Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-25

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journal os EIt1Icit;Js,.
Col. S. u. Pool, the new Superb,
tendest Of Public Instruction, has re
I Gently begpn the publication OF
! JOufuGt III. EducotiD}s,' tt,1Be thing tn
| need Of which js SO seriously felt i
our State, that tie enterprise shoul
readily grow and blrive. Especial
| should aii teachers, county examiners
and others. interesteQ the publ
| schoals.. Subscribe for its Acircufatiop
Every North CaroIin;an should feel
/ becoming pride ia It's success, and a.
! those ena ninent men Of orr State Eh'
| irav:2 consented to bestow their iint
| and talents gratuitOusiy In preparing
suitab'eaateriat4or It's contents.
! y.arres. Ag4iat.se.4s
L! = Ere Rev Warren, ultu5 Copeland
, has turned up again, this time In tit
burlington District, Troy Conference
\ friend in tins city has handed us ,
copy Of 4 paper containing, "a, full
aecountzcF his latest exploits. It is
from the. Rat and, (Nt.} correspon.
d2nee Of the, Toy, (H. Y. J 2i7,1cs, and
Wa Pilhlis}a lsete such Portions OF it as
traJ- interest GElG- readers @IIe' cor,
Esp 5fldent, says .''-'' - -. 80.
:. y e7osAt nfnistcria, Light suddrnj y
burst 4poa the brethren OF !5arlin gtol,
District. Troy Conference, snone b.
i!aatl.y UPON tie saints for. little sea
sou, and SIS suddenly disappeared.
Aud this is how it was: Some time Ia
August last a well-dresscd, fair-ap-
pearing, ctericalIoGkinG. fellow, claim
lag to be Methodist minister, called
on our correspondent. asked for an
hours conversation, and got, doubt
less what he more desired, ''parson-
age dinner" He gave his name rs
lev. L. L. Copeland. His own &C
count CT acquaintance and personal
experiences Was interesting and given
with aEpearant candor. The sub
stance Of his story was That he was
a native Of Western New York; con-
verted young; studied for the Meth.
odist ministry; exercised his gifts and
graces as a loct1 Preaelier;, became
acquainted with a young lady, the fair
daughter Of wealthy Missouri plant
er, Colonel ---, (the name forgot
tenn followed her to her home and
II lrried her; joined the Georgia Confer
cnce of the Southern Methodist Church;
peeached several years-always a
Northern man il his sympathies and
sentiments, though silent upon politi-
cal questions, but tolerated III neutral
lfI because o. the social position and
political influence of his father-in-I law.
He said his wife died last January; he
located and left for Lis friends il the
North. He came to Vermont, being SO
advised, as he said, by bishop Jesse
4. pGok. hoping 10 lin d-ea-rsls4 place
where lie could preach til Spring,
and then join the Gonferau &c. Your
correspondent directed him to I'resid-
ing LIder Gregg, at Brovelan. 70
aim eaiI Copeland presented cartifi-
Bishop kavanaus q, Of the Southern
Gu, u, and also letters
rom Bishop Jr-,-2... Peek. To other
ministers BE J.. , showed. these, with
| letter OF : cosbDendation from
Bishop Pee. 'ler G-erf. sent him
o Parton, l-ear l'.1gcnCt to supply
he transfer Or 1,cv. G. Fl. Denton 20 a
orofessorsLip IL the Troy Conference.
Academy. In Parton Copeland at once
smart preacher" was q modern
| dGt III tiiH PutIt4t--iH t"c', ne was Il
great Gun-' he proart3l II Bur
inGton, Montpelier ard s,tE,i2g Grove
camp meeting and other Places, 's:d
with t1e masses was 4 ''aeTtn rsys'
@ondeE q ofl3!nf i q GIG ora
DRY. True, portion Of tie iIc@ch-
rs and Ito more Intelligent OF the
people we're not & little shocked; ana
with his pulpit bllffoonery
=
lLd manifest setI-cof ce1teanesS: asa
sc knoW Ct some who &Iter having
leard h;la pEe2cil 81 eAInp-msetihg,
oet al q tie Ittie coLHucLGe fAey
lad IL ilE before; wIlle with some OF
lie pFeachcfs, - we'll rs with many q.
be people, tie Wis q "teco2d Dsniei
'ofAo 10 JHoGf aellf. re was a oopu-
ar IfcEnr' --''7''''r.IDg n TIE T!c,i1lty
i Fonr Z e., We beneEe, and
)tiff ".&4e7. IAN up LAT cog as
, ttiu:'-' NJ lee. ire WAS very taking
A. Ign Enobbery was another
hem, aa,' NEST appropriate Tor nm
o Presel45 u tHo1'Sntiul d psopfr'
lnd with clapplng hands and Stamping
eeI liiey s"al-oWS9 spa"hel, sPttE:i
ma al, ana cameo IL WoHc efAt,liJ
5ooQ.r Is lht5 SLe class a. "a his
aihp:n.eetnS., befnom he caited
'stIrls d .ldaks or my louis ,
70" . so,i ItIh7 GoPet a,,d w, "ip ca,
'Uch shooOish sT9iI ana i! mace 80
many sums 20 altt WI Liis fu'gar
M pulpit leu"at- - 5,HG vo1,aol1 iII
loaS tuIns 9ut 70 % IN IA liiefe ;7a;"
DosGo 80 oHr u 80 1iGss ,.i.l,ll
il@,U sces ~ nno-ia D-"l;' ~ = oSt $50, s
. I'm, E 30 ~ t,La ?l56',H >;
c9t+HuiIIo a1ia' - va n ol.1-lI-l.
=. tnls eielo - ~? tll-1n i1oS;,inl'
,,'S {, !'-iiiG' sts1s - RlGGL l ,a ~
1ertaln paLtiGs 'ineAi'5t''t ny CAN'T IL
contact Win MN 70 Preacn !, * AleGL--
ng IN itsstoia' me iaso o. oc.ootf, ,
ga nlEeu - - a. - IT, 1
: iio lisast r. % "a. /
IS camp i-res1nb pFeae5tgC ~ 90
ectaref on ohops ana NL0ppeiI'
n and ABOUT DEAN =. :; mere ne ne
gent as me hef. nar. ~, " HLlGn, ~ 1,;'
he detectives VINO gfeatiy oeslISu lis
'efsoh' dlSc2 ~ grey al us fo~ "n go
icld5 more fair and pastures green. |
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