, 1877-05-30
DIR. PLUMNIETs.
A WORD FROM sourIt cARoL1NA.

a "QHD FNOA RVNAA NAhoA4NA*
The Itcv. II L. Bachmau moved that the Rev.
DR.. Ilummer, Of South Carolina, be Invited 10
speak.
Tho motion was carried with har,lly q dis
senting yolce, and Dr.. Pium.ner, an old gentle
tnau WHOSE venerable bearing made him an Oh
ject Of peculiar interest, walked slowly up tho
aisle amidst perfect silence In tho house. lie
took ils stand ncar ono Of tic press tablrs, ANIL
to the Invitation Of tho Moderator to 70 npOu
ths platform, replied that he could say all he
wished To roy, and 10 very we'll heard. from
where hn etood. What he proceeded to say was
- follows:
I wieh to say. lrst OF. oil, why nm In Chi
cago. nm hero entirely on social accounts,
and would have bccu here II this Assembly had
met In San Francisco am not here 10 do any,
| thing touching thts business or any other bust.
ness except to preach Christ's Gospel and 10 SEQ
tome Of ny old friend. beforu 70 hence, Tho
| fceonA remark wish To make Is, sr, that ful-
| ~ mud cordially estimate
| TuB EMBARRASSING CONDITION IN WHICH All
| rLAcEp.
Ill say anything, say It solely for myself,
| on ms own account. AM not leputttl hcro BY
ailyhoiy, by letter or otherwise, And thirdly,
wtsh to sly that in my heart do glory In tho
truth conveyed TO inc In Ills last letter by one
Of my oil teachers now IN heaven: II was this:
II would not give ono hour Of brothctlssioye
for whsle eternity Of cnntcntlon." Tint 10
nv sentiment. Cod, in His mercy, grant that
| VIC NAV all reach TINT conclnslu,: One hour OF
hrGter; 9ys ~ woTa To,S ann's ot
Now. sir, God ID Ills Proylience-a Provi-
dence that no man oil earth claims to undor-
stuul-has raiscd np Presbyterian Churches
vast area OF territory, and has great Interests
Of immortal souls. 1t has 4ON,U0O OF peoptu
who nsu nnt dying out. 1t was sai1 the eolnrcl
race would dis out. It Is not dying out Tho
lust cenAus aflUws m increase for the decade, In
cuilng the War, Of 10 per rent.
It is going to i've We have great interests
there. W. need help. The Southern Church:
through IT, Assomh,, 1ns nye1 i' aa a9 te s wo9ld &
Can't We do something TINT sE,all profit this peo.
plci Can't vel Sir, II getting ou my knees, II
lying on this floor and allowing men Tn tralnple
@ s"ui 10 q U ons, % poor biack n,aa Or black woa'an
when any other COURSE pursued might, leopard
the lntefrs.s Of tho soul, ! would liz down on
ths door. lApplansc,} ! ok, hrrthrsn, tlat
something: You hase dono something. Cod
ba praised for what sou hive dotu.
nut CAN'T YOu DO NoAEl
suppress yon1 navs to trsat the ,.s s9ater
adsipbia, aud ono In New York-that
you sl'onld tfeat them; tue way ypu
Treated tho Wadsnses: ,a olvs them ,h.,n tunds j.,
employ these means In building up tho causc Of
ChiIst, and Tor every dollar you expcud there
will bo good results,-blesssd results. We
wa love them. DF. Niattoon WIS tho compan-
ion OF my own nephew, who barcs my owI'
name, on m!ssion ln Slam. lie was my friend.
The books that have written are class.b,oks
tAin1l Suppose, brethren. by the gra*s. Of
iiui YOU wsru enabled to say what will at
once FOREVER sleuce all contest anu bitterness
Can't you say 1T would gIyc anything II you
Us have borticFs ulcrr. Ws Eaye gentleman
hero from Tcnuessce who knows how ali theso
things work. liz ts on the COMMITTEES that r. r.
ported ths resolutions 90 eof1essss a,r h"9s thas
lives thsrty-s!1 mllcs from ms 10 South cafoll'
NJ. lie knows how 1t works.
CAN'T soMErHlNa IN DpSR9
One hruthur says tbs time Il not yct- Mod
orator, did you rser know an OLD wound or an
done. know nut what tho vote Of this house
s',all be, but o'e thing y certain: jesus Christ
hy Tits body, au.l this body must judge whether
IT. action Is to honor " dhhoaor tho Savior
es.t esaalu,y, have % 10 doubt, 1ots ~ h.. aeae @
hertn,-eaudilly vote what II wtslcs 10 say
II will be understood. y Will be understood
drailcs removed n my time, but thers will bs I
great many good things alter my head goc.
aown to the grave, and Il 0oa denies lns thai
privilege, bS 1t 70. Can't you do 1T Thurs
isu't iuan ia tho Southern country that doean't
| desire
YHATxRNAL RKLAT10NB ON THRNs kQUAL AAr
| uONoNAHLR.
{App1auAe.1 Thsre isn't man In thu Southern
country TINT Wishes this body y hunlle isseif,
to abasc itscit before anytody. But this
true: u nave said, slodcfator, tbat you aFe
not genslcuan, II Is dus 10 luc-it u more duf
to ms than 1t " to you-that shoull saYt
| b,,pht Tot Il, haVe tisea1 tbpSe WuflA.H AD
| piause.] We ask 90 regrets " tho .enAo OF r.
ieutansc. Nobody asks It, ThcIe .sa't ma,
, Ii the South that would esteem any man NOR
! But, sl1, il DR.. Dickson bad sa!d Of the Mut
rru.or sotucthing uullardsume, I might tru]l
say to DE. Dickson, ~ an very sorry
III. Dickson, that you eald that Of u
/ Moderator" / rrgret It. ! don't srpeut 81 Il
: Can't you say thati One thug Il clear: II th'
u resolutions reported BY your tonilnittco are n
), jvctcd, il Will be understood everywhere. Nortl
t aud South, aud IL viii bs tiallty ou this Who'll
= subject.
1 knv air. heard 4 conversation dAy befur