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auppsHY mu.
>'o, strangrr, he doesn’t live here now,
Ho clipped the vigihlttf-e—don't know how,
For we’ve digging high and low
Soncfe the wnch, ten year* ago.
% reckon 'you haven’t hyAjjn about.
The gajno he played when he dashed cat f
He lit herqabouts in a qtrloUs way,
An’, sq'ttWVy ,he fir ’’* ,mt wouldn’t play.
•Things lively as eommon when
The bpya }6 ,oyi;r from Snaky Glen.
The tables vr<jn‘ pil.xl knee deep witl) gold',
"ind bi/. was brisk with keerds, I’m told.
Bill Sdt Nitlliit there for a •Ji'iuld’, ...
And watched the pWo’oding* Without A smilj.
Hut as the game was heatin’ fed-hot,
He slowly riz up from whore he sot,
And pcured some powder into his paw,
As he worked his quid from jaw to Jaw.
No luck, an’ I rnout as as well bo dead
A* livin’,” was what the hairpin said.
His face was full of wildiali sheer,
And durn his pictur, he acted queer.
“ I will,” he says, " I’m blowed if I don’t.
And I’ll carve the galoot who says I won’t.”
“ When luck goes back on a cuss like I,
He’d better pepper his carcass and die ;
And if 1 don't do it, just call me a liar”—
Chuck went his powder horn into the flro.
The way the boys lit out beats all,
They hid behind stumps and rocks and wall.
Hut the gold and the p< wder hom wore loft
behind.
With Bill all alone to go it blind.
We waited an hour across the road.
To hear the shanty and Hill explode ;
We waited an hour after wo ran.
Hut never so much as a flash in the pnn ;
An’ when we diskivered that we had been sold
And footed it back but we found no gold ;
But we found in that cussed horn of Bill’s
The blackest sand on these tarnal hills.
, —Kngmt Scoit.
TO-DAY.
Only from day to day
The life of a wise man runs,
What matter if seasons far away
Have gloom or have double smis t
We climb the unreal path.
And stray from the roadway here;
We swim in the rivers of wrath,
And tumid the hills of fear.
Our feet on tho torrent’s brink.
Our eyas on the olouds afar.
We fear tho things we think.
Instead of the things that are.
Like a tide our work should rise,
lOach later wave the best,
“ To-day is a king in disguise,”
To-day is the special test.
Like a sawyer's work is life ;
The present makes the flaw i
And the only thing for strife
Is the inch before the saw.
an a 3 s 5 k q> a a v •_
MURDER WILE OUT.
Here is a wonderful s'ory of love,
crime ami superstition, w 1 ich ha* been
worked oiu during the last few month*.
If the principal character were not so
intolorably base, it would furnish mate
rial for a first rate sensational romance.
In Bayard street, in New York) lives
a respectable Polish Hebrew family) by
name Uubenstein, who have successfully
carried on a dry gcods trade for some
lime. Three years ago, one of the sons)
Pesach, came from Poland to tty his
fortune with the rest of iiis kindred. He
started as a pedler of cheap jewelry;
and by dint of energy and native sagac
ity, managed to save five thousand dol
lars. He had left behind him a young
wife and family, aud three months ago
was in such good circumstances that he
remitted the means to enable them to
join him here. It was a noticeable feat
ure of this young nun's conduct that he
was an invariable and devout observer
ot all the religious ceremonies of his
faith, never by any chance omitting to
attend the synagogue and go through
all the prayers ot a most orthodox He
brew.
By this source Pesach gained the re
spect of his fellows and the admiration
and affection of h's handsome cousin,
Sarah Alexau ler. He seduced his young
relative, but gratified his passions with
such restraint that not a suspicion was
entertained ot any undue familiarity
existing between them. liis religious
observances were undiminished in fer
vor, ami his application to business was
redoubled in vigor. As the lime went
by, the condition of Sarah became such
that a speedy exposure of her folly and
his crime was iuevi'able. Disgrace was
before him, and his very reputation for
<!■ veutness would serve to make his
shame the greater. Tims was tho way
paved for a horrible crime, and Pesach,
With a Satanic caution, prepared to sac
rifice two lives to save liis own cham
fer.
Hero we come to a singular feature of
this terrible drama, which shows to what
an extent religious belief may affect our
ordinary actions. Certain passages in
the Talmud sanction the assumption of
the sins of one man by another, and
permit a sinuir to shiftthe responsibility
and the penalty of his crimes on the
•shoulders ot whoever shall willingly ac
cept the position.
The crafty Pesach determined to avail
Jrmself of such scapegoat, who should
bear not only the chastisement for the
rins he had committed, but also that ot
the horrid deed he was thee meditating,
to save the religious ehrraoter ho had
built up with such pains.
Without much difficulty he found a
poverty stricken fellow-countryman, who,
lor the modest sum of lorty-ti ve dol'araj
agreed to b,ar th ~ weight of all the sins
committed and to Oe committed by Ku
beusteiu from the last day of atonement
CONYERS, GEORGIA: THURS DAY. JANUARY 30, 1876*
to a specified time. The contract wan
formally itl Wn up in Hebrew, signed,
sealed, witnessed, and the money duly
paid. .When the wile of the man \rlo
iud s ill his soul for forty.flve dollars
leariletl by what means her husband had
beo mile possessed of bis rich OS; the good
weni iii. tell into an Agdity of grief, and
cd tii pel led tier HkhViiate to offer to return
the money wlijoft bo bad obtained at
such a cost. lVsach, however, thought
his bargalii too good to be lightly thrown
dp, so he tuterly ref ised to cancel the
contract'. The substitute, who was al
ready receiving some of the punishment
fie had contracted far from his wife,
suit in the lletli Haiuidrash, a
Court held in 69 Ludlow street, where it
was tried by Chief Rabbi Abraham Jo
seph Ash. After full consideration, the
Rabbi decided again t RiOenstein on the
following grounds :
1. There are sonte transgressions
which iilYPlv* the wife aud children of
the assumer. The wife not having been
a party to the ountract was entit'ed to
prohibit it.
2. The Talmud prohibits the over
charge of more than one sixth the
amount of a bargain. As l’esach’s sina
had not been stated in the contract he
might have got the better of the assumer
by more thau the one sixth of the forty
five dollars.
lleaten here, Pesaeh appealed to an
other court to compel the assumer to
stick to his contract. At this second
trial it was settled by Pesaeh rescinding
the contract, while the assumer kept the
money and bound himself to say daily
prayers for one year in Pesach’s behalf.
This being concluded the next thing
definitely known is that Pesaeh bought
a tobacconist's knife cheap, at a shop in
Division street, and two days afterwards
the body of poor Sarah witii her unborn
child was found with its throat cut in a
field in the suburbs of Brooklyn, and the
cheap knife was discovered hid in the
corn sheaves beside VfhHSh the corpse
was lying. Yet another curious Circum
stance in this ghastly tale. The night
of the day when the body was lound,
when detectives weri groping about in
utter ignorance, and not tveu the fami
lies of the murdered girl knew of her
absence or fate, Pesaeh rose and went to
liis father, saying : “I have seen Sarah
in a dream ; the is killed, lying in a corn
field ten mil's away, and she wants me
so bury her,” The old man at nt him to
his bed agitlll, saying: “this is foolish'
ness, my son.” But it was true. The
spirit of tlie murdered girl had driven
him to betray himself. This dream was
spread abroad the next day. It was the
clue the detectives sought, and Pesaoll
Rubensteiu is noiv in '.lie Tombs aiVnit
ing his trial for as foul a murder as ever
Stained the bloody annals of our criminal
calendar.
BEN HILL’S SPIiBCH.
Correspondence ot tho Louisville
Courier Journal.
Washington, Jan. 11.—The sensation
of tc—day is Ben. Hill’s great speech in
reply to Blaine’s arraignment of Jeffer
son Davis. Had considerations of mere
party policy controlled the question, Mr,
Hill might) perhaps, have lemained
silent; But there was much more than
policy to be consulted. Mr; Blaine had
deliberately and in the foitlest language
denounced Mr. Davis, as the head of the
Confederate government, tor the horrors
of Andersonvtlle.jand his charge, if true, it
was, as all felt, an indelible stigma upon
the humanity and civilisation of the
South. Asa personal friend of Mr. Da
vis, it was not manly for Mr. Hill to sit
still and hear him libeled. It was felt
by nearly all from the South that some
body should get up aud tell the trutn iq
her vindication.
Mr. Hill did this duty to-day, and to a
crowded house and gallery, Rarely has
a speaker commanded closer attention
or a higher audience. So far as Mr.
Blaine was personally concerned, he
avoided all personalities, and lie took
pains to express his regret at being call
ed from his proper field of duty to fight
over the bsues of tlrn war. Taking np
the subject of Andersonville, Mr. Hill
proceeded to show that the entire policy
of the Confederate government on the
subject of prisoners had been humane
and framed according to the usages of
war, and that the sufferings of the brave
ineu of tbe North in Andersonville were
chiefly attributable to the action ot the
Federal government' and that the Con
federate govdrnment had earnestly and
repeatedly striven lor exchange of
prisoners, and that the Fedoral govern
ment bad refused it on considerations
of policy. Mr. Hill showed, moreover,
that the sufferings ot the Confederates
in Northern prisons had been greater
that those at Andersonville, and proved
by Mr. Stanton's official report in 1876,
that the per ceut. ot mortality was three
per ceut. greater in the Northern than in
the Southern prisons. Speaking of the
Union Army m the highest terras, Mr.
Hill made no reflections on the body of
the Northern people, and he especitlly
complimented these war Democrats who
wanted to stop the war alter Lee’s sur
render,
Mr. Hill's peroration was strikingly
eloquent and impressive. Ho said the
South was iu Congress and the Union,
and meant to 9tay thore. They felt at
home. The argument was from a union
standpoint, and was conciliatory to all
save the Radicals, whom he defied. As
a vindication of the honor and humanity
ot the South in tue war, and especially
on the subject of th exchange of pris_
oners, the speech was triumphant. In
eloquence aud power of argumentation,
in dearness, readiness and rhetoric, it
was indeed a remarkable oration. Some
Democrats are the opinion that Mr. Dili
ought to have been less unforgiving to
tho Republicans, while speaking for am
nesty, and that he might, without injus
tice to his riwu cause, have met the
nialico of tlie Republican leaders with an
appeal for A general reconciliation all
aronn 1 qil the basis of mutual respect
and cdttHuefibe.
THVltiijiUtlleans were very uiicomfora
ble 4i!Htlij tHfi liVd hoitrs' Speech; l*al
pably, they had not alertiiieJ tliat s;icll a
powerful vindication cditld be made, and
based updit unimpeachable testimony.
Blaine Iddlt'ed badly (lacked to-day, and
out of spirits. No Honest smile lias illu
minuted bis counts nance since tile dl'eSs
ing he gdt VeStterday from Saul Cox.
Garfield WAs eVldeltlly tinhnppy, and
showed by his interruptions bow sore he
felt,
Tue Northern fteifiOCtnU listened with
great eagerness and solicitude. It i*>
indeed, a groat and perhaps doubtful
question, whether, even in this Centen
nial year, the public mind of the North
will tolerate a vindication of Southern
character, honor aud humanity, even in
reply to the foulest, bilteiest denuncia
tion on tlie floors of Congress. It is a
common remark in all political circles
here, that tlie game of Mr. Blaine and
his associates is to excite sectional von*
troversy, revive the discussions of the
war, and, by renewing passion and ha
tred, electa Republican President. Tlie
Democrats are very anxious to block this
game. The trouble, however, is that
iheie are here a lot of ignorant proviti*
eial mediocrities in Congress from the
South, who are too stupid to adopt the
proper methods to counteract and toil
the satanie tactics of the enemies of the
people. These small men cannot see
beyond their own Districts, and appeals
to them to tike a broad and bold course
of patriotism seem to tali on deaf cars.
The Herald ot Health says flesh meat
tends to make men bold, enterprising
and courageous, while vegetables render
men peaceful, benevolent and virtuous.
Children should have a little ot both.
A >Ltn's Chinese Neighbors,
The Raleigh North Carolina News
reports that Kev. Dr. Pritchard, of that
citjt feterred in his Thanksgiving ser
mon to a con versa i ion held some years
between Dr. Tlios. E. Skinner, form
erly of Raleigh, but now of Georgia, and
an anti-miissioniiryisti Dr. Skinner, he
Srtid) was soliciting aid fbt- foreign mis
sions, and applied to this gentleman, who
promptly repulsed him with tlie reply,
“I don't believe in foreign missions. 1
won't give anything except to home
missions. I want what I give to benefit
my neighbors."
“\Vell," replied Sk'nntr, “whom do
you regard as your neighbors?
“Why, those around me," replied the
brother.
“Do you mean those whose lands join
you ?’’ inquired Dr. Skinner.
“Yes.”
“Well,” said Dr. Skinner, “how much
land do you own."
“About 500 acres."
“How far down do you own?’’ in
quired Dr. Skinrter.
“Why, I never thought ot that bo
fore, but I suppose I own half Way
through.”
“Exactly,” said Dr. Skinner, “I sup
pose you do, and I want this money for
the Chinese—tho men whose land joins
yuurs on the bottom.”
The hardened brother bad never
thought of that, and gave a good sum
for foreign missions.
A Bhokkm Hearted Roostkii. —Thom
as Roach, keeper of a chicken ranch on
the old Sau Jose road, purchased, several
months ago, a lot of finecropple cvowds,
which he kept aloof from his less aristo
cratic fowls iu a small yard. The chief
ot the family was a large black bird of
an exceedingly haughty disposition. He
was monarch of all ho surveyed till
about a week since, when Roach procur
ed a white bird of the same breed and
turned it into the yard of the cropple
crowns. The two male birds immedi
ately joined in battle, which, after a gal
lant display by both contestants, resulted
in the defeat of the b sek cropple. The
unsuccessful bird took its defaet soi ely
to heart. In fact, life was no longer
worth possessing since honor had depar
ted. The bird was trying to kill
itself with its own spurs. Not suooeed
ing, it tried to jam its head under a gate,
but failed again. It flew upon a barrel
half filled with rain water, aud carefully
surveying the situation, plunged ititc the
cask. Koacb ran out and found the bird
ivith its wings closely folded to its side,
its beak opeu, and apparently endeavor
ing to repress the natural struggles of
self-preservation. It was speedily rescu
ed from its dangerous situation, but it
refused to tako any further interest in
life, and alter a few days of mental tor
ture and physical suffering, it died.
Sergeant Bates Terms Ur Again.—
The irreperssible Sergeant Bates has turn
ed up in Philadelphia. He proposes to
establish a oarnp near the Centennial
ground next summer, where poor crip
pled soldiers of either army may find a
soldieris fare and a soldier's welcome.
To raise funds for this purpose Sergeant
Bates is about starting on a lecturing
tour which will extend through the
Southern States.
HARD TO PLEASE. |
Into one of the large jewelry Id ’
fancy goods stores of Boston, Wats' 1, j
the other day, one of those custom, • j
that the holiday season sometimes brings
to town, lie was a hard-handed, loose,
broad shouldered individual, carefully
dressed in anew suit of baggy, ready
in tde clothes) a home laundried sl.i'rt,
and a hrtt which) although perfectly new,
wA* three seasons helmet tlie present
tasltk'll,
Bathiteting dp ttt oile rtf tile salesmen,
vVith A Very obvious attempt at being ai
home among the glittering splendor of
the salesroom, and a general air of ‘-Not
to dc astonished or being done by you
Bdfltrtn fellers,” he inquired :
- '‘Got any Ui’Utieed f”
The clerk answered in l!!B aniiiilaUVc;
and led the way toa bewildering stock
of bruize statuettes, clocks, el \ The
visitor stared at them tor a moment as
an interior African might have at the
first white man lie bad ever seen, and
then, sotting bis hat a little more firmly
on his head, asked :
“Which o'thein figgors motit be tlie
Venus of high low f ’
The trained salesman, with placid
countenance, quietly replied :
“I don't remember any by that title ;
are you sure that was the name ?
The patron of tlie fine arts drew a
large ytllow silk handkerchief from bis
hat, and mopping liis face uneasily, said:
“It mout lia’ been nee high, bu 1 think
it was high low ; Mariar sed that ef 1
thought of seven lip 1 shouldn’t forget
Ihe mime' Tho laot is,” said the puzzled
purchaser, with a sudden burst ot confi
dence, “the fact is, cap, I hev jest put up
anew tenement dowu to South Higgins*
boro’ aud Mariar ’lowed she'd like a
bronze m I lie keepiu’ room, suintliiu’ like
what, she seed once in cousin Sam Slifi'>
tier’s parlor on Beacon street; Cousin
Sam he writ the name on a card, 'n praps
I've got it now ,” and, diving his breast
pocket as if he was to unsheath a two*
banded sword, ho lugged out a long
pocket-book, timu the depths ot which
lie [ducked a card and handed it to the
salesman.
“Ah!" said tho latter, “the Venus ot
Milo. Yes, sir, here is a fino copy, a
re production by Bat’bidienne.”
Tlie customer surveyed it earnestly
for a moment and then said ;
“Vo liain’t got a perteot one, hev ye,
cap 1 This" ere one has lost both nor
arms and got dents over her back.”
The patient Salesman explained that
tiie statuette was a copy of the original
that was found in that coidiiion.
“ahull!" commented the other; and
then, hesitatingly, “don't any ot them
have any more clot lie- 'n that t This
'ere one’s night-go .vn 'pearo to have kind
of slipped otl on her."
Again the sliopmin, despite bis twieli
ing muscles, explained to his attentive
lister that it was an imitation of an an
cient statue. He, how ver, cocking his
head on the side, impure el i
“Wall, now, what’ll you ax for her jess
as she stands?" lapping his bony knuck
les on the bronze as if it were a buzz
saw.
“One hundred and fifty dollars for that
size,” said the clerk.
“VVba-at!’’ almost shouted the would
be patron of the arts, “a hundied 'n fifty
dollars for a bronze gal iliotlt any arms,
and fkearoe a rag to her back 1 Venus
ot My Low I Venus of Your High, I
should sav. A hundred ’n fifty dollam I
Why, that's halt the mortgage or broth
er Jim’s farm. Guess Mariar must
tho ught my name was William B. Ast.or,
instead of John Higgins and, fixing
his bat a little firmer, he made a hasty
exit from the store, and struck a straight
line tor the Eastern railroads station.
\V hat was Left. —A school commit
tee not a thousand miles from the city
were examining a class in a preparatory
school. One of the niembei i undertook
to sharpen up their wits by propounding
the following question- i
“If I had a mince-pie and should give
two twelfths to John, two twelfths lo
Isaac, two-twelfths to Harry, and should
keep halt the pie myself, what would
there be left /”
There was a profound study among the
boys, but finally one lad held up his baud
as a signal that he was ready to answer.
‘Well, sir, what would there bo left?
Speak up loud so that all can hear," said
the committeeman.
“The plate!" shouted the,hopeful fel
low.
The committeeman tured red in the
face, while the other members roared
aloud. The boy was excused from an
swering any more questions.
A hundred years ago four newspapers
were published in Now York, the Royal-
Gaf tteer, organ ofllio British authorities,
the Mercury, tho Constitutional Gazette
and the New York Journal, the organ of
the Sons of Liberty published by John
Holt, who at ono time was compelled to
tako groceries and other goods in ex
change for his paper.
Cures lor Love ot Liquor.
At a festival at a reformatory institus
ticn, recently, a gentleman said, ot the
cure of intoxicating drink : “I overcame
tho appetite by a iccipe given mo by ol<l
Dr. llartSeld, one of those good old
physicians who do not have a percentage
trom a neighboring druggist. The pre
scription is simply an orange every
morning a half hour before breakfast.
‘Take that,’ said the doctor, ‘and you
will never want liquor ivor medicine.’
I have done so regularly, ami find that
liquor has become repulsive. The taste
of the orange is in the saliva of my
tongue, and it would be as well to mix
water and oil as rum with my taste.” |
TO SMOKERS
The Tribune Medicale gives Dr. Her*
tliand’s livgi* hie rub s for smokers, which
we condense as follows:
Never smoke more than three or tour
cigars or pipes a day. Never smoke im
mediately before or after a meal. Use
an ivory, amber, or enameled mouth
piecei Lht not sntoke a tiigr.f \Vlliut it
has let be relighted ; it is the surest way
tet bt! affected by nicotine. Rinse the
inbuilt after smoking. Never retain the*
aspiration at Use end of the mouth, so as
e) pour it out ot the nostril afterward.
The eigarette is the most healthful till"
•limn oi smoking. Smoking is hurtful
•o children, and during the aeiolescent .
perioet Ot eVetliilion. Air apartment
where silloking has taken place. Do not
sleep in rooms filleel with tobacco fumes.
Diseases of the lungs and heart, chronic
affect Kms of the mouth, eyes, nose, throat;
and Stomach are results of smoking H,|
an "iiHse)llV>atlblri” temperament—that is,
some cannot smoke at all, with all these
pi coalitions, without injury to vital parts
of tlie system.
In other words, we woo’d put it in
lliis form : L’oisi'in is generally hurtful
to men. If yod conclude to take poison
systematically, take as little as possible,
take it in the healthiest condition of the
system, take it in us ddiuled a condition
as possible, begin immediately lo take
antidotes after swallowing it ; and then,
it you find that your constitution is not
robust enough to stand the slow drain
upon the vital forces, you will be compel
led to reach tho melancholy Conclusion
that yoit are ono ot the unfortunate class
with whom taking poison is “incompati
ble,’’and you will have to leave it off;
and, in doing that, you will feel as d'you
are enduring the pangs of death.
Tlie Washington Chl’cilldle thinks “ii
will be gratifying to know that before his
death, Vioe-l’reident Wilson had nearly
completed liis great work on “ Tlie Rise
and Fall ot the Slave Power also that
“the few chapters that remain to be writ
ten wil' be completed by the Rev. Samuel
Hunt, of Natick, Mr. Wilson’s private
secretary, who assisted Inin in the prepa
ration of the work already published,
Wlicruoon tho Washington Gazette re*
marks : “It may bo equally gratifying to
seine lo know that ill’s Hev. Samuel
Hunt, is tlie real author of Mr. Wilson’s
literary production—histories, lectures,
speeches, and magazine articles; and that
among the other shining qualities of the
late deceased was that of claiming (he
cirodit of brain-work to which lie had no
more title than be had to the name of
Henry Wilson.”
The wife of Walker, the Vinegar Bit
ters millionaire, has soured on him, aud
: s suing for a divoree. She llleges that
ho has large deposits in two banks, and
owns a $12,000 mortgage on real estate
in Orange comity, N. J. ; a dwelling in
Dfodklyu worth $12,000; a fee of SOO,-*
000 in a large I’nila.lelphia omwnissioil
house ; a hotel and farm in Keyporr, N.
J., valued at 800,000 ; a hotel, dwelling
ami large farm near Natick, Mass., worth
$100,000; .a half interest in the home
of It 11. McDonald Ss Cos., Now York,
worth SOOO,OOO, and a patent or copy
right ot Vinegar Bitters, which yields
an income of 200,000 a year. Vinegar
Bitters are not bad to take—iu that
shape.
Grant, it appears, is the victim of
woman’s fascinations. A young lady in
Washington obtained a position for her
father the other day through tho com
bined influences of her youth and beauty.
She is pretty, rou’ and eyed blonde, with
waving light hair ann delicate coloring.
She went to the President and said : “I
have coinc to ask you to give my father
something to do. His mental labors
have been so arduous that liis mind is
somewhat affected, and he has been ob
liged to discontinue everything ot that
nature, and, in fact, lias nothing to do."
“I have often seen you,” replied the
President, smiling on the youthful sup
plicant, “and I will try and see what I
can do for your father, but I would like
you to write mo a letter asking me this
favor," The delighted maiden did as
requested, and received a letter from the
President in reply appointing her father
to a position which, while remunerative,
did not require urineoessary mental effort.
I'he President looks very kindly on
younf girls, ami seems to have quite a
number of favorites among l;:ein.—
[Boston Pest.
Tho editor of one of (he Salt Lake.
Utah, papers, writing to Rowell’s News
paper lie porter, “says that tho citizens
ot Salt Lake City do not appear to lack
educational, aommercial or religious fa-,
cilities to enable them to compete with
Other cities, and so far as newspap-ra aru
concerned there are few cities of thirty
thousand in abilaiits which can boast cf
a larger number. There aro now pub
lished here two morning and threo even
ing dailies, two semi weeklies, three
weeklies, four semi mothlics and two
monthlies—sixteen in all. Wo have
twenty seven places of worship, divided
among six or seven religious soots, with
sittings for 2-5,000 people, and t here is
as much business actually here its in any
Eastern cities of 50,000 people."
Tho Democrats in tho 11 ouso are de
termined not to vote a dollar for the:
Centennial Juberlee, until an not of uni- :
versal amnesty fa passed ; and they nr. j
right. It would he a disgrace to the j
Centennial yenr to-exolude a single in |
dividual for the political ©fences of
1851. I 1
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V 1.1 YE PRESS.
A Religious paper exists for sumo de
finite purpose. It may, in pursuing the
i lid for w liicli it was established, answer
Ctlier purposes also. Still it lias some
specific reason ter existing. If ii ac
complish all other objects save that one,
it is a full lire.
The (’’lurch is busy in the great A’tff’k
•md warfare wliiflh her Ma.*tet- lias ap
pointed. Her difficulties are cVtff chang
ing. The obstacles of one period over
come, those of another are In-fore bur.
In suiting herself to the rurrontiding
•exigencies, there is not iinfrequcntly a
temporary disturbance of her condition.
Here is just wlieie tlie press oo nes
in to serve the Church. Its voice reach, a
the length ali i the breadth of the litilll.
Its nttei ml ties itt'e poitdefcti; fftld they
hal e tltell - CtfodL tilUUil for benefit or fi.r
mischief.
There are in every period living issues.
They must Le faced. They involve
questions which vvi.l uotsettle lliemselve.
Wn must meet them to discuss them in.-
til tlie problems they include are solved.
This lias been true of tho past, and is
true to day.—[Church Journal.
Church unit State.
It is the met, or lias been stated in
vano.is quaiters, that the DenunihlU hi
Congress regard with favor the church
and school Constitutional amendment
proposed by Mr. Blaine. But the trouble
with the amendment is that it docs not
go to the root of the matter, and if mi
amendment to the constitution is to bo
passed dissevering churCli itild tstntrj it
should be ot so thorough a chkfftcter as
to accomplish the object sought to' be
attained. The following proposition has
been prepared by Representative O'Brien;
ot Mary ml, as a substitute tor that of
Mr. Blaiue, and will be presented iu a
tew days. It lias, says the Baltimore
Sun, been shown to a number ot promi
nent Democrats and received their ap
proval. Already the State constitutions
ot Maryland Mid Romo of the other
States prollibit the election to office of
ministers of the gospel:
“Section 1, No Stale shall make any
law respecting an establishment of reli*
gion or prohibiting the tree exercise
thereof; aud no minister or preacher of
the gospel or of any religious Creed or
denomination s|iall bold any office of
trust or emolument under the United'
States or under any Stute.
“ Section 2. No money received by
taxation iu any State for the support of
public schools, or derived from any pub
lic fund therefor, nor any public lands
devoted thereto, shall ever be under the
control ot any religious shalf
any money so raised nor de
voted bo divided between religious sects
or denominations ; nor shall any minis
ter < r preacher ot the gospel or of any
fellgV.rts Creed or deno n inalion bold
any office in connection with (he public
schools In any State, nor bo eligible to
any position ot trust or emolument in
connection with any institution, public
or private, in any Stale or under the
United States, which shall be supported
in whole or in part lioiu any public
hind.”
The ten years from 1800 lo 1870',-
according to the Catholic Sentinel, were
years ot wonderful growth for the Rom
ish Church, the number of churches’
erected having inn eased .90 per cent.,-
while that ot the Methodist* ws only
83 per cent., the Baptists 25 per cent..;
ami the Frcsbyteriaus 20 per cent. “In
1870 the Cathode Church was still 4tli
on (lie list in point of numerical strength ;
but in 1870 wc will see it second, and lit
the year 1800 it will outnumber any of
the sects in America, judging from the
past steady growth *>! i tie Church.”'
This statistical reasoning is fallacious iu
this instance.
“Should Females Attend Church
Meetings.”
To this question no get end answer
can be given. Many chinch meeting*
are held purely for the transaction of
business, financial and disciplinary, at
which tlie picscr.ee of females is tint need
ed, and from which they would derive
no profit. Sometimes there ire diseuss
ions in church meetings, which the
modesty and delicacy of refined worm*
would render it unpleasant for them lo
hear. In most cases, however, there i
no impropriety in their being present ia
church meetings. In country churches
where meetings tor business are field at
the close ot public worship, there eau
bo nothing wrong, under ordinary
circiimstai cctr, lor the female members
to bo present iu them. Sometimes* in
deed, it is emiiKully proper that live
pious women Should bo present in the
church meetings. When they are in
tended partly for devotional services,
and partly for consultation oil the gen
eral interests of the churches, or for tho
election of ohuroh officers, tire meeting
would bo defective without tbe presence
ot the female members. Whether they
should attend church meetings, then,
must depend on circumstances, and may
be deciilcd by consulting convenience,
dircrelion, taste and usefulness.
Cai diual XlcClosky in addressing th.
Catholic union, alluded to tho discussion
relative iu the Bible in the public schools
and said if tins persecution which ap
n-Hr.i lo Ire threatened is to oorne, let i
su.ue; that tlu-y Mould emeigo liom
jett* r Catholics than ever. L
rouine, he said, was not going .to be
eligiona Out a pofctiual trouble
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