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iTh 3 Press and Banner. ABBEVILLE, S.C. Wednesday, Nov. 5,1884. The EJecliiMi?A Democratic Majority of 3, ?00 in Abbeville. The election in Abbeville f)r.sSeri o(T quit tlv yesterday, and, so f;vr as w? have heard, 110 disturbance of any kind has occurred nt any of the precincts in the county. All the business houses in town were closed, and all otlU'ial business was suspended for the day. Citizens stood around the polls or loitered about on the squire all Uav. Many had air of seriousness, while oliiers were full of fun and merriment. The spirit and temper of our neonle were as trood as could be de hired. A big fire was built on the public square by the "boys" before daylight yesterday morning, and they made thoir presence known to the denizens thereabout by the exereise 0} the vocal powers with which they had been endowed by nature, to say bottling of the ringing of bells, the beating of drums, and the explosion of dynamite cartridges, which were almost snflicient to shako the glass from their places in tho windows, if not enough to lift the nervous sleeper out of his bed. There were but few colored people in town in the early part of the day, and bv midday theenwd was greatly lessenen in numbers, and long before night nearly all had disappeared. Their con-i duct was marked by their good behavior throughout, and the evident absence! of ill-feeling was gratifying. Very many of them had 110 registration tickets, ovv ing to their neglect to register in the ?1 - of tlinir fnlllCIll to nrsi [uni'i'( m unnuw IUv.i ? comply with the law in its requirement j that the voter should get a new tickct alter changing his place ot* residence. All who offered to vote east their ballot, except in the ease of perhaps four or live who were not entitled to vote. For instance: Ono man desired to vote his receipt for town taxes, and another who| had registered at White Hall, presented himself at this box to vote. Very few of the colored people evinced any inclination to vote, though nearly alt of those who did voto voted th : straight Democratic ticket. Only three colored men attempted to vote the Radical ticket. One of them put his vote in the rijjht boxes, the second put thorn all wrong, the third, according to the opinion emanating from j Democratic headquarters, is not only, a repeater, but a ballot-box stutfor. He folded a ticket for Presidential Elector with a Radical Congressional ticket and! put tickets thus folded togethea in both boxes. It is said that George Harrison J did this, and while such sn offence subjects tlic perpetrator to service in the penitentiary the managers have not made up their minds to prosccute him. Abbeville polled 401 votes; Due West, j ; Cokcsbujy, -105; Cedar Springs,! 100; Greenwood, 351; Long Cane, 239;! Ninety-Six, 230; Donalds's, 300; Mag-j iiolia, 75. All those votes were for State ?>Hi0ers, Presidential Electors and Aiken tor Congress, except 2 at Abbeville for lJlaiue Electors. 9 Blaine Electoral Votes, and 19 for Tolbert were given at Greenwood. Long Cane rolled up ten for the Blaine Electors and 1(5 for Tolbert. Ninetj'-Six contributed 10 votes lur Blaiun, and saw Tolbert one better, giving him 11. A large proportion of the seventv-tiye votes at Magnolia werej intended for Tolbert but his intelli-j gent and faithful constituents insisted upon putting bis tickets in the wrong box, and of covr&e they will not be vounted. Out of 2,f>10 votes, Tolbcrt received 47 votes, and the Blaine Electors received 53 voted. From these figures it would j seems that our colored friends are almost j us solid in their opposition to the lie-j publicans as are theii white neighbors. Now tliat th? colored people are almost a unit with us the Radicals and Scalawags may hide out. Troy, Bradley, M ,'Kettrick's Mill, C?il- j houn's Mills, Antfevllle, and Lowndes* villc arc still to hear from. It is thought! the majorities from these boxes will aga?ie thousand. If so, ourj tnajority will be over 3,500 in this county. I Mr. Xcwlin Mi rcer,a well known white! Republican teacher voted the straight j Democratic ticket. Lewis Riehsy, the eolored blacksmith j In the villlage, and one of the most rcli-l able colored men in town, and who is one, of the largest property holders among the' colored people, voted right straight along j for good government. Tho fact is, that! the Democrats uave none 01 iiihi kiojiiu j opposition from the colored people that j once confronted us. The white and colored people are getting along so well that very few of the colored citizens manifest any desire to assume control of the government. Cokesbnry was onoc a prolific place for Kepublican votes, but now tlie situation lias changed, and it seems that since our colored frieuda have had the blessings of eight years of Democratic rule, they have become sound Democrats. Out of a poll of four hundred votes at that place yesterday, there was not a single vote Jor Blaine or Tolhcrt. Thf State Election. Hon. J. F. lzler, Democratic State Chairman telegraphed to Mr. Iienet at a late hour last night, that this State will go lor Cleveland by a large majority. Capt. F. \V. Dawson, editor of the yews and Courier also telegraphed to Mr. tfenet that no disturbance had occurred in the low country during the' election, and that Hon. Samuel Dibble| would probably be re-elected in Charles-j ^ ton County by a majority of two thou-1 sand. The Nnllonnl Content* Lnto advises last "light estimate thej Democratic majorities as follows; New i York at from 35,0<X) to 40,0!)f>; Oonnecti-! cut at 3,.">00; New Jersey, 5,000, while it is j believed, from host information at that! time that Iudiauna is safe for the Democ- j The latest news which we have re-' eeived up to the hour of going to press! bust night would indicate that the Dum ocrats are safe for both the State and' National elections. Our convictions are, that the State will certainly go for Clove-; land, and while the news from the doubt-' ul Northern States is all that we could j ope for. yet it is too early to obtain def-. iiite information, and we think it well i >r our people to wait for confirmation of' ^lie news. Old Edgefield. ^ ? As we announced last week old Kdgei.: ,.1,1 i.\ I 1.1 ,,,l ,,l,l inu, um JJU^U1IUUI| W?\.4 ( Edgefield lias again boon a great sufferer by lire. As the heart of the old town has been bnrned out, why not move the Court House to Trenton or elsewhere on the' railroad. When Mohammed ordered the ^ mountain to come to him his orders were 1 disregarded, when he said, if the moun-! fain will not come to Mohammed, Mo-, hammed will go to the mountain. As ; Edgefield seems doomed to have no railroad to come near it, cannot Edgefield go to the railroad? Let some of the active1 enterprising citizens take steps to ^et Legislative authority for a vote of the people on tho change, which seems so needful. Meeting on Sale Day. ^ TVe bad a splendid meettuK at Abbevlllo C3?l? T\~ n.uAh.ld,>/l around the new hotel, and the following mimed Kentlemen np?ke In the order in which they are named : W*. C. Benet, Em}., Capt. J. N. Cochran, Col. D. Wyatt Aiken, Capt. M. L. Ronhnm, Jr.. Gen. R. R. Hemphill. E. G. Gmyuon, E?q., V>r. II. Parker, Esq*. Col. E* B. Gary. M?J. M.G, Zelgler. Hon. George D. Tillman's spoech at the Joint mi in titer mooting of the State Ag-ioultural Society apponra in the EdgefleM Advertiser. We hiive lavJ it away and umy publish at sonic future time. The personal estate of Tho?. Jackson vill be miU) by t-npt. John G. Edwards, the odmiuii.trator, on the20th instant. ]'Y calling nt thin office you can ront fun* ?>t tin- btot farms in this neighbor\ ho-. <1. D i mm lawinnin^iw im Patent Jlcdiclncs. j Our neighbor, ttie jfcicburrj/ Observer,! I thinks that som?j of thy patctll medicines | arc good. Wc do not deny that atate: meat, but we do deny that the average citizen is a properjudgv us to when to take any patent medicine, the ingredients of which are unknown and which medicine is not proscribed by a physician. A great many patent medicines claim to euro consumption, Blight's disease, can' er, epilep.ic tits, and other diseases which intelligent physicians have pronounced incurable, and which diseases, so fur as we are Informed, have never been cured. We think all advertisements ; which pretend to euro incurable diseases' I are frauds, which hold out hopes, fair to; I the promise but fiUse to the performance.! j We fully concur with the Observer in the! opinion that an editorial or other noti< e In the reading matter re ommendirig pat-' j cut medicines is a fraud upon the reader of the newspaper, and we further concur I in the belief that an advertiser whoj ! would impose his advertisement on nti i : unsuspecting public us a reading matter, J j furnishes one proof of improper dealing.! While we believe that we have saved ' j many dollars to our readers by refusing) j to advertise patent medicines, yet wej fear the great mass of our readers do not I appreciate our sacrifice in trying to de-j I fend them from the many snares which! jare present! d in honeyed words, and j breathing to the afllieted hopes, which I iean never be realized. The fact is, that: ) I we all swallow too much medicine. Wei demand it of our physicians, and we take' j it of our own accord, and the result is that we are hurried off to the grave. Died of' j too much medicine, and not enough of j ' wholesome blood-making diet. Sn)>prnnrtatr<l Judges* Ah wo presume it is a newspapers | privilege to make suggestions, we would j suggest that the State copy alter the Uni - j i ted States in reference to Ktipcranuatcd judges, and retire them on half pay after j the officer may feel that he is physically j unable to perform the dutiwsof the office, j We believe such a law would beequitahie to the people and just to those judges I who may, in after life become too feeble' j from sickness or old ago to give the best: ! service. If the health of a judge should j impair hi* usefulness, it wculd be ungrateful in the State to send him adrift j (after he had given tho best part of his j life to its service, and on tho other hand j it would bo unjust to both the officer and , the best interests of the public to require J ujv aur> u va \ji wuu u tic, it viii |??ij oiv*i. i infirmity, should Lie unable to render the' best service in the onice. Then let tliej Legislature authorize those who, in after i years, become physically unable to dis-j charge their duties, to withdraw from ac-1 tivo duty, with authority to draw half pay during tho remainder of their lives. o > Meaningless Names for Railroads, In looking over tho names of the Railroads of the State, we are impressed with the, to us, meaningless names which are given to many of our Railroads. For instance, what idea have we, from their names, of the location, begining or ending of tho '"Soutii Carolina," the "Central," or the "North-eastern" Railroads ? A little road between Laurens and Newberry Is called the "Laurens Railroad." Tho road from Greenwood to Augusta is called the "Augustaand Knoxvillo." To a stranger all these names are meaningless, except in the case of the Augusta and Knoxvillo, wnich, we think, is misleading. As well call tho Augusta and Knoxvillo road, the "Augusta and Richmond" railway, as to call it by its present name. The names of the terminal points > would give tho public some idea of tho ] location of the road, and would sound 1 about as well as any of tho fanciful and meaningless names L>y which tuey are now known. i -* * i A FULL AND TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE I EDGEFIELD TROUBLE. A Correct Statement of the Killing or j Constable Blaekwell by n Gang; of 1 \ei;ro DepcraUoe*? \o Further 1 Trouble Anticipated. , (Charleston Uund'iy Xrws.) Auocuta, Ga., November 1.?Mr. n. W. | Bet: is, Jr., of Eilgi-fleld. the chairman of the Democratic excutlve committee of that coun- j ty, passed through Augusta to-day on liis way ' i'oiik- from Parkftvlllc. He states tliut all ix ;. now quiet at that ( luce, and there is no dan-; | gcr ot further trouble. The feeling, however, I. throughout Edgefield is very feverish, hut I' e . considers thai this feeling is I h chest guntan- | tee of safety and peace. His object in going j tor'aik8vil,e was losiKcertain the tiuth ahout j tiie troub e. Theditlku ty begati last Satur- i! day night when six rough looking negroes ente cd Mr. i\irk?*s store in llic village and I began abu?ing a Democratic negro who srasj' pre.-en'. They then went out and walked some distance <nd tlrod oil'their pistols. Sunday morning Mr. J'arks met. one of the negroes named Ycldcl I on the street and asked him what he meant by Ills conduct In his 1 store the night before. Ycldel! said lie meant nothing. Parks then told him If he ever ! ram* to Ills store and acted that way again he would break a stick over tils bend, lie then charged him with having a pistol. Yeldell at first denied this but Press Blaekwell came up and stinted tosturch him when the ' negro Jerked out his pistol and flourished It in the air. The other five who were with hitn the night before also came up and exhlb- 1 ited pistols. On Wednesday Mr. Parks, who Is a trial Justice, Issued a warrant f>r the ar- , rest of the six negroes on the charge of carrying concealed weapons, and put it in the hands of James Blinkwell to ?erve. Accompanied by three other* Blaekwell wmt out to where tiie negroes lived, but they had been Informed of his coming and waited in the t.ushe*. When ?tie pos-ecame up the ncgrrcs fired a volley, all apparently aiming at Black- ; well, as nobody else wuk struck. The posse j returned tho fire. Several other negroes, armed with guns-, now rushed up, but were , arrested by the posse. The ones who did the shooting escaped and have not yet been found. ( Those that were arrested were sent to E?lgetleld J ill. Black well died Thursday night and was hurled yesterday. The vicinity of , I'uiksville has been picketed by white men every night, and last night a white man named Hilt, who approached one ol the pickets in , the dark, was tired uuon by the latter and slightly wounded in the arm. the picket sup- , posing that one of the negroes was creeping j up to nlm. The following named negroes are , U-e six ringleaders still at lalge, and for whom , active search is being made: Joseph Bi lges, . five feet eight Inches hlsrh, 28 years ol a^e: John Yeldell, 5 feetti Inches high, 28 years oM, J scar 01. the right cheek Allen Harris. 5 feet | 8 inches high, 1"2 years old; Elijah Brlggs, 5 feet ill inches high, 21 years of ajie: Sum liar- , risi 5 feet7 inches high, 24 years of age; Has. KllcrersC. 5 fe?-t 0 Inches bigh, <!l years of age. It was rumored here this morning that one of , these negroes hud been caught and shot, but | this is not true. All Quiet at PxrkKville. i roi<t\MBiA, November I.?Governor Thompson this evening received the following dis- ! patch from Mr. B. \V. Bet lis, Jr., the Democratic county chairman ol Edgefield: "ArofTSA, November I.?Just iroin I'arksvlll? All quiet. Not a negro was hurt. ' Black well died >e*terd.:y. His murderers | are at large. No further danger ol disturb-1 ance." Due West It?ms. Dr. Pnlmor dpcllncd to aecpt the lih'-ral h gift or $1:25 from Greclivflle and Long Cane | Churches. The fair young lady who Is agent fur the SunnySmith paid Due West a visit Hint Inl charge ol Mi". John li. Iiomierdid up tlu* town ] ami got a goodly number ol subset (pilous fur j her paper. Mr. W. A. Todd and his bride are on a visit, to friends nnd kindred. They were recently | at Paint Lick. Kentucky. They are to make this latter plaee their future home. Rev. ChHrles O.Todd. 01' Doravlih*, (>?., was happily nihtried on last- Wednesday evening toMissLula C iwau of Due West. A handsome reception was given the guests at the home of the bride Immediately after the nnp* tial knot had tieen tied t?y Kev. \V. L. I'res>-ly. I A Kiip> rl? party was gl ven on th?* day follow- i lug. nt the resulcm eof Mrs. lane Todd, to ln r two new made daughters and new ly married sons. My voting friends we wish you may Uvea happy lilcand that your pathway max lie stiewn with good deeds. Illlnd Tom and his manager suddenly put In an an appearance In Due West last Friday.' That evenlulng at "2 o'clock they gave an entertainment in Lindsay Hall to a good au dience. H?-vtnty-six dollars were the profits to Tom and his manager. Pupils arc Mill arrlv Inc and entering both; CO leces. The American consul to Mexico,Hon Mr Slits- j s.v and iniully arrived In town lust Saturday, for the purpose of p acini: their daughter till the Female College. Th?*y created a most f.ivcnildf Impression on onr citizens and left| for Tamplco Monday evening. This speaks well lor our coliegeH. We *ee that Mr. J. E. McDonald of Wlnsboro", S. C\, has Just received the nomination for Solicitor of iheSlxlh Circuit. Mr McDonald Is a risinu youns man anil a recent graduate of Krsklne. We nlso notl?-e that Mr. Charles Douglass, a classina'e of the former Kentlomen ret-elved the nomination for the 8iate Legislature. Ersklne's sons seem to l>e 1 breaking forth on the right and lelt to places ! of honor and u?elullne?s. j The Prrxbylerian in Its locals says "Er?klne has a student who picked 41G pounds of col ton ^fcf-ek before last. Wcask, who can beat this? Miss Mary E. Darlington, a young lady of, 1 talent and a very fine teacher Is spending some time with her mother In this place. I Miss Darlington Is a>sodated with a very j In Vnrl), l-nmlmn I Our County Ir Indebted to Kev. W. K. Penrnon and bis excellent connre^tions for the rare privilege or hearing t-o much from tbai eminent divine, Dr. Palmer. One who j crowed the sens and Nat In the council at Belj fast testifies: "I heard none like him." ! S<>w Barley. Now is tho time. Get seed at Smith <t Son's, j Summer Calico, from 4$ to 5 cent* per i yard* Ward'.aw <fc Edwards. Cloaks, -wrapes and shawls to Riiit every one at low price* R. M. II addon A; Co. If you want a nice fittinp over or under shirt go to Cunningham A Teinpleton'a. i Japanese headache cure. 25 cents per} ; bottle, fure cure for headacho, for sale by Speed A Lowry. Special attention iB called to the large and attractive stock of Ready-matle (Clothing now offvred l?y While Brothers. I THS SOUTH CAROLINA SYNOD. A Decision nt Lnat Reached nn to the Rl^ht of Dr. Woodrow to Touch Evolution In the Neminnry?All Parties Satisfied vVltft the Resolution Adopted-. At the meeting of Synod n humberofreporls were received mid considered. On# approving tho record* of the Honrh Carolina presbytery with the exception of ltn selection of u delegate tor 11 chulf:l>, In the absence of l.oth regular delejale and alternate. wnu UUb ununvil nc-^iwn, vhuoui ii brie: discussion. The report who adopted, Synod thereby expressing its disapproval of the selection by pr?*sh.vtery or a delegate to represent a clmrcli underuny circumstances. Dr. Giraradeau reported >i resolution urging on the session to do all in their power to raise Hits Synod's proportionate share oi'the 3-00.1)00 to'be collected for foreign missions this year. Tlie report of the committee on home missions was adopted. The records of Bethel presbytery were approved. The ltev. \V. I*. Jacobs was appointed historian. The committee on the memorial of rhe \V\ C T. U. reported resolutions expressing the thanks of Synod lor the luvintion to vUit the roomsand recotnmedlng meinoers of tlie church t<> aid the cause of temperance by all scriptural means. I)r. Woodrow having announced his preference tor waiting then to allow all other deb ?te to conclude, discussion was resumed. The ltev. 11. II Pratt spoken on the effect of hypothecs. ami years ago Whiteby pu'. forth the hypo-hesis of the millennium. It. has never been proven, bin. had obtained general approval and now had tenfold more power 11.1111 any of the minor articles In the confession of faith. The church had accepted !t despite US bi'ing nnproven. That wfts one instance of the result of hypothesis. Dr. Wood row had dwelt much on the theory ol resemblances as proving evolution. That was knocked sky high by the acknowledged fact that Kvc made of Adam's bone resembled him bone for bone and fibre for tlhre. It Adam was made of organic dust and Eve was made of organic dnM, why were two different words use to describe the material used ? ' If Adam descended from a very diminutive germ It would not have required much dust to make it. The Illble said "Dui?t of tlie ground." Ground In the Hebrew meant the soil?the dirt composing the earth. Dr. I'raltdenied that tlie Bible said thai, the waters brought forth the fowls. The Hebrew version said the I.ord caused the waters to swarm fo-tii the ere ittires and el ve them living souls, and said >cl the fowl fly. Dr. Wood row had said he stood alone in h!s j -yniein of evolution. He did, because he tried to lorce his science to agree with the Bible! while the other < hristriln evolutionists did! not do so. If Prof. WoiKir.iw stood with IVof. LeConte he stood In bad company, for that professor had taught that the period of man j was from t-'ii to one hundred thnus-ind years. I Prof. ltrijr?K? !l pre^bytcrian piofessor in the Now Yorkunl ve-sity, who tmd sworn not to [ tench anything contrary to the presbyteiiau i standards, taught cvo!uiinn ani] with It that' the ilr-t thrcechnp'ers of tiencsK are peotry i ntul noi to be considered by the rules govern-1 lug prose. Prof, shepherd s:\id It was clr.ltned that because the doctrine of evolution was extra! scriptural It was not to be considered by j syimd. Suppose that In the seminary the writings were discussed which undertook to explain all the miracles In the ISIble by theo : ries of natural operation, banishing the super-. natural from tne Bible. Thai would be extra' scriptural, and would It be contended ihatj Synod could not Interfere to forbid It ? Of the present doctrine of evolution Mr,. Shepherd said that what was new In It was, not true an l what whs true not new. An illustration of the daimers of sueh things! to the church was furnished by the heresy of: 18 7 growing out of attempts to reconcile: philosophical theories with the teachings of! Chri>tainlty, lending to new school Ism. re-! pu<llilted by the shurch. Dr. Junkin said in deference to the Relentl-' (lc knowledge of Dr. Wondrow he wuved what lie supposed to be a fact u.ainst the tln-o- J ryot e v? ?1 ntlo:i-->teri I i ty 01 hybridism. I)r.1 Woodrow said that fuel \vh< not a fact, and he; accepted the statement although It contra-i dieted his observation and reading. But Dr.: Wood row hud not answered as to the fact re-' I a ted by the Bible thiit Aduni named all the animals immediately ater his creation. The J 1.leu of evolution Involved a general ev-j oluiion of all things, Including language, j The theory could not be squared with the, Bible because the two would establish as the narrative of the event that Adam was: slowly evolved from a germ and on acqulilng . a *oul und life louud a pcriect language ul- j ready made for him. Dr. Juiikin reiterated the expression of the i feeling of horror at the Idea of the body of) Chi Island our own bodies?the temples of the [ Holy Ghost, descending from brutes, and! res? n'ed the ridicule and criticism evoked by j tils former expressions on that subject, dc-l fending t.'iem us natural, real, and worthy of j respect. As an riustruUon of the tendency of evolu- | tlon towards atheism he (|Uoted Dr. Wood-i row's expression of the niulii before that lie! would prefer the use of the word "extraordi-1 nary" to the U8f? of the words "supernatural" j or "miraculous." A leather would show how I the wind blew. Dr. Hemphill said he had been In much . doubt about there being any physical basis 1 lur ilie um' ui nil- nin u iiiim hi vjciikhi* uh 11 ] figure of speech ortransfer of meaning appll-' i'U to the innter!:il of which man was made.' liut he hud on study of the subject found Ifj you go beyond Adam, according to I)r. Wood-! row's hypothesis you must nt last reach liter-! ui Inorganic dust, Inasmuch as the organic j must have formed lrom the Inorganic and here Is found the physical basis of every j transferred or figurative meaning. While Dr. Pratt's trans ition of the pnegaee "dust from the soil" was correct, he could not! <ee that It affected the question one way or; ihe other. If dust was used as a figure ofj tpeecli meaning organic dust, In the inmgan-. ic sense, the addition of "from the still" adds' nothing to the force of it and detructs Jio'.h j Ini: from 1', one way or the other. He bud been studying tiie fiist chapter of, Ucnesls for twelve years and lie confesse 1' Hint If it was an historical. accurate, definite | cienctilic account of the processes of creation j lie could not make head or tail of It. Mcm-J iicrs seemed to be shocked by tlie Idea of the; rirst chiinters of Genesis he In;; regarded as! peotrv. mat was s| ply a literary question: jonceininj; only the form of the writing. The view of Ihe account of the creation I presenting Itself most favorably to him was | that It was written in Ihe manner of pro-: [>hecy. No human eye witnessed the event.1 [t revealed to the writer of the history, ac-j raiding the laws of prophecy, It was as visions rising one above the oilier anil described I with the broad outlines of great pictures.! l'he seers described what they saw without j knowledge of cause ami eflect, simply by the; varying appearance of the visions. lie could se 110 lore in Dr. Junkln's point! ibout the namin-z of the animals. The 15lble| lold nothing of 1 lie origin of language or of Adam's language. It might have been tie-' ijulred by tiie Imitative method, by the con-; veutlonai method or otherwise. Dr. Junkin : 'The IJlble says God said; man was perfect.' Dr. Hemphill said there had pot been a sin-1 ele logical connection established between the ' theory of evolution believed by Dr. Wood row , und that of the atheists. Dr. Hemphill then; proceeded to Illustrate the difference between atheistic and Christian evolution !>.V the pour; I All knew that Ihe many varieties of pear | iwniu u ??ii" cu jiiiiii a Miimt* jjiur. jiic1 ithclst viewed this as proof that nature op-' crated Irrespective of Go<l. The Chrlst!:in I viewed It hs evidence of God working in His own wonderful way for Ills own purposes, The Ilev. J. L. Stevens siiid that if the scientific sispret of the question was not before synod It had one half of it nnd eonld not act Intelligently. Ho hoped the body would receive some instructions on the actual science of evolution. Iflbht could not be obtained' now. he wonld move to pos'pone further con- j side-ration until It could be. l>r. Thompson argued that the 5th, 8th and: 12th articles of the constitution cave Synod! iiuthorliy <jvcr the boar t of directors and ltsi ucis, requiring that board to submit Its I books arid reports to t he Synod. What were j I hey to submit them for? To see that the t's were crossed and the l's dotted and the additions correct? The plain inferncc was the right to review and control. Mr. Walsh asked If Synod had the right to| alter a contract made by Us authorized a;;ci)t i v, ith a third party. l?r. Thompson's time expired before lie; could answer this question. It being voted Unit Pr. Wood row should) close the debate, he resumed speaking. 11: had been objected by soine, he said, that his, theory of creation was a patched up one. He j could'nt help that. He did not make it. lie | jot it from his studies of the Scriptures and ofi facts. He found the Blhlc told him as the; standards did that when God breathed the; breath of life into Adam, He gave a true and I reasonable soul?not the soul given the lower! uuimals; and he (Dr. Woodrow) belloved I It. Ifone <?lcp buck of Adam wns permitted we could nut logically slop t hen*. Wc must go, back lo tln<original from which Adam came ] Dr. Junkin asked if In following back the ! leanology of humanity beyond what the lJil)ic gave us we should go beyond Adam and ! "ay he was the son of a primordial germ which j was the -on of (Jod ? 1 ?r. Woodrow said ho could not rpc any, more ditllc'tllty in that than In describing the< ilrect | ment ol Adam as lump of red clay. | Dr. Woodrow complained that because lie: nurced with Dr. J.eConte in one respect hot was by inference toshou'derall of I hat grrnt. man* . 1C U-ls. Th <>ughoi t the whole ?ii:I'Ussion iliut plan had been pursued lo destroy I the effect or any proof lie might present. Would it be fair to accuse a man who was a democrat holding Jefferson Ian principles of: sharing Jetferson's alleged irreligious o^lti-j ions ? llNre ison forbellevlng In evolution to the I extent he did believe It was that lie found it in accordance with facts. He still believed that stcrilltj' accon" panied ! hybridism genera ly; but it did not always, j Hybridism had ceased to be legftrded as (lie; ui.erring test that it was a lew years ago. In | the Jnrdin il.S Halites of Paris it had been! IoiiihI that tlie process diil not always stop In | tin! first liCiierat inn or llirsinmil fir ih<> i h11 ) or always at ull, 11 had been charged thathls principle or the I nterpt elation made out of the Scrip-! lure u none of tvax. lie rend from the confession theprlnch'lesof interpretation lie ha<l taught. Ail tilings In Scripture were not : plain toall, hut whatever concerned the plan ofMiilvntion was so plain and ele.tr that ail could know It. The inialible rule lor the intcrpictation of Scripture was Scripture Itself. 11?- had never tatiuht anything else. The Inference of the minority report was i not only ti nt there wax a higher and better: sense of Scripture than thai contained In the standards, but that when there \va? In the stnnards that which a teacher or preacher did notbelleve ho was still bound to preach and teach It. L>r. (iirardeatt said his position was that when a teacher's conscience did not accept something In the standards, as the otllclal i representative of the chnrch, he should notl teach against them unless he ha<l obtained permission to do so by exception taken before accepting the standards. Dr. Woodrow proceeded toamuethat a* he was charged with a distinct, oH'cuse lie could have been and should have been tried before I.AncA.l.ftm-i' ..? llw. K.t.wl ll? therefore challenged, all who believed that he hud been guilty of teaching matters contrary t<> scripture to table churues against him belore some tribunal lliut bud the power and the rl?ht. to try him. lledeninndcd Hint they do so, or be demanded that 11 they did not do it no month t-houid be opened against blm in respect of thin matter at tiie risk ot being recreant to a sacred trust [low murmur ol "good."] If any lmd leuson to believe that, he hud done any evil be was ready to answer before any competent li Ibunul. It. might seein a light tiling to some to be heralded over the woildasnti infidel, to becharged almost with having committed (lie unpardonable sin so that doubt was expressed whether It was right to pr?y lor him hut he did not believe synod would countenance any such view, persecute him, lynch him,without atrial. 1 /~* i I ?.r? 11 t--?i til I If 1?n#t granted the greatest courtesy and given the fillIt-st opportunity to speiik Tor himself. Often, said Dr. \Voodrow, in reply, the poor criminal seized by the mob was given the ruilt-Bt liberty to speak to his heart's content before heins put to di-ath. H?* was on trinl here, bui he had none of the rights ol the law. He knew there were charge s against him in some nilnd>, hut Why had they not been tabled * He denied that the majority of the board of directors hud cndoised his views. They hi'd simply given hi in permission to leech. l'erms>ion was not npp oval. In some id'his views he Agreed with Darwin; hi R-titie of hi* bc'ie> in* agreed wlih i the ltoma> OatlmlicR; hut he was not a Roman O'tho.ie. "I will say nothing aboni thos-- mules," j said Dr. Wo. drow, "n>r we are lold it Is tie! tnules who are piotestlng ><galnsi evolution' < 'laughter at> marly uproarious a? us prufoy j I I I torir.n laughter In Synod over eels to be, aiul symptoms of hardly restrained applause.) [ Dr. Girardeau: "But I wild the mules wcrei 'outside the seminary" (more laughter,) Dr. Woodrow referred to the comniendnitlon of the couilst of the church toward Galileo. It had heen argued that the j church w not responsible lor the persecution of Oailleo, that science had done It. It j was IndHcU Science, hot science In the church I where It liad 110 business to be, Workinir ! through ecclesiastics. Ii had been further ar}lined that as Galileo was employed by the I church It hti'l a right to prevent his teaching doctrines contrary to her beliefH and her ! faith. A* n matter of fact Galileo was not at anytime under the control of the church. TTu %i'n u iiKi^rnearii. In Ihn nnlvnl-ultl' nfPlnu linil ' only under trie control of the church to t lie extent that the church then claimed to control every thine. Thechureli had Its nrlon 11 lie ! theory and It whs because of that that, the ! church had committed su<-h fearful error. Dr. Woodrow Raid he had Intended Ut rend | from a number of books agrecmenls with his theory of evolution and a letter from the piofessor of tocology of the university of Pennsylvania expressing cordial agreement with all th" essential points of his teaching, but he did not think It neccssnrv. In every university In this country. preshyierlan or otherwise, evolution was handled. Dr. Girardeau handled It himself when ho used Hodges' Theology, a text hook. Dr. Wood row then read the sentence formally passed against Galileo.defining the theory that, the nun was t >e centre of the universe and did not move from its place and thai the earth was notthe cent re of the universe and did move as In philosophy aosuid and In religion heretical. It recites that he had been forbidden to teach his theory by the church authorises anil had promised to do so, but had subsequently written a book endeavoring to establish said theory as probable (pause arid laughter) and hud vehemently taught and Spread said theory contrary to tlie scripture*. It promised hlmlinmunity If he would abjure his theory and teach It no more, with the exception of the burning of his book, Imprisonment during the pleasure of the cardinals amt weekly recitation of the penitential psalm. The decree was In the nurue or the Lord Jesus Christ. Dr. .lunkln rose to a question of privilege and said the logic of the document was absolutely sound and represented the basis ot every Judicial process of the preshyicrlan church. He made this statement In vindication of his Christian manliness became the document was read to show utter contempt!bllity of his position, Galileo taught In a school controlled by the church, was the mouthpiece of the church, and c -uld be Justly and soundly punished for t< aching doctrines contrary to the belief of the Church. Dr. Woodrow said he could ai-o commend the document In one particular. Galileo whs! called before a tribunal given Jurisdiction by 'heconstitution of the church, tried in due itijl nl.'An no 1 nnil V !.r? I"l Ml ?>IU ?I?V?' ? ) i mscli. Dr. Girardeau had charged that Ills t^a"!)Ing In the Seminary and in Synod wan different. He lisid said that. lie (Dr. Wood row) advocated at the Seminary coMflulng preaching to the Gospel. Kxactly ? That was what he had maintained; that the church had tho right to do and to teach whatever was needc t to aid It In spreading the preaching of ti c word of Jod. The church was to care nothing whether science was true or false. Her only concern was whether or not the science contradicted Scripture. That cut otr the portion of the majorltv report objecting to the evolution theory because It was an unproved hypothesis, for that resolution look upapurely scientific question and decided on Its truth or falsity. Thirty years ujo when Synod wanted to consider a political question It adjourned as Synod and met as a body of citizens. He hoped that If Synod proposed to consider the truth or falsity of evolution It would adjourn as Synod and meet us a body of scientific gentlemen. Di answer to a question from Dr. Girardeau, he did not think that Synod would have a right to discuss polities even If It wus considering the teaching of u professor In its seminary on the agreement between politics und the Ilibic. Synod had been to'd that science and all these bad things ought not to be taught in the seminary because the minister when called to the bedsideof dyln_r saint or sinner or to save a soul would not have use for 't. Neither would it be appropriate for him urnler the circumstances named to conJuL'ute a Hebrew verb. Vet sboulil I'rof. Hemphill be Ibi bidden 10 teach them Hcbrcw7 He thought the church should dlvorcc Itself from science. She had no need or right to teach science. Tiie truth or lulslty of any scientific, theory was a matter of no Importance to her. He wus Indifferent as to whetherthey as individuals believed In evolution or not. Sitting as pr. sbyters they had no right to believe or disbelieve it. From the day of Con SIUI1 I lilt1 UlU II I rut lilt: pi U1VII If v.. i hail felt themselves called oil toconsider unci decide scientific Questions. The church had denounced the theory ol' (.lie rotundity of the j curlh not only because It eontrndIcted scripture butbeeause it was it phl'osophlcal ab.-urdity. Kvery time the church hud assumed a scientific position she hud been wrong. Synod Una a grand opportunity for declaring a divorcebetween the bi g?'urdly elements of the world?fiom Its miserable seientillcdlsputes and could tell the ymiug that the conflict bet iveen science and the church ?a<past, I and tliut tliey could receive liie truth In Christ while accepting the teachings of een'ogy and the properly limited theory of evolution. They should renounce stumbling blocks that sent thousands of fouls to hell, driving men away who sought light by telling them that what tliey knew us scientific facts were contradicted by the revealed word. After Dr. wood row concluded there was j deep silence and evident auxious suspense. The Moderator In a brief and solemn ttiidrcss asked for prayer that Synod be guided In its uetion about to bo taken by the Ulvlnc Orace, The Kev. W. W. Mills prayed earnestly, every head being bowed, and many of the delegates departing fiom presbyteilan custom by bowing upon the backs of the pews before them. Teats were In some eyes, and there were symtoms of great nervousness und some agitation among delegates. After some running debatens to t i e status of the resolutions before the house, K der sm> th moved to take up the majority report seriatum. Some dls^u^slon ensued and Mr. Smyth withdrew his motion. The question was then on the adoption of the majority report, endorsing l>r. Wo >drow, as a substitute for the minority report, condemning him. There were many abseuteen among the elders. The ''noes" took the leud from the beginning of therollcall and although at one time the "ayes" threatened to overtake them they did not succeed in doing so. The vote was announced ayes 41, nnys 52. Tin* ministers voted -'il noes tu 13 ayes; the eiders 21 noes to -1 ay< s. The minority report wits then taken up, and the vote on its Adoption showed tlie remarkable result of nyos 44. nays 52. Jloth reports j were therefore rejected by the votes of eight; men who hud objections to tacit. About a third of th<- member? then brann to prepare compromise papers, and a period of intense eouluslou ensued, many members presenting compromise resolutions and a general and complete purliumentry tangle resulting. The knot was cut with a resolution to take a recess which was adopted. Alter the recess when Synod reconvened the following was offered by l)r. Thompson, of Charle.-ton, us a substitute for a resolution otrend by Mr. Stevens: "Resolved; That In the Judgment of this Synod the teaching of evolution in the theological seminary at Columbia, except In a puiely expository manner with no Intention of inculcating its truth. Is hereby disapproved." This was adopted by a vote of 50 to 45. The Rev. Mr. McKay, in voting against the resolution said he did so because it loibade Dr. Wood row to do something he never had doue and said he had no right to do The remainder of the report of the committee on tiic theological seminary was presented. It reeommemled the reappointment of the ltev. T. II. J>aw arid Klder W. A. C.ark as directors for three years, their terms expiring Ihlsyear. Mr. Webb, as a minority of the same HiininllK.T, proposed an umt'ii'iiiicui. that I wo directors l>e selected l>y ballot. und nominated the lie v. Dr. Frierson and l'rof. Shepherd. The amendment was adopted and tlio report as amended adopted. The ballot resulted In the following: Clarke -12 Shepherd 13 Frierson 4tj I,aw 48 Messrs. Law and Frierson were therefore decided elected. 1 >r. Jnnkln moved tho appointment of a commission to repie^enttlilH Synod and coopcrate with similar commissions from other Synods regarding llieacllou Just luken. He subsequently withdrew tills, however, objection being made. Tne missionary hymn was sung nnd a collection for foreign missions token cp. Memorial services wore then performed In honor of theHev. Win. MeWhirter, the Rev. J. s. Halley, and the Kev. W. M. Held, alter which Dr. J link In ottered tlie following which tie snld he would withdraw if there was objection. "In connection with Its action taken In regard to the t olumbia Seminary, Syj.od deems it apposiie to adopt, which it hereby does, the following resolution:" "IHSMMVCU, 111UI inc ir.vnou 01 .-luiiiu iunr Una hereby ox proses lis sincere affection fur l>r. Woodmw's person, lis appreciation of the purity of his Christian character. Its adniiralion of his distinguished talent and scliolarly (ittainnicnis, hot.'i In theology and science, and its iityh estimate of his pastservices." l'l of. .Shepherd said he seconded I hut cordially. L5olh he and I>r Junltln were of the majority which passed the resolution about Dr. Wood row's leaching. A rising vote wus called for. Only two members voted in the negative, each being 011 Dr. Wood row's side In the controversy and i each explain I UK that he thought the resolution under consideration contradicted that previously adopted. Itoth withdrew their votes, however, and it was made unanimous.! The result of the collection for foreign mis-! sious wus announced to be jsiS.&'t. Resolutions were adopted expressing the tiianksof synod to the congregation of \V'usli-l Ington Street Church and the cftl/.ens of! Greenville for their warm hospitality, to Tub (ittKKNViu.K Ni:wsand The Newsand Couri-! cr for their laithlul reports of the proceed-! Ings, and to all the railroads for courtesies, es-] pcclaliy the oinmuia ami tireenviiie iwnu : il'resiiloni Haskell kept asptclui Iritln at the; depot here all day to accomodate members I from tin; low country who were anxious to vote on (lie evolution question but who were compelled to be at home to-day.) A resolution was hIko adopted thanking lite moderator for tin.'fair ami remarkably able Way In which he had presided. \\ jth prayer by the Uev. Mr. Kdmunds and the benediction by the Moderator, .Synod at 10:30 p. m. finally adjourned. It 1* understood t lint I)r. Wood row and his friends accept the result of the grcal debate with pleasure, finding no condemnation in the resolution for him Inasmuch as It disapproves touching such as ho never bus dono and bns proclaimed that he had no right to do. The sett lenient of the matter last night seemed to be regarded as a peculiarly happy and unexpected compromise, injuring nobody and ic^culng the seminary from the dangers threatening it on oncoide and (lie oilier. The Phlce for Laurens Furincrs to Sell their Cotton. Cotton Is selling at Greenwood and Hodges for one eight to one fourth cent per pound more than it brings in Iju.rens, consequently much of the cotton nnil trade that should come to Laurens is going there and elsewhere. It will not meet the case to stay, "well, th?*y can altord It? they have the advantage In | freights." The merchants of Laurens have i the goods and they must have the customers to buy them, or they will have to keep them. Offering to sell cheap will not remedy the dlftkulty. A limited number of purchasers with i limited amount ol cash can not take the goods ottered at half tirst cost. We see hut one remedy. The merchants must btry the cotton and pay as much lor It us am be had tit Green v I He. Greenwood or any other near-by market. It will pay them to do It, even If they do lose one or two dollars on a bale on the cotton. Let Ijaurens hold Its legitimate trade at all hazards. It you want n gcod boot or shoo, coat or vest, pants or hat. Don't fail to price them at tho store on the corner. Queries & Thomas. On the corner will be found Just the goods you want at the store of Quarles & Thomas. Look at tho show windows near the ["Rod Rock." "Hod rock" bottom prices, at the new | store Hi Qnai Irs iV Tl.'inas. Don't forget to call to see the :*lioap ponds at the store of Quarles tV: 'I h- inus. iTiny intend t-> sell their goods if low j ! prieus will induco trade. HAPPINESS?NOT GLOOM. BET. DRi TALJIACES'S SEBMOX ON KING SOLOMON. EMANCIPATED FROM DEATH AND HBfcL, AND ON THEIR WAY TO A MAGNIFICENT HEAVEN, SOME CHRISTIANS ACT AS THOUGH THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY TO AN EVERLASTING BOTANY BAY. All the Splendor 6f Solomon** Palace and Retlnne Were Eclipsed by His Intellectual Power?He ?u the First Great Naturalist the World Ever Haw. Sermon by the Rev; T. De Witt Talmage. D. D. Sul.J -ct, "Apices." Text 11 Chronicles It. 9: "Of spices great abundance ; neither was there any such spice as tbe Q leetl of Sneba g^Ve King Solomon." What is tbat bullilini; unt yonder glittering in ibe snn! Ilttve you not lieurd? It in the house ot the forest of Leba .on. King Sobdnon bas just taken to It hibride, the princess o| Egypt. Y 11 we tne pillars of the purtic ' ami a great towerailoi neii with gold shields, a thousand of tnetn hung on tbe out ide ol'tho tower. &0ll ot the Shields of gold manufactured nt Solomon's order, WW were captureil by David, his father, in battK See how ih y b nz in the noonday sun. Solomon cues up tbe ivory stairs ot bis tbrune between twelve lions in stat'iary. and sits down on tbe bac of the golden bull, lb - bead ot tho bronze beast turned towards the people. Tne fatndy k id the attendants of th king are so many that tlie cateiera of the place have to provide every day one hundred sheep and thirteen oxen, beside the birds and venison. I bear tbe stnmping and p .wine or 4,000 h.>r-ea i'? tho royal stab.i-s. There were linpo -Unt olticials who hadchir^eof the wot k of gathering the straw and the barley for them) horses. King Solomon w?s an early riser, tradition says, and usi U to take a rido out at da break, and when in his white apparel behind the swiftest horses o! ail the realm, and followed by moiin ed archers in purple, as the c.ivalcade ilasheil through ilie street* of.Jeinsoirin 1 suppposeit was something worth getting up at Qve o'cl >ck in the morning to look at. Solomon was not like a great many kings of tbe present day ?crowned imbecility. Ail tho splendor of bis palace and retinue w.-re eelipsed by his intellectual power. Why, be seemed to know evervthing. I|r? ...... A..i umi iiMtiirill.t that th World ever saw. Peacocks from India strutti'd the bvaltic walk and n|irs chattered in the trees and ileer stalkid the parks, and aq'tarl inn with foreign (Uh and avla-it-B with furi<li!D birds, and. tradition says tlint these liims Were s? well tame tlint Solomon might walk clear ocro-s the elty ni.dcr the shadow of llielr wines us ihev hovered mid fi tted about him. More th in this, he had iirreit re.iu atlon fur the conutidrums and riddles that he made and Kin seed. He And Kin* Hiram, bis n* tglibor, us d 10 sit b the hour and nek riddles, each one |?nj itiif In inunc.v if he coiilil not answer or guecs the ridille, Thi Solomonic i.avi vlsieil all the world, nnd Ihejaalbirs. of course, talked about the wealth - f their king and about the riddles and enigmas he made and tolved : nnd (be news spread until Queeu B.dkls, nway off south. heurd of It and 8-lit iuen-eng?Ti* wiili a few riddles that she would like to have Solomon solve, and a tew puzzles that she wou d like to have him find <>ut. She sunt, nmoni' cither thing- to Snhmmn, a diamond wlib a hole so small thai a needle could not jiei.etrnte It. asking him to thread that diamond. And Solomon took a worm and put U at tile opening in the diamond and the worm cradled through leaving the thread In the diamond. The queen also sent a goblet to Solomon nsking him to fill li with water that did not pour from the sky, and'that diil not rush out from the ennh; snd burnetii ately Solomon put n slave on the back of n swift hoise and galloped hiin around and around until the horse was well nigh exhausted, and from the perspiration ot the horse the goidet was tilled. She also sent to King Solomon 600 glrl< In boys' dre*?e*. and 50:) boys In girls1 dresses, wondering If he would be acute enough to tlnd out the deception Immediately Solomon, when he saw I hem wash their faces, knew from the way they applied the wal- r tli.it il was all it cheat. Queen tin kls was so pleased with the acuteiiess of Solomon I hat she raid '111 Just go and see for luyifll" Yonder it comes?I he cavalttide?horns and dromedaries, charlotnand charioteers, jiuglng harness and cluttering b ofs hd I blazing shields ami Dying ensigns and cla| ping cymbulU. The p ace Is saturated with perfume. She bringsciunatnon and aaffroo, and calamus and frunklncen.-e, and all manner of sweet apices. As the retinue sweeps through tbegatu the armed guard In bale the aion.a. tlmi, cry the cnarioie> rs. ns w wheelsgrind the gravel in front of tbe pillared put tlco ut tin- kin/. Qieen Bu kin alights in an atmosphere b-w itched wiih perfume. As tbe dromedaries are driven up 10 ;h- kind's storehouses and the bundles of camphur are unloaded and the sacks of cint nu i d and the boxes of spices are opened tile purveyors of the palace diet ov< r what my text announces: '"Of spices greai abundance; neither was there any such spice as the qtie< n ?f Sht-tiu guve to King Solomon." Well, all the theologians igree In making Solomon 3 type of Christ. mid in making the queen of Mlieba a ty|K) of every truth-seeker, and I shad take the res nt.* slbllliy of sayiiu: tlmi nil tlir splkeriuid and cassia and frarkinceiise which the queen of Shebi brntigh: to KIiik Solomon is Very suggrsiiveof the sweet spies ?l our hol> religion. Chrlsulnlty Is nut collection of sharp technicalities and aiigu'or facts. Our reliiri?ii is coui|iuri d to triukltic nse.bnt never to nightshade. It is h bundle of nivrih. It is ad?-h ?if holy 1 glil. Itisn c Election of spices. Would to Q d We were as wise in taking spiers t our divine king ?8 Q rrn Baikis w is wise in taking the apices to the earthly Solomon. The fu"t Is th'it the duties and c >rtM ul'thii life coining to us from time to time, are stupid, often, Inane, i.im! Intulernble. Here are men who have been battering, climbing, |>*>iindilis and hammering for tw< ntj years, forty years, flfty years. One great long drudgery has their life b en. Their fine anxious, their feelings I < numbed, their days monotonous. What Is necessary to brighten up tbut nun's life, to sweeten that acid disposition aud to put sparkle into the man's spirits? The sple ry of our holy religion. Whv If between the losses of lite there d uthed tne gleam of an eternal gain; if between tbe betrayal* of life there caine tbe gleam Oftb. undying tilendsbip of Christ; if in dml times In business wu found ministering spirits fixing to ni'd tr> in our oftice and store and bh >p, every d.iy life Instead of being u stupid tiioiiutone would be u glorious inspiration petidulumllig between ealin sutislaction and high rapture. How any" woman keeps house without the religion of Christ to help her Is a mystery tome. To have to spend the greater part i>l one's llle as inrnv women do In planning lor he ineol? ami stltehlug garments that will soon he rent a;?ln, and depl >rliiK breakages. mid supervising tar'y mio rdlt'Ote*. and driving off dtis" that soon aealn will nettle, und <1 due th<! sntne th:us; day In and dav ott. and year In and year out. until ihe liuir silvers and the hack stoops, and tb** si>eeiac'es cmwl to the eyes and the crave breaks open under the thin sole of the sboc oil, it is a lone monotony. But when Christ comes to the drawing room, and comes to ihi- kitcli-n, and coines to the nursery, and comes to the dwelling, th?-n how cheery comes all womanly duties. ">he Is never atone now. Martna gets throne* fret tine and jidns M:iry tit the feet of Jesus. Now she sines Christian tunes all d-iy lone?inendlog, wnshl >g, baking, scoiirine, scrubhine. 0, woman liuvine In tour |>antry boxes containing nil kinds of condiments, why have you not tried In lour heart nnd lile the splcer.v of our holy rel'glon f "Martini, Martha thou art careful and tin >td< d aliont many thines, hut one thin:- Is needrul hi d Mi r hath ch< s* n that e*"d [>art xvliich sh.ill not he taken away from her." I mn*t confess that a go. d deal of the religion of this day Is utterly Insipid. Titer.' is notliine piquant or elevating about It. Men nnd women go around hum-tiling psalms In s minor key and culturine melancholy, and their worship has In It more slglm tl-nn ruptures. We do not doubt their piety. Oh, n--. lint they are sitting ut A least where the cook has forgotten to Si n-on the food. Kvrrvthine Is fl.it in their experience and th'd-- conversation. Emtucipated frooi sin und death and hell, and on their wuy to a mngniOcenl heaven they net an thoiieh they were trudelne on toward an everliiMlne B"tanv hay. Uelleion does not s.-em to agree with them. I> seem* to catch tn the windpipe nod becom- a ??rnnenl#tlnn Instead of an ?x .titration All ihe Infidel books I lint have been writti'11 Hutu Voltaire (Inn n In llrrlxft Sprnrrr hnvc not done k> much damage to our ChrMlanlty a* lnernliinil* (.'lii-lKttuiir. Who wr.nt* a religion woven out of the shadows of night ? Why go prowling on your w:iy to e- lestial righteousness? Come outofiha' cave and sit In ihe warm light of ihp?nn of righteousness.? Awav with your Odes to Melancholy and Ilervey's '-Meditations in one the Tomb*.'1 I li.tvo to say also that we need t? pnt more iiplce and enlightenment In our religious teaching; wheth' r It b- In the i-raycr-meetlng ?r In Sabbath-school or In the chinch. We ministers need more fre*h air In our lung? and our hearts ami nnr heads Do you wonder that Ihe wor'd Is so far from belti2 converted when y-iu find so little vivacity In the pulpit and In Ihe pew? We want, like the Lord, to plant In our sermons and exhortations more II leu of the fields. We want few rh>-torlcal elaborations anil fewer scs<jnl|>edalliin words and when we talk about shidows we do not want to say adumbrations, and when ?'<- mean qneerncsfl we do not want to talk about idiosyncracles. or If a stitch In the back we do not want to talk about lumbago. Rut In the idaln vernacular ol the great masses preach that gospel which proposes lo make all men happy, honest, victorious and free. In oihi r word5, we want mote cinnamon and less gristle Let till* be 8o in all ihe different departments of work to which the Loid calls 11s. Let tis ho plain. Let tis be earnest. Let us be common-senMcnl. Vi ben we talk lo llie |>eo. pie In u vernacular they cnn understand?they will be clirt t<i dome and receive the truth we present. Would to find that Queen Balkis would drive her hplce-ladeii dromedaries Into oil our sermons and prayer-meeting exlertHtlong. Moro than tlisl, we want more life and spice In our Christian work. The poor do not want so much to be Kioaned avrt ossune t?\ With the bread and med dries und the cruiiiiemts youtflve ihetn l?-t ther- bean accotnpanlmi-nt of smiles and hrl.-k encouragement l)o not stnnd und talk to them about the wretch" dm*s of tbelr abode and the hunger of their looks and the hardness of thei?- lot All, they kn >w It better than you nan tell them. Show them the bright side of the thliig. If there be *ny bright side. Tell tliein good times will come, 'lell them that for the children ofGo'd there Is Immortal rescue. Wake them up nut of their ftolldlty by an Instilrlntr lautfh, and while you send a practical belli like the Queen of gheha also fend In the spices. 'J here are two ways of mi rtlng the poor. One Is to come Into thi lr hoiu'e with a nose elevated in discust. ni> niurh ns to sny, " I don't Hne how you live here In ihls nvii'hhmhoo'. It nctualy ninkes me sink. inero '8 iDin otinnte?tniie iu, you poor, mi?er*nir wretch, mid make thr most of it." Another w- v Is to go Into the nb ?le ot the pour In a tn:in ler which ft win to say : ''The b'essi d Lord sent in**. Ho was pinir Himself. It Is not more for the good Iimi go lie to try to do von tliun It Ih f ?r tlio good you can do me." Coming Ifl that spirit, the gift will be ns Aromatic ns the spikenard on the feet of Christ, and all the hovels on that alley will be fmgnint with the spice. Wo need more spice and enlivementln ourchnrch tnnslc. Churches sit discussing whether tliey shall have choirs or precentors or organs or bass viols or cornets. I say take that which will brine out the most Inspiring music. If we bad half as much Zeal and spirit In our churches ns we have In the sons' of our Subhath schools It wnil'il not tie lone before the whole eurth would quake with the coming God. V\ by, nine-tenths of the people In church do i-ot sing, or they sing so leebly that the people tit their elbows do not know they are singing. I'rop'e moulheaud mumble the praises of God; Mil there is not more than one out at a hundred who make* a Joyful noise uiitothe rock of our Salvation. Sometimes when the congrega tlon forget* itsell, and is nil absorbed In the goodness nf G-kI. or the glories of Heaven. I g-t an Intimation of what church iinii?lc will be ii hundred years fri-m n?w, whi n the coming generation flinlI wake up m its duty. I promise a hi.li n|>iri>ual hles.-lng to uny one who will fillip so heartily that the people nil urounrf cannot help hut sins. It Is notu ma'ter of peierence. It Is h matter of religlou* duty. German rh<>rals in Ger man cathedrals surpass us, ami yet, Germany Ims received nothing nt the hands of God compart d vrlth America. Soil music, long drawn-out music is appropriate for the drawing room, arniropriale for the concert; hot St. Ji'hn gives an iifea of the sonorous and resonai t congregational during iippropilnte for churches when, ial.nlng in the temple service- in HeiVeti he ffiiys: "I hiiiril u voice uh ihe voice or u great multitude and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice ot mightt thnnderings : 11a lelujiili for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth." I lielieve tlir?ngh hrlsi's grace we causing 5,iM)0 soiiU I a to the kindom of Chi 1st. An argument thev can laugh at, a sermon tliey may talk down, hut a 5.IHM vmc d utterance of praise of God is Irresistible,- Would that Queen Malkls would drive all her spice-laden dromedaries into our church music 1 Now I want to Impress the fact, that re'iglAn fa sweetness and purfnmvs and spikenard and iiU'mn and cinnamon afid cassia and frankincense and sweet spices together. '-O/'y u say, "1 have not looked at it as stuh. I thought it was a nuisance; It had for me a roriilslon; I held my bieath as though It were a inalador. have been aopalled at its Hdvance- I have said. "If I had any relUlon at all< I wmic to have Just s? little of it as |ioe>lble to get through with." Oh, whst a mistake yon Imvr made, my brother. Tne religion of Christ Is a present and everlasting redolence. It connte acts all troubin. Just pull, on the stand by tbe dde of the pillows uf slckni ss. It catches in the curtains and perlmnes the stifling air. It sweetens the cup of hitler mcdlelne and throws a glow oil the itlnuin of the t?mplo stung with pain. It lirtefl Samuel Uutherford Into a revery of splrtul delight Willie he Was In pbysle I auonles. It helped Richard Busier until, In the inldat of such a complication of diseases, as perhaps, no other man ever s ffered, ho wrote "The Saints KrerluBting Kest " Anil a jxiured light upon John Biiityan's dungeon?the liuht Is the shining gate of the divine city. Aod Ills good for rheumatism and for neuralgia und for low spirits and for ronaumptiun; it la the cathollcun for all disorders. Yea, I" will heul oil Burrows. Alas fur the loneliness and the heart-break. and the load which Is never lifted from the soul.' Some go about feeling like Macaiilay w bi-n bfl wr.te: '"If I had another month of hicIi dnya as 1 have In en spending, 1 would lie Impatient to get down Into my little narrow erili in the gr und ii?e u weary inetory child'1 Ai.d th re have been t inea when you wished )ou eoiild ti-t til nf tills life. I see nl! illoll'.d ubollt me wiilowiiood and orphanage and clili<liessne?, sadne-ae, iHs.'pg-o nttneni. ml perplexity. A widowed mother with h.r little child well! West, hoping lo liet better "Ii.es there, Ulid she H'im taken sick uinl died. The overseer of tile poor go* Iter body and put H in u box nnil put it In a wugi/ii ..nil aturted down the street towards the cemetery a: lull trot. Tbn I I llttV chIM?the only chllil?ran after It th'ntich the streets bareheaded, crying : "Hrlnif me back lilt mother 1 tirlnir mo one* iny mother." And it was said , that us the people looked en and saw ber crylnj after I I that which lav in the buz In the wagon?all she loved on earth?It Id said ihe'whole village was Imthrd In tear*. And that Is wnat a ereat many us are | doing,chaMlljr the dead. Dear Lotd, Is there no appefis-1 j meat >or ull this sorrow that I see about me? Yea, i I the thought uf resurrection and r-union fur beyond this scene of tears. Across tlie couohe* of your sick and acro.-s the graves of your ileul 1 din* Ills shower or sweet fpiccs. Queen Balkls driving up tbo p Hired portico of the boas- of cedar, earned no well pungency o> perfume ai exhales from the Lord's garden. It ir u aivMtiiMia. It |? comfort. It is Inflniio satisfaction, this K'is^cI I Cutnuiend to yon. S"inu one could not understand why an old German CbrUt'an schu aru-ed to b? always so talm andJmppy and hopeful when he had so many trla'fc and Mfeknei-aea and allmenu A man accreted himself In the house. He ?uid; "1 xrtean to wmch this old scholar and Christian;" anil be ?aw the aid Christian nun gn to h'? ro?ra and ail down on the ch -lr beside the stand and open the liible itnkl tx-ffln to read. He Fund on and on. chapter alter chapter and hour after hour, until hla face wnsallagl--w with the tidings from Heaven, and when the cluck j struck twelve he aroae and shut hi* Bible and Sjld ' Hlcess d Lord, we am on the suine old terms yet. j Good-nlitht Mood-nighC O you sin-parched ami tod | trouble-pounded, here Is comfort, here is satisfaction. Will you come and ?i-t it? 1 cannot tell you what the Lord offers you hereafter so w.-ll as I ean tell you now : "If doth not yet app sr what we shall Ik.*." Have you read of the Taj Mahal in India, in some respect* thn most majestic building on earth? 20.000 ' men were twonty years la ItU'ldlnK IL It?-?st ab >Dt $I6.<H>0,00<>. Th- walls are of murblo inlaid with cor-J ! Dfllan from Bagdad nnd turquoise from Thibet and jas ' per from Punjab and ainethlst front I'ersia and all | manner of precious atones. A traveler says that it I sems ohiin. like the shining -if the enchan ed castle i of burnished silver. The walls ure 246 feet high, and I fr?m the top?f these springs* dome contain hit the I most wond rful echo the world baa ever known; so j thai ever anil anon travelers standing below with flutes ! and drums and harps ore testing that echo, and the j sounds from below strike up and then co oe down as j it were the vn'ce of angles all around alx.tit tne building. There lit arounn 11 a gunien m lamarinc nil banyno anil palm and all tut* tl >rnl glories of lhe ransacked earth. But that li only lh<* totub of & dead Kmpre^s, and It is time, compared with the gnndeur which God has hulldcd fir your living und Immortal npirit. 0, home of tlif blessed. Foundmlour ut gold Arches of vlctorr. Capstones of praise. And a dome In which ther>* arc echoing and reechoing the halIclliijiihn nf the nge. And itronnd ub?iit that matolon is a garden, the garden of Go'1, and all the springing fountain." are the hot tl.-d tears of the church in the wil lerness, and all the crimson ?f the floxrrs Is the deep hne that w s cuiicht up from the cm n.ige o'ear'hly martyrdoms, and the fravrnncels the pniyers of all till- mint* and the aroma put* into utt r forgefulness the ca*sia and th Bp'kenau) and the frai.kIncense and the wurld renowned spices which the Queen Ba Ills of AhyssInU hung at the feet of King 8 domon. Through obduracy on onr part, and through the rejection of ihat Christ who makes heaven possible, I wond- If any of us will miss that spectacle. I feir, I fear. The queen of the south will rl-c up !n ju igment agulnst this generation, and condemn it because she cuine fr?m the uttermost parts of the earth : to h-ar the wisdom of r>olotnnn, und behold a greater than -o!omon is here. May Q.xl ?rant that through y>mr own |>rnctic:il experlence you ni iy And that relltiuiitt wnjm are ways of |>l iisantness am] thut nil her p.ths arc paths of peace. that It it) peraime now anil perfume lorever. "Ana there was un nhtiud.-ncr of , B'tlce; iiflth-r was there any such spice an the Queen ! of Sb. ba gave to King Solomon. ? *4^* RIAOABA AND TORONTO. A Brief and Breezy Description of a Trip to Niagara and Toronto?On the Queen'* Soli. In company with a party from near Wheeling, we visited Niagara and Toronto. Our route took us through Cleveland and E:le City, ran along the length of Lake Erie, sometimes crossing an arm ol It, and on (o HutHilo and Niagara. Lake trie seen In the distance presented a peculiar appearance. It wax of a bluish color and attracted our attentlob. We wete puzzled to know whether It was a cloud or a long, low hill, and were unable to decide what It was until we were Juat at the water's* edge. KIAOARA. We look ample time to see the falls and rapids, They do not extend more than seven or eight ml.en and the river above and below Is smooth and piacid ax a lake Just aiiovc the falls tlie river s banks are very low, but a short Ul-tance below, at the whirlpool, the channel sinks ton depth of feet,'with a wldtnof only :I00 feet. These rock-ribbed palisades are interesting In themselves. The water of Niagara l.s of a very dark green, suggesting unfathomed depths. THE RAPIDS. The Rapids nf Niagara are the finest in the worid. Some persons enjoy them almost a* much as the falls. We crossed and recroused them on foot bridges leading from one Island to another. On each bridge we lingered, each vl ;w always seeming finest, Wesawn small steamer, the Maid of the Mists, which bad tblee passed through the whirlpool rapids. When looking at the boiling, seething water at this point. It Is impossible not to recall the fate of the foolhardy Webb. He craved th* applanscof the world, and It Is meet that folly should be his only monun-ent. Ills wife now lives near the snot, earning a livelihood by the lubor of hcrliand*. THE FALLS. But, of course, tlie falls, llie world'* greal* cat milunil wonder Is most attractive to sill. After entering Prospect Park, you follow the crowd, expecting each Instant to caich a nil inpse of the lulls In the distance. bni lo ! they hurst upon you without u warning. And there Is Niagara, ''with lis evanescent inlsis tlnt'Ml with prismatic hues. I m clouds ot spray and lis great waves of emerald colored waicr ter tipped with milky foam." l.onu liavo we wish.id toHtaud here hihI see Its madly rushing waters, and Its cloud mists rolling up lo heaven* clear ><lue vault, nnrt l.eor its thundering ronr. We had heard of pcrsins who, when first the falls bur^t upon them, sank to the ground, completely overpowed hy the majestic view. We had also seen It stated that people of cull lire were silent In Niagara's augusi presence. With this Idea In mi oil we agreed with some of our friends "not to say any tlilm; when we say the falls." But It was not lou|( before we so much recovered from our awe stricken feelings as to find again our accustomed speeeh. If we were not so overpowered as others appear to have heeir, yet we were lhanklul that we were endowed In some measure with the ability to appreciate the beautiful and sa'dlme. We pilled the man who had no higher conception of grandeur than tosiiy, "Niagara Falls looks very much like my mill dam." We first studied the falls from Prospect Point, then descending by the Inclined railroad to the foot of the 1 'alls, a magnificent view was obtained through the windows of tlieshadow of the Uock Dressing Room. As you looked up torrents poured down, seemingly out of the sky, thus varying and adding to the eharm of the view. From this stone tower we enjoyed looking at the people who went onuule Into the spray. Enveloped In gossaintis from head to foot, they had '-much ado ' lo walk and hold their nin; lire lias. For when fli-y bad gone out only a Utile way towards the fa IN It wa? like being in a heavy blowing rain. Presently some one culled out: "Oh, look at that man in the linen ulster!'' We turned to see and t'ie sluht ot an ulsier contending a'.'iilust the blowing spray was so ludicrous, that weal! lost our equilibrium. Soon the gentleman seemed to think his position more amusing than comfortable, and came in dripping and sinliliiir. Ascending by the Inclined railroad we took another survey Ir<>m Prospect Point, and then malelug a circuit, studied the falls in detail. We found on a nearer aDiiroach thai Horse Shoe Demi is much Oner than It appears from Propped Point. Just above this lull uiitl at cither places, we went outside the limits" to gather mosses and Mowers. and 10 haihe our hiinJs and faces In the waters of Niagara, notwithstanding the fact that a yawning chasm was at our feet. THE CAVE OF THE WINDS. From Horse Shoe llrnd we could see persons dressed In buck-skin, riling aero** a rude hridiseat the falls, Ht times staggering back before the heavy, binding spray, but still pressing forvnru towards the Cave of the winds. This cave is so called, because when in It. there Is always the roar and rush <>f n wind storm. It Is now dangerous to go under the falls. A large mast of rock cave way some time ago, and there is danger of more falling atany time. Returning to Prospect Park, we crossed Into Clifton, Canada. Here the falls present a front of one mile and a quarter. This is a view ot the whole falls, the grandest that can be obtained. ILLUMINATIONS. At night we saw the large Park Fountain playing in ever varying figures, with colored lights on it. There wan much beauty and giace In tills display. The falls were brlllantty 111 tt in 11 in t oil with electric and calcium light*, it Was indeed a welld, grand sight. ACCOMMODATIONS. After the heat and dust rain began to fall, and through this pout ing rain, over Moating pavements we sought ou> lodging place. I'll el ve of us were most comfortably lodged at a private boarding house, liut we were moie fortunate than others of our party. Sis large excursions ai med in one day. aiinougn excursion trains come in almost every day duriins Augu:-l aud September. Tiiis was an unusually laige number. After hotels and boarding houses had been tilled to overflowing. and chair cars and ordinary coiiclies reoccupied fi>r the night, 1,000 or 1,500 persons slept on the floor of the depot. FACILITIES KOK VISITING NIAOAltA. It is now possible to visit Niagara at moderate rates. The distance from Wheeling to Niagara Is about -ic.-O mile* by rail, and a round trip ticket eo*t only j ;.o0. For 31.35 extra we hud admission to all the sights of Niagara. F6r 81.00 more we visited Toronto. Thepoints at Niagara are so nearly conllguous to each I ottier inaL there Is little need tor a carriage, thereby obviating that heavy expense complained ni tiy so many visitors to tlie fails. I file strict cars too are a convenience, Imring the excursion season Prospect I'ark [ presents a plc-nlcon a grand scale. The Kalli rend coin names expect every one to bring huge luili 1) baskets. The in vitlug contents of I these baskets is supplemented by hot coftce, I &c? t'roin a restaurant in the l'ark, and all ' ei'Joy themselves. THE BRIDGES. The new Suspension Bridge Is Just below the tails. We had a most delightful ride j through the village of Niagara, past fresh green lawns and beautiful flower gardens, down lo the old Suspension and Cantilever bridges. These are thre>*tlue structures, but I they baar no comnaiison to tiie Great Brook' lyn Bridge, they being only one quurtcr of a j mile long. THF FALLS >0 MOKK. 1 Naturalists lell us that some time In the fu* . tnre Niagara Hulls will cease to exist. The [ rocky precipice In wearing away, and (lie Jnlls < ure actually rcc<-dlug at the rale of three feet annually. The rapids do not extend more ; than one mile above the tall", just ut the head of the rapids, the river In one mile wide, and as its channel broadens and grows more shallow, the talis must c<-a?c. i'cisons of our party who had visited the tails ai y ears ago, said they were not so tine now. Soli you wish to sec them In their grandeur, do not delay too long before visiting them. They are well worth seeing. Karth hits not another xticlr scene! This great volume of water sweeping eamly and majestically along ttutll It almost reaches the edge of the precipice, here It seems t.i pause to gather strength lor the feaitul leap, then dashes wildly down as If urged on by compressed power and firry. When eye and tiraln tire ot watching the cataract, you , wonder do?*s It never weary of the headlong plunge? has it "gone on forever and ever." Truly "Our God is u God doing wonders 1" I ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO TO TORONTO. What is so delightful as a day on a steamer. Punt, smoke and cinders are left behind, and Willi u pleasant breeze you go bounding over I the waters. Every one Is merry. Hut soon ' cover that Neptune reignu here us well us on "Ocean Old." There were probab y 800 persons on the steamer, and we suppose lit least two-thirds *'pald trihute" ton greater or less extent. But as spa-sickness Is not a danger* Our disease, theft: was plenty of fun and enjoyment. Wo were outot night ??t land, the day watfhteezy, and as we watched the white rapped billows and sea-gulls, we could lorin Home Idea of what It was like on the ocean.! Toronto Is the largest and handsomest city of j the Dominion.' It hna 'JO,000 Inhabitants, and 1 seen rrom tlie lake presents quite an imposing aprearanco. The spire of St, James' | church Is taller than that of Trinity, Ndw York; In fact It Is the taliesr spire on the' American Continent. As our leet jiress the' Queen's soli we feel no extraordinary sensation L. G. By raising more eoit.ui than the inrtories of the world can possibly consume, innners i depreciate the price of the staple and Injure oi'ly theinseive.?. Factory managers oon'tl uhj-ct to cheap cotton, as It gives tlieui a i?lii-! ger margin for profits ?>n thrlr goods. Kami-; ers should lessen their cotton areas in the In-: , Wrent of provision crops and better prices. | in the hearts nnd homes of tbe AM.evllte Baptists front wiiloh none others can ever displace them wnlie the present gen-ratlon lives, but thut Is entirely unnecessary. It is enough tliut their names ure written In tbe Lamb's Book of Life, unci are known to tbe Krent I Ain. The full measure of thelrreward will not be incted out In this life. At Bradley our company, with Bra T. L. Moore, of Ninety-Six, w ere taken In charge by c'ol. J. M.Jordan, with his excellent wile, constitutes one of the fluent contributions that the ."State or Georgia ever made to the Baptist working force of South Carolina. That night Or. Manly preached In tbe new Baptist Chuich, to the edification of all prosenu A pleasant night'* rest wna followed next morning by uJourney to Uoreb Church.a>a>ut two miles distant, where the AsooclHtlonconvened In Its fifteenth annual session, nearly all the churches being represented hy fu I delegations. The organization was efleeted by tiie re-election of liev. J. S. Jordan, Moderator, nod Urn 1'. L M-iore, Clerk, the Treasurer, Bro. W. B. Acker, holding over. Bro. Jordan expressed the wish that the Assx-latlon sbuu.d put a layman In tbe Moderator's chair, but his wish w.;s entirely Ignored, as he wax unanimously chosen to be his own successor. Dr. Manly was Invited to preach the Introductory sermon. His text was John 16: 7, "If ye abide In me and my word* abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will and It shall be done unto you." His sermon was u pointed and practical discussion ot the text, and enJoy ment of It was evidenced by tho close at? tentton given bv the congregation. After the sermon, two new churches were received Into the Association, when a recess of an hour was taken, during which the scones usual to such intervals were re-enacted, with this ditT-rence : Instead of small groups around baskets and buggies, etc., the entire assemblage congregated around a long table, on which was spread a most sumptuous and elegant dinner, to w liich it is needless to fay full Justice was done In the afternoon session the quest'.ons of Temperance und Edu< atlon came up for consideration. On the former, a strong report was submitted by Bro. J. H. Wld-inan, which wasdlscusAed by several brethren. Kev. R. F. Bradley, of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, stated tho t a movement was In contemplation by the several denominations in Abbeville county looking to memorializing the Legislature to submit the matter of licensing the sale of liquor in that county ton loteof the people of the whole county. ' * CHRISTIANS AT HOitEB.' MEETING OF THE ABBEVILLE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. A TUttlng Brother Invito* United Action of tlie Different Denomination* on the Great Temperance I?Mue>?The L?flilatnre to be Memorialised to Submit the Liquor Question to the Whole People of Abbeville Conntj-. iBnvtUl Oruritr.'i Two years ago It was the pleasure of tills scribe to lorm an acquaintance with this body. We were Impressed then with theeHrnestand /.culous spirit of tne brrthren who composed It, and those impressions have been still furtlier deepened by u better acqualmancu at the Hnntial meeting held lust week at Horeb Church, about midway between Bradley and Troy, on the Gieenwood and Augusta Railroad. It has been Just fourteen years since ihe Abbeville Association was organized, anil when we consider what difflculMes lay In the way ol Baptist progress In the territory It embraces, the achievements made In those tourteen years not only ex-He our admiration, but speak volumes for ihe zeal and fidelity and saci Iflces of our Abbeville brethren. We cannot attempt here to give anything of a h In lory of the work of the Association, but cannot refrain from saying, as tin Illustration of tlio kind of metal the body Is made of, that whereas there was not a Baptist organization or in-.'cl Inuhonse In a single town In Abbeville county when the Association was organized, tiiere is now not a town In the county without a Baptist church and meetinghiUse. Many of those who laughed at ttic handful >>f tinpiists who undertook the propagation of our principles in that section then have lived to know us butter and to admire the zeal and energy displayed In all that lias been done for the advancement of the kingdom of the Saviour. We doubt if there is an Association in the Stale that can show a better r cord as regards real progress than Ihe Anbeville. And who deserves the credit? Wei!, we shall certainly not undertake to say. We could mention the named of some In this connection who have earned lor themselves places rtliu tirye uic Association to co-openue in uie movement, A resolution wn? then Introduced by Rev. W. A. Gaines, authorizing tlie an ointment of one person to represent ihedenomlnailnii on a committee to be composed of one Irotn euc.h of the denominations In the county, who are to hare control of tlie matter. The resolution wax unanimously adopted. Dr. Mnnly then addressed the body on the subject of Education, closing with an appeal torFurman University. Th?! number of visiting brethren was larger than usual. Besides the four nlieidy mentioned from Greenville there were presetil brethren Hu-sey and trom the Fditefleid, Hro, ' Mendenbull, of Greenville, Hro. J. A. Bell, of j Texas. I'rof. G. O. Hoblnson, of Auguata. and Bro. M E. Broaddus, of Camden, who. litis I been leeturlrtg to several of the ehurches In j the Association on thine* be saw and heard l mid experienced while on his recent tour of Kuninc. We heard hlin Tuesday nlirht nt | Bradley, where ho pleasantly entertained a i small audience for more than an hour. We curae home much pleased with our I visit. I ^ m mi ! Presentincnt of the Grand Jnrj?October Term, 1884. : To the Hon. A. P. Aldrich, Presiding ! Judge : j Tlie Grand Jury respectfully present as follows: That tlioy have passed on all bills submitted to them, and rendered : such decisions thereon as in their judg| inent seemed proper from tin) evidence I adduced before them. That the large and [increasing number of small criminal cases render it necessary that some change ! should be made in our Courts, and we ' hope that our legislators will devise some j better and less expensive plan by which justice may be dispensed to Ibis class oi ; criminals. j That wo gave a very thorough examina' lion of the County olliees ami Jail at the j Spring Term of Court, and having heard no complaint, believe that all are in same j good condition. We have, by commitI tee, examined the Poor House and Hud i as follows: That there are thirty-oue in! mates, consisting of twelve white, slxj teen colored paupers, and three children, ! two while and one colored. Would rec| omuieiid that the children be bound out to responsible parties as soon as practicable. Find that houses are in good condition, and that another well is needed ou the premises. That the public roads, with some exceptions, are in far better condition than at our former meeting, though th re is still room for great improvement, and wo repeat, as previously presented, that the fault is not so much in the road law as in the manner of its enforcement. The Grand Jury concur in the opinion of your honor as to the importance of the : ollice of-stenographer, and would ask the creation of such office by the Legislature for the Eighth Circuit. In behalf of the people of Abbeville j County we thank your Honor for the just and eloquent tribute to the memory .of our distinguished fellow citizen, the Hon. A. Hurt. We deem his lite well worthy to be held upas an example to ' our young men, not only of the Bur but | In every other department of life. Wo tender our thanks to your Honor ! and Solicitor for courtesies extended to us j Re-tpoctfully submitted, \V JOEL SMITH, Foreman Grand Jury. October 23. 1884. Four or five years ago the Court, Judge Press 13' presiding, ordered that the Clerk j of this Court re-index all the books of Ills ofilce pertaining to Register Mouse Corve3'?nce department. j The Clerk and his Deputy went immediately to work, and it has been been finished?a very complete and important work?so pronounced by the member.- of the Bar, and others who frequent the offico. Compensation for the same is now due the Clerk, and he with the County Commissioners beg your honor to pass an order referring the matter to the Master, ' that he may take evidence, investigate the matter and fix a suitable compensation ! for the work, ! We respectfully recommend this to your Honor's consideration. W. JOEL SMITH, Foreman. October 23, 18S4. lamer Splendid Coltou, Grain, A ND Stock Farm. In IHfTlMfiTAVrPS nnmnnl ?r>n noil | the following property, to wit: Seven Hundred and Nine Acres, more or less, nrt Saluda River, lying respectively nix and three-quarter miles j from Ninety-Six and Coronaea. Sixty stores each of river and branch bottoms, 1-50 acres forest and pine timber, balance line grain and cotton lands. Improvements comfortable. The land abovo descrired will bo divided into tracts to suit purchasers. Also Six Stores i three of brick, and three of wood. TkKMS? Accommodating. Address, or call upon R. A. (JRIFKIN, For Mrs. M. 13. Miller, IiUST ?SENSATIONIN ABBEVILLE! 18 CAUSED BY THE WONDERFULLY Low Prioci that P. ROSENBERG & CO. Are wiling their extensive FALL ?nd WINTER 8TOOK. No one should fall to nlve them u cull when in need of any GOOD6 kept by tbein, they are determined to give i ENTIRE' SATISFACTION IN WHAT THEY SELL YOU. Their stock of Men** Youth's nnd Boy'n CLOTHING U to be Hold no (bat every one may wear Good Clothes at a small cost. The wny they will *ell SHOES and BOOTS of hII kinds, Is a Wonder In Itxeir. OENTS HAT8 aid CAPS In (rrent vnrletv, and us cheap nx you could with, LADIES DUE58 GOODS ALMOST GIVEN AWAY Their STOCK of DRY GOODS, NOTIONS TRUNK8, JEWELRY, ROGER'S TRIPPLE PLATED SILVERWARE, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, SADDLES, and BRIDLES, CROCKERY etc., If> complote and m:irke<l down to salt thn time*. They will tell yon * paoknse of the bout CALICO, enough to make a quilt for Twenty-Five Cents, and have other great harynln* too numerous to inent Ion. Call at once and be Nulled. P. ROSENBERG & CO. Sept. 24. 1884. tf FALL AND WINTER GOODS ?:o:?:o:? Constantly on Hands i Large'Assortment ?of? Dry Goods, Notions, Domestics, Hats. Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Groceries, and Nearly Everything Wanted by the Trade. V. JOEL SMITH & SON, Abbeville, G. H., S. C. Oct. 1, 18S4, tr Guns! Guns! i' Breach Loaders and Implements Shells, &c., at the CORNER QUARLES & THOMAS. | Sept. 24, 1*84, tf Seal, Mcllwaine & Co. JJ aVE on blind Almost cvefy variety of CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, AND WAGONS, which They offer to their coi?tomers on the I must advantageous terms. TUPAIJHM A SPEfllAT.TY nui a mm u u MiuuiuiJiii With the best of workmen In every branch ol our buslnens, and an sbundunt supply of lumber, and other miiterl.ils, we are prepared to do nil kinds of repairing in the very best i manner, at the shortest notice, and on the mo?t accommodating terra.'*. All work fully warranted. SEAL & MoILWAINE, Washington Street. THE Branch House OP iPTmiTWfllJJlM P. T1??PT. )I uuiuuiiunniri a intix: uwiuii -ATVerdery is Full of FAIL and WINTER GOODS of ail KINDS. I Prices as LOW as the LOWEST. Give them : a GALL. I Sept. 24, 1&S4, tf Estate Notice. IJAKTIEN l ml em en tome estate 01 f.uwm ! I Cox. deceased, must settle without delay, and creditors will present their claims to EDNA COX, Administratrix. Sept. 17, 1881, tf Two Hundred Bushels RUST PROOF RED OATS FOR SALE BY W. H. PARKER. Sept, 17, 1884. tf Our Stock of DRESS goods wltl be attractive embracing many of the new fnhrlquen that are Just out. Trimming* to match all tbe dress goods. R. M. HADDON <t CO. Sept. 24, 1881, tf Debtors and Creditors. ALL persons having claims acntnst tho Estate of Dr. \V. C. Norwood, deceased, will present the same, and all persons Indeht ed are requested to make Immediate pay-; meat, MRS. M. K- NORWOOD. 1 AuminiHiralnx. Sept. 17, 1881. tf Satin Duchess f?OIt parly dresses. There Is nothing equitl F l<? the "Sutin Uui'Iipmn" price vety moderate. K? M. ii ADDON i CO. I New Store M NEW GOODS!] *WB WOULD CALL THE ATTEIT- jl tlon of the public to tbe fact that we tiav^jJ just completed our new storo Mid hatflB received a good sxsortment of Dry Goodsjl Notions, Sao s, I Groceries, Hats, J Domestics, &c. J GOODS given in exchange for COUNTRY PRODUCE. Give as a Call. 1 GALLOWAY & SON, Due West? S- C? October 22, 1884* 3in PERKINS j B I IT WT n M MM ?T W ? M . 1 * ftjivma MAMA 1 Vil '"4 Are Opening: As Their Large and Well Selected Stock. of . All Kinds of GOODS. * And are Ready to g SERVE THE PUBLIC AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICKS. Will Advertise Mare is Detail c IT J. UMMII COMPANY, j MANUFACTURERS OF J DOORS, SASH, BUNDS j MOULDINGS, 1 BEACKETsJ Yellow Pine Lumber, Etc.J AkAA.A*11.. A <J-- "M ?inuuiaiC9 vucvriuu/ icuvreicu. auuiw ..? Perlins nubbin Cb, ? 516 Calhoan Street, Augusta, Oa. * | Oct. 8, 1834. 6in. ' ' mmm nexi weeE.i Sept. 17, 1884. tf SPEED t Lil II? E PRESUME that the fnct in generally T? known thAt w?* keep constantly on hand x full supply of the purest Drug*, )>rafcl?t Hun<ires, Patent MeUlctne*. Chemical*, Paints Oil, Fancy Gocxls, stationery, Tobacco, Segars, <tc. Freeh goods constantly nrrlv-' iiik- To be sold at prices to luit the time*. Special figures to PRACTICING PHYSICIANS. Would like to call the attention of" the local and country Doctor* to the fact that we keep a full supply of Sharp A Dome'* Ellx? Ira of Calysava, iron and Strlchnla. Iron ' Quinine and Stricbnla, Pepin Bismuth and Wtrlrhnla. These are the best tonic* sold. You know what you are tAklugand we guarantee every bottle to be as represented. Pleasant and nourishing food for tbe *lck< Sea Moss Farina and Lleblg Extract of Beet. At last we have vol a cure for Neuralgia? FrellgV* Kemedy--sure cure for Neuralgia,-. Rheumatism and other painful affections. * > DEATH TO THE INSECTS! By using the Persian Dalmatian Powder* you may free your anlmnls, fowis, bouse* and plants, of bed bugs, moths, die*, worms.roach-es, mooqultue, ants, tlean, bird lice and other Insects. It make* them skip. Harmless to mankind and animals. Have Ju*t reeeivca a urge, rarieo ana irener?Uy selected lot of Tooth Brushes. Any Htyle and nrlcc from 10 cents up. Hair, Shaving ft lid Infant Brushes, Soap*, Soap*, Roap*. Colgate Paltn 8<>ap?RWer, Flower and Ro#e? ttie cheapest and ben 8oap housekeeper* ?-an use, Turkish bath 50 cents a dosen. ColgatePalm S3 cents a pound. Russian Bath, Wnltar Rose, Pansy, 7th Regiment, 5 cents a boxOiveuNacall and don't forget Uiatyoo can get a delicious drink of Ice Soda f for H eenfs a (tins* at the DRUG EMPORIUM If you don't believe It try It. SPEED & LOWRY. June 25,18S4, tf '-.V 1 THE win r Under the New Hotel WMt r *>? 3 will oe round New Fall Goodsat low Prices by QUARLES & THOMAS .Abbeville, 8. CSept. 21, 1884, tf CINCINNATI PrPflCITAPV lil^I VU11UJLU ABBEVILLE, S. C. Persons wanting wagons, buggies, harness, whips. halter^r^ buggy cushions, ^ axle grease, plow gear, wrnrvn URTm.rci H AME^STTiixQH, 4C?, Will do well to c**ll before purchasing, ns I will not be undersold. THOS. BE6GS. March 14,18X3. tf COTTON WEIGHINSr I HAVE Just bought n fine set of HOWT? SCALE capable of weighing 4 tons Hiitl have removed my old scale-, replacing them with Hie Howe patent,celebtntcu foruceurute and Just weights. If you wish your rotton welahed promptly bo jure to remember the " place and call on me. J.S.HAMMQyP, Oct. 1, 1WI, tf