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CHARLOTTE, N. 0., MONDAY; EVENING,. APRIL 23, 1900.;
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FIGHTING CIS WAY.
Gen. Brabant, Going to Relief of
Wepener, Stubbornly Re
sisted. "
PUSHING MLGHSTTY HARD
Boers Shelling His Force of Colo
nials Boers Attempt to" Turn
the British Right, But are Re
pulsed byf Yeomanry ana
Mounted Infantry. v I ;
By Telegraph to The News.
LONDON April , Brabant
is fig-nting his way towards Wepener.
The BoeTS are not only resisting his
advance stubbornly' but also making
-a fierce attack" on Dalghetty's little
force of colonial's.; Dalghetty helio
graphs that the Boers fired" three hun
dred , shells Saturday, 5but j noty much
damage was done;
BOER ATT ACiC HEBULSED..
- WAKKERSTROM, April' 23, After
yesterday's helling it "was expected
the Boers would open fire again; to-day,
lut they did not. The Boers attemp
ted to turn theBritiitoVrign'but'tlio
movement was detected J by . the' Ye6
manrv and Motmted Infantry? The
Ttritish ramn onened -fire - and "the
Burghers were "dri ven, off . The British
Dositidn was subsequently:; extended
s-peatlv. Many ;. Boers are moving
southward. "
BRITISH IN GOOD POSITION.
LONDON, April 23. A special to the
Ttailv News from Wakkerstrom says
the British are greatly extending their
lines. Their position is most advan
tageous, within easy. . striking distance
- of the Boers who are clearly visible in
great force. -
TRIAL' OF CAPE REBELS. V
ripp. TOWN. ADril 23. The trial
of thirty-hine:, Sunnyside rebels, com-
mPTif-pd tSiis morning before Acting
Chief Justice" Buchanan a Attorney-
General Salomon'1 conduces the prose
cution- - ' . ''i'U'-k i
SULTAN'S ASSURANCES.
Will Pay the United States,
Does Not Say When.
By Telegraph to The News.' : : t v
but
w a RtttngtON: "Aoril 23 !Pfel
American charge.,, d'aff airs alf'Cdnstan
tinople reportttSathe Sultan has
inadp additional assurances; regarding
thP settlements ,of the fclaim of the
United States.-Qfficjals say this assu
ranee does mot change the situation,
as it is not very definite. t
Tt is ''imderstodd that the Sultan
tmerelv repeated to the charge d' af
faires verbal acknowledgements of lia
bility and promise to pay the indem
nity. , , - j
BRIDGSWEPT AAYt
I mi is v ille and Nashville's Line
of Communication Cut.
Bv Telegraph to -The News.
NEW ORLEANS, April 23. The big
bridge of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company -over .the west
branch of the Pascagoula River broke
Sunday was swept-away bythefloods.lt
has stopped all trains over the Louis
ville and Nashville to northern points.
The interruption is likely to. last sever
al weeks unless the Vailroad can get
a ferry boat that will carry the cars
over the rive?. A ,
PRIEST FOUND DEAD IN BED. .
By Telegraph to The News ': - ;
NEW -YORK, April 23. Rev.. Joseph
H. Bigley, pastor of the Holy Trinity
Catholic Church', -was found-; dead k in
bed this morning. . Heart disease was
the cause of death. .'
PAINTERS STRIKE IN BOSTON. ;
By Telegraph, to the News: , I
BOSTON, April! 23. The ; painters
and decorators went.von strike this
morning. The force demand $2,75 for.
a day of eight hours. A thousand men
are out. jt '. 4 . v --s'J ;Jti.-4?r
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-; .GUN.CLUB. v - X
The; Gun Clubvisv to ; reorganize n for;
the season tonight, in ; Chief Orr's office
in the city. hall. : ; This is: the ,10th. year
the club has been in existence,, and. it
is to he reorganized under " more au
spicious circumstances this year than
ever. Col. J. T. Anthony has been pres
ident for some iyears and it is likely
that he will continue to be. A secre
tary and treasurer's to be elected to
night to succeed Mr. , B. W. Sperry.
v LO0.1F.:;,; - -'
The eighty-first anniversary of Odd
Fellowship in America-will be-held in
the hall of Charlotte Lodge, No. 88,
East Trade street, Thursday night, at
8 : 30 o'clock. AH Odd Fellows in good
standing are" requested" to meet . with
their lodge to receive cards of invita
tion to fill out for visitors.
Mrs. R. H. Jordan and Mrs. H. S.
Bryan left this morning for New York:
They will join Mrs. C. E. Graham, of
Greenville, S. C, wfno Is attending the
Ecumenical Conference. v 4 -
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SOCIETY;
Bridal Events Engrossing Socie
ty This Week.
The festivities attendant' 'upon the
Stitt-Wadsworth wedding will be ush
ered in tonight by a supper to be given
by Mr. and Mrs.' R. C. Ross, in honor
of.; Mr. Stitt and his groomsmen and
usher. - Mrs. . Ross will expend her
beautiful and dainty taste on the table
and the result will be am exquisite cre
ation in. green and white, the colors of
'the wedding. The .flowers will . be
bride's roses 'vfltpx the accompaning
decoi-ations of . smilax, ribbon, candles
and . candelehraiifc At each plate will
be.an elegsahtf array of silver for-sex--
vioe lntne -lSf, courses so richly- and
beautifully grepared by Mrs. Ross Mr.
Sutt will sit at the; head of the table
and to his right will be his best man,
Mr. Twitty. The t guests .will be:
Messrs. Twitty, R. A: Lee, Albert Sum-
mey, C. Tate, Julian Little, jCharles
F. and J. W. Wadswdrth Baxter Ross,
George W. rWadswortlh, J. P. Stowe, M.
A. Lyon and James Yorke. of Concord.
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The complimentary german to be
given the bridesmaids to-night' by the
Messrs. Wadsworth, will take, place at
the " Cif Half""' at " 9 ' o'clock
after the supper at Mr. Ross'. The
bridesmaids are Misses Alice Holland,
Nan Cannon,-Adele Vittkowsky,i Berta
Oates, Ada Bradley, Sadie Hirshingerj
Madge and Louise Wadsworth, Marga
ret Cannon. ' s . ;: -. ;-. .. -
The invitations include all .pX, the
young society folks of the city. Th
dance will be a brilliant affair.
The i Springs-Smith; wedding, ; which
.takes ; lace.Xlisday night, " will be
an interesting event in society, the
bride and groom elect being- univer
sally popular in the city." " The Baptist
church, where the ceremony will , take
place, will be elaborately decorated for
thex happy occasion. Miss Julia Smith,
sister of the briide-elect, is to be maid
of honor, ? and Mr. A. A. Springs, Jr.,
brother, of th-groom, best man. The
ushers J will be: Messrs. " "Jackson H.
Baird; Holland r H. Springs, D. D.
Tray wick and Frank M -Davis. -.
.
Dr.; Alderman left last . nighf" for
New .Orleans, -t He "w4hW;iijrfe3-
terday at dinner of Mr and Mrs.
Clarkson. and last evening, at tea. of
BeV:. Dr. and Mrs; jr W. Stagg, Dr
George W." ; GrahaAn " and Mr, J. L
Chambers were invited to meet him at
Dt. Stages, and Miss' Addie Williams
at Mr. Clarkson's. : . 4
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WAS IlXSUieiDE
Mill Operative WalsYtofJrneet-1a
Train and Death.-
Tobe Kiser, a mill operative at Lin
colnton, was billed by the train y ester
day near Lincolntph. -Kiser was walk
ing down, the track facing the 1 : ap
proaching train. 1 The engineer blew
continuously, for the man to get off the
track, and seeing; that he was. lookm
directly at the train, supposed eyery
minute that he would step to one side.
He realized, when too late, that the
man did" not intend to do 'this," but was
intentionally '"walking " to meet his
death. The engine , struck , him, when
the train viNas at full speed, killing him
almost - instantly. " Kiser remarked to
a Darty in Lincolnton 20. minutes be
fore that he would.be a Uead msva, in
20 minutes. His death cannot be. Jok
ed upon other than as a suicide.' .; .f y.
NEW STEOEL BELFRY TO BE EREC-
, .. t :;-.:;?--TED;;: . ;
"iThe old belfry in rear of the old;
court house has "i seen its " best " days,
and is soon to see no more days. "It
is. in :a: state - of decay r; and the city;
through the chairman of the fire com-:
mittee, Alderhyan .T. Garribaldi, haa
given., the order for it to be
torn down and a- hew, one; j of steel ;
tojbelerectedyin 0tsplace4he-fcbn-:
tract, for the new structure has ... been
awarded "the Park Mfg. Company, of;
this city. The belfry will be 70 feet
high, and will contain, as the old one
does, the fire bell and apparatus per-:
"taining thereto. .The plans fOr the
steel structure, wefe seen to-day. They
wilfiirilileftevery respect, "p.
: vi oEbroad. "v
AmongfHerQhrl9tteans who will go
abroad tfis ')umwer'' are -Mrs. ' R. M.
Oates, Jri; 'and sisters- Misses Ethel
an7LoisH6R;They;w joiii Mr.
Lawrence ; Holt? and family, fof Burling-:
tohjwhp Tsail feometirnerin June.' "
Dr. and -Mrs. Charles R. C Fisher, of
;Elizao,Cneeeli sil: on the 9th
of June. They -cross the water every
summer. ; They .will .. return to Char
16tte in the fall. Mr. McCoy and
party will leave sometime in July."- "
'I' v''fe MOVING TODAY.
Mr.. J. A. Elliott and family began
moving today from their old home; on
North Tryon street. They will have
Booms atMr. C: W. Parker's, on Col
lege street, until their house on. East
Seventh street is ready for them.
Dr. Irwin, who bought the Elliott
house, " will overhaul j the house, ' repa
perihg and repainting it througBout. ,
... CUTTING SCRAPE. v
' a bad cutting affair took place Sat
urday night. The principals were Jack
Belk.pd Wmv Crawford. Belk was
th e party injured. He hath wounds,
he thinks-, without a cause.
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FOUR YEARS OLD.
Dr. Chalmers Yesterday Passed
"V.
His Fourth Anniversary as
Pastor Here.
INTEREMiNQ , STATISTICS.'
There Have Been 182 Accessions
to the Church and it Has Con
Tributed $11,284 for Church
Work An Original atid Able
Sermon.
Yesterday "was 7 the fqiirth anniver
sary of Dr. Chalmers' pastorate at the
First Associate. Reformed! Presbyterian
church of Charlotte. ;i A large congre
gation attended : the morning services.
The. statistics showed 182 accessions,
25 baptisms, and a total contribution
of $11,284.00. The Sabbath school con
tribution during this-period- was $1,-
114.00 : that of the Ladies' Aid Society
$552.00,,nd .of the Young Peoples' So
cieties $793.00. Tihe sermon was a pre
sentation of the following ideas : "
1. Independent Thought.
; 2. Aggressive ' Leadership.
3. Progressive Methods. -
4. Protection.
5. Service. , :
y- 6. Sacrifice, sueeested by the unusual
gift on the part of the Princes of Israel
of ''Six i Covered Wagons and : Twelve
Oxen,", for the Lord's service. : "-v .
t in cdncludinsg his remarks, Dr. Chai
iners said: "I cannot : close tnese re
marks without making special , mention
of ifhe cordial relations existing . be
tween this church and . sister ohurches
of the city, and of the pastor's most
nleasant relations , with and; hign es
teem for "his brother pastors. While
there , never wafe , more denominational
zeat and activity than at present in our.
midst-rStill there has been a manifest
determination on' the part of many to
bring:o the front the real unity that
family, togeter jn one. harmonious and
happy -brotherhood. And our prayer to
God is that the. tide of Gospel charity
and Christian, love in Charlotte may
rise Jhieher and higher, and flow
stronger and stronger, until, it shai
sweep, away all ' bigatry , and intoler
xace r shall forever bury baneath its
tideall jealousies between churches
all rivalries between preachers and ai
the sharp and poisonous tongues of
sectarian exdiisiveness; :Our only con
ftest -with'eajch mother; sihould be, as to
who sliallbasld - thei7Walls of Zion
strongri& audi highest. The mightiest
toesiofiothe'jCmlurehs'are united and
strongly entrenched.! .Nor can
Churoh ever rout them by sallyjyag
forth 4ngle-handed or in ; sca.tereq
bands: y-r -i . . r-rnaq
rnere muist oe some ounwara agree
ment, some concentrated ' leadership
some .concert of action, .so vthat when
we fall into battle line and unlimber
our guns the foe shall r see and - know
that we mean him and him alone, and
not that .curt , most skillful maneuvers
are to thwart a band of brothers, or, to
outgeneral some leader of our own
forces. As Christians, it is our duty
to exhibit before the world - the sub
limity and power of that divine spirit
ual unity which should be the crowning
glory h of the. Redeemer's Church.". ,
CONVENTION ECHOES.
- "State Day" was opened at the Y. M.
C, JA. yesterday afternoon in an inter
esting serviced With Prof. Craighill
at the piano and tbe orchestra accom
paniment, the song service was a stir
ring one ' and Mr. Walter - Scott's solo
was greatly enjoyed, .rof. T Hann
spoke of the StateC wqrje. -t Mr. F. C.
Abbott, of the convent ojpfrom aj busi
ness Standpoints MriJGeor-Stephens
0f the " college work and : -Mr- Ernest
Mpbe of special . work for , the younger
hihi 1 A generous ?bff erihg ras gatherW
ed ;jomhe Statecbrk.a
CHARLOTTE ARCHITECTS IN".- SAli
. ' - ISBURY:T-'. :-1
- Architects Hoo k &! Sawyer, )f. this
city, have a lot'O work 4nishanidilor
Salisbury- ; TheTpnthIofiea: ssay:
"Architect C. C.' H6okasffti Che city
this morning and submitted sketches
of the plans fox buildings to be, erected
here. Among .others is a ? residence
for; Mr. W.'' S: Blackmerv ay residence
for Mr. Edwin Gregory an'd: for Rev.
Dr. -F X Murdoch..-- ;
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i ENGINEER - MCALLISTER TOv
v c-MARRY. ; ;.' )
; Cards were received here today an
nouncing the marriage May 3rd, pf
Miss Katharine BelU daughter of Mrs.
Elizabeth Bell of Walhalla, S. Cx to
Mr. Delano Gaston McAlKter, of f Col
umbia, S. C. Mr. McAllister is an en
gineer on the C. IC.- & A.; running be
tween here andColumbia. He has many
friends at both ends of the line, and
many will be interested to hear that
he is to join the order of Benedicts. :
. THE SANDERS BUILDING.
' :Mr.' Ll W. Sanders -is to begin work
right away tearing down the old build
ing on Mrs. Sanders lot just above the
News office, . and will build ' on the
site,: a handsome three-story building,"
the design for which .was drawn some
months ago by. Hook & Sawyer. Mr.
Sanders today gave tne tenants of the
old building notice , to wove z,tfpnay. j
MUSIC.
Its Charms 5oothe flany. Listen-
. ,J f ' ing Ears.
Mrs. . Frank P. Smith is to be the soltf
soprano in the Second Presbyterian
church this, summer during Miss Lein-
bach's absence. .The latter will finish
her engagement for the season July 1st,
when Mrs. Smith will take the position
until the reopening of the Presbyter
ian College in the fall, and Miss Lein-
lach's return. Mrs. Smith will, at that
ime, return to New York, to take a
choir position there. - - "
A very ' good picture of Mr. 4 J. H(
Craighill appears - in" : the advertising
circular of the GaffneyrS. C.) Musical
Festival. The Gaffney iLedger says of
Mrr Craighfll, tin connection with the
festival: "Mr. Jos., H. CraigfhilL the tal
ented organist and choir master of the
First; Presbyterian church. 5 Charlotte:
has : been. engaged as organist for the
festival, tobe held May: 8th": and 9th
Mr. Craighill . is not widely known as
yet, in this part of the country, he hav
ing come to Charlotte from New York
less than a year ago.. . He .has been
trained in the best school of organ play
nig and handles the ; instrument : ; with
good judgment and skill. His tasteful
accomplishments will ? add greatlv to
the affecti veness of the , choral works.?
The. music at Trinity church yester
day, especially, at the morning service, I
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was oi. a-nign-oraer 01 excellence. A ne
solo by Mrs. Dr.. Banner, who, with
her husband," has - recently come to
Charlotte to live, was beautifully ren-
aerea ana greauy ..enjoyea,. ... a piano
has been,, placed :in . .the., organ,. loft.
Mrs, Hudson, - who ; is , visiting Mrs.
Jack Allison, also sang arid- her; music,
was rgreatly;.en joyed.,;, U'Pjil:
NEW LEAVER
Time as Well as Nature is Turn.
& S;? ing; New Leaves.'; -f p
v yMh C.- Ai Matthews,- of the News,
is a victim of the grippe. yp : r:jl x .s :;.' c
'? ' Tax Collector! - Peoples, who r-C has
been, sick" for several weeks," is in town.
today , : v . , : ... h'-if-;- i
'.--Tax;, collector Taylor was in his
office Jto-day for the first, timein- tWo
weeks. i; ?' v p-i; '-- - W : .---'
- P Twenty-five " or - thirty Pythians
from' tis city will attend sthe meeting
of the Grand Lodge. ; ' f sv v
i;j A ' mule belonging to Mr, Martin
CroweUCbf Crab Orchard , broke Its- leg
Saturtidy; night. In the stable. ?f -
1 Mr. B. L. Dewey continue too unr
well tcobe , at the . Library. ; Miss Salhe
-Adams ':is her substitute. c -i-:dk
1 Mrj i'C. N G. Butt continues ? siefc
H lias i bad 1 & hard battle wi th grippe.
He; isumissed an church and Statei? ' h
; Thd fiandidates come Sa.turdagrviEhff
4 Democmtic clans of Mecklenburg riwiE
gather -in" numbers to ' dear themi'vrf v
i MirJvMartib? of Rock-Hill, S. C, ha3
1- f ; LilMJlMMM.- r i .- hit
ffacturing Company's: on'. East ' Ninth
street; '.!-;V;r--;iM
The dress! rehearsal Saturday night
of "A' Dress Rehear&al",. to be giVen" at
Elizabeth College tonight,- gave : prom
ise of a brilliant success of the operet
,ta. -' ' r '' ' '
-"Spring has come," said: Mr. J: M.
Sims today pointing to a swarm of fly
ing gnats on his windbw-'Sill. "I; have
kept a record of them for 15 years,- and
they never fail to appear when the hot
weather is here." ' ,r r
CfSSIE L0FTUS
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Passed Through Charlotte
t Route to Try on City.
en
No less interesting a personage than
Cissie iLoftus, the well known English
actress, was at the Southern passenger
station this morning. She was en
route "from Richmond tp-Tryon City.
Miss Loftus, as , known, xlaleay distin
guished -herself 4jy walkihgoff the pier
at Old Point, or falling off and being
rescued by Coxswain DeLeoni of rthe
umtea states trainang snip, ivaoiious
.hela. When .she fell, she 4eft her golf
cape and hat on- the ier,. which gave
the appearance of attempt at suicide to
her dipping.,. Miss Biship, bompanion
of Miss Loftus, whd accompanied Her
this morning,' saiMls&Xof tus fe.d ho
idea of commlttiBg xsftdlde; Vjat ,he
had a. position that paid-her ,000 a
week; that she . suffered with, vertigo,
and fell off. "the pier Miss Loftus is a
pretty woman..- She was stylishly
dressed today. She talks x little, dele
gating this pleasure fto? ehr duennda.
Miss Loftus appeared all' right today.
She will stop at Tryon City for awhile,
desiring rest and: dutet :ottaccOunt. at
her ihealthi- She then htihues, her
trip' South, possibly v gotntg to Florida;
ORGAN RECITAL FRIDAY..NIGHT,
The organ irecital at St. Mark's Luth
eran church Friday evening promises
to be one of the most. delightful musi
cal events of the season, ; f Dr: C. - R.
Fisher, musical director of Elizabeth
College, and organist of St. Mark'sTwill
be assisted by MisslTan Wagner, teach
er in vocal culture at Elizabeth Col-
lege. The recital is -under thie; auspices
of the (Ladies' Society of St," Marks.
There will bV no (admission fee. All
are cordially invited to attend, r Atl op
portunity will be given to those present
to give a free will 5, offering in aid of
the Ladies Society, which is raising
a fund for the benefit- of the church,
yet their chief desire is that the com
munity mar enioy the . rich musical
feast in store for next Friday, evening.
CONFESSION OF FAIT
The Best Formula of ; Doctrine 1
Ever Piit Together by Man,
. Says Dr. Stagg. ".'
CTflfin A C C a 1 1 1 tc n n a ice I
0 1 UUU - AM AUL I O I Ur.7 AUcb.
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StaWsays it MCmM
to Stand Them Now- A-tSbS-
4- S sL ' " ' ' j ''js;.n.
HCt with Error , and TruttfA
HI2 i TfliiM s fc'J niKt m '&U
neli is Taught in the BJble and
:. in the Confession.
IRev. Dr. Stasg preached an ablq
sermon yesterday morning,' touching
upon ' the present discussion arid agi
tation lih thePresbytferian Church In
f regardi;to ' the revision j of ; the Confes-
sibh of Faith: ItHe" saidt "'I'M --lm
t askybur -'4ttentioh,'"" said-7 the
speaker;- "tai three passages of Script
tare: Matt, 16,; 18:19 And l say unto
;; thee, that , thjou . art Peter, and upon
buio xw.n.,x 'mil tuuitu ill J i;uuiUU, I
the i gates of hell shall not prevail
itsaiuBi ic.rjia.na i fwiu give' unto tnec 12
xi t f . 1 . . . . . I!
the. keys, bt ; the , , . kingdom . of" heayen, y ,
;and whatsoever ttou' s"halt;; bind on If
earth shall- be - bound '; in heaVeh: arid I
whatsoever thoiivfchalt loose nT earth I
shall be ,lposedii
18; . yerlyI say, unto you,. whatsoever
ye snail dim on eartn snail be bound
in heavenV;ahd 'Wihatsoever 'ye '; shall
loose tmf earth shall be loosed in heav--
em John-.20, 23 : '.Whosesoever sins
ye remit, they are remitted, unto them,
arid whosoever' sins ye retain, they are
retained.'' A correct exegisis of these
passages of Scripture is very essential
to, the growth and - strength of the
Christian Church. In the first passage
Christ was ascertaining from his dis-
ciples. the opinion' of the world regard-
ing His., Derspnality. .The disciples said
'some, think you are John the Baptist,
come from the dead; some that you
are Kllas; others Jeremiah, and others
still, one of the prophets.. In answer
w me , quesuou : vnopi ye say 1
aui 1 oiiAwjix- j, swii : ottru. . jl-uuu .ai l,
Christ, the SMr of (tfief- living 4' God
"Christ said : "Blessed art1 th-diU1;' iSimon,
Bar Jona, . . for flesh and blood
hath hot revealed it unto 'thee, but my
Father; which is in heaven. It was
as if ChrisU'thadi said this is a truth
that cannot be known in the. ordinary
vay; that - truth is appreihended. This
is -an heavenly impotation and cannot
be . understood save by revelation ; ; and
.then addressing V Peter,, he , said:
kmd. I are the, jonly beings .ori11 earth
rjiowriwho comprehend the fact.and'.I
I saylfto, you; oft hjruth viziYitha.t ' 1
lam thsjon orJoid, come as a person to
the'reacth to .save it f r6 ; &iQ,"i I will
build, my church and. the gates of hell
shall not prevail against it.' There has
always ibeen much confusion here. It
is cleaishs-af doctrine to the Protestant
world, that the Church is built on the
personal Christ, but when this passage
is 'given in exegisis there is often ; con
fuskm a towhat the ? foundation - is
andwhat thekeys represent.1t It is
clear that, -Peteri; is. not the rock, and it
should be as equally, clear that Peter's
profession 'is riot, the.3 rock; though 1 it
has often ;befen takeh as isuch.iiNo
man's, or. number of . men's, .profession
can" furnish the rock ony which- the
Church of God is ' builded: It must be
on the;living personal 'Christ; and this
is what Christ declares. The keys put
in Peter s 1 hand;0are the same keys
have in my hands, and every r other
minister' Of the" Word has in his,? viz. t
the preaching that Christie the Son of
thet living GodYw Whosoever tbeHeves
the fact is . bound,' and .whosoever does
ivciu Deneve 11 is mot oouna in nean,
but lonsfid " Tt'if? this, truth that.5 hinds.
and no man can loosed The power7 of the
tru the cannot ibe delegated to map. : It
would foe damnable ', if. man or
men !1: could 'bind, . ' on - earth
for? heaVen,- ''or - loose,' ; on " earth,
for hell. -i The next occasion' Christ adr
dressed' all -of . the, disciples. . I 'take It
after this manner: 'Not liorig! , since,
when I asked whom men thought; I; the
Son of - man, am, Peter-said : 'You. are
Christ, the Son of the living God-' This
is correct, and on i this fact I, will build
my Church. It is ; my purpose : now- to
give you some: pules ' governing;: . this
visible Church. which: will be orgarii
on this fact
like any institution
man r beings.
reverence - for the '-' awfulness V or vthe
power ibf itbU: truth ,to bind and loose
men; blind -yon to the duty of .keeping
thev visible Churchas pure as possible.
It is niotydu'whofbihd'and loose but
this' truths; If a man boattd' by- It-Iii'
heaven, - .discipline cannot 'ioose . him,
and. if 'he is not bound discipline . can-'
not bind him. ' You cannot jnake or un
make 5 this relationship by discipline,
therefore, if a. brother offend; admon-ish-him;
if he will not hear you, take
two or three with you, and if he hear
riot them, bring him before the Church,
and if he hear ntot it, let him be to you
gb a heathen jnan; and a publican.' ,W
can readily . understand, how. 'a timid
reverence, for such" a; stupendous pow
er, as that which -binds or looses for
heaven and " hell would have . paralyzed
all. function of discipliie: on. the part
of men,, towards & man who. said he be
lieved a. truth that could bind, him to
heaven; unless Christ; had gitea sbme
such explanation to .His r disciples. . I
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, it will require acimmei nut on at Philadelphia, to.' accommo-
tbat deals mtnnj I date manufacturers and commission
Donl let SUPerstinOUS'l-WimV-'wlirt :nrp. nmlnr tn ittAnrt thA an.
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CITY HAGLSAFE.
Two Prominent Builders 5ay No.
Cause for Kumor as to Its Be
ing Unsafe,---
some credence mat tne city hall is un
safe. The report, it Iseems, was start
led ' from . the. . fact . that . the . guttering '
u WU1UC y eu . up, . auu we water
accumulated, on . the roof, had . seanwi
through the brick on the front wall tn.
wards Atkinson & Stowe's drusr stnr
rry off: the water,; : Messrs. S. J. As-
?ury P' -w- Ahrens and J. , D. Ross
were appointed by the city, a commit-
pees o-inspect-and condemn buildings,
Mr. Ahrens was asked in rrri
buildinc l this . rtinrnjy "i Wo !
jphatic in saying that the building was
perfectly safe ; that there was no dan
ger wnatever,- Mr..' Asbury said: "It
vould take a great deal to throw such
a building as tha t.' We have not Exam
ined the building; in two years. but will
examine it tnis afternoon or tomorrow,
?but 1 do not think-there is the least
cause for such a rumor." ' ..
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FUNERALS.
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Two Good Women Laid to Rest
Yesterday in Elmwood.
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mains of Mrs. Susan PnrloA Ifffonlre ;
iwere conducted yester'dav afternoon hv
xr. Barron, ; at the residen.ee. The
house was crowded: with friends . and
the floral tributes were beautiful. The
funeral .procession was a long one, and
Jthe deepest dsympathy v was expressed
ror tne bereaved family.-
FUNERAL OF MRS. HARGETT. 4 - x
The funeral i services k of Mrs. Mary"
Isabella Hargett -were, held yesterday
afternoon at: 4 o'clock at the residence,
Mo. 906 East Third istreet. by her nas-
htor. Rev. Frank Siler. of Trinity Meth-
iodist church.; .There was a laree con
I course of relatives and friends present.
L and quite s a lpng procession followed V
tthe remains, to Elm wood. Mrs. Har--'
gett wasthe only daughter of "John and
r Mary 1 Gennings.. . She was - bdi h ! . July"
129, , 1861 in Sharon: townshib. She'wa-
mamea Aprii ris i.,A iier nusDana,
arid five ?chiJdf eri-r-two jsdhs and sthr6e
daughters survive . her. Her father
was killed ltf the wac.-
Mrs, Hargett adorned heiv every re
lationship of life with an integrity and
Christian devotion every : way worthy
a noble woman, ii She .was a, . sonsi st
ent Christian,, a dutiful wife and moth
er, a good neighbor; kind and thought
ful to the sick. A good woman has
gone to her' reward. ' !' ' ' ' ' "
The pall bearers were: Messrs. T. A.
Sduires, M. L. DavisMiB, Williamson, .
J. W. Shaw. fj.;iFtvHiinter and. J. ; W.
1 Lewis ' ' '
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CHUftCH'NEw'S- ;n" Mix,
Rev.
Dr. Sharron was here this1"
morning. ori his "return from Concord -ta-lfi
Presbytery : ' " ;" ; ' iiJ" "r.
, Rev. Dr. Chreitzberg went to Mori
roethis morning to assist Rev. Mr.
Bagmell of the Methodist Church in a
meeting this week. . . . , ; '
.; Rev. J. C. Johnston, of . Union Sem
inary,' preached at Providence and
Banks church' yesterday to large 'con
cfal request and the people were great
ly pleased with hiim. ;
,4 Communion ? services will be held in
the First. Associate Reformed Presby-
terlan church next Sunday. Prepara-
tory service Thursday and y Friday
nights by Rev. S. : J.- Patterson, of -Steele
Creek. ;. , - ; . ;
S PIANO TUNERS TO ORGANIZE.
The piano-tuners of this city will to
night set in . motion al wave' of sound
which they hope will. result in the or
ganizing of a State.:, Tuners' Associa
tion. , Messrs. Crumb, Leisch, Wilmoth,
Badham and Brown will ." meet at 7
o'clock" at? the Stieff music house to
discuss ; the matter' and probably or
ganize, an association. They hope to
hold the: ; first annual convention here
during the 20th of May week, which
will j- add ' 1 one 1 more ' attraction to the
20th week programme. v .
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r ' 1 MILL NEWS.
When the Southern Cotton Spinners
Association assembles L in thi-s city in
May, two hundred and fifty- million
dpllars worth of capital will be. repre
sented..," secretary Hiss naa letters to-.
daysaylng that speciar cars-would be
nual convention of the Spinners. The
convention is to be pre-eminently fhe.
largest atbering of cotton spinners
ere jheld Irithe- United States; .J-
- RAILROAD NEWS. . "
.The engine of the. Seaboard train
jumped the frack yesterday at Stanley
Creek, and anotner engine naa to oe
sent from here to take the train on to
Rutherford ton. ..v. ,
News reached the city this-afternoon.
that two engines which were , pulling
a freight up the mountain, near Old
Fort, went ; over the mountain yester- -day
afternoon. No injury to life was
reported. r The accident was caused by
a spread rail. . , ,
. ' DR. BARRON'S CALL.
Rev. ''Dr. Barron, pastor of Tryon -
i Street Baptist Church, has received a ;
call to a church n Augusta, ua. wot
only the Baptists here,- but all other
denominations will veto the doctor's
leaving Charlotte. , He is not to even .
think of . "
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