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A Sensible Father.

Some years ago wealthy gentleman
of Boston gave to a friend this nara
ton of his experience, which is well
worth repeating once a year, in these
days of extravagant living;
He had an income of $4,000 a year,
IA large sum then, but not considered so
now,) house in town, and country
seat few miles out. He had several
Children coach, fine horses and dri-
yer, and took pleasure in riding every
day with his children. One day when
riding, the thought struck him that each
of his children would expect fine house,
and coach, and horses, and driver as
their father had before them, and to live
as he lived; and if they did not they
would be unhappy. He did not think
that all of them could have things as he
had them, or live as he was living; and
he rode home, sent his coach and horses
to market and sold them, bought cheap
carryall, and became his own driver.
With emphasis ne declared that no
amount of wealth could induce him to re-
turn to his former mode of living, for if
any of his children should happen to be
poor, as in all probability some of them
would be, they should not suffer in their
feelings by the reflection that their father
rode in his coach while they had to rough
it on foot. The example he gave them
afforded him satisfaction greater than
his wealth had to bestow.-Advance.
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which, in heart, denies both the Father
and the Son.
Nearing Home.

There is not thought more fragrant
with the serene peacefulness of Heaven
itself, than that which is in the mind of
the aged Christian, as he is approaching
the end of his earthly course. Having
become child of God in his new birth
his real home-the home of his heart
is in heaven. And hence it is that so
often we see aged saints matured with
grace, waiting almost YEARLY with ex-
pectation, for the summons which shall
call them home. 1t was saying of a
German author--Henrich Stilling-
BLESSED are they that are home-sick,
for they shall come at last to the Fathers
house. And such blessed ones are all
around us. In our Christian homes, in
our sanctuaries, in our gatherings for
prayer, aud at our sacramental feasts,
We meet them as they still walk along
the dear ways of Zion, and still "show
out of good conversation their works
with meekness of wisdom" And amidst
many adornings of grace that reveal the
beauty of the Lord" upon them, none
is more radiant with Heavens own light,
than the pilgrim-spirit with which they
lean upon their staff, and look and long
for hOme.-Presbyterian.
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Aliens Little Sermon.
81 AM THE DOOR.

1t was a rainy Sabbath, too wet for
Johnny to go to church, and so father
and mother left Allen home to take care
of him. The playthings were all put
away, except kitty; so Johnny played
with kitty until he made her angry by
trying to take her up by the ears, as
Allen took his rabbits. Then she jumped
out of the window, and Johnny saw her
no more that morning.
"Allen," he said, g wish L could just
90 and look into my box of playthings.
won't take out one. l just want to
look at them; that would not be breaking
the Sabbath, would it,"
at would be going into temptation; =
said Allen; Sand you know you prayed
this morning, Lead US not into tempta-
ton
80 dearr' sighed Johnny; "then 1
wish | was at church. >"
"COme, said Allen, II will preach
you little sermon"
swell" said Johnny, 81 will listen. .
So Allen took the great Bible, and
found this text, which was so easy that
Johnny could read it himself: 81 am the
door.
"Here is a text for little boy who is
four years old, said Allen, "for it has
Just four words in it, one for every year;
the first word is Il. That has only one
letter in il" This means the Lord Je
sus, the good Saviour who loves little
children. The second word is am.
That has two letters in it. When Jesus
says am the door, of course he doesn't
mean that he is the door like that you
shut Just now; but this little sermon is TO
show you how he is like door. The
third word is the, which has three let
tiers. Jesus says the door, because there
is only one door into the kingdom of
heaven. The fourth word is door,
which has four letters in it. A door lets
people into the house; and if there was
no door, they could not get in. So the
Lord Jesus lets his people into the king
dom of heaven; and if it was not for him
they could not get in at all.
"A door keeps out the rain, and the
dogs, and thieves; and so Jesus keeps all
evil and hurtful things out of his beauti
full heaven. Now, when you want to 60
into house, you go straight to the door;
and so if you want to 60 into the king
dom of heaven, we must 90 to Jesus and
ask him to let US in.
So Allen knelt down, and little Johnny
by him, and they prayed to the dear
Lord to make them his own good chill
dren, so that they might go into his beau
tiful city when he comes.
CHild's Delight.
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A Cheerful Religion.

Let me be taught to know there is as
much religion in the good, robust, re-
joicing, enthusiastic singing of Gods
praise, as in the sedate and doleful style
that is usually styled the most devotion
al; let them know that the earnest prayer
need not be a drawing jeremaid let
them feel that good gospel preaching may
be in sprightly delivery of pleasant
truths, more than in whining recitation
of inanities; let them believe that Chris
tianity is live thing, that it is in sympa-
thy with the active, rejoicing spirit of our
humanity, and it will be better com
mended to their acceptance.
Seriousness ought always to charac.
terize the Christian. But seriousness
does not consist in sullenuess, morose-
ness, or even in the sobriety that drives
away smiles and the taste for rational
pleasures. He is most serious who best
brings an earnest, healthy, rejoicing ma,
ture to the performance of his duty
Men are most beautifully serious when
truthful smiles are playing on their lips,
and when their whole countenances are
lighted up with benignant joy.
1t ought, therefore, to be the effort OF
protesting Christians to pass through the
world so happily as to light it up and fill
it with joy. They ought to sing in the
midst of judgments and to sing loudly
and cheerily and constantly amid their
marvellous benefits. We pass to king
dom, out of sadness and sorrow, where
there will be no sorrow nor signing
Passing to that place, let us cultivate the
spirit that is to distinguish US when We
arrive there, and show that we do really
begin our heaven on the earth.-U United
Presbyterian.
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Wheat VS.. Gold.

Gold dug from the bowels of the earth
gave California a tremendous start in
growth and population few years ago,
and scarcely anything else was thought
Of Flour brought fabulous prices, but
gold from the placers could pay for it.
Twelve years ago the gold product in
that State amounted to $4,000, 900, and
the wheat crop was of very little account
In comparison with the gold product it
was hardly worthy of notice; at least
most people thought so. In 1868 the
gold product in California is estimated at
about $25, 100000. The year previous
produced nearly the same amount. The
wheat crop of 1868 is estimated to amount
to the same sum.
The acreage sown is fixed at 2, 100000,
against 100000 in 1865, and yet the
growth of grain in that country is in its
infancy. We hardly dare to guess the
amount that will be grown there at no
distant day. No doubt the product will
be enormous, and throw god-digging far
into the shade. 1t has been truly said
the grain wealth of California will yet
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INSTITUTIONS AND OFFICERS
oFTHE
Church in the United States
CLERKS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

CLERKS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Rev. Joseph R.. Wilson, d. D., Stated Clerm.
Augusta, Georgia.
Richmond, Virginia.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF sUsTENTATIoN.
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. E. Thompson Baird, D. D., Secretary,
Richmond, Virginia.
C. Gennet, Esq, Treasurer, Richmond, Va.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF EDUCATION.
Rev. E. Thompson Baird. d. D., Secretary,
Richmond, Virginia.
G. Gennet, Esq.,, Treasurer, Richmond, Va.
TRUSTEES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Thomas c. Perrin, President
Joseph a. Wilson. Vice President.
Jesse Lindsay, Secretary and Treasurer.
FOR ONE YEAR.
Hon. Thomas G. Perrin, Abbeville, S. c.
Joseph H. Wilson. Charlotte, n. G.
Jesse II. Lindsay, Greensboro N. G.
James Hemphill, Chester, S. c.
Rev. George Howe, d. D., Columbia, s. c.
FOR TWO YEARS.
Robert Adger, Charleston, S. c.
Hon. j. A Inglis, Cheraw, S. c.
J. A. Ansley, Augusta, Ga.
John Whiting, Montgomery, Ala.
Rev. B. NJ. Palmer, ID. D., New Orleans, La.
FOR THREE YEARS.
j. Hartman Brown, Baltimore, Md.
T. J. Kirkpatrick, Lynchburg, Va.
d. w. Kennedy, GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
John Handy, Canton, Miss.
Rev Samuel Mckinney, D. D., Austin, Texas.
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The Spirit of Christ.

The expression, spirit of Christ, y
must not be misunderstood. The same
Spirit who is, when declared under sin
gle and absolute title, the Spirit Of God,
is the Spirit of Christ. The expression,
therefore, relates to something far differ
ent from what is often spoken of as a
"Christian spirit, when the amiable
conduct of some protesting Christian is
commended. The Spirit of Christ is a
living power, which produces its own eff
fects; or rather, a living person, dwelling
for Christ in the hearts of the saints
He is the divine tenant of the temple
which the blood of Christ has purged.-
Residing thus within the children of
God, He indicates the secret of His
dwelling-place by the energy whereby
He acts on the soul. His operation pro-
duces, both outwardly and inwardly, its
own characteristic results.
The Spirit of Christ, wherever present,
cOnfesses the name and only Lordship of
the Christ, according to the revelation of
the Gospel. Thenameis Jesus. The Spirit
of Christ manifests His presence in the
saints by the distinct and total denial on
their part of all hope, or JOY, or conf
dence-of all worthiness, or righteous,
ness, or goodness, as by any possibility
to be found except in Christ The Spirit
of Christ glOrifes Christ by filling the
heart in which He dwells with Joy and
peace in believing. The Spirit of Christ
again, in confessing, through the lips of
faith, the name of Jesus as the only Lord,
coufesses Him to be in very deed the
Son of God. Lastly, the Spirit of Christ
is, in the believer, not only the seal and
earnest of his personal acceptance in
the Beloved, and the source of all fruit
full obedience in his way, but He is also
the Spirit of holy judgment, by which
the contrarieties of self to God are de-
tected and condemned, and by which the
world is understood and summed as that
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Church Lands in Ireland.

Much has been said about the great
questions that are now agitatiDg the peo-
Pile of Great Britain and Ireland in refer.
ence to the Established Church in the lat
ter country. Here, in the United States,
little is known of the enormous immuni-
ties and privileges the Establishment
gives its friends. In the single matter
of land possessions, it is startling, as may
be seen from some statistics which we
CLEAN from Mr.. Carter, an alderman of
Leeds and candidate of the Liberal
party for seat in the parliament.
From his statements, as they are made
in the Coleraine Chronicle, we learn that
the Bishop of Derry owns 94.836 acres
of land the Bishop of Armagh, So, 40
acres; the Bishop of Kilmare, 81, $50
acres; and the other nine bishops $780,
1877 acres. The 439, 953 acres which the
present bishops, as above, have in their
hands are let for over G73,500 annually,
at IS. I'D. per aere-a large sum in the
aggregate to be taken each year from the
people TO go into the treasury of these
bishops.
A little over thirty years ago, in 1884
or 50, ten bishoprics were suppressed and
the 100000 acres of land which they
owned went into the hands of the Eccle-
siastical Commissioners-and now the
Marquis of Sligo leases 2,271 acres of
these lands at I'D. an acre per annum.
or for ETA lbs. lid. per annum, and
then lets out to tenants at as large rates
as he can. The Marquis of Waterford
has thus 1,155 acres at SD. per acre per
annum, the Bishop of Armagh 1874
acres at Sd. per acre year in perpetui-
ty; and in November, last year, the Duke
of Abercorn leased II, 900 acres of these
church lands at Is. Sd. per acre year,
or for e137 year for the whole. Thus
it goes. The church in its bishops, or its
Ecclesiastical Commissioners, claims en-
tire ownership to vast proportion of
Ireland, will not dispose of it in fee-sim-
pie to the people, and do not hesitate or
refuse to gather in all that is possible for
rents, which in addition to all the taxes,
makes Ireland to be continually drained.
Clergy, or bishops rather in this par
ticular case, and landholders, seem thus
in legal or state league to impoverish and
keep down the spirit of independence
among the people. No wonder Discs
Enlistment should be the rallying word
of the day. Better every way would
such an event be for Church and State.
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far exceed the gold dreams of her most
enthusiastic citizens, for the golden ker-
nels of wheat possesses value tar IN
excess of her auriferous sands.
The truth is, agriculture, and not
gold-digging, lies at the foundation OF
the wealth and prosperity of any coun-
try: and according to the present aspect
of affairs in the Golden State and its
neighbor Oregon, it is the product of
the farms that is to add wealth to those
States and sustain rapidly increasing
population. Where the soil and climate
are favorable to agriculture, the cultiva-
ton of the earth will take the lead, even
if gold lies buried in the mountain sides,
in gulches, or in the bed of streams. A
few years ago -four was a dollar per
pound in some sections of California, and
now she sends large quantities across the
Atlantic to Europe, and even the farm
ers of Maine have eaten bread made
from it.-Portlamd Press.
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Why Americans hate Farming.

think no one can read that splendid prose-
poem, Guyots Earth and Man, wherein he
characterizes the position and products of the
American continents, without feeling that they
ought to be the food producers of the world.
They are the seat, he says, of excessive vegeta-
BILE, as the continents Of the Eastern hemis-
phere are of the noblest animal, development
Let us, then, rather set ourselves to carry out
the grand design of Nature than to 90 against
it. | am tired of the stories about Western
farmers burning their corn Let the dry-goods
clerks be set to work on the railroads and
canals to bring it to the sea board then. With
butter at sixty cents and beefsteak at forty cents
a pound, and -four at eighteen dollars barrel,
as they are in Boston at this present writing
May, 1861 it is absurd to say that we are
producing enough for home consumption and
for expectation too. Many and many poor
family have given up butter and sugar and
juicy meat within these last eight years. The
fact that paper dollar is but two thirds of
gold dollar cannot account for provisions being
two or three times their former price. No, the
real trouble is that the American hates farm
ing and loves trading partly because he is
physically undeyeloped, and therefore physi-
cally lazy; partly because farming is lonely
and stupid and without any of the stimulus
of human companionship to which his child .
hood at the district school accustoms him
partly because at that school he got no knowl-
edge nor love Of nature, but only the trading
ideas instiled by six years of drill in the dol
lar-and cent examples of the arithmetic; and
last, though not least, because farming kills
his wife, takes all the bloom, flesh, and vitali
ty away from her at forty. Very often, even
if she can afford one, she cannot get servant;
so that she is in truth, next to an Indian
squaw, the greatest drudge ON the American
continent atlantic Monthly
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Synod of Georgia.


Atlantd-J. S. Wilson, Atlanta, Ga.
Auousta-C. w. Lane. Greensboro Ga.
Cherokee-Dr. N. A. Pratt, Roswell, Ga.
Florida-W. j. Mccormick, Gainesville, Flor.
Macon-W. A. Hall, Columbus, Ga.
Sauannah-D. 81. Porter, Savannah, Ga.
Synod of Memphis.
Memphis-D. II. Cummins, Covington, Tenn.
North Mssissippi-E. NJ. Richardson, Grena
da, Miss.
Tuscumbia-w. II. Mitchell, Florence, Ala
Western District
Synod Of Mississippi.
Central Mississippi
Louisiana-J. E. C. Doremus, d. D., New Or
leans, La.
Mississippi-R. Price, Port Gibson, Miss.
Nep Orteans-R. Q. Mallard, New Orleans.
Red Rirer-J. F. Ford, Shreveport La.
Tombeckbee-
Synod of Nashville.
Holston-J. d. Tadlock, Bristol Tenn.
Knoxville james Park, Knoxville, Tenn.
Nashriue-D. o. Davies, GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
North Ala5ama-W. Z. Caldwell, Elkton, Tenn.
Synod of North Carolina.
Concord-G. Wilson McPhail, Davidson Col
leqe. N. c.
Fdyetteuiue-H Mclean, Shoe Heel N. C.
Ordnge-E. Hines, Sassafras FORK, n. Y.
Synod of South Carolina.
Bethel-William Banks, Lakewood, 5. g.
Charleston-W. E. Boggs, Columbia, s. c.
Harmony-Donald Mcqueen, Sumter, S. G.
South Caroina-D. McNeill Turner, Abbeville,
s. Carolina.
Synod of Texas.
Brazos-W. c. Somerville, Houston, Texas.
Central Texas.
Eastern Texas
Western Texas. F. Martin, San Antonio, Tex.
Synod Of Virginia.
Abingdon.
East Hanorer Presbytey-E. Il. Rutherford,
Petersburg, Va.
Greenbrier-M. d. Dunlap, Academy, Va.
Lexington-C. s. NJ. See, Fishersvile, Va.
Montgomery-T. L. Preston, Salem, Va.
Patapsco-J. A. Lefevre, Baltimore, Md.
Rappaharnock-Jo W. Pugh, Warrenton, Va.
Roanoke-J. II. Davis, Charlotte c. a., Va.
Vest Hanorer-B NJ. Smith, d. D., Hampden
Sidney, Va.
Winchester-L F. Wilson, Hedsesville, W. Va.
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What Science Owes to Missionaries.

Far away upon the extreme verge of
civilization, or isolated from it entirely,
are a corps of humble workers. Bear
ing the tidings of mercy to the lands
that sit in darkness, they gather up scat
tered pearls of knowledge and send them
back to enrich the stores of those, who,
laboring in another field, are coworkers
with them in the elevation of the race.
Scarcely any of the sciences can claim
that they have not been indebted to mis-
sionaries for valuable facts. The science
of philOlOgy, ethnology, geography, and
zoology, have however received more aid
from them than many others. An ex-
change makes the following remarks in
reference to this subject:
"To DR.. Livingstone, the distinguished
missionary explorer, is the world indebt-
ed for the most of its knowledge of the
interior of Africa; and it now appears
that the first discoveries of the sources
of the Nile we're made by missionaries.
Some missionaries of the Church Mis-
sionary Society in East Africa, in order
TO acquaint themselves with the native
tribes, made exploring tours to the in
terror, in one Of which they discovered a
snow mountain, and after time anoth-
er. The statements which they sent to
England were at first received with in
credulity and ridicule. After some time
they reported that the natives declared
that there was great inland sea; when
the Royal Geographical Society sent out
an expedition which resulted in the fa-
nous discoveries by Captains Spoke and
Grant, and Sir Samuel Baker, of the
great lakes, called by them the Victoria
Nyanza and the Albert Nyanza, the
sources of the great river of Egypt"
DIR. Kane received valuable aid and
counsel from the Moravian missionaries,
on the coast of Greenland, in his cele-
brated Arctic explorations. The Catho
lie priests who penetrated the wilds of
America, intent upon the conversion of
the savages, contributed largely to the
early knowledge of the geography of the
American continent, and the information
given by missionaries in China and ia
pan has been the origin of negotiations
which have resulted in the opening of
the ports of those countries to commerce
and civilization. Scientific american.
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Stated Clerks of synods and Presbyteries.
SYNOD OF ALABAMA.


Rev. R. Nall, Tuskegee, Ala.
Presbyte,y of East Alabama-Rev. G. R. Foster,
Wetumpka, Ala.
South Alabama-Rev. b. R. Raymond, Mari.
on, Ala,
Tuscaloosa c. A. Stillman, Gainesville,
Ala.
SYNOD OF ARKANSAS.
Presbyte,y of Arkansas-Rev. 7. r. WEIGH,
Little Rock, Ark.
Indian
Ouachita-Rev. M. J. Wallace, Marlbrook, Ark.
SYNOD OF GEORGIA.
Rev. DR.. J. s. Wilson, Atlanta, Ga.
Presbytery Of Atlanta-Rev James Stacy, New
nan, GA.
Augusta-Rev VIM. Finn, Milledgeville, Ga.
Cherokee-Rev. j. W. Baker, Augusta, Ga.
Florida-Rev. T. l.. DeVeaux, Madison, Fla.
Macon j. L. King, Geneva, Ga.
Sauannah-Rev. D. 81. Porter, Savannah, Ga.
SYNOD OF MEMPHIS.
Rev. R. R. Evans, Germantown, Tenn.
Presbytery Of Chickasas0-Rev ]. D. West, Pom
totoc, Miss.
Memphis-Rev. R. R. Evans Germantown,
Tenn.
North Mississippi q. H. Paine, Holly
Springs, Miss.
Tuscum5ia-Rev. W. II. Mitchell, Florence, Ala.
Western Dishict-Rev. E. s. Campbell, Hum.
boldt, Tenn.
SYNOD OF MISSISSIPPI.
Rev. R. McInnis, Forest, Miss.
Presbytery of Central Mississippi-Rev. R. <.
Sheriff., Oklahoma, Miss.
Louisiana-Rev. j. E. C. Doremus, New Or
leans, La.
Mssissippi-Rev. R. Price, Port Gibson, Miss
N. Orleans-Rev. II. NJ. Smith, N. Orleans, La
Red River-Rev. J. f. Ford, Shreveport, La.
Tombeckbee-Rev. j. N. Csrothers, Houston,
Miss.
SYNOD OF NASHVILLE.
Rev. James Park, Knoxville, Tenn.
Presbytery of Holston-Rev. j. W. Backman.
Rogersville, Tenn.
KnoroiHe-Rev. Jas. Park, Knoxville, Tenn.
NashriUe-Rev. II. E. Boude, Gallatin, Tenn
North Ala6ama-Rev. w. 81. Vernon, Corners.
vile, Tenn.
SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Rev. j. Doll, Yanceyville, N. c.
Presbytery Of Concord-Rev R. q. Johnston,
Providence, N. g.
Fayetteville j. P. Mcpherson, Shoe Heel.
N. Carolina.
Orange-Rev. j. Doll, Yanceyville, N. C..
SYNOD OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Rev. VIM. Banks, Lakewood, s. C.
Presbyts'y Of BsthsERev. VIM. Banks, Halle
wood, s. g.
Charleston-Rev. C. s. Vedder, Charleston, s. C.
Harmony-Rev. W. A. Gregg, Bishopville, S. G.
S. CarolinG-Rev. d. Mcneil Turner, Able
vile, S. c.
SYNOD OF TEXAS.
Rev. L. Tenney, Carolina, Texas.
Presbytery Of Brazos-Rev. W. G. Somerville,
Houston, Texas.
Central Teras-Rev. L. Tenney, Carolina, Texas
Eastern Teras-
Western Tszas-Rev N. Chevalier, Gonzales,
Texas.
SYNOD OF VIRGINIA.
Rev. F. Mcfarland, Mint Spring, Va.
Presbytery Of Abingdon-Rev. D. B. Ewing,
Dublin Depot, Va.
Presbytery Of East Hanorer-Rev. P. B. Price,
Richmond, Va.
Greenbrier-Rev. j. c. Barr, Lewisburg West
Virginia.
Lexington S. Brown, Kerr's Creek, Va.
Montgomery-Rev. J. P Smith, Big Lick. Va.
Patapsco-Rev. J. A. Lefevre, Baltimore, I'D.
RaPpahannock-Rev. j. W. Pugh, Warrenton,
Virginia
Roan0ke-Rev. NJ. L. Lacy, Charlotte C. H., Va.
West Hanouer-Rev. VIM. Dinwiddic, Green.
wood Depot, Va.
Winchester ], R. Graham. Winchester, Va.