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It is a general rule, with few
exceptions, that where British
rule extends there order reigns
and great abuses are corrected.
We may condemn what many call
England's grasping spirit and
some of her methods for acquir
ing territory, but must admit,
and admitting rejoice in, the fact
that after she has grasped she
gives many and rich blessings to
the inhabitants thereof. British
South Africa is almost the only
bright spot on the “Dark Conti
nent.” British India is far in ad
vance of any other part of India,
or of any of the Eastern lands
which are under native or other
control, in all that pertains to
civilization of the best type. Ja
maica stands in striking contrast
with the other West Indian is
lands. England carries law, or
der, justice and religion wher
ever her arms penetiate. 'And
now the welcome news comes
that her forces have given a
death blow to the cruel slave
trade in her Central African pos
sessions.
As in the days of our Lord, so
is it now, that the opposersol his
work are never satisfied and at
tack that work from exactly op
posite points of view. Dr. Ellin
wood, in an able article in the
Presbyterian and Reformed Review,
on “ Present Hindrances to Mis
sions and their Remedies.’’ says:
•‘The anti mission tirade has become
a popular fad, because, pertaining to
interests at a safe distance, it can be
exploited by men of little brains and
still less accurate information. The
only remedy must be found in the diffu
sion of full, accurate and general knowl
edge. Some of our stock criticisms are
amusing and often fatal solvents of
each other. Thus it is a 'bootless enter
prise’ because so inadequate and inef
fectual; and yet it is a 'troublesome
impertinence,’ enkindling widespread
animosities and threatening the peace of
nations. Again it is * wholly uncalled
for’ because the races of men are al
ready so good, or it is 'a waste of en
ergy' because most of them are so bad.
According to one, the fellow mortal to
whom we offer ' our religion ’ as a sub
stitute for his own, will feel insulted
and injured because he is already a
brother in full sympathy with our every
truly religious aspiration; but another
insists that we shall find him destitute
of any dimmest conception of God, or
any religious emotions, and that he will
probably end our interview by adding
us to his larder for a cannibal feast
Men and women who know nothing of
our own Anglo Saxon history will de
dare oracularly that it is impossible
that a great nation shall change its re
ligion.”
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A Kobe paper has reproduced
an admirable editorial on this
theme from the North China Her
ald, of Shanghai. The satire of
this article is keen and effective.
Says the Shanghai editor: “It
is unreasonable to expect the
missionary to have a monopoly of
self-sacrifice; but it seems more
unreasonable to demur to his tak
ing whatever advantages he can
from the place and time in which
he lives. In China he simply can
not be killed by lions in the path
less jungle, nor can he, in Irdia,
be struck with arrows by wild
Indians; but this is not his fault,
and the public should not grum
ble. He goes to exile just as sure
ly second class P. & O. as if he
went by sailing vessel round Cape
Horn; and the critic who resents
this would be the first to deride
him as a fossil if he stuck to ear
lier ways.
It would appear that, if he is
safe and comfortable, he is sneer
ed at, and if he gets killed, he
catches it. It reminds one very
much of the fable of the man with
a boy and a donkey, who tried to
please everybody, with the dif
ference that the missionary ap
pears to go on his way with but
little regard for the criticisms,
hostile or friendly.”
Read this testimony concerning
Indian missions from a non Chris
tian writer: “It is not true that
Christianity has been succesful
only among the very lowest clas; -
es of Indian society. A careful
survey of the Indian Christian
community will show how much
of truth there is in the above
statement. According to Pro
fessor Christlieb’s estimate, in
India out of every six converts
one comes of a higher caste or
class; and when we consider the
the highly organized religious
creeds, the deeply rooted social
prejudices and customs, and that
subtlest and most indexible of
foes, caste, which Christian mis
sionaries have to cope with when
dealing with high-caste Hindus,
the success that has already
attended their efforts is itself a
triumph of Christianity. We of
course admit that those classes
of the Indian population least in
fluenced by the subtle, stereotyp
ing influence of Hindu culture
and the Hindu religion have be
come most accessible to Chris
tianity. But what is the result?
It is those very classes, despised,
trampled down, and looked upon
as utterly incapable of improve
ment of any kind, that now, with
the enlightening influence of
Christianity, compete success
fully with the highest castes and
classes of Indian society in every
direction— morally, socially, and
intellectually. In our opinion,
even if there had not been a sin-
gle convert from the higher
classes of Hindu society, the
transformation which Christian
ity has wrought among the lower
classes that it has won over to
its fold is a clear evidence of its
unique triumph in this country.”
—Dalian Spectator.
The Archbishop of Canterbury
presented this most impressively
in a recent sermon to young min
isters, by reference to the influ
ence of the works of John Stuart
Mill. He referred to the fact
that Mill’s powerful influence
undermined the faith of thou
sands, and that, at the same
time, there was not in his books
(except one), from beginning to
end, an argument against Chris
tianity. He pointed out that Mill
did his baneful work by incessant
illustrations—illustrations of log
ic or political economy—appar
ently having little or nothing to
do with Christianity, but in most
of which there was nevertheless
some hurtful sting. His Grace
then added: “The illustrations
in Mill’s works were what did
mischief. Let us invert that
(and we may invert it most truly),
tor I am sure the fre
quent use of illustra
tions drawn from missionary
subjects, with just that amount
of point in them which sets peo
ple to thinking a little, is the
most effective manner of produc
ing the feeling and tone that
missionary work is, after all, the
work of the church.” The distin
guished prelate again reiterated
this impressive thought, when
he urged as the antidote for over
coming indifference to missions,
“the frequent use of lively illus
tiations, which should assume
that you and your hearers are be
lievers in missions, exactly as J.
S. Mill assumed that he and his
readers were not believers in the
Christian faith.”— The Mission
ary.
When the grand old mission
ary, Judson, was one day put
aside from work,his wife thought
to divert him by reading some
newspaper sketches of himself.
One compared him to Paul, an
other to John, and so on. The
modest old hero was amazed, and
exclaimed : “ I do not want to be
like Paul or Apollosor any other
man. I want to be like Christ.
We have only One who was tried
in all points like as we are, yet
without sin. I want to drink in
his spirit, to place my feet in his
foot prints and to measure their
smallness and shortcomings by
Christ’s footsteps only. O! if I
could only be more like Jesus.”
—Anon.
The Western Watchman, the
Roman Catholic organ of St.
Louis, wishes the Sultan success
in his work of trampling Protes
tant missions underfoot, and ex
pelling the missionaries from
his bounds, saying: “These itin
erant idiots should get their
walking papers without further
parley or delay.”
“Mr. Cassels gave a new ver
sion of the sentiment expressed
with regard to the late massacres
by an Englishman in a Hongkong
paper: ‘Blood, much of it, and
good blood, is what we need.’
■The Christian attitude,’ said he,
•is this —love, much of it, and
the best love, is what China
needs.’ ” — Church Missionary
Gleaner.
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Some missionaries have plant
ed themselves in Bhot, in the
Himalayas, at a height of 11,000
feet, in the hope that by winning
the Bhutiyas for Christ they may
also win the Tibetans.
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Christianity itself is a mission, and
missions are Christianity. Old Testa
ment prophecy breathes a missionary
spirit, and the New Testament is a mis
sionary volume The Christian nations
of the world are the fruits of missions.
We ourselves owe our civilization to the
heralding of the Cross to our savage an
cestors. Much of the best intellectual
ability has been given to this great
enterprise, while in no other sphere has
so lofty a moral heroism been displayed.
It has confessedly been the broadest and
the grandest manifestation of our world
embracing Christianity. It has touched
the highest water mark of disinterested
ness and Christlikeness. It aims to
overcome all selfishness of the individ
ual, the Church, the nation, and to put
upon Christian service the full measure
of Christ’s universal kingdom. It
would be easy to show that vast and
substantial interests of a secular nature
had been promoted by this “Moral Hys
teria” of the missionary spirit, savage
tribes tamed and elevated in material
comfort and the arts of life, commercial
intercourse advanced, oppressions over
come, destructive wars averted, educa
tion promoted, the havoc of disease and
death arrested, general science enriched
and extended; but all this is subordinate
to the moral and spiritual enlighten
ment which many a dark land has at
length welcomed.
The sublimest spectacle which the
world presents to-day is that of scores
of great Christian bodies working side
bf side on all continents and in the
islands of the sea, printing their Bibles
in three hundred languages, establish
ing schools and colleges, hospitals and
churches, and demonstrating the fact
that the Gospel bears the same precious
fruits among men of every kindred,
tongue and tribe. One of the most
needful and important services that the
pulpit can render just now is to present
the Christian faith as a propaganda, to
urge forward the evangelization of the
world as the great work for which the
Church exists. We should take alarm
when the sentiment of the world has be
come so dead that the unselfishness of
Christ’s Great Commission is regarded
as proof of a disordered brain.—Dr.
Ellinwood.
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THURSDAY, MAY /. 1896.
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Georgia Young People.
We have been informed that
the Georgia B. Y. P. U will meet
at Griffin on June 23-25. The
time was originally set for July,
but the committee decided it was
best to have the convention in
June. The schools will then be
over and the young people free
to attend. The program will
be a very practical one and we
are sure will meet just the needs
of our people. Attention will be
given especially to organization
and the first beginning of work.
Our unions are few of them of
any great age or experience, and
we need instruction in the funda
mentals. Those in charge of the
work are identified with all our
general denominational life,and it
can be safely relied on that the
young people will be carefully
guided along conservative lines.
We hope many new unionswill be
organized before the meeting. We
shall always be glad to give in
formation as to organization or
any other phase of work.
Perfection Not at Once.
After organization has once
been attempted and the first
steps taken we will all need to
learn the lesson of patience The
first steps are apt to be enthusi
astic but crude. Everything will
not at once take its place quietly
in the machinery. The young
folks will not always be in just
the right humor or do the right
thing. Some of the leaders will
get but a sentence or so out be
fore they hurriedly sit down and
suggest a hymn to be sung. The
ideas expressed will be as curde
as the way of saying them. All
this is but the way all good
things have their start. It is the
feeling around of people at a
strange work. It will not be
long before they find themselves.
Patience with the tiist begin
nings will quickly bring about a
better state. So do not be dis
couraged if the first three months
at your newly organized union
does not equal all you have pre
viously been told of the possibil
ities of a Young People’s Union.
You have the beginnings and
the perfected fruit will come
along later.
Church Sanction.
We have been asked the ques
tion of church control over.a
young people’s union at its or
ganization. We think in all cases
church sanction ought to be giv
en. This may be done by a for,„
mal vote, and frequently this is
far the best course, as it records
permanently the fact of such ap
proval and has a fine effect on the
minds of the young. It is an
idea worth giving prominence
to. In many cases, however, the
pastor may be sure of the sanc
tion and simply go ahead by him
self. The great thing is that the
church shall feel satisfied with
the organization. However this
is brought to pass, it is the great
thing to be desired. In no case
where there is any considerable
opposition ought a union to pro
ceed without the expressed ap
proval of the church. Otherwise
bitterness and strife will ensue.
Pastors are usually the best
judges of what is best to be done
and we should always say what
they did had the probability of
being the best thing and the right
thing. No union can afford to go
against the church. We are sure
no more loyal persons are in our
churches than the members of
our young people’s unions. They
start that way and continue that
way.
The Young Peoples' Leader Topic.—
May 10th. Italy.
A suggested program:
1. A short sketch of modern
Italy.
2 Is it courteous and neces
sary to send missionaries to pa
pal lands?
3. Is it worth while to send
missionaries to such a country as
Italy?
4. How many missionaries have
we in Italy, and where are our
stations?
5. A short history of our work
in Italy.
6. Special prayers for our mis
sionaries, and for the converts
in our churches.
For items see Christian In
dex, April 30th, Foreign Mission
Journal for May, Young People's
Leader, April 29th, and the pub
lications of the Maryland Bap
tist Mission Rooms, Baltimore,
Md.
The Baptist Union Topic, May 10
Public Worship; a Privilege and
Duty.—Psalm 84.
Few subjects more need care
ful thought than this. Public
worship is not appreciated as it
should be. Our great blessing of
freedom to worship according to
the dictates of our conscience
and unmolested, was bought with
blood, and we must see to it that
it is not neglected. We realize
to the full the possibilities of in
dividual worship in any place
and at any time, but even this
cannot keep public worship from
holding certain blessings not
found elsewhere.
The privilege of public wor
ship is our first theme. To have
fellowship in faith is no little.
Paul desired to be comforted by
the mutual faith of himself and
the Roman Christians. To meet
in fellowship those holding the
same faith and using it in the
same great life experiences is
a privilege. If our church
gatherings consisted of nothing
else than meetings for confer
ence about Christian living they
would be a privilege. When we
add to this a divinely appointed
blessing we have a great privi
lege. God does come to bless us
in the congregation. The power
of association helps us to get to
him. In the strictest sense also
worship is to be desired. Not
merely a service, but worship.
Coming out of busy lives, full of
care and distraction, we need the
power of worship to lead our
minds and hearts to better take
hold of God. In worship we
find this power. There is some
thing of mystery about it. We
do not always understand it, but
we know its power. In all this
is the greatness of our privilege.
We gain strength. We are led to
commune with God. We see a
clearer light on all life’s duties.
All this is part of the blessings
of worship. Such great bless
ings constitute privileges of great
value.
The duty of public worship is
no less plain. It is our duty be
cause it thus blesses us. As
Christians the very best life pos
sible for us it is our duty to attain
to Anything that in any way
aids us we must take advantage
of. To neglect public worship is
to fail to use privileges that are
essential to our best attainments.
Public worship is also our duty
as a testimony of our reverence
for God. Private testimony is
not depreciated, but public testi
mony in worship always has
been and always will be, neces
sary. Men find in it a confes
sion of God and an honoring of
his name. We owe our share in
that testimony. Once again, pub
lic worship is a mutual helpful
ness. Even when the blessing
may be less pronounced to us it
may be greater to others. The
special need may be ours to day,
and another’s to-morrow. We
owe it to others to maintain the
worship that we shall need, in
turn, ourselves. Our children
will have their needs also. It is
a mutual co-operating. For all
these reasons worship becomes a
duty.
Let us in conclusion get to
gether a few practical sugges
tions as to public worship. Reg
ularity is one feature. The habit
of worship -s a mo? significant
part of our worship’-, Prompt
ness or punctuality is another.
Especially is this true of the
hymns, prayer and reading. To
come late and miss these is to de
prive ourselves of a great part
of the opportunity of public
worship. Preparation is also
necessary. We get ready for a
lecture or a concert. We ought
to get ready for church. Partic
ipation is a further essential.
We must give ourselves up. It
is not enough to go and say to
the preacher, “Here I am, move
me if you can,” but we must let
the service have sway over us.
Prayer is the last. Asking God
to send his Spirit to make the
human elements to have power
and vitality in them. Many
other practical things pertaining
to worship will be readily thought
of.
Look out for the brother with
the blues, who will someday tell
you how little you have accom
plished, and that if some radical
change is not made, you will
come to an inglorious end. It is
impossible to succeed so that
everybody will think it is a suc
cess. It all depends on the idea
one has of success. There are
so many different ways of look
ing at things. What is a com
plete success in the opinion of
one will be a failure in the opin
ion of another. Remember this
and do not be discouraged when
this brother speaks. I have been
in a meeting that I thought was
a glorious success —another
thought it was a failure. It ■ was
a success to me and a failure to
him. Why? We had different
ideas about the meeting. I was
looking for instruction —he was
looking for emotion. I got views
of truth that strengthened me
he was expecting to be aroused
His idea of a successful meeting
was that there should be much
emotion, perhaps shaking of
hands, spirited singing, numer
ous testimonies, shedding of
tears, etc., etc. He had been
trained that way. Now you can
not meet the views of these two
persons usually in the same ser
vice. Vary the order of your
services—have respect to the
conditions and training of men,
and above all do not allow your -
self to be turned from your course
by the “blues” brother. There
are so many different people that
we have to do just the best we
can by and for them. — J.S. Felix.
The Presbyterian Endeavorers
of Orillia, Ont., are in the habit
of carrying out the following
plan: They report one of their
pastor’s sermons each Sabbath.
Neatly written copies of these
reports are made and distributed
among the aged and sick of the
congregation. With a little
practice, we find we can take
down almost the entire sermon
without the use of shorthand.
The average number distributed
each week is fifteen, These ser
mons are appreciated most high
ly by those that receive them,
and, aside from that, we feel
quite repaid for our work by the
benefit we ourselves derive from
having the sermons so thorough
ly impressed on our memories.
—The Golden Rule.
©hr Sunday School
PARABLE OF THE POUNDS.
Lesson for Sunday,May 17, 1896.
Scripture Lesson. Luke
19:11-27.
Motto Text.—“He that is
faithful in that which is least is
faithful also in much; and he
that is unjust in the least is un
justalsoin much.” Luke 16:10.
Nigh to Jerusalem.— This was as
no ordinary approach to the city.
It was as a leader marching on
to the capital. Jesus had made
his last circuit of Judea, Galilee,
Perea and other regions. His
work is drawing to its close. One
more week will bring the final
scenes and the awful end. “Nigh
to Jerusalem” here means nigh
to the cross. Words spoken thus
in the shadow of the cross
should have for us a great weight
of solemnity.
Kingdom of God— The follow
ers of Jesus had gross miscon
ceptions of 'the kingdom about
which he talked, conceptions
which were dislodged or cor
rected only with the greatest
difficulty. They thought of
something visible, temporal,
worldly, and now expected that
its full glory and power should
immediately appear. They looked
for promotions and rewards, not
for responsibilities and duties.
Not yet do men grasp clearly
the true conception of tne divine
kingdom. The kingdom of God
may be promoted by organiza
tions and institutions, yet it is a
different thing from these. It is
the bringing of individual souls
into such personal relation to the
Lord Jesus Christ as rules
and controls and fashions their
lives according to his own truth
and image. In the work of bring
ing human hearts into submission
and conformity to the Lord’s
will there is for us a responsibili
ty and a duty, for the fulfillment
of which we shall need to have
much patience. Results in this
work are not immediate if genu
ine.
Rounds. — Blessings, gifts, priv
ileges, opportunities, God be
stows on the unregenerate. Ev
ery one of t&ese carries with it
corresponding obligations. Per
haps the idea of responsibility in
the parable of the pounds has
specific reference neither to
Christians nor persons not Chris
tians. It very certainly cannot
refer to righteousness or life in
Christ, which can never be a mat
ter of reward or profit. The use
of the word servants does not
signify any distinction as to rela
tionship with Christ. All are
under obligation to serve God
whether they acknowledge that
obligation or not.
Occupy.— The law of God’s
gifts is deeply engraved in the
very gift itself. That which is
used aright develops, strength
ens, increases. That which is
unused or misused must be for
feited. The member of the hu
man body or the faculty of the
human mind that finds not proper
exercise perishes away. The
idle wheels of machinery are
soon eaten by rust. The still
waters of the pool soon become
stagnant. This law is written
about us everywhere in large
and glowing letters. Occupy,
act, serve. God’s penalty is upon
all idleness, all abuse, all hoard
ing.
Till I Come. — Nowords need to
be written more clearly or deeply
upon hearts and minds than do
these, —“Till I come.” Every
thing should be done as under
the eye of the Master and as in
earnest expectation of his com
ing again. His purposes are to
be served, not ours. With the
true meaning of these words en
graved upon our hearts, surely
our whole lives should be trans
formed. This is one of the sol
emn facts the Lord would keep
before us by one of his specially
appointed ordinances. The Lord’s
supper points backward to
Christ’s death, forward to his
second coming, backward to
grace received, forward to ser
vice to be rendered unto him in
praise.
Well Done. — Who can estimate
the weight or worth of these
words as they fall from the Mas
ter’s lips. By the smiles or
frowns, by the praises or by the
abuses of men, how little I am
affected. But the smile and ap
proving word of the Lord are
life and blessing forever more.
Christ’s approving words com
mend faithfulness. That is a
virture within the reach of all.
I may not become great, or wise,
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or popular, or, in the common
conception,successful. But I may
by the grace of God and accord
ing to my opportunities be faith
ful. This the Lord requires of me,
and this will secure 10 me his
highest blessing and reward.
Vain Protests of the Unfaithful. —
How easy to make excuses for
the neglect of God's require
ments. Yet how hollow and
flimsy all excuses become under
the flashlight of his Spirit and
truth. God wants no better
ground forjudging men than the
words of their own mouths. A
man is ‘ever his worst enemy.
His ovn testimony is ever the
most damaging .against himself.
Reasons that we conjure up for
disobedience, for neglect, for de
lay, for unfaithfulness, always
cut against the purpose which
we would make them serve. Our
reasons for our sins in their last
analysis, do but charge our guilt
back upon God.
How surely the time of reckon
ing will come. May the Lord
help us to be wise and faithful.
A Catholic’s View of Protestantism
in Italy.
“What has the Italian govern
ment done for the country? It
has closed 4,000 religious institu
tions, robbed 50,000 men and wo
men of their means of subsis
tence, impoverished 380 con
vents, and made the clergy liable
to military service until their
fortieth year. Religion has been
banished from the schools, the
property of churches and chari
table institutions, as well as the
income of the Papal See, have
been confiscated, and the Pope
himself is forced to accept the
charity of the faithful. He is
forced to ask permission of the
government in appointing bish
ops, and this permission is often
refused. Yet these men miss no
chance to declare that the Cath
olics enjoy perfect freedom! The
Pope must be altogether inde
pendent because he is the su
preme judge of 250,000,000 peo
pie; he has the right and the du
ty to speak with authority not
only to the people, but to gov
ernments and princes. He is
honored because he refuses to
recognize the revolution. The
Italian government is not in
peaceful possession of Rome, for
the Pope and the whole Catholic
world protest against this rob
bery. The life of papacy is like
that of Christ—the resurrection
will follow. In Rome the Pope
must either be sovereign or pris
oner.”
The Italian papers deny that
the Pope has been insulted
“The September festivities,”
says the Riforma, “were indeed
the apotheosis of a revolution,
but that revolution is justified by
the rejoicing of the people.
Nothing is done to combat reli
gion; the prestige of the church
has, in fact, increased since
1870. ” — Literary Digest.
It is hard for us to realize tha* 1
we are helped by others at every
step in life. We plan and work,
and, when successful, look with
satisfaction on what we have
done, forgetting that the
thoughts and labors of others
have entered into all we have
done. To such an extent is this
true that the question may be
asked of every one, “What hast
thou that thou didst not receive?”
United Presbyterian.
Your Physical Condition
Needs attention at this time. If
you are tired, weak and nervous,
it is clear that your blood is im
pure,and without doubt there has
been too much over work or
strain on brain and body. The
course of treatment for such a con
dition is pltyn and simple. Tne
blood must first be purified so that
the nervous system, and in fact
all the organs, will be fed upon
pure blood. Intelligent people
without number have testified
that the best blood purifier, nerve
tonic and strength imparting
medicine is Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
Nervousness, loss of sleep and
general debility all vanish when
Hood’s Sarsaparilla is persis
tently taken; in a word, health
and happiness follow after tak
ing Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
Egyptian Cats.—The Egyp
tians are the first among whom
we find notices of the cat. It fig
ures largely upon the monu
ments as a domestic pet, and was
honored when dead. Comical
stories are told by Herodotus of
the anxiety to save the cats
when a house took fire, and of
the grief when one died. The
cat seemed to have served as a
retriever in fowling expeditions,
and even in fishing. It seems
strange that no mention of the
cat occurs in the Bible or in any
Assyrian record. Even in India,
Professor Max Muller is report
ed as saying that it was but re
cently known as a domestic ani
mal. Its Sanskrit name is mar
jara, from a root meaning to
clean, from the creature’s habit
of licking herself at her toilet.
Her mousing habits were well
known to the Romans, and even
to the Etruscans, as shown by
antique gems and even wall
paintings. The mouse killer do
mesticated among the Greeks,
called gale, described by Aristo
tie, and humorously referred to
by Aristophanes in the “Peace,”
has been shown by Professor
Rolleston to have been our white
breasted marten. Besides the
cat, the Egyptians domesticated
the ichneumon, popularly known
as Pharaoh’s rat, which is still
to be seen in the houses at Cairo.
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The Geerp Midland Railway.
The shortest and quickest route with
through coaches Columbus and Atlanta.
Only one change of cars Columbus, New
York and Eastern Cities. Morning train '.o
Macon.
Schedule In effect March 22.1896.
STATIONS. No. 51. No. M.
Dally. Daily.
Lv Columbus 62oam 830 pm
“ Waverly Hall 706 am 423 pm
“ Oak Mountain 714 am 482 pm
“ Warm Springs 744 am 6u7pm
“ Woodbury 802 am 528 pm
“ Concord 826 am 557 pm
“ Williamson 843 am 617 pm
Ar Griffin 858 am 6 33pm
“ Atlanta (Central RR).... 1045 am 806 pm
“ Macon 1100 am 1118 pm
Lv Griffin 6 40pm
Ar McDonugh 722 pm
No. 52. No. ol).
Dally. Dally.
Lv McDonough 825 am
Ar Griffin 910 am
Lv Atlanta (Central R R).... 780 am 4 30pm
“ Macon 725pn
“ Griffin 928 am 600 pm
“ Williamson 940 am 517 pm
** Concord 1000 am 634 pm
“.Woodbury 1029 am 700 pm
“ Warm Springs 1050 am 734 pm
Oak Mountain 1123 am 803 pm
“ Waverly Hall 1183 am 812 am
Ar Columbus 1225 pm 900 pm
MACON, THOMASTON AND LAGRANGE ,
Via Woodbury and M. & B. R. R.
Daily ex. Sunday. EMlyex, Sunday.
3 80pm 6 20am'lvColumb's ar|l2 25pmji)00pm
700 pm 8 22am| Woodb’ry |lO 29pm 700 pm
I 8 14am|ar Thom’s’n Ivl 16 03pm
.... |l2ooin|ar Macon lv| .... |B2opm
825 pm ar LaGrange lv 700 am
All trains arrive and depart front Union
Depot, Columbus and Atlanta with close
connection at Atlanta for all points North,
East and West.
Trains 50 and 51 carry through coaches be
tween Columbus and Atlanta. Ask for tick
ets and see that they read via Georgia Mid
land Railway _ „ „
CLIFTON JONES,Gen. Pass. Agt,
C. W. CHEARB. Gen. Manager.
Columbus, Ga.
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