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FRIENDSHIP; A SERMON
BY REV. (I. W. HURT.
“ Thiue own friend, and thy father's
friend, forsake not." Prov. 27:10.
Friendship is a most holy and
helpful relationship. It de
serves our best attention, and
constant care. Dr. Samuel John
son says, one should be con
stantly repairing his friendship.
Tune does his destructive work
here as elsewhere. But there
are other enemies to this delicate
and beautiful Hower than time.
If we would keep it fresh and
frtgrant, it must be guarded
with jealous care.
1. Let us think, first, of our
need of friends.
David never expressed a finer
sentiment than when he said,
God setteth the solitary in fami
lies. Paul’s heart was full when
he said, before closing the Epis
tie to the Romans, Salute Rufus,
chosen in the Lord, and his
mother and mine. Your mother
in Rome, Paul I No, but in the
tender sympathy and loving
care bestowed upon me, the
prisoner of the Lord, in Rome,
by the mother of Rufus, she so
cheered and helped me that no
other word can express my feel
ings toward this mother in
Israel. The choicest fruits of
religion are seen in the homes it
builds for the homeless, without
families, and the doors that open
wide to welcome Paul, wherever
he goes, with a father’s and
mother’s greeting. Strong as
was the great apostle in the Lord
and the power of his might, he
did not think lightly of such
homes. They were oases in the
desert of his stormy life; and in
them his soul was refreshed.
No man ever paid himself a
poorer compliment t han to imag
ine himself above the need of
friends. We cannot lift our
selves above it. A recognition
of it is a dist inctive mark of great
souls. Thank God, we are not,
cannot become, so independent.
B it some man says, the preacher
is mistaken. If I were a million
aire, I could do well without
friends. Indeed, 1 am sure 1
should be burdened with the
friendship of too many. You are
right, so far as appearance goes.
Money can purchase hell, but not
h ( aven. It can command the fa
vori tg, flattering attendance of
imps, but not of angels. Such
friends are whited sepulchres,
only’ waiting for the day of ad
versity to reveal their loathsome
character.
No one ever so ruthlessly for
felted all the titles to friendships
as Herod the Great. But he had
to pay the penalty' for violating
kind nature's law. A burning
thirst for the friendship he had
forfeited tilled his soul with a
fiery jealousy more loathsome
than the disease that destroyed
his body. His case is a striking
illustration of the truthfulness
of Lord Bacon's words: Those
that want friends to open them
selves unto are cannibals of their
own hearts. There are times
when every true man feels that
he must open the innermost
chambers of his soul. Rooms
long closed become damp with
mildew and the walls covered
with dust. It is much the same
with the soul. One needs some
times to open the door, throw up
the windows, and let in the light
and warmth of a friend's face and
sympathy and counsel. The
Friend of the friendless sought
the solace of the home in Beth
any, and Lazarus has the proud
distinction of being called his
friend. David hadjhis Jonathan,
on whose neck he could weep
without restraint, and on whose
counsel he could depend.
Ctvsar must have his Brutus,
though brute he proved in the
end. William of Orange, strong,
self reliant, self contained, must,
nevertheless, find rest and recre
ation and help by openirgall his
heart and mind to his faithful
Be nt i nek.
We need the stimulus and aid
of true friendship. “As iron
sharpeneth iron, so a man sharp
eneth the countenance of his
friend.” Dr. Johnson lives to
day, not in his dictionary, a mar
vel of erudition in its time, not
inhisessays and poetry,but in the
biography written by his faith
ful satellite and friend, Boswell:
and the best of his sayings were
inspired and extracted from
him by this hero worshipper.
“In Memoriam,” the sweetest
and most heart-searching poem
of the century, the poem that has
rightly made Tennyson immor
tal. is nothing more nor less than
a fragrant wreath of choicest
Howers laid on the grave of his
friend, Arthur Henry Hallam.
It were doubtless better for this
budding genius to die that he
might live forever in the loving
lines of his friend.
Many a jewel, more brilliant
than any that sparkles in kingly
coronet, lies hidden away wait
ing for some eye to discover it
and some appreciative hand to
brush the dust from its shining
face. So many’ of the world’s
kingliest characters are hidden
in son. e mountain village, or lost
sight of in the great city's press
for pre eminence. They only
need a friendly hand to lead
them before the footlights and
introduce them to their audience,
that they may prove their right
to a place in the galaxy of the
great. Let no one despise real
friendship. It is of priceless
value, and is rich in unpurchas
able pleasure.
11. Now let us examine the
basis of true friendship.
1. It is rooted and grounded
in truth. False natures cannot
form fast friendships. As soon
as Damon find.', his Pythias false,
the temple, dedicated to friend
ship, though it has been years
in building, in a moment tum
bles to the ground, a hopeless
wreck. A citadel, to stand the
storm, must be founded on a
rock. Such was the beautiful
friendship of David and Jona
than. Each loved the other for
the true and honest heart that in
his bosom did beat. Time and
adversity and apparently con
flicting interests did not shake
their friendship, but only
showed its strength.
2. It is nurtured in sincerity.
Love may be deceived with more
impunity than friendship. It
lives and thrives only in those
inner chambers where all dis
guises are laid aside and heart
speaks to heart in unfettered
frankness. There the bow is
unstrung, the tension is taken
off of the tired nerves. Did the
Master sometimes seek the
house in Bethany that he might
find relief in opening his heart
to his faithful Lazarus’? What
evenings those must have been !
What a tribute to the true-heart
edness of its inmates! What
rich blessings must have come
to them through such a friend !
“ Henceforth I call you not ser
vants; for the servant knoweth
not what his Lord doeth; but I
have called you friends, for all
things that I have heard of my
Father I have made known unto
you.” Blessed friendship ! Noth
ing is concealed; nothing kept
back.
3. It blooms in unselfishness.
Who values friendship only for
utility is a poor friend indeed,
and will want friends when lie
needs them most, and the con
demnation of such an one is just.
He who deliberately prostitutes
to selfish purposes such a holy
relationship should pay the pen
ally. There is no finer picture,
nor more instructive, than the
meeting of David and Jonathan
in the field, on the morning of
David’s final departure from
Saul's service. Jonathan knows
that the sceptre is slipping frox
his father’.-, hands ; that the peo
ple will soon be gathered around
David's standard ; that David's
promotion. meatus his own humil
iat ion: yet he does not sulk nor
become jealous, but with beauti
ful unselfishness he falls upon
David’s neck and bewails his de
parture, and protests unshaken
love and his undying friendship
for Israel’s future king. The
world would be infinitely richer
were there me re such friend
ships as that.
111. And now just a word as
to how to have friends.
A man that hath friends must
show himself friendly. Prov.
18:24. Jonathan can show him
self friendly to every man, and
by doing so, when he meets his
David, there will soon spring up
a cordial and delightful friend
ship whose good fruits will be
gathered by their children. It
is just such a gently lovimr
spirit that drew the multitude
after the Master, and lies at the
basis of all true religion. For
he that loveth not his brother,
whom he hath seen, how can he
love God, whom he hath not
seen’? 1 John, 4.20. The world
needs nothing, to day, more than
to feel the warmth and power of
this truth. Il would furnish the
solution to many a problem too
difficult for the politician or
sociologist. This Christlike
spirit would enrich all and leave
none any’ the poorer. Leigh
Hunt has crystilized the idea
in Ben Adhem and the Angel:
•
Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe in
crease!)
Awoke one night from a deep dream of
peace,
And saw, within the moonlight in his
room.
Making it rich and like a lily bloom.
An Angel, writing in a book of gold:
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem
bold.
And to the Presence in the room he
said :
“What writest thou?” The Vision
rabed its head,
And with a look made of all sweet ac
cord.
Answered, “The names of those that
love the Lord. "
"And is mine one?" said Abou. “Nay,
not so,”
Replied the Angel. Abou spoke more
low.
But cheerily still,and said, “I pray thee,
then,
Write me .as one who loveshis fellow
men."
The Angel wrote and vanished. The
next night
It came again, with a great wakening
light.
And showed the names of those whom
love of God had blessed,
And lo! Ben Adhem’s name led all the
rest.
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THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1896
Our Perfect Exemplar.
Need we be reminded that
Jesus Christ is pur perfect ex
emplar? It should not be neces
sary, and yet in too many in
stances it is. We are greatly in
clined to imitate the example of
some of our brethren and sisters.
We pattern after their style of
living and doing. To some ex
tent this may be justifiable. In
so far as our fellow-christians
are like Christ, and more nearly
like him than we are, we may
follow’ their example. But the
best of Christians are more or
less faulty, and we are liable to
imitate their faults. Yet of
Christ this cannot be said. To
him we must steadily and stu
diously look as our perfect,
matchless exemplar in all things.
We can make no mistake in do
ing this. Mr. Spurgeon said:
“The model for a Saint is his
Saviour. We are very apt to
select some eminently gracious
or useful man to be a pattern to
us. A measure of good may re
sult from such a course, but a
degree of evil may also come of
it. There will always be some
fault about the most excellent of
our fellow-mortals, and as our
tendency is to caricature virtues
till we make them faults, so it is
our greater folly to mistake
faults for excellencies and copy
them with careful exactness,
and generally with abundant ex
aggeration. By this plan, with
the best intentions, we may
reach very sad results. Follow
Jesus in the way and thou wilt
not err. Let thy feet go down
exactly in his footprints and
thou canst not slide.” Whose
example are you following?
Whom do you take for your pat
tern? Let it be Christ, the per
fect exemplar.
C. H. Wetherbee.
Not Easy to Serve God.
When our Lord was here in
the flesh Satan proposed to ex
change the whole world with
him for one act of homage. So
the adversary claimed the world
as his own. The Master, so far
as we see, took no pains to deny
the valididity of that claim.
“Tie god of this world” is
also a name of Satan, given in
the Bible. A god is to be wor
shipped and by his subjects is
worshipped.
If tin n, Satan has assumed
the ownership of this world and
at the same time demands the
sincerest worship of all men,
can we, as Christians, be so un
wise as to expect our own stay
here to be peaceful and joyous.
Mqre than this, every child of
God is taken captive from t the
army of Satan and changed into
an enemy of the former master.
This Satan knows, and it is
reasonable to infer that he will
employ his whole strength in
making the life of his former
slaves miserable, or in any
event, to counteract all their ef
forts to serve God aright. To
give him the greater power over
the redeemed, the great body of
men are yet on the side of evil,
and the carnal nature of every
servant of God leans ever and
only toward the service of the
old master. The old Adam de
sires no god but the god of this
world. He seeks no heaven but
the one Satan has to offer. And
then every means of hindering
the service of God, from the
martyr's stake to the gentlest al
lurement that ever spread its
net for the unwary, every
means is under the hand of,
and called into use by, the great
enemy of God and his poeple.
If these things be true, what a
vast undertaking it is to serve
God and enter into heaven at
last.
And yet the effort must be
made or all will be lost. There
is encouragement to make it, be
cause the infinite God can give
the victory to those whom he
has snatched from the burning
and put in his service.
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The Whence and Whither of Man.
—Prof. John M. Thayer, Amherst
College.—Chas. Scribner's Sons, $1 75.
This volume contains the Morse lec
tures for 1895. delivered at Union Theo
logical Seminary, New York City The
lecturer is an acknowledged believer in
the doctrind of evolution in all its
phases. He seems even to be disposed
to account for man's religions and spir
itual nature by the process of evolution.
Just as the eyes were developed by the
beating against the skin of the light
rays, which rays had existence before
sight; so God makes himself known to
man and the faculty develops to meet
the new envir nrnents This is about
the idea one gets from his statements.
The lectures trace the first steps in the
imagined chain of evolution and place
before the reader succinctly the funda
mental ideas of the theory. Admirable
charts and tables are given. It must
not be supposed that the writer is either
an infidel or atheistic His lecture on
Conformity to Environment of Man,
and the Teachings of the Bible are very
fine indeed, and have a helpful ring. If
any one is desirous of seeing the Evolu
tion theory stated in its various stages,
intelligently and simply, and at the
same time see how its a lherents manage
to reconcile it with the holding of the
main teachings of the Scripture, this is
a good book. Not as enchanting as
Drummond's “Ascent of Man," we sus
pect it is as reliable and not as danger
ous.
Ways of Working; or Helpful
Hints to Sunday School Work
ers of all Kinds By Rev. A. F.
SchaufHer, I). D. 208 pp. W A
Wilde & Co., Boston, Mass. |1 00
The author is one of the best-known
Sunday-school writers of our times, and
his suggestions will be of great service
to all Sunday school workers In his
preface he says:
“All the methods of work suggested
in the following pages have been tried
and approved by the author There is
nothing that is merely theoretical.
Many things other than those alluded
to have also been tried, and having
proved failures have been laid
aside. Nothing but what came
through the fin- of experi
ence unscathed has been dwelt upon.
Not all the methods recommended have
been originated by the author. In fact,
the land was ransacked during the time
of his actual superintendency, for help
ful methods, and wherever these were
found they were adopted. Sometimes
they had to be adapted, as well as
adopted, and this will probably be the
case in many schools who try to take up
with some of the forms suggested But
if the suggestions given here serve to
stimulate others in the line of advance,
the aim of the book will have been ac
complished "
■
The TY. ,JoNY of theLandtothe
Bodlv’l Rev. David, Gregg. E B.
Treat. " ••* York Brice, 35 cents.
The theme of this little book is the
testimony given by Palestine
to the truth of the Bible.
This is taken b>th from its adap
lability to the purpose claimed in Reve
lation and in the testimony it bears to
day to the historical accuracy of the
Bible narratives The author calls it
the universal lan- 1 , claiming that every
kind of climate, every kind if life and
every kind of geological formation and
soil belong to Palestine Its figures
from nature are the property of the
world. He also shows its location to
have been such that it and it alone could
have been the center of such events as
are recorded in the Bible, in the exact
age they took place. The corrobora
tions given to the nations by the pres
ent state of the country, in its preserved
features, in its ruins, and the discover
ies of archeology are also brought
forth. It is wonderfully interesting.
We have but one objection to it. The
desire comes to put the facts in a ser
mon. and it is so brief one is afraid to
try it lest he “steal" the author's own
material.
A Circuit of the Globe.—By C.
B. Galloway. Bishop of the M. E
Church South. Cloth, pp. 464. Bar
ber & Smith, Nashville, Tenn.
In 1894, Bishop Galloway was ap
pointed to visit the mission field of his
church in Japan and China and preside
at their Conference. He extended his
trip, making a tour of the world On
this tour he wrote,letters to the Ch ris
tian Adrocate, and these form the great
est part of the book. The author wrote
only of the things he saw and his im
pressions derived from these things, and
writing of them in a pleasant, familiar
way, his letters make quite an interest
ing book. It is always pleasant to read
after a traveler who sees things and
tells of what he saw in a simple, straight
forward way, without too much elabo
ration from guide books.
The Life of Privilege, Prebendary
Webb Peploc. Fleming H. Revell
Co., New York and Chicago. Price
11.00.
This is also a volume of addresses
given at Northfield. Mass. We do not
know much of the previous history and
connection of Mr. Webb Peploc. He is
an Englishman and we judge a member
of the Church of England. He is how
ever, a thoroughly evangelical gospel
preacher. Dealing with the highest at
tainments of Christian living, he uses
admirable discretion. He is also no
ticeably vigorous and sensible. In
many writers dealing with the ques
tions he deals with, we notice a vague
ness of terminology that leaves us in
doubt as to just what is meant. Mr.
Peploc is transparent in statement.
He excels in graphic illustration. Few
subjects get better treatment than he
gives in the ‘ Curse of Compromise."
using the history of Lot as the basis.
Among the many books dealing with
this class of subjects we have seen few.
if any, better than this. It is also sug
gestive to sermon makers in the use
made of Scripture, and giving new in
terpretations.
The Master’s Indwelling, Rev.
• Andrew Murray.—Fleming H. Revell
Co., New York and'Chicago.—75c,
Rev. Andrew Murray is a preacher of
great eminence in Cape Town, South
Africa. He is noted for his spiritual in
sight and devoutness. It is significant
of our world-wide brotherhood that
from far off South Africa is brought to
Northfield. Mass., this consecrated mind
to speak to the students gathered there
in Mr. Moody's summer school. Truly
a city set on a hill cannot be hid. Mr.
Murray is at his best in these addresses.
Some of the subjects are: Carnal Chris
tians, Self Life, Complete Surrender,
Triumph of Faith, Source of Power in
Prayer, That God way be All and in
All. These indicate the line of thought
in the book. The treatment is sound
and helpful. The book is useful as a
spiritual help, and is valuable also as a
glimpse into the forces at work in the
far off regions of which we only hear
now and then.
Risen with Christ. A. J. Gordon,
D.D. One of the Sweet Old
Chapters. Rose Porter. Where
Kitty Found Her Soul Mrs. J.
II "Walworth. Fleming H. Revell &
Co., New Y'ork and Chicago. Price,
each, 85 cents.
These are three little books, or as the
modern phraseology says, booklets.
They are designed for gifts to friends.
The first is a sermon by the late Dr.
Gordon, of Boston, in his own inimita
bly scriptural style. It is thoroughly
characteristic of the author- and it goes
without saying, helpful to the reader.
The other two are brief and helpful
stories for girls and young women. They
are bright, interesting and helpful. The
mechanical part of these books is beau
tifully done.
The Upper Room —By John Watson
(lan Maclaren) Dodd, Mead & Co.,
New York. 75 cents.
This little book is very full of rich,
sweet truths. It is a study, as its name
indicates, of the scenes, persons and les
sons, chiefly the persons, of that upper
room in which the passover was eaten.
In his other books, the author has made
ns feel the strength and sweetness of
human love in men and women who
have been with Jesus. Here he brings
us in very close touch with the Master
himself, and we feel anew the power of
his love. The brief portrayal of the
characters of the twelve is interesting
and suggestive.
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The Ladies Home Journal. The
Curtis Publishing Co., Philadelphia.
SI.OO a year.
The April issue of this periodical is
just out. Until one comes to make a
summary of its contents it is hard to
realize how full of good things this
monthly is. Outside of the regular de
partments and a liberal allowance of
first class fiction, the following articles
appear: “Letters to Five Girls.” by
Louisa May Alcott: “Neighborhood
Types,” Mary £. Wilkins; “The Per
sonal Side of George Washington
(dealing with his relations to his mother,
to those with whom he cime in imine
diate contact, and hie religious life), by
Gen. Greely; “From a Girl's Stand
point,” by Lillian Bell; “ The Young
Man Entering Life.” by C. H. Park
hurst; “This Country of Ours," by
Benjamin Harrison It is difficult to
select from these for special commen
dation. Any one of them would be a
notable contribution. Ex President
Harrison's article is wonderfully clear
and instructive. In Gen. Gieely'sdis
criminating sketch of Washington the
fact of a development in his life is well
brought out. One feature of this pe
riodical deserves a rebuke, however,
from its readers. The defect is the
more glaring because of the excellen
cies that abound It allows advertise
ments with degrading pictures of women
in more profusion than any other we
know. A periodical for women ought
to honor women more than this does.
Women ought to protest, and as they
are the readers their protest will be of
value.
The Chautauquan.—Flood & Vin
cent. Meadville, Pa a year.
The Chautauqua movement made
possible this standard magazine. We
hear too little of it in general circula
tion The present year has been given
by the Chautauqua circles to the study
of American history. As has been the
case in previous years a literature of
great value has been produced to meet
the needs of students. We doubt if
better service has been done in any field
than in the present year's work. There
are a number of valuable ai tides in
this number of this subject. One by
Rev. Chas J. Little D D .on the Amer
ican Pulpit is very fine and discriminat
ing. It is strangely silent about Bap
fists, however, and one is inclined to
think the author must be a little near
sighted. An article on “The Industrial
Condition of the South since I 860,” by
R. H Edmonds, of the Manufacturers
Record, is worth the price of the issue.
It is not out of the way to say that Mr.
Edmunds is a Baptist. Other interest
ing articles are on the Invasion of the
Transvaal, Lord Salisbury, and the His
tory of the Toilet. It must not be im
agined, however, that the Chautauquan
is a review alone. Stories and poems
are given. A special feature is the Wo
man's Council Table which deals with
the affairs and doings of women It is
of interest to see that the Chautauquan
editorially urges the recognition of Cuba
and, if necessary, interposition to end
the war.
St. Nicholas. The Century Co., New
York City.
That bright young people’s magazine,
St. Nicholas, lies on our table —ante-
dating April by several days. The first
article is on that much wishs I for ar
ticle, the dying machine, and is freely
illustrated. “Teddy and Carrots.”
the story which has been running for
some months, ends entirely to the sat
isfaction of boys. “ Lieut. Harry ’
is a brief war story. "How the Whole
Looked Pleasant,” tells the story ts the
photographing, with a kodak, of a
whale at sea. ‘The Olympian Games,"
in a brief, but clear account of the fa
mous games of the old Greeks. Other
stories for the larger readers and poems
for the little folks, make up an inter
esting issue.
Literary News and Notes.
The Ladies' Home Journal in the last
six months of 1895 printed, sold and cir
culated 4.058,89C0pie5. This indicates
an influence of wonderful extent.
The Sunday-School Times is about to
commence a series of valuable articles
on “Japanese Problems.” by Henry
Hartshorne, M.D. The writer is a
Quaker.
The family of Rev. S. F. Smith, au
thorof the hymn, "America." opposethe
suggestion of a national monument.
They desire the hymns and poems he
left to be his monument to perpetuate
his name. This they state was his own
wish.
The American Baptist Publication
Society will bring out. May 15, a cheap
edition of Beautiful Joe. It will be
bound in cloth and will sell for 25 cts.
The first edition will be 25.000 copies.
Over 50,000 copies of Beau’if ul Joe have
already been sold.
The Monthly Magazine number of the
Outlook grows in value, as well as in fa
vor. It is dealing especially with South
ern life in a series of articles on ‘From
Atlanta to the Sea.” Charleston being
the city treated of in the coming issue.
Other articles of great value will ap
pear.
Among the forthcoming books of
Charles H. Kerr & Co., New York, is
one on “A History of the American Tar-
iff from Washington to Cleveland.' by
Eugene C. Lewie, and one on “The Mer
cantile Agencies against Commerce,
by a Southern man, Mr. William T.
Chinn, of Dallas, Texas.
A unique book is promised by the
Funk and Wagnalls Co. It is entitled
"The Heroes of Faith,” and is to be in
Greek and English. The eleventh chap
ter of Hebrews will be used as the basis
of an effort to teach Greek to those un
familiar with it and at the same time
gives an exposition of the passage. Prof.
B A. Jenkins, of Howard University,
prepared the book.
Hon. Hoke Smith, Secretary of the
Interior, contributes a very interesting
and suggestive article on ‘ Onr Indians ’
in the Youth s Companion of March 26.
It takes a distinctly hopeful tone when
it comes to speak of the Red man’s fu
ture. and the Secretary is evidently one
who believes that the Indian can be civ
ilized. and he offers many encouraging
facts in the line of proof.
Macmillan & Co will shortly issue the
second and third volumes of the Rev. T.
H. Stokoe’s, Old Testament History for
Schools. A ninth volume will be added
to their new edition of Pepy’s Diary.
A volume on Vocal Culture, by Hiram
Corsen, A M., LL D , Professor of Eng
lish literature in Cornell University. A
new feature is the urging of spiritual
education as the great essential of good
reading.
Teaching history from a single book
is much like studying the landscape
from a single window A demand has
arisen for a compendium, or guide, to
the more important facts and periods.
To meet this need, Annie E. Wilson has
prepared a "Compendium of United
States and Contemporary History.”
Every item of special interest or impor
tance in United States history, from the
begginning to the present, with con
temporary everts in other parts of the
world, are given in chronological order.
D. C Heath & Co., Boston, are to be the
publishers.
Among some early ecclesiastical doc
uments in the ofti -e of the Secretary of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at
the State Home in Boston, is the origi
nal order of March 31, 1676, revoking
the banishment of Roger Williams. The
oldest document referring to the Bap
tists is the petition of Rev. George Phil
ips, dated October 9, 1643. Mr. Philips
was interested in the case of John Stev
ens, who had been fined for having in
his possession what evidently was re
garded as an “Anabaptist book “The
man, ' wrote Mr. Philips, “hath been a
member with us a long time, and though
he be not free from human frailties, yet
lam persuaded he is free from Anabap
tisticalopinions ; neither have I ever ob
served in him any carriage towards God’s
ordinances but such as well becometh his
place ” There are also documents bear
ing the signature of Thomas Gould, one
of the founders of the first Baptist
church, Boston, and the signature of
John Clarke, the well known pastor of
the First Baptist church in Newport. R.
I. and the contemporary of Roger Wil
liams The care which the State of
Massachusetts, at least in recent years,
has taken of her documentary treasures,
is worthy the highest of praise.
A Parable.—A certain prince went
into his vineyard to examine it. He
came to the peach tree, and he said:
" What are you doing for me ?"
The tree said : “In the spring I give
my blossoms and fill the air with fra
grance. ami on my boughs hang the
fruit which presently men will gather
and carry into the palace for you.”
And the prince ?aid: "Well done,
good and faithful servant.”
And he came to the maple and said :
“ What are yon doing ?”
The maple said : “ I am making nests
for the birds and shelter for the cattle
with my leaves and spreading
branches."
And the prince said: “Well done,
good and faithful servant."
He went down into the meadow and
said to the waving grass: “What are
you doing ?"
And the grass said : “We are giving
up our lives for others —for your sheep
and cattle, that they may be nour
ished."
Ard the prince said : “ Well done,
good and faithful servants, that give up
your lives for others.”
Then he came to a little daisy that
was growing in the hedgerow, and he
said ; “ What are you doing ? "
And the daisy said : “Nothing ! noth
ing ! I cannot make nesting places for
the birds, and I cannot give shelter to
the cattle, and I cannot send fruit into
the palace. I cannot even furnish food
for the sheep and cows; they do not
want me in the meadow. All that I
can do is to be the best little daisy I can
be.”
And the prince bent down and kissed
the daisy, and said : “ There is none
better than thou.”—Dr. Lyman Abbott.
For Coughs, Asthma and Throat
Disorders “ Brown's Bronchial Tro
ches" are an effectual remedy. Sold
only in boxes.
Truth —A deaf and dumb boy was
asked: ‘ ‘ What is truth ?” He stepped
to the blackboard and made a straight
line.
“ And what is falsehood ?”
And he made a zigzag, crooked line.
This was a good answer, wasn't it ? We
hear boys in their play pledging each
other to do "the straight thing," mean
ing, of course, being true and truthful.
And when we hear them say that a boy
is “crooked,” we know they mean that
he lien an d deceives.
A little girl who had tried it said :
“ The trouble about telling a lie is that
when you have told one you have to
tell ever so many more to cover the
first one up. ’ — Miss Jennie M. Bingham.
There are lazy minds as well
as lazy bodies.
Atlanta and neworle xnsshoki
LINE. ATLA TA A WEST POINT
RAILROAD CO., the Great Quick Through
Line via Montgomery to New Orleans, Tex
as and the Southwest. Schedule Tin effect
January 26th, 1806.
~~ ~ ;N'o 35. No ;37. No. 88.
South Bound. Daily. Dally. Dally
Lv Atlanta 5 35am 4 20pm 215 pm
Ar Newnan 645 am 524 pm 841 pm
“ LaGrange | 746 am 6 22pm| 4 49pm
West Point I 816 am 6 48pm 4 58pm
“ Opelika 900 am 725 pm 600 pm
•‘Columbus ..... 1015am* ....
“ Montgomery 10 45am 1 9 20pm' 885 pm
” Selma 11180 pm .... ..
“ Pensacola 6 10pm: 5 30am
“ Mobile 4 10pm| 3 05am
••NewOrleans 880 pm 72am ...
“ Houston Texas .. 8 45am|1050pm ........
„ „ No. 38. No. 34. No. 86.
North Bound. Dally. Dally. Dally,
Lv Houston 5 50am 6 55pm
••NewOrleans 7 sopm .. 7iokm
•‘ Mobile 12 20am 1220 pm
‘ Pensacola 1125 pm 1280 pm
“ Selma :. 740 am 830 pm
‘•Montgomery 6 20am 10 10am 545 nm
“Columbus 12 50pm ......
r s, pell M a 816 am Hspin 75pm
West Point 8 56am 2 55pm 832 pm
“LaGrange 9 25am 5 25pm 859 pm
"Newnan 10 27am 4 85pm 952 pm
“ Atlanta 1140 am 6 15pm 1105 om
No 37 and 88 Vestibule Train, Sleeping and
Dining Cars, New York and New Orleans
No. 85 and 36 U. 8. Mall, Buffet Sleeping
Cars, New York and New Orleans. 8
GEO.C. SMITH, JNO.A.GEE
Pres’t and Gen. Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agt
GEO. W. ALLEN, Trav. Pass Agent
12 Kia. ball House. ATLANTA. GEORGIA.
V p*"v J I f » J t i t J » i V
STEEL WEB PICKET LAWN FENCE
On Steel and Rail, Handaomeal, Btronge«t, most
Durable and Chenpeßt, for Yard. Cemetery and Grave
Lots; Bent Poultry and Garden Fence in existence
also a a|>ecial Hone. Cattle and Hog Fence. We Pay
the Freight. Catalogue Free. ’
K. L. SHELLABERGER, ATLANTA. GA.
Wire Railing and Ornamental Win
Works. yj
DUFUR & CO.,
No. 811 N. Howard St., Baltimore, Md.,
Manufacture Wire Railings for Cemet.r*
les Balconies, Ac., Sieves, Fenders, Cages
Sand and Co«G Screens, Woven Wire, Ao.
klso bedsteads. Chairs. Settees, Ac. 25 leblj
mu
Western & Atlantic R. R.
(BATTLEFIELDS UNE)
AND
Nashville, Chattanooga & St.
Louis Railway
. . TO . .
CHATTANOOGA,
NASHVILLE,
CINCINNATI,
CHICAGO,
MEMPHIS *m>
ST. LOUIS.
PULLMAN PALACE BUFFET SLEEPING CARS
JACKSONVILLE and ATLANTA
.. TO ..
NASHVILLE and ST. LOUIS,
THROUGH WITHOUT CHANGE.
Local Sleepers between Atlanta and Chat
tanooga.
Cheap Emigrant Rates to Arkansas and
Texas.
Excursion Tickets to California and Col
orado Resorts.
For Maps, Folders. Sleeping Car Reservation and
any information about Rales, Schedules, etc.,
write or apply to
C. B. WALKER, J. A. THOMAS,
Ticket Agent, ticket Agent,
Union Depot, No. 8 Kimball House,
ATLANTA, GA.
J. H. LATIMER G. T. P. A„ J. W. HICKS. T. P. A.,
8 Kimball House, 8 Kimball Hoose,
JOS. M. BROWN, CHAS. E. HARMAN,
Traffic v onager, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
ATLANTA, GA.
Georgia Midlanfl & Gall B. B.
JNO. F FLOURNOY. Receiver
The shortest and quickest route between
Columbus and Atk nta. Ga. Only line Tun
ing dou le dally trains and through coach
es between Columbus and Atlanta.
Schedule in effect Mai eh 22
J
STATIONS. INo. 51. No. M
Dally. Dally,
Lv Columbus I 620 am 830 pm
“ Waverly Hall . 7u6am 4’3pm
“ Oak Mountain ; 714atn 432 pm
“ Warm Springs j 74lam 6<7pm
“ Woodbury j 802 am 528pn>
“ Concord I 826 am 557 pm
•• Williamson [ 843 am 617 pm
Ar Griffin I 858 am 638 pm
“ Atlanta (Central RR).... j 1045am1 806 pm
“ Macon ;11 Glam[lllßpm
Lv Griffin j 1 6 40pm
Ar McDonugh | | 722 pm
No. 52.1 No. 50
Dally. Dally
Lv McDonough 825aml
Ar Griffin 9 1> am
Lv Atlanta (Central RR).... 730atni 43 pm
“ Macon 715p0 ;
“ Griffin »i3amj 600 pm
“ Williamson 9 40amj 517 um
“ Concord lO'S'am! 634pw
“ Woodbury 1029 am 700 pm
“ Warm Springs lOo'Mni 734 pm
Oak Mountain 1123aml 803 pm
“ Waverly Hall 1133am' B!2am
Ar Columbus .. 122opm[ 900 pm
Trains 50 and 51 carry through coaches be
tween Columbus and Atlanta. Ask for tick
ets and see that th-y read via Georgia Mid
land <3 Gulf Railroad
CLIFTON JONES.Gen. Pass. Agt
C. W. CHEARB. Gen. Manager.
C durrbus, Ga.
SM ■ Neabonrd
A I A,r 1 ,ne -
* a I'onte of the famoa
“Atlanta Special" to
New York. Washington. Norfolk, Richmond, North and
East. Also the “S. A. L. Expies."
[ Ne. 402. No. 38.
‘•Atlanta “S. A L.
Schedule in effect Feb. 29th, 1896. : gpeciaL” Exp.”
Dady. ' Datlv.
Lv. Macon, via ( entrai ■ t Ga. Ky""830 ain 30 a m
Ar Athena, via Central of Ga. R’y 1 40 pra 1 40 p t
Lv. New Orleans, via L.a N. R.R... ,•/ ffipn *• p ®
Lv. Mobile, via L. A N R. R_ 12 20 ugt U 20 ngt
Lv. Montgomery, via West, of Ala.. 6 30 a m 10 10 a m
Ar. Atlanta, via All. nta A W P.R.R. 11 40 a m 6 15 p m
I.v. Atlinta, via S. A.L. (ten. time)... 12 00 n‘n 7 45 pm
Lv. A the ne, via H. A. L -307 pm ,11 11 p »
Lv. Elberton, via 8. A. L 4 01 pm 12 15 a m
Lv. Abbeville. \ia S. A. L 4 55 pm 1 30 a m
Lv. Greenwood, vi 6. A. L 5 23 p m 202 a m
I.v. C ini on, via 8. A. L.» 6 08 p m 259 am
Lv. Chester, v a 8. A. L_ 7 33 p m 4 3J ant
Ln. Ch,.iv a 3. A. L *8 20 p m »5 2j a m
Ar. Monree, via B. A.L. (dining sta.)’ 8 55 p m 6•» ’ »oa
Ar. Hamlet, via S. A. I._ lu 34 p m 755 atn
Ar. Wilmington. *. A. L_ j *l2 3*> pm
Ar. Southern Pines, via 3. A. L 11 21 p m 9 Dp»
Ar. Ra efgh, vi . S. A. L- •! 21 a tn •!! : 6 pm
Lv. Durham via 8. A. L- .0 pm fli 08 pin
AnVeldon, via 8. A, I *4 05 a m>3 ou p m
Ar Pererubut g.v a Atlant cCoaat L. fl 02 m m; 5 43 p m
Ar. Kiehm > id, vie Atlantic Coast L. 6 40 am 64opm
Ar. Washington, via Fenn. R. R_... 18 45 a mill 10pm
Ar, Bah.more, via Penn K. R_ 12 0J n’n'l2 48 ngt
Ar. Philidelphia via Fenn. R. R_... 2 20pm 3 45 am
Ar. New York, via Pcr.n. R. R_ •! 53? tn'*6 53 a m
Lv- Weldon, via 8. A. L *4 30 a m *3 10 p m
Ar. Fr .nkiin, via 8. A. L 6 QJ a m 1 4 33 p do
Ar. Suffolk, via 8. A. L 6 46 a m • 5 10 p •
Ar. Portsmouth, via 8. A. L 7 30 am! 5 50 p m
Ar. Norfolk, via 8. A. I •; 50 am' 600 ptn
A . O.d Point Comfort (• tearner),... f-H <0 a m !*7 10 p a
ToCoium ia and Charleston. i Ng. 34. ( No. 38-
Lv. Atlanta, via S. A. L •" 15 a m 45p m
Lv. Athena via S. A. L 10 41 am 11 11 p m
Lv. Elberton, via 8. A. L 1 45 am 12 15 am
Lv. Abbeville, via 8. A. L 12 50 p mj 1 30 am
Lv. Greenwood, via 8. A U 1 I 24 p m 202 a a
Lv. < linto i, via 8. A. L 2 25 pm! f 05 am
Ar. Columbia, via U. N. a L. R. R... 4 30 p m 10 i»0 a m
A”, Charleston, via A. u. Line, |852 pm - -
Blec era on night trains between A l.inta and Colum
bla. Coaches between Atlanta and Charleston on day
train.
> Daily. fDaily except Sunday.
No. 402, •The Atlanta Special," solid Pullman Veati
buled Limited Tram with through Buffet Drawing-room
Sleet era and Day Coaches (no extra fare), Atlanta to
Washington. Pullman Sle pers Atlanta to Poitaiuouth,
also Monroe to Richmond. Pullman Sleepers and
Coaches New Orleans to Atlantaj aud Pullman Parlor
Cara Washinston to New York.
No 38. “Tee 3. A. L. Express, Solid train witn Pull
man Sleepers and Day Coaches Atlanta tv Weldon,
Weldon to New York. Atlanta to Portsmouth, Cape
Charles to New York. Pullman Bleepers New Orleans
lo Atlanta.
IMMEDIATE CONNECTIONS.
At At anta—Wi.h through trains from Montgomery,
Mobile. New Orleans. Texas, Mexico, California, Macon,
Peasieo'a, Selma, and Florida.
At Portsmouth—With Bay Line, coastwise steamors.
Washin .ton *t>amers and "Cape Charles Route," to all
poi to North and East. _
Arrive Atlanta from the North—
No- 403 409 p m daily | No. 38 520 a m dally
No »xtra fare on any train
For tickets, sleepers, and information, apply ticket
agents, or to
B A. NEWLAND, General Agent, J 4 vrimh*!! gen.en.
W. B. CLEMENTS, drav. Pa-s. Agt; I 6
E. J. WALKER, City Ticket Agent, J
E. ST. JOI N, Vice President and General Manager-
V. E. MeBER. General Su eiintendent
H. W. B. GLOVER. Traffic Manager.
T. J, ANDERSON, General Passenger Agent.
General Offices—Poitomeuth, Va.