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COLUMBIA. S. C.. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 23. 1872
OLD SERIES. VOL. -V
sela gone down to the bottom, or
driven upon the roek*, or wrecked
upon tkt* coast, arc a war mug to
uieu who go out into the deep—if
travelers who have lost their wajr
through inattention to directiotu, or
w ho have become victims to thieves
or designing persons, are a leasou to
others w bo are in expectation of a
theu are young ministers,
the ministerial track, or tolled away
from their calliug.
We should regret to know tW
we have discouraged you by these
suggest ions sad rrproueulaliuos, or
that yooi utiads should la uufax ora
bly impressed. W# have already
assumed thijt you hud resolved to
embark iu this profession intelli
gently and rouacieutioualv , and if
•o, you have seen both sides of the
<*100(1, the dark aad the bright—y ou
have allowed yourselves to be moved
with the hopes as well as the fears
of the gospel, with the joys ss well
as the sorrows, the triumphs as well
ss with the reverses and hardships
of the ministry. We would be sorry
to produce, the impression on your
minds that the profession Is a
drndgen , or irksome, disconsolate,
dreary and cheerless. We would do
it and yon both an injustice by such
representation. Contemplate it So
the light which the aj*>*tl<> did. tie
esteemed 1t au honor to be put in
trust with tb«- ministry
agent, but as a Divine instrument:
it does notjprevail by the force of
deduction and artificial discoursing*
only, but chiefly by way of blessing
in the ordinance, and in the ministry
of an appointed person. At least,
obey the public order, and reverence
the constitution, and give good ex
ample of Humility, charity and obc
ceasing the antflecL, would require
something of apostolic authority or
episcopal dignity to give weight to
Umr to be eogroeenl with the Ime
of money The fore ef meuey mm
tracts, bind* up the heart, chilis (he
afeetmum Meats the musihlhltra,
make* muu ssMeh. and in m re
phatir sense, to core lor themselves
and not for others, and how diaqnal
(tying would all this be to those who
attempt a profession which requires,
ou the pert of its fcewmbewU, hearts
of enlarged bmndner sod of sa
unwearied d**voiMi to the in If rests
of their follow men.
The money making passion is ets
gniesing upon the time and sUentioa
of those who are puaaerard of it, aad
ooasequently disqualifies for the rul
tivutfoo of tienuvefeuor or foe aortal
affection*, or indeed lor any pursuits
cue tern plating the
Advance
Strictly
lag either of them, we venture to
sag goat a lew t lungs to year ooostd
journey
or candidates for the miuistry, ex
borted nubstautrolly,' as Joseph did
his brvihreu when going out of
Kgypt into t'anaau: “Bee that ye
tall not out by the way.”
We assume, iu the first plat*, that
you made up y our wind* i*Jr//«#ralJy
—that you bad y our eyes open to the
nature of *he ministry —that you wore
uot Idind foldcd when you euiered
the Seminary. While nothing short
of an actual experience can fur
uish the fullest conception of its
magnitude, nevertheless, a *ufB
mon Mis...
Widows of
When Scriptures arc read, y on are
only to inquire, with diligence aud
modesty, into the meaning of the
| Spirit; but if homilies or sermon* 1*
^wmdc upon the woods of Scripture.
| you are to consider whether all that
be spoken he conformable to the
j Scriptures. For, although you aiay
ptaetfoe for lmmwn 'reasons, anil
Uumuu' arguments, ministered from
the preachers art] yet you. ninsi
practice nothing but tbe comuuixl
of God, nothing but tbe doctrine <*i
i Scripture, that is, tbe text.
| Use tbe advice of some spiritual
or other prudent man, for the choice
of such spiritual books, which may be
of use and benefit for the edification
of thy spirit hi the ways of holy living:
and esteem thst time weft accounted
i for. tlist fa prudently and affection
* ately employed in beariug or read
ing good books and pious discourses:
em remembering that God. by hear
f mg us s] teak to hhn in prayer,
obli««*s us to hear him speak to us in
| his wonl. by what instrument soever
jit be eoovered. feremy Taylor.
i A It.
BARTLETT,
\Hrral Ticket Agent
[cts Whrt fail Co remit at
itiorhf their *itWrtp
be charged per annum 3.0S
»n» not received f(*r les* tlmu
uses are entered o« the *ub-
>k. without the first iiayment
pilroad.
Colombia, 8. c
'u„inoia, 1)
1871. i
k to go into effect on
ah instant:
kfCMjjrer Train.
pat iu the way of uaefuluea* aad
kwmut, or throws off the track for
obtaining either. If la after life he
Miami with hooor anting with the
or spiritual
rw gas|«|
ministry is psrfly philanthropic.
Besevolrorr is at tbr tonadaliou of
it—origins test it. It was this that
brought the Mavtoflr from the heart
lability of his wife
itnbated somewhat u
He a as not
ashamed at the go«|iel of (lirist.
“And I thank < *hrist Jesus our lord
who hath enabled me for that be
counted me faithful putting tnc in
the ministn *
ire cents per <[!uart«-r.
ices and eonuminu-ation* to
RAILROAD
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the probability
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Little Thiagi ia Religion
4 pane, 24mo. is now
re the church eight
sold, and in this war
ecrue to the church.'
tl 00
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edge 2 00
k- 2 30
pm....'. 2 7*
iper extra gilt.. 3 00
— 5 00
cents extra.
mgregntions are re
their orders at once,
An English Larruei was out day at
work in his fields, when he saw
a party of huntsmen riding about
his farm. lie had one field that V
was specially anxious they should
uot ride over, as the crop was iu a
condition to be badly injured by the
tramp of horses. So he dispatched
oue of his workmen to this fiekl.
telling him to.shut the gate, and
then keep watch over it, aad ou no
aocouut to suffer it to be opened.
The boy went as be was bidden, but
was scarcely at his post before the
liuulcrs came up, peremptorily order
ing the gate to be opened. This the
boy declined to do, stating the orderr-
be had received, aud his deterxnina
tion uot to disobey them. Threats
aud bribes w ere offered, alike in vain,
oue after another came forward as
spokesman, but all with the same re
sult •, the boy remained immovable
in the determination not to open the
gate. .Viter a while, oue of t^e noble*
present advanced, aad said in com
manding tones: '‘My boy do you
know me ! Iam the Duka of Wei
iiugtou, one not accustomed to be
disobeyed; aud 1 command you to
open that gate, that I and my friends
may pass through.” The bay lifted
his cap, and stood uncovered before
the man u hum all England delighted
to bouor, then aiswered finuly: “I
am sure the Duke of Wellington
w ould uot w ish me to disobey orders
1 must keep this gate shut, nor suffci
any oue to pass bat with my master's
express permission.”
Greatly pleased, the sturdy old
warrior lifted his ow n hat, aud said :
“I honor the man or boy who cau be
neither bribed nor frightened into
doing wrong. With au army of
suck soldiers 1 could conquer uot
ouly the French but the world.”
Aud Lauding the boy a glittering
sovereign, the old duke put spurs to
his horse and galloped away, while
fbe boy ran off to his work, shouting
at the top of his voice ; “Hurrah,
hurrah ! I've done what Napoleon
couldn't do—Pve kept out the I)nke
of Wellington.”
Every boy is a gate-keeper, aud
his Master's command is, “Be thou
fai thful unto death.” Are you tempt
ed to drink, to smoke or chew tobac
co ? Keep the gate of your mouth
fast closed, and allow no evil com pa
ny to enter. Wheu evil companion*
would oouusel you to break the Sab
bath, to lie, to deal falsely, to disobey
your parents, keep the gate of youi
ears fast shut against such entice
meuts; and when the bold Masphe
mcr would instil doubt of the great
truths of revelation, then keep the
door of yonr heart locked and barred
against his infamous suggestions, re
membering that it is only the fool
who “hath said in his heart, there is
no God.”—Christian Weekly.
prompt* him lu go forward. Aud
again, hr may br fired up with good
rrwoluttoua, but fon> uomr* upon
btui the euM water* of diastiaaioti,
with the luthutdnteugtuttmatioii that
**thrrr ia a I too without; I dial! lie
Mate hi tbr "
If (burr be a tt»iai*4rr ui all the
church of whom it it known that be
ha* «itemed to eminent nwfulwwi
and honor iu the fat* of all I hear
drawback*, with all thl* cold water
thrown upon him.'with all thl* home
iufiueuoi working agatnat him. we
arr ready to exclaim, “lime t* <**«•
of inflexible moral courage—on**
amoag a thou*aud — the livwof whowc
rrwulutkuo* have not Irwa eitioguudi-
ed by the dropping* of many rainy
days at whuar ardor kerp* up
in tha rntdal ot dtarouragtug dome*
Ur mflurucwa * llul white tar among
a thuaaand may do wall in apttc of
tlinai mlarttcu, the tmlk ui min
taler* wonkt not. An aM author
remark*; “The attention of mint*
term in cfowaiug anch compamoii* aa
may uot hiodev thru ann** ia of
ao groat importance, that in some
ecessarv to safe navigation
re be charts of the seas,
g dangerous tocalitn*.*, such
th», h»rs. invisible rocks.
Is, and points where ndverse
irrrail. Hence. gTeat care
i taken to asoertnin in all
it waters where obstructions
iition may exist, and to mark
wa for fhe tninefit of tuar-
your calliug. As there are {4*cr«
iu the sea where tin* manner ta liabla
to l* lost or wrecked, and aa there
are points ou the highway where tha
traveler is in
anch turnlstratum* ilut if tbev seek
the hoiMW which ouut* from mm,
and are not aaUaflud with anything
short of the norftd's enoiamaats wa
expect them to ha iHwmwni aad
world!
'.auger of Iwiog mis
led. so there are point* iu # tbe mini*
terial life where It ia iucuiubeul on
uuuiater* to be ou their guard, foal
they be decoyed aud drawn off into
unuiiniMeria! pnnmita.
1. /adofruer, or Ion of r«at, may
be one of these l>oiuta of divergence.
Scute are constitutionally averse to
others become so
tot hose who buy in
HE A CHAPMAN,
seller*, Columbia, S C
?1—tf
tbe muiiatry, aud dually, it may be,
to tall into other non <*mgt!itial
pursuit* Hoch a raunlt is not im
probable
AuiUltuui mru every where *re
familiar with d»*ap|>a«utmeot, from
through
But let the source M* what it
operates seriously against
in ofessional sticeesa. Labor, energy.
peraevertvnee. a working against wind
aud tide, a pressing forward amidst
difficulties and discouragement*, are
esseutial couditious to a i igbt nmnUsI
miuistry. That much stndy i* a
weariness to the rtesli, was ascer
tained long ago. That which was
true in 8o1oimoii'a time, i* true now.
But, withal, it must lie continued.
The term of study is not to M* liw
ited to his iMvparatorY ••oui *c or first
years of his miuistry, nor is it to
be understood as necessary to book
makers, or to pastors kav tug charge
of large aud intelligent cougioga
lions, but as essential to all theologi
cal students, professors, |**sU»rs of
large congieg.it ions, pastors of small
congregations, pastorof a well-
ill formed |ieople. and |»astora of |i«o
pie uot well informed—iniuiaters of
all ages, and grades of talent and
learning. We know not who are
exempt, or who may dispense with
IuIhm
habit
is infortmst in advance,
an incotrx enfence. if not
nger. in soriie instances,
il with being lost, w hile an
ision of it is disquieting even
when h* is ht tbe right way. If, then,
they wliio fflrttlsh a dirdetwy to trav
elers n«4os» foe oonnti l, and a chart
to rnarfam who go upon the teat,
are botilfhetors to thesepaitics, surely
they are tube tegardcff in a similar
Tight who cau so sketcH off the path
of Hfe as to be of actual service to
Aud than altenUou to, the ltUie
actual
• AgiwauMy u* tha* iruaanmg. no
mimaiet la safe with wham tha fove
of money is a pmlomiuaat paaaiou,
for oa tbe oDdurreticr of a temptation
from this quarter, hr la in imminent
danger. lie aiay nat folk bat he
may yield lo it partiallv aud tern
porwrily.
uud self UaoughtMfifea; little plana
of quiet kindness and thoughtful
wife, us wall a* that of the paator
himself, ia supposed to eddy or mis
lead the thick. Nay, the minister
himself ia frequently condemned fur
the (anil* of hi- uife thu* iu the
I*roteataul Chnrcbc* of Iluugniy,
they degrmk a pastot whtme wife
indulge* herself in card*, dancing,
or in any other {hibite ainusemcnt
that besqieak* the gaiety of the lover
of the world, rather than Uh gravity
of the Christian matron. This surer
ily spring* from the »uppo*itiou that
tbr woman, having promried obc
die tier to her husband, can do noth
ing bat what he either direct* or
approves.” We theu are warranted
in saying that ill advised, unhappy
marriages impair ministerial useful*
tWMts, if they do not in some instance*
actually destroy it. This |»oint we
proas no farther.
Aa y ou have Uh* ministry to con
ably and method and true ana in
the ordering of each day —these are
the active development* of a holy
life, the rich and divine monaiew of
which it i* composed.
What make* you givcji *o beau
tiful T Not tlie outstanding peak, or
stately dm, but the bright swaitl
which cfolhc* Ua slopes **an|H>**d
of muamerablu Madra ot grua*. It
ia ot aausll tbiugs that a great life
is made up; aad he who will ac
knowledge no life as great save that
which is built up of great tbitgs
will fiud little in Bible characters
to admin or copy.—Pnl/mtanA Petr.
shipwreck uf thru
AWfobgb we maV Slot ourselves
be posted In reference to these sand
bare, quicksands. \r!dr!|M*ds, <-on-
waled rt>cks, which majee tlie voyage
rtf Iffe jnseenre, or in' reference to
the fefiae indices or sign boards, or
rttber stratagems by which men are
decoirw Into the (front way, we may
nerertbeless avail onfsclves of tbe
experience of otherii, ami of the
fescbin|s of GodV dr»rd, in famish
ing some directions kb icb mar be of
use to von in after life.
As cdhtlidates for* tbe holy tuiuis-
tr y» you will admit that a voyage
t>rosperfod*!y begun may tenninatc
rtUteccdssftiHv, that the port may be
^feared and the vesael steered out
Ykfothe high seas, with bright skies
spirit that usually actuates the for
user would nut suit the latter.—
W bate vet might br made af the
cavil department by an intelligent
H BOOK STORE,
[sixth Street,
\elphia,
nil orders for all our
kblications,
standard
tiscellaueous Works.
tq the fllliux
fruuedly ao corrupted that it is With
great UiffteuMv that awn can escape
cootammatwMi who |mrticipate foweh
ia political aflhlra. If the almas
pbere uf politic* in its purer status
can scarcely liu tahafod with safety.
loft uot a prejudice lo any man's
]M'r*ou hinder thee from receiving
good by his doctrine, if it be accord
ing to godliness: but (if occasion of
fer it, or especially if duty present it
to thee, that is, if it be preached iu
that assembly, where thou art bound
to be present) accept , the word
preachd'., .ui a message from God,
and the minister, os his angel in
that ministration.
Consider aud remark the doctrine
that ia repeated to thee in auy dis
course ; and ii the preacher adds ac
cidental advantages, any thing to
comply with thy. wickedness, or to
put thy spirit into action, or holy
resolution, remember it, and make
nse of it. Rut if the preacher be a
weak person, yet the text is the
doctrine thou art to remember; j that
contain* all thy dnty, it is worth thy
attention to hear that spoken often,
and renewed upon thy thoughts:
and though thou beest a learned
man, yet the same thing, which thou
knowest already, if spokeu by an
other, may be made active by that
application. I can better be com
forted by my own consideration, if
another hand applies them, tf>ap if J
do It myself: because tbe word of
God dose not wnck as a jataal,
cau he made or tlicm, without appli
cation. So that the rule applies to
all with more or less force.
If then there be in all the church
oue who is const it utioually indolent,
or who has become so through habit,
he has arrived at a point of di
vergence from tbe great highway, or
is near the rock on which he is in
imminent danger of makiug ship
wreck. There may not indeed be
any sudden wide breaking in of the
floods to sink the ship immediately,
but there are open crevices which
reqnire to be stopped at once, or the
vessel is lost.
It will then be seen that the love
of ease is incotD|M!tiblc with the min
isterial profession, and indeed with
all professions. Indolence suits no
culling or pnraoit. An indolent
attorney is not likely to have many
clients.
In given
SC HOOtS,
Lea in the selection «f
Le-i. laBEAB** 8 '
iintendeut gives hi*
j alx>ve, to ;
L SCHRACK,
Superintendent-
rally preuent t hum selvas to bun—
how he onafo eurape the demoral
uung mfinenura to which he waulU
be exposed during the sessions of
the hotly to which he ia elected,
going out and in among the mem
here, aud uuceeaarily associating
with them daring the deli burst ion*.
If, therefore, there be any ia all
the church who have become in
volved ia politics, or who have, for
the time being, gone into the aarvfcu
of Cmaar, we are at liberty to pro
bounce them aa standing oo a slip
pery place, or aa having arrived at
ooe of the point* of divergence front
ting point aud the
uuil now aa after*
rental* in raforeu
tg and cuaater mar
i and triumphs
•ntinae serving_*»
outh, will send ‘ A
, width and. p»™ e
Going Home.—Brethren, we art-
all sailing home; and by and by,
when we are not thinking of it, some
shadowy thing, men call it death, at
midnight, will pass by, and will call
us by name, and will say, “I have
a message for you from home ] Ck*l
wants jfou ; heaven wiute for' vou.”
SrOODS.
aid American Man' 1 '
,v Express freight on
ta amounting to
d Over,
<tets are nnaffOWPj:
t!ir Bank Check or
o«*t pay tbe Exp>
return of money
The physician who makes
no attempt to master his art, or who
has not nerve euougti to face tbe
sunshine and the storm, or to endure
the ills incident to hit practice, will
not probably be troubled with many
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