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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22
THE FEMALE HEaRr. l

Pure and unsullied as asyoung girls
first love, has become an adage. Aye,
pure indeedH Iso It and (1ihsulied
as tile snow I fakes that fall Tin the
cleaning. The emost. .felictious moment
of mans life is when he is blessed
with the timid avowal of Hover from
the worshfpped idol Of his I heart
Nothing is p1rer than a woman's love.
Nothing so devoted az her affections.
Be it love for a husband, child or
a parent, it is the same Pdre flame
-kindIed by the epads from the, altSr on
high. Give her an assurance of love
in return, token of deafness affec-
ton, even if It it be amid the gloom
of poverty 81 aH the darkness of death,
and the feelings of her heart will gush
forthpure as,the crystal rivulets that
spring from the mountain rock, des-
pite the bands and mercenary bonds
and tiesIofl fashion and pride. Her
Iwofshippediaol isloTe, and She makes.
i The secret Mecca, towards which she
Bends al kia'; her energies Iesii'ss Aif faithful pill
grim of life. This, principle, shapes
all her actions, and this is the great
incentive Of her life; a faculty that
absorbs her being and concentrates
her soul. Tis better tosbe !the idol
of one unsullie9 9heart, than to sway
the girl sceptera over fempires and
kingdoms. The impassioned devotion
of one highlsouled and noble woman
is more peerless gem than the syco- 4
glhantie fawnings of millions Whose
hath this gem let him preserve it with
jealous care.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22
az. .It- EH.
A GOOD ONE.


A minister travelling where the road
was difficult to find, requested a man
by the way side to direct him, naming
the place where he wanted to CO..
"Well," said the hedger and ditch
er, keep on just as you are going
about mile and "a half there at the
cross roads you will see a minister,
who will direct you to the left a cou-
pie of miles and there at the fork of
the road is another minister, who will
direct you to the right about three
miles, and so on, at every fork and
cross of the road, is a minister who
will tell you which road totake.
"Ah," said the Parson, "what do
you call ministers p
- z Why" said the other, s"those
things which stand up at the cross and
forks of the road with something like
a hand on them"
"Finger-boards you mean" said
the preacher, "why do you call them
?" '
because they are always pointing
the way to other people, and never 90
themselves 'fssfyz Hl.l .a9a,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22
THE EARTH GIVING i Up IT'S DEAD

pr;vo+o 1o++o., g.
raiso, and otber no,.ta @ a,;h;as. Lima, "a taipA- pa
rooan+ - IT, po- - su"Jeo' 70 'he
foota asa :-o:,' .ion' give niaiiy
,;arsss,a..u 80. ,,au 'lnen's not aliuoed 10 IN
l;shad oan1s nele'oioie puo-
and ho,n;h," Il "'-'er IL. Iopor'S lp4 d singular
',; A.;,a nos,lule -, .n slsn' .1a' occurred al
-; 80 0H 'io osogI0 sog1h sue OF tne ,l ruined
cry
i, ns e, .ne earth opened ana yaWned'
eae .' ss,e live e nunoreo i "a mummles y an 1
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22
PEACH AND HONEY.

Old Judge Cole, of Texas, was
characterized by his attachment to that
seductive beverage called "peach and
honey" and by his hatred of whisky
and whisky drinkers. While holding
court at Austin, two men were
brought up on a charge of drunken
afray. 1t was plain case, the row
had occurred in the public street, in
open day, and there were fifty wit
neses to r the whole transaction So
The two delinquents pleaded guilty,
by the advice of their council and
threw themselves on the mercy of the
eonrtt. They were brought up for sem
tence separately.
"You are guilty of an afray,'
growled the Judge. 4..,.,-,,.f, g
eyes, yer honor" whined the Of
fender, thoroughly frightened.
Z" Drunk, l. suppose grunted the
Judge.
Yes, your. honor murmured the
prisoner with some faint hope that
being drunk wonld mitigate the pun
ishment. <s's- ''''si ~ii'5.'' :
"Drunk on rye whisky, too, I'll
warrant" roared the Judge in voice
of thunder 40 y 2HIlALJ
g Yes, your Honor, drunk on rye
whiskey.Y asa.,r ..s-.. a
Z" MFR. Clerk, record fine of fifteen
dollars against this man." cried the
Judge, ."and send him to Jail for sixty
days. I'shaH fine the next one humid
red dollars who is guilty under such
aggrevating circumstances, and send
1im t6jail fer SIX months Z -
This was poor comfort for the un-
fortunate fellow who was waiting his
turn and now came forward with fear
and trembling. AS he passed along
by his lawyer, that thoughtful gentle
man whispered. in his ear. "When
the Judge asks yon what you got
drunk on, tell him pesch and honey"
He took his stand.
e You. too, are, mp for an .affray,"
growled the old Judge, gnashing his
teeth, as if he wonld like to bite the
culprit at the bar irl14 Sjaq3l
dyes, your Honor"
"Drunk, too, I suppose"
eyes, your Honor, drunk sorry to
say it-drunk-drunk-very drunk"
"Drunk on rye whisky, too 1 sup
poser" ,@'s5''J 'zaii'z,I
"No, no, your Honor; I. never
drink whisky-I got drunk on peach
and honey" - A''i. '..''-''' : '''''' 4
.sFhe Judges features relaxed in an
instant. Leaning forward and raising |
his spectacles, he contemplated the,
with interest, and then with
something like tenderness, said:
"Ah, sir" said the judge, blandly,
{ peach and honey, eh2 that's a gen
tlemanly drink, sir: The COURT SYM
pathizes with you sir, and does not re-
gaui syour goffenses as very serious.
Mr.. Clerk, he continued in soften
ing tone, "enter a fine of one dollar
against this gentleman and discharge
him on paying costs. i
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22


" MISTER, have you seen yaller dog
going along here, about year, year
and half, OF two years old?" r
" Yes" replied the chopper, sup
posing the Yankee was quizzing him,
Eyes, 1 saw yaller dog going along
here, about year, year and a half
or two years old, about an hour, an
hour and half, or two hours ago, and
you'll find him a mile, mile and a
half, or two miles ahead, with a tail
about an inch, an inch and half, OF
two inches long"
"Hold on! that'll do, strangerl
calkilate you are into me about feet,
feet and a half, or two feet"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22
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RANDOM GEMS.


Thou mayest esteem man of many
words and many lies much alike
F9tNer.S Il: E5f ebcc3 TS15oa
vcrrM
He that would have fine guests, let
him have fine wife.-Jo Johnson.
o. We hope to grow old, yet fear old
age; that is, we are willing to live,
and afraid to die.-Bruyre.
Religion Isl the best armor in the
world, but the worst cioak.-La
Roche foucauld.
Self-well is SO ardent and active.
that it will break world to pieces, to.
make a stool to sit on.-Ceca.
Temperance, indeed, lis IA bride of
gold; and he who uses it rightly is
more like god than a mani.--Burton.
The first draught seryeth for health,
the second for pleasure, the third for
g shame, and the fourth for Madness
iAnGrchursis. s.a :, si saseI i ,:w ..Essa-
He that hath a trade has an estate:
aud he that hath a calling hath place
of honor and profit. A ploughman
ON his legs is higher than gentleman
on his knees.-FranAlin II
Ifsenslality be our only happiness,
we ought to envy the brutes; for in
stinet is a surer, shorter, safer guide
to such happiness than reason COL
ton.
when the idea of any pleasure
strikes your Imagination, make a just,
computation between the duration of
the pleasure, and that of the repent
ance that is likely to follow it.-Epic-
tetas. ms 50 !-. ,H- t.- !
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22
Il pm as THE REST DID.

This tame, yielding spirit-this do
ing as @the restdid, 2 has ruined thou
sands. 0rid4olI9 eid0lgbaitdq
A young man is invited by vicious
companions 10 visit the theatre, or the
gambling room, or other haunts of Ii
centiousness. He becomes dissipated
spends his time|losesi his credit
sqpanders his property, and at last
sinks into an untimely grave, What
ruined dShim?o Simply a doing as the
rest did" ..a 7..,-e..
A father has family of sons. He
is wealthy. Other children in the
same situation of life do SO and So
are indulged in this thing and that
He indulges his own IN the same way
They, grow up idlers- s-triders-and
fops. The father wonders why his
children doanot succeed better. He
has spent much money on their educa-
ticnAhas, given them great Oadvan-
tages, Rnt alas they are only asource
VI fCAdttOh dHu tTOuDIe. fOOf man.
he is just paying the penalty of "do-
tiugas therest dida JOU TOY tx
This poor mother strives hard to
bring up her daughters genteelly. They
learn what~others learn, to paint, to
sing, to play, to: dance, and several
other useless matters. In time they
marry-their husbands are unable to
support their extravaganee-and they
are soon reduced to poverty. and
wretchedness. The good woman is
astoGished. & Truly said she at did
as the rest did" - /" 70 ''''''' ii'''
The sinner following the example
''99f '99fI 4lh4 O. IeptEsT OF 1tan6sff and
neglects TO prepare for death. He
passes along through life, till unawares
death strikes the fatal blow: He has
no time left to prepare. Ana. he goes
down to destruction, because die was
so foolish as toStff0as the. rest did"
Il
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22

A married lady who was in the hab-
it of spending most of her time in the
society of her neighbors, happened
one day to be suddenly taken i'll, and
sent her husband in great haste for a
physician. The husband ran short
{ distance, but soon returned, exclaim-
ing, "My dear, where shall 1 find you
when get back? ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22

9aJoKEs NEYER D1E.- Jokes are i'm
mortal. Capital or shocking, they sur
vive the most studied speeches of ora
tors, the profoundest papers of states
man. If some antediluvian editor
treated his readers to one, we do not
believe that all the waters of the food
could drown it. "A good joke now-a-
days goes to digest the roast beef and
cherry pudding of thousand fami-
lies. 1t makes the circuit of the
world, streams over the ocean, skates
on telegraphic wires, tunnels noun
tains, rides expresses, excites the risi-
bles of armies and of evening circles,
makes many merry and harms no one.
Verify, good joke is a great thing
and a bad one is abominable. Jocose
people beware.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22
The GREcIAN BEND

IHE GRECIAN BEND
When lovely woman stoops to froIic.
And rues the ruse, alas, too late,
What balm shall soothe her melanebolicp
"nat art shall get her back up straight
The only thing for her disaster
The only way her Woe to end,
Is to apply a mustard plaster
And if she wont, why-let her bend.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22

WoHEN's teeth generally decay
sooner than men's-the reason of
which, says a friend of ours, is, be-
cause of the friction of the tongue and
the SaceetneSs Of the lips.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22

AMUsEMENT.-It has been said, man
kind have three sorts of muscles to
draw the corners of the mouth up
wards, and only one pair to draw them
downward, indicating that we should
laugh three times as much as cry.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22

,.sG GooD breeding is guard upon the
tongue !: the misfortune is, that we put
it on and off with our fine clothes and
visiting faces, and do not wear it
where it is most wanted--at home =
Student. - = = .s....5...,,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22

~ 1T u AKE but iila single drop Of rain,
cgloistered in the green fold of blade
of grass, and pour npon it one ray of
the morning sunaswhere will you get
q q; iafpitdary with his utmost skill, to
cut a diamond that shall shine like
a = fidBl@i siilfiI7i Y ri-i''
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22

POPPING THE QUESTION INDIRECTLY.
The latest way to pop the question
we have heard of, is to ask the fair
lady; "If you shall have the pleasure
of seeing her at the minister's ?"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22

The internal beat efstbsa5 3 earth in
creases so rapidly withithe increase of
the depth, that granite is in state of
fusion about twenty or thirty geo.
graphical miles below the s1fface.A
Humboldt.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22
ID AvENNA SHINGLES FACToIfy

PAVENNA SHINGLE FACTORY FOR
ness desire to change my business and there
lore rofe oIier for sale my shinglc Factory a few
TONS nus south OF the Court House, in Ravena =
running order. The shingle machinery will be
sola ii separate from the engine, if desired. II
VIII he running constantly until sold. and any
one desiring to purchase is requested TO come
and see it operate. Those wanting shingles
lnade arc requested 10 bring along their timber
either in the log or bolt.
inc above property will be exchanged for a
small Farm, or for Village Property
RaVenna, Oct. 1, 1SGs-tf
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22

ONE of.onr sporting friends who re-
Gently ran q race with a saw-horse,
was caught yesterday attempting to
shake hands with clock.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22
MONUMENTS,
TABLETS,
HEADSTONES AND
CABINET SLABS.

use the best material that money will buy:
VI lnpio{ M none put honorable and skillful work
as the lowest. '''i'' 'eii "' ~"
!. l. also keep on hand and for sale, a good varf-
"eu-Stone and Flagging.
r,,.o, L. NJ. JONES.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22
THE ToRCHLrGHr PROCESSION.

2
The New York Picay une produces the foilow-
lines appropriate to the present eieceoneering
times:
= Ia he aalk, Eih child on.Ai,eer bosjm, =
woman is walking the floor;
Moaning. while hushing her darling,
oh Gedi what it 5 toIBepoorS I,
In the dark with q child ON her bosom,
In the dark of . acomfortless roomso
Not eYen candies duh ray to soothe =
SC Tie terribis ache of the gloom Oil
Down the street throngs \ Joyous procession,
With thousands Of lamps all alight;
And the glare Of whispering rockets
Ascending the shadows Of night. t1iH
Oil enough for the multitude's marching,
And music: and banners, and flowers;
While the biusef the zenith Is blazing
,Withgrsnd osecAnieafshewers.i
All alone with her poor httas burden,.tS
woman with hungering eyes iS,..,.S
soothes with lips that are pallid with fasting
Her famishing baby cries sSist'''SA
,eS hhe catches the echoes Of loud huzzas.
yssinIGreas God ~ she signs Apder her bresth,
While opulence sqnanderSIso much away,
Must my little one starve TO deafiiab q
Harki the tramp of the marchers come nearer
-Transparencies g1eam past her door:
sssst6prlG Cause z fsOgr EinSk and q Our sCoun-
try" she reads ..;.lf. .,,.,x y,.tD
But never one motto "!Our Poorp'
And she looks at the fiekerfng t6rches;
And counts the magnificent flags;
Then turns with a gasp to her darkness again
rot AadAsrscaE and 'anseemIk fags1 L.IH
Like river of. hehtshe pr0csssionioie +
Flows away down the stony street
And the star studded gates Of the midnight
nj .Sl9se7o1 the yetreatins feetF HIiSOU
The music dies out in the dim afay--
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22
-OSEPH WAGGONER. nj. T

1OoflFd WAGGONER, M. d.,
Physician and. Surgeon, Office in Empire
building, corner of Main and Chestnut Sts.
east of Union School, "a
Ravenna, o., Sept. II, 1868, ".
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22

PETER FLATH. .v --s-r-7 wM PoH
FLATH & POE,
ClOthiers and Merchant TaiIors, Hats Cans
Street, Rayenna, Ohio. % :
Get 15 1858 Iv = fti. --. ~ st..4
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22
EDGAR W. MANSON.

EDVAh W. MAASON,
Attorney at Law, Notary and Insurance
Agent. Collections and all other business of
the profession, promptly attended to.
Oiice, east end of Buckeye Block, Carrots
Vile, ONO Sept17 1y
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22
KEYES & GRAHAM

Homeopathic Physicians and Surgeons,
Office over j. G. Beatty's Store
OFFICE HoURs-10 to II A. NJ, 2 to 4and Y to q
7. NJ REsIDENCE-Corner of Cedar and Syco
.amore Sts, Ravenna o. Septic 1865 1y*.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22

~ L. Il ANA,
Attorney at Law, Counsel given in German
Also, Justice of the Peace Will write Deeds
CONTRACTS, &c, and make collections prompt,
". Office in Swifts Block over Waite's jew
elry Store, Ravenna, Ohio Sep3, 1868, 1y
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22
G n FJNK

W. B. THOMAS, -.
Attorney at Law, Ravenna, Ohio. Office in
Empire Building. Sep3. 1855. 1yl :
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22

Thou mayest esteem man of many
words and many lies much alike
Fuller s Il: E5f ebcc5 Ts15aa
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-11-04
Marriea,

October 10Th, in Christ church, Baltimore, by
Rev. William Philips, j. HOPE HoDNETT, OF
Tuskegee, Macon county, Ala, and Miss 0zELLA
l.. PETIT of Baltimore
Tuskegee Ne,os please copy
October 2Sth, in the county of Nottoway, Va,
by the Rev. Theodorick Pryor. ROBERT H.
SPENCER, of Charlotte, and Miss MARTHA S.
CARTER, of Nottoway.
On the 2Sth ult, in this city, at the residence
of the BRIDES father by Rev. J.. NJ Lee, D. D.,
w. PLUMER GRETTER and M. LIZZIE, daughter
of W. P. W. Taylor, Esq.
On the 18th of October, by Rev. j. NJ. Rice,
WILLIAM j. Dickson and Miss REBECCA C.
KARNEs, all of Allegheny county, Va
On the 18th of October, by the same, JOHN
l.. DEEDS and Miss SARAH E. ZEIGLER
October Doth, at the residence of the bride $
father, by Rev. b. T. Lacy, Kew. WILLIAM T.
LAPsLEY, of St. Louis county, and Miss LIZZIE
YANTIs, daughter of Rev. j. l.. Yantis, D. D.,
of Sweet Springs, Saline county Mo.
October 22d, at the residence of the bride s
mother in St. Louis; by Rev. B T. Lacy, HUGH
FERGUSON and Miss SUSIE CLIFTON
October 18th, by the Rev Harvey Gilmore,
j. B. McCUTcHEN and Miss SUE f. McCUTcHEY.
of Augusta county, Va.
By the same at Fairfield, Rockbridge coun.
ty, Va, October 9th, WILLIAM A. BEARD and
Mrs RACHEL f. ADAIR.
October 14th, at Charlestown. Kanawha Co.,
West Va, by Rev. j. Nee. Blayuey, of Frank
fort, KY, PHILIP Ii. MOVES and Miss KATE A.
WILSON, both of Charlestown.
October 10th, at the residence of the brides
father, by Rev. j. II. Brookes, D. D., GEORGE
KNAPP, OF Jerseyville, Ills, and HENRIETTA f.
daughter of Isaac M. Veitch, of ST. Louis.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-11-04
FROM THE NORTHERN STATES.

The General Assembly's Synod of Kentucky
met at Danville on the l4th of October The
Western Presbyterian says:
The Synod was not so large as We had hoped
and expected it would be. Quite number OF
the ministers were absent, and a large number
OF our churches were unrepreSented. Rev. A.
d. Metcalt was chosen Moderator, and Rev.
j. X. Lyle Temporary Clerk.
The discussion on the reunion question alb
Sorbed large portion of the time.
Two papers on this subject were introduced.
One was to the effect that as all our PreSby
teries had taken action on the basis sent down
by the General Assembly, DO further action
was called for, on the part of the Synod. The
other was In the form OF memorial TO the
next Assembly, praying that body to dismiss
the subject of reunion for the present, and suf-
fer the agitation Of IL among our churches TO
cease. A motion to lay both the papers on
the table, with a view to devote the remaining
sessions of Synod to other business was carried
without dissent
Rev. DR.. w. L. Breckenridge has again re-
signed the Presidency OF Centre College, n.y.,
and the Board Of Trustees accepted it, to take
effect at his own convenience. Dr. Brecken
ridge removes to the church at Pleasant Hill,
Missouri No election was held TO I'LL his
place. Prot. 0rmand Beatty will act as Pres
ldent pro tenn.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-11-04
o. bitnaries.

Died, October 7th, Miss BETTE McCUTcHEN,
youngest daughter of Addison McCutchen, of
Augusta county, Va, aged 10 years.
Died, in this city, October 9th, ELIZABETH
c., daughter of Thomas Fl. Drew, and wife of
DR.. +. h. Deane, in the 57th year of her age.
Died, of pneumonia, in Shelbyville, Kentucky,
on the Dist of October, 1861 in the SD year of
her age, Mrs. MARION NJ l.. STERLING, wife of
Professor Richard Sterling, of Kentucky, and
daughter of the late Samuel Howison Of Fred
ericksburg, Va.
Her genial disposition and affectonate nature
endeared her to her friends, and drew the warm
est love from her relatives and family. For
twenty-eght years she was the counsellor and
friend of her husband, and the love between
them preserved all the freshness of youth. She
loved her children with devotion perhaps al
most too deep, and the death OF five of them in
her lifetime, threw shade of sadness over her
heart and weaned her from earth. Although
her illness was short, her end was peaceful and
happy. Faith triumphed, and opened heaven
to her soul, and with loving words to her family,
and tender messages to her brothers and sisters,
she fell asleep in Jesus.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-11-04

Met in the First Presbyterian church of St
Joseph, October 18th, 1865.
Rev. James A. Quarles preached the open
ing sermon from Col iii IL.
Rev. A. p. FOrman, d. d., the Moderator,
constituted Synod by prayer.
Members present, "a ; ministers, ~; ruling
elders, %.
The following officers were elected Rev H.
z. = Wills, Moderator; Rev. Charles Fueller,
Temporary Clerk Rev. j. A. Quarles, Read
ing Clerk.
In regard to It's connection with the General
Assembly North, the Synod heard the report
Of It's Commissioners, Rev. DIR. BrOOkes and
D. Fl. Bishop, viz
Your committee sent communication to
the Moderator of the Assembly announcing the
fact that they had been directed to place a
paper adopted by Synod before the Assembly.
We subsequently learned that this eOmmuni
cation had been handed TO the Moderator, and
that he declined 10 tell the Assembly of our
appointment until he had seen the paper
We then addressed another communication
TO the Stated Clerk OF the Assembly respect
fully requesting him 20 inform the Assembly
of the object of our visit to Albany. He CON-
piled with the request and the Assembly hav-
ing Ottu lulOIuucu VI oui ultNNibuf OiuOiCu buC
paper, ioitho1t haUiag Il read, to be put into
the hands of special committee, of which the
Chairman was minister belonging to the As
sembly'S Synod of Missouri who had renowned
the Jurisdiction of this body and had manifest
ly prejudged the case.
Your Committee felt that they could not,
without a total loss of self respect and without
casting dshOnor upon our Synod, appear be-
fore committee so unfairly and so indicate
" constituted, and as it was impossible for Us
to gain the ear of the Assembly except
through the action of that committee, We re
turned home without being able to accomplish
fully the work upon which we were sent
We cannot close our report without aeknOw-
lodging with gratitude the traternal kindness
and courtesy with which we were treated by
many OF the leading members of che Assembly.
aud by the committee in DR.. Sprague church
who had in charge the duty OF providing
entertainment for the Commissioners.
This report was accepted, their taithfulneS;
approved, and no further action deemed ne