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savapth Senatorial District.

(Comprising the parishes OF AsceRslon and
ST. James.
state Senator. Pierre Landry,
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Fourth Judicial District.

rcomnrisine the parishes of Ascension. St.
lines II. Joha the BAPTIST ard St. Charles. ]
I,;sl.iot Judge,.M Morris Marks,
n;strict Attorney. :---F. 3. Earhalt.
Regular terms Of Court IN Ascension ~ open
on the third Mondays OF June and Deem
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Can be cured. Whyl
because we've cured
hundreds of cases,
some of them being
! given over to die by
all physicians of other
schools of practice.
Consumption is q dis
ease of the Air Passa-
iges and over two
! thirds. of the cases are
Icaused by Catarrh.
We guarantee a cure
if you will come in
season.
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FITS EPILEPSY,
FAILING SICKN ESS

Permanently C,~ed-,,o hunlbng-by one
,oo,,ih's usage of Dr.. GSHiard's Cele6rated
Jutqifible Fit PopdcrS. To convince suffer
ers that these powders will do all we clam n
fres Trial Boz. As DIR. Goulard is the only
physician who has ever made this disease a
special study, and as to ouz knowledge
thousands have been permanently cured by
the use of these POarders, 'ce a1W guarantee
a permanent care in every case, OF rGt'tni91
ali money expended. All sufferers should
give these Powders an early trial, and be
convinced Of their curative powers
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why? because Inha-
IIation is the only way
THAT the Air Passages
can be reached, and
.ICatarl.h is a disease of
1.-The Air Passages of
1.-THE Head. Use this
Treatment as we di-
rect, which is easy and
pleasant, and we guar
antee a perfect CURE
of Catarrh.
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Why ! because Asth-
ma is n contraction of
the Bronchial Tubes,
Icaused by intiamna-
ton of the mueus
membrane lining the
bronchial Tubes. Use
|Oxygenated Air as We
direct and we will
war, ant q Cure We
have cured cases of 20
years standing.
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A T H M A p!

WE GUARANTEE
TO CURE Coughs,
Colds, Diphtheria.
Pneumonia, Neural.
gia, and nearly al
other severe attacks
when all other rem.
edies fail.
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good. Many of them do not yet know tina,
they have not religious freedom; some are
awake to the fact but are willing to let it be
as their fore-fathers had it; few, We hope,
are thoroughly aroused and will fight for it
earnestly.
If this law would only be abolished, what
glorious opportunity We might have of in.
structing and training these bright, young
minds. Most of our pupils still await the
decision of the Minister; some of them come
every day to ask when they can come back
to US. 1t is hard to tell them "perhaps nev.
Ell" yet it is sad joy to US to know how
they love and cling to the school. l have
written this, feeling that many of those who
will read it have long known tand loved the
work here in Greece, and will truly sorrow
with US, and for those for whom We labor,
and will give US and them what we 80 much
need, earnest prayer. l. M. In.
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him at constant disadvantage. Here, how
ever, all is patiently referred to God, VIII
reigneth: before whom we seek to be &C
cepted in Christ. And this is to be "ir
Him, when we enjoy the company of Hi
Presence, and bear ourselves acceptably tt
His Spirit. He pronounced, as He was bid
den to do, the most terrible words of woe upon
the Jews. Yet know his spirit, in its lofty
consciousness of communion with God, in its
peace, and purity, did look out Of eyes full
of compassion, and did, in the very midst Of
his railing foes, light up his face with majes-
tic mien and patient dignity.
When Stephens enemies looked upon him
they saw his face ''as it had been the face of
an angel" He is not likened to Jesus only
to an angel. But who can tell what was
writ on the face of Jesus confronting his ene-
mics, who beset him about "like bulls of
Bashan," crying "thy witness is not true !:
thou hast devil !'
Z" He that is slow to anger is of great un-
derstsnding." Jesus was preeminently 30,
"who when he was reviled, reviled not egain,
returning not "reviling for reviling but con-
trariwise blessing" An enemy cuts him
self off from your social intimacy. But as
to his deeds, refer them all patiently to God,
who judgeth righteously; in whom thou hast
"a friend that sticketh closer than brother. ."
The brethren of Jesus, even, did not believe
in Him. And doubtless their envy was often
But He went up into noun
tain apart to pray. He had here friend
ship that was compenssting, and satisfying.
Be thou also man of prayer; and of q
nobler cast than to be capable of envy or
And so shall thy path be
peace.
Just in proportion as We dwell in God, and
ind in Him our chief joy,-just in proper
ion as our sense of God, and sin, and time.
md life, and death is distinct and profound,
will all the arrows of Satan fail to move US.
They only drive US nearer Him, AID enlarge
'ur JOY in Him.
GAS the lofty mountain top rears its head
ligh above the element of storms, and as the
grand, calm, placid eye of the eternal Sun
tself looks down from its region of undmmed
sdisnce upon the loud-roaring thunders at
is feet" SO he that will daily strive to dwell
With Christ by self-denial, meditation, and
prayer, can truly say of the shafts of malice,
" of the tongue of envy and deceit, "Never-
heless, none of these things mOue M"
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FoR rHE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
OUR ENEMIES, AND OUR DEPORTMENT.
(CoNCLUDED.)

CONCLUDED.
He who nsglects to rectify wrong, is not
as soon, nor as fully restored again, if ever,
to the esteem of the person wronged. This
done, however, at once brings the flavor of
sincerity, love, and regret; and heightens
ones regard for the offending person in pre-
else proportion to the spirit in which the re-
paration is offered.
If the Offense be grave one it is absolute
ly necessary to a growing friendship again,
that it begin without those distractions which
were placed by the offending party. If these
old wrongs are not repaired, or a verscity
doubted before the public eye and ear be not
now sustained in the matter in which it was
sought to doubt or destroy it, mutual conf
dence and close association can never, in the
very nature of things, be established. 1t is
debt all such persons owe to themselves, il
they do really desire your association, as
they may say they do, to express in few
plain words their diSapprOVal of their course
adopted it may be in time of excitement
and to proclaim their confidence in your We
rscity in the matter in question in as public
a manner as they have doubted it. And this
will they do, if their hearts are right towards
you. If it be a society, however, against al
individual, little is to be expected. The sense
of multitude fortifes men in wrong-dOing.-
Sc individuals may repent; corporations rare
ly."
But these distractions removed, mutua
good Offices, and trusts may build up the for
mer intimacy. 1t will be growth however
lust as the former was. Aud this growtl
will depend upon the gravity of the Ofense
and upon their acts of fidelity from day t
dsy from this time on. But whether thin
enemy repent of his deed, or not, dwell tho
in God; pity his frailty; let his soul be pre-
ciOus in thy sight; do him good as oppOrtr
nity offers, even as to others. Be courteou
and pursue the even tenor of thy way. R
that walketh thus, sooner or later "maket
his enemies to be at peace with him." An
: what is better he will be at peace with GoC
q and with his own breast.
: 1t will not do for man to be constant
b annoyed by an enemy's presence. He wi
9 feels differently and acts otherwise is guilt
It Of the folly of diSregarding his own intere
f and happiness. For his enemy will ha'
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FoR THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
THE BAPTISM OF JESUS.
BY REV. H. H. HALVES.
No. 6.

1. Now then, Christian, "follow Jesus in
baptism" In one sense, this is sacred duty.
But it does not mean that you are to be bsp-
tized as He was, nor for the same purpose.
Several things stand in the way. a. You
cannot be baptized in Jordan" by John.
(2) You cannot be baptized "to fulfill all
Righteousness. (S.) You ought not to wait
until you are "thirty gears DID, as Jesus did.
This alone shows the folly of talking about
following the example of Jesus in baptism.
1t is not His example, but His command
which you are to follow in being baptized
He who sticks to the notion of following the
example, ought to stick to the example, all
the way thrOugh,-and above all, ought not
to be baptized until he is "thirty gears DID,"
" But this delay would be wrong" Yes
Then you see, you are not called to follow
Christ's example in baptism. He was bsp'
tized as part of His priestly conservation.
We are baptized after His command, and our
baptism breaches our corruption and our need
of the regenerating influences of the Holy
Spirit. You can easily see the difference
Christ could not be baptized as we are, nor
can we be baptized as He was.
2. We have nothing to do with John nor
Jordan in this matter. This is true. For
(1.) John was not Christian minister, and
so could not administer Christian baptism.
The Bible is worth more than sll that men
can say, in debating this point. What does
it teach? (a.) That John was Prophet
and not member of the new dispensstion.
Luke vii: %. The words of Christ Him
self are here. Did He know? "For say
unto you, among those that are born of wo'
men, there is not greater Prophet thar
John the Baptist" Johns oVn father taught
the same thing? Did he know? Luke i;
76, "And thou, child, shalt be called the
Prophet of the Highest; for thou shalt &C
before the face of the Lord, to prepare Hi
ways" Now Prophet is one who by word
or deed, goes before under Gods ordaining
What does John say of himself and work
John i: %, 81 am the voice of one cryin&
in the wilderness, make straight the way O
the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias." 81
Christ also says, Luke vii: 27, This is h,
of whom it is written, Behold send my mes
senger before thy face, which shall prepar
thy way before thee" Therefore John cam
preaching "the baptism of repentance" as
preparation to receive Christ in His coming
This baptism when received, said 81 wiN re
ceiye Christ" not 81 have believed on Him.
! (6.) Again, Christ teaches that "the kingdor
of heaven" is since John. Matthew xi: Il
"And from the days of John the Baptis
until now, the kingdom of heaven suferet
violence;" and Luke xvi Is, "The La
and the Prophets were until John; since thu
time the kingdom of heaven is preached.
, (c.) Again Christ says of John, in Luke vii
%, "But he that is least in the kingdom
= heaven, is greater than be-"
o 3. John did not administer baptism "i
= the name of the Father, and of the Son, an
It of the Holy Ghost" as Christian baptism
Q administered. a. The Holy Ghost was nj
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given to the Church, until after the resu
rection of Christ, and 80 not until aft
Johns time. See John vii: 80; John xiv
John xv; Acts and ii. ~ Johns disc
pies had not so much as heard of the Hol
Ghost, though baptized by him. Acts xix
2. But if he had used the name of the Hol
Ghost in the many thousands of baptism
which he administered, would they not haa
heard of HIM. certainly. Yet they ha
never heard of Nn. (3.) Paul, Christia
minister re-baptized these disciples of John
Acts xix: 5. Why? Because Johns bar
tism was not Christian baptism. 1t was no
in the name of Jesus, even. Though bap
tized by John, they were not then believer
in Christ ". 2 but simply promised to be
leve in receiving baptism from John, ". 4.
Had Johns been Christian baptism Pau
would not have re baptized these disciples
But he shows clearly lin v. A the differenc
between the two.
A. Johns baptissasw was ceremonial purs
fcatiOn preceding the change of dispense
tions. A dispute arose, John iii: %, be
tween some of bis disciples and the Jews
about "purJying," when John was baptlz
ing in "Enon near to Salem, because there
was much water there" And this dispute
about purifying was ". 26) dispute
about the baptism then going on.
5. Had John been taking members INTO The
church, there would have been q great many
members, for he baptized many thousands
Matt. iii: 5, 6; Luke iii: 7. But We see
(Acts i: 49, that on the day of Pentecost,
after Christ's ascension, there were only, all
together, "about an hundred and twenty"
names. John was not baptizing Christians
The first Christian baptism ordered is in
Matt. xviii: 1920. The first Christian
baptism administered is in Acts ii: IL
Christ did not receive 1t, nor John administer
1t!
6. To be baptized "sOih water is the
only mode that God ever ordained. He never
yet sent any one into and under water. SO
then be who follows the Lords example and
practice in this matter, will never get under
water. These articles have exhibited moth
ing but the truth as 1t is IN the Bible Word
for word, they are built upon what the Bible
teaches. The writer had very great trouble,
many years since, because of Immersionist
teachings. He took the Bible therefore, and
resolved to abide in its teachings only. And
now it is his solemn conviction,-growing
stronger with the flight of every year, that
to be an Immersionist through any right in
of the Word of God, is simply
an absolute impossibilty! Especially is it q
grievous error, ever to say that the Bible has
in it even one word, commanding us "to fol-
low the example of Jesus, by seeking the
liquid grave" There is no such idea in all
the Bible. And that is enough to say for it.
Its production is challenged here and forever !!
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
A LETTER FROM ATHENS.

1t is known to most of the readers of Jour
southern religious newspapers, that fthere
has been in existence in Athens, school of
the first class, for young Greek girls.
This school was supported by the ladies of
the Woman's Union MissiOn," of New
York, and the late lamented President, Mrs
Doremus, whose life and character is so we'll
known in all our beloved Church, was chiefly
instrumental in starting it, and greatly aided
and advanced its interests. Her heart, 80
fired with love and good works to all suffer.
ing humanity, had ever in it a warm place
for the Greeks, and she was ever ready to
help in every good word and work here in
Greece.
Six years ago, Miss Kyle, lady from
Boston, was sent out by the ladies of this
Society, to undertake the work of establish
ing school here, the object of which was to
assist in the regeneration of Greece from the
effects of Turkish bondage, by educating and
training her daughters in school, where the
morals and principles should be based en-
tirely upon the teachings of the Scriptures.
This at once met with opposition, as there is
here in Greece law requiring the Greek
catechism and Sacred History to be taught
in all schools for Greek children, by Greek
priest. Now it is well known by all intelli-
gent, evangelical Christians, that there is
much in the catechisms and the dogmas of the
Greek Church, which we, as Bible Chris
tians, cannot accept, nor teach, nor permit to
be taught in our schools; therefore this law
must be avoided. So to establish school
here, in the face of this opposition, was no
easy task. Yet Miss Kyle, in her sincere
devotion to the work, succeeded and estab-
lished school, which not only existed, but
grew and prospered. She conducted it,
without any American associate, for four
wears, and was then joined by Mrs. Fluhart
of Missouri; they were together in the school
q wear; since that time the school has been
continued under Mrs. Fluhart, associated
with your correspondent. The school, both
while under the charge of Miss Kyle and
her successors, had frequent moleStationi
and threats from the government, that unless
the law was complied with, and the cate
chism, &C., introduced, it would be closed
but through the Intervention of friends, th'
'spowers that be" were evaded; yet Away
truthfully and honestly, and the fact wa
known by all, that We had not and would no
have the Scripture lessons taught by Greel
priest, aud that we would teach strictly Bi
Bile lessons, using the textbooks or cate
chism of no Church or denomination. Thi
the parents never objected to, as they all ad
nit the Bible as the common ground o
faith, and learned, by experience, that ..thei
8 children were better instructed, and thei
t morals and principles were better, by comm
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MY TIMES ARE IN THY HAND.

Ny times are in Thy hand
/ know not what day
Or cen an hour may bring to me;
But am safe while trusting Thee,
Though all things fade away.
All weakness,
On Him rely,
Who fixed the earth, and spread the starry sky.
Ny times are in Thy hands
Pale poverty or wealth,
Corroding care or calm repose,
Springs balmy breath, or winter SHOWS,
Sickness or buoyant health
Whst'er betide,
If God provide,
'Tis for the best-I wish no lot beside.
My times are in Thy hand
Should friendship pure illume.
And strew my path with fairest flowers;
Or should spend ife's ireary hours
In sOlitude's dark gloom,
Thou art Friend
Till time shall end,
Unchsngeaby the same in Thee all beauties blend.
Ny times are in Thy hand
Many or few my days,
leave with Thee-this only pray,
That by Thy grace l, every day,
DevOting to Thy praise,
May ready be
To welcome Thee,
Whene'er Thou eomest to set my spirit free.
My times are in Thy hand
Howe'e er those times may end,
Sudden or slow my souls release,
Midst anguish, frenzy, or in peace,
Pm safe with Christ, my friend
If he be nigh,
Howe'er | die,
Twill be the dawn of heavenly ecstacy.
Ny times are in Thy hand
To Thee / can entrust
My slumbering clay, till Thy command
Bids sll the dead before Thee stand.
Awsking from the dust,
Beholding Thee,
What bliss twill be
With sll thy saints to spend eternity.
To spend eternity
In heavens unelouded light
From sorrow, sin, and frailty free,
Beholding and resembling Thee
Oh, too transporting sight,
Prospect too fair,
For flesh to bearl
Haste, haste, my Lord, and soon transport me
there
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WHOLE NUMBER, 3CS.

name of Benjamin Top lived in your
village, and dropped him line; but
as no answer came, we thought the
information must be incorrect"
Where is he now?" asked Mr..
Top.
Dead. Your sister, Mrs. Jessup,
who resides near this city, answered
the letter we wrote her in person. She
took him home with her, and short
time after arriving there he died, lesv-
ing her the whole of his property,
amounting to fifteen thousand dol
lars
"He was my uncle" said Top.
"Then, by not attending to our let
ter you are the loser Of at least one.
half of this property.
Top went home sadder man than
he was when he left it. He knew
that it would be in vain to appeal to
his sisters generosity, for she was q
widow, and when poor, with fve
children depending upon her, he had
treated her with unkindness and ne
glect, and there was little likelihood
of her sharing her good fortune with
him.
Top was, after all, the April fool,
and SO great was his disappointment
and chargrin that never aftervard
was he known to send an April-fool
letter, or to play trick on one Of his
friends.