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He par ries the blow of every antagonist except Dr. Alexander. It is true that be does not wound his oppo nent. but such is bis skill in bis manly art that he pierces himself. In olden time it was regarded as indicative of the highest virtue for one, defeated and despairing of sue cess, to fall upon bis own sword. Metbinks the Doctor will have no occasion to call npon his “armor bearer” to stand upon bis prostrate form. He says: “Comparisons are odious. I shall uot enter upon com parisons.” Now that is not only honorable, but beautiful. In the same article, in giving us much in formation “as to the moral atmos phere” of the State College, be says: “One student, forced away by the moral sentiment of his fellow-stu dents because suspected of a crime, entered a denominational college, and is known to have reported there that the morals of the State College were too demoralizing for him.” “Another student, dismissed for cheating and lying, and who had also failed in bis examinations here, went to a denominational college, and reported as his reason for leav ing not only that the morals of the State College were too low, but that the standard of scholarship was also too low.” Dr. Alexander, Cbaplaiu and Professor in the great State Col lege, says that “comparisons are odious,” and what Baptist is there io the State who, “out of the abun dance of bis credulity or iguorauce,” would dare to dispute so oracular deliverauce from so emiuent a source. And yet Dr. Alexander, Chaplain and Professor of the State College, has made not only a com parison, but an exceedingly odious aud offensive one, withont the can dor to state what college it is whose Faculty has done this dirty work of welcoming to their college the dis graced offcasts of the State College. As be says in the same article that be is “writing especially for Baptists,” aud introduces to bis readers the “Baptist parson” who “warns bis mstrons and bis patrons against the State College aud pro claims the virtues of Furman Uni versity,” the dear inference is, that he means to charge the Faculty of Furman University with it I submit the case to the Baptist read er, whose verdict may be charged either to “his credulity or his ig norance.” In giving ns much light npon the “strict discipline” of the State Col lege, the Doctor informs ns that, in expelling students, “It is done quietly. No noise is made about iL Tbe student usually gees home at the Christmas holiday, or after tbe intermediate examinations, or at the close of the year lu that way we send away about a dozen students every year. No one knows officially, except himself and his parents and tbe College, but that he leaves of bis own accord ” Here comes both my ignorance and my credulity. Id the abun danoe of my igooranoe, I did not know that ibe discipline—so oalled —of tbe State College was thus ad ministered; but tbe abaodanoe of my eredulity leads me to put im plicit confidence in the above state ment of Dr. Alexander, one ot tbe Faculty. Otherwise, I could not have believed that each was tbe discipline of the State College. I am unable to decide whether my credulity or my ignorance is tbe greater. 1. According to tbe two cases of discipline given, and the Doctor’s explanation of the manner of exer cising this stiiet discipline, tbe un worthy student is permitted to re tain bis place in his classes and bis moral status, so far as any known action of tbe Faculty is concerned, till be can cover up bis disgrace by an apparently voluntary withdraw al. Such a coarse, to the “abun dance of my ignorance,” does not seem calculated to impress upon tbe body of students a very favora ble opinion of tbe morale required by tbe Faculty. If I do not misun derstand the statement of the Doc tor’s first case of discipline, tbe stu dents themselves are less tolerant of angent'emanly conduct by a stu dent than the Faculty; for it seems that be was “forced away by the moral sentimeut of bis fellow stu dents”—unless, perchance, be also remained till the Christmas holiday or after tbe intermediate examina tions or the close of the year, aud no one knew but that he left of bis own accord. 2. As tbe Faculty is so very care ful to prevent any one but tbe young mau, his parents aud tbe College from knowing the facts in the case, how is tbe faculty of an other college to know but what the young man left “of his owu accord!” My cmiulty is hardly abundant euoueb to enable me to believe that tbe Faculty of tbe State College pursue* such a course iu order that o’.ber colleges may be imposed upon by tbe .young men they have dis missed iu disgrace, so that tbe Fa culty of the State College may have just such a case to throw up to the other college in the State, as Dr. Alexander has done. It would stretch the credulity of eveu a Bap tist to believe that tbe Faculty of the State College—though they tnav bold the other colleges in the State as beneath its recognition— would assume to treat with such superciliousness the gentlemen com posing tbe facnlties of these colle ges, of whom some have uot only given many years of honest toil iu tbe work of educating the youth of the State, but whose character and reputations are known over this broad laud, aud who have thus con tributed uot only to the welfare of the State, but to its character abroad. There are aiuoug them no ble Christian men, who at personal sacrifice have given more years to teaching than Dr Alexander has lived. Aud yet these men are to be held up as being so lost to self- respect as to welcome to their col lege the graceless youths that have been sent from tbe State College in disgrace, and forsooth, because the Faculty of tbe State College socare- lilll\ concealed tbe fact of their be ing sent away. 2. My ignorance prompts me to inquire into the reason of tbiscourse on the part of the Faculty of the State College. My credulity is hardly sufficieut to ascribe it to tbe tbe tact that tbe families of these young men, of whom so many are spirited home every year, may be possessed of political influence, and tbe Faculty deem it wise and pru dent not to endanger that influence by promptly exercising discipline on tbeir sons 1 That would be to believe that the Faculty, partaking of tbe atmosphere arouud them, had themselves become politicians. That was a bold thrust of tbe Doctor’s, when be brought into his argument tbe case of the “two full graduates from tbe Theological Seminary.’’ He went a long ways out of the way to get it, aud yet I thiuk he will get only his labor for bis paius. He will hardly be able by this to alienate from tbe support of Forman University two of our most honored pastors, than whom none have more completely the con fidence aud affection of the Baptist of South Carolina. Even a Baptist in tbe abundance of bis ignorance, can see tbe design in lagging this matter into tbe discussion ot the “moral atmosphere” of tbe South Caroliua College. In my “creduli ty” 1 bad believed tbat Dr. Alex ander bad a more tender regard for tbe feelings of those bretbreo, who are so dearly loved throughout the State. Tbe Doctor says: “Once iu the history of tbe S. C. College, infidel ity reared its head in its faculty, aud it was promptly cut off by tbe trustees. Could tbe trustees ot a denominational college have done any more f” Will tbe patient rend- er follow me into tbe unwelcome taakjof examining into tbe history of this case of infidelity, whose head waa so “promptly cut off by tbe trustees ” I wilt be as concise as tbe truth of history will allow. Dr. Thomas Cooper became Professor of Chemistry January, 1820: Presi dent jiro fm., January, 1821, and President January, 1822, which of fice be held till olose of 1833, and was then Professor of Chemistry and Mineralogy for the year 1834. One who had tbe best means and opportunity of thoroughly knowing Dr. Cooper says of him: “He had drank deep at the tonutain of infi delity; he bad sympathized with the sneering Havana of Paris, and sat at tbe feet of the moat skeptical philosophers of England. If there were any feelingof his nature stron ger than all the rest it was the feel ing of opposition to the Christian religion. He believed it to be a fraud and imposture, an artful con trivance to cheat foe Is and scare little children and old women. .. In every way he strove to impress his opinions. He bad no coneealment; he was known as the great adver sary of tbe church. On all occa sions he treated its pretensions with contempt... All knew that these were his views. He made them known in the social circle, in his in teroonrse with the young men, and in various publications which he issued from time to time. Under such circumstances, whal must be tbe impressions made by his minis trations fn tbe college pnlpit! Wbat must tbe students think of such a mau T Not only must such services be a mockery, but all respect for tbe authority of one who would lead in such a hypocritical ceremo ny must ot necessity pass away. He read the Bible, whose authority he openly denied, and prayed to a God in whom be did not believe. . . The youth of the S'.ate were ba fore him, nnd he was to mould their opinions aud fashion their character.” (Laborde’s History of •South Carolina College.) After be bad been president for eleven years, the Legislature, Dec. 7. 1831, “Resolved, That in the opin ion of this House it is expedient that tbe Board of Trustees of tbe S. C. College do forthwith investigate the conduct of Dr. Cooper as Presi dent of the S. C. College, and if they fin < that his continuance in office defeats the ends and aims of the institution, tbat they be request ed to remove him.” Thereupon the Trustee resolved “To inquire wheth er Dr. Cooper had wilfully and un necessarily promulgated any opin ions which are justly offensive to any consideratde jHirtiou of tbe State, aud w hether from them any injury has resulted to the College, whether the injury can be remedied without the removal of Dr. Cooper, and whether his conduct in the premises has been such as to coustituta misconduct for which he should ba removed.” The matter was referred to a com mittee of five, who reported to the Board Dec. 14, and Dr. Cooper at the same time presented his reply Action was deferred till the follow ing May, when action was again post|>oned. On Dec. 8, (1832), “though there was a strong dissent ing opinion,” the Board of Tiustees “Resolved, That no charges against Dr. Cooper, showing that his con tinuance in office defeats tbe ends aud aims of the institution, or au thorizing his removal, have been substantiated by proof, and that the charges against him be there fore dismissed.” A year later Dr. Cooper proposed -to resign the pres idency on condition that he be re tained iu tbe College as Chemical Lecturer. His resgnation was ac cepted, and he was appointed Lee turer on Chemistry and Mineralogy. At the close ot 1834—a Year later— the President, professors aud in structors were all requested to re sign, which they did. Among them was tbe pious Dr. Henry, acting President. It will be seen that Dr. Cooper was iu the Faculty fifteen years, thirteen of which he was President. He was sixty years old when he first become connected with the College. There are two facts connected with the promptness with which tbe Trustees cut off the head of infidel ity in tbe Faculty, that surprise the “abundance” of my “credulity.” From the testimony of Dr. Laborde, it is simply impissible to believe that tbe Ti ustees were ignorant of Dr. Cooper’s opinions, or of bis per sistent teaching of them during the twelve years he bad been connect ed with tbe College. They could not have been uuorant of the tact tbat it was with such sentiments be as head of tbe institution of which they were put iu charge, couduoted in the “college pulpit” the reli gious (!) exercises ot the chapel. They could uot have been ignorant of the inevitable influence of such a character upon the youog men, tbe shaping of whose future, both for this life and tbat which is to come, was to a large extent entruat- ed to their keeping. And yet, if dming these twelve years, a single word of protest or a single act look ing to tbe corre' tion or removal of the unspeakable evil was taken or uttered by tbe Trustees, tbe history of the College is silent on the sub ject. I ask my reader to scan the history ot the Oollege daring those twelve years of infidel teaebiuga by Dr. Cooper in tbe social circle, iu the class room, by tbe press and from the “college pnlpit,” and then tell me wbat eared the Trustees ot the State College for tbe moral and religions character of the teaching given the President of tbe College— what oared they for tbe eterual wel fare of the students, so long as the college balls were crowded with ■wr- stndents! The only question tliat seemed to concern them was, how many students can we get ! After a whole year’s reluctant investiga tion, they finally resolve that Dr. Cooper’s teaching did not defeat the ends and aims of the ins itu- tion ! (Are “tbe ends ands aims of the institution” still the same!) Two years later when the attend ance of students had grown small enough to reach the moral (!) senti ment of the Trustees, they request the entire Faculty to resign. I do not know whether to reprobate the more, the unpardonable crime of re taining Dr. Cooper to poison the minds of the youth of the State, or the cowardice tbat deserted aud sacrificed that eminent scholar and divine. Dr. Robert Henry, when they were forced to give up Dr. Cooper. The other surprising fact is that the Trustees did uot move iu the matter until the Legislature, in fluenced by popular sentiment, so long outraged by the conduct of tbe Trustees in retaining Dr. Cooper, had by resolution, that could not be disregarded, compelled them to take official cognizance of it. 1 nail attention to the expedients used by the Trustees to retain Dr Cooper in spite of the popular clamor. Nor could they be induced to cut ofl the head of infldelity till the |>opulnr clamor made itself felt by withhold iug popular.-patronage. In the abundance a/ my ignorance, I would inquire if there is any other way to reach the moral nerve of the Board of Trustees of a State institution than by withholding patronage. It has been said that history repeats itaelf. lu the face of tbe above history, Dr. Alexander, who as Chaplain of the State College occupies the col lege pulpit, which Dr. Cooper did atone time occasionally or regular ly fill, sa.\ s: “Once iu the history of this S. C. College infidelity rear ed its head in the Faculty, aud it was promptly cut off by the Trus tees.” It is the same Dr. Alexan der who says in the same article : “He who speaks of lax discipline in the State College is speaking out of the abundance of his credulity or his ignorance.” “Draw Poker.” (Ruth, in Southern Churchmen.) Before I became a Christian I was very fond of playing a “little game” called “draw poke r.” It was intense ly progressive—the “stake” rising gradually from the “little nickel” to the “big jack pot,” and the mau who “held the best hand” generally got the “jack pot.” “Now, tell me, “Reader of the Churchman, v wherein lies tbe differ ence between your “jack pot” and tbat of the poker player, and where in lies the diflereuce in the means of gathering it. A game of cards is a gnine of chance, and “three aces”always beats “three jacks” However skilled the Christian “young lady” or the Christian “young gentleman” may be iu hand ling the “pasteboard,” bis success will depend upon tbe cards in hand; and if be get the ‘‘pitcher or the vase” or the “jack pot” he will get oidv what he won. But thiuk of a party of Chrirtians playing cards! Think of a Christian piacticlng “euchre” in order to progress and win a candlestick I A good way to let one’s light shine as a euchre player, but I know, Mr. Editor, tbat this de vice of tbe devil has ciept into so ciety, and members of our church have given it a most cordial recep tion. Wives who go to the Lord’s table on Sunday go to the “progres sive euchre” table Monday, and there play with nucouverted bus- band. and sons. Church members are familiar with the dialect of tbo parlor gambler, and know only so much of the dialect of heaven as is picked op on Sunday, and Satan is bappy over tbe bright prospect of ■‘the church converting tbe world”— to his way of doing. No, my brother, atbouiand times no. Card playing is no pastime for tbe Christian ; and when all the apologies ure made, progressive eu chre is still a device of the devil. 1 would respectfully suggest to the next party of Christians in Clarksburg, or Parkersburg, or any other bnrg, who meet for progres sive enebre to call upon tbe best player to lead in prayer for a bless ing upon the game, and especially upon tbe one who may win the prize at tbe “Cbriatiau’s game of chance” tbat be may not lose his prize at tbe end of life’s eventful game. “Be not deceived. God is not mocked ; for whatsoever a man sow- etb, of tbat shall be reap.* Sow whiskey, reap drunkards; sow cards, reap gamblers. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The best Salve in tbe world for Cuts, Braises, Ulcers, Salt Rbeam, Fever Sores. Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cores Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satis faction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Will- oox ft Co. 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Mr. Randall objected to any change being made in the order of tbe House. “Let tbe bill stand on its own bot tom,” remarked Mr. Dunham, of Illinois. “it has no bottom to stand on,” suggested Mr. Long, of Massachu- sett*. Many members took part in the debate which followed, but tbe majority of the speeches were short. Mr. Dibble, of South Carolina, was opposed to the nnlimited coin age of silver at this time. He was not oppoeed to silver. He was iu favor of international bi metallism If it could be obtained, aud if it could uot be obtained he was in favor of national bi-metallism. If we opened our mints now we would lose our gold and receive silver at a discount of 20 per cent. It would dissipate forever any hope of tu>fr uational agreement. It would not be advantageous to the country or to silver itself. At the same time he did uot sunscribe to the idea that the silver dollar was a fr >ud. It was a bona fide dollar aud he was unwilling to take the bullion stan dard of the London market as the standard of value of the coin which Congress had coined and regulated the value of since the days of the fathers. He favored tha suspen sion of silver coinage for a definite period—one or two years. Mr. Herbert, of Alabama, pretn- ised bis speech with the declara tion that in tbe President and in the success of his Administration lay the hope of Democratic ascen dancy. and be had no sympathy with those Democrats who seemed to think the hope of the Democracy lay in the destruction of the present Administration. He favored the rehabilitation of silver, but did not think this Government by itself was equal to tbe task of rehabilitating iL Any attempt to do this by the passage of tbe pending hill would result in an income of silver and an outgo of gold. Mr. Tillman, of South Caroliua, advocated unlimited coinage of sil ver in a two minute speech. Mr Findlay, of Maryland, re plied to criticisms made on hia speech by Mr. Norwood, of Georgia, which he denominated as “the plan tation thunderbolts of the Georgia Jupiter, forged in the smithy of Simon Suggs.” Mr. Blaud obtained unanimous consent to withdraw his motion to recommit the bill. Dr. Dibble offered an amendment providing that, unless in tbe mean time through the concurrent action of the nations of Enrope with tbe United States, silver be remon etized prior to tbe first of July, 1889, then and thereafter so much of the Act of February 28, 1878, as authorizes aud directs tbe secretary of the treasury to purchase silver bullion and cause tbe same to be coined, shall be suspended until further action by Oougress. Tbe amendment was defeated—yeas 84 ( nays 20. Tbe question then recurred on the engrossment and third reading of tbe bill, aud it was decided in the negative—yeas 126, nays 163. So tbe bill was killed. A Wonderful Discovery. 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