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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-04-06
Assssesssn rrE ~.

Rev. 4. l.. Helm. Of Nicholasville,
has accepted call to the Baptist
Church at Maysvillc. lie is promised
$1,000 a year sure. with prospect oi
mn increase.
Rev. W. b. Arvin. of the Baptist
Church, closed revival at Drakc-
Creek, ncat Preac chersyille, last week.
Ills labcrs we're blessed With ~ addi.
tons to the church.
Rev. Geo. W. Smith, Of the Ken.
tucky Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, died at
Bloc field, last ipmtb, after sn eight
month. illness IL consumption.
The Pilgrim (BiptisD Church,
Lexington, Ky, has adopted the cash
system, and gives its pastor check
every Monday morning for his weeks
salary. Some Of our preachers here
would like this new arrangement them.
selves. They preach all the year and
then see but little cash.
Rev q. Q. Barnes i carrying on a
mot powerful revivul at Glasgow.
His church is daily crowded with
thuse anxious To hear the Word in his
plain. but eloquent manner The
Times speaks in glowing words cf the
good that Is being accomplished, and
alludies 10 Mis Maris his sweet sing.
ing daughter as, the Sankey Of the
meetings.
Rev. wm. Vaughan, The oldcs,
Baptist preacher in the State, died IN
Daaville last Friday He was 81
years old and preached regularly up to
the time his sickness. His remains
were taken to Bloomfield to be buried
under the pclpit oi the church that
he labored 81 zealously in for many
years The immediate cause Of his
death was a fall, which completely up
set his nearly worn out system.
TrHr STAMFORD CHURCHES, Sun
DAy.--The Pastor &C the Methodist
Church b,ing absent, the CHRISTIAN
Chrrrh having nd pastor aud it not
bcing the pastors regular day at the
Baptist Church, there was preaching
only at the Presbyterian Church in
the morning. A very large congre
cation greeted Mr.. Crow at the latter
church. who listened with marked at
tention to a short, concise aud insiruc.
tive %fnon from the |Parable of Tie
Tnres." At night he preached from
the llth verse OF the 33d chapter Of
Ezekiel. and as usual presented some
powerful reasons why sinners should
turn from their evil ways aud live In
this connection, we would like to sug.
gest that one Of the doors be fixed so
that it can be made to remain closed
With the wind MS high as IL was Sun
day, and that door slamming every few
moments, it is a wonder Mr.. Crow
could preach at all. FIfty-cents will
fix it and il that amount can't he
raised from the members, il can be
had by calling on the undersigned.
by request, Rev. J. l.. Barnes preach
ed at the Methodist Church at night.
His sermon was good and not over the
regulation length, but those prayers,
cant they be shortened just lit:ley
We ask this question as much of the
former as the latter gentleman, sug-
gesting that the Lord has said, We are
not heard for our much speaking.
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A Tennesseean took his first and
last ride on a railroad train recently.
lie stepped OFF when it was going for
ty miles an hour, supposing that such
was the custom, and was fatally in
iurcd.
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A Springfield congregation was
amused by a young woman who lean.
ed her head languishingly on a fel-
lows shoulder aud ate candy through.
out the service.
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A lady who drew a gentleman's
dressing-gown at recent church fair
now wishes To draw good.looking
young man 10 put il il.
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Girls, don't be afraid to work. Ruth
CLEANED in the harvest field and got
just as good Bo-az any girl in the
neighborhood.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-04-06
llkTTvc Celebrated Colleen
UlHlIl y Tongue Parler
O n G. a NJ s.
FACTORY ESTABLISHED 1886.

FRoN TnE rBEss-
Prom q. d. White, Editor Haekettsiown, n. J.,
Herald.
The onsan has a rich, desp aud spul-silning
tone oouidn't stay ih the house wiihout u. II
helI.s wonderiuliy TO dIiSs away the thoughts o
hard iimes."
The lshanon, Pa, Daily News says;
We are 10 feCsI,,t OF ~ thoSs y. octave FAR
lDr Organs, manufactured by Mr. Daniel b. BEATTY
Washington. y. J. This 0rsnn IA hns, solid hla'k
sslnui cass, and 10 t1ns i not hs surpassed by
auy Instrument ofits kind."
From the Lowell. Nsh. Register.
I'VE received this week, direct froia the mana
l,cturtr Daniel D, Beatty, Washington. n. j., his
Justly celebrated orgun, elegant Ia alfrarsnee, aud
hand sDmyly furnished, uisNtellrd Ia Tit hss. and
Iowtr vi tune. We are more than plcasad Aith "
and haartily Tcoomn,snd u 10 ANY one ooutonila-
tlhg purchasing an y ;an."
Hest oher ever given. Money refandsd upsu re-
turn ol organ, aud lrcight charges paid by ls an-
vi Y heaityl hath waYs II unsatisfactory, siisr a
issi trial Of i've days. Org,n warranted Er six
NUars
Agents wantod cyerywhsre. male or frmaic, to
eaasaas hr this su!sIior instrument Address.
DANIEL F. BEATTY.
Washin rtop. New Jersey. lisa.
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Especial dispatch to the New York Times.
An Important Vots Analvzs1.

WASHING ron, February "a. -'rn. follow
ins is an ANALYSIS Ut the vote on Mr.. ely
,npr's m,tion for a recess until Monday
winch was taken prior to the assembling OF
The joint convention to receive the decision
II the Commission in the Case of Oregon.
The vote stood for the recess, ll2; against
recess, 15S. OF he votes against RECESS 40
we're democrats, and of these Il were South
..r,l men. Five New York democrats voted
for RECESS, nam .ly: John H. Baliey. Bliss.
COX, Field, Il d o Tell. Meade dni g,.l, anil
3chunaker was absent. Tie NV York de
,nocrats who vofpd against recess were B..ebr.
Hewitt, Lord, Mrtc II, Walker, War /, White
tiolts,., Willis, AM Wood. Tue vote for re
Cess WAS distributed ~ follows: Alabama,
Arkansas. 8; California. 2; CONNECTICUT,
Florida, | Georgia. 4; Illinois. 8; Indiana.
S Iowa, l !; Kentucky, 8; Louisiana, 2; MAJ
ryland, 5; Massachusetts,, 2; Mississippi, a :;
Missouri, 8; New jersey, q; New York, 5 !;
North Carolina. 6; Ohio, 10; Oregon, l !;
Pennsylvania, l3; Tennessee, 9; Virginia. 6 !;
West Virginia, 2; Wisconsin, 3-total, 1l2.
OF the ten representatives from Tennessee,
one only is u Republican,, and the aine de-
lnocrats voted solid for recess, this being the
ouy State h wing more than one democratic
representative where the delegation was solid.
OF he six ,le,noc ats from Texas, only one
voted for recess. The democracy of Pe.in
-ylvania and Ohio came near being solid; Of
he Is from PENNSYLVANIA, l3 vtted yea, one
was absent, and Randall did not assert his
constitutional right to voc, as he did when
the Electoral bill was passed by ie House.
Seven OF the Is who voted yea we're defeated
for reelection. or the Is Ohio democrats.
10 voted yea, and Of these will not be on
the rolls Of the next Congress, and one of
them, Banning, may be rubbed off. OF the
entire number OF those voting for recess, 80,
or one-third, were defeated ut the polls last
year, and of the 3S thus defeated % are from
Northern and Western States.
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..m OTHERS FooA J.

IT'S plain to me-" satc the farmers wife
These boys will make their mark in life;
they were never made 10 handle hoe
md at once to college ought to go.
YES John and Henry. it's clear to me,
treat men In this world are sure 70 be;
But Joe, he's little above fool
" John and Henry must go p school,.
Now, really, wife, quoth farmer Brown,
rs he set bis mug of cider down,
Joe does more work in day for me
Than both OF his brothers do In threet
Sock learnin' will nsver plant beans or caSn.
or hoe potatoes, as sure as you are borax
Mr. mend rood o. broken fence;
For my part. give me common sense. Z
Bat his wife the roast was bound to rale.z
And so 1.-THE boys" were sent to school; y
While Joe. ofcourse, was left behind. -
For his mother said ne had no miud. 4 :
Five years at school the students spent
Then each one into business went.
lohn learned to play the flute and eddie
And parted his hair {of course) In the middle,
Enough his brother looked rather higher than hs
and hung out his shingle-"H. Brown NJ. D..
Meanwhile. at home their brother Joe
Had taken notion into his head; g
Though he said not word, but trimmed his trsas.
And hoed his corn and sowed his peas;
But somehow, either by hook or crook
He managed to read fall many book
Well, the war broke out and ":~aptain Joe"
To baltic q thousand militia led;
And when the Southern flag went down a.
Came marching homo as General Erowu."
But he went to work on the farm again,
PLANTED his corn and sowed his grain.
Repaired the house and broken fence,
And people said he had common sense
Now, common sense was rather rare,
and the State House needed portion there;
30 our family Ounce" moved into town, So,
And people called him governor Brownss
And his brothers who went to the city schoe4
Came home to live with mothers fool"
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THE OcToRooN BALL.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT or HOW LYMAN TRUN
BULL DANCED AND FLIRrED WITH MRS
PATTERSON'S GUESTS.

ANOinEt ACCoONf VI itOW LYMAN THU
BULL DANCED AND FLIRrED WITH MRS
PArTERsoN's GUESTS.
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ALL SORTS,

Some one said Of an Englisi, ion. ,ssu h,
dresses not wisely but to swell s7ef
What popular cry fully dlcscrlt,es an lneio-
.ent moustacl2 "Down la front"
Prize coAundrum---Why don,t woman
like to hear her husband make public
p"ec'? Answer ('s a Ia.!y)-i,.ca,:s. s.x.
Ion't.
The New York Erening Maizsay That
was dainty young Boston swain who adj
dressed his enamnrata Bewltcl,ing d-ssl."
"Ti'e s'unbrr of the pure is sweet" says
the Talmud That accounts Tor sleepi,y IN
church, surrounded by the peweress iaau.
ices.
A dealer a'lvertises "a large stockof bank
r'.pt piauos andorgans." Now, who would
wish t" p''rcia'e MUSICAL Instruments whose
netes were not good.
A young la'l, whose teacher Ii rather free
with the rod, remarked the other .lay, .'thae
they had too usany hoIler- days at their
cliool.'
- ~ IA ''Stoit iEi st 0S~
cause. SHE explained, her mother was once
robbed Of two dresses, aud she Thought DO
iceman was u good thing to have about the.
house.
1t Is very conSiderate iii tramps to wiilful-
~ set fire to no buildings that are not wei.
insured. 1t seldom happens chat an ineen-
iary fire originates III an uninsured build.
ing.
She said 1t was a very bright idea. Re
said he knew a brighter one, and when she
asked him wi at it was, be answered, .sYeur
eye. dear !" There was silence for a mo
ment, then she laid her head upon the rim,
OF his ear aa,A yr,s
parse book Tic Grammar, Bay win
'!ows are safe l.arbors at night for little
ssnacka. Are rev commas III a bass ball
club put mas silors stops: T., buying horse,
get one Of good blood he will make the best
gore.
Aunt Mary-"Why don't you read read,
Tom, instead lolling about" Ton1-s.Got
nothing to rcad.'' Aunt Mary~s'There'
your first prize in Monsieur Jollyet's French
class-a most delightful book - Tom-
''iIow can read that its In French"
1t is astonishing what iittie thing will =
start the disabilities Of an audience. At the
Opera House Saturday night % saby in the
gallery burst out crying, and the whole as
semblage reared with laughter because one
OF the end men in the MINISTRIES exclaimed
"uush. darling, I'm coming''
Anxious Oh Il main point: After the usual
explanation to a freshman class Ia regard to
laws and customs OF the college by the class
officer, when opportunity was given for qt,es-
tons on points tot fully understood, fresh
man raised his hand, and in voice full Of
anxiety asked, S Professor, what time do We
have breakfass?''
A writer in the Unirersahst says Holland
wiudmlls have arms OF an enormous length.
aud carry 1000 yards OF canvass. American
windmll' Lave only arms Of an ordinary
1ize, Int when they are sent to Congress-.
t','y >tan' NJ ana iir. nj. 49, tJn,ss sisgs,
wlIrhnill t"al .vrr sprc,t tt, d. II, ing sail
TO the rising gale.
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STAUNTON. IRGINIA. MARCH 8, 1877.
@oetrv.
..MAxN.rInEABo Yf"

''Mayn't I be boy ?" said our Mary.
The tears in her great eyes blue;
Pm only wee little lassie-
There's nothing woman can do.
.''Tis so heard Cousin Joe say So
He's home from great college. too
He said so just now in the par,or;
There's nothing a-woman can dol
MY wee little iassle. my darling"
Said I. putting back her soft hair.
Il wantyou ms dear little maiden,
To smooth away all mothers care.
who Is 1t. when pa comes home weary.
That runs for his slippers and gown
What eye does he watch for at morning.
Looking out from their lashes of brown?
Can you do nothing, my darling?
What was it that papa said last night p
My own little sunshine Is coming.
fknow, for the room Ia 30 bright"
And there is secret. my Mary
Perha ps you will learn 1t somed day
The hand that Is willing and loving
Will do the most work on the way.
And the work that Is sweetest and deares
The work that SO many fe'er do
The great work of making folks happy,
Can be done by aiassie like you.''
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:.rfs1ns leaving Stanton at $40 q. M, and 4;?5
o. run daily Except Sunday stopping at all
regular stations. -
The 6:45 g. m, Train connects at Cincinnati with
all the trunk lines West, Northwest and South
west. =
trains leaving staunton at 5.4s q. m, and 1905
am run daily, stopping at all regular stations
between Huntington and Aileghany. and at Gov
ington. Millboro', Goshen. Waynesboro', Alton.
Greenwood. Mechum's River, Ivy charlottes-
Vile, GordoIisviIle, Junction and Richmond.
The $40 IN Train connects at Gordonsviile,
at ll0p. M, with Va. Midland Train. arriving at
Washington 500 p. m. Baltimore 500 p m, Phil
adeiphia SEQ q. m, and New York e25 q. m.
The 1906 q. m. Train cor meets at Gordonsyilie at
ESQ e. m nth the Va. Midland Tram, arrivi, at
Warrington 7:30 Baltimore $50 a. m, Phila-
deiphfa It's D. m, and New York 4:o5 p. M, ar
rives st Richmond at $50 a, m, connecting with
Richmond and Petersburg 1925 a. M, and Rich
nond and Danv1lle 7:s0 m-Trains for sill points
in the South
Pniifaan sleeping cars run on 545 q. m and
1893 O. M trains between Richmond and Coving-
1rFpr rates, Tickets and information. apply to
III WOODWARD Agent. Stanton, Va.
CONWAY r. HOWARD,
W NJ g. DUNN, G.. p. & Ticket Agent.
Eneifleer and Superintendent. decs1
u = - 4 : = .
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Leave Washington at $40 a. m, Alexandria 245
a. IN and make connection at Danville daily with
South and Southwest.
Leave Washington clio q. M, Alexandria BAD
M, and connect at Lynchburg to Memphis Llttie
the South, and via New Orleans to Galveston ana
Southern Texas; also connect with chesapeake
Ohio East and West.
Leave Washington at $3.50 p. IN. Alexandra at
109p p m, getto Gordonsvile at $50 a. m, ana
eonneetwith chesapeake & ohio Railroad west
ward to Huntington, Cincinnati and all the North
west e&srHAfd to Richmond and beyond.
ForAfXNASSAS DIVISION leave Washington
at $40 daily, except Sunday, and get TO Stras,
burg &C o p. m. Leave Strasburg at a. H., and
arrive At Alexandria at p. m.
For WARRENTON leave Washington daily at
$40 A.m.A
Trains from.Bouth striving at Washington at
5:39 q. N ~ p.fn and 1883 p, IN. make good CON
Beetf6nS With Ralt. & Ohio and Bait. 4 POTOMAC
tz&dns to Baltimore. Philadelphia and New YORK.
and to all points Northiand northwest
tsAccOnm odation leaves Alexandra lof GoruonS-
Vile Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday: at $50 M
ana leaves Gordonsyiile for Alexandra Monday
Wednesday and Friday. at Am.
- PULLMAN SLEEPER daily without change,
betMeen " ashington and New Orleans, leaving
Washineton at $40 a.
= Through tickets to the South and West at low
q. ]. FoREAcRE. Genr Manager.
J. NJ BROADUS
General Ticket Agent. dec i.
(1hoaanHako and Ohio RaiIr0ad.-On and
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The Senate Oh the 22d ult., contlraled the
nominations OF s. p. Bailey. j.. OF Fauqrter
county, Va, to be Consul at Palermo, anu
a. A. Wartield to be Collector OF Customa
at Alexandria.
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hotels.
4 MEXICAN HOTEL.
Il 9STAUNTON, VA.
Change of Management.
N. III. C4RTMELL,
PROPRIETOR.

The management Of this Hotel has changed
hands ane is now being put In thorough repair.
being remodeled and fefurnfshed.
Situated near the chesapeakes& Ohio, Railroad
Depot and acc ssibie to the business part OF the
city will make it desirable for transient vtsitors
and especially for the Travelling Commercial men.
II is we'll ventilated and deiightfnlly cool In
Summer, which will make 1t pleasant resort Tor
those seeking comfort and health.
~ Terms will be moderate and special rates
will be made for Commercial men.
Omnibus to and from the Hotel free Of charge
- Livery Stables attached TO the Hotel. "a
jan s5-1y
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SyIRGfSFA LANDS FOR SALE
"

OR FOR RENT.
Theuudersigned has for sale hundreds OF valua-
ale FARMS, COUNTRY-SEATS, MILLS, TIMBER
ED and MINERAL LANDS, MINERAL SPRINGS,
Ae., &C., the most rea5ona bic terms. To those
wishing to buy. come and soc for yourselves, and
30 those having properties to sell, il you can give
clear titles and do not hold your lands too high,
We want to act for you. We have been in the busi-
saesssten years. and never sold a bad title. send
stamp for the Land Advertiser" Piedmont Land
Agency. "a DAVID d. NJ. DIGGES
June s-tf - Gordonsville, Va.
P.S.-W. II. II. LYSN. will give all information
either in person or by letter, to parties desiring
TO SELL or Buy VALLEY LANDS, through my Agen.
CT. DAVID d. NJ DIGGES
\ sep IA
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CFIAAIOIS 1UNTING.-Ons who has tried
his hand nc chanois hunting thus delivers
himself of his experience: At gay dawn
the channels hunter is on the alert, and by
the aid of his clear eyed Swiss guide and
i gona lrer>talker's glass, he sweeps the
rocky peaks and Lodges within his ken. II
he Is lucky er,ongl, to spot the sentinel cha
'n,'Is perchr'l some pinnacle OF rusgeA
granite, the party separate in ord TO ciis
cttnvent the fock-a proceeding which. la
',nr cases ont of ten, ends in miserable dis.
cMnitture. Sometimes, however, the party
lbove the ciia,nois get Il crack 1T those be-
low. Even should the bullet take effect, not
bnne OF the qiilrry may ever be picket at
camp fire. Sometimes the death struck cha
mois topples off the gldy ledge, aud bound-
lag from projecting crag to crag, as he falls
downward, eventually lodging in some mac
,ssibtc crevicr, mere pomineled mgss ee
sliapele<s skin and bone.
Mother times the hunters lind 1t impos-
,ible to get at the rid. on which the cha.
ms has fallen. Should the party, however,
succeed in catching the o d goat. great Is the
rejoicing and horn blowing, and many the
nips of old cognac INDUCED In. The fesh
of the channels eats More like goats than
deer's meat, and, from q goiirmand's point
of view Is u dead failure. The wild, sterile
and romantic scenery, the dead silence of
tie Alpine heights where the tia, gerous
sport is pursued, and the extreme arduous-
ness OF the pursuit, all have the charms tor
enc true sIr rtsmen and lover Of nature,
The Ohio Prohibition Convention tuet hs
Columbus on the Odd ult., and adopted
platform against the employment In public
service OF persons who sell liquor or are 3D.
dicted to drinking liquor, demanding female
and compulsory eduoa. ion ), favoring the use
OF the Bible as q text book in public scitools
and observance OF the Christian Sabbath
The following ticket was nominated For
Governor. H. A. Thompson; Lieutenant
Governor, George Il. Jenkins; State Treas
urer, Orzo Alderman; Attorney General, D.
W. Gage; Supreme Judge, D. c. Mont
gomery..
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II signed is now prepared to execute With heat
MENTAL PAINTING. tA1i Work done in the best
manner and on ae comm cdatisE teffnsa tsksor-
ders from the Country promntly 4ttendedto.
JOHN W. CLINE.
July 1y Main Street. StAnnt0n. Va.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-03-08

MN Il. HARRISON,
w Attorney.at-LaW,
STAUNTON, VA,
Practices in ihec of Augusta and adioin.
ing counties
Particular attention paid to the collection Of
claims and prompt returns made
OFFIcE-opposite Circuit Clerks Office and
above the Law Library. June e-n
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-03-08

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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-03-08
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nhssapeake and Ohio RaiIroad.-On and
" after Sunday Dec. 3rd, 1876, Passenger Trains
will run as follows:
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-03-08
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-29

lirioas errsri,u... ubiCh hss engaged the at
tenticn 81 the relirsJHs WUrtd for the tast rev
years. Tie aisrrssic1 81 this question has
hctn ally lnainisiucd in the negative by Re'A
Cco ". ls,eh aud osbsrs, while the atiiTma-
tive has hccn hsId by Rev. \. \. Amss, Dr.
Newman and oshersl Yesterday the floor was
yielded 10 Robert Ricketts,, a lay member at
iachcd to the ronaiEy ChErVh. He assumed
the ners;iUc u The Suestioa- and argued that
frum the idsosyDcrasSs Of Mr.. Wesley there
vas no rVliAoc~ to As Piaerd uPon his views Of
Christian peTftxsisa- He read various ex-
tracts frOaa Mr.. WS>leyIs lsttsrs aud from
the rCorNi 81 his life TO establish his views OF
Mr.. wesley's OTiniSsss Rev. J. b Van Meter
criticised Mr.. E'cksSts' views Of Mr. Wesley.
and said the werV three men who Stood OUT
rroanipS-li in the history Of the world without
rce-S. These were 81. Paul. Martin Luthe,
, and John wcsiey. Nr. Van Meter discussed
the --Ilain scxunnt- with critical sxsetness
and co-,tsuSasd that in the main features OF ~
doctrine il was true unIess the Bible q ne
lnsion.
Dr. Newman dSSssatsd FROM some Of to-
views expressed by NJ. Van Meter. and y Se'
thaa the question 80 OVSr for further yJuSids .
aiion, which uss 4EvSSd to, aud Pc association
adjoaIpcl-