The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-07-21
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LowANcE.-On the Island Of Mar.
.ha's Vineyard not a glass Of alchobol.
ic liquors has been sold for eighteen
years; nor has there been . criminal
case in any Of it's courts for that time.
--Mr. S.Mle, before whose hotel
the exiled Cubans in New York made
a good deal Of demonstration, while In
that city, has arrived in Washington
to get his observation-disclosures
ING TiTLEs.-The convention for the
amendment Of the constitution OF Mass
achusetts have passed to a second
reading resolve pnrporting that it is
not advisable to add the PHRASE "His
Excellency" to the title Of Governor
Of that Commonwealth. ---RocH-
ESTER, Juky THE Convention Of
Colored Men had long session las
evening, when they debated report
submitted by the Committee on So
cial Position, &c. The debate was
continued through this mornings ses.
sion, when the report was rejected by
\ large vote. The opposition to i
arose from the fact that it advocated
distinctive schools for colored children,
and regarded the blacks mainly as
consumers. Price roa
ViottKs.-At tie sale Of the late
Lord t'almouih's musical instruments
in England, lately, two victims BY
Guarperius sold for fl01 and Clio
respectively, and one ascrlbed to
sstardinarius for eil0.--Noggs,
.Ir., speaking Of blind woodsawyer,
says: While no one ever saw him
see, thousands have seen him saw
-The editors and publishers in
Ohio are to hold State convention in
Columbus on the 10Th Of next Janua-
ry.--ifATAL ArFRAY AT MEM
PMS --Mr. j.. w. Davis was killed
in an ARRAY at Memphis, on the 18th
ult., by man named Richard Smith.
The deceased was formerly of North
Carolina, by a profession school.
teacher, and n man Of considerable
literary attainments. Smith was ar.
rested. Down East De-
batting Society having dismissed the
question, Where does FIRE 90 TO when
it goes out ?" have got new and more
exciting one mp: when a house is on
fire, does i burn MP, or does 1t burn
doaon '"---Matried, in Montreal,
Canada, On the Sd ult., Lieut.. Charles
j. Pope and Miss Mary Lyttle Priest.
-Exchange Paper.
! 70 wear the pontilicial robes,
Archbishop Hughes may eheri4h
hope;
For here lis showna Lyttte Priest
Has won the mantle of the Pope.
ORIGIN or TExTs.-The taking Of
text seems to have originated with
Ezra, who accompanied by several
Leyites, in public congregation OF
men and women. assembled pulpit,
opened the book Of the law, and after
addressing a prayer to the Deity, to
which the people said Amen, "read in
the law Of God, distinctly. and gave
the sense. and caused them 10 under
stand the reading Previously tt
that time the Patriarchs delivered il
public assemblies either prophecies OF
moral instructions for the edifcatio,
of the people. It was not until aftei
the return Of the Jews from Baby ION
ISL captivity, during which perioc
they had almost lost the language il
which the Pentateuch was writ
ten, that it became necessary to ex
plain as to read Scriptures TO them
practice adopted by Ezra, and since
universally followed. In latter time
the book Of Moses was thus read III th'
.ynagogues every Sabbath day. Il
this custom the Saviour conaormed
and in synagogue at Nazareth rea'
passages from the Prophet Isaiah
then closing the book returned it t.
the priest, and preached from tn
: text. This custom, which now pre-
walls all over the Christian world, wa
interrupted in the dark ages, whe
the ethics of Aristotle were read i
many churches on Sunday, instead q
= the Holy Scriptures.
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