Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-05-15


"Only two Millions. muttered audibly the
foreigner "mine Got in himmel only, only"
-. Twas too much for him, and be pass
ed on sadly. Sazs
About this time the United States commits
sioner remarked: Gentlemen, remember
thissis cash transaction, and the money must
be paid BY 2 o'clock" II am aware of
that" answered Col. Wadley; "but you'll
allow me time to 60 to the bank, ss don't
generally carry that much money about me-:
Kentucky again rallied and gradually ad-
vanced to $2,ll9,0OO.. COL Wadley nodded
$2,l20,OOO and Louisville quit the field in
disgust, having had enough. The party,
with their engine and three cars, with which
they intended to excursionize over their pos
sessions, returned to Louisville that afternoon.
The Georgians had scored another victory
over the Kentuckians. The cash was paid
at P. NJ, and the Montgomery and Eufaula
Railroad passed into the control of President
Wadley and the Central Railroad and Bank.
ing Company.
The Second Adventist Fanatic.
- The quiet dwellerson Massachusetts Bay
are still profoundly agitated over the murder
Of bis child by the Adventist fanatic. Both
Freeman and his wife remained to the last
fully persuaded that news would come to their
prison cells that the child had been raised
on Sunday. and their composure was never
shaken till they were told that the girl had
been buried. The mother then broke down
completely, and Freeman himself, for the 6rst
time. admitted that he might have done
wrong he now says that if be becomes con-
vinced that he made . mistake, be shall not
only want to die, but be disposed to take his
own life. Freeman's brethren are in, an
equally puzzled frame Of mind. The attor-
ney.general has gone 10 investigate the,c case.
and it Is expected that the Freemans will be
indicted for murder. The trial will be an in.
teresting one, involving. asst will, the question
how far such religious delusion should re.
lieve people otherwise perfectly sane from the
ordinary penalty Of their crime.
The peculiar and fanatical religious sect Of
which Freeman is 50 conspicuous member, is
strong in Massachusetts and in New Hamp-
shire, and has been growing steadily stronger
for several years. In almost every city and
large town in those two States the circle
Of believers is large enough 70 maintain .
house Of worship, and in sparsely settled farm.
ing districts meetings are held on Sunday
afternoons in school.houses OF private dwell
lingss. The annual camp.meetings At Wolf.
borough, N. a., and Springfield, Mass, are
largely attended, and for two weeks the groves
where they met resounded day and night
with the fervency Of their prayer and expos.
tulation. Already the sect Is strong enough
to boast Of schism. A few years ago some
Of the more intelligent and liberal minded
Adventists, wearied with repeated disappoint.
ment, and foreseeing that the faith would be
irreparably damaged if they went On prophe-
sying the coming Of Christ at fxed times. in
spite Of his failure to honor and fulfil their
prophecy, Withdrew and established :. anew
school. They differ from the aold school,
in contenting themselves with predicting, athe
personal proximate advent Of Christ, !, decli-
ming to tx q date for the epiphany, and in
other form and shades Of belief scsrcely COM
prehensible TO an outsider.
As showing the infatuation Of these people,
the Boston Advert;ser has q terrible story con.
cerning Alden Davis, the undertaken in Po-
cassett, the town where the tragedy occurred.
He approves of the murder, and says if the
child Edith is not raised, it shows that the
sacrifice is not complete, and, as his own chill
dren are further advanced in Adventist per
fection than most Of the sect, it may be neces-
sary for one of them to be taken. "A person
found one of Davis children crying, and, on
asking the trouble, found that they feared
their father would kill them as Freeman had
killed his little girl. Mrs. Swift, the mother
Of Mrs. Freeman. also says that the sacrifice
is not complete, and persists in regarding the
murder as q most glorious affair.
Southern Baptist Convention. .t 'e5'..'' Z.
90 The twenty.fourth annual session Of
the Southern Baptist Convention, commen.
ced its sessions in Atlanta, Ga, on Thursday
last. About four hundred delegates are pres
ent, representing all the sonthsi sates
The body was called % order by NK p.
Boyce, President Of the list Convention The
permanent organization was Effected 10y tho
reelection Of Dr: Boyee president, and Rev.
DR.. Dobbs, Of Kentucky, and Hon. W. e.
Tanner, of Richmond, secretariea The vice.
presidents are Rev. DR.. Jeter Of Virginia,
Joshua Leveripg, Esq., Of Baltimore, Prof
@. L. Cooke Of Virginia, and Rev. DR., Crane
Of Texas. 'i't ~ .tsS {! Z;
The following. aie tbs deIeeats sI present
from South Carolina asissf 'i;a1
iR. Furnan, TIP. Smith; ;J.s 8. Furnan, J. "A.
Chambliss; J. G. Hiden, VIM. Thayer. q. II. judi
son, l.. 81. Shuck, J. O. B. Dargan, J. 8. MUIR
ray, Jr., J. N. Brown, .. ~: Hoyt, a. 9: Towns,
hart, Mike .McGee, E. 3. Murray, J. 6. Smith,
r. w. Saunders, "A. J. Dodamead, ). "A. w.
Thomas, B. w. Edwards, @. A., ,Baynard, A. B.
Woodruff, J. c. Hudson, B. g. Coyington, J. 3.
aartWell, ]: H., Edwards, .. Broaddus J.B.
Mahen, NJ. e. Broaddus, ]. L. Brasington. J. L.
Vass, r. w. Pratt, w. i. Brown, John Stout,
A. F. Edwards, j. 8. Eel, j. n. Bostic, !. 3,
WILDER, G. q. Carter, J. D. Pitts. 9. w. Bussey,
T. w. Smith, @. g. Bradford, g.: W. Singleton,
A. B: Estes, F. Jones, g. B. Reed, W. 3. Acher,
g. w. Gardner, j. w. Perry,
The special order for 10 o'clock on the sec
ond day was the following resolutions intro
duced by Dr.. Whitsitt, Of the theological
Seminary: ',Ei1.ss5ssa -
Resolyed, That a catechism be drawn up.
containing the substance Of the Christian re- <
iigion, for the instruction Of children andse
wants, and that Brother John L. Dagg be de-