Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-05-21

pended on this great field will yiel,
J as rich harvest as has ever been gath
cred from such sowing.
The subject of education Is one O
general interest and prime impor
tance, and no Intelligent philanthro
pist, patriot or Christian can feel In.
different to 1t. Viewed either in 1t.
, Intellectual, moral or religious as.
, poets, 1t rises into grand proportions
and is invested with powerful infiu.
ence. The impolicy OF multiplying
. colleges under the patronage of annu-
al conferences must be evident tc
those who are acquainted with the
: present condition Of many of those
already in existence. In welding
Alright this agency, there must be
more foresight, and concentration oi
effort and liberality. Let those in
stitutions to which we are already
committed be encouraged with the
increased effort to endow and sustain
them. Let a higher grade of scholar
ship be established in them, and the
most earnest spirit of religion he cul
tivated by officers and students. II
there be those which cannot sustain
the rank Of collegiate establishments,
they must be content with u lower
position.
4 The proper training of ministers Is
q matter of high and acknowledged
Importance. How this may be best and
soonest accomplished will claim your
most thoughtful consideration. We
commend the subject to your earnest
attention.
The inadequate support furnished,
In many parts of the connection, To
the preachers regularly engaged Ia
the pastoral work, and the conse-
quences which must follow II this
evil be not remedied, will not fail to
be noticed by you. We must perpet-
uate an itinerant ministry, separated
TO the holy Office, and consecrated to
the care of souls; with all of time
and thought and energy devoted to
their sole and appropriate work. But
to enable them to do this the church
must make provision for proper sup
J ply of their wants. While 1t affords
us pleasure to say that In most of our
wide field of operations there has
been witnessed decided improve
ment, yet there Is no doubt of the fact
that In some sections there Is still a
fhe ,naans nr snnmort ana ~ s,s "nma.,
nue,,t nrivo t,nn ppI ppd -, Tar;u ,S..
fhe nreachers 10 not The msnh hars
of tha chmrrb naeI tn he snonioiiv g.,
str,otad onJ tra;naJ ~ AZ, 80
religious obligations?
Our attention has been Of late years
arrested by the inadequate supply OF
work ~ tha nin;strv aithar Tnr ths
homa nr the Snra;~n y, ;ss;nmar, ] ,' vel, ,ne
Nav we NOT Jasmine that Chy,st tha
i Redeemar ~ oil mon tha Tntarnsssn, sns
n for oil dnos col, rnen tha NJ, 80
aoa ~ mr., ba,.s sn,ra "e lily " ~
,na,,Js ~ His oansa a., tha ,vorid
The S.nit n,nst ho w,th -" L..
soo,, xvn,,iJ on tnoraasa ~ 80,
Snd veai In tho ohnreb s,,r,, w. ply
ran,adv for this daf;o;a,o,, yyha.
oem I,a 'a @ ~ @ naro,,s'. usO,.y o,,. , W wna'
mmnion % :" nnitaJ servant @ v mrs ."'n, ~ ~
% tha 'nrd ~ II, a Horvast ~ a, Iii, n,
send forth laborens into His vine.
wnrd oU
'0Yon will consider of conrso with
graat cara tho rhnio SunJavo,,nn
interast which We aro hanmy to so :,
has .ss,,m ad n m.cnitnda and ;n,ncr'
tanca tan "nvsr hafnre hnoyn 4" tha h;s.
torv of tho Sontharn Methodist
C,hyyrcb We th;nI von nav Tnd n
nracticoh,e to adoni measnres tha ~
will Secure . nn;fo,p snhan,a 81 ' ;"'
str,ot;o, urith tets f,,rn;si,od ~ an,
nnhi;sh;r,, h",,so tonathar.',,,,h ~
aniar%ama,t Of tho Snnd.w'sohnnI % .nI
V;";t6r % ana ,oss;hIw IN oda,t,nn ov, ",
that n.nar "nr 1 tha 11,,h,;o.tion " " a
n"ntbIvf NON f;o,,r,ai adpntad to teach hers :
and tha older cla ss..s of nnn,is tn Il
very desirable that there shou,d he
an Improvement both I'm the charac-
ter and price of the book prepared for
the use of Sunday-schooi libraries
We recommend the appoiutment of
a suitable person to be specially en-.
trusted with the oversight of the vital
4 interests.
The literature of the church will
not be overlooked by YOU, We can
not consent to surrender to Others the
yast mower and influence welded by
the press no church can safely do so.
In proportion to the potency of this
Influence IL the solemn utilization
resting ON ms to guard the press. II
must maintain ahiph religious tone
neither subsidized by wealth or power
nor perverted by ambition 10 partisa n
and potilical purposes. II tshould aim
steadily at conserving the connection
alism of the church, and be commit
ted to Trustworthy and competent
men who love the whole church too
well to put in peril her unity and
peace. We should hail with rapture
, the day that sawa first-class religious
and literary newspaper nevery Meth
odist family, and our standard works
In every library.
There is. allow us 10 add. pressinp
need of greater facilities for procuring