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A rrfVVYl I 111 fTTAV.'.f i-si.na') riff .m oxnoa oxIT iTmilf.i!' JIM aXO) t f : CHARLOTTE, N. C. , FRmM, i OCTOBEll TWENTY-SEVENTH y OLjMEfNtiBER J 35$; it fii ii ii i ii i fill ii hi - r I 's. . rv 1 1 i 0 ftiffl Ok. aw. - . UP to- J , r . -. i.ii i'ii v y ii i ii ii SSSSTT, ' CHARLOTTE, N. CM FRIDAY, 'OCTO ' Charlotte Democrat, PUBLISHED BT YATES, Editor and Proprietor -o- l titMS T WO DOLLARS for one year, or Onu Polliir and Twenty -Ave Centa for six months. Subscriptions mvnt be paid in advance. Advertisements will be inserted at reasonable rates, or in accordance with contract. Obituary notices of over five lines in length will up dmrged for at advertising rates. E. K. P. OSBORNE. Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Charlotte, N. C. Special attention given to Collections. Loans negotiated on Mortgage and other securities. T Office over Harty's China Store, Trade St., iiciir Court House. Au-nr-t 9, 1878 Cm Dr. JOHN H. Mc ADEN, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, CHARLOTTE, N. C, 11 us i in hand a large and well selected stock of PURE i)Kl';S, Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Family Medicine's, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dye Stuffs, Fancy and Toilet Articles, which he is determined at the very lowest prices, jau 1, 1875. J. P. McCombs, M. D., tiers li is professional services to the citizens of ( iiarlotte and surrounding country. All calls, both i lit and day, promptly attended to. oilice in Brown's building, up stairs, opposite the l harlotte Hotel. Jan. 1, 1873. DR. J. M. MILLER, Charlotte, N. C. All calls promptly answered day and night. Oll'iee over Traders' National Bank Residence opposite W. R. Mvers'. Jan. 18, 1878. Doctor D. STUART LYON, Charlotte, N. C. Offick : Corner Trade Street and Cemetery Avenue (next to residence of Mrs Fox.) Residence with Rev. Theo. Whitfield, D. D. Calls from City and country will receive prompt attention. April 19, 1878. 6m. DR. M. A. BLAND, Dentist, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Office in Brown's building, opposite Charlotte Hotel. Gas used for the painless extraction of teeth. Feb. 15, 1878. - - Medical Notice. W. NEAL WATT, M. D., Matthewsville, Mecklenburg County, N. C. tW All calls will receive prompt attention. W. N. WATT, M. D. Oct. 11, 1878 Gwpd T. M. PITTMAN, Attorney at Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Prompt attention to all professional business. .Practices in the State and Federal Courts. Collec tions will receive his personal attention. Refers by permission to Commercial National Hank, Charlotte, N. C. IW Office over Dr. Smith's Drug Store. Sept. 13, 1878 6in Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. E. J. ALLEN, I Near Irwin's corner, Trade Street Charlotte, N. C, PRACTICAL .WATCH-MAKER, tST Repairing of Jewelry, Watches and Clocks done at short notice and moderate prices. April 17, 1876. y R. M. MILLER & SONS, Commission Merchants, and WHOLESALE DKALEKS IN Provisions and Groceries, College Street, Charlotte, N. C. Flour, Bacon, Sugar, Coffee, Salt, Molasses, and in fact, all kind of Groceries in large quantities always on hand for the Wholesale trade.' Jan. 1 1875. D. M. RIGLER Charlotte, N. C. Dealer in Confectioneries, Fruits, Canned Goods, Crackers, Bread, Cakes, Pickles, &c. tW Cakes baked to order at short notice. Jan. 1, 1877. B. N. SMITH, Dealer in Groceries and Family Provisions of all sorts, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Consignments of Produce solicited, and prompt returns made. Families can find anything at my Store in the Grocery line to eat, including fresh meats. Jan. 1,1877. CENTRAL HOTEL, Charlotte, N. C, Locateil on one Corner of the Public Square. Re cent Internal improvements have been made for accommodation of guests. Rates $3, $2.50 and $ 2 per day, according to lo cation of Rooms. t , - IL c- ECCLES, July 5, 18.8. . tf Proprietor. LEWIN W. BARRINGER, Son of the late Hon D. M, Barringerof N. C.,) Attorney and Counsellor at Law. 43G Walnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Prompt attention to all legal business. Best references given as to legal and financial responsi bility. Commissioner for North Carolina. REFEUENCE8.-Chief JuaUce W. N. H. Smith; Ila eigh National Bank ; 1st National Bank, Char lotte; Merchants amKFarmers National Bank. March 15, 1878 ly-pd " ST Mixed Paints, ready for use, in quantities to suit purchasers at . DR. SMITH'S DRUG STORE. An English officer Bent on a snecial mission by the war office included in his accounts an item of one shilling for "porter." The war office sent him a formidahle letter by return of post informing him that the government did not pay for his been He explained that the shilling was for the man who carried his luggage, and then received another note advising him that he should have charged for "porterage." When he next made tip his accounts the official charged one shilling sixpence for "cabbage," considering that that was the proper way to set down a charge for cab hire, but he promptly received another wigging for making unauthorized investments in vege tables. ; fo Charlotte Institute for Young Ladies. Session BegiMs September 12. A full corps of able and experienced Teachers engaged for instruction in Preparatory and Colle giate Departments; also in Modern Languages, Music and Art. - THE CHARLOTTE INSTITUTE will not be surpassed by any Institute in the South in the ex tent and thoroughness of its course of instruction. The Institute has been undergoing thorough re pair and renovation. Ample provision made for the accommodation of Boarding Pupils. For Terms as to Board and Tuition, apply to the Principal. Rev. WM. R. ATKINSON, Aug. 9, 1878 6m Charlotte, N. C. Shuttles and Needles. Now is your time to buy the genuine Stewart Singer Sewing Machine, with all the attachments complete, for $30. Shuttles, Needles, Oil, &c, for all kinds of Ma chines for sale. Old Machines repaired or exchanged. Address BRADSHAW & CO., General Agents, Charlotte, N. C. Sept. 27, 1878. ELIAS & COHEN Desire to inform their friends and customers, both WHOLESALE and RETAIL, that their Fall and Winter Stock Is now complete, and to which they are daily ad ding by their NORTHERN RESIDENT BUYER all that is required for a FIRST-CLASS GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT. Our Goods are bought of Manufacturers and Commission Agents, and we will guarantee our friends to sell them as low as hey can be bought in ANY MARKET, and will agree to DUPLICATE ANY BILL purchased in any of the NORTHERN MARKETS. We invite the Ladies to inspect tlie largest assort mentof CLOAKS ever brought to this market; also, our Black and Colored CASHMERES, Black Alpacas, Mohairs, Dress Goods, Em broideries, &c, &c, all of which can be bought cheap, at ELIAS & COHEN'S. Charlotte, Sept. 20, 1878. Ties! Ties!! We are still Agents for the celebrated new Ar row Cotton Tics. Call Merchants and Ginners and get a supply. Also, in store, a large stock of Bag ging at low figures. R. M. MILLER & SONS'. Aug. 30, 1878. LAW SCHOOL, Greensboro, N. C. For information as to Terms, &c, apply to JOHN H. DILLARD, May 10, 1878. ROBERT P. DICK. Cooking Stoves 1 DO COOKING STOVES, BESTPATTERN, A w just received and for sale at. rates which House-keepers can afford to pay. A. A. GASTON, July 19, 1878. Central Hotel Buildiw Dixie Pump Fixtures. I am now prepared to furnish any of the fixtures belonging to the Dixie Pump. Also, the Dixie Pump complete, fully seasoned, and warranted not to make the water taste. 100 pounds Beeswax wanted. B. N. SMITH. Sept. 13, 1878. DR. T. C. SMITH, Opposite the Central Hotel,) Charlotte, N. C, Buys goods mainly of first hands, at closest possi ble prices, and sells everything at figures which these times of depression demand. Aug. 30, 1878. fcp Special inducements are offered to the Phy sicians of the surrounding country good Goods and shrinkage prices at - DR. SMITH'S DRUG STORE. Beeswax. Whether you bring large or small quantities of Beeswax to Charlotte for sale, you can get the cash for it at the highest market price at DR. SMITH'S DRUG STORE. Cigars. No trouble about getting Five Cent Cigars to suit you at DR. SMITH'S DRUG STORE. Fox's Cough Mixture. If you are trouble with a cough don't forget that Fox's Cough Mixture seldom fails to relieve. Fox's Pills are also invaluable for the Liver. Both may be found at DR. SMITH'S DRUG STORE. Bluestone, For soaking Wheat, at DR. SMITH'S DRUG STORE. - Machine Oil. Good Machine Oil, at 60 cents a gallon, at DR. SMITH'S DRUG STORE. ' tlT" 50 gallon Iron Tanks for Kerosene Oil. Call and see them at DR. SMITH'S DRUG STORE. ' - - . m. m i- - Housekeepers and Washerwomen Boy the only genuine Laundry Soap. Atk our Grocer for it and have no other. "Irish Moon," "Honest Fatherland," "Cottage" and "Blue." Always full weight Wholesaled only -by !'" ,7 . T RJLL MILLER & SONS, Stpt. 27, 1878. '. --General Agents. The Indians. . Commissioner HayVs investigation as to the Paternity of Indian children?.'.' The Congressional Committee who have under consideration the transfer of the In dian Bureau to the War Department, are at present in Indian Territory gathering in- formation by personal inspection. They have already visited the Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Shawnee, Miami, Wyandotte, Seneca, Ottawa, Peoria, Modoc, .Nez Perces, Kiowa, Weshita and Comanche tribes. The last five are the wild or blan ket tribes. The Kiowas and Comanches are the tribes mentioned by Gen. Pope in his animal report as dissatisfied with their scanty rations and likely to revolt at any time. So it is likely that the Committee will be able to gain some valuable informa tion which will not be colored by the preju dices of interested parties. It may' be re membeied that the statement was, made sometime since by Commissioner Hayt and and given wide circulation, that the influ ence of the army upon the Indian tribes was decidedly demoralizing, and that near ly all the half breeds about the Indian posts and among the tribes were the off-spring of the officers and soldiers of the Federal army. Of course this was indignantly and repeat edly denied both by Gen. Sherman and the officers of the army, and the assertion was made somewhat in the nature of a counter charge, that an Indian agent with his crowd of hangers-on were not actually para gons of virtue. In other words, the exist ence of the half breeds was laid at the door of the employees of the Indian Bureau. In order to bolster np his accusation with the view of bringing the matter to the atten tion of the Congressional Committee, Com missioner Hayt has secretly issued orders to his Indian agents to collect all the infor mation on the subject possible. They have been engaged for sometime in collecting stat ements from the mothers of the half breeds, supported by affidavits as to the parentage of their children, and as far as possible the sworn statements of those sup posed to be acquainted with the facts. The agents have in. every instance been instruc ted to proceed quietly and cautiously in order to prevent the designs of the Indian Bureau from leaking out, until all the evi dence is in and before the Committee. But unfortunately the army officers stationed in the West have received an inkling of what is going on and if they determine to secure similar evidence in rebuttal, the country may well tremble at the awful revelations which the fertile imaginations of the Indian squaws will produce in regard to the naughty conduct of the American citizen when he goes West. Washington Post. SEED WHEAT. A Car load of choice SEED WHEAT just ar rived and for sale low. W. W. WARD, College Street, Near Stenhouse & Macaulay's corner. Oct. 18, 1878. THE CHARLOTTE CITY MILLS. Good Grinding. nave your Grain Ground, Exchanged or Cashed at the highest market price. Country custom specially solicited by CHARLOTTE CITY MILLS. Oct. 18, 1878 2)m Notice to Creditors. All persons having claims against the Estate of Mrs. C. E. Brown, dee'd, are hereby notified to pre sent them, properly authenticated, on or before the 1st day of October, 1879, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. L. W. CRAWFORD, R. R. CRAWFORD, Oct. 18,1878 6w Executors. Notice. Certificate No. 1867, for four shares of Stock in the Charlotte & S. C. Railroad Company, dated July 17,1862, and issued to the late Jos. B. Mc Donald, having been lost or destroyed, notice is hereby given that an application will be made for a duplicate of said Certificate to the said Company. WM. TODD, Oct 18, 1878. 3m Ex'r of Jos. B. McDonald. Good Opportunity. ! At Lowesville, Lincoln county, a No. 1 Black smith and a good Wheel -Right can find a pleasant situation by addressing the undersigned. He has good Shops and good Dwellings for two Mechanics of that kind, and will lease them on reasonable terms, and plenty of work allorded. ' Possession given 1st January, 1879. . D. A. LOWE, Oct, 11, 1878. " tf. , Lowesville, N. C. OUR CASHMERES Have sold so well that we have been compelled to order a second stock, which will be here in a few days. " . , ' ' Dress Goods. Our entire stock of Dress Goods is surpassed for beauty and cheapness by none in the city. Ladies' Cloaks. Be sure to see our Cloaks before you purchase. You will find an elegant line' of Ladies' Vests, and Ladies' and Children's Hose, all at bottom prices, at BARRINGER & TROTTER'S. Oct 18, 1878. Tailoring. S. S. EL AM, practical Tailor, has his Shop in the Democrat Office Building, second floor, where he will be pleased to serve his customer? and friends "promptly. " Particular attention paid to repairing. Nov. 2. 1877. S. S. EL AM. i Shingles. i rr rnr cypress and pine shin- W,yJUys GLES, low for Cash. ) W. W. WARD, College Street Sept. 28, 1877. DEBTORS. All persons indebted to the late firm of BUR ROUGHS & SPRINGS must come forward and pay up. AVe have given you long indulgence. J. C. BURROUGHS, For Bcrbocghs & Sprixgs. . i . . . 1 - i . i 878 2m . . r f '-The. Dance of Death",, . . - - The aboVe is thd title of a little! book re cently, published i againtt waltzing, the round danced, &c., ad has attracted i much comment. .'It has bee a reviewed--by more than forty literary and standard newspapers in the United tates, and endorsed by every ?n.fV American Bookseller says'; 'It is ppt too much to say that this hook H the most powerful arraignment of the most "popu lar 'of dances that was eyer P-t in - print,' The Chicago Inter-Qcean pronounces it "Te; ablest protest 'ever penned1 against the sins of the ball room' arid the pernicious tendency of the modern, waltz. , r ojing men and' maidens, married ' men 'and women have gone on whirling and tugging each other in public with a freedom which would never be . tolerated in private;" The Chi cago. Standard says :. , "It , shows,' )in I Jan- j-guftge of remarkable boldness, th essential immoral tendency; of the: waltz.:,' One- (feels hardly warranted , in finding fault with the words he,' uses intsetting them forth, for really it ought; to be so exposed as to strip away all social and fashionable disguises." The Washington (National Intelligencer declares that "The Dance of Death should be read by : every ignorant but virtuous woman, and by every head of a family with growing girls in charge." The Sacramento Daily Times saya : "We think that a frank communication of this book to the young is desirable, and we do not think that, any girl capable of con secutive' thought cart take harm from its perusal." . All the other public notices which we have seen, are equally laudatory of "The Dance of Death." ; ",( ' ' The Rev. B. F. Taylor writes the author: "Asa minister of the gospel, I have preached on the dangers of the dances but have not in the pulpit treated the subject with your plainness. I hope all the mothers in the land will read your bookj and if I ' had a daughter, I would have no hesitancy in placing it in her hands. The Rev. O. PI Fitzgerald, Superintendent of Public In struction for the State of California says, "every parent ought to read it." ' The lady principal of one of the high female educa tional institutions on the Pacific Slope "reads the book chapter and verse to her class. The pastor of a Presbyterian church writes "I sincerely hope your book, will go into the hands of the fathers and mothers of our whole land." ' f Henry L Chamberlain, eminent in religions circles, says, "I do not think you ; have ex aggerated the dangers-nor, spoken to plainly of the corrupting .influences of the modern waltz. I ; believe the book will do good and can not see how it can do any harm." Com. in Greenville News. : Now I Lay Me ' Down to Sleep. Who wrote , that child's prayer? His work has done more for humanity than all the creeds of councils, or all the systems of divinity put together. , I fancy some gifted and loving mother composed it for her own darlings, not dreaming that for centuries it would be taught by innumerable mothers to millions of children; that indeed it would be transmitted from generation to generation, through all revolutions, all po litical and social changes, to the end of time. How many men and women, brave boys and gentle girls to-day date their first impressions, the first awakening of con science, the first thought of God, the Gra cious Guardian of His children on earth to that precious prayer? How many aged men and matrons, sitting serenely in the golden glow of life's cloudless evening trace with gratitude to God, the promise and the potency of their characters and destinies to the twilight worship of the bedside when kneeling at their mother's knee they said that" prayer?' Happy child whose mother solemnly and tenderly teaches her little ones the simple, the immortal words ! 7 In the very impressive and touching ad dress of Judge Thomas Thomson, to five young men convicted of murder, he re marked that he pitied them; and had thought that perhaps no tender mother shielded their infant innocence, and taught them kneeling at her knee, the prayer "Now I lay me down to sleep." 1 know not said the Judge, who wrote that prayer but I would rather be the author of it than the finest poet of the world,, for it has shaped the destiny of millions, .on millions of the human race.. Courts and codes of law may pass away, but , that prayer will endure to the end of time to bless mankind. When lihtening to Judge Thomson's words, I was reminded of a touching beauti ful incident in the last hours of the useful life of that noble and just man, Judge D. L. Wardlaw of Abbeville, S. C. -The grand old Judge lay on his death bed. His fami ly did not suppose that his end was so near. In perfect peace he bade them good night, saying that he thought he would sleep well. He seemed to sleep sweetly and only a little grand-daughter sat in his chamber. The silence of the night in the old patriarch's room was softly broken by his voice, re peating the prayer ! of his infancy. - As a little child, the learned and able jurist and statesman with his hands folded on 'his breast said, "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul' to keep; if I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take." . The prayer concluded, he fell asleep and died before hewoke;aftd the Lord took his soul! "And Jesus called a little child unto him and set him in the midst of them and said, Verily, I say unto f you, except ye be converted aud become as little children, ye shall not'enter into the kingdom of heaven." J&change. . , . ; ; CgT "My dear, Van! 'a' wife to her hus band, "I really 'think U is time we had a green fcouse." 4 ! We'll,' my 'love, paint it any color you please red, white or green will suit me," responded the husband- V Men's Manners. ' Adopting. English Customs and Fashions. ' : ! . . . .J - ii ' - - - . ,-. , . The etiquette. of English houses differs very-slightly from that of American houses. 'About twenty-five years , ago the American gentleman began to dress like. the , English, and since that time they have also adopted most of the ; English social customs. The American ladies try to dress like the French, ; and pride themselves upon their Parisian taste; - but this is a feminine pe cuuarity every wnere, ana tne; American ladies, are,, only exceptional in procuring the. French fashions so quickly. It requires two seasons to .introduce a new mode de Paris into England) a single season suffices for the United t States. The distance be tween Paris and London, in fashion as in everything else, is about two years.. But London sets the .fashion for Americau gen tlemen. .,tThe.: fellows who have their clothes sent over from Foole's lead the ton?' I can remember the time ; when all Ameri cans of any station were attired in Hamlet's customary suit T of solemn black black cloth coat and trousers and black silk waist coat and? black beaver hats. But tweed suits and colored walking coats and light trousers are now, as prevalent in New York as in London, and marvelous revolution ! the gentlemen ndw agree to dress for dinner, for the opera, and, to some degree, for the theater. The rough-and-ready American of the past has not been banished with the buffaloes to the far West, and it is as, absurd for Englishmen to infer as many of them do that the typical American gen tleman is one of the few relics of by-gone days that straggle in from the prairies, as it would be for Americans to mistake for typical English gentlemen some of the ru ral, squires we meet at the cattle show. The ceremony of dressing for dinner implies a great deal social refinement, for instance, and cultivation and a respect for polite con ventionalities. Thirty years ago Ameri cans were amazed at the ceremoniousness of English society and the rules of prece dence and the terribly formal processions from the drawing-rooms to the dining-rooms, but they have the same ceremonies in their own houses now. Appletorts Journal. The Cow-Tree Perhaps the cow-tree may yet be added to the multiplying products of the South. M. Boussingault, the eminent French chem ist, after a cessation of nearly fifty years, has revived his experiments upon this tree, the galoctodendron, with refreshing results. The tree grows to a height of sixty or a hundred feet, and U "milked," like the pine and the rubber tree, by making incisions in its trunk. The nutritive qualities of the milk are well proven by use in coffee, choco late and otherwise, and by chemical analy sis, though it soon coagulates to a kind of cheese, on exposure to the air. This cheese contains a compound latty matter similar to beeswax, and of which excellent candles were made. The milk is more like cream than cow's milk, its principal constituents being butter, 35 ; sugar 3 ; phosphates, casein albumen, 4 ; water, 58. Boussin gault thinks the tree may be naturalized in Algeria. Then perhaps it may be in some of the more tropical 'portions of our own country. But in the meantime it is best for the South to pay more attention than it has ever yet done to improving the cow. There need be no failure in that experi ment, whatevei there may be in-the other. The Tallest Man and Woman in the World. The tallest man is Capt. M. V. Bates; the tallest woman is his wife, formerly Anna Swan. Capt. Bates was born in Hop kins county, Ky., his parents being of or dinary size. He continued to remain with his parents, who were farmers, doing the ordinary labor of a small farm, until attain ing his majority, at which time he concluded to see something of the world. Proceeding to Cincinnati, thence to New York, he was finally induced to proceed to Europe for the purpose of exhibiting himself. In conjunc tion with Miss Anna Swan, whom he met there, they travelled over Europe. They were married at St. Martin's Church, Lon don, England, June 17, 1871. They were, by request, guests of the Queen, and re ceived from her Majesty watches and jewels as souvenirs. ' Mrs Bates, formerly Miss Anna Swan; was born in Colchester county, Nova Scotia; is 29 years old, weighs 413 pounds; is 7 feet 11 inches high. Mr Bates is 7 feet 11 inches high, weighs 478 pounds, wears a No. 9 hat, a 25 collar, and a 15 boot. Both are well formed, well proportioned, good looking and highly cultured. They are the largest man and woman that live. In fact there is uo authentic record of any human beings ever having the enor mous height of these people. They re turned to New York for exhibition in Feb ruary last and will shortly make a tour of the West Exchange. A "Spuxgical" Character. Brack Langford, of Polk county, was an original and eccentric genius, and during his life said many funny things. On one occasion Major Marcus Erwin placed him on the witness stand to prove a man's bad charac ter, when the following colloquy took place: "Do you know Mr Jones' general char acter ?" " ! Ans. "Yes, very well." " "What is it?" Ahs. "He is a "spungieal" fort of a fel low, spuhgical sir." f" "But,'! Mr Langford, explain; we Jdon't understand that word." - The old fellow drew himself up, and look ing at Major Erwin with an air of astonish ment, said very solemnly: - "Sir," a spungieal fellow is one who keeps punging and spunging and sponging on the truth, and the first thing yon, know be pops out a d d lie. Do yon understand now?" about the great Benjamin ' franklin's 5 piety'or Christianity, the following letter from him to the Rev.- George . Whitfield , jn , 1 J53, should ' banish .such' doubts.! s Then letter seems to hay-: 'Been discovered quite re centlyj '"' 1 - ui: t.j !!! PiliArjxprjiA:iJuhe0, i753.'f Sin : I received ybtir, kind letter 1 on the 2d Instant, and was glad to "hear ,hat'you increase in strength; I hope' you' will con tinue mending till you recover your former health and firmness. Letraekrtow whethejf you still use the cold bath, and Mhat feffe'ct i As to the kindness on mentiohI wiph i could have been of more service, to you. But if , it had, the only 1 'thanks I could de4 sire is .thatyqa wpuld.Talyraysbe equally reedy to serve any other person, that niay need your assistance, and so let good offices go round, fon mankind are aU;bf one: family. For my own part, when I am employed in serving others I do not look upon myself as conferring favors but as paying, debts: In may travels and since my settlement I have received much kindness, from men o whom I shall never have any opportunity of making the least return, and numberless mercies from God, who is infinitely, above being benefitted by our services. Those kindnesses, from men I can only; return io their fellow men, and I can only show my gratitude for these mercies from God by, a readiness to help his other children and ray brethren. For I do not think . thanks and compliments, though repeated, weeklyj can dischaige our real obligations to each other, and much less those of our Creator., ;YoU will see in this my notion of good work?, that I am far from (expecting to ti merit Heaven by them. -. By Heaven wo, under stand a state of happiness, infinite in degree, and eternal in duration.. , I can do nothing to deserve such rewards. He that forgiving a draught of water to , a thirsty person should expect to-be paid with a good plan tation, would be modest in - his demands compared with those who think , they de serve Heaven for the little good they do on earth. Even the mixed, imperfect pleasures we enjoy in this world are rather from God's goodness than our merit ; ,- how much more such happiness of Heaven 1 For my part, I have not the vanity to think I deserve it, the folly to expect it, nor tho ambition to desire it, but consent myself iu submitting to the will and disposal of that God who made me, who has hitherto preserved and blessed me, and iu whose fatherly goodness I may well confide, that he will never make me miserable; aud that even the afflictions I may at any time suffer , shall tend to my benefit. , , . The faith you mention has certainly its use in this world. I do not desire to see it diminished, nor would I endeavor to lessen it in any man. But I wish it were more productive of good works than I have gen erally seen it in real good works ; works of kindness, charity, mercy and public spirit; not holiday keeping, sermon-reading, or hearing, and performing Church ceremonies, or making long prayers, filled with fUtteries and compliments, despised even 'by -wise men, and much less capable of pleawtig'the Deity. ' : . - The worship of God is a doty ; 'the' hir ing and reading of sermons may be useful ; but if men rest in hearing and praying, as too many do, it is as if a tree should Value itself on being watered and putting forth leaves, though it never produced any fruit. Your great Master thought much less of these outward appearances, and professions than many of 'his modern disciples.,' He preferred the doers of the Word to the mere hearers ; the son that seemingly refused to obey his father, and yet performed his'epm mands, to him that professed his readiness, but neglected the work;, the heretical but charitable Samaritan, to the uncharitable though orthodox priest, and . sanctified Le vite; and those who gave food to the hun gry, drink to the . thirsty, jaime'nttb the naked, entertainment to the ( stranger, and relief to the sick though they never heard of his name, He ', declares shall in the last day be accepted ; when, those", wqo .cry, Lord! Lord! who value 1 iemselysupon their faith, though great enough tp perform miracles, but have neglected good,;workf) shall be rejected. ; He professed, that, He came not tooall ,'the righteous, but sinners to repentance;, which .implied His( opinion, that there were" some in Ilia 'tLtnp who thought themselves so good, that jtjiey need not hear even Him .for improvement' but now-a-days we have scarce a little parson that does not think it the duty offvery man within his reach to sit under his petty min istrations; and that whosoever, mita, them offends God. .1 wish to such nior humility, and to you health and happiness jeing, ., f ," B. Frank li x. ; i'.'j . Restoring 'Israel': 'Zjtil The Kladderadatsch, of Berlin, comment ing upon the recent -sowgeBtion j of 'Herr Istoczy in ; the Hungarian (parliament, that the Jews should all- leave Europen and: re establish the Jewish nation in "Palestine, Proposes 'Baron1 Rothschild i fori King- of udah, with a cabinet composed as-follows: Minister of the interior M. Gambetta; min ister of J public instruction, M Cremieux ; minister of justice, Ilerr Lasker; -minister of finance, Herr von Bleichroeder; minister of foreign affairs and commerce,' Earl of Beaconsfield. The KladderadatschT adds that the Jews of Europe should-return to Palestine by way of the Suez Canal and the Red Sea; that all the "powers who have' de posited their money in the Bank of England should receive the decoration of 'the golden calf; that a stock exchange Vhduld; be es tablished in Jerusalenvandithat his majes ty Rothschild I, King of J udah, should pro claim the unconditional, civil and political emancipation of the Christians; l'i: If there has ever been 'any doubt h"iiiiliiiiiiiitniiii
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