Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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fe 7^rno?om^r2Gcr nrwHii ? ntmtmmm ihe Press and Banner. By Hujfh Wilson and H. T. Wardlaw. Wednesday, Sept. G, 1682, State Democratic Ticket. for fJovevtiO", COI.. llfiiil s. TIK'Ml'SOX.of IJHihind. For Liesit^nam-Goverinr, 7ion. john c. sni:rrarki), of lutgeiicui. I'or Secretary of Sir.lr, HON. J. N. I.IFSO t.MH.of Nov bony. For Attorney General. V. F.IC1IAHI?.<C>N MILKS,of CimrieMon. For State Treasurer, JOHN I\ UirilAKnsoX. ofS?:ntor. For Comptroller <;? ?.r:t!, V.\ F. SToXFY.of IVrUlrv. , For Suit'} Superintend,jit of Fitu< fit ion, llF.Y. KM.ISOX CAl'KKS, of Creeiiville. j Fcr Adjutant ami In??vctc?r General, t.'KN. > >1. MANI'JACl.T, of C.or^'clown. COUNTY TICKET. For Solictor, I'll. J. C. .">1 AXWKJ.I,, of fJrfrnwv*!. For the Hohsp of 1!< preventatives, .IKSSK s. Mr'SF.K. of Ho,l-f?. ?:vv. P l|. Pi{\|?I.|:y. of IliiirllPV, "\Y. P. WIDKMAN. ol r.ol.l lirimcli, W. 11. FA UK Fit. of Abbeville, J>lt. F. I-'. GARY, ol t'okcsbury. For l'roliute Jwiljrc. J. Fl'LLKK I .VOX, of Abbeville. For County Commissioner, CAl'T. G. M. M ATTISOX, of HonnMc, JOHN It. lU'MJM'K.of (ircniWdOtl, # \V. T. C'?>\V.\X,of 1 ?ue West. For School ('<immi<?ioner, CA1T. K. CiiWAN.nr \Yi!!<oi;lon. Stale Superintendent or Education. ! A KTi:n over so much printing, Ttov. El- j lison Capers, ol' Greenville, lias definitely' determined not to accept the ofiico of; State Superintendent ol' Education. Some of our exchanges Iiave expressed regret at tliis action of Mr. Capers, but i we think tiiat lie has dona tli* proper, tiling in declining. We were sorry that lie was nominated and should have thought less of him if he had quit his! sacred office to accept public office. JJut since he has declined the otliee, it 'devolves upon the State Executive Com-1 mitteo to nominate a man worthy of the i place, l! is a position of the higho t iin i portanec. The State .Superintendent 01 Education should not only be a scholar, ti practical educator, and a gentleman,! 1 >ut he should possess administrativej ability of the highest order. He should befitted to take charge not only of the' K'ducational interests of the State in con-, Jiection with the public schools, but to; administer in an enlightened, liberal and statesmanlike manner-, the enormous j fund which the taxes place at his dispo-l is.il?a fund nearly equal to one-half the! jjross taxes of the State. To till this' office in the best manner, we know of no; one who possesses all these requisites in a higher degree than does W, C. lionet, j J'sci., of Abbeville, and we most heartily * I recommend hi:n to the favorable consid-1 oration of the State Executive Committee. Although now occupying a promi-j 7icut position at the Bar, he had for years; before his admission to the liar been a successful teacher, and during his career; as a lawyer his name has been iutiacato-j ly associated with the educational inter-; 'c-jsts. of our County and State. As a; member, for several years, of our Coun-j ty Board of Examiners he instituted several important improvements which' JiHve been applied to the educational system of the Stato. His addresses berci ?md elsewhere on the public school system have attracted universal attention,1 were very favorably commented upon by; the press of the State, and marked him! out as a leading educator. His nomina-i lion, we know, would give satisfaction to! ' 1 :? - 3 ?!.. C*4 ?, ! X.'lO people OI ADueviuu miu nit: mum; generally. In whatever Mr. Iicnct un-' ?lcrtakes he always aims at the highest standards. P. S. ? Since writing the above we' liave received a communication from j "An Abbeville Democrat," nominating for the same ofiiee General J. Walter j *iray of Greenville. We are always glad I) see more than one candidate for offices ( of importance. General Gray enters the; field in generous rivalry for an otlice! worthy of any man's ambition. Al-t though now living in Greenville, he is an Abbeville man, with many friends in this county who would be glad to see! him elevated to this high ollioe. Read! the card of "An Abbeville Democrat,"; who presents bis claims to the ollicc. ; Foor Folk Who Ought lo be Manly. The Augusta Chronicle points a para-! jrraph thusly: If the poor man cannot' purchase food cheaply this j-e.ir, it will i not bo because Go 1 has failed him, buti because a few rich men corner the mar-! liots and nttonipt to circumvent I'rovi-' <louce.?Charlotte Observer. We see ho use of this continual effort to array the* poor against the rich. In our opinion more practical good would come' of encouraging the poor to master their! own circumstances by economy and en-1 ergy. This continued plea ft?r "poor! inen" has a tendency to dwarf true man-1 hood. JLet tlie "poor man" improve his circumstances by honest, manly ellbrt, > and let the newspapers and the politicians' Mop this infernal cry about the "poor man." The poor man ought to be as good as anybody, and if he isn't, hei ought to be ashamed of himself. This is j n free country, and every man who is en- j dowt-d with good health, and a reasonably j good brain, should feel insulted to have Advantages claimed for him, because of his poverty. True manhood should fight: Its own battles, and pay its own way. No manly man should acknov ledge, his inability to take care of himself or his family. Are wo to ho a nation of pau|>ers, to lie on our backs and abus e the rich? Wo had better be up, and by honest toil, earn some < f tbo coveted riches. ? ? ? + - The Charlotte Observer. When Colonel Charles It. Jones, editor of the Charlotte Observer, announced' himself as an Independent Democratic; candidate for Congress from his District, he distinctly stated that lie would with-i draw from the race if a Republican should . run for that place. In the meantime! some people got excited and induced j some enterprising gentlemen to start ar.- i, other daily Democratic paper in Charlotte, perhaps with the view of breaking down the Observer. A Republican candi-! date has appeared on the field for Con-!: gross, and Colonel Jones, true to his;| promise, withdrew from the race, and! in uuw I tut: ?UHJ uuuiuux i In our opinion tho gentlemen who have j undertaken the job of furnishing North j Carolina with a bettor newspaper than the;! Observer will have to apply themselves j very assiduously to the task. It is altrays: cheaper to buy out than to kill out. j While the people of Charlotte may havo,: bad some Jnvt causes of complaint against 11 Colonel Jonen, we feel no hesitancy in'! saying that it will be a long time before j Charlotte will have a better or more en-1 terprising newspaper than the Charlotte I Observer. o ? Let us Draw the Line Somewhere. ! ] The Newberry Herald and tho Oolum- J i lia Register miglit safely recommend the 1 j employment of a governess and private!? tutor in each of tho poor families, to bo j ^ paid out of the public funds of this State. J t The line must be drawn somewhere and ,(, wo think it might as well be drawn on ( < the pay of private tutor, and a Constitu-! i tional enactment forbiilding poor families, < to charge the State with tho board of the: d toacjjcr. Those of our citizens who tire } oppr.sed to having all their property con-11 fiscated, for educational purposes should j JliiVU BUIIiU VWUVUrKtlV'U lllUlllt i 1 l?ut it seems that the warfare against the j l thrifty for the benefit of the thriftless cit- J izen is never to stop. t Editors to be legislators. I f Mr. Walter Hazard, editor of the 1 Georgetown Enquirer, has been chosen as j t a Domocrntio nominee for the Legisla- j | tare. Col. Thos. B. Crews, editor of the j v LaurensviUe Herald will represent Lau- ? rens county in the next General Assem- t bly. These are excellent nominations. Mil; s furnish ono more proof that the people I ? will sometimes honor the hardest work-! o ed and poorest paid men il> the world, j They Did Rislit. j 'i ho Spinianbi'.rrj Jicr<ilil thinks the j ' Charleston jVcMvt and Courier and t!io Col-t uvilia Jtfiffister erred in sending report-j evs to the GreemlKwk meetings. In ourj ! opinio;: thc"30 priper? <Jid exactly rijtht toj send reporters v. ho XTO'i'.d tell t!;e t"a?-ts! J exactly as they were. An editor is not I ; responsible fur I lie oxMi'iieo of f.fis. It I is his duty, however, to publish them,! honestly and fiilrly. * ? It ske>is indeed strange to us that j luring ull tliis hot weather, and while the uountainsare crowded with tourists, and vlion so many interesting letters arc writton to thc> various newspapers, that nobody has ever thought of saying "Land J ?t tiie Sky." Wo caVt imagine what' thev are thinking about that should ocea . ' *ior. <l-is universal oversight. | ^ | A Ili^'h Compliment to ft Worthy Citizen. | Last Saturday, at the Primary Kleetion, > Ureenville put M. F. Ansel, I'N'p, a wor-l tliv young lawyer of'bat town, at the head e.f tho ticket tor a ntCTftber fw lite ,' ienoral Assembly from that courty. - i Address of (he State Democratic Com-, inittee to the People ot the State. IIOOMS OK TIIR ") j Statu Di?m. Kxi:tttivk ('onmittkk, v i'omjjiu v. S. August 1">, lvkj. I j I'c/.lfiiv Citizens: The candidates muni- j natcd l>y the State Ileniocra'ic; Conven-, tion at Columbia are worthy of the snp-j port of the whole people. No other, political body will, or can, present to yon , candidates for State olliccs who have! qua' claims to your confidence. The| Democracy of Soutli Carolina have re-! ccived the nominations with unfeigned : satisfaction, and arc determined to elect their candidates. It will bean unmixed, blessing to the State, however, if there shall be truce to political strile, and hon- | est men, with honest purpose and with- j out regard to their political associations' in the past, unite in voting for the npright, capable and faithful candidates who are now before the people. The, iKunocraey cannot be expected to load, themselves down with taxation for the, benefit of their former opponents, if these persist in preferring political tramps or J imported vagabonds to Carolinians of, proved worth and acknowledged merit. 1 The principles declared by the State Convention as formulating the objects and intentions of the Democratic pirty, are intelligible, liberal and progressive.; They look to the preservation of Honest; Home Kule as the paramount need of! good citizens of every condition in life,1 and th?\v pledge to all the people the just administration of equal laws, and econo-, tnv with etlieicnev in the conduct of tho * i~.. tiOVPriMTU'tH. Ill lliu ........ ... National affairs the South Carolina Dem- j ocraey stand pledged to the reform of the tariff system, so as to lessen the burdens on the pfople, and to the relorm of the, civil service as a means of purifying politico. When the political workers' shall no longer have a hundred thousand Federal o dices as a lure and ha it for their hungry dependents, the power of combinations of unscrulpulous poiticians will assuredly he broken, and for every can -! didnte, within Ids party, there will be a; (airfield and no favor. The Democracy demand likewiso that the Federal (iov- j ernment, by liberal appropriations from the treasury for educational purposes,, help the Southern States to convert the j present and rising generation of freed-* men into intelligent and responsible citi-, zens. In all things the South Carolina' Democracy solemnly bind themselves,; before their fellow-countrymen, to pnr-j sue that public policy which will make the whole people content, by securing their rights, guarding their privileges and fostering tlieir growing prosperity. The State Executive Committee remind their Democratic fellow-citizens that, j while the control of .Smith Carolina has been won by the party, and with that con- J trol has conic the intelligent administra-;: tion of governmental affairs and peace in every Carolina home, the power of the Democracy can only he maintained and consolidated hv eternal vigilance and un-j tiring effort. The Democracy aro not | so strong that they can afford to disagree! or diviuc. Disunion now would be as! perilous as in the historic campaign six j years ago, when the State was wrested from the grasp of the ignorant and cror-1' rupt. Toleration there should he ft ithin i the party lines. There is ample scope and verge there for the assertion of indi-J vidual views and opinions. But those, who abandon the part}' or oppose it, he- j! cause the measures thev prefer have not.1' adoptee', make themselves the enemies of good government, whether they choose ;i to masquerade as Independents or boldly ;! flaunt tho black Hag of the llepublican i( party. Political solidarity is as iinpor-j taut a.* ever before* and there is less ex- 11 cuse than in any previous canvass for dis-j] content and desertion. Opposition to the j; Democrat;, candidates ana the Democrat- j i ie platform, in this campaign, must be:i taken as proof of invincible ignorance, or 11 of greed and ambition that would saeri- j ] f?ee the brightest hopes of tho State for | the gratification of personal desires. J, Tiie State Committee earnestly urge I their fellow-Democrats to exert them- > solves to tho utmost to bring out a full j | vote, and to spare no pains to swell the!, ranks of the colored Democracy. 15v well-considered laws, repeating and baf-.| lot-box stuQing are alike guarded against.! j The Democracy, therefore, can go into; t lie canvass with tlio assurance that thoij strength of the opposition w ill not be in-1 i creased by trickery or fraud, and with," the satisfaction of knowing that, in South ' Carolina, there shall be, beyond dispute, > j * free and fair election, By personal ex- j ertion, in exhibiting and explaining to individual voters the benefits and bless-j ings of Democratic rule, the Democracy j \ can cotniiiRDu the intelligent support and j continuing co-operation of the colored people. To this end no labor, no persua- i sion, no argumotit should lie spared. 80! will the Democracy be proud of the tri- j! umph they shall enjov, as the lawful and j legitimate result of just administration,' wise nominations, liberal principles, and , systematic and unflagging work. This we owe to the State, find we owe it to the' j traditions of the master-race to which we', liclong. Victory wo must have; and j Honor with victory. Jamks f. Izi.au, Chairman. CJ. D. JJryan, \Ym. Monro, J. Otky Kkkd, B. P. Toim, ! G. \V. C'ltOKT, Willie Jon us, j J no. B. Hrwi x, <?iles J. PaTTKRSON, i 1 1). P. Sojoiwer, T. Srono Farrow, (\ J. V. UursoN, Jno. VV. Williams,!, 10. B. GARY, J. F. Hhamk, Geo. Johnstone, J. D. McLih-as, 1 10. It. Murray, Wjt. Ki.liott, clias. S. SiNKI.KR, Jos. II. KaRLE. , F. W. Dawson. tf COL. CASH AT ROCK IIILL. j He Wishes to Colonize South Caro- , linn With North Carolina and Vir- ' giniu Negroes--IIis Speech Interrupted by a I-'ight"-I'he W hile j l'eople Thoroughly Disgusted With 1 II i in. h f.V<t? will 0?'Wt.1 Hock 1Iii,i.,S' pt n.licr 3.?k, H. 0. Cash ar-i' rived hero ye.-terday afternoon, and hist night 1 attempted to addre-s a hundred ami tllfy per-'1 sons who had gathered at his hotel to hear him. He bad not proceeded far before his1' speech was unceremoniously cut short by a ' light between two young white men, the en-:! counteroccuring Immediately at the speak-; side. Cash was denouncing the Kegist rn-' tion law in severe terms, declaring tiiat its ! Intent was todc-feat and defraud tli? negroes i! rind poor whites, and expressed his ability to '' prove It. He was asked to do so, and this,' w.ems to have been the occasion of the f! tight. I1 At one time a big row seemed Imminent Then Col. Cash rushed in his room in I he ?1 hotel, but. soon returned. It Is said, armed for |' in emergency. Quiet was restored, but lie:? failed to finish his speech. j? The Greenback-Independent. candidate said J nnouuh. however, to convince us the.t he will !1 bea firebrand In this district. He panders to ] the prcjudicesof the negroes by?\xpresslngab-j1 horrenc* of theopprosslons which he allege are j1 heaped upon them by the State Government, j J and by charging Hampton with violating his;' pledges to these people. He is opposed to an i( influx of "lager beer drinking Initchmeii 1 and spotted-faced Italians," but it is in favor I1 of bringing tiie neuroes fiom Virginia audi; North Carolina down here and making ofj South Carolina, as he expressed It. "A Mack i! Now York." His presence excited curiosity,'' but his speech has roused an Intense disj-ust'J for the man. He will be welcome to all the 1 white voles he gels here. i j1 ? ? ? Scriptural l)nncin?r. jj1 I)r. Kadie, the scholar, draws the following inclusions from a careful collection of all the j passages which refer to dancing: (1) That dancing wnsa religious aot In true) worship and in idol worship; (2) that it was'ji practiced exclusively on Joyful occasions such I (. is national festivals or great victories; <3; 11 that it was performed on such great occasions ! s inly by one of the sexes; <H tiiat it was per-' 'l formed usually in tlit* day lime, in the open ; j, lir, in tiie highways, in the fields and groves; o 5) that men who perverted dune-inn from a'? ^aered use to purposes of amusement were j n leemed infamous; (li) that no Instances of I elancing arc found upon record in the Ilible in ; h vhlch the two sexes united in I lie exercise, v Jither as an act of worship or amusement; (7) * hat there are no instances upon record in the j Jihle of social dancing for amusement?ex- i c ept that of "vain fellows" void of shame, al- ; n udtd to by Jlicheal; the irreligious families *< iescrlhed by .fob, which produced Increased ( inpieiy anil destruction.and Herodias, which ti erminated in tiie rasii vow <>f llcrod and the u nurder of John the liaptist. b From llic great harvest fields of Northern i J' iVIsconsin, Kouthern MinnesolaandNorthern ! {' lakotaall reports of crops presage an enor-J 1 uous yield of those already harvested or In con i!' lition for gathering, .Small grains have been !{ :ut with extraordinary rapidity, and thresh- i1 ng is well advanced. T tie fa to of tho corn!"' :rop in this region is still undecided, hut the ,[)< ilants arc growing rapidly and the crop will : ' >e large if tho frost keeps oil" until late in Sep-' 'J ember. I Ci'iik for Kork Eyes.?One ounce of wa- u er, one half toaspoonful of cpsom salts, and a lalf dozen drops of laudanum, mixed well. .,| t is claimed tiiat the use-of this preparation p, rill remove all inflammation from Hie e-ye, ,nd will also prevent one from catching the S| ore eyes If used in time, li.itho the eyes in j w be solution several times during the day, 1 nd bathe them well on going to bed at night. ,,,, Miss Mary E. Darlington, of this village has, j si; rithout solicitation, been elccted by the I is :oard of Trnstccs, Principal of the West I tr pi tngs Academy, Union, S. C. Her exnerl-1 su nee and success as a teacher recommend her j Hi s those desiring such scrvicea.?Axsvclate JRc'; la Presbyterian. [hi Dust lo Dust. iTXER.lL ORATION* AT SENATOR HILL'S BURIAL. fet.ing trilogy niivl Slewing Tribute L?y l.en. a. jbvar.s-* i t:u vnribtutu CnrctT and lR-alh o? l.ooiyia-s Honored Son. General Kvans tlu n rose and, after rending a few verses sclwlwl from tin; serlj.itores, delivered with ureal letling the following Funeral Oration: Religion claims the illustrious man whose decease Is so deeply deplored, and whoso name all moil delight to honor, a* altogether her own, finally and forever. Willing thai thei plaudits ot nil tongues pimli he heard, sin; re-1 servos to hots -If to say the host Word>about1 tier departed sot:, 'i t:o l.inie she fives him transcends the fr<tted earthly shore, whenall luniian renown is spent, and widens over the .-phero where nngels enjoy glory, honor and luunortuiiiy. Faith is jealous with godly jealous of the lustre that should glow around his name. The Mansion! hrll!ianee which <rout.temporal achievement lent him is p?wnntted as Time's appiopriaio ti ioute.le.it for ner.-elf the religion of Jesus < 'hi ist iiradlM'-s his departing presence with licht from Heaven brighter than all present.splendor?a light that shines through Hie portals which admit linn from his ailliction into the enjoynient of "the far more exceeding ami eternal weight of glory." These selected Scriptures set forth that failli in which lie trusted those hopes lie lelt, the j stihmlssion to (Jod ho made of himself, his dying testimony and the home ho now en-j Joys. They are not read for exposition or, comment,"te.it ai" yet as chords that. Will ro-j snot?d in sympathy its we tough lion; atidj Un ie the tuneful strings of the grout lite, whoso music always aroused and often on-j tranced, whose sweetest melody was poured j forth in the final strain. tin Wednesday ln-t, as 1)10 sun was rising, j fa*spirit of li'-nianiin Harvey Hill ascended , to Heaven. The siiver cord was loosed, the! golden howl was hrottcn, and the spirit ro-j turned to ( '< ,1 who { ;.<ve it. The subdued sotis of the loving hou-ehoUl were followed hy the i swift telegram which informeil tlic 1 nionj that it hail lost a great citizen; the loiiiiite of the hell ahovo the t'npitol building told this ; city the sad tidings daily listened for?that! the Stale of Georgia had lost a senator?and ! tiie'c mournful sounds of sorrow were <|iiitil:- j iy followed hy the moilnw-oadeuec'd poal from ! I in; aspirant spire of the church ol t !od, wMeh j spoke indeed In grief, hut auRouucfd to all | the world that a wearied, trusting soul, made1 pure through Christ. had entered home* nil last. viur> u>-j>?hi- inclot lies ilsclf in sable; soci'ty suspembi ils; appointed pleasures; flays. duip hull' way llml mast, an I li.v all tokens the general sense of j bereavement is declared. Tim ( ovcrnmcnts, municipal. State and National. lake instant and honorable nut'- of this ?!? :?;li. The bar blend their appreciation witli tlio general' v >ic. The people. !n ina^s meetings, through- ( out the state, strive in vain to utter tlio popular ailcetion tor the great sutler who had served them in his strength and now had sunk in their midst under the- burden of a' mysterious malady. From our whole conn-! try come testimonials of his hroad fame, and , this historic hour passes on and .away, freighted with the richest words that tonuues most i sifted can utter and pens most felicitous ean write, i.e it. may work in this sacred place? : not to relate the well known biography?not j to prai?o heyond due?hut to so touch the* great, vibrating life of Senator Hill, that its1 rich, resonant tones may reach the living and | rr'uke melody in their iieiirts unto tin- l.ord !: (tint speed the uttcranccand give grucctothe; hearers! I!Is Conversion. I! wa" home?sweet, hallowed home, graced by the .saintly mother and presided over by ttie pious father?which was the alma matcrof; his religious life. The rudiments of Christ's | matchless doctrine were lirst imbedded in his j capacious bruin by the mother's hand. Then . came the direct a)>peal of the minister of the j church the consent of tin* young heart, and j his conversion in Troup when lie was fourteen ; years of use. "I was converted there," Is the! testimony of his own Hps. His acceptance of' Christ seems to have been without reserve, and it placed him <111 the bright roil of the; twiee-bni n children of (Jod. He laid Ills head | in the lap of ecltsrion, save his heart in early 1 surrender to it charms, and consecrated him-! sell' unto Christ in the dew of his youth. Afterward he bore his faith manfully | through the peculiar peri Is of his college j course. "lie was a pure boy," says State! Commissioner Orr, his col leg.-, mate. "There; was not the shadow of immorality on his| character." When the highest honor of his; class blushed upon him, when unwonted llal-i teries fell thickly aronmi him. when worldly hope stood him in the open wicket to the path j of fame and showed him the higher summits 1 accessible to his aggressive genius?he was still, thank (iod, a Christian. We may use the vivid recollections of innnv ; yet living men to show to us the manly tin are j nivMnr l with oratorio action and the sneak-, inv face lit wiili tlit! 11 res of eloquence" that' now lirst drew the gaze of men In a tioy's! speech from (lie eollece platform. Two great I Sena lots. l'rcston ami Herrien, listened, look- j t il, saw power enthroning itself, applauded , tlie.vonth, and. Joining in I lie common en-' tlinsiastn, inspired him to attempt the steep ascent to human greatness-. I'erhaps It was; li.v the Inspinition of this success lie gathered j uii the purpose and powers that lay within him In boulders yet unehiselcd. The rock was, smitten. Kternnl fountains lay lo'-keil witli-i in. In the double streams of duty to <iod and ( rutin try, the united waters began lo flow, i Mirth's highest places with never failing hope of Heaven combined, was the possibility of his coming life. His Marriage. j Marriage camo next, with Hie woman ever j worthy of him, always devoted to him, ever, dear to liitn and for whom his trembling tin-i aers traced the lust, "dearest,'' and afterwards! wrote no more. A family fond beyond ex-' press! on and proud of liitn even to idolatry j tia'-hered htm lli>t and last. The home altar, t>f prayer arose, in which as priest of ills: ltou*e he consecrated them to <Iod. The L'hurch at Lafiranse?where he went to reside! In the practice of law?enjoyed at once his. liberality and his labor. I would also, with! the proper emphasis mark the earliest service! in which his magical powers of speech were used for the good of his Stale. Called forth by his neighbors lie put himself upon thesidei of personal sobriety and the duty of civil gov-[ prnment to give proteciion against temptalion, in a series ol speeches made in Troup j Immediately after the close of his college' life. Ills views were supported by his own j sxatnple. Unpledged, he lived and died a so-! tier man, having abstained wholly through j ill his life. He reasoned with Paul like pene-1 I ration of a Temperance that stands upon j itlahtenusness and hoped for judgment to] Mine, 'l itis was more than thirty years ago.: Ideas on this moiiientous subject of intern-' perance iiave moved on s'nte then. States-; int-t) looker! at it now by tlie light or Hie pun-1 lie welfare, the judiciary arc wearied by 11k t?i-o:ic!i of law and brood ol crimes, andcitlr.ens see went Hi, peace anil purity wither i?y | its blast. '1 lie testimony of Senator Hill's) ipiuion and examples, fioin first Id hist, was| iigainst a. wrong by which our country Millers! in almost e\cry home in all its vast Uuinin? llis entrance Into public life seems to have been imperative. His people, pleased by his manners and proud of his gifts, pushed him out into that fierce light'which beats upon nil iiublie men. He fonml iiimself, almost before lie knew it, in the midst of the dangerous whirl. Few men wholly escape the | crils of public life. The billowy ocean has buried in its dark,, iiiifuthonied caves more navies than it floats. The ha/.:ud.Not political strife must he met by ! rood men, but let him who sets his prow sen-1 ward and pushes out from the safe Iviys, where tin-still waters are, take heed lest his bout be beaten to pieces by tin? boisterous bil-: lows or strand on some roek.v coast. Some: have tlius ventured?lost all, made shipwreck ! if liiith in man. in (!od, and every claim of Heaven?then cone down between the jaws of waves that opened wide to take them in.1 [ it hers have suffered themselves to be tossed about until the rigging was rent, spars splintered, and all their moral machinery tumbled : Into such mal-adjustments that they rolled in lic'p ess drift on the great sea of public life; una yet. utter ail, have righted up, renewed their strength, readjusted their relations to! Liod and man and got.c by His grace in iriori Diis beauty into tlie haven of eternal rest, j Not many have sailed those seas, weathering [ very tempest, without the wrenching of a bolt. Still some men have thus lived in public service, and all men may so live as to pre-1 serve their firmness of faith, serenity of spir- ; it and purity of Tife amidst the most riotous political turbulence. Senator Hill did not escape these perils, of which 1 speak, nor would his most partial Mend declare that he wax unull'eeted by them, llis first error, however, was strangely caused : by bN reverence. lie conceived as lie told me ! that- public men should not be otlicious in re- i ligion lest they bring reproach upon the cause. Ills views, of course, were wrong. Thepreva-1 lenecol'his opinion and its extension to all i men In secular business, wwuld paralyze the. inn of Ihelaylty ami conimit me administration of human redemption toaclose cur-; potation of clergy. No condition of religion : iv on Id be more deplorable. Hut lie formed iliis opinion in the beginning with a clear conscience, and decline to olllciate in rcli-i gion alter iiis open entrance into politics. I Alter that I am sure his religious Joy began to ' led inc, and yet in all h la career, whether pos-' essing or lacking the Joy ol salvation, he i held fast to the cardinal doctrine taught by! that I>ivine Savior who, with incomparable I -peeeh, revealed the fathomless) truths of I man's only faith. This helm, his fixed faith j 111 u!l that Christ Is and taught, kept the prow i if his life pointing; heavenward even while it I ivas tossed a bout on the tremulous waves of ids uncommon career. I revive with siuccre pleasure the rccolloc-1 [ion of a personal incident that hears on the j tageof his spiritual life. We walked together one (lay while In the old Slate Capitol at | MHlcdge.vilie, and sat down 011 the bank of j lie Oconee river. It was in isuo when tl.e; earful question of the t'nion's disruption ; ivas tosvhig all minds in a tempest of trouble.' lie was dreadfully afraid of secession, and I,! nany years his Junior, could not share his r ilarm. We were both niefnbers of the State j Senate, native citizens of the state, members ( if the same ehureh. and responsible for the! >;irt we were taking. The die, however, was :nst, and nothing could stay the calamity, j \s we sat ami talked, hi- suddenly said to ine: 1 'Is it not. strange thai we who are both Chris-11 alnsshouht trust so much in this matter to}' tuman wisdom ? We arc praying men, ami el how we diller! We ought to pray on !1 tended knee for the guidance of <;od. I 11111! I ifraid," said he, "11s much of lite moral as of j < lie political dangers of secession." Soon a I-'' er 1 went to war, for which 1 was most lilted, I < 11 r] he went Into the councils of the new I lovernment, for which he was so well adapt- { d, and we met no more lor ten dreary years. 11 Iiis Firm Fmth. Senator Hill never lor a moment faltered I11 1 lis faith. Some great intellects have so far j ^ tillered the Intrusion of doubt as to suspend t heir faith lor a scnsun contingent on the re-'< nil ol research Into the doctrine of Christ.' I hns Sir William Junes In tin; noon of his j icntal power made a deepstudyof the claims *, f <'brtstianity, ending in his full aeee|>t.auer 1 fits grea I truth. So Webster diht .sought J c HMiUii peace b.v patient thought and record-j il his conclusion : "Philosophical argument 11 as sometimes shaken my reason for the faith , 1 inch Is In me. hul my heart has always as- >" iired anil reassured me that the gospul of. t csus Christ must be? Divine reality." How-g II ('obb, the great Georgian, was disquieted t i mind until like the noble Jicreans, he t arched whether these tilings averred of a hrist were so, and closed hlsqucst bv acquisl- r ion of the pearl of ureal m ice. llut sueh j I ien were never infidels. They had not tie- b auehed their brains by lewd Masons with Is oclrlnes that would debase society, disrupt In overnment and destroy Die foundation ofjv uman welfare. They only Indulged In doubt {? i order to pursue truth. Hut Senator ]till I ii ever hail even these doubts, nor the need of! icni. "My conclusions about the religion ofjc le lii'nlc came," said he, "throoxh reason, ih lith and prayer." With these three coids he | ii instructed the cable that ever held him to) a the anchor cast wil bin the veil." Which of|n 10 three can be dispensed with? Without ;v Sason In religion we have a l)llie1 belief'lhlch is sure to err? asuperstlllon that yields n 11 right of mind to Hud the will of (Sod. I si 'itliout faith it Is n? Impossible to be reli-; II ousas It is to sec without, sight. Without tl rayer, who can drive faith and reasons?'ft rih steeds?in the chariot of religion up the j gi eeps tf> heaven ? Hut with these combined, I Ii e may lay hold on the great gospel hope and J .T< ,nd ourselves there with a firmness ihuti :>lhing can break. And the testimony of. ir ich a witness who knows whereof he afllrms j It of more weight than the utterances of ten t< lousand men who know not that what they | lr iy. We may set the wisdom of the august fc nator, matchlcss in eloquence, learned in ] I w, sagacious In statesmanship versed In ire tstory uud philosophy, noble In patriotism, j 11 j**uz-rmrt= of isrge knowledge of tlio human heart, and lipe experience In religion?we may set, and | say, lils definite declarations about therell-j jglon of Christ wltli overwhelming force against llie vague, vapid general I tie* which ! now and then u'l in llipptui I speech from the; i lipsol arranl iiiUd^ls. Joined with him there : ; W a culaxy o: wltnesies for the Christian I j iuith shining otit from the firmament of oar | ' Nsitl -iip.! fiiU tftaie Governmc-n'.*!. Tliflr tes- \ i Umuuy "iuat !i?!it is come Into the world," j j u nnot i>e discredited by the opt^uc star* uj- : i lit by O >i'n jJoi v which wander uniidst the! ! Divine urr.-y ol the universe and declare that | there is no (Jod. | ! Our country is Christian. It Is not infidel. | It can ni.-ver he so until It sutler* subversion | from the foundation stone. The great VVeh-i I sler spoke iruely when lie said that Christian* i i!y is the common law ofllie United states. I iiappy that, people whose rulers are rial.te! ous men. The good genius of civil governi nient smiles with happy heart upon the Slate i who.-o (lod is the lantll I it was a cheering reduction for this brilliant j I statesman, who drew so niueh attention to ! biinseli. that in all his life no sentiments cs-j e.iped his iips that would suggest a doubt eon-! |cei*uing toe Christian faith ; no protane nor ! low word was ever uttered to he c.iujflit tip land reputed, nor revel ?-f any sort induced any to err from the strictest morality, and he | 'stood unimpeachable of otlensc against his j 'young countrymen. In his inlluence over; youn^ineti bei'ulliiltd the duty of'a r.lates-! ! man as laid down in the ancient leioks of, State craft?I led the rulers leach t!i?voulh by , precept, and example how to govern first themselves ami nest the Common wealth. 1 have seen them grasp his hand with manly i I'mol ion and go away with his last worn* 01 < hristiiin counsel. Would that all may emit i lute both his siri.-ttlnoNS and his faith. in all tliis period <>| worldly strife he neverj ceased to reverence the s uictuury. His llb'-rality did not ahjit". When 1 wioteto lilin in! Washington for his subscript ion incomplete; this church he replied by telegram Inasnin advanced beyond every, giver, and I cut it.! down to equality with the foremost. conlribti- j tion. lie tendered lite, when lie himself was I already feeling the pang of pain in his tongue, I one hundred dollars :i month to sustain a reverend mid eminent sullerer at Kureka! springs. He would give to the poor whatever I amount was required to meet a wed. and he fostered the charily of hts wife by his gener- j otis ?*ndoi'.S"int;iil. 'i'his church made him a t rustce. expressive of its confidence. and ho i departed tliis life in the love of Ills brothers [ Willi that otlleiai mantle on his shoulder. j His Civic Career. This traverse wl'li rapid stride over Ihe active life of this itluslrioti.s man has been ! made wiln scarcely an allusion to his civic! career. Hut his comrade* in our country's1 councils, bis brethren ?>t the bar, his fellow-! men of all pursuits, have already begun to1 utter a vast volume of praises descriptive of. his course. 1 am borne by a single purpose; over those periods of his earliest history oil j through the stormy limes of the Confederacy j into the murky gloom of the reconstruction i era. In all of which 1 see. his good angel hover : with anxiety about him and seek to keep i him steadfast, in the faith. Still on, Instate and National triumphs, evidently ascending I in fame and accumulating power until <>od,' wiih a touch as light as a leather's fall, makes i a minute wound like the gash of a cambric j needle upon his wondrous tongue and doom him (o certain death. Two years ago, at my house, ho told me ofj this trouble. Tin? secret was already getting ont, but. men could scarcely believe. lie was 1 being urged to speak on the questions of the i hour all over the State; but he could not,' must not; in every truth he desired not to en-1 ter the warm affray of friends which was then j at lis heat. Sadly ho contemplated, even : then, the possibility of being silenced by dls- | case. The whole sad story is now only too i well known, and we arc left the heritage of wealth which his sufferings yielded. 1 will name as one happy result, of this tragic close of his life; that Senator Hill's, suffering has developed to our view the great; love which tlx- people of his Slate liucl for j hlin. lie enjoyed through life unmistakable ! proofs of popular atlecl ion which nave me no' surprise alter tin? Ilrst, day in which it was my j good fortune to hear him speak, I was lust entering on manhood and he was Just com-1 mencing his brilliant canvass tor the chief j magistracy of our great State. T stood among ! a multitude and behold with rising wonder] the great tides of eloquence pouring out In' mysterious powers from thrilling voice, glorl- j ous eyes, courtly grace of goture, mien and smile until lie swept my heart from ofr its Iceland look it to hims'lf. He has not. al-j ways turned my head, hut I have never re-1 called my afleetion. He was not a man of. the people In the common meaning <if that | term. Ills constitutional reserve, his fondness for thinking alone, his studious habits and his family attachments kept hint awayfrom the social world. Hut lie was after till a t true tribune of the people. He loved them In! pure benevolence. His speeches are full ofi lofty sentiment concerning the claims of the humblest man. No one was readier to render I he lowliest colored man his iust rights, under the law and as a fellow-beintr. There was, .therefore, a generous outflow of the popular heart lo them. 1 am sure that In the first decade of his political life ho was more popular than his party platforms. lie drew his friends to him after the manner of | Henry Clay, and the defeats of both contests! for popular mitl'rage arose from similar eau e. | There was ever a State pride in his eloquence,' and now and then he was the Idol of the poo- j pie. Yet lie sull'ered his Impetuous thoughts I to bear him beyond all popularfrllowing,and { sometimes strangely dared lo brave tin; people he loved by declaring opinions far ahead | of the times, and assuming attitudes thatthey could not tmderst'Uid. But lie yearned aftur popular affection with all his great heart, and ! (Sod gave him, by suH'erlng the revelation ol1 the love he pined to know. Two years ripened the mellow fruit for his taste. Suffering such as he endured with ' Christian heroism called into the deep of! sympathy to send forth Its most precious j treasures and It responded. Friends who had ' loved him before now loved him more than over, and generous foes laiddown all weapons j of assnll and wrote in tears of his greatness',! and the country's loss. Kmineut national j leaders touched with the sadness of his stroke j hastened to cheer htm with warm assurance of sympathy. He was followed from place to place in his search for life with streams of universal thought and feeling and prayer. And when at last he entered (leorala, to leave it no more until the gate of Heaven opened for him, his people thronged all stations to see | his face again. Then this Capital city opened ] her arms to him. rncoveretf, silent, tearful stood the people in sorrowful ranks us he passed through them to his home. They would have borne liitn in thcirartns. And' from that moment on until this hour, the do j monstration has not ceased. %?. iw.u. nfUiJouu ic 4i nm.nln'c Invnt Tlio ro. I ward of the mere majority vols caul, for ncan- j didato unsudicient; ilic exulted oflice that :ip- ! pears so tempting to ambition is often a barren peak that topples over an abyss, the shoutsofa multitude when harangue stirs enthusiasm Into frenzy are poor plaudits un.?atlsfuctory to h great soul. IJut the genuine' love of the people expressed in ballots of tears | that vote away their hearts to him who unselfishly serves them, is the richest, most rad-1 hint ;;lory that man can win and wear this side of llesivcn ! What epitaph announcing temporal fame ean excel the simple inscription that may be rlirhtly cut on this Senator's ' monumental columns: "lie died beloved of bis people!" The Iiesults of Ilis Sufferings. I would look once more into the results of * his suffering and trace as far as possible the J designs of f!od In this singular and startling j stroke by which our noble Senator fell. It Is not curiosity, but intelligent interest that, prompts us toascertaln the final conclusions arrived at by (-rent minds on the subject, of relluion. It was natural that earnest inquiry was made concerning the dying .views of that irrcat. mind which for twenty-live years had been engaged in thought over a Nation iin-1 perilled, t wo great peoples at wjir, a land dis-! organized, together with massive related sub-1 Jcets that concern the well being of States and J peoples. Accustomed to great thoughts In j all bis life, what would be tils thoughts in his dying hour? 1 will answer thisqucslion with a few selections from his dying declarations. senator Hill believed that he suffered in liiel kind and continuance of his malady by the! w ill of (iod. for his own good and for the good of men. Mi n sutler often asthe Instruments I of Cod. The Divine Teacher instructs the j dull children of men by startling pictures, I and use* conspicuous objects to arrest atten-1 lion. Had this widely known suU'ever died I after brief illness or by ordinary disease, the j impressive utterances of Ids last days would j not have been given to tho world, or had the same words fallen from the lips of one with-1 out his fame, they would not haveatl'ectcd a! continent, ills mighty faith?almost I'nullikc in power?is now the heritage of the whole church, and the knowledne of Ills sublime trust will cheer the hearls of millions. The tragical sutlerlng of Jesus had a logical I purpose. The glory to follow was not the end aimed at, nut It was only the ante-advent splendors that hurst fresh around Him when I lie ascended His throne;-the son of Man suf | fered for the good of man. and thedisciple would not be above his Lord. Jesus went unto death In order to till u law whose strength, j whose scopc we do not know, and whose white blazing tire burns on in all the universe wherever there is wrong, and it Is the purpose of fiod through hlni to turn away that awful tide from every believing soul, .Senator Hill saw God's Providence In his strange aflliction, and was resigned. In response to one of my questions he wrote these words of sweet submission: "I am willing for (iod to have his own way." His resignation tosullerlng was not the submission of a caged eagle. It was not (he quiet of a lion thrall, it was the rest of a noble lieartand brain upon tho Immovable truth that God reisrtis. Illssubmlssiveness was without reserve. Not once did a murmur escape his lips. We wonder at the total absence of Impatience. betokened by gesture, look or word. Surely no other faith in (iod can bring peace to the mind of man. Less than this great trust in Providence and this resignation to i I lie will of God leaves us to suffer all the pangs of unccriainlty, and to fret away existence until the shock of death bursts on our startled souls the face of the ever present personal God. "Fnith in Christ Only." Senator Illll bore witness often, both In ( speech and writing, of his unquestioning ac- i eeptanee of all the vital truths of religion. "Faith In Christ only, as grounu 01 iiumiiu i claim nn the mercy of (foil, was dourly seen l| liy liini. He wrote down this credo: '-I be-t< lieve that (!od ik si living God, and that Christ. I ( fame into the world to save sinners, and that |i lie will save )ne." Thus he added assurance to his faith and was persuaded that his soul j i was safe In the keeping of it* Lord. Another | j flip of that pad, whose scattered leaves will pnrlch the minds and cheer the hearts of J ( lliousands, contains this cuniulalive test lino-: | nv of Ms sure hope, "I am confident of a home j t in heaven. I never had more faith." lie was I ?n a summit of trust, and an Inheritance as-ji ured to him by the word of Ciod which en-Ji Juroth forever! Once the conversation was on the need of t 1 boroughnes* in faith and life in order to use-! i ulness and peace. We were digging at the c ootsof the great question of godlikeness in j.s nan's nature and actions. Why should an inwilling orapartial service be given loGod ? ! \ \s the colloquy went on, the listening Sena* j or signed for the writing pad,and thlslumin- j ins sentence blazed from l\is pen : "Nothing >ut consecration will do.'' A lift: half-purposed,ii love limited, asor iee grudgingly given were tmwoi thy that re- j c lalon whose author and linlsher is a consc- j'' rated Christ. e At another time I asked the (lying Senator! a o i-udieato some scripture he would like tojb in ve read. Speaking very promptly, he said, | P Head me Paul's letter to the Corinthians on i r he resurrection." Accordingly I read ail the'o > / .? el..mtcr relating to that majestic <iues-|o Ion. II was n fractal question in the days of; o lio iijjusIIc*. Materialists even Mien denied J e II resurrection and asked, 'How are the dead j ( ' aisfd up and with what body dot hoy come?' Ii t is n modern issue as well and will be in de- ? iate tint 11 the trump sounds and the living are I o tartii'd bv the rislim of the dead. I paused! h fler rendintr, to h*nr the great tieorglan soy j c< rhsit he thought In this awful hour, when | w tcrnlly whs lending Us ethereal forcc to his hi nighty Intellect. ' n And this iswhat. he wrote: "Ifngrain ol j tl orn will die anil then rise again In so much I ol eauty, why may not I die and rise ngatn In . ni lttni'te beauty and lite? llo'v is the last|tl greater mystery thnn the first ? And bysoioi meh as I exceed the grain of corn in this life ! tr 'liy may I not exceed it In the n^w lite? w low can wo limit the power ol Him who|a< lado the grain of corn ahd then made tho | in line grain sua In such wonderful newness of,ai fe? I leave these pointed questions, with! iie!r vast nad rich suggestions, to the corn-iw n tof every one who is looking in hope for hi nneral resurrection from the dead and the sc fe of the wond to come through the Lord i>< csns Christ. :dl I a3i now discoursing of the greatest mo-lec lents of ills great life, and coine to the crown- w ig hour that become more and more sublime if )theclofte. When I fIVst called to nee him, vi nmedlalely on his return from Eureka, I in mud him resting on his bed worn by travel.. walked in and took him by the hand a ino- pr lent. Looking at me with his noble eyes It lied with tears, he spoke the first words of pi salutation with a dramatic nction ot hands and a glow ol" fciiturcs which I Kliali norer forget. I'ntllni; his hand on lii.s heart ho said, with udlflicult but distinct utterance, "All right here," and then llftlng liis hand up. he pointed his ever eloquent linger heuvenwaid i.nd aided, "All right there." lie had anfuvtred my anxious uyes that looked the question which v,ns on my heart. It was an answer of peace on earth between God and man, ?nu whs t'.n* iHting prelude to all the threat saylnars whi.h fallowed. lie was now nls > In perfect pcr'.co "all right'" in his own heart will) all men. Tiii transient animosities sprung In the course of ardent political conllids were all silenced,subdued and sunk intooblivion. The stricken statesmen died without a trace of bitterness in his soul. Ills eminent antagonists far and near, in state and Nation, disarmed themselves ami gave him friendly fellowship of heart and hand. With a most felicitous gesture of both extended outspread palms, and Willi ills old. happy, Innocent smile, ho responded some lime ago to my remark concerning his peace with men. With wondiiful generosity he attributed the occasional dltfcrencefc which arose bet ween him anil others to misunderstanding of IiIk views and mistake of the matters in question. A Most Cracofnl Act. ISut in all his life, lien Hill never did a more - - - - *' l?n nind n liia 111 sit i gMlCelUt IDIDK lll?l 11 n 11.11 ..V visit to the portrait of his mother, which | limit: in otic <>i the rooms. When President ( artield piiioi'd liis manly iirm around his venerable mother in the presence of the vast ) multil.iidc that witnessed his Inauguration, j and IcisM-d her with lips fresh from pronounc-1 ingthe obligation of the Presidential ofllce, he drew Into himself ihe warm heart of American motherhood forever. It seemed to us all, Indeed?God bless his memory!?as a bow of promise, clasping in one all the mother-loving manly men of our whole Nation, and as the token ^jlven by the Chief Magistrate that we. the brother-sons of onr mother country, should never, never-more; have bitterness or causa of strife. So when the great Senator went as a child t lo gaze upon his mother's pictured face, and! in urine red, "I will soon see her," he left, the I sons of this .State and .Union a lesson of final j love they should never forget. The portrait! shows a dear old good face, well traced by j marks of Intelligence. The wrinkles arc there, the stoop ol age, and other .signs of fail-. In u !!.'' . Long si nee she went away, but Ihe wasted statesman became n boy Again in fueling, gazed wish a true, adoring love upon the portrait, and saw home, Heavrn and mother I ?all In one transcendant glory 1 Last Words. Heaven brichtened on him ns his days of drendfal suffering dragged along. Once he wrote for me: "lint for the good I had hoped to do tny family and country, I should regard the announcement't must die' as Joyful tidings. I onunot suppress a certain elation at the thought of goln^." The world already has possession of Ills Ins! words. The Chrlsialn world, In song audi speech, will repent them in many tongues rori many aires. They comprehend all that man ran nobly live for ill this life or enjoy in the! world to come. It was a few hours preeecd-j lug his death when lie was rapidly sinking and had not written nor spoken a word for' many hours. I sat by his side holding his hand. Opening his eyes and arousing himself for a moment he recognized me. The liulit of life came full into his face once more, 1 ami with a slight effort lie spoke out. In full j and even triumphant accent the deathlessi legend of a soul conquering in Christ and in full view of Heaven, "Almost Home!" 1 can add nothing that would display to greater advantage the unadorned heauty of I hose final words. He said them ascending to the skies, and very soon liis ijreat and good spirit entered eternity and he was not almost but altogether and forever home at last. He has heard plaudits sweeter than ever saluted his ear on enrth. The King in his beauty has met him; the Father's house has opened to him and In such a home as God can | construct for Jlls faiihful human child, he lives, immortal, painless, sinless, and in perpetual peace! What power, what station, what realms! grasped by the greatest men are comparable with this eternal home! The loftiest eminence attained on earth Is only a diminished pattern of the heavenly, hills. All the lustre of human greatness should make th?? distinguished princes aniong men aspire the more after the glory that excelleth. when earthly crowns are cast at the Redeemer's feet they are lent a light from Ills transfiguring presence that out-blaze all suns. Men are greatest when they give the greater glory of all their achievements to (iod, and so live that when they fall on earth they IInd a home not made with bands, eternal in the heavens. May the Great (iod and Father of us all comfort this family who mourn an Irreparable loss; may He guldo our Government by the counsels of His will, and grant us all through Christ to meet our broiher Hill again In his happy heavenly home. "The Spiritualists." | Preahjjtrrinn Jimuirr,'] While (he great religious gatherings have been in progress at Chautauqua, thcTliou>and Islands, Ocean Grove and Asbury Park, another clas?of people calling themselves "Spiritualists" have been holding a camp meeting | a! Neshamlny, in tins State, not far from I'hil-j adelidiia. As more or less lias been reported | of their sayings and doings In the secular Jnurnnts, the inquiry naturally comes up, Who arc these people? What do they believe? A belief In the power of communication with spirits and the unseen world Is very old, ami lias existed to some extent almost everywhere amoni; civili/.cd and uncivilized nation*. "Spiritualism" in general Is meant,"a belief in the frequent communication of Intelligence from the world of spirit*, by means of physical phenomena, commonly manifested through a person of special susceptibility, | called a medium." And although no utterance of any importance In life, science, government or theology, has ever come from | such a supposed source, the delusion still has! among Its followers those from whom better j things were expected. And among thosei who accept as true the unsupported absurdities of .Spiritualism arc not a few who reject the well-attested truths of the lllble. Hut ihe| belief in communications from the dead Is j only a part of the system of belief held by! tlioi-c known as "Spiritualists." The creed! set forth by the First Association of Spiritual-! Ists of Philadelphia, which lately held lt<! camp meeting at Xeshaminy is as follows, and j may he considered as theplalforin ot the netler and more intelligent class of these misguided people: First. That a beneficent power and wise intelligence pervades and controls the uni vers<\ ! sustaining towards all human beings th" Intimate relation of parent, whose revelation is nature, whose interpreter is science, anil whose most acccptable worship is doing good to all. Second. That all truth Is sacred and its authority absolute to the Individual that apprehends it,but that, while one may aid another in the perception of truth and duty, no one can determine for another what Is irulh and ' dul v. hence that, each human being must be- ] lievVund act upon individual responsibility, j Third. Thiil. all an'ion according to lis qua!- j ity results in mfierimr or in Joy. Iiy the oper- i al'ion of laws, physical, inherent ami splritunl. I Fourth. That all human belngsare destined j to n continued individual existence In a f?i-j ture slate, lor which the experiences and nt lalninenfsof the present life are preparatory, j and hence that it Is the duty of all to perfect, themselves In knowledge, wisdom and love, by making a right ir e of all the incins oh- i tainahle lor developing tv.?nipleteness and [ beauty of character, for aid in which divine i Inspiration, angelic ministrations and spiritual gilts arc ever available to mankind. Fifth. That realized communion with those who have gone before us to the spirit world is j practicable under suitable conditions, and is a privilege of high value to those who use it i wisely. Sixth. That the human race Is one family I of brotherhood, whose interests are forever Inseparable; hence, that it Is thednf of each | individual not only to refrain from whatever would wrong or harm another, hut also to! live for the good of ail, seeking especially to aid the unfortunate, the ignorant, the inharmonious and the suffering of whatever race or condition. Seventh. Hellevlng, also, that the achievement of true lives and a nobler civilization cull lie better attained hy associative unrt cooperative than by merely individual aetion, ] we, therefore, agree to unite our efforts for the' practical application of these convictions. I Krom this it Isevldent that, belief in com-( munleation with the spirits of the departed > Is only a part of the system claiming for llsell i the name "Spiritualism." It is really a form of false religion. In it there Is no recognition of the personality of (!od, of the atonement, of the iiOril Jesus f'hrlst, of regeneration by the Holy Spirit, of the Iiihlc as the only rule of faith and practice, or of the need of repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. ' It is nothing more nor less than a system of Infidelity which rejects the Gospel, but devises a scheme to quiet the conscience and drags in pretended messages through special Individuals as a miserable substitute for; the revealed will of God. General Caper's Letter of Resignation. Christ Church RKrroitY, Grf.envii.j.k, S. C., August J2, 18S2. To r,Vn. James F. Izl'tr, Chairman, <kr. My Dear Sir: The reluctant, consent I gave to the Kxecutl vo Committee to accept the nomination for the otllce of State Superintendent of Public. Instruction places me in a position I cannot longer consent to hold. If elected to this otlicc by the people, I am bound in honor to enter upon the earnest discharge of its duties. I am satisfied, after a careful review of (lie duties of the olllcc as defined in the Statute, that I could not be a faithful Superintendent ill 1'iljlit'il111J11 III kill: |juun\;Ki;iiuwin <11 un; ouilu ; and remain the rector of my parish. The claims of the latter arc paramount and must command njy unqualified consideration. This has been my conviction from the first' Intimation I had of my nomination; but I was constrained to yield it to the opinions and wishes of others, and especially In deference to the urgent request that I should postnone to a later period my tlnal determination In the premises. After a careful review of my action, I am *allsfled that I have erred in thusyieldlng my consent to the nomination against my own convictions, and that my duty now Isto make is full a correction of my error ns I can. To iny fellow citizens who have conferred upon me their confidence I am most slneercy irrateful. If J could serve them In the office to which i :.he.v have called me without detriment to the ilglier service, which I feel bound to tnain,ain, I would not hesitate a moment. ] attach no blame whatever to any one hut nyself for the awkwardness of this withIrawai. . With my best wishes for the full success of j ( he approaching canvass, I hereby resign my I. w.,? ln.,11/,., no II,/. nomli.h.tn of till* l)fllt(l- 1 :ratlc party of South Caroiina for the otllce of 1 state .Superintendent of Public Instruction. ' With great respect, I nm. your obedient ser- 1 ant, ELLISON CAPliIts. J Caro of Kitchen Floors. J I paint my kitchen tloor each spring,nnd oe-|l usloiily in the fall. I apply two coats asfol-.'t own: In tlie first place we keep on hand aji an of boiled linseed oil,a can of Japan, and I , bottle of splrltsof turpentine. I prelitr the ' r oiled oil, as It dries better, and also kIvcs the JI mint a gloss that is notattalned m the use of! < aw oil. 1 take two quarts of this oil, a pint > 1 f.Iapan.and one halt teacupful spirits of s t turpentine and stirin three or four pounds > I f French yellow ochre, making it Just thick | a nough to spread with a bru->h. A sixty-1 ti But brush is good enough. Alter the work f) ic'.one In the afternoon, the floor Is mopped ! \ rlth weak soap suds, In which Is put a trifle ! t f washing Hilda. After It dries for half aulo our or so It Is ready for the paint. The first ;t . 4t?? m\,\ in tlm inorninir if. i (' Kills UH.II n|>i c,.v? ..... ..... ? III bo quite lifticl, Itnl I have it few strips of a oards laid down, so as not to walk on It too I inch, and tlio children must be kept out for.o iree or four days. The second afternoon an-ja llier coat Is spread on In like manner, audi nd In loss than a week the paint will bo il rinly set.. Sometimes I luive added a pound i two of white lead, but J have not been able g >see much, If any In it. One year I used all a hlto lead* and made It a darkjslate color by 1 e< hllug a little lamp black but tho floor! tl ever looked clean, and had a dingy appear-1 Is ice. | a l'ntilling the floor saved a large amount ofiu ork, for then If you spill urease on It, all you | w tve to do Is to wash It oil with warm weak ! lr tap suds, when it will look clean nud Jt ait. Jn case one docs not use carpet on tho (st nlng room floor, it should be paint-i bi I In the samomanner. A kitchen floor kept' It ell painted will last at least twenty yearn, | fo not more, while the same Door would sur- w ve more than half a dozen under the ordl- w irv scrubbing process. I fo With a floor thus painted, and tlie hous-iiai alnedand varnished, tlie Inbor of keeping' tl clean Is but r trifle compared to the ola.dl an of an unpalnted kitchen. lot A ? s;*Ly TKc Pulpit. THE APOSTLE'S DILEMMA. Sermon Prrachod by Rev. I?. L. Harper in the Methodist Church at Abbeville. "I nw in a stMlt betwixt two, having a desire I o depart and to bo with Christ; which is far better: nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you."?Phil. 1: 23. 24. St. Paul Is here is n dilemma. It would seen that the option had been Riven him of <peody dissolution or of prolonged life. lie hesitates tvhk-h to aecept. The scales are about eves when lie begins to unite the woid? of our text; hut while penning tlu-m a sudpen preponderenco Is felt on the side of tills life. And In the next verse, escaping paril> from his embarrassment, he Is able at least, to express the conviction Unit, notwithstanding his present perplexity, his ultimate decision will be "to abide in the flesh." Now wo think this temporary suspense and final determination of the apostle at this Juncture of his life, one of the noblest exhibitions of self-sncrlflclng love. And we think you will agree with us In this view of It when we sh-tll have considered at length what Impelled him on the one hand to desire Immediate dissolution, and then, what constrained him on the other hand to relinquish Litis desire. Consider t. WHAT tMPKLLKI) IIIM ON TftF. ONE HAND TO DKStKK IMMEDIATE DIH-SOLl'TION. It was not a spirit of misanthropy. Save one ?and He our blessed Lord and Saviour?none ever loved humanity with u deeper, broader, purer love than St. Paul. Nor was It. any Tuorhirl fiUi'iist with life as Hie seeire of baf-1 lied hopes and wounded sensibilities and Imperfect Knowledge. The apostle looked 011 life us wo may Ionic on some winter landscape, and sec in sombre fields and leaflo.ss forests the cotintlcss germs of future loveliness. "Our U"ht affliction which Is but for a moment," lie oxelaimed In writing to the Corinthians," worked for us a far more exceeding, arind eternal weight of glory." Nor was he | laboring under any despondency such as overcome Klijah when beneath the Juniper, and led him to sigh. "It Is enough; now,Oi Lord, lake away my life." The apostle was] ever buoyant in the midst of tribulation?hiV | spirit like some white bird which, far out at! S'li, swims fearlessly niton Hie erected waves.! What, then, Impelled him to dewire Iminedi-1 ate dissolution ? It was something eminent-! ly wurth.v the apostle. It was that he mi^ht; be with Christ. "I am in a strait betwixt two," lie says, "having a desire to depart and to lie with Christ.; which is far bettor.' I,et its endeavor to estimate the strength of this impulsion. 1. To be with Christ was to be with the person w hom he loved above nil others. In the affections of His people Jctts Is mi- ' prenie. Mot to love Him above all else Is to j forfeit our claim to be mitnbered with His fol-| lowers. Ills own words arc, "He that lovcth : father or mother more than me is not worthy I of me; and he that lovcth son or daughter J more t han me Is not worthy or me." Ifevei there was a man In whose heart Jesus Christ was supreme, that man w.is St.! Paul. The strength of love Is to be measured I by what it endures in behalf of Its object. I Contemplate the life 01 the apostle; set before yon his tolls and sufferings; and remember-1 lng that It. was the love of Christ which con- j strained him to undergo with patience and! cheerfulness Ills manifold afflictions, you! must, perceive that his attachment was of no] ordinary character. X,ovc craves communion j with Its object. The deeper the love, the I greater will be the desire for the society of the loved one. Separation may bo necessary, but | where love Is strong and true. It Is only rendered endurable by the prospect of reunion. And the longer the separation, and the nearer the time for reunion, the more will the' heart swell with delight, and the more will li j long tooverlcap the dividing space. Look at those children, now peering through the win- j HOW, innn rUMllIJS Ul l-liu their gaze to catch the first sjliinp.se of the! loved father who has been for years in thoj war. ami is now said to bo almost home. ] Look nt. that wife who lias voyaged thousands of miles across thedeep (o rejoin tier husband from whom she hits been sundered for years,; :?nd see how her frame trembles and her eyes j glisten as she Is told that by to-morrow morning Uie vessel will have cast anchor in the dc-1 sired haven. These Illustrations may help us 5 to enter Into the feelings of St. Paul when lie had the choice of immediate departure to the I presence of Christ. Loving Christ as he did ! with all the ardor of his affectionate spirit., longing to be with Him as lie would Willi an ever-Increasing intensity of desire, how strongly Impelled would ho be to choose death rather than life when he knew that by so doing every obstructing harrier would speedily be removed,and ho be privl egod with near and open vision to "sec the King in His beauty." '1. To bo with Christ was not only to he wltli llie. person whom he loved above all others, but. to be In the place which he preferred above all others. Christ. Is In heaven. He Is enthroned in pomp and power at the right hand of the Father. It was there He was beheld by Stephen at the close of His memorable address before the Jewish Sanhedrin. "He. being full of the Holy (Shost, looked up steadfastly Into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God. and s.ild, Heboid J see the heavens openeri, and the Son of man standing 011 the rliilit hand of God." W'hlie God Is everywhere, it, seems that! there Is one place in particular where He i manifests His presence with peculiar glory, and where He lavishes Mis richest blesslmjs. It is of this place that, the psalmist speaks when lie ' ays, "In Thy presence Is fullness of 1 Joy ; at Thy right hand there are pleasures for j evermore." Where It Is situated, It is In vain to conjecture, St. Paul, speaking of Christ, | says, "He is made higher than the h?avens," j and again. In contrasting His humiliation and exaltation, ho says, "He that, de-c.-n Jed Is the same also thai ascended tip faraboveall | heavens." Suns, systems.constellations,gal-: axles, appear to have been left lieiilnd in thai, j iimiMr.i iiiirhi. to "the bleb and holy place." , From the figurative descriptions given of It by j the inspired writers, we feci sure that It must tie a place of surpassing magnificence and ; beauty. Fair Is our own irlobu at times when i backing In the splpndorof morning,or decked in thu mild loveliness of evening. It lias I spots where we would fair linger, entranced j with the blending charms of mountains and ! lakes, woods and meadows, rocks and streams. Kut, doubtless, the most resplendent scenery of earth but dimly portrays t.he I countless physical attractions of the celestial [ world, the country, thu metropolis of the | (?reat King. Of the enjoyments of heaven In i their variety and sweetness, we have only a) very imperfect conception. Negations enter j largely into our knowledgeof Its blessedness.! We know that there will he no sin there. Wo; know that the foot, of the tempter will never; defile that sanctuary: that no unholy thought or Impure feeling will ever vex or disturb Its Inhabitants. We know that there will be no i sorrow there; that tears will never stain the j f ices of the glorified; that no groan of pain ; or sigh i'f .sadne?s will ever mar the glad liar- J monies of the place. We know that there j will be no death In heaven ; a grave will nev-i or be seen In that "land of the living." We! will no more lie burdened with bodily infirm-! Ities; wu will never have occasion to eom-j plain of m ntat weakness. Ittit the happiness of heaven will not he simply negative, j There will b? communicated a vast and ever-; Increasing nmciint of positive good. Of, course, the superlative pleasure will be the j vision of Christ. "The smile of the Lord Is the feast of the soul." Kut, widen to this,! there will he other pleasures. There will be I the companionship of angels and of Just men ] made perfect. How delightful to be associated ' with the purest and most exalted lnlelllgences In the unlucrse. Then, there arp honors to bp worn.oftlevs to be tilled, employ ntents to he engaged in. The saints are to | wear crowns; they are to be kings anil priests j unto God; and they are to sei ve Hlin day and night in JliH temple. While much connected ! with heavenly enjoyments remains'unreveal-j ed, we feel confident that -svery capacity ol; the soul for bliss will he satisfied; that noi want or desire will beoverlooked; liiat the fe1 Icily exper'eneed will be perfect and unlnter-l runted, nut' exhaustlcss as eternity. i As the Huene of perpetual aud unalloyed happiness, us well as the home of the ltisen Kedecnier, heaven is anticipated by Chris-! tians with the most ardent and tender desire.! It Is their portion by inheritance as "heirs of God a'id Joint-heirs with C'lirlst." They know that If the earthly house of this tuber-1 naele were dissolved, they have a building of; God, a house not made with hands, eternal In j the heavens." And "in this they groan,earn-! estiy desiring to be clothed upon with their house which is from heaven." If ever there was one who might naturally desire heaven with a more Intense longing than another, that person was St. Paul. For he had not only heard of heaven as we hnve, but ho had actunlly seen It. In ills second epistle to the Corinthians he inforriis us that on one occasion whether In the body or out of It he could not tell, he was "caught up to the third heaven, to paradise, and heard unspeakable words which it Is not lawlul for a man to utter." O, the Ineffable picture that must, ever thereafter have been present to the mind of the apostle, Wo sit down sometimes and weop tor Joy over the description of hoavon Riven us by St. John. And yet we know that St. John I saw only types, dim shadows of realities, j And if, while pondering thesplendid imagery of the seer of Patrons, we are often led lo exclaim, "Oh that I had wines like a dove! fori then would I lly away and bo at rest," can we i not conceive how inexpressible at times j would this desire be in the ease of him who had been permitted without a veil to survey the glory and to behold the blessedness of heaven? With the option before him of speedy dissolution or of continued life, how strong would bo the Impulse to choose death, rather than life when he knew that by so doing he would quickly pa?s to that celestial j country upon whose Joys he had already! gazed with uttcruble rapture. My brethren, you are now perhaps belter j prepared to estimate the strength of that Impulsion which led the apostle to desire immediate dissolution. When you remember that' he was a prisoner at Homo, that he was ad-; vanced in years, that he was feeble from In cessunt labors and manlloiu aimetions, mm | earth gave no prospect of relief from toil ori evprt of suspense from suffering; and when i: .vou bear In mind that to him death was "to 11 depart and to he with Christ"?to he with the j person whom he loved above all others and to < be In the place which he preferred above ull It others?I tiilnk you must perceive that thej I wish to die must have been almost over < whelming. i It appears, however. that even when his de- j sire for Immediate dissolu'lon most absorbed < him, there was always something which I placed him "in a strait betwixt two." And It this will lead us to consider, j I II. WHAT C'ON.STK.WNKn HIM ON THE OTIIKR I ' HANI) TO liEMNr.l ISn IIIS DKSIRK. . It was not a doubt as to Its propriety. For,'t its we have already Intimated, It would seem ; I that he had received a Divine communication j \ living lilm the option of a speedy departure t :>r of a prolonged stay. It Is true the apostle j s Iocs not expressly assert this; but with that I n jeiicney peculiar to himself ho employs Ian- v uago which leaves us to infer It. "what 1 o diall choose, I wrote not." Nor was his dl- s em ma due to any lingering fondness for this r i.l ......i. ,vn Hill v ilnnirlnn Miikps to llftVO t clt when, standing on the top of Plssah, he t x.'hclil the rushing Jordfin, the verdant plain j t >f Sharon, tho nalm groves of Gcnnesareth, j h tnd tho distant summits of snow-crowned 1l ,(>banon. In sincerity and In truth he could ! 1; ivcr, "Yen, doubtless, and 1 count all things; h >ut loss for the excellency of the knowledge [ g >f Christ Jesus my I.ord." Nor was he with- p leld from choosing death by any apprehen-'fi Ion of a want of meetness for heaven and Its! p leatlflc Joys. Without presumption and In ; ti II humility ho could say, "I am now ready to fi 10 offered; I have (ought a good fight; I have e Inished my course; I have kept the faith." Vhat then constrained him? If we examine he text we find that It was simply tho work f the ministry. "1 am In a strait hetwlxt ivo, having a desire to depart and to be with 'hr'st; which Is far better; nevertheless to bide In the flesh Is more needful for you." It will materially heighten our conception f the apostle's character If we consider the pparent weakness of this constraint. 1. Observe, then, the work of tho ministry nvolved the most fearful responsibility. What is every true ministerhut "the messnner of the Lord of hosts?" What is lie but an nibassador from the court of heaven, charg:1 with a message of overture and warning to ie sons of man ? The covenant of the Lord i with him?the covenant of "llfeand peace," pt nd It IS his duty to proclaim Its terms and to < II r?;e Its accoi'tunco on all who may come to Ithin the reach of his Instrumentality. As j vc i thcsljrhtof God, and In view of coming1 of idgmcnt, lie Is to "preach the word, bo In- j ly ant In season, out of season; reprove, re-1"t uke, exhort with all lone-suffering and doc-1 nc Inc." Awful will be his punishment lUdv mnd unfaithful. "Son of man," are tho by ords of God to ErekleJ, "I have set thee a atchman unto the honse of Israel; there- , re thou shalt hear the word at My mouth, id warn them from Me. When I say unto j wl ie wicked, 0 wicked man, thou shalt surely i101 e: If thou dost not sneak to warn tlie wluk- "r I from his nay, tfcnt wicked man shall die Ja ] {ijp&Si : \ *' ' : . - " 7 T HIb wicked Iniquity: but Ills blood will I require at thine nana." Ih it to be wonderod nt tliatmen, In all ages, have shrunk from this otHcc ? Can wo marvel that, of those who have undertaken It. some have felt oppressed . almost beyond measure by a sense of their responsibility ? It Is uuld of Bernard of France that once after preaching In the schools of philosophy nt Paris, he spent a whole night in unhitch and sobs, fearing that God bad forsaken htm, bccuusc noue were converted. It Is said of John Welsh that lie would pray seven or eight hours a day, nad when his wife in her solicitude for hi3 health would remonstrate with him, lie would say, "0 woman ! I have three thousand souls to unswer for,and I know not how it is with many of them." But fearful as Is the responsibility of the ordinary minister, how much more so was that of St. Piuil ? Responsibility Is in proportion to our gifts and the extent of our sphere of labor. Her numerous were his gifts. How vast was his sphere of labor. Elevated by Christ to the apostleslilp,and anointed with a special baptism of the Holy Ghost, be had been intrusted with the most Important enterprise nf flip f>nrlv riinipli Mt.nrl.niL' fr.1111 Alftlrwh. nnd proceeding through Asia Minor Into Europe, he WBS to plant the Christian religion among the numerous and heterogeneous Inhabitants of the Western section of the ttoman empire. To this end he was to be unceasingly aggressive. He whs to boldly confront every form of evil which presented Itsclt to Ills observatloc. He watt to launch his Invectives against ldolitry and superstition and vice of every description antlde/ieo. He was to endeavor !o "cast down Imaginations and every hlgn thing that cxalteth itself against the knowledge of Ood." And allowing nothing to deter lilin, lie was to press on. spite of the violence ot the populace, the hatml of priests, the gibes of philosophers, and the edicts of imperial courts. How stupendous an undertaking. To step out, as it were, and rush well-high single-handed on thelrlstllng bayonets of a well-marshalled and mighty army. Hut, then, at the same time, he was to act on the defensive. Every stronghold ttiathe subdued was to be fortified and kept. Every church fiat lie founded was to receive his vigilant superintendence and care [ts members were to be fed with wholesome doctrine, guarded against the wiles of false teachers,and built up In their most holy faith. And this oversight was to be bestowed, notwithstanding the Ingratitude of some, the prejudice of others, and the determined opposition of not a tew. Again, we exclaim. How stupendous an undertaking. Yes, and none fell It more deeply than the apostle. Often when engaged In It. the cry would go up from his trembling spirit, "Who Is sunleitnt for these things ?"' Often lie found that it was only by exercising the severest self-disclpllne t'-Tt he could meet the demands of his high vocation; for, in one place, he says. "I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so tight I no' as one that beateth the air; tint I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection, lest that by any means, when I have preached to others 1 myself should lie a castaway." Now then when, after having discharged the various functions of ills odlee most nobly and faithfully for years, lie Is imprisoned at Home, and the opportunity Is nresented of being relieved of nis responsibility without dishonor or disgrace: now that the curtain of eternity i< partly withdrawn.and ministering spirits; whisper that he Is at liberty to depart and to, be with ChrNt; now that, the gorgeous vision j of heav:-n sweeps by him, and he can catch, as it were, a glimpse of its roilln: waters, its em-j erald bowers, its gold-paved streets and its j shining throngs; now that lie can see thci King Himself preparing to coronate him,and ! can anticipate the outbursts of harmony and I praise which will greet tils arrival before the| eternal throne; O,at such a time, it seems, that of all things the work of the ministry would be Ihe most powerless toconstrain him "to abide In the tlesh." 2. To show still further the apparent weakness of tills constraint, you will observe, that | the work of tho ministry Involved the most severe snircrlngs. At the present day, save In a few rare Inotnr...,.* li,n cnfr..r>ti.ra nnt.illn.l hv thlu U-ni-lr are compaiitl velyiight. Through the overruling Provl'lcncc of God, we enjoy a season j of un parallel led security and peace. The; hoarse voice of persecution has ceased. The] mouth of the ravenous lion has been stopped. | Scotland's streams are no longer red with t lie; blood of saints. Smithfield no more resounds ! with the shouts of the multitude as (hey rush | with their robed victims to the waiting pile. St. Bartholomew's Day is never more ushered J in with the strange signal bell. The Wei-1 denses are no longer chased like their own chamois from hill to hill. Devoted men are no Ion tier Incarcerated In dismal and pestilent dungeons because they ludge It rlicht to obey God rather than man. The world has at last, awoke from its folly, and discovered in a measure the value of a faithful ministry to its enlightenment and progress. Now the labors of the pulpit and the pastorate are unobstructed. The gospel receives the patronage ot princes and ttie reverence of the poor. It Is defended by learning and recommended by eloquence. Thousands ar> engaged publishing It In every clime, ami n II!tons are praying for its speedy dissemli atlon over all the earth. It was different, however, when the fisherman of Galilee and the tent maker of Tarsus went forth to proclaim the gospel. Our lips quiver and our eyes moisten as we think of their dreadful .sufferings, But of all the apostles and early evangelists not one was called to suffer so much as St. Paul. We never re id the few verses in which ne speaks of ills sufferings but we feel our spirit throb In deepest sympathy, and we blush to.thlnk that we have ever murmured and repined. "Of the Jews live times received I forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten with reds, once was I stoned, thrice I sutrered shipwreck, a niuht and a May I have hen in the deep, In Journeying often, In perils of waters, In perils of robbers, in perils bv mine wn countrymen, In perils by the heaHieu. In perils In the city, In perils In the wilderness, tn perils In the sea, in perils among false brethren; in weariness and painfulne?s, in watchlngs often. In hungerand thirst, in fastings often, in cold ami nakedness. Lcsld'.\s these things that are without, that which cometh upon me dally the care of all the churches. Who Is weak,and I atn not weak ? Who I* oftenned, and I burn not? Now then that we find him in prison at. Rome, with the tender of heaven before him; now that the opportunity is given hlin of honorably leavlnu the work in which lie has be?n so Ions; engaged.and in j which so much suffering Is to bo borne; now that angelic legions enclrc'e him. and wait to escort him to the paradise oi (lod ; now that white robed mnltttudesare gazing down from j the Jasper walls, and tuning their harps In I anticipation of his spe'dy arrival; now that, the vision of Jesus Is so soon to hurst, upon j him. and tils soul be suffused with its peerless] splendor; O. i.gain wo say. at such a time. Itj seems that of all thlmrs the work of the ministry would he the most powerless to const rain i him "toabide In the flesh '' Yet. and "hear, O heavens, and give ear. O, earth" this work with a'l Its fearful responsibility and appalling sufferings, this work! which was tast withering the vitality and strength of his mortal frame, this work the| prosecution of which was attended at every stop wish afflictions, necessities, distresses, stripes, impilsonments, and tumults, this work so powerfully constrained him, that; when heaven was thus spread out before hint j In all Its matehles magnificence, and invitation wafted to him that he was at liberty to! "depart and to be with Christ," he was at tirst| placed "in a strait l?et.wlxt two," and finally indneed to decide for the present' toabide in the tiesh." Glorious man! wo cannot restrain our admiration of his lofty character. What a mar-; vol was lie of unselfishness, matrnanimiry i and patience. What zeal must he have felt i for the salvation of the world. To whom shall J we liken him? I'oint me not to human he-; roes. The most splendid mausoleum Is not j embellished with tlie deeds, nor does itgllt-j tor with the name of one who Is his equal. | We can only liken him to Jesus, "who though i he was rich. yet. for our sake*, because poor, that we through ills poverty might be rich." Occasions are the tests of character. It was j evidently far harder for the apostle to consent; to live than to die. It required the greater self-denial, and in relinquishing his desire for' Immediate dissolution, ana in contenting! himself to remain on cartli that ho mi^ht| continue his benevolent labors regardless of i peril and pain.be presents, beyond doubt, one of the noble.it exhibitions of the morally sublime, O thou undeserving world, when wilt thou learn to npproelate thy greatest sons ? vv hen will thou cense to emblazen thine Alexanders and Mnrtels and Napoleons, and In their place substitute the Pauls and the J'etors and, the Polycarps who have shed such a halo of! real glory around thee? But know this. If j thou wilt not. do thein Justice, there Is one who will. Amid the awful solemnities of the last day, when the great white throne shall appear, and the trump of the archangel shall sound; when the heavens shall shrivel like a parehmcnt,and pass away with agreat noise; When the sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon become red like blood; when' the globe shall bo wrapt In flames, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat; when cities and towns,palaces and temples, shall all be dissolved; and when saints shall lie sinirlng their pieaji of Joy and the wicked shall uttor their dirge of dospnir; then, In a voice which shall swell above the universal din, shall Christ confess His sclf-denylns: followers, saying, "Well done, good and faithful servants, entorye into the Joy of your Lord." Dear brethren, a word to you in conclusion. We would have you not only admire, but emulate the self-sacrltlce of the apostle. You, too, are culled to labor and to sutrer here. If your trials are not so severe as his, yet, perchance, they often cause you to weary of j-our lot IUK1 10 ucsire lom-pari anu 10 oc wiw uni imi- i At such limes, think of 1'aul, and bo patient;. Your present lot deserves not Indeed to be put In competition with that heavenly fHtatty to which God lum clevnted your hopes. Hut such as It is. It Is the pi ft of (Jod. i It is the sphere to which His l'rovldence has ' assigned you, and until dismissed from it.you I should neither slight the duties which it im-i poses, nor shrink from the sufferings which it| entails. An absolute and unouestlonlng sub- j mission to the will of (Jod Is the crowning excellence of Christian character. "The trying of your faith," says St. James, "worketh patience. Uut lot patience have her perfect work, that ye may lie perfect and entire, wanting nothing." As Christians, whatever our Mtntion, whatever our circumstances, it ill becomes us to deslro death simply to be rid of responsibility and to be delivered from what is painful or distasteful. We should believe that so long as God continues we here we can | i subserve some useful purpose, and we should i be so intent or accomplishing Ills purpose as j to be ready to endure whatever may be inoiJent to our situation. We never read of the i iposlle as being "in a strait betwixt two." uu- i til the choice was given him of immediate! llssolutlon or of prolonged usefulness He-1 member that sitrn a choice has never been ! ;iven you. Uo not, then, give way to a spirit! >f fret fulness because God may see fit to pro-' ract your stay amid circumstances which : ire, perhaps, unusually alllictive. Laok away rom self, and mark how many souls are per- J shlng for lack of knowledge; and thank (jod ' 'or the opportunity of devoting yourself) ni-liUn innnnr to tlielr enlightenment and ; ecovery. 1-,0'iU around you, and see your H'Ctliren In the church and ministry taint vlth the heat and burden of the day; and hank God that you have the opportunity of; till aiding them in their arduous (oil. Look ibovc you, and see the Immense "cloud of witnesses" who survey you, and who. while mxious that you should soon swell their < hiding ranks, would yet have you win a few more stars to your "crown of rejoicing;" and ' hank God for the opportunity of winning I hem. Look higher still, and tlx your eye ou ) he throne of Jesus,and remember that He] as said, "Lo I am with you alwny, even unto f lie end of the world;'' and thank God for lis presence and press on. O, never, never al- j )\v your trials to cause you to murmur or to : row lukewarm In the sorvlceof Christ. Ho atlent. 15n zealous. Weary not In well do- J ig. If the day of life lingers, rejoice, and ut the more labor Into It. If the summer me of probation tarries, be glad, and secure ( inn It a more abundant harvest. "Whatso- \ ver a man soweth that shall he also reap? ' "Finish thy work?the time is short, The sun Is in the West, The night Is coming down ; till then I A Think not ot rest, I "Yes; finish ail thy work?then rest, ( J Till then, rest never, Tho rest* pre pared for thee bv God Is rest forever. "Finish thy work; then po in peace, L<I1C S UUU1C lOllglH miu wwu, Hear from the throne the Master's voice, Well douc! well clone!" Dr. Patton leaves us this week for his new * isitlon In the University at Columbia, N. C. 01 e and his family have endeared themselves ^ us all, and they will hear with them the hi >ry best wishes and the affectionate regards Ii our citizens. May he and his be abundant- g< blessed with the blessing of Joseph, even Pj lie precious things of tho earth and the ful- 10 'ss thereof, and tho good will of Him that I'elt in the bush."?Associate Jicjarmeil l*res-; tcriaiu I | rho Canada Presbyterian says that a man ; io won't go to church ought to receive pas-, rftl visitation at least twice a week?on Matday to ask him to attend, and early M011y morning to ask him why be didn't) j < r ii' Our Free Education. Winngboro New* aiUl Herald. Our neighbor, the Newberry Herald, Is not' pleased with the educational outlook of the I State, and Insists thai there should be a thor-1 ough shaking up all round. The Columbia , Ilrgittcr hns aMy answered u number of tho strictures of the Herald, and shown some of the errors Into which it has fullen. While concurring In the advisability of some or th't* reforms proposed by the Herald, we feci im- j polled nevertheless to tuke Issue with It upon , the broad ground that much has been mcom* i pilshed by the public school system, and that' money alone Is needed to secure more gratify-1 lug result". The Herald begins by saying: "Tho school' fund may be roughly summarized as follows: | Constitutional tax SW,0001 Poll tax ; 175,000 S. C. University .. .-. 12,500 i Citadel Academy-. 15,000 This Is decidedly a rough estimate?much ! rougher than should be taken as tht hauls of a severe criticism. As the University and Citadel Academy have not yet opened they cannot be called failures In advance, so thenrgument recurs to the fund for the public schools. The constitutional tax of two mills can easily be estimated from the assessed value of projmrty In the .State, which Is about ?120,000,000. The noil tax collected, according to the report of the State Superintendent In WW. was $111,007. The school fund, then, was aoout as follows: Constitutional tax S240.000 l'oll tax lli,tiU7 i351,f>/7 The report of tho Superintendent shows that the actual expenditures for the year 18s0 were $152,010. The total available fund was $ll<>,JsS, but tills represents the ac-rued balances from previous years and cannot lie taken as the basis ol comparison. Now let us compare: Herald's estimate $175,0UO Actual expenditure 352,910 Difference $122,000 This Is an error of 31 per cent. In the estimate. No wonder the Herald falls tosce proper results!. A farmer who sets out In January on an estimated capital of one-third more than he really controls would indeed find I himseli without a larin by the end of the j yt nr.' The Herald wishes better teachers, better commissioners ami better trustees. In tills it Is correct, but they will not come without more money. It also desires a State Superin?tendent who will overlook the whole field and will see that every teacher Is compe:ent und does his duty. Our present Superintendent has been as active and vigilant us It is possible for a man to be. Hut hero again money Is needed. The salary is only sJ.Iuk a year, with a small addition for travelling expenses. Yet to tinverse every county In the state would require an expenditure of almost his entire salary. Pay the stateSopcrlntenuent more and lie will be able to travel more. We believe that for the money expended more has been done In South Carolina than in almost any other Stale. The population is sparse and the presence of two races requires a double system of schools; otherwise one teacher could take the place of two, as suggested by the Herald, and ensure a session of double length. Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars sounds like a large sum; but in reality It Is very small. Let us udducc some further estimates. The school attendance in South Carolina during the past year was l"W.4.j8. The education of theie children lor ten months In private schools at *25 a pupil, a very moderate estimate, would require $1,MO,-150, or almost ten times the existing revenue. A four months session In private schools would requireil,$ll,5S0, nud pay schools conducted for four months would not be any better than free schools conducted for the same time, if Indeed tney were as good, for many public school teachers were formerly pay school j teachers, and ihon they were not under the supervision which is now extended over] them. . Colonel Thompson has- done wonders with the meagre pittaiiceallowcd him; and despite opposition and prejudice the schools are growing in favor and in usefulness. At the risk of being wearisome, we will preset.ta comparative table showing In round numbers the school population and the school fund of a number of States for 1870. They are i worth studying: School School Stntc. population. fund. ; California.. 210,000 gn.fftj.noo Connecticut IW.OOO l..l!K),000 ' Illinois 1,000,1*10 8,2*5.000 | Iowa 577,000 5^3:1.000 I*-1. nunu :i' > ivin 1 W/N <nn Miilnft 215.000 J,078,.OfJQ Maryland 1T(I,'C)0 1.611,000 Massachusetts 3?.nu0 4,:W,000 Minnesota m LT1,K?.) 1.301,000 South Carolina - E2s.iW> .KM.UOO Nevada l'),U00 SrkJ.OOO III California each child Is entitled toS17, In j Connecticut. ?10. In Illinois ?X. iu Iowa In ! Kansas S?, In .Maine ? ">. In Maryland ?fl, In Massachusetts *11, In Minnesota ?i, in NovnUla atvl in South Carolina SI.35. How Ions: could n child go to a private school for u ! dollar Hiui thirty-five cent": t | If the Hcrnid will ponder these Azures It , wiil see Hrst that the expenditure for schools : In South (,'unollnu la very small, ?tnd If It then I studies the system thoroughly, visits some of | tlie pood puhllc schools and attends a State Inst ituie or two. It will discover that the sys; tern Is nut dead, ami that It is not run hy Ini conipste.iK In a loose, slipshod ruanner. - <*> * CantJon Xcrdcd. The Moron Telnf/vctph mid yfesxrnficr prints mi artlcio which Is of practical Interest to Jarniors, explaining the origin of many mysterious ;jln house tires. The theory as based upon tiie well known fncl that damp seedcotion when pl'e I up ferments and uenorates heat. Phosphorus ignites at a low temperature, aud a match In the pile will hlaze as soon a< the heat ri>a'-hc? 1 IS denrees, which it will do, especially in a tluht house. Or if there he no match, the writer points out, the heat will I generate oil gas from the floor, which isusually saturated with oil from the mauy seeds ! tramp e<l on It year after year. This is more ! prohahlo on cool nlirhts, for the heat drives i the dampness out and the warm vapor upon [meeting the cold air settles as water on the outside of the pile making it air tight and I concentrating the internal Inat. A rat, or a ipff llni' at' thn ni!r? nmkintr u hnln find ill low Ingtiie air to rush In would cause the 1 eat to ignite the iriis at the bottom, with tlie result of a Are of "supposed incendiary origin." The ]>lrffrnph'a, correspondent stales the method ol avoiding these dangers bi'lelly: "First, keep damp cotton out of your gin house; second, spread the cotton out and never leave Jt v? thick cither iu plies or .spread as j to allow It to get hot." "The English people will pay him well and he knows it." is General Sherman'" remark concluding some very high encomiums on (ieneral Wolscloy. The observation Is a !rue one. The generosity of KmrUml in conferring honors. wealth and official dignities on her heroes of war Is almost proverbial. The English General who has rendered great military services to tils country is in no danger of neglect. Howards of nil kinds are fairly showered upon htm. No man iu the world has been so well rewarded as Wellington. His money grants wore enormous. Vast wealth was not only conferred on him, but his remotest descendants are the beneficiaries of his renown, and have always been In receipt of large appropriations from the Engll-h government. In addition to huge sums of money, royalty taxed ilk ingenuity to devise honors to load upon him. It would talco some j time to enumerate the olllces which were giv* j on to him. He hold nearly every military position of great honor and dignity aim! many i of a civil character. In later days Engtaud j has always rewarded success in the field or oh i the sea with a liberal hand. She will dot handsomely by General Wolsel-'y, whose] great military skill promises <to bring thci ?**?! IIIUII VUII.T VtUflV, j HART & COMPANY; Hardware Merchants^ HE APQUARTELvS FOR DANIEL PRATT COTTON GINS j Feeders & Condensers. THE BROWN COTTON GINS, FEEDERS AVH mKHKN'SERS. I SCIIOFlEl.D COTTON PRESS, ENGINES AND GIN GEARING. L. T. GRANT'S PATENT FAN MILLS. ' AGENTS FOR ! BALDWIN FEEO CUTTERS, I] BCRIULL CORN SHELLEItS, ' THOMAS BRADFORD A COS, CORN, WHEAT AND FEED MILLS. FOR SALE. JIN BRISTLES, BABBITT METAL, BELTING, MILLSTONES, MILL PICKS, \vn vi'ii. i.imw UK HARDWARE. 1 STATE AGENTS l'OU [emp's Manure & Cotton Seed Spreader SAEMESX Agricultural I7PAAEM A ' ivea 90 )>er cent of the labor. and doubles t'.ic vahw ' tho Manure, one load upread ip one-ti'i>th tlie r*mq meflttinv the crop an nmch ae two pitched out by wd. Indlnpcmmblc an tho Mower mid Kraper. J tho cotton sections it will pavt- llio labor of hnlf a Men men. Spread* Muck. Marl, Axhen. I.inie. Cotton*x5. etc., broadcast or in drillH. I'or 1 Illustrated cata. rue and full particulars nddrws SEND FOR PRICES. j HART & CO., 5 Charleston, S. C. June 14,1R32, tf BARBER SHOP. RICHARD GANTT. Is now prepared to do all work in his department iu the hot manner and At rcaxonatilo eharfrca. Monthly cuBtoMi'.rH hliuvlnjr. Iiair rutting and aliam* poniu^ Si per month. Hasor# honed und put in the best con<iUU>D for 25een'? each. Shop under the J'l ts* and Banner office, ilarch 15,1852, tf H, G.^CDBD AY, Attorney and Counselor at Law, ANDERSON,?. C. OFFERS his profenslonal service* to the citizens of Abbeville. Parties desiring to consult with him, may do so ill each session of the Court for the County.ot by letter at Anderson C H. June 15.1881, If SPEAKE & BRO. -AGENTS FOR TIIE FAM0U8Eclipse Traction and Portatable Engines I TIIE WAYNESBORO ECLIPSE 6ETARA TOR, SAW MILLS. COTTON.GINS. Al so. THE AMERICAN FRUIT DRYER. Partie* wlsbiiij? the ubove, address SPEASE & BEO., Kinard's T. 0., S. C. Mr. JOIIN KNOX Is our orily agent to sell th?; Eclipse Engines jind Separators and American Fruit Driers lu Abbevlllo County. HPEAKE & into. March 29,18*2; 12m Chromoe. A LARGE lot of nnw Cbromoa 22 x 28 and 21 x 30.) on exhibition and for sale, at 31.15 eucb at W. P. WARDLAW. April 20. 1831. UNPARALLELED SUCCESS ?? 11 ?? Op THE Mwiiiiin ^jSS555535?ty IfiH MH| B The white sewing machine, the liest In the World. It Ims an oscillating Self-threading .Shuttle, a Self-setting needle. It Is adjustable In nil Its wcarina parts and marie from the best of material. Its boblns !cnn be filled without removing Work or ftt| tar-hmeiiL". It Ik so simple in construction I and llcht running that a child can use It. It j will do the greatest range of work. It uosthe I most complete set of useful attachments. It j Is fur In advance of any other sewing machine. It has been thoroughly tested tor fou? I years In Abbeville county, it is wurranted I for five years. i Remember no machine Is genuine ot war! rented only those sold by our authorized deal Cl'S. Alia lliose prei'll'Jing 10 kcii uur om| chines. Netdies or Attachment* outside bf ' our Agents are frauds. Mr. J. L. Slmpsoh in I our only authorized dealer for the Counties of Abbeville and Laurens, and no Machines nro warranted except tho-e Ho?d bv him or those whom he may associate with htm lti the business. Respectfully, jwiITE SE?IM MACHIHE CO, ! CLEVELAND, GHHX THE Indies, and those persons who with to buy Howl lit; Machanes, are respectfully Invited to rail at Mr. Barn well'8, where tboy will tlnd the only genuine, warranted and cheup1 est. Machines, samples of the the Machine's work, needles and attachments. Oil IOccqU per bottle. All persons deslrine to communicate with mc on the subject, will address me at Abbe* Z;,J,} SIMPSON. CUNNINGHAM AND TEMPLETON, -HAVE RECEIVED THEIR Spring Stock, ?and arc prepared to serve the public? DRY GOODS, i CROCKERY, ; GROCERIES, HATS, H CAPS. BOOTS AND SHOES. April 5,18S2. If J L. CLARK, FOR THE GOOD OF THE CRAFT I HAVE CONCLUDED TO GIVE MY I whole attention to my Shop. I sIihII give It GOOD ATTENTION. If auy person Wish' es to have his WATCHES REPAIRED Brine them In. I have nil the tools and msi terials to do it up In the best of stylo nud ivt the lowest rates possible. If yon wiint yout clock repaired bring it In and it will be done right. II you want your JEWELRY MENDED Bring Iton. If you want your SEWING MACHINE MENDED rhlslsthc place to get It done In the best ot irder. You can have any piece made new, ot the old one repaired. If you want your gun ot pistol repaired this is the place to have it Jone. All these articles will be repaired In ine best of order at the Lowest Prices. (jive me a trial and satisfy yourselves? PERMS CASH. Tn-n-Kr T nj.nvTT ?j vsxx.ii jj ujjauju. New 111 STORE W.P.Wardlaw ABBEVILLE, S. C. fj AS opened a new stock of FURNITURE rl over tlio store of A. M. Hill Sou, and viII be pleased to receive a call from bin rlends. His slock consists of every variety HH ?f FURNITURE usually kept in a tirst-claas HA tore. All of whlcli is ottered at prlccs to suit lie times. Kcb.i), 1881. tf n Notice. I A NY person having demands ajralnst th? 'V estate of GEN. JAMES GILLAM, will 'resent (hem to the Exccuior, and those in= ebted to tne estate will please pay up. R. C. GILLAM, Executor. B Greenwood, May 10,1S82,3V