The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, August 21, 1867, Image 1
VOLUME XVI. LANCASTER C. H., S. C., AUGUST 21, 18(57. NUMBER 28.
SELECTED STORY.
THE VOLUNTEER C0UH3KL.
A TilKl I.LI M Q 8TORT.
John Taylor wm licensed, when a youth
of twentyione, to practice at the bar. Ue
*?i poor, but well educated, an 1 poaaesaed
extraordinary geoiua. He married a beauty,
who afterwards deserted him for another
On the 9ih of April, 1840. the Court
f 11 ouso in Clark** ill#*, TeXas, whi ctn*J?.d
to overflowing. An exciting case was to
he tried. Oeorge Hopkins, a weal hy
|)|af?ter, had offered a |?rnas inault Jo Mart
Ktlitton, lira yonng and beautiful wife of
iiis otetriir. The husband threatened to
chastise, him for outrage, when Hopkins
want to E'Uaoo's house and shot him in
his own door. The mil derer was arrest*
tit and t.al'a.t |rt ?... il.a ?l. . Ti l.
occurrence produced great excitement, and
Hopkins, in order lo turn the tide of pm
pulai indignation, had circulated repoi's
against her character, and sba tied sued
him for slander. Both suits were pending?(or
murder and shrnder.
The interest became deeper when it
Was known that A?hlee and Pike, of Ar
kansua, and S. 8. Prentice, of New Or
Icati*, bv enormous fees, bad been retain
ed to defend llopkms.
Hopkins was acquitted- Ti.e Texas
fawver* were overwhelmed bv their op
ponents. Il wa? a fijilit of a d warf against
gi an is.
The slander suit was for the Othj and
the throh* of specta'nrs ijrew in numbers
a* in excitement. Public opinion was sell
n\ir t?l r.r IlanL'ina li s nioiian
cured wiine.**** who m"vh,1 hit powerful
mlvoc?l?-*. When the slander case wmh
called. M*r* K' iron wm? Iwfl wi.hout nil
attornet?all had withdrawn
''Have vott no counsel inquired
Judge Mills, looking kindly on the plain
tiff."
No fir; they have all deserted me,
i
mm I mil mil poor ill employ hPV Olie,'
replied tlie beautiful Mary, bursting into
tests.
'In such s oa?e, will not some chiva!
ron? member of the provision volunteer!"
siil the judge, glancing around the bur.
The thirty Uwyets were silent
*'l will, four honor," said n voice from
the thickest part of tbe crowd, from be
liin') tite her,
At tie sound of that voice manv start
ed?it was so unearthly, sweet and mourn
ful.
The first sensation was changed into
langbter when a tall gaunt, spectral figure
elbowed lr-s wsv through the crowd,
nd placed h'tltself wit!,in the bar. ({is
clothes looked so shabby that the court
hesitated to lei the c*?? proceed under hie
management.
"llaa sour n-ttie been entered on the
roll* of (lie 8:at.-f" demanded the judge.
"It ia immaterial/' answered the granger,
Ida tbin, blood lei* lip* curling up with
*near. **llere i? mv licenae from the
highest tribunal in America,** and he
handed the judge a broad parchment.
The trial went on.
lia mi tiered the wilnea*e* to tell their
own s'orr, and he allowed the defense to
lead off. Ashler spoke first, followed he
Pike and Prentia*. The latter brought
the house down in cheers, in which the
jury joined.
It waa now tha alranger'a turn. He
roae before the her, not behind It, end no
boat the wondering jury that he might
touch the foreman with bit long, bony
finger. lie proceeded to Ifeer to p<ec*e
the Argument* of A*hley, which melted
way at hi* touch like front before a ion
benin ; every one looked aurpriaed.?
Anon ha came to the daSzling wit of the
poetlawver. Pike. Then the curl of hi*
!ip grew aharper, bin emooth fsc# began
It) kindle up, and hie even toopeh, dim
and dreary no longer, but vieid at light
ding, red aa fire glohea and glaring aa
"twin rr.eteore. The whole eoul wae in the
eye; the full heart atreamed out ofr Ira
face Then, without hertowing an a'lu
ton to I'rentiM, lie turned ehort around
on tbe perjured witnesses ot Hopk>n?, tore
tbeir V?tiftiony ftilo threads, and burled
ir tbe'r fifMineV terrible invective* that
all trembled like a?pen?, and two of tbem
fl^d from tha courthouse. "Hie excitement
of tl a crowd was becoming tremendous.
Their united life and soul seemed to hang
upon tbe burning tongue of tb? stranger,
and be inapired them witb the power of
hia paaeion*. He aeemad to have a'olen
nature's long hidden aecret of attraction,
lint hie greatest triumph wai to com*.
Ilia evea began to glance * 'be a?aaa
ain Hopkina, aa hia lean taper fin per* aa
uined ti a aaltia diraetion. Tie hammed
iba wretch with a wail of strong evidence
and wn pregnable argument, cutting off all
hofpn -of eicapa. l!a dug beneath the
nitrdertsi'i f??-t ditches of dilemma, and j
bflil up t! ? aUrtdflrer to the ?co*ii and
coniftnp of the ppniace U>??in^ ihus
girt him about with a circle of fire, be
stripped liiiTfelf to the work of rnHSSecfe
> Oli ! thi-11 it whs A vision both glorious
i And dreadful to behold the orator. His
Actions hernine as impetuous ha tlie motion
of sn ohk in h hurricane. His voice
became h trumpet filled witli wild whirli
pools, deafening the sir with tbe crashes
of power, end \ et intermingled nil the
wlnle with n sweet undersong of the soft
cndence. His forehead glowed like h
henteil fuinei-e, his countenance whs lug
gard like thnt of a nieninc, nod ever Htid |
anon he flung Ins long and b<mv nruie on |
high ha if grasping nfier thunderbolt*.
He drew R DlC.tttfe of murder in annti
appalling color* that in comparison heli j
useif might seem beautiful ; he painted
the slanderer * > black licit the sun seem
I dirk at noodav when shining on such
a mons'er. *And then fix ng hotli por
'.rsits nn the shrinlttnjj Hopkins, fastened
them forever. The agitation of tli* mu*
lie' eo amounted almost to madness.
All ?t once the speaker descended from
the perilous height His Voice wai'ed Cut
for the murdered desd and living?the
| beautiful Mary, more beanl'ful every mo
| ment a* her tears flowed faster ? till tn< n
i wept ai d sobbed like children
H?' closed bv s strange exhortation to
the j irtr, and throu. b them to ?he hyi |
stantlers J he srlvised the p.nnel, after !
thev should bring in a Verd ct for the J
plaintiff, not to offer violence to the de
feiidan', however r-chlT he might de*er?e
it ; in oilier word*, "not to lynch the
vi'lsin, hut leave his punishment with
i I <.. l ?t Tl.:. .L * 1 '
I HU'I. i II ?? H? in? niO't 8IUUI IHCK O' ,
I nil. Mm! te?l calculated to inaure veil.-?'
mif*.
Tit?? Jury return*1 a verdict of fl'ty
tliotlMh'l dollar* ; and tt>e night alter* '
ilopkuia it*! imk? ?< out of liiit bed j
l?v lyncher* Mud beaten a'ltioat ti> death
a\? ttie court N<ij timed the atranger
laid :
"J lin Taylor *ill preicli here thi?
eVehlnp at early Cand e light."
lie ri'd preach, Mnd the lmu?* a*
crowded I have listened to Clav, Web
*'er and ChHioho?tn l)w>ght. Hayrom
and Decch.-t?but nevrr heard anything
m the form of lubluna word* even up
prnximat'ng to the e'onuerce tif John
T?yinr?inH??i?e a* * mountain, and
wild v rilsh'ntf As * cataract of fire "
Fine Straw.
In 1869. t emp'osed a* mutineer on
mt *rtimII plantation An experienced fir
inor, as well ha a man of much practical
sen?e. In our contract, it was stipulate!
tliAt I was to furnish hands and transport
talion to manure Ids potato patch with
pine straw, and the idea I ?ing a novel
one 10 trie, I watched his proceed mp*
with some interest. The spot seWted
was a portion of a fie'd of poor gravelly
brownish c.Iav soil, which had been in
cultivation longer than he or I had heen
I ?inj?. The ??niw need from the ahort j
leaf or "o!i! fi~ld" pine?no other kind
jrrow'ntf on mr pi <ce. Well, the potato
patch w*? eoeered with thia in January
or Fehruart, to the depth of 3 to 0 inch,
and the land (prf?inii?lv broken) "turn
ed o?er" N-? other manure ?m applied.
On mv own patch I put a bountiful aup
pi? of cow pen manure?the lahd beini?
freaher and belted tbap h'i. The culture
wee the aame. Hie vield of potatnea
?!* at leaat Sfl p?r cent better than mine.
J tn the fall the whole field waa aown in
oala. and from the time thev came up
until the? were har?eated, the difference
between tfioea in the "potato patch" and
the real of the fi*ld, waa perceptive at
' the diatxnee of one to three hundred
tarda?.the former bavins much the
Btroneeat /tod moat health? appearance,
end the vield waa proportionate!? better.
Tt.? ?t. -<?-?- ~r .1.. r?:? !
a *?wt ?rr?i iwr inn niacin jii ?i>?v i mw
8irn? warn atrikinijlr oh-arrnlila fn tba j
corn, a? wtinaaaad h? ?aaaf*| nuitflihora. J
Lilaarilla. N. C Ma? 1807. K It L.
A cnrraapnndant of tho Charleston
Courier, wrilii-e under date of Sumta^
, Au???t 7, aava :
"The lai collector (State) for thia r>i??
triet haa returned to the sheriff 2.000
e?eeo?rr>ne( including bia own nam*
and iba ?W?rff'a amonf the defaulters.?
i If the order pravai'a tbat none aliall ?o?a (
hnt ihoaa alio have p?iit their taxes, jt
I mat ba?a a good effect in hastening set- i
t1emen?, XI on a? tna? ha abundant e'?e?
where, lull from tba Yart bete stated, no !
on a would in'er ibara *u any reiimdan
cj of it in tbi? cnwntrr,*
Thn Chora w Ad err titer expresses a
preference for Can. fvcklea anil Oen. Scott
| for Ur S. Boaalora (torn Soatb Carolina. (
SV"1 1 '^ri ?| *j
[For the Southern Christian Advocate.]
WadeaWo District Meeting, 8. C.
Conference.
Mr Editor: ? In obedience to a reso*
lulion adopted by the meeting, I proceed
to prepuce for publication in your paper
an abstract of the proceedings of the
Wadesboro I) strict Meetinp. of the Sowh
Cxro'inft Conffrwiff, which conrennd at
Wnilnahoro' N C., on Thnrad iv, thn l?t |
of Aiijmi, 1867, ilio Rn?. F. Milton Ken !
nedr. P K, in ihe Chair.
After the dali?<*rw of a nhort and ap
pmpriatn miilrenn hy the Pr?ni>1*nt, (lie
rn??*tinj prno??tN|??d to it* formal orgmn'ZH
tion VV. M Connor*, delegate from
Lancaster. ?m elected SecrMtarjr, anl T.
1). VVi'iph??'*r. dtdejja'o from Monroe,
Am slant Secretary. The following Mio
ister* n <rl Delegate* were reported in at
t?nd*nce t
A lbrmarlr Circuit- -R?? J W p.i !
MI * DeLgMfA, Win. J. Mo.itjfnwierT, El>
Sl.m.kU
Anbonviu.r Circuit?R*v. John A
M-'O'I; I>?? J -?#ph Nf ??!'??v, Itev. J. S
K-ik|<ii, I???l B J DonUp
BrftNKTTSVILI.lt CIRCUIT?Rev. tf?cv
R. WuMi, Rev U R. Deities. Rev. TKo?
C<>nk ; 1 . J L Brerlen. J M Monro.
Chkkaw Station ? Rev. Robert Harper.
Carolina Female Collkor? R??. T.
A. Ho tin
('HKfTTKHriKl D Circuit? Rev C'ver
KkMv.; D<?'. T. K Lucas J. C. Cbsp
rn?n. Jolin K?sns.
Concord ?Rev. M. C. D*vit ; Dal.,
WiI'ia K fenia. L??i Fmk
IiANCA8TKn-R?i J W. Crider; Del..
W. M Connor*. J .np? O-ncke'I.
Morror?l(*t, J. it. Little: Dal., T.
I) Wmrli#?I?r.
Monroe CircuIT-Rov. L. Scarborough;
IV . J iidh McCollum.
Mt. Pleasant Cihccit?R?v. E. A
L?nimoii(l ; Del , Cn?rle? 1'. Cox, C K
It !.
IYfasart r.Rnvn Circuit?Re*. L.
Wood; |> Wolfe
WaDKRBOHO ClKCVlT? Re*. E. W.
Thninjmon. Km* W \j. IV'jdm ; |M? W
I* Kendall, Sn'r., A. II. Un?on, lie*. Win,
MoorM.
The following Blunging Committee*
ere Appointed |i* tlie
On the Stale of the Church?Re*. T.
R. W?'.|i. Willi* E kin*, Jonert Crni-kelt
On SahM Schools?Ri?. L. Wood,
J. *4 M .Of... ft. I). Wolftt
On Books and Periodicals?Wm. ,J
Monigointtry. Rev. Jolm A Mood. An
ilrew |l (3??nn.
On the Support of the Ministry ?W
M Connor*. I K Line**. W I*. Keudall,
Sen. Rev O E'ddv
On Church Extension ?Re*. J. W
CViler. R^*. J. W. I'uett, Re*. J. R.
Li'lle.
On Public Worship ?Re* F M. K-n.
n?Ov, (I'T uMoit] Kiv. K W.'i'liomp
IIh*. w. L. Pcgnr*.
On Education?Rev T. A. Boone,
U'V J. VV Pn'l, J ?hr. t?*an?.
On the Colored People ? Rev. John A.
Mo?mI, Rev R R 1'e^ure, Levi Fmk.
The hn*ine*a hour* of *he Conference
were from hell pa*t 8. a. m? to 1 o'clock
p. m , commencing agon in the afternoon
el helf p??t three. A rh*!f hour prccedi"S
the mnrtilnf eeeaion was devote.1 to
Prefer meeting eterciae.
The ne*? reguler boaine** in order, a?
ter the appointment of Cnrttmitteea, ??
the hearing of verbal tepori*. on the elate
of the Church, fr m the varioua Circuit*
and Station*, hv the miniatera in charge
TM* wa* an itvere*tif.g fea'tire of the
i;o"'*renre. an<t occupied *W of the aPer
niKin ?e?*ion of Tlmradav md * pert of
tlt?* mnrnipg reaeion of Friday Reporla
trrti made and information elicited touch
ing the growth, *tr*ngih and influence of
tlio Church in evert pert of the Wadeat
horn District Theee were delivered hy
the Minialera, in aome iiiatances, with
great animation and feeling.
Tlie election of lay delegate* to the en*
etrng annual Conference concluded the
hu?;ne*a of Friday tnoming'a aeaaion.?
The Prea'dent announced that there were
four to elect, one of whom ahon'd he a
local Preacher The following ia the re<
autt of the balloting* : R?v. C. A. Plv*
ler. Lev men?W, M Coooor*, W. P.
Kendall, Sn'r. J. L. Breden. Alter
natea?Rev A F. Allttha. Laymen ?
Willie F.I km*, John Roberteon, J. 8.
'Moore.
The whole of the afternoon aetaioo of
Friday and a part of the morning eeaaiort
of Saturday wem taken up in hearing the
written Reporta from the varioue standing
committees on the auljecia referred to
thnjn t*?p.-c<i??lf. TIim? roportti ?*r? '
#p?rAt?ly CO?-?i?d?rwd and d:?en??ad, mm*
of ibnm wifb profound inttrmt. Th?
d?h*te* upon t?v?r*l of lli? qunationt pro
t#nt?*d w#rn quit* AnimaiM, hoi conduct*
I in n mo?t eoMimMidnHI* spirit. I own
not do justice lo *nv of ibann p?p?rt by
tin nb?tMc? report ; but Vnowin? that your
epupa will ndintt only * KrUYout'ino, I
nod ion * pun of lh? rowolotinnt adopted.
wbii-h ombracn tbn general object*
^ diUtod upon In lb* body of lh? report*.
I ink* litem up in (he order of tLeir tub
mission :
STAT* OF THK CMPnCrl.
Resolved ist, Thai we recommend to j
the preachers,traveling and loca',to preach, |
if pcru-iM*. with more diiect aim tlnfn etter, |
to the immediate con?er?'on of soule, end i
the eanciification of the Churoh.
Resolved 2d That both preschers end ;
peopie iini'S more heartily in es'ahlishing
and perpetuating Sahhnth schools, those
nurseries of piety and fountains of supply
to the Church ; ami in firing a wider
circulation to our religious and official
periodicals.
Resolved 3d That while we are con.,
VlfU'J'ii itlttl (luoirtlinn causal I.a inuim .t..w.4
in ill* Church, it* wholesome administration
can he effected only hy hearty cooperation
with the ministry on the pert of
til* IftitT.
Resolved 4th. That, hv the aij of Divine
grace, we wilt g've ourselves more fully 'o
the cultivation of personal pietv, hih! to
the general promotion of the cause of
God.
Retolved, That * the Cliurch meeting
is the law of the Church, we acknowledge
he obligation and pledge ourselves to
hold lliein a* the Discipline directs.
SADDATII SCHOOLS
The Committee reported that there are
within the Wedesboro* District Eighty
six School* for whiles, and three thousand
two hundred and thirty six pupil* ?
Tan colored schools And four bund red and
ninety-five pupil*.
Resolved 1st, That each Superintend* ?'
l>e required to present hu annual report of
III* rnttrge, embracing ilia nuintier of
pupil*, condition of library, nod wlietber
the t?0"k* of our own Cliurch are uaed f?>r
matruci'Oo, and that a consolidated report
of there report* be pre*ented hv the Mmis'er
in charge, at each of our kduumI
[)i?tricl Conference*.
Resolved 2<f, Tbat with derout gratitude
we return lb*ok* to Almighty God, for
the *pirit which has actuate I our peop'e
in putting; forth such ran est efforts, in
the cause of Sabbath schools, and for the
ucCe** which ha* Httended their laliors.
Resolved 3d, That we respectfully sug
-ai to itie authorities of our publishing
l-OU-e at Na-hvnlw, the propriety of es
latdialiing a Depository of Sunday school
hook* in the Ctty of Charlo'te, N. C.
hours *:vr> rr.RiODiOAl.fl.
Regarding book* and periodicals, of (be
right character, of incalculable advantage
to tlie building up nod strengthening tho
Church in the in on*. Iio' v faub, and a great
agent. to awaken ?iiiiiern.
Be it Resolved, That tliii D strict mwl'tis/
pledges until, to i?r??i?t?r exertion* in
ihe*t>reol of goo I bonks.
Beit Resolved, I'li-tt this meeting ftil'v
i?nr|ors?-* the "Southern Ohnsiinn Adwo
one," favorably recommending it to nil
people, a* one n| the cheapest and best of
religions paper*, and deeply regretting the
ro*!l circulation of tKin paper, trulj*
pledge themselves, to greater exertion in
securing subscriber* to it.
Be it Resolved, That the masting cheer
fully recointneiid the "Sunday Sehool
Visitor," a* a va uahle paper and worthy
of a more eX'endtd circulation,
CPPOIIT or Til K MIHIflTRT.
Tha Coinmitiaa a<|*?rt tn the verba
reports of the minister* in reference to tht
finances of the D strict. Wftile koh? hii
wall car*.! for by the peop'e of tlieir ret
pact*** charges aim] have proper assuran
c-? of adequate support for the future
the statement* of other* show that the]
have been tea* fortunate ami have no ?**l
grounded assurance for the future. Tht
destitution occaaioflbd by the ravage* o
the Federal army in the early part o
1865, the drought of the laat itaton ami
the disor^amaed condition of the laboring
operation* of the eoonlrv, are aoine of tin
mason* assigned for the apparent inability
of aoine of the Circuit* to render a com.
patent support to the tniniatera who labm
for them. The necessity for the aupport
ol the ministry at all sassoot, and eape
cially in theae time* of general dwmorali
cation, is dilated upon ; and the method
of raising supplies through the monthly
Church meeting* is tecouimended. Thai
each member, or family, ba consulted and
at?e*seil in the tmetmg, and the amount
suliacnhed. and the amount ultimate!*
" /
paid by each, recorded fur the information
of the Church. The Report recoinmendi
to the Hteeard* of the Distric' the pro<
pricty of greater r.-*l in the discharge o!
their duties ; that as the difticti'iiea ol
success teem to increase, so should then
| energies be multiplied, until, by the aid
of Divine agency, the ministry in placed
upon a footing of augmented and endur
tng usefulness.
CHURCH KZTCNSIOW.
The Report recommends that a roi?sror
be estahl shed on Lynches Creek, in Lan
caster District. R. C. Thst in view of the
demand f*?r 8<thhaih preaching, our con
i greganons unite, aa far as practicable, at
> the most eligible pointa, and that they bs
< advised to build larger and more conve
nient bouaee of worship. That, in view
of the dilapidated condition of og|
; Churches and Parsonages, tne attention
of the people he called 10 repairing, re
| budding and referoiahing them aa early at
possible Recommends the diligent uh
' of all the public means of grace-~lb? 1
Sabbath School, the public service of the I i
Sanctuary, the montbiv meeting of the
Churches, the Clnss meeting, the Love
Feast, and the prsyer meeting, with all
the private mes^s of grace?fasting, readi
intr the Scr'jrtures, fHintly and secret do
votion, as helps to the knowledge and
love of G??d.
tiiic colored rtopt.it.
Tirsolrfd lsf, That we, the members
of this lhstrct Conference, cherish toward
our colored brethren the kindliest
feelings and sympathies.
Resolved 2d, That we will ever pray
for tlieir religious prosperity and ot?? all
| proper endeavors to promote their spiiilu
al improvement.
KDL'C ATIOK.
Resolved, That we the members of (his I
Conference will, from this time, devote
more time and energy in encouraging the
parents to educate their children.
Resolved, That we will iuveriahlr give j
the weight of our influence in favor'of I
Schools where piety is taught
Resolved, That we, as Christians, will, !
not abandon, but continue to use every |
mean* to educate and bring the colored |
i DopuUtfim in our midst, under the conser. 1
I votive influence of Chrisliauity.
I The s<11 j need preamble and resolutions j
offered hv Kev. L. Wood, were adopted j
unanimously :
Whereas, the late General Conference
of the Moth>id:*i Episcopal Church South,
recommended an.I submitted to the sevej
ral Annual ConJerenct-s, a proposition to
change the name of said Church to the
| Episcopal Methodist Church; and where !
aa saui propi.silioii failed to receive the :
necessary ro e of two thirds of all the ,
Annual Conferences: and whereas a verv 1
large inajoriiy of the Church voted in !
favor of said change; and events devel |
oped since the original submission of the
question to the Annual Conferences indicate
the almost unanimous wish of both
the lattv and clergv that the name of the
Church South be changed to the title
provosed.
Therefore Resolved, That th'S District i
I meeting lenpectlullv petition our Hi*hop* ;
Ml M U II11111 111** IJ I f?-11 < TI (it tllH CllUllge ot
the nut e of the M. E Church South, to
that of tlx* E. M. Church South to each
ef the Annual Conferences of winch it is
compound upon their next round of visits
tton, if in their judgment it shall he legal
to do so
lit sol rtd, That the Secretary of this
District Meeting he instructed to forward
the foregoing Preamble and Resolutions
to the ' Southern Christian Advocate*' for
publication, and that the P. E. of this
District he requested to furnish our Hull
ops with n Copy of the seme.
L Wood,
J. 8. Moork.
Also the following by Key. J. W, Cri
der. |
Resolved, That the Presiding E:der of
I the District bo requested to correspond
witli the General Hook Agent in regard
to the propriety of establishing a Book
Depository in the City of Charlotte, N. C.
The town of Monroe, N. C.. was select.
I ?d as the place of meeting for the next
, , District Conference,
, I Afi?*r the usual complimentary reno'u'
, , lions 10 th? people of VVndaaboro1 for their
unbounded hospitality, to the Baptist de
' nomination for the use of their Church
j building, to the public authorities for the
I u?e of the Court Home end to the Sucre
j t?riea of the meeting, the Conference ad
f journed, after a business session of three
f day*. Abnoat the entire delegation, how
I ever, remained over and participated in
, the service* of the Sabbath. While the
, Conference remained in session, there
r r'were religious iervice*, morning, afternoon
. and evening, at the Church, and on the
r Sabbath, at both the Methodist and Bap
t tut Churche*; alao at the Court llouae
for the colored people. The attendance
, ?hi large on every occasion and much
| interest manifested in the meeting. Tlte
, introductory sermon was preached on
, Wednesday evening by that venerable
I servant of the Church. Il?w T P W.ul<
The pre iching generally elicited earnest
, attention Irom tbe congregation*. On
( 9und*v morning, the Rev. F. M. Kent
, nedy, I' E , delivered a powerful discourse
, 1 to a crowded, but attentive audience, from
f the teit, "Buy the truth." Prov. xsiii?
p 23 ?occupying one hour and three min>
, 1 u'es in delivery. Deep in conception, elo
I quent in declamation, and eminently prac
I lical in it* application, the sermon was a
i feast from beginning to end.
Not tbe least interesting feature of the
occasion, was a Sabbath School address,
i delivered at the Methodist Church at 8
o'clock on Sunday morning, bv Rev. John
i A. Mood. It was a chaste production
and it worthy of its talented author.?
; The address has been secured for publi
i cation in (be Lancaster (9. C ) Ledger.
The nursling was regarded by all pres.
> eut as a complete succeae. There was no
> -Bishop in attendance. This was regret
\ led ; but his place was roost ably filled by
that Hsing L'ght in tbe Church, tbe Rev.
? ' F. M. Kennedy, Presiding Elder of the
, w
Widrtboro* District. Everything passed
off with eminent satisfaction, unci all pre*
sent seemed confirmed in the belief of th*
usefulness of tbe District Meetings.
W. M. CONNORS,
Secretary.
The Cornucopia of 1867.
Tbe following, from the St. Louie Dent'
ocrat, will be reed by ou? commercial
friends with more then ordinary interest.
It is a subject worthy of serious reflection,
to be read attentively and poudered over
with mors than ordinary care:
TL . * 1 . ?' * 4
iuo wui.iry iHugns wiid an abundant
harvest. Throughout the greater part o(
Illinois, this Stats, and Kansas, the crop
already partly harvested has been very
large ; the promise of the crop not yet
gathered in, not only in these States, but
to the Northward, is very bright; and
from the South and East all reports son*
cur iu representing the yield as exceed*
ingly abundant. Famine is no longer
feared. Speculators in grain count their
losses, and consumers already rejoice in a
fall of prices. The country is richer already,
and feels it. Some estimate that
the crop of 1807 alone would more than
half pay the national debt.
It is not merely in the actual increase
of wealth that this bountiful harvest will
do good. It will make life easier for all
iHDorers ana consumers. To the poorer
classes, especially, the abundance of prol
visions, bringing low prices, will be peculiarly
grateful. Hut this is not all.-?
Agriculture is the basis of all our prosperity.
When this fails, everything stagnate*.
The blood in all the vein? and arteries of
business fl iws feebly. With a bountiful
harvest, <t bounds gladly through the
pulses, fresh, vigorous and full of life, the
strength returns, and activity becomes a
necessity.
Millions of dollars have been locked up
waiting for ibis harvest. Business of alt
kinds Las waited; enterprise of the utmost
importance has been checked ; finan.
cial depression Las prevailed ; Mr. McCulloch
has loeked gloomy, and the receipts
from internal revenue have fallen off
nearly forty ^sr cent. Everybody was
sailing under close canvass, expecting a
squall. The storm cloud ha* passed.?
The Wall street barometer, with rising
stock?, predicted fair weather. The sky
is clear again, and every one feels that
business must now revive. ConfidAnr-A.
the parent of prosperity, returns. The
farmer receives * handsome sum, sod puts
no small part of it into circulation at once.
The money starts machinery that had
stood idle; tevives trade that had l?eeo
dormant.
The crop, once harvested, must b?
moved and manufactured ; the great army
of people engaged in transporting from
producer to consumer, or preparing the
food, for cunsutuplion, already anticipate
a brisk business. Price* fail, and profits
i now become possible in many branches of
business that have stagnated because of
the cost of living. So the magic influence
extends through all the articles and veins
of trade and commerce, just as the sunny
glow of the rich wine dances through the
blood, even to the tips of the fingers, until
every part of the body feels the genial
stimulus. And we only bope tbat tbe
country, instead of bending its new enari
gies to the work of increased production,
msy not rush wildly into speculation.
A Fatbkr Killkd nr his 8ow.-?4.
brutal murder case occurred at Peoria,
Towa, on Tuesday nr.orning, 23d ult. It
seems that an old man by the name of
Ellis Jones had deeded away all of fcio
property to his sons, with the condition
that (hey should support him the rest of
hWjfe i Oo Tuesday morning a quarrel
arajmpiiween the father and a sou, so
ynalitMd, about a most trivial matter.?
During the altercation the son drew a
pistol and shot the father in the left side,
indicting a wound which caused his death
j in mx or eight hour*. Public opinion in
j that neighborhood teems to incline to the
belief that the affair was a premeditated
< One, concocted by the brothers, and ibat
j the boy who committed the act was merei
[ !y made the tool of the older but more
cowardly ooea.
Ladt St eeoribtrg.?An experienced
editor pays a high and deserved complii
i merit to the fair patrons of the press.?
1 Women, he says, are the beet eubscril?rs
in the world to newspapers, mag acinar,
dtc. We have been editor for forty years,
and never lost a dollar by female tab*
scribera. They seen to make it a point
of conscious duty to pay the preacher and
the orlater?two claaae* of the community
that suffer more by bad pay, and no pay
at all, than all lie rest put together.
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