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key 8, titles, or conveyances. How
much less than blasphemy fs it for
them to claim any jurisdiction over the
door of the Kingdom of Heaven, which
door is Christ ?
Did not the council of Jerusalem,
called to consider the question from
the church at Antioch, authoritatively
decide, for that church, important prin
ciples of faith and practice? Again
We answer no. We affirm that it did
not, as an ordinary council, and we ap
peal to the record for the proof. In
the 23th chapter of the Acts of the
Apostles, and the 15th verse, it is writ
ten, “For it seemed good to the Holy
Ghost, and to us,” (the apostles and
elders, or bishops, and brethren), “to
lav upon you no greater burden than
these n 'cessary things.”
Notice here that the Holy Ghost, the
Spirit of Inspiration, is the dictating,
guididing and controlling power. “It
seemed good to the Holy Ghost,” and
hence to us, to make this decision—to
s ttle this question of your faith.
And, “these necessary things,” are,
hence a part of the gospel of the king
dom, which the apostle declares was re
ceived only by the revelation of Jesus
Christ.
Therefore, uninspired councils, eveu
under the superintendence of the apos
tles, cannot bind tho churches by de
crees, or dogmas of faith.
Mark you, however, that Christ
never said to the churches, or to the
church, it you please, “Whatsoever ye
shall lend or loose on earth shall be
hound or loosed in Heaven nor to
any officers of the church, or of the
churches, except tho apostles, did He
ever say, “Whosoever sins ye remit,
they are remitted unto them ; and who
soever sins ye retain, they are re
tained.”
The keys and the power of the keys
of the Kingdom of Heaven, were never
given, by our Saviour, except to the
apostles ; ad the apostles never ten
deiod them to any man, or body of
men.
The apostolic office, and with it the
peculiar apostolic gifts and powers
passed away with the apostles. The
gilts of inspiration, tongues, miracles,
prophecy, remission of sins, as to them
given, ceased wlieu the books of the
Gospel were written and sealed. The
apostles had no successois in office, or
in gilts, or in ecclesiastical powers. It
was essential to an apostle that he
should know Christ personally, and be
a witness of bis miracles. Hence the
impossibility that any one, after the
close of revelation, should boa suc
cossot of the apostles, in any sense of
the word; for when the office ceased,
to suppose a succesor in that office is
an absurdity.
J ho pastors of the eliurcbos, whom
the apostles ordained, and styled indif
loi <‘iiti\ bishops, old or s, presbyters,
and their successors, were henceforth
to be with the deacons, t he only church
office)s ; and were to bo chosen by thy
chin dies, and ordained by 'ho laying on
ol the hands of their fellow presbyters,
oi bishops; and were to know no gifts
or powers except the ordinary gifts
and graces of the Holy Spirit, the writ
ten Gospel, and its ministry to the
churches, according to the instructions
therein contained. But the keys oi
the Kingdom of Heaven were never
given to these original subordinate of
ficers, nor to their successors.
I appeal for the proof of these state
ineuts, from the fictions of nil human
traditions and canons, and from all
Superstitious, to the plainly written
words of the New Testament, which
is the Gospel, tho only Gospel of the
Kingdom of God.
Tell me not, therefore, that either
the apostles, or tabled popes, or dio
cesan bishops, or priests; or that pas
tors or churches, have ever received of
Chiist those keys of tin' Kingdom of
Heaven, by means of which they can
admit or exclude a subject of this
kingdom, either by confession penance,
absolution, indulgence, remission, or
by any other means whatever. He
that hath the key of David—He that,
openeth and no man shmteth, and
■butte h and no man oj en t li,” reigns
here with absolute and unrivalled au
tboritv. “No man can come to me,” is
His emphatic declaration, “except the
hathei, which hath sent me, draw
him and him that cometh unto me,
I will, in no wise, cast out." Ave I
him that cometii unto me, I will in no
wise cast out; and “no man can come
to me, except the Father, which hath
sent me, draw him.”
But has net the Pope—impostor as
he is and the priest—his puppet —
the power on earth to forgive sins;
Shall he not grant absolutions and in
dulgencies, for days and years, even in
advance, to such deluded victims as
make to hiui the prescribed confes
sions, and pay into his hands the pre
scribed charm s ? Shall he not, by the
magic of priestcraft, but especially by
that of “Peter’s pence,” unlock even
mythic Purgatory’s doors, and bid the
damned come forth, redeemed and re
generated, into the everlasting king
dom ? Christ, “ the King of kings and
Lord ot lords”—“ ;ke blessed and only
Potentate,” always denies, saying, “Ex
cept a man be born again,” “ born of
water and of the Spirit,” “ born of
God,” “ he cannot enter, nay be cannot
see, the Kingdom of God."
Away, then, ye false hopes, ye miser
able comforters, yc “wolves in sheep’s
clothing,” “ye scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye compass sea and
laud to make one prosolyte ; and when
he is made, ye make him twofold more
the child of bell than yourselves.” So
sa[s the Apostle and High Priest of
our profession, qur Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ.
“ Who shall lay anything to the
charge of God’s elect?” Who shall,
lay anything to the charge of God’s
elect?” Who shall, under the pre
tense of keys, never granted to them
or their predecessors, make void the
title of the heirs of that inheri
tance, which was given them in Christ
Jesus, before the foundation of the
world ? because, forsooth, they will
not worship at their shrine, and fill the
coffers of their priests.
“ Who shall separate us from the
love of Christ?” Shall the Bulls of
Popes, or the keys of priests or bish
ops ? “I am persuaded,” by “ the
glorious gospel of the blessed God,”
that “ neither death nor life, nor an
gels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor
things present, nor things to come, nor
height, nor depth, nor any other crea
ture, shall be able to separate us from
the love of God, which is in Christ
Jesus our Lord.”
Spare, then, your bulls and encycli
cals, ye Popes; and close your confes
sionals, ye priests ; and hush your man
dates, ye Diocesan Bishops and Arch
bishops ; and come forth to the clear
light of the Gospel of the Kingdom of
Heaven; and learn that “ Gud only
hath power to forgive sins and that
Christ Jesus is the only Door into this
kingdom, the “only name under Heav
en, whereby we must be saved;” the
only “Mediator and Intercesser between
God and men ;” the only “ Lawgiver
in Zion ;” and that all who would come
by any other way are thieves and rob
bers.
We now come back to our former
proposition, which we have proved to
be scriptural, and, therefore, true, that
the expression “Kingdom of Heaven,”
as spoken of in various places in the
New Testament, means that spiritual,
invisible, eternal kingdom, of which
the Triune God is the king; into
which the wicked never enter; whose
subjects are spiritual and holy, and
enter only by Christ, “the door,” by
being “horn of God; ” and out of
which they never fall, are never excom
municated, or cast out, either in earth
or in Heaven, either by men, or devils,
or by the king himself.
Anil now, brethren, let us all beware
how we make claims t,o powers, rights,
or privileges, not granted in the book
of our faith. Let us ever follow in the
steps of the apostle, saying, “For we
pleach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus
the Lord, and ours< Ives your servants
for Jesus’ sake.” Let us beware of
false prophets, or teachers who come to
us in sheep’s clothing ; for inwardly
they are ravening wolves. Let us all be
warned by the solemn words, “though
we or an angel, from heaven preach any
other Gospel Ilian that of Christ let him
be accursed.” ‘ If any man preach any
other Gospel than that ye have ro
cieved,” in the New Testament, “let
him.be accursed.” Let us give earnest
heed to tho closing words of Inspira
tion : “For I testify unto every man
that heareth tho words of the prophecy
of this book, if any man shall add unto
these things, God shall add unto him
the plagues that are written in this
book ; and if any man shall take away
from tho book of this prophecy, God
shall take away his part out of the
book of life, and out of the holy city,
and from the things which are written
in this book. He which testified
these thiugs saith, surely I come
quickly. Even so come, Lord Jesus.
The grace of oui Lord Jesus Christ bo
with you all. Amen.
A DEAD HAWK AM) A LIVE OSiK.
“ What a commotion you are mak
ing !” said a sparrow to a" flock of small
birds, chattering and twittering round
the body of a hawk that lay still and
cold on the ground.
“ He’s dead, lie’s dead I” they cried ;
“we are safe from him now; he will
never frighten us again.
“ Frighten us !” cried the sparrow,
hopping up to the dead enemy and giv
ing him a contemptous little peek
‘ Speak for yourselves, my friends ; as
or me, I never saw so much to he
frightened about in the fellow. After
all, as you may see, he is but a bird ; he
has wings, and a head, and legs and
claws; and so have we. A close view
shows one the absurdity of needless
alarm; for my part I intend in future
to show to the whole tribe—why, where
are you all going?” he exclaimed, stop
ping in his harangue, as tho small birds
suddenly took wing.
"Off, as fast as we can,” they said ;
“ the hawk’s mate is hovering above,
and as we haven’t received your new
light we prefer going out of her way.
You e n stay and tell her your mind.”
“ Hawk’s mate ? You don’t sav so !”
screamed the sparrow. “ Here ! let me
pass, pray!” and he rushed through the
throng, and never rested till he had
gained his hiding place.
Pranks of a Disordered JLivor •
A disordered liver plays sad pranks with the
digestive organs, tho bowels, the kidneys and
tho blood, and inflicts au infinite variety of un
pleasant svmptoius upon its unfortunate pos
sessor, among winch may bo montioned yellow
ness of tho skin amt whites of the eyes, furred
tongue, nausea, headache, vertigo, pain in the
head, side and stomach, drowsiness by day and
purest by uiglit, diflicult evacuation, and *oven
irritation of tlio bladdor and urethra. Hostet
ler's Stomach Bitters discipline tho rebellious
organ, and obviate bilious manifestations more
rapidly and certainly than anything e so, and are
far more agreeable and infinitely wholesomer
than the violent evaeuants with which the bil
ious often persecute their unfortunate bowels
anil stomach, under the mistaken impression
that they are regulating their livers■
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX AND SOUTH-WESTERN BAPTIST.
IJafrpsflfJffishnkj
CO-OPERATION.
The following important resolutions
and rules relative to Co-operative As
sociations, after careful deliberation,
were unanimously adopted at the late
session of the National Grange, at
Louisville, Ky.:
ADVICE TO MEMBERS.
First —All co-operative associations
should become incorporated.
Second —Care should be taken that
all records, accounts and vouchers, are
properly kept.
Third—Expose dishonesty and pub
lic fraud.
Forth—Buy as far as practicable
from the producer and manufacturer,
and sell to the consumer, if possible.
Fifth—Never depart from the prin
ciple of buying and selling for cash.
Sixth —Take account of stock and
make settlements quarterly.
Seventh —Neither fear nor court
competition.
Eighth—Choose only men of un
doubted integrity and ability for vour
officers, and than give them your een
fider.ee.
PREFACE.
Practical cooperation does not nec
essarily imply buying by wholesale and
distributing at cost, neither does its
success depend on buying from the
producer and selling to the consumer.
These are principles of trade to be gen
erally commended. But successful co
operation is based upon the policy of
investing the profits of trade for the
benefit of the purchaser.
If a number of persons, collectively,
buy a stock of goods, and distribute
them to each other at wholesale or
cost prices, there is no substantial evi
deibl kof profit, but an invariable crea
tiorAjrpr judicc throughout the mer
cantile c immunity.
If, however, the same party disposes
of their wares to themselves and otherr
at usual retail rates, and invest the
profits in favor of those who purchase,
the transaction is at once pronounced
legitimate and laudible, and rapid ac
cumulation of profit is tho result.
Let us illustrate:
If one hundred dollars’ worth of ar
ticles be sold at wholesale rates, quar
terly, for consumption during the year,
there will be nothing at the close of
that year to present either as an evi
dence of economy or thrift.
But should that same amount be
sold during the first quarter at retail,
anil the profits (that is, the difference
between wholesale and retail prices),
be invested in favor of the purchaser,
there would at the beginning of the
second quarter he sllO to reinvest,
if the sales netted only ten per cent.
This amount, again invested in goods
to be sold the second quarter at the
same profit of ten per cent., would
yield 3121 to be invested at the begin
ning of tho the third quarter; and the
same operation repeated through the
third quarter would increase the
amount to he invested at the beginning
of the fourth quarter to 5133 10. Con
tinue this operation during the fourth
quarter, and there would be, to begin
tho second year with, a capital of
$14(5 41. Or, in other words, an in
vestment paying quarterly dividends of
ten per cent., is more than forty-six
per cent, per annum.
It is not an extravagant assertion,
that in all mercantile transactions, or
exchange, is seldom if ever made for
less than ten per cent, profit. Hence
'successful co-operatien is dependent
upon quick exchanges tor cash, and
cash only, and not upon wholesale buy
ing, i r large marginal profits, to secure
extended credit.
RULES.
Name.— This association shall be
called the Co-operative Associa
tion, No. -—, of the Order of Patrons
of Husbandry, in the State of .
Object. —The object of this associa
tion is to establish and maintain gen
eral trade in merchandise, farm pro
ducts and machinery, for the mutual
benefit of the shareholders and cus
tomers.
Office ami Place of Business.—The
office anil place of business of this as
sociation shall he at such a place as
the association shall designate.
Members. —Any member of the Order
of Patrons or Husbandry in good
standing may become a member of this
association by subscribing and paying
for at least one share therein, and In
signing his name and place of residence
to these rules. But no Patron shall
continue a member unless he purchase
goods of the association to the amount
of twenty dollars per year.
List of Members.—A correct list of
each member’s name, place of residence,
post-office address, and name of
Grange to which he belongs, shall be
kept at the office of this association,
signed by the secretary, and open to
the inspection of any member; aud no
Patron shall be deemed a member for
tho purpose of receiving any interest
on his shares, or any division of profits,
or of voting, until his name appears
on such list.
Capital. —The capital of this associa
tion shall be dollars, and shall be
raised in shares of five dollars each,
which shall not be transferable except
to members of this association.
Number of Shares. —No member
shall hold more than one hundred
shares in the capital of this association.
Reduction of Shares. Should the
directors have more money on hand
than they can profitably invest in the
business of this association, they shall
have power to reduce the number of
shares by purchasing such number of
shares as may be necessary, at the rate
of five dollars per share, together with
interest thereon at the established rate
since the last dividend of interest, the
members having the greatest number
of shares being the first required to
sell.
Notice of Withdrawal. Members
may withdraw any sum above twenty
five dollars on demand, with the con
sent of the direcrors, hut shall not
have the right to withdraw more than
five shares at any one time, unless
ninety days’ notice has been given, and
a second notice shall not be given until
the first has expired.
Withdrawal or Exclusion. —Any mem
ber may withdraw from this associa
tion, and any member shall be excluded
who ceases to be a member of the
Order of Patrons of Husbandry.
Capital Returned. —Upon the with
drawal or exclusion of any member he
shall receive payment of the capital
advanced by him, with all arrears of
interest and profits, if any, within six
months after such withdrawal or ex
c usi in.
Distress.—Any member being in dis
tress may withdraw any sum he may
have in the funds of this association
above five dollars, at the discretion of
the directors.
Decease of Members. —Upon the de
cease of any member, the directors
may repay to the legal representatives
of such deceased member all the capi
tal owned by such member at the time
of his decease, together with all ar
rears of interest and dividends of
profit within six months after his de
cease.
Reduction of Stock.—Tho. fixed stock
shall be reduced as follows, viz : ten
per cent, per annum on fixtures, two
and one-half per cent, on store houses,
shall he deducted quarterly from their
value as shown in the books of the as
sociation.
Profits.- The net profits of all busi
ness carried on by said association, after
paying the expenses of management,
making the proper reduction in value
of fixed stock, and paying tho interest
on the capital thereof as aforesaid,
shall from time to time be applied, bv
vote of the association at the quarterly
meeting of the association, either to in
crease the capital or business of the
association, or for any educational or
provident purposes authorized hv the
association, and the remainder shall he
divided among those who have pur
chased goods from this association
during the preceding quarter (to non
members one-half the proportion of
members) in proportion to the amount
cf purchases during the quarter.
W hen a member assigns a share or
shares the assignment shall he indorsed
on the back of the certificate, and the
same shall be surrendered to the direc
tors before anew certificate can be is
sued to the assignee.
Division of Profits. —Each member
shall receive out of the surplus profits
of the association, after providing for
ihe expenses thereof, in each quarter,
interest not exceeding eight per cent,
per annum upon the capital standing
to his credit in the books of the asso
ciation, as is declared at the quarterly
meetings of the association, provided
his purchases from the association are
not less than the following scale, viz :
If a member purchase—
ss per quarter, lie shall he allowed int. up
to SSO.
§lO per quarter, he shall he allowed int. up
to §IOO.
§2O per quarter, he shall be allowed int. up
to §2OO.
§3O per quarter, he sh ill be allowed int. up
to S3OO.
§ 10 per quarter, he shall be allowed int. up
to §4OO.
SSO per quarter, he shall he allowed int. up
to §SOO.
Officers. —Tho officers of this asso
ciation shall consist of chairman, sec
retary, treasurer, and either four, six
or eignt directors, and either two or
four auditors.
The chairman aud secretary shall be
directors cx officio.
Election of officers. —The chairman,
secretary, treasurer, one-half of the
directors, aud one-half of the auditors
shall be elected at the quarterly meet
ing in January, or at the next regular
meeting thereafter, and the remainder
at the quarterly meeting in July, or at
the next regular meeting thereafter,and
shall hold their several offices for the
term of one year, and until others are
elected.
Eligibility. —No member shall be el
igible for the office of director (except
at the first and second elections after
the organization) who has not been a
member six months; and no member
shall be eligible to the office of chairman
(after the first election) who has not
been a director in the association.
Elections. —All elections shall be bv
ballot.
Vacancies. —All vacancies shall be
filled temporarily by the directors, un
til tho next regular meeting, when such
vacancies shall be filled hy the associ
ation.
Management of Business. —The direc
tors shall have thegeneial management
and supervision of the business of the
association; shall appoint the sales
men aud other employes, aud shall as
sigu to them such duties aud compen
sation as the directors may think fit.
Directors. —The directors shall meet
at such times and places as the associ
ation may designate.
A majority of the directors shall
constitute a quorum.
The directors shall in all things act
for and in the name of the association,
and all acts and orders of the directors,
under the powers delegated to them,
shall have like force and effect as if
they were the acts and orders of a ma
jority of the members of the associa
tion at a regular meeting thereof.
All questions at such directors’ meet
ing shall be decided by a majority of
votes.
Any two of the directors may call a
special meeting thereof hy giving three
days’ notice in writing to the secretary;
but no business shall be transacted at
such special meeting, except that
specified in the notice.
The directors shall convene the meet
ings of the association as is herein
mentioned, and shall cause the accounts
of all business carried on in behalf of
the association to be regularly entered
in proper books, and shall cause a
statement of the accounts of the asso
ciation, with all necessary vouchers up
to the last day of the previous quarter,
or ten days before the quarterly meet
ing, to be made out and laid before the
auditors not less than ten days before
the quarterly meeting of the' associa
tion.
All committees shall be subject to
the directors.
Manner of Conducting Business. —All
money received on account of shares,
contributions, or otherwise, shall be
paid to the treasurer, unless otherwise
ordered by the association ; and shall
he withdrawn only on the written order
of the chairman, countersigned by the
secretary, by vote of the directors;
and so much of the funds of the as
sociation as are not wanted for imme
diate use, or to meet the accruing lia
bilities, shall, with the consent of the
association, at any regular meeting, be
invested by the directors.
The business of the association shall
be conducted for cash. All persons
trading wit h this association shall be
furnished with checks representing the
amount of their purchases.
Investments. —'lbis association may
invest such portions of its surplus cap
ital in any wholesale co-operative asso
ciation as the association mav deter
mine, notice of the same having been
given in writing at a previous regular
meeting; and such investment shall
be made under the supervision of the
directors.
Chairman. —The chairman shall pre
side at all meetings of the association,
and of the directors, and in his ab
sence a chairman shall be elected pro
tern, from the directors.
Ine chairman shall sign officially,
all contracts, also the records of the
proceedings of all meetings of the as
sociation, and of the directors.
Secretary. —The secretary shall at
tend all meetings of the "association
and of the directors; summon all
special meetings of the directors; keep
a correct record of the proceedings
thereof ; shall sign tho same officially ;
shall countersign all contracts, aiid
shall on all occasions, in the execution
of bis office, act under the direction
and control of the directors. An as
sistant secretary may at any time he
appointed by the directors.
Treasurer. —The treasurer shall he
responsible for the money paid to him
on account of the association. He
shall balance his cash account weekly,
and furnish the secretary with a du
plicate thereof, and shall, if required,
attend any meeting of the association,
or of the directors.
Security. —Every person appointed to
any office requiring the receipt, man
agement or expenditure of money shall,
before entering upon the duties'of his
i offiew, give such security as may be
deemed sufficient by the directors.’-
Salaries. —At any quarterly meeting
of the association, the majority of
members inav assign to any officer of
the association, such remuneration or
salary as may he deemed proper.
Disqualification. —Any director shall
vacate his office if he holds any other
office or place of profit under 'the as
sociation, except such as may be -an
sjgned to him by rule 30, or if he is
interested or participates in the profits
of any contract with the association.
But no director shall vacate his office
on account of being a member of any
company or association which has en
tered into contracts with, or done any
work, for the association of which he is
a director, provided that such director
shall not vote in respect to such con
tract or work.
No salesmen or other employee of
this association shall serve as a direc
tor or auditor, or be allowed to vote
for any officer of this association.
Auditors. —The auditors shall audit
all accounts of the association, and see
that they are correctly kept; and shall
present, at each quarterly meeting, a
balance-sheet of all the receipts and
disbursements, and also of the assets
and liabilities of the association,
signed by them, together with a state
ment of the affairs of the association
since the last quarterly meeting, and of
its then condition. They shall have
authority to call for and' examine all
records, vouchers, papers, and docu
ments belonging to the association.
Regular Meetings. —Regular meetings
shall be held in the months of Janua-
U* April, July and October, aud at
such other times as the association
may determine.
The first regular meeting in Januarv,
April, July and October shall be called
quarterly meetings.
Special Meetings ■ —Special meetings
may be called by the directors, or by a
majority of the members, by posting a
notice, specifying the time, place and
objects of the meeting, at the meeting,
room, and at the usual places of busi
ness of the association, and by deposit
ing in the post-office a prepaid letter,
or postal card, containing a copy of
such notice for each member, with his
name and post-office address thereon,
as recorded on the books of the associ
ation, at least ten days before the time
of meeting; and no business shall be
transacted at such special meeting ex
cept such as is specified in the notice
for such meeting.
Place of Meetings. —All regular meet
ings shall be held at such place as the
association shall determine ; or i'i case
of unforeseen emergency, at such place
as the directors may designate.
Quorum. —One-fourth of the mem
bers shall constitute a quorum.
Education Fund.. —This association
may appropriate two and one-half per
cent, of the net profits of the business
for educational purposes.
Organization. Any subordinate
grange may, by vote at a regular meet
ing, authorize the formation of a Pat
ron’s Co-operative Association within
the limits of such grange ; and no oth
er co-operative association shall be or
: ganized within such limits without the
| consent of such grange.
Number. —All Patrons’ co-operative
associations shall take the number as
signed to the subordinate Grange with
in whose limits the principal place of
business is 10. ated ; and such number
shall not be changed, and shall be reg
istered in the office of the secretary of
the National Grange.
Complaints. —All Complaints shall he
made to the directors in writing, signed
by some member of the association;
and the directors shall make such in
vestigation and decision thereon as they
shall deem proper, subject to an appeal
to the next regular meeting of tho as
sociation, whose decisions shall be final;
and all complaints and decisions shall
he entered in a book to be kept for that
purpose.
Seal. —This association shall have a
seal.
Order oj Business. —l, calling the
meeting to order ; 2, reading and ap
proving the records of the previous
meeting; 3, reports of the officers, 4,
reports of committees ; 5, unfinished
business ; 6, new business ; 7, closing.
Amendments. —These rules may be
amended at any regular meeting, notice
thereof having been given in writing,
signed by some member, at a previous
regular meeting.
In all meetings of the association, or
of the directors, each member shall
have one vote only.
For Coughs. Co'ds, aud Throat Disorders, use
‘‘Browns Bronchial Troches.' having proved
their efficacy by a test of many years.
Everybody Should be Careful to g. vc prompt
attention and rational treatment to a severe
Cold—or a racking cough—as these are common
ly the chief primary s.niptoms of a disordered
state of the Lungs, involving a tendency to de
velop into a settled Consumption, Persons of
a delicate conslituii in, oo flu- having weak
or unsound Lin.gs. should he especially solici
tous to treat the earli ,-st symptoms of a Cold, in
order to head oiT in ire dangerous complications;
prudently keep by you, therefore, Dr. ■!sene's
.Expectorant, tint v.,u may a bninister at once a
judicious curative, during the lirst stage • of any
Throat or Lung disorder, for not only are spe
cial symptoms of the.. c unukiints moro tracta
ble and easily Controled then, but the geuciai
strength and tone of tie system has not had
time to be seriously affected, and is therefore
more amenable to the recuperative and healing
properties of the Expectorant. A little atten
tion to what may seem a trifling Cold, may save
you from the fate of a lingering Consumptive.
A Card from the Treasurer of Mercer
University.
Makers of Contribution Notes to Mercer Uni
versity, will confer a double favor bv remitting
at the earliest possible day, inti rest and install
ments now due, and past due. TheTieasurer
will then be able t o do what iieis expected to per-?
form, viz : pay proiupuv the salaries of the
Professors at Meivr-i i.ud the Teachers in the
Mercer nigh School. His post-office is Wash
ington, Wilkes counfv, tleorgia.
•Foil.; t" WINGFIELD,
sep23tf Treasurer of lit ccr University.
To Ministers, Lawyers nad Old Men.
TT"| K>U have a weak voice, sub;set to hoarse-
I H ueß8 > and a throat oitm. soi —if you have
I p weak lungs—if you haves weak back—if
A A you are troubled with constipation or piles,
or prolapsus uteri, or hernia—if continued speak
ing, singing, riding, or in walking fatigues or ex
hausts j-ou. your abdomal muscles have relaxed,
and you need upholding. If you will enclose to
me a three cent stamp, the effectual remedy will
be pointed out. and information how to obtain it
with or without mouev. Address
J. K. GRAVES,
Editor The liaptist, Memphis. Tenn.
Having Suffered I Compassions) k the Suffering
augs-26t
Z- I>- HARRISON,
Attorney at Law,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
f A FFICE—3I Capitol Building.
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JOHN D CUNNINGHAM.
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
CORNER WALL AND PEACHTREE STREETS
Railroad Block. ATLANTA, GA.
WILL practice hi the Supreme Court of tho
State, the United State; Circuit and Dis
trict txrarts t Atlanta; the Superior Court and
Court of Ordinary for Fulton county, and in tho
City Court of Atlanta.
Strict attention given to business. Collections
promptly remitted.
rff Je P' sperial permission, to—V. R. Tommer,
bail., President Georgia Banking and Trust Company,
Atlanta Da ; Gen. A. Austell, President Atlanta.
.National Bank, Atlanta, Ga.; Mai. Oempliell Wallace,
Piesldent State National Bank, Atlanta, Ga.; Hon. R.
-. BrickeU, Clue! Justice Supreme Court of Alabama,
Huntsville, Ala.; Hon. W. B. Woods, tl. S. Circuit
Judge for this Circuit, Mobile, Ala.; Hon. Tims. J.
Judge, Judge of Supreme Court of Alabama, Mont
goiuerv, Ala.; Ueo. B. Holmes, Ks*j., President Mer
chants find Planters’ National Bank, Montgomery.
AJa.; Lehman Bros., 133 Pearl street, New York.
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