The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-11-22
Correspondence

| Correspondence
We find the Dancing parties that
promised SO much pleasure to the
young ladies and gents, are among the
things of the past. Receipts first night
$425; expenses $lO5O; loss $625 to
the proprietora, Messrs. Costly and
Gilllnghan.
There is to be an extensive sale OF
real estate and personal property be-
longing to Rev. Ii. b. Potter, in the
southeast part of this township. Mr..
Potter intends going to Kansas, onto
land that he located about four yerrs
ago-about 500 acres, in Mcpherson
county, part OF which is under cultiva-
tion. While Mr.. Potter is going to
advance the interests of himself and
family, we are sorry 10 lose him as a
citizen, but our loss will be the gain to
the locality in which he makes his fu-
ture home. - s<t
The Administrator sale, by Mr..
Linus Reed, of George Weber's per-
sonal property, on the 18th, gave good
satisfaction, hay, corn. oats aud whea',
h ,rses aud cattle brought full prices.
Going to sales calls 10 mind poor
Richards maxim, "Never buy what
you don't want, and you will not be
compelled TO sell that which you car
not spare."
We had the pleasure of looking at
the improvements made and in the
course of and near completion at Mr..
Slack's grist mill, under the supervis-
ion of Mr.. Ely Day. The mill has
been thoroughly renovated and Mr..
Day invites all his old customers and
as many new ones as possible, as he is
prepared to do all work and insure
satisfaction.
We had the pleasure of hearing Mr..
Hanselman speak ON Sab bath evening |
from James lst, 23rd and 24th verses.
g For if any be hesrer of the word |
and not d0er he is like q man be-
holding his natural face In the glass,
for he beholdeth himself and goeth |
away, aud forgetteth what manner of |
man he was." He gave the subject
ample justice, defining his subject to
pure religion before God with instruc-
tion to duly visiting the sick and the
afflicted, with advice to keep ourselves
nnspotted from the world, After
which he amplifies, by dividing the
subject into three parts-theory, prac-
tice and enjoyment. The theoretical
was that religion established
by our Lord and taught by the Apos-
lies, particularly by James, at Jerusa-
lem, where he presided as Bishop of
the Church at the time he wrote this
epistle, he showed US by practice that
we cannot be carried to the skies on
aowery beds Of case, but will have to
follow the example of our Savior and
The Apostles through evil as well as
through good report, so that when we
shall pursue this course through life
We then can enter into the comfort
md enjoyment and rest from the Ia
1Ors, and our works will follow us,
where the wicked cease from trouble
md the weary are at rest. This is
'nly an outline or synopsis, as\ space
would not permit a more extended
etter.
st. James. or James the Lesser, or
James the First. died at the age OF 90,
a years after the ascension of our
Lord into heaven. His death was la .
nented by all good men, even by
,e sober and just men among the
ews themselves; he was a man of
piety and devotion, edu-
ated under the strictest rules and in
tituiions of religion, prayer was his
Onstant business and delight, nor
vas his charity 10 all men less than his /;
'iety toward God, he styled himself
My the servant Of the Lord, not SO
much as mentioning his being an aros- )
e. lie presided over the Church at
jerusalem about thirty years, III. eiing .
With a violent death by Fuliers club
n the hands of the Jews. The epistle !
vas written not long before his death, g
nd before the destruction of Jcrusa- t
EN-. OMEGA. t
Nov. ID, 1877.