The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, May 08, 1890, Image 1
VOL. xIx. PIC KENS, S. C., THURSDAXY, MAY 8, 1890. NO. 33.
(IA)1Y OF LERANON.
DR. TALMAGE PREACHES ON "SCIENCE
AND RELIGION."
Iow ( riMt. Ts.,.1t on Earti am)t wlhy Ills
''vaclIng(a are >" cInaeHhtlng to lf(niklntl
h)iaewove'ry ail lesu wtreh (adt Tholr
I:fftt ott ligin.
Dr. Talmage on Sunday announced
ts his text Isaial lx, 13: "The glory
of Ie)allnoln shall come unto thoo,
I ho fir tree, the pine-tree, and the
box togother, to 1)eautify the platce of
my sallctuary. Following is his Her
mon in full:
On our way from )amascus we
saw the mnotul,tails of Lebanont wh ito
with snow, and the places from which
the cdars wore hown, ttd then
dlrawl by oX-tams10 down to the' Med
itt.erranencan sCa, and thent lloattedl in
great, rafts to Joppat, anld thou again
(ra1wn1 by OX- ttmlls uip to .Jerusal1em1
to build Solomlon's. temle. T1'ho4o
mtighty trees in 1my text are called the
"( lory of Lo)anoll." Inlanim1ate na
ture felt the efuects of the first trais
gressi)n. \'hen Et:ve toclhedi the
forbiddonl tree, it st'emS as if the sin
ful contact hat smnitten1 not only that
trt'', but as if the ir had caught the
pollution from the leaves, Indti as if
t li' sap had carried the virus down
ilntA) the very soil until the en
tit eartl reeked with leprosy. Un
tier that sillful touch nature withored.
The inantti111ato creattioln, ats if aware of
the damage (1011.0 it, sent up the thorn
aid brier and nettle to woundct, an1d
ftrcely 01)1)05e, the litluan r1a(0. Now
as the physical earth felt the effects
of the first tr"alsgtessionls, syo it shall
also feel the effect of the Savior' mis
sion1. As from that one tree iin Para
(iso a blight went forth through the
entire earth, so from one tree to Cal
vary another force shall speed out to
interpenetralte and check, subdue and
override, the evil. In the end it shall
b)e found that the tree of Calvary his
moh)re potency than the tree of lana
dise. As the nation' 1 ar t hvalgeir(d,
I think a corresponding change will
bl),f3ected in) the nturlal world. I
verily believe that the trees, anid the
b)irds, and the rivers, and thle skies
will htave their millolnniumu. It matn'S
1in1 atniectedl tle ground, and ithe vege
tation, and the atIosphlere, shall
Christ's work 1)0 lens powerful or 1(s
cxtenlsive?
I)ouhtless (od vill take the irrtu,1
larity and fierceeoss i rotI. the le
meant,ss so as to 1m11ke thmi coigeIii:al
to the race, which will tho Ihe sym
metrical andl e vangelized. The groumd
shall not be no lavish of weeds and
so gru(lgeful of grain. Soils wllitll
110w h1ave pecullr proclivities t,owsir.d
(ertaill forms of evil production will
be (loliveret fromt their besetting sins.
Steep m11oulltains, )loughed (dow:i inte
niore gratial ascent, s111111 bt girt led
withl flocks of sheep andi shoeks of
corn. The wet marshl shall bn comae
the deep-grassed lleadow. CatI tie
shlall eat unhlallled by catverns oncO
haunted of wild beasts. Childtoren
will build 1)lay-hus5e8 in what was
once a cave of serpotts; andt, as th1
Scripture saith, "The weaied child
shall put his hland on til cokaltrit('s
Oh, what llrvests rtbal h b) taeudi)et
when lleither drouth, )1r ('Xetnsiv ie
rain, nor mildow. nor iufesfing inisct'."
811a11 a1rr'est the grothJ, andt tile ut -
miost capacity of the nieltis for pro
ductioni shaltl 1)0 tetedt by~ an. inItelli
genit and1( athlletic yeomaniry. Thii ft
andt 'omupetenlcy chiaracterizin g lhe
world's inllhbitanmts, t heiri dwellinig
pilactes shall. be) graceaful and11 hieaulhy
anld adorned. Tree andt arbtr and1
gr'ove arundHl abouE)tt will loiok as5 if
.Adamll and1( Evot hmal go)t bac1k t)o Pant
diise. (Great cities,no n11'iegletd and
iwal*shed, shaLl l be ordetrly, multornodi
w'ithi a1rhitecturaLl syntrltty maIll cons
ne4?ctedt with far' distant, seapor) ts b)y
prIesenmt niOdes oIf ranlspotat 1(n1 catP
iedi to their grmeatest perftoi, or lby
new inventionls yet to 5alin up1 out1
of thie waiter' tr tdrop froml the air at
tilt beek of ai M',orse or aL Rtobert JFul
ftonl belonging. tto fuiture generatons.
IsiahIl illnmy text soemls tto look for
warLd to th10 future comtlitioni of thle
phlysical ear.1th ais a conidit ionl of great
- beauty and1( excellenlce, and11 1then pro
phesb0ies tha:t as5 the( s-trion*gest anld
imost ornamlental timbert1 illn Lebaoni
was5 b)roughit dlown tto Jerusa5lemi al
conlstructeld ito) thie ancientf temp11lte,
so all that is beatutiful aind excellenlt
in the phyi3sicl. earth shall1 yet con
tribult,o to tile churIich now%' being built
ill tilt worldi. "Thel glory of 14iLlbanon
shall1 comoi iunto thee; the fii-tree, thie
pine" tree, and1( (lho botx togeth er, to
beautify the plaico of liy sanltuar1ly.
Much of th54is pophecty 11as alreatdy
already been fudliled, andt I prottted
to someT pracetical rema*1rks uipon the
contributions wichl thenaittural worldt
is making to the kinmgdomm of Glod, amnd
drawv HomeI inifen(ces. Tie first conm
triblutioni thalt Naituire gives to the
Clhurceh is her testimonoiy ill blehlf of
the truth of Christianity. This is an
a1ge of p)rofo)undt resealrch. Naturmet
clllfoo evado imten' s imiutires ittas(nc.
Inl chemlists hlbrt)iory Shi p5 ut t.o
totureilV and1 com)tplled to give upl htr
muyteies0. lkiddeni lavs haive comeo
ov ut of their hiding piilace. Thme 0iarth1
mernn id the heavens, since they have beetn
f you "' nsackod by geologist anti botanist
av bat astroniliomr, appear so diffleret
naie, a what they on1ce wereu fhat they
wsh be called "the neow hieavenms and
e n1e carth."
o his rosearch andh discovery will1
y, ave powerful offects upon)1 tihe ri:i
a vance or airest Chritistiaituily, nteirlo
men bletter or make10 them wVorse, ho
the churcili'sI .honor or thet churtchis
Soverthrow. Chrittianms, awareto t)fhiis
in1 tile early ages of discovery, werem
nervous and)0 fearifui asH to the 1progres
of.science. Thiey feared that stomte
natural law, before unkmnown, woulhI
-madenmly sa -harsh coiiioni
Ithe gleamt of sword.s vould not so
m uih have been feared by r('ligionlil4ts
as ectrie bartte ries, volenn1ie 1)il(Is
andl(1 astrooma11otit app!riat1s. It wlis
feared that Moses 111 the 1)rophetl
would be run ovur by sceptical chel
ml1iStS nd11 phil()Hophers. Sone of
tlhu followers of Aitot.le, aftor bo
invention of the tel(scope, i'fused to
look through that instruleiit, lost
what they 51W would ov'rthrow iho
te(1hings of that great plilosopher.
But the Chriistian reliigion11 1as n1o
such apprehensio11 nOw. Bring on
y( o111 tel(sco)prs 1ndu mieroscp a ) n0I du1(
N1)'ctr'OHcol)s--anud the more the 1het
fer. The God of natture i the ( od
of the Bible, 1(1 in all the universe,
and( ini all the c'terllit ies, Ho hais n10eer
ocle contradicted11i1nsPlf. (hristi:I
Imtercanluts ('ndow0V lliversities, andl(1 ini
thm(2nt (Ihristianl proft'ssor1s iiIsI Iut
the chiildreof OtChristi:Ii cOnm0111nit ies.
Th'le waieist malt mo1ts1 ('nthuslilastie
frientds of Christ ar e the bralv(st and
In ost ('nthuSliastil fr1iPls of scienlcet.
'The ('hurh(' rejoices 2aS mtueh OVe'
every dliscoveryas ihe worl1 1('joie(S.
( 1o mien have follid tlt ther'e iS
12) war;l 1)0tWol n SCi('( ant dt 'religi( ml.
Tlut whiic aht tirst 11as s(''(ed to Ibt'
the Voap)1n of ft' iniildel has ttlrn
(1 out to be the W1p011 of the (huris
tian1.
>eien1titic diS'usiSi(ll 1111 be divi
led into t hose which are co'l(d('d,
and1 those which are st11l in 11progi'res,
lepend(lling foir d(cis01 1n >11)01 future
inVestigation. 'Tollcse which are col
('luded1 himve invar"iably rende1(redt their
vordict 'or C,hristianityv, 111(1 we huve
faith to 1believe that tho)Se which :ire
still in1 proSecut ion will ('0111e tO 1
favorable at (')nclusioin. 'T'he great
siystem1s of error are fallin g before
Ihese diseoveries, whi('h haVC' only
(e11OIlstrate(d tlhe' teutlh of the Bible,
111 SO 'reinforced Christ,ianitv. Mo
haIILuedalnism nd111(1 pa;galism1 in their
10,0(n) forms lie b('11 Pn"OVed falSe,
andi( by gi'at nat,unda laws sh1ovun to
bet inu)0>1,ors. 13uri(d c titi0s 11LmVe
been1 exhlrumed, and the trutli of (od
foud111 w\ritten 01 thel(ir1' (olli1 lids.
13Utlett, 1{ubisO 1n11dti iLVutl 1a r ve
1)0l0110 no liltrU, thle aLp St-lesi <f s('i('lleet.
than 1 the :1postles i ilf 1gio4 ni. Tlie
dlumbl) lips of the pylraid1s hi:ve
o1)e11(d to pr"each the gospel. 1:
pelditions have 1)een1 titd 1(41 2ut l ti
Palestine, anld eXplO'orrs 11at' ('01111'
)ac0k t.o say that, they ha Lve found1t l
itmlonig m1ounItainS, and( :tluiig rInll,
n111 ot111(1 on shore of wat ers, li\ 1in
andtl t1u13'ig ovidenrtes of 2ou r.' gloit
oils C;hristianlity.
AtHa1wantleni, Eniglnl, \lr. (hl;t(
sto', while Slowiug mue his tres (lu
rilg 1 prolonged walk through i -1 s
lllgnificont park, poilted out a $yCfa
m1or.'', 111(1 wi1hL ia. wL't t'f ius. hinnct
saail, ''li y0ur visit, to the iHoly Lan)11d
did you Nee aniy Sy to'r >i'O 1m01e i111
p)r('ssi thanu t luit?" 1 'onlfessedl
t,hat 1 luutl 111. It 1\;wS to sucthi ia lree
ast thait .Jes1us Iointd' when ui ' lie woiltl
illustrato the p1e'r ('I fait h. '"Ye
m11igllt S1y 122211) 41ih nV'nO1(' tre.'e, lih
hu p lli("k('I 1II) u )\b tlhe 1'01n, 1 12an e)1'
thou (ast into the soa,, and it wouluI
t)Iy yo se n Out l 11 why (hr'ist
ha;s faiatedLt(t tho wor1ldl ast n tl othe
t(: (eher. is bee'nu-;' i1stt': l of u-in:lg
-evr' 1 a1'gu1in('It I1e wa ah\ ys t ell
ing how hulimetlilig il I h sj)i'it ulo
wrhl was like tunto ROiethiig in tih'
mndlrt woldt. Oh thtent \ctndhrfl'i
.likts" of 11' 1,ord! .L.ik' a grain (1
1unihtr:. seeI. Lik ia. tr 'asur' hc l,il
in a(hh fie l. i ih. mer2han) seeking 1 21
goodly18. ut( 41arls Like un. ali net 121hat2
Would11 C'hruist teachi ihei. preis1ion'2
wit1.11h whih1 11)2 oks. 22ter 'you, 122 11
8:3says2 le(1counts thle l1i2ii (2n your21
1head. W\ell, 4lutt is a1 long.~ :uid( 4ed i
(.2us ('oun14 itt ihe' head.~ have11 tihe average2'"
(e1ndowment'24. .It. has 1421 found2h1 that
it'fthe h2airs'of 2't' 1- h1:e' b bh du-L t here
are21 about. '2000,) ori if they3 bet
t1h.:en i her are22 about(122 1 1i202t. bilt
11tir's of your21 hiond21 :uen1 mu212h1 r1l."
Wou2ld Chriist impress('8 us withI ihe
divinc 1itcfllness :un8'~I2 1:u-h',I He
S peaIks of th1 e sparrows2 ilutt1:21 were a
nu1isance'( in2 those times'2. They41 were'
(cau2ght by' the thious::uis in ihe n22.
They'~ wer.'e tini and21 8(erawa'2y, :uiil
ThFiey'S''2i' seme elmost, vl1 less, whet 'h1
er' livinig (or d1ead. Now, ml12ne242lbr'i'L
if12312 my 2fthe fakes ('nr24 of 112112 will1
would1( haive2 te Chis.tiani <h-'spond2ent
men'1t go 4.o his~ ('022rn t i' a1 lIss.-2.
12we(sing2 up1 t.lu-ou2gh2 the elods(1. 1grado2
ally3 stren'Igthin(21g int ial st alk1i~, 2122l
last1) of1 all21 the1huk swelling o)21 wVithI
4111 pre'ssure'1 of1 4.he 11 ar) n. "'lfi r8t thle
blade, then1 thel ('nr2, aftter' that th1 full21
WVoubt Dav1'2id 81' foth 2 th ie fr'e'h
ness8 and22 b)eautI y (21 genu2.ine( Chr22ist inn1
characi'.ter' -11 s(e's an2 en2gle sftrtig
from12 its8 ne(st jus8. tffteihe14 21 1 inotig
season21, its 1)1l fe'at12h'rs shed am22t i12
wVings am222 brest,15 decked w ~il bi new
down11 and2( phunes14, i48 body1,1 118 in2111y
fea2th2er'ed as8 thalt. 121 her youn21g 022es
jus2t be(ginlIg to2 triy thel sp -e2d (21
th1 eir' wings. Thus221 r'(ju12venate.d 1122
rophuned2('( is 4.the(~i Christ.inn 's- faitlii iand(
hlope, by3 ('verly season)i of1 ('on1211u22ion2
with (God. "Thy' 2112 yuh is reneweil'%11
like 4.,he (engle'24." Wouh12 8lomo(2
represent'iI thel annoyanceL21( (of a2 ('2nten11
iious woman'112s tongue2(, ihe p)oin2t' 4lo a
lea1ka1ge inl the22 1.op (24 12i8 hous or~'(2
tentl where'i brou22ghout2f It .st ormy
day(3, the wa'2ter'1 comes12- thr 2orgh, faling2
upon02 the 4loor (1ri1) drip! (1h ij)! And2
he( says3(: ''A ('oniitinal dipp1121i in a
very3 rain;1y thIy an 2 content '(24'iou (2281
122an are( alike'." Wo22uld(1 Chist st
fth't the4 2'barne1(te'' r f ihe who1) innkle
great'14 pr1ofess82ion1 22f iety, but2 1have1
2o fruiit., 1142 compares12I2- Ihem-2 to) bm1 ren2
tit-re(es2, w21liich1 11av1e very Ilrge 222d
snowy''' I22~ levs and2( not2 hinug jutI le'aves.
Wouh Job)1.1 illust ra ie d1eceitfu1lfrIie -.
sips, he spaks of1 br2!hiooks iu.
directions, andly
ford to let go without o)servation1 i1
one passing cloud, or rift of snow, or'
spring blossom, you cannot afford to
let tleml go without, study. Men A
of God m1ost eminent ini all ages
for faith and zeal, ildutlged in suchll
ol)servationrl--PaLy5on1 atlld Baxter '
and l)odridge and -Laluntl Moore.
hlat Ilan is not worthy the nane of
Christian who saunters listlessly th
among theso magnificent disclosures
of divine power around, beneath and
al1 tve us5, stupid and uninlstructed. 1
'l'hcy are not worthy to live in ades- lo
ert, for thlt has its tounitlin and Fi
1)all- trces; nor in1 regioils of ('verlist
ing ice, for there the stars kindle
their lights, and auroras lish, and a
the huge iceurgs shiver in the morn- P1
intg light, andl (God's power sits uip>n 1)l
th1em11 as upon a great wlit( thron(". p,
Yet there are Christitins in the
cllurchl who look 11)u all snth ten1
deniees of miund 1111 letrt, ats soft
s(timtal)ttlities, atnd 1)"cLUse Ihey th
believe Ih is prmuit'd 1tevelationl of
(God are C'oltelt to be' infidels inl 'e- ini
gardi to aill that was wvrit.teni iln this hi;
great Book of thU universe, written ra
in1 1('t,tcrs of st:as, in parLrphtlis of
contstellations, 11111 iiliusfriited with tw
sunset unid t hun1der-cloud and de
5prinlg morning.
I infer, also, the tranuscendelt iml
portaneo of (hrist's religion. Not.h
ing is so far down, ian(d nothing is so u111
high l), and notiig is so far out, nu
but (od mi1akes it paty tax to tth. of
Christiau religion. It' snow and tum- in1
p('st anmI dragon ire exc)te('dt( to w.
praise God, 5111))05 yLo I 1(- ex
pects no lonutge fromt your soul? th,
Wh'len (hid hlas writ ten his truthl up- in1;
ol everything..arould Vou, s11pp1)se1' h(
you 1Hec did not muean you to opern (o
your' eyes d1111 read it? wI
Finlally. I learn fromtl this subject
vlat0 an honorable position the Chris
tian occUpies whe11n1 not.hing is so
great and glorious in mture but it is fr<
muade to edify, defend and instruet hr
himu. Hold up1) yotur heads, sons and lil
daughters of the Lord Ahuiglty, that ag
1 inay see how you 1ea1' you' lonors.
'T'hough1 nOW you uay think your. (i
sell itlbefrielled, this spring's soft do
wuid, ind nlext sumlller's harvest of vil
1)arley, and next auttulnn's glowing
fruits, 11(1 next winter's stortls, all d(
5(1a5015, ill elemuents, Z(')hyr and cur
oclylon, rose's breath and thunder
cloud, gleamilg light and thick dark
ne'ss, ar"u sworl to du'eend you, and
cohorts of angels woul( Ily to deliver A
YOU 1from t he peril, and the great God
would u11sheath1e Hlis sword aind ar'mi
the universe iii your cause rather than -
that harm should touch yo,t with one
of its lightest linger;, "As the y
m11ounitainus ur'oulnd aLbouit Jerusalem, c.
5) 1.1he Lorld is arou(d tboutt .1 [is o- p
)1e fr,'omn this time fort.h forever
Inore.
Oh for mliore sympathy with the nat- i
ural world, and t lien we should al- tr
way; have a1 Bible opent b)efor' us, s
m0d we could take a lesson f'rol the
mlost fleeting cireumstancles as when
a stornti ('am1( down1 1111(11 England h
(Clltrles \Wesl'y sat in a r'oOmi1 vatch 1
ing it though anl 01)11 window, n111
fr ightenled by the light,ning and thluui
der a little bird blew in anuid nestlc)d 11
in the bosom of the sacred poet, and r11
as he gently stroked it u1d f(lt the t
wild Ieating of its heart. Ie turnled iu
to his desk and wrote t1hat lyum
Vhich will be sung while tile world he
1:1st s:
wl
sn '3wi3s, Lo)ver1 of 1443' 3.44il,
wVhile: th i 4llowsy amar11 me44 r4oll
WhIail the tempes8"t 4s111 is high:
lIibde 1m44 me1, oi miy savih, h~I.e,
riIIll ihe storma ot' li'0 be4 pt ,
5:t ' 114 n 144 Ii4t.hhven gii ide, T h
4. rece44ive miy Mlou l at last. 1)11
St ates (Can't Shutt 44ut IiitEt, aru
TlI e 1. iited States( Sit Ipre211'ne Il Cirt,
throuhgh Ch( ief Justice Fuller '1ms1
1(1nd1er(d ani0 oiion adlitiverse to thle t,
conistituitioiiudity of State laws iro.
vidling for thli- seizin-e' of littuor ~
brought inuto a St ate ini or'iginalu pack as
ages. Such lawvs, 111( cour1t' holds,
ares in terfertences with1 it Ier-SIte t
c'ommerce'0(. After'1 liqu 1 h1e1onas r01i1'
the proper4'ty of the4 imix>rter('1
ih' State nuityx, under(1 it a p4)
lice in>wers, r'egulate or1 )1 roiit. its
s.ile', buit it. 11ms no) power ini the ah W
s5nce of' 4 t express (on) -igiona112l anl
(of an1 article from anoth1er1 1'! Sta:te aimi
its 4d1elV ivr to 1.the ) iporter. The11
(1a4seI in wich 1thle decision1 wasl made11
wits that of ( us Leidy' & Co., plain
tiff inl (er1ror,VS. A. . 14 Hrin, brought ' if
11414 Onl atppeal from 'h Suprem
Coutt of Iown, aind this 'ourlt r'e b
ver1se s the decision' of31 (1he11 Stat1e4 court.
d issen1ted4. 'i'he (case 1s one4 of' il
tiiat importance 14) pro Il hiition)Iists "
aund lii Iptr dealers'1'. 01
Is l ii's TIri 4'nsurlIer1 51144rt.
AllmEN, S. C., Apr1il '2'.. It 1has bu:
heen tkn own1 for' a1 we 4 or10(1 two1 that. st
was shiort ill ensh. Theio grandl4 jury' h,
fountd ti4 wo weeks< ago that1 someiIthIing je
wasi1 wrotng. The5 '1 cunty aud11itorI watS si
1)u11 upon)1 1the ('a1s4 and1 to) day it is de4 ai
81I7,(0(0 short af10t11al deduc14tionts for si
salary an d othlier th inigs halve bee e<110
Ihiong Io) his handusieni, whoi( will mai:ke
tihe loss gbod. 1It i'; not kniownt wvhat
Te g':SouternS Noduationall xoi- I
N C'1.in.) conneet iion ith Asteld Teachrs'
.i Ai mly this1)4) (unni,jg11)'(X proiseto ;
avafilabl0 s.ae i i t A(semly butild-1
is~ Somiiiaies and14 ('ol gres ."
to drik out of tlheim: "My bretlirent
have deadt dcitfully 1S i brook, and
as the streani of brooks they pass
away." David when he would im
p''HH us With the despondeney into
which he had sunk, coinpares it to a
(pingmtirc of those regiols through
whieh lie liad doubtletsH roimletiites
tried to walk, but sunk in up to his
neck, and ho cried; "I siuk in deep
iire where there is no siatnding."
Would [abakkuk set forth the e.t.
city which (lod gives the good mntu
to wa:tlk sa fcly aiid the vildest perils,
h' poiits to the wild anilal called
tlie liini walking ov'r slip)pory rocks,
and leapilig front wild crag to wild
crag, by the peculiar make of its
hoofs, able calmly to sustinii itself in
t.h(" imtost dangerous platceM: TleLor(l
G1od is liny strenthtl, (01(1liHe will my
fe(t like hiid's f'ett."
Job mlakes all natural o)jeCIS pay
I riute fo the royalty of his book.
As yoi go through soml(' ("ltpt('rH in
Jo1) you feel as iF it Wer'e i 1irighit
so ilg lo'liig, andtl, a05 yol see the
gi rit('llg diio) t'roll the grass under
your fot(', you say with tiat platriarOh,
"\ho hat ii beg:;ott 'tn the drops of
dew.'' And nOw as you read On1, you
tieoni in 11he'silenlt miidniighit to b e
lion1( l i h' waving of a greitlighit 111)011
youi Jatlh, lad you look up to hind it
the auro"(ra borealis, which Jlob tde
serihbed so loni ago ats "the bright
light ini the clouds andu the spleiidor
that (oletll oult of the northl." As
yout re:cl 0)n, the(r(' is darknecSS hurl
ilig inl the heav('ni, alid thio showers
brPak loose till the 1)irds lly for hid
iug-place andt .lle iioiuitaii torrents
in red fury foami1 ovcr t lie rocky shely
in1g: ainl with ihe saei(' poet, exeltini,
"\\ ho e:tn m1uniber the clouds in wi
doni, or who sai stay the bottles of
heavei?" As you read on. you feel
yourself comning in frosty clinics, and,
in fancy, wading tlroigli the unow,
yOu Say withl that Situn insipil'ed wri
ter. " liast thou enteited ito the
treisti'es of the Sniow?" And whilo
lit' suinip sleet drives inlt.o your face,
indl the h:til sin gs your co'iek, you
<tu'tI hii attalin, "H1 ast thou)1 s(oon
ihe tr(easureh 'f e hdlail" ' in thue
iii ist'S w itings hear the voice
'f th1w sea: "1)eep caillet.hi unto deep;
:iiiil 11- roaor of tor-st s: 'The Lor ld
siiakethi t!e willtrniess of Kade::h;'
itli l the lodi( 1 01al of the b)lack temi
t est: "T'':o (e(d of glory thundir
ith:" and the rustle of the long silk
('1 Ihe well tilled husks: "'Ie vial
1hys a:rt cover'(d with c(r:l aid the
cry of 1i' wild iesst s: " e'li young
1tlns roar nitei their prey; th' hunt
of 1)alm11 tretes and tcedars: "Theright
'o us 4hjall tlou ii sh liku the pialm u-tiro,
he shall grow like a cedar in Lela
nOn;" the sough of wins and th
swirl "af fins: "Doihinion ov ' the
fowl of the air amid tho fish of the
TI he truth of the gos)el iight have
I 'l s)i eitt (I iii te n ii ical ternus,
u1 b y iia tInS of try dtefinitious,
hacs, ini(lcr the(se world1s would ntot.
have listt nn'ed(I or felt.
We walk f h1)111 ii tho sprig l iie,
'nd ev't'i ing br1oatheis oth i'ltesl'
'(t in. lb'igit 1blossOiS :Lit spring
iig gras s1)"ttk to 1So to1 the coining
u1 2 f i+>s h w wi e W\' h1ave loved,
when in the 'hite riobes of thou' joy
ttucl (OroitUtionl they shiall appea"r.
Ai weln'I ii' th' atulinnu the yt:a
N1atur( r ealea's thou2sitls of fuuiir
al 'rm ns frm t ltext, ' e \\ all do
fade acis a leaf.'' and senti ter's hier ole
think of' sickness'5 and thet toinhl.Even'i
The woldb wih no t be' ariguedtli ito(
lie righ t. It will be0 tender"lly illus
tr:de td imio thle right. ATll themii
whatt r'liguion is hike. Whencm te
lii>ther' itrid t) tell her' dying child
whant tan ': IIws,81'tOi shecomared' it fto
said fit' ingii,. gui. Then the inotth,
any~'5112( o t: ur'ts me': I amn so weak,'
said fihe dyinig chlild. '.llhen she wasi1
tol flui it heveni was hik' a imoter's
armilS. ''Oh take me)1 ther'(!" shei saidi.
''It it 1iiii lilt mothe's arms22 take me1(
there!" 'Is il The a pprpiateI sim ile 121u(
dom11 of Chr1ist is Itei d'f't'nse andh aidi
whliih (t' el'emenbIs are comlledltt
to go. 0 I then C1hriisf ian per'isonailly.
TIwer' is n2o lawv ini na'tutre but is
swon f o'r ihe('brist ia's defenuse. lIn
,Job l t oiughat is pre'istedtt as5 a
barigaini last' htfwien the inianiimiate
"Tou 'halt 1he ill lague wvith the
stoneiis of tho fiehl.' Whit a grand1i(
thlouhit, that. the lightnIinIgs. and5 the
triiil sts, ti an ihe hail, and24 ihe frosts,
whicb art le theiieiies of unriighit
til oness, are al aha1lled is the
fiChr it, itIIh ian's'o ly ua;d.Theylighte
fIr himi . Thitrik ~ith an) arms flt
Everl st liingt 'eac i' decllared hot.wien
te1 t lirest element o121f naie andtI ~ii
tlhigoo nun. T2ihey 2 my 'iin the'4ir
''l'ry sn em atl beIf :iniserofl.natb, tmit
n~ down fti ro thaiu withat e twic
MILLIONS OF METHODIS fa"
i (luadrennial Confe+renuc of ti e sKliti ern,
hriICI of the (ireat Veloya ("hurel .
One of the greatestreligiois bodies
in the World will ieet il St. LOUIS
May 10.The Geucral Confcreice of the
M(etlOdiHt Epi5Colal Chiurch, South,
iieets (luadronnially. Such has been
the growth of the chinch during the
past decade that it fOW stands second a
among the great ProteRtant religious
assemblies of the world. The Gene
ral Conference of the Methodist
Church alone excels it in the iumber
of coniuiuiiicants represented and i
the value of property owned by Pro
I(stanit Church authorities. 'hIe'
lethOdists iii this country, white 11(1
bla1k and of all kinds, number more
tlian five niillioiis (actual coiuntuni
cants.) T'im. Melthiodist Ep1is4CO1)al
(hiurich has nearly three iiiillion and
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, has about one niillion eight 't
hunrdred thloUsNid. 1
Prior to 184-1 there was nO division t
liong the Ainerica Methodists.
One General C'onfe renee repr'esenlt
ed the whole Church. At the quad
reunial s(ssion of tiat conf( rene inl
New York ii May, 1841, a divisionoc
curred, caused 1y the slavery agita
tiOn, ending ini the wvithdlrawval of all
the d1elegatdS roi the slatveholdin g
States and Te"rritOries. Aft Ir Ia very
anlimlatedt and( long protracted debaitP,'
the Ii 11a1 Mepatration Was irranged. aid
the M(thOldists of the Sout letrn State s
wVre nol) lon ger under the samue juris
1ictio111 as those of the Nor'thl alad
'ast. hile sueceding delegates alled.
Ia convieltiOll at Louisville, Whi(hi WIS
hld1( in Mlay,18-.5, Wich( perniuintly
orgalizeI he '" ('Methodist I'1icO1)al1
(liureli iii t he Sout h," adopted at book
of discipline siiuilar to that of the
old General (niferenco and c"ontainl
ing .xactly the saie doCtrinal teaci
ingsl and the siiie forms and ceremuo
nies; ini fact, no other (liflerenlce tlumn
that o' jiurisdi(tioi then existed
betweei. the t wo branclies of Meto-i
disin.
IThe (o'iference will ie enlled to
order at nc.on on the 10th day of May,
- when the senior bishop of tle church,
thn venerablh J. C. Keener, wvill real
a Scripture lesson and offer prayer,
auld then fornally op1on1 the proceed
ings. He is ex-ofico president of
the Conference, though all the bishops
will preside in the order of seniority.
There ire eight bishops. They hold
oflice during lifetime ;nd receive an
ainual salary of $3,000 and t raveling
- expenses. Bishop J. C. Granberrv
will ritik n(ext to Bishop Keener.
HIe is a Virginian, but has made St.
L'olis his-bioinie for sevraIl years.
't'he secretary will doubt11es be
,t6 ttf+RV..Jobiu H. Mar"tin(, D. 1)., ut
.13altiiuor"e, wlio succeeed( D)r. Mumt-.
mnrs, 111(1 Wat elect ed at Riehinionid.
Bishop E. I. Ifendrix of KILSiaS
City is the junior )iShO1) df the (Churh.
He has taken the place of the launenit
(ti Bisho) Marvin iii the est iniiat.ion
of iissouri 1(thl1odists. Ife Will be
Ia eO1ms)picuu0s,igure is tii i 1h(e chUtir
tid atuiong th dele14ateis. lie was
presid(ut. of the C(entral (College at
] 'ayette vhen elect(d bishop folir 1
year s ago.t
The den( oiliationlas churche ("1 1(4InI
foreign lands as well as in the United
States. It (arries Oil :li exteISiV'e
pbll)lisliing )utsin(Ss alt Ntshtville,
Te)um., aund hats Inissioiaies in (hinia,
rJapa.. M exio., Br.azil and severa
countrties. TPlie nussioititry opera1
tins arec all d1irecCted fromi Nashville.
L
Inquiry11 anlioni' the re'lativyes of thei
lady fully conir 'is thei rpt1ort, of t he
approahin)lig inaialge of Mis W\in
niie Dav'is to|MIr.Wilkinisoni of My racuise
She Iuiad been enlgaged to air. Wi Ilkin
SOn 1for som1e1 time, but1 would not
nutilrry dur1inlg thehif litime of her'
fatheir, dJefferson D av is. to1 when 1111she
was551 soI dvtd, alt houh Ihe proI1)
spect ivye nuirtriatge niet' ;withI his full
lf:tris for1 homie 01n 11he 11)t h inist.
A ICe-pite 14'oe lieunmee'.
The lawyers for Kenaiiler lie
writ of lalhenls cor)p1us fromi i il1 ud
of' the Uited State ( soiurt, stay ing'
Ihs oxeut ion. Tlhe gr'oiund iaken Iis
t iat. th l rpdiaierI1fiSi IalIl ofI execuI
tioni is conitntry to1 thei riions of
ti1' ('onstit utin of the~ UnIitedSt ates.
Thie isonerI( wilgobefor' fthe Unitedi
Sttes lti ge oin thle Ilth ini .uesay in
Thei st tmat enine ari saw~ mill of
ly coaunty', three miles from Ib)hllg
Forkh, Xliss,, wvas burniedI Satun llay
nlight.* Thle loss is sniil. Fifty or
si xty of La~wrenc' I tenants 10 5were
uatrdiln th in~l aiiti ill their ef
were drownedSil. Th'le huilin ig was
surroni iiedl b y wteri S II se e fe dep.
STey111 luul'ken refuge th ere fromi
the o verlow andII i is is stated iI thatt
lJ t. l to.u several hives h ad besen
l ost, iln th e viciniity of' (lhdel hIls
Watson, nurIbIrinI live peron
5 i lnnitt ie th
A-1m1r1 (ia.,s Aprlgltil 0 Al01i lioi
II nti IVW.lker, aynsl holyVI riding' I on
1. offIrnon She wasre oigi. <tginner
i and her ade cautlie from theo
11 stve bhe rushdGpit heoenar
e tun nealy al heclothingwas urne
' from her bodyi. I a hril
THE WAITER STOOD AGHAST.
S(ontaotty of Ir ,rors IIuat(.1 In i Vah. -
ingta ltt' rt atnt.
A. good story in which two distin
:tiHh(1 I sotlliaias, and a nt) les
liMt ingulished( Geo trgian, f iguredt somet ,
vluntt onpcuously InI at rta1unlutt
nt Washingtonl, 1). C., a short time
g(), was relterd to a. newwpnpr
aantt. The Lou1iMiattunH W(rt)
lon. 'lhomtas J. Seineu an d Mr.
In1e? I4egendre' of this city, attl the
leorgiii Was H1on. Beut Hill, sotn of
hie late Senattor, andt htintuelf a p)roml
tentt, Georgia p)oliti('imn. ThUe p)arty
're on roulte to New Yo'k eit y to
ttend the( cent iiial of the Sup)reime
)ourt of the United States. t
On the ariva":l of the train at
\'ashtington, 1). C., tho usuail t"iitu
nr b)reatkfast wastt nium1unlued, andtt
l(ssr. cnnestle: muid p:trty, Iaking
dvant:tge of the o1)ortunit.y thu of ,
t'roed, 1 :tstt'n(ed to llte nut('a tt re:
aturantt. Each orterel as his tastt'
ud incrlinatlion pronttttedl, and stt
ledl i IS ( rll his't'w ne tut. Messrs.
CIlelmies andlI till aft ht-l'od the hill of
ire to ltie ext'nt, of 1, l til d i.
,g'nthre cnteted'li hiniself wit h1 a
5)-(c'nt nica':l.
1hreakfatst" ( nded t, the' lbret' guntlt'
tell ('teli luttletI the waiter a silver
olh tr- -the at' a nl uouunlt of mnt'\v
uE iyM. Mt' s. e )itn(s: lititil1.
'we"nty live cenltts we(rt' dult L,(';('n
r0, hlowever''l. :ltl this amoulnlt thet
:titetr r('tutrntel to hin on his travi.
Ir. IAt'_endrel( brtol t'njt oed his b)rnitk
tst andt, beting inl at L5ood humottr, hit
('tla('edt the' iar(r on the' traty to
t.ip" th' wa:ilt'r.
Tht' waiter, I)lac"ingIhoe ntone'y in at
lass on his Iray, I tsst'(I inl to \I r.
kinline's as a g 'ntle reiniinitlr of whiat
r:s e'xpetedt( of himt. \Ir. onunes
ms. howeVe r, )uSily (oniversing w\ith
tis; frielnd,llr.I lill,at.the i t imen,andt in ant
1)Siit iiin st tiot )If way u li'etly ap
>rnoiwiatted ithe tip moey tidni'r tI ie
ni)tir(Sxion, no toubt, t1tt it. wias his
hange. '1'he waiter was tumlh)fuouml.
ii, and IIr. L iegE'i(re, s mIle\'hat num
)trrasstd, beckoned to h11i11 ttl
Lrop)lld an additional LuaILt'r on the
tray to stioothe his feeliings. This the
w\"aitor PatSsed to Mr. Hill with the
h1OJe that ie tt least, had10( "'Caught
on. and thatIMr.Senunte-inight tintal
ly be brought to a knowlodge of his
niistatke. But h(' nenin nuatle a s(ri
Ous ('rror. 1Mr. I ill dealt wit h lie
tip inioniey just as M\1r. Seitinies had
done ini the lirst inostancet' and thoe
Col'ersat,ioN I 'roced'tle(I il the ordi
nary way.
i'. Legenire wasl alreta(dy out 50
cents in thit schitnit, aid was confl(e
teintly not furtlher inclined in thiat
Sirttetion0t, ntiI hefo rt' .1Q wtiter couk
rl,1st.ake ithe tlinee stratng(+r1 Ieft the
re:titura'lt,l \ wr'e oni tht'ir way Ly
New York. New ()rleans 'iiititf
D.eiiioer'at.
MURDER WILL OUT.
r'lu A snislu of ('laytlos of A rknaisis 'elI
it. 'Ti'ao f hth IlLurlord r-'1 t ('i nE tie
1(. itlN of ri F Olid.
A dtiisat h t"ann I is Anlgolets, (Cali
'ia,:i1i. stys: Iligatlin t lie report,
liut ThnIutas o1-etr('t', tli' rancht',
\ho died itt It:tiohito, e'ar here last
vint'r. wits itiplicated in the iiinter
)f Joltmt \1. ('la yt4st of At'kanisa1ts, the
'ollowilg factsl l are learn(ed: ILast
fi no, Charles .1i)IS enlled on Si-'it
igniirre iandt said that ini the hatter
>arit of 1888 hie imid ini:tle t' necquit:.j
ance of TIhonis t q Hooper and1( eied
or' himii whein he was sick. I loopexr
xasii often ioody, and Lewis aske'd
tiin the reaisont. lftooper replied, it
neii ini Conway Couiit y, Airkitisas,
sins lut n's I ewivis caughi] t as Tholiti as
ui Mny. Little by litt le lit tohl
IA'w is Itt. s"yev'end ytearos befori e l.is
'nt hiera luu een killedi in Ar'kanisas by
1ot od of nn. wIn> tookd li:n fri'nii
>ait y, while (lyt wvas tIhe itial.
-If youi t'ver htear ot ( laytonii dyini;
silli his boots on,"' I loi'r re'uirk'ed
-o .1n' is. ''yout will kniow who ilied
tint.'" Durtitng I)eesinhlr Hi.. oopt'r
lisapperedi'' Iandt soon)1 tiltr 1i'L0wis
(snd Iol thie aissassiintit ion of C laytont,
It'di Itatwis tIled atilopr's hose
'eits litrna It iiy'l iat io te iu n rea
ivt'rnor' En'>gle of Arltaisas slatiig
ionwajy Countity, A'rauns, andi wet
!riotugtfli t' warit ii flit' (tifte'te
shtn tquite a boy. lIe left the S''tato
hitre siince to live. 'The ( invenor's
I iiooter. 1[iIaso)sailIi Ioolr's fith
r1 wits murditered iabut the timne
-tatted. Thei shifft was abouiiit tt'a
wvith Ii(antehijto for' sent iral days. Du)
down''i with Itnueunninj maddid
(GLEvernltin gle, int re~lyintg iunderi
tnt itln lrit n 'h'ijn Aguirie of' 1os
Ings ( ut y. it 11 re<pw t sria.n
of l looper foort in I13' h~ cocu s
th in :V4L JTe iranb ace ta
ha m romet inh Jpoit. oHora
toma onluson
EdinBol sasirha
t.he ew. rk 'Jibug
BIG SlIA K E OUT W EST,
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCK I1
CALIFORNIA RECENTLY.
(on"9 at iarly MoIrn anul 1)ueN a Lit tli
i)amiag-A liuitltid'rige set tis.
SAN FRANCISCo, April 30.-Oe o1
( most severo slocks of earthquakc
perieced here for a long timo
s felt in this city and neighboring
alities a little after 3:30 o'cloCk
iday mo)rning.
Buildings were shaken pereeptibly,
d perso)s aroused fromn their Siee).
nLstering foil fromt the walls in
Uts, bLut to sieious daiage is rc
rted yet.
A il(lii 1 A:E A(IEJ).
r dlis;pattch from M1ay1ield says
it til- sihioIC was very 5evr'e thieie.
l'e railroal I)ridge waits rrndcred
p:tssai e, as the p)iers, sixty feet
I, settle(d at few incles and the
Is spread bl IOU It toot.
Tlhe ground ii places settled six to
elve inCeIa. itailroad travel\ will be
layel a few hours.
'11IE ShOClc2 \VAS UIE\F.RAL.
AN FRANeISCO,April24.--''te erth.
ako which wit5 felt here early this
)ilnmg wits general in thi section
tle Stat0. 'he shoek wslt Very' slarp
this city, hut n1o s(1iou5 dailage
.l'e walls of a few hiousos, iincludit
United Stittes al)prlaisers b)uild
in wLiclh Feder:al courts ar e
hi. \\vere ernaked. and there was
isiderable alarms felt by )ersolla
o were
AlOUSED FROM sL}:P.
The ilost S(v(re d:uage is repoted
i Pajoraro, w\llir e it railroad
idge vas thrown two feet out of
e alnd the approaclles to it dam
ed.
(as aint11s wr ''e disjoilt('d a1
lro4 and ianty ('llimneys throwi
wn ill the neigbluorhood of 'WatSon
le.
lit some11' loralitie ItS s iany as t
>zrn distiiict slho'ks were felt.
RESCUED AT THE ALTAR.
Mlaaylaud Iri 8acet From W dttelug
Marrmiiml saun
11.'1'nrota, April 30.. Viss \'ieto
l Wright, a handsome .ghteen
'atr ol brunette, of Worcesto
unty, was saved at the altar from,
Li lld b higaiir.t a f.w d1(. 1a uj
rough a lt-ter from his wife. T<Ii
scovery Wts so great a :ahoek tllal
( his beeII ill with nervou;i pros
ttiont over sIn2ce. and( it is fCare'A
Swill lose her reason.
About siX years ago IHelry ('. Ler
tell(, of Salisb ury, weCnt to M1apps
ig. Accomtlac Co('unt1y. \a., tll
r i est ian(' iabe lad( ly of t llplatc
Icy liv('d happy tOgether until seve'a
i1ntLs ago, wh 1en his wifo b(gat it
Sp('et him of beCilg too attentive tc
v'ouuig wo miall ill Wor'ceste' couii y
ceitly lie told his wife lie was go
to Salisbtury to visit rulat.ives,
tring his absence shel found a lovc
ter to him from Miss Wright. TL
telle and Miss Wright weret about
Thie gil h;nl not the lightest~ ideii
r aftlianced wasLl a miar'ried mian,
>ny wvas to t ake place. Whieii shmo
"'Sto1! si of!' erieod tile old lady as~
s!"' sheI exclaiml ed, thiru st inIg till
fe's letter inito the h ~an of tIlu
I tale message .1 l'ctl le was hurii
nlister' ill a1 dead1 faint. At h ist. ne(
'Ire still 14looin g for'I I the missinpl
jarmers Fiery whsere'l ar in t roeste
1ia nom of i uin f orle',ll( uil liin
It iiieu of thet illn tlki ti oI1l
anufne(1 r of aig covig for11 roll
'dlesi. 'to b'e e1ual i ll respelci I
juile' Tlhe1s discovery, tif Il it prove
-aelicae, till ttl e Ciluiht be;o
favort ofl (the farmer,Iili. it. ill l'ak< ~
eicotton grower)1 IlI Nhltost independ I
nlemlIla' inl lthicilIty wht viit
I>ii4(ton )P (t s (tibe hlich ilhadOl tir
he) f~ullyio as te.ga ut fn