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OIL ON TROUBLED WATERS.
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BAPT53T MINISTERS AND LAYMEN
HOLD A CONFERENCE
And Consider the Whlisitt 91 tter-Tha
Conference Thicks Dr. Vfhitsitt Was
Misunderstood and Suggests That Condemnatorj
Brsolutions Cease.
In the interest of harmony aaonj:
Baptists, a number of representative
pastors and laymen from the different
soutoern States, inciudicg such men
as Joshua Levering, president of the
board of trustees for the Southern
Baptist Theological seminary, D-. J.
B. Hawthorne, of Nashville, and ex
Governor Nprthen. of Georgia, who
v -11 1?4-j-.
met at ixasnviiie last wees. tu ,
the Whitsitt controversy, kave issued
t an address to the denomica ion urging
a cessation of condemnatory r^ss
lutions, and a temperate cossideration
of Dr. Whitsitt's utterances on baptism
which have been the subject of
much heated c )ntro versy. These atlemen
take the position that Dr.
Whitsitt has been misunderrtood, and
they ask to be heard on a restatement
of the case. Tee controversy so far
has been, in ori^f, as follows:
In May, 1S96, Dr. Whitsitt's article oa
BaDtists in Joimsca's cyclopedia was pub
lished in denominational papers. The cjclo-1
pedia had been in print two jears, but for |
some reason the statements which afterwards i
caused so great a controversy were unao- j
ticed. When the article was published just
prior to the meeting of the Southern Baptist
convention at Chattanooga, the statement
by Dr. Whitsiu that the English B?p
, tists did not practice immersion prior to the
year 1541 was immediately challenged. There
was alarge element of thedenomination known
as "Landmark Baptists," who 1-elieved and
still believe that baptism by immersion had
' been continuously practiced from the times
of the apostles. The assertion to the contra
ry by tbe president or tne couinera joapusi
Theological seminary, which educates nearly
all the Baptist preachers in the south was a
great shock to these members of the church
and they began to express their disapprobaPtion
in very emphatic terms.
In themeantime more sabject matter was
odded to the controversy. Somebody charged
that Dr. Whitsitt had plagiarized the
work of Dr. Dexter, a Congregationalist, in
the cyclopedia article. In defending himself
from this charge, Dr. Whitsitt referred
to editorials he had written for the New
York Independent twelve years before, containing
the same statement. Forthwith those
editorials were printed, and to the surprise
of everyone they were written from an undenominational
standpoint and sounded mere
like the cold and dispassionate statement of
a historian or critical student of denomina
tional literature. This did not help matters !
and the controversy raged more violently i
- * than ever. The leaders of the opposition
were Dr. T. T.-Eaton, of Lonisville, pastor
of the Walnnt street Baptist church, and editor
of The Western Recorder, and Dr. B. H.
Carroll, of Texas.
Dr. Whitaitt supported his statements with
extracts from historical records in the British
museum. The contention of Br. Whitsitt
and his friends was that the truth of history
should not be gainsaid, and that the article
was the only rule of faith and practice ior
Baptists, and the question was not affected
by practices of the English Baptists of the
seventeenth century or anybody else. This
was not satisfactory to the opponents of the
Whitsitt theory, and the matter was discussed
in various associations and conventions and
came before the trustees of the Southern
Baptist Theological seminary at Wilmington,
N. C., during the meeting of the Southern
Baptist convention. Dr. B. H. Carroll, of
Texas, introduced a radical resolution which
looked to an emphatic pronouncement
against Dr. Whitsitt* s position, and would,
if adopted, have possibly led to his removal
from the presidency of the seminary, xne
resolution -was rejected by the board asu'the
following substitute was adopted:
. "The trustees of the Southern Baptist
Theological seminary, assembled in their annual
meeting, in "Wilmington, N. C., May 6,
_ 1897, desire to submit to the Baptists of the
south the following statement in regard to
the institution whose interests have been
committed to their care and management.
That we account this a fitting occasion to reaffirm
our cordial and thorough adherence to
the fundamental articles adopted at the time
lrhexi the seminary was established, and to
assure those in whose behalf we hold in
trust and administer the affairs of this institution
of our steadfast purpose to insist that
the fundamental laws and scriptural doctrines
embodied in these articles shall be
faithfully uDheld by those occupying chairs
as teachers.
'That we cannot undertake to sit in judgment
on questions in Baptist history which
do not imperil any of those principles concerning
which all Baptists are agreed, but
concerning which serious, conscientious and
scholarly students are not agreed. We can,
Imuo tn prmfirmer? ta- i
iiV/nVTVij vv/uuuvuwj v "
search, and discussion tlie satisfactory solution
of these questions.
"That, believing the seminary to hold an
important relation to the prosperity and usefulness
of southern Baptists, we consider it
our duty while demanding of those ia charge
of its departments of instruction the utmost
patience in research and the greatest discretion
in utterance, to foster, rather than repress,
the spirit of earnest and reverent investigation.
"That, being fully assured that the tender
affection which we cherish for this instituVar
ntii* fatTland hf?rme>ni.T>Afl
by them to us, is shared by the Baptists of
the south, we can safely trust them, as we
ask them to trust us, to guard its honor, promote
its usefulness and pray for its prosperi- j
ty."
Dr. Whitsitt was invited to make a statement
and the next morning read the following:
Wilmington, N. C., May 7, 1897.
"To the Board of Trustees of the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary:
x "Dear Brethren?I beg leave to return
sinceresfc and heartiest thanks for the nobie
and generous treatment which you have bestowed
upon me. I have only words of affection
for every member of the board. After
consulting with the committee, I have the
loi-owmg 10 say:
"1. That in regard to tie articles written
&s editorials for The Independent, I have
long felt it was a mistake, ana the generous
action of the board of trustees makes it easy
for me to make this statement. What I
wrote was from a pedobaptist standpoint,
With a view to stimulating historical research,
with no thought that it would injure the
Baptists, and with no intention to disparage
Baptist doctrine or practices.
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clopedia has probably passed beyond my
control, bnt it .will be very pleasing to me if
I can honorably procure the elimination of
what Is offensive to any of my brethren.
"3. In regard to the published statement
about my advising that a kinswoman of
mine ought to follow her husband into the
pedobaptist church, it was never my intention
to indicate a belief that the family outranks
the church of God. I believe that
obedience to its commands is above every
other human duty, and that people in every
ofvnHiticm rtf 1ifc? rtn<yllf. flh?V (rClf? rath fir
than man.
"4. On the historical question involved, I
find myself out of agreement with some honored
brethren, but what I have written is
the outcome of patient and honest research,
and I can do no otherwise than to reaffirm my
conviction and maintain my position. But
if in the future it should ever be made to
appear that I have erred in my conclusions,
I would promptly ajjd cheerfully say so. I
am a searcher after truth, and will gladly
hail every helper in my work.
- "5. That I cannot more strongly assure
the brethren that I am a Baptis: than, by
what I have recently declared -with, reference
to the abstract of the principles of the
board in the fundamental laws of the seminary.
I am heartily in accord -with my
Baptist brethren in every distinctive prin_
ciple that they hold. 3Iy heart and life
are bound up with Baptists; and I have no
higher thought on earth than to spend my
days in their fellowship and service in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
'Respectfully submitted,
"Wjlliam H. Whitsitt."
These proceedings of the seminary trustees,
with Dr. Whitsitt's statement, were
read to the Southern Baptist convention then |
in session, and spread upon its minutes, but
there was no discussion in that bodj on the
subject. This did not settle the controversy, i
! Indeed, it has been even more acrimonious j
! sines that time, and a number of local Baptist
associations in various southern states
have passed resolutions demanding Dr.
Whitsitt's removal from the presidency of
the seminary. Dissatisfaction is more or
less widespread, especially in Kentucky and
in the southwest, Dr. ?aton seeping up tne
irritation through his editorials in The Western
Recorder at Louisville, and Dr. Carroll
holding up his end of the fight in Texas.
The matter has gone so far that leading
Baptists are anxioas to end the controversy
and stop the agitation. Hence the Nashville
conference, which was the voluntary
effort of leading men to bring about better
understanding between the opponents in the
controversy. The fo.lowing is the address
of the conference:
Dear Brethren: "We the undersigned
Baptists, for the sake of peace an<l good fel'
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iowstiip ana in me nope 01 gi.ur.yiy.mg vjou.
by promoting the beat interests of oar denomination
address the following statement to
our bre.hren iu the south:
Fir t?We call on all Baptists to join us in
daily prayer for the peace and prosperity of
our Zion. We have faith in the presence
and power of the Holy Spirit to guard and
guide us as a people. In these days of hurtful
contention let us avoid intemperate dis- j
cussion and cease the introduction of resolutions
provoking controversies in associations
and c:nventions,and let us betake ourselves to
daily prayer, as one man, that the sovereign
Spirit may restore peace according to the
| divine wisdom.
Second?We regard Dr. Whitsitt a3 a comj
petent historian, but we should not, in this
I statement, shield him from any fair criticism
! that the English Anabaptists first adopted
immersion for baptism in or about the year
1641; and we protest that it is unbaptistic to
criticize him as a Baptist for this opinion.
For, if we accept said opinion as a test of Dr.
Whitsitt's orthodox j, we thereby make a new
test of orthodoxy and surrender the timehonored
Baptist principle of the Bible, and
the Bible alone, our only guide in all matters
of faith and practice. And as we depart
from this old landmark into this new test, we
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come to tae noiauon ot auomcr uuuui-cu
Baptist principle?freedom of speech. For
Dr. Whitsitt is avowedly in "hearty accord
with bis Raptist brethren in every distinctive
principle which they hold." He has
net uttered one word contrary to the Bible
or Baptist faith; he has simply expressed his
opinion about a matter of history. If then,
he be displaced for his opionion, it will not
be Dr. Whitsitt who is sacrificed, but our old
Baptists principle of freedom of speech, JFe
do not intend to argue the merits of the
case, or to express any preference for Dr.
Whitsitt, but to call the attention of our
brethren to the fact that these two great
Baptist principles of appeal to the Bible
nnlw ?r>d freodnm of sDeech are in danser of
being lost to us by this attack upon the president
of our seminary, if it be successful.
It would be a calamitous error to condition
faith and fellowship among Baptists upon
post-apostolic history or tradition rather
than upon the pure word of God, and to restrict
freedom of speech by the commandments
of men. We sire aware that many
brethren, honestly grieved at Dr. Whitsitt's
utterances, are proceeding against him in all
good faith, and do not intend an attack upon
these two ancient Baptist principles. We
deeply sympathize with their earnest spirit,
but we deplore the fact that their actions
will reach beyond their intentions, and if
they strike down Dr. Whitsitt, for the causes
alleged, they wjill also strike down these two
old Jandmarss. wnat is true wnn reierence w
the history of English Baptists in 1641 will
soon be brought to light, if it be possible to
get at the real facts. We would accord
brethren on either tide of this discussion
full freedom of speech; but we are opposed
to either side making their opinions a test
of Baptist faith and fellowship; we deprecate
the passage of such resolutions by our
associations and conventions as tend to es'tablish
ihis test of fellowship; and we call
on our brethren stand with us as we
stand by these old landmarks.
Tiird?We do not take up Dr. Whitsitt's
<->Tv: irm in rirpindiofi of anv brother or
C "V ?r I
set of brethren, nor "will we adopt their
opinion to the prejudice of Dr. Whitsitt.
Neither he nor they cease to be our brethren
in full, loyal fellowship because of what they
respectively believe about the introduction
of immersion in England in 1641. We invoke
all parties on both sides to realize
afresh that we are brethren. In his statement
to the trustees, published in the convention
minutes, Dr. Whitsitt says: "In regard
to the arti^e? written as editorials for
the Independent, I have long felt that it
was a mistake." As to the Johnson Encyclopedia
article; he sayt: "It will be very
pleasing to me if I can honorably procure
the elimination from it of whatever i3 offen- J
sive to any of my brethren." Again: "Re- J
gardmg tne cnarge mat, 1 ezpresseu a wu.
viction that a kinswoman of mine ought to
follow her husband into a Paedo-Baptist
church, it was never my intention to indicate
a belief that the family outranks the
church of God. I believe that obedience to
God's command is above every other human
duty, and that people in every relation of
life ought to obey God rather than man."
Again, in his book on "A Question in Baptist
History," he says: "Immersion as a religious
rite was practiced by John the Baptist i
about the year 30 of our era, and was solemnly
enjoined by our Saviour upon all of ;
his ministers to the end of time. No other
observance was in use for Baptism in New
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icsttmienL times. inc luwu^U oumvtime3
greatly perverted, L_s been continued
from, the apostolic age down to our own. As
I understand the Scriptures, immersion is
essential to Christian baptism-" These explanations,
together with the statement that 1
he would correct, as soon as he could, all
that was offensive in his expressions, seems '
to us to challenge the full, hearty and complete
acceptance of the most exacting of bis i
brethren. We deeply sympathize with those :
who have been wounded or prejudiced by !
these controversies, on whichev lie tlisy
may be, but, for the sake of the Lord and
His cause, let them "seek peace and pursue ]
it." The masses of our people, who are not <
involved in these unfortunate personalities,
can easily and promptly respond to this ap- ,
peal.
Fourth?We invite oux brethren to a con- ,
tinued confidence in the board of trustees of. !
the seminary. At a meeting of the board in '
Wilmington last May, after a full and free :
j conference with Dr. Whitsitt. a satisfactory '
J settlement of the trouble was affected with
I practical uanimity, and the following state
ment wa3 made to the convention. (See 1
uinutes.) <
first?"That we account this a fitting occasion
to reaffirm our cordial and thorough <
ed at the time when the seminary was es- \
tablished, and to assure those on whose be- ,
half we hold in trust and administer the af- j
fairs of the institution of cur steadfast pur- <
pose to require hereafter, as we have in the 1
past, that the fundamental laws and scriptu- '
ral doctrines embodied in those articles shall '
be faithfully upheld by those occupying ]
chairs as teachers. j
Second?"That we cannot undertake to j
sit in judgment on questions in Baptist his- j
tory which do not imperil any of those prin- 1
ciples concerning which all Baptists are I
agreed, but concerning which serious, con
scientious and scholarly students are not
agreed. We can confidently leave to j
continued research and discussion the sat- i
isfactory solution of these questions. 5
Third?"That believing the seminary to j
hold an important relation to the prosperity j
and usefulness of Southern Baptists, we con- |
sider it cur duty, while demanding of those ,
in charge of the department of instruction
the utmost patience in research and the 1
greatest discretion in utterance, to foster
rather than repress the spirit yf earnest and
reverent investigation." C
FourL ?"That being fully assured that the (
tender affection -which we cherish for this
institution founded by our fathers and bequeathed
by them to us, is shared by the
Baptists of the south, v>e can safely trust ,
them as "we ask them to trust U3, to guard its ,
honor, promote its usefulness and pray for ,
its prosperity.
"Let us believe that these trustees, men in j
+ n?PTT7 ATIf? <?0]lT>d
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ness in the faith, will promptly and faithful- '
ly discharge the obligations set forth in the 1
above statement. Brethren, let us believe *
in our brethren. The manner in which '
their report was receiv3d by the Southern 1
Baptist convention led most of the trustees to ]
suppose that the matter was settled; and
this belief was shared by the denomination J
i MI i B=meaa?ivir??wiTinw in-Tr
generally. We deplore the reopening of the
question, and beseech our brethren to leave
the final adjustment of it in the hands oi
those trustees, who are sound and courageous
Baptists, and who will do the right
thing in the rght place.
Fifth?We prayerfully exhort our breth-!
ren to join us in support of the seminary.It
has done and will yet do a great work for
us. We ha/e positive knowledge that
Dr. Whitsitt believes and teaches every
item of Baptist faith as set forth in
the fundamental laws of the seminary and
the Philadelphia confession of faith. In this
connection, as Dr. Whitsitt has been greatly
misrepresented in various publications on
all the points at issue, we respectfully a3k
for the careful consideration of the ac:ompanying
paper from his, prepared at the request
of this conference. In deep love and
affection, without a harsh thought or an unkind
word for any Baptist in this broad
land, we beseech all our brethren to join us
in prayer, sympathy and support for the
seminary. We feel assured that if this policy
is adopted, it will soon bring all that
every honest, loving heart longs for.
At the suggestion of brethren Northen and
Hawthorne, the undersigned met in Nashville,
September 29, 1S'J7, and adopted the
foregoing paper:
^ 1 VaWUA**
" O - 11UX IUVU)
C. P. Gardner, South Carolina.
J. S. Kirtley, Arkansas.
A. J. Harris, Tennessee.
? S. M. Provence, Florida.
Z T. Cody, Kentucky.
Joshua Livering. Maryland. I
J. B Hawthorne. Tennessee.
R. R. Acree, Tennessee.
W. S. Ryland. Kentncky.
J. B. Marvin, Kentucky.
T. B. Thames, Virginia.
J. 0. Rust, Tennessee.
W, Y. Quisenberry, Tennessee.
Po Won TTolm Trtnaa Iv'artf
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A. J. S. Thomas, South Carolina.
W. II. L. Smith, Missouri.
G. A. Lofton, Tennessee.
J. W. Thomas, Tennessee.
J. N. Prestridge, Kentucky.
A MISSION OF LOVE.
Caro}lne Thorsen Travels the World Over
In Qaost of H*r Sweetheart.
For four years Caroline Thorsen has
traveled America o^ar searching for
har sweetheart, Eric Johnson. Thurs
day she reached Atlanta, just five
weeks behind the man she loves so
madly. The story she told to Station
Sergeant Braselton this morning at
price headquarters is indeed a sad one.
Just after the sergeant came on duty a
woman, tall and handsome, entered
the office. Her skin was fair, her hair
light and her figure as perfect as an
artist's model. She was dressed in
fashiohable attire and was a woman
who would attract attention wherever
seen. Magnificent diamonds shone
upon her fiagers and her appearance
was that of a person of hi*h birth.
When she spoke it was plain to see
that she was a foreigner and a Swede.
She told her story 'as plainly as possible,
while a tear occasionally fell
from her pietty blue eyes.
Four years ago Eric Johnson, a
youDg Swede, had proposed and been
accepted by Caroline Thorsen, and the
marriage c;remony was sx>n to be
solemnized. He waa a man of wealth,
and she, too nad a iortune la ner own
right. Three weeks before the marriage
was to have taken place Johnson
was forced by the death of his father
to visit London, where he had large
business interests. There was a sad
good bye, aad the lover left his bride,
that was to b?, with many assurances
of a speedy return. Ia Lonaon he
was detained beyond the expected
time and wrote to his girl sweetheart
?? ? rfoiT V*crrnn 1 /-J Kq .
bliab && JUiO oiajr buuxw T? UIAAU U-U iuu^u
nitely prolonged she must come to
him.
Caroline wrote, telling him she
would come, and a few days later left
her home for London. When she arrived
there she was almost p&raljzjd
by the information. from his business
associates that he had gone to America.
Her letter had not reached him,
and believing that she cared for another,
he had, in a fit of j salousy, left
London, taking with him a large sura
? j .. A- ~
01 money ana reiusing iu leu any uue j
of his intentions. The next steamer
brought as a passenger to America
Caroline Thorsen. She found where
her sweetheart had stopped in New
York city for a. few days, and had
then gone to Buffalo. She followed
and there secured a clue that took her
to Philadelphia. Again she wts too
late, and wert to Baltimore, Richmond
and Louisville. Johnson had been in
all of these cities, but had left before
the sorrowing woman reached them.
She heard he had gone to Indianapolis,
and went immediately to that
place, bat he had, as in other instances,
left before she came.
She next traveled over Michigan,
and then went to Madison, Wis., only
to learn that he had been there but
had gone. In M&dissn Miss Thorsen
was told that ha had gone to Des
Moines, lo^a, where she want only to
ascertain that he had gone to Nebras
ka. She se:vrched thai state over with
out finding: any trace of Mai, and men
went to Denver. From there she
went to Salt Like, then then to San
Francisco, and later through Arizona
and New Mexico. Tne next state visited
was Texas, and then, filled with
sorrow, she journeyed to New Orleans.
Weary witn her travels, Caroline decided
to rest there, and remained in
that city until three days ago, when
she started for Atlanta. She stopped
in several smaller towns on the way
and reached here Thursday. She had in
all these places visited the police au
thorities, the hospitals and ministers
in sAar/ih of information. Thursaav
morning she went first to police headquarters
and told of he? mission,
there was no clue to work on and
Station Sergeant Braselton was about
to refer to tie chief when she suggested
looking over the dockets.
The sergeant did this, but the name
jf Eric Johnson did not appear on any
them. Finally the book known as
the ' sleeper's book," where the names
jf persons are entered who are given
in^?inoe faV?R nn. and ?hera on
1 ,w"*"? ?
September 10th, was the name?Eric
Johnson. The woman gave a scream
delight and seizing the book kissed
the page v:here the name was written
igain and again. She sobbed and
laughed and pressed the book to
ser bosom in hysterical delight,
Dut suddenly the py gave way
;o sorrow.
"Where is my Eric now," she asked.
The sergeant cculd not tell her. The
nan, weary and without means?a
wanderer?had come and asued for a
sight's lodging. It had bsen given
iim onr5 th? npvt dav ha had left to
>egio again his journey. He had
seen here, though, and the fact that
:e was alive five weeks ago gave the
voman who lovid hi in hope.
"I will fiad him," she said as she
urned tearfully from the sergeant's
iesk and walked slowly Lorn the
>ffice.?Atlanta Journal.
Grea. Loss of Life.
Three additional survivors of the
wreck of the coasting steamer Triton,
ivhich went ashore between Dominica
ind Mariel, on the north coast of the
provincs of Pinar del Rio on Saturday
norning last, have arrived at Havana,
rhe scramble among the men, women
md children when the steamer went
ishore, the survivors state was terri
ale. When the Triton foundered
ihere were 230 persons aboard her,
oassengers and crew and so far only
19 of this number have been heard
iTOlIl.
THE AMISS COLONY.
CURIOUS RELIG.'CUS SECT IN NEW
YORK STATE.
V?ry Severs ia Drtai-Customs Include
Feet Wasiilnj; Hid "Triple Immexsous?
ot.h A t o
During ilia two 3 ears following its
origin, in 184$ the Aguish religion
thrived and prospered. Like all fanatical
organizations of this character, its
height was reached in its prime. The
number of Awishmen decreases year
by year. It v. ill not be a great while
uatil the existence of such a sect will
be a matter of history only. The few
remaining colonies have modified the
Amish theology to an extent as to
make the original almost uirecogniz
able. The Amish are bitterly opposed
to all apjoearsnees o' worldliness, and
frivolity they abhor. Thuy look up
on mcdirn ideas as a detriment to the
future welfare of mankind, and all
tlforfs for the advancement of civilization
they hold in contempt.
One of the chief and strictest doctrines
is that the men and women
must wear the plainest kind of clothing,
and woe to the believer who vio
iates the teachings of the church.
Aionz the oicLui-fcsaue banks of the
S&enango river, in Lawrence county,
New Yoik, dwells an Atriish community,
Tie laws are possibly more rigidly
enforced iii this colony than any
otter in existence. It is a branch of
the origiaal stc;, which settled in the
southeastern part cf Pennsvlvauia in
1S4S. They were unable "to secure
possession of the entire Buffalo Valley,
in Lancaster county, where they
had hoped to establish a community
of their own, and as a result small ar
mies of them emigrated to different
parts of the country to carye out lheir
own kingdoms.
Tg6 Lawrenci county branch took
up its present abode more thaa forty
years ago, and their only occupation
since then has been th.3 cultivation of
the soil. Tneir neighbors confess that
there are no better farmers in the
state. They are skilled in all the arts
of agriculture and many of them have
become wealthy. Any person who
will visit Liwrence county colony
will find a thrifty, honest, temperate
and industrious class of people, who
are progressive in* spite of their unworldly
methods. The men's and
women's clothine is as plain as it can
be. Tiieir atiire'is devoid of buttohs,
hooks and eyes being used in their
place. Tne men never shave or cut
taeir hair. Their coats are shaped in
a style which their neighbors call
shad bellied.
The women dress according to Qaaker
simnlicitv. wearing sunbonnets
and loose, flowing:, homespun gowns.
Is considered a breach of etiquette to
wear ornaments of any kind. .Recently
the church divided on the'question
of hooks and eyes, and a faction of
the congregation b?came worldly
enough to wear buttons. The more
pious brothers and sisters still hold up
iheir hands in horror when this
breach in tha Amish laws is spoken
of. An idea of the rigidity of the
Amish laws in reference to dress can
be gaired from the following little
episode, which for a time caused a
sensation in the community:
Some years ago Jonathan Kratcher
fvAm T .oTxrwartna fn \fiflFin f*r\n r>..
ty. Turee years ago te died, leaving
a son, who inherited considerble prop
erty. The Lawrence county Amish
knew very little about young Kratcher,
whose Ciiristian name is Abram, for
he left the colony when a small child.
Several weeks ago a fine-looking
youog man, dressed in the height of
fashion, appeared in the colony. He
was about 26 years old, wore a mustache,
a long cutaway coat, black
trousers, a white shirt, red necktie,
a shining silk hat and smoked cigars
TTo -nacce/3 uni>a(?lcmi7pH ftt. fi i*st. hilt.
fiaal.y introduced himself ss the heir
of old Johathan Kratcher and claimed
relationship with a score or more in
the neighborhood. Not one of his tela
tives would recognize him and he
was avoided generally. So cold did
the treatment become that he was
obliged to leave the colony.
Bat Abrsm thought that by donning
the typical dress of the Amish he
would be welcomed with, open arms.
He went to New Castle, and after considerable
difficulty, obtained a regula
tion costume, then returned, and
adopted the methods of the colony.
But it w?S of no avail. He was ban
isaed without ceremony. He returned
to Miffin county,- but before he went
he tried to convince the Amis'a men
that he was only trving to play a little
pke on them with his worldly
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cioiumg. . jl ne j jjko man l go.
After a person has once renounced
the Amish faith he can never return
to the fold again, as the crime is considered
too grave for forgiveness. According
to tee ideas of the Arnish, this
country could get along very well
without a government, if the psople
adopted and lived strictly up to their
doctrines. They have no use for
courts, and not since the colony v?as
established, half a century ago, is there
a record of an Amishman having been
-f 1 ~
ueiura a. inuuu&i iujt ? ujiauuuicauui. i
Tiiey are rigidly set against law and
war processes. They exhaust all means
to arraage any dispute with their
neighbors, and if they fail they bear
the loss that might otherwise have
been avoided by legal recourse. Quarrels
and contentions, however, are almost
unknowo.
Tbs Amish religion was a form of
the German Baptist, but in the cere
mony of baptism it is a peculiar feature
of their function that there should
be three immersions ins'.ead of one.
Everv Sunday srraat crowds assemble
on the backs of the Sh6nango to witness
ceremonies. There i3 no regularly
constituted church, religious observance
being held in the homes of the
community alternately. An important
ceremony during the love feast
which is held in the last three or four
days of the year is the washing of feet.
The msn sit on one side of the room
and the women on the other. The
men wash the feet of their brothers
onH tho mrtmAn the feet nf their sisters.
Whiie this is going on, they keep
chanting some gospel hymn. The
men and women do not live apart, as
with the'Dunkards.
Couldn't Affjrd to Take a Paper.
One of our exchanges describes the
man who CDuld not afford to take his
home paper as follows: By getting
hold of a foreign advertising sheet he
? ? -fi in y-i V%attt fn
SpCIIL <$J. YVX'lfclJJg l(U JUUU UUfa JiUTT fcV
keep sober, the answer beins: to take
a pledge. He also sent fifty 2 cent
stamps to find oat how to raise turnips
and received a postal card reply:
"Take hold of the tops and pull." It
was the same person that sent 50 cents
to a fellow in the East for twelve useful
household articles and received a
package of needles He is a near relative
to the man who sent $1 to find
out how to get rich and received the
r.'ply: "Work like the devil and never
spend a cent." He is also related
to the man who sent $5 to find out
how to write without pen cr ink, and
the answer was: "Try a lead pencil."
He is a twin brother to the man who
sent $5 to find out how to live without
work, and received the reply printed
in one black line on a postal card:
"Fish for suckers like we do."
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The Visible Sapp'y Only "ibout Eqaal to
the Woilcl'd Ccm*2d!
The New York Sue si} s by far the
most interesting asa impo/tant problem
of our present commercial situation
is the sura of money which is
likely to be realized this year from the
sale of what is usually our most valuable
article of export, cotton. Alone
among the great staples catton has net
advanced in price. Its value, on the ;
contrary, hss declined continuously,
the downward movement having prevailed
for a longer time without retc
tion than ever before, and the price of
the article now resting within threequarters
of a cent a pound of the low
est figure recorded. Lower prices than
the prtsent price have been known but
once in the history of cotton growing,
and this despite the fact that the out
lcok for the business of cotton manufacturing
in this country is excellent,
that. th? <stn?lrs nf r.nffrsri crnn^s
on hand have been greatly
reduced and that what is known as the
statistical position of cotton is very
strong. The world's visible supply of
cotton, as compiled last week by the
Financial Chronicle, was 763,079 bales
less than on the same week in Octobsr,
1896; 994 646 bales le?s than on tbe
corresponding date 1895, and 807.576
bales less tbau in 1894. As the United
States produces nearly all the cotton
in the world, about six sevenths of
this deficiency is to be credited to the
American stocks. The decline in the
price of cotton has been caused primarily
by the belief that the crop which
will come into sight du-ing the cotton
year, be^un on September 1, will De
an enormous one. It is known that
tbe land devoted to cotton growing in
this cauntry this year is 24,000,000
acres, an increase of 1,000,000 acres
over last year. While the weather
conditions have not been entirely favorable
during the season, they bave
hppn cenerallv po. Nearlv three
fourths of the crop has been picked,
the operation having been facilitated
by the unusual warmth and dryness
of the fall months, and there is no
doubt whatever that a very large
amount of cotton will come upon the
market before September 1, 1898. The
estimate of its quantity now having
the greatest influence upon the trade
is that of Mr. Henry Neill, the head of
a prominent cotton exporting firm in
Liverpool, who has been remarkably
fortunate in his crop estimates for the
last two or three years. Mr. Neill's
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House xs an niugusn uue, xutvrng
branches in Liverpool and London,
and his estimates have weight with
Eaglish buyers of cotton. He declares
that this year's crop will be at least
10,300,000 bales and many run into
something like 11,500,000 bales. If
any such unprecedented figures are to
b8 realized, the present lc w price of
cotton is reasonable. Another depressing
infiaense equally as great is
the hard times that have come upon
t-hia TT'.nnrlicVi cninnflM tVlic hAirior HliP
to the plague, famine, and financial
troubles in India and other countries
where the product of the English
looms sold. As two thirds of the
American cotton is sent to Europe,
the condition of business there has a
much more important bearing on the
price of cotton tlian does the condition
of business here. On the other hand,
while it is certain that the crop will
be a large one, conservative men in
the cotton trade are skeptical about its
reaching any such vast quantity as
Mr. Neill predicts. The amount of
cotton that can be raised from a given
quantity of land varies with the character
of the soil. In some bottom
lands of excsptirnal fertility in Louisiana
and Texas a bale of cotton to the
acre can be grown. This is practically
the maximum amount per acre, the
minimum being very remote from
this. It is established that the aver
age growth throughout the whole of
oar cotton belt varies between a bale
to two and four teenths acres and a
bale to three acres of land, the first
named figure being that of a year
when the weather conditions were uniformly
favorable. Assuming that
the average rate of production this
year will ce the highest on record, a
fipon would be gathered of barelv 10.
000,000 bales. Ellison, a Liverpool
statistician of great prestige, who is a
leading authority on the consumption
of cotton and the world's cotton
stocks, estimates the American crop
this 5 ear at 9,410,000 bales, other estimates
on this side of the water being
from 8,0C0,GC0 to 10,000,000 baies. If
the crop meets Mr. Neill's expectations
it will not onlv be the greatest of cotton
crops, but will have been produced
with a far greater average yield to the
acre than has been shown in the past.
It must be said, also, that the amount
of cotton which has come into sisrht
during the present year thus far does
not justify the nrophecy of a yield of
from 10,000,000 to 11,000,000 bales.
Since the beginning of the cotton year
325,000 fewer bales have corns into
sight than last year in the same period
wnen the whole year's crop reached
but 8,750,000 bales; though it should
be added that the early movement is
often deceptive, and that the move
ment this year is about equal to that
-r i on a ? u a nnn nnn ~ f
Ui JLOU*, YV11C11 47,*7UV,WU t/aico ui tuic
ton, the record crop, was grown.
There is no doubt that the government
has bsen retarded by the yellow fever
quarantining at New Orleans and in
many other southern cities. Frosts
will probably end the yellow fever,
however, within a month from now,
and then if the amount of cotton coming
forward does not increase considerab.yand
remain increased, we be
lieve that there will be general discredit
of Mr. Neill's estimate. Sooner
or later the lucky crop guessers at the
beginning of the harvest, whether of
cotton, wheat, corn, or any other staple,
whatever theii conservatism or
however good their means of formirg
an opinion, meet their Waterloo. The
Financial Ciironicle, our most accurate
and trustworthy commercial publication,
was in the habit for many
years of estimating the cotton crop at
the beginning of the season, ana had
a fine record of successes in this regard.
But the time came when its annual
prediction turned out to ba extremely
incorrect, and, vsry wisely, it
stopped committing itself to such early
estimates, w natever oe ine siaie 01
the cotton manufacturing business
abroad, foreigners are taking as much
of our cotton this year as they did Jast,
and the English spinners are really
taking more, the exports up to the
end of last week amouniing to 709,628
bales, as against 71,499 bales in the
same period in 1896, of which 381,781
bales went to England, as compared
with 376,762 bales in the former jear.
It is conceded genenrally that the
minimum amount of American cotton
which the world will consume in the
coming year is 9.300,000 bales. To
imoot thic cnncumntinn nnfi to make
up the ce&ciency in the world's nor*
ma] reserve stocks of cotton will require,
obviously, an American crop
tnis year of not less thah 10,000,000
bales. Assuming that the crop reach- '
es that figure, holders of cotton ought
to consider whether the price at which ''
cotton is now selling is not pretty low
for a situation in which demand and '
supply will b? evenly balanced, with
the hazards of the new crop year yet
to encounter, and with the weliknown :
law in operation to tne strong in.nuence
of low prices toward an increased
consumption i3 so commonly used
a staple. Indeed, the question may '
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be raised most seriously, whether the
( nrfttrailinsy nrifia does not discount a
rrucb large? crop than the figure nam
ed. Thera is now co reason such as
there was in the panic of 2894, why
growers of cotton should rush their
product to market, selling it for what
ever it would bring and selling so
much of it at so low a figure that in
the latter part of the cotton year the
price increased more than 2 cents per
pound, even with the largest crop on
record and before the prospects of another
crop were known. As the sue
eeeding crop neared its harvest
it was seen to be a short one. and
another two cent rise occured. There
is much matter hera for cotton planters'
ihinking.
THE EASTERN MILLS
Are Being P ashed to the W*ll by Southern
Mills.
Ia vie w of the proposed visit of New
England cotton mill manufacturers to
the south the first of next month at
the invitation of the Southern and
Seaboard Ai* Line systems, and following
the figures relating to the cotton
mill industry in this country published
in The State of a few days ago,
the following article on "The mill
situation," which appealed in the Boston
News Bureau of Wednesday last
makes interesting reading:
'"Tiie decline in print cloth brings to
light a very unsettled condition in
cotton manufacturing. Factors in
the case are lower priced cotton, south
ern mill competition and the falling
off of trade. Since July print cloths
have declined 143. per yard, while
cotton has declined from 8 12 to 612c.
per pound. The cotton decline is due
to the large ci-op and the fact that the
Manchester and other English cotton
manufacturing~centres are exporting
but few goods to India and other countries,
and hence are not large consumers
of cotton.
"The greatly increased production
of the southern mills is a disturbing
factor. It may cause difficulties in
New England as, unless there is a
change in the situation, wages will
have to be reduced in order to meet
the southern competition.
"The latter part of July and the
month of August showed great trade
activity, and large amounts of gocds
were moved, but in September there
was a marked falling off in Duslcess
which continues very dull.
' The opposite, however, has been
the situation among the woolen manufacturers,
who are running their
mills full. They have secured large
advances ia prices, due to favorable
protection under the Dingley tariff
and the big advance in wooi
"Hon. T. Jefferson Coolidge, treasurer
of the Amoskeag Manufacturirg
company, says: 'The boom has not
reached us yet, but I do not see how
me wesi can o? as prosperous as it. u>
without a demand for our goods soma
time. There has bsen no reduction
in prices of our goods, for the reason
that we did not advance prices duriug
July and August. The reason for the
weakness in the prices of cotton goods
is due to the fact that the consumption
of goods is not equal to the production.
41 'Mv own feeling in the matter is
that this situation is due to the enormous
production of the southern mills,
as they make their goods much cheaper
than we can, and consequently can
sell lower. The bad feature of the
situation is that they will continue to
increase their production under these
circumstances."
" 'There is no us9 trying to. shrink
from this fact. People shut their eyes
aiu iry nut tu occ mc uuc
of affairs.
"'The labor question as affecting
the mill situation is one which may
have to be take a into consideration if
the south continues to increase production
; wages will either have to be
r due 3d in New Englard o: bead;
vanced in the south. '
" 'There is no profit in selling the
export trade, at present prices, but exports
will continue large, as we have
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the great production.
" 'However, there will be an. improvement
in business, as I cannot
see how the great prosperity of the
west can help but mcrease the consumption
of our goods.'
' Mr. Howard Stockton, treasurer of
the Merrimack mills, says:
44 kThe decline in cotton is of course
largely responsible for the decline in
print cloths and cotton goods. Buiiif.
knf 4Viio ie nof a rr.nnlli
JUCOO id uuu liild 10 UVV M uivuvu
when we expect to make large sales.
4 "Southern mill competition has a
serious affect upon New England
cotton mills, as southern production
has increased at an alarming rate duriag
the past year, tfcey consumed
double the amount of cotton of the
previous year.
44 4The wage quasticn has become a
factor and reductions may have to be
considered by New England manufac
turers. It was tbougfct tnat possioiy
the increase in production by southern
mills would require an increase in
labor and wages would be higher, but
sach has not been the case yet.
" 'The decline jn. print cloths naturally
affects cotton goods, as print
cloths are taken as a standard in
many cases. A great many odd counts
are sold on the basis of print cloth
prices, especially goods used for printin
c and convertine".
*' 'Goods now being manufactured
are sold in December and January.
Actual jobbiDg does not begin until
January and goods ordered now by
the jobbers are bought on speculation.
Tne trade believes tuat by January
there will bs a big demand for
goods.'"
la He a Lunatic or R?gno.
A peculiar case has developed at
Matthews, N. C., a few miles from
Charlotte. Several years ago Pleasant
Hill church, near the village, was
fVt n ttto a
UUTJUCd. XU3 wxjgiu. VJU.%S i^tw n mvj
thought to be accidental. About two
months ago, the barn of James B.
Williamson was burned. And between
the tiraes of the burning of the
church aid barn, a store bfbn^ing to
Fx-ank Abernathy. son of a wellknown
preacher, was also destroyed by fire.
Abernatby got up considerable excitement
about bis store, claiming that he
lost over $1,000, and theneighbojs got
up a liberal subscription for him.
Last week Aoernatfcy eoniessea mat
he was responsible ior ail the fires,
and wanted to pay for a hog that was
burned in Williamson's barn. He
had no objection to his confession
being made public. The confessions
were made as the result of religious
excitamen4-, and the people sre at i
loss as to whether to prosecute the fellow
criminally, or ha?e him sent to a
lunatic asyxu ii?
Stola ih-s Jadgc'a Hat.
Recently a witness in a ca?e that
was being tried before Jud&e Bachanan
at Anderson stole bis honor's hat
cmd iTmhpftlla from the courtroom, ne
cessitating the purchase of a new hat, |
which was likewise deposited in the
same place from which its lamented
predecessor had taken its m^sterioui
flight.
Ten 1 b;?f M pme a ii c_Tragedy.
At aboat' .7 ' o'clock ' Wednesday
morning, George Young, a farmer,
residing two miles south of Blue Earth
City, Minn., shot and killed his wife, (
his two boys, aged 2 and 4, and then
himself. All died instantly. i
I A Dangerous Occupation.
Tfct Kansas City Times says the remarkable
number of fatalities among
railway mail clerks in recent wrecks,
call fresh attention to the extreme
hszards taken by those public servants
It is claimed by those who have taken
some pains to gather statistics that the
death rate is greater in proportion to
numbers than in actual warfare. This
seems almost incredible, yet it is apparent
to every one who investigates,
that of all the positions ia the railwav
service, that cf mail clerk is accompanied
by the greatest risk. It is generally
supposed that the engineer and
fireman have the most dangerous
pests; but thfy always have at least
a moment's warning and are often able
to save themselves by jumping. Active
preparations are being made
among the mail clerks to petition congress
for better protection. Those
who have the matter in charge are
considering various suggestions that
may take the form of recommendations.
One reform that will probably
be asked is that the mail coaches be
placed after, instead of before, the baggage
cars, the through baggage coach,
which is usually unoccupied by baggagemen
while the train is in motion,
to take the plac9 next to the engine,
now invariably assigned to the mail
coach. It is also probable that the
government will be asked to supply its
own cars and to make them of steel,
and without platforms, which facilifoloc/?Anin<?
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A terrible tragedy occurred near
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Lewi? brought the young lady back
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He told a story to the effect that
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Hurst got out of the buggy to amuse
themselves at target practice with a
revolver. They had fired several
shots each, when in the act of handing
the pistol to Miss Hurst ready for firing,
Lawis accidentally shot her dead.
The young lady was very beautiful
aad quite a belle. Same of
the people of the neighborhood
are said to believe the story,
while others are doubtful as to whether
it is exactly true. Beyond Lewis's
statement, however, there is no evidence.
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Savannah, G?_ and Sew York City. ^1
Address: D. A. PRE33L1&Y, Agent,,
COLUMBIA, &C.
Idvice to SfDt&ers. } 1
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W?s tsVn ~K*?ore la. es'.iyjs: jtwr attcos
tfcn to a rwced? ao Ions; tat carrylug
eM&ren #afel7 Siro-aKn" the critical*
itsg? of teethiu?- Tfc !s s?? '-nc^cafefe) *>
bfctsing to motfcer and child. .If yoa ?.-*.> jfl
disturbed at nljrht with a.ilclt, frctfnl
feflttiag cbild. tsm ?in?* u^rauaaBTe. ?- h
rill gi*e t&ftest relief, and r?yrai*te C
bow)?, and make teetbiiu? *~<i ?nd aajy J
It will care Dyiestery ?M IWrr&'M..
KttB Carminative is an iustan* & J
oolic of infants. Itwillprcwfl^ dir?*tf?t .
gira tone and energy to fee 'tnraach a&c. wk
bcve;t Tte Eicfcj.pcDy, ftff^rirc dri&i
wili son becone the faJ acd froiicvng }??of
she tooifthoid. II te rcry pifvact %c>
&c taste ?sd osly coet S3 oec& 4>cr N
?r'd ty crugjlJtr and ^j - /'n
THE MURRAY lXttllU- UU.r
- Columbia, S. C/J
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Is the most complete system- oF elevating
handling, cleaning and pacttn* oottoaImproves
staple, saves labor, makes jo? .
money. Write for catalogues, n> otbar j
equals it. J
I handle the most improved M
COTTON <*1*3, . _ , ?
PESSSB3, ?3
XLXVATOKS, ~
ENGINES :
AND BOILEJEW
to De ?oond oil the market
My Sergeant Log Beam Saar Kill is, la
atoolldty and efficiency, a wonder.
C0K2? KILLS,
?LANBBS, '
GANG BDGEBS
tad all wood working machinery. Jfl
UDDBLL AND TALBOTT'SHG13TBS jj
are me Deer. . . S3h
Write to m?be?ore baying.
Y. 0. Badh&m, _| |
Gene "*1 Agent,
COLUMBIA, S. C.