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VOL. xx. PICKENS, S.C,~Tl 1S) MAY 21, I9.N.:5 HEAVENS BRIDAL FEAST. "COME, COME, FOR ALL THINGS ARE ki ty! NOW READY. th Dr. Talnalge Praclts (r "Invitation to at Weidlig''--The Lou ti, tihe I 1t : th he41- p1 deemned, the unentI.. aud List Angels, thol al4 Cup-11carers.el Booic1AN, Ma' 10.-The subjectof t Dr. Talimage's sermnon to-day was "In- w vitation to a WedCdilig." and the text I Luke xiv., 17: "Come for all thintigs arc now reads." Holy festivities to-day. We gather 0 other sheaves into the spiritual garner. k Our Joy is like the joy of Ileaven. W Spread the banquet, spread all the chali ces. We are not to-day at the funeral ' of a dead Christ; we are celebrating the t marriage of the King's son. r it 4ias an exciting time in Enlish 4 history when Queen Elizabeth visitedl Lord Leicester at Kenilworth castle. at The clocks in all the towers and through- 11 out the castle were stoppedl at the 1110 ncut of' her arrival, so continuing to e point to that moment as the one surpass ing all others in interest. The doors of the great banqueting hall were opened. The queen marched in to the sound of the trumpets. Four hundred servants waited upon the guests. It was a scie that astonished all nations wheu they heard of it. Five thousands dollars a (lay did the banquet cost as it went on 4 day after day. She was greeted to the palace gates with floating ishinds, and torches and the thunder of cannons, and i fireworks that set the night ablaze, and a burst of music that lifted the whole scet e into eliehaitlent. Begiting in that way, it went on Irom joy to joy, and from exci%ement to excite'lieilt, and from rapture to rapture. That was the great banquet that Lord Leicester spread i Kenlworth castle. Cardinal Wolsey entertained the French ambassadors m ll ampton court. The best cooks of all the land provided for the table. The guests were kept hunting in the parks all the day, so that their appetites might be keen, and then Ain thle evenling- hour they were shown into the banqueting hall, with table aglitter with imp :rial plate, and ablush with the very costliest wines, and the second course of the Icast was made of food in all shapes, of men and birds and beasts, ani dancing groups, and jouistin!g patties riding t.on each other with up lifted lances. Lords and princes and ambassadors, their cups gleaming to the brim, drank first to the health of the T king of Englatid, and then to tihe health of the emperor of France. hat was the banquet that Cardinal Wolsey spread in iamipton oourt. But to-day, my brothers and sisterz, I invite you to a vrander entertaiment, My Lord. the King, is the banqueter. Angels of God are the cup-hearers. all the redeemed are the guests; the halls of eternal love irescoed with light, and paved with joy, and curtained with in tahding beaty tire the banquetilng place, I the harmonies ofetetnity are the music, the chalices of God are the plate, and I am one of the servants come out witi invitations to all the people, and oh, that, you might break the seal of the i vitation t,ud read 'in ink of blood, and with the tremulous hand of a dying Christ: "Come, come, for all things arc now ready." Sometimes there have been great dis appointments at a banquet. The wint has given out, or the servants have beer - rebelliost, or the lights have failed; bll I walk till around the b)anqufetinig tabli . 4 of' my IL rd to-day, andi( I find cycr'yt,hing. complete, tand I swing open the (loor' ' this banquetin'! house and1( 1 saty: "Al things Wie now readly."' Illustrating my text. 1 go on and1( i the first p)lace say~ that, the Lord dJesu Christ, is ready. Cardinal Wolsey th not conic into the banqjueting hall uiti 1 the secondl course of' the feast, and whce lie entered bootetd andi spurred, all th1 guests arose and cheered him; biut I hav t o tell you that our banqtteter, the I gr JIesus Christ comes in at the begmn of the feast. A y, lie hats been waitim for his guests, waiting for some of' thii *1891 years, watiting with manlgledl Iee waiting with hand on the punctured side: waiting with hand on the hacerat,ed tell iles, waiting, wtaiting! WVonder it, that the batnq1ueter did not, get weai and say: "Shut, the (door and let tl laggards stav ot." No, lie fihas lhe watting. llow nmch lie is in earnes *shall I show you? I gather up all t,i teari that flooded his cheek in syminpath *all the bloodi that chtannelledl his brt tindl back andhanl~sid aind foot, to purchai our redlempltioni. 1 gather up all t groans cominlg romn imidlnighit ch il a mouintalin huniigtr and desert lonehine Sand I pitt thiem into one bitter cry gather up all thie pangs that shot tr cross andio spike aindtspeari, iinto (ist gr( I ae one (drop of' sweat, on hsis hire atnd Itput it undietr the glass of' ihe to oceans ofaigoniy. Th'fat Christ to-oh emaciated andiO woirn and1 weary,. 'onl Ahere, and w itht a patthos in which eve .3Vword is a heairthreask and10 every senttel at mairtyromi, lhe says to you andI sas me: '"Come, come, f'or all thimgs now ready. Ahasius madetl a feast, thait lasted days. T1his lasts forever. I ,ords princes wereC inivited to that. Youi I are iniiVtedl to this. Yes, he has b w aiting, he is w alitint nSow . thetr ki wrap themnselves in robhes of' beauty psower before they come ir,ao a bantq (o dIoes Christ. Oh, lie is the hasres -tihe fair. in fits I and is the omnipot i-urgery that opened blind e'yes, straightened cr'ook Iimnbs and hois the pillars os heavens, and swung twelve gates which are twelve ptet Oh, what, a Chirist-a Chirist, of be(auil Christ of power. Tlhe're are not enoi( cups on ear'th to dlip up this occal beauty. There are not ladders to a these~heights of love. Oh, thou 110 of et 'rnity, thy breath is the perfmn h,eaven. Oh, thou dlaybireak of' soul, let all nattion clap their hsa(h thy radience. Chorus! Come and angels and chcruibim and( ser'al andl archangel, all heigiits, all depth l mmenisitic(s. Chorus! Roll on t.hr< the heavens in chariot of iiniversa claimt, over bridges of' hosanina, u a rches ofecoronation, by the towers e g with eternal jubilee. Chorus! Unto fu i that loved us and washed us from re ir sins in his own blood. and made us sp ngs and priests unto (God, to him be til ory. w Ah! there is one word of live letter tit -at I would like to write; but I have no ge ieet fair enough to write it on. and no Ilu icil good inough to inscribe it. Give Fr e a sheet from the heavenly records, inl id some pencil use( by auels in des- t1i ibing a victory and then with hand at ruck with supernatural energy, and sc ith pencil dipped in everlasting morn- n r, I will Wlrite it out inl capitals ot love: a .E-S-U-S, Jesus! It is this One that is L aiting for you and for me, for we are h i the same platform before God. How o ing he waited for me! 1 low long lie has S aited for you! Waiting as a banqueter w aits For his delayed guests, tle meats o noking, and the beakers brimming, and it ie minstrel with his lill-er on the string a ,ady to strike at the first clash of the t oofs at the gateway. Waiting as a 0 iother waits for a boy that tei years t go went oil' dragging lier bleeding a cart after him. ;Waiting. Oh, can you t ot Live me sonme coiimparisonl intense 1. nough, importunate enough high as n eaven, deed as hell, and vast as eter- e ity? Not expecting that you can help I ic with such a comparison, I simply say I t is waiting only as an all-sympathetic ' 'lirist knows how the wait for a wander- I Ig soul. Bow the knees and kiss the Son, Coine and welcome, sinner, come. But I remark miain, not noiv Christ is vaitin, but the i Holy Spirit is waiting. Why are some sermons a (lead failure? Jhy are there son-, that do not get their wving under the people? Why are ther players that go no higher up than a hunter's lialloo? icause there is a miss ing link that only the loly Spirit can mike. II that Spirit slioui come through this assemblae this morinng, thiere would be a power felt like that when ,aut was unhorsed on the road to Da mascus: like as when L ydia's heart was broken in her tine store like as when :;,o0o souls were lifted out of midnighit into midnoon at, the entecost. Do you notice that, sometime-i that spirit, takes an insignificant agency to save a soul? I think it is very often that at just one pas,sage of Scripture, just one word of Scripturt . a soul is saved becaused the I loly Spirit, gives it supernatural power. Do you know what it was that saved Martin .uthei 11t was that one verse: -"Thejust shall live by aith."' ] Do you know What it was that brought Augus .ine from his horrible dissi ,ations? It was that one verse: "l'ut ye oii the Lord Jesus Christ. and make no provision for the flesh. to rulfil the lusts hiereor."' Do vou know vhat it was O,ita savei I ledley \icars, the celebrated soldier? It was the one passage: "Believe in the Lord .lesus Cnrist. and thou shalt be saved.1 Do vou know what it was that brought Jomathan Edwards to Christ It, was the one passaure; "Now unto himl he glory for evet and ever.'' One Thanksgiving morning in churci I read my text, "O, give thanksunto th Lord, for lie is good,'' and a young mar stood in the gallery and said to himselt "I have never rendered one acceptablh oll'ering ot' ratitude to God in all m.1 life. lere, Lord, I am thine forevere. ljy that one passaue olf Scripture lie wa Irought into the kingdom, and il mighli tell my own experience, I m111-it tell Io one Sabbath attertrdon I was brought t( the peace of the'Gospel by reading of t,1 Syro-l'<eiiciar's cry to Christ wher she said: "Even the dogs eat of tl crumbs that Fall from the master's table. Philosciphic sermons never saved any lody. Metaphysical sermons never save any body. An earnlest plea going rigli f. ou't of the heart, blessed of t,he 11ol I Ghost, that is what says, that is wha brinigs people into the kingdom of Christ I I suppose the worhld thought thc a Thomas Chalmers pr'eachied great sel .1 muons in his early ministry, but, T1homci 1 Chalmers says lhe niever preached at a . uiitil years alter lhe had occupiedi a pl e pit lie came out of his sick room, an e. weak and vnmacia tedi, lhe stood anid to d the story o1 Christ to the peop)le. An g in~ the great day of eternity it, will I g found1( that, not, so muitch t,he clogluei n sermnons brought men toi (hrist as tl I', story toldl, c rhaps by those who we s, unknown oni earith, thle simltde story 1the Saviour's love aiid miercy, sent by Li is poe of the I holy G ;host, straight to tl y heart. Come, lIoIy Ghiostr Ay, ie is here this miorninig. lIe ills all C mi place. I tell you the 110y G;host t readly. mc Thein I. go ti n andl tell you the chui y. is read(y. Therice arme t hioe here who si w ''No oneo ciares for my soul."' We se care( tor it. Y ou see a nmnc bowing 01 is indif'e renit."' Thma, man ho0ws his lit s, ini pray er that the trute nmay izo I every -hecart, . TIhie air is lill oh' praye mi Th'Iey areC gotig upl this miorninig fi im this aissemly,i .I iundredls of piray w,' strmgi it to the thiioine of ai ltstedling G' > F- Te airi is lid of prayersi'-prayters' w, eeniinig noon1 by noon101 tromh Fuiltoin str' ty. praiyer ml(eetingc. l"i.laly nlghit bly Fra is n ightr aull over ti s himd, going til Ir r'y prain lg ciircl(Ls. Yea'i, there is nc Iice inte of an hour cit any clay thait thi to ar'e nit su pplicationsI ascendaing to Amid itf you shoul thisumoninig si I8 f) or you ( athrrniii's houcte, there woul c md hundreds ani d thiouscis in thlis iassi cud hblaige who w ouV' ild say it' theiy ;iner en "M\ake room1 hor tiict mnii, mnake ri is for him at 1.im holyv sacrament ; bring 11d( silver bowl fo is~ bap cttism ingive t. full irighit, to atll the privileges of t of :hurch of' ,Jesus C hirist. ent Oh, 1 know th'ere arec those who and the ch urch is a mass of I hypocrites, ted they do not really think so. It the glor'iouus churchi. t.hruist ;purclhase< .rs. Christ butilt it. Christ, swung all y, it gates. C hriist .cuirtined it, with till ugh stery, crimsoin with crucihixion carni 1icof Conie inito it. 1 (do not p)ick out cae man or thaict macn and say : " You wer conme.'' I say all may come-wh too will. "'Conic with us anid we wi the you goodl. TIhe Lord hiad promised1 Sin coniceilrig Israiel.'' menK We areC agadein walhled ar'ound ibim Chosen and( mtade peculiar ground , all A litt-lo lot eiiclosed by grace tig Out or the worljt wIld wvIhderness, I ac- I)o not say you have never iteci tder vitedl. I inivite yoti now to the K iini. lenast. One and alL All! All! Rut rther and tell you that the angels are Ldy. Some people think when we eak about angels we aro getting into c region of fancy. They say it is very E) ll fot a man when he has just entered e ministry to preach about. the an Is of heaven, but after he has gone on rther it is hardly worth while. My '* ends, there is not any more evidence the Bible that there is a God than that iere are agels. Did they not swarm ound Jacob's ladder? When Lazarus' iul went up did they not escort it? Did )t David say: "The chariots of God e 20,000, even thousands of angels?". re they not represented as the chiel aI irvester of the judiment day? Did nor tj ac angel in one night slay 180.000 of 1r ennacherib's troops? Oh, yes, our v 'orl(I is in communication with two p iter worlds. All that, communication a by angels. When a bad man Is to (lie, iman who has despised( God and rejected v ic Gospel, bad spirits come on sulphur- - us wing and they shackle him and try ) push him off the precipices into ruin I nd they lift a guffaw of diabolical exul ition. But there is a line of angels, right and beautiful and loving angels, aighty angels, reaching all the way from i arth to Heaven, and when others gather - ike them I suppose the air i till of' hem. They hover. They flit about. L'hey push down inIquity friom your eart. They are ready to rejoice. ,ook! There is an angel from the .hrone of God. One moment aLo it itood before Christ and heard the (lox )logy of the redeemed. It ii here now. Bright immortal, what news Fromi the olden city? Speak, spirit blest. Thc uiswer comes melting on the air: "Come, come, for all things are now ready."1 An els ready to bear the tidings. Angels ready t i drop the benediction. Augels ready to kindle the joy. All ready. Ready, cherubim and seraphim, Ready, thrones, and principalities and powers. Ready, Michael, the arch angel. Yes, I go further and say that your gloriffed kindred are reav. I have not any synipathy with modern spiritualism. I believe it is born in perdition. V lien I see the ravages inl makes with luann intellects, when I see the homes it has de va,atated, wheh I see the bad morals that very often follow in its wake, I have no faith in modern kpIritualismn. I think if' John Milton and George Whittield have not anything better to (1o than to crawl under Rochester's table and rattle the leaves they had better stay home in glory. But t,Le Bible distinctly teaches that the glorified in heaven are in sympathy wit h1 dr redemption. "There is joy in heaven among the angels of God over one sin ner that repenteth,'' and if the angels hear it do not our departed kindred there hear it? There are those there wh toiled for vour salvation, and when they bade you good-by in the last hour, an( said, "Mect me in heaven," there wa hovering over the pillew the awful pos sib'lity that you might not meet. But oh the pathos when that hand was thrus out from the cover and they said good by. For how long good-by was it? Now, suppose I ou should pass into th< kingdom of God this morning, suppos von should say: "I'm (lone with the siin of' this world. Fic upon all these follies 0 Chaist! I take thee now. I take thi service. I respond to thy love, thiine I an forever''-why, before the tear of repen tance had dried on your cheek, befbr, your first pra'er had closed, the an-c: stn(ling with the message for thy soul would cry upward, "lie is cominw!" an angels poising mid-air would cry i war(: "lie is coming!" sli along th line of light from doorway to doorway from wing tI1 to wing tip, the new !would go upwad till it reached tl t gat.e, andi( then it would flash to the hour of' many mansions, and find your kimdre Sout, and those bef'ore the throne woul say: "Rejoice with me my pr'ayers at t answer'ed. Give me another harp wil ..which to strike the joy. Saved, save .'savedl!' i At Kenilworth Castle, I told you, the - stopped the clocks when Queen Elizi d beth arrived, that, the hi md of,timc migl d point to that, moment as the one ma -significant andl tremea(dous; but if' th me morning, the King should ent.er the cai it tIe of' your soul, well mighit you st.op ic the clocks and have the ftinger of' tin ce pointing to this moment as the mo >f stupendlous in all your hf'e. WVould th~ ic I couldl come all through these aisles a i all through these gallaries, iiot sImp i add(ressing yon perftuctoirlly, but taki ic you by the hand as a brother takes is br'other by the hand, and( saying to a and all, to each: ''Conic, come, the de chi is open, ente'r now and1 sit, down at t by: feast.'' 'o Oid mia, G od hias been waiting ii thee long years. Would that some I< an of repentance might trickle down 1 adh wrinkled cheek. IIais not, C2hrist de to enough in feeding thee and clothing tl rs. all these years to win from thee >m wordl of gratitude? Come, all the youi ers Christ is the fairest, of' the fair. WA yd. not till thy heart cets hard. Come, *is- furthest awaiy from Christ. D runika iet Christ can lput, out, the Iiie of' thy t,hii lay Ie can restore thy broken hiomie. n can break that shuckle. Como now. t a day, aind get his pard'(on and1 Its streng are And the onie further ol', further thia the have ment,ioned, a caso not so 1hop) uly as I have mentioned, self-righteous a art feeling thyself' all rIght, having no ni be of Christ, no neced of' p)ard(on, no nec< m. help--) scif-rmghteous man! dost tl 'it: thinik in those rags thou canst, enter om' fea5ty l'hiou canst niot. Gad's serv the at the gate woul(l tear oil' thy robe urm leave thee naked at the gate. O ) ie righteous man! the last to 'omie. C< to the feast. Comec, reent, of' thy say Come, fake Christ for thy poirtion. ut Day of'grace gomng away. Shad s a on tihe cliii' reachmimg further and fur' it. over the plain. Th'e bamiquet has s ready be'guni. Christ, has eniteredl hol- that banquet, to which you are iinvi ige. Tfhie guests are takiniz their pilaces, this servant of' the kiig has his hand oin nay door of' the banqueting-room, and >ver begins to swing it, shut. Now is 1(10 tIme to go In. Now is my time to em good1 iiust go in. You must, co in. .1 swinging the dloor shut. Now, it is shut. NOW, it, is three-fourths a ,Now, it Ia just, ajar. After awhi will be forever shut! Why will ye waste oni trifling cares iin- That life which God4's .omipasion spi g's WVhihe in the endless round of thoug' I go 'fh on tn,.,nted is forgot. -- and14 (POUNDING ALLIANCE PURPOSES, ceba nati rEACHING3 AND REQUIREMENTS. the hat thlis Alliance Olillitin Iemtn- ' TVh 11mo I1hird Vl'r.y--i'lacti 4f ilie Ortler that 11ttweent the14 11111rid--Thtt ('11rrelley tilk dell Qllt slion a14111 it ! i - r taf-y l .111 por (t I.EF FN V I 1.1F, . C., N1 y 1i3. Lectii r 'Tvirill, tf the Nat l11ia iiiers' Al- Ir ance ;tidl[ tildul iil Villoil, spmk(l to (!\*e ojt t3( K) c opI !;', ill(- tity l 1 ,arl y-- oe s - Inlay. .\ few ol tIs imitinier wvre a ulies. Tlw- nual. par-t oW thet audlience a -as Iliade up1 of citY peoplevalld couintry 0 eople, the tanes fcus,b ii h large iajorit. wit Thie foot of tie stan .! ws (icrated 1n ith staliks of w1lat, oatsaI Ia rye and til' ars of corni atnd iower's. 'h(- lecturer NV I rriVeL at 1 e groiik sI rtlV aft'r 11 )o 'elock. ()In tilie stand were, till- 1 lo . is I. 1,. )onalhisol. Ilillrer of the State cO Alii c.! Bxlug ,1.1. luist,. rs. h [eit of tIhe (Ire livi le couility allian e, t i Ie R'ev. .1. A. -Sligh, oI' Newherry, . . \'mil. Stokes, .1 i mr of the Cotton I'lant V uid oterillins )I pIr'mililIlnI1c1 inl alliance 1) -ir-eles. I'le IlIin. (t eorge W ashinilgton tr, 41ell, of I'aureiis, sat wit l t lie aid ielice, I'hic farniers preselit were of the intelli gent c lass an.d tIhey listened atteilt iyely lic Lo the conservative reinarks or Nlajor Terrill. th ''lhe exercist,-s weru openedtl witli pray- W er bv the llev. .lohtii (. W iilseil. Chaiir- it. liti Bli -1. then lit rodi uAed M.jor 'T'er- to) rill. Ti Iv. tir1c' sli-ki, fiw ovvr two W liours ma ;I 4 tw' conlui:;'. :1 sonie on ili the i uil i4i'!id'(' I 1:iin iI) olit 111114. V anothi-r hwir. Tlie t:1 .1:3'0 of M:ijor 'Iv iritr:lds: .\A .ii I ;till iter- 14) speak W ill b1th;illf -, lI h- I t. Fa l ' .\ li;l-Ict. alltd Ill lust;Ii I'im. \Ll vy thilig.- have W ov(111rred i n - I hst s tw \ v ti. t a gr'at orgn'i/i4 1 it-i :t inlei'eaId so Y, h-it I he' wVy it :.t(wi so wil the elvectionl I' go inl H''. l 4r;41V 4/.ati(li is 1i0i pow- 11 erf .il )! . W i lit t hivre to dletiss o s 104 tll.' ii a ri't, illipmrt alit to Its, to 1-e where n' ;le discrininaited t \Vgin. We tWr I rgil/'i 14r the Ull pmst, of t1a: hIt hewl': ;4vn en tt o- C cially, finauw1:illY ;.,il (11herwis... W e f t 'Ir! 0IlpWo-W:le I to vlat s It.gisalloil alid ve think lilnt the iliillcial Iititiii1lielit of I the govei1111 tli. is imn iuitolis. It, is I stire to doestryr mieilii goverainellt if' it e >ntuiiets. The1 d1a1 v If t hie al.lianice I iiieni is to d 'iur thik IIie'Stiol atd all Othler licls! i(n , t h.it ;art, -F devp inte'r esr to theln. Spek:11ig o thi hject ()1i the alli anWe t(r thi intilt lt adtvanIlteini't of its Me s. .ai - Terrill saill that they wert! 1 brhiin" iht -irnr into closer o I0l ith it ions, 1) lest r'o)y pr' judices, liwal andl nati,mnal. The Farmn e's had 11:1 tou li 1 t' seei:il i itertourse with ea t her. Ilie billigat ions alli ailce I1luen toolk WkIei, 1) 1111) cach otlier. - lrejudict wis wa ne' (i' thc iin evils the , alliance shuldIIIt - t'i e*.Pv't I. II wvis re I, spolnsible for th.. conilition of things to - day. No lman is lit t' hldil ollice iwho is nalrow miitded ald prejIldiecd. " Ile -'irmers' illiancv i ii!aing wvar oil prejudicev." hit s:id, "ittiI I ain opposed to Illat prc.ji e t i! prt-vents the unlity ot tilt people. Th'le alliancve d0L sn't p):-f)pl1s,. tio diseul.is qilestions.' with prejidw-.. Ytuhae ga t 1) right to bril'fg yoll pi eil 'Ipr(.dices into the allianclle." Allianct. niltlbers Inlust, help a1 brotheri \\wn hll Is; sick and it elied he pltiit ls e'op. They Inust as sist, I brotivr who has takei the wrong 1 course ini am I ling: I hey i ust kill out inlilnorillty, alld while. the alliancee is not a tvinlierance organizaLtion lie did not belif-vi tIhaIt a iveibh.r van.coniscienl tioulsly Iake ihe oblig;lt ion anid roll inl tlit sr nvs (riink. IheI allialnce. is op be4c4Ininlig ititoi u ee. Ini spetakinig oft lie p'rejhudie's t hat the e I alim-' is ding -1way wit, .\lajor Ter' rinhllti I hat the4 'ha~sIin iat once stood fir st appIllause5 of t' day wa~':s w~heni he spoke1(4 ci .lhn .1. 1 iagalls' pohltica:l dleathi ini K'ans'as. 'The farimers o)1 t114- NIouth should do thle saniie thing 1if aua is) The fouriI 1leding gro)iundhs ofI the Alli s- ano' were't the retinsail to1 give land4s to) il alie ns,or .\miierienL for A,uiericanis; the at, and( t'<pull divisc.iI 4) taxe's; I hat everyi' ly t ion inc1realiS (I to a .i p.r capit a. to hb ig 4l istr ibuted i iL 1y uni1:ng tw 1io1le a 04nder thiis list. 4pie'st liin t'am1e Itihe subl After' atainha i he i' ii all 114ianc 444u.I inadeeetrt4)1Ion<ieiui .and '.ii hetor be44 ni aII pa ti i,4 .1 i.i 40 44l W\ i 14114 ic so.5 1 lii' iIhuem b. . Iuhu .1 <b>Ii niU4 me ( the,l VMol e i in, I p-li t r t I nI the vote :14 (llll hi 4' n :'' l en I'. li: hu . ls inird, al 11 1441tii. 4)441. E n- it I45 pIiloi'gs of 4)h (Ih-i 41er4 abiive a". Inal%' hunl for - Far4int'e:.\I1t a II1'ey l 'i5u nii herause in- 114 a awmberi.(' juijilr ghe 'nh t h'l ey po.sutiu t)v I-ir 4nh-r, hat44: is th I'h, 4'o'ni th' i hel rt) o% en-: 4 their4'o e I aion. vot 5;or hua.4 Tit- 14w' j)I4'i ofr newhatpieiiirt botIm a t i 14party wast' buher. forn hhOsthe ig,1'ket r asi lIilihetI ('li) antin t.o the whth . iii ': I,ut lindl Ii'he questioln'of pubVilie lind 1is. t4' lif- toid, an itupotan oine. \4- i444 ;best ct onii .\d mneas beor iI1te5 jO i ne ws g~ iv l('iit 11 ihmh. Th spiaser '1lis: delinands that the government, fix w ra I rules for the control of t ie roads dest when they (1o wrong forfeit their get1 -ter. We are opposed to discrimi- to I1 oi and all must be treated alike on to e highways. otil he linancial question is a big one. p taxes of the country are unequal. tilt' rich man pays less inl proportimi i the poor mnan. The fariners bear burden of the governient, and we iand that every man pay tax in pro- Ti tion to his wealth. I hold that the lds of the Farmers' Alliance are it. I hold that the downfall of ry nation has been from the power Sm noney to oppress. We pay the debts I they create them. Our demand,I radical and directly contrary to the - icies now pursued. 'he inen ho i v( 'e dictated the policy are tie ones h til)i money. Let a Wall striet n becoine a farmer and he will inake same demands we are making. p tat are you tarmers going to (o if g I don't discuss the 1inance ? There >nly one hom- for the finance of the Tr itiLry and t hat is for the man who mn'L got a (ollar to get control. 'T'le (ed ai hai cone whei yott must send at i to Congress who will represent ,) Ur Views. There aire I Dieoerats and t( inlocrats, and it olle dolit' skit youl, in Sanother E,very dollac ought to be legal tender. m dollar that is good with the bondit- (I iders ought to be good anywhere. ti iv next deniand of the Alliance is C. at the circulation be increased to -5.0 r capita. There is good reason for It now takes more of our priticts pay the debt, thanl it, dll i Vi I j lien the delt. was over two billios of ( )lhars. Igioring of the people's ilitk.r t, with itini nity inakes those in I CI t)l of affatirs hold. Thoy van runt gii p to silit theiiselves. Soie lieln ,; k\ b don't wait. the free coinai-ge W i- ti r. It, will increaso the curri-neiev. inrd It ill inak the 1honds easier paid. ( Ivvr t billion dollars is to be paid il fititlln A ars. Free silver to Iay it will beielit " ,H10,Mx) people while a few w ill not1 inge-r get the ch1ainlce to 'nr1ich 1th1i1i1 I ves. There is every reason why the urreocy should be vxtendel A11i 1e velitrol of the currency taken it of the hands of a fe\w. It will in rease the price of everythiiig indi I hat's what we want. Golit is I liI in st onvy nlow becaulse it pays alt (Iet. tiblic and private. Silver c;ai he mialle to dto tle saile thing. They say the government is Iot. a awnshop. I don't know why. 11. ioards up all the gold and loaIs iionIy mi bonds. If the governinent 14oaiis nioney on bonlds 1 dol't see whyM it, ai't. lend it toi us on land. I believe I hat lie 1.'iited Stat vs governient oight toi oitrol all tle circulation. I doll't p )rovo of a single dollar that is not guairantced by the governim-tnt, and thn we delinatul that it shoiild circi lat l to the advantage of all inn. V It y canl't land tov ulsed to distributi, tht, money as well as bonds and sectiril ics? .ohn'C. Callioi wanted to klow wly\ tLhie government charged the people f r Illoncy whenl it could exteind it to t hliti direct oii a land basis. Thbre is so mnuch inonvy inl circulation that it can't be redevilled boy gold and siTvr. This govern ment doesii't need g()ld behind her currency. This is the gnindest nation (God lots tle stiln shinle on, aii when It says a gruen back is wort Ii -.5.(X) overy nation will accept, as such. Soite siiart aiecks say that the dainands Il tei farmers are unconstitutional. tIiat they are for class legislation, &c'. II l w's that, when only one out of every 1,1u people get the benlefits of Ithe financial pilicy of thile governmieit? The g4lv ertn(et, is a pawn shop. It is a st)rage liouiso t)-day. If it is this way for oie why not. for another ? When th iilmiv is dlistribited direct to tib lele it. will become the servant aild not the inaster. National banks were' estab-l I shied as 11i stribu11tors. We offeri' d111is. tribute it b y givin rg our lan ids as securi it y. Th'le sub-treasury schieiine is nolt in - t.inded 1(1 increase the ci rcuilat i on' I t. will make a Ilexib1lIe cuirrenii'. Therelb'l are thIiree po1ints (If this queI(stIion ill IS 1Is t here a necessity for t hit th-xi ble currency '? 2. Is the basis for that lie xib1 le tur renicy s1ullhicit,? 3t.'ill it cuire thle abiuses t hat we~ cornlainl (If to-day ? I amn readly to answer aniy qinet iont sale keep pac'e with each other. IIf t hii ci rcuiilationi keeps up I with the aniot i of prnoducie there will be stability v a pIrici. 'hiat.'s w hy we neced andi whIi we wiant a llexible currenc(y. It will bo goodl fillr eerybodty but the specuiilat Ii Thlie inerndiit, aiind manuiifacturenr ar nolt toI blano for the Iluctuation iln t hi price Of gooIds. IThe aiveraige liue mi' I - tion ini the price oIf goodIls lfor sixt iears has been It) per cent. We hib hat. we can miake a lhixile currie'nli hv farmii products( as1 a bais. Whit iuiiibir of llhici'is wvill tii subl-trealsury createl?" askedl' a niiin! - I ihI audliinci'. - dec'idehi whiirie I lie sites ofI t hei w:ii .houises shall hb'.'" li Thipriniple- ofl I I. sub-treasuiry wIll liveb forevr. Is il y butt it. fua a gold value. I f t hib gar i n ri ment. cenn iiake a iminey basis iut I e is on theo sameii plaii is a numa who on a bondils. Thiere- is nio dliff'erenc. It , lie powei(r ill the go)verntniihent toI i renlcy wiithoullt ai wa';rehout1se aiil wVi i ir' Wheni thle iinterest of theu farit-rs Is il It and( dioctoIr is advanited. Ihie iiiwsp I-lrs have niever' (done the sub1-t.'ea"tu , Lteprni'ple (it it Ilill say) it,I i 1 ii- I amt lhere to ediucati the lictuirers t,- plc before our oIrganizationk ourl dl ai.timanids, andl I ami orgatlinilg tol do Th le discuissioni oh' these q luestionls ilou it htn atiybody. O ur oride'r is the' gran hI st. organ iz'at(in oii the ca rt.h 1becau i. it has a'bsolute ti'uth or its imottili ri- Thei speaker said when the l)emoocrat - pant.y r'efused. to listen to the demtian ir oIf the peo)ple it woulil lose one humio i- voter. it i;ajor' Tlerrell adviseid his audien 's niot to fall (out with the niewsplapeirs I t lair cr'iticisliis. We haviie the IinteI ir ge'nce to ope1n upi their sopIhist e Wh len the press see'ks to blreak u p : ce orgaiz'ationi and Joes not wanit tio i- igh~ then youn ain turn nnon01 it. ini yt roy yor iwst, elorts. h neu they lown to slanider they are too dirty dle. lie als) Idvised them not PIL nttertain prejitidice against mil of r avocat,ions. he exercises closed with prayer by l Iev. .1. A. Clil'toll. 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Nas Io I'vri. 8 I144I4owno Alissonri,- III Kl-I patiek II) of ; hri. 1 1 ; .1( li 'ag - o A ah;np '41 '4-'.45 5puole 4 114 1..4)1i ilppi,, agl ro A ian ,,(14 \\' 1.1 ' 4 el i of Ien t el<y. )C11 \' ItI', '414n iih ish ent, br)hr ( ofg AIt 1, IfIin, lieretar 14 Nev. T oiek, tra tirer;a 1. I 114 14bi 4el1, .l. l'tliign, ('olli dy wlli ioe \\'il .lieh;"n .\l1) .\l ( iild C4; 3 14N r to, ret. s cool 141S Ia i'1.\Ib na er fat'tirsr Ar- li Pr41 h 4'1;r a. iur is .Sliranch; l aryei hunt,'4 he, in aoi;y1( .\liiop,ty to l''aris .\iour i,A A \ (anternan Norith. 'r ia Ii 1 Ke1le' Tenn.sN., May I2- Trtl l'y. , \.111 irii, 1r ll'her . vr~~~uw loon rovoed11( coshrh-al t srson urj it~. sfn ly:lpilw t rc ;U 1w GING SEA 01F FI RE. .ES OF ASHES MARK THE SITES OF FORMER VILLAGES. 'eral Colnlles in Michigan Are Laid vaste-- I aaita tat4 Firlit fit Ig Fire to 1ive '11-Ir itomt--sto.)r of Dotrutc s- scuiity Irom t1w, it-vt-nt rain dlid L mnalt-raliz o r m lite p;tlic-f-trickenl iabitants of tilt hti ld tils!rict ill ti state. Solm. id v I l I ho v;tstliess the i ( istrict c;Ia hIe C,ti . t ti ftrot fact itat Itit111mst Ltwl) %I* I Ie tioZeit mities nlow filleil wii h lirl- i., ;is large tie whole state of I I sie Isllnd I'l '1 Toledo, A u n A rhoar tli Nortlterin wlig;111 ratilloild hats hel-11 blg to antlonl alliattemlpts to I'l1n v:tn; 1101rth tlt ('lare colIIty lilt.. x freight til alltl crew l;td11 a nalTOW Atertiv. Tlio tis iLt itll lilitvei 't' . ;ttlyig bili t'ed tt, thil 'ails I ttI t I\ I II ill. I raill wN'v t I 1 v r \'t 1 .\ ti n the I hit' il thitt' ollerf I 'li rll was~Vt I)t'? I iIt. I l cen i (Itk. N 'It m t \I" dt.-1f)' tilv,l and tiw trai l 4r w . vre olligoil allt ilton i he relr ;til l I i e train ter 'ori* i t 1111111 1 l ilt II:t h-.! t'l i ioke. li-kir thil I-(-w o h il' ta rwell , W11* W its a1nothl..er ki lInwIllt, ai.111 ; il til t t.ill tiit e i v,t.r. "11111 l it I. to t i 1 at, . f t itl t' ht )1 1 i l. raillnii' I wttre I 1t III trIie ( I. Ti it! AitI si1v i and Iti I IN n: 1' the' I hitt-t tluti I \.tv , .t' oslta till (hv l; nin [Id. I-i L I ll" 1 1 1 ( li n' tV Ili I h t'ny h 'tret ir't,iilliO ~ ' itil lit - ot tI :li T il n i l 1d ;t \\'st Troy, a few inlill's nwrth (ti0, as h witill t\i t 1 LI i 1 I I I I t-it g3 trI est c Itl )-11 _gil all I t'i ) slipposell to )a- i ttte th;ltc l)he iobtlit-s t Ii of allt hitt he vill;t -es Il i t te 4 t tit111 t havv h tit uthe ovet, it 'iiigfo alit l'txtI tast') igys, utld li tily (I iit, sill:tl.'r pla iis aroe X111p'1 40' thkt' 1.11' 4', tiht' C-.1111. W here ler r atriplit ot- r hi,l N I t d . thl , ro is . illgr I I . a tw I'-lit 11' -.A itb.s. ,Ih' list N ccofts, ;te ha it alivot beenl ht t i o r ig i sI e it in l I or lk4'p1). 1-'i re nearM ih i 'll ud, .\ :w;t o mlity, w hi t' t tl i I IeIe 's it way. tgl , ICross th' st;lI-, 1hs v b itr B h.u I leg si 'I t i i ist a r gllt ot roune 'Ml IAnt i. IIW i \' x ft,41. collnu t l ab v withI thet mit sbl wo I-\v,Ir I< I. The l;ti-st llv\vs 11n>lk TI%kvt'l-w cit v is toth iuvffuvt Ith;at, Ih I ti w r ( mpu11tIal I onI lionks ot lw-; aIrt. buIr-nIIli all m\'.r 1i e culitre ttil Lilt-Sjtt' I't it.lI.T I 11: 1:- 1N W I- t lN - IN. Ill im I;I .\, \\'1-., . 1 2 1 . l,'re'.St 11rt:1 hatvo broIkenvi , thlt hlni of the0 Soo roadi heI\\cl-In ils l :.-; : Hlllr In;allsvil!t', ;lllasr' l- ilm 1111-:; \W l;l A !fi ol, that bilits 111 gomi t,4 thillr,nt r i sts ImlIcss, railli he i s vr-ry sooll. J t, ICer% sS Ithe \\'IM tIllk'il 1 Ilt* h' :It Il thke st;ationlit Mfelo-noiliit-v' ri\(T, 0n Lit -Soo, Ht. 111- l i l l livi. (.;i b1 - v'n t romt thle railr-o;ad, wilt1 1011r'l ;ts; Illr florith aS theC VYV C'Ilk eIcW1l,.;tl4I I V()Ill 01l0t' ll lin itt voliumie (if sni,v wil'h ;arisvs I', is phaiin to sce that. thlir rwl,; back ai 1lng <disItanCe north1 [1r0n the r;uMroa.1d Thcre h;its hee'll ill) raill Ilf vollse <Iivnce lin this locality lor two wee-ks of' mottre, alInd everithlim-t Is as diry as k .. i.IN ; Her.1 \\']WI 1: CIA)( 11 %If( If.., \[.'y 12. -F ivo lp 'rtowniships Ill tills, collt.V have b)t'.11 I sillwililr S4.;t oflit' IV'rllnc :-tntlay, ani 1t, is belit'ved thait not a