. The North Carolina Presbyterian. tbecome rivals to the old Semi-were cot a few, both Northwhose partiality for Princetonas to lead them to look witha the efforts which were madet)ther theological schools. Not-;these loflaen je3 and this strongce and attachment which sety in one direction, the effortsut forth, in the face of manyestablish other and indepeu-were signally successful, ande now reaping the benefits ofly. As the result of the soundthe Presbyterians in Virginia,ith Carolina, and G^eorgia,the Confederate States haslumbia Seminaries for thecandidates for the ministry,liey had been pu
. The North Carolina Presbyterian. tbecome rivals to the old Semi-were cot a few, both Northwhose partiality for Princetonas to lead them to look witha the efforts which were madet)ther theological schools. Not-;these loflaen je3 and this strongce and attachment which sety in one direction, the effortsut forth, in the face of manyestablish other and indepeu-were signally successful, ande now reaping the benefits ofly. As the result of the soundthe Presbyterians in Virginia,ith Carolina, and G^eorgia,the Confederate States haslumbia Seminaries for thecandidates for the ministry,liey had been pursued, onrid now be deplorable, |fem necessity from the North-we would have been compel-once amidst great nationalupon the important workools for the religions iq-young men. e wisdom of a past generationprovidence of Gk>d, the workn done, and the whole ma-successful operation. Thercb owns two Institutionsirably officered and whichtable endowment The Faave no superiors in their de^continent, and the advan- n- -f^^;: ff:. Cl RISTIAIC SEIfSIBlIimr. There ait very few of Gods children whove strangers to affliction, and the number issmaller still of those who have not expe-rienced a struggle between nature andgrace, when called to part with their piousfriends. Nature compels them to grieve inthe hour ©f their bereavement; but theytremble, lost in yielding to its dictates, theydiould do violence to their religious convic-tions and ithereby quench the gracious in-fluences of the Holy Spirit in their hearts. The Scriptures nowhere teach that it iswrong to feel or to show sorrow at thechristians death. We 7nay, and we mtutmourn, when the righteous die. It is notin our power to restrain, though sometimeswe may disguise, our emotions, when sachan event occurs. Men who make no pre-tensions ta piety, are unable to witness withapathy th^ triumph of the last enemy overtheir friends. There are few who can re-gard even !the death of an enemy with sto-ical indiffcirence. So God has
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