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ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
I>a>r.ed t>> the Legislature- &ce*Ion 1370
and 1871.
fOFFiClAL.]
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOU THE PUBLICA?
TION Or'TUE ACTS, REPORTS, RESO?
LUTIONS, JOURNALS AND OTHER PA
PLKS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
SECTION. 1. Bett enacted by thc Sen
<}/>? and House of Representatives of the
Slate of South Carotina, now met and
titlinij in General Assembly and by the
authority nf the same, That the Clerk o?' ?
tho * cuate and the Cleik of the House
of Representatives be, aad^-tbej are
hereby authorized to provide, by con?
tract for thc publication, in such news?
papers ot the State as may by them be
deemed necessary, of the Acts and Joiut
Resolutions of the General Assembly ;
and they are further authorized to pro?
vide by contract, for the permanent and
current printing of the General Assem?
bly; provided that said contract be ap?
proved by the Senate and House of
R epiesentat ives.
SKC. 2. That a sufficient number of
thc Journals. Reports and Acts of the
General Assembly, as may be necessary
for the use of the members of the Gen
eral Assembly, and for thc State Libra?
rian to make the exchanges with other
States, be bound in a good and substan?
tial manner; and that the Clerk of the
Senate aud the Clerk of the House oi
Representatives be, and they are here?
by authorized to have the same done
immediately upon the close of the ses
sion, or as soon thereafter as practical
SEC. 3. That on the completion of
the pcrmaneur work, they .shall forward
by mail or otherwise, as they may deem
expedient, a copy to each of the mem?
bers of the General Asserubiy, and one
to fach of the State and County officers
entitled to the same.
SEC. 4. That the State Treasurer be,
an J lie is hereby, authorized and direct?
ed to pay all accounts tor said work,
out of any moneys in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated : Prodded. The
Clerks of the respective Houses shall
fir>t certify that said accounts are just
and correct in all respects, and that the
work has been perfumed in pursuance
rd contract, and that the amount tuen
tinned in said accounts, is due. and
remains unpaid.
SEC. ?. That all Acts or parts of
Acts or Joiut Resolutions inconsistent
with this Act are hereby repealed.
Approved January 23, 1*71.
J?'INT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZINO AND
DIRECTING TU:-. STATE AUDITOR AND
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO LEVY
CERTAIN TANKS
Z>V it resolc'-d hy the Sonnie aud House
of J^rprntfUtatices of the State of South
Carotina, noir nwt ano1 sifting in (Jener
al Aw nib fy und by the authority of the
?'too ; That thc State Auditor be, and
he is hereby authorized and directed to
levy and cause to be collected a tax of
nine mills ou a dollar of all taxable pto
pert}' in i he State to meet appropria
lions tor the fi>cal year 1*70. and the
county l'om ;'is>iiitur.s of ra??h of thc
Counties are hereby authorized to levy,
and cause to be collected a tax liol
exceeding three mill- on a dollar of all
taxable property in their roped ive
Counties for thc fiscal year 1>>7<', ex
Ccptin:: the County Commissioners of
Beaufort, Georgetown, Barnwell, New j
berry. Picken*, ridgefield, and Laurens
l'on: fies, who are hereby authorized to
levy and cause to be collected a tax ?
not ?xceediog four mills on the dollar
and excepting the counties of Ciareudon?
Darlington, Horry and Richland, who
are hereby authorized to levy, and
collecta tax not exceeding five mills on
the dollar, two mills of the said tax so
levied io Darlington County, shall be
devoted to the completion of the. Court
House at Darlington, provided so much
shall be necessary.
Approved December 23rd, 1870.
AN ACT SUPPLEMENTARY TO AN ACT I
ENTITLED "AN ACT TO ALTUOR1ZE
ADMINISTRATORS, EXECUTOR8, AND
OTHER FIDUCIARIES, TO SELL CER
TAIN EVIDENCIES OF INDEBTEDNESS
AT PUBLIC SALE,* AND TO COMPItO- ;
MISE IN CERTAIN CASES," APPROVED
JANUARY 14, 1870.
Whereas, prior to the ninth day of
September, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty eight,
many estates were disposed of, and the
notes and accounts representing the pur?
chase money of the same were deemed
to be good at the time, have since been
rendered doubtful or worthless, by
operation of the Act of the General
Assembly to determine and perpetuate]
the homestead, and by other causes;
therefore,
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the
Senate and Ifouxe of Representation of
the State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority ol'die same, That all ad minis
trators, executors, and other fiduciaries,
having in their possession, aa tuch,
notes, accounts, and other evidences of
indebtedness, heretofore appraised :rood,
but which have since become doubtful
or worthless, by operativa of the Act
of tbe General Assembly to determine
and perpetuate the homestead, shall be
allowed to dispose of the same io the
manner prescribed io Sections 1 and 2
of the Act to which this is a supple?
ment.
SEC 2. T?at where administrators,
executors, and other fiduciaries, sold
property, as such, prior to the passage
of the Act to determine and perpetuate
the homestead by the General Assembly,
oo the ninth day of September, io the
Tear of our* Lord oae thousand .eight
hundred aod sixty-eight, and took notes
or other evidences of indebtedness for
the purchase money, which were re?
garded good at the time they were
taken, hat which have since been ren?
dered doabtfui or worthless, by operation
of the Homestead Act aforesaid, said
administrators, executors, sod c
fiduciaries shall be allowed to die;
ol' thc same io the niau uer prescribe
Sections 1 and 2of the Act io wi
this Bill ii a supplement.
Approved thc 23d day of Jana
A. D., 1871.
JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING !
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO EMPLOY
SISTANCE IN CERTAIN SUITS *
PENDING, AND MAKING AN AFP
PRIATION TO PAY POR THE SAME,
Whereas, as appears by the repor
the State Auditor, the South Caral
i Northeastern, Cheraw and Darling
Kati Road Compa??es have "procu
suits to be brought against tbcm.sel
in the United States Circuit Conrt
the purpose of contesting the righi
thc State to tax their property; ;
whereas, it is to the interest of the St
that a speedy decision of these st
shall be reached ; therefore,
Be it Resolved, by the Senate c
House of Representatives of the Statt
South Carolina, now met and sitting
General Assembly, and by the am hot
of the same. That the Attorney-Gene
be, and he is hereby authorised to e
ploy such assistance as be may need
defending the interests of the State,
these suits; and to pay fur such t
sistancc, five thousand dollars, if
much be oecessaty. ts hereby appropr
ted ot'tof any moneys io the Treas i
not otherwise appropriated, the accoui
to be audited by the State Auditor, a
paid upon the warrant of the Comptn
1er General.
Approved December 23, 1870.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE A SALARY FOR Ti
OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT-GOVEEINOB
SECTION ?. Be it enacted by tice Si
atc and House of Representatives of 4
Stale of Soiith Carolina, now met a
sifting in General Assembly, and
the authority of thc same, That t
Lieutenant-Governor of 'he State
South Carolina shall receive an anon
salary of twenty fire hundred dollar
the same to be paid to him quarter
out of the Treasury of the State; tl
said salary to bc exclusive of the p;
heretofore provided by law for tl
Lieutenant Governor whilst acting
President of the Senate.
OFFICE SECRETARY OP STATE, 1
COLUMBIA, S. C., January 18,1871. j
This Act having becu presented
the Governor for his approval, aud n
having been returned by him to tl
branch of thc General Assembly, i
which it originated! within the tin
prescribed by the Constitution, h?
become a law without his approval.
F. L CA ll DOZ A, Secretary of Stat
.JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TH
STATE AUDITOR TO SUSPEND PROCEE1
INGS IN CERTAIN CASES.
Be it Resolved by lite Senate an
House nf Representatives of the Stale t
South Carolina, now met and sitting t
Genend Assembly, and by the authorii
of the same. That the .Mate Auditor b<
ami is hereby authorized and ir.structe
to suspend all proceedings, under th
Act '.o provide for the assessment au
taxation ol'property, passed loth day c
September, l??S, relative to thc asses.'
meut and taxation nf the South Carolin:
Northeastern, a::d '!herawand Darling
inn Rail Hoad Companies, until th
suits, brought by said companies in th
United States Circuit Court, shall hav
oem decided.
Approved thc 14th day of January
A. D. 1871.
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE TnR HEDGE
LI?HT GUARD, OF EDISTO, SOUTI
CAROLINA.
SECTION 1 Be it enacted by th
Senate and House of Representatives oj
the. Slate of South Carolina, now me
ami silting in General Assembly, and bi
the authority of the. same, That P. P
Hedges, Abram Brown, Jonas Grant
Wallace Wescott, and James Hutchin?
soo, under the name and style- of tb'?
! Hedges Light Guard, and their sue
cessors nd associates, be, aod they art
respectively incorporated and made and
declared a body politic and corporate ic
deed and in law, and as such bod j
politic shall have the power to usc and
keep a common seal; and ehe same al
j will to alter, to make all necessary by?
laws not repugnant to the hi vs of the
land, and to have succession of officer?
and members conformable to such by?
laws, to sue and he sued, plead-?ed "be
itnplcadcd in any Court of Law" oi
Equity io this State, and to have, use
and enjoy all other rights, and be sub?
ject to all other liabilities incident ta
bodies corporate.
SEC. 2. That this Act shall be deem?
ed and taken to be a publie Act, and
shall continue in force for the space of
fourteen years from and after its pas?
sage.
Approved the 23rd day of January,
1871.
Ay> ACT TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS
.JOK THE PAYMENT OF THU PEI DIEM
AND MILEAGE OF THE MEMBERS OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THl
SALARIE* op THE SUBORDINATE OF?
FICERS, AND OTHER EXPE NSES INCI?
DENTAL THERETO.
SECTION 1. Be il enacted by thc, Sen
ate and House of Repr?sentatives oj
the State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly, and
by the authority of the tame, Tb*t for
the payment of the per diem and mi?
leage of the nembers of the Gea/ral
j Assembly and the salaries of tbe subor?
dinate officer*, ?od other expense* inei
dental thereto, the sum of one hundred
and thirty five thousand dolla rs, if such
be necessary, be, aod the same ia here?
by epp#pflt*<# o?? of?ij fc I* Wm
Treasury oot otherwise appropriated. ,
?SEO. 4L That the Clerks of-tba Sen?
ate and House of Rc presen tatt rei h?,.
aod they are hereby authorised ?od di?
rected ta furn ?ah io each msaber of
their respective bodies *p*jr MtVlcst*
for the'amount of bia mileage ead ft*
' at
diem,- tb itfcltrde such dates as tbe 6
eral Assembly shall, bj Concur]
Resolution, direct.
SEC. 3. That sach certificate s'
cooform to the provisions of Seel
23, Article II, of the Constitution
the State, and shall be certified
the President bf the Senate, and atl
ted bj the" Cl erk o f the Senate, for
member? ?fthat TTooy, and hy the s pe
er of the House of Repr?sentait'
and by the Clerk of the same, for
members of ?hat body.
SEC. 4. That tbe seb?rditrate ?ffit
and employees of this General Ass?
bly shall, io like manner, be furn is I
with certificates of pay in sach amoa
as shall be fixed by that branch of
General Assembly to-which such offic
and employees shall respectively belo
Provided however, That the pay eel
ficates for servies common to the t
Houses shall be signed by the Pr<
dent of the Senate and couotersigt
by the Speaker of the House of Re]
sedatives,
SEC. 5. That the Treasurer of t
State ia hereby authorized and direel
to pay siid certificates out of- any fut
in the Treasury not otherwise dispos
of, and to hold the certificates as i
vouchers therefor.
Approved December 28, 1870.
AN ACT TO VEST THE TITLE OP Tl
STATE TO A LOT OF LAND IN THE V
LAGE. OF ORANGEBUKG, OF WUI
DEIDRICH KLEPPING DIED SEDZED.
THE PURCHASER OR PURCHASE]
WHO SHALL PAY FOR THE PREM IS]
UNDER A SALE BF A DECREE OF Tl
PROBATE COURT OF CHARLEST
COUNTY, AND TO DIRECT THE APPI
CATION OF THE PROCEEDS OF SALE
SECTION. 1. Be il enacie/l by i
Senate and Howe pf Representative*
tlie State of South Carolina, now n
and sitting rn General Assembly, and
the authority of the same. That tbe til
of the State to a lot of land, and tl
buildings thereon, of which Deidrii
Klepping Died seized, situate on Ma
orPvussel street, in the village ai
County of Orangeburg, is hereby vest?
io Alexander Cham pey and Antonie 1
Cbampey,-their heirs and assigns, fe
ever, upon their paying to the Judge
Probate for Charleston the amount <
their bid ,and fully complying with tl
terran of sale of said premises, mai
4th April, 1870 ; and if they fail
comply, said title is hereby vested
any purchaser or purchasers, hts, her <
their heirs and assigns, forever, wh
shall buy the premises on a re sale.
SEC. 2. The proceeds of the sale sha
be applied hy the Judge "of Probate,!
the following order; 1. To the paymci
of any taxes due on the premises ; !
To the payment of the necessary expe
ses incurred in applying for this Act
3. To the expenses of administrativ
including commissions due the admit
istrator of the estate of D. Klepping
4. To the payment of such debts of tli
said Deidrich Klepping as are yet ui
paid ; 5. And tbe balance (if any) t
Mrs. Mette Ahlheid Muller, mother c
the said i -'cdrich Klepping, or to he
order.
Approved life 23rd day of Decembei
A. D. 1870.
AN ACT TO EXTEND THE TIME FOR Ol
FICER6 TO QUALIFY.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by tl
Senate and House of Representatives c
the State of South .Catulina, now mt
and sitting in General Assembly, and b
the autliorityof the same, That all officer
elected at the recent elections be, an
they are hereby, allowed until the fil
teenth day of January, 1871, to qualif
and enter upon the duties of their re
spective offices, and on failure toqoahf
within the specified time, their respect
ive offices shall fae declared vacant b]
the Governor.
* SEC. 2. That all Acts and parts o
Acta inconsistent with this Act ar
hereby suspended until after the fi!
teenth of January next.
Approved December 21st, 1870.
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE STONE?
WALL FIRE ENGINE COMPANY Ol
CHESTER.
SECTION 1. Be ii enacted hy the Sen?
ate and House of Representatives of th*
State of S'JiUh Carolina, now met ana
sittiny in General Assembly, and by tht
authority of the same, That T. 8. Mills,
R. M. Dao'levy.B. T. Atk??eoa, J. T
Elliott, David Heraphill, J. H. Vanness
J. A. Bradley, Jr, by the naree aoc
style of the Stonewall Fire Engine Com
pany, of tba town of Chaster, -and theil
a?oeiates and successors to office, be ? n
are hereby, created and constituted i
body corporate and politic, bj aid. uodti
tnen?me?dd stylFaToWid,wWi
capital stock pot to exceed the sum .ol
ten thousand dollars, with tba right tc
sue and be sued, plead and be imp lead?.
in any Court of competent jurisdiction
to bave mod to use a common seal, aod
the same to alter at will tod pfeasure,
and with all etiher rigb^ privileges and
immunities that are now, or hereaftei
may b?, *ouM jljf \ -JETT, te ! Iskw to<
corporated bodies.
SEC. 2. That this Act shall be deemed
A public Act, and abai! remato if forci
for the term of fourteen jean.
Approved January 23d, 1871.
AN ACT TO RECHARTER TK PUMPKIN
TO ITH TURNPIKE ROAD.. IN PICKERS
COUNTY.
8*CTK)K I. Be itr.vartedbythe Sen*
aU and Bouse of Representatives, of the
Slate of South Caret?^jsw mei and
t?ting vt.Qtntnt Assembly, and by tty
wthar?yof, the same, That tb? J ar*f ike
R?ti leadiag from Po?pkiutoo? to
Table R^lrtttltoWtfty, be and
tba same is hereby rechartered, io tba
.oaa?w^l!wre^^|^^m^
?TioS^?bSs^eretofor? a?o?weo* by
??T*wri?fi^jf?!;?j?^?ffi
of toil, ?^iv?i-?tstnt j
1 Approved Jaoiaij 28d, 1871.
JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
STATE LIBRARIAN TO CAUSE TO BE
PREPARED AN INDEX TO VOLUME
FOURTEEN OF THE STATUTES OF THIS
STATE.
Whereas, in binding tbe Statutes oi
thc State of South Carolina at large,
designed to form the Fourteenth Vol?
ume, it becomes neccessary that au in?
dex of contents be prepared for the
same; therefore.
SECTION 1. Be it Resolved by tht
Senate, and House of Representativa of
the State of South Carolina, now mel
and sitting in General Assembly, and by
the authority oj the same, That the State
Librarian be, and he is hereby, au*
thor ?zed to cause to be compiled an
index of contents to the Fourteenth
Volume of the Statutes of this State, at
a cost not exceeding one hundred and
ninety dollars.
SEC. 2. That .'he Treasurer of the State
be, and is hereby, authorized and
directed to pay tho amount named io
the preceding Section, out of any
public funds not otherwise appropriated,
on the receipt of sufficient evidence of
the completion of the work.
Approved the 19th day of December,
A. D. 1870.
JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OCONEE
COUNTY TO LEVY A SPECIAL TAX.
Be it Resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State oj
South Carolina, now met and sitting in
General Assembly, and bg thc authority
of the same, That io addition to the tax
heretofore authorized to be levid, the
County CommissionersofOconeeCounty
are hereby authorized to levy and cause
to be collected a special tax of one mill
on a dollar, the same to bc used exclu?
sively to payiog the indebtedness o? thc
county.
Approved 23d January, 1871.
JOINT RESOLUTION FOR TUE RELIEF
OF SAMUEL COCHRAN THOMAS COCH?
RAN ELIZABETH COCHRAN, JULIANA
IRVINE, ISABELLA IRVINE, AND HEN.
IRIBTTA IRVINE.
Be it Resolved by the Senate and
House cf Representatives of lite State oj
South Carolina, now met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by the authority
of Hit .mme, That any and all property
real or personal, of the late Ju?aua
Izard, deceased, now io the possession,
or under the control o? B C. Pressly,
Esq., of Charleston, South Carolins,
Executor of the last will and testament
of said Juliana Izard, deceased, be
distributed and disposed of according to
the true intent and purpose o? the said
Juiiana Izard, as iudicated in her lust
will and testament, and that tho right
of the State to said property be, and thc
same is hereby released.
Approved January 26, 1871.
JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TnE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WIL
LIAMSBURG COUNTY TO LEVY A
SPECIAL ?AX.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House
of Rzpi esentatives ,of the Stale of &juth
Carolina, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and bg the authority of the
same That in addition to the (ax here?
tofore authorized to bc levied, the
County Commissioners of Williamsburg
County are hereby authorized to levy,
and cause to be collected, a special tax
of two mills on a dollar, the same to be
used exclusively for the purpose of
rebuilding the jail in the said county.
Approved the i9th day of January,
A. D., 187L_
aTBKJP AnOSH?ilL?W PLOWING.
A prominent and successful planter
gives bis views on this important sub?
ject, to Southern Agriculturists in the
following language : "I have paid a
gi tat deal of attention to what is called
deep plowing, and 1 never yet have seen
any plowing that can average over six
inches deep, and that looked so deep,
to an inexperienced person, it could
easily be palmed off as eight or ten
inches deep. But after trying satisfac
torily both deep and shallow plowing, 1
have come to the conclusion that plow?
ing should bc regulated to suit the land
we were plowing. If I went into a field
with bat four inches seil, I would turn
over that land but three to four inches,
and anbaoil io the farrow of the turning
plow ; that would be my system 'for the
first time I plowed such lands. And the
next year if there were stubble or weeds
on the land, I would turn ander again,
going this time from four to six inches
-that is, I weald never plow any land
deeper than ita soil-the first plowing
with a turning plow ; but each succeed?
ing breaking np, I weald gradually go
deeper, until I reached the depth of
seven or eight ioches, which is thc
maxi JO um depth I have yet seen dune
br*f* verJ oesl IX'0*8* plowmen and
team of two and three horses ; and if we
have weeds, stubble, eloveror peas, to
toro ander annually when breaking ap
a soil can be made deeper than when
we first commenced.
My rale for plowing is, to be
governed entirely by the quality of the
land?i I am going to plow. If ?hallow
soil, A plow shallow, and subsoil j and
pat ca the land such crops aa will make
the most rubbish to torn ander-and,
in time, a field of shallow soil can be
deepened by judicious plowing and
rotation.
I weald never taro an the clay to the
surface if it can be avoided ; and if a field
bsd so little soil,. I.would break up soefa
?anda entirely with subsoil plows-theo
?owthem down witsi sro* I! grain, eat
atabbies long, and then tan ande - as
above described. . .
; Wort j? no impretneut wo os? of so
loocfc importance ti tao plow ; it is .oar
ian sod greatest impleaeut, hence
eve^ry farmer shootd make tho plow ted
i Wl^Mi H oaght so to un?
derfund it, aoto bs enabied to instruct
i or aid tko- ousafswarer ia its coast ruc
toot. Bte, as it ts,. there are ao few
farmers who understand the plow and |
plowing, we have been dependent en?
tirely upon the manufacturer to suit us
in piows, io accordance ??th their own
ideas of what the plow should bc, and,
right or wrong io construction, w?. fiud
but few who know it. The plow may
break aod turn well, and the draft may
be too heavy, or the draft may be light,
and the work of the plow imperfectly
done ; also, the fault sometimes lies in
thc gearing in of the beam. But be
the fault where it is, the farmer should
so understand.the plow, plowing and
gearing in of the same, as to detect the
error and point out the remedy. If not,
his plowings are accidental, whether
right or wrong.
Ia turning lands, it will be noticed
that some plows turn the furrow slice
flat over, or lap on the principle of
shingling. Where the plow tums the
furrow over flu?, I prefer such a plow
for manorial purposes, that is, to turn
uoder clover, weeds, or stubbles.
But in breaking the ground for culti?
vation, and especially for corn, give me
the plow that lodges its furrow-as,
wheo the furrows are so lodged, the
grountl remains longer loosened and
broken-as it is not so easily run to?
gether and compressed hy rains as when
the turning over is fiat.
CHARLES WESLEY'S
HYMNS,
We give the following from an es?
teemed minister of the Presbyterian
Church, the Rev. Theodore Cuyler, D.
P., which appeared in the New York
Evangelist:
About the the time that Isaac Watts
was writing his earliest hymns at South
hampton, in southern England, two
brothers were born in the little town ol
Epworth win were c cstined to be better
known over the world than any other
two men whom Britain produced in
that half century. While their godly
mother (Susannah) was dying she said
to her weeping household. ".My child
ren, as soon as my spirit is released,
sing a song of praise to God. AniODg
the group who joined in this song of
triumph with faltering voices, were
John, thc founder of .Methodism and
Charles its sweet singer. John was
system ; but Charles was song. John
was the Bezalcel who laid the founda?
tions, and hewed t!.c pillars of thc new
tabernacle but Charles was the Asaph
who filled itwithv melody. Methodism
was buttded rapidly; hut the walls
Lever would have gone up so fast, had
they not been built to music.
Charles Wesley was a born poet.
Like Toplady, be was all nerve aud fire
and enthusiasm. God gave him a musical
ear, intense emotions, ardcut affections,
and a glowing piety that never grew
cold. Ilcatc, drank,slept.and dreamed
nothing but hymns! lie must have
been thc reader and writer of at loast
four thousand. One day while on hi*
itinerancy, his pony stu nbled and threw
him off Thc only record he makes of
the accident in his diary is this : "My
companions thought 1 had broken my
neck But my leg only was bruised, my
hand sprained, and my bead stunned,
which spoiled my making hymns until
-next day ;" Truly a mau must bc
posesscd with a master passion, who
could have written a sentence like that.
Wesley found bis inspirations ,{on
every hedge." He threw off hymns as
spurgeon throws off sermons. For ex
ample when he was preaching to a
crowd of rude stonecutters and quar?
rymen at Portland, he turned bis appeal
into metre, and improvised a hymn, in
which occurs the vigorous lines
Come, 0 thou al! victorious l.otj !
Thy power to as mnke known;
Strike with the hammer of Tbv word,
And break these heart* of stone .'
Standing once on the dizzy promontory
of Lands End, and looking down into
the boiling waves on earth side of thc
cliff, he broke out into these solemn aud
thrilling words
Lo ! on a narrow neck of land,
'Twixt two unbounded seas I stand,
Secure, insensible !
For every scene and circumstance of life,
for prayer meetings, for watch-nights,
for love feasts, and for dying hours and
funerals, he had a holy impassion id lay.
Bat like Watts, Cowper, and Toplady.
he had his masterpiece. The Lotd of
glory bestowed on Charles Wesley thc
high honor of composing the first heart
hymn in the English tongue. If the
greatest hymn of the cross is "Hock of
Ages," and the greatest hymn of provi?
dence is Cowper's "God moves in a
mysterious way," and the grandest
battle-hymn is Martin Luther's "God is
our refuge," then it may be said also
that the queco of all the lays of holy
. love is that immortal cong
Jem?, Liver of mv tool !
Let rn? to Thy bosom fljr ;
While the nearer waters roll,
While the tempest still if high !
Whatever may be said of Wesley's doc?
trine of perfect holiness, there is not
much doubt that he "attained unto
ferfecHou" when he wrote this hymn,
t is happily marreid also to two ex?
quisite tones, "Befuge" and "Myrtyn,"
both ol whieh ire worthy of the aili JU ce.
The first of these tunes is a gera.
The one central, all pervading idea of
thii matchless hymn ia the soul's yearn
ina; for it? Saviour. Tho figures of
speech vary, but not the thought. In
one line we see a storm tossed voyager
crying ont for shelter, io another all the
tempest is over in another line we sec a
timid, fearful child resting in a mothers
arms, with the words faltering on it?
tongue, "Let me to thy bosom fly/'
*. Hangs ay nelpie? soul to thee !"
Two linea of thc hymn har? been
breathed fervently and often oat of
bleeding h cart*. W nen we were once
io tbo valley of the death shade-with
one beautiful ehild in its new-made
grave, aed others threatened with ??tal
disease, there was no prayer which we
uttered oftener than this
Leave, ah ! leave me not alone
Still tupport and eom/ort me.
We do not doubt that tens of thousands
of others breaved and woundod have
cried this piercing cry, out of the depths,
"Still support and comfort me !" The
whole hymn is at oncea confession and
a prayer. It ia a prayer in metre- And
no man is prepared to s4og these words
aright uuless his soul is filled with deep?
est and most earnest longings after, tba
Lord Jesus. What an awful blasphemy
it is fur a set of mean trifling amateurs
in a choir to perform this holy praver
merely as a feat of musical skill. Wtiat
college boy would dare to commit the
Lord's prayer, or one of his pastor's
public petitions to memory, and then
speak it as a mere piece of declamation
on the stage ? Yet we do not see any
differenco between .'declaiming" a
prayer and the heartless mockery o? per
formint/ for musical effect such words
as
Hide me, 0, my Saviour hide,
Till thc sturm of lifo is passed.
or that self-surrender for the dying hour,
0 ! receive un soul at last!
Words like these arc too infinitely sol?
emn for the mummeries of frivolous lips
in the concert room, or the or organ
luft. When a congregation sings such
a hymn as "Jesus, Lover of mg soul/'
each one should feel as if he were
uttering a fervent personal prayer to the
Son of God.
The history of Charles Wesley's
incomparable hymus would fill a volume.
Millions have sung it, and will be sing?
ing it when the millennial morning
breaks. A coasting vessel once went
on the rocks iu a gale in the Bristol
Channel. The captain and crew look
to the boats and were lost. They might
have been saved if they had remained
on board; for a huge wave crrried the
vessel up among the rocks, where the
ebbing tide left her high and dry In
the captain's cabin, a hymn-book was
found lying on his table. It was opened
to a particular page, and thc pencil still
lay in it which had marked the favorite
lines of the stout sailor who was just
about going into the jaws of death.
While the hurricane was howling out?
side, thc captain had drawn bis pencil
beside theso glorious words of cheer
, Jesus, Lover of my soul,
Let me to Thy ?uscm fly,
While the nearer traten roll,
White the tempe* ttill t? high !
Hide mc, 0 my Saviour hide,
Till the storj. of life is past;
Safe into the haven pu ?dc :
Oh ! receive my soul at last !
Blosscd death song ! Thousands of God's
redeemed ones have shouted it forth as
thc ..heaven" of rest opened its celestial
glories to their view. If we could
choose the manner of our departure, we
would wish to die singing.
Other refuge hare I none ;
Hang, my helpless soul on Thse!
Leave ab ! leave me not alone !
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Nov 9_. 6?
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CHARLESTON, S- C
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