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ATLANTA PRICES!
IUYW STDBE
ARE
DRY-GOODS,
TAMIL! GROCERIES,
IRON, DHCGS,
, BOOTS AND SHOES,
HARDWARE, TINWARE,
n CROCKERY WARE,
WOODENWARE, ETC. ETC.
I will duplicate Atlanta Bills, and
give Atlanta prices for all country
products.
I respectfully sollict the trade
of the citizens of Norcross an d
Gwinnett, Forsyth and Milton
counties. 1 shall keep on hand a
large assortment of everything in
my line and shall make it to the
interest of my customers to trade
with we instead of going to
Atlanta to buy or sell.
I MEAN BUSINESS!
Give me a call and satisfy
your self.
S. T. McELROY.
Dec. 81/78-ly
(respectfully call the attention
of the PUBLIC to my
NEW AND WELL SELECTED
STOCK OF GOODS!
Consisting of
DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES,
CUTLERY, HARDWARE, ETC., ETC.
BoJ«cted especially for this market, and
for irale at reasonable prices. Call and ex
amine. G. W. WALLACE.
Dec. 81 ’7B-)y
2ThL4 FS oFuaW
At Reasonable Prices
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES,
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Call at J. A. MILLER’S
on corner next Academy street.
Dee. 81, ’73-ty
REAL ESTATE AGENCY-
In response to frequent inquiries of par
flea living at a distance. and also in order
to promote the intereat of Norcross and
vicinity, I hereby inform the public that I
will act as Kani Estate A ;ent for all par
flea living In or near Noreroaa, and re
spectfully solicit tiie call or correspond
ence of all partie* desirous of purchasing
land in or near Norcrc#*.
jept 12-ts THUS. BORING. M. D.
One hundred and ten acr a (110) ( >f land,
on the-MvAfee bridge road, two and a half
milra from Norcross, about twelve acre*
cleared frrsh, and iu a good state of culth a
tiou; *<xxl log house and outbuildings, and
tt» gcwxl a well of water as there is In North
Geo gin The wood* are heavily timbered,
and well w »tared. Terms easy.
Other lands for ml.- adjacent.
Apply to me, or W. G. Wiglev, nt Nor
crom. THUS. B. RAI NEY’.
o<t'29tf
IStnvo j our ’JCectli.
My Ttrtnt are Moderate
All work warranted. Office at Cousin
John'* Hotel I will be iu Norcross the
fourth week in every month.
IL E. CASON, D. IX S.
nnv3 ly
Nomination. -
Ms »ro authorised t« announce J. R.
Horaixa a* a candidaio for re-election to
the office of < niton Dinner at the Palace
<Un House and W»tcM*ower<»f the Heaver ■
Run Noveltv Works. Having sen ed eev- ]
erxl tsars i'e that efll<-e be feels asanred I
that he can eive <M»ti*f.»ctio».
Thankful forpaat iit»eral patronage, he
would inform his patrons and friend* that I
ho will gin and peck ibt oae-iwontleth of'
the cotton. «Qpil2-3m ;
Dr. Ray effr** hi* service in the practice
rtf Medi rise *ud Surgery. Ute n i»..lenee »
•f net 13-4 w
JQB WQBB
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
Feourrtv *s» Xfitit FtKomto ar
THB ADV ANCF. JOB OFFICE.
At Reasonable Prices.
gWGIVK US A CALL.
THE NORCROSS ADVANCE.
BY VINCENT & MORRIS.
CHEAP HOMES,
AND ON LONG TIME
roK s vi.i: in
, GWINNETT COUNTY.
The lands which were advertised for
sale in Lawrenceville, on the first Tues
day in this month, by the subscriber, were
not sold at auction, as was intended, in
consequence of the money crisis now pre
vailing, and the heavy rain which fell dur
ing sale hours. A minimum price was
fixed on each tract, however, and a few
were sold at private sale.
Those described below were not sold,
and are now offered at the price to each
annexed, to-wit:
The Northeast corner of lot number 141,
and a part of number 148, containing about
75 acres. This p’ace lies one mile south
ol the Couit-house, in Lawrenceville, on
the Covington road. There Is a dwelling
house, stable, well of first-rate water, a
young orchard, and about forty acres of
pretty level gray land in a good condition
for a crop next year; the balance is all in
the woods. Price $lO per a ;re.
The Southeast corner of the same lot,
and part of number 148, making another
tract of about 75 acres. This is all iu the
woods, and contains a good deal of branch
bottom, with a beautiful building spot, on
the same read. I’i4be $7 per acre.*
The Southwest corner of number 141.
This is all in the woods, Iles well and is
well timbered, except soms ten to fifteen
acres, which is a pine old fine. The soil
Is good and contains a large proportion of
bottom land. Price $7 per acre.
The Northeast, Southeast and South
west quarters of lot number 140, iwntain
ng, according to original survey, sixty
two and a half acres each. The Covington
road runs nearly on the Northeast line of
this lot, and a right of way to the lower
side of the lot from the road will be re
serve 1. These three tracts are all in the
woods, well watered, and on each could
be opened a nice little farm. Price of
each $7 per acre.
As many of the above tracts will be sold
together as may be desired, or any person
applying can have either alone.
A tract of acres, adjoining Wm. J.
Born, Dr. Mitchell and Colouel N. L. Hut
chins' lands, lying inside of the town cor
poration, and good red land, well watered,
all ready for the plough. Price sls per aers
The Gorden place.with 50 acres of wood
land, in the Southeast corner of number
130. On this place there is a good dwelling
house, with seven rooms, and a poor crib
and stable, one and a fourth miles from
the Court-house, on the Jetleraon road.
There is a first-rate spring, well Improved
and surrounded by the native forest trees,
near the house, and about 75 acres of first
rate red land, now all lying cut. The
houses and fences are in bad condition,
but can be made good with but reasonable
cost. The two tracts contain 175 acres.
Price $1,200. Any competent judge would,
on seeing thia property, pro Ounce it very
cheap.
The Holllnsworth place, on ths same
road, two mi e* from the Court-house.
This place contains 250 acres, number 207,
and has always been considered one of
the best farms in the neighborhood. Im
provements fair, about one-balf e’eared.
and the other In the woods. If desired,
this lot will be divided into two equal
parts, by running a line across the road.
»o as tn throw one-half on the side next to
K. T. Terrell, and the other next to J. M.
Ambroe’ farm, snd the purchaser can
have choice of sides at the price asked,
which is $lO per acre.
Also, about 75 acres In the Northeast
corner of lot number 130, o* the same
road, end adjoining the lands of J. M.
Ambrose and other*. Os this tract about
25 acres la old field, and the balance’ all
; wood lands. There is an old house place
on the road, two and three-fourth miles
■ from town, and several fruit and shade
j trees around it—a beautiful place for a
j residence. Price six dollar* per acre.
All these lauds lie in the fifth district of
• said county, sud within eight or nine miles
I of the Air-Line Railroad, and to enable
- person* of small means to secure homes
: for thetneeh es and families, are offered on
; the following easy terras, to-wit: One
i fourth cash, one at two years, one at three
» and the other at four years, with interest
at ten i»er eeat.
Wiitiara E. Simmeue, Samuel J. Winn,
- or Dr, T. K. Mitchell, would show th*
I property io *tn»uger* wishing to see it.
| Ftu fUuher partie tiara, address
JAMES T. SIMMON*.
Nercroes Gevrgia.
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The Norcross Advance.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1874.
READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE
JAS. U. VINCENT. Editor.
HON. A. H. STEPHENS~AND
GEORGIA EDITORS.
Georgia editors seem to th rst
for something against Hon. A. H.
Stephens. They handled him with
gloves off about his speech on the
Salary Increase, many of them
not even waiting for his published
speech. It has been amusing to
read in certain papers issued on
one day editorials condemning
him for “joining the thieving
party,” and in the next day’s issue
of the same paper editorials eulo
gizing him for having made in
Congress “ the first constitutional
speech in a decade.” Before
these editors dried their quills
from writing up the Salary speech
Madame Rumor said that Mr.
Stephens asserted in conversation
with Gen. Sherman that “he
(Stephens) would go farther than
Sumner in securing the political
and social rights of the negro.”
Into the ink were plunged the
quills of the alert, editors and col
umn after column of condemna
tion flooded the State. When it
was afterwards learned that Mr.
Stephens and Gen. Sherman did
not ever mention the Civil Rights
bill the same editors again eulo
gize the greatness and glory of
Stephens.
It is evident Mr, Stephens is a
statesman, honest and powerful;
it seems that Georgia editors are
scri biers,fickle,biased,and superfi
ficial. It is evident, too, that Mr.
Stephens is not a Silurian fossil as
has been asserted for a decade—
it is evident that Mr. Stephens is
not so dead as was pretended dur
ing the recent Senatorial contest
In thu Srate Legislature—it is evi
dent that Mr. Stephens is electri
fying the whole Union. All this
is disagreeable to the phrophetic
qtiilimen whe opposed his election.
W fire United "Slates Senate be
cause as they said “ Stephens is a
dead fossil,” “Stephens is impoli
tic,” “ Stephens could have no in
fluence in Congress,” etc., etc.
On this subject the Augusta
Constitutionalist wisely remarks:
NOT TO BE MISTAKEN.
Gentlemen just arrived from
Washington report that the peo
ple of the South have not the
faintest conception of the rever
ence and esteem held by all class
es and people of the country for
this great man, the greatest and
wisest, take him all in all, that has
a seat in tiie National Halls of
Legislation. Men of experience
and wisdom do not hesitate to de
clare that he is, this day, the most
popular man in the United Stales,
and, if not baffled at home, will
become the most useful for the
South she has ever known in her
history. Let these facts contrib
ute something to curb the rash
ness of those who assail the purity
of his character and the magni
tude of his designs—all of which
hold in philosophic and humane
solution, the glory of the whole
country, and especially the wel
fare of this section.
For our part, we have differed
with Mr. Stephens, on minor
points of policy, and continue to
do so in several non-essoniials.
But we have ever mistrusted our
own judgment in contravention ■
of his. ami always accorded to |
him the best of motives and pur
est intentions.
GEN. JOHNSTON S CAM- j
PAIGN.
The Atlanta Herald, of Dec. 31,
j intimates that the forthcoming
| History of Gen. Johnston will
> relieve President Davis of the re
sponsibility of having removed
■ Gen. Johnston from the command |
of the Confederate Army at At-1
ianta. There was probably no I
incident iu die late war that gave ;
|so much dissatisfaction to the peo ■
i pie and anny as the removal o’ ■
j Gen. Johnston, and no act oi
; President Davis has heaped so !
much blame upon him.
We doubt not that Gen. John |
■ ston will arraign the President for
having removed him in his forth
coming History, but the General
may not tell and may not know
what pressure was brought to
bear upon the President by lead
ing politicians.
| Al the time of Johnston's re
NORCROSS, GA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1873.
moval it was deemed an impul
sive act of Davis,, but in the course
of time Confederate Congressmen
and Cabinet, officers intimated
(hat Davis had been influenced to
remove him by the urgent entrea
ties of leading Georgians.
It was certainly one of the
greatest blunders in President
Davis’ administration and if Gen.
Johnston’s forthcoming History
should elicit the facts from Davis
it will reveal to Georgians much
valuable historical truth.
So far as we know Histories now
extant are either silent upon this
important point or else they are
hopelessly contradictory. When
the matter will have been sifted
by these distinguished gentlemen
history can then embody and
perpetuate the truth.
STATE NEWS.
Atlanta has 33,000 inhabitants.
The Atlanta Herald has post
poned its distribution until the
29th of January. It is reported
that Col. Avery, the editor-in
chief of the Constilutk n will soon
resign and of the
New Orleans Picayune. Col. J.
R. Sneed is expected to assume
editorial control of the Atlanta
Herald.
Col. C. 11. C. Willingham is now
editor of the Rome Courier.
Gen. Garlington, of Atlanta, has
written a new drama entitled,
'‘The Fatal Marriage.”
Coweta county has seven gran
ges.
Muscogee county made last year
49,190 bushels of corn and 2,455
bales of cotton. Bibb county G 4,
2GO busfiels of corn and 2,787 bales
of cotton.
Albany has received 15,000
bales of cotton this season.
The Americus grangers have re
solved that farms should be run
on cash basis.
The Savannah News calls for a
“division” on the question of a
Constitutional Ck)aven..ion, and
shows that of the seventy-live pa
pers of the State but seven oppose,
while thirty-seven favor calling
the convention. The voice of the
press is clearly for the con vention.
—Southern Watchman.
In Fulton Superior Court in the
cash of the State vs. A. L. Harris,
the jury returned a verdict of “not
guilty.”
It is reported that the North
Eastern railroad from Athens t,
Belton, on the Air-Line, will be
extended through Rabun Gap in
to East Tennessee.
A correspondent of tire Atlanta
Herald writes that the wealthy
citizensol Elbert county are ready
with the money for the building
of the Railroad from Elberton to
Tuccoacity on the Air-Line. This
road will be fifty miles long and
is expected to be built in three
months.
In concluding an able editorial
against the wanton distraction of
birds the Augusta Constitutional
ist says: We have said enough to
shop that it is the duty of the
people and the State to throw
every safeguard around insectiv
orous birds. By their preservation
otir fields are shielded from many
'lungers, and even science maj’ ;
discern by careful investigation, i
that their movements are as im- i
portant in heralding the march of;
the plague as the phenomena of i
Hie atmosphere are jWophecies to,
“Old Probabilities" of the gather- ,
| iug and scope of the sto: m.
GENERAL NEWS.
Sewing has been introduced as
one of the occupations in the j
Boston public schools.
The great iron bridge of the
Chicago. Alton and St. Louis Rail
road Company, crossing the Mis- ;
■ sissippi at Louisiana, Mo., is com- ‘
pleted.
The engineers and railroad
; hands in the West have ma ’re a 1
i strike. The trouble is stib-i ling.
The Congressional Committee!
appointed to ascertain whether
the abolition of the Franking i
; Privilige has led to any reduction
of expense will report that it has
caused an increase of expenditure.
Mrs. York, of Michigan, and
Mrs. Hartsouth, lowa, have both
been licensed topreach the Gos
pel in the Methodist Episcopal
; Church. j
A quietus is at last put to the
Virginius affair inasmuch as the
“Virginias, when off Cape Fear,
and in sight of land, in spite of all
etiorts of the crew aboard her,
settled and went to the bottom.”
Marshal McMahon, President of
the hrench Republic, is seventy
two years of age and has bad his
term of office extended seven
years. Tliat is drawing pretty
heavily on time.
Providence,R. I.,has one million
ol dollars invested in manufac
tures to ever 1,000 inhabitants.
The Cranston print works , em
ploys 93,000 persons in the man
ufacture oi tire A. <fc W. Sprague
calico. At these factories one
pound of cotton worth 12 cents
makes eight yards of caiico worth
one dollar.
Mr. Caleb Cushing ms been ap
pointed Minister to Spain—a mer
ited appointment.
The University of the South
located at Sewanee Station on the
Chattanooga and Nashville Rail
road has 250 students from nine
teen States of the Union. It is
highly prosperous.
OUR SCHOOL.
The readers of the Advance, to
whom circulars of the Norcross
High School have been sent, mav
have noticed (hat the studies of
the Common and High School
Grades are given, and no 'curricu
lum whatever of the college
course proper.
Students entering the school
with the view of completing a full
college course will commence
the study of Latin on entering
the Intermediate Grade, Greek,
German or French, optional on
entering Sub-Freshman Grade.
Sub-Freshman class must give
satisfactory evidence of complet
ing the studies of the lower
Grades.
No young man will be received
or continued in any class of this
Institution who is guilty of habit
ual profanity, intemperance or
any other known vice calculated
to exert a demoralizing influence
on the mind of the student. The
scholastic year commences on
the first Wednesday in September
closes on the last. Friday in June.
Although students will be admit
ted into the school at any time,
when they can enter classes alrea
dy formed, yet we urge the im
portance of the student being
present at opening of the session
and continuing to (he close as real
and lasting good requires regular
attendance.
We give the following studies
for the first two years of college
courses subject, however, to such
modifications as the requirement
of the student may indicate.
FRESHMAN CLASS
Algebra complete; Geometry;
Physiology and Hygiene; Sal
lusts Cataline; Virgil; Xenophons
Anabasis; English and Latin Prose
Composition with Rhetorical Ex
ercises through tire year.
SOPHOMORE YEAR.
Geometry completed; Trigo
nometry, Mensuration and Sur
veying; Cicero’s Orations; Horace;
Homer’s Uli.ad; Xenophon’s Mem
orabilia; Rhetoric; Latin and
Greek Literature. For the ladies:
| Gjreek, German or French, option
j al.
Tuition in regular college class
' es has been fixed at SSO per schol
astic year —4l weeks payable
quaiterlv in advance and no de
' duction for absence in any of the
I classes, except from protracted
: km s.-, or some other Providen
tial cause.
We think the course of study
above indicated sufficiently ex
tensive for the present youthful j
I age of the Institution, when how-1
ever the advancement of the I
sthocl is such as to require a fur-;
iher extension, we shall endeavor i
i to fill the Professors’ chairs with ;
the best teaching talent we can I
i command.
TEXT BOOKS.
The iodivious selections of text
; books by tire former Principal,
Prof. Vincent, seems to require :
but very little change; and no
change when classes are already
formed and books purchased, j
This h in accordance with the ■
view of onr advisory Committee— >
twelve carefully selected men, to :
whose opinion and judgment we I
shall give a most respectful con
sideration.
• V, hen it is necessary to advance ,
VOL. I.—NO. 27.
the classes to the higher Grades,
we shall make such selections as
we deem most judicious, always
however, giving the preference
to authors of our own section of
country —the South.
" Many of the text books will be
the same as ar used in the
schools of Atlanta, hence those
coming to our school from that
city will incur but little expense
in this respect. Books and sta
tionary used in the school will be
kept in the place and sold at At
lanta prices.
For further particulars ree ad
vertisement in this paper or ad
fl ress.
N. F. COOLEDGE, Prin’l
or J. U. VINCENT, Sect’y.
[COM.’SUNIOATED. ]
OUR CHURCH CASE.
On the 16th of October, last, Rev. W.
M. Davis presented charges against ths
undersigned of heresy, in teaching in a
book that Jesus Christ “was not a man in
any sense,” and that he had no human
soul.
A council of Ministers was called and
met the Church, to advise with the mem
bers on the trial. The charges were with
drawn, with leave to amend and report
them again. Counter charges were prefer
red and so the case stood until our Decem
ber meeting, when the original charges
were jjp?sented again, as amended, so as to
read as printed below; and ol leave grant
ed, the counter charges were amended also,
as will appear on reading the following,
and which are all the charges in the case,
as it now stands. On Friday l:ist I called
on Col. J. J. Thr ishrr, a friend of Rev.
Mr. Davis, and said to him, that as the
proceeding in the Church bad been revived
against me, it was necessary that I should
defend myself, and that I could not do so
successfully, without publishing all the
charges as they now staud, and thereby
informing the public of the true nature of
the case. 1 hat the charges against Mr.
Davis bad hitherto been withheld from the
public, because I am unwilling to say, or
do, anything which might, in any way, in
juriously effect the influence of a Minister
of the Gospel. And requested Col. Thrash
er to see Mr. Davis and say to him, that if
he would consent to let the whole thing
drop just where it then was, I would say
no more about it, and let the matter take
that course; but if the case had to go to trial,
1 would be compelled, in jnstice to myself,
to publish the whole case, and should do so
this week. On Monday last .Col, I’hrasher
informed me that he had seen Rev. Nir.
Davis, who informed him that the case
must go on, as it is now progressing.
Norcross, Ga., December 20, 1873.
I o the Baptist Church of Christ, at Nor
cross :
Dear Brerhren: In the fear of God
and the love of Ilis truth, 1 feel it my im
perative duty to prefer against our brother
J. P. Simmons, the following charges, to
wit:
I CHARGE IN GENERAL
1. That the book published by him con
tains many grievous errors of doctrine.
2. That in his private conversations and
in the paper published by him he expresses
opinions which are unscriptural and calcu
l.ited to do much harm.
Amonr other points of error, I specify
the following, to wit:
Sl-EOIFICATION 1«T.
His book teaches that the souls of men
are the fallen angels. In verification see
pages 143, 157, 257. He also taught the
same doctrine in a sermon delivered in this
village.
SPKCJFICATIOX 2XD.
His book teaches that Christ came into
this world to save fallen angels. Io verifi
cation see pages 116, 129, 140.
specification 3rd.
His book denies the doctrine of “Original
Sin ”as generally received by Baptists. In
verification Me p.'ge 236.
BPECIPtCATION 4th.
His book teaches that men will be saved,
in large numbers, without the gospel. In
verification see page 238.
SPECIFICATION STH.
His book teaches that human depravity
cannot be accounted for except on the
hypothesis that the souls of men are fallen
angels. See page 277.
specification 6th.
Ills acceptance of the Bible seems to be
based on the doctrines of his book. See
his preface, page V.
SPECIFICATION 7th.
He teaches iu the Nobcbo*s Advance.
of October 27th, 1873, that a child has no
tod till it is born and breathes.
SPECIFICATION BtH.
He taught in a sermon recently delivered
in this place, and afterwards printed in the
NoßCßoes Advance, of November 12. h,
1873, that our Lord, Jesus Christ, bad no
human soul, and on page 275 of his book
he teaches that Christ was not a man in
any sense.
SPECTHCATION 9th.
He denies the doctrine of Election as
generally held by our people. This he has
done, if not in public, yet in private con
versation.
SPECIFICATION IDtH
He denies the doctrine of the persever
ance of the Saints as held by Baptists.
This he has done in private ccnven-ation.
specification 11th.
He las stat.-1 it as Im opinion that iu the ■
time* of the Apostles men were not unfre
quently baptised while unrejemrate, and
that this was done with Apostlic knowl
edge and approval. This also in conversa
tion.
I
specification 12tm.
He has stated publicly that rkther than
be in no church, he would join th* Roman
Catholic Church.
I desire that these general charges and
these specifications be investigated by the
Clmreh, and that a Council of Ministers be
invited to aid the Church in the investiga
tion, and that the Church shall afterwards
take such action as it may then deem most
, consistent with its prosperity, with the
cause of Evangelical truth and with the
! will of God.
Earnestly praying that the great Head of
■ the Church may incline your hearts and
m nds to do that which is right, I am, dear
Brethren, affectionately your pastor,
W. M. DAVIS.
COUNTER CHARGES.
5 Georgia,
(Gwinntt county.
To the Baptist Church, at Nurcioss.
Dear Brethren: The undersigned,
James, P. Simmons, a member of your
body, in discharge of that which he con
siders his solemn duty to himself, and the
great cause which we all profess to, and
should, esteem as most sacred, hereby
charges Rev. Wm. M. Davis, a member and
the Pastor of our Church with the unfair,
ungentlemanly and unchristian conduct
following, that is to say :
1. That the said Wm M. Davis, -pastor
as aforesaid, did, on the night of the 16th
instant, cause a few members of our Church
to assemble in private session, as a confer
ence, and there preferred before them a
charge against the undersigned of heresy,
as set forth therein; and in virtue nf 4 that
confidence which is due a Pastor from his
flock, caused them to approye and adopt
said charge as true, and to enter the same
on the Records of the Church as the action
thereof. And the undersigned alleges that
said conference was called and held in
direct violation of the rules of the church,
and that said charge was so artfully drawn
by him as to deceive, n»d for the purpose
of deceiving the members present, by mis
representing and falsifying the views clearly
expressed in the writing from which the
extract was taken.
2. That the said William M. Davis, in
his attacks upon the undersigned is not, and
has no' been, acting under the influence
of a holy desire to promote the best inter
ests of the Christian religion, by the en
couragement of peace, harmony and con
cert of action between and on the part of
all Christians, but that, being himself de
ceived by the arch-enemy of Christ and his
church, he is and has been striving, and by
the most unfair, ungentlemanly and un
christian means, as aforesaid, to destroy the
influence of one whom he considers a stum
bling-block and a hindrance in his way to
the accomplishment of his sectarian and
selfish purposes.
3. And the undersigned further charges
that the said Wm. M. Davis is guilty of
heresy, in this: That he wrote and caused
to be published in the Norcross Advance,
of the 3d instant, an argument to prove the
unlawful, unchristian and demoializing
proposition, that if a child has no soul pre
vious to its birth, there is no harm in de
stroying it; in which article the following
words were used: “If an embryo lias no
soul, then its death is a double mercy. It
ie a mercy to the mother, who is saved
from untold suffering by it. It is a mercy
to the child, since, if it comes on the stage
of action it will, most probably, suffer no
little in this life, and in the end sink in the
rayless night of do<»m. It follows then,
that the physician who can debt oy the
greatest number of human germs, and do
it without hurt to the bearer of them, is not
a monster of iniquity, but a benefactor of
the first magnitude.”
And all of which charges the undersigned
proposes to establish by positive pro» f, a*
to acts, and by a train of circuinstancea
capable of proof, as to motives
All of which is most affectionately sub
mitted. JAMES P. SIMMONS.
• Norcross, Ga., Oct 20th, 1873.
amended charsxs against rev. wm. m.
DAVIS.
1. That the latter clause of the Bth speci
fication of his last charges, to-wit: “That
Christ was not a man in any sense,” is false-,
and was known by him to be false when he
wrote and preferred said charge.
2. That when I “ stated publicly, that
rather than lie in no church, be (I) would
join the Roman Catholic church ” (aud
which remark I did iu substance, but not
just in that form, make), he, the said
Wm. M. Davis, while in the discharge of
his p istoral duties to this church, or should
have been at least, in reply to such aenti
mt nt, and in dissenting from the same,
during his remarks in closing the services
on that occasion, expressed a preference
for Mormonism over Catholicism, and in
substance, said that if put to the necessity
of joining the Catholic Church, or Brig
ham Young’s Church, he would, “go with
Brigham.”
And whi' h sentiment and remarks I in
sist arc in conflict with the articles of faith
as held by this church, contrary to the
doctrines and practices of Baptists general
ly, and disqualify all who may hold and
teach them for the sacred office and trust
of a Baptist Minister. All of which is af
fectionately submitted.
JAMES P. SIMMONS.
Dee. 21st, 1873.
The above grave charges against the Rev.
Mr. Davis have not been published hereto
fore, but have been withheld from the pub
lic eye until now, with the hope that such
publication might never become necessary.
But as he has brought forward his long list
of charges agoinst me, and caused another
Council of Ministers to be called, and a day
ap|x>intcd to try the case, and r.'fuwa my
li'ieral offers to abandon it as it now stands,
justice to my own reputation, and the cause
of truth, requires that the true character of
the case and nature of my defense be made
known. This I could not do more fairly,
or satisfactorily, than by giving the public
I all the charges, as of file, and without a
word of comment, except to remark, that
as it is said, I am not the first who Las
had occasion to complain of similar con
duct on bis part,
JAMES P. SIMMONS.
Nojwwms, Ga., Dec. 31sf, 187a.