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* VOL. XLIY. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1888. - NO, 35. " gj 1
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Mystery of the Sea and the Romance
rl 1 * of a Wreck.
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' "r ST USEES NEVILLE.
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[Copyright, iS87, by Tlie A. X. Kellogg Newspaper
Company.]
^ a morning
1/u Arthur JSeckweth,
Hp-who had been trav
TtlHi eling for several
'ftU^ years, found himjl
'self, in company with his fellow passen"
gers, eagerly watching the approaching
chores of his native land from the deck
'of a South American steamer. In due
trrriAt.lie sta-imer reached her dock, and
a day or two later Beckweth was with
p. his aunt at Rockberg, on. the New England
coast
; Although the first summer residence
of Rockherg had been erected for nearly
thirty years, but a dozen establishwonts
nf s. similar kind hn.d ever fol
lowed it This was chiefly owing to
the fact that Rockberg was situated
somewhat off the beaten line of travel,
and but few persons had as yet discovered
its attractiveness. To persons
of quiet tastes and habits, such as were
the sammer residents of the village,
there was much there to excite their
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from the sightly location of their dwellings
on the cliffs. Before them stretched
the ever-changing, ever restless, deep
tine ocean, on whose surface could be
seen the white sails of the ships passing
in the disiance to and from the faraway"poru-io
the south.
I At one time. Derhabs. the constantlv
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Ranging shades of light on the sails of
|c tihe yachts, coast-bound craft and the
p fishing fleet that passed close in shore
"vrould attract an observer's attention;
;while another moment it would be the
long column of smoke, appearing
at first like a light cloud against the
sky, that heralded the approach of the
jln-bounci ocean steamer sometime oeJoreits
long dark hull was visible above
the horizon.
i At the foot of the cliff nestled the
little village -with its white cottages,
and neatly-kept flower and vegetable
^ gardens. Beyond, bounded on eitherjade
by the main road and the edge.:
;of the beach, was the long row of fishj
houses, in which, in stormy weather,
B0CK3EBG y
jpany a tale of shipvrreek and danger
Was told while busy bauds overhauled,
for repairs the various appliances, by!
the aid of which the men of Rockberg;
forced their living from the sea. These
fish-houses, with the boats hauled up
4n front of them out of the reach of
&e tide, although eertainly not beau-'
jtiful in themselves, added a bit of
character to the scene, while the picture
of the village as a whole was far
from tame. *
Back from the cliff could be seen
? ranges of small hills, on whose sides
Were scattered here and there a few
> stunted fir trees and cedars. These
extending from the shore in to
the distant inland, formed the boundaries
of several small fertile plains,'
which were generally cultivated by
hard-working, industrious men of semiamphibious
habits, who divided their
I time, according to the season, between
farming and fishing.
All this, together with the pleasing
contrast between the crisp brown grass
of the hills and the dark, rich verdure
of the valleys, the occasional orchards
and elm trees, from behind whose foli-.
k age a farm-house was visible here and
^ there?the whole backed by gray and
p paruaiiy wooaea urns in rue iar distance?made
a scene of considerable,
attractiveness.
Mr. Jabez Horton had been among;
the first to make his summer residence:
k amid these surroundings. After his;
death, his widow nofc only continued to
go there, but found its quiet and beauty
so congenial that her stay each
'season was of longer duration than
that of any of the other summer vis^
itors.
* Mrs. Eorton had now reached that
time of life, just turning into the "sere
and yellow leaf," when the heart leans
jnost dependent!? on those upon whom
it has learned to set its affections. For
rmany years bereaved of husband and
children, the full wealth of her natural-.
3y lovmg disposition had been be,
gtowed upon her only nephew, Arthur
IWVwnth. To him was civen the first
place in her thoughts and affections;
out he was by no means the only one
who had reason to cherish her love and
esteem, for the measure of her tender
y sympathy and love was boundless. Of j
late a strong natural regard and
friendship sprang up between her and
JEss Kale Denham, a young lady
whom she had found in the city, surmnnrifxl
hv a lur^e circle of
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acquaintances and admirers, but without
a single known relative.
| The acquaintance between these two
| had been formed during Beckweth's
absence from home: when, however,
the latter ax-rived at Rockberg, he
fonnd Miss Denham a visitor there in
Mrs. Horton's little household.
In answer to Beckweth's inquiries,
his aunt explained to him how utterly
L * "alone in the world Miss Dennam was,
T J and added:
"Site is a lovely young lady, and I
have quite learned to love her! I had
serious fears," she continued, "when I
"" brought- her here, that she would
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2nd it too dull. I have once or twice
had some young people down from the
city, thinking their company would
make an agreeable change for her,
hut she seems full as contented
and happy when alone with me.
She appears to be an extraordinary
person in many ways. Now,
please to try, Arthur, for my sake,"
she concluded, "not to wholly ignore
the presence of Miss Denham. Forego
busying yourself completely in youi
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ARTHUR MEETS MISS DEN HAM.
usual occupations, -while here, of fish-,
ing, yachting or riding. I want you to
help me entertain her, for, notwithstanding
what I have said about her
apparent contentment, there are times
when I think I detect in her a quiet
sadness which I can not understand."
Beckweth soon settled into the quiet
ways of his aunt's little household".
With the exception of a drive every
pleasant forenoon with his Aunt Alice,
as Mrs. Horton was called, and Miss.
Denharn, one or two sails and an occasional
-walk on the beach with Miss
Denham, he seemed to be contented to
remain for the most part quietly about
the house. Frequently, during an
afternoon, he would entertain the
ladies with accounts of his-travels. As
the evenings began to grow sufficiently
long to make the gathering about
the evening lamp a cheerful feature of
the day's quiet routine, Miss Denham
would entertain them with music; or,
to please Aunt Alice, she would read
aloud to "them from Thackeray?the
favorite author of the old lady. The apparent
contentment of Beckweth with
this quiet life was rather a surprise to
his aunt, who was accustomed to see
him restless and active. She was
nevertheless delighted to have him so
constantly near her, for he was excel
lent company at all times. She could
not refrain, however, from speaking to
him one day about it "Oh! I am very
glad of the opportunity for a good rest,
and to experience once more the pleasures
of home life, however quiet, after
wandering about so long," he laughingly
explained to her. v ...
CHAPTER n.
A WAIT OF THE SEA
Mrs. Horton had now remained at
Rockberg past the usual time for even
her to return to the city. The few
trees of a deciduous nature that were
to be found in that locality were nearly
stripped of their foliage, and cold
blustering winds had begun to prevail.
The waters of the bav had as
Burned a greenish hue, over which the
white caps of foam were constantly
playing, instead of the prevailing blue
tints and frequent calms that had accompanied
the summer winds and
skies. An easterly storm, which the
fishermen said had been "brewing"
for several days, had now reached
them in all its fury.
Several of the fishing boats broke
away from their moorings in the bay,
and the hardy valor displayed by the
fishermen in launching their dories in
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beach, their long and dangerous pull
to board the craft.3 and drop an anchor,
were -watched with interest and
anxiety by Mrs. Horton and Miss Denham
from the windows of the cottage.
Towards night the storm increased,
LISTENING TO THE STORiL
and the howling of the wind and roar
of the ocean on the "beach came up
from the shore to those on the cliff with
redoubled fiercenessAfter
the lamps had been lighted the
ladies drew their chairs before the
blazing fire on the hearth, and, what
was unusual with both of them, sat with
idle hands listening to tlie storm -without.
Their conversation, which had
been desultoiy from the beginning,
, gradually ceased altogether; perhaps
j from a feeling of dread and awe at the
wildness of the* night, made doubly
lonesome by the absence of Beckweth.
The latter had gone that morning to
the city and was not expected to return
until the next day.
Had Mrs. Horton watched Miss Denham
naiTowly during this silence, she
might hare seen in her countenance
eifmc nf mnrfl than dread and lone
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someness; for, surely, perplexity and
sadness were clearly written in the
features of her face, and once she
might have seen a tear silently coursing
its way over her handsome cheek.
The old lady was busy with her own
thoughts, however, which found expression
a little later when Beckweth
came briskly into the room with a glee
ful salutation of: "Good evening, Aunt
Alice and Miss Denham! Here I am
again! Sooner than yoii expected; but
the fact is, I could not miss seeing this
storm down here, so I hurried back. I
love a storm!"
"Why! we are delighted to see you,"
said his aunt,4'for lam sure this dreadful
weight had already given, both Kate
and myself the blues. They had so
far taken possession of us as to drive
between us Now/
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Arthur, you must cheer us up!"
"Cheer you up? Of course I will!"
he said, with a laugh, as he wheeled
his easy chair to the fire and seated
himself comfortably in it. "But why,
Aunt Alice, do you call this a dreadful
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vided one is properly equipped and
prepared to meet it.
"But Arthur, just think of the poor
sailors to-night! I was thinking of
their hardship and peril when you
came in.1'
"The sailors! dangers! of course I
think of them. But just listen to what
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matter, aptly expressed by the master
mind of the poet:
u A strong nor'westcr's blowing. Bill;
Hark! don't ye hear it roar now!
Lord help 'em, how I pities them
Unhappy folks on shore now!"
"Then you know. Aunt Alice," he
continued, with a mischievous twinkle
in his eye, "how this same old Barney
Buntline, after rehearsing to his mate
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me various a angers 10 wmcn ne iiuiiksi
the landsman is liable on such a night
as this, while he and Bill 'on the deck
are comfortably lying,' says, referring
to those he calls the 'foolhardy chaps
who live in towns:'
44 4 Poor creatures! how they envies us,- s
And -wishes, I've a notion, . ^
For our good lucks, in such a storm, f
To he upon the ocean l'
SAFE UPON THE OCEAN. '
"Then he sums the whole matter up,
Miss Denham, in the following h<>u^>c
expression of his sentiments:
M '"We know what risks all landsmen run,
From noblemen to tailors;
Then, Bill, let us thank Providence
That you and I are sailors.'
"There! you see, ladies, it is of no
use for you to expend much of your
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you for it."
'If I thought you were really as
thoughtless as ycur levity might imply,
I would appeal to your auut to give you
a severe reprimand," said Miss Denham,
with an amused smile. "For my
part, I can not keep from my mind tonight
-the experience of a friend of
mine who was shipwrecked in just such
a storm as this on Fisher Island, in this
verv bav. Do you remembex*, Mrs.
Horton, a family by the name of Harper
that used to spend the summer
months here in Rockberg years ago?"
: "I do," said Beekweth, "particularly
because Mrs. Hax-per used to take
her little daughter Hattie and myself
to drive almost every pleasant day, for
a whole summer. Riding with any
one but Hattie Harper had no charm
for me in those days. That was the
year, Aunt Alice, that father and
mother were in Europe, and I was left
witn you."
"You remember Hattie, then," said
Miss Denliam, earnestly. "It was of
her that I have been thinking. Did you
ever know that she was a shipwrecked
child?a castaway on Fisher Island?
In all probability not, however, for
she did not know it herself in those
days. I was once her most intimate
friend, and she has told me all that
she herself knows about it. Being ac
quainted with her at one time yoursslf,
Mr. Beckweth, you may be inter!
ested to hear as much of her history aa
pertains to her being shipwrecked:
1 "Just twenty-six yeai*s ago the 23d
of the coming December, during a terrible
storm that lasted for several days,
the people of Rockberg saw, just be
lore tne mgnt; snuc in, a large oarii, in
a disabled condition, being rapidly
; driven onto the outer point oi Fisher
i Island. The wind, and tide being
against them, and the storm a most
j terrific one, the fishermen could render
! the disabled vessel no assistance, although
several attempts were made to
! launch the surf-boats. In the early
! part of the night the watchers on the
beach were assured that the vessel had
itruck, and was rapidly breaking up,
for drift from the wrrtck began
to bfc scattered along the shore.
When the morning came, not a
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I sign 01 tne vessel was w> ue sot
j had gone literally to ' pieces. Eight
corpses were thrown up on the beach,
all of sailors, it was thought, and also
one living person?a little girl apparently
two years of age. The latter
owed her life to the fact that she came
ashore carefully wrapped in blankets
and canvas, and securely packed* in
an open box which was secured to an
empty cask. To the cask were lashed
some pieces of spars in such a way
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out turning. 'None but a sailor's band
did that work.' 'She is a sailor's
child,' said the fishermen, as they
looked, many of them with moistened
eyes, from the wondering face of the
child t? the construction of the raft
that had brought her to them. Their
hearts warmed towards the little waif
on that account, and she was carefully
cared for. Although every effort
was made at that time, and
offaT-nTo-r/ic tn ifl9m -who her Darents
were, or had been, it -was never ascertained.
The wreck afforded no clue as
to where the bark belonged, or what
her name was, beyond the fact that,
from certain indications among the
wreckage, known only to sailors, it was
said to be of English rig. From the
number and dress of the bodies
washed ashore, it was also believed
that sue was noc a passenger v?sc
Furthermore, there was the ship whose
arrival was expected about that time at
the port of the neighboring city, which
did-not rcach there in safety.
"The child remained in the charge of
the people of the village here until the
following summer, when Mrs. Harper,
who had but a short time before lost
1 liar only daughter, adopted her-", .,
V l^f v,
CHRIST OUR EXEMPLAR. HOW
HE URGES AND IMPELS TO A
COURSE OF CHRISTIAN CONDUCT.
The Saviour Considered as a Motive to
Patit-nce ard Perseverance in Christian
Labor?A Sermon Delivered by the Rev.
A. x. Plttnfan, of YVinusboro, S. C.
"For consider him that endured such con- .
j traduction of sinners against himself, lest ye *i
I be wearied and faint in yonr mind3"-Keb. !
XII.:S.
; I
As Christians we do well to take our?<
stand near the middle cross, on which j
the Prince of glory died, and settle all j
questions of duty and opportunity in ;
full view of the "man of sorrows and j
acquainted with grief." There are duties \
and opportunities thrust upon the army ,
of the saved to-day, as never before in J
the history of mankind. The Christian J
world has as little patience now with c
those who hold that the former times !
were worse than these in every particu- '
lar, as with those who say that "the '
former times were better than these" in ]
all respects. *
It seems to mo that we are living in a J
grand and awful time?grand in the way j
of avenues opened, as never before for i
Christian endeavor?for enlarged use- fulness
in the sphere of Christian work? ]
grand in having tho eyes of the whole t
world turned upon us as never before, g
Christians are on exhibition to-day. as i
never before in the history of Christiani- *
ty. They are standing up for Christ in f
the uttermost p*rts of the earth. A r
chain of human voices, ringing out "the a
glad tidings of the kingdom of God," is a
rapidly encircling the globe. Let us 1,
pray that the heralds of the cross, at t
home and abroad, may be honored in- I
struments in the hands of God in alarm- a
ing the guilty fears of the lost, and lead- \
ing this hungry, run-mad world to the t
foot of the cross. L
.Let every member of the body of a
notto^ Ttn+n ronotrp/^ a
V>i-LLJLdb Otyj UliVA CUMV IT4.VU. AVMV'I w%? ,j
energy, heart and hope, and with the t:
courage of their convictions, do what o
they can, in the strength of God, to lj
dissipate the darkness and introduce the fc
light of Heaven into the hearts and t.
homes of the people all the world i:
around. The prospects. of a- glorious t
triumph over the powers of darkness are o
as bright as the promises of God made v
to bis people in the all-prevailing name o
of the Son of God. p
Bat I also said that we live in an awful t
time. One has oniy to look out upon 5:
the world in its present restless and ft
greatly_agitated state to be convinced of r
this. '1'rutii ana error, ugnt ana aarjs- f
ness, sin and holiness, the good spirit ?
and the e\il spirit, are waging a perpetn- t:
al warfare everywhere. In some places fc
there are avalanches of collision. We do a
not only hoar of "earthquakes in divers fc
places" showing that the earth itself is fc
in an unsettled state, but there c
earthquakes of discord in familie?,' m d
churches, in States, in nations and a
throughout the world. And what is a
more, all the civil powers, standing a
armies, and combined forces of the uni- c
verse, that have upon them the stamp of $
man's wisdom and puny might cannot fc
bring this discordant, confused world j t:
into the gentle sway of peace, loving p
and abiding brotherhood. The only p
hope for this lost and ruined "world is g
found in this word of reconciliation, g
The angels sang it at the birth of Christ, fc
"O-lory to God in the highest, and on h
earth peace, good-will toward men." s
"For unto you is born this day in the a
City of David a Saviour, which is Christ e
the Lord." Beconciliation between God fc
and man and all the blessings that flow ii
from a union so divine?such as peace c
on earth and good-will and holiness
among all mankind?must be effected a
through the dissemination of the truths d
of divine revelation, and saving faith in- a
the Saviour th*t they reveal. v,
"NVwtc Tirif.h +V><5 <5f.nr?Arv1r?n? wnrfc nf the a
world's subjugation and salvation con- o
fronting the sacramental host of God's o
elect, they certainly need the inspiration C
that comes from knowing that back of d
them are the promises of God; that on c
them is the panoply of God; and that p
before them is the Son of God, with the a
thrice thriliing history of his eventful u
life, wonderful teachings, labors of love, t:
tragic death, resurrection and ascension h
to the right hand of his Father in J
Heaven. . * a
The Apostle Paul enjoined it upon the
Hebrew Christians to consider their 1
Lord and Master in all his bearings to- o
ward mankind?in every vicissitude ana *
relationship in life?wliat he did and t]
what he suffered, and how he behaved c
himself under the severest maledictions, f<
and the most cruel treatment at the j<
hands of violent foes. Now, if Paul p
thought that it would be helpful to the d
Hebrew Christians, in all their trials and v
labors of love in life, to think npon the li
life^and character of Christ with great s
care, lest they became wearied and faint v
in their minds and souls, may we not,
also, make an application oi the same 4
injunction with equal profit to ourselves? p
Whatever views may be entertained by j
atheists and infidels with reference to y
the comparatively unsuccessful ministry v
ot Christ, among the peopse to whom he o
preached the wonderful words of life, r
the whole Christian world is now ready e
to concede that it was not owing to the I
lack of wisdom and interest on the part 3
of Christ, nor to a failure on his part to l
present the truth with telling force that r
his ministrv was not wonderfully sue- u
cessful, but to the opposition and mani- t
fest indifference He encountered in His 1
ministrations. j
It is true we might attribute the ap- f
parent smallness of his success while -v
here in the flesh to the fact that He was \
human, like the rest of us; but then it
would neither be wise nor just to com- ^
pare Him with the prophets and apos- e
ties, and latter day ministers of the j
gospel, because He was the Son of God, ri
and as such He was intensely divine, e
"Never man spake like this man." "A J
greater than Jonas is hero." "A greater t
than Solomon is here." But it is a I
source of strength and encouragement to i
weary, toiling, faint-hearted, discouraged <
ministers of Christ to "consider Him i
that endured such contradiction of sin- j
ners against himself." "The disciple is <
not above his master, nor the servant s
above his lord. It is enough for the <
disciple that he be as master, and the t
servant as his lord." ' j
Ah! my brethren we see enough in a j
single day, sometimes, to greatly dis- j
/v\nraorp ns_ At STlfill times W6 almost l
lose ail heart and hope in our -work, i
But we must remember that Christ, in a
certain place, did not do many mightj
works, because of the prevailing unbelief.
In other places He encountered
the most violent opposition, and the
most perverse contradiction of sinners.
Bat all were equally and alike effectual
in impeding the progress of the gospel
as preached by the Son of God. So we
see that there were multiplied phases of
the opposition our Saviour met in hi: ,
1 ~ ?1 fovr\a marr Vui OC <
I puUilC I'l'IllMlJ. JL1XV *** A '
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truly said of the opposition that the
apostles met, and that ministers of
Christ have everywnere and ever since
met. We speak of this opposition in a
general way, as affecting the progress of
the gospel in all times and in all places?
not as existing primarily between men
and men, simply considered, but as existing
primarily between the Spirit of
Christ and the Spirit of the Devil.
"What is the history of mankind but a
running commentary upon the Holy
Scriptures, bearing on the desperate
wickedness of the human heart, the
dreadful nature of sin and the fearful
affects of sin?
Notwithstanding all the excellencies of
the character of Christ, and the diffusive
goodness that jihone forth in all his life
red labors, pre claiming Him divine, and
ie greatest benefactor of suffering
lumanifcv, there were yet found those so,
ost to gratitude?so implacably wicked
jb to'array themselves against Him.
instead of the reception and honors he
ustlv deserved the text records the fact
ihat He "endured the contradiction of
onners against himself." Let us with
necuonare sympatny iook on me indignities
that were heaped upon Him
ehen He "gave His back to the smiters,
llis cheeks to them that plucked off the
iair; and hid not his face from shame
rad spitting." Isa. 50:6. Behold the Son
>f God's delight, thus vilely degraded,
.bus infamously abused. But not only
!C?the wonders of His power and goodwere
maliciously ascribed to Satan.
I?his was the highest pitch of iniquity.
It last as a malefactor of the worst sort,
2e was nailed to the cross, and iu
artnre hung and bled and died?thus
giving his precious "life a ransom for
nftriv "
Is is well therefore that his faithful
oliowers consider Him that endured so
auch for them, lest they grow .weary
.nd faint in their minds when real trials
persecutions come. The early followers
of Christ, though far inferior to
heir divine Lord, expressed so much of
lis tamper and conduct in their lives
nd teachings that thej were accounted
rorthy to suffer shame and reproach in
he next degree to Him. Paul, who
abored more zealously and more
.bundantly than his brethren, experinced
a larger share of dishonor and ill
reatment* Though educated at the feet
i Gamaliel, and no stranger to Grecian
iterature, when he showed himself de
ermined to live for Christ and die for
he troth, if necessary, and to glory only
a the Cross of Christ, he was * 'made as
he filth of the world and the offscouring
f all things." 1st Cor., 4:13. And what
ras true in the lifetime and experience
f Paul will hold universally true?in
proportion as the truths of divine revelaion
are faithfuily proclaimed to this
inning, sinful world. It is not possible
o believe that the carnal mind is better
econciled to the truths of the gospel
3-day than in former times. And if
uere is less persecution, auu
rials to ministers of Christ, now than
ben, it may be because they live under
better government and are protected
y purer and better laws now than then,
>ut I would seeder guess that it is. bea.use
their zealyraith. and activity are
ot such as characterized the apostles,
nd that their conductis more conformble
to the prevailing taste3 of sinners
round them, if they have* not in many
ases actually toned down the gospel to
ait the refined sensibilities of influenzal
sinners in their midst. Only let
here be a return .to the apostolic simiJicity,
plainness and directness of
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UUv? cuail UUCIC rr ua ?
reater upheaval in the world, and a
reater turning of sinners in one director
or the other. The faithful preachig
of the gospel has never yet failed to
fcircarnaUj-minded men. It either has
salutary or a deleterious effect. 1't
itber wins to Christ and thus secures
he love and fidelity of those that hear
or it hardens and thus secures the
ontempt of those that hear it. If the
aith and practice of the saints on earth,
greeable to the New Testament, were
ot always and everywhere attended with
mfe?fini-A of onnosition and Dersecation
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should want at least one Scriptural
vidence that the gospel is of divine
rigir>. Infidels would be in possession
f one solid objection against it. But
Jhriht was not mistaken when he preicted
the reception His gospel would
leet with in the world. The divine
'rophecy is fulfilling every day. Cnrist
ssured His disciples that their attachlent
to Him and their fidelity to the
ruth would expose them to thfi violent
atred and tumultuous rage of mankind.
Ecclesiastical history often repeats itself,
nd as often verifies the words of Christ.
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.ur.-Jtsroaaus, 01 tne Dcutnern jDapsist
'heological Seminary, in commenting
n the 10th chapter of Matthew, says:
:Let no one l>e surprised at learning
bat to much persecution is to be enountered
by the Twelve and by Christ's
oHowers in general; for it was the ob=ct
of Christ's mission to introduce
rinciples which would be sure to cause
ivisions and conflicts among men, even
rit.'nin t.ho ViAsnm nf families. His re
igion was so wholly opposed to the
pirit of the world, that such a result
7as inevitable."
Again, the same commentator says:
'The gospel does tend to bring men into
ease with each other, but only in proportion
as they are brought into peace
?ith God. So as to the prophecies; men
?ill beat their swords into plow-shares
i-nlv when men srronnd the arms of their
t/ *w?
ebellion against God. Till then the
Demies of God will be the enemies of
lis people, and often bitter enemies."
kfatfchew Henry, a distinguished Presbyterian
commentator, says: "There is
to part of Christ's gospel that needs,
ipon any account, to be concealed; the
s-hole counsel of God must be revealed.
In never so mixed a multitude, let it be
dainly and fully delivered. If through
ear of man we shrink from duty God
Fill punish us. If amid all opposition
fo persevere, God will 3are for us."
We may therefore conclude that
rherever the gospel of Christ is preach-?
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id and opposed, tne grounas ox me up>osition.
must be essentially the same.
Che truths which faithful ministers
svolve and enforce from the Holy
Scriptures are the same that Christ and
i'ae apostles inculcated. The effect must
essentially the same in all places of
lis dominion. But the gospel, however
>ppcsed by the many and slighted by
ione, is never preached in vain. It has
l1 n-?s hefin and alwavs will be the pow
ir of God and the wisdom of God in the
;alvation of some. Supported and encouraged
by the words and spirit of
heir divine Lord and Master, His true
md -willing servants have never been
ishamed nor afraid to appear in the defense
of His cause, whose right it is to
reign, against all opposition and through
ill dangers.
"Stand up! stand upior Jesus,
Ye soldiers of the cross: I
Lift high His royal banner?
It must not suffer loss;
From victory unto victory
H:s army shall be led,
JTiil every foe is vanquished
And Christ is Lord indeed."
The defalcation of State Treasurer Tate,
if Kentucky, is now ascertained to be over
$250,000. Pie has fled to Canada.
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CAN THIS BE TRUE?
An Outrage Alleged to Have Been Perpetrated
on a Fish Warden at Georgetown.
(From the Clarion Star.)
Some time ago Mr. Tom Tanner was
| appointed fish warden at Georgetown at
the auggettion of the Hon. L. S. Bingham.
Mr. Tanner went at once to hie
post at Georgetown to begin his daties,
which were to see that no fishing for
shad was carried on during certain days
of the week. Mr. Tanner is a good man.
anu uiu Jim uui_y su laumuiiy en?u mc
people of Georgetown concluded to get
rid of him if they could not buy liim ofF.
Failing in the Litter scheme they got up
a little racket and successfully roped the
fish warden in. Mr. Tanner became the
lion ofthe day and was treated with all
the courtesy' that President Cleveland
could have desired. He was much flattered
and elated and voted the "citizens
of Georgetown the most friendly and
generous; people in the State. On a certain
night he was invited to a big supper
given in his honor. Punctually at the
appointed time Jlr. Tanner was on hand,
dreased in his best, and everything went
on merrily until the time arrived to
j drink the toasts. A large number of
them were crunk ana speeches were
made, when suddenly to Mr. Tanner
the room began to assume a curious
shape, tho guests to look like shad, and
then oblivion. When Mr. Tanner awoke
in the early gray of the next morning he
was minus all of his clothing and had
been painted a brilliant black. He viewed
himself with a surprised look, tried to
straighten tbe oecurrenccs of the night
before, the memories of waich came
crowding upon him. He then concluded
it would not do to return to his po&t and
face his entertainers of the previous
night, so paying a negro to bring him a
suit of clothes he scoured himselt in the
yellow waters of the G.reat Pee-Dee. He
in nrncrl An fircf Ivaf. orvrl r^f/nrno/l t/\
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the house of the Hon. L. S. Bingham, to
whom he made a faithful report of his
escapade, and re. dived die sincere sympathy
of the West Side representative.
Mr. TaDner is sufficiently amused with
the fish business for the present and expresses
himself as amply satisfied with
his domestic surroundings.
NO 0?\E NEED DIE.
Dr. Hammond's Plan for Living Forever?
A Startling but Plausible Theory?Lift* a
Procpss of Dentil sine? Restoration.
Dr. William A. Hammond, the eminent
physician, furnishes the following
to the Washington Post:
People die through their ignorance of
the laws which govern their existence
and also from their inability or indisposition
to obey those laws with which
they are acquainted. We are toldin the
first chapter of Genesis that before
Adam ate the forbidden fruit the life of
man was to be eternal. But with the
acquisition of the knowledge of good
and evil death became his portion. It
seemed to me that it would be more in
accordance witn ine actual state 01
affairs at the present time to believe that
his death, came through the. loss of
knowledge rather than from his obtaining
it, for now he loses his life not
through an excess of knowledge bat
through an excess of ignorance.
I do not see that there is any physiological
reason why even at the present
day man should die. From a knowledge
of the causes of disease greater than that
possessed fifty years ago, and fiom the
advance of medical science leading to
better methods of treating the deviations
from the normal standard of health to
which we are subject, the life of a generation
has within the period mentioned
been lengthened five or six years. That
is, the average man instead of living
thirty years, as he did fifty years ago,
now lives nearly thirty-six years. Looking
at the question from tins standpoint
only it will be seen that it is merely a
question of time when his life wilf be
extended to thousands of years, and that
with an eternity of time his life will also
be eternal.
Let us take one aspect of the subject
and we shall not, I think, fail to perceive
that when we thoroughly understand it
and are willing to live in accordance with
its requirements, death, unless by accident,
will cease to exist.
"We know that this life is continued
through the death of the various atoms
of the several tissues that enter into the
composition of his body. Bis organs
are kept in action by force and tlis force
results as does all other force from the
metamorphosis of matter. Thus to obtain
heat we burn wood or coal, and
ashes and gases are evolved in this
process; to generate elecricity we convert
zinc or some other metal into a salt
through the action of an acid and electricity
is set free. In the body, the
brain, the heart, the liver, the muscles
all act through the destruction or rather
u ? a-? ii.. ? !. -i. r ?
alteration 01 mo suusuiLice ui wmm i>uvj
are composed. With every thought that
emanates from the brain, with every
emotion which it feels, with every act of
the will which it originates, with every
perception which it experience?, a certain
portion of the central tissue is
broken down into simpler substance and
through various channels is exereat-ed.
from the body. With every pulsation
that the heart makes some part of the
organ, though small it may be in
amount, is destroyed, and is cast out of
the system to make room for new substance.
With every contraction of a
muscle, no matter how small, from the
effort required to wield 'the heaviest
kind of a sledge hammer to that necessary
to lift a pin or crcok a finger or
wink an eyelid, muscular tisfsue dies, and
being no longer fitted for the purpose
for which it was formed, is taken up by
the veins and like that coming from the
brain and heart and the lungs and tiia
stomach and all the other organs which
serve the purposes of the body, is gotten
rid of through the kidneys and the skin
on/3 +r>a rooniTHifiriri t/i Via r?fni*mr rl Allt
side of the system into other substances
which in their tnrn make the food by
which the body is again nourished.
The food that man takes into his
stomach onght to be of such quantity
and quality as would exactly repair the
losses which, through the action of the
several organs, his body is to undergo.
If ic is excessive in either of these directions,
or if it is deficient, disease of some
kind will certainly be the result. If he
knew enough to ba able to adjust his
daily food to the expected daily require
men is of Iiis system, disease could never!
ensue tlarongh the exhaustion of any one
of his vital organs. A large majority of
the morbid affections to which he is subject
are due to a lack of this knowledge.
Suppose, for instance, that a man on
rising in the morning should say to himself,
"To-day I have to read ten pages
of 'Blackstone's Commentaries,' twenty
pages of 'Don Quixote,' to walk three
miles and a half, to pay a visit of half an
hour's duration to my grandmother and
to take my sweetheart to the theatre
where I shall spend two hours; to do
this I require (taking out his p.-ncil and
memorandom boci; as he speaks) so
much carbon, so :auch nitrogen (giving,
of course, tie exact weight of these
ooTTo-rol olomoTrfa-rv snVis+Jinr\ps ^ I can
Iget those precise quantities from eight
ounces of bread, four oances of eggs,
eight ounces of beef, six ounces of potatoes,
four ounce* of fisli, a half pint of
beef soup, eight ounces of water and
eight ounces of strong coffee to make
them go a little farther than they would
otherwise. Incase I have an extraordinary
demand made a Don me for mental
or physical exertion 1 shall have to add
to these substances others which will
compensate for the increased loss."
Now suppose he is exactly right in his
calculation and that the food (aken is
neither too great or too little, but exactly
compensates the anticipated losses,
the death of each cell in the brain or the
heart or the muscles, etc., will be followed
by the birth of a new cell, which
wm i&Ke lis piace.ana assume its junctions.
Gout, rheumatism, liver and kidney
disease, heart affections, softening
and other disorders of^the^teap, the
various morbid condjffo"ns*^o~wffich the
digestive organs are subject, -would be
impossible except through the actions of
some external force, such as the swa'lowing
of sulphuric acid or a blow on the
head, or stab with a knife, which would
come ciesriy within the class of accidents,
and- of course many of them
would be avoidable.
Again, let us imagine that man knew
just to what an extent his animal appetite
should be gratified; that he had ascertained
to what an extent, if at all,
alcohol, tobacco and other stimulants
and sedatives should be used; thatnhis
knowledge in regard to clothing was
perfect; that he had acquired complete
information s>i the manner in whici his
house should bo built and heated and
ventilated, and otherwise made sanitarily
perfect; that cookery had become one of
the exact sciences; that he was able to
avoid the effects of extreme heat, cold
ana moisture; that, in a word, he had
nothing to learn in regard to the best
wiy of living so as to preserve himself
from all morbific causes; supposing all
this and I admit that it Is not very likely :
ill ? I
onXL no ?iJUL iur ttges ujjun ugvo ivc^juuc
the almost God-like omniscience necessary,
death would be impossible and the
eternal life to which we are told he was
born would again be. his.
From a consideration of these points
we peiceive that people dieFirst.
From ignorance of all the laws
o: life.
Second. From wilfulness in not obeying
the laws they know.
THE EMPEROR'S THROAT.
condition ox tne JKoyai Jfatient at Jseriin?
He Breathes?He May Live Through the
Summer.
(From tlie New York Times.)
Bzklin, March 19.?I had the privilege
to-day of a long and frank talk with
one of the German doctors connected
with Kaiser Frederick's case. He would
not say that the disease was cancer or
what; but he said confidentially that the
chances were in favor of his living at
least through the su rimer. He explained
the appearance of the Kaiser's
throat. There is a silver tube wita a
f 1 ... . r i- . f j.1 _ _ _ a
iunnei opening in line irons 01 me tnroax
near the chest. Over this opening is a
wire respirator, and over this the first
layer of cotton wool. Then there is a
sheet of silk, all so thin and compact
that the patient is able to bntton his uniform
around it, while not preventing the
air from circulating, and when he tries
to speak he must close this by a silk tab,
which is always close at hand. This,
however, needs rarely to be used, for he
has only attempted to utter a few monosyllables
since his return. In each case
he paid a severe penalty in throat irritation.
He has got in the way of moving
his lips so that his attendants, notably
the Empress, are able to understand
everything he wishes to convey.
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JLU'LLAJ LULCIC iaVUitlUiC UUJL1CWU,
but private information is to the effect
that the phlegm, though less in quantity,
is worse in color, and Dr. Bergmann,
who was so summarily frozen out at San
Rfciao, was to-day summoned in consultation
again at the Schlosa. My informant
says the Kaiser works hard, finds
little or no reaction after exertion, and
would impress an ordinary observer as a
dumb man in excellent health and
spirits. It is not easy to believe that he
cherishes hopes of recovery, but certainly
both of his messages to the Beichstag
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ana juanniag 10-aay were cuucceu m
sanguine terms. Both bodies rose spontaneously
when Prince Bismarck finished
reading the documents and raised .thundering
cheers for Kaiser Frederick.
Only a few Socialist Democrats abstained
from this manifestation.
It is the belief in the best political circles
that the Kaiser is going to hasten a
number of important constitutional reforms
and make their adoption a matter
of personal urgency in order to commit
his successor as far as possible to liberalism.
The question of Prince Bismarck's
attitude toward that policy is discussed
with much curiosity. It is evident that
he is no longer absolute master of
affairs, for the Kaiser has already selected
for special honors and promotion
several who are known to be bitterly
distasteful t> Bismarck. One of the
most notable of these is old General
Blumenthal, who is a genius only second
to Yon iVloltKe and wno was chiel 01
Unser Fritz's staff in 1866, 1870 and
1884. It was noted with surprise that
he somehow never got to be a field marshal,
though younger and lesser men
were promoted to that grade over his
head. One of the first things the new
Kaiser did was to summon General
Blumenthal to Charlottenburg on his
arrival at Berlin for the funeral and say:
"Liber Blumenthal, 1 have not had time
to get a new baton for you, so here is
mine. You take it and I will get another."
General Blumenthal came down
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(Lie pam nui-U bue kauuiuoo nan an uuui
later with a blue stick in his hand and
tears of gratification in his eyes.
Dear Mr. Editor:?Won't you please
tell your male readers that $3 will buy a
fine, strong and serviceable pair of
pants, made to order by the N. Y. Standard
Pants Co., of 66 University Place,
i New York city? By sending 6 cents in
postage stamps to the above firm, they
will send to any address 25 samples of
cloth to choose from, a fine linen tape
measurfe, a full set of scientific measurement
blanks and other valuable information.
All goods are delivered by them
through the U. S. Mails. A novel and
practical idea. Advise your readers to
try the firm. They are thoroughly reliable.
Yours truly,
* William Yaxderbilt.
The Hon. Morrison E. Wai*e, Ct'ief
Justice of the Supreme Court of tiie
United States, died at Washington at an
early hour Friday morning.
A. special from Frankfort, Ky., states
that Governor Buckner has suspended the j
treasurer of the State, Jas. W. Tate. Tate
is charged with defalcation in his office, I
and it is said that he has fled from the
State. The defaulting official has been
treasurer for twenty-one years. He was
considered the sole of honor, and the news
will produce a tremendous sensation over
the entire State. A later dispatch from
Frankfoit states that an investigation, immediately
instituted on the recommendation
of Governor Buckner, disclose a deficit
in Tate's office of $150,000, and that the
irregularities seem to run back eleven year?.
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THE DIOCESAX CONVENTION.
Mr. McCrady's Views?Ordination Gives no
Right to Sit in the Convention?The Laity
Advised to Abstain for the Present.
To the Clergy anc'[ Laity of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in South Carolina?Dear
Brethren: I see by the
Bishop's late pastoral of March 10th, instant,
there is danger of a very serious
misunaersianaing oetween our ciergy
and laity, which I think may be avoided.
The pastoral seems to declare that the
laity condemn the clergy for their vote
on the admission of a colored clergyman.
This is a total misapprehension.
As one of those who retired from the latt " - Convention,
I beg leave to say (and I 'yM
think my years,-beimg^ne of the -oldest
members of the Church now living, entitle
me to speak) that we have never
objected to the votes of the clergy, be
cause that "was the exercise of an undoubted
right; but we have retired aftec
the presiding officer had deprived us of
our right to vote.
The clergy and the Bishop being
firmly resolved together, our safety only "
rested on our right to call for a vote by
orders, and in that way to prevent tbe
action contemplated by the clergy. This
was our right under the constitution,
and we had good ground for our action, . "
and our action was strictly under the
constitution of the Convention. We
denied no one's right as we recognized
it under that constitution.
The pastoral says we deny the right of
an ordained minister o? onr Church to
exercise liis privileges under ou* constitution
on account of his color. We deny
that a clergyman has any privileges by
virtue of his ordination under our contention.
This is the question between
the clergy and ourselves, and is a constitutional.
one, and the only difference
is as to the construction of the words of
that constitution, and certainly, upon
the construction of that instrument, the
laity have as good right to their opinion
as the clergy. But the real difficulty is
that some of the clergy hold that their
ordination entitles them to sit in our
body, while the laity insist that the Convention
is not the Caurcb, and their ' - &j?
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while others of them hold to the manning
of the word "clergyman," as used ia
our constitution. On both thsse questions
we maintain that the laity have as
much right to their opinion as the clergy.
Now, the only wfy in which we can
express onr opinions is by our votes,
whenever the vote is to be taken by
orders, and oar right to call for a vote
by orders, whenever two delegations
agree to call for it It was on a vote by
orders, as to the organization, that the
question in the last Convention came up.
Upon an appeal from the decision of the
Chair in favor of the clergy's views, to
which a large majority of the laity was
uppuseu, uie x>ianup, iuier Biasing uiai
he would receive no further appeaJ, but
would go on to the regular orders, *as
though the body was organized, put the
question fairly to the Convention, and a
vote by ordezd was caile 1 for, and he
announced that bis decision was not ;
sustained t>y the Convention bat was rejected;
and then turned to the secretary
and directed him to proceed to the order .
of business and declared that he would
entertain no appeals. Upon this declaration
the majority of the laity retired,
believing it to be their dcty so to do, as
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retiring, considered the Convention as
ended. ' ?
The laity certainly cannot go to the
Convention at Anderson without ac- ?
knowledging the valid itv of the acts of
those who remained iu the last Convention;
which they cannot do withoat putting
themselves at the mercy of the
clergy, while the constitution puts them
on an equal footing when fhey disagree.
Their remedy is to abstain from Conventions
until their rights are recognized,
or some arrangement made to compose
the difficulty. We do not ask the clergy
to give up anything, bat simply to submit
to the constitution. W$ are net ^ ; if;
asking them now to do more than to
submit to a proper rule governing all
legislative assemblies; that when the decision
of the Chair is appealed from, the
body itself is to decide, and its decision is
final.
I shall say nothing more now, when
there seems to be a possibility of healing . ' *3^
our amerences, mamma: iYiuuxieaa may
do much, but such attempts to force -the
colored clergy upon us, however unwilling,
may possibly bring on all the
troubles anticipated in the pastoral.
Edwabd McCbady. '^0
The Episcopal Conference. * ? :?2
One of the lay delegates to the Episcopal
conference which was held on Wednesday,
ia relation to the coming Diocesan Convention,
-was asked yesterday if be could
give for publication some of the details of
the conference. ' ^
He said that he had no reason to with- *
hold any information as to any action taken
by the conference, for the reason that no
action was taken. As a matter of fact, the
basis of whatever agreement might hereafter
be- arrived at was not formulated by
the conference. There were no resolutions
passed expressive of the views submitted
by any or aJl'of the members of the body.
He said, however, that nearly every mem
ber, lay and clerical, had views, and these
views were stated and discussed. The conference,
he said, was not sufficiently representative,
as to number, to warrant any
definite action, which could only be had
when other delegates, lay and clerical,
should have been heard from. He understood
that such members would have been
been heard from yesterday, and it was then
expected that the general opinion of representatives,
lay and clerical, could so far be
arrived at that plan of action could be put
in shape.
This delegate declined to give his own
views as expressed in the conference; but
he had no objection to stating that, from
tliA tomrvir onH t/\ns* /*<*Af t.ViA
discussions, there was no doubt that there
would be entire harmony at the next Dio- , - ';,\i
cesan Convention.
The information was also obtained, from
a member of St. Philip's congregation, that . , Y
tbe divisions in the diocese would be re- ' .
conciled by the adoption of the Virginia
compromise, or ratter plan, whereby, as it
is stated, the colored minister would be de- ?
prived of none of his rights asa clergyman,
but that each and every fright could be ex- * "j
ercised either in a separate convocation, or
by a restriction solely as to the manner in
which the colored member should become
a lawmaker ot the diocese.?JNews ana - ; <
Courier, March 23. ?..
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Progress In the State.
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The Baltimore Manufacturers' Record of
this week contains the following statement
of new enterprises in this State for the past
week:
Aiken.?The building of a large hotel is
being agitated.
Aiken.?The Aiken Institute, recently
mentioned as chartered, will erect a building
to cost from $4,000 to $8,000.
Barnwell.?It is stated that a street railroad
will be built. * "
Charleston.?Wm. M. Bird, Henry F.
Welch and John Davis have incorporated
the Acme Creosoting Company, capital
stock $25,000, to build. creosoting works.
Georgetown.?It is rumored that a cotton
compress will be erected.
T nnr/ino Tl\/ii?o no fo 1 Ir nf o AAflrtw mm " - -">3P
jjauiguo. wvaizk vi a vvvvvu giu ?r^
factory being started,
Orangeburg.?The Orange Cotton Mills
are adding 576 spindles.
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