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DEFINING PROVIDENCE.
OP DR. BACON, OF THE
INDEPENDENT PRESBYTE
RIAN CHURCH.
A Popular Religious Error Confronted
with a Scriptural Argument.
Considering the weather, it was a fairly
large assembly that gathered yesterday in
the lecture-room of the Independent Presby
terian Church for morning worship. The
theme of Dr. Bacon’s sermon was the Misin
terpretation of Providence, a subject mar
ly akin to that of his discourse of a week ago.
The sermon was as follows:
Act* ii, S3. Him being delivered up by the
determinate counsel and foreknowledge of find,
ye by the Itand of lawless men did crucify and
day: whom God raised up. (R. V.)
“Here we have set forth to the world in an
implication that is stronger than any state
ment could lie, a divine doctrine concerning
the interpretation of Providence, to-wit : that
the recognizing of an event as taking place
in accordance with the Divine providence
and purpose does not in the least imply any
approval of the human acts or agents by
which the event was brought about. Let
me repeat this, for it is a scriptural teach
ing or the greatest practical importance to
your religious happiness and your stead
fastness in the Christian faith. The fact
that an event takes place in accordance
With God’s providence and pur]mso, implies
no approval of the human agency by which
it is effected, and no censure of those who
may have suffered from it; and further,
when such an event is the result of a con
flict between opix-sing human forces, the is
sue mi]dies no divine adjudication of any
question of right and wrong
between the conflicting parties. This
doctrine is taught so persistently,
and with such impressive reiteration through
Old Testament ami New, by book after book,
in century after century, that it ought to
be superfluous to argue it here before a peo
ple conversant with the Bible, liut it is not
superfluous.
A MISCHIEF-MAKING ERROR.
“The reason why this truth is so insisted
on in the Scriptures, doubtless, is the persist
ent tendency of human nature to err lrom
it. It was an old and prevalent error as
long ago as the dnvs of the book of Job. It
was |>ersi.stent ami inveterate still in the
time of Christ, notwitlistuuding the clear
teaching of psalmists and prophets; and to
day, notwithstanding the added teaching of
Christ himself, in the plainest and
clearest language, the same error which
He refuted and rebuked is prevalent ami
obstinate still even in Christ's own church
And see the mischief that is wrought by this
unscriptural delusion! Because of it, there
are honest souls that go year after year
under clouds of depression and needless per
plexity. Some lose God out of the world,
will not believe that He can really be the
controller of events which fall out in a way
which they think contrary to right anil
equity. Some lose their grasp of the princi
ples of right and wrong; and when tno un
godly prosper in this world, they begin to
reason that then ungodliness is right; and so
their foolish heart isdarkeneil. Borne dwell
in bitter retrospects of life, conceiving that
to be the mark of God’s disfavor toward
them which God himself begs us, with
tender and importunate reiterations,
to recognize as the highest proof of his
fatherly affection. And finally, and worst
of all, there are those, ami have been ever
since the miserable comforters of Job sat
down to convince him of his wrong—those
who make censorious interpretation of
providential facts, so breaking the law i>t
Christ; who take calamity as an evidence of
wrong in other men, and argue that the suf
ferer must be proportionally' a sinner. O
the streams of spiritual unhappiness and
wrong-doing that have flowed in upon the
world and the church from this one source
of error in the interpretation of Providence!
WRONG IS WRONG STILL.
“And all the time we are utterly without
excuse for such error. Two entire books of
Holy Scripture are devoted to the
refutation of it—the book of
Job ami the book of Ecclesiastes—it is the
theme of one of the greatest of the Psalms,
the seventy-third—and from page to
page of both the Testaments the di
vine protest against it is renewed so often
that I know not how to choosethe instance
of it. What means this entreaty of David
In the seventeenth Psalm. ‘Deliver my soul
from the wicked which is Thy sword—
from men which are Thy hand. O Lord—
men of the world that have their portion
in this lifef—what but that he sees that the
present triumph of tho wrong and the
wrongdoer, may lx> included in tho pur
poses of God, but that for all that
wrong is wrong, and the wrongdoer
is wicked still? Have you ever
token the senee of that wonderful prophecy
in the tenth chapter of Isaiah in which
the word of the Lord apostrophizes
the conquering Assyrian as he sweep*
along through the land of promise on his
career of unobstructed victory? ‘Ho As
syrian, the iskl of mine anger, the stuff in
whose hand is my indignation! I win send
liim. * * * I will give him a
charge. * * * Howbeit, he meanetli
not so, neither doth his heart think so;
but it is in his heart to destroy anil to
cut off nations not a few.’ But ‘it shall
come to pass that when the Lord hath per
formed his whole work, * * * 1 will
punish the fruit of the stout heart of the
King of Assyria, anil the glory of his higii
looks.’
“Does God give judgment on the issue be
tween bis people and this insulting heathen
|n the desolating campaign wlmh scorches
into barrenness the sacred land? No; und
yet the conqueror in his cruel work is the
risl in God's hand, which when the work is
done, according to God's purpose, he shall
break asunder anil fling in scorn upon the
heap, to lie fuel for fire.
SINNERS ABOVE ALL OTHERS.
“Turn to the New Testament. There was
a multitude crowding aliout the Lord,
listening to His teaching, when there came
persons twinging news of one of those fierce
and dreadful collisions between Hebrew
zeal and Roman discipline, of which tho
temple was the frequent scene. A party of
worshipers from Galilee hail lxx-n set upm
by Pilate’s soldiers, and (awful omen!) their
sacrifices hail been defiled by their own
blood. Do not think, says the Lonl (evi
dently they were thinking it, according to
that pertinacious blunder of mankind), do
not think that these were the greatest sin
ners because they were the greatest suf
ferers. Why, even when calamity
comes as if direct from the hand of God,
without any admixture of man’s malice]
it is not distributed according to any suell
principle. You remember, he says the
tower 111 Bilwii.ii. (I clearly ns-nil the village
of which ho spoke; they < : ull it by the same
name to-day, Kiloam- a hamlet outside the
walls of Jerusalem, on the stop slope beyond
the Kedroti, its foundations clinging piss si
riously to the crumbling limestone of tln<
Mount of Olives.) You remember, he says,
how the tower of Bilwan fell, and iiglit.x-ii
IM-rsnns were taken out dead from the ruins;
and do you hold that liecaiise that was Go i’s
providential act, therefore you may infer
that these were sinners alto ve all others f 1
tell you nay; you may not so Judge your
brother, lest God judge you.
A CONSPIRACY OK WICKED MEN.
“And fiassfng by other eases in which our
bird warns us to beware of this iniainterpre
tation of Providence, turn tothe*]ieoch of
Bimon Peter on the day of Pentocoat, anil
In the words in w’hich he’spoaks of the cru
cifixion of his beloved Lots! you find a
noble illustration of his I/urd's teaching.
White, in all the events of human history, so
wicked as the putting to death of God’s in
docent Bon? Wlmt so like tho triumph of
wrong over right, ‘of the hour and power
3f darkness,’ over the kingdom of God?
What si umtit t/1 be .spoken of as the nr
GOmplisbiug of a divine purpose, as this
sonspirary of wicked men. of Herod and
Pilate, of Judas anil the acrilie*? But see
now tho clear insight into divine truth of
this unlearned and ignorant man who has
been a pupil In the school of Jesus. He is
able to look buck on tliut hour of desolation.
and defeat, and despair, ‘the hour and
power of darkness,’ when his hopes and as
pirations for his own people and for the
cause of God on earth were extinguished
in the bloody execution of his Lord and
King, and can see how tho hands of wicked
men, in wicked acts, have not defeated,
have only accomplished, the determinate
counsel and foreknowledge of God.
GOD’S PURPOSE CONTROLLING.
“It was a splendid triumph of Christian
faith, and not faith only, but of Christian
knowledge and understanding, when that
company of Jerusalem disciples, a little
Inter, harried by the persecutions alike of
Jew and Gentile, could look back from the
midst of terrors and tliEentenings and exult
hi the universal government of God and the
mighty power whereby lie is able t<i sulxiue
all tilings unto himself, even the craft and
violence of wicked men. They look out from
their upper chamber upon the gathering
storm; they look bock toward that day of
anguish w hen tho shepherd was smitten
anil the sheep were scattered abroad
and break forth together into singing: ‘For
of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus
whom Thou didst anoint, both Herod and
Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the
people of Israel, were gathered together to
do whatsoever thy hand and Thy counsel
determinedjiefore to come to pass.’ There
was no doubt in their minds at all, that
God’s purpose hail been controlling for its
own beneficent ends all that wide conspira
cy of wrong-doing; and there was no fear at
all that in recognizing thus the*ovorruling
pur]mse of God. they might thereby be com
promising themselves with the wrong, or
implying a divine certificate that wrong
was right. £
“My dear friends, is the doctrine of tho
divine Scriptures on this subject clear
to you—perfectly clear 1 or must I
go on still further accumulating the
examples of God's protest against the misin
terpretation of His providence! If, indeed,
you have apprehended His meaning in His
word, that individual events in history,
whether personal or national, are not to be
construed as deciding moral questions, then
I beg you hold on to it. As you value your
clearness of mind and your comfort of eon
science, never again allow yourself to bo
confused or bewildered on this point, for it
is pitiful to see how often Christian people,
with the Bible in their hands, and with all
the lights of history to read it by, will
nevertheless drop down into the same
miserable mistake with which tho friends
of Job went moaning and maunder
ing aliout his dunghill—tho mistake
of supposing that God governs the world
on the plan of measuring out every year so
much suffering to so much sin, so that the
greatest sufferer is always the greatest
sinner.
A COMMON ERROR.
“Do you think this is not a common error
in this time and region; Why, since I have
ln-i-ii in t his town l have read a sermon,
printed in full in the Southern l*rel>ytcrian,
arguing that the earthquakes of last autumn
were due to the neglect of discipline in tho
Southern Presbyterian church! And I once
knew the case of a Christian minister who
hud ixhntod certain sufferers under great
calamities, for their comfort, to the heavenly
truth that even such calamities are compre
hended in the tonofleent providence of God,
and wao in consequence was stormed at day
after day in the newspapers by angry
anonymous writers who honestly
no doubt, did not know any 1 sitter than to
believe that, this implied that God had taken
sides against (.lie sufferers, and had adjudi
cate 1 certain moral, political, constitutional
and historical questions in favor, of another
part v!
“Y\ r o have already seen something, in
passing, of the mischiefs incident to this de
lusion. Perhaps the worst perils are those
which it brings to the prosperous and suc
cessful and happy, tempted thus to plume
themselves with self-complacency as if they
were tho favorites of heaven, lint, tho pain
which it brings is to the unhappy, the dis
appointed, the afflicted. < )nee let this
mistake get rooted in their minds, and, as
they look buck on calamities that have
fallen on them, what alternative is left to
them f Either they must regard themselves as
condemned of God, and give themselves
over to painful searchings ot heart and dis
tress of mind as to what tho sins are on
which these afflictions are visited; or else
they must lapse into tho dismal doubt
whether there is any universal purpose of
God controlling all events, and whether the
events which they do not like are not really
the work of fate, or of luck, orof the devil ;
of some power that has got the totter of
God and defeated him.
MORAL MISCHIEFS.
“Such arc some ot tho spiritual mischiefs
that result. Think of the moral mischiefs.
Can anyone estimate how much of the vi
olence and cruelty with which the worldis
filled, springs from this notion that ques
lions of truth or falsehood, right or
wrong, could ho settled by tho
outward success or failure in
a material conflict? There comes through
the country roads one preaching an unpop
ular doctrine—no matter what; |>erlmps he
is a Christian missionary, perhaps he is a
Mormon. He openly declares ‘I hold this
to to true and that false; this to be right
and the other wrong. ’ ‘Do you, indeedT
answers the angry crowd; ‘we will settle
that;’ and they proceed to settle these moral
and religious questions—how? By a lynch
court, by tar and feathers, or by a rope.
And it is settled speedily. There is a poor
wretch hiding in ignominy some where, away
from the jeering of men; or a swinging
corpse, with its anguished face turned sky
ward; or a nameless and dishonored grave
in the woods. And there is a triumph
ant crowd straggling homeward with
laughter and exultation. It is all settled
now isn’t it? Surely there cannot to any
further doubt on these ethical and doctrinal
questions, after such a conclusive argument
as this! And yet, there the questions are
again, just as open as they were tofore, just
as the questions which Stephen Imil argued
with his executioners were open and un
settled still when good men t/x>k up his
mangled body and buried it with great la
mentation. Young Saul, who kept the
executioners’ clothes, thought it a conclusive
demonstration, and rode on toward Damas
cus to renew the argument there. But Saul
presently confessed himself mistaken.
AN OBSOLETE FOLLY.
“So with that obsolete folly, a rolie, as
long as it lusted, of the barbarous
superstition of ordeal, tlmt questions of
fact or of justice can to decided by tho flight
of pistol baits. It was far more rational to
refer them to the flight of birds or the
throw of dice. Here is a question of veraei
ty, a question of honor. No use arguing it;
it must 1- decided by a higher appeal; it
must to settled by that intelligent and august
pixieoduro by which a tribe of African can
uibals is accustomed to settle questions of
witchcraft, and at the end of the ordeal—
what? There is settled u question of target
practice and a question of nervous tempera
ment, and the questionsof honor and verac
ity arc exactly where they were before.
And so with the great arbitraments of in
ternational war, like that which was enuii
elated seventy years ago at Waterloo, a;
most always, in so great a contlict., there is
some great issue of principle totwcon the
jmrt-ics, and there was there. It was an
issue 1-tween prerogative and liberty
prerogative represented by a conspiracy of
kings, and liberty represented by an e\
hausted, desperate, infuriated js-oplu,
struggling against I’O-euslavcmcnt to ab-.o
lute tyranny. And you know which way
the victory went. ' YY'hat did it decide?
That tin- God of hosts had taken sides with
oppression and against the rights of man?
That prerogative was right and liberty was
wrong? No, it settled only tho question of
relative strength, and it declared, as it is so
easy for us now to seo, the
beneficent pur|>ose of God that then
should lie peace—that blessed thirty
years peace Unit gave to Eurolie
not only prosperity, but by and by public
litorty us well, so that, now we seo how
God, working by ways we know not, was
subduing all things to himself, making the
wrath of man to praise him, giving to tho
vanquished i-mis- ultimate triumph t hrough
its own momentary defeat. Hut we should
not he able to see this were it not for the
perspective of two guneratious through
tv'' hto rv ard it.
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. JULY 11, 1887.
A PRACTICAL RELIGIOUS TRUTH.
“My friends, I have lalxired thus to set
before you, in the light of God’s word and
providence, and in its application to our
selves, a religious doctrine of the highest
practical value to every one of us—to our
spiritual peace, to our moral duty.
I earnestly hope that I have i-scaped
that painful error into which I lately fell,
of adverting by way of illustration, even
t hough with terms of respect and honor to
ward you, to events so full of agitating and
distressing association to many hearts, that
it was impossible that they should illustrate
but could only distract. Ido not fear any
prolonged misunderstanding on your part
towards me, as if you could think me dlsre
gurdful of broken hearts and wounded spir
its. You cannot imagine me forgetful ot
that strange and unaccountable kindness on
your part towards me, an utter stranger,
that sent to seek mo over a thousand
miles of -pure, and over a wider interval of
differing antecedents, and diverging
convictions and prejudices, and that
received me here with a wonderful
in the name of the Lord Jesus whom 1
serve. Far less will it be possible for you
who know me to imagine me callable of for
getting the love that surrounded and upheld
me when I was alone among you. but just
now, in the last extremity of earth ly sorrow;
the tender hands, as of mother or sister, that
ministered to iny beloved in her mortal need,
and the hearts t hat cherish her saintly mem
ory and her unfinished work. Others may
misconceive me- that in of little importance.
You who know mo cannot believe ine capa
ublo of requiting such loving-kindness with
any wanton pain.
“Whether the messenger shall be mis
understood or rejected is a small
matter. I put it wholly aside
from tny caro anil thought. But
beware as you value the light of a Christian
faith anil the comfort of a‘reasonable, re
ligious and holy hope’ lest you lose your
grasp upon the divine truth of this message.
Not m your prosperity alone, but most of
all in your uttermost and most inexplicable
disappointments and calamities, personal or
public, hold fast your faith that God is Gov
ernor, and is subduing everything to His
ixsneficent purposes by ‘that, mighty power
whereby He is able to subdue all things unto
himself.’ ”
A FAMOUS NAVIGATOR DEAD.
Capt. Griffin, Who Found the Franklin
Relics, Passes Away at Aspinwall.
Tho New York World says: “Capt.
Samuel P. Griflln, forme‘ly of the United
States navy, died at Aspinwall, Isthmus of
Panama, July -t, of paralysis. He was 01
years old. 11“ had been living in Aspinwall
for four years superintending a large con
tract on tho Panuma canal. He was born
in Savannah, i la., in I*2o, and was graduated
first in a class of sixty at Annapolis. He
served throughout the Mexican war on the
United States frigate Savannah, which
then formed part of tho Pacific squadron,
which took possession of California in that
war In 1 xid he was assigned an extra
hazardous duty in command of the United
States brig Rescue, which, with the Ad
vanee. under command of Lieut. De Haven,
formed wiiat is called the first Grinneil or
United States Arctic expedition in search
of Sir John Franklin. This expedition se
cured the first traces of the lost English ex
plorer, and both Lieut. I)e Haven and Capt.
Griflln were decorated by Queen Victoria
for their services. On his return from the
Arctic regions. Capt. Griffin was married to
Miss Emily Edy, a daughter of Henry Edy,
an old New York merchant. During the
war he was detailed by Gen. Bunks to col
lect a fleet for the Red river expedition. He
soon afterward entered the employ of tho
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, find com
inandixl, as Commodore, successive steam
ers of their fleet until 1882. Heoojnmaiuled
the City of Pekin and the City of Tokio,
and took tiie latter vessel around Cajx-
Horn to San Francisco. His tnil, soldierly
figure and intelligent face, fringed witli
long beard, were familiar to thousands of
New Yorkers. Ho was a membor of the
New York Club and of Holland Lodge. Ilis
wife, two daughters and two sons survive
him. His remains will be brought North in
November for interment."
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.
There were five arrests for disorderly con
duct lust night.
The German Friendly Society will hold
its July meeting to night.
The Board of Education will hold its regu
lar monthly meeting to-night.
Oalanthe Lodge, Knights of Pythias, will
meet to-night and install officers.
DeKalb Lodge No. 9. 1. O. O. F., meets
this evening. Amendments to the by-laws
of the lodge will he acted upon.
The steamer Pilot Boy arrived here yes
terday afternoon, and will take out this
morning a negro excursion for Beaufort.
The steamship City of Augusta for New
York yesterday carried 55,003 watermelons,
6,368 crates and 125 barrels of vegetables.
The annual meeting of the Evergreen
Cemetery Association will lie held at the
office oi the Secretary, M. A. Cohen, Esq.,
No. 93 Bay street, tomorrow.
The Savannah, Florida and Western and
Charleston ntid K-ivaiinali Railway Em
ployes’ Mutual Relief Association will hold
its quarterly meeting to-night at the com
pany’s general offices.
There were 141 failures in the United
States reported to Hrudstreet's last week,
against 176 in tho preceding week, and 153,
192, 146 and 136 in the corresponding weeks
of 1886, 1885, 1884 and 1883 respectively.
A preliminary meeting of the officers of
the various Savannah companies that
fought in the war will lie held to-night at
the Republican Blues’ hall, to consider tho
organization of the proposed Confederate
Veterans' Association.
James Carney was held up on the street at
3 o'clock yesterduy morning by' a party of
roughs, and relieved of a gold watch. The
highwaymen made their escape, but Officer
I.iglit body captured a man named C. Bacon,
who he charged with toiug one of the party
and lie was safely locked up in the barracks.
Officers Dunham, Rogers and Sheehan
raided a negro gambling den on Broughton
street lane, tot ween Montgomery and West
Broad streets, yesterday morning, and cap
tured Yaron Patterson, Edward Gregory,
Robert Washington, YY'illio Burns and Carl
Foster, all negroes, who were lodged in jail
under the charge of gambling.
Railway Stenographers.
Mr. William Allan, private secretary to
General Manager Haines, of the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway, has an inter
esting articlo in tho last nutntor of the
Jinihcay Aye on railway stenographers.
The . 1 i/e in commenting editorially on the
article says: “An ineoiii[*>tent stenographer
is simply a nuisance which ought not to Is
tolerated cejiecially when much depend
cnce must Is- placed upon him. The plan
which our corres|>ondeiit projM** i for ele
vating the standard in railway offices is
worth thinking of. It is in’ successful
operation in some offices which have hereto
fore accomplished much in the use of im
proved methods of conducting business. A
civil service examination among steuogra
l’la-rs would solid thousands of them back to
the grammar schools which they have
deserted prematurely.”
Manv People Refuse to Take Cod
Liver Oil on account of its unpleasant taste.
This difficulty has Is-en overcome in Scott’s
Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with llypophos
phites. It being as palatable as milk, and
tin- most valuable remedy known for the
treatment of consumption, scrofula and
bronchitis, general debility, wanting diseases
of children, chronic coughs and colds, has
caused physicians in all parts of tie- world
to use it. Physicians reisirt our little pa
t ion Is take it with pleasure. Try Scott's
Emulsion and Is- cnnvftiewi
The most complete line of thin Goats and
V-ls tem to 1 ••* had ui Ahwl A Kehmd's
Ul’ AMOXfI THE NINETIES.
THE EXTREME HEAT CAUSED BY
MOISTURE IN THE AIR-
A Hot Day Throughout the Savannah
Section of the Cotton Belt—Ninety-
Two Degrees in Savannah—The Open.
ing of the Tybee Steamer Line and
the Route to the Sea Shore.
It was not altogether the imagination that
made people think it was hot yesterday.
There have been hotter days when they
complained less, but there have beeu few
when the heat was more uncomfortable, It
was a good day for Sunday excursions.
Nearly everybody wanted to go somewhere.
About 1,000 went to Tybee, and another
2,000 or 3,000 went somewhere else. Tlje
Pope Catlin was crowded every trip, anil
the last boat up last night was more than
crowded.
Tiie weather at tho beach was delightful
and everylxxly who went enjoyed it. The
bathing was lino anil in tho afternoon the
beach in front of the Ocean House was
lined with bathers. It was really the first
opportunity that has lieen afforded this
season for a dip in old ocean and hundreds
availed themselves of it. A cool breeze
swept in from tho sea, and tho sweltering
crowd from the city enjoyed it to tho ut
most. The last steamer reached tho city
between 11 and 12 o’clock last night.
In the city the weather was intensely hot.
Tiie thermometer at the signal station reg
istered I*2 , but it was not the high tempera
ture alone that made the day uncomfortable.
It was the humid condition of the atmos
phere. The observer up in the top of the
post office building said last night that the
humidity was something startling for so
high a temperature. Usually in high tem
peratures the humidity is less than in low
temperatures, but yesterday was
an exception. The humidity was
between 15 anil 20 per cent,
above the mean for July, and it was this
that made the weather so thick and heavy.
The range of temperature for the day was
19’ The highest reached was 92°, about 1
o’clock. The drug store thermometers,
some of them, went considerably higher.
Savannah fared bettor though than most of
tho stations in this section ot thocotton belt.
Millen reported 97’, Jcsup 95°, Waycross
91°, Eastman 95" and Live Oak 90°. Albany
and Alapaha reported the same tempera
ture as -Savannah. Bainhridge was the cool
est place and that reported 87”. The aver
age for the entire section was 93°.
The rainfall was very light and was only
.04 of an inch altogether. Bainbridgo, Live
Oak and Thomasvillo were the only stations
where it ruined at all. There were tliroat
cnings of rain here, and a few drops fell,
but not enough to lx- appreciable. A sharp
thunderstorm passed north of the city early
in the afternoon and the lightning was very
sharp here. A bolt struck Dasher’s store at.
Broughton and Whitaker streets, anil
knocked off a piece of the cornice and pret
ty thoroughly shook tip people in the vi
cinity, but further than that did no dam
-igc.
What the weather will tie to-day is hard
to tell. The observer on duty at tiie signal
station last night said that there is a storm
disturbance in the lake region and falling
barometer was reported from tho Ohio and
Mississippi Valley stations and also
from Atlanta, indicating its movement in
this direction. If this is tho caso the next
day or* two will he likely to bring bad
weather. The indications from the chief
signal office last night were; Southerly
winds in eastern portion, westerly winds in
western portion, stationary temperature
and local rains.
OVER IN CHARLESTON.
What is Going on in South Carolina’s
Metropolis.
The members of tho Charleston City
Council are expected to resign at tho next
meeting.
Charleston’s delegates to the International
Sunday School Convention which was held
at Chicago last month have just returned,
and have prepared a report of the proceed
ings and the part took by the Charleston
delegation. In the report are incorporated
brief extracts from the most striking
speeches delivered in the convention, and a
mass of interesting and valuable statistical
information. There are 99,762 Sunday
schools in the United States, with 8,034,478
pupils and 1,107,170 teachers—a total of
9,141,648 teachers and pupils in a population
of 50,165,788 in the United States.
Cicero Ciesar Smith, an humble colored
citizen of Charleston, has written a letter to
Mr. McElroe in regard to the Charleston
police department, concerning which so
much has iieen said. He wants the police
force “regulated" so that the colored folks
can havo a “show." In his letter ho says:
“I want to feel that I can ‘holler’ ‘Rah
swimpsl’at sa. in., and wake up all the
sick and tired black people; I want to feel
free to hit people with hack-handed strokes
of my bat; to maul the hall over the mall
and bawl at the ball as much as I please. I
want to be free to sit on a mall
bench with a dozen friends when other peo
ple are working or sleeping, and sing and
laugh and shout and scream until 3 o’clock
a. in., or play the aceordeon and mouth
organ, beat sticks and sing hymns 79 verses
long."
STABBED FIVE TIMES.
One Negro Terribly Stabbed by An
other on the Louisville Road.
Jacob Wood, colored, was dangerously
stabbed in a fight with Robert Porter in
Woeltjells’ store, at the Louisville and Au
gusta road junction, late Saturday night.
He and Porter were scuffling and afterward
got into a fight. Porter drew a knife and
stabbed his antagonist in tho head, three
times in tho back and once in the eye. He
was brought into the city and Dr. S. C.
Parsons dressed his wounds. The stab in
tho eye hied profusely. The knife entered
the left corner of the eye and struck the
ball. After a careful dressing it was found
that the eye could be perfectly restored.
Tho other cuts though deep arc not tliougut
to lie fatal.
The Correct Number.
The number of carloads of melons which
(lie Savannah, Florida and Western railway
has taken from South Georgia this season is
1,480, instead of 480, as was stated yester
day. It is expected that the number which
the railway will carry f before the season
closes will reach 2,000.
Breaking Down and Building Up.
When a man breaks down in the matter of
physical strength, the question of its recovery
depends in a great inc isure upon the length of
time he allows to elapse before adopting medic
inal means to m-up-rate it. A tonic, which
gives a |ieeily and powerful impulse to the pro
cesses of digestion and assimilation, is the tost
auxiliary lie can employ, aad lie should resort
to it promptly The most reliable dependence
of the feeble, the aged and tile nervous, hits ever
proved to he Hostetler's Stomach flitters, an in
vigorant of untional reputation and proven
worth, comm n.led by medical men of uiatine
tlou, not onl.i tor building up a broken down
system, tail ns u remedy for dyspepsia, consti-
I -alien, liver complaint, fever ana ague, and
Idney trouble. While not eliiimed to lie a ina
cea, it is a most useful and comprehensive
household remedy. It is, moreover, cuilncully
safe ns well ns effective.
From Gov. 8. P. Hughes, of Arkansas.
Having used A. K. Hawkes’ New Crystal
lized Louses for sonic months, I have found
them the linest glasses 1 have ever used.
Simon P. Hughes,
Governor of Arkansas.
We enltotlention to the advertisement of
School, Petersburg, Va., in an
other column. The Twenth-third Annual
Session of this School for Bovs liecins the
first Monday in (Motor. For catalogue
address W. Go- ' > ’>V. U-Ad Master.
Local Personal.
Ex-Gov. and Mrs. Bulloch were passen
gerf on the steamer City of Augusta for
New York yesterday.
Among the arrivals at the Marshall Honse
yesterday were J. C. H. Biscjjoff and wife,
Miss Bischoff, Mrs. M. Meyer, Charleston,
8. C.; Mias C. Werner, Fernandina, Fla.; F.
K. Younge, Atlanta; B. W. Furber. Au
gusta ; L. M. Rountree, Port Royal, S. C.;
A. J. Franz, Beaufort. S. C.; T. Ellsworth,
Brunswick; B. Burnes, Ogeeohoe; J. H.
Harrison, Beaufort, 8. C.; Frank Roberts,
8. B. Goodwin, B. H. Roberta, Valdosta: H.
Cannon and wife, Wayeroes.
At the Harnett House were .1, R. Massey,
Wildwood, Fla.: Hans Anderson, Pierson,
Fla.; J. L. Ferguson, Fernandina, Fla.; B.
F. Dtifree. Lockport, N. Y.; James A. Ward
and wife, Boston; T. B. Burrell and wife, E.
8. Dewey, Mrs. C. A. Biddings, New York;
J. W. Swift, T. P. Ambrose, George C.
Moorhead. Charleston, 8. C.: IV. B. Dutton,
C. H. Dillinger, Boston; E. J. Finley, Lynn,
Mass.; W. li. Luxford and wife, Baltimore;
Cant. J. A. Dupong, Beaufort, S. C.
At the Screven House were R. H. Grop
pel, Baltimore: L. L. Rnuron, Atlanta; W
B. Bridges, Athens; L. E. Gallaher, Macon;
R. M. Samuel, Boston; W. W. Hart, B.
Newman, New York: J. M. Crawford. E.
L. Brown, R Daniel, Milieu; E. W. Whea
ton, Philadelphia; E. Brautn, St. Louis; J.
W. Putnam, New Orleans; E. T. Dunn,
Pensacola.
At the Pulaski House yesterday were
Rufus B. Bullock, Mrs. and Miss Bullock,
Miss Jones, Mrs. Douglass, Atlanta; C. R.
Diamond, Jr., New York; J. Ransome,
Macon; M. T. Lanigan, J. J. Horan, J. J.
Small, Charleston, S. C.; M. Schemer,
Eufauls, Ala.: J. G. Cameron, Philadelphia;
A. H. Goode, W. Ross, Chicago; John Rich
ardson, South Carolina; John A. Gee,
Columbia.
Railroad Clatter.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company has a corps of engineers in the
field surveying a line for the extension of its
Mineral road to Tuscaloosa. It is reported
that work on the extension will begin as
soon as tho route is located and that trains
will run to Tuscaloosa by the time the
Huntsville extension is completed. The
proposed extension will be of great benefit
to Birmingham, and will no doubt be hailed
with delight by the citizens of Tuscaloosa.
Uames Yesterday.
At Cincinnati —
Cincinnati 0 0 S 0 3 2 6 1 I—2l
Metropolitans 00002200 3 7
Base bits Cincinnati 20, Metropolitans 13. Er
rors—Cincinnati 5, Metropolitans 13.
At St. Louis —
The St. Louis and Baltimore game was
stopped by the police after the first inning: ball
playing oh Sunday being in violation of the
Sunday laws.
At Louisville —
Louisville . 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 I—l 4
Brooklyn 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0-7
Base hits— Louisville 18, Brooklyn 15. Errors—
Louisville 4, Brooklyn 6.
“Buchu-Paiba.”
Quick, complete cure, all annoying kid
ney, bladder and urinary diseases. sl. At
druggists.
“Rough on Bile” Pills.
Small granules, small dose, big results,
pleasant in operation, don’t disturb the
stomach. 10c. and 25c.
“Rough on Dirt.”
Ask for “Rough on Dirt.” A perfect
washing powder found at last! A harmless
extra tiny A1 article, pure and clean, sweet
ens, tn shr#i, bleaches and whitens without
slightest injury to finest fabric. Unequaled
for lino linens and laces, general household,
kitchen and laundry use. Softens water,
saves labor and soap. Added to starch pre
vents yellowing. 5c., 10c., 25c. at grocers.
Georgia Bar Association.
The official notice of the fourth annual
meeting of the Georgia Bar Association,
which will be held at Atlanta Aug. 3, next,
will he found in another column. The pro
gramme includes an address by Hon.
Thomas M. Cooley: bv the President of the
Association, Hon. Cliftord Anderson; papers
by Messrs. I. E. Shumate, R. 8. Lanier,
Julius Brown, H. E. \V. Palmer and John
W. Akin; reports of standing committees,
the chairmen of which are Messrs. J. C. C.
Black. George A. Mercer, Win. M. Reese
and W. R. Hammond.
This, the fourth year of its existence, it
may lie confidently said that the Georgia
Bar Association has become one of the per
manent institutions of the .State, and that it
has a well-recognized field of usefulness,
which th' work of the Association hitherto
indicates, that it intends to occupy. The
roll of membership shows a list of about 300
of the prominent lawyers of Georgia. The
Association is working away at the subject
of admission to the Bar, endeavoring to
remedy the delays in the administration of
justice, and generally to discuss important
questions of interest to the profession and
the public. Every good citizen, however
remote may be his connection with the sub
ject of litigation, may well f<-el that he is in
terested in the objects and aims of this or
ganization.
At Estill’a Nows Depot.
Savannah Daily Morning News,
North American Review, for July, London
News (10c. edition) No. 9, Sunny South,
Christian Herald, Truth Seeker, Spirit of
the Times, New York Post, Sportsman’s
Referee, The Sportsman, Sporting Life,
American Field, Harper's Bazar, Sporting
News, Sporting Times, Peek’s Sun, Family
Storv Paper, Fireside Companion, Satur
day Night, New York Ledger, New York
Weealy, Banner Weekly, Arkansaw Trav
eler, Merchant Traveler, Philadelphia
Call, Bixston Herald, Boston Globe,
Philadelphia Times, Philadelphia Press,
Baltimore Sun, Baltimore American,
New York Herald, World, Times, Star, Sun,
Tribune, Graphic, Florida Times-Union,
Nashville Union, Jacksonville Morning
News, New Orleans Times-Demoerat. New
Orleans Picayune, Macon Telegraph, Au
gusta Chronicle, Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette, Charleston News and Courier.
A complete line of Underwear at Appel
A Solium's, 193 Congress street.
The nobbiest lino of Stfllw Hats in the
city to be seen at Appol A N-haul's.
A complete line of Percale Shirts at Appel
& dchaul’s.
For tho Comfort of Stout Men.
We have White Shirts, open front, with
Collars and Cuffs attached, slze3 17, 17j<j, 18,
lSfy, 19, made to order and not called for,
which will U> sold low, by the Famous New
York Clothing House, 140 Congress street.
A few more of those White Flannel Suits
left at Appel A Schaul’s.
Embroideries and Lacos.
This w*ek we will put on sale, hosides the
Imlance of other stock, all the Embroideries
and Dices which wore saved at tho fire. We
promise to give such bargains as will com
mand a ready purchase, as we are very anx
ious to close out the entire stock at tho
earliest, possible moment. Please hear this
in mind and bo certain to examine our
stock of Embroideries and laces. YVe also
offer excellent bargains in Children's and
Gents’ Fine Hosiery, Kid, Bilk and Thread
Gloves. David Wkisbein,
106 Congress street, next door to Solomons’
drug store.
For Warm Weather.
YY'hite Linen Duck Suits, gray and cream
color, Pongee Coots and Vests, Black Al
tiucas, at all prices. Seersucker Coats and
Vests, thin Coats for fifty cents; thin Under
wear l<> close out, by the Famous New York
Clothing House, 140 Congress street.
Novelties in thin Couts and Vests just re
ceived at Appel & Bchaul’s, One Price
('I tbiers.
! TRIED TO INVERVIEW CONKLING.
Amusing Attempt of a Reporter to
Pump the Famous Lawyer.
A disj mL'h from Chicago to the New York
World says: Roscoe Cockling arrived here
to-day. In regard to the report that lie was
to make a speech at the Grant Club Thurs
day evening, he said:
“I shall not make a speech to the club. I
was invited to visit the club as a guest, and
was distinctly told that no addresses would
tie made. I certainly shall not speak. lain
here on legal business.” The conversation
turned upon Henry George and his theo
ries, and Mr. Con tiling interviewed the in
terviewer about the doctrines of the new
party.
“The United Labor party will probably
fie an important factor in the next Presi
dential election, will it not?” inquired tho
reporter.
“Does the Labor party intend to run a
candidate for the Presidency !” Mr. Conk
ling asked.
“That is the understanding.”
“Who will it name!”
“Probably Henry George.”
“Well, that of course, will show how far
his land doctrines are received. I ask you
the question about Henry George and his
party because lam ignorant, Ido not pre
tend to lx? posted about them. The law is a
jealous mistress, and in this country, so vast
and wide, if an attorney attends to the calls
of his profession ho will find that his waking
hours arc too much taken up with his busi
ness to allow him to devote much attention
to anything else. In England, which, leav
ing out Wales, is about the size of New
York State, a man can be in the House of
Commons and still can practice law. But in
America, where a New York lawyer is ex
pected to do business not only in the many
courts of that State, but in the neighboring
States, and even in Illinois, Missouri and
California, it is simply out of the question
for a lawyer to meddle with politics or any
thing else. For many years I ignored this,
to the injury of my practice, but I assidu
ously refrain from attending to anything
else But my business now.”
“Mr. Blaine will probably attempt the
Presidential race once more?” said the
reporter.
“It would appear so.” replied Mr.
Conkhng.
“Is his health good enough to carry him
through, do you think?”
“I see no reason why it should not be. He
is about 56 or 57, 1 should say, but a few
years older than I, and ought to be good for
fifteen or twenty years more of active life.
But why do you ask me about politics? I
do not know what the policy of the Repub
lican leaders is. Ask those who are in the
swim. I rarely see the men who have the
supervision and direction of the party.
When I see them I haven’t the time to find
out the status of affairs, and very likely
they w-ould not tell me, anyhow. Of course
I have my ideas about the way things are
going, but they are old-fashioned ideas, and,
perhaps, not worth backing. However,
then) is this that ought to be remembered:
I can only hope that in the end all will
come out well. One of the greatest proofs
(if the divinity and authenticity of the
Christian religion is its survival of hypoc
risy within and the attacks upon its faith
from without. 8o the strongest surety that
our government will endure is, that no mat
ter whether an administration makes griev
ous blunders, as we sometimes think, all the
losses are made up and disappear in the
grand avalanche of prosperity. But why
do you ask me about politics? It would be
immodest for mo to attempt to talk about
matters in business of which I know noth
ing. It is as though I should give a long
talk about the manufacture of glucose, when
there are hundreds of men who know a
thousand times as much as I do about it.”
The United States Hotel,
Boston, is located within five minutes' walk of
the Western and Southern railway stations and
steamboat lines, and in the midst of the great
retail stores, places of amusement and interest.
Horse cars passing the doors connect with all
parts of the city. Dirge comfortable rooms,
careful attention, moderate charges.
Gents’ Clothing
In summer weights and Thin Goods in
undiininished variety. Bargains in Neck
wear, Furnishings, etc. Hats sacrificed.
The Clothing Palace.
161 Congress street.
B. H. Levy & Bro.
SUMMER GOODS.
Headquarters at the Crockery House
of James S. Silva & Son.
Keep cool; don’t worry about tho hot
weather. Know ye that wo have a large lot
of artistically decorated
water coolers,
both plain and porcelain lined, and the
prices wo put on them will not hurt your
pockctbook. We keep the best
ICE CREAM FREEZERS
to be had. Remember, Fly Fans, Ice Picks,
Fly traps. If you want to be sure of tho
purity of your drinking water use the
GATE CITY STONE FILTER.
It is simply perfect. Come and let us
show you one, explain the working and
give you a glass of river water without the
mud.
James S. Silva & Son.
N. B.—Our “Odds and Ends” Sale con
tinues.
Our great success in thin Coats and Vests
so far tliis season, compelled us to telegraph
our New’ York buver to purchase anew
stock of them, which he has done, and now
we can show the prettiest styles in the city.
Appel & Behan 1.
Balbriggan Underwear in all grades at
Appel & Si haul’s, One Price Clothiers,
The best 4-5 cent Undershirt in the city at
Appel & Bcha ill's.
For the Benefit of the Clergy.
Wo have on hand Clergymen’s Black
Alpaca Coats, to lie sold low, by the Famous
New York Clothing House, i4O Congress
street.
Call and see the newest shades in Pongee
Coats and Vests at Appel & Sehuul’s.
Just received, an entire new line of Pongee
Coats and Vasts at App"l <& Sc haul’s.
Umbrellas for Sun and Rain.
Silver and Gold Handled Gloria Umbrel
las for three dollars and three-fifty, and
every other grate down to one doiliir, for
side by the Famous New York Clothing
House, Mo Congress street.
An inspection of our tldn Coute and Vests
is earnestly requested before purchasing,
Appel & Sehaul, One Price Clothiers.
At the Harnett House, Savannah, Ga.,
you get all the comfort* of the high priced
hotels, and save from #1 to ¥3 per day. Try
it and lie convinced.— Bouton Home Jour
nal.
Diamonds, Gold and Silver.
I mn looking forward shortly to be able
to move liack to my old quarters. It is now
my aim to reduce stock or to dose it out as
far ns possible, to make the moving a less
troublesome mutter. To do this I have de
termined upon making sacrifice*. This is
not a device to draw trade, but a positive
fact. I otter sterling silverware for wed
ding presents, watches, diamonds, etc,, ut
actual New York wholesale priew.
My present tctnisirary quarter is HO},'
Broughton street. directly opposite Luddcn
& Bates' music house. M. Hteunhekg.
A complete line of Seersucker ConU and
Vests at Appel dr Sc haul's.
Call and look at the elegant Pongee Coat*
ami Vests :.t A,’p.: oc SohaulV
BAKING POWDER.
ill
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This Powder never varies. A marvel of Purity
Strength ami Wholesomeness. More economi
cal than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold
in competition with*the multitude of low teat,
short weight alum or phosphate powders. Hole l
only in can*. Royal Baking Powder Cos., 100
Wall street. New York.
Ll DDKN BATES s. M. 11.
FULL tilt;
We are busy, very busy; all
departments crowded. This, in
midsummer, rather astonishes
us. We thought we would have
a good trade, but it rather ex
ceeds our utmost expectationa
Orders coming in from Texas,
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mis
sissippi, Arkansas, Tennessee,
North and South Carolina, Ken
tucky and Virginia, and the rea
son of their coming to us is,
“ that price and fair dealing, to
gether with prompt and careful
attention to orders, will sell
goods.”
Our bargains in Stationery,
Artist Materials, Pictures and
Frames are still open to Savan
nah buyers, and are well worth
examination.
L.&B.S.M.H.
EDUCATIONAL.
Mercer University,
Macon, GLa.
FACULTY. Classical. Scientific and
Theological Courses. Location exception
al Iv healthy. Fiftieth Session opens Sept. *JBth,
closes June For further information np-
Piy to A. J. BATTLE, President,
Or W. Q MANLY, Secretary.
KENSVIORE mGH V SCHOOL,
NEAR AMHERST C. H„ VA.
G* IXTI.FNTFI SESSION will begin Sent. Bth,
kv I,SK. H. A. Strode (Mathematical Medalist,
Univ. Va.), Principal; C. R. Harding, Ph. P.
(Johns Hopkins IT ulv.;, in charge of Ancient Lan
guages; (ieo. McK. Bain, M. A. (Univ. Va.), As
sistant in Irfuiguages. For catalogue addresn
the Principal.
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL,
Petersburg, Va.
r I' , HK 23d Annual Session of this School to*
1 Boys begins the first Monday in October.
Thorough preparations for University of Vir
ginia, leading Engineering School and United
Mates Military and Naval Academies; highly
recommended by Faculty of University of Vir
ginia: full staff of instructors; situation lM*alth
f*ill. Early application advised, as unmoor of
boarders is strict!v limited. For catalogue ad
dress \V. GORDON McCADE, Head Master.
HOLLINS INSTITUTE,
VIRGINIA.
r I > HE 45th SESSION will open on the. 14th OF
SKITEMBER, 1887. Instruction given in
Languages, Literature, Sciences, Music, Art,
Bookkeeping, Penmanship. Elocution, Calis
thenics, Etc., Etc., under high standards, by in
structors of culture, character and large expe
rience. Voting ladies who attend enjoy the ad*
vantages of salubrious climate, mineral waters
and lH*utiful mountain scenery. Tb* school is
composed almost exclusively or boarding pupils,
uud is intended for only 15<> young ladies. This
Institute is finely equipped and employs over 25
officers and teachers. Apply at Hollins P. 0. t
Va., to CHAK. IT. COOKE,
Business Manager.
WESLEYAN ’
FEMALE COLLEGE,
Macon. Ga.
THE FIFTIETH ANNUAL SESSION BEGINB
OUT. 5, 1887.
Location beautiful. Life home-like. Educa
tion thorough. Health, Manners and Morals
carefully guarded.
The 1> —st. Instruction in Literature, Music, Sci
ence and Art. Twenty experienced officers and
teachers. Low rates. Apply for Catalogue to
W. 0. BASS, President,
or C. W. SMITH, Secretary. _____
AUGUSTA FEMALE SEMINARY,
SIDYUN7TON7, “WV.
Miss Mary J. Baldwin, Principal.
Open* Nipt. Ist, IMH7. Closes June, IBBN.
I r NBURPASSEI) location, buildings, grounds
and ap[*>lntment*. Full corps of teachers.
Unrivalled advantages in Music, Languages,
Khxmtion, Ait, Bookkeeping and Physical Cul
ture. Board, etc., etc . with full English Course
for the entire session of 1) months. For full
particulars apply to tho Priiici|ial for Catalogue,
Rome Female College.
(Under the control of the Synod of Georgia.)
Rome, Ga.
Rkv. J. M. M. CALDWELL, President.
TMI!HTY- FIRST year begin* Monday, Sept. 5,
1. 1887. Fur circulars and information address
B. C. CALDWELL,
Rome, Ga.
Lucy Cobb Institute,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
r PH E Exercises of this School will be resumed
I. BEIT. 7, 1887.
M. RUTHERFORD. PuiNonvif,