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Nro 1' xxICK ENS, S. C * I, jdi1S AY,S~E IBI 1,19. NO ADMITTANCE TO GOD'S BOUNTY UNLESS CHRIST GO WITH YOU. Thoa1m19116o T1ant Wi, Spre in All Lasid -Tlhe ('aidiito I o,'tht'i Tiat Iitt-3ja min u Shioualal (ha' i o a ' it,w li,a IlI Ilres rn--- oa*tmiin am i or Cllribst. .1.ROOKL,YN, Au.!. .'0.-The cabled reports of hiveaitsts ill E'urope, and tt(ie ltlaaar of tlt- Vast crops ol lipeting1 grah- ni hieh Dr. Tialiniage saw during his ret eil tour ill the wett, l.ave ;ombined to Iturn his tIu- Ids back to that patriarclldl time whell all the world sent ,o Egypt to buy corn and to sn gest a Gospel les.n. [its text is Gen. esis :.liii. 3, ' e 1 hall not. see iny lace, except your brother he with v."s This siintr, hatvig crosmed ei ite en of the United .tat,- s--no th, south. east 4111d WCSt,- baI 11- report(Iil' thle 1figh:iest harvests that, tis country tor iny oither country ever reap-d. Il'the grnn m bers do not some -hmv% wreck these har Vests We are t, to et pon the grandest scetioof pmopi-rity thait Armer icn ha.s (-ver w%itnicssed. 1;ut, w%hile this is .) inl oir (.N:l < timiti ol the, other .Sile o t!.e Atlande t-ere are natilns Elhreatene v,1 th 1antit, Haal tht, most disamal crv Iat - ever heard wiPh I lear, he titer :I-- the cry for bread. 1 lity (iod Ihat tle contrast between -our prosperit aal their want, mitay 'n ot he as sharp a in the lands relerred to by 111y tNI. TM-re was nothnilig to cat. Plenty f coa in Egypt', but ghastly limtin i Cno. Thel cattle moatin' inl thet M (en1, Women and children awfully wihhe wii hunger. Not the hailing 40' 0n1e crOp lir Oe summer. but, the huaimaa oa- all the crops for seven ycari. A iinion dy(m3inu6l for ack of that which i. So I 'm1116On IOin your table and io little aqpt vlatA; tho product of har -vest fiehl anI ,ri.st mill and oven; the pric el tsweat aal anxiety and str!-glC - brea! Jacob the lather has the last report lfrm the 001ur binl, and lhe 1:nids that tverytin ii out, and lie sa3s to his Son1s. "'i . hook up the wagons and stirt fI Euypt aid get, us somc thing to eat." The fact w L here was a Lreat corn crib in Egy p:.. '['lie people of, E'-N-pat have been larely taxed in all ages, at the present tiie paying between 70 and SO per cent. of their products to the government. No wv'onder. in that time they had a h.rge cornerio. and it was full. To 1that crib they came From the relions round a ut-those who Were laished--sc me pa3ing for corn Il money; whenl tih' money was exhausted, paying flor ti crn inl shcep and cattlC and horses auial ctmels, and wheln tile% were exhauste:d, then selling their o v1 bodies and1 th' ir milies into slavery. 'i11 .-:4I.lOW OF .iACOB. The mornll,u- ;cr startint_ out on the criie for I.r ai has arrived. Jacot ..gets hiusimily up Very early. But be lore the Mr nt start they say some Lhilg that, ima:'es him treible with Cuo tion Crom hed to foot and burst intc tears. Tlie iaet was that t,hese elder sons had once before been in Egypt tt get !ori, and they had been treated somewhat rotl, the lord of the corn crib supplyin l te m with co'n, but. say ilg at jlIe cio.e of the interview, "Now, youl need not comie l>ack here for any more (orn iuinless 3oui bring something btetter' than n.oney-even .your younue brotber letnjafin.' Ah! lenjatin--that, very name wn sutgestive of ;dll hendferness. Theli mi. ther had died :at thie birth of that son-a spiirit, coming and anohter spirit going and thie ver'y thoeughit ol part,ing with I lenjamiiinmu't have been a heart break. T1he keeper of thas cornierib, nevetthe S less, say) s to theise older sons, '"There is no neced uol youri commnt here an ' umore for corn unless you bring Bcutlan min, yoiur fathe's thirling.'' Now. .1 aco)b anda his tamily ver'y nmuch needlet bread, but, what a struggzle it, woul h to give tup thisa sonl. 'Thle orienttals ar't very demonstrativ' in theitr gr'iel, and hcear thc.outwailinig of the haLlier as thtes< oiller ions keepl reiterat,ing ini his canl' the annunctlemieni oh the Egypitaini lordt "Ye shahl net saee mty hace unless yaoul birothetr b)e wi 30ua."' "'Why dial tot tell themit you had a b)rothler?"' salid t,ht ohl mani, com plainting andu chtidinig t,hemn "Whiy, hleter," they said, "hle asked ut alil abamut, our1 camily, andl we had nto idea lhe wonhll imiue liany such dlemandl uiia us as lie has mataa."' 'No use of task init. mei,"~ sama ti, hathier, "I1 catnnoat, I wvill naot, give upa Benjlamn."t 'Thle laet wa-. that the aoih tinan hiad losi c.hildren ; anal wheni L te hans been lie, ieavem ent, iin a ha ,usehohill, anal at cih I take, it Inuakeas theC other- c hihhirein in tI itsa'hoal(l inaa ai larecianls. N)e t.li di for (lcuniarr ' aCs adjiileal lin(I aid Iouied atal :adj'urniedl. Sill the hor r'ors oft (lhe famtineaa inacreas le, land hlaudet miianed t.he eat ti aitul w idero en~i ilrack edl the earth an11 ii morle p)1 alI bcmeti t,h chea.eks, auntilI .1 acon , in daaespair, criled aou La) his soins, '"Take fleiamin al be oIl'.' Thll:ealler son . treal tom cheer upl t,bei Ilatheri. Th'lei stal: "We have strom armns anald ,1 Cal ut. hiear t, and iao h arn'i will comae to Benhonti. W'll see thCa hec gets back again."' ' "Fare:welI!"' saie the y,ouang Iien tamo t.hifthera, mi a toni o1 aissumied gooildiceer. "V-it-r-e wv-e-l-l!" snad tihe ahal man, Ier tha ward hans molre (pilaveats int it whenat prto niouniceda by th' aged thtan by thle young Well, the brad'aa partty-the breadh om bassy-drives up) in fronit oh thae cornl1 w ith 'w heat anad 'aley anda corn ini t,h htusk, foir thiose 1' hoa haive traveled ii Canaan and Fg3 pt, kniow that thaere I corn'i thlere corriespondoaag wvithc oura. In alian maize. Iluizza! thie journey is enda -ed. T1hie lord Ioa the cor'nerib, who i1 alhso the prinma lmiister, conmes down ta thease arvedh t ave:lers, and ala ' IDin with mte today.- I low is your' hitheciy I this~ lenjmin, e. hle youniger brtot,ber Itravelers are introduitcd Iito the palact The~1y ar'e worn and bedusted ol t,he way ad se'rants conme in with a basin c witer In one hanad and a towel In th other, and kneel (down) before thes nev'1,v. airrivedl tiavaelers, washing off t dutSof the w ay. Th'le butchers and pioul terers andl eaterers of' the prime mmini (er nroennre thae r'enast. IT Ie et( s4 are saitted In inaumll otp.. two or three at, a table; te food o a tray; all the luxurtos from imperial giu denls anl oreitrds and it jatuaritms ami avillries tire brought lit, here, and are fill iag challie atild phltJer. Now is the time l.r this prime minister it he hais a rudge agait Iet'aini ti) s)Vhow it. .Will .I kill him, now that le hiad him in his haulds? Oh. no! This lord of, the Cornerib is Seated at his ownl tale, anad -he looks MvCr to tIU e tAle Of is truests, and li seuds at portion to each of them, but "eith a lar'e: port1ion1 to) .'senjamin, or. a the BIble qpuaitc:r pl tk it, "Benjamin's ies wos ;ve i nes so Iuch ais any of' theIrs." i;* quick and sen<l woild ack with the SwluNtL valiw! to Canaan to old Jacob la? ht iin is well; all is well; he is arian-: umiuttous ly; tie E.zyptian lord did nt inea mur der and death: but lie mcanat deiivrvianec aMd h1i'. whin i anni aoticud to us' on1 that dlhty. Ye shall not see Imy I'acc un t-i Nour brother ihe witi a . " Well. Iny 1aiin<ls, th"i world iz faini'e strtick of :,in. It does not viel I a sin "Ile crop ol Sohd satistictioln. It is i dy i I. i litiger litten. The fact that it does ImWi,can not, I'eed a manl's hecart, WaS wVvlf iIulra l 11 th lAIXe of' Ohe ored him --did evelt 1 hiu mtt wtii w L rOUbl do). lit' W:%s :Qpplllod it l:l i.. aid aptiludil in the Unifed States. I Ie roused Up I aGtims- in",to1 laugMter. He had nIo t qul.,. And t, a11ltou1h Imlany peiople Stpp se.1 Ihii ln taely happy, atld that thi< weorld was coipletelv S.'aiatin, his ul, Ie s:t dowNl and write.s: -I n nvr Im v Iie vilt on a new hat thit it 'iid !oL rabt liid ruin it. I ever ent outit :na sJiaby "ieat becaulse it WaV V;tuninl. and1l liu t all Vhlo had the cho)ce w%uba keep it doors that the sir,- did not birst t"rtlh iai its strength and bring out vt! it all the butterliies of 14shiloln w hoima I knew aid who knew tile. I never e na i te to) accept at part I hatel, out oiihidaess to another, that I did not let h ssv by the public and tit by the Ivriter. c :oid n >t tlke a drive for a tw milmics with Terry without, biving overm'trne and having ny elbow hone brokln, Lthough Ily firi,nd got o' utlaramcd. t cotuld not make a cov-nait with Artiold. which I thought was to make my irtutn wiN ith mit amaking hi"I ilstead. tth il in an in 'TCdible ai(ce of titi-- I think tli-rteen Imoitis-1. earnl1'.ed trat i tweint v thouis aid poiids anul for im-sell one. 1 amii i.ersLadelOu that' i . we c Li set tip as a .e-gar, eve- i liy eiehborhIood Would leave (A, eatinaog broad ." Tlat was the lamnei of* the vorld's comedianl and joker. Al unhappy. The woid did eQverytingi. for I, r ! Byron that it could do, and yet in hIs last nmomi1ent he asks a friend to tomne and .it down by him and read, Us mllost, appropriate to his Case, the st4ry of "The Bleedinl Heart." Torrigiano, the -sculptor, exc cuted, alfter tILs o care and carvinz, Madiiot..na and the Child."1 The Ioyal family Came inl and adilmired it. Every body that looked at it was ini ecstacy. BuIt onle day. aller all tbLt toil and all that admiration, becaisc lie did not get is much competisation lor his work as lie hiad expected. lie took t mallet and dalshed the exquitiit sculptire into at.ots. The world is 1oor cotmpen))Wsa tion, por satistaction, pool Solace. Famine, totiumie in all the eirti: not For seven years. but fir six thousand. But, blessed Ge d, there i a great, corn erilb. Te l.od built i.. I ts in anoth cr hand. It is a large place. All angel once meiasured it, and us lar as I cant calculate it ill Our 11phrase tht, corlerib is filteen hundred miles to:. and lifteei hundttred broad anal litteeni huandread high, and it is fill. Food to,r all nattionis. 'Oh! saty thle people, "we will start rt.yht atway anda get, tbis sutpply Io 01ur11 thte keeper of tit cornterib tLw ire come s this wordl, say inig ."Youit sh ail n ot see my h ace exceplt yotur brothe ir he wilth youit.'' Ini other words, thiere is nio such1 thinig as getting fromtl heavena pardo!an atal cottnfort atia clernial life tunl'.s we bring with ius aiurt Divine lIrothtr, thle IA,ird Jesos Chitt. ('otnng withouet lhm we shial I lidl Iheitae we retailh thei carnertb, tad our boieis shltl be a piorititon ler the jac!lmis of thIe wi hoerns; buel c:omingt wit.h the D)ivmite .Jetss alt :eo granaiets oh heaveni will ainttt .'pen I elore our soul tandl t atinhuwe aah he givena us. We shaall tbe inivitedl tot sit in tate patlace 01 thec king iil a. the tabb : ari while the ILord of hecavent is opporunianliu hiromi his owna tabile to otherv tales, lie will naoLtorget, u18; antId theti tald t.here it will he fouand that, our1~e lienii's me.Css IS larager Lian all the othie's, flr so it sitili. to be. "Worthy is the Latinh tat wats shin to receive blessiayngad riches :tt tl honior anal tloiry tant 1 ower. No Ali)MISSION WIiOiot:' (it i wr, wavint to intake thirea toint. E(veiy franik tiad coaiimona senlse iiiana will tac knowledge h itmselfI to ba it sintner. Whant i ~areyo !2oinIg tam do with yourt silts? Ilavae thaeam lardioed, you1 say. - Itow'? Tihroutih thie tiery o.lt God. WhVItt alo yout melan by~ the ti(!ry ut Goudyl It it the lettina down11 of a har for thei oal iioni 0f aulI l, wiot ies pitt to ar tt neilr I? e not adecei veil. I see at oul Iknocakiing atia thcornri at oh eavently L Htuply, iand a voiii trott witin stays, I "A\re you atliney" TIhi sanier tieplias, "A \ll alote."' IThe vime-a f rom w dthin siays, "You)t shall ntidt see iiy ptiadonin L faice tuless yourt Ihvinlae l'iaote, th.e Lord iJesus, beC witha yout."' I ih, that. is thae pojint at, whlich so inaitn'v areo i icom-ti t ortedl. Theru-e 1it) no i mey tri)iu ( id I except, thrvough Jesuts Christ. Comiiintg I wi th im we tarot acceptedl. Co'ining withiout him, w~ e are' rejected. Peter put it, right tin' his t.reat s(trlmlt abetore the high priests wla.en lie thunii deredl forthi; "Neit,her is thtere statva -tiona iu alny other. Th'lere is 110 oither name givena tundter heaven~ among mieat > whereby we may be saived.'" () anx i ons amner! O) dyiag sInner! O los I sitmerl all you hatve got to (do is to I ave ,this dltymea Benjamin llong with 'ali. 31 Side by sude, coming~ to the gate, al I LIe .storehiouses otf heaveni will swlig a)pa ,before Sour. anixious soutl. Am I rl-uht f In calling Jesus Benjamin? Oh, yes! 3 Rachel lived only long enougha to give a 3 name to that child, aind with a dlyiao 3 kiss she called him Blenonl. A fterwaur - Jacob changed his name, and Ihe calledh - him Benjamin. Theo meaning of the name 8110 gave Wna mani of .my n.'.,,, 'le meaning t i the 411ne the liether LaVU waS "Sotl ol' My II ight. i lani. And was not Christ the sot of 1ainl? All the sorrows of 1(iceel In that, hou. Whenl tite -gave her chihl Over ilto the hands of strangers Yvas nothing com paired with the stru'rgle of God when he gav) uplis only son. The omnuipotet God 'i a birth throe! And was not, Chrisit upproprialuly Called "Sonl ot thle Itizl I tld?" Mid not Stephen look io heavenl and see hll stndilg at. the rih--ht huild of' God? And does not Paul (-ek of im Us staiding at the right anal of (Goi making intercesioi fOr I.-A? I al elmin-Js! Son of pang! S tn V vtorj! The deepest emotions of -Ur st ul Ouifit to be t,irred at the soui, 4A that, lnoinenclature,. In vour prayers piund his tears, mr s.ufferings. his sor ro*ws aItd his death. 11 %ou refuse to di it, all ihe corIt crins and~ the palaceR ol heaven will be bIlted and barred agtinst, ,i' -otil, and a voit e I0roin the throne i )ti ou with thoe .11iiltmucenment1, ,*Y It)l 1i111 tiot, see lily uitee (.!cupt your brother be with you." TIIE WORt 's SUiPATiY is wi'.K. My text also smingests the reason why so mnany Ipople to not tzet ally real coi Fort. Y ou ieet tenl people; ninle of them re in nted of' some kini 1 o!c oidoleice. ''here is vollethillu i1 their health. o. i' 1t:ir state, or in their domestic condi Lion t1hat t demand1s1 sViIat.ly. And yet the uo0. of thit world's uispath V atomio ts to absolutely nolhin:n. People %lo to the wrong crib or they go in tie Nvl*).; way. Whenl the la wlue wa in ltomlle a great imlanly years a,_!o. there wer ei.:hty men who uhanted them SvIves to death wit,h the litanies of Greg ory- the (treat-literally clanted themil stlVe I to dent,h, and yet it did not stop .the plaiue. And all the mul,ii of this World cannot halt, tme phIglu( ol the lilt ian11 !"ear". I Colle to Somle on1e wlhose allliets aire chronlic, and I Say, "In11 heavenl you ei.l nevr be sick.'' That does not -IV(, .V4 muchltel comflort. What,I you w.nt is at soothiig power flor your pres tnt distress. Lost children, have you? I come to you and tell you U,it Iml tell years perhaps you will meet those loved ones belore the- throne of' God. ]ilst there Is lut, ittle condolence ill ,hat. Une dtya is a year without thei. ten ye.ars iS 3a sM:lI eterIuit Y. Wh lat you Wa1t s SVInpatI,y ni(w-present hel. I come to those o1 you who have lo-,t dear friends, and sa.): "Try to f0ruet them. Do not. keep thle departed al ways in your niind.'' flow can you 10r get them wien every 1igure i the car pet and every book and every picture and every room calls out t!Oir namne. Suppose I come to you and say by way of coidolence, "GOtd is wise." "Oh," yoti say,"that gives me no hlp." Sup pose I come to yOl amid say, "God, I rom all eternity, has arranged this trouible." "A h!" you say, "that does mlle no good." Theni I say. "With the swilt feet of pr:yer go direct to the corn crib for a hIeavenly slipply." You go. You say, "Llor, ielp Ie, Lord, comfort IIe-." hit no help yet. No comfort yet. It is all dark. What is the Illiatter? I have found. You ought to go to God and ay: "Ilere, () Lord, are the woids ot' my soul, and I bring with il tht! woulided . esus. Let his wounds piy Cor lily wounds, his bereavements for ily bereavemnent-s, his loneliness Ior lily lonelintess, Ins heartbreAk for mly hartbreak. () God! for the sake of the Lord Jesus Christ-the God, the man, the Ienjamin, the brother-deliver my agonized soul ( i . o1 01' the weary loot, eiase 11y fatiguet. ) ,Jesusi of t,he achiing head, heal ily aching head. etesus of the Ilethany sisters, roll away he st "t roin- the door of' t.hA grav e.'" llhat is th k1( id of' priayer' that brinrgs help; amtI yet how mantty of youI are get t inIg no1 help at all. f or the reason t hat there is inl your1 soti1. perhaps, at secret trouible. Yolu maly never1 hlViveie tionled it, t. oa sinigle httlinani ear 01' youl nuay have mn[tione'd it to soIlne one0 wh'lo is now~ gone aw~ay, anId th.:it, great sorrow is still in youri soul. A fter Washingtoni Ir1vinlg was tdead t hey foaund a lit tie bIox that, conitained ax namehlt of .\latilda Ilffonol , and1( a mem - somlletinlg Ii ke this: "Tlhe wvorld after that. was a blank to ~in. I went tinto thea counotry, but found nlo peace in sol iude. I tr'ied 1 to go imio society. buit I fo111(11d no eace iln sOCt,y). Tihere has been a horror hianginig over mie by night, and1( by day, anld I amu afraid to be FA ,i-: ANID FOOLish il'IO.\IlsF.s. 1144 ma ilny un utt eredi trouibIes! No hiiui'mm 10 a us ever hleirdt the~ sorirow. Oh, I rotubh-d soul, I wat. to 1.1 ell yo Ilu:it, 1here1' is (l.t' sal re that,n ('LIcole the woundlts of the heart, andt that Is the s5 aveI inad lou11t of t' tear's of a symt 1as het it J esus. An IyI et some of1 you will not take this solace; 1111l y'ou try chtlor.'h, andl y oui try inorplhtti, anid y'ou tr strongi dIriiik , anad y oui try chianga'oh s(cene, anti you tr'y ne0w business atsso cia:tlo is, ain aImyth ing lOa every th itig rather t hain LL :e the 1)> ihme compan.iioI. siip and14 sympat,b111y su ggeisted by t he word(s oh lmy te'xt. when It say,s, "You~ shall niot see iny' face agah i uless you r iother be wi th yotu." Oh. that, youi iinghgt illnder)stanld somlethinig 01 the hli:t, i and depth1 and1( length antd b:'uhth lad immenslitl,y andit iiiity ofI ah>d's aterinalt c.toolat ions. I go lfurther, and( 11ind mi imly subjtiet a hint. as8 to thea way heaven ope'ns t) t hi ei eart.ing spirit. We ara told t hat het'aven'h has~ I wul ve galtes, andsome1) pew a lb.'a iar I taom that. ltt that, all thle peopie wvill goe in wit hot, relerenlce 14) I h:t:ir past, lhfe: but1 whiat is the hise of h a vinhg a gate411 tat, is not1 soinet,tillnes to( hbe shut ? ThetS wiginhg oft a gat,e iii plies I hat olur entranle iintt hieav'en IS e'nnuatit ionlll. It,I 10 ist a mone4tary coni adit ion. If we come11 toi the door of ani emp(i iite ctoncetrt,I we hant sturp risedl that wae inuLst pay3 at fe', ftor we knotw th at li no earthI'll musle is expensive; buti all Ite oratorto of h) Ieavenl cost, no0 ting. I Itaveni pays' notliing for' its mu:mOi I. I t Iit al tree. Tlheri, is niothlinrg to hbe p:ud at that door for entranice; but It t' noiititon of gettinig Into heaven is ouri binIigilg Ourt'th dvne~ Ilenjaraml i alon)Ig wi il hus. Do yout niotic ho itw tof','n dy iin.g people11 call upoa(n IJesus? ~ It, is the usia.tl payter obffeed -thae pra lyer otl'er'ed mohetIhan aI the thertt pra'Iyers puit toget,ber- -"Lordl .10esus reive imy spirit." One of otur ctongreagtionI, whlen askedl in the closing momernts of1 111s Ife, "D lo you'kowus'?" saidl: "aOh, yes, I know you. kGod bless you1. G ood-by. Lord ,Jesus, receive my spirit ;" antI 1he wasl of ti le we iust h:Lv' t'hris: to e til upn. Ilf ,J;tcob's sorts i d gont, t o. ward I-gypt, and had gone with the very limst vnptipage. and had riot takf-n Belijamiln along with thein, and to the (Itiestion they should have been obliged to-ui)swer: "Sir, we didn't bring himn, as father cotildr not let himi go; we (lid n't want to be batthtred with hiin," a voice fromn within would have said: "G;o awiy fron its. Y oi shal iot have any of this supply. Yo shall not see itoy fitte becitisi- your brothur is not with Voll. 1AN S E 'ITt-.\MTIV, (0)s TI\NiF. And it we coinet t1y toward the (1nar of heaven at, lait, though We collie t t r-II all luxuriaice anid brillianev of i rouidings, and knock for atimitt.iice and it is f1ounld Ih,it Christ is not with Us, the police of heavenl will beat us back fron the breadliouse, s-ying: "Depart., I never k new yott." I f .) acob's S0nS, COiiing toward Egypt, had ilost everything on the way; it miy had rx pended inetr last shekel; if thuy lad coni uip u tterly exhaust led to tl- corn crilis oI Egypt, amd it, had t.ien fiuind that. I tnjamin was with tllil, Il tie :or':Iotisvs would have swumig open betore them. And so. though by fata1l ca3it11,0y we may be tshered into the ti-rnal wo;ld; 1ihough we mny be we;tk and exh-tiste-d by protracted sickness --it', in thiit last motent, we caii only just, stagger and faintI and fall into tho gate (if heaven - it seenis that. ill th conlci iijs of htv en will open for omr nued aid all the palaces will open for our reception;;md the Lord of that pire, seated at his ta ble, andi the angels of G od seated at, 1 hir., tab:e, and tle tnartyrs s-ated at their table, ahd all our gloritied kindred sf-Lt ed at our table, tile king shiall pas" a portion from his tible to mirs, atil tlii, while we think of the fact that it was ,Jests wi) started i oil the roid, and Jesus Wo kept us (tin the way, and Jesuls who last gained admittaiice for our souil, we shall ie glad it he hi a.s -eiien of the iravail of his soul atid I-n S:n 5s lied, nint riot, be at all jealoIls if it be found111 that our divine liiijanil's l1wiss is five tim-es larger th: ail tle ri si.. JIlI' alointed of the Lod, tholl art w orthyi. My friends, you see it. is either Christ or laminie. 11 Iliir were two ban<lts spread, at1d to one (it theti only yoil Iight, go, ',ou m);ghIl. stall aiI tlinuk for a gt)oo, whtilt wheh tvitation You had ietter ncet; b Ilut re it, is feastitrg or starvation. II it were a choice bet,weL'e oratorios, 3 mI Ilight say, "I prefer lie'Creal io.it" or -1I prt-er lie essiahi.'" lIhut here it is a choice be tweenl I miliony and everlasting di4t.t (d Oh, will vou live or. die? Wlit (Io1 start for tie Egyptian cornerib, or will you perish aimid tie vinlity barn 01f the Canwallitish'l faitime " 1Ye sh;al riot. Cee inV ft-(' ixcep. Y0111 brol lir I'e wit.h you." IF IT DON'T PAY. QUIT 11! There Ai No Need to Ratire Cton at Seven Ceits. To the i(Editor of! the News and Cot rier: There is another phase of1 the over-ptiluction of cotton that has riot Ibeen, tolIched Itupo, althoghi it ny have ieen in the thoughts of mnanY of youir faitimer readers. The cultivation of cotton in tihe South Atlhntic States is doomed. HIandicapped at. tIh( vury outset by the necessit y of' purehasing vommetrcial manuires a e enter the race with the (Gulf St ates at a disadvaitago. Trhure is a saying among fartniels that "six cents cotton and one htundred dol lars a year iiegroes cannot grmw it t le same field." Texas. witM h er four feet w helack soil, made about, t2 per cent of I ite (!ot lon ctrop this past year, and I -t i tit*re to :my it live years' titne will dlom.ie her presenmt yield. Is it fair to eall a halt, on Texas or any other (Gui1 Statte because we cannot keep up withI the procession'. Labor- ini the S:)thl At 1lantic States is gettIing .scareer and Itighler' eacti year,outr hlands are watsting away under cotton cuiltivatioin, whi< h reci airis abo ut titrteeni110 inthus in t io year, itndc this despot wicht has so lotng hield ius in fieecy ciunls is niow trauis ferrinig his scat. of eipire ac-ross thel Mi ssIssi pp t. Ilet hiitn go, and.i nismuiti of hiemTo:Itintg ottr tate let ils t uirt our t houghlts itl efflorts to other1' poit tOti5. S-.tnrely t he ineti wlilo st.oedil uniist, t hei tuints ofi 18115 land workedht5 oil deliv eriantce- with nontiC 1 iwnly save G od, iwi'ti not) he~ dislmayed at this prtesentt <ott look. Is thtere a utnat east, of the NIlis sissigpi who enni say Iitily that cot tion ats his chiel croup wtll paiy htiit att six c(ent s, or eveti seven cents. It will be at gIgant ic antd iron hound cotninauti..It co)ttun. Wen havebt no tight toi c'rampl I tce lat gist clor'ts of T'exats arn Arkant sus tbceause outr fewh hiieits arue itn:' lea. a loss. Wte iiiuist, o' toi g rain andi( g res itndl cow peta and .st ock , a redu nce our cot toti iels downh i nlt ii ctit htn patches, arinl smtall ones ni, i hat. I )ois it seemat too titd( i t.o sa It01 it I forie itiw of the lieXt eer'itli'y the' Motith Atlaetulce States will not tin;lt nlttidht to' ,ottl o and thatt liutiattitllyI they will Ibe f:t aheadi cnIta of , 111 prn'. ;tat.tts, :iver ;tud atboivi thei t'igtclIar it e~ncrese. 1K A NsAs ('iT-v A, hg. 2l.- - 'Travelhng I 'assi niger A gentt I ax ter, of t he Chiic;igo, httrliitgtorn anid Qinety lnailroad', yi'-s t't'daiy r e'i:(ved( In li in:tl 800,4, stownel [rom htirt att the tiItne a JHurlingtonr train wats held i p aru robbed'c b,y Itiout ter bandchits I ifteeni y eats ago. A poorn ly dress. c ortin walked in1lto i ithe ' uring tiufi ilijue at ht. .1 osohl' tesIi-rday manl itnq ti redt for NI r. JI nxter. Ileinug t.dhl that. Raxter's hcaui1taurters wer'oitt Kan Suls C'it, thte m~an e'xhttinedi tha:t. hie was utie! oh tI' he anit w he: robbledI thne Iraiin IifLi ett Rtus agh.o, and hianided thle chteck{ lotr$i' I00 ni an enveloiipe, a skitng tIhat it, lie for1 wardedis to laxIter. I i'e tin d.sap ima redl and h Ias niot. bee:n !e'' i ce. ers G iatonbier and F.I-byv clidted at I head.1 TIhd Gamttb.er' was 'omtinlg In i"rtit Sydne ty anid the I.>sby wits boundri inl thel; her'ths and wvhon mow rutohed out d eck. TheIi i-;asby rIC- ed mi-ini. ty3 of the t Gamibier's palssengers and cre'w, bu.t' fore sIte could reaebh tuhetu atlI thte G~am. bier sank, carryitng downt live saloont pasiengters, fi fteenl te'trage pa:ssen~ger'S nd six of~ tIle crew. fThe I-ssy'si boat s were unlhe to thnd anyt suirvivors ini thn wnine, THE I COTTON C H01'. VERY BADLY DAMAGED BY RAIN AND DROUGHT. Ieal 41 I tt 114rim froms all the moll titei na1 Statlef-A (eiralltiort tif Two M1loic h Itaki:a-cottmn Sheddi Sill an c itCst 141.d Wormns-0t,her CripP4. VASI I NWION, A ulg. 29.-The we;al b. er bltri-an's weekly crop billetin sa s the week has been 1nuslially co d throughouIt the Cen,tral vallvys, includ ing the cornl and wheat States anIL the greatur portion of the cottoii regioi, t he aveirage daily tetperatture over these sections ranging I ron 6 degrets to 12 degros below ti previotts e;a ;s lor the saine week. 'Iliese coIdit ions were directly the r ver:e Iof thbos1e must. fle(eld over tI.e cor;i region wnci-v the crop is late. Fiosts hive occurred in Northei n Nlinnesota. Dakota anid portions t .1 Wisconsin and Northern Iowa, resuu. Ing in soue dainage to wheat, cranbtier rivs aund vegetables, but catising litt .e or no ilijury to corn. The week wits wariner than iumul < I t lie Atlaiit,l(- and 'aclifi coasts, the u,. cu4s in t,emperature ainollting tio 4; - gret.s per dhy Ill smut hern N ew NI. I land and Nev .ersvy, and from f; . gire".s to 12 degrees in Noirthern Ca.i mor;ii, ()4reonl lmll Washington. The rainfill duiring the weel: w ..s g(-n-r;illy in (XiT.A.4 fiVer the regio-i vas, of till. Nlississippi. also in tie i I h-rior of Texas an<l at the Nortlie. n I l'viq Al onil :.aii st.at io.%S. The rAin f il in fhe South Atlantic Stat-s was mi tisuilly heavy iiwiny pLaevs, raigii.g Iro!. four to seven inclies. Tit-sw lieavy rains were accoi panied by ilou,ts ill localities which inu1st have calls. 41 somle dnnage to grewing crops. Uin iall was heavy In Soithern New I'm, lane, 'ister New York lnd([ the in terior ot l'ns)lvania. In the North we-t, including NIissouirli id tht ipip--r Nli P'issisppi valleys, the rainfall w is very light, as was the case in uhe lower Nissouri \alley. !icludiig Loluisi Ila and Soit.hieirn AIis sippi. No i-ii was reported fron tthe Pacitic coa.i! during the week. Virgili .i-'obaco s4stainled inj y anld corn, 1 ruit and grapts %wee slight'v injutired by heavy rains. North Carohina-Ileavy rais it 1 l)w teinpt-rati*e were deciledly ui tavorable it) cottmi, that is sheildi i ; badly and rust is fcared. Tho olls hI d just beguln to open this tillie last yer I, new bales are living Ilulmrketed. Souith Carolina--The excessive r-ains and cool, tloudy weather of thte I we. k did great damnage to cot.toi by rtlstiI.V and scalding, variously estimnited at. to 20 per cent. Itice ready to harvvst. wsinjured,andilsome corn wiis destrw; ed by freshets, A la abam -Cot toii an other cropis a r iee(Iiin.g raiii. Cotton is shedling ha.l ly. 'he yield is rupurted reduced ::1) pei cent. froi lihe indleationls 0o uly 1. Alississippi -1)ry, cool and clondle.ss wvathtr hias checked Hi.h developime.t of cottoll. Worms are ser-iolsly i1jilli ols only inl the I)elta dist riets. Otheir crops are in good coindif ion1. Louisiana- 'ool. dry weather was 0, jitriots to cane a1(i cotton. Sledhili., and boll worms are causinir sonme dilli age in the northern cotiitit-S. Cotton ,s openlirig an1i(1iy, ;tnd pickiig hus .I. gnim in earnest. I'asttires arid gardei i ineed rain. Arkansa,, -(onditons ate favorabl for coiii 1nd saving lodder and hav, hi L was to) cold J or cot.t on. Boll omd eo - toul worills, I'uist, aid sheddilig ;ill 1r - port cit i inany localities and felts ,lI enitertainiied o iAnage th.. at i nsI. injucirin1g ('ottol, bit wi t,h iincre'asi J aereage, 10prsect a re I or abo( liihe saunl a0lggregatfe y'ieh asI la811Sf. seasi.: wh~'iO'b is uth fatrther ad(vanIce'd tha1 I at. t his (lat,e last yealr. TIenn1 ess'e -oo w'1(1 at3' her'' inj red i'tt - 13)n. Tool 1(50 'ekIng~8(41 oon bgi;. Ituist, is spre1adinig ra.phtily. No1 iue tob :11 ('o is InIjur- b11 Ily excessive rIn s. 1 a elsewhere it Is good. Crops aire don:I.~ we'lI gene1rlly13. 1t 11n is needed'( in t! westerni portion. 1K.'nltuitky Cool weatheir Ihas rt in - bar('(o, aithouigh tIhe litter (lhw'4 grouiirtl was55001.'111 sInwha dmaigedt by e'xcesi '43 rainris. Th'lere was at sl igh t,t; daag hiL o boLth i3y high winds. t3(r',t ha;s spec.Iial ispaltches' frilan a: parLt c of the ('otton1i belt shoewing, t in,t ('old wealtier arol Iworiiis ini Tlexa a li I he NI\iissisipi Valley SLttes, lial e.: - cess1 ie rahins18I inte Siouthern Cl SLit . have heen .lisastroiis toa the cot3 t(3 on1 cro (durini g t' 13aSt we'ek. N of. a single encou1i'graig repo;t corne)3s froini NIissi.,ipi. (cold, <hi weather hai l;s cauisedi shtedd(Iine all v r34' 11he Sit.' tandl the a11pearl'iie of worfl'is Tlhe loss is placed all t' wayv from i ll '>0 per 3cent1. Ini Lohiiiatut t lhe sit ii i3)1 is not11 in ucha bett cir. A rk a1nsas r jiort s aire favorabhle ini on13'lyfourl p1a11(.' The0 darn1 age' by wo1rms1 le at)1so! ne pin' s is (;-t ilina ((lt at 11 1 percet. Thec sit iii I ion ini imddle and1 Sout1 he(ruin .libhic IS aiot, thei samel(. l-Cxce'ssivye rainis la3 (m-orgilt atini North ('arolinia haive Ci'' gr'ea.t dahiage to I hie stlest', p3ar'tila IV isi ill (eorgia. L,41'ivI,i.LC, Ky., a iig. 27. lIi i E1.3 ci ty co)1 t. ye'ste rday thle I {ev. th'o41rge AIl(13r'', pas't.or' of1 Itie c~ olred t ti, t churchi'd on 'SeveniI t streett, Ihad Ia pri m iiary triail, charged withI st.'aluilg a1 lh blt a' clock malll ai ebanlleri(I I rmo tlift the articles, but1 hie said t.he~ lhble be Ilngedl to' him. A'i an IxcuIse for t.akinig f,h e clock ar113 chiaidebe cr, lie said t he con gretgal.jllal :Ionly givenll iiliifoIt - se'venl cen t mionith, anrd hie ha:d to lhv'. Ite was'. held olver'n aI chalrge or grand larceaeiy. 1.314 11t13 to the 3~3 lunacrny. 1"Uil'I'\NIn'ls<;, NI<)., Aligust. 27. I Nissou11ri will hatve a Th'irid I l'rty. Thalit wasstiled:a yesterday w.he'n the "ari -i 3r' :3'ine Sl ate Cen'' t 141ott d~ pst'. 1 eleci i'd Ievetct 11 iLonar hI~ is sui.'cssoi. I 'reslen i.t lall re p3re sellted LI heconser latflormi, thel suib4r'esury schemeii in chIid(ed. Leonard1 replre3sent.S t.he radical ('lient, oIf t he Allianco w hich avors the 'Thlird P arty m'ovem1ent. an<1( the iilh.-t.reanunry Sr-imi!t.n FLOODS IN NEW YORK STATE. A Terri > OI 4 (l' tcitl at II t I I 1 .1 it It 11144PP614-k Vadiley, IiB-'itA,1N, N. Y., Atg.'. . -A 2oStitl umrst over this tow n, t wenty-t wo in iles "ast of, Albaly, andil the town of 'tIer. itirg, last night was followea by a llomi hat did ili I age imp,kralleled ill Ihis -icinity. Iain I tell steadily all day, but it 5> o'clock in the at terio'on the water ell ii torreilnts, Iastinlg anl hour ald ilarinimg tho coainiuuy. Those who wvrv inl dailgvrouls ltali .its !%might. Illacei of t ety. If il I lI -olld bu1rst at.ir the It iople ha1 gole m btd the loss of1, Ii 1'e woltid have I beln twful. As it was, the wite tof' Thmis I'aylor was drowimed inl her hIvmm inl iight of her hlish;ali, who was mout . , blmt could not get through the clirrt1, to 4av'e hier. 11s two chihil'll-f-li wV le iKvi.4. .1I lle.i Silith W-ts V-i UNI) DLA\D rT. i fiNt; IN T 11a,* iM 1 lip t his Itck, h ly 110lit a . hall'a, a l re from his h'ii, i vhigh h: was las, s'win ah In-lw ao priti g Itilm aioil, hie iliti re I a:toi l'eterAburg, a distance ol about ilvc Iniles, is washidaway irl h iea,t e. or Intlay rod" Il halt a, <;oni phr w :i TIhielarggeralro t Irgi-is a o busidens itscorioi t1'nk ()I* liighva ridgs. Thet tid'lces aid lit oi ti il ingS ol' 1 i. 11. 01Mwg nIr h"Te, warv ly e caplid 'atal de"t rm 'l fo>l. T he il i tai streli ut n ir it il l,ithtlI looick i vter hcam I a ; c iarat mid ciagring ti. chanlinel, ploigl tI Icep gorgvs onl hot h e hsof' thv i, 01gs. Stonit s we ighinig 1 ilv4 are . v:1 h:t %%vre wwil-fi rods Ir.m !hb.gr hiri, r reIsting p!!' lt \ ul ,u tt, . imidi"gs of .\! il10% arv wrr,-h,-1 aI"i tl,rakl ,a11s urro,it aIT Covet1 a) tita(- tf-1 1 11f1' y lo.t flit-% t it t 1 ik itoi is. IT e I .,itr ill at ('h b l 'i rk was (1urnediA tpwide rowln. Tli (ntile- 1,nt ily wers abtit t nny tltiitA cant. .\11 Ihv 114)lllt aill "irvatil' wvrv so n111 -h swoli i I t i-t -'itili l \ ii i-par;it hinuL 1atze hI:s bI li fi v. T hll I l ivil;l. tw are riiuii e,l ;i i ser i a liek ti, as la It flyoll art i S;royoel . '.. ar it' I l- vittl Wi 0 1,i~ Y lIt l t I I i sc 11r gaII-..Ir tII t I I'c of l'cti- ii rl rg, aIt iii lvi i ir it2 t'h I limmick, is mnniqU-I(ly, wreckiem. \ scoell r1s-h-lee4 .;111 wt rk shmps :11re- w as i il til,1 I hit r *1 ililat k4il s Tht. loo., tot pr4 t rIi il that. is ig w ill ivtci niit bI tite han . 2.~j. tK). Ml iit ', a its i '.\I'l I M I reat No livt- vcSi Il , bill t'hur \\ itre t Iral lia-row I-sckipts ' roi ai It . . eit :it wolilwil w.er1 takell Irlimn nmuppf, willil)w by driving a hrmir a1 w;In-i tillder th atidw. \\'N ; l wi tI t gl l .tI tre bru.tke and I h d ir int; cut 1 ht-- horm, l11 ito. when tliei- wagon 11p) sit throing the ticcuip1ints uito tE4 vurrvI.t. Te aubrd out onT aht-y and w erestvml.Thhr. ularrn wure lost. N t .\I 4ti a\ '.:--\ A uI a' A i AI\; . i hl sa t hi ih-bolild iii Irtil i I I I barlo I a prings iilroad lA d ' bUl ;1,0(nlit i n'h lt . i ter li , abtIt :t nil t i: ;a o ( tho l < tracks ; dtiti w;as prot ptly rim i m!ti k I, the Station c- -l y h d it baIckcA I a p;ta e (iot stfa It b a,r (III- cl titt ro;i be It il irmit ol,it wity thie fr;ack i\h w.aished :awiay. Th wj'.s in rl - \\'Il bt very s'v-IeI. 0) lit"il i btlolktigh'Ilte t 1 vat".aaixat'lfttt oraivi be yn .1 i It.\ ( Pt T Iit l' ttt : S T l 1)li. It is tho"ght lwrs tlait ra lro It cimi Iltllicti o to i its florth will not bk resimin-d f'or svevral weeks, as tin'l,ci itius lor rt-pairinq (,t- diun;ago promupt. ly atre Mni at h:uwd. Thp I ransm hM wiNi lierc tad Chatthanui w\-jl smmo be rim-. Iling. Tht! JLtt tllo >sick 11ikcr at V'v terI*Sh) l.rg to:, atbM nlil Iv I 11-11 ;t[0,\t4 ils normaul I-\vI. Ther'll( i nadhi-- :m:A tI Pl'eer'hinlg ar. billy undveimmed aind liauniwk t-m;mprd |,lam v,rrivd WG INN ING- TO WEAK EN. CHANGE OF BASE ON THE PART OF GEORGIA LEGISLATORS. 'a'he t,- t u t a- .1 en I it tro it ce a Subati tulit lilt1-1 fiti tzo t (onkfelerato Veter an,11 to 1 lillu) ( ' 0 I % #'-io -A Piti fill ExpiOllcl. AT1.\ NTA. G ., A uig. .31.--The force t ubb opullon is having its elect on tihe (I nIr. i: I legislat.ors who voted a "ainst futirnshibt' a limle to suchll ieedy 0oIjfeder'".tv veter mls a inrea now in the poorhoous. A\.te4r havin.- votedl against I 1he hinw. ailli ti alCl.; ist rleconlsi(er-a ion. i e ait G-horne me ';can t.o hicar k.,1n1 theVir' const'4ituIellts,. A h11ut1rreid consultat,ion Ias beenl held, inl v. i ch it decililed not to :LiVe inl to) I1he ine 1w,ple but to fix up a substi Iitite ilu-:t'.ni-e It I '. ;tl ip twrlav by thle introduc in4L 1 :3 hil by t. Monroe, ouc o, the anti-lomwd iii-i. Thelicbill providles that, l .hw'111h .1w i-rtilicitLe ti two or tore retdle t ro'it ugpdhysici-mns, an jinll ent() ('nf1hrai..her who froinl A 0i1' - 4t ii 1131l ML l3'n racLt'A( lit Lh \vair 111A1.1c support h:m4elf, shall " ll I l it' itL 011' L%VO ibir s te :nucersoil the( ..rand( jurv ,1 his 4own mi:i lun i t h ieentitie Lo a pel si itl .it I : 11ri \ : t bl ee. o t I inu4a' in. Iel .)a-pvV hI (1. lv. . l:u ih' I.i n 'l a il lin counity. !!c vi ht e . i t Iho ate, at-I at thie Ii n tit w \ lm-i[isin is i vetrrl . nhim - i lt. il i:i been a4certt edl that, ie w Ia , let,v'L - h 'i m t it! S enthell,j G ieoliai r nll i . li r s ted ears today while :hiinlt:; lit, Char1,_11 WalS 1tie, but ihnedM I in i m tion llat Ite had not lit:It-. I ' i ither a n ti mlher tor 1 11 0' ll .d litn leave ol, A3- 3'll i l l. 1114.311 i "i ia t Ia i lt. xi .\i lhe i- r:It ev'y . i1ixica Lihen irr \ r\i)T\>Ni!) I'v f x e-s,.\Ai i(.2<,.--S llle yearsIl (:ho n Lm.owlr Rtio G4ranidc c111i11tk. li ,in itio Naillmn wLsit liown its Ith tit. lh ptet man, a icom plishied lo; t,i ;lnt i t in i-p:wcl scoundrel 1I. h I w- l t ll,olitb s. Il e had lost Is righo, arm, w,utisved a pistol with re 1n1rk1bh-ixt-UeiAlti-trommitting a l:iisa - ri''llilLs tli I h tmIredl, m ur ilh :, hlt , i ( Iniaceablv in Is bed, it ii-lidtt by I wi't, ibj had beien his de vltitid i cimil:aii0ii throug,h forl,\t years 4 wr agint Ev t ILw. (a I10bt' a it Ila i:1ned Ealstorjio. This m lan i niw i %ria y-thre years old and possesi s ( ai1 Ihl evili( alites of his 111 h r. i0e4 111itllti li a b ttliter education I- I I t braii. fle hlas beco mlie thie iti-r Ir Iot t he fo i ir Statves of Mlexico. Theii olicial-i lt vvviy village areiarrayed I.nlinl"I 11111. Ill- comles aundgoes with t hivc r lerit y ! f light ning, i s lierv oneday ri11i Ihe Ire wiorrimw, n;l is hiard of ti'I1IW, -,IIll u!ttalivollsly at places a hunil 4t.de 1Itl aplor1. le iI i surrout nded by % ha nd of enuthroals as devsperatei as IIini3Wlf.The.yare lifty ill number and ie:n -in!ln as at very taine oceu litlil, h> b. r4morteI to only whenl '1 hert 3~Is lAriting matter afoot. Thir inents1%,ions into TexaA are very Witn l3-lee onl this SiIe tie Rio l r-i.h.. ( o ftl w I th mihave been killed l' 11 13: L o- c receive I at Rtio 3r;3 ui 33Ci3 tht "Iha! : 1eba' l which mak,1cfteS is lan <1 tun n tlt- h i oiltaisll of T - .......y:,; i;-, hnd ng another forev. :nt~1 mj i3 Ithe ;o r-mds,ii ea horse ilf i !t T bl::h - aeinil swif'tnej:. Th'le a i i .il is ha Y , g ra y , hl a tk,l crea nm , so r n .i i. ;ii: i \iht; i sptoj . en ina Iaud~ ii OI aht( I ';un; 'rgo, beam t i nvo~' l vle 3in on-- oiIfl b iis ' u lLffas and'.LeI L esca e with his ens i iy lii:;I<. 1 'iidancedi hin cit 3 Lt ibot' er,i sht. at im8 wh ~i-' Ih3 :1y n i hl'or Wiised tandu. i' Iitila fl,liwed y, tre[le soldiers1 Vif Ihe'L Alii13 lal l.\t rmyi'13 and V plicemt an of ('irgo IA . 21Ie h a teiirSursuing I'.'s3 13:s an Vereh i t' inse ithe c'hp (a11al.t Whe they3C emn up13t LiC3Ilghe oee f "ik (>ne alJl)t11tr b wa 1s3ins t t kiled, rt'th, :Un' l 'he110 porlicein wa s t struck11111t it3 h'iIe g 3331ot of t hes ild ie.ae uTe rInint1ing 1t331hilie brappled wih the l b;11li andV 'Flt.'ltlt'r ed toista im wlitho Lh:tl foiurslii oponnt ling' ' et m Tdde e unp''111 m. i!a' 3:l3eiL iluiexica lutisandji Ih Texa ll, \sh'.e of .the l di ( oran hl ifro p:n I-: It' r hi ils 3 r.t lter O tltFI.r C .t u, 111.1.:1g gii11i 3 .- -h e i tiing monina m.li rtbsl t elies apreit us'ed of the 1l.rie$3 huni1 le ithd oneihead. Crmer e iitj it'I" 113in Ii was arreste(131 Iliat bhe , iLA .i:, hlwevkuer, :011 tioi foh i imy, I- thnon (errough huis tirdlwi to the bet h raluy