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The Irwin County News.
Official Orgran«of Irwin County.
A. G. DeLOACH, Editor and Prop’r.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
■yy L. STORY,
PHYSICIAN Ahd BURGEON,
Sycamore, Georgia.
J^£AItK ANTHONY,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON,
Sycamore, Georgia.
WiU be located for the present at the pod
son House. Patronage respectfully solicited.
T. W. ELLIS,
PRACTICING PHYSICIAN,
Ruby, Georgia.
Calls promptly attended to at all hours.
I respectfully solicit a share of the public
patronage Office iu ii. H. Cockrell’s store.
J}K. J. F. GARDNER,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON,
Ashburn, Georgia,
Calls answered promptly day of or night.
and ^“Special children. attention to diseases women
JJKNTON STRANGE, M, D.
SPECIALIST.
Cordeitle, Georgia,
Diseases of women, Strictures, Nervous
and alt private diseases. Strictures dissolv¬
ed out iu 2 to 5 minutes by a smooth current
of Galvunism without pain or detention
from business; aud given to patient solicited in a vial and
best of alcohol. Correspondence Office north-east
references given. cor¬
ner Suwauea House.
B. M. FRIZZELLE,
LAWYER,
McRae, Georgia.
Practices in the State and Federal Courts.
Real Estate and Criminal Law Specialties.
A. AARON,
LAWYER,
Ashburn, Georgia.
Collections ancl Ejectment suits ft Special¬
ty. KTOffice, Room No. 4, Betts Builaing.
ij W. FULWOOD,
LAW, REAL ESTATE & COLLECTIONS,
Tifton, Georgia.
Prompt attention given to all business.
fSrOltiee, Love Building, Room No. 1.
JOHN HARRIS,
SHOEMAKER,
Ashburn, Georgia,
My prices are low and all work strictly
Guaranteed.
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DIRECTORY
CITY OF SYCAMORE.
Mayor—A. G. DeLoacb.
Councilmen—W. B. Dasher. I. L. Murray
lit. W. Cockrell, E. R. Smith, J, P. Fountain,
Su luerior Courts—First Monduy in April
end October. C. C. Smith, Judge, Hawkins
villc, Go.
.Solicitor General—Tom Eason. McRae,Ga.
Clerk Superior Court—J. B. D. Faulk, Ir
winvilln, Ga.
Sheriff—Jesse Paulk, Ruby, Ga.
ville, Deputy Gu.; Sheriffs—C. Wm. VanHouten, L. Prescott, Irwin
County Court Monthly Sycamore, Ga.
Monday; Quarterly — session, session, Monday second
second
iu January, April. July And October. J. B.
Clements, Judge, Irwinville, Ga.
[viuville, County Ga. Court Bailiff—William Rogers, Ir
day County Commissioners’ Court—First Mon¬
in encli month. M. Henderson, Commis¬
sioner, Oeilla, Ga.
Ordinary's Court—First Monday in each
month, Daniel Tucker, Ordinary, Vic, Ga.
School Commissioner—J. Y. Fletcher, Ru¬
t ounty Treasurer—W. R. Faulk, Irwiu
vile. Ga.
Tax Receiver—D, A. Mclnnis, Vic. Ga.
lax Collector—J. W. Faulk, Ruby, Ga.
turveyor—M. Daniel Barnes, Minnie, Ga.
C board Toner— Education— Hull, Jno. Minnie, Ga.
ot Clements. Chair¬
man, Invinville, Ga.; Henry T. Fletcher, Ir¬
Tailor, win ville, Irwinville, Ga.; L. R. Tucker, Vie, Ga.; L. D.
Ocallu, Ga, Ga.; S. E. Coleman,
Justico Courts—901 Dist. G. M., Second
Saturday i»x-offi. in each mouth. Marcus Luke, N.
F, and J. P.; Wm. Rogers, Bailiff,
Irwinville. Ga. Saturday in
1421 District G. M. Second
each month, J. H. McNeese, J. P , Kiss -
iiiec. Ga. James Roberts, Bailiff, Ocala, Ga.
1888 Dist. U. M., Third Saturday in each
IHU tit. V. Hanley, J. P ; David Troup,
Bailiff, Minnie, Ga.
9w:i Dist G. M., Third Wednesday in enc'.i
month. C. L Royal, J. P.. Sycamore, G ‘-1
A. Jones &P. Royal, Bailiffs, Sycamore, Gu.
983 Dist. O M.. li. A. Ray, N. F. & Ex
offlcio J. P.. Sycamore, Ga.
LODGE DIRECTORY
Svcumoiv, I-orlp-M. J\o 2i0 F. & A M
Regular oommimieatirms, i’nd Saturday. W
Story, W. M.; A. D. Ross, Secretary.
Oeiila Louge, 'ilnnsday F. & A. M.—Regular tlie Alb Sunday com
muuwutbm before
ineaob month. J. A. J, Henderson, W. M.;
D. W. M. Whitley, Beo’y, Ocidu, Ga.
CHU.iCH DIRECTORY.
SYCAMORE CIRCUIT.
Sycamore—2nd Sunday und Suuday night.
Cyclometa—Fourth Suuday.
Dakota—Third Sunday.
Ashburne—1st Sunday and Sunday night.
T. D. STRONG, Pastor.
UNION PRIMITIVE BAPTIST.
Brushey Creek—4.h Sunday und Saturday
beforo. Suuday
Sturgeon Creek—‘2ud and Satur¬
day before.
Salem—3rd lioiwwell—1st Sunday Sunday mid Sc Saturday Saturday before. before.
Ei,d. W. H. Harden, Pastor.
Little River—3rd Sunday and Saturday
before. Meetiag House—2nd Sunday
Turner’s before and
Saturday Grove—4th Sunday and Saturday
Oaky
before 1st Sunday and Saturday before
Kmaua— Eld. James Gibbs, Pastor.
NOTICE.
Parties are warned Chat no hunting or fish¬
ing will be allowed on lot* of land Nos. 13,
14 17 18, 19 and 44, in 3rd district of Irwin
OOUUly. \KBUHX gUCTORiCB.
SYCAMORE, IRWIN COUNTY, G A., FEBRUARY 9 1891.
AT THE CAPITOL.
A Synopsis of What is Being Said and
Done at Washington from Day to Day,
III tl»C bounce.
88fn Day —The Hawaiian contro¬
versy and the federal election bill OC
cupied the time in the senate today.
Mr. Teller of Colorado argued in fa¬
vor of annexation of Hawaii. The
Hawaiian resolution went over and
will doubtless be discussed at much
length before a vole is reached. Mr.
Walcott, of Colorado presented the
memorial from the legislature of his
state repudiating the proposition of
Governor Waite, that the legislature
had power to legislate on the moneta¬
ry question.
39th Day.— The senate has finally
named the day when the final vote
will be taken on the bill repealing tho
federal election law, After another
long colloquy today between Messrs.
Gray aud Chandler the republicans
decided that tho general debate will
close next Tuesday at 4 p. m. After
that hour amendments may be pre
sented and passed upon, but tho final
vote must bo taken before adjourn
ment on that day. Tho bond question
came up today and went overby unan
imous consent till tomorrow. The
significant feature of the discussion
was the firm stand taken by Mr. Slier
man in favor of the authority of Sec
retary Carlisle to issue bonds. The
gold reserve he declared to be a fund
which should be preserved inviolate
and he thought it even mandatory
rather than discretionary with Carlisle
to sell at least sufficient bonds tore
store the gold reserve. A petition al¬
leged to represent 1000 workingmen
of California praying against the re¬
duction of the duty on wool was pre¬
sented by Mr. Perkins of California.
Mr. Washburn of Minnesota present¬
ed a petition of 0000 citizens of St.
Louis county, protesting against put¬
ting iron on the free list.
40th Day. —Tho entire time of the
senate today was consumed in the dis¬
cussion of the resolution of Mr. Stew¬
art of Nevada, declaring that the sec¬
retary of the treasury had no power
to issue the bonds for which bids have
been invited. Mr. Allen opened the
discussion in support of the resolution.
Mr. Hoar surprised some of liis repub¬
lican colleagues by sustaining the
position taken by Messrs. Allen and
Stewart, and Mr. Gorman made a
speech directed principally to replying
to the partisan strictures of Mr. Slier.
man on yesterday, but giving no ex
pressions of liis opinion as to the au
tbority of Secretary Carlisle to apply
the proceeds of bonds to meeting
current expenses. A great discussion
followed, participated in by Messrs,
Aldrich, Sherman. Voorliees and
others. The bond resolution went
over witbo ut action until tomorrow,
41st Day.— Tho day in the senate
was exceedingly dull. A number of
petitions were offered and read and
some moro speeches were made in
reference to the bond issue.
42i> ’(Day—A nother day passed with¬
out anything of interest transpiring in
the senate. The tariff bill from the
bouse was laid before the senate and
was referred to the committee on fi¬
nance. The senate adjourned until
Monday.
In Tho House.
37th Day __The tariff debate was
concluded tonight, so far us it rolates
to the customs schedule. The time
for otleriug amendments ceused at
5 ;30 o’clock when the house took a
recess. There was a great deal of de¬
mand from both sides during the af¬
ternoon for recognition for the pur¬
pose of offering amendments, but
Mr. Wilson for the committee had the
floor and none got m. At least a
hundred amendments were shut out
by the expiration of tho time. A ser¬
ies of amendments to tho metal sched¬
ule, ail reductions, were agreed to,
and the committee reversed its action
of a week ago and fixed the time for
free wool to go into effect on August
2, and for the woolen goods schedules
to go into effect on December 2. This
was accomplished by republicans, a change of front
on tho part of tho who
voted on the former occasions to have
free wool go into effect immediately
upon the passage of the bill. Three
days of next week under the amend¬
ed order will be devoted to the consid¬
eration of the internal revenue bill
38th Day. —The general debate on
the internal features of the tariff bill
was entered on today. But one sen¬
sational speech was made, that by Mr.
Covert, democrat, of New York, who
announced his opposition to the entire
bill, because, in his opinion, it was
framed to compel tho incorporation of
an income tax. Mr. McMillan of
Tennessee and Mr. Hall of Kansas,
ably presented the argument in favor
of the imposition of the tax.
39th Day.— This has been a field
day in tho house. The opponents of
the income tax had their opportunity.
Messrs Covert and Bartlett of New
York and Johnson of Ohio, all demo¬
crats, presented the opposition, along
with tho republicans, to the proposi¬
tion to impose a special tax on wealth,
bat It remained for Bourke Cochran
to release his eloquence against the
measure, eclipsing all speeches he has
(Strength and Prosperity Abound.”
i
over mado. Mr, Bryan closed the de¬
bate in defense of the tax and he, too,
made a brilliant speech.
40th Day. —The internal rovenue
bill was placed as a rider upon the
tariff bill this afternoon by a vote of
176 to G4. The entire amendmpr>tywiuch day was spent
in consideration cf
were offered to various features. The
principal tight camo on the proposi¬
tion to increase ttio tax on whisky
from 90 cents to ft and extend the
bonded period to eight years. /.These
propositions, esnociallv the one look
ing to increase in bonded period, were
opposed by members on both sides
and, despite the opposition, the latlei
propositition—that is, tlie one to in¬
crease ibe bonded period lo eight
yeas—was stricken out, while the oili¬
er was allowed to stand. The Ken¬
tucky members say they will bring
ruin and disaster to the whisky inter
ests. Kentucky alone lias over 85,
000,000 gallons of whisky upon which
the tax will be increased without giv
iug them die benefit of the extension
of the period. Only one oilier amend,
meat of importance was carried. It
was a proposition to extend the oper
ation of the income tax to all moneys
and property given or bequeathed,
This will increase (lie revenue from
that tax about $3,000,000 internal per annum,
After disposal of the revenue
amendments a row occurred over the
few remaining amendments, and by
dint of maneuvering Mr. Lockwood,
who is opposing them, managed to
prevent a vote until the hour of re
cess arrived,
41st Day __Tho capitol was packed
witli a mass of humanity today. It is
probable that never before in the his¬
tory of the house of representatives
has there been greater interest cen¬
tered in ah event tkau there was this
morning. The cause of the interest
was the announcement that speeches
would be made on the tariff by Speak¬
er Crisp, Mr. Wilson, chairman of the
committee on ways and means, and
by Tom lleed of Maine. Long bef ore
10 o’clock every corridor in the south
wing of the capitol was jammed.
Thousands of ladies and gentlemen
had come to bear the speeches of the
great men of tho two parties only to
be forced to stand about iu uncom¬
fortably crowded corridors until they
made up their minds to go home.
Every gallery of the house was crowd¬
ed to its utmost capacity. The officers
were powerless to keep the crowd in
subjection. The debate was opened
by Mr. Iteed and closed by Mr. Wil¬
son. Seldom is it given any one to
hear such a magnificent effort as Mr.
Wilson’s speech was, as he made
point after point by bis unanswerable
arguments and as his matchless elo
quence poured forth in an irresistible
torrent, the enthusiasm and the tre
mendous excitement iu the house be
came unbounded, and when he closed
with a stirring and eloquent appeal to
American manhood and to American
honor, a perfect hurricane of yells
and shouts made the chamber deafeu
mg for several movements. It was
impossible to even attempt to restore
order, and as fast as one paroxysm of
applause died away another and louder
one would begin. Members rushed
up and seizing Mr. Wilson their arms
about him and kept him in a close em¬
brace. Finally Mr. Bryan of Ne¬
braska, aud several others mounted
Mr. Wilson on their shoulders and
triumphantly carried him round the
house. A superb floral display was
placed on his dosk and all in all the
wonderful scene never was before and
probably never will again be witnessed
in the house. Mr. Crisp then relieved
Mr. Hatch (who was speaker pro tem)
and the voting on the amendments be¬
gan and was concluded at 6:55, the
vote standing 204 yeas, and 140 nays.
The announcement was greeted with
cheering and applause in the galleries
and on the floor, which continued un¬
til the house adjourned. The usual
motion to reconsider und to lay on the
table, were made by Wilson and were
carried, and the house then at 5;55
adjourned till tomorrow at 12 o’clock.
42d Day.— In the house today, im¬
mediately after tho reading of the
journal, Mr. Catchings from the com¬
mittee on rules, reported a special or¬
der for the consideration of the report
of the committee on foreign affairs re¬
lating to Hawaiian affairs. This pro¬
vided that every day for three days
the house should consider this ques¬
tion, and at 4 o’clock of tho last day
the previous question should be or¬
dered and a vote taken on the resolu¬
tion and pending amendments. Mr.
Boutelle made a point of order against
the special order, and speeches were
made by several representatives. No
vote was taken.
The Committees Didn't Agree.
The joint senate aud house commit¬
tee on public building which has been
wrestling with the selection of a site
for a new government printing office
has completed its labors, but inasmuch
as the senators reported one bill and
the representative another, each pro¬
viding for the purchase of ground in
diflerent places, their long wrestling
does not seem to have been productive
of much good, or to have greatly im
proyed the prospeois of a new G. P.
O. A jury isn’t “in it” so far as un¬
certainty is concerned, with tho aver¬
age congressional committee.
RENERAL NEWS.
Wholesale Summary of the News of the
Week Gathered from Every Quarter.
are reported from the coal
li lif <v£ -Selinsjjvunia.
The California Mid-winter exposi¬
tion is now in full blast.
Twenty-one millionaires iiaXfl. resi¬
dences at Colorado Springs. "•
The Belt Telephone Company will
increase its capital stock to $50,000,
000 .
The Harry Hill forgery ease is caus
ing considerable excitement at Geor.
gia’s capitol.
A Federal prison is to be built in
the South and Atlanta thinks she has
a cinch on it.
It is claimed that gold, silver and
lead have all been discovered in one
bill iu ltoss County, O.
The Washington Club, of Tacoma,
has made an offer of $50,000 for the
Corbett-Jackson tight.
Gen. Jolm B. Gordon received an
ovation at the hands of Confederate
veterans at New Orleans last week.
A new mint is to be built at Phila
delphia. The proposed site will cost
$600,000. The new mint will cost
about $1,200,000.
Hunters in the vicinity of Columbus,
Ga., killed 814 doves 4 in one day re.
ceutly. The highest score made by
one man was 111.
The Law and Ol der League at Jack.
son vii le have announced that they will
prosecute those taking part in the
Corbett-Mitchell fight from Judge
Call down.
A report is received from Houma,
La., to the effect that the light house
on Timbalier island had tumbled
down, having been undermined by the
gulf current.
Congressional „ . , elections , ,. held , ,, in - -T Now
York in Fourteenth and I'ltiecnth
(nets resulted in the election ot the
republican candidate in the former
and tlie democratic in the latter.
At least 5,000 people greeted cham¬
pion Jim Corbett’s return to Netv
York city. Corbett is going to tom
Europe, and after his fight with Peter
Jackson, says lie will retire from the
ring.
Three patiouts in the Cook county,
Ill., hospital were found to huvo small¬
pox and were removod to the pesl
house. There are now about ninety
patients in the Ohioago _ smallpox bos.
pital.
A grave yard was sold in Chatta
nooga last week. The plot of ground
contained ten acres and brought $1000.
It was sold by order of the chancery
court, but will not bo utilized for olh
er purposes.
Hon. John McBride, president of
the Uuited Mine Workers of Amer¬
ica, says that the direct c^nse of the
Pittsburg mining riots was starvation.
The miners bold the operators respon¬
sible for that condition.
There was one woman attired in
men’s clothes who saw the Coi bett
Mitchell fight. It is said she was ac
companied by the son of a wealthy
Montgomery, Ala., banker. The wo.
man was from Kentucky.
Brady, one of :hc train robbers who
recently took part in robbing an Iron
Mountain train at Oliphant, Ark., at
which time Conductor McNally was
killed, has beou tried on both charges
and found guilty and will hang.
At Vineland, near Mason City, W.
Va., four young women with hearts
full of indignation took Archer Keller
out of his bed and gave him a good
horsewhipping for making indecent
proposals to a voung lady of the coin
’
vnunity.
John L. Sullivan is at a hotel at
Bridgeport, Conu., suffering from a
badly swollen right hand- It is ru
moved that blood poisoning has at¬
tacked him and that liis condition is
such as may preclude any further fistic
efforts on his part.
The injunction suit against Secreta¬
ry Carlisle’s issue of bonds, by
Grand Master Workman Sovereign of
the Knights of Labor, was heard be¬
fore Judge Cox of the district supreme
court on last Monday. No decision has
been rendered as yet.
At Long Isiaud City, N. Y,, an ap¬
plication Was made on Saturday for a
commission to take charge of the af¬
fairs of Frederick Willet, who has
recently inherited $900,000. It was
declared that Willet was an habitual
drunkard. A decision has not been
rendered as yet.
J. E. Clark, cashier of the Planter’s
Bank of Ellaville, Ga., robbed the
bank and then swallowed a vial of
laudanum with suicidal intent. Prompt
medical attention Bavcd bis life aud ho
has mado a full confession of the
whole affair. IIo says speculation iu
cotton is the cause of his crime.
Davis Miller shot and mortally
wounded W. B, Meetze at Columbia,
8. U. Miller was a witness for the
State against parties for violating the
dispensary law. It is alleged that
there is a regular conspiracy in Co¬
lumbia to intimidate witnesses and
prevent them testifying in behalf of
the State in prosecution under the dis¬
law.
$ 1.00 a Year in Advance.
While lying in his bed, with his
young wife on one side of him and
his ten months’ old babe on the other,
George L. MuCrnm, of Huntington,
Pa., pulled a revolver from under his
pillow and tired a 38-calibcr ball into
his brain, llis wife was in a faint and
the babe was playing in the blood
from the wound when they wo o dis¬
covered by neighbors.
A case of what might bo called ac¬
cidental suicide occurred at Toledo,
O., last week. Frederick Lenh thought
t(r£','jghten his wife on her return
f r om chuf^-j and fastened a clothes
line to a nail ia Die wall, putting a
loose coil about- bis neck. In some
manner he tripped, 4 »d the ropo pul 1
ing taut, his neck wat dislocated in
Ihe fall and death was j.ishi'.haiicous,
One of the most horrible disasii>'.s in
the history of Southern Kemucky o'o"
currod the past week near Crow Hick
man, a station on the Owensboro &
Nashville railroad, nine miles sout^iof
Owensboro. A boiler in the portable
J 111 ot Jolm Morc ? 1- exploded. . killing
live men auu , fatally injuring another.
The explosion was caused by running
cold water into a warm boiler. The
engineer foresaw the explosion and
urged the bystanders to run, but they
regarded his warning as a joke. The
bodies of two of the men were found
torn to atoms in a tree, seventy-five
yards from the scene of the accident.
A unique and successful method of
supplying work for the unemployed
of St. Louis was brought to its frui¬
tion a few days since with the ap
proval of a city ordinance permitting
the construction of a half mile artiii
cial lake in Forest Park of that city,
the money therefor coming
from public subscriptions. The fund,
which amounts to $23,000, and is still
growing, has been raised by the Post
Dispatch, of that city, within the
month. In addition a registry of the
unemployed made by the laborers iu
the city prepared to take such work as
outdool . excavation would afford them.
Wo , k has ah . ea(ly be U11 ;md it is
pvobable that the remainder of the
will(cl . wiU be )e88 8evei . e on the great b
of ^ t . Louig
The news comes from Deadwood,
8. D., of the unique capture of a no¬
torious train robber. The particulars
are ;as follows: “A train robbet
named John Dalton was captured by
one of the Northwestern express mes¬
sengers today. Dalton had himself
expressed on the inside of a stalled
buffalo, but his game was spoiled by
his removing ouo of the animal’s glass
eyes, through the socket he stuck
a six-shooter, covering the messenger.
Tho latter, however, escaped from its
deadly range and leaped upon tho
back of the stuffed animal. The back
caved in und he dropped upon tho
robber inside and sat upon him until
the next station was reached, when he
was turned over * to the authorities.
Tho safe contained $50,000. Evident¬
ly Dalton had confederates who were
to act to bis signal.”
he is a candidate.
Congressman Oates Formally An*
nounces for Governor.
On last Saturday Congressman W.
0. Oates addressed a letter to the
Democrats of Alabama, in which lie
makes the formal announcement of
ids candidacy for Governor, lie saysi
“Within tho last few weeks the nr.
gency of my friends has practically
become a demand, which, if disregard
et *’ wc ’ u *^ pffi° e me in ai > unpleasant
attitude. I have consulted many of
constituents . from county in
every
the district I represent, and they with
g reat unanimity, urge me to become
^ 0,,ce iU1 ac tivc candidate. I love
my party and its sound principles, as
well as my friends, and always stand
ready to make any personal sacrifice
for the triumph of the one or the grat¬
ification of the other, and when the
two unite they are resistless. I there¬
fore announce my candidacy.”
The South’s Future.
The South is destined at no distant
day to be tlie most prosperous section of
this country. Thousands of families
have within the past four or five years
moved from the bleak plains of tho
Northwest to the sheltered hillsides
and fertile valleys of the vast area
drained by the lower Mississippi and
its tributaries. They now appreciate
the benefits of the exchange. The
Northwest has its destiny of growth,
but the family of small means will
ever find the greatest happiness and
comfort in the climate where the least
capital is absorbed in tlie moro preser
•vatiou of existence. In all the States
South of the Ohio river there aro
cheap lands which wiU produce readi¬
ly au almost endless variety of crops
with little labor. Live stock can be
raised at much less cost than the
Northwest requires. Fruits and vege¬
tables produce abundantly. An im
portant movement of population to¬
ward the South is a certain outcome of
narrow profits in wheat. It has be.
fiun
__
Some doctors who blush at the
thought of advertising, have a habit
of telling how they cured persons
after all the other doctors had given
them up.
VOL.IV, NO. 39.
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
FEBRUARY 11
Lesson Text: “Hod’s Covenant With
Abram," Gen. xvtl., i, y~
Golden Text: Gen. xv., 6— A
Commentary.
1. “Ami when Abram was ninety years old
and nine. Ill'- Lord appeared to Abram and
said uuto Wm, I am the Almighty God ; walk
before ile ami be thou perfect.” entered It is now the
twenty-four years since Abram
land of Canaan (see chapter xil., 4). during
which time Lot left him and went to dwell in
Sodom, while Abram removed his tent and
altar to Hebron (xili., 12, 18.) At this timo
t ho Lord appeared and renewed the eove
mud. We next see Abram rescuing Lot and
llis goods from the four kings, and being
blcsseilliv MelehiKotlee he gives him tithes
and ■ i - rubied lo refuse the goods of Sodom,
in .•inter ■Gofer xv. the Lord comes to him again,
and wo the ilrst time fear not.
i righteousness and
shield, rt follows another story of
other words.. 6 tali
human wisdom ~~ , n ss, and a blank
of thirteen year xvi.. lfi, and
xvii..l). after whH, i„V Jeho ™*
appears again, but with u,,w ^me-God.
hi,>,. , . J*
Almighty, or El Slum °"h,2?£
Khaddai, signifies tlie all ?
is suggestive of bountiful, --It - ”
love pouring itself out for others. ' F
virtually said to Abram, You have
listened to human wisdom, wandered r™ 1
Me and failed, now return and walk boh -
Mo sin cert Hy, uprightly (see margin), One—El'Shad- for I
.'i'n tiie powerful, all sufficient
dai—and In Me alone you will find all your
uood
2. “And I will make my convenant be¬
tween Me and thee and will multiply thee
exceedingly.” Thirteen times do we find the
word “covenant” in this chapter and once in
xv.. 18, making a full twice seven, God’s per¬
fect number. Nine times Ho says “My cov¬
enant.” emphasizing the fact that it is ail of
Him. He is the author and finisher of it,
and it cannot fail. The time will surely
come when, notwithstanding all their wan¬
derings. Ho will yet give them repentance thei
and remission of sins and will perform wlrich
truth to Jacob and mercy to Abraham
He has sworn from the days of old (Acts v.,
31 :Z«eh. xii.. 10; xiii.. 1; Mic. vii., 20).
8. “And Abram fell on his face, and God
talked with him, saying.” This position is
suggestive of. weakness, unworthiness, noth¬
ingness, on the part of Abram, but of wor¬
ship and adoration toward God. When
Jesus appeared to John on Patinos John fell
at His feet as dead. So, also Daniel, when
he saw the glory of the Lord, fell on the
ground, with his face toward the ground' “Woo
(Kev. i., 17 ; Dan. x., !)). Isaiah said,
is mo, for I am undone,” and Job said, “I
iabhor myself” (Isa. vi., 5; Job xiii., 6). A
sight of the Lord and His beauty and holi¬
ness delivers us from saying or thinking any¬
thing more about ouiselves. and enables us
to glory only in the Lord.
4. “As for Me, behold. My covenant Is with
thee, and thou shalt be a lather of many
Nations.” The details of the covenant are.
more ftilly unfolded with every now state¬
ment of it. First, God would make of him.
a great Nation, then they should bo as nu
morous as the dust of the earth, then as the
stars of heaven, then they should have great ,
substance, but now ho is to become a multi¬
tude of Nations (seo margin). Whatever
fulfillment of this there was in the descend¬
ants of Ishmnel and of the sons of Keturah:
there is doubtless a fulfillment to be mani¬
fested in the coming ages. We do well to
hold fast the promise and wait with expecta¬
tion. Ho will do exceeding abundantly
above all our thinking. bo
5. “Neither shall thy name any shall moro be
called Abram, but thy name
Abraham, for a father of many Nations have
I made thee.” Some of the scholars may
not know that the part of the name which
signifies “father” is the first two letters Ab.
The addition to his naino is most suggestive.
The new consonant added is H, which is the
principal letter in God’s great name—Jeliovah
(J H V if) -so that it appears as if God
breathed Himself into Abram. The only
place the name Almighty is found in the
New Testament outside of Revelation is in
connection with the promise “I will dwell in
them and walk in them.” and is conditioned
upon complete separation from all unbelief
and uncleanness (II Cor. vi., 16-18).
0. “And I will make thee excooding
fruit ful, and I will make Nations of time, and
kings shall come out oJ thee.” The new
feature here is the last clause concerning
kings. Inasmuch as all in Christ aro children
of Abraham, and all in Christ are kings and
priests unto God and shall reign on the
earth, we shall certainly seo a fulfillment in
the coming kingdom (Gal. iii., 29; Rev. v.,
!». 10 : Luke xix., 17). As to iruitrulncss,
somo of the last words of Jesus are concern¬
ing the much fruit that glorifies God and
how we may bear it (see John xv.), and the
secret of it is even in this lesson, our empti¬
ness. and God in us (he all sufficient one.
Read also Rom. vii. .4.
7. “And I will establish My covenant be¬
tween Me and thee, and tiiy soed after thee
in their generations, for an everlasting seed cov¬
enant, to be a good unto thee and to thy is
after thee.” The iii overlasting covenant connection
mentioned again verse 19 in
with Isaac, the promised soed, type of Christ,
the true seed, who is also son of Abraham
(Gal. iii., 16 ; Math, i., 1), and son of David, shall
in and through whom all all the mysteries promises mado
be literally fulfilled and
clear as noonday.
8. “And I will give unto t«io and to thy
soed after thee the laud wherein thou art a
stranger, all the land of Canaan for an ever
lasting possession, and I will be their God.”
As to the breadth of the land see chopter
xv., 18, and notice that it roaches to the Eu¬
phrates. That it shall bo theirs forevor, al¬
though they have as yet been longer out of
it than in it, the prophets abundantly tes¬
tify. Among the plainest statements Jor. sea
Ezek. xxxvii..21, 22 ; Amos ix., wonderful 15 ;
xxxi., 38-40, and listen to these
words of Jer. xxxii., 41, “I wifi plant them
in this land assuredly with My whole heart
and with My whole soul.” Whoever can
doubt that it shall be so is surely worthy of
the name of infidel.
!). “And God said unto Abraham, thdu
shalt keep My covenant, therefore, thou and
thy seed after thee in their generations.”
Then follows an account of that which they
were to keep, even the right of circumcision,
as a token of the covenant. The bow in the
cloud did not make the covenant with Noah
any moro sure, but was tho visible token
that there was such a covenant. Circum¬
cision did not make Abraham more right¬
eous (Rom. iv., 11) nor the covenant more
sure, but was the outward sign that all such
were includod iu tho covenant which was
before established. Us true significance is
seen in Deut. xxx., 6; Jer. iv., 4; Coi. ii.,
11; Gal. vi., 15.—Lesson Helper.
Kentucky, which passed a game law
before there were 500 people in the
then Territory, is still at it. It is
now illegal to hunt on any inclosed
laudwithout periftiBgioii.