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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-04

A newspaper at Ashland, KY. says
that an investigation OF the records Of
the State show that not a single man
or woman in the whole commonwealth
is under the present laws legally mar
ried,
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NEW ORLEANS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1877

undertaken shortly" Other kilograms state
that the Russians also have just been re-
iufOren5
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A Vermont hotel keeper has white
washed a big cliff in sight Of his house.
that 1t may resemble a snow bank and
cause curious people to ask questions.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-04

One-fifth of all the land in Alabama
is owned by the United States govern
menU.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-04

TRENTON, N. j., Sept. 3.-At the taxpayers
convention, to-day, Kinsey Rowan, of Tren-
ton, made an address in which he arraigned
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-04

Decisive Action Expected at Schipka.
LONDON, Sept. 3.-Latest advices state that
both the Turks and Russians at Schipka pass
have been reinforced, and a decisive actionais
expected soon.
, 1877-11-18
PERSONAL.

The Rev. James Mcleod, late OF Jollet' Ill.,
has been elected Superintendent OF the 1ns1ltu-
tim for the Blind at Batavia, N. Z.
Tie Rev. ]. ]. Irving, late Of Chicago mas
occented tue invitation Of the church at s"aa-
l;ncote. near Burton-on-Trent, England, 10 ot
come its pastor
The Rev. Wallace " Duncan, OF Wot1ord
co1lere. s. c., brother OF the late Dr. ). H.
nnn.an. has been elected President OF han-
dolnh- Macon College, Virginia.
Mrs. D. D. Davis. OF AlleCan, Mich, hcstoes M
hennests to several colleges, has maoe Luz
Rantist Church OF A1egau, Mich ner rcsenuas5 cn5
1egatee The church will receive ABOUT eoo'ooo'
The Rev, A. A. Trimpcr has left the fresoy-
tcrian Church in Kansas and Joined Ihe I'an-
rclical Lutheran Synod, aud the hes: : - NJ VI
MerSt has left the Evangelical a7socA11osA ALA
united with the Presbyterians'
Daniel Waldo, Seventh-Day Bapta,st, p, =, y, -
Crawford County, Pa., who was hncd "
:Instice Of the Peace for working on sun4a 80
rnceived q favorable decision from Tue touo1s
Court oyerruling the JUSTICES record.
The conversion of 1sraelites to honan U
c,tho,;cisIn is such an uncommon event tnaI =
corrosnonient makes mention OF the recepticon c1
Of Miss Lizzie Levi into mempGrsnlp ~ ~
:1ohn;s Roman Catholic Church. Of Platts'1ouIa'
Ncb,. few SUNDAYS ago.
The Rev. Leighton Parks, Rector OF the ne"
Eniscopal Church In Geneva, s"l1zellanu
Santea Father Hyacinthe to lay the cosne.'
stoue the other day, but the fatner VAS aoseos
, 1877-11-18
DOUBTFUL PI-ETY.

The man who has been looking for sea SER
pept all summer has returned, and is looking
for an oyster In church-fair stew.-Herald r.
/. -Nan.
Uncle Daniel Drew has again gone into Wall
street, aud several impccunious theological
scminaries are anxiously watching his move
ments.- Worcester Press.
In reading hymn to be sung one Sunday
afternoon, New York minister recently said:
"You may omit the fourth verse. I don't be-
lieve it's true. Unidentified EI.
An Indian said, when be. first heard It, he was
much surprised that the white men killed their
Savior. but since he knew them he wondered
that they did not steal His clothes.
4 paragraph states that forty years ago mis-
sionary Was not allowed to remain on The Fill
Islands. All of which means that they general
1y died from the effects Of the 'eat.-Nep YORK
Ereuing Telegram.
Lqdy's maid. And remember gVn granny, ghe when
DO YOU underestimate" Yes, yes; under
stand. For what am about to receive, the
Lord make inc truly thankful"
The Presbyterian Church has just decided
that women cannot be permitted to preach in
its pulpits. But the Presbyterian, or any other
Church, Easn't the power to prevent women
from lecturing in bed at unreasonable hours OF
the night.
SNAP said a thoughtful boy, II don't think
Solomon was SO rich US they say he was.''
ssWhy, my dear, what could have put that into
your heads' s:Wh;, the Bible says he slept
with his fathers; and think if he had been sc
rich, he would have had d bed of his OWL"
There are queer nooks and corners left in ole
England. 4 visitor to country. parson tell
how, when he accompanied him lately to tak'
the duty in d remote parish, the sexton said
tsPerEaps your reverence won't mind preachln!
from the chance1, for we've got duck sittin
in the pulpit"
Some OF the prayers Of eccentric men hav'
been worth repeating. Adam Scott had DO,
Rop who was great terror to him. He pEayee
very earnestly for him, and once in this wise
40, Lord. haze mercy on Rob. re ken yo1rse
he i wild Gallant, and thiuks nae mar o. com
hitting sin than dog does o licking dish; bn'
put thy hook in his nose aud thy bride in hi:
gab, and gar him come back to thee wi a lerl
that he'll no forget the longest day he has tt
1iye.H
, 1877-11-18

aud had to send letter Of regret, expressing
his "high esteem aud lively sympathy with the
Episcopal Church Of America, free from all
shack1cs, truly catholic, libera,1 and Christian"
Gnn. Leslie Combs is evidently Baptist. He
SAYS: II am regular, oid-line Henry Clay
ness, milk-and-honcy, ironsiles Baptist in re-
ligion; none OF your sprinkled fellows, but
regular Observation-Disclosures Baptist"
The Rev. Arthur Mursell, prominent Bap-
tist minister OF England, who Is about to visit
this country, has written 4 letter which attracts
considerable attention in England, proposing
the union OF the Baptists and the Independents.
To bring this about be suggests that the Con-
gregationaiists agree to abandon infant bap-
tism, and that the Baptists recognize sprinkliug
OF aiTusion Us baptism. Ilc thinks the Baptists,
excluding some Of the dogmallc leaders, would
be willing TO do this
DR.. A1atr, a physician Of high standing in
Kingston, Ont, who died recently in good old
age, was remarkable man. He had special
ty in life, and that an excellent one. It was
Sabbath observance. He was President Of i
society to promote the right observance and
prevent the dcsccration Of the Lords Day, aud
with unwearied vigilance he watched over
all preventible invasions Ut its sacred rest Oil
railroads and canals, or in any other wav bv
Government or city authority, or permission.
He published reports OF the Society and tracts
inculcating Sabbath observance, and obtained
insertion for them in newspapers or scattered
them widely in the tract aud pain phlet form.
MOODY
The Vermont Chronicle says that Mr.. Moody's
campaign In that State has been more widely
planned and effectively executed than any other
that has preceded it In Vermont and that while
it is too early to compute the results, it is Ger
tain that a great awakening has resulted, ant
hopes are entertained - that the work Of COLI
version will widen and deepen with the coming
mouths"
Mr. Moody and his co-workers transferred
their work from Vermont to New Hampshire
OH Sunday. The same plan will be followed a:
during the month OF October; that is, four o
the prominent towns in the State will be oc
cupicd ut the same time The Convention o1
the Young Mems Christian Associations Of New
Hampshire have promised the Evangelist:
hearty cooperation. Mr. Moody has sent d
eircuiar-lctter 10 all the pastors OF the State, il
which lie urges that, BEGINNING with the first
Sunday Of November, Especial services be helt
during the month, at such times and places q:
ministers and churches in their discretion deem
best" aud that an effort be made to reach every
person in the State.
Mr.. Moody will spend December in Rhod'
Island. Connecticut is already redeemed; il
went Republican.
, 1877-11-18

The first strain Of the Old Hundrcdth tune.
as found in the above fragment, is SO common
that IL would be troublesome to record all the
known instances Its use by SO many composers
even By Luther himself, rs in the melody be-
fore quoted" proves that the carly trainers Of
psalm tunes were accustomed to consider Ger
tain stock phrascs as common property, to be
employed as might best suit their purpose"
II the Gregorian origin Of this tune Is proved
and Of this there Is little douot-then it is
much older than is commonly imagined. To use
the words OF MIR. HayerGal, ''lts several strains
had been sung BY Christian voices not only 4
thousand Years before Luther was born, but
for centuries before the Papal system was de-
yelopcd."
ITO the deyout Christian" says the same
writer 'such a tune cannot DC otherwise than
deeply interesting. The thought of its having
been sung for many HI age in the great consre-
CATION must always add tlallowel pleasure to
its use. The consideration, too, that
Protestant martyrs aud c1ilcd confessors
have listened to its stratus or joined III
thcm NAV we'll give an exalted and even an
affecting energy to our modula1ion OF them"
The Old Hundredth tune has long ago reached
the other side Of the globe, and it is not the
least interesting fact Of any that may DC told
sung at divine service, conducted by clergy
man, in New Zealand. The fact IS detailed in
the Missionary Visits OF the Rev. S. Marsden to
that country. When chaplain at Botany Bay
that eminently devoted man sailed to New
Zealand as the pioneer Of missionary eSertious
and certain native chiefs ut Divine wor-
ship, is thus described by himself: "On
the morning OF Christmas-Day, lsl4, about ~
1or the first time the glad tidnss Of the Gospel.
When we landed at Wau.arya, We found horo-
Koro. Duaterra, md Shunghce dressed in reg
imentals, which the Governor had given them'
, 1877-11-18
THE HEARTS LOVE.

There's voice that ! love-o love III
'Tls written deep down ID my heasl:
1t eometh when tirst gioEs LIE staii'SnS@
Il comesh when Joy doth depart.
IL cometb, fair gleam Of sunshine
When Winter !. over. 10 deau'
Il heralds the bright happy spr'n2ume-
A Life and Love Overhead
1t cometh, vision enchanting. ras,,,, the n,.h.
While fairy forms look through tae n1sa1
Sweet sp,rits forever me haunting,
AMI fllln9 my soul with delight.
And still It keeps singing and singing,
This voice, away down in my heatt'
And still other voices seem ringing:
wondering wish what thon art
Far away in yon bright, happy REGION
Where happy souls only do dwell,
wher. God and His Angels are legion,
This answer comes back: VIC Will teA.
We will tell you whence cometh this music
You're hearing without and within;
The one Is the music OF Heaven
TIae othes II Heaven Within
LUG JOSEPH D. TrRxxY.
, 1877-11-18
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.


There are stxtv-one Presbyterian ministers in
and around this city, engaged in preaching and
other business.
Sweden and Switzerland contribute the largest
number of new members to the Mormon Church
England is third on the list
The Lutherans have memorial church in
Washington which has property worth sloo'oUo
but the society has a pressing debt, which
Lutheran churches are asked to help pay OF.
The General Manager OF the Michigan Central
Railroad Company has issued an order directing
that hereafter on sabbaths no work shall be
done except such as Is absolutely necessary"
A Methodist minister in Georgia walks thirty
miles in each week in order to fulfill one OF his
appointments, and works two days out OF every
week in a brickyard for corn to iecd hls 1amlls.
The Iowa Methodist Conference have resolved
to admit no minister who uses tobacco. lhe
Jeuish Tins, of New York, is thankful that tue
Conference magnanimously abstained from IN
, 1877-11-18

The Old Hundrcdth tune was known In En-
gland as early as 1861, when it appeared in the
rdllion OF Sternhold aud Hopkins Psalms Of
that year; and from this time forth it was in
cluded in every edition Of that work.
The name oI the tune as the Old
Hundreuth is peculiar to England. In foreign
psal1ers, especially in the French and the Dutch,
the tune is set to the 18th psalm. From the
days Of the Reformation to tue end OF the sew
cntecnth century It WAS commonly called in En-
gland the Huudrcdth Psalm-tune; but upon the
publication Of Tate and Brady's new vesion, its
present title came into use. About century
Or more ago it became the fashion TO call It
"Sayoy," and under that name it appears 10
many collections Of q subsequent date 1he
English form of the tune is precisely the same
in uotes Us the Geucyan copy. the only differ
euce being that the second and third notes Of
the last strain are minims Instead OF sennbreVes'
Tnis strain consequently sings thus:
, 1877-11-18

Castle OF Coburg, during the period Of the Diet
OF Augsburg, and les ist gewisslich un der
zeit," the fine melody known as Luther's
Hymu-
, 1877-11-18

The first and fifth strains (hc latter almost
repetition OF the 6rst) are certainly almost
identical with it. The first three notes also of
the third strain Of the melody are the same as
the first three OF the third strain Of our tune.
But there is no other resemblance. The
metre, too, is entirely different Furthermore,
this tune OF Luther's is known in every Luther
an church Oh the Continent. 1t is No. IA in
Sebastian Dach's ''Choral Gesang Bucll,' and is
tound in every other German choral book after
Luthcr's time.
Mr.. Havergal had an hypothesis that Francis
tunes for the Gencyan psaltcr {for the most part)
were rather fragmenta1 compilations than oria-
nal compositions, and with regard to the Old
Hundredth tune, he adduced instances from the
Gregorian hymns to support his theory. This Il
By no mems an untenable idea, and deserves
every consideration. The instances OF phrases
in Gregorian hymns resembling the OLD Hun
dredth tune, are as follows:
, 1877-11-18

No two musicians have been more alive to the
beauticss of the old chorales than Bach and
Mendelssohn, aud they have introduced them
into their sacred works, no doubt thus intending
to excite the sympathy Of the congregation BY
means Of their old familiar tunes Bach also
harmonized many of thesc chorales. and pub
lished them in separate collection, work
well known under the title OF "Joh. Sch. Bach's
Vierstimlnige Choral-gcsang."
An impression generally prevails that Bach
was the composer Of these tunes, an erroneous
belief that ought to be dispellel. Bach com,
posed lew original tunes which arc lnclpded
in his collection, but do not number hal1-a-
dozen.
A1endclssonn's chorales are derived from the
same prolific sources. For INSTANCE, those ~
troluccd III the o.atorio OF s'St. Paul'':
"Slcepecs wake'' is from Nicolai's "Freuden~
spgel.'' 1889; "To Thee. 0 Lord, yield my
splrit,' WAS composed by Ch. Neumark in 1857;
and ITO God on High II is by Hans kugclmann
in 1910. The fine melody beginning thus,-
EzSzUg=EEE=EgE5EAZIlIEEEEEEE83EEZB
, 1877-11-18

introduced into the 'Lobgesang," and well
known iu all modern hynu-tune books, WIS
composed by doh. Crugcr in 1863. 1t Is sung IN
aIl the Protestant countries OF Europe.
, 1877-11-18

EPISCOPAL
Nor. l8-Tyenty- fifth Sunday after Innlt5'
CATHOLIC.
roy. 1s-rwenty. sixth SnndaY a1teF penteeo.hj;
Dedication OF Bas'ticas OF 3D. rs'e' A"1
yop. 19-st. Elizabeth Of Hungary, WI s."
Pontian, +. IL.
Mop. 2O-St Felix of Valols. G.
Nor 31-Resurlcc1ion OF tho Z Y. II.
Nor. o4-sl, Cecilia. '. II. =.
.Eor. e3-St Clement. +. VI: St Fenc1tas. =.
Nor. 24-St. John Of the C1oas. T. a. e1S'o8
Qpus. u.
, 1877-11-18

E7z3::eU=EEEEEE#EEEElHIIEEg{zg8#5EEB
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-22
NORAH'S NEW YEAR.

II was New Years eve. The streets
were thronged with pedestrians, the lin
gle Of sleigh-bells was ever and anon
heard, apd all the world seemed TO have
forgotten care, and taken holiday.
But not so. There were sad faces
among the merry ones; the poor and
wretched jostled against the gay and
happy and this life picture, like all
others, had its dark back aground.
Looking IN at the brilliantly lighted
window OF a cOnfectiOner, stood a little
girl, her face blue with cold and hunger.
her eyes wistful and pathetic. She had
on light calico dress, shoes that were
too large for her, and strange kind of
garment-half shawl, half cloth-so
worn and patched that ono could not
tell its original shape or color. Her age
was not over nine OF ten, yet she seemed
more like a little old woman than a
child. There was an air Of wisdom in
the way she turned her heed and
wrinkled up her forehead, and pressed
her lips together, as she gazed at the
confectioner's candies and cakes, a. II
she thought them all very pretty, but
at the samo time very unsubstantial.
Once or twice the child-nature showed
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-22
Christmas I'm Norway.

The great festival of the year i'm Nor
way, rs among all Germanic nations. is
Christmas. Whether it owes all its
sanCtity TO its association with the birth
of the Saviour is, however, an open
question; for many customs still lept
alive IN the rcmOtcr valleys seem to
point beyond the beginning of the
Christian era 10 the time when the
Norsemen ate horse flesh in honor of
Odin, and Thor, and Frey The fcsti.
val, Us the retaining of the old name in
dicatcs, is as yet strongly tiucturcd with
"reminiscences of the old pagan Iule.
Tracing the character of Christ and his
apostles as they appear in many popular
mdrchcR and legends. the conclusion lies
near that the people have, consciously
or not, transferred much that was dear
to them in the old gods To the new deity,
and thus, 10y sort OF compromise be-
tween the old faith and the new, have
produced n divine type which is, at all
events, sufficiently national To appeal
strongly To their Morse hearts. This
Matchmaking of ones divinity is of
course not peculiar To Norway; IL would
have been more singular If Norway had
shown no trace of il.
The preparations for the Yule-tidc,
in the way of provisioning the house
would, To American eyes, look perfectly
enormous. Baking, and brewing. and
butchering keep the whole household
busy during the last three weeks pre-.
ceding the festival. And the fact that
the process is repeated year after year
probably proves that il is necessary.
Every man, woman or child who comes
within stones throw of the house dur
ing the holidays-which last until
week after New Ycar--must be invited
in and urged to eat aud drink without
regard for comfort. Even the birds are
TO have their share of the Christmas Joy.
As soon as the church bells have "rung
in the feast" at five O'Clock i'm the after
noon of Christmas eve, the father of the
house takes his richest sheaf of oats or
barley and attaches il To the end of
pole which is nailed TO the gable of the
barns or the storehousCs. The mother
and the children stand by enjoying the
sight of the happy birds nuttering
around the shcaf, while the father will
perhaps quote the passage about Gods
care even for the sparrow, wherefore IL
is right that the sparrow too, should re-
ioice on the day when Christ was born.
Among the many evening visitors
".iSh "ic SURF w uIoP III w thstc tnc
Christmas brew, some arc apt TO be dis
guised by grotesque marks, and other
wise Enthusiastically accoutercd. These
are called Tulc-bucks, possibly because
the most common mask may have been
that of gait or some other horned crea-
ture. At present i do not know that
any special kind of disguise is preferred.
The rule seems to be, the more gro
tesgue, the better.
The German custom of having poor
children about on Christmas eve, carry
ing "A large lighted star of canvas, rep
resenting the star of Bethlehem, pre-
walls also in Norway. No one can hear
their shrill, tiny voices in the snow
under his window, singing the dear fa-
miliar carols, and refuse them their
well earned penny.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-22
Cataracts Of the Congo.

Stanley, the African explorer, thus
describes the cataTacts in the New York
Herald: Nearly fourteen hundred miles
had been passed. The Congo became
straitencd by close meeting, aspiring
banks Of naked cliffs, or steep slopes Of
mountains shaggy with tall woods, or
piles above piles Of naked craggy rock,
and presently swept impetuously down
in serpcntiue curves, heaving upward in
long lines Of brown billOws, sometimes
rs though rufled by tempest, or with
a steep CLASSY fall, or laundering down
steep after steep, tossing its waters up
ward in huge waves, with their cTests
dissOlving in spray and mist, or boiling
round isles Of bOwlders, which dispOrted
IL into two branches with fearful whirl-
pools, with uprising whirling caldr0ns,
and as IL varied its Wild aspect 20 IL
varied It's thunder, moan and plant.
At one time the rush sounded like the
swash Of sca waves against ships prov
driven before spanking breeze, at an
other time like q strong tide washing
against piers and buttrcsscs Of bridges.
at another time il overwhelmed the
senses and filled the measure Of a deep
grief with the roar Of its fury; and far
up on the height of the table land the
timorous and superstitious Basundi
strayiDg near the clify verge, stopped
his ears against the dreadful thunder
and hurried away asfrom doom. while
we were fighting our tragical way over
the long series Of falls along a distance
Of over one hundred and eighty miles
which occupied us five months, we lived
as though we were in n tunnel, subject
at intervals 10 the thunderous crash oi
passing trains
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-22
Where is Smith,

Mr.. Smith has arrived in town, and il
well.--DetrOH Free Press. No, sir.
Smith is in Burlington. blind drunk
UdCk-Eyc. What base SANDER Smith
is here, as sober as usual Danbury
Mems. All you fellows are mistaken.
We saw Smith at the colored church
with his family OF black-Smiths.-Pi Pitts-
burg Gdzettc. That's anotherl Smith is
here suspected Of horse stealinR.-H.
LOUS Ttmes Worse, and worse Every
man i'm Toledo knows that Smith il here.
and just going 10 be married. Biaoe.
Still laundering Smith is here, already
married, and wishing he wasn't Nor
ristOtCn Free Press. We sympathize with
Smith, but he is not in Morristown; he
is in Hartford, and in jail COuranf.
That's n piece Of current news that we
know 20 be false. We saw Smith, Git
was before our, dinner, too, and he was
anXiOusly inquiring where 10 direct a
letter that would reach any member OF
the old whig party. He wasadvised tosend
IL 10 Aleck Stephens baltimore Sun.
Gentlemen, you are all wrong or dream
ing. Smith is in New York. IF you don't
believe US, look in the directory.-Ns1
York Nal. Smith? SMITH You mean
Smiths widow, don't you?- Worcestey
Pres. You're another. Smith il not
in the directory. He's in the third ward
ON the police force Camden POST
Why, didn't Smith go 10 Europe2 lie
is police commissioner, isn't he e2-Neu
York Herald. What, SMITH Why, he
is in Yonkers; we saw him carrying a
baby up Warburton Avenue yesterday
afternoon Yonkers Gazette.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-22

Mrs. KRrBBfNs says before she was
married she always looked at a mans
boots first, and based her opinion Of him
on their appearance. She don't fool
away any time that way nOw-no. IF
she sees a nose like a beacon light she
don't care whether it is carried around
by wooden shoes or patent feathers. It
talks plain English in both cases.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-22
NUMBER rs.
ny TLErCuER nArEs.

Where honcysucklcs scent the way,
heard thee humming yesterday,
Thy little life was not in vain,
II gathered sweets for others gein,
And somewhere In dainty cell
l. stored delicious hydromel.
q poctl Ia thy calm retreat,
Prom Joy and grief extracting sweet,
Some day thy fancy'S wings must fold
And thou lie motionlcss and cold
Perhaps thy gRrncrcd honey then
May be- the food Of livius men.
.NribHsl' q " Rfic-0- Erde