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NOT ONE, BUT MANY.
Among our exchanges avo ob¬
serve allusions to “the hero of
JohnstoAvn, " and discover on read¬
ing them that they refer to differ¬
ent persons. Necessarily so.
Who Avas the herb of JobnstownV
A young man on horseback dashed
down the valley, crying out to the
people to fly to the hills and
themselves from tlie coming
and, forgetful of his oavh
rode on, carrying the
until the raging Avaters
and overwhelmed him and
panting horse.
Another young man
twenty-two human lives from
torrent when every time he
ed his frail boat out it
that he went to meet certain
A lone woman sat sit her
of duty in the JohnstoAvn
office and, though she knew
destruction avcs coming at
speed, instead of saving
began to call up the other
tors down the valley. She
ceeded in Avarning every one
them, and then sent the
“This is my last message.”
Avas, indeed, her last, for the
had come and she sank
its foaming Avaves. An
negro porter on a railroad
when the conductor and
superior to him in authority lied,
would not desert an invalid
passenger, but stood by and
struggled manfully to save
until both went' down beneath the
raging torrents.
Which of these was noblest?
Each of them did his or her high¬
est duty in an hour of fearful trial;
each forgot self and thought of
the safety of others. And these
are only a fcAv of the many in¬
stances of self-sacrifice Avhich
shine out amid the horrors of that
disaster and rekindle our faith in
humanity. There Avas no hero of
Johnstown, • nor heroine, either.
There Avere many brave men and
woman avIio struggled and suffered
and died there trying to save their
felloAv creatures. Many such he¬
roic souls were, no doubt, unno¬
ticed in the Avild turmoil of the
hour of death.
Let us honor all those of
self-sacrifice Ave knoAV, but avo
may be sure that these are by
means all and that the others
not ho Avithout their
though they may fail of our
praises.—Telegra] >li.
The Pennsylvania disaster
curred on Friday. People
are superstitious aa ill say: “I
you so.” They always knew
day Avas an unlucky day.
Tho “christian science craze,
which has prevailed in some
tions of the north and
is in no wise intellectually
to the southern negroes’
when the question of reason
both sides is considered.
Goal Hill’s remark, in a
speech, that “all change is not
form,” has made the
organs angry, They seem
think that the governor
it as ft hit at the Republican
and perhaps they are right.
change from Cleveland to
son, for instance, Avas not in
direction of reform.
Postmaster-General
has sent a circular to
of one hundred of tho
offices in the country, making
ticular inquiry, 1 as to the
and , tho need , of , mail demeij 011
Sundays. The object,
is to elicit information
te the abolition of Sunday post
office service.
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The NeAv York Herald wants
the A'iolet adopted as our national
floAver beeasue it stands for mod
esty and is, therefore, a
representative of America.
SABBATH HELPS.
Lesson for June 16.
Jesus Crucified.
Golden Text.—“H e humbled
became obedient unto
even the death of thecross.”
Time. — Friday, April 7, A. D.
The crucifixion lasted from
9 a. in. to 3 p. m.
Place. —Calvary (or Golgotha,)
outside the city of Jerusalem,
on the north near the
of Jeremiah.
Parallel Accounts.— Those are
found in all four gospels.
Review axd Connection. —In
last lesson Ave Avere told of the for¬
mal trial of Jesus before the San¬
hedrim, his trial before Pilate, Pilate, trial
before Herod and return to
Pilate’s efforts to satisfy the JeAvs
Avithout the death of Jesus, and
how at last he was delivered to
the soldiers to be crucified. The
soldiers put a crown of thorns and
a purple robe of mock royalty
upon him, spit on him, took pretended the
to Avorsliip him, then off
showy clothes and put his own
garments upon him, then led him
away to crucify him. Immediate¬
ly follows the lesson for to-day.
Scripture Lesson.—
16 And they compel one Simon
a Cyrenian, Avho passed bv, com¬
ing out of the country, tie. father
of Alexander and Rufus, to bear
Lis cross. 22 And they bring him
unto the place Golgotha, Avhich is,
being interpreted, The place him of a
skull. 23 And they gave to
drink Avine mingled with myrrh: And
hut he received it not. 24
when they had crucified him, they
oarted his garments, casting lots
upon them, what every man should
take. 25 And it avhs the third
hour, and they crucified him. 26
And the superscription of his
act •usation was written over, THE
K JN( i ()E THE JEWS. 27 And
with him they crucify two thieves;
the one on his his right-hand, left. And and the the
other on 28
Scripture Avas fulfilled, which saith,
And he Avas numbered with the
transgressors. 29 And they that
passed by railed on him, wag
ging their heads, and saying, Ah,
thou that destroyest the days, temple,
and buildest it in three 30
Save thyself, and come doAvn
from the cross. 31 Likewise also
the chief priests mocking scribes, said
among themselves Avitli the
He saved others; himself he can¬
not save. 32 Let Christ the King
of Israel descend now from the
cross, that we may see and be¬
lieve. And they that Avere cruci¬
fied Avith him reviled him. 33
And when the sixth hour Avas come,
there Avas darkness over the Avhole
land until the ninth hour. 34
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried
with a loud voice, saying, Eloi,
Eloi, lama sabachthani? Avhich is,
being interpreted, My God, my
God, why hast thou forsaken me?
35 And some of them that stood
by, Avlien they heard it, said Be¬
hold, he calletli Elias. 36 And
one ran and tilled a sponge full of
vinegar, and put it on a reed, and
gave him to drink, saying, Elias Let.
alone; let us see whether
Avill come to take him doAvn. 37
And Jesus cried with a loud voice,
and gave up the ghost. 38 And
the veil of the temple Avas rent in
twain from the top to the bottom.
39 And Avlien the centurion,
which stood over against him, saw
that he so cried out, and gave up
the ghost, Sou he said, Truly this man
Avas the of God.
Explanatory. —v. 21. About'8J
o’clock, all preparations having
been made, the sad castle procession of
moved out from the An¬
tonia. In advance came a soldier
with a Avhite plank on Avhich was
inscribed “Tho King of the Jews.”
Tlieu came four soldiers Avitli
hammer and nails, guarding Je¬
sus who bore the cross on which
ha Avas so soon to suffer. Next
his came tAvo robbers, and guarded each bearing by four
OAvn cross
soldiers. Then came following on
a great multitude. Jesus almost
fainted Avitli weariness of his bur¬
den, and the soldiers compel one
Simon of Cyrene to carry liis cross.
“Alexander and Rufus;” mention¬
ed here perhaps because they
were afterwards notable in the
service of the church. Acts xi.
20; Romans xvi. 13; and Acts xii.
25. It Avouhl seem from Luke
xxiii. 26 that Simon carried only
the hindmost end of the cross.
Avord v. 22. meaningskull; “Golgotha” is Calvary a HebreAv
calvaria) is Latin Avord (from
the thing. a meaning
same
“gall, v. 23. “Myrrh,” Matthew says
was a very bitter narcotic
drug, and Avas given in kindness,
just before nailing him to the cross
to diminish his suffering. Jesus
only tasted of it to recognize the
kindness, then refused to drink
more. He deliberately chose to
suffer thus for the sins of the
world,
v. 24. Crucifixion Avas one of
the most cruel deaths ever known.
The cross was laid down on the
stretched ground, and it, the back victim doAvuward was
hands upon
his and feet Avere nailed to
the cross then, with Avith huge the iron spikes,
and nails tearing
the flesh, the cross Avith its victim
is raised up and set into a hole so
as to remain upright. hour;” that is af¬
v. 25. “Third
ter sunrise.
v. 26. The white plank wdiicli was
nailed over Jesus’ head, on
was inscribed “The king of the
Jews.” Matthew says “Jesns of
Nazareth, the king of the Jews;
while Luke says “This is the king
of the Jews.” This was written
in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin, so
that all present could read it. It
is supposed that the inscriptions
were worded differently and in that the
different languages, the Hebrew,
Matthew, followed
Mark the Greek, and Luke the
Latin.
v. 28. This verse is omitted in
the revised version.
v. 29,30. “They that passed by; and
those that come into the “Hailed; city
went out by that road.
made sport, said
things, such as follow in
verses,
v. 31, 32. “He saved
himself he cannot save.” This is
spoken ironically; himself they mean
his not saving is
that all his pretended healings
cheats. They pretended them that sign,
he will only show a
they were ready to believe.
was false. Even his fellow
ferers seemed to think that if he
had been really Christ he
have saved himself and them;
they reproached him.
one of them repented and
pardoned. Luke xxiii.42, 43.
v. 33. The Jewish (lay, from
sunrise to sunset, was divided into
twelve hours, whether the
were long or short; the “sixth
hour,” then, must have been at 12
o’clock. The darkness was
only an evidence of the presence
of the supernatural, but was also
typical; the powers of
were enjoying a temporary tri¬
umph. The ninth hour was about
o'clock. At that hour the powers
of darkness gave way, and light
marched forth to an eternal vie
tory. Eloi, lama sabach
v. 34. U ( Eloi, here giv¬
thain?’ These words are
en in the Aramaic, Syro-Chaldaic, the Hebrew,
a language allied to
and used by Christ and the people
in their ordinary intercourse. It
is a translation of the Hebrew
(given in Matthew) of Psalms xxii
1.” Peloubet.
A r . 35. “Some of them;” perhaps
Roman soldiers who Were very
imperfectly acquainted Avith He
brew, and really misunderstood
Jesus. Some believed it to be not
a misunderstanding, but an inten¬
tional mockery, Avlien these people
said “Behold, he calletli Elias.”
v. 36. “Vinegar;” sour the wine soldiers. for
the common use of
“Elias;” “Cried Greek for Elijah. loud voice;”
v. 37. Avitli a
“as it were the triumphant Cambridge note of
Bible; conqueror,” but says think the the
Ave more nat¬
ural interpretation is that it Avas
the shriek of anguish as the throes
of death Avere upon him. “Gave
up the ghost:” yielded up his
spirit—died. “Vail of the temple:” the
v. 38.
great vail that hung between the
Holy Place and the Holy of Holies
60 feet long palm and 30 feet hand, Avide, thick
as the of the and
Avorked in 72 squares. The rend
ing of the veil was typical of the
fact that at the death of
the mysteries and formalities of
the JeAvish Avorsliip Avas at an end,
Read, Read j
SSL Wo respectfully call the attention
our friends, customers and the
PUBLIC GENERALLY
To the FACT that aa-c noAV have in STORE one of the Largest
as Avell assorted Stock of
General Merchandise
To l>e found anywhere: embracing in endless variety and
all kinds
OF DRY GOODS
Notions, Mens’ and Ladies' Shoes, Hats and Clothing, Staple and
FANCY GROCERIES
Harness, Bridles, Saddles, etc. Ac. Also full line of
Farming Tools §
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FOE CASH OK ON
M hicli we are determined to do,
^ VE EARNESTLY C B^ L T^fo ASK ALL E D8BEFOEEBriING NY HO WANT ANYTHING AS ™ IN
n Respectfully,
Almand &'
that those who worship God
do it in spirit and in truth.^
v. 39. ‘ Centurion: the cno m
of the soldiers that cruci¬
and guarded Jesus and the
two thieves. Perhaps the 3hours
of intense darkness in midday,
the earthquakes, etc, helped to
brin 0- the centurion to the wise
conclusion that of God, “truly this man
was the son
Owning to its loss of $77,000 in
the Savannah fire the Southern
Mutual Insurance Company of
Athens declared a dividend this
year of “only 36| per cent.” It
will stike most readers that the
word only is queerly used in this
connection, but it is appropriate
since the company’s dividend last
year was 84 per cent.
Four dozen pearl buttons for
5 cents at Hudson & Son’s. Call
and see them.
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W. L. DOUGLAS
$3 SHOE GENTLEMEN. FOR
S3 & S3 SHOES FOR LAD! tS
Rest in the world. Examine his
$5.00 GENUINE HAND-SEWED SHOE.
$4.00 HAND-SEWED WELT SHOE.
$3.50 POLICE AND FARMER’S SHOE.
$2.50 EXTRA VALUE CALF SHOE.
$2.00 GOOD-WEAR SHOE.
$2.00 & $1.75 BOYS SCHOOL SHOES’.
Fraudulent when my name and price are not
stamped on Mass. bottom. VV. L. DOUGLAS,
Brockton,
FOR SALE J*Y
STEWART&M’CALLA
CONYERS, - GA.
DON’T FAIL
TO SEE
T. J. KING'S
Full line of Honie-mn.de Harness and Shoes
the best Quality kept always on hand
sell cheap for cash.
for Neatness!
Fine Boots and Shoes made to order and fit
All kinds of repairing done neat¬
and promptly.
Kipping Work!
Remember that we use the celebrated Brass
will not rip—will not rust out your
COME TO SEE US AND BUY
GOODS OR. LEAVE YOUR
T. J. King.
building. 1 door below. Dr.
drug store.
Conyers, Ga., Oct. 18th 18 8.
I have used and am still using
terace level, the “Eclipse.” I
Avorks like a charm. knoAV
better. G . W. Weaver,
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D-MUDSON&M
♦
Conyers, Ga.
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complete in r-f N
pect; and every res
invited our Frie^ N
are to examin 6
them. *
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from the cheapest to the BEST on ii,
market. the world We PRICES feel almost like ehallenml! h l!
on and QUALITY
this department we are able to soDDbfl.
wants of the trading- public.
Listen at This!
Thirty-six inch wide lino cashmeres %
only 25 cts a yard. This is an offer tM
only lias to bo known to secure a rush for
feebly the goods. BARGAINS! it. WHO BARGAINS!'
HEARD expresses TELL OF SUCH EVER
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quality guaranteed. Our Spring Stock
is almost perfect. Nothing is wanting
from the BEST down to the COMMONEST.
Prices and goods to suit all.
GROCERIES I t
Embrace everything marketable.
Our pride is to make it meet every
demand of the public. When you
want goods come to see us.
PRETTY CROCKERY
This department is superb and
endless. Our stock is the Rockdale. prettiest
ever offered for sale in
Anything wanted can be had.
OH! FOE SPRING GOODS
To please the eye and suit the
pocket-book spread out in extrava¬
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attractive ever offered lor
sale on this market. Styles tn
and the designs the pretties.
HATS! hats:
Range from the plainest to the
Long have we hafl ^
and we have an unexc
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the market. Dress goods Uil
in beauty.