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The Norcross Advance.
WEDNEDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1873.
JAS. P. SIMMONS,/
JAS. U. VINCENT. j Ltlltorß,
ANONYMOUS SCRIBBLERS.
Wc should all make our mark, for morality
and integrity, so high that the foul I reatn
of slander cannot reac i it. And for our
selves, we take the occasion to ay, that we
will pay no attention to anonymous com
munications, through other papers, intended
to injure us in our business or reputation,
except in extraordinary cases, should such
arise. Nor will we admit su hto the pre
judice of others to our columns. We do
not propose to pander to a vitiated taste by
feeding our patrons and their families, on
libelous reading; and we must form our
own op'nions, to some extent, of the rela
tions our contemporaries wish to maintain
toward us from the way th y treat us in
this respect. 8.
THE GAINESVILLE EAGLE.
In the Eagle of last week we find the
following: “The Norcross Advance, from
the platform announced in its last issue,
will hereafter be a religious pap: r. They
propose to ‘square up’ with their political
subscribers.” In this our neighbor docs us
injustice, but unintentionally as we hope.
If the Eagle’s keen eye will gl in co at our
new prospectus he will sec that we propose
to give our read rs eac’i week the most
important news, l oth foreign and ddmtstic,
“and such literary, scientific, educational,
political, agricultural a d religious read
ing matter as we may from time to time
think most interesting and profitable. In
politics the Advance "ill be independent,
b it will not be partisan, nor do injustice to
any party or individual knowingly.”
The only material changes made in the
character of our paper is that we have
adopted the position of indetend- nce in
politics (the most safe one for editors, and
by far the most reliable and profitable one
for all our readers, except office hunters),
and we have determined to give the great
cause of religion a more prominent place in
o:r columns, and, in fact, to nr ke that the
1 jading feature of the Advance.
We did, in the abundance of liberality,
say to oui readers (and now repeat), that
if any of them so desire, they can “square
up,” by paying up to the time they may
do so, and we will not complain; but
natural justice requires that they pay for
the paper while it is sent to them, and
without notice that they do not want it,
when they discontinue their favors.
M. 8. IN GAINBVILLE EAGLE A JAIN.
The Norcross Advance, in its last num
ber, uses unnecessary criticism and gross
error in answer to a correction regarding
the chemical constituents of the ruby, the
emerald and beryl, and makes a falsi* state
ment as to the amount of alumina in the
beryl. M. 8 docs not recognize the Ad
vance's text books, as they savor more of
Webster’s spelling l>ook, or dictionary,
than legitimate scientific authority.
'I he editor’s opinions on the Trinity and
the Soul are quite as absurd aed untenable
as his opinions on geology. M. 8. has,
during a long life, devoted nearly all bis
time to the development of the laws of
God for the benefit of suffering l umanity ;
and certainly now, does not aspire to the
high • position of an editor of a village
newspaper, or professo of language, p r
ticularly the Billingsgate, used by the Rev.
critic ; who ought however 'o be excused
as his profession through life, at the bar,
h s transfixed Pecksniffian ideas on his
I rain, more legibly than “ Wai in
Heaven 1 ” M. S.
—Gaimsville Eagle, Oct. 24.
The Advance’s text Itooks are the rccog- I
° I
nized standards of Europe and America,
and not a geology said to be plagiarized by
one Dr. (?) M. Stephenson, of Gainesville.
The junior editor of this paper replied to
M. S.’s article in the Eagle, and professes
to know something of the laws of God as
developed, not by Dr. M. Stephenson, but
by men of acknowledged scientific ability— I
by men of original nd accurate scientific
research.
M. S.’s flings at our senior are as con-;
lemptilile as uncalled for. He had best bo '
quiet if he cannot meet our criticism. We
congratulate him upon bls lai k of aspira- '
tlou to the position of editor or professor, :
for such positions cannot be filled by one !
whose only forte is found in personalism or
plagiarism.
A MATTER OF GRAVE IMPORTANCE
The writer hiul a long interview recently I
with General Wade Hampton on the sub- :
ject of forming auxiliary historical socio- ■
tics in the South in order to preserve the ;
history of the South during our late war
for constitutional freedom. We beg leave '
to bting the matter befo e the peopbofl
Gent gia, and to urge upon the officers and
soldiers who lam* each a g llant share in j
the struggle to organize a society in this
State as early M practicable. Let such a
society be formed in Atlanta. ‘I he Herald :
will cheerfully aid such a movement
We commend the above article, from the ’
Atlanta Herald, to the careful consideration
of our r aders. “The history of the South '
during our late war for Constitutional
freedom,” is being lost in tl»e death of our
gallant men who were active participants j
in the great struggle, as well as in the ’
death of our no' le women *ho were eye 1
witness-a of ita many shifting scent's.
Tlie Sage of Liberty Hall has faithfu ly |
portrayed t‘e causa causans of the war.
Now let th;* surviving gallant soldiers and
officers uniU* with their characteristic zeal I
in organixi*'g a Histori al Society, whose :
labors w ill preserve from oblivion the many
patriotic deeds of our noNe army, and also
the sufferings and sacrifi es of our heroic •
peojdv. There is nothing Ln which the |
patriot fvcl*. more interest than in th» his
tory of l«ia country's struggles for liberty, j
and It b h gh time the South sliould a*ake ;
from her slum ers over this matter. While
she calmly slccpa, tier enemies are iatuing
vUttntc ujhui volume of histories. which
misivprr*'iit he r eveiy motive ami action,
ami a bi< h a ill teach our chiklrva to enn
twi the iuoM pall HAic motives and moot
bcnaic deeds of their anct stora.
We hojw the people of Georgia will act
e puu Ute' Het ahi's awyAwn. ami push it
to a sjwerty consummation.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
ITS IMMEDIATE GOOD HAS NOT BEEN
REALIZED.
The advocates of the Common
School System of Georgia held
first, that it would give an impetus
to the educational enterprises of
the State. But what is the result ?
Immediately after the war our
people, rich and poor, became en
thusiastic upon the subject of
education. Old men had seen
their property snatched from
them, and their children left un
educated. Young men during the
war had learned the paramount
importance of an education, and
having returned home resolved to
educate themselves. It was al
most the universal sentiment of
our people that our only means of
again becoming prosperous and
independent, as a nation, wa< to
be found in universal education;
and acting upon this sentiment,
nearly every community set about
devising plans and accumulating
means for the establishment of
, independent schools. The convic
tion was deep that our greatest
curse was ignorance. There was
never a time in the history of the
South when her people were so
thoroughly aroused in the interest
of education as they were imme
diately subsequent the surrender.
So great was their enthusiasm,that
new school houses and academy
buildings gave the first signs oi
reviving national life. Neighbor
hoods, villages, towns and cities,
not yet arisen from the ashes oi
their desolation, threw their ener
gies and funds into the establish
ment of schools,and called to their
supervisorship their noblest and
most learned men and women,
who, by their zeal and efficiency,
lent an impetus to education that
was fast transforming their men
tal darkness and thraldom into a
glorious intellectual light and
liberty. While their material en
terprises were ground to powder
by the wheels of war, their liber
ty-loving spirits cramped by
tyrannical oppression, and their
pride stung by the afflictions ol
poverty and humiliation, yet they
possessed the omnipotent power
of self-reliance which dreams of
no limits to its achievements. This
self-reliant, spirit inaugurated and
was nobly sustaining a system of
independent schools that would
soon have diffused knowledge
throughout the South. This self
reliant spirit was calling forth in
dividual and community activities
which in turn were developing in
individual and community indus
tries, that would soon have made
the South the most thriving, inde
pendent and enlightened people
upon the globe.
But this self-reliance must be
transformed into mutual depend
ence. Political demagogues and
maudlin philanthropists, impa
tient of the glory consequent to
the independent activities of our
people, but ignorant of adaptation
of means and ends, clamored for
legislative action in behalf of
education. This legislative action
was obtained in Georgia, and em
bodies in what is called “The
Common School Law of Georgia,”
and to the immediate effects ac
cruing to the people of Georgia
from this law we now invite atten
tion. Legislative measures are
seldom understood at the outset
by the masses, and especially was
this the case with the Common
School Law. At the time of its
enactment our people were re- .
solved to do their utmost in behalf
of education,and were not expect
ing any extraneous aid whatever;
but with its enactment came be- .
wiklerment and universal lethar- !
gy. In some instances whole com- j
munities misunderstood the law.
and thought the State would cdu [
cate all children tree of expense.
In other instances it was under
stood that the State had taken the
whole matter in hand, and would ■
impose taxes tor the purposes of
not only defraying tuition expen
ses, but also ior building school
houses and academies wherever
needed. In still other instances
it was thought the 6late would
build houses, furnish books, em
ploy teachers, and pay all tui'ion
fees.
So evident was inefficiency upon
the face of the law that men cog- :
nizant of the circumstances exist
ing in almost e.ery rural district
could not advocate even a trial ol
it, and so complicated was the law
that the less informed knew not
its import. Those who were wil- i
ling to educate their own chil
dren were rendered unable to doj
it: because those, w ho relied upon
the state to educate theirs, would
not co operate with them. This
was the ease with many neighbor
hoods. The citizens knew not
what to do ami consequently did
nothing. With their inactivity
came their profound indifference
to educational enterprises from
which they will not soon wake.
Instead, therefore.of the common
school law giving a new impetus
to education »l enterprises.it real
ly retailed such enterprises and
bred lethargy instead of enthu- ‘
sifi'in.
REPLY TO RAMBLER’S LAST.
Our very disrespectful corres
pondent has been indulged in his
personal vituperation and abuse
of the senior editor of the Advance
for several months. He had a
purpose to serve and so had I.
The difference has been that I
knew his motives all the time, but
he never suspected mine.
His object, from the beginning,
has now become apparent to
every one who reads our paper:
and it is believed that when this
reply to his last is read it will be
admitted that I have fully suc
ceeded in accomplishing my de
signs, at least so far as his ability
extends.
His ostensible object was to
prove by the Scriptures that my
theory of the oiigin of the human
soul was untrue.
That I well knew could not be
done, for I had carefully exam
ined every book, chapter, verse,
word and letter of the Bible, long
before the book he attacks was
written, on that subject, and
wanted to prove, Ijj his failure,
that there is nothing in that Old
Book, at least that he could find,
which proves the contrary. In that
I will have fully succeeded when
! this is read, for he informed us in
his last that be is done.
If any other Richmond, who
agrees with him in that respect,
(and who knows and will respect
the courtesies of debate which
are uniformly observed between
gentlemen,) wishes to discuss that
question, our columns are open to
him. Fair, manly and friendly
agrument, of any important ques
tion, can do no harm, and is the
best known means of finding the
truth. There is a special reason
why I should not do so now, but
when the cause of delay shall
have passed, it is intended to give
our readers a review of all Ram
bler's articles, for the purpose of
showing his real object in making
the effort he has, and wherein the
difficulty originated. Till then
the patience of our readers is in
voked.
Now for Rambler’s knock down
argument. I had previously ask
ed him, if he believed an infant
had a soul before its birth, to state
to our readers, at what time of its
previous existence the soul be
comes sufficiently matured to live
on without the body. He admits
his inability to answer it except
by another, and puls this question,
as his reply : “At what time does
an acorn become an oak f’ An
acorn becomes an oak, just at the
same stage of its existence that-,
the soul enters the body of ah
infant--with the first breath of
life. The leaves are the lungs of
vegetable life and necessary to its
growth, when therefore, the acorn
vegetates-sprouts up,and the first
tender leaves are unfolded to the
air and light it begins to breath
“the breath of life,” and right
then, it becomes an oak. It is a
very little and young oak it s true,
but still it is a young tree, and
must be so considered, just as an
infant when it first breathes is a
human being, alt ho' a very young
man. He gave us a pretty figure
by which to illustrate my idea.
Unfortunately for his side of the
argument, he next quoted Jude
<>. “The angels which kept not
their first estate,but left their own
habitation, he hath reserved in
everlasting chains under dark
ness unto the judgment of the
great day,” and asks: “What is
plainer than that these angels—
every’ one of them—are irre
vocably lost ?” I reply that
it is much “plainer,” that there
was some good reason why
I hey* were not sent at once, to j
their final place and condition of •
punishment, or that would have
been done. The fact that they
are reserved until the great day.
when we are to be judged, fur j
nishes a cogent argument that
their nature and crimes are in
some way’ like our own ; as we are
all to be judged at the same time,
and the unredeemed, are all to be i
sent to the same hell, and for the
same term ; see Mat. 25: 41. And
no good reason can be assigned
why they were to be reserved to
the lime of our judgment unless
they have some interest in that
judgment, some chance of being
benefitted by a stay of executions
under the verdict rendered against
them in heaven, and pursuant to ■
which they are confined here.—
Some of them may have repen- I
ted. It is said that God has
no mercy in store tor them, but
the Bible no where,says any thing
of that sort, but much to the con
trary.
When cast out of heaven they
could not have been worse than \
some men are, or they would not
have been allowed to remain there
as hmg they did. Yet wc ate
told that God pities, and deals
mercifully with all of us. And we
are taught in Rev. 12, that at least
some who were cast out of heaven
with Satan, “overcame him by the
blood of the Lamb,” etc. Who,
reader, is promised victory over
Satan “by the blood of the Lamb,”
but our race ?
We are next referred to Gen.
2: 7. “God breathed into his
(Adam’s) nostrils the breath of
life, and he became a living soul.”
We must read the racred Scrip
tures reverently at least, and with
a desire to understand correctly,
the true meaning of what we read,
if we are to be benefited by’ them.
The meaning of this passage can
not be misunderstood by any who
so reads. Everybody knows that
Adam was not all soul, as is the
most literal meaning. No well
informed friend of the Christian
religion would attempt to assign
this text such intent. The man, as
then formed, became a compound
being, having both soul and body;
the body was formed of the “dust
of the ground,” the soul, the life,
the Spirit was “breathed into his
nostrils,” and the body then be
came the tenement of a “living
soul.” No other rational construc
tion can be put on that text. What
that living soul was we are not
there told. But we must suppose
it was something that existed be
fore, because there is no account
given of its having been created
during the six days work of which
Genesis informs us.
This is offered as a full and com
plete answer to all the balderdash
of Rambler on Jiat Scripture.
He next refers to G?n. 1: 31, in
which God pronounced the whole
work of creation L 'very goody So
it was, but we have no account of
a devil having been made that
week, or as such, at any’ other
time. Then follows more of his
favorite class of words, but no
reason or authority. We are next
cited to Gen. 1: 37, where it is said
“God created man in his own
image,” and he then proceeds to
put the following questions: I’What 1 ’What
was it in man that had God’s
image? Was it his body? Has
the eternal Spiritual Existence a
shape like that of man ? Was it
man’s soul that had the image of
God? If that soul was a devil,
then does it not follow that the
devil which made the major part
j <>f Adam was God’s own image?”
Then comes his triumph in this:
“Here are questions which it be
comes the privilege of our editor
to answer, if !te. can." 1 Heavy 1 are
I ihey not ? But there is no dodg
, ing now. and the thing must be
' attempted at all hazards.
The soul of man, when made,
was pure and holy, a”d in Ihe
; spiritual image, of God who made
it; Ihe body of Adam was made
I by Jesus Christ, and in the image
of his own person, as he often ap
peared to the patriarchs and
prophets, and in the image of that
lleshl.v body which was crucified.
It was not the soul of Adam
that “made the major part” of this
image, as he appeared to his wife
and children; that was his body.
He then goes to the temptation
and fall, and asks : “If Adam and
Eve were devils themselves, can
any one see what need there was
of a tempter to seduce them?”
There was no need then of a
tempter to seduce them and to
make them sinners, if they had ,
been tempted and yield to sin in t
heaven and been cast out for their i
sins. But it seems that they’ had
need of a Savior, and that God
saw lit, ia his mercy’ to give them i
and us a chance to rc pent of our
sins and to seek, that we might
find pardon in this life. To that ,
end it was necessary that they’,!
and we, should have some knowl
edge of Satan, as the deceiver, i
and of Christ as our Savior. That
we have in the Mosaic account of
the temptation and fall; and;
which was the chosen, figurative I
representation and a complete !
one. of our real temptation and
fall in heaven.
lie next points us to the ac- j
counts of men who were possessed
of devils, etc., as found in Mat.
4: 24: and Mark 5: 9: and asks:!
“How are we to understand this, ■
if men are devils T' etc. We are i
to understand it just the same,
whether our spirits are created in j
our bodies or existed before. He I
admits that men have souls, and I
there is no more difficulty in com
prehending how those evil spirits
entered and took charge of bod-!
ies previously occupied by’ spirits, j
such as themselves, than if by >
such as were newly created.
Ibe case, that far, is the same either
way. It is sufficient for us to knew that
such things <fid occur, in the days of our
S rior, and that those devils knew him
that he had power over ihem—that they
feantl him, besought him ami obeyed bi- j
vr lers. We have in these Scriptures proof
that Christ had something tn do rth ;
these evil spirits, and that they are here
with us, whether we belong to the same or
a different class of sinners.
He then says: “If man’s spiritual na
ture l>e a fallen angel, then in the body of
our Lord Jesus Christ there dwelt together
a fallen angel and the divine nature!”
Nothing is more utopian.
Where he found the idea that Christ had
two sou s is a mystery ; certain it is, that
he did not find it in the Bible. We are
there taught that the soul—Spirit of Christ
existed from eternity—is known as Michael,
I’he archangel—Son of God—The word,
etc., and that his body* was like ours.
But, as I had occasion recently, to pre
pare and deliver a lecture on the divinity
and humanity of Jesus Christ, which is
more full than we could find room for
here, and which we hope to give our read
ers next week, I will jnot argue that mat
ter over again now. S.
[communicated. ]
READING THE B.BLE.
WHAT AN INTELLIGENT OLD GENTLE-
MAN THINKS.
You have assumed the right,
name, go ahead. As you are dis
cussing some of the deepest ques
tions of moral ethics, I propose to
tell your readers of some of my
learning by reading the Penta
teuch. I have read it several times,
but never noticed, until recently,
that the fifth book was a rehearsal
of the three preceding ones—as a
sermon exhortation and pro
phetic description of the future
course of the Jews.
From the writer's acquaintance
with the actions and conversation
of his fellow-creatures,he is in
clined to believe there are but
few who make the great book of
God their study, as they should
do; lor although the ceremonial
law is obsolete and not only not
required to be observed, but would
be sinful lor a Christian to observe;
there are moral laws as binding as
ever they were, and on which we
should meditate in day and night;
and theie is in obedience to the
command which the Lord gave
to Joshua, (Joshua, i. 7,8,) a kind
of savory influence in perusing the
book of the law which we have
now in the moral law, as well as
the more spiritual gospel com
mands of our dear Jesus, which
will make the faithful Christian’s
face shine, if not with that, halo o
brightness which surrounded the
face ol Moses, yet it will be seen
and felt as he travels along the
straight path in duty. His dailv
converse and study of the holy
word is as necessary to his soul
prosperity as his daily food is to
the support of his decaying body.
Go,. Reader.*.
INDEPENDENT PAPERS VS.
ORGANS.
The Pacific Rural Press candid
! ly and truthfully defines the posi-
I tion of independent papers versus
organs, in the following logical
' manner:
j “Every great movement, while
j it must be fully in line with the
public needs, must also h ive some
regard to public opinion in respect
to such needs; but it the common
sentiment is not what it should
be, efforts should be made to edu
cate or mold it In this matter
very much depends upon an intel
ligent and independent press.—
I’he experience of associations,
political as well as otherwise, goes
to show that a more healthy
growth in any desired direction is
encouraged by independent rather
than subsidized or official organs.
The conductors of official organs
almost invariably become—if
they do not start out as such—ad
venturers, who seek to use for
their advantage movements that
have been inaugurated or built
up by others for the public good
alone and not for any individual
interest. The public has learned
to put but little faith in the true
devotion of any organ which acts
officially as, or assumes to be, the
organ of any movement. If an
organization is manifestly for the
public good, the people will find
it out, and it will not lack for
countenance or support from an
honest, and independent press.” i
THE GENILEN ESS OF POWER. i
There is no gentleness in the '
world like that which is manifes- 1
ted by power. To see a strong, j
giant-built man meet in the way •
a little child, and raise it up, anti i
say to it, “bless you,mv darling;” I
to see his great, coarse hands, and
his arms that are like bears’ paws, !
go down, and accompanying the ■
act with some sweet words, lift
the child to his bos< ni—that is a
most beautiful sight. There never ;
was a breast-pin in a man’s bosom ;
to be compared with a sweet lit- !
tie child. To see a slender, pale
faced woman and mother take up
a child is beautiful; we expect!
that; but to see a great, brawny
man take up a child, with tender- ;
i.ess and gentleness, is beautiful •
indeed. Everybody marvels at j
that. “A little child shall lead I
them.”
Nothing is so sweet as the soft- ’
ness and gentleness of power. A !
man that has a gigantic intellect;!
a man that can control battalions ,
and armies in the field : a man ■
that has coin age and will; a man
that has a lordly pride.and knows
his strength, and moves among I
men with power—such a man,!
who is subdued by the influence |
of the dear spirit of God. and who ,
has such sweetuess and gentle
ness that he treats all men with !
lenity and kmdness, and forbear
ance and patience, has what is
here meant bv gentleness.
* I 7/. TP Beecher. 1
st gohim - Evt-T BLiwa
FOURTH GRAND GIFT CONCERT
FOB THE BENEFIT OF THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF
Kenticcky.
12 000 C sh ai r t« si 500,000
$250,000 for SSO.
The Fourth Grand Gift Concert author
ized by special act of the Legislature for
the benefit of the Public Library of Ken
tveky, will take place in public library
hall, at Louisville, Kentucky,
•JOerne<?dav, December 3 d. 1878!
Only Sixty Thousand Tickets will be
sold. The tickets are divided into ten
coupons or parts.
At this concert, which will be the grand
est musical display ever witnessed in this
country, the unprecedented sum of
$ 1,599,909 !
Divided into Twelve Thousand cash gifts,
will be distributed by lot among the ticket
holders.
list of gifts:
One grand cash gift, $250,000
One grand cash gift, 105,000
One grand cash gift, 50,000
One grand cash gift, 25,000
One grand cash gift, 17,000
10 cash gifts SIO,OOO each 100,000
30 cash gifts 5,000 each 150,000
50 cash gifts 1,000 each 50,000
80 cash gifts 500 each 40,000
100 cash gifts 400 each 40,000
150 cash gifts Soo each 45,000
250 cash gifts 200 each 50,000
325 cash gifts 100 each 32,b00
11,000 cash gifts 5o each 550,000
Total, twelve thousand gifts.
all cash, amounting to $1,500,000
The distribution will be positive,whether
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Jeioma B. Hudson dt ”0..
Cor. Greenwich and Cortlandt Sts., N. Y.
TAN yard
—AND —
The undersigned is prepared to purchase
raw hides at fair prices or to tan for cus
tomers on shares, at bis
one half mile from the depot on the Stone
Mountain road.
LEATHER IN VARIETY.
and of the best quality constantly on hand
unci sold fdr cash.
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Market
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day of each week.
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Noreross, Ga.. July 9, 1873.
STEAM POWER COTTON CIN
A N D
Brooks’ Patent Press.
I respectfully inform the farmers of
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GIN, PACK AND DELIVER,
at the Depot, all the cotton raised here
abouts, and will do so for one-twentieth of
the cotton, or tor one-twentieth of the
money when the cotton is sold by the
on ner. I will also furnish
bagging ties
at ATLANTA PRICES
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REAL ESTATE AGENCY-
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ence of all parties desirous of purchasing
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