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The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27
Shall We Have Militia Company in
Mar9hail County.

Editor Repub ican:-
1t may lie encouraging TO the
thousands OF tramps and vagabonls
peram5ulating the State of Indiana.
County OF Murshall, and City Of
Plymouth, TO know in what light the
august body OF, intelligence, better
known as the Indiana Legislature,
looks upon its State Militia, or Sun
day Soldiers. They will probably
be surprised. as will many people be
who are not willing to he Left without
some available organized means Of
defense against communists aud
communist supporters, that so largo
a NUM- Der OF members of the Indiana
Legislature are opposed 10 The or
ganizaiion aud maintenance OF
militia force that can b6 called upon
to resist such outrages as have been
recently committed in the cities or
Akron ard Columbus, Ohio. Had il
not been fol the efficient service OF
the milicia Columbus would ia all
probability have been a burned and
desoIate waste. Members OF the
tramp freternity could hardly have
done better service In their own
cause. than some of the Indiana Leg
islature did in their vigorous tpposi
ton to the small tax, proposed TO be
levied for the State Militia. The
greatest communistic leader in
Europe or America could not have
surpassed some Of the bogus reform
demagogues that misrepresented
some OF the districts OF Indiana, in their
hatred OF (~Sunday") force that can
be made availai le to put down Iiot
and robbery, and protect life and
property. As greater part OF the
militia companies now 10 existence.
contemplate disbanding their CON-
panies as State organizations, would
il not be we'll for the Commissioners
of counties that have militia compan-
les organized, aud furnished with the
improved breech leaders, ammuni-
ton and equipments to take such
steps as will be necessary TO keep
them at the county site. under the
supervision OF the Sheriff or some
other person designated by the said
Commissioners. Such action would
undoubtedly avoid the necessity OF
importing Sunday school books in
time OF need, to learn the young idea
OF the male persuasion how to
"scoote."
J. e. HoUGHToN,
II. MOORE,
MN. HOLLAND,
j. G. KUHN,
JOHN LEONARD,
u. h. THAYER,
H. HARTER.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27


Our United States Senator, Yoor-
hees, was one OF u e men that worked
hardest to get the bill through Con
gress reducing the tax on tobacco.
His main Argument was. that it would
reduce the price Of tobacco TO the
consumer, and he was the friend Of
the people. &c. But it now traaspIres
that whilo it takes ten millions OF
dollars annually from tie revenues of
the government. the price OF tobaco o
will remain the same, the maDufac-
turers OF tobacco having met in New
York as soon as the bill was signed
by the President, and decided not to
reduce the price. Thus the govern
ment is robbed OF its revenue To en-
rich the manufacturers and, possibly.
some Of the Senators that worked
hardest to secure the passage OF the
law.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27

The Reput lican party i: In the min
oriIy in the present Congress. but
now that the Con!ederates have taken
possession OF the capitol. ,he people
begin to realize their folly in placing
rebels in power, and the Republican
minority. with majority OF The peo-
pie OF the United States behind them,
will be strong enough TO give the
Confederates great deal OF trouble
before they get everything in their
hands: and, as The article from Satur-
days Chicago Times, which we re-
produce in another column. says. the
Republicans will have a decided ma
joriry Ia the lower House two years
from nov.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27

The CoDfederates al Washington
are evidently alarmed at the prospect
of Democratic detection in the North,
and are trying 10 capture the Green
back party. To accomplish This, Al
exander II. Stephens proposes to in
troduce bill in the House providing
for an additional issue OF five hun
dred million dollars legal-;en,ier cur
rency. II the bill should pass, they
expect the President 10 veto il, but
they think they can get the Green
back vote, which is all they want.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27

Withers, OF Virginia, keeper OF the
prison pen at Danville, where Union
soldiers suffered almost as much as
those confined at Andersonville, has
been appointed Chairman OF the Sen
ate Committee on Pensions, and u
bill has already been introduced TO
r, move JEFF. Davis political disabili
ties. The leaders OF the lost cause in
the United States Senate are getting
in their work i'm good shap-.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27
We Have Captured the Capitol.

The Southern States, published at
Oklahoma. Miss, in its rejoicing over
the advent OF a Democratic Congress,
says:
"Yes; thank God! We HAVE CAP
TURED THE Capitol, and in 1880 our
man lThurman) will walk up the
White House steps and take his seat
in the Presidential chair.
Then will our glorious triumph be
complete!
"Then aciU zee proceed TO tear your
amendments from the Constitution
AND TRaMPLE THEM IN THE aIIRE.
Then will we reorganize the RIGHT
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27

DIR. Confer thinks that Davis, the
Greenback member Of the Legisla-
ture, is the author of tho Afportion-
ment Bill, and says some Democrats
in the central part OF the State were
much dissatisfied. As the bill only
gives the Republicans two members
Of Congress out of thirteen. the Z &c
tor evidently believes in the total d,-
pravity of the Democratic party.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27

appear, and they will resume the minority
station which only is suited TO their polit
ical faculties. Mark the prediction !:
Nothing can prevent its fulfillment but n
change of the Bourbon nature, and two
years is too short time To change the
nature of men who have shown no caDaci-
ty for advancement in half a century, and
show none now.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27
antness.A

The leading Democratic papers OF
Missouri, like the Chicago Times. be-
gin to think that the solid South is
asking too much. But they do not
seem to know what they are going to
do about it. We guess, however,
they will be afraid TO kick out OF the
traces, and will do the bidding Of
Confederate leaders
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27

BIB. Wright. the d, magogue from
Pennsylvania. who was elected as
Democrat, but went into the Green
back caucus because by so doing he
could get a few complimentary votes
Tor speaker, deserted the Gre enback-'
els Friday, and went into the Demo
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27

OF sECEsSIoN-A RIGHT THAT is NOT
DEAD, BUT SLEEPING!
"Then will we decorate the Capitol
with the pictures of DAVIS, and
LEE, aud STUART, and all the glo-
rious leaders OF a CAUSE THAT is NOT
LOST BUT LIVING STILL!
ayes, thank God! we HAVE the
Capitol"
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27

Paul Boynton, the man that is try
ing to float from Pittsburgh to New
Orleans, was nearly drowned at
Louisville, Thursday. by being sucked
under o steamer.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27
cratic caucus aga

A bill has been introduced into
Congress to repeal SO much Of the re-
vised statutes as prohibits the
appointment in the army, OF persons
who served in the rebel army. The
next step will probably be to prohibit
the appointment OF any one who was
not rsbel during the late "unpleas-
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27

We have fully Il AIDE up our mind
that ore OF the Seven Wonders which
we are told will precede the end Of
the world will be the adjournment Oh
present session OF the Legislature.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27

General Ben Harrison, Colonel viii
Holloway and Hon. John Overmeyer
have been constituted the executive
committee of the Republican state
central committee.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27

1t is reported from Indianapolis
that the Legislative investigating
committee finds that Attorney GEN
erals Denny and Buskirk, have swim
died the State out of $4,000.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27
KLOEPFER
& B0FINGER.

p. S.-We are daily receiving spring
goods OF every description. Don't
forget that we make a specially on
embroideries. Large stock. lowest
prices in all goods. k & b.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27

Doors AND SHOES for Men, Women
and Children cheaper than ever be-
fore at s. Beckel's.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27
Teachers Notice.

The regular examination OF teach
ers for certificates will be held in
Plymouth, Bourbon and Bremen,
Saturday next. Applicants will at
tend the examinations most conye-
nient. w. +. BAILEY, Co. Supt.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27
Special Rates
FOR
Job Printing.

As every busines man Is preparing for the
spring opening OF business. il would
add greatly to his convenience and
also to the appearance of his
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BILL HEADS.
NOTE HEADS.
STATEMENTS,
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The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27

for Congressman. There is no man
better known for sterling worth and
integrity within the new district than
he-nor was there in the old. Six
days in every week he is the peer Of
the present incumbent, and the
seventh he is quiet. pious, God fear
ing christian. The South Bend and
Warsaw papers lin particularly will
back him strong in preference to all
others. robin HALE:
Chicago. March "a, 70.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-10-08
What Rome Really Teaches.

A correspondent in the Guardian calls
attention to letter of Cardinal Mann
ings dated November 22d, 1874, in which
he warns the faithful " thus;
Whosoever does not in his heart re-
ceiye and believe the doctrine Of the I'm
maculate Conception, and the doctrine Of
the Infalibility the Vicar Of Jesus Christ,
as they have been defined by the supreme
authority of the Church. does By that
0ery fact cease to be a Catholic Encych-
cal 'Inefabilis Deus by which, on the 9Th
December, 1854, the Sovereign Pontiff
defined that the most blessed Virgin
Mary was by singular grace and PRIV
ilege of Almighty God, and by reason Of
the merits of Jesus Christ the Saviour Of
mankind, preserved in the first moment
of her conception free from all stain Of
original sin, contained these words
Wherefore, if any person, which God
forbid, shall presume to think In their
hearts otherwise than we have now de-
fined, let them know that they are con-
demned by their own judgment that
they haze suffered shipaweck IN faith, and
have fallen away from the unity Of the
Church In like manner the constitu,
ton of the Vatican Council which defined
that the Roman Pontiff, when he speaks
er cathedra-that is when discharging the
Office of pastor and teacher, Of all Chris
+;ons ba bv v;rt,re Of his supreme
Apostolical authority, defines doctrine
of faith or morals to be held by the uni
versal Church-is atalHBle, ended with
these words And if any one, which God
forbid, shall presume to contradict this
our definition, let him be anothenaa.
at has come to our knowledge that
some who openly refuse to believe the
said doctrines persist, nevertheless, in
calling themselves Catholics, and give out
that they go to confession and to Holy
Communion in the Catholic Church We
therefore, hereby warn them that, in do
ing so, they deceive our clergy by con-
cealng their unbelief, and that in every
such confession and communion they
commit sacrilege, to their own greate'
condemnation.
Hence it follows that all ProtestantS
who rejects the vain fables Of the i'm
maculate conception and the infallibility
of the Pope, expose themselves to the
anathen1a or curse Of the Church Of
Rome.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-10-08
The Test of Scripture.

The Christian Union says, referring to
the case of Macrae, of Gourock, suspend
ed for preaching Universalism in the
United Presbyterian Church of Scotland :
"Mr. Macrae's martyrdom will do
more for the final establishment of truth
respecting the future than life Of preach
ing could do, for it will stimulate inquiry
into the teaching Of Scripture and what
ever Synods and Associations may say,
the Scripture will be made the final test
of every doctrine"
Precisely so; the Scripture is the
final test of every doctrine. Human
Creeds and Confessions are subordinate
to the Supreme Word. No one doubts !;
no one disputes this. What then? Mr.
Macrae had enunciated a doctrine which
the Synod believed to be contrary to the
Word of God and to the Confession Of
Faith, in which the truths of the Word
are summarized. Was not the Synod
right in applying this "test" to the doc
trine? They believed that he had aban7
doned the truth and embraced an error,
and they acted upon their convictions
Mr.. Macrae asked them to accept his in
depreciation Of the Word as against the
faith of the Church gathered out of the
Word, and they declined. The Union
simply claims that as Mr.. Macrae had
changed his views of the teaching Of the
Scriptures, the Synod must incontinently
follow him, and change also. Or it means
to assert that any man may summon his
church to re-examine its Greed whenever
he passes under shadow of doubt. The
claim is an absurd one.-PreSbWerian.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-10-08
The Key to Success.

One of Wellington's chief sources Of
success was his thorough mastery Of de-
tails. While in Spain he gave precise
directions how the soldiers should pre-
pare their food; in india the miles per
day the bullocks should be driven that
were provided for the army. The equip
ments of the troops were cared for in all
their minutes. The same exactness he
introduced into his administration Of
civil affairs. From his earliest school
days, in every transaction, this trait Of
thoroughness appears. The confidence
and unfaltering devotion he thus inspired
unquestionably secured him his many
and decisive victories. No greater com
mander leaves any thing to chance, but
seeks to anticipate every emergency and
to provide for it. Gray spent seven
years perfecting his "Elegy," which you
can readily read in seven minutes. Into
it he generously poured the very ripest
scholarship, an intimate acquaintance
with the rules of rhythm, and an exhaus-
tive study of the varied excellences Of
English and Latin classics, Every sylla-
bic was submitted to closest scrutiny, the
cadence of the verses was suited to the
character Of the thought, every outline
was vivid, every tint toned, every pic
ture perfect, before he suffered his poem
to pass into print. This palace Of thought
was no single nights work of slave-genn
obeying the behest Of one holding some
magical lamp of Aladdin, but was built
up like coral reef, particle by particle
And this complete mastery Of detail was
secured only by the most protracted con-
centration Of effort By resolutely chain
ing his thought to his theme, completely
surrendering himself to its guidance, the
laws Of suggestion irresistibly
led him back through the pasts faded
and forgotten scenes in the humble Ayes
of the sleeping cottagers, until the scenery
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-10-08
The Evangelical Movement.

The number of clergymen who were in
earnest about their profession, and whose
life betrayed on the surface no sort Of
inconsistency with it, was increasing dur
ing the reign of George ~ and the first
years of William ". have heard per-
sons of great weight and authority, such
as Mr.. Granville, and, also, 1 think, Arch
bishop Howley, ascribes the beginnings
of this change, and Of an extending
seriousness in the upper classes of lay
society, to reaction against the horrors
and impieties O. the French Revolution
in its later stages. The nature Of the
evangelical movement was not, probably
we'll calculated to fit its agents for exer-
cising social influence at large. 1t had a
code with respect to amusements which
was at once rigid and superficial This
code infexibly prescribed certain of the
forms in which the worldly spirit loves
to work, while it left ample room for
others not less charged with poison, and
perhaps more insidious. In lay life gen
orally it did not ally itself with litera-
ture, art, and general cultivation, but it
harmonized very well with the money
getting pursuits. While the evangelical
clergyman was, almost of necessity, a
spiritual and devoted man. the evangeli-
cal layman might be, and sometimes was,
the same but there was in his case far
more room for a composition between the
two worlds, which left on him the mark
of exclusiveness, and tended to sever
ance from society, without securing an
interior standard of corresponding eleva-
tan. But it seems probable, if not al
most certain, that the interfusion of a
class Of men like the evangelical clergy
with the clerical body at large, must have
powerfully rebuked the gross inconsistent
cies of professional character, and have
operated with the forces of widely-dif-
fused example, in raising what was the
prevailing, and threatened to become the
traditional, standard At any rate, l
can quote the evidence on this head Of
witness whose competency will be admit
ted. 1t was, I think, in or before the
year 1885 that l met Mr.. Sydney Smith
for the first time at the table of Mr.. Hal
lam, in the house on the west side of
Wimpole street, which has become his
torical through the strains Of "In Memo
RAM" After dinner Mr.. Sydney Smith
was good enough to converse with me,
and he spoke not Of any general changes
in the prevailing tone Of droctrine, hut
of the improvement which had then be-
gun to be remarkable in the conduct and
character of the clergy He went back
upon what they had been, and said, in
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-10-08
Roman Catholicism in Germany:

A recent article by Professor Won
Schultz gives some interesting facts in re-
gard othe condition of the Roman Catho-
lie Church in the German Empire. 1t is,
he says, one compact organization. The
Pope stands as its sovereign, infallible
head his colleagues and Wears are the
bishops they carry out what Rome wills {;
the people obey and still recognize as
bishops those whom the State, by judi
cial sentence, has deprived of office. The
name Catholic" embraces three groups,
which in the eye Of the State all occupy
the same legal status. The first, the
Ultramontanes, or strict Roman Catholics,
comprehend the great mass of the Catho-
lie population, and the majority of the
nobility. These are blind followers of
Rome. The second, the Old Catholics,
who openly avow their allegiance to old
as distinguished from modern Catholic
ism, are small number, about $4,000 in
all Germany. Their Importance consists
in this; that they form living protest
against the violence done by the Papacy
to the Church that they make an essen
tial point of rejecting all abuses; that by
their organization they had restored to
the Church its rights, and have brought
the State to recognize religion and church
life as thing which cannot be overruled
by a mere peremptory decision. The
third group consists of the Indifferent,
those who are absolutely without any
faith, and the State Catholics, who think
they can unite their belief in an infalh-
bic Pope with their duties to the State,
who attempt to obey at once the laws Of
the Pope and those laws of the State
which Rome has denounced as subversive
of the Divine right. Ultramontanism
can ignore the utterly Indifferent, nay, can
even regard them as the last helpers 1t
is accustomed to pay as little regard to
the State Catholics, since it knows that
these are carried hither and thither by
any wind that blows from high quarters
and that they would soon alter their
course if the Government sounded the
summon to retreat Against the Old
Catholics Ultramontanism uses the wea-
pons Of calumny, lies, mockery and scorn,
Whether it will succeed in an apparent
reconciliation with the State, and induce
it to withdraw its protecting hand from
the only opponents it really fears, may
be doubted Should it succeed, the with
drawal of outward favor from the oppo-
nents would only increase their inward
strength. One thing, however, is clear.
Ultramontanism finds itself in a position
in which it must either slowly succumb,
or must rush bindly into a life and death
struggle. If it chooses the latter, then
page of history will begin, the result Of
which will be the triumph or the collapse
of the Romish church system in Ger
MANY.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-10-08

One of the reasons why preaching the
severer doctrines of the gospel has been
given up, is in the fact that many men
went to the work in an improper spirit
and offensive manner. They seemed to
feel as if they were to execute the threat
enings Of the gospel instead of to announce
them, and thundered savagely at their
hearers till they became either terrified
or offended. A sweet, tender spirit and
a soft, imprisoned manner is the better
way. The Cmgregatiomahst gives the
advice of Boston deacon to a young
minister, and it is all the more suggestive
from the fact that it came from deacon
instead of a preacher. 1t is as follows : u
Study carefully Christs manner as
well as His matter You will find that
He preached those terrible doctrines a0ltk
a diUine tenderness. He knew and felt,
as no other can, all that His words i'm
ply. Come as near His manner as you
can, when you preach these doctrines.
Don't thunder and threaten, but take the
solemn message from your Master, and
lay it before men as His word, not yours.
Don't preach them when your temper has
been rufled and your spirit soured by
some personal wrong; but when your
mood is tenderest, most subdued, prayer
full and loving. Don't preach them with
out special prayer for His help as to man
ner as we'll as matter, knowing that the
destiny of your hearers souls may turn
on the impressions they get, not only
from what you say, but the way you say
it. - United PreSbgterian
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-10-08
Light on the Subject.

The Presbyterians North have been
discussing, even since the General Assem-
bly, met at Saratoga, the question which
that body so cleverly avoided answering
Shall converts from Romanism be re-
baptized? There is by no means unan-
unity on the question. Curiously enough,
the Church seems to be divided almost on
a geographical line ThecMestern Pres
byterians are largely opposed to rebap-
tism, in theory and practice while in the
East rebaptism finds greater favor. Both
parties appeal, of course, to history, which
affords neither much comfort, as both
theories have always prevailed in the
Church. A correspondent Of The Pres
byte,1an philadelphia gives these cases:
In SO or go, when the reformation at
Ste Anne and its vicinity under Father
Chiniquy was in its most successful stage,
the Presbytery Of Chicago (Old SCHOOL,
received and enrolled Mr.. Chiniquy as a
minister of the "Old School" Presbyterian
Church without rebaptism or reordina-
ton. 1t also organized churches at Ste
Anne, Kankakee, and perhaps elsewhere
in that vicinity, composed of converts
from the Roman Catholic Church, not a
single one of whom was re-baptized.
But these could no doubt, be matched
by counter-instances by those who take
the other side of the question.