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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-16
Independent Order of odd Fellows.

PYTHAGoRAs LODGE, No. %, meets every
Monday night.
YOUNG ENCAMPMENT meets First and
Third Thursday in each month.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-16
1NsOLyENT NOTICE.

Having suggested the insolvency of the
estate OF James Tally, deed, all persons
having claims against said estate, are
notified to file the same duly authentica-
ted, with the Clerk of the County Court, on
or before the 10th of March l671.
MRS. HARRIET CUNNINGHAM,
Sept2 '76-4t" Admtx.-
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-16
THE BASIS OF FRATERNITY.

As to the status of the Methodist
Episcopal Church and of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, and
their coordinate relation as legitimate
branches of Episcopal MethOdism,
each of said churches is legitimate
branch of Episcopal Methodism in the
United States, having common origin
in the Methodist Episcopal Church
organized in 1874, and since the or
ganization of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, was eonsummated in
1915, by the voluntary exercise of the
right of the Southern annual Confer
ences and ministers and members to
adhere to that convention, 1t has been
an evangelical church, reared on script
ual foundations, and her ministers and
members with those of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, have constituted
one Methodist family, though in dis
tinct ecclesiastical conventions.
1t was next incumbent upon US to
consider the question concerning the
conflicting claims to church property,
and some special cases that could not
conveniently be referred to the opera
ton of general rule. There were
TWO pTluClpdl QuCSllOuS ~ NC SOho1O-
cred with regard to church property in
dispute between local societies of the
two churches-the first as to the legal
ownership of said property, and the
second as to whether it will consist
with strict equity and promote Christ
ian harmony or the cause of religion
to dispose of these societies now using
church property which was originally
intended for their use and occupancy,
and of which they have acquired pos
session, though they may have lost the
legal title to it by their transfer from
one church to another. We have con-
sidered papers in all cases that have
been brought to our notice. These
arose in the following States: Virginia,
West Virginia, Maryland, Louisiana,
North Carolina and South Carolina.
In respect to some Of these cases we
have given particular directions, but
for all other cases the joint commission
adopted the following rules for adjust
ment of adverse claims to church pro-
| perry:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-16
DIR. De. WRIGHT.

Having accepted q position in the office of
the CHNoNICLE, wishes to state that he will
still practice in his profession, and that
when not at his own office may be sought
that of the CHRONICLE.
May6 I276-tf.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-16
Montgomery County Criminal Court

will De held on 18th Mondays of January
and April, and End Monday of November,
by Judge c. W. Tyler, B. D. Johnson At
torney General.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-16
9 99SS 60

To the Working CIass.-We can furu-
ish you employment at which you can
make very large pay. In your own local
lues, without being away from home over
night. Agents wanted In every town and
county 70 take subscribers for The Cenfeu-
NAL Record, the largest publication In the
united Slates-lB pages, % columns Ele-
gantiy Illustrated Terms only 81 per year.
me Record Is devoted to whatever ~ OF in-
terest connected with the Centennial year.
The Great Exhibition nc Philadelphia iH
fully illustrated In detail. Everybody
wants 10. The WHOLE people feel great in
terest In their Codntry's Centennial Birth
day, and want TO know all about it. An
elegant patriotic crayon drawing premium
picture Is presented free TO each subscriber.
10 Is entitled, ain remembrance Ofthe One
Hundredth Anniversary OF the Indcpend-
ence OF the United States" Size, p by 80
inches. Any one can become a successful
agent. for but show the paper and picture
and hundreds OF subscribers are easily oh
tanned everywhere. There IA no bud mesa
that will pay like this al present. We have
many agents who are making rs high ~
$50 per day aud upwards. Now Is the time.
don't delay. Remember it costs nothing 10
to give the business trial. Send for our
circulars, terms, and sample copy OF pni1er
which are sent free TO all who apply 40
IL to-day. Complete outfit free "a those
who decide 70 engage. Farmers and mo
chanics, and their sonsaDd dauRhtersrn make
the very best OF agents. Address,
THE CENTENNIAL RECORD,
June 7'T6- Portland, Maine,
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HALSELLSS FEMALE SEMINARY.
BOWLING GREEN, KY.

This Institution viii enter upon its next
term OF ten months, on the first Mondny
IN September, 1876. A thorough faculty In
al the solid and ornamental branches
Send for Catalogue or address,
REV. j. NJ. HALSELL, Principal,
July22-2m Bowling Ssreen. Nv
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Knights of Pythias.
United Friends of Temperance.

Cumberland Lodge, No. IL, meets every
Tuesday night, at Castle Hall, over Barker
& Courts.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-16
Arrival and departure Of Nails.

CLOSE.
For Louisville and beyond, 500 A. n. and
SEQ P. NJ.
For Nashville, S:00P. n.
Between GAINESVILLE and Louisville, 500 p.
NJ and 90 NJ
Southeastern Railway, HOP. AZ.
Southern, 500 Pm.
Dover, Wednesdays and Saturdays, roc A.
NJ,
New Providence, Peacher's Mill and Hop
kinsville, Wednesdays and Saturdays, $50
A. NJ.
McAllister's K Roads, Wednesdays and
Saturdays, IL A. NJ
Woodford and Rossview, Fridays, II A. NJ.
ARRIVE.
louisville and Northern cities, $50 A. N.
and 6:l5 P. NJ.
Nashville and southeastern, 6:I5 P. NJ and
ESQ A NJ.
Between GAINESVILLE and Louisville, 1850
p NJ.
Southern S:48 p. M
New Providence, A P. NJ
Dover, Tuesdays and Fridays, 7PM
aopkinsville, Wednesdays and Saturdays
6 Pm.
McAllister's x Roads, Wednesdays and
Saturdays, 10 Am.
Woodford and Rossview, Fridays, 10 A. NJ.
Office hours, daily, from A. NJ. to P. NJ.
Sundays, 8 to 9A A..
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-16
Seven Deadly Sins and no Salvation.

l. Refusing to take newspaper.
2. Taking newspapers and not pay
ing for them.
3. Not advertising in the paper.
T. Smoking in and prying into the
secrets of the sanctum.
5. Making the Printing Office loaf
ing place.
6. Reading the manuscript in the
compositor's hands.
Z. Sending abusive letters to the ed
itor.
For the first and second offences no
absolution can be granted. The fourth
is objectionable. The balance, especi-
ally the seventh, dispensation can be
obtained by special agreement.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-16

Devotion Encampment No. 5, Indepen-
dent Champions of the Red Cross, meet the
lst Saturday night in each month.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-16
Champions of the Red Cross.

GAINESVILLE Council No. 375, meets the
First and Third Saturday nights in each
month, at Hook and Ladder Hall.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-16
THREE YEAR OLD TRoT

Most graceful rider (boy) under II yrs-.I0 90
" lady rlder-silver gOblet..O w
gentleman rider-..............l0 90
THREE YEAR OLD TROT.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-16
THIRD DAY.
HORSES,


Webb c. Garth, W. F. Taylor, Darwin
Bell DR. E. Burr, Col. NJ. G. Gholson, c. N.
MeIriwether, G. c. Bell and &. Nj. Bell.
SADDLE AND HARNESS COMBINED.
Best horse, mare or gelding, any age, every
thing considered.
First premium, special by Jno. Young, oo
Second premium. w
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-16

The Sixth Annual Fall meeting of
the Humphrey, county Agricultural
and Industrial Association will be
held on their grounds near Waveriy,
beginning October the 18th and con-
tinuing four days.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-16
Knights of Honor.

GAINESVILLE Lodge. meets Second and
Fourth Thursday in each month.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-16
NOTICE TO GAS CONSUMERS
MRS. RUFUS r. RHODES

Will reopen her school on Monday. Sept.
4th. Terms of Tuition range from SIS So,
according to the Announcements Of the pupil.
Music and French at the regular rates: A
few boarders will be received as members
of her family. july ~, 10-5m.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-09-16
CARRIAGES. WAGONS. ETC
SADDLE, HARNESS, ETC.

Best homemade jeans-3 yards. .......... 3 90
"a white flannel, yards 2 90
plaid flannel, yards 2 90
white Iinsey, yards. ............... 2 90
striped or plaid Hnsey, ) yards. 2 90
homemade tweed, 3 yards............. 2 90
pair homemade blankets-.......... 3 90
homemade balmoral skirt-.......... 90
wooden carpet, yards 10
Z" rag carpet, yards. o.
hearth rug, homemade ........... 2 90
90 floor mat, me-made.................2 90
pair wooden socks, home-m adc..... 90
pair wooden stockings, homemade 90
nair gloves or M items homemade l 90
Sc pair cotton hose. homemade. -. l 10
nair cotton haIf-hose. homemade 90
suit of clothes made by LADY,. %
nTo be exhibited by maker.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-08-23

Personal Influence.

Elihu Burrtt says, "Thoussnds of fellow
beings will yearly enter eternity with char
acters differing from those they would have
carried thither had | never lived"
This is solemn thought, and should keep
US watchful every moment of our life, lest
We make the wretchedness of soul formed
for eternal bliss.
The true child of God, walking in the
light Of. his heavenly Fathers face, will re-
feet that brightness all around hin, SO that
whoever comes within the sphere of his in.
fuence will be blessed and helped by it.
Every man, women and child is q minister
of good or i'll to the world. We may as we
have remarked, shine and illumine, or we
may overshadow, darken and mislead. We
may SOW the seeds Of righteousness and
peace, or Of discord, sorrow and death where.
ever we 60.
1t is perpetual joy to feel ones self the
light of a loving and beloved circle, and to
know that the source of this glad influence
is in God.
1t must be fearful burden to be conscious
that those about US owe their unhappiness,
and their own misdoing to our evil temper
and example, and that the inspiration of
such life is from the Devil.
May our Lord help us to be careful in
leading thers.--Advocate and Guardian.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-08-23

entire defeat. This they never could have
done but for DR.. Hoge's speech and all it
brought with it. Such am confident would
be the testimony of three fourths of the As
sembly.
On this one point of the position you have
placed me in, as to all my opponents, and
DR.. HOge especially, l have thus felt quite
free to address you in reply. On some
other matters in your editorial my own self
respect>Sill prevent my saying anything in
particular. In general, have to remark
that if it was, as appears, your design and
expectation to wound my feelings ION my
part there was no thought or design to wound
DR.. Hoge's or any other person's), you GER
tainly have in a measure succeeded. /
should be sorry, I confess, to have my
brethren generally think as badly of me as
your article may be understood to represent
me. And yet let me assure you that this is
not the aspect in which | am disposed to
consider the present affair. Unfair or un-
kind criticisms in type l do not mind, being
used to them. But l feel that our Church
is in danger from within as we'll as from
without, and on that account | dread every
thing like divisions and animosities. In my
Review of the Assembly repeat that did
not dream of arousing, nor can l admit that
l said anything that should have aroused
such feelings. You say l was sore about
something, Well, if was, l certainly did
not know that l was sore, and as certainly |
had no cause to be sore. | got in that de-
bate about all | wanted. l had no accounts,
as you intimate that l had, to settle with
anybody, and especially none with DR..
HOge. All | had in mind was to make
fair and full record and exhibition of the
important question under debate. And |
had the very same right to give my own
views of what was said and done that the
editors of our weekly papers possess and
employ.
What 1 regard then as your personalities
l am content to let pass without further
challenge; but having publicly put me into
an attitude towards DR.. Hoge which l am
not willing to sustain before your readers, l
confidently rely on your sense of justice to
obtain the opportunity of setting myself
right on that point by your publication of
this letter. 1t seems to me that / may pro-
perly complain of your representing me as
under such "prejudices' respecting any of
my opponents as put me into "a state not to
do them justice" and accordingly make me
"untrustworthy;" and especially l have
right to complain of your saying that l have
perverted any declaration of DR.. Hoge's.
| am truly yours,
JNo. B. ADGER.
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Tanning the Humming Bird.

The ruby-throat has sometimes been tanned.
Mr.. Webber, in his "Wid Scenes and Song
Birds" says, after several unsuccessful at
tempts, at last Il succeeded in securing an
injured captive, which, to my inexpressi.
bic delight, proved to be one of the ruby
throated species, the most splendid and di
minutive that comes north of Florida. 1t
Immediately suggested itself to me that
mixture of two parts of loaf-sugar, with one
of fine honey, in ten of water, would make
about the nearest approach to the nectar of
flowers. While my sister ran to prepare it
| gradually opened my hand to look at my
prisoner, and saw to my no little amusement
as we'll as suspicion that it was actually play
ing possum' -feigning to be dead, most skill.
fully. 1t lay on my open palm motionless
for some minutes, during which | watched it
in breathless curiosity. | saw it gradually
open its bright little eyes to peep whether
the way was clear, and then close them slow
ly as it caught my eye upon it. But when
the manufactured nectar came, and drop
was touched upon the point of its bill, it
came to life very suddenly, and in moment
woo oh i'o ieSo, WINNING, "isn ooS0i Suo'o Va
the refreshing draught from silver teaspoon.
When sated it refused to take any more, and
sat perched with the coolest self composure
on my finger, and plumed itself quite as ar.
tiStically as if on it's favorte spray. was
enchanted with the bold, innocent confidence
with which it turned up its keen black eyes
to survey US, as much as to say "Well,
good folks who are your By the next
day it would come from any part of either
room, alight upon the side of white China
cup containing the mixture, and drink eager
ly, with its long bill thrust into the very
base. 1t would alight on my fingers, and
seem to talk with US endearingly ip its soft
chirps.' Mr., Webber afterward succeeded
in tanning several of the same species. He
gave them their liberty occasionally, and
they returned regularly. At the time for
migration they left for the winter; but the
next Spring they sought their old quarters,
and accepted the delicious nectar kindly pro-
vided for them, and By degrees brought their
mates.-Popular Science Monthly.
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Forty Years Serving God.

The Staunton Vindicator gives an inter
es,ing account of an old lady who had had
series of distressing providences in her
family, perils by lightning, by fire, by water,
and yet her faith fails not.
" Are you Christian?' we asked, as the
old lady was concluding her story.
Yes, she replied, her eyes filling with
tears; Il have served God in the Methodist
Church for forty years. The people of that
Church have been very kind to me-.
The conversation was listened to by her
two grand children-,one wasted looking
little boy of four, and the other a bright
little girl of six. The boy had chills and
fever.
Bidding the old lady adieu, we left. Few
women have had violent death rained into
the family circle in such pitiless storm, but
she seemed never to have lost faith in Him
who sendeth the rain on the just and the un-
just alike. Speaking to her of the terrific
thunder of Sunday, We asked if she was not
frightened, in view of one death already from
that cause in her family. 'Oh, no. she
replied; Il was sitting by the window read
ing Sunday school paper. My daughter
was frightened, though. This trusting old
woman, who in forty years of serving God
had lost one son by drowning, daughter by
lightning, and last son by accident, and is
now suffering from the direst poverty, at
tended by disease, still felt quite safe in the
hands of Him who had chastised her 80
What a sermon it is! Doctrines have
changed since this woman commenced her
forty years tuition men have been born
and become prelates and died full of honors
since this humble scholar entered the school
Of the Great Teacher; women have entered
it and left the irksome tasks and gone back
into the world, and some have remained, and
are ripening for the harvest; and yet this
gray haired scholar, at the foot of her class
in all that this world can give, still remains
faithful to the end. She cannot understand
why the Master has been so hard with her.
She does not complain of it; she can see no
way out of it; but her failing eyes still see
in her copy-book what the Master has set for
her: Be thou faithful unto the end, and l
will give thee crown of life.'
There are some of the scholars who are
not old, nor poor, nor sick. Isn't it a part
Of their lesson to see about this aged ono :?
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FRO BE CONCLUDED.

OVER EDUCATING.-At no period of youth
should education be pushed beyond its pro-
per limits, or the mind be worked above its
powers; the welfare of the pupil demands
the observance of this rule on the part of
the master as well as the parents, more es
pecially when the child belongs to that class
of strumous children whose intellects are
.preternaturally acute. Unfortunately, how
ever, these are generally the pupils selected
by the masters to do credit to his establish
ment; every means are taken to encourage
this premature manifestation of the mind,
and to stimulate the child to renewed exer,
tions; and thus the health is enfeebled, and
even life is often sacrificed at a period Of
brilliant promise, when the hopes of friends
are buoyed up by fallacious expectations,
which more rational system of education
might have realized.-S~ James Clark on
Consumption.
How many melancholy instances could be
advanced of the truth of these admonitions.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-08-23
For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
LIFE and LETTERS of LORD MACAULAY
BY HIS NEPHEW, G. OTTO TREyELYAN.

The publication of these volumes will be
o pleasure to thousands of the admirers of
the brilliant essayist, historian, orator, poet,
statesman and conversationalist, wherever
the English language is spoken or the litera-
ture of England is known. Many all over
the civilized world have been eagerly look
ing forward to the appearance of the prom
ised biography. Nor will they be disap-
pointed either in the contents of the work or
the method of its execution. Singularly for
tunate in his life, Macaulay was scarcely
less fortunate in his biographer, who to a
thorough knowledge of all the incidents and
details of his life and cordial appreciation
of his character and abilities, added gene
raj sympathy with his views literary and po-
litical All this he has the tact to bring out
without too obtrusive an exhibition of the
partiality of the kinsman.
The work abOunds not only with interesting
facts and anecdotes connected with its imme-
date subject, but with almost all the leading
men in literature, science and craftsmanship
and society of the last and of the present
generation. Macaulay was one of the most
diligent of mortas. His power of work was
amazing. With all his readiness, with all
mis- brilliancy, with his incredible quickness
of apprehension in seizing upon the sub
stance of book, and his unrivalled powers
of memory-he was as unweared in dill.
gence as the dullest plodder. He would take
an amount of trouble to make the smallest
correction to insure the utmost accuracy in
a date or name. In this, as in so many other
things, he forms a striking contrast to an
other great English historian, David Hume,
distinguished alike for his charming tact in
telling story, and for his powers of acute
analysis and subtle reflection. Hume work,
with all its faults and all its defects, is likely
to keep its place permanently; and its place
is high one in the bright roll of English
historians and of the histories of England
and yet it is reported of him that with all his
intellectual energy, he was so lazy and SC
regardless of accuracy that he would not
cross his library and take down book from
the shelf to verify reference. should moi
like to Vouch for the truth of this statement
1t may have been sheer invention or gross
exaggeration, but even if an invention it suf
fciently indicates the notorious character o
the man.
Macaulay, on the other hand, would per
form long journeys to survey the sight of
great battle, or seige, or massacre, to mari
f all that was characteristic in the scene o
: conducive to the event, and to note tn
/ changes which time had made in the natura
{ aspects of celebrated spots. His ideal o
o excellence, ike that of many great artists
o was very high. Cicero used to say that hi
o orations delighted his friends, but rarely SAT
q is6ed himself. II is likely that Macaula
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-08-23
For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
MINUTES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The Churches.

The steady growth Of the churches under
the labors of their pastors is very easily dis
covered by comparison of the Minutes of
one year with some preceding one. By
making such comparison between the last
Minutes and those of 1869 the following re-
suits in this regard are obtained.
In 1869 there were in our Southern
Church only four churches which had over
400 members: according to the last Minutes
there are now eleven. They are as follows:
and l give the names of the churches, their
membership and their pastors in this article,
for it is we'll for the whole Church to be more
Familiarity acquainted with its individual COM
position.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-08-23

The MINISTER'S WIFE The ministers
wife ought to be selected by committee of
the church. She should be warranted never
to have headache or neuralgia; she should
have nerves of wire ard sinews of iron; she
should never be tired or sleepy, and should
be everybody's cheerful drudge; she should
be cheerful, Intellectual, pious, and domesti-
Gated; she should be able to keep her hus-
bands house, darn his stockings, make his
shirts, cook MS dinner, light his fire, and
copy his sermons she should keep up the
style of lady on the wages of day labor.
er, aud be always at leisure for "good
works." and be ready to receive morning
calls; she should be Secretary to the Band
of Hope, the Dorcas Society; and the Home
Mission; che should conduct Bible classes
and mothers meeting; should make clothing
for the poor and Cruel for the sick; and final.
ly, she should be pleased with everybody and
everything, and never desire any reward be.
yond the satisfaction of having done her own
duty and other peoples too.-LondOm Bap-
tist Magazine.