, 1874-09-20

lCdCuEu ua IuufCl1IE. LHCuLf-o4o ySoAo' AA'
editors say concerning the event
Looking back over twentr-one year7, we recall pc
Rod struggle and endeavor, not unke thst ti7osi
which the young man PASSES IN winning tho spurs q
his manhood. Nn feel too. somcthluG OF that cot
souslle.s Ut good rrsult from the ortas Of d4st
ius and trial which ue-r linn to untlcrtakr bod!.
tie and higher things he ni1ns at. We kAoio tha
we have not faiied hitherto perfectly certain
that, with Gods blessing aud the helpful goodwill y
brethren, can make oar snccesa still more cont
Ilec, and give the D1tis:s Of the Sor.Awea renewed
occasion to feel happy and proud III tho Journal that
represents them.
TIE nEw ORLEANS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE
SAYS with reference to the outbreaks in Lo1isiaua
entece!cnt to tha So7 Drieans revolt;
The instances Of violence and bloodscd which have
occurred lately in the Southern States to be regret
ted by all good citizGns Nothing biit the necessities
Of self-le1ense car justify 1esors 70 f9:ce ~, ~,
indgnity Offered to tudriduaH who nre peacefully e1'
ercisg their rights citizens in the field Of politics.
or who PURSUING lawful aEocat1ons in any scctio,
OF the country. Whether they he scaoo-teachers,
1rcacc.s farmers politicians, they entitled to
protection We would ~ no means overlook OUTRAGE
Feirated, If Northern Mc;ho1lst preachers and
teachers Of eolorel schools in Texas have been
ered persccueI bccallae Of their calling poti-
cal and sectional affiliations, the perpetrators Of sacll
crimes deaervu the seyerrst punishment. VIC sure
that the good and Intelligent people OF the South will
neither coUnteua,s tolerate course of outrage
aud violence toward uuJ the ground 1T mere poii-
cal differences. They should rather internose with
their own lives for their protection. II necessary.
speaks as follows Of the newly-clectod Bishop Of
Illinois:
Tho 1liinoj. Episco1a Convention tails week elected
thc Ee; Dr.. George F. Seymour, Trofe:s1- in the
General Theological Seminary, New Io:k CITY, Bishop
of ths Diocese. DR.. Seymour is HAn Of high repu-
tation for picty aud Of un'lnubted intellectual ac-
colu1lishulcuts. IL is able preacher learned in
theolory, aud rigid ca'irchman Fora good wllio
alist, standing with such men as Dr.. Morgan Dix ANU
Dr. De Kovcn. But this ecclesiastical position was
streuuously denied by his supporters 1T tho Coufcu
tiou who claimed ta.t he did not belong to tho ex
trcne school. We sincerely hore that their rtatcments
nay prove correct.
great o,uOrt unity Is now offered for advancing the
vital Of CArsti.uty i'll this aioccsc If its
bishop conducts lis administration wisely and in
tolerant aud generous spirit. We dcvoutly trust that
if Dr. Seymour .eIt the Office to which he IL called,
Ao will fully appreciate the situation and BE- guided By
ludiciors cuul,ees. policy and m oppressive
would b. fatal TO the Episcopal Church
in Illinois. 1t would to nnfGr snd uniiad to excite
any imaginary fears in the minds OF those WHO no"
20 socitous Of the eacr aud unity ri the diocese Ihe
new Bishop will have ami burdens enough with
out increasing t.,n by eyi. aSury. However Superior
lis natural gifts his character aud LEARNING, he nil
need the pra.erful synIathy and the cosal SUPPORT
all in the tryin, and difficult position OF Dso VIC
couasc confidence end patience.
TIE INDEPENDENT,
in leading editorial OIL - Woman Suffrage and
its Parasiea,' expresses its utter disgust at tho
way this reform has been managed Of late:
Certain it that the movement for female suffrage
E.l attached themselves to 1t III such numbers that
the ;11lre minded advocates Of the suffrage
peleu to devote the of their time al thought to
the task Of keeping clear Of their unwcicorls conf
panon. There is c1rn too much reason TO fear that
in some association with advocates Of loose
so:ial doctrines has contaminated those whose first de
si.e had been promote TIC true reform but who h1l
allowed themselves to Work with those who1u the:
should hive avoided Lilo plague. What the result
has bcen the public knows too we'll The very wosnan
who led Washington tho huEsbug movement
(which We then dcnounced) Of suffrage by anend-
Las since made herself too notorious by hc- hor
rifle doctrines and horrib1 aranda;s Tot to speak Of
her personal character, to allow tho mention Of her
name in sclfrespec:ins Journals. More tan one Of
the then high il puDlic reputation and known
for their influential advocacy CT the suffrage reform
hare been fearfully iuxoyeI, whether innocent or
guilty, in the charge that their theory Of free lore
has been reduced to practice The result is thAt not
few people have become utterly disgus:et not merely
with free love- but With ths female suffrage, to which
The freeovcrs also gave their ba!cful support. The
and contempt Of the community for loose social
practice is INTENSE No wonder that, With GoliUlu
Smith, this disgust is sometimes uudiscrin.!naEg,
md oyerlows to the injury Of decent Nc do
ronder that for year or two in this vicinity. Ut
east, the su1ragsts in ter shame At their company,
should Lie low and wait fog the dirty suoo 10 b.uw