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CCHIRANT AMERICAN. Entem in the Pottojfiee at Car term Me, Ga. 0* teMnd ekm matter. Small Items Corralled. 11. J. McCormick, County Surveyor, P. 0. Stilesboro, Ga. Dr. Puckett's Dental Parlor, West Main Street. aug4-tf K. E. Cason, resident dentist, otllee over Wiklc's drug store. [ice Trammell is up from Madison, to remain during the meeting. Mrs. K. 11. Pattillo, of Atlanta, spent several da.t s in town last week. Col. Robt. A. Crawford came up from Atlanta to attend the meeting this week. A great many parties are in the com munity looking after our mineral inter ests. Our Kingston eorresjxmdent chroni cles the killing of a W. & A. brakemau this week. Miss Mattie Turned, of Madison, is visiting the family of her uncle, Mr. C. G. Trammell. Mayor Maddox and Col. Seth Walker, of Dalton, took in the Tabernacle meet ing last Sunday. Mr. P. 1.. Moon left for the eastern markets Monday to lay in u large stock for his excellent firm. \Vc are glad to see Rev. It. It. Quilliau, of ('ohm Station, able to be out again, after a wevere illness. Mr. Wesley Roberts hus brought bis family from Tennessee, and is lingering in our midst during the meeting. Wood 11 nW. Waters, of Hot Springs, Ark., reached town yesterday and will spend several days with his friends. Strickland Bros., have some new lo cals in this week's paper. This is alive firm who handle nothing but the purest goods. Judge Neel adjourned the city court over to Monday, the 10th inst. Par ties interested and jurors will return at that time. Miles Dobbins is in New York on busi ness. Me went prepared to have a good time with Jay Mould and the balance of the boys. A lady was thrown from her buggy on West Main street yesterday afternoon but aside from a severe fright did not sustain any injuries. Mr. 13. P>. Earle, one of Adairsville's livest and cleverest business men, and the efficient post master at that place, spent Monday in town. People are coming from the four quar ters to the Tabernacle meeting. It promises to be the greatest religious re vival in the history of the State. Mrs. C. It. Sjieer, and her charming ami accomplished daughter, Miss Deua Sanders, of Madison, spent several days visiting Mrs. Akin, on Market street last week. Will J. Neel, Esq., has been appointed by Uov. Gordon, as one of the commis sioners from Georgia, to visit the Con stitution Pen tenia! at Philadelphia, be ginning t his week. Rev. Theo. M. Smith, now pastor ot the Second Presbyterian church at Jackson ville, Pla., is spending the week enjoying the Tabernacle meeting anil shaking hands with his numerous friends. Happy fatty Charlie Patterson was in town this week, smiling on his host of friends. Since his marriage, he wears a smile of twenty tons displacement, and looks one hundred percent, better. There were many drummers iu town Tuesday and not a few of them went out to the Tabernacle. Their customers were there and it was useless to attempt any business during preaching hours. Mr. Davis Garrison, the night watch at the depot, has moved his family to Canton. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. G. will be sorry to learn of the death of their infant baby a lew days tigo. Maj. McConnell, of Pittsburg, Pa., who is now located in Ihe mining busi ness at Tunned Hid, was in town Sun day. He, together with a brother, will be in Bartow in a few weeks on a pros pecting tour. 'l'hc street sprinkler is a success. If Cartersville ever expects to figure much as a progressive town she should have water works. Then we would not be put to the trouble of sending off for some body’s else sprinkler. Three immense blocks of iron ore have been brought in for the Piedmont expo sition. The specimens are coming in with a rush and the prospects arc in deed flattering for a full exhibit. When that is made we do not fear the result. Rev. Joe Jones arrived from an ex tended trip through Indiana, Missouri and Kansas a few days ago. He speaks iu glowing terms of his trip and says he had large crowds out to hear him. He leaves in a day or so for Kansas and Missouri. Mr. R. 11. Couper and (apt. Joe l’riti tup. of Rome, joined the throng here Sunday, and spent the day most pleas antly. “Next to a boom,” says Capt. Joe, "the Cartersville Tabernacle mt*et ing is ahead of everything up to the present writing. Mrs. Chambers, and her charming daughter, Miss Mu.v, of DeLaud, Fla., alter spending the summer in Carters ville, left for Marietta yesterday, and will shortly return home. They made many friends while in our midst, who re gret their departure. Prof. Excell, the width and breadth of whose smile and genial countenance sire subjects of such comment, is very popular in t'artersville. His singing is enjoyed and the only objection anyone cun have is the fact that he cannot stay with us always. Hugh Young left last Tuesday for (Vdartown, where he goes to accept a position in the dry goods house of Julius Scheuer, which has just been opened there. Hugh is one of Cartersville s most popular, gentlemanly and thor ough going young business men, and his many friends regret to see him leave. Prof. J. H. Caldon,of Atlanta, who is a mi aerologist of considerable experience, is in the city looking after our minerals. He is a mining engineer of note having been sixteen years with the London and South African exploration Company. He is now looking up the minerals of the Piedmont region. Mr. L. I‘. Gaines, of the firm of the well known milling tin A of Gaines A Lewis, Kingston, was in town yesterday. He is an enterprising man, and does much towards building up his communi ty. He says that a set of rollers are soon to be put in his mill besides making other vast improvements. Mrs. Davis, of Thomasville, Ga., and her accomplished daughters, Misses Mattie and Marion, are visiting the family of Mr. George Cobb on Lrvviu street. They will linger with us during the summer enjoying our pure mountain breezes, and it goes without saying they will have a pleasant time. Mr. Joe Kobinson, of Rome, is at pres ent. busily engaged m ojiening up his manganese beds near town, with every prospect of successful mining. Joe is a hard working gentleman, and has his friends bv the hundreds, and all hojie that his “find" will bfe the means of land ing him into a great state of atflueney. The store of Scheuer Bros., notwith standing its immensity, had to be en larged for the fall and winter business. ' ar [S'ntors and brick masons have been busy making an addition of forty feet in the rear and have it nearly completed, 'the growth of this firm's business is wonderful and is but the natural out growth of their great pluck and energy. The home of Mr. Mark W. Scott is en livened by the presence of several beauti ful young ladies, among whom are Misses Georgia, Elliott and Sullie Tumlin, oi t'herokee county, Ala. Besides given a good time socially, the young ladies are having a nice time listening to the ex cellent preaching at the Tabernacle meeting. THE GOSPEL TRUTHS. The Sain Jones Meeting’ a Great Success. The Distinguished Evangelist Ably Assisted by Home and Htireign Preachers—The Great Crowds Gather at Each Service. THE OUTLOOK VERY UHOMISING. ] The fourth annual Tabernacle meeting is upon us, ami never before under more , auspicious circumstances. From the very j opening service, at nine o’clock last Fri day morning, the attendance has been large, and the interest manifested deep and earnest. These meetings have come to be an annual event, not only to Car tersville and Bartow county, but for the country within a radius of one hundred and fifty miles around. Perhaps no re ligious gatherings, throughout the South, will begi-i to com pure with ♦hem in size and general good results. The Sain .Jones Tabernacle is fast lie coming the Mecca for Christians of every denomination. The pilgrim comes from every quarter. The head that has silvered in faithful and obedient service to the Master, comes to receive new courage and inspiration and drink afresh at tiie common fountain; the young followers come that they may have their faith strengthened and hope confirmed; the wayfarer and man of the world comes, eager to hear and learn the truth, trusting that lie may ex jierieuce that, glorious light and liberry of a life “born again.” Many there be, too, who come to gratify idle curiosity; but none of whom, hut that give to the services the utmost respect, -and not a few, who listen attentively to the zealous and earnest appeals of the devout men are moved and quickened thereby. These are great meetings, grand discourses and soul-inspiring music. The trustees have greatly improved the grounds since lust year, though a great deal of the comt cm plated work in beautifying and grading remains unfin ished. The whole has been enclosed with a neat, substantial white picket fence, with gates opening to the various streets leading up to the grounds. More than half of the vast auditorium is filled with comfortable new seats, with backs to them. At night it is brilliantly lighted by a number ot chaudaliers and electric lamps. The rostrum has been increased to three times its size lust year, and will now easily sent twelve hundred singers. On this is a magnificent new Estey organ and grand piano. These two instru ments have been tuned iu harmony, and under the manipulations of skilleed per formers, make a most delightful accom paniment to the hundreds of trained voices that compose the choir. Nothing has been left undone that would add to the convenience, comfort or pleasure of those attending the meetings. One new feature is the check and baggage room, where parties can leave their bundles and baskets without danger of losing them or having them misplaced. The im mense crowds are handled with much sys tem and comparatively little trouble. The dust of last year has been largely overcome by a street sprinkler from At lanta. It is a small machine, but does its work well. Mr. Jones, besides having the assist ance of the pastors of tin* local Churches, has secured the services of a number of prominent and able divines from a dis tance, who are doing most efficient work. The music, under the direction of Prof. Excell —mid under his magnificent leader ship—makes one of the most attractive features of the meeting. The Professor's matchless solos, that have charmed and delighted so many thousands and made him famous throughout the country, are worth going miles to hear. They are often the means of moving a stubborn heart and tuning it in consonance with virtue and righteousness. SUNDAY SERVICES. Sunday scored the greatest day of tin 1 meeting. The crowds began gathering as early as four o’clock in the morning, at that hour, caravans of jieople pouring in from the neighboring counties, getting and striking camp ready for the early morning service. The East and West brought in several packed coaches from Cednrtown ynd intermediate points. The Rome train came down well tilled. The passenger trains of the W. & A. swelling the crowds every few hours. The crowd was immese. but the utmost decorum prevailed. When Rev. Sam Jones arose to deliver his morning sermon he was greeted by an audience of fully 6,000. He was in full trim and excellent spirits. Among the many good things lie said, the CofHANT-AMliltK’AX will note a few. Now, all of us. even though there be 6,000 standing around und sitting under this- tabernacle may hear every word if you will all be perfectly quiet, and I have selected a text not only broad enough for the 6,000 who hear me, but broad enough to cover this world from pole to pole, from shore to shore: God so loved the world that he save his only begotten Sou. that whosoever believeth Upon him might not perish, but have everlasting life. I am glad of the privilege of preaching ft) such a multitude in various places of the earth, but 1 am glad that I have committed to me as as minister of the gospel the grace of God and the gospel of Christ, w hich is sufficient to save all the race of men. THE (I HACK OF GOD. I thank God for the grace and for the gospel that saved my mother; I thank God for the gospel and the grace that saved my father; 1 thank God for the grace vouchsafed to me and my wife and our little children; but above all things 1 thank God for the grace that bringeth salvation to all mankind. 1 like that grand old gospel tha t stands square upon the “Who so ever will, and offers life and immortality to man. This gospel is as broad a*the mind of God. It is as high as the conception of God. It is as deep as the heart of God. It embraces a guilty world and calls them back to peace and hope and heaven. “God so loved America;” that would be a grand announcement. “God so loved Europe,” that would be a grand anouncement. “God so loved all civi lized nations;” that would be a grand announcement, but it is broader, grander, higher than that. God so loved not Europe, not America, not the islands, but Goil bo loved the world that he gave his onlv begotten Son, that whosoever believeth upon him might not per.sh but have everlasting life. The alpha and the omega of the gos pel has its origin in the great loving heart of God. God loves us all. 1 was talking to a man past middle life some time ago, and he said: “Mr. Jones, frequently in my life 1 have had these softer feelings. Many times in my life have I been impressed that 1 ought to be good; that I ought to lie a Christain. 1 am sorry 1 have lieen a sinner. 1 nin sorry lam a sinner, but, said he, “Mr. Jones, a hundred times in my life would l have loved to have gone to God and poured out my love and my feelings in his great ear, if 1 only though t that God would sympathize with me; il 1 only knew that he would hear me in my distress and dire wants, and would min ister unto me.” GOD LOVES THK WOULD. Now brother, let me say this to you: God loves all the world, and God loves each individual. I, as a father, love all my six children, but 1 have a very sjieciul love for little Bob. He is not good ul ways, though. I have a very special love for little Julia Baxter. 1 have a very special love for Mary, for Annie, and when I go into my home this little one puts her arms round my neck and hugs and kisses me, and says: “How-dve, papa: so glad to see yon; and nil of them come, live of them, and throw their arms around my neck and kiss me and say. “Fin so glad to see you.” But those five do not suffice. I turn to wife, and say: “Wife, where is litth* Julia Baxter? I must see her,” and all the kisses and caresses and the hugs of the five children do not keep me from wanting to take little Julia up ami blessing her and kissing her. and hugging her and loving her. and so I may say our great Father in heaven loves all the little children of men. But, my brother, he has a very special love for you, and for you, and for you. ROOM FOR ALL. He wants every man of us, and every woman of us to come up and put our arms round his m*<*k and say: “Abba, father, my Lord and my God.” God ko loved the world. I have some times sat down and won dered where is God's great store-house of music from which he supplies all the spheres, front which every warbling bird can get its notes, from which every hu man throat can get its harmonies, from which every instrument, with its chords of music, may draw its supplies. Oh, where, where is the great store-house of God's melodies, from which we are all supplied? I know not. I know not. 1 sit down and wonder where is God's great store-house of colors, from which every flower gets its hues? Oh ! where is God's great store-house of colors from which he paints the rainbow and adorns the universe? I know not. I know not. Then I have sat down and thought, Oh where is the great store-house of God s love. I know where that is. It is the great sympathetic heart of God. There is the store-house from which we all re ceive, and all enjoy his blessed love that comes to redeem and to save the world. God could not tell us how much he loved us. When our Savior wanted to speak of God’s love adjectives and descriptions di<l not do the work, and he just picked up all our adjectives and descriptions and threw them out of his way and said: God ho loved the world. No adjectives would tell the tale. (lod ho loved the world. How much does God love us? 1 can not tell. This much, I know, that my mother, with just a little of the nature of God in her heart, she loves me and follows me in every winding step of life. a mother's love. Look at that mother; she follows that wayward boy on and on bis downward steps, when everybody else has lost pa tience, when everybody else has ceased to love. Then again, I find that mother pouring her heart of love over her boy. You have seen it. J have seen it. That mother will follow her boy right up to the very edge of the grave and throw her arms around his dying body and kiss him and caress him in his last moments, and he dying a drunkard’s death, and about to goto a drunkard’s grave. And then the mother will follow that boy to the grave, and bury him and shed the tears of grief and love, and then that mother will walk out to that grave once a week and plant flowers over the grave of her boy as a token that her love still blossoms and blooms in its faith and in its power. Then, I say, what is it that makes that mother cling to that boy that way? I'll tell you —it's just a little of the nature of God poured into that mother's heart Well, now, if that mother, with just a little of the nature of God, will cling to her boy that way, oh, how much more does the great heart of God cling to his children, that shall live forever in heaven with him or be with the damned cast out! [Cries of “God help us!” Some people say, “Well, if God loves me he won’t damn me. If God loves me I will be saved. Can anybody be damn ed if God loves them that way?” LOVE CAN NOT SAVE. Well, listen, brother. Will this moth er's love for her boy save him from a drunkard's grave? Will this mother's love save her boy from degradation and ruin? If love could save boys there nev er would be another boy lost on the face of this earth- Mother loves them, moth er cares for them, but love cannot save, Then, 1 say, her love is nonetheless though the b'oy is bad. You may take a mother with five boys. Four of them are preachers, and one of them is a drunken vagabond. You can go into the house and sit down and say anything you please about those preachers, but if you say anything about poor drunken Join., that mother will jump on you in a minute. “I won’t have anybody say anything about poor John. You may say what you please about these good boys, but mind how you talk about John. [Voices: “That’s so."] I have said many a time that God loves the meanest sinner in the world as much as God loves the best man in the world. No doubt, about that, because God's name and nature is to love. That sun, what is it? Its nature is to shine. It is a great shining ball ot fire, and now 1 see that sun shines oil blossoming rosebush, oil verdant valley, on the bald mountain, on blooming tree, and on the old dead stump, It shines on them all nlike, don’t it? Why? Because it is its nature to shine on everything that comes under its rays, Well, God s na ture is to love, and he loves the meanest man as much as he loves the best man. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that beloved us, and gave his son to die for us * * * * A drunkard's faithful wife. And now 1 see that drunken husband as he staggers down the street. T hey have just kicked him out of the bar room. The lowest-down vagabond in town won’t speak to him. The very dogs seem to shun him as he goes along the highway. Now I see him as he tot ters along, and his wife looks out of the little window, and she sees the drunken husband coining home. She gets up from her chair. Every bone in her body aches. Her head aches; her back aches. She has been sewing all day for bread for her children. She gets up, and she lays her work down, and turns to the little children, and says: “Be quiet, darling, papa is coining.” They know what that means. They hustle off into a corner and get quiet, and that wife walks out to that wicket gate and takes that husband by the hand—that husband they have just kicked out of the bar—that husband that nobody in town will speak to—she takes him by the hand, leads him up the walk, helps him up the step, and lends him safely to bed—the only bed in the house. She eases him down softly and walks to the bucket and pours some wa ter, for she hasn't either bowl or pan, and pours water on the only towel she lias. She comes back to the bed and bathes that fevered, swollen face, pulls off his muddy, worn-out shoes, and kneels down by his bed and says: “God be merciful to my husband, and save my poor drunken husband.” god’s helping hand. What made that wife stick to that husband that way? Just a little of the nature of God poured into her heart. Well, if that wife will cling to her hus band like that with just a little of the nature of God in her heart, how much more will God's great heart hold on to us and stand by us in the last hour? Brethren, hear me; hearmeon this point; 1 don’t believe God ever suffered a soul to sink down to hell as long as that soul would run toward God: as long as that soul could walk toward God ; as long as it could creep toward God; as long as it could look toward God; as long as it could think toward God. God never suffered one of his children to sink down to Hell until that man walked up to the feet of the devil, and stacked iiis arms and said: “1 surrender to hell and death, and to eternal doom.” God bless you, fellow-countrymen. Arouse the uetter Instincts of your na ture and run up and put your arms around the neck of the best father a way ward boy ever had. [Amen.] God o loved the world. Well, now, there are sonic men here to day who love God in return. “VVe love him because he first loved us, and if anybody asks me why I love God. hear it: It is because I can't help it, 1 can t help it; I am obliged to love him. 1 have lieen acquainted with him now for fifteeu years, but I can't help but love him. LOVE OF GOD. Really, if the Lord Jesus Christ had always lieen cruel to me. I would love him for ever for what he was to my precious mother —the liest friend my mother ever had. She said it living, she said so dying. I would love him if he was cruel to me all my life, tor what he was to my father. My father said it living, and he said it dying: “Christ Jesus was the best friend 1 ever had. I would love Christ if lie was cruel to me. because he was so good to my wife ami so good to inv children. God helping me I will never go back on the Is st friend my mother ever had, my father ever had, my wife and children ever had. No. sir; I can't do that. I'll tell you why I love God. I love him because l can't help it. He is so lovable I am obliged to love him. If you don't love God it is because you are meaner than I am, anil because you don't know anything about God. That's it. Let me illustrate what I mean. Igo into my home, i have been gone six weeks. When l walk inside of my front gate my dog meets me at the gate and leaps up at me and plays all round me. 1 can hardly get to the house at all. He is the first one to meet me. He seems above all others to be the one on the outlook. When I come into the gate he meets me and caresses me, and a thousand kind expressions are in his very movements, and when I look down at him. all at once he becomes still, and looks right up in my face, as much as to say: “I’m so glad to see you; I’m so glad you are come home. If I can do any thing for you while you are here just say the word. If you want to go sqirrel hunting get your gun, and I will go in the woods and I’ll tree them as fast as you can shoot them. If you want a 'possum to-night, get your torch, and I'll find you one if tiiere s one to be had within five miles of here.” KINDNESS. 1 look at my dog prancing around me, and 1 say, “Jack, old fellow, what makes you love rue that \yay?” aud in his way he says: “It’s because you are so kind tome. When you are at home you are just as kind as can be, and when you started off, I heard you tell the children, ‘Be kind to Jack, children, feed him well, be good to him, and look well after him until I come back, “and now I will do anything you want me to do because you are so good to me.” How did 1 win my dog? Just by being good to him. Then I walk on down the lot into the stall where my favorite horse stands, anil when I walk in he turns his head to look at me, and I walk up to the trough, and lie leans his face against me, and kisses me as a, horse kisses a man, and then he stands there and looks at me, as much as to say: “I am so glad to see you. If you want a horseback ride while you are at home put the saddle on me and I'll give you a very good one [laughter], and if you want a drive, just hitch me up and I'll give you the finest drive all over town. 1 look at him and 1 say: “Dren nan old fellow, what makesyou talk that way?” He says: “Because you are so good to me. You never did me anything but kindness. I heard you tell Levi (the boy] when you left, “Feed Brennan well, curry him well, don’t let him suffer for water, be kind to him.” I heard you tell the children, “Don't you hurt Brennan, boys; don't you be unkind to him,” my master, you have won ray mind, because you are so kind and goodto me.” GOD’S- BOUNDLESS LOVE. That’s one, and if you ask me how 1 get the love and confidence of my dog and horse, I will tell you, “by kind treat ment.'' Well, brother, if you will study God and see how good he has been to you, and you don't love God, then you are lower down than my dog aud my horse. Oh for a love like thin; Let rooks anil hills their lasting silence break And all harmonious human tongues Our Savior’s praises speak. God so loved the world. Loved all of us, loved every man oi us. He looked at our surroundings, aud to day if you will just look and see how good God has been to you and to your mother, and your father, and your wife, and your children, and even yourself, you will stand up to-day and say; “I will love God and long to love him more.” Goil so loved the world. Jesus Christ was the manifestation of Ids love. Oh, such a love as he had for men. god’s love of the sinner. God loved us, and loved us while we were sinners. Loved us just as much when we were sinners as he ever does af ter we get to heaven, and, brother, I will say it, I have got no Bible for it spe cially, except some declarations like this, and t know I have no utterance from God to the contrary. I believe God loves the sinner while he lives. I believe God loves him when he dies. I believe God loves the sinner iu hell, in hell for ever, Don't a mother love her boy as much in his grave as she did while he lived? God loved us with an everlasting ove. Mr. Jones was listened to throughout with the most intense interest, and his sermon was accorded the event of the day. In the afternoon Rev. Mr. Johnston delivered a very able discourse, making a deep impression upon his immense audience. For want of space, we are un fortunately debarred the publishing of his sermon. SUNDAY NIGHT SERVICE. Rev. W. H. Cooper, of the First Baptist church, occupied the pulpit at the night service. His discourse was able and held the audience spell-bound during its deliv ery. Mr. Cooper’s remarks were well re ceived. He preached from this text: “Father, forgive them, for they know not wlmt they do.”—Luke 23-34, The men whocrucified Jesus were guilty of a sin greater than they thought. If they had known how guilty they were, they would not have done what they did. Yet, great as their sin, there was room for hope. So now men would act as they do if they thought of their guilt as they ought. Let us see: I. How do men reach the idea that sin is a trifling thing? 1. By taking encouragement from the doctrine of human depravity. They say: Sin is a part of our nature and the Lord does not expect that we will be perfect. Yet, if we are obliged to sin we are no more accountable for sin. 2. By comparing themselves with oth ers. They observe certain stalwart sin ners around them, in and out of the church, w ho do much worse than they do, and so they reach the conclusion that they are not bad at all. 3. Because most of the circumstances surrounding them are such as to hinder them from seeing their sins in their true light. In lively company they see sin in a different way from what they see it in the earthquake, the cyclone, or the dying hour. 4. Because punishment for sin does not speedily come they are emboldened to go on in sin. They encourage themselves in the idea that if God really hated sin, He would hasten to its punishment. “Be cause punishment is not speedily execut ed, therefore the hearts of the children of men are fully set within them to do evil." 11. But sin is more sinful than they have judged it to be. These three things, out of man, w ill help us properly to es timate it. 1. The effects of sin. Milton’s grand verse, “ Siu brought death luto the world, And all our woe,” is based upon the Scripture statement: “For as by one man sin entered into the -world, and death by siu,_so death passed upon all mon. for that all have sinned." Sin entered Edon and Adam was tamed our. The cities of the plains were con sumed because the junapie sinned. The flood came because of siu. AH ihe pains you suffer come from sin. Sin made all our eemeteri*s a necessity and tills the world with darkness and sorrow. 2. The jienalty for sin shows it to Is* influitely sinful. All wise law-givers try properly to proportion the jienalty to the offense, and so we conclude the greater the punishment the greater the sin. Now what is the punishment for sin? An ev erlasting hell, the torture of the worm that never dies and the tire that is never quenched. This forever and ever. And remendier, God affixed this jienalty and He can make no mistake. 3. The jirice jiaid for our redemption shows the sinfulness of sin. The world full of gold is not sufficient to redeem one soul, fhe angels could make no atone ment. Only the life, the sufferings and the death of Jesus would do. Contem plate Him amid the lingering agonies of the crucifixion hour, and then see what was necessary to wijie out its stains. HI. Vet, great as our sins are. there is hojte for us. “Forgive them, for they know not what they do.” I believe tbat men were saved. Christ prayed for this jiardon and He said liefore: “Father, I know that Thou always hearest Me," and we must conclude that the Father heard Him in this prayer. I think that these men were converted at jientecost. So her*; is hojie for us. If such is the tender heart of Jesus for these, His cruel murderers, surely He love us and will save us if we come to Him. Let us all come now. Rev. Hugh Johnston, aMethodist, and pastor of a large Church of Toronto, Canada, who came down from his dis tant home to helj> Mr. Jones iu the meet ing. is a man of fine appearance, with a frank, open Scotch face, full of expression and enthusiasm. He is a preacher of much power, and jiossesses to a high de gree the gift of engaging and holding the attention of his congregation. Asa sjieaker, he is fluent, graceful, of exquis ite diction, with a mellow, pleasing voice. His sermons have all been fine, and have made a deeji impression ujion the jieojile. Rev. Mr. Lockwood, a Baptist, and a pastor of a leading Church of that de nomination in Cincinnati, is a young man, perhajis not over thirty years of age, of sujoerb presence, with a smoothly shaven, handsome strong face, and a kindly brown eyes. In his general per sonal appearance, he is not unlike Judge Howard Van Epps, of Atlanta. He has a voice of great volume and sweet ness and admirably cultivated. In his manner and gestures, he is easy and graceful, lie is a speaker of much force and magnetism. His ser mons show great thought and care in preparation and never fall short of the mark. He is eloquent, and some of his flights of oratory ore really grand. He is a young ministerof fine promise and a brilliant and successful future lies out be fore him in his—the noblest ofcallings. He reached Cartersville last Monday, and has preached three able sermons since his arrival to good effect, aud to the de light of his hearers. Among the other ministers present and assisting, are Rev. A. J. Jarrell, Rev. Mr. Shea, Rev. Mr. Caldwalader, Prof. Bow man, of Emory College, and a number of others. Last Tuesday was “Old Folk's Day,” and was full of interest to the gray hairs and furrowed cheeks. Rev. Hugh Jonn ston preached the morning sermon and Rev. Mr. Shead lead the afternoon ser vice. Wednesday was “Children's Day,” and drew forth an immense crowd —almost as large as that of Sunday. Sun day School children from various parts of the county were in attendance and many from adjoining counties. The Pine Log Sunday School, the banner school of the county, was well represented. The Little Pansies of Rome. The Rome accomodation yesterday morning brought from the Hill City, the “Little Pansies,” under thechargeof Mrs. Morton, and Messrs. Gibbons and Pence. This noble little band had everything their own way and was the subject of much favorable comment. Their work is a noble one and will live long iu mem ory after they have reached the estate of manhood’ and womanhood. They have, by their own exertions, without begging a cent, erected a neat little chapel in Home, where services are held as regular as any of the churches. In all kinds of weather the little Pansies can be found administering to the wants of some distressed, they give out food and clothing to the poor. These youngsters, instead of whiling away their spare mo ments in idleness, occupy their moments in making up clothing, etc., and the small amounts given them by fond j>ar ents are saved and put into the general fund of the mission. Fairs are held, the proceeds-of which go to the general fund, which is disbursed iu keejiiug up their society and administering to the wants of the poor. Theirs is a noble mission and Rome can well feel proud of its little band of Christian workers. The entire services of the day were con ducted with a purpose singly to the in struction of the children. The morning sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Lockwood, and was full of sound, prac tical thoughts, and presented in such a simple and plain manner as to reach the hearts and minds of the youngest of his hearers. The afternoon service was con ducted by Rev, Hugh Johnston and Prof. Hudson, The entire day was most jirot itably spent. , The children s service each day at 8 a. m. and 4 p. m. are under the charge of Prof. Hudson, of Ohio, a pious man de voted to work among the young jieojile. The sermon by Rev. J. S. Hillhouse last Saturday night was an unusually strong effort, and made a decided impression upon the congregation. Rev. A. J. Jarrell has preached twice since he came, and he has been the means of awakening much interest. Dr. Strickland, of Nashville, one of the foremost orators of the South, is expect ed the latter part of the week. Drs. Morrison and Lee, of Atlanta, and other preachers of note, are expected be fore the meeting closes. Dr. Felton will probably preach the af ternoon sermon next Sunday. Rev. William Milner, of Summerville, is attending the meeting. Mr. J. T. Owen, who is general sujierin tendent of the Tabernacle grounds, de serves much credit for the splendid man ner in which he has managed them and the system he inaugurated. Services will continue throughout the week in the same order as commenced last week. It is thought that a larger crowd than usual will be here Sunday. The Rome train will bring in hundreds, and it is thought the train will be held until af ter the evening service. The jieople all along the E. & W., and T. A C. V., are interested, and large crowds from Talla dega and intermediate points will be here. WILL BE HERE TO-DAY. Mr. J. C. Kimball, of Atlanta, on Im -I)ortaut Business. Mr. J. C. Kimball, of Atlanta, will be in Cartersville tliiw morning in the interest of the Imperial Life Insurance Company, of Detroit, Mich., of which Mr. Kimball is the general agent. The company is said to be one of the best doing business in the South, with uni pie capital and supe rior management. Its rates are only about half those charged by the old line companies, and it offers equal protection to the insurer!. Mr. Kimball desires to secure a first-class local agent for Carters ville and vicinity. He can be found at our office during his stay in our city. Mr. Kimball has lived in Georgia for many years and is well known all over the state as an energetic, progressive bus iness man, who would not represent any company that was not sound and safe. Go to Strickland & Bro. for the finest coffee and spices in the market, Californ ia peaches, pears and apricots, and the finest brand of canned Bahama pine ap ples, grated and sliced. GREAT CLEARING SALE AT SCHEUER’S! We have marked down our entire Summer Stock in order to make room for our tremendous Fall Stock. We are determined to sell every dollar’s worth of goods, such as White Goods of Every Description, Laces and Embroideries, Parasols and Gloves, Dress Goods, Seersuckers, Sateens, Ginghams, Etc., Etc., Even if we have to make sacrifices. WE CALL ESPECIAL ATTENTION to our CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. Every Summer Coat, Pants, and Vest will go at cost, and as we bought some of them at ridiculous low prices you can’t imagine what grand treats you have before you. Come soon and convince youselves. SCHETJEK BEOS., LBADEBS OF LOW PRICES. TURNER & BAKER, Jewelers CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, With greatly increased lacilities are better prepared th n ever before to furnish any and everything i M Watches, Clods, Jewelry, Silverware, Spectacles And Cheap Musical Instruments, All Kinds of Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing Neatly and Promptly Done at Most Reasonable Prices. Encouraged by the very lib ral patronage accorded us thus far we feel m >rc determined to serye our customers faithfully, tiring them of every advantage afford and by a large expeiienre ia our lino. make a specialty of the CELEBRATED JOHNSON OPTICAL CO.’S PATENT EASY-FITTING SPECTACLES & EYE-GLASSES. BUY THEM AND YOU WILL HAVE NO OTHER. B3t_(Jomc to see us, examine our goods and prices. It will cost you nothiag and may -ave you time and money. Respectfully, TURNER & BAKER, (Bank Block,) Cartersville, Ga. fel3-ly LAYING THE CORN ER STON E j The Ceremonies to Take Place Satur day Morning. The Sam Jones Female College is an assured certainty. The building is be ing rapidly constructed. Enough money | is already subscribed to assure a beauti- j tul building and an auspicious opening of the institution. On next Saturday, September 17th, the corner stone will be laid. The exer cises will begin at the Tabernacle at 10:30 a. m. with the following programme: 1. Song. 2. Prayer. 3. Song. 4. Preliminary remarks by Rev. Sam Jones. u, Address by Rev, J. B. Hawthorne. 6. Song—during which the audience, preceded by the choir, officers of the col lege and clergy, will march to the build ing (about 100 yards distant), where our own “Bill Arp” will give the audience one of his characteristic ten-minute talks. The corner stone will then be laid. Everybody will be there, but accommo dations will be ample. Grand Republic Cigar ros. The courts have decided against the manufacturers of the imitation brands of the celebrated Grand Republic Cigarros. The genuine cigars are made by Geo. P. Lies & Cos., of New York, and are for sale by Wikle & Cos. for this territory. Those who enjoy a first-class smoke will make a note of this. Death of Capt. E. I). Puckett. Another of the old land marks has gone to join his fathers. Capt. E. D. Puckett, perhaps the oldest citizen of Cartersville, died last Sunday night, after a lingering illness, at the rij>e old age of eighty-one. He had been a resident of the county for more than fifty-three years, was probably indentified with its history longer than any other man in it. He was a good citizen, a true friend, and a devoted husband and father. He was a consistent member of the Metho dist church and died full in the faith. He was buried at Oak Hill cemetery last Monday evening. The funeral ser vices occurred at his late residence. FRESH AND NICE GROCERIES! SAM. ARNOLD, at the —Old Exchange Hotel Building,— Has opened up anew and select stock of staple and fancy groceries, to which he invites the attention of the peojile of Cartersville and surrounding country. The freshest goods that will be rushad off' at the closest figures will be the plan upon which he proposes to do business, thus guaranteeing satisfactory results. For fresh and nice goods, at the lowest prices, go to Sam. Arnolds, at the Ex- Exchange Hotel building, east side of the public square. septS-tjau Rome to Cartersville. The same schedule that governed the running of the Rome accommodation last Sunday, will be observed for next Sunday. The train will leave Rome at 8 a. in. arriving at Cartersville, at 9:10 a. m. returning will leave at 5 p. m. arriving Rome at 6:10. If you haven’t bought your bagging and ties you will do well to call on E. Strickland & Bro., who are prepared to give good barnains. Down With the Hog Pens. It is almost insufferable! It is little short of outrageous. The hog-pens must go! They are filthy to sight and filthy to smell. They are nauseous and sicken ing. One good citizen is worth a thousand hog-pens full of the finest hogs. And vet one good citizen lies now suffering, and beyond doubt his sickness is caused by two or three hog-pens near him. One man keeps a pen of five good sized hogs in forty yards of his neighbor’s dining room window. If the town council will not abate these nuisances, it will be cheaper in the long run for us to buy the hogs, for this town cannot afford to have* its good name for health ruined by the death-breeding hog-pens. We call on the council in the name of the people, to down the hog-pens. County Maps. Those wishing maps of Bartow county, or any other kind of maps, can get them handsomely made by Mr. Royal Smith, who has just turned out some as fine work of that kind as we have ever seen. OVER THE COUNTY. CASS STATION. Cotton {ticking is the order of the*da.v. Mr. Booker has had a bale ginned, the first I have heard of about here. Most all of the fodder has been pulled. The many friends of Rev. B. B. Quil lian will be glad to learn that he is great ly improved and is able to attend to his duties about the dejtot. After spending a week or so with Mrs. It. It. Hargis, Mrs. J. I). Rogers returned to Kingston Friday. Will Walton visited Adairsville last Thursday. Rev. Mr. Alldav and lady, of Florida, are visiting Dr. C. F. Griffin's family at CassvilLe. Mrs. B. B. Quillian has in her garden a gourd that measures 50 inches in cir cumference and is still growing. I'll wager it is the largest one in the county. Most of our citizens are attending the tabernacle meeting at Cartersville. W. C. W. * * * KINGSTON. On the 3rd September I called the roll at our house and we boarded a topless plneton behind a fine mule and away we went to Barnesly’s. Our little ones (Istale naand Zeb) were as happy as if they were in a coach and four, and we had a delight ful trip. We are under obligations to Mrs. I. C. Wortz and Miss Addie Baltzell for the many acts of kindness to our party. The beautiful gardens and grand mansion (or perhaps I should say the English Castle, as it was built by Mr. Barnsley, an English nobleman,) has been visited by most of our county peo j)le, and I will not go into a description of the grounds. 1 noticed in the yard a jilaiu stone over the grave of Col. R. S. Erie, 29th Regiment Alabama Cavalry, killed by United States forces, May 18, 1864. After our picnic ut the beautiful spring we departed for home delighted with our first visit to Woodlands. On Sunday at 11 o’clock Rev. W. M. Dyer preached a fine sermon at the Baptist church from second Timothy, 4th'chapter, and part of the 7th verse. “I have fought a good fight,” and at 3 o'clock a class of six was bajitized in the Two Run creek. Last week Prof. Shovv alter, of Dalton, taught a class of 32 in singing, and gave general satisfaction. He closed Saturday night with a concert assisted by Professors Perry and St. Clair. Many of our citizens attended the tabernacle and Morrison camp ground Sunday. Mrs. Ellis and Miss Wood, of Green ville, Ala., are visiting the family of J. W. Oglesby. Mrs. J. D. Rogers has returned after a week’s visit to her uncle, Capt. R. R. Hargis, at Cass Station. Mrs. VV. H. Goldvvire and son, of Mont gomery, Ala., are visiting her jiarents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Davidson. I was pleased to meet Dr. Harris, of Rome, visiting his sick brother, Mr. J. S. Harris. Mr. .1. E. Eubank, of Atlanta, is visit ing his son, Mr. J. B. Eubank, of this place. Avery distressing accident occurred here Tuesday morning at 5 o’clock. Mr. J. M. Malcomb, train hand with conduc tor J. ('. Glozier, was puttting on a brake on a coal car and lost his balance and fell in front of the cars, the train was backing, three cars and the engine passed over him. He was instantly killed. He leaves a wife and four children. His home was near Tilton. Mr. Patterson, the coroner, held an inquest, the jury did not put any blame on the railroad. His remains were placed in a neat casket and sent to his bereaved family at Tilton. Our entire community tenders their heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved wife and children. Our streets are so dry and dusty that it is very unpleasant traveling. Farmers are fearful', the continued drouth will in jure the cotton. * Jackie. * * * STEGALL. • Misses Minnie and Sa'llie Stegall spent a day or so, very pleasantly, with friends at Smyrna last week. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hill are visiting friends and relatives at this place. Mr. Bobhie Stegall, of Chattanooga, is visiting relatives here and taking in the tabernacle meeting. . . Miss Lummie Jefferson is visiting her sister, Mrs. (.’apt. R- B. Stegall, m hat- Will Woodruff, of Walnut Grove, Ga„ "is visiting Mrs. Capt. Larey and fa \lr' Wiil Guthrie and family are visit iu<>- relatives at this place. We regret to hear of the death of Capt. E. D. Puckett. Although his death was not unexpected, yet it was a shock to his friends of this place. He was one of the oldest citizens of this county, and will be greatly missed. Miss Josie Seltzer, of Atlanta, is visit ing Col. C. M. Jones’ family. Last Sunday nearly the entire jmpula' tion of this place and Bartow attended the tabernacle meeting and all came away well pleased. We are glad to learn that Cajit. George Maddox will ojien the academy at this place on the first Monday in October. He will attend the re-union of the Blue and Gray at Evansville, Ind., from the 21st to 25th or would open on Monday, the 16th inst. Sigma. * # PINE LOG. Dry and dusty. Rain needed badly. Cotton opening very rapidly. A delegat ion from Pine Log went down to the tabernacle on Saturday and Sun day. Some of our boys seemed to enjoy the trip very much, and one young man especially, seemed prouder than ever that he was a “citizen of Bartow county/’ and insisted on hanging his new beaver hat on the “highest jieg.” Mr. It. L. Boyd can now lie seen stand ing behind the counter in his brother’s store. He puts on a very historical look and insists on selling the centennial style of dresses to the young ladies this early in the new century. The young ladies tell a “good one” on him. We will not tell it on him, but will rather cover hiH mistakes with the broad mantel of charity. There is a good deal of sickness in our sectiion at this time. Mr. Joe Goode’s little child, Dr. Richey, Mrs. Shelton and little boy, and Prof. Boyd are among the sick of our neighborhood. Prof. Boyd was unable togo to his school this morn ing. There are some improvements going on in our little village. Mr. John Ford has done some repairing on his dwelling house; the parsonage lately purchased by the Pine Log circuit, aided by others, is under repair, and Mr. A. C. Shelton will begin the erection of anew store house this week. We have had our gin and pr<*ss over hauled and are again prepared to gin cotton for the public. We find it impos sible to get insurance on our gin, and hence we can’t assume any risk as to fire, but will insureagainst rogues. We thank the public for their liberal patronage last year, and ask that we l*e remembered again. Very respectfully, etc., sept 14-2 t Galloway & Cues. IV hen you need a Watch, whether a #2,50 Waterbury, or a #l5O Gold Ticker tie sure to call on us. YVe are confident we can suit you in goods and prices. . Turner & Baker. Col. R. A. Crawford, of Atlanta. Among the many distinguished me* of Georgia there is here assembled to-day, certainly not one who has received ana is now receiving the cordial wel come from all the representatives of North Georgia, than him whose welcome is so cordially extended and which we so heartily endorse as the old citizen of Cartersville whose name heads this notice; a man whom we all so well know, and whose worth, energy and en terprise is more heartily endorsed. May his coig|nanding shadow long continue and aWle with us. “So mote it be.” Carry your cotton toStilesboro and W. E. Puckett will always pay the beet pi ice j and will sell goods cheap for the cash. sepls-tf. We are making extra reductions on everything in our line, especially on Clocks and Musical Instruments. Turner & Baker. Strickland & Bro. have just received or this week’s trade Hyman’s sweet pickhs in gallon jars, plain and fancy cracker), graham wafers and milk biscuits, aud ev erything of the most desirable kind. Call on us for anything in the Jewelry line, and if our long experience and close attention to this business is of any value, you shall have the full benefit. Turner & Baker. R. S. Pattillo, (Sidney), a young man raised in this community, now book keeper for the Rogers Bros., at Renfroe, Ala., has been in our midst several days with his family. Sidney has, by his un tiring energy and faithful discharge of duty, engrafted himself into good graces of his employers to such an extent as to almost be termed as “one of the family.” His many friends were mighty glad* to see him and learn of his prosperitv. Go to Wikle's drug store and get fruit jars and put up berries, as there will Ije scarcely any peaches in this section. You can get the jars at bottom prices.