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Saxon of some of the Jitm?town
leple and tbey are hunting for a
man to beat Johnson for major lit
the approaching election. The
town ia now hnrteletalr divided in
to two faction, the "Annotating"
and the "Antl-Aunointing" jwrty.
pbabet, bat lh.it was the extent o
hi knowledge. He wouldn't prom
Ue to master the language, unless
there vai u greater necessity thau
he could then tee. Presbytery was
anxious to ordain these learned and
able men, lait there was the book
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GREENSHORO, APRIL 57. iSJj.
TIms contest U growing in warmth, of dbwiplin preacriblug the lie
brew examination. A Second iu
ply of candles waa ordered. At
this juncture a certain divine, who
is famous for hairsplitting, sug
gested a way out f the didculty.
He read the rule which requires
.a ? t .
Ripr tvn t ,rT,,. n. tne examination, ami ixniueu wan
destitute looking colored women invat aolemnit to the fct that the
came in on th.niehm.ind train thhi mieuiau'a require iai ue caimi-
M',Mi. .it . r t ? Km t -m I date for onlinathm nhould have
(uiui ai4 vu r w a w u ai
both sides being . about equally
aiatched. It is apprehended that
the election may result in a dead
lock, and in that event the James
town water-wot ks will be iniper.
riled.
TLo President, it appears,
worshipped very industriously iu
Florida on Ganday at the Epijco
pal c hurch in the morning, at the
Catholic in the afternoon, and at
the colored MethodUt in the even
ing. In this way he not only show
ed the breadth of his theological
grasp, but furnished proof that be
wag not out fishiug. .
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NEW SEEIES, NO. 853.
" I run tha nacln.; fTl. .
wide extent. It Includes, more or
less strictly, all the Churches of
ueen ine pastor; The rcconstrnc
tion of the two former branches as
the Protestant Reformation, save ouslrand S .aTT"
tha n.n.i. fT?i.i -A piously and happily effected. As a
Latherin arah Id Europe, 'i
fonnd 'nri,iniw . n;:! -mbly alkdupoD theeharche,
. g- - .
SurJtTOi-lon tT..11 1
" " to.tat theobject of hi,
Moderator gave out ,tho bautifal lie allaiicdj to his own peagre
hymn beginning "A charge Jo kecp salary, bn not in the spirit of corn
I have," which . was well sung, a plainingV iThe field in conteinphi
majority of those present taking tion must j be- occupied, and that
part in the kiuging. . L . j speedily ojr If wonld e too late.
Kev. Mr. Isler,- mcesengqr from A preacher, with a big bnnp ot
itiuiugvou ; , I'resojiery, j oeing I eii ueniai anu energy; woum at-
Great Britain
i ro conmnntA . Tni im r - . . - s : " r . i "ti.
; uuiiiujq Ut I nrasant .r.c t . t Unmn rfnni 4lt. Tn ,,
France,
and 'Ireland. In
The piirt on the N. C. Rail
road where Engineer Gaylea was
killeil on the 17th inst. is the same
place where Mrs. Zilpha Alston of
this city wan killed iu 1803.
i David Y-lker. a. of Mr. Al
bert Ylker, who lives Iu the Hills
dale neighborhood, dropjrxl dead
last week evening. He was in ex
cellent health and bad not the
slightest premonition of death.
While walking across the yard he
fell and before any one could get to
him life was extinct.
They were accompanied by nine
children who were in a condition of
emi decay. The feet of the little
ones were rotten with sores caused
any VnovUdge of Hebrew. He said
that a most exhsnstive txanimatio
had been made. Dr. Wiley and
Dr. Phillip were ordained without
-Maj. W. II, Malone,a promi- ff lt avails in the British
. uniutes mb weu as in tue United
States. ;It uumberal3.500churcnes,
10,000 ordained ministers, and 1,
200,000 communing church mem
bers in this country, and more than
30,1)00 churches, with as many rain
isters throughout the world.
This doctrinal system is called
Calvinism, not becansa it was de-
that
fieM.j The
mission.!
After a few preliminary remarks opposctlthe grouping. The
nent. North Carolina lawyer, has
written a treatise on "Ileal Proper
ty Trials," and the book, which
will number some 700 pages,' is now
being published by W.H. Morrison,
Liw publisher, Washington Citv.
The work is highly commended to
the profession. In its preparation
the author has had free access to
the libraries in Washington,; and
every question pertaining to the
a . . , r
he stated that Wilmington IVesbyJ j tad j b0eu languishing f for; NT
five miles along the X. &i UV
coming year. The contribution
was made, largely iu excess of;th6
SSSS tr'tamma- Uountrr xtendine abat-.wety-i wo,ldlFvoJo.
The progress bf the Church 'since
1879 has been gratifying.; The 'liti
tie one" of 1CS3 has become a
thousand," and vastly more: nd
a small oue a strong nation." The
elder Mr. Crry
church-
by the bite of a ioisonoas insect furthereeremony. Dr. Wiley, who mhjvct matter of the treatijk Uex. learued( and gnlly John Calvin, of chnrcbe ;
tlf la r,l In a VW Th-r r I of strong, practical com- haustivelv treated. Welearn from tbe "tee"th centUQ-, but simply
The Christian Advocate says
Dr. Bobbitt is a born presiding
. elder." Enjoys a good square meal
ami never falls to get one.
We regret to learn that Mr.
John W. Thorn has been stricken
with paralysis and Is now lying iu
a critical condition.
that la foaud ia Africa. They pre
s-iited a horrible spectacle. The
women went from Cabarrus county
about two years ago, and they tell
a horrible story of suffering and
destitution whilst living in Libe
ria. With the assistance of friends
in Concord they have been enabled
Um get home, and all the gold on
tbe African coast could not tempt
them to return to that land of can
ibals and savages.
The Mjltcii Gm The Bing-
to Greensboro with Mr. Geo. Allen
to the Orange Presbytery. Neit
her Journal.
J. K. Hall & Co, of this place,
made a big shipment bf their cigars
this week t Montana Territory.
ham School Base Ball club arrived
last night and .registered as fol
lows: A. L. Vanti, short stop; J. D.
LeK, 1st uase ; u. H. Hmitb, Jr., Educatioxai At a meeting of
right field ; G. M. laughter, lea the executive committee of the
field; W. C. KuCln. center field, II. State Association of County Suier-
W. Jackson, 3rd base; W. H. iuteiMlents, he following member?
fs a man of strong, practical com- haustively treated. Welearn from
mon sense, is uot an enthusiast on Maj Malone that it itf essentially a
the "higher educational theory of North Carolina pnblicaUon.especial
the Presbyterian church. labor and attention being given to
The Fiust Peas. Mr. U. a North Carolinalawon real property.
Mac- revived a box of ieas. trrown B tho waJ ,n the investigation of
at James City, on yesterday, which inestion, the author says that
t. i i m,i- the decisions of some of onr North
Thev were crown from "Mace'. Carolina Judges notably those of thousand years previously, had
v:f ,.,i f r,..i r-,. the late Judge Henderson, are mas
John Green daims that he ahinoed tcr-piecea of judicial lore. ' Judge eloquently set forth, by the renown- ffV power tor gooo. The rres
John Ureen claims that he shipiieU ,.., Ui An.Cn. r i Afrw I bytenan Church has a noble histo-
ther box on Tuesday. Itasa . Lti.- . Li..i ry a graud futnre.-!VaJfc Lttlief
i r I UUUlcU IU OLOer OLaLCS. ilUa. .Ik vUu v-tiiu ,uw.wcu iu ciauuinf i
provingly so by the most eminent ing these teachings in a thoroughly Sunda!f Magazine,
logical system, more satisfactorily
ill lived, aud they
The hardest thing
C.; in the world to do, he said, was to
Railroad from Goldsboo so as to kill a Presbyterian church. Afttr ii
take in the towns ' of Kiuston and longdiseussioiji the question was put
La Grange, ceded to that Jfresby-j and the! sentiment of Presbvtery
tery by Synod, nd asked this! was unmistakably in its tafor,the
PresJvterv to aid in havinir the resolution itfihfr uAnuteA hv a vntn
visetl,or constructed, or thought blCCntCnary ol ithe Chtuch shows aforesaid cession granted sit the of 23 to 13 Reidsville,-Leakitfille
out, in the first instance, by the M"b"w "f10-" ojires, uexi meeuug 01 oynou. aua ual forest were then grouped,
learned and godly John Calvin, of T nuw:i, o,44 x(eporrs or tne scatei ot reiigioui and a committee consisting of Kev.
iuc Hixueeiuu cetuurj one simply ' vuwuuuu ut mo oaooaiu air. uouusou anu Aiexanuer. tcss
i 1 , , . 1 CantS. With n. FtfITi1n-.afnn1 fnM I i i .'..S J . ! . !....! L I .. -r.' .. ! ,
wcause, amoiiu me learnea ui vines I ' wiw KUuu iu mo various citurcues i iiuiuteu io
church purposes and benevolent tery were read and placed in the! urge the acqulesence of these con-
enterprises showed, for the year hands of a committed who will I cremations 'in the action of Pribr.
: i i w " , i i r - :
i in 1 . .... -I - . 1 it . i I t
of the Reformation ieriod, he be- -me contnonuonaj for within tbe bounds of this Presby-! and Leaksville 'congregations and
came its most distinguished tueolo-
gian. uaving adopted, as most
consistent with the teachings of I
Holy Scripture, those views of the
doctrines of grace that, more than
eudmg May, 16S2, a total of D.-
25397. . '
The Northern and Southern
branches will be reunited in the
near future, making the church a
" ;
mighty power for good. The Pres-
make a report thereon to the!
next meeting of Synod, Presby
tery then took a recess " nntil 3 of groupiujj? the churches, andjthe
o'clock P. M. Tlie special ubjectj actiou of Presby terjin tbe premises,
for discussion at 3 o'clock fill be is deemed jimportant as indicating
Miue groopmg or cnurcbes.7 -
Presbytery convened: at 3j p.
visit the Bethesda
tery.v f I
The discussion on the question
vtW hnAv.r. with nnlrfimr ouw:S, .uu
r i - - j - -
or five !eas in it, and was shipped
J
Camlle, 2nd base ; C. L. Summers,
SraeblyrxchangrtlovercoHts ditcher ;W. 1L Tucker, pitcher,
with Elder J. A. McLeau at the The Oak Ridge ciub arrived this
church Wednesday night, and got morning, accompanied by Prof.
the best of the swap. Of course Holt. The Old will be played by
it was a mi4Uke,butthe loss of the Messrs. E. a Cude, pitcher; O. L,
overcoat is all the same to Dr. Mc- Martin, shortstop; A. L.Kirkman,
Lean. ! 1st lase; Will Peele, catcher; T.
-Col. John N. SUples will de- O. BnnlaeM, 3rvl base; John Dick,
liver the literary address before left field j II, a Holt, 2nl baaej B.
T 1 . mm 1 WW? 1 mt
the Kernersville High School May "gui " " n'
ire neiu.
21, 1SS3.
A Preb3terian can now mar
ry his deceased wife's sister if he
can get her,
Rev. Geo. Summey is the
youngest minister in Orange Pres
bytery, and is one of the clearest
beaded divines in the State.
were present: Rev. P. R. Law,
Rev Jiw L. Curry and J. R. Whar
ton. Hon. J. C. Scar boron gh was
an present, though not a member
of the committee. !
The next meeting of the State
Association of County Superinten
dents wilt be held at Chapel Hill,
July 4th, 1883. The programme
adopted by the committee is as fol
lows : ' ; '
Address of welcome by Rer. A.
W. Mangum, D. D. Resoiise by
. The route for delegates and vis
iters to the Southern Baptist Con- Rev. W. B. Pressly, president.
Elder McAllister was reported
yesterday as not being excused for
tardiness in attending Presbytery.
He was excused.
A YormFCL Mabbuloe. Rer.
Jacob Guyer, at the youthful age
of 70, was nnited in marriage to
Mrs, Mahala Beard, a supple and
active widow of CO short summers.
Rer. James Mahoney adjusted the
noose. All of Guilford. No cards.
rent ion, at Waco, Texas, on tbe 9tb
of May, of which mention has al
ready been made, Is as follows : At
aula to New Orleans via Montgom
ery and Mobile, then from New
Orleans to Waco via Star and
Cresen route to Houston, then via
Texas Central to Waco. Leaving
Charlotte at 1 a. m. on tbe fourth of
May and spending Sunday In New
Orleans and leaving New. Orleans,
on Monday at noon will arrive at
Waco on Tuesday afternoon at 6
o'clock.
Papers to be read: 1. The en
couragements and discouragements
of the practical work of the couuty
superintendent.
' 2. The examination of teachers
its method, scope and purpose.
3. Discipline of "be school room.
4. Personal inspection of the
school by the sujerintendent its
method scope and purpose.
5. The efficient superintendent.
j Pkesbtteby Notes. It is nip
and tuck between Iter. Mr. Alli
son and Rer. Mr. Primrose as to
which carries the most avoirdu
pois. Both are fat and
preachers.
i Orange Presbytery originally
extended from nsnover, Va, to
Florida. It has been si ice 1 off un
til tbe territory covers only a thin
str.p running from Mt. Airy to
Washington, Beaufort county.
Home mission work and the
sostentation question, will be dis
cussed to-night. It promises to be
toe interesting event of the Pres- tue party upon
by tery. Revs. C. H; Wiley. C L. there.
Beall-Srttle. The marriage
of Mr. V. P Bealland Miss Net tie
Settle, took place at St. Barnabas
yesterday f in the presence of a
large and; fashionable attendance.
The church was filled, and stand
ing room f was in demand. The
ceremony was an half. hour earlier
than the announced hour and many
consequently, failed to witness it.
Rector Stubbs officiated, and the
ceremony j was impressively per
formed. The mellow twilight,
blending with the soft light of the
burning tapers invested the s.eae Vass Watkins, 'Alexander and
wuu a jit-canar soiemmty. The other prominent members will par
bride was simply but most taste- tidpate in the diaro-skm.
fully dressed in a faultlessly fitting The Rev. Dr. Smith of Grens
white rbe. The attendants were boro church is indisposed and was
II. Ueall aud Mia Mamie Settle, compelled to ask to ' be excused
W, W. Scott, Je.. aiKi Miss Bettie from yesterday's session of Pres
L. Reid, J. K. Hull, Jr., aid Miss bytery.
Maude Urent, W. W. Rankin ami tteT Mr. Curry, Jr., U poiuted
Miss Mattie Sloan, R. D Reid aud out to strnn-rs a. hliiP- a. roonf
ff . W a aa. . I
jiiss Jiatnie lienuow, eil tiling
ton and MUs Ida Sloan. Messrs.
Frank Dallon aud Charles Vor
hees acted as ushers, and they dis
charged the delicate duties of that
trying and conspicuous service
with an exquisite gracefulness that
caused every benedict in the
church to wish heartily that their
necks were in the halter.
- After the marriage the bridal
party.atteml.ints.and a few invited
guests, pirtiok of an elegant sup
per at the residence of Judge Set
tle. Tbe bridal presents were
numerous costly and handsome.
The bride, and groom left on the
Soothers 'train for a brief visit to
Lenoir, the former home of tbe
The Republican party must
b4 in a pretty bad way when even
Private Dalzell gives it up, and
that prophet who has always en
joyed .great honor in his own esti
mation, if not in his own country,
makes moan as follows: Where
jolly I is tbe great grounds well to come
from that is to make ns mount up
to the skies once more t I have
always prophesied great victories
for our party it always surpassed
my ex)ectatious. But now I con
fess that my only j hope of future
Republican asceudancy is in the
tender mercies and blind blunders
of tbe Democratic party." The
groundswell seems to have lifted
a rock and left it
writers on real property. The book
will be ready sometime in May.
That veteran correspondent
Major Ben Pcrley Poo re, has been
looking over the stock of Republi-
can timber from which to construct
a candidate for President, and has
come to .the conclusion that one of
the following-named gentlemen will
be selected : William B. Allison
of Iowa, Chester A Arthur of New
York, James G Blaine of Maine,
Roscoe Conkiing of New York,
Gerogo F. Edmunds of Vermont,
Benjamin Harrison of Indiana,
Joseph R. Hawley of Connecticut,
Rolert T. Lincoln of Illinois, John
A. Logan of Illinois, John F. Mil
ler of California, Johu Sherman of
Ohio, William T. Sherman of Mis
souri and William Windom of Min
nesota. This classification leaves
out W. E. Chandler of New Hamp
shire, Judge Gresham of Indiana,
U. a Grant of New York and W.
II. S. Frbthingham of Massachusetts.
Murderers are always cer
tain that they are to be passed on
from tbe scaffold immediatly to
Abraham's bosom. JiuTreglown
who was hung in Morristown, N. J.,
Wednesday, wrote on the day pre
vious to his execution, "Before 12
o'clock to-morrow I shall be in
heaven." People who have always
lived good lives and who possess
uiccly balanced consciences do not
always feel this entire confidence
in future bliss, but prison chaplains
seem invariably successful in giv
ing to condemned criminals a vast
deal of faith. . .
ORANRB PBESBTTBIXV.
Rev. C. N. Morrow
Wil8
m.
excused
from attendance upon this meeting
of this Presbytery, foi reasou as
signed for him by Rev.' Geq Sum
mey.
Rev. C. N. Morrow was granted
and perspicuously than any of his
com peers. " And tue wide tmblica I
tion of his "Institutes" led to the lhe -tli semi-annual session of
very ceueral counectiou of his I 0ranS Presbytery convened in the
uame, then and siuce, with the sys- 1 resoytenan cnurcb at this pjace j bounds of this Presbytery six
tern itself. ' last night, Rev.JP. R. Law, modera-1 mouths. A call from Lexingtou
The Presbyteriau Church in I tori preaching the opening sermon, j church tor the pastoral services of
me aiscourse was the Kev. A. L. Crawford was read
ration of Christ." I and the church was Irfauted ner-
kemie, a Scotch-Irishman, and a j Afler the 'errnon Presby teryj isras inission to prosecutethfecasi befbrei Psbr
a wholesotne departure on the part
of the Presbyterian church ; from
the cougrjegatioiial idea. iu the
opinion of mapy Presbyterians the
church is crippled in, its usefulness
by the pretlonlinancy of Congrega
tionalism. One conspicuous in
stance is mentioned vin the; North
permission to labor frithoaf thej Carlinsf Stnoil. ' Rev. Dr. Wilson,
r irst JreSbyb;rian church, i Wll
mington, receives a salary of $4,500
and lives in a 810.000 house, a sal-
eater, perhaps, ; than I:
Nominations
the
crres
preacht
Presbyterian minister, came to aec,area ready
Amarus ill U'AI. nnrl RPftlwt In t of business.
Somerset County, Maryland. The
church of Rehobotb, on the east
ern shore, was gathered the same
year just two hundred years ago
aud is the oldest Presbyterian
church in America.
Gathered shortly after, and in 1705 Mr- CraiS was declared elected and
the Presbvterv of Pbiladelnhia was duly installed. Rer. P. 1L
was oriranizeil the oldest in Amer- La antl Eldetf Mere
ica. In 171C. this Presbvterv was elected temporary clerks, whenlthe
divided into four Presbyteries, and Presbytery adjourned until 9 o'clock
A call
for
J. C,
rch was
tor tbe transaction I Cnnnurd Presbvterv.
the pastoral se vices ofiRevi
for moderator were Alexander from Greir'lchur
in order. Rev. p. J . Craig, of Relds- and docketed.
vine, anu wuiing r-iuer u . o. ram- It waa movei and adonted that
rose, of Raleigh were put in nonii Wenworth church be granted liber-
uauon. ine oauoi, resuuea ;in 41 1 ty to emnlov Rev. C. Miller hali
Others were votes for Craig: aud 7 for Primrose. his time on a of3od.
all
ichers in Wilmingjon
j combined receives
groom, j .
EXCITKMEXT 15 JA-ilESTOTO.
Jamestown is stiried np as never
before in its municipal existence, them all throuirh the day and not
- -1
preacher of great pnmise.' His
turdy Scotch face shows a strong
ly defined character, and he is cred-it-d
in Presbytery with possessing
a vigorous intellect.
Rer. C. L. Yass, the most cler
ical lookiDg divine in the Presby
tery and one of the best preachers,
will preach to morrow night.
Elder McAlister, from' Ashe
loro offered as an excuse fir tanll
ness in reaching Presbytery that
he couldu't spare any more time
from his business. Presbytery re
fused to accept the excuae.
Rer. C. H. Wiley tells a good
story about his ordination. He aud
Dr. Charles Phillips were ordained
In 1870, and not having passed the
seminary curriculum-, they were
subjected to an exhaustive exam
ination. Presbytery sat up with
The birth' of an eccentric
child is Turkish-Kurdistan in an
nounced by the Diarbekir newspa
per. The infant, who is an object
of interest not nnmingled with
alarm to all tbe neighborhood, was
born with a beard and mustache!
a ierfect set of 32 teeth, aud with
no fewer than 40 distinctly, formed
fingers. Its behavior from the mo
ment of its birth has been far from
satisfactory. It is excessively
noisy and violent, and, owing to
the cruel bites it inflicts on all who
come within reach of its mouth, it
has been fouud necessary to ex
tract all its frout teeth.
At Harvard college under
the system of 1734, corporal pun-
Uhment was a privilege of the in
stitution, and offending students
were gravely whipped into con
sciousness of their faults. A sys
Um of fines was tbe next device to
tame the wayward spirit. Abseuce
money whilst second assistant post-1 from prayers was punished with a
master-general, for services ren- fine of 2d; for "profane cursing" a
dered in relation to a contract with fine of 2s Cd was imposed; for grad
tbe same United States witnesses nates playing cardss Cd, lyiug Is
as were just mentioned. It looks Cd; going on top of tho college, Is
as if Kellogg would discover that Cd; sending for beer, Cd; fetching
that tbe mills of the gods, though beer, Is Gd; for going into the col
they do grind slowly,- "grind ex- J lege yard without the proper garb,
ceedilig fine."
the Synod of Philadelphia was
constituted..
During the "Great Awakening"
in 1740. and afterward, the minis
ters and churches divided in respect
princiiMlIv to "the Revival." The
New Side," as they were called, in
1745, organized the Synod of New
Yoik. The "Old Side" adhered to
the Synod of Philadelphia. ' The
breach was healed in 1753, aud the
two parties came together in the
Synod of New York and Philadel
phia Thirty years later (1788) the
sixteen Presbyteries were distribut
ed into four Synods. In May, 1789,
the first General Assembly met in
the Second Presbyterian Church of
Philadelphia, The Rev. Dr. John
Witherspoou,Hne of the signers of churcb was Emitted to member
this morning.
8caa4 Dar.
Presbytery convened this morn
ing at 9 o'clock! The session -was
ojened with prayer by tbe moder
ator. Rev. T. N. Fancette aiidlrul
ing elders J. B. Smith, of Red
House church J T. J. Wilson of
Winston, T. II. Hughs of Euo,
Geo. Allen of Newbern, J. W. Gib
merof Alamance, R. B. Watt of
Yancey ville, JJ Aj Woinack of)
Pittsboro, J. J. Irvin of Reidsyille
appeared and rendered satisfacto
ry reasons for tardiness. Revj Hj
T. Darnell gave through Rev. Dr.
Smith satisfactory excuse for; his
absence from this meeting. Rev.
C. Miller having! presented certifi
cate of dismission from Tans
Th
application of Geneva; chure.h for
the services of Rev. J! Wi Prini-
rose for one-fourth of bis tiirc on
a salary of $175, was granted.
The application of MiItoi church
for the services of Revi T. N. Fan
cette for three fourths of his time
on a salary of $000 w;as granted,'
and upon motion this fcburl'h was
advised to enter into the pastoral
relation and show at the next meet
ing of Presbytery why it does not
employ a pastor. ; . s
It was moved ami adopted that
the clerk write to all the churches
under the stated supply system
and request them toshou- cause
why they do not enterinto the pas
toral relation. I i
The afternoon session yesterday
Noj suggestion of- this j sort
waii developed by the discussion,
but Presbvteriaus are talkincr
about the matter, and the younger
and more aggressive element of tho
church manifests a very decided
tendency towards reform in that
direction.
is .
ji ,-Htgal Saaslaa.
Pre8ljytdry
o'clock nntil 8 J
night
1
session
itook a recess from G
The business of t jc
was preceded by a
sermon from Rev. Mr: Williamson.
of ihe ninisbbrar church. The subk
discourse was thtf
" Treating the faet
ject of
"Resurrection
i i-.ii"
was devoted chiefly to the' discus
sion of a resolutioirottered y Rev;
Mr. Allison, grouping the churches
of Yanceyville. Bethesda,
" Tbe sensation iu Washing
ton is .the finding of indictments
against Senator William Pitt Kel
logg nd Thomas J. Brady. The
grand jury tame into tbe court and
reported that they bad found an
indictment against Kellog for re
ceiving money while ; a United
States Senator, for services ren
dered in relation to a.contract with
the United States witnesses, John
A. Walsh, James B. Price, Joseph
Cot-brain and J. W. Brady. An
indictment was also found against
Thomas J. Brady, for nce?ving
the Declaration 'of Independence,
n reached the sermon. The Rev.
Dr John Rogers, of New York
city was the first moderator.
The Church was greatly enlarg
ed during the next fifty years. Un
happily, very serious differences
and untatrouisius. both as to doc
trine and policy, were developed
from and after 1817 -aggravated
hv the iauti-slaverv affiation of
that period, j As a result of the
controversy a rupture took place
iii the Geueral Assembly of 1838.
Two assemblies were constituted,
Old School and New School, divid
ing he whole church into two rival
organizations.
At the outbreak of the civil war
(1SC1), the Old School branch was
divided by the secession of the
Southern churches, who, shortly
after, organized a Southern Gener
t
their absence
ship in this Presbytery Rev. P.
H. Dalton, D. I. Craig, J. M. At
kinson, C. H. Wiley, J. L.- Currie
aud J. L. Williamson gave satis
factory excuses j for
last session. j
The moderator announced the; fpl-
lowing committees:
On Narrative to General Assem
bly of Synod Rev M. Atkinson,
D. D., Rev. P. II. Dalton, Kuliug
Elder W. D. Woods.
On Systematic Beneficence Rev.
J. M. Smith, Rev. L. C. vass
Georcre Allen.
On Reports of Sessions on Sess
ional duties Rev. J. W. Primrose,
T. N. Faucette, Elder W. C. I)on
uell. I 1
On Sessional Records Four Sec-
' U
tions 1 Rv. T. J. Allison, Wder
t-v: o p.,. A r'niriAJ
Elder G L. Walker. 3. Rev. J. L.
Creek andlGrier's, under One pas
torate. -In response to thej
tion for further delayj iu
summatiouj of such jjan
ment Mr. Allison pleaded earnestly
and eloquently 'for jthe Spread of
Stoney
sugges
he con-
arrange-
tfco
of the resurrection as esti
hy the tt'stiiuony of t he Apostle
he said it proved the ilivjiJity of
Christ, t je existence of Heaven it
sclfaiu he immortality ;of tile
body . In tlie presence of this great
Ctiristiau truth, death was robbed
of its sttnu mid the . crave ot its
victory. I Tlie tireachcr 8jM)ke witlj-'
out notes, jand is au earnest and
fluent talker.
After tie sermon Presbytery was
to!
ion
the gospel
,9.9. a ft
iu tins .destitute neiti.
sjfid, were
s, ld.
- . ... .... . a! I -
al Assembly, which still .couuune- mson Elder Jdo. A, Wor,
a. fPl ir.i XT I 7 i '
Geo. Snmmy, Elder
its separate existence. ine way
was thus prepared for negotiations,
looking to a re-uniou of the two
Northern branches of tle Church.
Both assemblies met at St. Louis,
Mo., in May, 18CG, aud, for the
first time since ttfc separation, cel
ebrated: the Lord's Snpier togeth
er. Resolutions were cordially
mack. 4. Rev.
J. A. Houston.
On Treasurer's Account Rev.
W. S. Primrosej, Elders T. J. Wil
son and R. Lea. j
On Minutes of Synod Rev. ji. S.
Watkins, Elderl Wm. Fergnsori.
On Devotional Exercises Jlev.
A few days ago one "Iicv. M. Bar
naul" made his appearance iu that
place ami claimed to be the fore
rniiner of Christ, and asserted his
power to work miracles. He carried
till the candles had been burning
several hours did the examination
show signs of a close. Finally
they were examined on Hebrew.
Of conrse neither of them knew
A young lady friend asks :
"How can I tell an editor when I
see himf Why, bless your sweet,
sparkling ' eyes, it is the easiest
thing in the world. You can tell
him by his august air, by the perfect
fit of his clothing, by his eleganct
of manuer, and his profound silence
when surrounded by the com mom
herd of promiscuous society.
You may recognize him by tbe way
he spends his money, scattering
9d If that system were in vogue Dattsed. bv each of them, for the
today it would cost the average j appointment of a joint commission
J. H. Smith, D.
Lindsay and Dr,
D., Elders J
J. A. McLean.
student about $150 a day to live.
' Tbe search light is one of the
most novel of the wonderful inven
tions of the nineteenth century. It
consists of three Edison electric
lights of 16 candle power each, in
closed iu a hermetically sealed glass
rase, which is , surrounded by a
glass globe; and capable of resist
ing tbe pressure ot the water at a
fifteen ministers and elders from
each branch to confer on 'are
nnion of tho two bodies.
This com nissiou gave much time
to the. whole subject .during the
next three years. The two assem-
blies met at New Yorlc in .aiaj,
On Installations Rev. J . L. Cur.
snme nf the churchcs.he 8
threatened with spiritual extinction
and rnless! the actionjcontemidated
it:ih taken!, and taken now, they
would lauguisn eyeq
and that speedily.
bytery to prompt
unto death
lie urged Pres-
aml decisive ac
tion, and begged that it ponld no
7 i . l & f a
longer lis
of delay.
authority
but firmly
en to the oft repeated cry
H.
Elders J. LJ
Wilson and AY. B.
1 tO,
Carter.
Under the head of "Stated Sup-
read a good many
calls from churches witmn j tne
bounds of Orange Presbytery, some
and
. . .i. nnnii i .iftiinm flskimr for one-fourth I
ana ai eugiu ui"'" ' , lt 4. !
joint overtuWs, which were submit- others for one-half of the time of
ted to all the Presbyteries; adjourn- those ministers Whose names fvere
with him a gourd of oil which he I anything about it. Mr. Wileyjwaa
used for anttointing purjoies aud
actually asserted that he could re
store the dead to life. He lubri
cated a uamlier of sick ople in
the village and they were - lifted
from their beds of sickness and
pain as if by magic ne gavu open
air ix-rform.mees anil so wild and
blasphemoas were his utterances
mayor Johnson ordered his abate
ment as a ' public nuisance. Thl
actiou has stirred up the . AcIo-
onder examination. He told Ires-b-tey
that he knew nothing what
evrrabout It; did n't know a Hebrew
letter, and wouldn't, promise to
study the language, pleading that
his time could be more profitably
employed in something else. He
waa pressed but refused to' yield.
Dr. Phillips was then put on the
rack aud the thumb-screw vigor
ously applied, ne acknowlecged
that he did -kcow tLa .'Hebrer tl-
l
great depth. It is proposed to' sink
greenbacks as lavishly as shavings the lamp aud illuminate the sea by
from a rdan nir marh n. H ren. mrningouiue uguu
T
erally drives a dcnble team to a
park buggy and makes things hum.
He also keeps setters, pointers -nd
a pet boll dog with a brunette nose.
He is decked in profusion with the
most expensive Jewelry, aud snorts
a gold-headfed cane with a rose sol-
tain in the centre
est as a school girl. But the chief
point is, he always speaks the
truth. Follow these directions and
you cannot xnitai;e. ,.
it is
expected will attract the fish, and
a net ten feet in diameter at Us
mouth placed below the light will
be drawn at the proper time, and
the unknown fish of the lower wa
ters will be caught. It is an im
provement on tbe method of the
ing, to meet again in November, at
Pittsburgh, Pa. The overtures
have then been affirmed with a won
derful unanimity, and the result
was hailed with great rejoicing.
The two bodies then dissolved, and
a jubilee meeting was held in tbe
Third Presbyterian Church of
Pittsburgh. ; j
- The first reunited General As-
Phil
? " U who arcbcl tbe rivers .t semb.r met In May, 1870 at Ptol-
;. b.5& usbt ..me with . buruins pii Wia. Pa. I.
knot in the bow of his canoe and a
spear in his hand, but the idea is
really stolen frcn him.
4-min rM.nroii nf which Itev. ai-
tciiau . . w y
bert Barnes, whose. commentaries
had been the occasion of precipitat-
mentioned in said calls. .Each call
or application stated the salary
they were williug to pay and the
amount of indebtedness, if any, of
the different churches. j
Upn motion; these calls re
docketed and wll be brought up
for discussion after j the reports of
the agents of the sutentation and
evangelistic funds shall have been
made. At the conclusion o the
reading of the talis from tbe above
mentioned churches prayer
offered by Bevjc. n. Wiley.
the conclusion1 of the prayerj the
was
At
Presbvtery had the
and it should be wisely
exercised JL j
Rev.S.C. Alexander dimbted the
exigency aud polcy of the ar
rangement, questioned the ability
of the chnjrclies to pay a salary that
would secure the sevicei of a man
esiecially! fitted for ihat peld of la
bor,and cautioned; Ptesby tery to go
slow in inaugurating a IdepartureJ
that meant more, perhapfe, than ap
Dearedori the surface of the pro
position, j .
Rev.Mr.Dalton rallioi;to thesiqH
portof Mr.Allison abd g4ve the dis
cussion a good send off. He raad
some wholesome arid timely obserJ
He hail i
-been
is
asked, he
vations.
said, "Why is it you Presbyteriami
don't spread the Gosjk?! T77 in an
swering the qhestin he said tbd
membersbip of thej chutch was ad
much to blame, if
the ministry and
co deeperj iu its Docket
other to practice noro
He thought that this
growinj in the -pjhurbh.
served at this session off Presbytery
a larger represeutitionbf the elder
ship of the church ;thaut he had ever
noticed beftire. This I was a hope
fill sign. (The clouds Ivere lifting
There were streaks
plainly yisible. A
briirhter ira was
church. By. a unite
mined effort the waste
hot more, than
urged the one ta
, and the
t
gelf denial
snint was
He oh
, iurii s V" f r
er, and the docket-
regular order. !i Th'
- i ' .1 ! i L
j, Aiexauuer. irom
called
taken
call for Rev. J
lluwfield's jchurch,- elicited a long
discussioii kipuu the interpretatiou
of the i nks governing the calls'..
Various Jind conflicting opinions
were expressed loth elders aud
ministers. The single point iu the
discussion that was not questioned
j j. j . :. i
was that Mr. Alexander kuev bow
to "run a : jurih." Uo was a f'fiel
hand" audi Uawfiehs wauteti antl
him wanted him bad. For the s:iuie
rasoii ElDer OiHsple, of the BuK
faloe church, said tlie Buffaloe coil
him
gregationlj waiited (o retain!
Mr. Alexander submitted a state
ment touching! the icull, and asked
tue Ha ivflehrs congregai ion to wit fit-
draw thu
its rurtjk-
iiiiiiuaiio;
can anu desist; iroui
prpsecution, under
au
the Xa rd ossi hi 1 i t y
of his acji'ptaiice, should the call
be placed iu his hands Commis
sioners iilisonl and Johnson declin
ed to withdraw thecal!, and finally
Cross Roads church chipped in and
wanted II man
pi ied in and
"of about .brother
of daylight
better and
davtning on the
aud deter
places could
be built Jup and J Presby terianisnl
planted firmly and iujmovably. It
was a spirited and timely speech)
interjected in thejdiscjission at t!i
right plate, aud every lick hit the
nail square on the, head. .
n i L. . it
Alexander's iucbes.'V There was a
special wjork there for j bim to uo.
it was finallyj decidn .to cite the.
Buffalo stfid Bethel churches to dp
pear before ail adjourned meeting
of Presbytery at this place iaA
show cai se wiy the m storal rela
tions of the Rev. I. (J. Alexauder
with tho te churches should 'not j be
dissolve
inliciitioii,1rom l'lttsbo-.-- I.'
Jbr the srvicj?s of Kev. P. 1
as st atea supply , v.
docketed.
Annluiitiou of Vn
for the kervicesibf Rev. A. Cun ie
I I i .-'-! . I it I- i- 1
one-foufth of hi U-'imo. h wdary
ifiel'l church
j. a;
Wit-
of iiS5, juras gra.
Afteif prayer Rfr.
kins, Presby teryj at 1 0.30. adjourn-
Jf I ' - i
ed until this morning- at 9 o'clock.
i I i ! i
Tafr4 Oaf Jfaralaf "alaa.i -f
Pres
tytery
met
& at 9 o'clockJaud
the session opeiied with prayer by
the moderator The -miputet of
yestenlaj's meetlngsj were readjaud
approetj. -itpoii motion the Trad
ing of the mi notes of the la$ ses
sioi of presbytery were oiuitted.
Eugene Jlorehead, elder from pur
ham, being present gave sat jsfac
tory reasons for tardiness. i
Applicatioii for reduction of pas
tor's plary- from j Grassy ' Creek
churci, was resui aml granti d. '
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