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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-28
APPLICATION FOR PATENT.
Notice No. 272. Z. S. Survey No. 81.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, !
CARSON CRY, NV,
May 10. 1875. J


CARsos CRY. NV,
May 10, 1875. J
NvOTICF Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT TIE
Star City Mill anil Mining Company, n
corporation organized and existing under and
by virtue Of the laws OF the State az New York
and whose principal place OF business Is IN
the city and county 81 New York. has. by
Timothy G.. Negns, its attorney-in-tact and a
stakeholder therein whose post-othcc address
is at Unionville. Humboldt county and state
of Nevada, this day made application for
United States patent for two Thousand t2,mol
linear feet of the Golconda Lode" bearing
gold and silver, called the "Star city Mill and
Mining Company Claim, situate in the Cold
Run Mining District, Humboldt county and
sta az Nevada. the same extending seventy
five (75l feet la norihwesterly and fourteen
hundred and twenty-five u.425l feet in q
southeastern direction from the incline shaft
ON said clTim. whore the location
notice is placed. along the line Of
said ledge, vein or lode, and en-
braeing the same, with all It's dips, spnrs and
angles. with sur ace grouad two hundred and
fifty f250) feet in width. and described IN the
plat and fold notes on file in my Office as fol-
lows. to wit:
Beginning At q post marked No. j. I. s..
Survey No. -. :" whence monument OF location
of the Golconda ledge bears north ~ d. grees
east loo feet. whence door Of stone cabin Of
the Tennessee Company's claim bears north
co degrees east GG feet, whence stake and cor
ner Of sections and &, It. Is n. r.. 40 east,
and sections IL and 10 T. "A n X. 80 f., Mt
ID. NJ. bears south AZ degrees 20 min west 1917
feet. thence running. first course. south 2
degrees east 2 eco feet. TO post mareed " No. q
Z. S. s. No 49," second course. north rs de-
grees east $50 feet. 10 post marked " No. 3,
Y. s. s. No. 37;" third course. nsrth degree
west $500 feet. 10 post marked No. 4. U. So
No. 37;' fourth course, south ~ degrees west
$50 feet, TO post marked :" No. !. U. ). y. No.
81" place ofbeginni q. containing II 47-lOnths
acres courses and BEARINGS Fl I'm true meridian,
magnetic variation Is degrees east.
This claim is bounded on the north by the
Tennessee Company's claim. Golconda lode.
and on the north by the Fink Company s
claim. There are no known claimants cast CT
west 1.-THE present survey lines
The cation Of this claim Is Of record and
may he found in Book :" D." page 400. OF the
Gold Run Mining District kent IN Winnemucca
ut the Office of The County Recorder Of Hum
boldt county and State OF Nevada.
myl2 est ADOLPHUs Waltz, Register.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-28
Challenge Accepted.

En- WI vG RECEIVED A CHAtIEnl.,n,.r,
f'om Edward TimothY. Of Alpha w,
on lo Eureka ana Pa isada Narrow-sN's,
Ra8road. % Il .hA htm foe $500 side.i asese
ihe samo Arrangements can be pertett "a
Htaesing me at winne'a'ceA.
county vsqsd akH. CALftAi t.hff
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-28
Notice Of Sale Of Personal
Property.
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN
IN pursuance Of an order of the District
Court Of the Fourth Judicial District OF the
State of Nevada in and for the county of
Humboldt. ade ON the 18th day of May, A. d.
1875. in the matter of the estate OF Mary
Rodgers. deceased, the undersigned, Admins
traitor of said estate, will sell at private sale
Friday, the 2Sth, day of May, 1875. the follow
ing personal property: One cupboard, two
chairs, one spring mattress, one bedstead,
one breastpin. one set of earrings, two horses,
two cows and calves. three lead of stock
cattle. one trunk, and the wearing apparel of
said deceased.
DAVID MELARKEY,
Administrator of thee estate of Mary Rodgers,
deceased.
Dated May 10, 1876 my19 lot
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-28
Notice Of Sale OF Real Es-
tate.
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

AYOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN
~ pursuance of an order of the District
Court of the Fourth Judicial District of the
state of Nevada, in and for the county of
Humboldt, made on the 18th day of Ma,
A. u. 1875, in the matter of the estate of Mary
Rodgers, deceased, the undersigned, the Ad-
ministrator of the said estate, will sell at pub
lie auction to the highest bidder, for cash,
United States gold coin, and subject to con-
firmation by the said District Court, on Thurs
dag, the 10th day of June, A. u. 1875, at
o'clock P. NJ at the house and lots hereinafter
described, all of the right, title and Interest
and estate of the said Mary Rodgers at the
time of her death, and all the rig It, til lie and
interest that the said estate has by operation
of law or otherwise acquired. other than or
i'll addition to that of the said Mary Rodgers
ut the time of her death, in or to all those
certain lots, pieces or parcels of land, with
dwelling house thereon, described as follows:
Block 30, lots numbered l, and 3, in the
town of Winnemucca, Humboldt county, State
of Nevada. 1erms and conditions of sale,
cash, gold coin of the United States, to be
paid OH confirmation OF sale by said District
Court; deed at expense Of purchaser.
DAVID MELAKKEY,
Administrator of the estate Of Mary Rodgers,
deceased.
Winnemucca, May ID, 1875. my18 3w
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-28
LEGAL NOTICES.
District Court Summons.

In tho District Court of the Fourth Judic;.,
District, State OF Nevada, county u Hum.
boldt.
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UNITED STATES LAM OFFICE,
CARSON CITY, NEVADA, I
April 8, 1875. }
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Playing seven.Up for n Baby,


We hsvs It from good authority thAt ns&s thls
city, 4 few days AKo, q game Of "seven-up " wAa
played = 1Ittle girl Of summers hstnx the prlxe
Tho father had played and lost everything he
had, snd, while under tho influence os liquor,
propoael to put ,lp hss little Bisi against cor
tain amount Of money. The proposition was At
once accepted and ths game bosan. At tls last
hand tho game stood-fAthe1, 5; opponent, T.
In the dea! The father received tho following
trnups: King, ton. sesen. And trsy, His op-
ponent received ace1 1Rck, four, aud deuce. The
lather begged and WAS given oas. which made
him within II, o.,s Of going ont. Confidently r.
king and tray. exels,m,nk. F." Can you best that
Tor ntga Or low I" His opponent replied that he
could beat both. sni showed biz hand, sna
claimed h'gh. low, jack. aud the game. Tho
claim waa denied. the fathsr hoping that be
could taxa tho game himself. The game went
on: resulting III .ho success ef hts opEousns o who
still has tho ehid. and statcs that le intends
tseping Il, tnless the fathsr uass tho law to re-
gain hla loss. bho is iu good hands, much bet
tor than those OF her father, sFslo u 4 wllo wer
and q uan Of dssofuta habits. although tho
possessor OF = kindly heart when not under th .
influence OF Liquor.
, 1875-10-25

has boOn p.sti toned 10 give definite intsrprsta.
tton II tho law. tho Comtnttoe, scting Mpou
tnAt petition. presented tha paper found In Sat.
l.ruay'a distnt,l, and upon this tho dscprAton
has boon Antt Is etiil going on. Tho spoocbea
hro carucst bus in tho best Of temper and u,,A,-
Unity OF foplinH and sontimont 10 tho law it,
self, hut many hru evItlont1y in favor Of treating
members Of lnfuur secret socintie8 di1oroutly
from tlloso kccIung fellowship with A1asons. otc,
Tue 1iev. y. II. Foater has Iust closed nh hble
and araumcntntivn speech In fnvor of The pni,rr
nnd against applying this lau to nlcmbors OF all
sorros scuiet,us asikn
Rr. rAuL REVIVAL.
Special Dsrotea !" fnt t"sa'e tribune:
Sr. Ia, 4., Ilinn.. Oct. n3.--NLttto Aul Dss
ciose thoir revival horvices hero Oh Monday
morning, gong to Minneapolis for two weeks.
Tho pastors OF ton churches ilHrp aate agtoel to
en,,slbue The uutou Innotlngs al ,ilauRMsatcd BY
Whi.tlv through noxt ueett. All cay thn bost
reAuits h opea fot have rahnltcd from Whittts's
nerviccs. Minneapolis pastors have haen pro-
pnsing bY daily aervicoa through this wcok, aud
have atroady stAstod d strong revival Of religious
iuterenk,
PA5TOHAL.
Srtria' niaratch to TAx CAic1no Trfbuns.
SrnISat !ELD, ILL.,. Oct. 3D. Tho Rov. F.. ".
1lA4:on will 10 installed as pastor Of the First
Congregational Church Of this city Oh Thursday
n0A..
CATHOLIC CONSIDERATION.
Special Dsrateh II Tie Chteann Tribune.
LASAiLE, ILL.,, Oct. 24-Dishop Foley, Of Chl.
cago, consecrated tho now allar in tho Irish
Catholic Church in this city today, and dedcat-
cl tho now Polish Catholic Church. Tho Cath
Ollie civic aocetioa Of both LaSal1o and Peru
turned out in = long procession. with banda OF
nlnslc. and tho clllchoB Ncro thFongcd.
, 1875-10-25

piicl cennnrc be- allowod to Withdraw H. winch
was inmrulnttlv lone.
Tic rspurt ot thu Nominating Committee vas
ciectesa: r. !. Eavycr. il. b.. of Tufts
mon neSt year 1n,Htcca. tho Rcv.
L. T. brooks. .. 3D.. rhslnaelrh,a: J. G. wclIl:,s-
Ton; Es1, Of Mar4scl,usssis; the Ncv. !. Smith
Dodge. Of Connccticnt !; Llin Hon. j. o. lluclsuI,
OF Ohio; Ntssol l}!hkely, Of Aliunosota tho lttv.
J. Httauh Of Michigan.
Tho t'omnittco to tahc action in noticing tho
deceased ministry reported nonlor, II rrno utiou
10 tho following who llavc died during tho YEAR
past, tho Rova. Robert Harris, Of IIlinns Ma.
thanie1 p. Tcnny. Of Onto !. Thomas browning.
or Now >nrK; M Lewis ~, 7; ". Andrew. Of Georgia;
of New York Fanny U. Roberts, Of ,taine,
Tho Nuv, iir. Sawyer Of THfta College, matlo
statement about th" h,atorscAl eoctutv ioriucl
onr tcnominational fnitl, mud coileotion ,yas
taken III In aid OF tho fund 10 purchase books,
Tho How, Dr.. Minor then a,1dresaotl Tho Lo,.
vcntlon. !io said oSery great moral forco broadly
but Of every Church. lie paid incrited trion:o
to tho worthy fathers OF the, church, Who like
tho soldier wont forth with tlIor lives in t4eir
hands to carr. on thor Masters work.
Tho Rev. E. II. Capon. President OF Tufts
College, mid they were rcjciccd TINT education
formed one Of tho ataudatsl subjects that en-.
gagged tho attention Of their Conventions. A1nct.
AZ had beou dono for tho denomination by auch
DAlfour Murray. md Winchester. their tmcs
demanded learned mon OF tho lligheas culture.
Tho Rcv. Il. IL. Pullman. tho uonorat Socro-
tary Of the Convention, then to!lowod upon mis-
Hlonnry work. lto reported TINT tho State Con-
vanions Of moro than twontv Staten had boon
unusually large, mud wore marked by unusual
roli1ions zeal!
The Rev. j. Smith Dodge, OF Connecticut, WAS
the last speako. on tho relation Of tho Univor-
sallst Church TO ths other churches. In busi-
t,css nnd other relations all agreed and worked
, 1875-10-25
DROWNED.

DROWNED.
HpteMs Ditpdkch 10 7he Chicago Trfbuns.
HARnlsnuao. Oct. 2l.-YesterdAy, whilo four
ladies we're out riding In carriage ncar Lam
caster. tho horao backod them into doep creek,
turning tho conveyance upside down. Three
saved themselves By olingsng to the wheels until
assistance catno, but tho fourth, Miss Ida Lin
vile. AEod 20 years. WAS drnwpcd.
pHlLADELpu1A. Oct 24.--Thia afternoon a car
riago WAS procpltatod into the scl1nylkiIl Kivor
opposite atanayunk. Tho vehicle contained i've
persons, threo of whom, Horny qettlor, hts
mother, and child, wero drowned. Jausos NilIcr
and wife ware rescued. Qettter resided on Nino-
toeuth street, abovo Brown. In this cltv.
Special Dtspatth 70 Tbs Chttudo Tribune,
ST. Louis. Oct. 24.-About 1880 o'clock this
morning fearful accidGnt occurred on the river
at South vt. Louis. whereby two men, three
women. and ono little boy years Of ago wore
drowned. It appears that porry Glover,
Llttlo Smith, James Gordon, Bettie
Slaughter, Samuel Jackson Louisa Jackson,
and her little child, all colored, won't to a
private ferryman in South st. Louis, and naked
to bo rowed over tho riyor. They wore placod IN
askiH, the occupants numbering eight altognth-
or. and started across tho river. Whom 0bout
half across tho ri7er, the frail boat sprung
Leak Tie ,ferrymau attemptod to gain a,oro,
and would doubtless have aucceodod had not tho
passengers been hoizel with a pauic, capslzing
tue skln, and prccipitatng all into tho river.
Six cut of tho eight wsro drowned.
, 1875-10-25
MORTUARY.


FREDERIC HUUS0N
CoxconD, bEass., Oct. 24.-rhe funeral OF
Ffoderlc Hudson took place to-day. TIE obso-
quies woro hold At the family mansion on Main
asroet. There was = largo attendance Of those
who had formerly beon associated with aIs. Hud'
son professionally, aud othera who. during bis
residence in Concord. bad coma to admire
him for hls talonta, and honor him for
bis uoblo qualities. The Now York Her
aid, Of which journal b1r. Hudson
mas first managing editor, was represented
by eight mombera Of Its ataff. Among ths moro
distinguished weEe tho Hon. lockwood Hoar
Ralph Waldo Emerson, n. 7. Banks, A. Broneon
Alcott, William Muoroe founder Of tho Puh!io
Library Of Coneord. Frank D. 6anboru. ". ".
Wheillon, and the Lou. George Brooks.
, 1875-10-25

On Thursday morning last, rum or reached tl,le
cttv that A murder had bean commtttad ina
nic,t nrav,ous-tha. lin, rr.rt,,, h.d w., 'aS 80.
In, 1,,'-,s p - ,sN''1,l ANo 14os @ue
some eight mileB south Of this city. An officer
WAS sont out to aecctsnin tho facts in the case
and ahort nonn rctnrncd 9Th FrsnLIi, ,.h, ~. =
sor,ns ~, ~ 49,. ~ .tts IT,. ta.satn W..
Aounu W .i' "ss " 'n'o ivy ln'eau!pS ~ aeilV-
or himsclf to tho proper ofiicera OF tho law. Ho
acknowledged that lo had killed Boueys tho night
previous int claimed that he did soin poif-
dcfeuue, that he bad to either kill ar he kiiied
Ilo was very mild in hia dcmeanor and iu NO
way exeitcd, Ifo said that he had no da1jre 10
escapo. and that be wanted the matter thorough
" investigated, that ho mipbt prova h,meslf
1niltIsaa Of 4 v1]liul or maIicinua murder In
Vas nccordinrly nut undor ruard Of a s.eciai
offlcnr.
TLo facts OF Tho case, as va learn them from
tho tostimnny alid,oe4l hoforo thu Cornnny,a iurv
mitted. aro about IA folIowa. On Monday niuht
al lad ueak. Chsr1es HoIara. the mn r,1orcd man
yiattofs the ra.,doncn ~ 1schart 1frJrt.ro , ~.
oahin aitnated abont niias snnthsa.t ~ NosIs
vilia Hn ws. thonoht r. h.va YHan t1.;nr;ra
While there Ao rot into c0nyeraation vith ti,e
tha srnninv Ia luacams verv hn,stsrnr. ~ III
th1c.tsnn,1 E. kilt lin Franklin Nm nnucr.
fbfa hrnt},er> Harni Tran'tiio anil aid ~ H..
McYrtvre !" WntlI caii ynn vi1ow Tor vnu,Ii ha
nna anrn y ,I,1sn sftar f,nrti.hirr III. ;svoivcr "
= ronr'.hoot.r nynr hia Ias1 .n.S hr,nd;yt,;m,,,
:. ahn,,s H., Jt"s n naa .;,
thraw Il m the Hnar nnn c.rtr,dna wsa th.a
,tasI,sr,eI .,a n".s.d thronsst, tne 1,,o- dosn"
M aanssu o. -@ e-A' -' ~~'o
>rnss.rs n,.,,v ,ett N. h,r.s .,, ,o,htn,
mora r. hoard uf him until on Wednssdsv n;ahts.
.hn,,t \ n'ciocs ,han Ia csi,a1 st ths nnrtb
1o.e ~ af.Iuts.s,. H,,,aa and auIsa H.. NJ
Hoos y! ~ 49,. .s" ..'.,h;m, - LII, ~.
hsI LII ti,ors ~ ~ Monday ni9ht Rhe yenlind
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.spsefa! Dtspssteh II TA1 cA&eaes tribune.
KAssAs C1rr, Mo., Oct. M.-The depasa''oa
of editors representing tue Virginia ffesa Aass
citation arrived In tie city 1t $50 this H,oEn'o8
from 81. Louis, yia Tho Missouri fscaao ~.
road. Thsy uezo met At tha Union Depot ~ =
Committee, and escorted mp town 70 oas o. ~,
p.ominent hotels. During the day they sss''sa
poiuta Of interest about the city, aaa - 80, -
o'clock to morrow morning they leave tof @ ~, o.
orado, oyes the Atohnson ISvexs v.,s.s SAa sIs..y
eurprtesd st ths slxs Of The CITY fo4na X
baud OF III NtssonEl River, ~ we'll Y ~
numbey oi railroads, bualassa. ~, t9uaa an
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nnt nGt ~ tnnKe Or unl1akn 1t IN Its divine &C
ceptAsfoh ~ ALI t!nrnn Elizabeth might refer
20 me tethpotat ini'ohfcH sllo could append or
Withdraw. bns Panrs and TlInothy's Office to Or
daIf, "as not OF men, hut by tho will "f Hod; a
t''d not of contuston bat Of order. no! Of
aehlFln. hut of nn1"n Union IN faith and III
cla,i'v, and therefore hero IL tho loason why
Nn must consent 70 DC thnH'hs obstinate. mex.
oTabc. nnfiactahlo, rHanl ~ with e"nenst, hot"
tcf IMAM other folk" hHlieF thsh the rett' hnAo-
com mouAu7o and e1elusivo. .,
must stop short however: Wild shia extent
oi hlggtstton. l haye toncheN On tno ontos
foAsoh ana spring o! usseonn1oa patwee1 tne
eoirnts.aons now nltaea 10. u'.ts n;s,, 10 Sh.,b
t'aa dutF hnu hoeltaola' sMo"!u .i.nc. ou'.hant
nos 70 dlAcuus9enuasy e1s'Hp!o ua tna nnuoe @ aoio
ennfsetlohs 81 INC % o.ns.' - 'aes III ooa nauio
nad Cause thny Mo"u w "ott aiot., ,tI KS
IroSiacneo VII o,.or ~ oess. u y not WIZ tue
, 1875-10-25

!nseltntcd. and a. II o'olock that night I'm ,,,
Wnn found in thickct soIno ochLv DonY 10y
north of Mclntyrna l,orrc. The fooi ra rMs
crossed and lay III an oppnsito tllroct,on f,o.
~tef' Bowers fell when inside tic ysrd ron .,'n
hahda claspcd tosctter acroe. tho broass .n .,,H
mo mead roclinlnK IN tlle forka Of a 1nnsa sha
n"wess cap and revolver, With ono cartrden rd's' "a
n'odedi 1sy beside him, and from TIM h.sH4- "
tfack madc firm whoro i,o fell aero,, .hs hhon1v
tenco 70 whnro tho corpse lAy, II IL nrnno.r, "v
Tint had been dragged thore foet fnrcrinasta
lhlt' i!ownyor, n but a aunposi.ion, N'"'a''
On tho following mornlhg (TlJursd.y, ,.
wah in,palotott and an tnqlcAt nci, h,!,asv !nsv
'Aniro ". ". l1utchings. Of Tiroo Mia prsr' ptsaor'
The following Is The verdict rendered '''e.
We, tho undersigned Jury, summoned Z, h.,
in1uose upon The body Of tharlca W ncw.uo uo1a ~
hearing all tho evidence In the case and =, hfr
1nry. 10 dnA that tho Ratd Charjcs n I,axn,"a In
- his death urnn tho Nromiaea ~ nohrrt sanh
from tho eecta Of 9an and pisto! shots II, ~
Or Jamca franklin, and that the RAID Jam.s Wt.tn1s
natt ncEessoFIss. au lis unkRown-; anu unon n,a aka
ZION Of tho ftiy, wn hl t,at twettT gin 49, NM
snots wrse intl!ttcd and tho Jnty Goiovs IN.
bods VIA dragged somc forty rods. '''@'''as
:, TIM Grand Jury Inns fonnd bills aoetr,. T..
Franklin. William aud 1lobort McIntrrc "n, a ,n
irss two arc nom In Jail awaiting tr1sl wh;a 10
viii oceur soms tino n1rfng tho prctent tore "n'eh
Circuit Court nobsrt Mcintyre waa' NJ y 1.o or
Monday saken from jail nn writ n. H. h.h..s aass
enrp1s' ahd admitted to bull Of sl,UU2 whicb I
, 1875-10-25
uNiveRsALlsT CONVENTION,

BUSINESS OF TIE eEsalON.
The Upiye5Haiist Convention Of tho unitod
States wan hola At Lynn, Mass.. laat veak. FoI'
t"'.;, Vs. =. ~ .ss,a. =. 4': .~ss "sss' W.
loving IL an aostfacs OF the moro important
| husncBs dono:
| The following y7cre annnuncod m NemorI.,
| Commlttee; Tho Key. q. l.. Demoroat. Of Nav
uatnpBhtre tho Kay e. W Ou1nhy i) n ri
Maluo aud Miss Jeapuette Babbi,t, Of hfaasn,
chuse,ts,
Tho following resolution was presented nv thn
noy. i. d. anoW. OF tfains. >AN
n,,o,r.5 ,rh., IN th. ,,,ao,,.r. =, at. r.,.,.u
ths assertion in ono Of the sddresses that IL iii
veranlist JreacIsrs md press do pot fco CHARGED w
purpose To convert men to God ts untrue deenjy
nnust 70 our ministry and pruss and u hereby ds.
approved
In presenting the resolution, the Rev, Mr.
snow said that the address tn question {relerrine
to tho address Of tho ltev, William II. Ryder, d.
D., Of illinois, WAS unqualified, aud did eroat
injustice to the unlyerna'lst Church.
that tho resolution be refDrred to its author.
with Instructions to make The Charge more OK.
pllcIt.
A not;,n T., ,,aaa,;+olx r..t-,,, H..
m.,,ar 49, i5aye.,od ~ = 81 a. M 1n "aoio
lila Hav Wiil,sn II isv5cr r. n ~ Ti,.
.rnso nn sni,, t,ot - ha ,yss ~. 49,,
hnnc ,hs a,,thnr ~ ~" -nso,.ti, .a,'iI 10
liz t,is;'ed M man ~ he nn,nno ~. ~. 7Hy su
II hIs aress had wounnd t|,e fsn,ina. n'a pssn &
which nurht IN ~ nrieta5 ~ 80 s'.a oI9pte
Ind msla hnself snhIcct " ~ csnsrs s1H: 1 u aS
WilinrIv yccciya II M wo,,,5 .naia s W Mouio y.
Cnnvanion ia hnnan 1 t1a %ou ng9osze 20 'ho
roforrnd In tn author ,ytth ~ <nrs.t "tuu ~
tinfnitc cin1,n hc nd. .ni tt ha .slaos. tuat
maj, In snnc;.5ed vho %,H ~ . sho ta"Ao oI tno
ronarka. '''A"" '1o "'eae''e
, 1875-10-25

| history OF reriyhls, nlke nnctnnt hril modern.
in promoting them. Ilefore l}anic oncrcd that
remarkable PRAYER for tho 'lollreraHra ot his
coptc from captivity. We ind lin first earnestly
BInIyiuy tho Sacred l5naka nni especially tho
Wori IT the Lprd fsl'ntl came To- 1cromla!s, TIN
mercy concerning Ills people. and llcto lln
l"arnef how to direct lia eETo,tr to csn tho de-
sres OF hia heart. Had these SAcrni Books not
existed and hAnn consulted ae t!,ey wcro by
Daniel hul hia aAB 'ciat.r. wo have no tcssoh to
sunposo that tho great deltvera1co from Babylon
wo;l!d llaro been effected when hnn rs It wns.
So Oh tho lav Of rontecost, the Split descend.
oA upou tho 100 Disciples in answer to prayer
done ~ tho uAo Of tho Divine Word. Tho
sermon Of Peter wna the sword of the spirit that
SLOW or made nlive. Lfc not only spoke as tlc
waK moved by thu Holy Ghost but he mado the
written Scriptures, tho nraphccy Of Joel, an un-
Answerable witness 10 the gonnineness OF tho
work tt,on ttansriring, It was tho spolon word,
accompanied by Tho Holy Spirit. that rEcsed tho
roople IN thcfr hcarts, brought tl1onl unlcs sui-
to CRY out Men and brothrou. what al.at wc
do?" The sa;no wns true nnlcr all tho apnstol-
ic icpfcscEinE. Whether in t',r Rreas n'rcalbly or
from bouao to housa, their WORKS wer. !'ko nal'
driven III s,1To pskco by tho MAstar nf nsaem-
hles. You al. know what wonderful Ira't'ts f1i-
loved the preaching OF lanl it, Antioch. N Eph-
cruz, In Cornth, md III Homo, unf!cf his
prcnchfng tho dead II, rim in vast numbers. wore
nat1o atiyo tn Clrist. study tho history OF sc-
yiyais when vo,, viii, and yui, w,II find TINT those
Who ,,nyn turnca ,nauv to riehteo,.sne1p have in
a ure-nmno,,t degree, honrrrd tho Divine Word.
H,,cb wae tho M Icachng OF Edwards, au,t White
{]eid anfl lilo Ycnnsu,s and In our own time
sucl, HI. bcrn tho preaching Of Gpureeou, nnd
Ennnn and Earlo, Tho labors or MooIr arc
frcsh in ali yo,1r minds. The whole diff Of
thoeo iatora Ia 10 bring nihIe Truth in cottnct
With tho minds and huA1ts Of mcu. Hence his
Blbo readings, and hence tho peculiar stylo Of
a,j lis public tiiscoursos. With tho orcu Diblo
in hia hand, l,e has lod peopo to look tito II that
tl1ey might SEQ themselves Us ia g1ass. Nj,
Moody Inns tnagnitictl nuul honored tho Divine
VOID: hence. in largo degree, tho wonderful,
fruits Of his laborn III reyiyals minister. pruach
over and over again tho first truths OF tbs Cos
pel I; like man n sinner md Christ Slvior, tho
human !,oart tiopyayod and Tho Holy Spirit tho
only powcr that can renew that heart. Those
;i1nt truths prove like tho lire and tho hammer
TO break tho liuty heart, and to lead men to cry
for mercy.
ljut this uso Of tho Word Of the Lord in pro-
noting q royival OF religion must not bc con
fined 10 tho puiit or to formal public a,ldre.scs
Private Christians must take NJ, This work in tho
fa,nity. In tho Huutlay-schoo,. and in tho soctn.
and business waks Of life. A revival is very
largely carried on by faco to face labor, from
man to man, uo,nau to woman, aud child to
child. It is tho Harlan rago stylo of work with
ono person ut q timc. Prayer should always pre-