Smyrna times., 1865-05-24

man, and we are not willing that he should |
be deprived of the honor hence our explana- |
ton of the attendant circumstances.
The Southern Churches.
Some have indulged the hope that the dis |
tlnctive church organizations of the South may
renOunce their separate organization and re-
turn in body to the communion of their breth-
rem in the Northern States. In some inStan-
ces, this may possibly be effected. The Pro-
testant Episcopal Church, for instance, has
never troubled itself much about the Slavery
question, and the Southern bishops and do
cescs, in organizing Protestant Episcopal
Church of the Confederate States, expressly
declared that, but for the political separation
of their States from those of the North, they
would not have thought of ecclesiastical dis
union. OF the Lutherans in the Seeded
States, at least One-half and especially those
who were natives of Germany, have never join
ed the Lutheran Church of the Confederate
States, which, consisting only Of the Synods
of Virginia, North and South Carolina, will
hardly long survive the Rebellion. But the
animosity Of the Southern Methodist, Baptsts
and Prcsbyterians, against their brethren in
the North will not be overcome 50 eagerly
There are some, again, as the Southern MethO-
dist Bishop SOule of Tennessee, who have ex-
pressed the opinion that, on the part Of the
an ecclesiastical reunion but many more, it is
to be presumed, will agree with The North
Carolina Presbyterian, which in a late number
thus expressed itself on the subject:
I'VE cannot be too thankful that, in the
providence of God, we are separated from
them. Better far BETTER would it be for our
future spiritual welfare to be even subjugated
by their civil power, if so be that we keep our
selves distinct in matters of faith and church
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them again in common ecclesiastical assoca-
ton"
1t may, however, be that the wonderful
change in Southern opinion, which is already
manifesting itself in Southern politics, will be
equally efficient as regards the Southern
Churches. We already learn from Northern
clergymen who have recently visited towns of
the Southern COnfederacy, that longer inter
course with NOrtherners dispelled the calum-
nies which had been heaped upon Northern
Churches, and that the opposition to a reu-
mon began to decline. East Tennessee has
just organized an annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and will be fully
re presented in his New School and the Cum
berland Presbyterian General Assemblies.
Other Rebel States will soon follow this exam
pie; and if the pro-Slavery churches should
persist in endeavoring to keep up a separate
organization, they will soon see the establish
ment of Loyal Churches at all the important
places of the South.-1iIbune.
FRIGHTFUL RESULT OF A Practical JOKE
"A shocking occurrence took place few years
since in the vicinity of PERTH Scotland. The
well known courage and naturally dauntless
temperament of young nobleman of that coun.
try had stimulated some OF his companions to
put him to the proof in various ways. He was
himself aware of their designs against his har-
dihoOd, and readily joined in the sport so fan
as to give them free permission to test his in
trepidity by either natural CT supernatural
means. Every scheme however, proved abOr-
tive, and the attempt was apparently, and as
the young hero believed, really relinquished as
hopeless. But, after the lapse of some weeks,
it unfortunately became again the subject Of
discussion; and one of the thOughtless youths
. his ingenuity stimulated by considerable wa
GER resolved once more to subject his friend
strength of mind to a new trial. Having brib
ed his valet to admit him to the bedchambe
of the wholly unsuspecting youth, his first car'
was to withdraw the bullets from a brace o
:, pistols suspended at the head of the bed, un
der which he then crept, to await the arriva
g of his companion, who. returning home at hi
t usual hour, went to bed and fell asleep. Th
concealed plotter stole cautiously forth, wrap
q ped himself in a white coverlet, and standing
n at his full height at the foot of the couch, be
q gan to Jerk the sheet in which the sleeper lay
a he awOke, saw the tall white figure, and cal
| ling out, What hunlbug are you about now w.
! turned himself around again to sleep The
sheetjerking was however, We t renewed 1 anu tn'
. claimed, "Begone, foolish fellow, or l will
: shoot you!' Still the white figure neithe
spoke nor moved away, but continued pulling
: at the bed-clothes as before. Either alarmed
. or angry, the young nobeman got up, seizet
one Of his pistols, and fired right at the motion
n less figure, and the bullet was rolled bacl
e harmless on the coverlet Amazed he dis
4 charged the other pistol the gaunt silent fig
n ure tossed the second bullet toward him; A
e horrible conviction of an unearthly visitor be
: ing before him probably seized his imagination
0 and the fine promising youth fell back upOI
t his couch corpsel A cerebral paralysis haC
e deprived him instantaneousy of life
ANDY JOHNSON SAYS THE DEBT MUST BI
PAID.-We hear that Andy johnson, who wa'
|. born poor, and raised poor, and is yet of the
n people in his property and expectations, ha
given the order for Retrenchment and Econo
= N.Y. and declared that the Nation must go righ
I to work to pay its Debts. Good
The national debt has been ciphered up, anC
E the sum total is big one,--but the American
j People is big one too. On the lst Of July
next our Debt will foot up in round number:
. Three Thousand Millions. We can pay il
without strain without oppression. We can
pay it, and add to our wealth. But we have
got to practice economy, public and private;
We have particularly to apply economy and
watchfulness to the Legislation of Congress,
and to the administration of the Departments
. and Bureaus in Washington. The expenses
. Of the Government must be showed back rap
idly and in good faith toward the. old peace
! footing of 1860 We may never again. get quite
: to that,-but let us get as near to 1t as we
4 can. o.
The ablest statists in the service OF the Treas
E ury Department have been directed to measure
calculate when it will be possible for us to pay,
: and probable that we will pay, that immense
debt of Three Thousand Millions They have
/ reported that the "bottom dollar" of it can be
u u Daid IN t,oenty gears from. 1901!
= !, Good againI Let the watchword of all Poll-
: 49, ha-pAY OFF THE NATIONAL DEBT