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THE SEMI-WEEKLY SUMTER REPUBLICAN. CSTAKUSHED IN 1854, ) By CMA3. W. HANCOCK. J VOL. 18. The Sumter Republican. Semi-Weekly, One Year - - - ?I 00 VVkf.lt, One Year - - - - - 2.00 J3TTAYABLE IK ADVANCE_££I All advertisementseminating from public dices will be charged for in accordance with an act passed by the late General Assembly of Georgia—7s cents per hundred words for each of the first four insertions, and 35 cents for each subsequent insertion. Fractional parts of one hundred are considered one hundred words; each figure and initial, with dato and signature, is counted as a word. The cash must accompany the copy of each advertisement, unless different arrange ments have been made. Advertising Kates. One Square first insertion, - - - -SI.OO Each subsequent insertion, - - - - 50 taTTEN Lines of Minion, type solid con stitute a square. All advertisements not contracted for will bo charged above rates. Advertisements not specifying the length of time for which they are to be inserted will be continued until ordered out and charged for accordingly. Advertisements to occupy fixed places will be charged 25 per cent, above regular rates Notices in local column inserted for ten cent per line each insertion. Charles F, Crisp, •Attorney in Saiu'i AMERICUS, GA. declCtf B. P HOLLIS, •Attorney at Law , AMEIIICUS, GA. Office, Forsyth Street, in National Bank building. dec2otf E. G SIMMONS," ' •Attorney at Law , AMERICUS GA., Office in Hawkins’ building, south side of l.amar Street, in the old office of Fort & Simmons. janfitf .1. A, ANSX-EY, ATTORNEY AT LAW AM) SOLICITOR IN EQUITY, Office on Public Square, Over Gyles’ Clothing Store, Americus, Ga. After a brief respite I return again to the practice of law. As in the past it will be my earnest purpose to represent my clients faithfully and look to their interests. The commercial practice will receive close atten tion and remittances promptly made. The Equity practice, and eases involving titles of land and real estate are my favorites. Will practice in the Courts of Southwest Georgia, the Supreme Court and the United States Courts. Thankful to my friends for their patronage. Fees moderate. novlltf card! 1 offer my professional services again to the good people of Americus. After thirty years’ of medical service, I have found it difficult to withdraw entirely. Office next door to Dr. Eld ridge’s drugstore, on the Square janlTtf _ K. C. BLACK, M. D. Dr. J. A. FORT, Physician and Surgeon, Offers his professional services to the people of Americus and vicinity. Office at Dr. Eidridge’s Drug Store. At night can be found at residence at the Taylor house, on Lamar street. Calls will receive prompt attention. may2G-tf Dr. D. P. HOLLOWAY, DewtisT, Americus, - - - Georgia Treats success fully all diseases of the Den tal organs. Fills teeth by the improved method, and inserts artificial teeth on the best material known to tho profession. t3f OFFICE over Davenport and Son’s Drug Store. marllt 1. B. C. Smith & Sons, mum ash him, Americus, Ga. We are prepared to do any kind of work in the carpenter line at short notice and on reasonable terms. Having had years of ex perience in the business, we feel competent to give satisfaction. All orders for con tracts for building will receive prompt at tention. Jobbing promptly attended to. mav2G-3m Commercial Bar. This well-established house will be kept in the same first-class style that has always characterized it. The Choicest Liquor and Cigars, Milwaukee, Budweiser and Aurora Beer, constantly on hand, and all the best brands of fine Brandies, Wines. &c. Good Billiard Tables for the accommodation of customers, mayfltf JOHN IV. COTNEY, Clerk. Commercial Hotel, G. M. HAY, Proprietor. This popular House is quite new and handsomely furnished with new furniture, bedding and all other articles. It is in the centre of tho business portion of the city, convenient to depot, the banks, warehouses, £c., and efijoys a fine reputation, second to pane,' among its permanent qqd transient; gqests, on account qf the excellence of its cuisine- Table Boarders Accommodated on Reasonable Terms. maj-O.tf G- M. HAY, Proprietor, ELAM JOHNSON, JOHN W. M’PHERSON, BTKVE R. JOHNSON, JAMES B. WILBANKS. EIAM JOHNSON, SON & CO., WHOLESALE ■£ClliraiMEß[9m —DEALERS IN— TPAOOO AND CIGARS. FOREIGN and DOMESTIC FRUITS, Veg -1 dtables and Melons in Season. BUT TER, CHICKENS and EGGS, SWEET and IRlSH’Potatoes. roukigiUHCHl* and Order. Solicited. 12 Decatur and 13 Line Sts., P. O. Box 515. 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Durham, la., March 2, 1882. “Eight years ago I had an attack of Rheumatism so severe that I could not move from the bed, or dress, without help. I tried several remedies without much if any relief, until I took Ayer’s Sarsapa rilla, by tho use of two bottles of which I was completely cured. 1 have not been troubled with tho Rheumatism since. Have sold large quantities of your Sarsaparilla, and it still retains its wonderful popularity. Tho many notable cures it has effected in this vicinity con vince me that it is the best blood medicine ever offered to the public. E. F. Harris.” River St., Buckland, Mass., May 13,1882. “Last March I was so weak from gener al debility that I could not walk without help. Following the advice of a friend, I commenced taking Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, and before 1 had used three bottles I felt as well as I ever did in my life. I have been at work now for two months, and tliink your Sausaparilla the greatest blood medicine in tho world. 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Direct to Laurel Mills Manufacturing Cos., ROSWELL, COBB COUNTY, GAS aprll-sw&wly INDEPENDENT IN POLITICS, AND DEVOTED TO NEWS, LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND GENERAL PROGRESS AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1883. mSCTEiI/LVftYiQYS. •‘AS WE FORGIVE OUR DEBTORS.” When a mere lad I was struck with the remark of an eminent physician, and have thought of it hundreds of times since. His collector, in making returns, reported as valueless an ac count against a gentleman who had failed in business. “This bill is good for nothing,’’ said the collector. “M has sunk every thing, and is now with his family on the world penniless.” The physician took the bill, quietly tore it into pieces, and then, turning to the unfortunate debtor’s account, wrote across it, “Settled.” “Rather a losing business that,” re marked the collector. “I hope to be able to say tho Lord’s prayer as long as I live,” was the phy sician’s reply. “ ‘Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.” When we say that prayer, my friend, it behooves us to look into our hearts, and ask onr selves how we forgive our debtors. ‘With what measure ye mete it shall be measured unto ye again.’ ” Hundreds of times since then, in my worldy experience and contact with men have I thought of that physician’s re mark. But very few have I met, who, like him, could say the Lord’s prayer without asking for a curse instead of a blessing; for if the Lord forgave their debts- as they forgive their debtors, chances for eternal salvation would not be worth a fraction of a mite. This defect of forgiveness is not con fined to tho non-professor—to him whose lips repeat not daily the holy words of that holy petition. So far as my experience and observation go, they who profess to have “had much forgiv en, because they had sinned much,” are as rigid in their exaction of the ut termost farthing, as the men who as sume no sanctity of life or conversation. Self love and self interest blind us all. They blinded Mr. Harvey Green, not withstanding he had passed from “death unto life,” and had the evi dence of the change in the fact that he “loved the brethren.” Harvey Green was a shrewd man of business—honest in all his dealings, vqt ever exacting his own. He took no advantage of others, and was very careful not to let others take advantage of him. While acting on the precept, “Owe no man anything,” he never lost sight of a debtor, nor rested while the obli gation remained in force. Avery nat ural result was that Harvey Green prospered in the things of this world— not that he became very rich, hut so well off as to leave no reasonable want unsupplied. It so happened, a few years ago, that a man named Wilkins, after an unsuc cessful struggle with fortune contin ued through six or seven years failed in business. Few men had toiled har der or suffered more; and when at last he yielded to the pressure of iron cir cumstances, he sank down for a season, prostrate in mind and body. Every thing that he had was given to his creditors, the property paid but a small percentage on their claims—and then he went forth into the world, all his business relations broken up, and, un der the heavy disadvantage of his sit uation, bravely sought to gain for his large dependent family things needful to their sustenance and growth in mind and body. Among his creditors was Harvey Green. Now Mr. Wilkins belonged to the same church that numbered Mr. Green among its members. When the latter heard of the failure, he was a great deal disturbed although the sum owed to him was not over three or four hundred dollars. On reflection he grew more composed. “Mr, Wilkins is an honest man,” said he to himself. “He’ll pay me sooner or later.” It did not take long to sell off at a sad sacrifice the stock of goods re maining in the hands of the debtor; for he threw no impediment in the way of those who sought to obtain their due. “Ah, my friend,” said the latter, on meeting with Mr. Green a few days af ter the closing up of his insolvent, “this is a sad business! But if God gives me strength, I yyill pay off every dollar ot this debt before I die. An honest man can never sleep soundly while he owes his neighbor a farth ing-” “The right spirit Bro. Wilkins,” an swered Mr. Green; “the right spirit! Hold fast to that declaration, and all will come out straight in the end. Though I can’t very well lie out of my money, yet I will wait patiently qutil you are able to pay flip. I always said you were an honest man; and I am sure you will make good my words.” “God helping me, I will,” said the debtor; his voice tiembled, and his eyes grew moist. Oh, how dark the future looked! What a cloud was on his path! What a weight of grief, mortification and despondency on his heart! The two men parted, and each took his homeward way, tho one with coun tenance erect, self-complacent feelings, and elastic step; the other, sad and de pressed. That night Mr. Green prayed, “For give us our debts as we forgjvp our debtors.” Yet scarcely had the words djpd on his lips ere Ir> was mqsing op the chances ip fqvor of his ever receiv ing from the penniless Wilkins the few hundred dollars owed him by that un happy individual. There was no sym pathy for him in his heart, no thought of his terrible prostration of spirit, nothing of pity and forgiveness. A selfish regard for his own interest com pletely absorbed all humane consider ations. Time passed on. Mr. Wilkins was no drone. An earnest, active man, he soon found employment —not very re munerative at first, but sufficiently so to enable him to secure many comforts for his family, and to provide for their education. One, two, three years glided by. With the growth of his children his expeuses increasel, and kept so close a tread upon his income thal ho had not been able to pay off any of the old ob ligations; although he never lost sight of them, ar.d never ceased to feel troub led on account of their existence. “Oh, debt, debt, debt!” he would often sigh to himself. “What would I not give to be able to say, “I owe no man anything.” But with my large family and limited income, what hope i6 there?” This was his depressed state of mind one day when Mr. Green called in to see him. Many times before the un happy man had been reminded of the debt,. “How are yon getting on?" inquired the creditor, fixing his eyes steadily upon poor Mr. Wilkins, who felt a sense of suffocation, and slightly quail ed before his tyrant. “I have much to be thankful, for,” meekly answered the debtor. “My health has been good, and I have had steady employment.” “You are living very comfortably.” “And we are grateful to a kind Providence for our blessings.” Your salary is one thousand dollars.” “It is; and I have six children to support.” “You ought to save something. I’ve been easy on you for a long time; it’s three years now, and you haven’t offer ed me a cent. If you’d paid me five or ten dollars at a time, tho debt would have been lessened. I wish you would begin to make some arrangement. You ought to save at least two hundred dollars from your salary. I know plenty of men who get only eight hun dred dollars a year and have as large families as yours. I have always up held you as an honest man,” contin ued Mr. G reen, in a tone of voice that implied an awakening doubt as to whether this view of the debtor’s char acter was really correct. “That is between God and my own conscience,” said Mr. Wilkins, lifting his eyes from tho floor and looking with some sternness into the face of his persecuting creditor. “For your own sake, l.trust you will keep a clear conscience,” returned Mr. Green. “As for the present matter be tween us, all I wish to know is, wheth er you mean to pay my debt; and if so, when I may expect to receive some thing.” “How much is tho debt?” asked Mr. Wilkins. “It was three hundred and seventy dollars at the time of your failure. In terest added, it now amounts to four hundred and fifty,” said Mr. Green. “There were other debts besides yours,” “Of course there were; but 1 have nothing to do with them.” “The whole amount of indebtedness was twenty thousand dollars. The yearly interest on this debt is more than my whole income. I cannot pay even the interest much less the princi pal.” “But you can pay my small claim if you will; you could have paid it before this time if the disposition had existed. You talk of conscience, but I’m afraid, Brother Wilkins, in your case there is a very narrow foundation of honesty for conscience to rest upon. I don’t put much faith in the professions of men who live after the fashion you live and refuse to pay their debts. I’m a plain spoken individual, and you now have my mind freely.” The tone and manner of the creditor were harsh in the extreme. “Perhaps,” said Mr. Wilkins, with forced calmness, “there may be less of dishonesty in my withholding than in your demanding.” “Dishonesty! Do you dare!” The creditor’s face flushed, and his lips quivered with indignation. “There are ten creditors in all,” said Mr. Wilkins, with regained compos ure. “Let me put to you a question. I owe John Martin six hundred dol lars. Suppose I had six hundred dol lars, and little prospect of ever getting any more, and were to pay the whole of it over to John Martin, instead of dividing it equally between you and all the creditors, would you deem that right on my part? Qr would you think Martin really honest, if he were to crowd and chafe me until in very des peration as it were, I gave him the whole of what mainly belonged to oth ers? Would you not say that he had possessed himself of your property? I know you would. And let me say to you plainly, that I do not think your present effort to get me to pay off your claim entire, regardless of those equally as much entitled to he paid as your self, at all indicative of unselfishness, or a spirit of genuine honesty. If I have any money to pay it belongs equally to all my creditors—not to any one of them exclusively,” To he turned upon thus by a man who was in debt to him —to be charged with a dishonest spirit by the poor creature whose relation to society he regarded as essentially dislionost—this xyas too much for the self-complacency of Mr, Green. Ho rose up quickly, saying, in a threatening tone: “You will repent this insult, air! 1 have forbornq foy years, believing that you wore really honest; but for this forbearance I now meet with outrage. I shall forbear no longer. You are able enough to pay me, and I will find a way to compel you to do so.” Left alone with his troubled thoughts poor Mr. Wilkins felt not only humil iated and wretched, but alarmed. There wae no way in which his credi tor could extort tho sum due him ex cept by seizing upon his household furniture. His fears proved not alto gether groundless. On the very next day, a sheriff’s writ was served on him at the suit of Harvey Green. “What do you propose doing?” ask ed Mr. Wilkins, on meeting with his creditor a few days afterward. “Get my money,” was answered, sternly. “But I have nothing.” “We will see about that! Good morn ing.” Mr. Green imagined that the indig nation felt toward Mr. Wilkins was directed against his dishonest spirit— was in fact, a righteous indignation, when its spring was in cupidity and wounded pride. It was the day before the trial of his cause against Mr. Wilkins, when he expected to get judgment by default, as no answer had been made by the defendant in the case. And it was his purpose, as it had been from the begin ning, to order an execution as soon as the matter was through the court, and seize upon any property that could be found. Evening came, and Mr. Green sat, with his children around him, in his pleasant home. A sweet little boy knelt before him, his pure hands clasp ed in prayer, wliille from his lips came, musically, the words taught by the Lord to his disciples, “Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” There seemed to be a deeper meaning in tho words, murmured by innocent childhood, than had ever before reach ed his perceptions. His thoughts were stirred; new emotions awakened. The prayer was said and the little one arose and lifted his rosy lips for the good night kiss. “Father said he, turning back after going across tho room, “I’m not going to let Harry Williams pay me for that sled, tt was broken to pieces the next day after I let him have it.” “Ho bought it from you,” said Mr. Green. “I know ho did; but Harry’s mother is poor, and he only gets a penny now and then. It will take him a long, long time to save a dollar; and then the sled is broken, and no good to him. 1 have a great many more nice things than ho has, and why should I want his pennies when he gets so few?” “What made you think of this?” asked the father, who was touched by the words of his child. “It came to my mind just now when I was saying my prayer. I prayed, ‘Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.’ Now Harry Williams is my debtor, is he not ?” “Yes, my son.” “Well, if I don’t forgive him his debt, how can I expect God to forgive me iny debt? If I pray to him to for give me as I forgive Harry, and I don’t forgive Harry at all, don’t I ask God not to forgive me, father?” The child spoke earnestly, and stood with his large, deep, calm eyes fixed intently upon his father’s face. Almost involuntarily Mr. Green repeated the words, “ ‘lf ye forgive not men their tres passes,’ said our Savior, ‘neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.’ ” I’ll forgive Harry tho debt, father. I’m sure he isn’t able to pay for the sled; and I have a great many more nice things than he has. If I don’t do it, how can I ever pray that prayer again?” “Oh, yes, yes; forgive him the debt, by all means!” replied the father, kiss ing his boy. That evening was spent by Mr. Green in closer self-communion than he had known for many years. The words of his child had come to him like rebuking precepts from heaven, and he bowed his head, humiliated and repentant, resolving to forgive, in the future, as he would be forgiven. On the following morning, as Mr. Wilkins, from whose mind the cloud had not lifted, who was yet trembling for the home of his children, was pass ing from his door, a lad placed a letter in his hand. He knew the face of the boy from its likeness to that of Air. Green. “More trouble,” lie sighed to himself as he thrust tho note into his pocket. An hour afterward he opened it, and to liis bewilderment and surprise, found within his account fully drawn out, and receipted with the signature of Harvey Green. Below the receipt was written, “I stand rebuked. I must for give, if I hope to be forgiven.” It was with difficulty that Mr. Wil kins could refrain a gush of tears, so great was his instant revulsion of feel ing. Ah, if Harvey Green could have seen his heart at that moment, his debt would have been paid fourfold. No amount of money poured into his cof fers could have produced such a feeling of heavenly delight.— Sel. C’ivn’t Get It. Diahetis, Bright’s Disease, Kid ney, Urinary or Liver Complaints can not ho contracted by you or your fam ily if Hop Bitters are used, and if you already have any of these diseases Hop Bitters is the only medicine that will positively cure you. Don’t forget this, and don’t get some puffed up stuff that will only harm you. The Moiueutns Question —The Thing that Few Know. “How shall a man propose in order to he successful in his suit?” repeated one of our most intelligent society ladies, whose silver locks only 7 serve to enhance the beauty of her still youth ful face. In my opinion, though all men know well enough how to ‘make love,’ there is not one in a thousand who knows how to propose. My hus band spent six months protesting and convincing me of his love, of which, by 7 the way, 1 was well aware from the first, without once asking me the im portant question, ‘will you marry me?’ and finally one day said to me with a disneartened air, ‘you are like all the rest, a perfect enigma, i have spent months trying to win you, and 1 do not know that I have made any 7 im pression upon you; you are as hard to unravel as the scarf yon wear around your throat. This, 1 exclaimed, in the most innocent way, ‘why, ’tis no diffi cult task to unravel it, if you get hold of the right string.’ He saw the point took hold of the right string, and ” “His arm took the place of the scarf!” “Well, neither of us have ever regret ted it.” on ms knees. One lady, the wife of a learned judge, said: “’Tis eighteen years since that dear man made a fool of me, and after so great a lapse of time y r ou can not expect me to remember how he did it. I’ll vow ho went down on his knees, though y 7 ou wouldn’t think it to look at his rotund proportions. And I ■was silly enough to believe every word he said, and when ho declared solemn ly that he would shoot himself if I did not marry him, of course I consented, just to save his life but I’ll not l* so silly another time—if he only gives me the chance.” “Don’t believe a word of that,” chimed the judge from behind his pa per. “I was actually compelled to ask her to marry me to get rid of the trou ble of taking her or some other girl around, 1 saw she was in love with me, and thought she would do as well as any 7 other. Now that sums up the whole history ot this case.” VlilOßOrs COURTSHIP. A bright-eyed girl, who is a skillful angler for hearts, thinks a young man, to be successful, should propose after a very short acquaintance, take a girl by 7 storm, as it were, while she is pleas ed with anew beau, and before she has time to tiro of him; then follow tho proposal up with a vigorous courtship, lots of flowers and bonbons, drives, theatre parties, etc.,and if she consents, insist upon a short engagement by all means. UNEXPECTED VOWS. Another well known blonde beauty who has created sad havoc, and had much experience in this line, says the only successful way is to propose when least expected. Allow no time for con sideration, and then insist that the ac ceptance must be “now or never.” She feels sure that is the only way that she will be captured, but she thinks very few men are bold enough to try that game. LOVERS POKES. One well-known belle and beauty says that “she has had so many make love to her that she hardly knows what is the best and most successful method. She was more occupied in studying how to prevent an approach to tho sub ject than in facilitating it. Beaux were all lovely until they became lovers, for they moved, thought and talked con stantly of themselves and their happi ness, while she wished to bo thinking of her own happiness. Marriage is quite another thing; is easily settled when one finds a suitable partner. AROUND THE WAIST. A married lady, in whose household the little god of love certainly makes his abode, says the only successful proposition of which she knows any thing was made without a word being spoken: “John and I sat looking in the fire a long time, without saying any thing, when all at once he put his arm around me. When father came in a moment later lie said; ‘Major, I’m going to steal your daughter.’ WILY WIDOWERS. A dark-eyed girl, with a tangle of soft brown hair shading her brow, says “it a fellow is desperately in love with a girl, ami persistent in His effort to win her, he is sure to gain his suit. Widowers understand this point, and know exactly how to make love and propose, and you will observe they are always successful.” She knows one case where a widower went in and hung up liis hat, announced his intention of remaining until he was accepted, and the girl had to marry him to get rid of him. A widower beau makes her ner vous about the result. xo “parlor” beau. A society girl, who evidently had a head for business as well as beaux, says: “No ‘parlor beau’ need ever propose with any hope of success, for after a girl is compelled to bend her whole energies to the task of entertain ing him quietly at home, for six months, she would he appalled at tho proposition of spending the balance of her life ‘quietly at home.”’ She ex plains that a ‘parlor beau’ is that sel fish, egotistical individual who being a man has as much variety and change as he wants, and thinks himself sufli ciently interesting to entertain a girl without any assistance in the way of theatres, parties and drives, hut loaves the other fellows to amuse her in that way.— St. Louis Post-Dispatch. | FOUR DOLLARS PER ANNUM. NO. 92. The Day ami Year of Christ's Crucifixion. Judge Bradley, of the Supreme court has contributed to the Evangelist an article on the day and year of Christ’s crucifixion. The work is thoroughly done by analytical historical analysis and astronomical calculations. The Judge says: “Thecardinal conditions required by these data arc, first, that the time must be brought within the Procuratorship of Pontius Pilate; secondly, it must he after the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberious, and after the thirtieth of Christ’s age; thirdly, it must occur on the 15th of the Jewish month Nisan (or Abib,) and on the sixth day of the week, or Friday.” The Judge states the verified history very carefully, and says : “John’s preaching commenced in the year ”0, and Jesus was baptised and commenced preaching at the end of 20, or beginning of 27. His first Passover, after he commenced His public minis try, would be either that which took place in the spring of 20 or that which took place in the spring of 28. It is certain that the crucifixion could not have taken place earlier than A. D. 28, and it is not probable that it took place later than A. I). 31. “Matthew tells us: ‘Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the Disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him: Where wilt Thou that we prepare for Thee to eat the Passover? etc. (Matt xxvi., 17.) Luke says: ‘Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the Passover must be kill ed. And He sent Peter and John, say ing: Gj and prepare ns the Passover that we may eat’ etc., (Luke, xxii., 7, 8.) Then followed the Last Supper and Gethsemane; and the next morning (the 15th of Nisan, of course) Jesus “I shall assume that the day was the sixth day of the week, or Friday—the day 7 preceding the Sabbath, tue prepar ation day. That is almost the univer sal understanding of Christendom. There are some, it is true, who contend for some other day, just as there are some who say that Shakespeare did not. write the plays that go by his name. But I ivill not stop to argue the point. “We are able to find, then, a year, from 28 to 31 inclusive, in which tho 15th, and of course, the Ist, of Nisan, fell on Friday. “Taking the Roman Calendar as the standard of comparison, and the longi tude of Jerusalem (35 degrees 18 min utes 30 seconds east) as the point for regulating time, and midnight as tiie commencement of the day, it was found by calculation, based on the ordinary astronomical tables, that the vernal equinox in the former half of the first century occurred in the afternoon or evening of the 22d of March. There fore the full moon of Nisan ought not to happen before that day, and the pre ceding new moon ought not to happen before the <th of March. Therefore tho full moon of Nisan ought not to happen before that day, and the prece ding new moon ought not to happen before the 7th of March. Therefore the new moon, marking the Ist of Nisan, must happen between the 7tli of March and the 7th of April.” A table of calculation is made, from which it is apparent that in. A. D. 27 ; “The new moon, which occurred on the 2(sth of March, was first visible (ac cording to Selden’s rule) on Thursday evening, March 47, when the Ist of Nisan commenced, and continued until sunset of Friday evening, March 28tli. For our purpose the Ist of Nisan was Friday, March 28. And in like man ner, attending to the respective times of new moon in the other years con tained in the table, it is equally appar ent that the 1 st of Nisan occurred in A. D. 2S, Tuesday, March 16; in A. D. 20, Monday, April 4; in A. D. 30, Fri day, March 24; in A. D. 31, Tuesday, March 13; in A. D. 32, Monday, March 31; in A. D. 33, either Friday, March 20. or Saturday March 21 (uncertain which); in A. D. 34, Wednesday, March 10; and in A. D. 35, Tuesday, March 20. The moons here taken for the month Nisan exactly agree with the cycle before referred to. “Thus we see that there were only three years from A. D. 27 to A. I). 35, inclusive, in which the Ist of Ni- san, and consequently the 15tli of Ni san, happened Friday; and these were A. D. 27, 30 and 33, the last of which is very doubtful; But we have al ready seen that the Crucifixion could not have happened before A. D. 2S, and probably not later than A. D. 31. Therefore the year 30 is the only one which satisfies all the conditions of the problem. It does satisfy them, be cause jit gives opportunity for Jesus to teach publicly for about three years, and to attend three Passovers during His ministry, or four, according as it commenced before or after April, A. D. 27. Now, since in A. 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