The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-02

-Meekness is virtue by which IL
man may know n Christian better than
by his name.
Believing in himself Will carry
man great way, and believing that
some one else believes in him will give
him new courage on his journey.
Nothing save the Gospel has done
so much TO soften the bad propensilies
of man as the right employment of
music. IL is the gift of the Author OF
nature TO the whole family of man; and
al instruments sink into fnsignihcance
when compared with the human voice.
"A lady, recently in giving her
Views of the preaching of minister 10
whom she had listened several times,
said: II thought it was the business
OF the minister TO feed the sheep. This
man don't feed us: he only throws
clubs and stones at US, aud sends us
bleating and hungry home" Many "A
one might gather useful HUT from
this, as To tho proper mode OF dealing
with the flock of Christ. Harshness,
severity, fault finding, accomplish but
little good in the family, the church, or
the world. True, il is the pastors duty
to admonish and Tebuke, TO correct
error and reform sin, but always in
the spirit of the Master. A scolding
minister never yet succeeded in any
thing but scattering The flock, and
Weakening his hold upon the affections
of his people. There is n magazine OF
power IN an afIectionate spirit and kind
words.-SplsTgeon. -
The Rhode Island Baptist Conven-
ton. at its late meeting, voted that
ministers and churches admitting per.
sons to communion who had not been
immersed, could not be recognized as
Irregular Bartists." Yet all the Bap-
list churches receive members and
ministers coming from England, and
claim Spurgeon and other eminent
English Baptists us In their denomina-
ton, though known to be in doctrine
and practice favorable to open COM
munion. The Second Baptist Church
in Newport, r. l., of which the pastor
is Rev. Charles Malcolm, (once OF
wheeling,l son of DIR. Howard NAL
com, has for long time been in the
practice of giving a general invitation
OF all Christians to their communion
table; and to receive those of other de-
nominations, Episcopalians, Mora
VANS, Methodists and others, with per-
feet cordiality.- The Sabbath after the
resolution of the Convention, the same
invitation was given, without any no.
tice of the proclamation. +.
The way in which the whole action of
the Convention was treated, with silent
au1 tl0 way III hlllGha Nh6
church kept unaltered Its communion
invitation, was action speaking louder
than words, and saying that no step
would be taken on the back track.
"A painful picture of the desolation,
poverty and distress which reigns in
South Garolina1 is given in report
just submitted to the Episcopal Do
cesar Convention there. It says:
a.
eastern borders of the State, the ashes
of cities, of villages, and churches and
homesteadsI give Painful evidence OF
the fearful struggle which was carried
on-in some instances Uprootipg the
foundation of social and domestic life
and leaving few survivors 10 tell the
tale. A summary of the losses and the
throughout the Diocese is as follows:
Ten churches and three parsonages
have been burnt; three churches have
disappeared; every church between the
Savannah river and Charleston has
been injured, some even stripped of
Notwithstanding and flooring, and
| nearly every minister In that section
of the State has lost home and library.
Twenty-Five parishes are suspended.
Along the entire Seaboard- only four
parishes maintain religions service.
Not one outside the city OF Charleston
Is IlVlngi seu-sustainIng PARISH -dDIe
tosupporE q minister. Almost every
church has lost its communion plate,
often massive and venerable one, the
donation of Euglish or colonial ances-
tors. The clergy live by farming, hsh-
ing and the mechanic arts. In one in
stance a remnant of the congregation
have settled within ten miles of their
former homes, and there may be seen
educated and. once wealthy men
ploughinE their lands and grinding
their corn, while their wives and
daughters cook and wash.
LIP Mr.. soHENcK ia oorrsc,.s the rave.