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Our Aim.
An esteemed correspondent of
the Index, in the last issue, said
that the papers had all been so
busy with the Whitsitt contro
versy that they had forgotten all
about our being missionary work
ers, and had been silent on the
subject of missions. It was a
strange statement, in view of the
fact that the Index, to which he
was writing, has not only had
editorials of that subject, and
numerous communications from
the Secretaries of the boards, but
has had its mission department
full of missionary matter each
week. It has been our aim in this
department, after giving one
week to the distinctive work of
the Southern Baptist Convention,
using the matter furnished by the
Woman’s Missionary Union, to
give a broader treatment of mis
sions, enabling our readers to get
at least some glimpses at the
world-wide work wh ch is being
carried on by God’s people of all
names, in all lands. We have
tried to let them see that God’s
people are at work in all parts of
the great wor'd held and that
God has been blessing this work
in abundant measure. We hope
by this means to quicken their
interest in the work as a whole,
and not have that interest limit
ed to the small area occupied by
our own missionaries.
It would be a good thing for
Africa if her whole territory
could be brought under the
power of England No other
nation is doing the good work in
that dark land that England is,
in the way of checking and de
stroying the slave trade arid of
introducing the blessings of civ
ilization, and the still richer
blessings of Christianity. Every
now and then the tidings of some
severe blow struck at the
slave trade, such as the one
given below, comes to our ears.
May the good work go on.
The Defeat of Slave Traders.—
The Free Church of Scotland Mission
at Mwenzo. which is the new and most
northerly station on the road between
Lakes Nyasa and Tanganyika, has had
a striking experience recently. Located
near the hostile Awemba, Rev. Mr. De
war received information that Mlozi,
the Arab slave chieftain at the northern
end of the lake, had joined with the
Awemba with the purpose of clearing
out the white people, beginning at
Mwenzo. The plan was to loot and
burn the station; Mrs. Dewar was to be
carried off into the heart of the Aw
emba county, while Mr. Dewar was not
to be killed but to have his eyes gouged
out Unprotected except by the prom
ise of God, Mr Dewar speaks of the
preciousness of these promises at such
a time as this. But suddenly the scene
changed, and while this scheme was ma
turing, the British Commissioner John
ston.with his forces, appeared before the
stockades of Mlozi, and this chieftain
was captured, summarily tried, and
publicly hanged. The swiftness of this
blow entirely changed the attitude of
the Awemba. They learned that the
white people were not women, as they
supposed, and came to have more re
spect for them and are anxious to be
friendly. It is to be hoped that the re
peated success of the forces under the
British Commissioner against the
slave raiders will put an end to the
atrocities which for a generation have
desolated this portion of Central Africa
Rev. E. S. Hume, writing to the
«onari/ Herald from India about the
- changed and changing attitude of
thoughtful Hindus towards church and
Christianity, says:
“'For three months in the monsoon,
during the absence of Mr. Abbott, the
editing of our mission paper, the D/.y
anodaya, fell to ms At that time I
to ok pains to read the native papers in
order to understand as well as possible
the present attitude of the Hindus tow
ards Christianity. I was pleased to
note the improved tone of these papers
and the general interest in religious
matters which the educated men of this
country are taking. They are feeling
the influence of our aggressive and for
eign religion on all sides. The majority
still profess to despise Christianity. At
the same time they find it necessary to
frequently prove its weaknesses Etch
care of baptism of a prcminent person
leads to much discussion, and warnings
against parents allowing their children
to fall under the influence of the mis
sionaries are to be found in all the pa
pers. Jesus Christ is more and more
coming to be recognized, even here in
India, as the one perfect Man. The ed
ucated generally claim that they have
no contention with Christ, but only
with Christianity as a system of relig
ion, and with professing Christians
The following, from a professedly or
thodox paper, would not have been al
lowed a few years ago in any organ con
ducted by Hindus. It provoked but
little discussion and that only because
Christians took notice of it, and wel
corned the statement:
“ ‘As a Hindu and a Brahman, who is
deeply impressed with the extraordina
ry spiritual progress made by the an
cient Hindus and the almost supernat
ural wisdom and foresight of our Rishis,
I would pay my humble tribute to the
helpful, simple, and deeply touching
nature of the teaching of the loving and
ever lovable Jesus, beautifully illustrat
ed in his crucified life. His short exist
ence on the earth looks like the most
condensed epitome of universal love,
purity and sacrifice. To an unbigoted
and pious Hindu, the picture of Jesus
on the cross—his drooping head, his
parched lips, his gaping wounds, his
uplifted eyes, his serene expression of
complete resignation, .forgiveness, and
love —presents the sublimest and most
thrilling object lesson ever offered to
sinful and suffering humanity.’ ”
China.
Remarkable Progress.— The Chi
nese Recorder presents the following
statement: “In the Mission Handbook
just issued from the Mission Press,
Shanghai, we note the total number .of
communicants in the various Protest
ant churches in 1893 was something
over 55,000. Making due allowances
for losses by deaths and defections, we
suppose it would be reasonable to count
an average net gain of over 5,000 pe r
annum. This would bring the present
membership of the churches iu 1896 to
some 70,000. But the ratio of increase
is a continually increasing one, so {that
we may be safe in inferring that the
number is even considerably larger than
this. And when the amount of pre
paratory and foundation work which
has been gone through is remembered
the books and tracts prepared, text
books and educational works, medical
and scientific works, schools and col
leges founded—there is certainly much
cause for encouragement and call for
thanksgiving,” Iu commenting upon
the statement of 77ie Chinese Recorder,
Dr. Griffith John, writing for the
Chronicle ot the London Society, says:
‘‘Comparethe present with the past.
In 1842, the year in which our first
treaty with the Chinese government
was concluded, there were just six com
municants in the whole of China—that
is in connection with the Protestant
church; in 1855, the year in which I ar
rived in China, there were about 500,
certainly not more; in 1860, the year in
which our last treaty came into full
operation, there may have been 1,000;
in 1890 there were about 38 000, and
now there are more than 70.000, repre
senting a Christian community of not
less than 150,000 souls. The past five
years have been years of exceptional
trial, and yet the increase in church
membership has been exceptionally
great. In spite of riots, massacres, and
all kinds of outrages there has been,
since 1890, an increase of more than 30,-
000 communicants It took the first
thirty-five years to build up a church
of six members, while a church of
about 70,000 members has been built up
within the last thirty five years. We
commenced our first century in China
with nothing; we shall commence our
second, in all probability, with more
than 100,000 communicants, represent
ing a Christian community of not less
than 800.000 souls. Is not that some
thing worth thanking God for?”
Ceylon.
What though the spicy breezes
Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s Isle,
Where every prospect pleases, etc.
So sang Bishop Heber of that lovely
island which is sometimes called the
‘ Gem of the Indian Ocean,” or the
“Pearl on the Brow of India.” Natives
of the island have named it “Elungai,”
which means “The resplendent.”
Around the coast the country is flat,
and would be uninteresting but for the
variety and beauty of its trees and the
splendid expanse of fields covered with
waving rice plants. In the central por
tion, however, the scenery is diversified
and entrancingly beautiful.
Mountains between seven and eight
thousand feet high rear their heads into
the clouds, clothed from base to summit
with luxuriant tropical vegetation.
Streams of water, like threads of liquid
silver, wind their way down the moun
tain sides and gurgle through the glades
where the great tree ferns softly unroll
their giant fronds. Lakes flash in the
hollows of the hills. The dense jungles
are bright with the blossoms of innu
merable tropical plants and creep ers.
Birds of brilliant plumage dart anorg
the branches of the great forest trees,
while strange insects and animals meet
the eye at every turn
Travelers, in visiting the central por
tion of the island for the first time, can
not fail to be charmed with the beauti
ful scenery, the brilliant hues of tl e
tropical vegetation, the waving palms
the balmy air, the silver moonlight
flooding vale and hill, and may exclaim,
as did the late Phillips Brooks, “I do
not see how anything could be more
beautiful ”
Ceylon has a population of over three
millions of people Tne staple food of
the people is rice and curry. Many of
the people are vegetarians, and their
curries consist only of spiced vegetables
prepared with cocoanut milk, oil or
melted butter. Some classes in the
community are not strict vegetarians,
but indulge in curried chicken, fish or
prawn. Many of the people are so
poor that they cannot afford but one
meal of solid food a day. In the morn
ing. and again at noon, they have a
bowlful of gruel made from roots, and
at night, if they can afford to have a
little rice and curry, they think them
selves fortunate. The farming class are
industrious. They often raise three,
and sometimes four, crops a year from
their land, enriching it with great care
and irrigating it with much labor.
The hill sides in the cen
tral part of the island, by the labor of
generations have been cut into terraces
The water is conducted from terrace to
terrace, and by this device rice which
can only be grown in the stand ng wa
ter, can be cultivated upon these innu
merable hill sides. Ceylon is the home
of many races, Singhalese, Tamils,
Moormen, Eurasians, Malajs, Euro
peans. and Veddahs. Many of the great
religions of the world —Buddhism, Hin
duiem, Mohammedanism, Devil Wor
ship and Christianity—are represented
Missionaries of our British Societies
and of one American Society (the Amer
ic-an Board) have missions in Ceylon.
Each Sccieiy has its own district and
sphere of influence, and no Society in
terferes with the work of another So
ciety in that district, but all have
worked in substantial harmony and in
a spirit of brotherly love from the very
first. The missionaries of these Socie
ties unite in sustaining a Union Bible
Society, a Union Tract Society, a Union
of Y. M. C. A’s. a Union Monthly
Meeting, and Union Evangelistic Meet
ings, held throughout many of the dis
tricts, at which representatives of sev
eral of these Societies speak in presence
of large heathen audiences from the
same platform, and upon the same sub
ject and in the fullest harmony. The
missionaries of these Societies are thus
presenting a united front before the
heathen, who know little or no difference
between them, but simply regard them
all as Christians. Because the work
has been carried on from the first in this
spirit of harmony and brotherly love,
God has been pleased to bless it. There
are now over ten thousand Protestant
Christian communicants in the Chris
tian churches, and over forty thousand
children and youths are receiving in
struction in the mission schools on the
Island.— Christian Herald.
Timing of a Hymn. One of the
bishops of the Episcopal church tells the
following story of an Indian woman:
Stopping to get his dinner, the bishop
observed a fine brood of chickens in the
farmyard, and when the Indian squaw
asked what he would like he replied,
“Some soft boiled eggs.”
“Ah, then I sing my hymn once," was
the prompt response. “Hard-boiled,
twice; three quarters, no good ”
With perfect unconsciousness of any
thing peculiar in her method the Indian
woman seated herself by the fire, and
in a low, musical voice sang the hymn,
“Just as I am ” As she finished the
last verse she took the eggs from the
stove. They were done to perfection.
One of the duties every man
owes to himself is to live so that
he can respect himself.— Ram's
Horn.
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THURSDAY. OCTOBER 8.1 H«.
yqjartment
The Meeting of the Executive Com -
mlttee.
The Executive Committee of
the Georgia B. Y. P. U. held its
meeting last Monday night at
Macon and outlined its plans for
the year’s work. Rev. T. W.
O Kelly, of Griffin, was unani
mously elected chairman. It
was decided to divide the State
into districts and ask various
brethren to undertake in these
the work of assisting in securing
organizations where desired. It
is thought that this will greatly
increase the number of unions
in the State, and also lead to uni
formity of methods and work. A
very important decision was that
to recommend the use of the top
ics prepared by the Southern
Union including their special
missionary topic relating to the
missions of the Southern Baptist
Convention. It was thought
best also to have a set of ad
dresses prepared by various
brethren to be delivered wher
ever requested, on subjects re
lating to practical working meth
ods. A committee was appoint
ed to arrange for these address
es. It is expected that those ask
ing for them will bear the travel
ing expenses of the speaker.
Arrangements were made to in
fluence the railroads at the prop
er time to give reduced rates to
Augusta. A committee was also
appointed to keep in mind the
program for the Augusta
meeting. Chairman O’Kelly will
give official announcement of all
these things. Those desiring
any information can get it from
him. The Christian Index
hopes text week to make an
nouncements of various plans
along these lines. We shall
probably present only the one
topic =each week and may also
give a treatment of the Culture
Courses. If your young people
out support us we will give them
full iniormatiou on all lines. We
desire the Index to be an all
around paper and a supply for
the religious needs of the
entire household. In this way
the Bap! ist cause in Georgia will
not be divided in interest, but
the concern of one will be the
concern of all. This is our ideal
of what a religious paper should
be.
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The Young People’s Leader Topic.—
Oct 11.—The Baptism ot Christ.—
Luke 3:21 ; Matt. 3:13 17.
It is veil for us to consider in
our Unions the subject of
tisrn. It could not be better con
sidered than in connection with
the record of the baptism of Je
sus Surely the plain facts as
here stated will Fettle the ques
tion as to the mode. It is very
evident that it was an immersion.
A company of soldiers, during
the war, had witnessed a sprink
ling ceremony in the morning
and in the afternoon an immer
sion in the river. At the latter
these passages were read. As
they left the scene one of them
was heard to say, “Well, boys,
that this afternoon was a heap
more like the ihing we read about
than the one this morning.” The
first natural supposition is that
the incident required immersion
to answer to its description.
We may gain other lessons also
from the incident. It is to
be noticed that Jesus came vol
untarily to his baptism. No one
urged or compelled. John en
deavored to dissuade him. Jesus
had determined on his action and
so submitted himself. In the
same way baptism is a voluntary
action. Not that we are free to
submit or not, but because no
outside force can require it of us.
Only when we are conscious of
our new birth ought we, and then
we ought promptly, offer our
selves. This voluntary principle
is very essential to the proper
maintenance of a baptism like
Jesus’.
While it was voluntary yet it
was a duty. Jesus answered
John by saying that it was nec
essary to fill all righteousness. It
was his duty and so voluntarily
he submitted to it. In our own
case the duty is coupled with obe
dience to him, but it is all the
more a duty. Baptism has in it
a showing forth to others, open
ly, our faith, in symbol. It is a
duty from this standpoint. It is
also an act of obedience and as
such is our duty. When we said
it was voluntary, we included in
our own mind the thought that it
was a voluntary doing of a duty
We are not compelled physically,
but we are inwardly, to obey.
If we do not obey we will
suffer the loss always com
ing to the disobedient. As
we walk down into the water to
confess Jesus in baptism we may
be conscious that we are follow
ing in his footsteps in doing duty.
Again, we will see that Jesus’
baptism was blessed. John,who
witnessed it, had a new evidence
of J esus more than human claims.
Jesus had testimony from heaven
that his way was well pleasing
and the Holy Spirit came upon
him. Our baptisms ought to be
times of blessing to us and to
others.
Before the meeting comes to
its close the question ought to be
brought home to all: Have you
been baptized as Jesus was? If
not, then ought you not to be?
Such a subject as this must be
put home to all in a spirit of lov
ing faithfulness.
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The Baptist Union Topic, Oct. 11
Following Afar Oft. Matt. 26:57-
58.
We do not see that Peter was
in any sense to be blamed for the
conduct described in this lesson.
The other disciples forsook Je
sus and fled, but Peter did better
than the rest. He came at some
distance behind and even ob
tained entrance to the High
Priest’s house. We are told else
where that John did much the
same thing, and no one thinks of
blaming John. The fact that
Peter followed afar off simply
indicates the danger and his cau
tion. We shall be obliged to
make our passage stand for what
it teaches.
It does indicate a contrast be
tween Peter's boasts and Peter’s
actual performance. Peter was
going to die with Jesus a little
while before the opportunity
came, but now he hides on the
outskirts. It is a lesson to us
as to rashness of speech. We
must not profess with our lips
what we are not willing to stand
up to in our actions.
We can alsp see in this lesson
how a very natural desire to do
right can yet lead us into temp
tation. Peter got into-trouble
by his following afar off, because
he got into circumstances where
he was thrown off his guard and
overcome. Even his good in
tentions brought him where he
came to grief. We must watch
our favorable circumstances and
those seemingly the result of
worthy ambitions, as well as
those more generally watched
over. Satan must bend his ener
gies to a great effort when we are
trying to do a noble deed. He
centered his batteries on Peter.
The trait that took Peter into
the High Priest’s house was at
once his strength and his danger.
It led him to make the great con
fession that was so commended
by Jesus. It served him well in
the later days. Here his
strength is thecause of his temp
tation. He is confident of him
self and trusts himself to the
courts of the enemy. Through
this comes his fall. It is no un
usual thing. Wnh most of us
there is a similar danger. We
need to watch our strong points
as well as our weak ones.
Peter’s impetuosity was clearly
seen also. quick-
Spirit inci-
dent he is as ready to speak. He
speaks too quickly. So greatly is
he desirous of remaining near
Jesus that he speaks a lie. So
desirous of being faithful is he
that he commits a sin to do it.
This was not then, and never is,
right. Peter’s lie to the servants
was not justifiable even to be near
the person of his Master. It
never is right under any circum
stances.
©he gtxmday gtdxooX
SOLOMON’S WEALTH AND WIS
DOM.
Lesson for Sunday, Oct. 18, 1896.
Scripture Lesson.—l Kings
4: 25-34.
Motto Text.—“ Them that
honor me I will honor, and they
that despise me shall be lightly
esteemed.” —1 Sam. 2:30.
A Time of Peace. — The promise
of peace made beforehand was
fully realized by Solomon. We
can scarcely know the meaning
of such a time of peace to a peo
ple who had known such con
stant turmoil and warfare. Hith
erto their fears of war were con
stant from without and from with
in. No evening knew what
new uprising the morning
would witness. But now from
one end of- the land to
another, in all the parts and bor
ders thereof, there is a sense of
peace and security. Far too
lightly do the people of our land
and time esteem the peace and
prosperity that are ours, in com
parison with the want and strife
that are in Cuba, in Armenia,
and in many other parts of the
world.
The peace of Solomon’s reign
was the fruit of David’s conflicts
and victories. The great achieve
ments of the son were possible
only upon the foundations the
father had laid. It is a great
thing when one becomes great
that he shall cherish in grateful
remembrance the steps and the
help by which he climbed. It is
a much needed lesson for us all
to know how much the joy and
strength of any life depend on
other lives, and how it should in
turn communicate itself to oth
ers. David sowed seeds of
peace and Solomon, while reap
ing and enjoying the fruits there
of, sowed seeds of discord and ca
lamity.
Splendors of Wealth.— The mag
nitude of Solomon’s riches is al
most inconceivable. He must
have been not only the richest
man of his time but one of the
richest of all times. The vast
number of horses and chariots
employed savors strongly of vain
display. So extensive an equip
ment for war in times of such
peace was a matter of doubtful
statesmanship. Prosperity and
large wealth are often the Lord’s
special gifts, and he means that
they shall serve the ends of his
glory. But they ever provoke
the most subtle temptations. In
our prosperity we are prone to
forget the hand that feeds us,
and to make ourselves independ -
ent of God.
Skill for Organization.— The
maintenance of his court and ar
my was a matter of no inconsid
erable difficulty. Every part of
the whole land must contribute
its share. So the land is divided
into twelve parts and each part
in its turn must yield supplies
for one month. Officers are ap
pointed over these several divis
ions and all the details are care
fully adjusted. By this thorough
system the great work is set for
ward.
Skill for organization is one of
the very highest gifts, one of the
highest faculties of man. It has
a great deal to do with bringing
things to pass. We should all
cultivate more the power of in
fluencing men to do for Christ, to
do what is right and helpful.
There is too often a lack of fixed
and definite purpose. We are
too well content that men neglect
the commands and the services
of God. How pressing are the
needs of Christ’s cause, and how
easily they might be relieved had
we all the mind to work in
hearty fellowship and co-opera
tion.
Wisdom and Understanding.—
The Lord endowed Solomon with
intellectual gifts above all his
fellows. He had ready powers
of acquisition, and his mind be
came the store house for great
treasures of knowledge upon va
ried subjects. He had keenness
of insight, by which he was able
to seize upon the vital points
in a case, look through them
thoroughly, and weigh them ac
curately. His perceptions of jus •
tice and right were wonderfully
clear and penetrating, as is so
finely illustrated in the case of
the two women who each claimed
a certain child, and came to h’m
to judge between them. He had
both knowledge and wisdom.
A mystery is how Solomon
could acquire such stores of
knowledge about so many things
while at the same time giving
proper attention to all the affairs
of his kingdom. One could hard
ly expect to find studious habits
midst, of such luxury as
surrounded Solomon. He made
himself familiar with all trees
and plants, from the greatest unAo
the least. He was also a great nat
uralist, learning of all beasts,
fowl, and creeping things. His
life, in early years particularly,
must have been given most as
siduously to toil and study. He
who had such splendid gifts was
a great worker. There is no
genius like hard work.
A Practical Lesson.— Study to
know wherein Solomon was so
wise. Is not the best fruit
of his wisdom left us in the
book of Proverbs ? Study that
book with real diligence and
care. Find there that the
highest wisdom is brought
down and applied to the most
common place things of our daily
experience. We are daily wor
ried about our home, our family,
our business affairs, about mat
ters of state and government.
Often we are ready to cry out,
“ Who is sufficient for these
things’” If we would learn Sol
omon’s wise, practical proverbs,
and have faith in them to apply
their lessons to our modern times,
we should find great relief.
But look not alone to Solomon.
A greater than Solomon is here.
The teachings of the Lord Jesus
Christ faithfully attended to and
obeyed, would work great trans
formations.
A Hint for Critics.—A
group of church people were one
evening discussing the merits of
a former pastor, the weight of
criticism being on lhe unfavor
able side. At last one of the
number remarked:
“Well, I don’t think he was
much of a preacher, anyway. I
I never could get interested in
his sermons.”
Appealing to an aged official
brother who was present, and
from whom she expected a sym
pathetic answer, she was imme
diately silenced by his reply, as
follows:
“Well, Sister , the poor-
est preacher that I ever heard
could preach so much better than
I can live, that I never feel like
criticizing a minister.” — Zion's
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OLDEST MUSIC HOUSE! IN A.TIj A.NTA.
FREYER & BRADLEY MUSIC CO.
W. W. CROCKER, Manager.
HAVE REMOVED TO 80 WHITEHALL ST.
Atlanta. G-oorgia.
Postmaster General Wilson de
livered the baccalaureate address
at Vanderbilt University. He
gave utterance to the following
noble sentiment, which cannot
be too frequently republished:
“Dare to be right with the mi
nority; for even if there be but
two or three who are on the side
of truth, one of the company is
God.” With such a sentiment
prevailing, it would not be long
until the evils that afflict us
would be forever banished from
the land.—7%e Methodist Protest
ant.
Anxiety and worry are the
friction of the soul, irritating,
disorganizing, and wearing out
ibe delicate machinery of life.
They dim the brightness and
sour the sweetness of what might
otherwise be the happiest life.
They repel sympathy, alienate
friendship, and destroy love.
They are productive of no good,
and work only evil, both to self
and others.
Daily ought we to renew our
purposes, and to stir ourselves up
to greater fervor, and to say,
“Help me, my God, in this my
good purpose, in thy holy ser
vice, and grant that I may now
this day begin perfectly.”— Thom
as a'KempU.
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If your watch is broken or will
not go send it to C. P. Barnes &
Bro , Jewelers, Louisville, Ky.,
and they will examine it and tell
you what it needs and what it
will cost to repair it.
PUBLIC NOTICB.
Statement Made by Rev. R. S
Stephenson, Edgewood Ave.
January 29th, 189?.
Mr. A. Slater.
Sir: My wife having used
your Rheumatism Cure with
good results, I take pleasure in
giving a testimonial for the
same and can recommend it
with implicit confidence as be
ing a good and reliable reme
dy-
Rev. R. S. Stephenson,
Edgewood Avenue.
SOLD BY
A. SLATER,
Peachtree St., ATLANTA, GA.
Price, Fifty Cents Per Bottle.
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Texas.
Excursion Tickets to California and (<* v
orado Resorts.
For Maps, Folders, Sleeping Cur Reservation an«
any information about Mates, Schedules, etCai
write or apply to
C. B. WALKER, J- A. THOMAS,
ticket Agent, I icket Agent,
Union Depot, No. 8 KimnaH noose
ATLANTA, GA.
I. H. LATIMER G. T. P. A., J. W. HICKS, I. P. A.,
8 Kimball House, S Kimball House.
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«• ER ANTA. GA.
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Organized 1847. Cash Assets $30,000,000.
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3d EXTENDED Insurance for the rULL
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