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In the name of our God we will set up our banners."--Psa. 20:5.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1891.
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A Golden Ilule.
Tis comfort sweet, a well spent life.
In glancing down the track of years,
To know that worluly jars and strife
Were met with smiles, and not with
tears. .
If we are hurt on Life's broad field
With slings of scorn and arrows' fret,
How easily the wound is healed
If we help others, and forget !
Forget thj sorrows that we know
And conquer bitterness and pain
By lifting other heads laid low,
Like flowers under pelting rain.
For us the Present's all w bav -To
do this noble work of love ;
In putting forth a hand to save,
A life to change, a heart to move.
Too short is Time to chafe and pine,
Our souls will very soon take flight ;
O will our brows with jewels shine,
Or we be plunged in endless night?
In trouble some may not be meek,
But strive to bear defeat alone ;
In pride forgetting they should seek
For help divine at Heaven's throne.
He, on that gracious mercy-s at,
Is tender, loving, true, and kind ;
All suppliants at Jesus feet
Will sweetest consolation find
Joanna Price.
Communications.
Prohibition.
lation that -wrongs us, while 6ucli
legislation is only possible through
I the sanction our votes has given
it.
Mv countrymen, let us analyze
-
quences is in impossibility. It
overleaps the bounds of human
conception. The facts are to
startling for belief. The figures
too vnst for coniDrehension. We
can get only faint glimpses of the our troubles more thoroughly and
facts bv comparative statements, we will be prepared to treat mem
If wo Fay thp liquor traffic in- more wisely. We are allowing
volves a thousand millions of the ourselves robbed of brain and
nonles monev evorv vear, we are muscle, of character and life, to
c a ...f,io hv tha thfi find that a desDisable class of
uUIiluoru nun iniwuini v., j t
vastness of thf sum, but we may foreign liquor dealers may fatten
iu iAaa choi wo sflv that, it uoon the spoils of our American
tlO I l Lit J llv " Jiv " J I
I - - " i . t 1 i
h an w nnv for homes. the louiest Dior
in twice as much as we pay
all the brer.d and all the meat
that our sixty millions of people
eat, and all the cloths our people
wear, count only for one fourth a
share ofwhat we. spend for drink.
This enormous sum growing
greater and still more great from
year to year, is worse than wasted.
Better for tha people, far better, if
it were buried in the bowels of the
that
stains the bloody pages, of our
national history to day is the fact
that the home of the American
and the saloon of the foreigner are
jhe anlani-imaesi!yxuglijlgJ
for supremacy in this American
republic.
Under a Christian civilization
ia this closing decade of the nine
teenth century, we find ourselves
earth, from whence it came, and under the tyrauical domination of
forever loBt to the world, because a liquor power as cruel an fate,
it buys only death for the body an(i as persistantly aggressive as
and ruin for the soul. the devil. Is it not strange that
Five millions of dollars buried .1 nation erown great under the
in the sea every time the sun guiding Btar of a Christian civili
sink beneath its billows, would zt ion should sell her honor for
not so exhaust our finances as uoes gold, and her people for a price
the liquor traffic authorized by the Should lend her prestage to a bus
votes of this Christian nation, iuess dishonoring to her civiliza
Hklf a score of men counting sil- tion and degrading to her citizen-
ver do'lars for half a life time 8hin. A business damnable in
would not count enough to meat every sense, and destructive of
our drink expenses for a single everything pure and beautiful and
ffpr All the gold that California Lnod? She must know, and does
BY J. E. R.
It we telieve that increation
man was the gr?at central idea,
and that henceforward the world
"was operated in his interest if
we believe that God's purpose all
relate to him now and forever if
we believe that God has decree 1
for him a higher life than ie attain-
able in thif,and has placed him here
to get ready for that higher life,
then to help him attain unto it
becomes our chiefest considera
tion. -
In our human nature there, is
a divine element, and that ele
ment constitues our true nobility
the God-likeness which stamp us
with immortality and "brings the
rwstiim into kinship with the
Creator.
this nobility is our mission in the
world, our allotted life work,
" and any failure on our part
thwarts the purposes of our crea
tion, and involves mankind in
ruin forever. "
Bearing in mind that this life
1- 1.1 . ,.t
ever gave 10 our peopie uum uui
nv thp interest on the debt for
f-j
iialf a decade.
Tt in a sum sufficient to buy a
iome witbrall needed home com
forts, for every American family
n the nation. A sum sufficient
know, that she nurses a viper that
sooner or later will inflict the
sting of death. But who is this
nl ion? Who but we the soverign
people? Whose this shameful
guilt but ours? The sin is ours,
aud ours must be the penalty,
o build a school house in every long as we tolerate an evil we can
township, and educate every child, remedy, so long we are gumy in
lhe sight of God and untrue to our
.vhitfl and black, rich and poor. A
sum sufficient to enable every
Americau laborer to live in com-
rort, without even an excuse to
strike for higher wages or sue for
shorter time. We boast ef the
run 1 that we have paid a billion
lollars on the Dublic debt in ten
ears; whereas, we have wasted
enough on drink to have paid the
mount in ieiv months.
There are thousands of mn now
To lift up our fellow to living during whose lif tim there
'ias been enougu money ryem
hrough drink to buy ip tli
United States from lake to gulf,
and from ocean tt) ocean. ibis
iiquor traffic which our votes can
prohibit, but prefer to perpetuate,
, is more burdensome to our labor-
I . B . ll 11 ,.4- 4 ;.
ia not f. finality but given us of mg millions man an tu
God as preparatory to the life of Urmies of despotic Europe would
the forever, beyond. We must
fellow-man.
There is not an inch of neutral
ground on a question of right and
wrong. We are for or against and
before God and our fellow, stand so
recorded. The vital, liviDg, force
ful teacher is example : hence, if
we would teach the right, we must
act the right. Our deeds make
-
our; . character,, and character
makes the man.
By millions and millions these
dram-shops are converting the
bread-money of our laboring people
into the drink of death, and as pa'
triotp, philanthropists and Chris
tians, we are bound to fight them.
The choice left us, is the death
of thfi traffic, or the death ot its
victims.
recognize ourselves as the chosen
agents through whom man ia to be
redeemed from the lower life in
sin, to the higher life in Christ.
Could we be honored with a
grander work? Could we be as
signed a higher mission?
Yet it involves us in responsibili
ties that appall, us. ResponBibih
ties strong enough to lift
heaven, yet weighty enough
gink us to hell.
be. Europe is burdened with her
xpenditures for self protection.
America ir burdened with her ex
penditures for self-destruction.
The laboring man sinks under
his hurdeu not knowing whence
t"ie cause. The tax payer cries
rat against bard times, not know
ing the source of his grievance.
The toiling farmers work and
us to I worry aud fret oecause their prog-
to rebs is only backward, though
richlv blessed with fertile boh,
How moBt successfully and moBt genial clime, and crops abundant,
BaAUv in hrimr man into con- "hile the class legislation 01 po
fortuity to God's plan for his litical part isen officials under li-rnt-ann
future, is the problem quor power domination, is robbing
w would solve. First then, we him of his profits systematically
wo1d know what the barrier is. ;md persistently through the very
What most hinders him. Pri- men his vote has helped liquor
; B; w in what, form men to put in power, lhe wage
uiai J v 1 -
ted. and whence its chief earning millions work, worry
f '
source? Where shall we find it
most firmly rooted? Years of ob
servation and close Btudy of the
question warrant the declaration
that, the legalized liquor traffic as
developed bv our modern civili-
as South Asheville and Biltmore
Mission.
The rrpt-rt on financial systems
was read by W. H. Penland, a
layman. He gave us one of the
cleverest and most practical
speeches we have ever heard. : This
was the speech of his life to date.
Bro. Fitch Taylor presented the
duty side of the question.
The report 011 temperance was
read by Hon. H. A. Gudger. It
gave no uncertain sound. It was
pjsitive not extreme; nothing
muddy, but clear as a crystal.
This was pronounced by all as one
of the best papers on the subject
diidi- Vofrre a HiRtrifit conference.
and education was read by C W.'
Byrd. It gave us some facts to
encourage and a few points to be
mproved. One was the difference
1 1? 1 1 A
in numoers 01 our ecnuoi auu
membership in the church, show-
ng in many places the school was
smaller than the membership in
the church another point was no
Sunday-school libraries.
The report on quarterly confer
ence records was read by Bro.
Sherri1. This report was not full
because only about one third of
the record books were in the hands
of the committee.
The fact brought out on the sub
ject of finance show that the
stewards are 20'; anead on their
collections of the pastors on the
collections ordered by conference.
Stewards and pastors are ordered
to make a strong pull to come up
with a clean sheet at the Annual
Conference.
Bros. James I. Cash of Holston
Conference, and J. B. labor ot
Bryson Civ Si ation, Franklin
District, W. N. C. conference, were
our visiting brethren. I he delegates
elected to the Annual Conterence
were Brut. J. A. Reagen, G. Wild,
H. A. Gudger, and G. 11. r. Cole,
alternates A. Cannon Hensley.
We meet (the Lord willing) one
year hence, at . Old Fort. There
is no discount in the hospitality
of the homes at Weaverville. It
would have been difficult for
them to have made it more pleas
ant for us whilethere: l "
May God continue His bless
ings on this good people.
C.M.Campbell.
life, circumscribed by 110 limit,
except extent of ability.
3. That we are thankful to God
for the doctrines of Methcdism
taught in His own Word, with
which He has enabled us to tri
umph in the past.
4. That as pastors and repre
sentative men of the church, we
return to our homes and labors,
with brighter hopes fdr tha suc
cess of our oeloved Methodism
than ever.
' Respectfully submitted.
J. C. Troy, Ch'm'n,
V " J. A. Seonce, Sec,
W. M. Boring,
W. B. Lyda, ,
P. L. Terrell,
Committee.
haso, and inquiring of the pro- it. All that we could grasp was a
priotor, who was also the clerk, of vast confusion of amphitheaters
i
the welfare of the people, was met
and pt range architectural forms
resplendent with color. The vast
ness of the view amazed us quite
as much as its transcendent beau
1 v. We had expected a canyon
two iineB of perpindicular wall
' Why. you know tha: fiae horse b,0U0 teet high, with the ribbon ot
of.his, worth $250 if it wn?
by the remark, "1 suppose you
didn't know about E 's loss,
did ye?"
"No. What is it?'' was the re
ply-
a cent well, the oilier night.' that
horse tried to jump out of lhe en
closure never known to jump bp
fore but this jump was too much
for the poor creature, for he ran a
stake into his side, and thpy had
to kill him at once. Doctor said
he'd die anyway. What luck that
man as had the jast vearor two."
Itobbins
Selections.
GodA Strictly
Incident.
True
BY ELIZABETH T. LARKIX.
rob God?
me. But
Yet
ye
Tfio minister" onrySaid, f
very sorry for him," but he
thought a great deal more than he
said.
One change after another took
the minister to a distant part of
the State : but years after, as he
worth a river at the bottom ; but the
reader may dismiss all notions of
a canyon, indeed of any sort of
mountain or gorge with which he
is familiar.
We had come into a new world.
hat we saw was not a canyon or
a chasm, or a gorge, but a vast
area, which ia a break in the pla
teau. From where we stood it
rrai twelve miles" acroSH-ttrej oppoalj fcOTot Jpf
Bite walls a level line of mesa on
the Utah side. We looked up and
down for twenty or thirty miles
The great place is lined with gi
gantic architectural constructions,
with amphitheatres, gorges, pre
Current Opinion.
"Intellectual Prostitutes."
At a dinner recently given the
members of the press in New York
journalist was called upon to re
ply to the toast, "An Independent .
Press." Knowing we have no in
dependent press among the power
ful papers of the nation, he for a
oug time refused to reply, but
being insisted on to do bo, said:
"There is no such a thing in
America as an independent press,
unless it is out in the country
towns. You are all slaves. Yo:i
know it and I know it. There is
not one of you who dare express.
was again in vicinity of the s e.ie cipice, walls of masonry, fortresses
of rur storv, sitting on the piazza terraced up to the level of the eye,
Will a man
have robbed me. But ye say.
Wherein have we robbed lheer
In tithes and offerings. Ye are
cursed with a curse : for ye have
robbed me. Malachi iii:8, 9.
A minister of the Gospel in the
State of Maine found in one.of
his charges a luaii who professed
conversion, but who was extremely
penurious. He v anted all the
blessings that pertained to the
Gospel, but had never seemed to
realize that the command, "Freely
ye have received, freely give," was
to him. The ministir felt a con
cern to help the ir,an, but when
ever he said anything to him
about contributing for the spread
of the Gospel at home or abroad,
he was met by the excuse, that,
with a family to support, he had
no money to give away. One day,
as the minister was driving along,
he saw the man, whom we will call
E , in his field, and stopped
to have a talk with him. He pro
posed to him that he stake off a
certain portion of that field, and
cultivate it the best he could, and
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-at
and
fret because in the face of steady
effort and fair pay they seem not to
prosper, never realizing the fact
that the saloon is stealing the
bread from the wife and children
at home, while the husband and
father revels in drink at the dram
shop.
It is not the low tariff, or the
high protection that is oppressing
the mechanic so much. It is nol
of man to all the purposes for low prices or high proaucuou um.
i v. -.-j ,tori li i m Hn- ia hankriintiiig the farmer so much
WI1K.I1 IT1HI ll&a ticoiw 1 1 '
nr.v.tv in its deepest his it is the ever flowing
,WhonPVPr conceived a darker which the liquor traffic impos-
for wrecking the body and Of all the laboring man'b
damning the soul, than the liquor oial burdens, none fall so
trffi nf this nation under the fos- upon him as those which
f irovf rnment license. Lne way or another through
The devil's infernal never devised I drink traffic. Pity it
. m.",r anceasful fact for people- and for his country
in a thfl regions of the lost than doesn't recognize
the saloon that burdens the coun- remedy the evil
zation is the most prolific source
of sin the world has ever known.
The strongest faction in the alien
ation of man from God. The most
universal agent in the antagonism
drain
poses
tin a i)
heavily
How in
th
is for him
the fact and
Would we lower
under burdens
lm-by
, ,1.. .i f thia 1 nr taTPB. we have only to lower
try ana curses me uwpio j
ri,,;.f;.n land through ponucai our uriun. um. uu.v
manipulations of the democratic hard times, we have only to banish
and republican part ies. the saloon.
Tt ia V a Mil minating effort of We groan
At IV f) I m
, on,! .Wila combined, for posed by unjust laws, enacted
A.t .nJ traction of gen- unjust men, to build up an unjust
. i v: nv.thA thousands traffic: not because we can't help
.t t.n. f thonaanda it is hurry- it. but because we won't.
ine men to death and to hell; year tach the blame to others while the
. . v , nd more. To faith- lever of power is still m
fullvpdrtrav its dreadful conse- hands. We complain at the leeis-
Asheville District Conference
The 26th session of the Asheville
district conference mat at Weaver-
r;ilo Thnradav morning at 10
o'clock, August 27ih 1891; Kev
.T. H. Weaver. P. E in the chair
nr. J A. "Reasan was elected sec
retary, W. H. Penland assistan
secretary. All of the preachers in
nHororp wprp present except T. E
" I
Weaver of Toe River circu
wnn wan in the midst of a revival
and would not leave. The attend
auce upon the part of the laymen
was not full, but large, as large as
any district conference I have at
tended since I came intu the work.
The opening prayer by the Pre
siding Elder was one of uuusual
power; we felt from this prayer
trrjugh the entire session the
power and presence of the Holy
Spirit. The reports were spirit
ual, the speeches, the singing, the
whole work, was so smoothly and
oo Hiifrpssfullv done, we feel sure
we were all guided by the Holy
Spirit.
The preaching was done by Bro.
Sherril, Terrell, J.I. Cash, of Holf-
ton Conference, Troy, Tabor, of
Bryson City, Franklin district
conference and C. W. Byrd. The
work done on this line manifested
that the spirit of the Lord was
upon them to preach the Word iu
demonstration of power.
The business of the conference
was done through committees of
which there were five.
The report on the spiritual state
. , u I l. T
OI me CUUrcu was icau ijf
C. Troy. This report brought out
facts that were very encouraging,
showing an advance in all the in
terest of the charge in the district.
The report on missions was
rip. bv C. M. Campbell. The
facts as gathered from the pastors
show they are wide awake to the
spread of our beloved church, as
thpro was verv little territory in
the district but what is looked af
. ... 11
ter. This committee recommenaeu
Spiritual St .ie of the Church.
Report o!: lhe spiritual state of
the church. Asheville District, M.
E. Church. South:
Your 'ommittee on the Spirit
ual State of the Church beg
to rep- i t, first, that there seems to
have been a very general disposi
tion on the part of our preachers
to make full proof of their minis
try, in not only calling sinners to
repentance, but in elevating the
Church membership into a higher
type of Christianity, We notice
with pride that the commandment
of the great Head of the Church
to His disciples : "That ye should
go and bring forth fruit, and that
your fruit should remain," has
been practically heeded.
In the recapitulation of the in
dividual reports, we find that dur
ing the year w.d up to this time,
there have been conversions, 533 ;
accessions to the church, 492;
Adult baptisms, 14( ; infant bap
tisms, 101. These reports alone
indic.ite already a good state of
spirituality at large.
Secondly, we note as an occa
sion for gratitude that even in the
few churches, where no revivals
have been held, that there is spir
itual prosperity.
It is also a source of gratifica
tion that our preachers have not
thought it at all necessary to call
in the modem evangelist, but have
me in the strength of the Lord
,f Hosts, and in iiis name
achieved the victory.
Thirdly, it is gratifying to re
port good congregations attending
upon the preaching of the Word;
r.raver.TTi -ptinss are held where
t""j
practicable; family altars are es
tablished in many homes; they
that fear the Lord speak often one
to another in the experience meet
ings, and that the injunction "Do
tliiR in remembrance of me," is not
forgotten, as 75 per cent, of our
membership partake of the Sacra
ment when possible.
In view of the foregoing, re-'
solvtd:
1. That we are devoutly thauk
ful to God for the peace and pros
perity in our churches.
That we recognize the neces-
reading in the cool of the day, a
man shabb' enough as to his
clothing, with a shambling gait,
and an old pipe in his mouth,
drew near and seated nimseit on
the stone step at the end of the
piazza, rather remote from the
place where the minister was sit
ting. He had evidently been on
a tramp and wanted to rest. The
minister, after a minute or so, be
gan to pace the piazza, and draw
ing near he spoke to the man.
Something in his appearance
temples mountain size, all bril
liant with horizontal lines of color
streaks a thousand feet in
width yellow mingled white and
gray, orange, dull red, brown,
blue, carmine green, all blending
in the sunlight into one transcend
ent suffusion of splendor.
Afar off we saw the river, in
two places a mere thread, as mo
tionless and smoothe as a strip of
mirror, only we knew it was a
turpid, boiling torrent, six thous
and feet below us. Directly op
seemed strangely familiar to the posite to the overhanging ledge on
minister, and as he continued to which we stood was a mountain
study the face a conviction flashed the slooping base of which was
upon him that it washis old friend ashy gray and bluish; it rose in a
v nnd to forestall anv de- series of terraces to a one thous-
nial he accosted him at once by and foot wall of darit red sand
hJa nnme The man rather un- stone, receding upward, with
willingly responded, but know- ranges of columns and many fan
ing he was recognized did not try tastic sculptures, to a final row of
trt rneol hia identity. The min- gigantic opera glasses six thcus-
ister said to him, "Where are you and feet above the river.
living now?"
last acceeded to the
proposition, and the minister,
,vell pleased, went on his way.
The man p'anted the portion set
apart with corn, and it grew won
derfully. When the minister saw
him, he said he never saw any
thing like the way tha t corn grew ;
and the strangest part of it was
that it was the poorest part of the
field. The minister was aware of
the latter fact before the man in
aivertantly made the disclosure.
"Well," said the minister, "the
Lord has evidently blessed it, and
you know you promised to give
Him all the proceeds."
"Well, I don't know about that,"
said E , "I didn't expect to
raise more than one bushel of corn
on it, and there will be five, at least.
"I'm not living anywhere m
particular."
"Where is your wife?"
"She's dead."
"What has become of your
farm?"
MyfarmTiavenTTTSy-
farm. I haven't got anything.
Everything is gone.
"E - " said the minister,
"do vou remember when vou be-
j
gan to rob God by stealing the
corn out of His cornfield?"
The man's jaw dropped as if he
ok with death, and his
pipe was shivered into atoms on
the stone step before him. He re
covered himself partially, how
ever, and turning upon the min
ister savagely said : "I'd like to
- c if
know what that has to do with
it?"
"It has all to do with it, my
brother," said the minister.
The Baptists have decided to
x
locate their Female University at
Raleigh. They have secured prop
erty there amounting to $29,600,
and $8,000 are lacking. They are
looking to Raleigh to make that
od ' ami oCTturau.. iboijrisjti tuuPA.1
To complete their, growth, the
nails of the left hand require eight
to ten days more than those of the
right.
Tit-Bits
An American doctor prescribe
a mixture of diethylsulphondime
thylmethane and trichloracetyldi
methylphenylpyralolone for warts
Most people would prefer to keep
the warts.
Trate Inpividual : "What did
you mean by telling Smith that
had been in jail?"
Cai.m Inmvidual: "I did not
j 11 r"1 " i T V. ,1 l-vi-n- i -r- ioii
-1 .It n;nn,.liF cowl vnn nncrnt to be in
hardened conscience by words of j
kindlv warning and entreaty, but
the formation of a new mission in 1 sity of our people in reaching out
the city of Asheville, to be known 1 for a high standard of Christian
think I will give the bushel I
expected to raise to the L,ord 8
work, and the rest must go to sup
ply the needs of my family. I
have quite a family, you know.
The minister expostulated, but
could get no satisfaction from the
close-fisted" farmer, and with a
kindly warning he left him.
In a few weeks there came an
untimely frost, and the minister,
falling in with his panshoner,
asked him if the Irost damaged
his crops at all.
I should think it did," he re
plied, almost angrily, "every
particle of my corn has gone but
that little corner piece i stated
"Oh the Lord's lot is all right,
is it?" said the minister
"1 suppose you'd call it the
Lord's lot, but I call it mine, and
intend to use it, every ear of it
'Circumstances alter cases, you
know, and nobody with any sense
would expect me to give any of it
h luck as I have
en i ij ) .
had."
"Mv brother," said the good
minister, "there is no such thing
as luck in this world. 'Whatso
ovor a man sowe th. that shall he
also reap.' Take heed how you
sow."
The man turned hastily away
and the minister went sorrowfully
homeward, saying to himself.
"What shall it profit a man to
o-nin the whole world and lose his
e
own soul?"
n:ua im'atpr went soon to
another people, but months after
being in the neighborhood ot his
t;aA F. -. he stepped into
a store to make a needed pur
E
, angry at the loss of his
pipe, angrj' ar me liiiuwici,
at God, rose up and shuffled ort'.
The minister learned that, subse- A young man being asked by
quent to his own Jeparture tor a I judge whether he had a father
a mother, said he wasn't quite sure
distant nart of the State, as before
mentioned, E had turned
his own son's family out of doors,
because that son was not able to
pay him a debt he owed him.
Let the reader take the lesson
home to heart. "The silver is
mine, and the gold is mine, saith
the Lord of hosts." We are only
His stewards. Let us not rob
God, for if we do we, as surely as
E , shall be "cursed
with a curse." It is to be ieared
jail."
Ihate Individual: (calming
down) : "I beg your pardon,
must have misunderstood him
whether he had or not. First
his father died, and then his mo
or
he not only lost his property, but
his soul. From Times of Refresh
ing for December.
A Thrilling
ther married again: and then his
mother died, and his father mar
ried again; and now he didn't
exactly know whether they were
his father and mother or not.
Too Late ! A soldier wrote
home for a supply of cash. Ap
pended to the letter was the follow
ing post-script :
"I felt so ashamed at having
asked you to send me ten dollars,
that I ran to the post office to get
my letter back. Unfortunately it
I V, ,1 rrna 1"
Word-Painting: of
California's AVomler. short way with intkudebs.
Charles Dudley Warner gives Servant maid (raising an alarm
. . . m in T it. - 1 i- .
the following beautiful descrip- in the middle 01 me mgm;.
tion of the Grand Canyon of Cal- "Professor! Oh Professor ! There's
a burglar in the house I
Professor (absent as ever.)
"Tell him I am not at home I"
"Boy, which is the quickest way
for me to get to the railway sta
tion.?" Accomodating Boy: "Run."
Young Mother : "Horrors, J ane,
thA hahv is trying to swallow a
pin!"
N i'Rse : "It's all right, mum ;
it's a safety pin."
Thev were talking about trees.
j v
t you know beforehand that it will
not appear in print. I am paid
$150 per week for keeping honest
. . Alt. T
opinions out ot tne papers x am
connected with. Others of you
are paid similar salaries for doipg
similar things. If I should allow
honest opinions to be printed in
one issue 01 my paper, line
Othello, my occupation would be
gone. TIml man who would be bo
foolish as to write honest opinions
would be out on the streets look
ing for another job. The business
of a leading journalist is to distort
the truth, to lie outright, to per
V3rt, to villify, to fawn at the feet
of mammon, and to sell his coun
try and his race for daily bread,
or for what is about the same,
his salary. You know this, and I
know it, and what foolery to be
toasting an independent press 1
We are the tools and vassals of
rich men behind the scenesX We
are jumping-jacks. They pulKthe
string and we dance. Our time,
our talent, our possibilities are all
the property of other men. ' We
are intellectual prostitutes." Ex
change.
On Top by Constitutional Con-
; trivance.
Returns from about one-half of
the Mississippi countieB show that
the new constitution of that State
will fulfill the main object of its
adoption, the diminution of the
colored vote and the maintenance
of a twhite ma j oifrVy c say a the New
lorfc oun. 10 Becure mai uujbci
the constitutional convention de
termined upon two provisions as
pre-requisites to voting, the pay
ment of a poll tax within a certain
period before an election, and the
satisfying of an educational qual
ification. It seems thateven with
out the latter provision the new
constitulion insures white suprem
acy. Less than one-fourth of the
colored voters have paid their poll
taxes. In the counties where the
colored population is largest less
than one-fifth, and in some of
them not more than a tenth, of the
colored, voters have registered.
Thus, in Yazoo but seventy-eight
have registered out. of 6,000 en
titled to register ; in Lowndes only
forty-four out of 5,000. From the
present state of the registration it
seems that the white majority this
year is likely- to be 10,000 to 20,
000 greater than the entire num
ber of colored votes registered. A
small percentage of the white
voters will also be disfranchised,
but the unwillingness or inability
of the negroes to pay the poll tax
will leave the whites with a major
ity greater than any one can have
anticipated. Richmond, (la.,)
Times. -
ifornia:
No one could be prepared for it.
The scene is one to strike dumo
with awe or to uustring the nerves.
One might stand iu silent aston
ishment; another would burst in
to tears. There are some experi
ences that can not be repeated
one's first view of Rome one's first
view of Jerusalem. But these
emotions are produced by associa
tion, by the 6udden standing face
to face with the scenes most
wrought into our whole life and ed
ucation by tradition and religion.
This was without association,
and without parallel, it was a
shock so novel that the mind
dazed, quite failed to comprehend
"My favorite," she said, "is the
oak. It is so noble, so magnifi-
cant in its strength. But what is
your favorite?"
"Yw" he replied.
Conscienne Hot Infallible.
A man is not always safe in fol
lowing his conscience. His sin
cerity is no pledge of his security,
Yet society is endangered by the
fallacy that it makes no difference
what a man believes, "if he is sin
cere." One may be conscientious
and sincere in a wrong course of
thought and action. A man bound
for San Francisco may by mistake
take the train for New York, and
find .that sincerity avails him
nothing. Correctness of judgment
on moral questions depends upon
enlightenment. A man may do
this or that conBcientiouslyLbut
he may have an ignorant con
science. The function of con
science is merely to wake up a
moral judgment on the facts pre
sented. It is necessary that all
the facts be known when a course
of conduct is contemplated. In
matters of eternal destiny it is not
safe to deliver a man over to the
ignorance of his uninformed judg
ment. He may conscientiously
walk over some moral precipice
unless the danger is pointed out
to him.' Northwestern Christian
Advocate.
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