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»/ / r * THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION ATLANTA, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1884.—TWELVE PAGES. BOLTING BLAINE. THE INDEPENDENTS TO NOMINATE A TICKET AGAINST HIM. Interviews With Prominent Bepublld&M Who Will Not Support Him-Tho Chicago Newt Joins the Column—The Enthusiasm Which Will bo Quickly Dropped, Etc. Chicago, Juno 0.—There is already a per fcctly well-defined rumor that prominent «dependent republicans have inaugurated movement for an independent convention the purpose of nominating Edmunds and Lin coin. The names of Conkliug, Schurz, Roose velt and other prominent New York politicians are mentioned in connection with the proposed bolt. Franklin McVeagh, of this city, says “I am too good a republican work for Mr. Illninc. lie does represent the best sentiment of party. I have the right to speak as I do. me ns an old republican the convention did fearful thing. The delegates lost all sight the moral aspect of their nomination. It my opinion that the heat way to teach the pol iticians that the party is losing rapidly al moral sense, is for the independent repuhli cans to vote for the democratic nominee. This would be n shorter way than to have another ticket in the field to administer the rebuke/ Theodore Roosevelt admits that he has bccu consulted upon the subjoct and says: “The question has not been fully discussed. 1 have stated and repeat it, that under no circum stauces will I support Mr. Blaine/* Andrew I. Draper, of New York, told a respondent that lie doubted whether Wain could carry Jfew York. He added: “It would be very difficult to secure the Sherman vote New Jersev would undoubtedly go democrat it- It was useless for tho republicans to try ' carry it/' It is understood the independents Lave aji appointed a meeting for next Saturday in Net York for discussing the subject. This meeting will bo attended by prominent epposod-to- Blaine republicans fr«m» all over the northern states, it is said. The general impression here is that the bolt will be 'consummated. Mean while democrats here are jubilant over the choice of the niun from Maine and consider his defeat in November a foregone conclusion “I have been convinced from tho first," sni»] Mr. George William Curtis, “of the weakness of the anti-Blaine field." “Many of them announced before coming here that they would not under any circum stances support Blaine. After that announce ment I do not see how they con do it. I do not believe that Mr. Blaine can poll the indejieii {lent republican vote." “The independents wrecked all," was the comment of Melville K. Stone, editor of tho News. “If they had come to Mr. Arthur' support, or if they had not attempted others t lend in their strange paths, wo would not now be handicapped ami cursed by such a ticket." ■♦‘Will you support the ticket, Mr. Stone?" “No, I will not. It docs not voice the wish- ■of the republican party. It is false from ^pgii ningto end. I shall oppose it?" Tfae views of Mr. Stone are well worth co: aidering. He speaks for tho strongest republi •can paper, in point of circulation, in the conn try. It circulates over 100,OUU copies daily throughout tho northwest, aud will make seri ous inroads into the Bluiue and Logan boom eforo the ides of November. DENOUNCING BLAINE. ■Massachusetts llepublicnns Meet nnd De clare They Will Not Support Him Boston, Juno A»—Tho Massachusetts reform •club, at its meeting Saturday, passed rcsolu- ttions denouncing the nomination of Blaine ami Logan, and voted to request the indcncndcut vote throughout tho country to join them in .acti ve and immediate cllbrt to sceuro tho nom ination by the democratic party of such men as can command--their support, nnd failing !•* •that, to call a convention at th earliest practicable day to nomi nate candidates in full sympathy with tho re form element of .tho country. A committee was appointed with full powers to take such steps by corresjjoudcnce or otherwise as they may deem best calculated to carry into effort the’foregoing resolution. Tho committee were .authorized taincrease their numbers if desira ble, and to co-opcrato with the organization of the .independent republicans and others to se cure candidates pledged to reform. On motiou of Colonel T. W. lliggiuson tho following res olution* were passed: „ 1Hllvu v _.. ... Boston at as early _ «lay as possible to express the opinion of the inde pendent voters In till* vicinity In regard to tJ»<? recent Chicago nomination, uud to prepare for i fiiuro action.’ * Dispatches were received from tho leading New York independents requesting early con sultation in regard to taking decisive action toward repudiating tho Chicogo nomination. The meeting was largely attended, and letters were received from several prominent inde- ticndents who were unable to atteud, all of whom condemned tho Blaine and Logan ticket. CHARI.RH FRANCIS ADAMIt'S I.KTTICR. The following from Charles Fraucis Adams, Jr., won rend: June 7.1881.—J. W. Garter, secretary MasnopIiu setts reform dub-My Dear Sir: I received your notice of tho reform club dinner this afternoon, and In view of the nominations of yesterday, which are to be the subject of your discussion t*>- day, 1 regret extremely my Inability to be present. I presume there I* no quest ion as to the uttituic .of the members of the reform .club toward the republican nomina tions. We will, at once organize to defeat them. On this point, It seems to me oi .response canpot be too explicit or our action tut .quick. Steps should bo taken with tho least possl- hie delay to enable us to exert whatever Intlii •cnco we can on other ami coming conventions. •Wo have uow less than no standing before that convention for Massachusetts goes to it pledged to the support of her own political mountebank, whoso nomina tion would actually drive many of us, a* a choir *>f cvllsi, to vote for Blaine. Wo should do what w can to prevent this, and wo cun do much. Could .the democratic party be galvanized to that degree oi momentary good which would lead it for once to aatontali the country am) lUeU by pllttiu. for- wiinl Mich n ticket n* Cleveland nnd Carlisle, tho result In November would not be In doubt lorn imoment. ••Experience tells us that the bisk Is desperate, but so is the situation. Blaiue 1* the other horn of .our dilemma. If we v think to galvanize the — ... --- -- - .. - must act. 1 hope, .therefore, that Immediate stepa will be taken under the auspices of the reform 4dub towanls calling a confeaence of those who think us we think. We must lie represented at Chicago In July: if we fail there also, then, os the Italian Forestieri or ‘dweller* in ttbe wood*/ so far mm I now can ace,we must meet together lu sylvan shade* ami name our owu men. lor whom we will east a self-respecting i ote. I am. etc. , ••CHARM* Y* ADAMS, Jr.’ A declaration agvinst the nomination of Blaine and Logan wai adopted in the following The Massachusetts reform club regard .the nom ination of Messrs. Blaine and Logan by the repub lican party as a distinct and unqualified repudia tion of all Its professions of reform aadaa an In Charles Francis Adamr, Jr., i* chairxan of the committee io advance tho independent movement, with Moorefndd Storey, Levvn-tt Sals ton stall, William Bvuvtte, James Free man Clark, Josiah Quincy, T. W. lliggiuson, Winslow Warren, Richard II. Dana and others associated with him. The apeohes were many and vigorous. THE CAMPAIGN FROM CHICAGO. The Democrat* Preparing—Tlie lllnine Plan of Hattie. Chicago, June 9.—preparations have already begun for the democratic convention. Colonel | R. J. Bright, late sergeant-at-arms of the sen ate, is here in charge. The local committee of arrangements, which is to prepare for the na tional democratic convention, Las directed an architect to make plans for a rearrangement of the convention hall, so that the seating capac ity will be enlarged te admit 10,000 persons. The accommodations for the press will afoo let enlarged.The local manager# confidently expect a larger outside attendance than was the care with the republican convention. The demo cratic political clubs from all ports of tbecouti- try have announced their intention to be pres, ent. THE BLAINR MAVAGBURNT. * Sonic of the details of the managemeut of the Blaiue canvass have come to the surface since the nomination of Friday last, and prove to be of tho most thorough and efticieut char acter. Before the convention met, over 800 letters had been received giving the personal nnd political status of 810 delegates, leaving but four unaccounted for. These letters were epitomized into a ledger, so that the record of every delegate could be fouud at a glane< When any question arose, a sub-committee was detailed to confer with the delegate to secure certain pledges nnd promises. It was partially through this scrvico that the motion to adjourn after the third ballot was defeated.' There were a great many delegates who would not vote for Blaine as a candidate, but who were willing to vote on certain preliminary questions not affecting, ns they thought, verv directly, his interests, while there were others who were not unwill ing to hedge n little for a possile contingent in Blaine. Besides this personal knowledge of each delegate, committees were selected to wait on nil the delegates known to be doubtful nnd to influence them to join the Blaine column after the second ballot. White- law Reid aud ex-Seuator Platt rendered such excellent service in this direction by assurances that Blaine could carry New York, that ninny men who were in doubt, were thus captured nnd held, nnd requested not to vote except on the second or third ballot. 8o certain was this strength that even if it had not changed, the fourth ballot would have shown an increase of 29 votes for Blaine, and tho column would have risen till all possible combinations had been defeated as the result showed. In addi tion to all this the Blaiue managers had vigl- lunt men detailed to watch each delegation where votes had been promised them. The course of the stalwarts also hud great influ ence. Geo. C. Gorham and other well-known and intimate friends of Conkliug worked un ceasingly for Blaiue, aud it hnd the desired effect of cutting down the Arthur column. On tho other hand there was no good mnnnger in charge of Arthur’s campaign. All Efforts that were made for the combiuu- tiou failed utterly, ns is known, nud like the Edmunds managers, tln*y were at aea half of the time. TWO STATES FOR TILDEN. California and Nevada Hem! Delegate* to Chicago far tho Old Ticket* Stockton, Cal#, Juno 10.—Tho democratic state convention met hero to-day, John H- Wise, chairman. Wise, in an eloquent speech, said: “Let us democrats of r/nlifornia send a delegation to Chicago for ti!ie old ticket—Til- den aud Hemlrk-ks. If TiWon is nominated we can pledge California agr.iust the “plumed knight" of Maine. The mention of Tildon's name -was greeted with tremendous applause; 4tll present jumped their feet, <oaia waving their hats, hautike chiefs and -canes for several minutes. .The peaker wae. unable to (proceed. When <qti let was rrstoreit. nominate lis for temporary •r'liai man were onlicd for. Stephen W. WttiVa, Lm Angelos, anti-monopolist, was elected by acclamation. On taking the chair, White said ip the course of his speech, “that it was the duty of the democrats throughout tAwwntire country to nominate Sumtiel J. Tilden for president;” Aftor tbs appointment of the vsrim niittces. the convention ndjournod aintil to- orrow. The third congressional district? elected Warren VB. English' and M. S. Tar per-delegates to tho democratic national convention. Both pledged to Tilden' and HeudrivkM, will Tbmnx.ii ns their sucoud choice. John U, Gliisnwk was uiianiinously nominated for Congress. THR N KVA DA DKHOCBAT&. Auht’n, Nev., .Juno 10.—Tho democratic state'-convention met here nt up n to-day George -W. Baker, of Eureka, was elected tem porary chairman. Tho platform r.doptcd af firm* do votiou to the principles of the demo cratic, party .as laid down in the national demo cratic. platform of 1876 aud 188<L It demands the nomination of Tilden and Hendricks, and thcrssnoval of all restrictions on ati rer coinage Jt opposes the acquisition of large* acts of pub lic lands by aliens, nnd demaude .the absolute exclusion of the Chinese. G. W.* Cassidy was nominated by acclaum tlon for congress; W. M. Sewell for supreme , udge. D. E. McCarthy, E. P. Hardesty, John ll. Dennis, R. Sadler, T. Lemmon aud Matt C'onovan were elected delegates to the Chicag< democratic nntional convention. All are pledged to Tildcu fund Hcndriohe. Adjourn Washington, Juno 10.—[Special.]—Demo- cratic presidential candidates ‘are springing up.in Washington every day, or-their faith in the report thut Tilden will defJinc. General Slocum’s friends have recently been indus triously canvassing his claims. It is *aid he bail a consultation with McDautid to-day, and agreed to allow the use of his isr.uie for the second place on the ticket, with McDonald at its beau, which should receive tho su their friends in tho convention. Gene cum has gone to New York to rally his strength there. He has the presidential fever in the-most pronounced form. McDonald, it is said, is much encouraged by .assurances he has received since he came to Washington. Conspicuous among these understood to be warmly advocating his claims are Speaker Carlisle. The first district democratic convention oi Maine te-day chose Cleveland delegates to tho national convention nt Chicago. OrORGlA POLITIC* IN WAXH/SOTON, Messrs. Holden and Walter Joi tison have renewed- their efforts to have Mr. Farrow nom inated ibr district judge. Messrs. Buck, Bry ant aud ^pear arc expected here to-morrow to aid in the-advocacy of bis claims. The presi dent can have no reason for delating action now, that the convention is past, uud I look Facrour-’s nomination within Ike next tei days. From lheNeiw York Evening Post Washington, June 8.—Representative Ly an, of Massachusetts, who was .elected to engross,ns an independent repukL'eun, was asked teuday )iow he regarded the aomination of JUtune. and what in uis opinion would be the effect upon Massachusetts politics. Mr. Lyman replied: “Pcrsoually, I do not like it. I regard Mr. Blaine as a friend, but 1 doubt the propriety of noraiuating-him. 1 should like toane repub lican polities raised higher each year. This is a dropdown. I am not in a position to sAy what the effects will be in Massachusetts, but a ntlemaa who i* in a positiou to judgatold me before the convention met that if Blain* should succeed in sacuring the nomination, and the democrats should jdK?e a good man at (fee head of their tickctjrtiisaackusetts will east its cute for the democrat. The democratic party, howev- , has a reputation foe* blundering, and v. hen big blunder is necessary it may be depend- ujwn to moke it. If, however, Bayaml or some other good man, a mud on finances, civil service reform, sud other national questions, daced in nomination, I urn iaformed on AN INTERMEDIATE STATE. Wlmt Do The 8cr%itures Tench ns to This Popularly Received Doctrine? Paper read before the Preachers’ Meeting b T. A. Goodwin, I have been requested to prepare a paper for this meeting, on that doctrine knowu in theo logical circles as the intermediate state,a thing which, in fact, is not now, never was and never will ho—a sheer figment of tho middle ages, invented by the fabrication of a false system of eschatology to supplement its lack of consistency, and which, notwithstanding it* absurdity and its conflict with the doctrtne of tho futuro life os taught by Christ and his early followers, has been perpetuated through tho oges, thougo undergoing many inodifica tions from to time, and which even yet has some friends, The fourth century may bo regarded as al most the beginning of associated Christianity certainly as tho birth period ef dogmatic the ology, until these Christians seemed to have lived without a historynnd without any adequ ate comprehension of the scopes of tho mission of their Master. Their knowledge of Him and His teachings was mostly traditional, aud all along they were certainly expecting a sudden termination of ull earthly things. But with tho beginning ot this century began the preparation for extending their religion turough tho ages. Four his tories out of the many that had been written by thoso who hod been more or less familiar with the Savior during his stay upon earth; a short history of some of tho sayings and doings of a few of the apostles; suvcral letters, ex planatory and hortatory, aud the thrilling poem of John, on the isle of Putmos, were collected together, and invested with the sanctity of inspiration and called the New Testament; becomo thenceforth ultimate authority.on all questions of life and doctrine. As a part of the work of thut period there was prepared n short amt coinprohensivi creed, which assumed to embody i summary of the doctrine* taught by the apos tle*, nn<i hence it was called the Ano*tl< Creed, though lio npostlo had had any hand its huikliug. Within a few ceuturics this Was modified by changing the phrase “Resurrection of the dead," so ns to rend “Returrectim of the body," trtiut it might conform more to tho growing materialism and ■ensuousness of that |>eriod, and soon followed the expurgation of the phrase “descended into hell, t>y many copyists, in which form it now most frequently appears in the Protestant churches of the world, though the origins! form isvtill used in unny. To that age may bo traced alsr tho concep tion and birth of that qsiirtctte off cschntologi cal dogmas which, blending into ono grand •vent, by their assumed simultaneous occur rence may lie called one act in four parts, namely, the second -oeming of Christ, tm surrcction of the deni, the get oral judgment, and tho end of the'-world. Jt did not require much critical examination ef this scheme discover * fatal void—a perplexing hiatus iu To use a forceful modern expression, it did net “consist." All the icnchingsHif Christ, whether trad it ions 1 or documentary represented tho soul ns -passing at onco into *n state of conscious joy or misery, while this{ scheme implicdmntoULnpics intervening be tween tho earthly and the eternal. To ■•flply this missing link wan no great task in -that age of dogmatic invention, hence these was interjected-into the scheme the dogma Wf -an intermediate #iate—a -kind of half way Jionso between earth and heaven or hell—ax ante chamber, as it were, to both. Of course, hav ing invented the dogma iu order to bofotwr u the system*of eschatology, it w*ns not -fiiflh'ti to find 'Scripture to sustain it. N< dogma wa'.*ovor proposed so absurd Hint this could not ha done. Even that most horrible doctriuo, infant damnation, invented -about tho same time, could be so nmply defended by porverting.-ftcripturo that it was never disturb ed by quoting eoantef Scripture until Scrip turo cxergesU called to ita aid common senso and iud(ip«mlonnt thinking; nottuatil the pew began -to teach' theology to tho pulpit. Tfao doctrine of an intermediate «6nto nssum for; nn*true the four-event juit-werrw teach’.' that > the soul goes, lit to *om< place above or beneath, to there await the grand -consummation. By some it ds assumed to bo a place of conscious joy or aaltxry, but by others, and logically by all, it is hold to be an indefinite ;period of sleep. So inevitable is tkis •conclusion that McCEittock and Str*r£, in their vnluahfo encyclo pedia, iin one of the latest aud-ablest dis- cusiicns of this whole question, aftor valiantly assailing the soul-sleepers, a* iu dii£y bound t< do, adds the following: “We conclude, there fore, that the intermediate state will pass to all its subject*, as nn instant, and thflbeone will be aware of-the length of the inters al." This is the liogicof the best argument pasaible on this subject. Given an intermediate ctate, and the sleep of the- soul during its entire existence ii inevitable. It is soul-sleeping, 'however re pugnniit-that doctrine must be to.avcry think mg Allilld. It require* no great skill of analysis to see that (this whole thing is but a bungling at tempt to -revamp the old pagan notions of linden, ahool, infornus, tnrtariis anki clysiuni, and to engraft them u)>on our Christian views of immortality without one single improve ment at iuiy point; lbr, from the whadcs and caverns of their intermediate morlt's, the de parted wero to cmcrae in some way, at some lime, to Nome sorb of future life, ami none of their iuothods of escape were one whit more absurd nr improbable than the mothod* pro vided by the inventors of the iuterine«lii)t< world for-the escape of souls from this Chris tiuu prison. The paradise and purgatory of this eschatology pro the crudest possible recon Htruetieii of the clysium aud iufermis of the pu gan poets, not having even the merit of such modification ns tho discoveries of acienco render necessary. The hell of the middle ages, when this dogma of an intermediate state was lu fhll force, was a pit or cavern beneath the earth, nnd paradise vn* the happy end of thesume luonlily, separated 'from tin? purgatory end by a vast gulf. Into this coinunm receptacle of the dead the theory taught thnt Christ went at death, accompanied by the peuitcut thief, whom he left m the paradise department while he croraetl the gulf to preach to|tho spirits in the purgatory end. Later, aud since even the church nan come to admit that the earth is roiiud instemi of flat,, and that there is no west end, behind which the sun goe* down, nnd beyond which the agan poet* located their (dvHiutn, tho pnra- Ue of these ropyists has been transferred to some undefined .region aliove the star*,.and the ragan riber Styx, with it* faithful fiv-ryman ius been deposed by a turbulent Jordan, and a convoy of angel* now carry the faithful to their temporary c.bcde. finch, with variations, !. J .e .:i ...i.„ _i: .us, lent authority that his chances for carrying Massuchuseets would be good." Flowing With Honey. From the Jackson, Georgia, Herald. A week or two ago some one on Mr. Jno. Ml-Dau- ploce* in Chandler's district, noticed some bees coming out of a large dead walnut tree that wac In one of Mr. McDaniel's fields.- That night McDaniel went to the tree for the purpose of takitia the honey out if there was any In It. Cut ting into the tree near the ground, they soon found a/i abundance of honey, and every available vessel or the place waa filled, and the suopljr seemed to be inexhaustible* , A stick was shoved up the hollow in tb« tree, and just a* far a* it reached there wa* honey. Ho. Mr. McDaniel decided to stop up the hole and come liack the next night for the balance. The bole in the tree was stopped up with old clothe*, and the party returned home. The next night when they returned they found nothing but a pile of ashes and a stream of honey extending about twenty feet from where the tree was. The fire in the old rags used in the first night's raid had not been pat entirely out, and by aouie meant bad Ignited the tree and burnt Jt up entirely, and wasted aJl oi thv honey. ceiving according to the deeds done in t'.e body. That their abodes >vere not intermediate places, or their conditions nn intermediate state, between the now and the hereafter, will appear not only from the narrative itaelf, but from a study of other recorded teachings of Christ and his apostles. Christ said to tho dying thief: “This day shalt thou do with me in paradise"—thou, thy personality, thy essential self, not some part ofthee, while some other part is left uchind; but thou shall be with me in paradise, not with some part of me, while some other part is left behind. To catch tin* full force of this, wo must know in what souse tho word paradise/vus used at that time, not Imw it was used in the middle ages, or how it is uow used by careless people, who have a false dogma to bolster up. The word occurs iu only two other places iu the whole Bible. Fortu’nutciy, in each case, the context define* it beyond ques tion. Paul say* that ho was caught up into paradise. Repeating the narrative in slightly different language, he says that ho wauglit up to the third heaven—that is, he was caught up above the first hcaveil, which, in the language of that day, meant tho atmosphere which surrounds the earth and through which the birds move, and hence are called the birds of heaven. He was caught up, also, above the second heaven—above that stratum of sun, nnd moon, and star*, which to the philosophy of that day, seemed to be a dividing region between this nud the far beyond, and which was called the starry honven, ami about which David sang when he said: “The heavens declare the glory of God;" “When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy hauds"—he was caught up akovo all this, and to tho third heaven—the home of the soul—the reputed throne of God. Let John define it: The Alpha nnd Omega, the first and tho last, authorized him to say thut tho overcoming church in Kphesua should eat of the tree of life which is in thenaradiseofGod. What this means will lie plain from what follows: He says that the overcomingchuroh in Smyrna should have a crown of life and not be hurt with tho second death; the overcoming church in Pergninos should feast on hidden niAiinn, find liave-ji white stone: the overcoming church iu ThyiP tira should have dominion over the nntiona ami receive tho morning star: the overcoming church in Sardis should be clothed in white raiment nnd have a name not to be blotted out of the book vit life, but siumid bo houored before the Father and before tho angels; the overcoming chu/vh in Philadelphia should become a pillar in the temple of God, nnd go out no loorc, In-aring the name of God nnd “mv new name," the overrenting church in Lnodicia should sit with Christen his throno us Christ had over come-and was then sitting with the Rather «n His throne. Is there any hiut of nn inter mediate state in these unvciliugs of the future of those struggling churches. Dare wo to di vorce the church in Ephesus from lur.* sister churches nnd send her to some Imlf-wny place while her sister churches mto the vepy throne -of 6#d? ' •Itat this is not all. Boon after Christ had overcome, and had sat with tho Father on his tkrpne, Stephen was called to diu, amidst n shower of stones, seeing liio hen veils opened nnd tho Bon of Man standing on the right hand ■ of God; not in some half-way hoxse, but i* 1 heaven it«<j|f, and remembering Hi* promise— ' I go, and you shall come, thut ▼vhere I aan ye may be also/’ he left the world breathing a prayer that the Lord Jcsu* wouhl receive his spirit. Tho writings of Paul abound with this faith. When wearied witli the Burden* of ftifo he desired to depart aud bo with Christ,-not in some cavern, but whore Christ sitteth at 'the right hand of God. To liis faith, to be uncloth ed wus to be instantly clothed upon, to-drop the earthly "tabernacle wiis to catch tip the building of God, the house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens; it wo*<not to dwell for a short-time or a long time ia some intermediate stnto. In short, the-whole tenor of Christ’s teachings is opposed to the,pagan notions of immortality which were prevalent in His time, nnd before; his special nii«-,ion being-to bring Ufonnd Im mortality-to light,-aud whether he is disputing with the fiaddueevs,or comforting his diseiplos at the last aa£fTcr, or dying, or ascending, ev ery losw*n 11 ii-.oVr :irtW'l.i 1 gl’l Mjeiii the unseen audkbrteL^-0' »y«ii i-.v.mm. • i»» . .uth, instead relegattt^K io'somd in termed into state. Thero is not a sentenco, not a word in tho whole Bibjn that give.i countenance to this fig* ment of man's invention, colled nn inter mediate state, nor has it any foundation iu any philosophy.that con be applied to it. But even better than *the fragmentary illusion* this question in-theiBiblu is the experience dying taints oil along tho ages, who, like file pneu, have had thair spiritual pyc* opened be fore their eye* of llotdi were closed, and who have had aglimpsoof the life beyond while yet able-to convene with -those on this side. These hnvo never spoken back of any inter mediate stole, hut always of visions or angels and of God; ami like l*aul they have expected to be'ferover-with tho Lon!.'* Away, then, with this relic of paganism, so bimglitigly engrafted -on to our higher nnd purei system of faith in a futuro life, as taught by-Christ and his qpostlcs, and os ex perienced by the confwsor* and innriys of earlier days, nnd no less conspicuously by thousand of tho cultured and uncultured of owr owu day, and preach, in ita stead, the sub THE CONSTITUTION OF 1877. Wherein It Slioulil be Amended nnd the Ken- noun Why. Ennous conktitition:-The constitution adopt ed by tho people of Georgia Ih 1877 has been In op eration fora period of nearly seven (7) years. It ha* in some respects worked well, particularly those in which the constitution of Ihgk, and the preced ing constitutions of this state, were defective, vfc: Tho protection of tho people of tho state from all abuse of the state's credit by the legislature, and the protection of the Inhabitant* of cities, towns and counties from all abuse of their credit by municipal government*. Its provisions as to principles of taxation aro sound and command the homage of all honest men. Its provision* as to the regulation of railroads will lie heartily Indorsed by a great majority of the people so long ns the regulations actually made, whether by the legislature, or by a commission created by the legislature, are based on principles of wisdom justiet'nnd inqderation. In other respect* the con stitution of is,, has worked badly and contrary to tho expectation of it* framer*. (Vc propose to dis cus* some of its provisions which have worked In- for ^the ' .practical remedies ui»/, uiiii iirvw.ii, iu biiu- limer truth of the Bible.‘Commit to the flames all sermons and part* of seruious thnt niuy In* in the leaatiinetured with it,-though this inay rfiquiro theaacriflco of many a favorite pro duction ; nay, more, though it may require a substitution of Bibfo eschatology fur the eschatology of the middle nges in vented by man; though you must hereafter “preach the ruaiirrectiou of-tho dead” ns I’niil ircachcd it, nnd as it appeared for centuries 1 he A pool lea’ breed, instead of the sensuou* doctrine of the “resurrection of the body ” of the darker ages; nnd of tlinae whose notions are still derived from tradition nud the poet* more than from the Bible; though you must preueii „ ,. • the Bible doctrine of ii judgment “after death"* J^v^tiTl henaSwge ’ instead of “a generarjudgment attended with ,,( „|| the meinlM-rs of much pomp and -display; though you must preach the Bible doctrine, “the end of tie ige," instead of man’s invention, “the end he world," no graphically portrayed by se satiuiml f*w-t* fa-iI pn-u<‘hor*; nnil though you must prcuch the noiseless coming of Christ “ii like manner," to his quiet nsron sion from Jbe Mount of Olives instead of that tumultuous scene of lyimati invention, the o'|>cninir of grave*, the I * sounding of truiniM-ts, burning of world*, Abo „ the falling of start, and the obliteration of the sun, all attended by a retinue of angels nnd men. Return to preaching the wholesome doctrine of a Bible hell a* well as a Bible heaven; preach eternal punishments a* well as eternal rewards; for there is no heaven if there is no hell; there are no future rewards if there are no future punishments. Let the sensuou* hell and heaven of the middle ages sleep eter nally, side by side, in the rouiiiou grave to which enlightened Scripture exegesis and good common sense hare consigned them, an«l toy no more with papal purgatories, or pagan in fernos. or pagan elyaitmis, or with man in vented intermediate states, for these are not, never were, and never will be. A Loving Tribute* From the Quitman, Ga., South. One of our citixens had a colored woman for rook who was universally kind to the chil dren and very obliging, fihe hail, before leav Ing the family been complaining, yet looked remarkably well. She determined to go to her parents end wait upon them a* they were oM -She grew worse after leaving and in a few /Jays died# The daughter* bear ing of her death made two beautiful wreaths and a cross to place on her coffin and started to where she died with their mite, yet eloquent and beautiful floral offering, on reaching the braise they found she bad been removed to the depot to be carried to an adjacent town for burial, they hastened to the depot and reached there before the cars start ed, aud modestly and with true maidenly dig nity laid upon the coffin of their so recent servant their offerings of nature’s fairest ami loveliest flowers. The recording angel saw ami the faith to-day of ail who clingto tbi* modified fatgan notion—a senseless figment ef the dark ages. Iu contrast with this pagan jargon, so Jittlc improved by it* transfer to our Christian sys tem, let u* study the siews of death ami im mortality that are presented in the gnapel. First, w« have a personal interview with Moses and Elijah—not with their ghost*, or spirits, or souls, a* only a port of their personal iden tity, awaiting in come intermediate state a re union with the clay they once inhabited, but uith the veritable Elijah and Moses, clothed net with flesh, butelothed with their heavenly home*. Then we hare Christ’s reference to the living Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, not as unconscious entities, awaiting the end of time, that then they may go to God ami dwell with Him, but according to ('hrist, the are not dead even, but living ai certainly ami as truly ns when they dwelt in clay and pitched their tents in the wilderness. These examples teach not immortality alone, but they discredit all theories of any half-way place between the now and the hereafter. Again, when Christ would teach the doctrines of future rewards and punishments he gives a chapter of history—not a parable, as serne allege—and he tell* how ... the faithful and suffering Laxarus entered at servant their offerings of nature's fairest and Patti, it is said guards herself carefully once into conscimis joy and rest amidst the • loveliest flowers# The recording angel saw ami against cold, fihe evidently doe* not believe society of the good who had gone before, I made a record of which these fair ones will • in free concerts, but doe* believe in the free while*the selfish and worldly rich man went not be aibfilfied when all things done are ! use of I>r. Bull’s cough syrup, as it has cured immediately to n place of torment, each re- , known. * j her several times. intended to be biennial under this constitution by an abuse of the adjourning iiowar Imve become aiiminl, nnd nre lonVr thnn tivu #nim#l kmIuiih M furmrrly held. CnmuerliiR ,o»lun» of the general tuwmf.ly held under the eunntitutltm ot 1M(7 with pewdnnN held r .n th0 *on,Ututlon ot inw from !» , ., oro the restoration until the cfltuthiitlon of imvt wiw »et luldeeml there- ,u*t utnuild. ui. Tho mwI.hi of 1871 continued forty-thedit>s: tlmt of 1H72, held fit midsummer (one of tho mot-t raumrknhlo in the history of the state), continued forty-six days, in widen seventy geiienil, four hundred nnd seven »p<vlnl nnd lend neta nnd forty resolutions wero tmssed. Tlio ren- end assembly of ls'lt eontfnued lu session forty- }s , 0 ' forty-three days; thnt of lh : ,t "-■« forty-four days; t int ul 1*77 forty-threo liny-. The session of i.sts-'.i. the first under the eoustituf Ion of 1x77, eontlnue<i SI? , lofty-thrco daye, nearly Iho months. Of this session it nut bo suld thnt tho great length whs imrtinllv necessary, ns u|mn It devolved the tm|nirtaut duty ot exe- eutlng ninny constitutional provisions mol of try ing two tni|H-arliments. At this session 1M nets nt n general nature and '.-a-, of n local and special "V UniipourH that this session of |s,s- 70 exceeded sessions ot 1X71 nnd of 1N72 by Thoaeralon of ISJSI 'M eontinuisl ll.> dnyw, tweniv-flvo duyn more than the two sen- s ons ol WTI nntf HTi The Into session nllsjc-.-Kl eon- t lined Ifflite, tli rty-iilue days more than the ses sions of tail nml W72. It enntmt bo snfd of those sessions of IIWM. l«K!-:i; that sueli iinpor- «StTo?!o! ,or .f l !' , i r ’’S' 1 lonifth existe.1 ns In ta<s-o. In tho siljolnlne state id Smith Carolina the hit stature "f I HU hided thirty itays, during which lirty-tliree general nml onenuiidnsi local midsiwe- nl nett were pasm-il. In tin- mine statu the leglsln- live session of tasa ■smtliiiinl thirty-two dnys'diir- ng which two hundnsi nml tlfty Jett nndthlrly- ttmr hilnl rnwlml-ms were iwsscd. While some ot this enornioux consumplh time, nnd of isiunw! money, (iu the leglslntiiro usually costs nboat oiiothnuiand dollars dully) by tho general assemblies of taso-l, taiti-;i may be rfansxed lo ntiseneo of iiicmtieis fraui the enpltol ntti-iuling to tirlvnti* hiislmsnntlumie mill elsewhere, this cntise will nid fully answer the question constantly asked by thinking meu throughout the slate: "Why are legislative sessions now so biogr- The true nn- "[® r !?-5Am' * ldrt ' ,l ' *‘ lm - -o consumed Is J°l7im . 1 ! l i 10 i t<l |'°1 i* | wW |l “» "< tho constitution EWS* ,s - seetl"" 7, article II of fids can- stltiition regulating the lutnaliieilou nud tstssiige sit basil nnd spoclnl bills a iimmliieut isiuso of these priilractcd sessions. tVhllo under nil of the ninstitutlons ol this state from Hie ilrst until IKTi, bs-nl mid Special hglslnthin orhilitalisl in either branch of the legislature uud wits acted upon with out the Intervention of a siicrlul committee. Nmv under said isiragrapli IA, Im-nl nnd aia-s'lal bills <"""«» originate lu the senate. All ba-ol nnd sias-- lul bills must ortaluatu In the house, must be re ferred to n sins-lnl isimoif u<s- mol must lie n-tairtisl ll|sm by tlmteoiamlUee mile-- by a tvvo-tlllrds vote such reference Is wiiiTetL The eoneludliig teen dayaol Urn IcgblatlvuMnlon lion laa-ii llenlly expungeil, as the sumo inay lie m a Iwo-thlrds vote. The nsult of this -.iiilrliig (lu Uic house) so many (wo-thlrcls ites on tho w-tlon of a s|H-eial eommitfiH-, jtnihils ‘ cla tha ItelIovc*s and cures RHEUMATISM, Neura!ffla ( Sciatica, Lumbago, BACKACHE, HEADACHE, TOOTH ACIIE, SORE THROAT, QUINSY, SWELLINGS, NPBAINS, 8ersnass, Cuts, Bruises, FROSTBITES, BUBN8I, RCAI.D8, * And all other bodily achea and pains. FIFTY CENTS A BOTTLE. bold by dl Druxxist* and Dealers. Directions lo U languages. The Charles A. Vsgeler Co. (SfMOMMrt la A. VOOZUR S CO) HiA Baltimore. HA, V.Afo THE HISTORY OF Brewer’s Lung Restorer Its CInims Upon the Public—Why it Should be Univeninlly Used. It Is very often the case that treasures remain hidden for year* right under one’s eyes and only discovered at lost by accident Such was tho case with Brewer's Lung Restorer#. This remedy was used for nearly forty year* by a little neighborhood of people who either did not appreciate its true value or did not have tho mean* or opportunity to proclaim Its virtue* to the world. When they had a ' • .L a In thn by its use and never thought of it any more until it wo* again required. However, thing* have* clmnsetl slneo tluwo days. Such treasures aro ensilr sought after and do not long remain in obscurity- Tho present proprietors of this old remedy haying: tiy accident learned that Ita cure* were miraculous* determined nt once to ascertain for themselves what merit it really possessed, and haying tested i». in a great number ofease*, in all of which It proved, efficacious, they purchased the right to manufac ture nnd sell the same under the name of Brewer* Lung Restorer and it ha* become so widely known under their management that it is to-day recog nized as the greatest throat and lung remedy of thci ago. Containing no opiates it con bo taken wltn| perfect safety by the most delicate. Being «mtirelv vegetable Its effect* can in no way bo harmful and', even in the event that It fall* to cure the general! health of tho patient is greatly improved. It can he given to six month’s old infant* In tho pro scribed doses with lieneflclal effects:yet full grown* men are surprised at Its magical effect on them Those who suffer from wasting diseases, such as • consumption and dyspepsia, rapidly gain In flesh and strength by tho use of Brewer's Lung Restorer Many Instance* of patlunt* gaining 7 pounds oi flesh from cvenr bottle they took haye been re- iMirtcd to us. Testimonials from tho best people In tho land are found in every newspaper oi con sequence and such testimonials from tuchi men must convince tho public that tills remedy posesse* great merit. .This medicine, Indorhcd by such men, hss done more to break down the prejudice existing against patent medi cines than any other remedy known. For the va rious reasons mentioned we call upon suffering humanity to give Brewer’s Lung Roatorcr a trial#. It I* almost Infallablc. Its effect* are wonderful— In tact miraculous. LAMAR, RANKIN A LAMAR, MACON. GA. " - •'hi’iiiinffvwiiiii mix ik’cii pr V.?I*i U "FS? 1 ’ mmo inay lie set asido provision, two LVni* '"'?•**>'' •f-thcaenoto ii)nhi lorn! iiiic/minIh* blllN tiuicMN Uicy have been first acted upon by * house; leaving the senate with nothing to do so many days In the teglnniiig of tho session Uiereby protrucitlng tt* lalxir at the end of (lie ses- of ***»«. Paragraph 15 should be stricken from the constitution at ?5*S n,, !j * P^vlslon liiNcrtcd in Its place allowing nUhirVir.illn w ! ISfiBilotlnn to l»o Introduceil into . nr1 .* ot D»«ireneral assembly within end not afterwami,. ptpmlMtUctme ot the length of leglsl*- • v .? wssIods under the constitution of 1K77 #a#i fomiulred by It elw t Judges of the superior court aud Nolicln general. The people oYthJs state should be willing i °! l,,n< ’ ""d money rts|iilnsi by these elections, if the offlceni elected were lu any respect superior to those nominated by the governor and approved by the senate. No one, liowevec, cliiltiiH any six-h thing for legislative elee- tlons and It Is not tlicfm-t. A* inemlierN ot ttio legislature are required to vote for Judges in every one of the twenty circuits, it Is pJalu that each nieiulier fts.to nlnctrcn of the rlrcult* i* voting without luformniloii exiwjit such a* may l>edc- vlseil from tNirtisaiis ami opponent* oftheenndl- date*. JlcsidTM these object loh* to the P*n ,<d leglsUtlve elerifons of Judges and solicitors, there aro others, *ueh a» the combi- fiat loo* between eandldates qn purely iiersonn and selfish ground*, and thnt hiimlllatlnir, ropul s vo and demoraUzing system of |>crsoiMl sollclta- tlon, foy inlliienne and Niip|M»rt, which are part and parrel of tlte legislative system. Tho general ***. .rolensedof this duty; Judge* and solicitor* Ahoukl lie np|N>liitCN| by the govern or and vwnUrmed by the senate. Try strikIng from the constitution of 1*77 Hirngrapn ii. 110 " . J 1 /* r !! r,w , allow- Ihu wwIimi of the leglNtatiire to lio ex- temte^ and Inserting a provision which woiib limit the length of « hwIo:i to eighty days, stll retaining in the coiiNtltutlou the power of the gov ernor to convene tire hvlslnturo whenever an emerge"* »«»y nrls«*. ample time would |»e allow- ri to trniouiet tho liiisineMi e.f legislation. The udgmeiU at public men In the state familiar with egiNliitlon Is that M elons of forty days annually, or eighty days biennially, Is a* much time «* should tx- allowed to nn ordinary session of the general assembly. The history of annual sessions, tho opinions of public men, the history of aninml session* fin our Mister shite ot South aroiina nil demonstrate that tlm length f n wglsbUive m-ssIoii is not an unknown quantity which cannot Ihj fix.il by n eonstltu tlomd provision beyond the power of exjeuslou, |N||B|| I *" I [lion 7, article U, whir* cnls the iMwsage of any taw unless a majority 1 tho meml#er* of each house vote for ft, the constitution shmild prolill.lt any legislation by eliJh r branch of tho general assembly utile** live- sixths of the member* of each house wero present. This would allow an nlmvnt list of twenty-nine representative* *nd seven senators, n mtmWso small n* not to Interfere with the transaction of business. In conclusion then wc say tlmt the provisions of the constitution of 1*77 which should he rc|*-Hkil md s|M-ejal legislation, the election of adge* and *o leltor* and the power of extend* ng the legislative session, lie would Insert in their place* the protection of preceding eonstltntlonsiui to local aud special f— 7 -*- - * • — *- Ing the time within w ,„ MWHW11 the provision of tho constitution of Jw* as to elec tion of Judges of the so|«rlor courts and sidleltors- K nef**l • provision limiting the length of the iDlativp session to eighty .lays, with no power pi extension and a further provision that no legl* latiou of ally kind could l/e transacted nnlem five- Ixths of the member* elected were present. . .. . ,, Wm. ftsng. V ashlngton, Ga. — -• THE OEOnotA RIVERS. Ineffertiml Efforts to Increase tlie Appro- piintlons, Washington, June |0.—[8pecia|.]_Tho Georgia member* did their be*t to-day to in dtice the rommittee of the whole to inerea*i th«* amount* re|/orte<| for the Georgia river* and harbor*. Mr. Hardeman made a specially strong plea for Brunswick, which receives only 110,000, though the engineer's rejwrt is thnt $76,000 i* needed# He had a good vote with him, but failed, because the house seems to have made up it* mind to stick to the commit-* tee's figures. Savannah get* $60,000. and #Mr. Niciioll* found all effort* to iuerea*e it una vailing. Mr. Nicholls told me to-day that he had on idea of being a candidate for re-election. He thinks some Savannah man will bo nominated. Ex-President Eno. * Qrr.nr/', June 10.-Kx l*rcsident Eno, of the See- ond National bank of New York, was liberated lay under a writ of habeas corpus. He was fra- 1 i*t<*ly arrested upon a warrant charging fora- Issued In Montreal. * * I3a;o::tiyzcu3S ■* For Fcninlo Complaints nnd> • Wit !' iic/i«<-h no common to our best fctunlo population* It will euro entire ly tho wont form of Fcm&lo Cbn»- plalnts,all OrarUn troubles, InfUinm-itlon sad Ulcera- tl'in, Fulling and Dltnlnccmcnta, and t’-o conurquent HylnAl Wrjikni n i, and Is jMirllcularly adapted to tha - Jt will dlssolrn and c»pol tumors from tho uti out. Tho tendency to rmna \yry speodfiy by Us uso. —_ _— and hackaclie, ia alwajit p. rmanentiy ctimljiy IU uao. It will all firm* and unitor all cireumalanco* art lo harmony with tho law* that goraratha Femalo sjatem. For tho euro of KMney Complaints of either ser, this Couipouud 1* utwurpajijtd. l*rlo*|L0a. Six bottles for $5.00^ No famUj should bo without LYDIA E. riSKlIAM'H IIVER PILLS. They cwro coastl[«tlo:i, biliousness and torpidity of tho llrtr. t9 cents a box at all druggists. will t V literal ion {■> lol.u.t hr.«UU iARSTON* BOLUfi! ' h dru^i-ing nor hulv arrant.>f l.l II ty and successful because l.v d on irrlcc^j+jm*^ netr nntf stlreet- wictl.oda ouchness. Fall Information and Trealiae fre*. Aadresa Consulting Ilirsirian of MAR8T0N n£MI!nyC0..40F/.KIh«».. WewYorfc- | piTbosaaadasrcaaaaaf I*rvaa« DaMSIf, w«a- CD Ia Cui and pkrakalenekmme,ImI aateW-Mr ri|B_E*[ •■•*'-(( s, i > rinitlaevftUas, I ■ ■ "■ $■■!> «*■#« or an/ r«u*«.cureil t'/ N £ R VIT A . •n nmpl af IS raalflH 6? uua -' ■aTee^’ccB Leal A Weakness Munhaui P 1/roaS Afovorito f)r««cTip*!oa ef a soiad spadalUi (now re# Nnd.) Drur*ntaeaa0IIU. Aterasa e.». UfARO A CO.. J.OI ISIANA. lift I{ STOVES HE BEST IN THE MARKET! 7 Different Sizes and Kinds LEADING FEATURES: Rouble Wood Duon, I stent Wood Grate, Adiiptn- c-co, Dutiblo Hbort (k?nton,Hcav] Inniliiatcd lire Doors, Nickel Knolw, Nickel *ancls, etc. Unequuled InjnutcrlaJ, lu FluUb, ami 10peration. fiend for Descriptive Circular to UNNISUTT & BELLINGRATK Cor. Fenehtrro and Walton Htrccto. ATLANTA, CA. ThU IIKI.T or ftevenera- tor ia mads rxprewdjr for the run- of derangements of thejpasrafiso ormuHi thuTnstnjmrnL^bew!* Urn/Ofth the jarts meat restore ihsttlwlff tlto ufl pph pirpem t.KH ffilE, together »Jth a VA t (.KTKKATIFK on thie iliaaOM. Li an* .uff.rar. Ulre Mt Mr. O.addraaa. 1/h.t.A.HLOCIN,liiraarlft.,N. y.