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, 1877-11-09

Col. Bon 1koRRsoLL comes forward and de-
n!es the story, recently tloatlug through the
country, 10 ths effect that h!< opposition to the
punshnlent Of children resulted from his faith
er's cruelty, and that hls reputation ot tho Al.
mighty was ba4el Oh hls contempt for tho Con
VI iIs parent. lie says:
My fatheE was man Ut great natural tenderness
and loved 4ts children Utmost ~ tn.auy The little
sutsEity 6e had wa produced W his rstlx,uu Liko
most mea q nss time. he Thought Soloaos knew
.omsshfnx sooat sslstnR children. FoF my part, /
tbs least conhdsncs In lhH ADVICE uf man ~ VI,
tcEly ldIollc ~ to imagine he could be happy with
zoo wives. When think ot tho kind Ut Con my
father adofed. and thu awful Consequences waich
hs supposed would follow each tuftaction Of the
'dtv!aa' law, aM *mazea thnt Le WIS ~ klud,
loving, aud leulsnt ~ he really wa.
, 1877-11-09

Accounts arc received by why of San Fran
cisco Of ser1ous disturbances in tho Samonn
Islands which, II tho reports are not exng-
geratesl, nrs likely to become lie enbject Of
son,o diplomatic correspondence between the
British mud American Governments. The
strong desire on the pnrt Of Samoa
for tho establishment Of rrotec-
tnrate by the United stntea seous
to havo arousel tho iro Of The English ropu.
1a.ion to the point Of mixing MI attack upon
tho American Cous'tl, wlloso iifo WAS threat
ened, tho t1ng insulted, and himself forced
to taka rofugs OIL boarl Fronch war ves-
sci. Documents giving detailed information
Of tho outraye hayo bccn forwarded to WISH
iugton.
, 1877-11-09

The efforts of tho managers OF tho Eric
Railroad to secure terminus iu Bogton arc
at last in fair way Of SUCCESS. 1t Inns
always been essential 10 tho prosperity of
Eric that It should havo the sa1ne advantages
iu New England that. nro possessed by tho
New York Central; and slnco tho cou-
pletion 0. tho lIoosao Tunpsl, which opened
q now channel of commerce between tho
East md tho Wcst, tho competition for the
business Of tho new roulo las been constant.
Eric las had two peculiar difllcultios to cuu.
torl with. Owing 10 tho influence OF tho
Esw York Central OIL through traffic, tho
existing liuss In Now Englaad aro wo,ksl IN
tho interest Of that road. Tho Boston /
Albapy forms witt, the Now York Control Tho
old iIue frou, boston to Chicago, It's int,r.
cit has alwuys bceu opposed to tho Igooaoox
Tunnel route. and II l,as not scruoled to i'm
extraordinary means 10 divert The tunnel from
it's original purpose, aud mako Il another In,
Ktruncut of n,onopoly.. The hscelulratc1 I'm,
ucl bill. which Gov, n,cr yeto.a woY
in ths interest Of tin Nav yorl
Central mud tho l,ostou 4 Albanv
II authorized contract, for seyon vear. viii
.,ixt;np liucs. IT. effect would bavo .a.,,
To throw tho tunnel into ths hand. of lin
New York Central for all practical nurposes
aud ,lu,s tn conf, m, tha tit,a ~ ,,.o 1,,,,o,
Is Albany as at least NJ, coual nartnar In tho
uool. The Now York Central now controls
aisolutcly tho Troy ( 1,o;ton Rand a .ho,t
line runninu from rrov to Tho ~ west ona % ~
tbs tuuuel. The managers q, this roa,1 have
, 1877-11-09
THE REAL FRAUD IN THE SILVER CUES
ff0N

Among tho most intotc1ant and ignorant
aiyocntes Ut IN EXCLUSIVE gold currency for
tho United States il tue Chicago 1imes III
thia, III III nl,st u..lar mnttera, /. IL lnorely
dogmatic ans9 vituperativo; It simply asscrts,
hut doca hot sussson. Thus, in speaking Of
tho overwhelming inaiorities tho reu,onotixa-
ton scheme received in tho House os Repre-
Hentatiscs on Monday iayoto which ccrtninfy
reflected tho hulk OF public sensimeut), 1t
charicterizes tic measure M "DLAxpA
swindliug bill," aud calta it u bill "so client
thu public creditors out of seyen cents OH
tho DOLLAR 10 raduce tho customs revenue
pcr cent," to onablo everybody who owes
q dollar to discharge his debt by paying o3
ccnts," and, tinally, ~ fraud and sham Of
ths first magnitude"
It Is vol eaoug!s TO inquire whero tho
s!'a'n aud tho swin.ils actually occar iu this
silver manipulation. u 1t in thu proposed
ramouetization, os was it In the nctual le-
n'onet'zation? Mr, H4LsrEap bus recently
thrown son4s light on tAu controversy by ~.
calling tho fact tint Mr. SHERMAN. tho
presont Secretary OF ths Treasury, but then
d Seuntor from Ohio, enieayorc,i In 1868 to
deprive silver Of tbs otfics Ut lawful money
in al opsn and honest bill, whicI. proposcu
that silver coins should ba leg1l.senlsr to
MI amount not exceeding $l0 in any one
payment. Tho purposs aud o9Fecs of This bill
wore readily understood, and it was thrown
out OIL the ground that tho public had asked
no change In the monetary systo1., aud Le-
cause so radical q departure would bs Lctri-
mental to the financial and commercial in.
tcscrsta Of tho country. Senator MoaoAH, Of
New York, notably representing the CONNER.
cjal interests, ht]ped to kill it. Thts expert
ence demonstrated that It would not he pos
sible 10 demonesize silver with tho knowledge
aud consent Of tho American people and
theiF representatives. All frauk and
honest efforts in bchaH Of demon.
etization were then dropped. But
in 1873 the Job was accomplished in an OBJ
ssure section Of q bill revising the mint laws,
which gase neither the public nor ereu The
membezs OF Congress- voting for it fais ill.,
dieation OF its purport All provision Tor
tho coming Of the silver dollar Was dropped,
and tho bill, in another section, limited sii-
yer coins (Which everybody thus supposed to
iaean only subsidiary silver coins) a. legal
, 1877-11-09

Eric is provided with a narrow gauge west of
WaEcrly, md tho Albany 4 Sus1uel,anna las
already bccn changed to a narrow ga,,go. All
the changes that arc nccussnry can be mate
bcfore tile connecting line Is built,
and tlscro is no reason why through
trims from Chicago should not run
into Boston by next Jul5. With tllo
impetus giyon to its bn4t,,ess by this now
ontlet, and with tho sonnler financial coutli-
tion tfnt will follow Tho eale Of Eric nnlcr
The mortgages M announced, the road Ought
speedily to tako ita pfaco on a level with the
Now York and Pennsylvania Centrals. II 1t
had not been injured by broad gango and
corrupt management It would hnva avoi1otl
bankruptcy. and the unsavory reputation
which, still clings to II, in spite Of Tho i'u-
prove1nents that have t.aon nato under Re-
ceiver JEwErr. This reputation will bc re-
moved by prosperity more quickly linn by
any other menns.
The telling feature ot Erios struggle for IN
entrance INTO New England is tie interest
Of tito Boston merchants III it. They have
not boen idle spectators. They stopped tho
scheme for haadiny tho tunnel over to
closo corporation for sovou years, aud they
havo given innteria' encouragement to Erie's
building enterprise in connection with The
limo from schenectady 10 Eaglo bridge.
There is good roason why Boston shou1d de-
sire new limo to tho West. It Inns oycry-
thing to gain by an open highway tn Chicago.
As the farthest point East, 1t is tho tInt'traI
port for tile transfer Of Western products 10
ocean steamships, aud where tho transfers
are faatEe those eagaeious merchants know
lnrgo Share Of tho toraign money received
for tic shipments il spunt. Chicago has no
mcan spirit abant its commerce. 1t is M
willing to benefit boston as Now York, more
willing, II Hostou eau otIor an escape from
tho cxtortfons Of tho 1lghterAgo anl ware-
house systems which New York has estab-
ljshca
, 1877-11-09

II Is only fair 10 certain reputable Demo-
crats III Chicago to Say that there was 81. ef-
tort mads W portion OF those involved in
tue management OF tho local organization
to combat tue buulmer element Which f,nnllv
enoompassed The defeat of tho party ticket.
Tie dsceut men succeeded in keeping thu
old Ring element in tho County Board oiT tho
ticket md in securing the nomination Of
three Or four men Of character whu were
carried down, nevertheless, with the exces.
sise load OF bnmmeEism. Justice to good
naany more right-minled Democrats d.
mands the further admission that 1nauy Of
them remained away from the polls rather
than vote with the bammers, that otll~
ess voted ou1y such portions ak ths
, 1877-11-09

Tho people of Illinois have, In voting down
tho state-Houso appropriation by 100000
majority. defeated D job Of oven grcator In
ilussy than wns GENERALLY auderstood.
Though the appropriation is now beaten, II
will DO renewed iu the samo shape next year,
mud 1t Ii as we'll to expose tho whole .rans-
action now.
When the Constitutional Convention waa
in session, in 1870, the State-1Iouse Com
nsissionors, tho State authoritieB, and oil tho
architects wero invited to rerse nil their ea-
timates aud to report to the Convention the
maximum sum which would be needed to
complete the statc-IIouse building. provide
tho grounds, and furnish the Offices. Thia
revised estimate, which included several
changes in the original plan, was tho sum Of
$3,500, GOO. The Cpnyontion thou placed In
thu now Constitution tho following pro-
vision:
Tho General Assembly shall not appropriate ont
OF the State Treasury or expcnd on account OF tue
unw Caplso! orouHds, and the construction, com.
pEttios, md JuratshIaq Of the State.IIoule, SUN
exceeding, In tbs aggregate, 81, GOO. COO, inclusive
OF all appropriations heretofore made. without drst
subpItt!nC the appropriation for additional cx.
-, s"c,,.1 .',. 'n,..s ~ ~, 49, 49,,
es.t =. inch esean .ha he "a, hs n uu "d
.i,tloa.l expenditure.
This liberal allowance, being MI that was
sslso<l, was gratefully acknowledged by tho
pooplo Of Springfield, and by the horde Of
sle>m|ators, contractors, and jobbo,s intor-
cste.l, The stasc.1Iouse Commissioners in
duo time reported progress On the work, aud
applied for approximations, In January.
1915, hero was $500, 600 OF tho aggregate
su.a expended, and tue Commissionefy. In an.
plying for m appropriation of tLat sum. H.
sured the Legislature thnt Ito buIl1l.
ing, grounds, construction, completiou,
and furnishing would bs flushed by
January, 1877, and the total cost would
10 within the constitutional Limitation. On
TINT assurance the sSoo,tN,u was upprouri,
atet1. In Sloy. 1870. work ou Tim tn,;,,1iuo
WIN guspentled: The money was nj, t,ons
mud tho building and uro,nfs warn ", for
from comutotion that Il wonld cnat ,o,r1v
oas million Of tlol1.,. mora n con,n,oto I,
w;thnnt ;,,c1n1ino x,,ch avnana,,uta 81 ,,;,h.
be NECESSARY to tako down anal rohu;id cor.
thin ,,ortions of the work. Whom tho 1.eoi.-
laturs met. in Jauuarv. ,s77. tbs c6na,tio,
Of uffairs Ind to ha tuada lrnown and tho
Commissioners nlentlei,. IN .xteruation ~
their nrocse.1;nea. their irnorn,,ce inconac,ty
aud tho ,lsceie Vt t1.ajr su1o,,,inates Whcn
., .r. ~ r.,.'.
, 1877-11-09

STANLEY MATTHEW'S .aisc!aims any inteu.
ton Or l'retetso Of rrilecsing the Prsailsnt's
views OIL ths silver question. What 10
mcant 10 say was, tlht liz believed tl.s Silver
bill would i0ss tho Senate, because 1t ought
to became law, a,ll, eloubtless for the samo
reason. he believed tho presilunt would not
veto the hill.
, 1877-11-09

clerk who was prepared to swear Tint he a,..,..
thrm having becn Hwinslic,1 out Of tho ,n,,,as
promised him for such service, now re,usc, ),
touch the business, even with n stick. wlt,h
will reduce tho rrturns III vul.,c to 6otno,t,t,s
clnscly appro1sn,ating that Of last yc,,ts
tnate'a ncst.
, 1877-11-09

One WlaTz, President Of the New Orleans
City Railroad Company. fatty Fefuses to run
bis cars between midnight and daylight, assign
Ing q reason that he desires to discourage tn
aud pokcr-play!ng by compelling The
solid citlzena - 20 home Ut reasonable lluuF
Hs is the most popular msu among ths ladies
there Il In New Orleans.
, 1877-11-09

They ''avc got man down In rctcr,hnr,
w., On tho |"ttcr--4pn or some such na,m,
who occasionally lifts tic hair ofr tic Iunn,r,
who inaug,lratcs involved sentences FL, t.c fshi
caCo Times. Listen TO him:
After the daisies Ahat !lavc bcgun to h1o1v o,,.
restlnH places. the mnrn Traces Of thu M ~, ~,
very trary we'll rHcc n. the prints mr. ,,a,ho H., 10
which we're made tho fair b,.ur, nj Sntnrc ay.
drapery Of foliage aud tiowrr.. 3>s'a1
, 1877-11-09

A I'LL has beon prepared, md Senator
DAv1p. Of Illinois, is said 10 have approved
it, Tor lie relief of the dopos;tors Ut tl,e
broken Savings banks from, tho demands Vi
the Government for unpaid tnxes.
, 1877-11-09

Gentlemen elected to tbe New York Legtsla-
tarc are scratching their heads mud wondering
l.ow to yet around ths following "seeliun y Of
THUR oath OF office:
And tlu furthcr soleiuny swcaE Tor a0lrtn, that
have not. directly 0r iadrtcty, paid, offered. "
pEo!n,sa 10 p4y. contributed. 0s uttered, Ut prom.
tb'nE a. confederation 0r reward Tor tho giving
withholding Eots Ut IN tiectluR II which { wAx
..s TO influence tho giving os Withholding any such
Probably not successful candldAte ean truth.
fully subscribe to tho provisions Of thla outh, a.
politics run III New York.
, 1877-11-09

Tbs total yote Gust In Cook County I'M
Tuesday last waa h7,56l. On t!.o sta,e.
House Appropriation TAX the support OF nud
opposition to tho n.esIs.,ro weso recorded as
fo!lnwa:
FIR tho appropriation. ......... ,......, IT, TN
AA'nAt thc appropsiattoA... =. .,.......,.i4. sUa
Majority acniusl H., .....,.... :. ~, o:.u
That is Il very fair majority, but it would
have been 10,00O largnr but for tie trick
That w!u rrac'ice.l on tho people In printing
oil tie tickets |0r the lax.
, 1877-11-09

Information has been received at tho 1,,,s-
sim Hank in Paris that tho gates of Ere.
rosm llave been opened to tho forces of the
couluvring sInMoyitca.
, 1877-11-09

Tho only man who got out Just in time TO
escape tho crash and save Ills money was 0tAr
HfEcuEEr the Dane. liz was first bounced to
make room for "loncst" TON kAvANAru1r.
who had been defeated by RtEcuEt. in the Con.
vcntion. But the Dan!sf, gent kicked up such
futnpus about It that The Executive Committee
was obliged to refund him Ills ex xpenscs, nnuutt-
Ing to 500; to pretend to decide mock cum
test trial in hfs tavor, aud then accept Ills rcs-
ignation H." It took tho $500 received from
the Springfield statc-liouse fling for "E,acking"
tho tickets and the $t00 assessment on " hon
est" Tox kAvAHAuoH to placatc the Prince OF
Denmark. OLAF Ia the only iaan Of tho crowd
Who cafnc out ahead, ahd hc owes It to being
kicked out.
, 1877-11-09

We published Washipgton dlsrasch 4 few
days ago describing bnl introduced by Senator
CnklsEiAacT, Of Michigan. "to enlarge the
Jurisdiction OF tho Court Of Claius.n and COM
meated &t sone length u tho elect oi thu
, 1877-11-09

Col. IkU1RsoLL will not accept tho Berlin
Mission. He can't bring himself ~ the national
and emotional preface 10 al diplomatic effu-
&:ous, "Ae!n QoTT.n
, 1877-11-09

DAVID DUDLEY ElxLD, the selt-coustlsuted
custodian Of tho Vernon Paztsh (La) returns,
has returned them to New Orieans u evidence
zKaiast tic indicted Returning -Bo&xders. Ths
, 1877-11-09

The 'Industrinls Insist that they contrib
utcd tn'tJ zoo votcs to the Grccnback- Indus
trial ticket, wlltch received $40 votes In the
whole county, Gl of wl'l:ll we're cast outside of
the city. Ths would leave $40 votca cass by
the urccnhackcrs proper. ltofr, Tor Clerk, re-
ccivc1 1.iO yotcs, but 500 OF these were cast by
Republicans who rci.sctl to vote for KtoKKE,
and 100 by Democrats who "pas4el ~ on L1Ei,.
Last fall the Grcenbackcrs cast 800 votes for
rErER CoorER In tf.is county. Tha fail the
satne party pollcd $50 votes, dcluctthg the 1u-
1nstria1s. This shows a handsome increase OF
thirty converts as the result Ut years active
missionary labor, aud two addresses bY their
gfcat gun, SAN CAnr, Oh tue .nerts and bcau-
ties Of the "rng.Daby.''
, 1877-11-09

WASHINGTON CHAPTER. No. ~. II. 4. M.-
Special Conversation this ffr.aay' evening. At I'D
u-lnk. tsnaine4 Of mtn.rtnncr. anil IN ltc i.
.!u M +. iv.ne.. Waiting cUlapAtt.n* ctr!.liy ia.
tItrI tiy ur!!rr. i, HUiLftHSD. Ill.
, 1877-11-09
Upon receut lnyasIcn Of England, The Liy-

eSpoul i'ust fci!1arks:
\ report Of . sensational character was made by
ths deputy Town Clerk On Oct. ~. 1t was ~ tho
effect that two Colorado beetles lad bseu dtscoy-
TITS uauslsrr. most ptosiueptia,ly,, wuss dead,
but Lbs paEtculaEt VI the bud were tnytAntlJ tel.
seFspied " the Lofls uf the tsssy CuuucL No
reply 10 tue teleTttnl hatlnK. fxf ~ IL known,
been yet received. taeis L0rlshfps arr prssumsbty
enxazsd In anxioua 4siIbefauou n ~ Tue duposal
u thu dead bo1iea.
, 1877-11-09

COLISEUM Nnve1ty Theatre.
Clark atrect, tctwcen Washington aud Randolph
ssuur WorkinEmcn." Afternoon and c1tutng
, 1877-11-09

WAEHtEStA fNDtiE. M. len, A. r. and A. M.--
HcY.nr Communication ths tftnayt evening, II Ma.
tnE!, Hail. ~ Aohtoc-st. Work IN +. y. nrHrsc.
Visitors t1r,llaiy Ihsticd.
, 1877-11-09

Periodically the 1'sitts'. freeman rises up on
hs tlptocs 10 look into the uses anl ahltscs Of
English lGnatlv asylutns. The season las como
around, aud tho discovery is otsce tnoru made
that " the facilities for eousIgning person to
ati asylum, arc too grcat, anl the facilities for
getting him out too few" This remarkable
'' find" Is supplemented by the result Of DR..
Arthur MircHELt.'s researches, which Is, that
insane people "arc acnt to asYlums neither
IN the hope nf cure nor to promote their happi-
ness aud well-tcing, but to promote the CON-
fort Of other people, or as matter OF con7cn-
ience." There the matter ends for year or
two, during which time the moro t'npccuntous
Of tile novcllsts will reap unwontcu rewards by
cnreloping the abuse fn yellow covers.
, 1877-11-09

Fnrwctl Hall.
Madison street. bctvern Clark ai1I La9hc. Lecture
by Frank lcasL subjott: 1iuresqus of Tie i,cau
1
, 1877-11-09

{sstsonbacks ut tho Euw York Stock Ex-
clanGo Yesterday closol At VII.
, 1877-11-09

Mrtlloillst Church fltock.
Co.ner Clark and Washington strcels. Lecture b
abby sarc l.tciAn,4on. sHbIerts "king Arthur ~
the Knights Of tho Iiouni Table,
, 1877-11-09

alcFtrkct'H THEATRE
Madison street, between STATE and Dearborn.
"TTnk ]otn!nos" Mrsdasnts Ion. kiuncalt. Graham,
etc. Nekars. Whcctvux. Lesrock. Pearson, ctc.
, 1877-11-09

Randolph ttlu'f. he,wrcn Clark md 1.asaltr
The Esaugrnc Continuation. "Conrai The Corsar.
esdaues wcsshrrsby, Clancy. ete.s sessra. uood~in
1tostnc. etc.
, 1877-11-09

Catk street. opposite tho Sherman tiouso. Engage
mcns Of Campbell Cumcly Company. "Tte Virgin
iAHt,"
, 1877-11-09

l1dFtfITsH ThfMtfts
Menrae street, corner OF ucathuru. Eo5aFeu1ent Ut
Estc fiatlcr. "MA1eppa.~
, 1877-11-09
passage Of such d bill The Detroit Tribune,
frfcrffur IN sal.l 1,i13 aarss

The f'onarf*s'onni Etrord tr. l. No. :. Oct. o..
shows Tint the hill In question vas introduced t'hy
ta'c clause In ts title. thn repression h.ine usth
by Gnngfcssen 10 denote he fuct Tint they do mt
n-sanr hny rcsrnn.i ihlttY for amy measure witch
tnts o11cr with this fpEfn nf Endorsement VIC al.
tn learn from Ell authoritative rnnrce thAt tho
mcsrntc in guc'tinn WINS ;'lnred In Mr., CnHf-flAN.
er's l.An'ls by m nlh H.csnstcr Of Tho Court Ut
Chains. and Tint tho Senator agreed 10 Introduce
Il for references ~ mnttes Of accommodation, et-
ptra.fy taytny that ,io should not nnw
present It only ''by rcquest." Tha mai.
tcr was TINS dealt with substantially m a
petition would haze been. the tncas,tc being
a. tls Introduction was concerned. The measure
ir nnw on the flies Of the Senate Judiciary Commit
x,yflsncc IN at propositions lending +, Increase
thc pnbllc liability Tor questionable CLAIMS.
The better way Is not 10 Introduce II by re-
quest" such baA bills. The safe thing to 10 Is
not to touch, taste or fantlc the unelean things.
, 1877-11-09
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HOME Lupt,E. M. :1d A. r. t 4. M-sreeiat
C"nnte1 at ~ Iw nty .,tcona. Fslasy It I:43
e.ton Al t. H. vi1itlns Errtl'.rn ceriiay Invited.
III O,1eI Vt tie MASTER, It. 4. HEtslstEl. StS'Y
, 1877-11-09

nRiESrA1. LODGE: ". y. 4. +. & 4: M:-!Ial.
T.: n'x;c II. -Sp"cta! Communication TITS tFrH1y1
ss"nlns nj ~ uth.k Tor INSTRUCTION. TItsl peafec.
Iy HrdtE Vi 1ilr MASTER. Il. h. TCGkt.l- Srcy.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-06-29
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE COUNTIES
Cobb, Pauldigl, and Piokena.

Those eyes of yours were bright and
undimmed by age; now | see you
use glasses to aid your failing sight,
That was my second messenger.
That form of yours was stout and
strong, unbent by years; now you
totter as you walk and lean upon
your cane for support. That was
my third messenger. Your babe,
whom saw in your lap, has grown
to mans estate, and is himself a
father, end young grandchildren re-
mind you that your years have not
been few
sBut hear me, said the old man,
what you have said is very true, but
my cares and business affairs have
been so great that have neglected
to make preparation for 80 impor-
tant and serious a journey. | have
made no preparation 70 meet you, @
Death, though | knew you were
coming at some future time, but not
so soon. am not prepared to mect
my Creator and Judge just now
Give me a little more time-just a
few years more, will you not Z
NO. answered Death; if you
have failed to attend to so great
matter for SO long time, the fault is
yours, not mine. | warned you,
but needed not you must now so,
prepared or unprepared and the
consequences be upon your own inn
mortal soul Come 7 and laying his
cold haad upon the old man his soul
departed.
Reader, how are you acting in
this NATTER have you seen or felt
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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-06-29
SUNDAY SCHOOL coNvENr1oN
What Is to be Done at the Forthcom-
ing Gathering.

What Is to be Done at the Forthcom-
ing Gathering
There will be Sunday School
Convention, composed Of the church
% and Sunday schools in the Noon
day ana Middle Cherokee Associa>
tions, at Marietta, commencing on
Friday the fifth Sunday in July next.
Each Sunday school is entitled TO
elect four and each church two dele
gates to represent them in that body.
Sunday schools may send either male
or female delegates. It is hoped
that only those will be elected who
will promise to attend. Below find
order Of exercises. The brethren
named win please prepare speeches
on the subjects assigned them:
Introductory sermon, Friday morn
ing at II o'clock, by r. I. Hanks,
from Eph., 9th chap, 4th verse.
How to secure the best organiza-
ton of the Sunday school work in
the associations and churches-T. G.
Boykin.
What results may reasonably be
expected from faithful Sunday
school work.. j. Howard.
The claims of Christ on his people
ID. j. Maddox.
The demands Of the Sunday school
upon the best talent of the churches
j. G.. Ryals.
The conversion and christian cul-
ture of children w. Fl Dean.
The value Of the Sunday school
work to the growth and prosperity
Of the churches R. B. Headden.
The duty of pastors to the Sunday
schools. r. Brsnham.
The difficulties in the way Of or
ganizing country Sunday schools
and how to overcome them-M. B.
Tuggle.
Elements of success in the Sunday
school-G. G. Tumlin.
Necessary qualifications Of good
Sunday school teacher-M. V. B
Lankford.
Woman's work 10 the Sunday
school--A. w. York.
The duty Of parents in relation TO
the Sunday school w. M. Dyer.
Exercises will be interspersed
with question and answer box By 7.
G, Boykin.
/ Ministers and members Of the
Iss III slse.. De- i've 81 sialisus .sge
invited q aiteal.
j. A, McMUkRY, Sscy
CartersgiIle, Jane 10, 1877.