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The Cincinnati Con nfercnce of the netho.
dist Episcopal Church on slavery.

The following Is the majority report OF the
Committee Of the Conference. to which the
subject Of slavery was referred at is last
meeting in Urbana. and which was finally
aior ted by an almost unanimous vote. after a
full discussion. We take the report from the
Western Christian Advocate
TIE undersigned. constituting one-haif Of
the committee 10 whom was referred the sub
lec. of slavery. beg re spec:fully to presen. the
f,''owing preamble and resolutions for adop-
lion By Conference.
" ereas the General Rule on the subject
OF slavery expressly forbid the enslsTis.g Of
human beings; AMI whereas the voluntary
holding OF human beings in slavery, VI haut
reference u thcir emancipation, Is equal IN
moral turpitu,ie 10 their purchase for the Pur-
pose OF enslaring them. AMI whereas. We deem
il proper IL express clearly and definitely our
sentiinsnts on this subjecf; therefore
l. I2esolged Tia. we recommend the en-
suing General Conference 50 10 alter The chap
ter GA slavery. that it shall read as follows:
Question. What shall be done for the ex-
tiEgssien of the syils Of slavery2
Answer 1. We declare that We are as much
as ever convinced Of the great evil o. slavery
ss Il X contrary 10 the law of nature the law
Of God. and just human laws; and inasmuch
as cur GENERAL Rule expressly forbids lis ina
f11ftoa an pT3eAce. os puFiE5 or seiiihss. aa1,
by necessary implication. forbids, also, its
perpetuation.
Therefore. no person who shall bay sell,
receive, give away, OF retain slave auy
human being. for any other than merciful p9r-
poses of emancipating them. shall De eligible
10 membership in the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Answer 9. Such of our members as may
zt anv time have slav e. under their care. shall
be required 10 teach them. As far as II Is IN
/ their power, to read the word of God; TO en-
coursgs them to attend upon the public vor-
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If your life Is spared. make a ussful aud re-
spected man. | wish your father when sober.
could have witnessed this scene and realized
the sorrow his course brings on US all But
keep brave heart, my son. Remember you
are responsible ouly for your own faults
Pray God 10 keep you, and don't grieve for
the thoughtless and unkind reproaches that
may be cast on you your fathers account.
This lesson OF my blessed mother. | trust,
was not lost upon me- Nearly forty years
have gone since that day, and | have passed
many irving scenes, but none ever made SO
strong an impression on nay feelings as that
hcartIess remark of G.'s. IL was SO unjust
and SO uncalled for. Now boys, always treat
your mates with kindness. Never indulge IN
iauntinp remarks towards any one, and re-
member that the son of a poor man, and even
of drunkard, may have sensibiities as keen
as your own.
But there is another part Of this story
The other day gentleman called a. my place
Of business, and asked if / did not recognize
him. said did not. '.Do You renlemoe err"
said he, '.of being at spelling g-school, and
rude. thoughtless boy twtting you Of poverty,
and being drunkard's son?' Il do dis
tincfly," sad l. "Well," continued the gen.
tleman. 81 am that boy There has not pro-
badly month OF my life passed since then,
but have thought of that remark with re-
gret and shame. and As | am about leaving for
California, perhaps TO end my days there, |
could not go without calling on you, and ask
ing your forgiveness for that act" Boys, |
gave him mv hand in token of forgIveness.-
Did do right? You will say yes. Well,
then. let me close / began. BOYS, never
twit another for what he cannot help-Bufa-
10 Courier.
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DIMENSIONS OF HsavEs-"And he rnea.

DIMENSIONS OF HsAvES-"And he mea.
sursd the city with the reed. twelve thousand
furlonss. The length. aad the brea isi. and
the height Of It are equal. ."--R-v. 81: 10.
Twelve thousand furlongs, 7,92J .0J0 feet,
which being cubeI is 49s, 1913 .083 0go oJo.-
O00, 900 cubic feet Half vf this We will re-
serve for the Throne OF Hoi and the Court of
Heaven. and haaf the balance: for ;. reefs, leay-
iug a remainder Of 24.I98.2 272 001. 600. :
000. 900 cubic feet. Divide this By 4.c96.
the cub'cal feet Ia a room IS fee. square and
there will be 80. .32i .343. 75o. .o0G .ooJ roogas.
We will now supppse The world aiwsss did
Il always Will con AN 10. .o0O. OOO Inhabitants
and that generstien lasts for SO years. ma
king, z. 700. .oo1. coo every century. and that
the world viii stand 100000 years. mixing
in all go. 600. .oo0 .eoo. 900 inhabitants Then
suppose there were 100 worlds eaual 20 this.
in number Of inhabitants and duration Of
wears, making total OF q .ooJ. ooo. .oOJ.oJo..
900 persons Then there would be room 16
feet wide for each person, and yesthere would
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Number 45.


/ We notieed the systematic attack made bv
IA in New Haven, ON some childres: each
singing out his victim and jumping with a
simultaneous squeal. upon tie little girls play
ing in the yard. 4 lille boy of two years
was caught by tho knee. and held until the
child's grandfather went 10 its assistance, and
then.uas the raj sccrned to run il had 10 DO
killed. Attempts had been made to poison
these ra!s. with partial success. and It may
have been in retaliation for their poisonous
attempts. that this concerted charge was
made.
4 The rat is one of TIE mos. interesting sr-
uinals on the globe. In Europe he mistakes
historical erss-ditferent hordes of invaders
brought their peculiar rat in their train. Ea-
rope has seen the rat of the Goths, the Nsa-
dals and the Huns. Europe now has its Nor
man rat and Its Tartar RAJ. and the great rat
of the Partisan sewer is of recent date aud
Muscovi,e origin
The brown rat. otherwise known as the
Norman rat, has established itself all over the
world, by the commerce of civilized times
it has had possession Of France for the last
! six or seven centuries: bat at lastif has found
It's master in the Muscovite and Tartar rat.
c,.lled in Paris the rat Of Montfsueon. These
new rats. previously unknown 10 Europe. de-
cenied from the heights of the grea; central
plateau of Asia. from which the Hun and
: Mongol horsemen descended who spread right
and left. aud took possession OF Rome on the
one hand and Pekil on the other.
I The establishment of the Musco.te rat in
: France. commenced with the extirpation of
the brown or Norman ra;--that rat has al
most disappeared and is found only in tho
cabinets of the curious collectors--while the
Mu>covite rat ~ daily increasing in size, eroc-
itv and courage. The Russian rat devours
the dog. the cat, and attacks the child asleep.
The corpse of a man is dainty tor this beast.
ami it always commences by eating out the
eyes. It's tooth is most vcnomnus; and the
author from whom we derive most of this ar
ticie, sia'es that he knows of ten eases OF Inc
amputation of the leg. neeessitaued by the
bite of this rat
The cat turns tail upon this rat in its most
feroclous sta-e. 4 good rat terrier Is the best
destroyer but fortunately rats are ratophosous.
eat another Ii -shL duels. iniuIge in brviis,
and ntes, ines fends. and grand destructy ye
battles. Were il otherwise. they would make
this world An unpleasant place 10 live in. No
should have to hight our way, and not untr1-
qucn,lv like the Archbishop OF Mayence,
should be dragged from our beds at midnight
by army of rats and dsvoured on Tie
spot.
The rat is emblem of misery, murder
anI rapine--a canlbal and a robber-devoed
to the principle OF war spoilation. Viii it
ever disappear.--Hutford Coaran'.
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How STATUES ARE MApE--The chise is no
longer the tool ofthe master sculptor-his in
strument is an old biz OF stick, with which
he scoops away tlie figure of clay. or ''at the
mud" as he will tel you himself. When TN
ished, as near as such material can be. a
mould is taken, and from that "a cast of plaster.
Ii necessary, this east is still further finished
and sand pspered. and it is then handed over
to the cutter, whose duty it is TO make an ex
act toc s,n,ile in marble.
The sculptor proper. may never touch this
marble and when he is told that it Is done. he
Is ready to deliverit to its owner The work
men il Mr.. Powers studio, have executed not
far from 40 Proserpines from plaster,
which is originally composed by the master;
and the Greek Slave has been in the same way
reproduced three or four times. The best
bust maker in Italy never touches the mar
hle. He may suggest or order hair strokes
here and there. but he does not handle the
scraper himself.
In all this the workman. though be may
execute unassistedly the statue. tie head, or
the groupe. Is more the author Of this work
than is the clerk who copies the Prime Minis
ter's rough drausht. the caiigraphist who
enyrosses a Sc. OF resolutions. You can see
low i'm possible II would be for scuip.ors oc-
cupyBg and requiring in this way the work
of many men, 10 transport their studios TO
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Can't do withou, a Paper

~ What do witheu, . paper? No,
I've tired il, to my sorrow;
So to subfcTioe for ore III go,
Nor wait until fo-In0rrcw
Should lovers drown, or hang themselves,
Or cut some foolish eaper,
never get to hear Of II,
do not take the paper.
Whv. there's m neighbor, old John Stout,
Heaiways hears the news,
And having news 10 talk ABOUT,
He never gets the "biues
While others yawn in eDnut,
His mind is light as YaPor
The cause i. plain u half an eye,
He always takes the paper.
While neighbor Stout hears all the news,
And knows the current price.
And always minds his rs and Qs,
By taking good advice.
Ieannot know when there's q rise
In -four. pork or butter,
Orwhere to buy cheap merchandise,
Because | take no paper.
Though have studies which require
Much time and mental labor.
Yeti can spare little tiIne
A. well as Stout my neighbor;
Though time 10 precious can usc
longer midnight taper
And thus take time TO read the news,
Therefore I'll take the paper.
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NoRLE E4TuITY.-The venerable and Rev.
James b Finley. well known pioneer in
Ohio, and as exemplary father of the NJ.
Z. Church. has recently donated a half-section
OF land well located '.out West, and two hun
dred dollars in money. TO his Christian bro
ther Musgrove. the celebrated Blind Preach
err Mr.. Finley was formerly Missionary
and Agent for the Wyandott Indians. more
recently Chaplain Of the Ohio Peniten'iary.
and is now a farmer re-iden, in this vicinity.
He is widely known under the sobriquet of
Tile OIL Chief" He is still hale and vig-
orous, although in his seventy fifth year. aud
a more ardent, liberty loving. Republican
pa,riot can now here De found. Long may be
iive.-Eaton O. J Reyister.
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BEAUTIES OF NEWSPAPER PuBLrsHrNo.-
Col. Fitz gerald senior editor of the Phiiadel
phia CITY Item. in his last issue. thus relates
his experience in newspaper Publishing
During the first three years we have fire.
quenuy gone home Of a Saturday night with
out money enough in our pocke; TO buy bread
for our little ones for the ensuing Sunday
Sixteen times we have pawned our watch to
get the money necessary to pay our hands.
In the course Of these sad and stern proba
tionary eight years, We have twice been bind
from over reading and wiring. and our eyes
are seriously and permanently injured"
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:Fusros' IL KASsAs.-The Squatter soye

::'FUsros" IL kANsAs.-The Squatter Soye-
reign. published at Atchison, Kansas. by
Stringfrilow & Co.. and swinging for ''Presi-
dent, David r.. Atchison. in its issue Of the
18th ult, has leader raliying all voters to the
polls to vote for Whitfield for Delegate TO
Congress. Il saws:
Gen. Whitfield IS presented as the canii-
date Of the pro slavery. or law aud order par
". He is in favor Of enforcing the laws OF she
Legislature. and the punishment of traitors
who dare attempt 70 nulify them. He is ep-
posed 10 the organization of political parties
in this Territory until the all-important ques-
ton OF slavery is settled Lei us first whip
out natural enemy, the Abol,tionst by
re-electing Gen. W Whitiied, and then il il Is
found necessary, We can draw party lines
But until we first make Kansas Slave STATE.
all men who attempt to bring new issues into
our elections will be justly branded as traitors
to The South Let our motto be then. Pro
Slavery Whitfield and Victory"
Thus. you see. Fusion" is in full vgor
now on the side of Slavery. as it always has
been /, is only the side Of Freedom that
seems noyeky.
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PRETTY GooD.-S..id one OF our speakers.
the other evening. the Old Liners are very
much disturbed because our preachers Will
persist in Preaching politics Why, says be.
whenever they reason OF righteousness, the
on Liners set il down thai they are preach
ing against slavery aud IN favor Of the restora-
ton OF the Missouri Compromise. Whenever
they reason OF temperance they think they are
preaching in favor OF prohibi.ory liquor
law. And whenever they reason OF iuig-
neht 10 eome. they are keen to swear that The
preacher IS talking about the nexs election
Aud thus that beautiful discourse of Paul
before Felix is entirely taboosd.-Ner AlJa-
ay Trs5a.e
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ship of God, and instruct then, IN regard
10 the saeredness and invieiability of marriage,

ship of God, and % instruct fhen, IN essard
10 the saeredness and invietsbility of marriage.
and the duties of the parental relation.
2 Resolred, That the General Conference
make such other changes in the chapter on
slavery a~ will make it conform with the pre-
ceding declarations Of principles,
All Of which is respectfully submitted
GRAxyILls MooeY,
CrRus BRooss.
w +. SFRiCkLASD,s
WV l. FEE.
B. BRowMILLER.
The following Is the minority report Of the
same committee:
Your committee have had the subject as
signed them MISREPRESENTATION, and respect
fully submit the following To Conference.
/. Resoipei. That We are as much as ever
impressed with the deep and unuaera5ie ,crong
fulsess o; slavery
2 Resoieed. That We cannot resist the
conviction that Ia extend Christian fellow ship
To Shareholders, by admitting them into the
Church, as allowed by our Discipline. is to
sanction unrigh;enaS acts of sla,ehoiding.
,. Resoieed That neither the Bible nor
apostolic example -iustities the existence of
in the American sense. in the
Church.
4 Resolped. That We recommend the next
General Conference to take such action as will
etfectuav and speedily exclude slaseholdins
from the Church.
5 Resolred. That our delegates to the next
General Conference be. and they are hereby
instructed TO use their influence TO secure this
end. A. LowaKY,
NJ. Dustin.
j. KRErnBEL
c. r. LOWELL.
THos ID. Caow.
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A N.rros or METHoprsTs.-The religious
mission to the Friendly Islands, in the Pacific
Ocean, has been so successful that the entire
people have become naticn OF Methodisrs,
and the whole population. from the king.
who is "local preacher" down 10 his
meanes. subject. attend the Wesleyan minis
try. These Islands sometimes go By taa
name of Tonga. They consist of . hundred
and ffty. and lie between l3 degrees and 20
degrees South lzfi;u lie, and 172 West and 1T
degrees East Longitude. They were diseor-
cred by the navigator Tasman. 1913. but re-
ceived their collective name of Friendly Is
lands from Captain James Cook.
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LEAD Us Nor INTO TEMPT This
is q ghteous and profoundly suggestive pray
er Would thai every soul ins;igated by evil
KEEP. it. in sincerity v. as guardian angel on
the tongue. Literally interpreted in Its con-
nec;ions. il is flbelous upon the Supreme Be-
Ing. According to all just notions founded
upon the aekno wied ed character OF God. lie
viii not He cannot. lead into temp alton.
God and all good spiris are our shield against
temp alton The text is expressed TO suit hu
n,,vn understanding. We infer it TO mean,
.'GdarI and defend US, q God. from iempta-
ton
The inspiration Of this PRAYER. nursed in
the soul would have kept the voting man
from the wine cup. drunkenness, disgrace and
crime tron The gaming board and lis harvest
of woes; from the company OF the vicious
and their perdi-ions; from The lie, the theft.
the robbery and the murder; from the siAnder,
the oath, the hypocrisy, and the fraud. II he
had paused aud praved devouly, Guard us
sain>t temp,ation,' what yawnlng mouths of
he'll would have ciosed!-what iegions of an
gels would have driven back the iempter. and
left him the possessor Of high resolves and no
bic purposes a pure conscience and all that
/ uman capacity can accomplish.
And had woman always breathed this
PRAYER, her history would stand unmarried by
depraNIty and degradation. She, too, IS
mighty to resist the tempter, and clothe her
self with surprising beauty and power, if she
viii but call on the protecting spirits that
eternaly surround us There nor.e WHO
should not, in this life of doubt. intrmify and
trial, increasingly cry, let Us not fall into
temptation" To the priest as to the layman.
to the Christian as to the Pagan, for both tenn
poral and spiritual good. it is sure guide and
guard. We commend il 10 ali, for arc we not,
scanning our lives by the beautiful laws of
nature and the pure teachings OF Christ. all
miserable sinners2''- VeW York Mirror.
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EET There is quaker in New York 50
down-on the snfulness of music that he will
not allow cat about the house because il. IN
wards are composed Of fiddle strings
~The earth is full of poetry; the world is
living with the music Of its melody
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kE TIE common seAocis Of hss country
are stpEs Of moral pollution and n4yserses n
HrII-CAsesgo Caasolic 1abla
Are they7 You have queer taste. Dir
IT bI... Americans differ from ron in opsn-
ION In spite of all the efforts of Archbishop
Hughes to debauch and destroy 1.-The Co.n-
mon Schools Of this country" they will be
sustained. and will continue 70 educate the
children of free and happy peoPie.-Bath'
nsovs Clipper. se -
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@A couple Were recently married whose
names were Nancy Good and William Better.
Nancy was Good before, but is now Besie-.
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ORR JOB DEPARTMENT,

sH-Has recently been fitted up with the latez'
80 and We are now prepared to do all kinds q job
NIX such - Books, Pamphlets, Circular, bI, Carts
p.trs ac Printing done in fancy coloEei INKS "ltn
,rals and desp patch Orders thankfully receyet and
.-rr,.lv ATTENDED to- Address, HOLLOWAY o.
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DR.. Kane and his party. comprising the
Arctic Expedition, arrived to-day. They are
all we'll
The propeller Arctic and the bark Release,
of the expedition fitted out to search for Com
nandsr Kane, Of the missing Arctic Expedi
ton. returned this evening, having Comman-
der Kane and party on board. The propeller
and bark made their way north in Smiths
Sound up to latitude seventy nine degrees and
thirty minutes, when they We're stopped by
ice. Working their way to the shore. they
discovered AT Indian village. and learned that
DR.. Kane and his party had gone south. They
then returned 10 Disco's Island, where they
found DR.. Kane and the other expedtionists.
DR.. Kane had pushed his vessel, the Rescue,
far north as latitude eighty-one degrees,
where she was frozen in. He remained by
her all winter. sending to the Indian village
for provisions. Ia the spring the party absn
doned the ship, and made their way south
ward in sledgesin in Upper Navik, from whence
they were conveyed in q Danish vessel TO the
Island of Disco, and where they were found
by the searching expedition.
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/, treat SALE OF SUPERIOR CABINET FURNITURE AND
furnishing socds, BY order OF he orphan
day 10 day of sa SELL the extern
John Brown. knswn the "Apo'o
building n his large and valuable stock Of cabinet furniture
Sutes furniture. rosewood wal
nut mahogany, covered with brscsteles pssh dauask
cloth
Richly carved dressing centre SOFA and
beaufes washstands, cnbne Ac,
every description aud style
dressing tables
cabinets secretary and bookcases music stands fancy IA
sIes whatno, winx desks, and Paror chairs FocksI
extension, dining, breakfAss and refresh
mcnr abtss flashed various woods Of
every conceivable style and value
Gilt rosewood walnut and mahogany framed looking
occ parlor writing desks, Of the
approved patterns from celebrated manafscs"rs In Pha
rhpos French Italian. Jenny Lind bcdsseads,
VI all the various patterns #
super 0 hair, sprlns and husk mattresses
Of lounges eanesent and back rockers
Handsome roshic reception hail. fancy chairs large
Enamejsd cottage ties, sofa bedsteads
Extensive OF plain furniture, comprinng-
bureaus, wardsobes, beds'saAs, tables
Wash cribs cradles, towel stands
Whatnols, &c, Ut walnut and mahogany
Also large quantity Glassware Clocks buckss
busters clothes horses -four and spice boxes BASKETS
Excellent IRON saie oce Ac
Tossthcr baiidsns which believed TO ss
the best locations for the hoa'snhDs business s
Terms $50 and under and under 4oo,
one wo three satisfactorily endorsed notes.
r. s-The attention and the neGhboring cities
specially sale OF This ssoe which probably ire
arrest and be 81 selected south Of New York.
Every nciy possible will be afforded for packing and forward
ing goods purchased At the sas
BY order Of the administrator.
April 10 Auc''"neer'