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% le took the con ft**, t their further en- aou art Christ, this rock I found the gates of hell J against it." After [the speaker claimed “ n Church was H anti an integral of God. it was [is rock, and there- |h tnated. In proof [he roferred to her P. r confessions, her bg, her missionary rical strength, and bid increase in our ig the last quarter he large audience md attention dur- this eloquent Lx were the expres that met my * e of E ®nghan> ot their beautiful Is in the midst of is accessible to region of country. | labors^ have Wen among his people, he rides fourteen road, every two them at their ring the week. I u liue, that he often | at night to avoid thus visits several ; trip. His people ted to him and his [ wife. Their kind rs endear them to lieir young people, [iId non, who gather |i«i expressions of | r»u*y apjiear. May qiansl to the X. »e Lutheran Visitor. Mountains. pown, Tenn., * the 4th, 187*2. } * Presuming you tr something from lins, a traveller has you something of id felt daring his plains of North }and once blessed by of Parson Ilrown- scenery of North ?ly surpassed in ier in tht? world—it peak east of the |s—-and out of this" | beauty and grand- inoa valley comes iu The view from [the Bloc Ridge is ptiful one, looking iany peaks which '\>rt and that poiut, | basis the slow stage way; and forward | table land covered lonotony of which, is applicable here, my^eautiful little id just above, the the summit at the *aud Asheville, is aud.* Although a he is going down the while, yet the itnde between the le is bat about 200 being about 18 miry along Swan- banks lined with laurel in full bloom, t call beautiful, the French Broad im* feeling quite di stance of about 30 road winds along y leaving it a dis at any point, iter part of the >n the very bank, ntaiu overhangs it. of this beautiful ,uy litthh-falls aud Acts, would be too abandon the at- say to those who icle, and- who may now something ot lis region : “Come muds, Mr. Editor, at those who live ongbt necessarily fearing people, ly before them of that great us all. Every mighty tempi** a the Three ill ly ascend—each ah draws near changing aspect id whose lofty and lightnings nlessly played, Plls him that in *nse which the ; shake. iforc I close, i>er say something ravel over the of yonr readers ow. On leaving isix horse stag** ur ride may be it as the nutn- THE LUTHERAN VISITOR. COLUMBIA, 8. €., AUGUST i. IBM is large or small, correspondent went constituted the nutn- I examine the chaucea of passen day r, seven r? yo« comfort. • seat quite JOmfortable, and was roll pleased with uiy View* of the scenery. 1 managed to keep dooe of a journey of I had the good fortune fainSlde the driver where igly for a position near the inside. il08, when! t was asked to take - \ * : ; i in unph qua non of one daughtc unseen/ enehaiuei Bat here came the nut. I was granted t proximity to a some family iu the that class of Eve’s “who wore born to Whose senses Somnux more strongly than body, lcavfcg that to be tossed the swaying stage through twice room allotl 8d it. nd now, M Editor, having given a short ai d very imperfect ac- t of »uy tr ivcls across the Blue of my good fortune and of misfortune (, I close my present uuicatiou, asking you to accept anon froi i a Traveller. Fo the Lutheran Visitor. jin West Virginia. fr. Editor : A few words relative the progress of. the goo<l work the mountains may not be un do ) our readers. »y, the 13rd day of Juue, was long looket for day iu our eaten- r, a day loud to be remembered iu local chui ch history. It was day wbeu our new and itifnl temp e was solemnly eoa- to th i worship of the Tri- God. Th< i Glades District, of Brandonvjllo charge, through ive decajlcs, has had no house worship save only the old log irch at the C roes Roads. Nor did \ three years ago venture to hoi>e we shoal l ever be able, few iber aud. >oor in esLite as we to build a hurcb. But a hope was forlorl i has become a real- fact. inks to <• od and the inspiring iership, ind ‘fatigable labors aud ifiri iuin stry of our beloved tor, Rev. J >hu W. Tressler, the lest and cei taiuly prettiest honse worship iq these mountain re- is was rea ly for dedication on i appointed < ay. >n the bright morning of that the mountaineers and the dwell- in the valeys left their quiet and with glad hearts went op feast of Medication. So large >ncourse atj people on a similar don was verhape never seen in parts, i Itliough it was the th dedieat on day within the |nds of our i barge in the pant one one-half ys rs. ic house io, as we v as densely crowded 1 as about doors aud dows with)! t, aud yet others to tfi$ amount cf perhaps 300 in the ve, could ft >t be accommodated, at an hour before the time ap- ted service! began, because more i were alrea ily in the honse could find room, t was ourr irivilege to listen to Kev.. Pro! D. L. Tressler, of >is, who i reached the dedica discourse from Ps. Ixi: 2, and ough he {reached one hoar it led to us as though he had cely began when he quit. The | tapered “am ms" that went up, and unbidden t ars that stole down cheeks of* nany of liVs hearers, le all feel that it was good to i there. Ifqg y hour, Happy hour )KE1). iv. J. \V. Tressler, the pastor, rmed the dedicatory act acoord- to the ; of Worship. After sermon this pastor presented a ement shewing the names of coll ators, the amounts contributed, sum total i ubseribed, payments him made, until he wonnd up thft langi age of the following pt: sceived of Rev. J. W. Tressler molding M St. John’s Evangeli- 2 I Lutheran church, at Glades, f 06.05, balauc s in full as per eon- 1 * NO. W. CUPPET, Juue 22d, 18: 2. Builder. jThe large njudience, seeing the i dutiful and 1 inely finished house, * -med anxious to know the financial s nation ot thi i small congregation, were stir >rise*l to learn that ery dollar of the money was pro- for. Thi is the only uiiplens- t jeatuic o a dedication was ting here. The house frame, xo0, was lino tied inside all in wal- t aud «ak, with two small stauds, ft on either ftide of a beautifully fished pulpit, silver plated com run service, a nil set «»t‘ upholstered ns, jn• wx finished with beautifully <**1 end bosi tin, and heavy nmuld- belfry, bell, xlat HhutterM, nds large yard inclom*<l with ifm whit > paling fence, the even Sod< ed, and every dollar And wh; f Well, sir, because people had i mind to work, and n* was a Under in the van who istantly proc aimeil by word and bed, ‘‘We will „ ot forsake the of our C od." Or in the Ian »ge of the President of the Vir- ia Synod, who preached the dedi- ory disconra ■ of St. Peter’s Evan Heal Luthera i church in the same luarge one yeir ago, “The secret our people’; success lies m the . ff* 1 * they *ci*ked to honor God n their xubktt nee, and icere led for- T< r . at , l< i cout neled by an eneriyrtic God fearing pantor? ■* L. GjlOrok. For tho Lutheran Visitor. | Suggested by the peculiar oir (iimstances attending the midden death of Kev. Solomon Schaeffer, of Montgomery County, Va., nml re specially dedicated to his Ur^iveil family by the writer.) The pastor is weary, he seeks his repose i Oppressed with earth’s sorrows, its carvs and its woes, In meek resitmati«*« he kisses the knI, And sighs: “Sweet afHiction, that brings neiur to Oo«l." His baud ia Iris Saviour’*, his htsol mi his breast, * As calm as an infant 1m* sinks to his rest; Kind angels attending, their lone vigils keep, Aud weep o’er the sleeper—if augei* can weep. Fulfilling their missiou. they bear him away, Iu slumber still wrapt, to the realms of I bright day; He wakens in heaven, his Saviour is there, Aud this welcome plaudit falls sweet on hi* ear: “Well done, faithful sen ant! receive thy reward For thy patience and zeal iu proclaiming my wort!: A crown for thy forehead, all glowing with stars. The sonls thou liast wou through thy labors and prayers; Here are mansion* of rest and joys ever more. Ihvpared for the faithful, an* laid up in store.’’ In rapt adoration, the glorified soul See# the wouders of heaven to his vision unfold. Thou catching the strain of the Inavcnly hand. Shouts forth, “Halleluiah! to 0«d and the I>amb Ecclesiastical. LUTHERAN. Gettysburg Seminary.—Dr. Spree her haa^Iiucliiietl the third professorship of theology. The American say a that the proapetds for a large class of stu dents are very good. The graduating class numbered five, all told. Wittenberg College.—The Alurnui have formed themselves into a cor poratiou for the purpose of endowing another professorship under the name of Witleaberg Aluuini F.udoW im ut F uud. Holman Ixx’turr.—The lecture waa this year deliveml by Dr. J. (t. Mor ns, of Baltimore. The aeveuth arti cle of the (.'oufeaakMi was discussed. The Doctor aoawereal the qaeatma. Which is iu oar day the true church f just as every Luthera!) should answer it. Said he : 44 In answer to this question—we must unhesitatingly say, our own—that is, there the pa rity of gospel preachiug and propri ety of sacramental administration is best preserver! and inaintainerl. But we say this iu no narrow exclusive sense.” Pennsylvania College.—Not one grsd uate this year is from the .South. Two are from “my Mary land.** and two from Wheeling, W. Va.; the rest from IVnnsylvaitia and other Nortlieni States. ^ Missouri.—The eighth Evangelical Lutheran church in St. Ixmiis was consecraterl April 21. It is served by four of the theological student*, and one of the city pastor* :i«lmin inters the sacraments. Indiana.—The Committer' apimmt ed by the Missouri Synod to examine the sanitary and the moral condition of the Gymnasium at Fort Way ne, Indiana, reported that there are no justifiable grounds of complaint as regards the healthiness of the insti tution, but the complaints ationt the Christian aud moral state of the scholars are in the main well founded, more particularly as regards former years, as a perceptible change for the bcttor*hnM manifested itself during the present scholastic year. Mission Festival—Four Xorwcgiuu congregations united together, ami had, not a picnic, nor a barbecue, as our American Lotberan Sunday schools aud churches art* in the habit of celebrating, but—a Mission Festival, at Spring Grove, Minwso ta. Alnmt 1500 persons were prew ent. The festival was kept in a forest near the parsonage, when* a stand, tables aud seats ornamented with wreathes hud beeii fitted up. The services com mi* need with the singing of a hymn, after which the pastor, Rev. Rcgne, tskoMed the intert‘st«*«l guests in the uam«* of Jesus. Rev. Mugelsen followe«l with a sermon on 1st John iv: 21; ami Rev. luirseu read different items touching the Sontli Sea Islands, the Afriean and the Madngaseur Missions. These exercise* «**cnpied nearly the whole day . The actx>unl of the Festival In the Maanedstiden de says nothing about eating, play iug, romping or other amoaemeuts; bat simply remarks: flic* evening was now at band, and we had to part, although nnwilliugly. Rev. Stub presented the thanks of the invited guests to the Spring Grove congregation, after which a hymn was snug , when the Festival closed. We bad almost overlooked an im portant feature; at the Festival $10 were collected for domestic and foreign missions. Could we not get up sneb eelebra I tious f Are they not more accepts Lie to our Ix>rd, aud more in keepiug with onr chriatiau professions, than the foolish pie-niea and pagan barba- cues at which old people fill them selves, young |ieople flirt, children learn to do both, few thiuk of Christ, and none throw into the Lord's treas ury, because all have s|>ent so much money on getting up themselves and the jollifications. Of all pie a tea, we dislike Sunday school picnics. We met not long ago the — Sunday School retIIruing trow a jric nic. The children filled three Or four large wagans, the boya yelled like Indians when we passed them, and the girla sang “Dixie" and waved their hand kerchiefs. If they wanted to be ungels, they ucitber acted nor looked like good angel*. i i mmmmmm——■—— Miscellaneous. - - i Stanley, whom the New York Her aid sent out to find Livingstone, has actually found him, Init in vain ^lid he entreat the Doctor to cotne ho me. Livingstone would not. Mr. Stni ley spent twenty eight days with I im, aiAl left him at I’uyauyembe to ex plore the north of Taittranpika l^kc, and the remaining l*/tuiiea of the Lualolta River which will uerfipy the next two years. rh«*re is Moinetlniig m theaMiiduct of Livingstone which we niii j»ot understand. It wi*di^ to us thas he might have (xumuunicated with the ooast if he lia«l been no dis|M$w«l. NN hy did he uot I It also »p|4«n that he did uot write to any of bis friends by the Stanley mail, fyocs be not want to comniuuicate pith them ! The X. 1*. Observer su that “be may have been ont af $»k." That may be so. la the m we must have imtience until the ap pearance of his next book. I*. S.—A IiondtHi letter says HLui k*y did not tell all he knew, jLiv-1 ingstooe is married to an African prinreas and does uot care to return. Heady to Scare.-—There ia no snf ficietit reason why the English Ritu- alists should not go over to Hoar in a body. One of the leatliag «|Nnta at the aeet, Mr. Msrhooorhinr. rec tor of St. .Vlhans rhtireh. usskw, j says that they do not consider them selves separated from the “mother j church,* but are at one with her Hi j all the sarrumentarian tlogmas, re cognise the primary of the pofw as the senior tiiahop, twit tlosK hia in fallibility. It Is aorr a matter of the pride of imtependecHrc and aa thonty t than sd prswetpU, that makes them hesitate. Craugtlu»*/ f sitarMas.—There are a good many L*mtaruMi» who are evangelical in spirit, if not ia form of doctriae. The church of Dr. < ’handler Roldans, of Boston, has recently adofdeil fh« following state ment of belief: NVe believe that Ji*m* t hrist |» the only begotten Son. the only |*rfe*t j Kevealer, and the mafiifeataUun of the One living and true God, the Father, from whom hr came oat “to take away the «na of the world that hr is “heml over all things to the church, ami should in all hair preeminence;* that all which he taught, all which be tlerlarrd eon cerning himself, sod all which the Holy Scriptures say of him, to tree; that all those who heartily Iwdteve * in him are bora of God, are partakers of the Holy Spirit, and bav*e ever ^ lasting life { ami that faith in him. through flic | mrt in pat ion of one Spirit, to the tree ground of fellow ship among hia diariplea, ami might I to lie so acknowledged Imth n» word I and tired. Washington, IU.—lift. I>r. K NV. Harkey to now pmsrhttig to t con gregalitMi at this place, naqiotrtl mostly of < Germans. He declared oa the tour of Synoil lately, that he hatl never lalioml with more satis factum and sucres* than be to doing now in this new field, ami that he hatl never ls-en so well pant for his labor*. His congregation numbers 177 mem here, they offered him a sal ary of $11100, which Amy ih4 only j paid promptly, bat added several hundred dollars to It. The Diet or t« ato«) engagetl in literary laburw; he to writing a hook on the Lutheran doctrine of Jnstificatioa hy Faith, whteli to very highly sfMdirw of. /Area Swift'» Krmdutmns.—The M lowing rraolatititis were drawn up by Dean Swift, tolw> otwwrrrd “wbeo 1 come to tie oldNot to marry a young woman. Not to keep young company. unless they demre it. Not to be peevtob, moroae at Mwpiriotu. Not to tell the suave story ov#r nod over to the some ptmple. Not to be covetous—the hardest of all to be kept. Not to be over severe with young people, bat to make allow a nee for their youth fill follies and weakness. Not **» be too free of advice, nor trouble any bat thoar who desire it. To drsire some good fr-uunl* to inform me which of these resolutions I break or neglect, and reform accordingly. Not to talk much, nor of myaelf—very bard •gain. Not lo hearken to flatterers, nor conceive I ran be beloved by a young woomu. Not to be positive or opinamative. Not to mi wp fur olMerviag all tbfe i«K far fear I sbonld ohaerve none. —There are 9,111 ordained 1‘rotest ant, and 6,270 Romish missionaries, laboring in ford gw fields, showing a majority ia Ihvor of l’roteatantism of 2,835 miasumaries. not including native iMUtoora and preachers, of whom there are 20/179. (Extract fnwu Tetagraph and Memengrr, Maeoa, Ga.) f NVe hat!' tested iu virtue person ally, and' know that for dyspepsia, bilUouaneaa and Lhrubiing headache arising therefrom, it to the best med icioe the wogld ever saw. ! We had tried forty other remedies before the Simmon's Liver Regulator, but none of them gave us more than tempora ry relief, Imt the Regulator relieved, pat It cured Telegraph, j If you desire rosy rhwefrs and a not only — Editor • •>mpU*\i«>e fair and free f$»m I*im- nd En faking I >r| Plarer’s Khaeon plea, Blotifbea and Era pilots, p«rif> your Woo I by Golden Mi dieal Yeas an > Nsupis.—Ifbokww could make them aclvcw uinlerato d ia ho mau langtagr, bey woo 1 signify by a univi real 'em,” then assent to the atateajrnt th$t the Mai tang lia reoredy •p!*ut for ana»eoU,|aa«l by a imeut is tl e U*st all these c itcrna most emp latic * Neigh displcasur > at r auy other §ire| Ever siucr its I*hh», at the War, ia I^W. it blessing cunng, ' * underfill luty and mine dis as Mpavin. nnglwme. poll evil, srratchew, and finall; feet ions 1 hich siaews an I ex brings. diction plaint* fee., and relieving ng the fiainfnl af tack tbc mnsrtes, glandi uf human fart heyro id contra all injart a or com ur quail wpeds to • applies Is the drnsd dlsssss which annually swaps iu thouMUMia to ths grave It udic* iu appearand* to many forwu: in Hlaadolar Hweiliug*. Rhcu. iaeasas, many of the sflbctMNM with which female* are trowbled. fee. Perhaps no one Is wholly free from IU taint; the only way ft can be Mure**, fully treated is through the wvedinra of the Itissklsoil disease} Dr.Twtt’* isea's I Might pas- the aasUtiss to expsl it fruw the perfect health. Bring free from violent mlneija, it may be taken with safety by old sad young Tbs most delicate female may take it at any tiaw. If your child lut* worm*, or a had breath, or sallow complexion, or teudem nt sight, or ns appetite. m general bad health, fire it Dr. Tad’s Liver ^11*. it Dr. Tntd* Hnfr Dye impart* Ufr tu die Hah. Church Notices. ra Virginia Byssd * irty-First Annual Conn-uturn flyuod of Huuth Weetern be held in W. Peter'* rkureh, rowaty, Va, lM*gisoing before dm third Bnadsy to V. „ 8. A. KKI’AHM. The Bvhngelleal Lutheran Hvnod uf Vwguiu will hold iu Fusty -Third Annual J I tie I in the I^atheraa chan h. Her Va.. eummendng ThnnuUy lath. ufti. Mu. otasad, H f-*t T*. 0. A. aud delegntea, whn «inert U mamma favor by immeduteli thesestar lost. RF\* G NV. HOLLAND. Harriaaabnrg. Va. • v*.. *"Y which so i*xternal remedy ble, the MuntaRo Liniment to pre fersldr Us d Ohituaries. Hew Advertisements SIMMONS' Ihed, Jalv 1st, DtT-’J Mrs. Ml at a R. NirHota. wife o Gm. N. Nwhoi*. Inf Mavaaaab. (fe. ia the Mth year of her age. Mrs. Nichols was a wu$th> mem be* of the l-wthema t'hafch of Mn- vaaaah. few nswrly twenty Wine years, having lawn remfirmod b) Kev. N. Aldrtrk. then pastor of the rhareh. I a October, 1913, she «t« nslarslh timid, and shrank from **bsrrvatkwi. Nt never faded to impres* ad who knew her, with a deep scfesr of her aterling w«wth as a chrufiiau. Her kww to shared by a large etirle of friends, whn »jtn|«thisa with the aflltried family h their leas, hhe leaves a three «»ne, aa welt aa t«i» children of her ilMronl brother, who had kwrned to love her as Her death was unexpected as her health had bees few a nnmhrr of years. !fer| sickness waa altraded with great bodily nufernp. hot her mind was calm, and her {Mtienrr eviaced much Christian fewtitade and strong faith. W hew npprwwd of her af> Muochiog dtsaoittboti. by her has oaad, aim remained csla, gad con vmced all nt her twl side that she had frilly set her* know in order. All was well nifh her. and she ex to de|u*rt nod Thu uartvailed MriKur i» warranted sot to onotaim s ringtr partirir at Men but u Hdarimm PU»HT VE0FTA1LE Far hm rears it ha* proved to* grew! ) vah*r Ia all d*«rwM of the liver. Rowel* j uBT Klferv*. TImmmumI* of tor r«d sad great to all paru at the aonntry • »nd lor iu wiind>rfwi and p-. uiwi SlTiI lS/ii lag new life and riaor im the whslr «y»- trm femmsaa’ Lnw fegdato Is ae- »» »“<»»■ to hare so egwal m* a urn MEDICIRE it ia the a»raJ rl cm rata, never Happy proportion in . . . ni: • rruik a wwndrtfnl T«mr, aa sites ■ ■ AHiMwtire and • eertwia ('or- rertnr of nil UnpnRUre of -lfes tofe. fimh dgaal mkw* haa sUmded tu usr. that N U sow regarded as the 01IAT URFAILIRO SPECIFIC toe Um Cumehunt and the |utnfv| off - •« I>M»|«rpM». ( «*» iIku. JaniwlWo. ftiluMt* atUrica. Mirk llomtofbr. Colic. Detirresisn of Hpirita. Hunt fiuwwarh. Heart ltnra. fee., fee. Regulate the Liver and prevent CHILLS AHE FEVER Sim toons' Liver Regulator is msanfar- tnted <wb by jTu. 7.F.II.IN A CO., Mama, Oa. and Pbilndriplda. I*nee #l per pock nos; rent hy aafe pretoge foud. ilkx. IVnuri rrodv l«e ore to bottles. 91JP. Sold by all Drag UF Bewwrr of oil (VnititerfriU and her Rnvioor. MM » with * Beyond ttos vole of leor* There la n Ufr shove, rnarewanred ay the fijlit of t«wr*. Aud ail that Hie ia km*," I». II. II.Z C&i J«lv 19 NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE, Cabarrus County, H. C. SpifF. next H tri •*f this In Miration Aw^uat KJa. HO. Kx- Special Notioes. ** $ £*.. . ■..% 'J A P tritons Season <»h»rw»w* sod delightful a* the weather to to trepfeaJ heal to a severe trial to Uw vital powers. F.rew ths thto rowditiu* €*f the body to “general de bility.” X«*w. general debility artora fire and iwrlwdea s variety of silaseoU The . Here to more Of hoM sfibeted. the hnw eto are rithr* fHO M touted w too wrerh relaxed, the *towmrh hot half priftoma the w„ri of dlgretAnw, the appetite to poor, sad the ixnu «W prereed Thto to what to railed general debility litoscewetaldtoarraafe srewt all ths phyotml functrema. sod re ^ “ reg to apretslly pid. M Ito thto; to wot ere If the Here to *>. Tf ito to. If the asrre k. to hears* sad form them If the mind, which Ih »!»*■ body, »• It rettovre tire difitoalty. and rewwi brlaw* the whale mi rh an tom of the Imdy tw|o harwsrey wtoh the laws of health. There to »a dvthasd ostSsa ia the Westers Hemtaphre* *• *htoh ths stAUty of Hwhfiiri Stosasrh Rtotots as a tank. to While it to * mediriws fra sU od all rttoostes. to to repectolJy united to the iU begin far ten s J Board. u»rhiding wwahing, fto to f)00 1 Tuitins and nmn rent. Cl to tt lorideohda. ta to 99 Total. aim re atm The res* <4 minutere of all deoomina- Uoo* are charged half the regular rate* of Tnitoa. Indigent yooag or* having the la- thetua minUtr> in view, |nj no tuirawt, but uriU be required t*» give note, to be Mid in the event they rail to enter the PW RET. L. A. RIKLK. lYrnidenf. July 12 If—At Agents WiinftMl TO SKU A VKW COMMENTARY, and Prsriiosl. the <4«t ahd New TretamrnU, by Ftoort fe Bn**x. complete in O. The brat ItibHral urholar* in Ametton nnito in prpoowureas it the mad (wwrtiral, snggratArv. w hntiflr nod puwatar Ciwn—i stary yet published in thre rassln. It rtnbracm tbe entire Bibb , to rampart sod anarewient in f«wui, in prim. Hnpnly tag n long- AnS ./As For circular wtth full dracriptkwi sod ^*RITICAI frit want, {tori to hiotire h «» NATIONAL I’UBLUtlllNO CXK. Atisstts. Gtb, or Memphis, T* Jane 21 ti ts (be world Beware or the Mums mode ef send siTM. HAMILTON EASTER A SONS, BALTIMORE, MD, thoir 1AM- price of ty Mad or DRY GOODS, Han* 7s will pay Krprra* freight on ‘ itAng t» $90 and Orer. VkENIMINO So continue waving thoii 0.3 friend* at the Sonth. will •end SAM PLEA (marked with width sod price ri rarh.) «f say kind of Company frir rithwrW sf thrir Dec 1 tol }** return of atarire I feHw 19—Iv SECURITY : LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY, OF NI E W YORK. Robert L Cfi»e, President Theo. A. Wetmore, Vice-President. * Isaac H. Allen, Secretary. A&ttKTh. Janoaiy 1. $tff% INCOME for tm, - $;i.3fl0.fr22 Nutulwr of iNdicic* ioued in 1871, 52134. Thi* Cssmamnr tomie* LI PE, NON-FOHFEITFRE in TEN PAYMENTS, ami EN IX>W M KM'U POULT EH. ou the nwod tororaW. u-rai*. ' Divideud* aie dcrlarctl at the end of first year. All Policlra are Non Forfeiting after three annual Premium* have Imsnud. A few good agent* sauted, ta about liberal inducemeuta will be uffererl by . ’ LOUIS SHERFESEE, General Agent for South Carolina, 4 * '• I ‘ » F'.f (' i '^1 No, 40 Broad Street, Charleston. »- June 7 l J. H. KlNAHI), MAIN STREET, One Door South Columbia HoteL I AM daflt receiving and opeuing a . large and carefully Melcetcd (dock of DRESS GOODS. Thi* stuck cmitrace* e% ervthing denia ble in PRESS GOO Its, \ UXENS, IWMESTtCS, PAXCY GOODS, dx. With a fall amort men! of CCRTAIXS, WINDOW SHADES, MATTINGS, OIL CLOTH, and CARPETINGS a I wttuld reqneot a rail from my numer ora «treismer*, feriing aura red that I ran )»re«rnt one of the imwt attractive SPRING STOCKS Ever uArevd in Columbia, aud will mmut- do effort ta offering aatisfartioti to all. retokm lure Hm given STAUNTON FEMALE SEMINARY. ri^HE Third Heosioii of Staimton Fe- A male .Seminary will open on Tne* day, tlie 8d of SratoBber lest Tin- Imstitutum now offer* all tin- facilities of the beat female seliool*. and ia grad ually growing into public favor. For term* and further particular*, ad drew the Principal. REV. J. I. MILLER. Staunton, Va. IP* Catalogue* sent to any pereon on application. Apr 12 J. H. KINAKD. 31—tf BILLS BUCKEYE BELL FOUNDRY E stablished in i*st. supen..! beUa for chnrcfie* M-hool*. &lc., made of PURE BELL-METAL—Copper and Tin--fully warranted, and mounted with our PATENT IMPROVED ROTARY HANGINGS. CF* 111 unrated catalogue* •ent free. Addre** VANDCZEN fe TIF1 108 fe 104 East 3d street, Cincinnati, O. I Mar 15 23—ly AGENTS! QUICK Uius choice of territory—there i* a rush for it —on Iho Lewis' last and greatest work. OUH DIGESTION, or, MT JOLLY FRIES VS SECRET. It is by far the most taking and salable book in tbe field. 1. It is on a vitally im portant subject. 2. It is by America'* most popular writer on health. 3. It is, for the price, the largest and handsomest book ever sold by subscription. Agents, the people are eager for such a book, ami will urge yon to bring it to them. Write far terms, fee., free. GEO. MACLEAN, Publisher, 733 Sanson Street, Philadel phia, Pa. [May 3—3m ri- 1979 Spring sad Summer. 1872 R.&W.C.SWAFFIKLD. We are now receiving our newly selected SPRING and SI MMER STOCK of READY * MADE CLOTHING, HATS, FURNISHING GOODS, etc. Having occnred tbe *rrvice* of a FIRST CLASS FITTER in our Cnn- t<m Department, we will MAKE UP GARMENTS in the l ret rat Styles, and guarantee satis faction. i We are still taking ord I era for FRRFBCT-FITTDrO SHIRTS Iretrat style* of SPRING HATS on hand. Apt Fir Mishins (iwds Drfttrtnrnt I* complete In fact our stock embrace* everything New and Nobby, which we are sure a ill please the roost fastidious. Give u* s call ami be convinced. UW.C. SWAFFIELD. Mar‘2 W 29—tf ■x X3EKTS WANTIS to mllthe ILLUSTRATED ISTORY OF ■ THE BIBLE By Wm. SMITH, U_D. Author of Smith's Bible Diriiooary. It cm tain* 343 fine Scriptnrn lllnstra- t»oo* and over 1,100 pages, and i* the most enmptebenaive and valuable History of the Bible ever published. The lslmr and learning of«euturies are gathered in this one volume to throw a strong, clear light upon every page of the inspired Word. 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