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Year: 1870

and exhortation are parts of one and the
same discourse, and he that delivers one
must deliver the other, or he fails in prac
tical and lasting effect. We might as vel
load a gun with powder only, and expect ii
to do execution, as to expect lasting benefit
to the Church from mere exhorters; noise
and excitement are about the only result
We do not mean to reflect upon those that
have been designated to this novel position.
All we mean to affirm is that they must not
only exhort but instruct, or they can accom-
plish nothing, and if they do this they have
evidently assumed the duties of the ministry
without having been duly and Scriptu:ally
inducted into that responsible Office.


Now it may be objected that exhOrtation
is permitted in almost all religious assem-
bies, and that by almost any person who
may feel inclined. This is too generally
true. Yet it is to be remembered, first, that
the public are at liberty to take these i'm
promptu addresses for what they are worth,
for the parties who deliver them speak with
out authority. Those, however, that this
plan proposes to send forth, go with the
commendation and approval of the church
courts that appoint them; and they speak
in this function with the authority of the
Presbytery. And iu reply to this objection, it
should be remembered in addition, that these
religious exhortations to promiscuous assem-
bies by irresponsible persons are produc-
tive undoubtedly of a great deal of evil
inexperienced and unqualified exhorters are
the promoters of religious error and fauati-
cism. And though it is to be hoped that no
such persons will be designated by our Pres
byteries, yet there is no preparation de-
manded, no trials prescribed, no precaution-
ary measures adopted to guard against men
without the proper selfcontrol and caution
in the exercise of their gifts, obtaining these
appointments. And certainly it will be re-
markable if such a scheme is generally
adopted, should we not be sufferers at some
future time.


In our opinion, in place of encouraging
such custom, we as Church should exer-
else our bOasted conservative influence in
guarding our churches from the evil influence
of public exhorters. The eldership in
churches that have no pastor, have the over
sight of the religious interest of the congre-
cation. They may assemble congregations
for prayer, reading the Scriptures, and the
sermons of such approved divines as they
may select This is kind of religious SER
vice from which we may hope for more per-
manent good, than that to which we propose
to resort. God has certainly given us abun-
dant proof that the life and success of the
Church is not to be attained by the adoption
of novel and untried experiments; but by
abiding true to those means which he author.
ises, and relying upon his Spirit and grace
to give them efficiency.


We most earnestly hope, therefore, that
the Assembly will review and reverse its ac-
ton on this subject. NJ.
Year: 1870

Many persons say, 81 ought to deny my
SELF" They are going along in life very
happily, and do not perceive any particular
reason for changing their course, but they
have read that man must deny himself,
and they say to themselves, "What shall |
deny myselfin? I wish 1 knew how 1 could
deny myself" And they go to work and
invent modes of self.denal. One person
says, 81 will not eat any butter" So he
denies himself. Another person says, ~
enjoy good coat as well as anybody else;
but, being Christian, my duty is to deny
myself; so l will get linsey-woolsey and let
the broad-cloth CO." That is his self-denial
Men have no idea what self-denial is. They
are doundering after something, they do not
know what. They are searching after an
opportunity for self-denial, not understand
ing that to deny ones self is simply to put
down lower feeling, in order to give
higher feeling ascendency. You have an
opportunity for self-denial every time you
see man. If you see man that you dis
like, put down that hateful enmity of soul.
That will be self-deniaI. Every time you
see person in misery, and you shrink from
relieving him, then relieve him. That will
be self-denial Do not say, 81 am so busy
cannot stop to see that little curmudgeon
in the street" but stop. God says, "You
are all brethren, and, ragged and dirty as
that child is, it is related to you in the larger
relationship of the eternal world; and you
must not be so busy as not to have time to
care for him. If your sel6shness says, 81
cannot stop: / do not want to be plagued
with these little ruffians of the street, and
a diviner element of the soul says, "Stop!
neither business nor pleasure has any right
here: religion, humanity and duty must rule
here;' and if you obey the dictates of that
divine element, then you deny yourself.


"In honor preferring one another" This
injunction suggests an ample field for self
denial. You that invent sack-cloth and hair
mittens to rub yourself with, so as to get up
self.denial and suffering; when you sit and
hear you brother in the law, of the Office
next to yours, praised, what is it that makes
you hold your breath? "Ohp' you say,
that is envy. ought not to feel so."-
There is blessed struggle What is born
out of it? If you rise superior to that COM
parison between yourself and him, and say,
81 thank God that he is esteemed more than
| am; | love and honor him, and l am glad
to see his name grow up, and it does not
hurt me to have his name go above mine"
then there is a glorious self denial What
are the elements of it? Why, putting down
your own sel6shness, and putting up the
brotherhood feeling.


No man, then, need hunt among hair
Shirts no man need seek for blankets too
short at the bottom and too short at the top;
no man need resort to iron seats and cush.
ionleSs chairs; no man need shut himself up
in grim cells; no man need stand on the top
of towers or columns, in order to deny him.
self There are abundant opportunities for
self-denial. If man is going to place the
higher part of his nature uppermost, he will
have business enough on hand.
Year: 1870

. A quaint writer compares certain class
of professors Of religion to "sheet iron
stoves heated by shavings." When there is
little reviving in the church, they all at
once come up and become exceedingly warm
and jealous. They are ready to chide the
pastor and elders for their coldness and
want of activity. But, alas the shavings
are soon burned out, and then the heat goes
down as it went up. They are never seen
in the prayer room, or more spiritual meet
ings of the church again, until there is an
other excitement. If such people had not
souls of their own to be saved, they would
not be worth taking into the church. They
cucumber it, though they may themselves
receive benefit from a connection with it,
Year: 1870

THANKFULNEss.-If one should give me
a dish of sand and tell me there were parti.
cles of iron in it, might look for them with
my eyes, and search for them with my clumsy
fingers, and be unable to detect them; but
let me take a magnet and sweep through it,
and it would draw to itself the most inevita-
BILE particles, by mere power of attraction.
The unthankful heart, like my finger in the
sand, discovers no mercies but let the thank
full heart sweep through the day, and, as the
magnet finds the iron, so it will fnd in every
hour, some heavenly blessings, only the iron
in Gods sand is gold
Year: 1870

things. My wife and myself often visited
him in his last sickness. We stood by his
bedside when he breathed his last. My own
hand closed his eyes. [ spoke at his funeral,
and we accompanied his remains to their
last resting place. His memory will ever
awaken tender reflections in our bosoms. \
Year: 1870

IT is not required that man shall always
be perfect, in order to be true Christian.
But it is required that he should be sincere
seeker after perfection. 1t is required that
he should be moving toward, and advancing
up the straight and narrow way of life.
Year: 1870

He who cannot find time to consult his
Bible will one day find that he has time to
be sick; he who has no time to pray must
find time to die; he who can find no time to
reflect is most likely to find time to sin; he
who cannot find time for repentance will find
an eternity, in which repentance will be of
no avail; he who cannot find time to work
for others, may find an eternity in which to
suffer for himself II. More.
Year: 1870




One fine morning in autumn,
Llnval was taking a walk in
the Tulleries at Paris, and
found an open billet contain,
ing the following lines: eff the
person who finds this paper is
disposed to do a benevolent
action, he is requested to in
quire at No. 346 Rue Santiago,
for Eugenie de Mirande. Such
as may not be inclined to
assist an unfortunate mother
are entreated, at least, not TO
hinder others, and to throw the
billet again where they found
it."


Linval, the best dancer in
PARIS, was just humming a new
tune; he picked up the paper,
and after reading il, whiSked
it up into the air with his cane
and pursued his walk. The
next person who noticed it was
an elderly man, simply dressed,
who was hurrying to a public
office in which he had a place,
because he was already late.
He contrived, nevertheless, to
spare so much time as was
necessary to read the billet;
which, however, Struggling up
his shoulders and raising his
eyes to heaven, as much as TO
say, "That is no concern of
mine," he carefully replaced it
in its former situation. lie
was followed by farmer gen.
eral one of those moderate
people who are satisfied if they
can clear three thousand livres
a day; who elated by their
wealth, give themselves airs OF
much consequence, and OF
whom La Bruyere says, they
"hem loud and spit far" AT
first he kicked the billet along
with his foot, but his curiosity
being excited, he took il up'
threw his eyes over it with a
scornful smile, and amused
himself in tearing it in pieces,
at the same time muttering,
San impudent imposture."


The next molnlng a similar
billet lay on the same spot
The first person who read it,
took down the address in his
pocket-book and replaced the
paper. Next came a young
couple who had not long been
married, and picked up the bill
let. Julia, who expected in
about three months to become,
for the first time, a mother,
said to her husband, "Let us
go, my DEAR what we can offer
is little, to be sure; but in
many cases a little may save
the unfortunate from despair
come, let us CO." They accord
ingly went. After they had
found the specified number in
the Rue Santiago, they learned
that the house was inhabited
by an old physician, who had
retired from practice and was
thought to be rich, and had
only one daughter, ,distin-
guished for understanding and
talents. They ascended a
handsome staircase and were
ushered into an apartment on
the first floor, which was fur
nished, not magnifcently, but
with great taste. They in
quired for Eugenie de Mirande,
and a lady.:young, elegant and
accomplished made her ap.
Year: 1870

I AN APACHE WEAPON. Yesterday we
had the pleasure of examining an Apach
arrow at the curiosity store OF our towns
man, Mr.. Julius Meyer on Farnham street.
This arrow is entirely different from the
common Indian arrow so often seen on our
streets in the hands of Pawnees, Omahas
and Winnebago Indians and is stone or
crystal headed, some OF the heads being
made of beautiful amethyst-like agate
small bearded, and very SHARP. This
head is fastened with sinew threads to
short shaft, about seven inches in length,
and the end of this shalt opposite the end,
in sharpened, the wood of the shaft taper
ing gradually to a point. This short, PULL
like shaft is stuck into long arrow; feath-
cred and notched as the ordinary Indian
arrows always are; but this arrow, instead
OF having permanent head, has holl' "
bored in the end, into which the short little
quill, carrying the stone head, is loosely
inserted. When the arrow is shot into
anything, the wood or long arrow can be
withdrawn, leaving the short quill and
and arrowhead in the body shot at, which
must be cut out, as it cannot otherwise be
extracted. OF all the Internal contriv-
ances showing the bagen uity of the savage.
this caps the list, and is the most formid-
able missile we have yet seen of Indian
uses-Omaha Republican.
Year: 1870

CAUsrIc LIME FOR INsECrs.-There
are few insects that can withstand dose
of freshly Stacked lime We always keep
a quantity Of iton hand ready for sprink-
ling over plants infested withislugs or bugs
of any kind, and it has always proved
efectual if applied at the right time Last
year, the whitepine worm attacked nearly
every pine tree on our place; but two or
three dustings of lime when the trees were
wet with dew banished or destroyed this
pest, which in few days, if unchecked,
would have stripped every leaf from our
trees. The asparagus-beetIe appeared upon
our beds of this vegetable in countless
numbers, but few doses of lime have
made them leave, and the plants look
healthy and vigorous at the present time.


We have driven from our garden the
rose-slug, cabbage flea, and numerous other
pests, by the use of this same material,
and we have never observed that the plants
were damaged by its use. A correspond
ent at the West says that he has entirely
check the ravages of the Colorado potato
bug by freely using lime upon the plants,
and we have no doubt that others might be
equally successful by a persistent use of
this material. Lime is so cheap that no
one can object to its use ON that score, and
even if it fails to kill the insects, it will
usually do the land good wherever applied.


One barrel of lime to three of fine pull
verified, dry earth, is better for most cases
than clear lime The mixed earth and
lime should be busted on liber; lily, when
the leaves are wet with dew, or after a
shower or sprink ing
Year: 1870

ties TO have occurred to any one In tho neign
borh0od. The quietness Of the place and the sacreu
robe Of the priesthood seemed likely to prosect
them.


Walls states that he did not expect her TO survive
and that he frequently talked OF near death win ner
she advising him not to go home with her bouy pus
to go to Pfqua Us to send It safely TO ner parens
and then 90 West until the storm OF indgnat0n hao
clown over; after which he promised 70 return 70
his family and make such reparation as was IN niS
power. After taking her body 10 iqua ne retuIneu;
the hand OF the law was too quick for MIN, anu
stripped OF his cloak Of sanctity, he awaits In jail
the result OF fresh Investigations.


Tue reverend villain has been minister OF the
Gospel, United Brethren Church. for many years, IN
good standing; let an excellent wife ana three or
girl he had ruined, and for whose death. whether
she died by dSease or BY his hand, nc u morally re-
DDOnsihle
Year: 1870

A BEAUTIFUL maiden at Lansingburg,
New York, having been afflicted with the
addresses of two lovers, usually about the
same time, adopted rather novel means
of Kidding herself of them. A few eve
nings since they called at her residence in
their best black suits. She left them to-
gether on pretense of going up stairs, and
in a few minutes the servant maid made
bold to enlist their services in the removal
of some flour in the kitchen. They went
to work willingly, and the maid found SO
many additional jobs for them to do, that
the poor fellows were finally glad to es-
cape from tho house without seeing the
object of their affections. They never
went again.
Year: 1870

Looking for the PerpctratOr.


/, D. We learn by passengers who left Ma
poleon, Ark, Saturday evening, that
great excitement prevailed on account of
the cruel treatment of a little girl five
years old, by a man named Isham Burke
The child was bound to Burke by the County
Court some time ago, and the fact was
developed about a week ago that he has
been treating her in in a most brutal
manner. At one time he knocked her
down with a hoe; at another he burned
her in the nose with red hot iron,
and at various times has beat
and bruised her in most shocking
manner. A warrant was issued for the
arrest of Burke and his brother. The
latter stood his trial last Wednesday and
was discharged, but Isham Burke heard
of the warrant in time to make good his
escape. When our informant left Napo-
leon Saturday evening, a crowd of about
one hundred men had collected to go and
'1ook" for him. Everybody knows what
that means. They will never find him or
bring him back, though he may be found
afterWard early some morning under a
tree, with his feet off the ground. The
people of the county were thoroughly
aroused and indignant, and if Mr.. Burke
is wise he will not be found in that region
for some time to come.-Uenohi8
Ledger, dug. 10. t.-r -...-
Year: 1870

The Portland AdUertiSer mentions a
case of death resulting from the use of
jute switches, which happened to a young
lady in West Waterville last week. The
unfortunate girl had been showing signs
of disease for some time, and complained
of her head. She gradually grew worse
and became so sick that she could not
leave her bed. A physician was called,
suspecting the trouble, examined her
scalp with a microscope. He found it
literally alive with vermin. AL remedies
failed and the girl died. At the autopsy
the skull was found perforated by these
insects, and the brain much eaten away.
The young lady was employed in the
skirt factory in that town.
Year: 1870

10 THE latest thing in fashion to take the
place made vacant by the retirement of
the Grecian bend, is the "Boston Dip"
1t is simply limp with the north loot.
A woman with the Boston Dip acts as
though she was foundered, or had gum
bile on her heel.
Year: 1870

No Yellow Fever i'm the City.


PHILADELPHIA, August 17.-An reports
of the presence of the yellow fever here
have been false. 1t is not known that a
single case has occurred in this city, and
no greater quarantine ten miles from here
than any previous year.
Year: 1870

lie made no reply, taking in ST.
lence the little bill she offercd-thc
very last of a small hoard-and
from his own pocket added a green
back, the amount of which I could
not see, slipped both between the
cord which bound the parcel, and
handed the parcel to her:


'There; tell your daughter a
stranger wishes her success


He walked hastily away to avoid
her thanks, and the little wo-
man looked, as she turned TO de-
part, like one in a dream.


1t was a simple act, unobtrusive-
ly, quietly done; and not a week
before, that same gentleman had
been pronounced uncharitable, be-
cause his name would not be put
down to swell the list for aid to-
ward some missionary scheme.
Year: 1870

A Washington lettor. of Tuesday;
speaking of that days proceedings in
Congress, says: ....


One Of the most important legal
questions debated was that as to the
effect of revocation by ono Lcgisla-
ture of State of the ratification of
the Fifteenth amendment by pro-
ceeding Legislature Of the same State,
as illustrated in tho action takon on
the amendment in New York. It
was argued by several senators that
the constitution does not confer any
power of revocation upon a STATIC
Legislature; that that body can only
consider the question of ratification
and dispose of it only by adopting or
refusing to adopt it, and there it's au-
thority over tho subject ends; tho
Legislature has no jurisdiction over
the subject save that which it derives
from the Constitution of the United
States in the mode prescribed by that
instrument; that in pursuance of that
mode Congress submitted the Eff.
teenth amendment for ratification.
and the Legislature can only detcrm-
inc that it will not ratify, and there
Is an end of the States Jurisdiction
having ratified the amendment, it is
not competent for the Legislature at
as subsequent time to annul the ratif.
cation by a resolution of revocation.
Senator Howe and others we're not
80 clear Of opinion, however, that it
is not within the power of State
Legislature at any time prior to the
adoption of the amendment by three
tourths of the States to revoke, or re-
peal, their former action, and reject
the amendment. The proposition is
novel, without precedent, and is to bo
the fruitful subject of discussion here
after unless very soon the requisite
number of States shall ratify tho
amendment. If it shall turn out that
the three-fourths vote of the State
can only be made up by including
New York, it will become momen-
tous question whether State can re-
woke its ratification.
Year: 1870

This remark was made by young lady
of St. Louis SIT is wisely ordained that
the same wind that sweeps our dresses aside
also fills the eyes of naughty young men
with dust." Union.


That's why all the young merchants on
Illinois street are 30 willing to pay the street
speiukler, and even had him sprinkling the
streets in the middle of Novembe
Year: 1870

1t may or may not have occurred to
those who read about the polygamy of
the Mormons that plurality Of wives is
q luxury in which only an unusually rich
man can afford to indulge. For instance,
Brigham Young took his whole family,
spouses and pledges and all, to the circus
the other day, and the tickets cost him
seventy-five dollars. Now from this, if
we compute the cost of clothing, food
and the other domestic expenses of this
wide domestic circle, we shall see that
polygamy is chargeable. In the corS
sideration of this, there is something rea,-
ly consolatory. A State even sufficiently
demoralized to look favorably upon the
barbarism of polygamy, would yet be
obliged to prohibit il to save the taxes
which would otherwise be needed to
maintain hordes of pauper children and
widows. People who think that mopoga-
my Cike the exclusion of women from
the suffrage) came into the world and was
established as feature of its civilization
merely by accident, have a very short
sighted way of looking at social phe-
nOmeOa
Year: 1870

For some weeks past white woman.
apparently about thirty-fve or forty years
of age, and giving her name as Catharine
Marlin, has been living in the woods few
miles beyond Edgefeld, and her conduct
has been such as to cause the impression
that she was at least partially demented.
Making her home under a tree, and sub
sisting upon fruit and such food as might
come easily in her way, the lonely woman
held but little if any communication with
others. seeming in fact disposed TO con
tinue her solitary mode of existence AT
the instance of persons acquainted with
the circumstances Of ber situation, Mrs.
Marlin was yesterday taken in charge by
Constable Thomas BaIou, OF the 2lst Dis
trict. A physician certified to her insan-
ity, and Justices Lapsley and Childress
ordered that she be conveyed to the Asy-
lum for the Insane. Owing to the already
crowded condition of that institution, u
was necessary for the officer to return with
her to the city, and she was taken to the
county Jail fer safe keeping