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BY C. E. W. DOBBS, D D.
Dear Brother Dobbs: Will yon
kindly give some anxious, earnest read
ers of God's Word the simplest, clearest
brief definition of the expression found
in Lnke and other writers to wit:
•'Blaspheming against the Holy Ghost.
W. H. H. S.
The phrase is not quoted exactly by
our correspondent. In Matt. 13:31 we
read: “Every sin and blasphemy shall
lie forgiven unto men; but the blaa
phemy against the Spirit shall not be
forgiven." In Mark 3:3!) we have “Blas
pheme against the Holy Spirit.’ (Re
vised Version ) We do not recall any
passage in Luke treating the subject.
The English word "blaspheme” means
to “speak of the Supreme Being in
terms of impious irreverence; to revile,
or speak reproachfully of God, Christ,
or the Holy Spirit.” (Webster.) The
noun has similar meaning, of course.
Blasphemy is to attribute to God that
which is contrary to his nature, and in
the case giving rise to our Lord's aw ful
language, the blasphemy consisted in
ascribing the work of the Spirit to Sa
tanic agency. Jesus cast out demons,
and the Pharisees, not able to deny the
work, said, “By the prince of the de
mons casteth he out the demons Jesus
repels the charge, and shows how absurd
the accusation was His word 'there
fore" connects the sin with the mali
cions charge which the scribes and
Pharisees had made. Mark expressly
says this was the sin: “Because they
said, he hathan unclean spirit.”
“blasphemy against the Holy Spirit,
then, was that wilful and malicious
charge that Jesus cast out demons by
Beelzebub, the prince of demons Mark
calls this an “eternal sin. ” This is why
it cannot be forgiven He who commit
ted it forever cast away the Spirit of
God, and thenceforth was absolutely lie
yond the Spirit's convicting and regen
erating grace. The scribes wbo made
the charge against Jesus did so in the
face of known truth and against evi
dence which they knew to be beyond
question. The charge revealed the aw
ful depths of sin to which they had de
scended in their rage against Jesus
They knew the charge waH false, but so
intsDß6 wah their malic© that they cl owed
their eyes to the known truth and chose
to profess to believe a lie. In our °pin,
ion there is no ground for believing that
his particular sin is committed by ai y
to day. Necessarily there cannot be the
peculiar environment, without which the
sin is impossible. Noone now can have
the same positive knowledge which
these scribes had. In order to commit
the sin, one must have such knowledge
of the miracles of Jesus as to personally
know them to be of the Spirit, and yet
have so inveterate malice in the heart as
to deliberately and wilfully ascribe those
miracles to the devil. We do not be
lieve any such sinners are now- found.
One thing is certain—no one has com
mitted this sin whose conscience
troubles or whose heart yearns for
Christ. Every psnitent soul may find
Jesus precious as a Savior, and no truly
humble heart should lie discouraged by
any thought of having committed the
• blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.”
Brother Doubs: I wish to ask two
questions, which should be plainly and
honestly answered:
1. Has not the American Baptist Pub
lication Society plunged thadenomina
tion into debt by building the great
buildings going up in Philadelphia I
2. Is not the Society a joint stock
company, which, while professedly de
noininational, is drawing dividends each
year to put into private pockets?
SOUTHERN.
It is with much hesitancy that we give
place to these questions, and we do so
only because onr correspondent assures
us that there are “many Southern
brethren who really think these things
are true.” We can scarcely believe that
any intelligent peisin really regards the
Society in the light of the second .ques
tion There is no ground whatever for
the thought. The business department
of the Society, as well as the missionary
department, is conducted in the inter
ests of the Baptist denomination, ac
cording to the best judgment of the
Board of Managers who are appointed
by the Society at its annual meetings.
Ths only money which goes into private
pockets is that which is paid in the way
of salaries or other compensation for
work done for the Society. As to the
great buildings, it may be said that by
wise business management the Society
has been able to build the large print
ing house, costing $235,000, with
funds which have been specially
contributed for that purpose, or
which have been gradually accumu
lated. There is no debt on the build
ing The main office building, which is
going up on the ruins of the building de
stroyed by fire last February, and which
is to cost $400,000, is provided for in the
same way. When completed, we are as
sured there will be no debt on it. These
great buildings are needed for the work
of the Society, and pay their way.
Dear Brother: What does the
phrase “child widows" mean? And why
is their condition so hard?
R. M.
Our good sister refers to what are
known as “child widows" in India. It
is the custom among the Hindoosof that
country to betroth their children in in
fancy. If the child to whom the girl is
betrothed dies before reaching the mar
riageable age, according to the Hindoo
law the girl is regarded as a widow, and
may not lie married to another. She
must remain a widow during her life.
Social regulations are such as to make
quite hard the life of a “child widow."
We recently saw a paiagraph in a secu
lar paper which stated that a certain
Hindoo gentleman of high caste had so
far disregarded the soc al law of his
caste as to marry a child widow. Un
der the humane rule of England very
many of the absurband cruel provisions
of Hindoo law have been considerably
modified, and as Christianity becomes
more and more prevalent in India wo
shall see still greater modifications of
their severe social customs.
Dear Doctor: Did not Christ say
that he did not come to destroy the law,
but to fulfill it? How then can you take
the position you do in regard to the. law
being superseded by the Gospel?
J. K. N.
Our position is misunderstood by this
dear brother. We have not taught that
the “moral law" was 'abrogated 'or “de
stroyed ” The moral law was and is in
destructible. It was in existence from
the beginning of man's creation and
does not depend upon any formal code
of law. Just as sxm as Adam was cre
ated he was under the law of God. and
owed reverence and obedience to him:
and when Eve was created he owed du
ties to her. In other words the “moral
law" was in force just as soon as there
were subjects of law in the world, cen
turies before Moses prouiulga'ed the
law from Sinai. Ch ist cams to fulfill
the Mosaic law. He was tne antitype
of its ritual sacrifices, and when he of
fered up himself a sacrifice for sin he
forever “took away" that law. It was
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1896.
no longer in force —no more than the old
constitution of a State is in force after a
new constitution has been adopted. The
new may contain all the fundamental
principles and many of the special pro
visions of the old, but thoee retained are
binding, not because they are in the old,
but because they are reaffirmed in the
new. This is just the relation between
the Mosaic law and the Goepel law of
Christ. The latter has every duty of
the fundamental moral law urged and
enforced with higher motives and more
sub'itne sanctions. We are under this
law, and we respectfully submit that if
we esnnot find a duty set forth in the
Gospel, either by precept or example, it
is not binding upon Christians. This
has ever been the Baptist position.
Brother Dobbs; lam in trouble. I
have been elected superintendent of our
Sunday school and I find that the school
has been using 's helps. I have ac
cepted the place upon condition that the
school shall hereafter use Baptist helps.
All agree with me except three teachers,
who say that they think it is wrong to
teach denoininationalism in the Sunday
school. Besides, they say the
publications are cheaper. Please advise
me how I should act, for the teachers
who oppose the change are among the
most prominent leaders in the school
and church. A. D. B.
This correspondent writes more fully
the situation, but we condense what he
says Our advice is that Baptist publi
cations should always be used in Bap
tist schools. To use others is a confes
sion of weakness in the faith. Baptist
doctrines are either true or false. If
true we are under obligation to teach
them to our children and to all who
come into our Sunday schools and con
gregat ons. To choose other than “Bap
tist helps" seems to us little less than
treason to our Lord and his truth. As
to the relative “cheapness” of the
"helps,” it may be said that those men
tioned by our correspondent are “cheap”
in more than one sense. But the Sun
day-school publications offered by our
Sunday School Board at Nashville and
by the Publication Society are to be had
at prices within the reach of any school,
and when the quality of paper and work
is taken into consideration, the Baptist
helps are much the cheaper. But even
if they were not, Baptist self-respect
should lead us to adopt our own. One
of the most mortifying experiences we
ever had was ata young people’s meet
ing recently. An address had been made
in which the importance of seeking to
be intelligent Baptists, able to give a
reason for our hope, had been delivered
At the conclusion of the address the
choir leader called out a “hymn” to be
sung, and from a Methodist trashy book
was rattled off a very trashy ditty, whol
ly out of harmony with the purposes of
the evening. We took occasion to look
over the book, and found both tunes and
words to be about as inferior comport
tions as ever were palmed off on an in
nocen) public. We could not help feelinv
somewhat indigm n that such trash hi d
found its way into a Baptist church
which should have supplied itself wi h
some of our own publicatioi s, wh'c'a ev
ery competent critic will say are as far
above the Methorist book in question as
true merit is al o\e mediocrity. When
suchhymnbcoksi s the“SelectGims."or
the Songs of the Kingdom,"can bshad
for our Sunday schools and prayer-meet
ing'’, why will our Baptist j eople so far
foiget the proper training of their chil
dren and others, as to fill the pews with
infeiior so called “Goepel hjmns ’and
suchlike? But w“ have wandered some
what from our corn sp mi’ent's request,
tl o igh what we have said may be really
germane. Our advice is that he have
his teachers togethi r and lay the whole
matter before them, kindly but firmly
insisting that the school use the Baptist
publications Let him show the superi
ority of these, and probably there will
be no further trouble. Surely the dis
senting teachers, if they are true Bap
tists, and really desire the good of the
school, will acipiieece in the supi rinten
dent's wish. If they do not, then they are
themselves out of place in a Bap'istSun
day school, fir every teacher in a Bap
tist Sunday-school should lie a Baptist
and should teach Baptist doctrine.
Tinies and Places of Meetings of Asso
eiations, 1 Still
SEPTEMBER.
Flint River, Tlrzah ch,, Sunny Side, Ga.,
Saturday before 4th Su"dav.
New Hope, Hills Creek, Inilksfrom Rock
mart, Ga., Saturday before 4th Sunday. -
OCTOBER.
Friendship. County Line, near Ellaville,
Ga., Tuesday before Ist Sunday.
Mell, Staunton, on G. H. A F. R. R., Berrien
county, Tuesday before Ist Sunday.
Washington, Island Creek ch., near Carr’s
Station, Hancock county, Tuesday before Ist
Sunday.
Pine Mountain, Bethany, Harris county,
Wednesday before Ist Sunday.
New Union, Dahlonega, Thursday before
Ist Sunday.
Coosawattee, Corinth, Gordon county, Frl
dny before Ist Sunday.
Piedmont, Union ch., Friday before Ist
Sunday.
Harmony, Tallapoosa, Friday before Ist
Sunday.
Liberty, Carnes Creek. 4 miles 8. E. Toccoa,
Friday before Ist Sunday.
Southwestern, Salem, Decaturcounty, Fri
day before Ist Sunday.
Fairburn, Line Creek, Fayette county,Sat
urday before Ist Sunday.
Mulberry, Auburn. Ga., Saturday before Ist
Sunday.
Centennial, Fellowship church, Upson
county, M. A B. R. R., Tuesday before 2d Sun
day.
Miller. 'Emmet Grove, Bulljck county,
Tuesday before2o Sunday.
Houston, Vienna, Dooly county, Wednes
day before 2d Sunday.
Middle, Union eh., Screven Co., Wednes
day before 2d Sunday.
Chattahoochee, Dewberry No. 1, 10 miles
N. E. from Gainesville, Ga.. 7 miles West
from Lula, Thursday before 2d Sunday.
Bowen, Providence. Decatur connty, 4
miles S. Whigham, Friday before 2d Sunday.
Chattooga. Ebeuezer, 12 miles E. Summer
ville. Friday before 2d Sunday.
Roswell. Cross Plains, Forsyth county,
Friday before 2d Sunday.
Concord, Concord, Cobb county, Saturday
before 2d Sunday.
Bethlehem, Plessant Hope ch., Floyd Co.,
Saturday belor. 2d Sunday.
Georgia. Warrenton, Tuesday before 3rd
Sunday.
Mt. Vernon New Home ch., Tuesday be
fore 3rd Sunday.
Hebn n, Bowman ch., Tuesday bt fore 3rd
Sunday.
Little Rtver, Blue Springs ch.. Pulaski
county Wednesday before 3rd Sunday.
New.Kbenezer. Betblehem.B miles E East
man. Wednesday before 3rd Sunday.
Mereer Thomasville, Wednesday before
3rd Sunday
Western. LaGrange, Wednesday before 3rd
Sunday
Chestatee, Mt. Zion. Lumpkin county, 10
miles N. W. Dahlonega, Friday before 3rd
Sunday.
Mallary. Mt. Enon ch 3 miles N. E. Ba
conton. 8. F. A W. Ry.. Friday before 3rd
Sunday.
Polk County. Friend-hip. Polk county,
Saturday before 3rd Sunday.
Hephzibah. Davisboro, on Central Ry.,
Tuesday before 4th Sunday.
Bap Ist Union. M . Jazar ch, Tatnall Co.,
Wednesday before4th Sunday.
Carrollton, New Lebanon eh, 9 miles 8.
Carrollton Wedn sday before 4th Sunday.
Daniels. Harmony. Montgomery county,
Wednesday before4th Sunday.
Ebenezer.Oconee. Laurens county, Wed
nesday before 4th Sunday.
Tucker. Mt. Zion, Mitehell county, Smiles
E. Camilla. Wednesday before 4th Sunday.
New Sunberry, Jones Creek c“.. Liberty
con nty,Thursday before 4th Suddny.
Smyrna, Elizabeth ch.. 0 miles S. Hazle
hurst. Thursday before 4th Sunday.
R-boboth. Elko eh. G. 8. A F. Ry., 2 p. m,
Tuesday after 4th Sunday.
NOVEMBER.
Bethel. Arlington ch., Calhoun Co., Tues
day before Ist Sunday.
Consolation. Oak Grove ch., near Hazle
hurst. Saturday before Ist Sunday.
Homerville, Millwood, Ware county, Fri
day' before Ist Sunday.
Central Western, Ephesus ch., Heard Co..
Saturday before Ist Sunday.
J. G..GI bson, Cor. 8* c., S. M. Bd.
Preamble of Resolutions.
PARKER —lt has pleased God, in
his infinite wisdom and mercy, to re
move from us, tbrongh death, our be
loved brother and pastor, Garret Par
ker, on the ‘26th day cf April, 1896.
Onr brother was born November 27,
1827, in Montgomery county, N. C.
When twenty one or twenty-two years
old, he came to Baker county, Ga , and
there married Miss .Sarah Hays, of
Wadesboro, N. C. Nine children came
to bless their happy home. Three are
on the other shore to greet him. He
leaves a wife and six children. He
was ordained to the ministry at Bethel,
Baker county, Ga , for he had been a
follower of Christ since he was seven
teen years of age. He preached Christ
and him crucified. Therelore le it
Resolved Ist, That in the death of our
brother, onr cbuich has lost a faithful
pastor and one who was full of untiring
and unceasing energy, who was ever to
be found at his post of duty.
2d, That the community »nd brother
hood at large have lost a good neighb or,
a kind friend and loving brother, and
one who was faithful in good works.
3d, That his wife has lost a good and
noble companion, and bis children a
kind and indulgent father, and one
whom time can never restore on this
side of the mom of the resurrection.
4th, That we bow in humble submis
sion to the will of him that doeth all
things well, and that we strive to so
live in this life that when we, like him,
have to try the realities of that world
from which no traveler ever returned,
we may be crowned with the faithful of
Christ
sth, That a copy of these resolutions
be furnished his family, a copy be
spread upon our church book, and a
copy be sent to the Christian Index
for publication.
Respectfully submitted,
J. G. Oliver,
L J. Mesome,
W. Sudwith.
Committee.
New Sardis, Mitchell county, Ga.
Oh, why are our darlings taken away,
And we, sad ones, left on earth alone,
To nurse a deep- yea, cureless wound
And weep through time from sorrow’s
moan.
Ob, help ns, Lord, to bear our grief,
And meekly bow to thy sovereign will,
And the peace which passeth knowledge
The aching void will surely fill.
For thou doest all things well! and may
Our murmurings cease, every one.
Courage give, oh Lord, thy rod to kiss,
And grace to feel “Thy will be done.”
'Tie hard to say “Thy will ba done,”
When death with his relentless hand
Some cherished idol of the heart lays
low,
Leaving us a sad and broken band.
“Thy will be done." Oh! God, 'tie hard
These sweet ties of love to sever;
To listen for one dear, dear voice,
And know that voice is hushed for
ever.
'Tis hard to see the eyes grow dim,
To watch the dear suffering face
And feel the hand which clasps our
own,
Grow cold and still in death’s embrace
IVEY.—That death loves a shining
mark was shown in having selected for
its victim our beloved sister. Minnie
Lee Ivey, wife of Bro. Jasper Ivey, and
daughter of brother and sister W.
F Shut-ley.
Sister Minnie Ivey was born January
27th, 1873; j ined Elam Baptist church
in August, 1892; was married December
Ist, 1895, and died Angmt Ist, 1896, at
her home in Hancock county, after a
short but painful illness. While sister
Minnie was very quiet in her disposi
tion, she was always ready to speak a
cheering word or lend a helping hand to
any good cause.
She was a loving and obedient daugh
ter, even from early childhood; an affec
tionate wife and sympathetic friend.
Her moral, as well as Christian charac
ter was worthy of imitation by all
Therefore be it,
Resolved, That while we miss her
sweet, cheering stniles and loving com
panionsbip. we humbly submit to the
will of God in this our severe affliction,
remembering that whom he loveth he
chasteneth.
3. That we pray God's richest bless
ings on the bereaved husband and fain
ily, and that the precious truths of the
Bible may be a great source of consola
tion to them.
3. That these resolutions be spread on
our church book, a copy be furnished
the family, also a copy be sent the
Christian Index requesting publica
tion.
Lota Gibson,
Exie Ivey,
R. S. Gibson,
Committee.
PARK Dr. J. A. Park, of Snow.
Ga , died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. E J. Stokes, in Americus, Sep
tember 7th. He was a prominent phy
sician in and around Americus for thir
ty-five years One year ago he was
taken sick and gave up practice Some
weeks ago he was carried to Americus
to be near his children. He suffered in
tensely. He was a deaeon zealous
and true, and worked for many
years. He was upright and pure,
pure, an earnest Christian cat tying his
religion into his practice and every day
life, and was much loved by all who
knew him. He leaves an invalid wife
and six children to mourn his loss. He
had been a reader of the Index since
its first issue.
This is written in loving memory by
his Granddaughter.
CAREY.—John H. Carey was born
September 26, 1865 and died August 31,
1896. He was a member of the Baptist
church of Hillsborc.
During his last sickness he gave many
clear proofs of the sincerity of his piety;
among other things expressing the hope
that his mother, brothers and sisters
might “go with him." no doubt indi
cating his desire that they might follow
Christ and meet him in a brighter and
better world. Our little church has
suffered a great loss in his death. But
they are blessed who die in the Lord.
Let us comfort one another with this
reflection.
HDD Straton.
OSTEEN. —John J. Osteen was born
in Bryan countv, Ga. April 4. 1870. died
September 7, 1896 After receiving a
common school education he was pre
pared for college at the Mercer High
School. Entered the freshman class
Mercer University the year '91'92. Dur
ing the > ear he was baptized into the
fellowship of the First Baptist church.
Macon, Ga.. by Dr Warren. He was
taken sick during this year and was not
able to return to college.
For four years he has suffered and
waited the summons from on high. At
last it came and Jake, the loving broth
er. the dutiful son, the devout Chris
tian, went to take his place among the
redeemed.
C. W. Durden.
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J ELKS.—Lines on the death of little
Tommie Jelks:
Tie sad to part with one so dear,
'Tis hard to check the rising tear—
To say and feel, ‘ Thy will be done,
And yield to God thy cherished one.
The beauteous face, so fair and sweet,
The dimpled handsand fairy feet,
Thus memory in thy heart thou'lt keep,
And sadly for thy darling weep.
< >h, cease to mourn the loved one dear,
The good, kind Shepherd, in hie care,
Thy little lamb will safely hold
And keep him for thee in his fold.
Mrs. E. W. Hughes.
IS YOUR BRAIN TIRED I
Take Horsford’s Acid Phosphate.
It supplies the needed food for the brain
and nervesand makes exertion easy.
Three Long and Excellent
Words. —There are three rather
long word®, which may be used as
pegs on which to hang re flections of
their own, or points round which
ideas may cluster. One is develop
ment. If you cut an apple through
the circumference, as you cut an
orange, you will see in clear out
line around the stailike center
made by the seeds, the shape of the
blossom. The fruit has grown
from the flower, and the flower’s
shape is in the heart of the fruit.
The fruit developed little by little
through summer days and winter
days, but the flower gave it the
start. Take the little thought and
use it, and if you have a gift or
grace—a taste for housekeeping!]
cooking, sewing, painting, or read
ing—develop it by use and study
and taking pains.
My next long word is, responsi
bility. It means, as we all know,
the answering when we are called,
answering to our names. The re
sponsible person can be trusted.
Not long ago in New York city, a
fire broke out in the upper stories
of a great apartment-house. Two
young women, one a young lady
vis ting the family in a certain
home on the sixth floor of the
house, the other a maid in the
same house, were confronted sud
denly with black volumes of smoke,
red tongues of flame, and no way
of escape but by the iron ladder
that hung along the side of the
house. There were two little chil
dren there and some valuable pa
pers, and though the young women
could not save everything, they
took the children and the papers
down the fire escape with calm
ness and courage. They were re
sponsible
My last word is, consecration. It
is a very sacred word, and I leave
you to weave your own sweet fan
cies around it. We must be conse
cra'ed to the best possible ideal, we
mUBt filleveryday with noble work.
—Harper's Round Table.
When the scalp is atrophied, or shiny
bald, no preparation will restore the
hair; in all other cases. Hall’s Hair Re
newer will start a growth.
The Sun's Distance.
WOULD TAKE 500 YEARS TO COVER IT
AT A SWIFT STEAMER'S PACE.
“The sun is about ninety three
millions of miles distant from the
earth,” writes Alden W. Quimby in
June Ladies' Home Journal. “It
varies through the year because
the earth's orbit is elliptical, and
the t-un is at one focus of the el
lipse. The earth is more than
three millions of miles nearer the
sun in December than in June, at
which time the latitudes south
of the equator receive his direct
rays and experience the great heat
of the summer.
“Let us try to comprehend the
figures slated. The other day two
racers of the sea proudly lowered
the record of transatlantic pas
sage. Could they turn their prows
to the sun, and drive their great
engines day and night in the cross
ing of the ether main, it would be
five hundred years before they
could reach harbor.
“Most persons have noticed the
appreciative interval of time be
tween the stroke of an axe at a dis
tance and the resultant sound;
could we hear the sound of a solar
explosion we would know that the
explosion had occurred fourteen
years before. Perhaps the most
striking illustration is that which
imagines a little child to have an
arm long enough to reach the sun.
The child might thrust its fingers
into the seething fires,but it would
grow up to maturity, and calmly
descend into the valley of fxtreme
old age, blissfully unconscious of
any pain from the burning; in
fact, it would require another such
a lifetime to bring the news to the
brain.”
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City Ticket Agen . Trav. Paas. Agunt
18 Wall St. (Kimball louse) Atlanta, Ga.
W. F. Shbllman, J. C. Hailb,
Truffle Manager, Gen. Pasa. AguM
Satamnam, Ga.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
PIEDMONI- Alli LINE.
Condensed Schedule of rtM«eiiffer Trains.
| x - ls
Northbound. v _ x o 36 N0.1‘4 Ex.
Sept. 0. 1890. i>„|ly. l »uUy
Lv. Atlanta, C. T.q-J 00 in 11 15 P ? 50 a * -®P
" Atlanta, E. T-i oo pl 215 a 850 a
“ Norcross P 1254 a 981 a «■*P
" Buford. 1003 a JVSP
“ Gainesville... 2 29 n 155 aIOSJa 743 p
“ Lula 2 48 p 2 18 »[H 00 a 8 08p
" Cornelia. P 2 42 a!1122a 8 83p
“ Mt. Airy ... 245 sill 28 aBB< p
•• Toccoa 335 u 3 IB all 54 a
'• Westminster 350 a1230 p
•• Seneca 4 18 p 406 s 12 48 p
•• Central .... 445 p 4 JIB a, 130 p
•• Greenville... 530 p 525 a 231 p
•• Spartanburg, fl 18 i» 6 18 a, 347 p
•• Gaffnevs 4 653 a: 428 p
M Blacksburg.. 7QB n 708 a447 p
•• King’s Mt ... 731 a 518 p
•* Gastonia 7 53 a 535 p
Ar. Charlotte... 1820p8 33 a' 620 p
“ Danville 12 00 a 130 p 1125 p
Ar. Rkhinond ... 6 00 a 6 40 p 6flo a
Ar. Washington 642a9 40 p
•* Baltm’ePßß. 800 all 25 p
•• Philadelphia .10 15 a 300 a
*• Xew York 12 43 m 6 20_ a
Ves. iFst.MI No.t?
Soull.bound. No. 37 No. 35 ' ° ’ 1 Ex-
Daily. Daily. huu.
Lv. N. Y..P. R.R. 4 30 pl 2 15 a
“ Philadelphia 655 p' 350 a
•• Baltimore. 920 p 622 a
•• Washington.. 10 43 pll 15 a
Lv. Richmond 2 00 a 12 55 p 2 00a
Lv. Danville .. 550a605p f 640 a
“ Charlotte . . 935 alO 55 p 1220 p
•• Gastonia 11 30 p 1 10 p
•• King's Mt. 135 p
Blacksburg 10 40 al2 09 a 20> p
M Gaffney s 12 24 a 226 p
M Spartanburg .11 37 a 1 03 a 315 p
•* Greenville.. '12'28 p 1 50 a 420 p
Cent ral .. .115 p 235 a 515 p
Srtieea 1 35 p 2 58 a 547 p
** Westminster 608 p
•• Tocfcoa 2 18p 360 a 650 p
•* Mt. Airy 735 p 625 a
M Cornelia 4 18 a 740 p 635a
M Lula. 3 13 pi 439 a, 808 p 657 a
Gainesville .. 331 p 457 a 835 p 720 a
° Buford j 907 p 748a
•* Norcross | 943 p 827 a
Ar. Atlanta, E. T. 4 55 p| 6 20 a 10 30 p 930 a
Ar. Atlanta, C. T. 3 55 p{ 5 20 a 930 p 830 a
“A” a. in. “F” p. in. *‘M’’ noon. “N” night.
Nos. 37 and 38— Washington and Southwest
ern Vestibule Limited. Through Pullman
Bleepers between New York and New Orleans,
via Washington, Atlanta and Montgomery,and
also between New York and Memphis, via
Washington. Atlanta and Birmingham. This
train also carries Richmond-Augusta sleeping
cars between Danville and Charlotte. Firs:
class thoroughfare coach between Washington
and Atlanta. Dining cars serve all meals eu
route.
Nos. 35 and 3*V— United States Fast Mail. Pull
man sleeping cars between New York, Atlanta
and New Orleans. Pullman parlor cars be
tween Richmond and Danville.
Nos. 11 and 12—Pullman sleeping cars Iwtween
Richmond and Danville.
The Air Line Belle train, Nos. 17 and 18, wit I,
from June Ist to Octolier Ist, 1896, be operated
between Atlanta and Mt. Airy, Ga., daily ex
cept Sunday.
W. H. GREEN. J M. C LP.
Gen’l Supt., Tratnc M’g’r.,
Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C
W. A. TURK. S. H. HARDWICK,
Gen’l Pass. Ag’t , Ass’tGen'J Pass. Ag’t.,
Washing: on, D. C. Atlanta, Ga
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The shortest ana quickest route with
through coaches Columbu. and Atlanta.
Only one change of cars C<T imbus. to New
York and Eastern Cities. Morning train to
Macon.
Hahedule In effect June 7, 1890
N 0753 — No7ll
Northbound. No. 61. Dall, Sun’y
Dally, ex Sun Only.
.vColumbus 085 am 606 pm 340 pm
Kr Waverly Hall 721 am 658 pm 43Upm
“ Oak Mountain .. T.-Wam tSoßpm 4 40pm
* Warm Springs . 800 am 042 pm 613 pm
• Woodbury 818 am 702 pm 533 pm
"Concord 844 am 730 pm flt Wpm
" Williamson »olam 7 49pu fl 18pm
‘ Griffin . 917 am Hbflpr 634 pm
-• Macon.. (C. R. B.) 1118pn 1118 pm
-* Atlanta (C. R.R.) 1046 am .. 805 pm
.▼Griffin ... 811 pm fl3Bpm
vr McDonough 852 pm 717 pm
" Brunswlck(Soßy) 700a 700ain
I No. IS. N>. 10.
Southbound. No. 60 Dally, Sun’y
Dally, ex Sun Only.
.w Brunswlck(Hoßy) 816 am 815 pm
"McDonough... 680 am 827 am
“Griffin 812 am 908 am
“ Macon (CRR) 4 40am 440 am
" Atlanta “ ... 480xm ... 730 am
“ Griffin flOOpn 817 am 917 am
k.r Williamson 818 o- 634 am 988 am
" Concord 6)l7(tn 653 am 952 am
"Woodbury.. .. 7U2tm 719 an 1019 am
" Warm Springs... 736 pm 740 am 1089 am
“ Oak Mountain ... 804 pm 812 am 1109 am
" Waverly Hall .. 814 pm 822 am 1119 am
“ Columbus 900 pm 912 am 1206 pm
<ACON, THOMASTON AND LaHRANGE,
Via Woodbury and M. A B. R. R.
•ally ex Burid ty. Dally ex. Sunday
106pmI 6 85am|lvColumb’sar|9 00pm
142 pm 8 O'lam Warm Sp’s ,721 pm
102ptn 8 18am; Woodb’ry ■7 02pm
,1180 am ar Macon Iv SSOptn
Kpm ar LaGrange lv ....
All trains arrive and depart from Union
Jepot, Columbus and Atlanta with close
onnectlon at Atlanta for all points North,
Cast and West.
Trains 60 and 51 carry through coaches be
twren Columbus and Atlanta. Ask for tick
ets and see that they read via Georgia Mid
la id Railway
CLIFTON JONES, Gen. Pa*B. Agt.
J. W. CHEARB. Gen. Manager.
Columbus, Ga.
MWATmraraimmf
The Mott Picturesque Route in the
South
J B GLOVER AND E C SP»LDING.
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Tais Hue. penetrating the highly pictur
esque mountain region of North Georgia,
Tennessee and North Carolina, with cool
mountain breezes, excellent fishing and
splendid accommodations for tourists at
reasonable cost, presents many attrac
tions for the prospective tourist seeking a
place to rest and recupeiate. Some of the
tnoKt advantageously located resorts are:
White Path, Ga.; hotel hail mile from
station.
Murphy. N. C ; situated on the banks of
the Valley and Hiawassee Rivers; two good
hotels.
Alleghany Springs; thirty miles south of
Knoxville; dally hack line from Alleghany
Station
White Cliff Springs; one of the most noted
and pleasant resorts In East Tennessee, with
dally back line from Telllco Junction.
Through tickets on sal • from all southern
points. Dally train from Atlanta via West
ern A Atlantic R. R. leaving Unlin Depot at
8:05 s. m arriving at resorts same afternoon,
information cheerfully furnished.
W. B. Bbadlky, J A Pride,
Gen’l Pass. Agent. Trav. Pass Agt.
Knoxvll'e.Tenn.
Jos. McWilliams, Supt.
Marietta, Ga.
Macon ani BMchaoi Railway.
Schedule In effect Ju1y’9.1896.
Read Read
Down Stations Up
3 40pmLv Macon Ar 11 20am
4 07pm Sofkee 10 55am
4 89 pm Llzella 1023 am
5 23pm ..Culloden 9 39am
5 35pm .... Yatesv lie 9 27am
fl 08 pm Thomason 8 55am
8 52 pro Woodbury 808 am
715 p nt .... Harris City 724 am
7 37 p m ... Odessa .... 7 02 a m
7 49 pm Mountville 651 am
815 p mAr ... LaGrange Lv 625 a m
Connects at Sofkee for Florida and po'nts
onS. 8. A F. Ry,;at Yatesville for Roberta
and pnfnD between Yatesville and Fort Val
ley; nt Woodbu>y for points on Southern
Railway; at LaGrange for Atlanta and
points on A. A W. P. between Atlanta and
LaGrange.
Pastencers for Columbus get supp> r at
Warm Springs.
Trains arrive and deoart from corner of
Fifth and Pine streets, Macon, ua.
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