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“fetish.” Under that teaching we
multiplied members, and yet our
effectiveness was not commensurate
with our numerical force. And to
day our doctrine of a regenerated
membership does not put more mon
ey into the missionary box than our
neighbors, who do not altogether
teach this doctrine.
Nor, perhaps, is our Christian life
better or more general than theirs.
But it ought to he, with our claim of
a better doctrine.
I do not discredit doctrine nor
government, but if we emphasize a
system above the life, we shall make
better churchmen than Christians.
The best church is that where
men are attracted to each other by a
genuine interest in human beings as
such, and with a sincere desire to
save souls. When a church loses
this bond the sooner it desolves the
better. The local churches may fail,
but the kingdom will move on. Sar
dis and Thyatira and Loadicca and
Philadelphia are no more, but the
leaven moves in thp mass to-day.
We have often gone to work from
the outside wrongly. Christianity is
more than a reformation. It is in
tensive and so expansive its progress
is from the center outwards. The
leaven is in the meal, not rubbed on
the outside of the tray. Put fire in
the engine and not on the outside of
the boiler, if you mean to carry pas
sengers.
Progress is first by groups—a lit.
tie leaven. Two or three are suffi
cient as a beginning. Two or three
reproducing Christ may leaven a
whole congregation. They fulfill
the conditions of a Christ with them
only when they reproduce the life of
Christ. We are in Christ’s name
met really only when we are in His
life. Christ’s name and life are one.
I am the Way, the Truth, the Life-
I am the resurrection and the Life.
You cannot convert the world by a
committee, nor by a wine-flushed
subscription nor by organizatian.
Put in Christ the leaven; each or
ganization will take care of itself.
Healthy life will develop healthy or
gans. But organs stuck on will
never make a living thing. They
are waxen figures at least. Wo do
not need new machinery, but life in
in the old. Not a new lamp, but oil
in it; not meal, but leaven put in.
The leaven and the meal are given.
We do not have to create them.
Our part is- <4 introduce the leaven
into the mass. When there it will
do the rest—work till the whole is
leavening.
Again we have emphasized the
showy side of Christianity in excess
of the humbler, the passive virtues.
If’a church can raise money she is
heralded as a success. You can scarce
ly discipline the man who pays even
when the money is won by a Louis
iana lottery, or lost in cotton futures.
We must emphasize the Christ be
fore. When you have Him you shall
have all the money you need. Ho
saysi Without mo ye can do noth
ing.
A church that is silently growing
in grace is most intensive and ex.
tensive in this sin-smitten world of
ours. It is better to endow one
man or one church with the grace of
Christ working as leaven, than 100
missionary societies that go as mere
external charities. The leaven goes
from atom to atom, from molecule
to mass. So the kingdom of Christ
moves Christ into A, from A into B
until the whole world is brought to
Christ and the wholte church is as
similated to her great head.
We shall reach the masses slowly,
but surely and effectually. They
mnst be reacbc4 from without by
an influence that penetrates within.
There is no regenerative in the mass
itself. As the churches and the
masses imbibe the spirit of Christ, so
shall they throw off the evils that
afflict them, as the budding trees of
spring taking up the rising sap, throw
off the dead leaves of the autumn
time.
The kingdom comes. The leaven
works. The history of the world is
the manifestation of the eternal pur
pose of God, which He proposed
Himself. The consummation of this
purpose advances. It shall be ushered
in by the tramp and tread of the
archangel. Then God shall bo all in
all. The mysteries and contradic
tions of human history shall pass
away. We shall become all obedient
to Christ and assimilated in charac
ter to Him, of whom and thro’ whom
and to whom arc all things; to whom
be glory forever. May we not offer
a prayer to this end ?
O. God!
Come In the «lory of thine excellence,
Rive the dense gloom with wing of clear
light,
And let the glimmer of thy chariot wheels
Burn through the cracks of night—-so slowly,
Lord.
To lift myseU to Theo with hands of toil,
Climbing the elippory leliff of uuheard pray
er.
Lift up a hand among my idle days—
One beckoning finder, I will cast aside
The clogs of earthly circumstance and run
Up the broad highways, where the countless
worlds
Sit ripening in the summer of thy love.
—Birmingham Baptist.
ASKED AND ANSWERED. .
BY C. E. W. DOBBS.
At the recent annual meeting of
our local Bible Society, the Secreta
ry for Georgia said that out of more
than three thousand languages spo
ken on earth, only two hundred had
the Bible, and he urged the import
ance of sustaining the American Bi
ble Society in its work of translat
ing the Bible into the remaining lan
guages. Can you give me fuller
facts about this matter. e. b. l.
We do not know that we can al
together gratify our inquirer. When
it is said that there are “three thou
sand languages spoken” by men, the
figures include all the various dia
lects, more or less distinct, of the
differing tongues. Wo have no
means of knowing how accurate the
figures are, though they seem to us
to be an exaggeration of the facts.
Still, even if strictly accurate, it is
encouraging to know, that, in the
two hundred languages into which
the holy volume has been translated,
it is accessible to fully two-thirds
of our race. Those two hundred lan
guages are spoken by 1,000,000,000
of the supposed billion and a half of
earth’s inhabitants. In a statement
recently published, it is stated by the
Society that the Mandarin Chinese af
fords communication to 200,000,000
souls ; the English to 120,000,000 ;
the Hindustani to 82,000,000 ; the
German to 54,000,000 ; the Arabic
to 50,000,000. It appears however,
that there are still 500,000,000 souls
who have no Bible in their own
tongue. The English people have
translated most of the versions that
now exist.
From the relationship existing be
tween Mary and Elizabeth, are we
to infer that Jesus was of the tribe
of Levi ? His cousin, John the
Baptist was of that priestly tribe,
and so was Jesus presumably. Is
this the ground of his priesthood ?
A. j. v.
From Hob. 7 :14, we learn that
Jesus was of the tribe of Judah.
The whole argument of that epistle
is based upon the fact that the priest
hood of our Lord was not based up
oiktbo Levitical law. Ho was a
priest after the order of Melchizi
dek, by the direct appointment of
God, and not according to the ritual
or ceremonial law of Moses. We
have two genealogies of Jesus, one
in Matthew and one in Luke. There
are two explanations offered. Some
able men believe that both of the
tables give the genealogy of Jo
seph, the reputed father of Jesus,
that of Matthew being the line of
succession to the throne of David,
while Luke gives the private gener
ogy of Joseph as a descendant
of David by a younger line. The
other explanation seems to be more
plausible. Matthew gives the gene
alogy of Joseph, while Luke really
gives that of Alary, but puts her hus
band's name, instead of her’s, in the
table, because it was not customa
ry for a woman’s name to appear in
these lists, the husband’s name be
ing usually substituted. Wo have
not a sufficient knowledge of all the
facts to decide between these two
explanations, nor is it necessary to
to do so. Either view is sufficiently
probable to set aside any objection
to the credibility of the evangelists
on the ground of discrepancy. Jus
tin Martyr, the earliest of the post
apostolic Christian writers, says that
Alary was herself a lineal descend
ant of David. The angel’s word to
Alary (Luke 1 :80*32) seems to im
ply as much. Seo also Acts 2 :80 ;
Rom. 1:8 ; 2 Tim. 2:8. As the hu
man nature of Jesus was holy de
rived from Alary, it is reasonable to
suppose that she was thus descended.
True, Alary was the kinswoman of
Elizabeth, the wife of a priest, who
was of the tribo of Levi, but inter
marriage between the tribes was not
only not forbidden; it was frequent.
A priest was at liberty to marry a
woman of Judah if ho chose so to
do. From Ex. 6:23, compared with
Num. 2 :8, it appears that the first
Elizabeth in Israel’s history, the
high.priest Aaron’s wife, was of Ju
dah.
It is true that an ancient docu
ment written by the apostles has
been discovered, which says that
pouring is baptism ? Don't laugh
at me for asking this question. The
Methodist preacher on this circuit
made the statement in his first ser
mon hero. baptist sister.
Our Baptist Sister may possess
her soul in patience. The circuit ri
der simply aired his ignorance. He
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 10. l«yz.
probably had heard something of the
manuscript discovered some years
ago by the Greek Bishop Briennios,
in Constantinople, known to schol
ars as “The Didache, or Teaching,
of the Apostles.” But no scholar
believes the Didache was from the
pen of any apostle. It originated
probably in the third century ; the
date of the present copy of the man
uscript is several centuries later. We
quote what it says about baptism :
“Touching baptism, thus baptize :
having first declared all these things,
baptize into the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit in living water. But if thou
have not living water, baptize in
other water ; and if thou canst not
in cold, then in warm. But if thou
have neither, pour water thrice on
the head, into the name of the Fath
er, and Son, and Holy Spirit.”
By “living water” is meant “run
ning water,” as in a stream. There
is also a command that the persons
to be baptized shall “fast for two or
three days before.” Certainly they
knew only the baptism of those old
enough to confess the “things” of
Christian doctrine, and capable of
fasting. Infant baptism was not in
their practice of that early day, A.
D., 250 or 300. Observe further
that the Didache does not know any
thing about differing “modes of bap
tism.” It uses the Greek word in
its specific sense, as the Greek
Church has ever since used it. It
denotes a definite action, namely,
immerse or dip. It says “Baptize”—
dip—if the necessary kind and suffi
ciency of water can be had. It
does not say, in the event such suf
ficiency of water is not at hand :
“Baptize by pouring water,” etc. It
merely says that if “baptizing” is im
possible, then “pouring” may be sub
stituted for the baptizing. The lan
guage is not that of modern sprink
lers or affusionists. They talk of
“baptizing by sprinkling, pouring, or
immersing.” To them baptize is a
generic term indicating no specific
act, while the Didache clearly dis
tinguishes between “baptizing” and
“pouring.” Only when “baptizing”
is impossible, is “pouring” permitted.
The latter was not called “baptism”
till some time after the Didache was
written. It was confessedly merely
a make-shift, a substitute. This is
an important point, and should be
carefully noted in reading tins an
cient document. Dr. Philip Schaff,
in his edition of tho Didache practi
cally confesses all here claimed.
It does indeed permit pouring to
be substituted for baptism in an ex
ceptional case, namely, where water
in sufficient quantity for baptism was
not accessible. The Didache origi
nated, according to tho critics, either
in Syria or in Egypt, and in either
country such an emergency might
possibly occur. But in the United
States, certainly in Georgia, such a
case is not likely. There is no Bap
tist Church in America that has fail
ed to find enough water to baptize
converts seeking its fellowship.
Therefore, even if the authority of
this famous Didache were recogniz
ed, in this country at least the per
mission of pouring would not apply.
The New Testament, however, is
our only authority. It knows only
immersion, and Baptists cannot ad
mit any substitute for it under any
circumstances. We say that where
any physical conditions, either of
candidate or locality, forbid immer
sion, God does not require baptism.
He does not demand impossibilities.
A SECOND TO THE MOTION.
I most heartily second the motion
of brother Vanghan in the establish
ment of a minister’s Institute in North
and Northeast Georgia, for the benefit
of preachers generally, and especial
ly for those in the pastorate of
churches. Having knowledge of the
section referred to and the wants of
our cause there, I am fully of the
opinion that no better thing can be
done for the furtherance of the king
dom of God than to provide means
for rudimental education. In many
instances a desire for knowledge
must be infused into their mind be
fore they will make any sacrifice to
lay the foundation for general im
provement. Nor is it believed that
any considerable number of preach
ers who mostly need it can take, to
advantage, a course of lectures in
theology without a better knowledge
of the English language. Indeed,
uiiless there is a thirst for, and a start
to obtain general improvement any
attempt at theological training will
be fruitless. I have had this matter
on my heart for many years ; and the
longer it lies the more it is consider
ed. The thing needed, it seems to
me, is nn Institute combining theo
logical training with the rudiments
of a literary education. I cannot
suggest as to the length of time it
should be taught or how conducted.
Let those do this who have been en
gaged in such work.
I would suggest however that the
Institute be taught twice a year, in
one part of the territory in midwin
ter and in another part after crops
are made. Or if protracted meetings
are in the way it might be better to
hold both sessions in the winter of
each year closing at one point only to
open at another in a few days. These
suggestions probably may be improv
ed on by wiser, if not by older heads,
but let us have the Institute.
Their advantages cannot fail to im
press every one. One of the most
serious difficulties under which this
people have formerly labored is their
isolation from the great body of bap
tists in other parts of the country.
Inconvenience forbids their attend
dance upon the meetings of the
Georgia Baptist Convention and
other meetings in its bounds. Shut
up to themselves, they have missed
the fire and interest that comes from
contact with enterprise and progress.
And now, I am sorry to say, many
of them are content to remain ignor
ant.of what they might easily know.
To awaken an interest, therefore,
among them means of improvement
must be carried into their midst and
before their doors.
I sincerely hope the attention of
our Boards will be directed to this
subject at once, and an effort be
made to supply this great need. No
more promising field need be looked
for. Aleans spent here will yield a
greater return in a few years than
any other enterprise now occupying
the attention of our people.
Some of the ministers in this
mountain section have already begun
to develop a spirit of enterprise, and
a little help given them would enable
them to be of great benefit to others
It should be remembered also that
the section referred to abounds in
strong bodied, bright and brainy peo
ple, whose native mental ability is
equaled by few and surpassed by
none.
By all means let us have a Bible
Institute taught there and in connec
tion with it lessons on English gram
mar, orthoepy, etc.
A. J. Kelly.
GEORGIA FEMALE SEMINARY.
While I do not remember that I
have ever written a lino for the In
dia, except be a short obituary or
marriage notice, yet I feel constrain
ed to say a word or two in commen
dation of the Georgia Female Semi
nary which I have recently had the
pleasure of visiting.
I carried with me to the school
three girls, one my own, the other
two, the daughters of my special
friends.
I found the school numbering
about 140 pupils in full swing, direc
ted by that indomitable, cultured
and successful teacher of girls A
W. Vanllouse President, assisted by
a corps of teachers of which any
Institution of learning might be
proud. The musical departments*
both vocal and instrumental are of
the highest order.
The boarding department had a
homelike appearance, except that
the number of children is rather
larger than usually falls to the lot of
one family, there being seated at the
long table about fifty or more girls
from every section of the country.
Some were coming from that far
famed “Hub of the Universe” Bos
ton Massachusetts. The writer may
have been bewildered by the mul
titude of lovely faces, but he was
inclined to think that, he never saw
a lot of prettier girls in one group
in the whole course of his life. There
is no city in Georgia more favorably
suited for a female college than the
little city of Gainsville. Its climate
and water unexcelled, its location
easy of access from any direction,
owing to its Rail Road facilities,
make it a desirable locality: I hearti
ly commend this Institution to the
patronage of all parents who wish
to send their girls to a school, in
which they will receive the highest
order of instruction in every depart
ment: but in which their girls will
be as safely guarded as in their own
homes, located in a section of the
country noted for its pure and
healthful lweez.es audits cool refresh
ing waters.
While at Gainsville I called on
that earnest worker, clear headed
thinker, and successful pastor Broth
er F. C. McConnell, whom I found
at his desk hard at work, but ever
and anon disturbed by the young
McC left for the time being m his
care by his good wife whdm I failed
to see much to my regret. I also had
an opportunity to see the good
brethren Barrette and Hawkins at
Bro. McConnell’s, and grasp their
hands in cordial greeting, and enjoy
ed an hour of pleasant conversation.
Bro. Hawkins was on the eve of his
departure for Louisville, and his
wife with unshed tears in her eyes
was bravely giving him up, that he
might better fit himself for the great
work of telling the news of salvation
to a lost condemned world. But I
forbear. With my best wishes for
Bro. VanHoose and his splendid
Institution and my greatful recollec
tions of the friends who made my
short stay in Gainsville so pleasant
I am Yours in Christ,
John F. Cheney.
Crawford Ga., Sept. 29th, 1892.
SHEEP-SHEARING.
Rev. Dr. Gibson, at the meeting
of the Hepbizah Association, in an
earnest and impressive address on
Alissions, which occupied most of
the day had something to say on
Sheep-Shearing. Aly experience on
this subject differs from his rather
wndely. In my farm boy days
Sheep-Shearing, about the first of
Alay, was a grand and joyous holi
day. We tolled the sheep up to the
shearing place by a tender of salt.
Sheep are fond of salt. We were
accustomed to salt them once a
month and they came running to
the appointed place with glad alac
rity, like the Lord’s Sheep gathering
to the Sanctuary on the day of the
monthly meeting, where “every sac
rifice is salted with salt.” “Salt is
good’ if it do not lose its savor. Alark
9: 49-50. The faithful Pastor “in
the spring of the waters casts in
salt.”
Having thus put the sheep into a
pleasant humor we coaxed them
down to the clear creek and persua
ded them to venture into the cool
stream. We went with them, “both
went down into the water” The
sheep were a little timid about that
process, but when “we came up out
of the water” they were cleansed
refreshed and happy.
Then followed the shearing. We
laid them gently down upon the
platform and putting our hand upon
the snow'y fleece, said to the patient
annimal; Here is a heavy pile of
wool for you to carry through the
hot summer. I know where some
of this wool would do a great deal
of good. I know where it would
bring warmth to some frozen heart
and life to some dead soul. Have
you any objection to my appropri
ating some of it to such beneficent
purposes. If the poor beast obiild
talk it would I am quite sure it
would say, “take some of it and wel
come. If yon should take it all off
of me, I should feel the better for
it. lam sure Ido not want any of
it during the hot summer months.
Take it all if you can make it useful.
There will plenty grow on again
before the next winter comes. So
you may have all I have with me
now and I will trust Providence to
furnish a new supply against it is
needed.”
Thus a kind, loving and intelligent
appeal to a Christian man will bring
from him all he has and the prom
ise of more when the supply is re
newed.
Now I suggest that this is a better
method of sheep-shearing than
roughly hauling the docile beast on to
the platform, throwing him down
there, tying his four legs together,
seating a little “nigger on his head
and shearing him so close that the
shears will clip away patches of skin
dyeing the wool crimson with oozing
blood. If an old ram with horns
w ere subjected to this kind of treat
ment it might be a little dangerous
for the little” “nigger” seated on his
head.
And when this parable of sheep
shearing is applied, in its harsher
forms to Christian men to induce
liberality in giving it is as it seems
to me a mistake. J. S. B.
• Augusta Ga.
In address before the National
Teachers’ Association, Dr. O. F.
Presbrey makes this statement :
“There are 12,728,419 children in
the common schools, 758,972 in pri
vate schools, and 787,182 in the par
ochial schools, now under the in
struction of 425,000 teachers.
The aggregate number of children
of school age is about one fourth
the population of the United States.
In a few years the duties of home,
of religion, and of State will de
volve on them. A tremendous re
sponsibility rests on the shoulders of
the teachers and parents who are
preparing them for life.
The University of Oxford has ap
pliances for printing in 150 different
languages.
The great value of Hood’s Sar
saparilla as a remedy for catarrh is
vouched for by thousands of people
whom it has cured.
©he dI
paul’s first missionary ser
mon.
Lesson for Nov. 20th, 1892.
Scripture Lesson: Acts 13:26-43.
Motto Text :—“To you is the
word of this salvation sent.” V. 26.
INTRODUCTION.
There are evidences of rapid
movement in this first missionary
journey of Paul and Barnabas. Less
than a year perhaps was spent in the
island of Cyprus with, its several
large cities. Our last lesson left them
at Perga in Pamphylia. No account
is given of any work there though it
was a flourishing city. Leaving Per
ga which is near the sea-coast they
proceed across the mountains for
about one hundred and fifteen miles
to Antioch in Pisidia. This place is
to be distinguished from the Antioch
in Syria, mentioned in former lessons.
This was a Roman city, but had a
considerable Jewish population who
maintained their religion, as is shown
by the mention of the synagogue and
its services.
In a very natural and appropriate
manner the missionaries come before
the people with their message. They
assemble with the worshipers in a
quiet, unobtrusive way. The scrip
tures are read, and opportunity is
given for any to speak who may de
sire to do so. Paul speaks in away
to conciliate his hearers at first, that
he may convict them of sin and lead
them to Jesus.
EXPLANATIONS.
I. Prophecy fulfilled through
ignorance. —Vs. 26-29. The many
proselytes found assembled with the
Jews in all their synagogues attest
the fact that.the Jewish religion was
missionary in character. How much
more so ought the gospel to be. To
those who are really Jews, and to
those who have become so by cir
cumcision, Paul addresses himself,
and makes himself one with them.
These are familiar with the Old Tes
tament scriptures. In these two
points Paul has a good basis upon
which to proceed. He refers to their
opportunity for knowing the scrip
tures, how that they are read every
Sabbath day. Yet they have failed
to understand, and in their ignorance
have fulfilled the scriptures in con
demning Christ. How strange this
ignorance! While'they read and
fulfill what they read, they are blind
to the meaning of it all, and blind to
their guilt in condemning one in
whom is no fault.
11. Prophecy made plain in
the light of its fulfillment.
vs. 30-87.
The resurrection of Christ is cited
as the great proof of his mission and
authority* as the Messiah. Os this
resurrection there were over five
hundred eye-witnesses. See 1 Cor.
15:6. Paul then refers to several
distinct prophecies pointing directly
to the resurrection, and shows that
it was unto eternal life. “Knowing
that Christ being raised from the
dead dieth no more; death hath no
more dominion over him.” Rom. 6 :
9. That Christ is alive forevermore
is a message to us of glad tidings, a
pledge to us of “the sure mercies of
David.”
“This day have I begotten thee.”
These words seem to refer to his
birth, but more probably have refer
ence to his resurrection. His resur
rection constitutes his “inauguration
or public acknowledgment on the
part of God as the rightful sovereign
of men.” “The resurrection might
indeed be styled the birthday of his
reign.” The sure mercies of David.
The sure promises, the Missianic
blessings. 2 Sam. 7: 13, 16. Ps.
89; 3, 4.
111. Application of the les
sons oe prophecy and its fulfil
ment. vs. 88-43.
First comes the promise. The
resurrection of Christ is the basis.
Only through him as the ever living
Savior can blessings come. How
great and precious are the blessings
he offers. Remission of sins, and
justification. The blood of Christ
t.ikdk all our sins away. In him wo
shall stand complete, perfectly justi
fied in the sight of God the Father.
Though their sin had been the mur
der of the Son of God, they may se
cure forgiveness. Faith in the name
of Jesus is the only condition. Here
is the very heart of the Gospel,—
justification by faith. See Rom. 3:
30-26; 5:1; 8:1; 10:4 ; Gal. 3:lb
22.
Next comes a warning. Great
guilt has been incurred. Great mor.
cy is offered. Fearful will be th e
condemnation of those who persist
in their evil ways. “How shall we
escape if we neglect so great salva
tion.” Heb. 2:1-5.
The sermon takes some hold upon
many of the Jews and proselytes.
The Gentiles are favorably inclined
to the Gospel and ask an opportuni.
ty to hear more of it.
SUGGESTIVE.
(1) Through ignorance the Jews
crucified Jesus. Their ignorance is
some palliation for their crime, but
does not excuse or justify it. They
need forgiveness. Christ prayed,
“Father, forgive them, they know not
what they do.” How great a sin it
is to turn away from the light, to
neglect the means of knowing the
right, so abundantly furnished us.
(2) Let every one who studies this
lesson work out for himself these
three points, (a) In what ways may
be shown the necessity of Christ’s
resurrection? (b) What are the
proofs to the fact that Christ did rise
from the dead ? (c) Show as many
points as vou can where the truth of
the resurrection is to bear upon oui
lives as Christians. As Paul makes
this doctrine so prominent in this
sermon and in all his writings let us
try to grasp its meaning as fully aS
possible.
Sir Henry A. Blake, British Gov
ernor of Jamaica, examines afresh
the question, “Where did Columbus
first land in 1492 ?” His article is
published in Nineteenth Century
Magazine for October. He has reach
ed the conclusion that Watling Is«
land, one of the Bahamas, answers
to the demands “to the minutest
particular, and that on the Coral
Strand of Columbus Bight, on the
Southeastern coast of that island, the
royal standard of Spain was first un
furled, and the New World opened
to modern civilization.”
Telephone communication wag
opened between New York and Chi
cago, Oct. 18th 1892. The distance
between the two cities is 950 miles.
Mayor Washburne, of Chicago, ex
changed messages with Mayor
Grant, of New York. Afterwards,
Cornet Solos were played at each
end of the line. Manager Mosely
arranged so that forty persons could
hear the messages and the music at
the same time. It was a matter of
wonder that words, uttered nearly a
thousand miles away in an ordinary
tone of voice, were d istinctly heard)
BLESS DE LORD
Is what a grateful heart of old Cyn
thia Ramsey, of Newnan, Ga., spok e
when after a severe attack of asth
ma had been relieved by one dose of
Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy of Sweet
Gum and Mullein, the great medi
cine for coughs, colds and consump«
tion.
The managers of the America*
Bible Society are making arrange
ments for supplying the Bible to the
multitudes from many lands who
may visit the Exposition. Those
desiring to aid in the work may send
their contributions to Wm. Faulker
Treasurer, A. B. S., Bible House,
N. Y.
Rev. Dr. S. C. Clopton, late pastol
of Clay Street Baptist church, Rich
mond, but now pastor of Parker
memorial church, Anniston, Ala.
was married last week to Miss An
nie Jones of Rappahannock county,
Va. After the marriage Dr. Clopton
with his bride spent several dayi
among friends in Richmond.—Bib.
Recorder.
CURED
•• About seven or eight months ago I
was attacked by a cough, and at once
began to take a medicine much adver
tised as an expectorant, and continued
using it until I had takeh about six bot
tles. Instead of giving me relief, it only
made me, worse. I tried several other
remedies, but all in vain, and I don’t
think I had three whole nights’ rest
during my illness. I began to think that
Consumption
had laid hold of me, and my hopes of
recovery were all gone. I was a more
skeleton, but a friend of mine, who had
been some time away, called to see
me. He recommended me to try Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral, and kindly sending
me a bottle, I took it, but with little
hopes of recovery. lam thankful, how.
ever, to say that it cured me, and I am
to-day enjoying the best of health.”
J. Wilmot Payne, Monrovia, Liberia.
AYER’S
Cherry Pectoral
Prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer A Co., Lowell, Maas.
Prompt toact.sure to cure
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