Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-12-24

CAUSE IueS 81" IN IL III unhOly union Oh cHuioH
and state; and in Georgia where the same act
was passed, the Baptists petitioned the Legisla-
ture and had it repealed. And in Holland, not
many years ago, The Baptsts were offered the
supporter the state bat refused it, because they
did not wish to bring about union between
church and state. He then stated that ali great
reformers had prosecuted the Baptists. lie then
read many passages of history to show that this
YVES so of John kEox. Calvin, Luther, Latlnler,
Zwingle, and even the puritsns of New England
who had fed from oppression ut home.
Although he admired these great men and felt
thankful fer the good they had done, yet he
maintained they had no idea of religious liberty.
The Baptists were the first stanchest ana
frmest iherents of religious liberty. And now
that religious liberty prevails, the Baptsts should
feel proud of the principles Of their predecessors
and strive to follow worthily in their footsteps
PREsBYTERIAN.-Mr. Baker preached IN
Charlottesville Sunday and his pulpit was occu-
pied, morning and evening. by Rev. Mr.. Bryson,
of that place. After servicethe following elders
were elected John Paris, DR.. j. A. Waddell.
O. D. Mccoy, T. B. Coleman, ID. A. Kayser and
VIM. Frazier.
CATHoLIc.-High Mass. Christmas morning at
| 10a A. NJ. During the week, Mass 7 A. NJ;
Vespers, 4 P. NJ, Sundays.
| EPISCOPAL CHURcH.-Last Friday services
were held, pray ers offered and collection taken
| for the missions Rev. Mr. Hullihen preached
| from ST. John, 4th chapter and 35th verse
Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields: Tor
| they are white already to harvest
| He reviewed the history Of missions, in the
| rapid but clear and forcible style, peculiarly
| his own. In 1900 there were only 10 missionary
| societies in the world and now there are fifty
| one, which number more members than the
whole Christian church did in 1900. These So
cieties have II goo agents; 1900 stations Blu stu
deuts, and are supported at cost of 50, o0O,ooo
annually. The whole Bible has been printed IN
| SO languages; the New Testament aione in 80
others, and portions of the Word in 40 more
nearly 100 different languages in all. 10 this
add that 10 COO Geo Bibles have been distributed
beyond the bounds of Christendom and some
| faint idea of the vast work done by the missions
and the blessings God has heaped on them, may
| be conceived. The Jew was the witness of God
OF old, because he had the word of GOD, ana We
are His witnesses now, as We have the word OF
/ Christ, and it was the duty Of al Christians 10
be like Christ il spreading the Gospel to ali ma
| tions. The conclusion was upon this last IDEA,
and was forcible and effective i collection was
| then taken up; solemnly impressive prayer Tor
| the missions offered, and the service ended.
On Sunday the usual services were held no.
| tice from Friends of Temperance asking the peo-
| pie to dispense with liquors Xmas, was read and
enforced at this as at other churches. ana the
| Chiloren's Festival announced for Thursday
morning the Goth in the Chapel.
F! NOT DEAD-BUT DEAD-DRUNK.-'"The silver
cord was not severed or the golden bowl broken"
but the person alluded to was not unlike Tam
| OShanter-''o err all the ills of life victo-
rious" But let us keep to our text and state
| the point without rcumocution: Our mutual
| friend" J. w. S.-(eEerybody knows Wayne'D
-"W'' was not tight" for he rarely drinks
| anything, not eueaa acater when the weather is
ue7y cold Sill, with such a sober reputation,
he cannot see we'll of moonlight night on
dead zevel Now this same -. W. S., so quiet,
| SO inoffensive; peaceabe; so universally
| sober; created quite q conmotion III our CITY
on last Saturday night a week ago, by riding
into town with speed that has not been sur
passed since the days of the famous John Gil
pin, of London town" and reporting to the
| Police force and other friends of humanity, that
| he had just left a dead man lying in the road,
''all stiff and cold" near Mr. Donaghe's. OF
| course, about half the male population of the
| City turned oui and Immediately started for the
| place of the murder most foul" "Our mutual
| friend, &c." headed the party. being the lead
| ing man of the occasion lit being his benefit
| night and he succeeded in drawing good
house, to see the Tragedy. But aasl for optical
decisions and an opportunity for lis to indite a
thrilling article of blood and murder, and gen.
eral horrors for the dead man. had vanished,
and the bright, quiet moonlight illumined no
| scenes Of blood aad the dark shadows of the
trees hid lurking assassinsl and the gentle
breeze, stirring the autumn leaves, whispered no
tale of mans inhuman;ty to man." But the
HERO Of tho Tragedy was quietly sitting in
the woods some twenty or thirty yards distant,
and out of sight, thinking over his past sins
rejecting on the fraiity OF man, and deeply pom
derng whether the Theory OF Huxley Tyndall
Lyell and Darwin, in regard to the origin, &C.,
Of species, was really correct and well
| founded, and if our remote ancestors wore tails
as long as those caudal appendages generally
found in menageries and still INDUCING his re-
Elections, he wondered how Bucks blackberry
brandy could make q fellow so drunk, and why
so many of his friends should come two miles
from town to see if he had gotten sober ''Our
mutual &c. aoso thinks the man who laid so
possum like" so sadly still on that frozen road,
beneath that December moon, "is not dead but
liveth,r and expects to have merry Christmas.
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