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Humiliating Truth.

DR.. James Freeman Clarke, Of Boston,
has uttered some clear, humiliating truths in
the following: "Young people grow up in
all our churches who have no opinions of any
kind concerning God, Christ, sin, salvation,
the foundation of morals, the grounds OF be-
lief in the Creator, in duty or in immortality.
Instead of being educated by doctrine they
are fed on sentiment. Instead of truth they
get love. The consequence is they drift
easily into any church, creed or opinion that
happens to attract them. They eaoily be-
come Roman Catholics or Free ReligioniSts,
as accident determines. If they meet a
Jesuit they joyfully accept the Pope. If
they encounter disciple of Huxley or
Spencer, with equal contentment they reject
God. And all this in the interest of libe-
rality and liberation But know this: that
it is impossible to tolerate the opinions of
others until you have some of your own
You cannot be charitable TO those who differ
with you unless you first differ with them.
What sort of liberation does the ship float
ing in the stream exercise toward the cur
rent which sweeps it along? l have heard
the story of young lady brought up in one
of our Unitarian parishes in Boston, which
seems to be somewhat characteristic. She
was visiting some poor Irish families to help
them, and she encountered their priest
{ " GU must not think, said she, that l wish
to convert them to my opinions What
are your opinions?' asked the Roman Cath
Ole. Then it appeared that she had none.
But he had; so in short time he had con
verified her to his views, and she has remained
Roman Catholic ever SINCE"
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Lecture of DR.. DeHass. Consul at Jerusalem

The Jewssh Messenger comments very ia
vorably upon the recent lecture of DIR. De
Hass, consul at Jerusalem, before New
York Jewish audience, in the rooms of the
Young Mems Hebrew Association. After
praisipg the ability and enthusiasm of the
lecturer, the Messenger comments thus upon
the results attained by the exploration of
Palestine:
"Can Israelites who claim to De intelli
gent ignore the wonderful proof of the Bib
Iical story furnished by this hurried sketch
of what an obserVant traveller has seen of
ancient monuments snd buried cities, Egyp
tian and Moabite Inscriptions, oriental Gus
toms preserved with exactitude? And all
the energy, zeal, perseverance, and personal
courage manifested by the explorers of to
day are devoted to the work of demonstrate
ing the truth of the Bible. What are our
fellow believers doing? They are listening
to the hair-splitting, wire. drawn arguments
of learned doctors, who seek to prove that
the Scriptures are of no worth, that Moses
was mythical being, that the only knowl-
edge entitled to our admiration and respect
IS that which the feeble reason and misera-
bic egotism of these would-be leaders of
thought consent to furnish it.
"Here is Christian gentleman who has
dwelt in Palestine for FIVE years, enhancing
a Jewish audience with a narrative remark,
able for its simplicity and its extraordinary
glimpses of ancient days. That he should
find such an audience almost wholly igno.
rant of Palestine That he should tell us of
having seen the well that Abraham digged,
the tree that stood by the patriarch's tent
as he entertained the angels, the giant cities
of Bashau conquered by the children of Is
rael. deserted these two thousand years, and
yet in state of singular preservation =
That he should disclose the new theory of
that majestic Pyramid, now believed to be
the creation of Joseph's great executive ge-
nius-the work done to keep employed the
myriads of idlers aocking into Egypt during
the years of famine"
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The Penalty of Catching Cold.

We venture to question the necessity Of
the greater part of the illness that arises
from colds. Why should people have colds
at all Unlike many other diseases, it is
we'll understood how they arise; all the con-
ditions and causes that produce colds are con-
tinually pointed out by physicians; they are
easily measured and recognized, and can as
easily be guarded against. ALI that is re-
uuired is due forethought snd caution
forethought and caution that extend to the
condition of the atmosphere in the house, the
kind of heat used for warming the rooms, the
prevalence of draughts, the clothing worn at
home and abroad, the precautions against sud
den changes of weather, the maintenance OF
warm aud dry feet, tue protection of the
lungs and other delicate or susceptible parts
Of the body; all of which are comfortable
things with every one possessing the ordi-
nary faculties, and endowed with the aver
age share of good sense.
If it were a penal offence to take cold; if
a cough arising from thOughtless exposure
we're punished by weeks Imprisonment; if
getting sick because of mere inCapacity to
measure conditions and arrange precautions
were always followed by legal penalty and
a loss of respectabiHty-catChing cold would
soon be among the "lost arts" There is no
use Of having judgment if we do not exercise
it; no use of brains if We do not employ
fOrethought in so simple thing as this. In
nine colds out of ten the victim has been too
stupid to take advantage of former expert
enee. too torpid to understand the nature or
necessity of preventive measures, and too
dull to detect the palpable circumstances out
of which the cold has come. A child learns
not to fall down stairs after two or three ex-
periences of the kind; not to burn his fingers
in the CRATE after once testing the qualities
of hot Goals and hot iron but adults go on
getting colds from causes that repeat former
6lunders with a perversity that is simply
amazjng,-A PpletOn's Journal .
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EARLY HISTORY OF Moses. Elk. Chap. |: z
1. What is said of the prosperity of the
children of Israel after they came into
Egypt?
2. How was this regarded by the new
king?
s. How long probably after Joseph 8
death did this king arise About ff'y-fvo
years.
4. How did he at first attempt to prevent
their increase?
5. It's effects?
6. Whom did he then command to be de-
gtroyed?
7. Whom did Cod appoint to deliver his
people? .,
what tribe?
9. Narrate the circumstances Of his birth
and exposure and deliverauce? Meaning
Of Moses
10. BY whom WIS be adopted? Why dl'
he not suffer himself to be regarded as nei
son? Heb. xi; 2I-27)
II. How could Moses bear the reproact
Of Christ? Why did he bear it?
u. His early character? (Aets VII; y.
10. Narrate the circumstances that caused
his fight to INDIAN?
IA. How old was he at this time :
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DIRECTORY
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
OF TIE

The General Assembly will meet at Savannah, Ga,
IN the third Thursday of May, 1876, at II A. NJ
CLERKS.
Rev. JOSEPH R. WILSON, d. D.. STATED CLERn.
, REV. WILLIAM BROWN. D. D, PEaxAsHsr CLSar,
The Stated Clerk is OFTroro the Treasurer of the
General Assembly.
TRUSTEES.
HoS. JAMES HEMPHILL, President, Chester, S. @.
:, JESSE H. LINDSAY, Esq, SECRETARY and TREAsrRsR,
sUSTENTATION.
REV J LEIGHTON WILSON. d. D., SECRETARY,
REV RICHARD McILwAINE, Coordinate sEoss-
rART and TREASURER. b 3Sl, Baltimore, Md.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Rev: EIGHTON WILSON, D. D., SECRETARY,
RLv RICHARD mcILwAINE, Co ordinate szOnsrI.
By and iRAAsuREE Box SSl. Baltimore, Md
PUBLICATION.
REV E THOMPSON BAIRD, D., SECRETARY, Rich
q. GENNET, Esq, TREASURER, Richmond. Va.
EDUCATION.
REV JNO. n. wADDELL ID. D., SECRETARY, Mem.
phis Tenn
: A. F. DOD, TREASURER, Memphis, Tenn.
Applications to the Executive Committee for aid
fret to be referred the appropriate Prebyteria Exec
Committees for their approval and are TO be for
warded by them to the Assemblys Committees.
COLLECTIONS.
The General Assembly has appointed the following
For Sustentation On the first Sabbath In January
For Publication; On the first Sabbath in March.
For Foreign Missions On the frat Sabbath In May
For the Relief of Disabled Ministers and the Widows
Orphans of Deceased Minister'S On the frat Sabbath
In July
For Evangelstic Work: On the first Sabbath in Sep
TENDER.
For Education On the first Sabbath In November
In where il is highly nconvenent TO take up coll
ectons these days, they shall be taken up
possible thereafter.
The Assembly recommends 10 the churches that they
adopt the apostolic plan of taking weekly coections
that the amounts Thus collected be appropriated 10
the named Objects when necessary local OBJ
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:soE

Whenever we pray, " Give as this day our
daily bread, we are taught to pray also,
"Thy kingdom come" Indeed this last
comes first in order. The possession of the
gospel is not only blessing to enjoy, but
one to diHuse over the earth. The expe-
rience which every Christian has of its value
and preeiousness should make him earnest in
sending it to others. What relief it has
brought from the burden of sin. What sup
port it has given under the trials of life-so
that we can say, Unless the Lord had been
my delight I should have persisted in mine
affection" Even in temporal ,hjog9 it has
been a mini8tering angel, and made or stu
alton thousand fold better than it would
have been. And can We be Indifferent to
the spread Of this gospel?
Then too remember that this is not en- in
practicable work; it is possible to spread the
gospel. 1t is not a thing which requires
miracles. Is was not By miracles it was
brought to Great Britain or to US. It was
not by miracles it was.seEt to Greenland and
the Esquimaux, or conveyed to the South
Sea Islands. We have indeed peculiar ad-
vantages for sending it forth. Great and
effeetual doors are opening in the wonderful
providence Of God; nothing ike it has been
seen in all the ages. The Lord is giving
great wealth and power to the Christian na-
tions; they have abundant means in their
hand. 0 what call there is from heaven
to EARTH Go ye into all the world, &c.
But al our best efforts can be successful
only by the blessing Of God. Therefore We
must earnestly aud constantly pray for it
81 viii lift up mine eyes unto the hills
whence eometh my help "Ye that make
mention of the Lord, keep not silence, and
give him no rest, till he establish, and till he
make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. -
"Prayer moves the hand that moves the
world" OLD PILGRIM.
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Brother Jonathan. Z"

The story of the origin of the above term,
as related many years ago, to the editor of
the Norwich Courier, by gentleman over
eighty years of age, who was an active par
tcipator in the scenes of the Revolution is
as follows:
"When General Washington, after being
appointed commander Of the Revolutionary
War, came to Massachusetts to organize it
and make preparations for the defence of
the country, be found great want of ammu-
milton and other means necessary to meet
the powerful foe he had to contend with, and
great difficulty to obtain them. If attacked
in such condition, the cause at once might
be hopeless. On one occasion, at that anx-
ious period, consolidation of the officers
and others was held, when it seemed no way
could be devised to make such preparation
as was necessary. His Excellency, iona.
than Trumbul, the older, was then Governor
of the State of Connecticut, on whose judg-
ment and aid the General placed the great
est reliance, and remarked, We must consult
Brother Jonathan on the subject The
General did so, and the Governor was sue
cessful in supplying many of the wants of
the army. When difficulties afterwards
arose, and the army was spread over the
country, it became by-word, I'VE must
consult Brother Jonathan. The term Yam
kee is still applied to a portion, but Broth
er Jonathan has now become designation
of the whole country, as John Bull has for
England"
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A Valuable Secret.

1t is related of Franklin that from the
window of his office in Philadelphia he no.
ticed mechanic, among number of others,
at work on house which was being erected
close by, who always appeared to be in a
merry humor, and who had kind and cheer
full smile for every one he met. Let the
day be ever 50 cold, gloomy, or sunless, the
happy smile danced ike sunbeam on his
cheerful countenance.
Meeting him one day, Franklin requested
10 know the secret of his constant, happy
flow of spirits. &" Il is no secret, Doctor"
the man replied; GIVE got one of the best
of wives, and when l go to work she always
gives me kind word of encouragement and
a blessing with her parting kiss, and when l
20 home she is sure to meet me with smile
and kiss of welcome; and then tea is sure
to be ready; and as we chat in the evening
| find she has been doing so many little
things through the day to please me that l
cannot fad it in my heart to speak an IN
kind word or give an unkind look to any
body
And Franklin adds: "What an influence,
then, hath women over the heart of man, to
soften it aud make it the fountain of cheer
fuI and pure emotions. Speak gently, then;
a happy smile and kind word of greeting
after the tolls of the day are over, cost moth
inc aud 20 far toward making home happy
and peaceful.
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Straight Home.

al au going straight home" These
words fell upon my ear as l was hurrying
along in the gathering twilight few days
ago. They we're spoken with no thought of
there being heard by any but the one to
whom they were addressed-by one friend
parting from another; but they fingered in
my heart for some time afterwards, and their
echo is there still.
We love to go straight home, most Of ua,
at the end of weary, busy day. We want
no wandering or lettering then-hOme IS
what we crave. 1t may be bright, full
home, with noise, and light, and laughter !;
or it may be one where pale invalid, or
little serving maid only may give us smile
of welcome; but if it is home, and if rest
and peace are there, it draws us straight to
itself.
And how is it with that other, better home
beyond the river? Are we drawn straight
thither through all the toll and WEAKNESS OF
our LIES day? Are our faces and our foot
steps always steadfastly turned towards that
home? Is there no lettering or wandering
by the way No forgetting of the end of
the journey in caring for the journey itself
Does it not seem az if we almost lose sight OF
the Fathers house in the many things that
distract and distress us on our way thither
We might SO fasten our eyes upon that
"sweet and blessed country" that the
rouehness of the road would scarcely cause
US pain or a sigh, and its turnings would
all be seen by the eye of faith to be part Of
the Kings highway, leading straight tc
Himself.
And 0, the welcomes and the greetings o.
that better home 0 the light, and beauty
and restfulness of that homo where our deal
ones are watching for our coming Ye
even their presence will be to US the far lesser
10Y, when we fad ourselves with the Lord
looking upon Him whom our souls love, wht
has washed US in His most precious blood
and redeemed us to Himself forever How
the WEAKNESS, and the windings, and tn
conflicts of the journey will all sink into ut
ter insignifcance, in the JOY and blessednes
Of that homecoming
Christians, we are going STRAIGHT HOME
although twilight or darkness may be abou
us. Let US comfort one another with thes
words.
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Fall Back on Jesus.


An elder in the Synod of New Jersey Is re-
ported to have said, in conference in the IN
terest of revival, that the church OF which ne
was an elder was poor, and unable to stand
the expense incurred in arranging for Moody
and Sankey. "Aud SO, says he, i can
see no other way but that our church will
either have to do without revival, or fall
back on Jesus"
Without intending, he uttered great and
sacred thought, in which is rebuke, correc-
ton and comfort. There is in it an unin-
territorial rebuke, made more pertinent in the
fact that it was not intended. 1t was no
doubt the inspiration of the Spirit, for it is
no unusual thing to find, in the records OF
inspiration, that men have given utterance to
the mind of God without knowiDgit.
In this great truth is correction to all
misapprehension and misdirection upon the
subject. Anything between US and Christ
is only scafOlding to help weak ones to Him,
no more-the mere crutches, which drop
from under US as we fall back on Jesus. AS
the balloon rises the sand is thrown out, and
as We come near to Jesus we cast away our
confidence; and there is nothing worthy OF
the name of revival until it is all gone. A
revival is the falling back Of the discounted
hosts and shattered ranks (Who went to var
on their own chargers, aud who we're de
feated,) on Jesus. We must then drop from
our hopes every help but Jesus, and from our
prayers every name but His, and from our
efforts every inspiration but of His Spirit, or
we will suffer only defeat.
But in this gracious truth is comfort. II
is in the fact that such retreats are the
surest ways to victory. Fall back and re,
form. No soul ever fell back discounted
on Him, who could not say, in the shame
of retreat, "Rejoice not against me, . mine
enemy: when l fall l shall arise" Peter
fell back on Jesus, to be so reinforced, and
when he came forth again, he could appea
to Gods omniscience in attestation of his
love. The disciples fell back on Jesus wher
He left them at the Mount of Ascension
with only the promise that the Comforter
would come. Resting on it, He did come il
answer to their applications. Fall back
then, believers, from all human confidence
from all human helps, from all human doubts
iato the Fort of Jesus, and reform and b.
reinforced, and you will doubtless COM
again, bringing victory with you,
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9ashamarg.
Artificial Butter.

The following article is from the Pail Mall
Gazette:
"Butter, it is stated, is prepared now by
butter mandatory in New York accord
ing to the following process Agents are
employed to visit alaughter-houses and buy
up all the beef suet This is carted to the
factory and cleansed Then it is put into
meat choppers and minced fine. 1t is after
ward placed in boiler with as much water
in bulk as itself A steam pipe is introduced
among the particles Of suet and they are
melted. The refuse of the membrane goes
to the bottom of the water, the oily sub
stance floats and is removed. This consists
of butter matter and stearine. A tempera
ture of eighty degrees melts the former and
leaves the stearine at the bottom. The but
ter matter or cream is drawn off about thir-
teen per cent. of fresh milk is added, and
the necessary salt, and the whole is churned
for ten or fifteen minutes The result is
Orange county butter at half the usual cost
The stearine is sold at twelve cents a pound
to the candle.maker, and the refuse at one
cent pound to the manufacturers cf food
for cattle. A company with capital of
100000 has been organized for the manu-
facture of butter by this method, and it is
expected that the dividends will amount to
one hundred per cent. Meanwhile chemist
in France is reported to have made milk of
grass but as the milk thus made is much
more costly than the old fashioned milk, his
discovery is not likely to be so profitable as
that of the butter manufacturer.
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DIGHMoND AND DANvILLE RAILROAD

ID lCdMOND AMI DANVlLLE RhlLhOAN
II On and after MARCH 49, 1876, the trains
on this road will run daily as follows:
TRAIN No. 1-CHARLoTTE EXPRESS, Westward
Leaves Rict mond at sos a. M; leaves Burkeville
at 1925 a. m leaves Dundee at 1866 p. M; leaves
Danville at p. M; leaves Greensboro at 1857 m
leaves Salisbury at 6:46 p. m ; arrives at Air. Line
Junction at $50 p NJ; arrives at Charlotte at 935
p. m.
TRAIN No. 2-NEw YORK and New ORLEANS
EXPRESS Eastward-Leaves Charlotte at 8. 55 a. m (;
leaves Airline Junction at 9.20 a. M; leaves Sails
bury at 11.SS a. M; lie yes Greensboro at 2. l6 D.
M. leaves Danville at 4:48 p. m; leaves Dundee at
4:57 D. M. leaves Burkeville at 9:17 D. M, arrives
at Richmond at 11:49 p m.
TRAIN No. 3.-THRoUGH MAIL, Westward
Leave Richmond at 1888 p. NJ; leave Burkeville
at AL p m; leaves Dundee at 9:25 p. M; leaves
Danve at 9:28 p M; leaves Greensboro at IL 30
a. M. leaves Salisbury at 1858 a. M. leaves Air.
Line junction at 7. 05 m, arrives at Charlotte at
7:10 am.
TRAIN No. 4.-THRoUGH MAIL, Eastward
Leaves Charlotte at 9.23 p. m leaves Air. Line
Junction at 81 p. m leaves Salisbury at u IL D.
m. leaves Greensboro at 3:a6 a. m; leaves Dan
Vile at $40 q. NJ; leaves Dundee ct $50 a. m.
leaves Burkeville at 1885 q. M; arrives at Rich
mond 2:22 p. m.
TRAIN No. 5.-LYNcHBURG PASSENGER, West.
ward-Leaves Richmond at 8 a. m /; leave Burke
Vile at 1:20 D. m arrives at Lynchburg at APO D. m
TRAIN No. 6.-BURKEvILLE AocoMMoDArIos.-
Eastward Burkeville at 4:4S a. NJ; arrives
at Richmond at sos o. m.
All through trains connect at Richmond and DAN
Vile with trains on the Richmond, Fredericksburg
Potomac railroad, and Washington City, Virginia
Midland and Great Southern railroad, to and from
Washington, Bal imore, Philadelphia, and N York
Trains Nos. and 4 connect at Richmond with
the Richmond, YORK River and Chesapeake railroad
trains to and from Baltimore and all eastern points
Trains Nos. and connect at Charlotte with
trains on the Atlanta and Richmond Airline rail-
road to and from Greenville, Atlanta Montgomery,
Mobile, Pensacola, New Orleans, and ali South
western points.
Trains Nos and connect at Charlotte with the
Charlotte, Columbia Atlanta railroad for Columbia,
Augusta, Savannah, Tallahassee, and all southern
points.
Train No. connects at Burkeviue with the At.
lantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad from Lynch.
burg. Chattanooga, and all South. western points.
THROUGH TICKETS to all points South an6
West, and baggage checked through.
Unbroken gauge from Richmond to New Orleans.
Pullman palace-cars through from New Orleans
to New York.
T. M. R. TALCOTT,
Engineer and Superintendent
q. T. DOUGLAS, Master Transportation.