, Coarse and Fine,
Bacon, Lard, Meal, Flour, Rice, Sugar and Coffee,
Buckets, Tubs, Kettles, Frying Pans, Wood Saws,
Carpet Bags, Nails, Spades, Shovels and Forks,
Crockery, Soap, Soda, Blue-Stone, Sulphur, Cop
peras, Indigo, Madder, and many otherarticles too
numerous to mention.
Call and see for yourselves. Wewill be pleased
to show you our Stock, whether we sell or not.
T. M. DOBSON & co.
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