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PEOGBESS'.Pfi?J?^ REV. THOMAS DIXON ON "THE RE? LIGION OF INDUSTRY." Another Interesting and Instructive Ser? mon In the Notable Series Entitled "The Prophecies of the TV or Id's Fair-Modern Miracles Reveal ed to Man by God.** NEW YORK, NOV. 26.-Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., preached again this morning - in Association hall on 44 The Prophecies of the World's Fair. " The subject of to? day's sermon was "The Religion of In? dustry, or the Promise of the Miracles of Progress.** He declared that the spirit of God was the inspiring power in the discoveries of science and the material ?rs well as spiritual progress of the world. . He appealed for a wider creed of inspiration that should give tise glory of the achievements of the mas? ters of literature, art, science and me? chanics ta the spirit ever brooding, lead? ing, illuminating. In the marvels of our material progress be saw the bright promise of the emancipation and re? demption of mankind. This, he main? tained, was shown by the wonderful advances of civilization under the pres? sure of the material achievement of the present generation, the fact that the discovery of nature is the revelation of God, and that to improve the environ? ment of man is to make possible more and morea normal life, which can only be a righteous one. The text chosen was from Exodus rrri, S, 4, "I have filled him with the -spirit of God, in wisdom, and in under? standing, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, to devise cun? ning works.** The religious thought of today is sad? ly impoverished hythe inadequacy of our theories of inspiration. Some of ns who spell* * I-n-s-p-i-r-a-t-i-o-n** with the biggest possible capitals and the biggest space and fullest accent on ev? ery syllable-and every letter, infect hold the smallest conceivable view of inspiration. Often the men who are most enthusiastic about plenary inspi? ration really believe in the most limited of ail inspirations. The time bas come to give the honor and glory of divine achievement in all spheres and all times to the living spirit of God. the primal source of all. The day has como for tai th in a lar? ger inspiration. The day has come for the worship and recognition of the manifestation of God in the overbrooding, overshadow? ing, leading, illuminating spirit. THE BIBLE DIVINELY INSPIRED. 1 believe in the divine inspiration of the Bible. Yes, and more, I believe in the divine inspiration of many other priceless treasures of literature. I be? lieve th at George Eliot was inspired of God to write those peerless' records of the inner secrets of human nature. There is no Other sane way to account for these wonderful books. Why should 1 deny the authority of the spirit in the progress of the book that moves the soul with resistless power and sends it forth to battle with higher and hoher and di viner aims 1 believe that the invention of the mariner *8 compass was by the leading of the spirit of God. 1 believe that the pioneers who dis- i covered America were led by the spirit I of God in that sublime enterprise. I believe that tba genius who invent- j ed the steam engine was inspired by the j spirit of God. 1 believe that the men who invented j printing and the printing press were i inspired and led by the spirit of God. | . 1 believe that the genius who drove j ont darkness^by. the gleaming torch of j electricity, harnessed the dynamo to the i burdens of humanity and binding with myriad wires made the world a broth- ! erhood was inspired by the spirit of j God. lt is blasphemy to deny it. Yet how \ few of us have recognized this solemn and worldwide truth ! it is time to enlarge oar faith. It is time to lift up our eyes and see the ; grander temple God is thus silently ? building on earth. It is time to recog- ! nize that nobler hierarchy whose king? dom is the world, whose constituency is ' humanity-man made in the image of God. No sublimer temples were ever j reared to the honor of God than those ; white palaces of mechanic and liberal arts that lifted themselves in solemn : beauty and glory by the emerald wa- ! ters of Lake Michigan. There can be no such thing as finality ? to human society so long as it inhabits : this planet. The cry of all voices is I onward, upward! We expect progress. To impede it j now is an impossibility, lt has become ; as natural and inevitable to the man of the century as breathing. In the marvels of our material prog? ress we see the promise of the swift ; emancipation and redemption of man. First-Our progress in the mastery of the mysteries of nature and the sub- \ duing of matter with the present gene? ration has been without a parallel in the history of the world. In 1876 at the Centennial exposition ; in Philadelphia the Corliss engine was the marvel of the machinery on exhib- j it. Its horsepower was 1,400. It fur- j nished the power for the entire exposi? tion. It required 5,000 horsepower to drive the wheels of the Columbian ex- i position 1? years later. The great Allis engine of 2,000 horsepower attracted I little attention or comment. In the rec- ; ord of our achievement for the past dec- ! ade we read that in 10 years, from 1880 to 1890, we have added $2,000,000,000 i to our capital invested in manufactures, I an increase of nearly 75 per cent. In the same time the value of our manu? factured products has risen from $5,- j 300,000,000 to $8,600,000,000, a gain of $3,800,000,000, or, in other words, we are now producing manufactured goods at the rate of $3,800,000,000 & year more than we were 10 years aga 1 The increase in capital inv estet i i tann j ufactures in 10 years, from I SS" i j 1890, was^ greater than tho cutir, ! amount of capital invested m I >. only 20 years ago. In these 10 y the growth of our manufacturing ir. ests was greater than the growth f. the settlement of America up to li In these 10 years we have built 75. miles of railroad, almost as much as total mileage in 1880. And we are but one nation in galaxy of tho civilization whose nmphs were celebrated in these wi palaces. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WHITE PALAC To me the palace of Mechanic i was the most beautiful of all the nc creations of genius displayed in the chitecture of the fair. To my eye imposing arched and pillared walls, gleaming towers that pierced the ; with their masterpieces of art, itsdoi and minarets were a source of unend delight. And the thought of the wh( within wheels that flashed on their s v errands behind those walls was an e welcome challenge to achievement the future. Seventeen years ago we had f trains, we thought. The fastest of th trains would be sneered at today by thousands who rode with the wind the exposition fliers and ate and si in luxury, speeding over the earth miles an hour. Our first locomoti crawled laboriously ever the rough rs and by mighty exertion made 12 mi an hour. And there were wise men tv sought to check this terrific speed law, saying that it was impossible : the human body to maintain its li being hurled at this fearful rate of spc through the air. What would our ancestors say if tb could see Archie Buchanan drive t steel monster that draws the Empi State express on its run from New Yo to Albany, and as he drops from the c at the end of his run say with pride : .'She's a beauty, isn't she ? You S? she has alway:! been true, to me, 8 has, and I've run her ever since s was built She's never cranky or sic and she makes her 300 miles a day : most every day in the year and do her duty every time. That's more th; yon can say of many men. or worn? either, isn't it?" Mr. Cleveland Moffet, describing trip in one of these engines, says th the pounding of the great engine w so violent that all three men-rirema: engineer md visitor-were obliged hold on tightly. Showers of cinde blew in upon them, but the engine faced them, scarcely winking as I stared before him. Indeed he hara changed his position during the who run and never once turned his head. The fireman for the first half hoi waa feeding his fire at the rate of ta shovelfuls a minute. Before the tri anded he had shoveled m more tha three tons of coal. Blasts of hot air came from the whil hot firebox. Smoke, cinders, oil, smu speed, roar, the swaying, pounding m< tions of the engine and the dizzyin procession of whirling objects along th way, which seemed to rise and eharg upon the rushing machine, made dar ger seem imminent, but the effect upo the mind was most exhilarating. The visitor found .himself wishing t go even faster, to put the mighty er gine to its utmost speed. That was nc done, however, for the proud cnginee told him that *lshe" had several time reached a speed of 80 mile:* an hour while on this trip at no time had i been faster than 70. This is but a typical illustration o the advance along the whole line of ma ter ia 1 progress. Even its we gaze npoi the old locomotive and the new we cai but feel that our children will come ii the not distant future and look at th< Empire State express as a curiosity fron the machinery junkshops of the twen tieth century. To annihilate distance is to make man so far omnipresent arie make conscious human brotherhood th? necessary postulate of human life. OBEDIENT ARMIES OF STEEL. Who can compute the power of the? iron wheels and levers in doing th*t work of the world in the coming cen? tury? Those swiftly whirling shafts and hurrying levers have incrusted ir steel the nerve and muscle of millions on millions of workingmen. In that Yankee thread exhibit there they show you a machine whose work is enumer? ated as follows: it reels thread onto lit? tle wooden spools at the rate of 250 doz? en in a day of 10 hoirs, each spool be? ing wrapped with 200 yards of thread. It moves and acts like a sentient being. Eight hoppers are filled " with little wooden spools, and the machine starts. It picks a spool out of a hopper, adjusts it on a spindle, reels out 200 yards of thread, cuts it, inserts the end in a nick in the spool that it makes, dumps the finished spool and takes a new one and repeats this performance all day, in less time than it takes to write about it. The spools are then taken to another little machine that rushes them through a contrivance which pastes a label on them that it chops out, pitches the spool into a box and hurries along in a mad race with the machine reeling the thread. Who can estimate the producing pow? er of these obedient armies of steel? Who can compass the future they will create? At the Centennial of 1876 there was no electrical display. The telephone was a toy, the electric light a dream, the dynamo as remote a thought as aerial navigation to this generation. But here, after the lapse of only 17 years, we find an Electrical building S45 by 600 feet, covering oj?' acres, devoted exclusively to the industries of harness? ed lightning. It may be said that with? in the brie' space of these 17 years a new power has been born into the me? chanical world that bids fair to sup? plant steam as completely as steam sup? planted horse power and create a new civilization in the next century. In 1877 there were 5,187 telephones in use. Now there are 552,720 in use in spite of the exorbitant price exacted for their use. Weare even told that for the first time in the history of the world the count of the population of a peat na? tion has been made by electricity. This honor belongs to the United States, the eleventh census being taken by what is known as the Hollerith system, which has since b?en adopted hy Australia ; Canada. The cards containing the d of returns, when packed closely toge er, made a pile 10 miles long. An genicus machine, invented by Hera Hollerith, worked its way through th at the rate of 500 feet per day, ona E chine doing the same amount of lal as 20 men by the old method of tal ing and pencil marking and at a g; of over ?800,000 in the cost to gove ment. It is simply impossible to conjecti even the outlines of the civilization tainable within the next generation the present rate of advance is ma tained. THE REVELATION OP GOD. - Second-"We see in this the prom of a redeemed society, because the d coveryof nature is the revelation God. The reign of law is the reign God. The discovery of law is the d covery of God. Every secret wrest from nature by science is so much God given to man. What a marvelc revelation God is thus giving daily mankind! Surely there will be a m earth, and the old Shall pass away. What infidelity can resist the onwa sweep of this wider revelation thron, kingdoms and nations? Science has become the prophet this lost revelation of God. Science will yet become the conqut ing missionary of the cross. China, hating foreigners, must t come independent of them. This s can only do by the study of the scienc by which her armies were defeate The study of science must destroy tl superstitions of centuries, and so wi science do for Christianity what no mi sionary ordained by bishop or presb tery has ever yet been able to accoi plish: Every truth discovered by ph losopher, inventor or scientist " is i much of God introduced as a conque ing force in human society. As we emerge from these great bnili ings that point their prophetic finge toward the future, breathless, with u* covered head, wo feel that we star awestruck upon the threshold of a ne world. Third-To improve the environmei of man is to make possible moro an more a normal life. A normal huma life must bo a righteous life if the ii carnation of God in the man Jest means anything real. The dream of the ancie it alchemii was that ho would find at last the liqui or gas which would restore youth an perpetuate life through tho centuriej Professor Sanderson, the great biologisi has exploded this dream by showin that tho processes of structure are nc attributable to liquid diffusion, but t the specific energy of the cells. Bu the alchemist's dream is actually bein; fulfilled before our eyes in the miracle of science and the continuous additio: of power to man. Travel promises t be so swift and inviting that he ma; be practically omnipresent. The im provement of tho press and consequen diffusion of intelligence and focusing of the world's history daily has give] him practical omniscience. When tl problems of co-operativo productioi and distribution shall have been solve* -and we have entered upon their solu tion-there only remains the great do m estie problem between us and isocia redemption. A MARVEL OF COOEING. We read over and over again, witl increasing amazement, the descriptioi of the electrical kitchen. Listen : By a process of imbedding wire ii enamel on the reverse side of iron th? current, that otherwise would change to light or power, according toits appli? cation, becomes heat. An ingenious box, lined with asbestus to retain heat, lighted by incandescent lamps to show the progress of the dishes to the house? keeper and fitted with glass windows to facilitate this process, is seen in op? eration, baking a fat leg of mutton. A temperature of 320 degrees is secured, and the m*?at is cooked to a nicety, while the exterior of the electric oven is cool, clean and devoid of the discom? forts of a kitchen. The cook places her meat in the oven, pulls a switch and gives herseli no further uneasiness until the time is up for completion. Wires, coiled under a steel plate, are' boiling water in glass bottles, and others ap? plied to little soapstone griddles are cooking pancakes. The laundry is pro? vided for also, and the woman who starts in to iron by turning on the cur? rent to her wired flatirons can go ahead all day without perspiring over a hot fire. A handsome table shows the ap? plication of electricity in its thrr2 phases-light, power and heat. Th? table is designed for a sick^charnber, and when the current is turned on an in? candescent lamp is lighted, a small stove is heated, and a little fan distrib? utes the warmth all over the room. What a message to bring to tired housewife and worn mothers ! "She made home happy!" These few words I read Within a churchyard, written on a stone; Jio name, no date, the simple words alone Told me the story of the unknown dead. A marble column lifted high its head. Close by, inscribed to one the world has known. But, ah! that lonely grave with moss o'er grown Thrilled me far more than his who armies led. '.She made horne happy!" Through the long, sad years The mother toiled and never stopped to rest Until they crossed her hands upon her breast And closed her eyes, no longer dim with tears. The simple record that she left behind Was grander than the soldier's, to my mind. When immortal love shall be clothed with such power, what poet's heart can dream the joys of the home that shall be built ? When flashing light and gleaming steel shall do the work of overwrought nerve and muscle, hand and heart, who can fix the limit of the nobler race that shall then be born? How is this? Larc developments indicate that Tillman is seeking con? trol of the rights and property of the ; citizens of South Orrolioa. What is the difference between that, and bav? in a Force Hill, with Blue-coats i superintending our elections ? To our mind one is about as obnoxious as the other.-Orangeberg Enterprise. , A Good Move. Coi J. S Newman, professor o Agriculture at Clem-on College came down vffterday afternoon to attend a meeting of a committee He said the Experiment station nag getting along very nicely and is already in a posi? tion to be of vast benefit to the far? mer** of the "?tate. By cross breeding the station has oiiginated forty-seven varieties of cotton Col Newman says there is most, lamentable ignorauee among the masses of the people with reference to the varieties of vegetables and their cnltivatiou. This is ?bown by the ignorance of the farmers' sons at the college, and it is no wonder under the circumstances that there is so much hard living in the country when people will not raise what they can do so easily in their gardens to live on. The distribution of seeds from the station is quite a serious matter. There are so many seeds to be distributed and tbe hulk is so great that the Leg? islature will be asked to memorialize Congress to pass au act franking the seeds from the Station as the Station canuot afford to pay the postage on them The holidays are at. hand, the examinations eudiug next week, and a large quantity of seeds can be dis? tributed and thc farmers benefited accordingly -Register. --.--.*?. -??-*? - - - Bitten by a Mad Dog. FLORENCE. S C., D--c 4-Capt. Harold M. Bronson, one of the Coast Line's most popular conductors, was fearfully bitten by a mad dog Saturday afternoon. Capt Brouson was pursuing the dog to kill him and had fired at him with a pistol at the cotton oil mill. The dog turned and jumped un him, | biting bim on the right hand, tearing ; . he back of the hand out. together with the sinews. Dr. Covington dressed the wound. Capt Brunson left at once for New i York, where he will undergo treatment ! at the Pasteur In>timte.-Wilmington | Messenger Prof. John Tyndal the eminent j scientist, died Monday night at his home j lu Hag. ?mere. County of Surry, Eng- I land. ! i Senator Butler antognizes th?? Hampton idea of Democratic clubs. He wants the factions harmonized. Make a note of last Friday's sport in Colum? bia, General, aud then recall the white man's speech to the Indian after their joint Thanksgiving hunt : You take j the buzzard and 1*11 fake *he turkey, or j TU take the turkey and you'll take the buzzard -Laurens Advertiser. Many Persons are breiten flown from overwork or household cares. Brown's Iron Bitters Rebuilds tnt lystem, aids digestion, removes excess of bile, and cures malaria* tiet the cenuiue. H. A. HOYT, MAIN STREBT, SUMTER, S. C. GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, FINE DIAMONDS, Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles, MERIDEN BRITANIA SILVERWARE, &c REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. Fe-?. 1 FOR -FULL ASSORTMENT BEST NEW GARDEN SEED, j -FULL LINE Forest Drugs anil Chemicals.. CALL ON J. S. HUGHSON & CO., , Monaghan Block. MAIN STREET, 1 Fer. 8. SUMTER. S C. NEW MARBLE WORKS, COMMANDER & RICHARDSON, LIBERTY STREET, SUMTER, S. C. WE HAVE FORMED A CO-PARTNERSHIP For the purpose ot' working Marble And Granite, manufacturing Monuments, TomMoiies, Etc. And doing a General Business in thai line. A complete workshop hus oeen fitted up on LIBERTY STREET, NEAR POST OFFiCE j And we are now ready lo execute with j promptness all orders consigned to us. S*ii9? 1 faction guaranteed. Obtain our price before j placing an order elsewhere. W. H. COMMANDER, G. E. RICHARDSON, j Jnne 16. ; IMPROVE YOUR STOCK IHAVE A FINK half grade HOLSTEIN ! BULL, and persons desiring bis service ? can get same at reasonable rate. G. W REARDON. I March 29-tf. I Wo -A-lw^ys Lead jF"irs"t Class / / WOVEN WIRE SPRINGsZ^v / Xo$?y TOUR At $2.50. We make themx ^"v* x _ OF while you ^1^^ / Furniture W- / PICTURES COMEAN!) X AT^^^W X . * vox*. Jr S^^Sr /jmt watch our prices. / /fhey cannot be equaled. CHEAP OAK SUITS OUR SPECIALTY. wi We Need no Introduction to the Trading -Public.-: So only cal) attention to a few special lines in our immense stock. We have purchased this season The Handsomest^?* Ever offered in '?i?s market. WE CAN in a Prince Albert for $18 lo $20-usually sold at $25. In a Cutaway suit for $17 to $22-w<wth 25 pr. ct. more, lu Long Cut sack suits, (latest fad) for $15 to $20. Overcoats in. great variety -cheaper than the cheapest. BOYS' DEPARTMENT. , . . . Boys' Overcoats-sizes 5 to Boys Knee buns a special- ,g B?g drive ;" Overalls. ty-sizes 4 to J 4-extra -? t , _ - _ i bee our Youths & Boys knee pants, priced 35c. to Suj,8t priced from $1.25 75c. per pair. to $16. FIT YOU We have Square Cut suits braided and unbranded i? extra length (latest shapes) price-$16 to $25. Extra pants from 75c. to $7. Good line of Mackintoshes and Gum Coats-Price re? duced to reduce stock. FURNISHING DEPARTMENT. BEST LINE OF . TIES, BOWS, TUCKS FOUR-IN-HANDS, WINDSOBS, and everything that's made in neckwear. WE KEEP THE "GOLD," "SILVER" And several other special brands of Shirts, which would induce you to buy if you would only come in and see them. COLLARS, CUFFS, SUSPENDERS, &C, AT LOWEST PRICES. Don't buy your Until you have seen our stock. White and Scarlet Flannels at surprisingly low figures. To those whom it may concern-We have Celluloid Collars at 10c-Just think of it! and Cuffs to match at 25c. per pair. JOB LOT OF HATS FROM ?ftc to $1.50. TO SEE THEM IS TO BUY THEM. Our regular stock of Hats is surpassed by none in the city for style and lower than any in price. oct 25 Lieyi Bros. Money is Scarce, Therefore, you want to spend what you have where it will do you the most good. If you will bring along a little cash, we will show you how far it will go in OUR STORE. WE HAVE SOME Special Bargains iii In Hats. Hats worth $2.50 to $3.50-you can have your choice for $1.00. Why pay 15c. for linen collars-we sell them to you for 10c. A beautiful line of four - in - hands and bows for 25c. Best assortment of NECKWEAR in Sumter, We can sell you anything you want in underwear, gloves, handkerchiefs, collars, cuffs, hosiery, (men and boys,) at PRICES THAT WILL PLEASE. Yours anxious to please, CUTTINO & DEL6AR, UNDER MASONIC TEMPLE, P. S.-Suits and Pants made to order.