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Dir. ALEXANDFR
= -''it VI "All ob't 81, LOUIS, y
Established IStOl

L RH GA,Jd D. -, lSe In 1873 thpr. wpre
Two nj onerS confined in ,he jail of his conn.
ty,whv wcr very badl afii jcied with sym.
ills. "m"loyed Captain Z. f. swim TO cure
mem, utde- cont act mo Cure no pavII
He administered (" them Syp tic specific
andin few weeks | felt bon Il u az himort
of IN" q" nty tieas .ry, ms lie had effected a
complete IN" rad cal Gu e, As. GILES
dinar Houston County. Ga,
CAATrAN oGA, TENN. Feb. 4, 1873 -Genis,
we Ia pleas r. in saying n the 5 ;, s., is
giving good s,lsMcliod Wehave had eycels
leut results from # nu her of cases 1t acts
as W. II " primary as IN secondary and Ter
tary caS.e. tHILES d B RRY
The specific go Atlanta, Ga pr,nrietors
Sold by w IL Patterson Il %, and all druggists
in Dalas. Gil + + a coyy of Young Men's
Friend, Thompson, schott 4 Co and all lead
ing druggists, Wholesale agents.
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COOperagc.

Flour barrels 2'c; sugar barrels SOC, half
barrels, do. iOc; cypress molasses do $3.50;
half do 81 Is; molasses kegs zoe.
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Green Fruit an Il Berries.

PEAcHEs-Per box, 81 So.
APPLEs-Per box, 81 25.
BLAcKBERRIEs- Per quart, lie.
DEwBERRlEs-Per pail, 81 20.
SrRAwBERRIEs-Per quart, 20c.
PLuMs-Per quart, l5c.
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Butter and Eggs.

EaGs-Wholesale, IKE; retail, 2Oc. per
dozen.
BuTTER-Country, 2Oc.i Western and Kan
as, zoe.
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CoFFEK-Rio, common, lSh@4;, ordinary,
14h@l5; fair, -; good, l5f@lB;
prime, l6h@l7; choice, 17h@ls; Laguayra,
i5H@l9; Java, 2s@30c.
TEAs-Imperial, from i5@65c. per pounds
Young Hyson, Ss@42; Oolong, 5O@6Oc Japan,
dust 2Od25c sr
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On cotton, all rail, to New York 81 Al; to Bos-
On, VI ~ ny rah and water to New York, 81 81 I;
eoe.oni " ~ to New Orleans, per Central rail,
onl and Morgan steamers, "a IS; per Texas A
scinc ana Red river steamboats,, u so.
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lNerE.-4he quotations toiio,oing, unless
otherwise stated, are tp, wholesale spot cash
lots. When time is asked or smaN amounts
sMrohased, higher rates are demanded
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Seeds.

GERMAN MILLET-We quote at$l .OOper bushel
white do, Zoe.
Cotton-At the Oil Mill, loo. per bushel
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GROWN COTTONS
res not a charm that lights the IA,

There's not charm that lights the face
With so inefable grace,
AS sweet pink lips and ivory teeth;
And nothing now beneath the sky,
Can beauties such as these supply,
Save SOZODONT, that wears the wreath.
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Dallas Wool Market.
Building Material.

Free Of bmrs, line 2Oi medium, 25@.i bury,
II TO 20 per pound.
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By the statement below it will be seen our
gross receipts foot up 4S,564 bales, and that
the stock on hand is only 1913 bales.
The Dallas market is quiet. We quote:
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MONEY AND TRADE
xy-rERpAY,s MARKET SITUATION

+ Trade Moderately Active Mo"'S
Firm and In Good Demahd-o"r"
slow and Steady-FIour Ac'i'e
and Firm-MOney in De-
mand and Rather Tight.
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DRILLS,
JEANS
DRESS Innings.

Naumkeag Corset Masonvile Ii q
Jeans ............l0 Cambria .......... 81
Kearsage Corset Garner Flat Cam
Jeans ..........,.l0 brio ............. 6M
Thistle Wlgan 81" ~ Garner II Cam
Masonville roll brio .............. ~
Cambria ~
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Iborla Items.
81.

Mstch Oh, 1850.
Editor BANBER:-Spriug is making her mp.
pearsnce clothed ia her sot. green rslmeni,
welcomed with The song, OF b rds aud The
cheering smiles Of the sun; aud there il every
indication OF a bountiiul harvest, and a golden
lrui, year.
Toe Ya,t iron resources Of this section
are receiving attention In s Louis; capitalists
are roady to invest in their development, and
the extension OF a branch OF st l. q s. #.
railroad 10 this town is in contemplation.
correspondence with the east wi soon
be opened with the view OF encouraging i'm
migration aud the establishment of Il Msle
and Female College.
Rev. q. G.. Elliot Of Springfield has just
concluded u series Of meetings in the Con-
gregational church. He is q gentleman Of
mptked ability and ardent pieiy and has left
good impressions on the minds OF all who
heard him on the Importance OF being True
Cbrisilsu'.
The estertAi1Aent on 10 b ult. waS well
received, and far surpassed the former, those
who arranged 1t ard totk part deserve great
credit; I'll speak in the highest terms OF the
performances Of Prot. johnson and Mrs. Prot,
Amos in music.
Nrs. G iorgis Tllnan barely escaped from
beire gored to death by n COW recently. She
reca we'd no injury except being badly biu's.
ed.
-Thos. Robinson, Esq visited thls town
lately. he IL slwnys a genial and welcome
guest in the homes Of all The good people in
and around iberia.
Mr., Dau'i Cummings aud Mics Matte
CnAuiugs Of Tuscum1ia spent some days
hero m 8 visit to Mrs. Lucy Cumming.
Fsnchlcr.
We regret to learn that Hrs. Augusta
G .nois formerly Of this place is now Iyiog
very sick at 5. Louis ard not expected to
recover.
IS ,versl from this section est ended the
execution at L"bsn,n on the oh insk, and
they say they never wish to attend anothsr.
We hope all will AVOID l~nt,mpersnce, bad
pa siou', and every form Of vice and crime
lest they come to the same fearful and shame
fl doom, The way OF the ~tFGusgr,ssor il
hard and dAsgesops.
Your,
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NJ DESIGNATION.

SrArs OF Ma, oURI, l.
County uF MILLER
IT, My term 1880, Probate Court Miller
county, 40, IN tho matter OF The estate oil
VIM. Nil e., decd.
To al persons whom u may concern, take
notice, that the undersigned, one Of the nd
mlnistra;ors Of said Wa. Miller, decd, late
Of sill county, will a. the M.y trrm, 1850,
Of said Probate court to be held q, tue COurl
mouse in ruscumb'-. Miller 90, no.. on tue
ION day o. May, 1880, apply To satd court Tor
l-zvo t. resign the office aud tfust OF co-sd
miuistrslors % said estate.
K. NOaRIs, one OF the Administrators Of
" m, Mlller, drG'd.
Jannarv "a. 1880.
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ADMINIsTkATOR NOTIUE.

HOtca is hereby given that letters Of Al
m'Dtstrstion on the estate Of b. w. Burris.
renioy deed, hsys been grantee C. the un.
dersigned by the Judge of the Probate Cour
Of NJ Ter county, Missouri, daIod January
10, $50.
All p,rsons having claims against said
estate are required 10 xliblt them TO NE Tor
~elloWance within one year from the date OF
said letters OF they may be preclud,d from
shy benefit of said estAt, ana It such claims
are not exhibited wishin two years from the
date OF eaid letters they viii be forever bar
red. b, w BURRG',
Administrator
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IA q s. ID I a.

Tuecumti4 r. 4. Chapter M. 81,
a. +. IS a. ST., meet II their hall the Second
Saturday alter tail moon each month.
II, B~RADLYFoRD, d. P.
D. B'vS Seo'y.
Tuscum5is Lodge No. 4sT, n. II. & A. NJ.
meet Saturday, on or before fell moon IN
each month.
D. MARSHALL, w. NJ.
ID. BENSRT. Sa3'y.
AMTY CHATTER, No l42, O.E.S. gaeeta in
regular communication the 81 Saturday, after
EACH full moon, nj Z PM, 10 MAsonic Hall,
ruscumbia, Mo. Visiting sisters and breih-
rem will be iratornally aud cordially well
coined. Mrs, SARAH T.. ~HAUENsTEIN, WIN.
Mr.. Ii zIE JOHNSON, a, q.
MISS MATTE e. CUMMINGS, Sec'y,
Pleasant MI. Lodg7. A,t.& AM, No. 1871.
meet at their hail on Saturday evening Oh or
after oaca full moOn.
JAMEsJoHSs9oS, W. N.
JAMES ETTER. Sec'y.
Brumisy, u. d.. A. +. s. A. NJ, hold re-.
guar communication Saturday night on or
alter null moon in each month.
j. NJ. HAWKINS, W. NJ,
Gro. " REID, Sec'y.
LbeF.s lodge A. f. s. a. NJ, Ne. 40 meet
saturday On or bolOTa the tull moon pAch
mnpIh. I'D MARcEAAT, w. NJ.
JOHs FEFous n. Scey
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Pleasant Houni. 10,

March s b, 1880.
NJ. Ea'or-Tbe VI mt Pleasant school
hes baen in progress FOR one month, and |
END TO the BAvNER the grader ola lew Of
the pupils. The IS the general average on
he branches studied by each pupil, as mon.
lined, and WI represent = fair average O.
tho entire school Of thirty: Mario Es'v. 95,
I. ,dis C,o's, 81; ri hard Spahinr, %; z "a
Sgars1n, %; Lena Brockman, So; Frank
Brockmar. So; Vile Durham. II: Dellie
F,ark'in, SO; Nellie + qnklin, 90; Fremont
Clark. %; L lenWslker, %.
A grs5s is given eyary month so that the
parents or guardians may soc exactly what
the pupil 10 doing,
The number at pupils has baen continually
increasing and W believe it will still i%ucresre.
Accom- madatIons here arc good, board
cheap, 81 per week, and Pleasant Moust Il,
really, = pleasant place 10 live.
Very respectfully,
W n KrNpFR.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
R OF COURT:

CIRCUIT COURT; M4als Second Monday 10
February nnd 5rcondMonday Ia September;
X. L. EDWARDS, Judge.
COUNTY COURT: Meets Frat Monday in
Fabrusrv, May, August and November;
w. r. WRIGHT, presiding justice; JOES
S. JoBR, lst district, HIRAM REED, 2ad
distrlci, associate j%usuces.
PROBATE COURT: Meets Second Nom
day ia february. NJ y, August aud Nov
ember, Jas. u. YOpp Jadgr.
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Choice Flower and Garden Seeds.
SrRA BERRIES, PEAcHEs SC.
New SORTS. ny MAIL.

New SORTS, BY MAIL.
Plants OF the newest aud finest improved
sorts, carefully PACKED AMI pre-, ud by mail.
NJ culiecIon o Strawberries took the Hrst
premium Tor the best Colleclipn, ~ tie great
nov OF tue Mas. horticultural Snciet,, in
Boston. | grow over 100 varieties, tie most
c,mpIrto c,l'e,tiou in tue country, iucluiing
al the II ". large American uni imported
kinds. Priced DESCRIPTIVE CHtslr US, gratis.
by nail. Also. B lb-, FeuIt Tee, Rises,
E,ergrren Choice Flower, Garden, Tree,
Evergreen, Herb, or truit seeds, 2; packets
Ol either Ton 500, by mail.
The True Caps Cod Cranberry, bsst sort for
Upland. LowiAnh, or G,rduu, bv mail, pre-
paid. Sl.0J per 100, $500 per ! coo Whole
s-ls Catalogue 10 tue Ttsle. Agents wanted
b.. +. WATsoS, Oh C9,ony Nurseries and
Seed Warehouses, Plymouth Mass. EstAb
lished 1872.
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To Business Men.

Tho TINES affords you a medium unsur-
passed for advertising, tnd il you are desir-
Gus Of ACQUIRING trade IN ~IIlinOis, MisteDfs
Kansas, TvXss and Arkansas, q surer channel
through which 10 place your busine;s before
thu people Of thess STATES cannot be found.
uourh or year gladly and promptly furnished
on rnnlicAJiOn.
Ia" All business communications should
b. addressed 10 st. Louis TINES"
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Groenbaek Convention
Yours,

met In s. l. uis on A u lust; 2O5 delegates
representuG 10 @stAtes, nominated Boylor
ii New Jctssy for Pr, adeut ana Mr..
- Chambers Of Texas for Wee
p esideUt. TieY appointed one from eucd
e t. n'teui rle Cueaso q B Lol,en-
ion ou Tue o o Jdue,
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NOTICE or FINAL sETrLgNaNT.

At The NAY term, 1850, OF the Probs t.
court Of M.,irr county, Mb to be held The
-econd Monday 10 May, 1880, | wit make
ansi set,ltm5nt of the eitate ol Wu,. Miller,
iced; All creditors aud Others in:oresie ia
said estate take notice.
j NJ. T. MILLER. sdmr.
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lack for Sale.

The undrslghed living % miles North Of
Btumiey wishes TO sell Or trade "A good
young jack six years Old for money or good
took have three Of bis colts on the place
thst will shoW for themselves terms low;
apply ut once 70.
l. $ TRNsLEY.
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Tuscambiu, No, March LIST, 1850
NOTICE.

All persons indebted TO the undersigned by
either note or nccounC will please call ard
seitla NJ once, snd therebv s~v" cost. ALL
Must BE PAID WITHIN THE SHXr 30 DAYS or
tult wIl be- cummenc-b 10 / IN IsJ c,u,e out
ny entire business 10 Miller ruu,ty by the
/ / of May. NJ. LE5EN.
Tusolmbia, NJ Mtrch Ist loSl. "a.
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Tuseumbia, NO.,
w. II. KrNpsR.

~ T
Mss1rs Fuiker sen & Sons
d ar fricnds:-Lpst Friday I went to iberia
to visit the dear ones. who | had not seen for
nesrly four month had a very pleasant trip;
found all we'll aud enjoying them'elves.
They we're holdlrg a proIracted meeting,
co uducted by Messrs Hicks ard Elliot, Con
cregationalistT, two very able preachers; |
was too unws'l To- attend meeting nuLif Sun,
day evening. they bad q very large and at.
teutiye congregation, and All excellent SER
mon by Bro. Ellot-better order and atten-
ton I never witnessed any where.
IBERIA is a very I%lessant town, the best class
Of cltlz 7ps, very industrious, attentive TO bus
tuess, ard moral; they have three stores sew
eral mecssnies sud2all dong we'll. The iron
business 4 lookiag up and promises we'll. 1t
is generally thought that the company will
bring a Tbllroai thsae soon. The farmers are
thriving, all making aplenty and some TO
spare. iberia with her enterprisirg citizens
Is bound TO go ahead, AID mako a good SIZE
town, she has 9 fac farming couutry and her
nst2rl advantages place her In the lead.
Hook for the iron trade TO be a "big thing "
and a railroad at no very dis.Aas time
among tue probabilities.
Well, l arrived h,me on Mondsy found
tho family we'll, and myself much improved
in health:
Yours,
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
AT tho Feby. term, 1881, OF Probate court
of Miller county. Mo-, 70 no held the secon1
Monday ia February, 1881, / will make q
ilal settlement OF the estate Of George aJs-
yenor, decd; all creditors aud others interest
cd in said estate take notice.
NJ. O.. THOMPSON, admir-.
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Notice.

Taken up by the subscriber, one red and
white spotted steer with white face, both ears
cropped, has the appearance OF being ifcz9n
90, and supposed TO DO orc year Old past,
said steer taken up on or asOu the 20 h day
OF January A. d. 1880.
THOMAS STABKs,
Usage township.
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J. o. o. Il.

7. q, o. u.
Tdscumbia, Lodge, sos.
|. .. o. +. Hold their regular meetings. every
WEDNESDAY evening, OF Z O'Clock p. m.
-. B~ARsnALL, y. @.
PRtL. F, HACENsTgiS. Sec'y.
Pleasant Mt. Lodge, No. 95, 10 o. r..
Z . clock r. NJ. Whiting brotters, In good
standiae, Hro cordially Invited TO attend.
JouN D. CRc CRER, N. q.
JAS. Q. SIMPsog, Sec'y.
Ibsria Lodge, No. 30. /. O o. F. meetln
regular communication euory Saturday even
'Dg at Z O'Clock p. m.
NJ. j. DAVIDSON, n. g.
JONI l., ARSoLD. SecY.
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ATTENTION EVERYBODY /!
a@
Ole rin o Sale
AT
NJ IL G s e IN :
Now is Your Times
Secure Your Goods for
sPRIRg, sUEMER, PAIL AND WRITER
-. OmCC -

HaYing made srrangrm MS TO follow the
Star Of Empire 10 its westward course. /
must close out my present immense stock OF
goods OF all descriptions, before the lst Of
May. l intend 10 sell goOds from to-day a,
pr,ces never before hesrd Of Ia the o age
Valley everything will be sold ut less than
panic price,. Come and see for yourselves.
Come one, come all.
NJ LESRN.
Tuseumbia, No, March lst, 1850
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TT NJ Els
I M II - tEE II A ~ 4
TO EVERY ONE.

With a fixed determination TO keep ARREST
Of the tines, is propriet0Ts sre making every
possible effort to improve the columns Of the
ST. LOUIS DAILY TINES, sparing neither la
brr nor money to accomplish that object.
Tue gratifying success which haa attended
hose efforts j~usuhes tue conclusion that the
TINES has taken rank among the leading
.Aprrs OF the Southwest.
Determined to q battle Ia the cause Of
right and justice, its ID ,mocraey shall DO IN
questioned md its expressions uutrammeled,
relying upon \ generous, apprecistive public
Iot continued and increased patronage.
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HAIR DYE.

BACHELORS CELEBRATED HAIR DYH
best In the world The Investor has used this
Me hair and no Injury 20 his health proof THAI
II & the only true and perfect Dye. Harmless.
reliable, instantaneous. no disappointment /;
no ridiculous tints remedies the III effects Of
bad dyes, leaves the hair soft and beautiful
Black or Brown. Bold at BACHELORS Wig
Factory, No. 10 Bond ~stTeetl y. T.. and by al
druggists.
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The hop AZ Pleasant Farm last MOndoy
evening Was a grand success among the
youngsters.
--Jsmes Cummings is selling IN this co M
" Fords's psteRs window v~entilGor. It. IS
The only useful arrangement Of the kind we
have ever seen. A sample is sttaehed to q
window of our IN ,e, which can be examined
BY any ono call,rg. II 10 osp olsliy uoce'sary
tor hall, court hoases, charchCs, school, and
all residences. B.L.
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r. T3 - q RTE H
FOR THE
Daily y i m g S
Il CONTAINS Flity-Six C0lumus, and l"ith
Sunday Supplement- Z ghty-Foar
Cnlumns.

Sunday Supplement- i ghty-Foar
Columns.
Business Men Rnd Merchants will find il
absolutely necessary in tceir daily R locations
&c vii contain tu.l and accurate reports a 1.-THE
markets of e rope, the Eas. and s.. Louis,
aud give elaborate "details OF transplUrg
events in the political sni socisl world, be-
sides editorials on subjects Ci current interest
Telegrsphic correspondence IRON The prin
cipal cI5iss of HE Uaiou, and especially from
the imrortsnt parls OF tho States Of ii innis,
Iowa, Kansas, Arkansas, Te1ss ind Missouri.
Referring to its columns Gnder toe prcsan,
management, especial interest IL taken il See
curing
NEWS ITEMS
from AL points accessible by telegraph; and.
IN tie absence OF telegrapblc commune tuon,
ny correspondents. who Will give accurate
aud full reports from their various sections.
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DAILY TIMES.
By mail per year, With Sunday supple
mrnt.....,"".s"..,-..,..'s ....s's.'.' '.''''SlV.OV
By aail per year, without Sunday pa
.'''s''' oOU
By carrier per week, with Sunday sup
20
WEEKLY.
Ier year Oy ANV
TRI-WEERLY.
(Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
By mail per esr."...".,..".." ........' 400
l4s- All postage prepaid by tho Iimes.
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TIE
Tri Weekly Times
AND
WEEKLY TIMES

Stock-G rowers, Farmers and Merchants,
Who's locations are not favored with daily
mail Facilities. will ind that either the 1RI
WESLEY or WEEKLY TIMES Is Indispensable
20 theln, rs they wi! cbHtalr iGll and COM
plete reports Of tho markets sDd aBance;,a and
condensed kilograms and Jurisprudence
from all principal towns aud cites in lhe
Union.
The Intelligent read r Of ether Of these
editions of the TINES viii pay y dividend
equal TO many times the ptice OF subscription
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SILBX
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-03-31

men, calling out moral beauty from the
very wrecks of moral deformity that its
entrance into a nation of the most de-
based and imbruted barbarians of earths
population, is their Intellectual. moral.
spiritual, and, we had almost written
physical transformation, and the prelude
to an after career as noble and gIor;ons
as their former career had been degraded
and shameful-all this is so true, that
the most stolid cannot resist it. To ac-
count for it in some other way than that
It's origin is divine, is the docketed prob
lem with which infdelity has been
graphing for centuries Each genera
ton of these free-thinkers," these phil
osophlcal pigmies, rolls out its tones
OF learned lumber in long succession to
share the fate of the impious infdel in
sacred history, to be eaten of worms -
Nothing daunted by the failures of their
predecessors, another installment of "ad-
vanced thinkers, y (save the mark y an
pear to try their hand upon this stone of
Slsyphus, as if to furnish to the world
perpetual memorial of that folly that
would measure arms with Jehovah
Meanwhile the grand procession of events
that marks the conquests of Cbrist;an;tv
moves 9! on, with accelerated speed, utterly
obvious OF the very existence of these
inflated PigImies. That great French
orator Mlrabeau, though tinged with in
ndellty himself, had the candor to ac-
knowledge that the story of Jesus was so
marvellous as that its very conception was
a greater miracle than all the other
miracles recorded in the Bible.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-03-31
A Thought.

Had mere worldly philosopher been
present when our Lord commissioned his
disciples to 60 into all the world, and
preach the gospel to every creature. he
might have curled his lips in scorn as he
looked upon that obscure and despised
band Of fishermen setting out to conquer
the world to the new religion, with no
other weapon but the magic name of
their Master But had he remained un-
til the bright cloud descended had he
beheld the despised Nazarene" place
his feet upon its shining pavement, and
gaZed upon his ascending form encircled
by an escort OF angles, it would have ex-
cited more than n suspicion that it was
not exactly safe to despise the day of
small things. Nay, had such phiioso-
pher witnessed the mystic baptism on the
day of Pentecost, and heard from the
lips of these very fishermen the tidinos
of salvation Gas the Spirit gave them ut
teranee, in all the languages represented
in that vast assembage, their message
cutting it's way to the hearts of the very
murderers Of that Being whom he had
seen ten days before ascend to heaven it
would doubtless have inspired some
other sentiment than contempt for the
representatives Of power which had
never come within the reach of his
speculations. And something like this
has been the effect of Christianity upon
the philosophy Of the world, in its on
ward march from that day until now.
Those who have determined not to accept
its facts, whether as recorded in the
sacred writings, or as accompanying the
promulgation Of the gospel, have resorted
to the widest schemes, the most unheard
of theories, to account for its phenomena.
That Christianity embodies a power in
the world to which it would be madness
to compare any other power; that it
operates in a manner that eludes the per
ception Of the wise and prudent among