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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-13

Mahonelsm is showed under. That's
one Gods blessing.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-13

A wrestling match for the champion
ship of the world. between John Me-
Mahon, of Vermont. and w. J. Farrell.
OF San Francisco, Is to take place In
Pittsburgh tonight.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-13

They say old man Sprague is looking
tor Mr.. Conkling.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-13
The Jefferson City State Journal says

The Jefferson City State Journal says:
AS we stated the night before the
election. Judge Rice is a personal friend
Of Gen. Garfield and is a great admlrer
OF him. He will support the admins
tratIon of the new president, and in a
republican congress will have the stand
ing that Mr.. Philips could not have. To
all practical purposes, the election OF
Rice to congress is a republican victo-
ry." Without noticing the miserable
grammar OF this paragraph, we may say
that there is no doubt that the last state
ment in it is true. Judge Rice's cleo
ton as a republican victory. But to as
sert that his acquaintance with MIR. Gar
field will make him any the more effec-
tive as a congressman. is the veriest
bosh. Mr.. Philips also knows General
Garfield, and, no doubt. possesses that
gentleman's confidence and esteem. Both
are educated, refined men; both able
men. above the silly, demagoglcal
twaddle OF such small men as Judge
Rice. The friendship OF a president is
OF small moment to a congressman, ex-
cept for spells. What he gets from con-
gress he must fight for on the floor and
before committees, and 60 number of
acqualntanceships will replace to him the
prerequisite of success-brains.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-13

Cinnamon have begun to brew beer
in San Francisco.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-13

Grants home, Galena. went for Han
oock-
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-13

November 8 was thanksgiving day
in Canada.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-13

White Oak mountain, near Ozark, but
in Arkansas, is in a state of volcanic
eruption. Radical deviltry breaking out.
Let it burn ; a running sore may purify
the body polite.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-13

Gold still comes for wheat, corn and
beef.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-13

John c. New wants to go to the
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-13

Bernhardt will be in Chicago in jan
uary.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-13

1t is rumersd that Gen. Sherman de-
sires to retire from active duty. This
would place Gen. Sheridan in command
OF the army, with Gen. Hancock as sec
ond in command, and would give the
latter the command of the western de-
partment, with headquarters at Chicago,
Under the customs of the army, how
ever. the latter might retain his present
command, and in that case Gen. Soho
field would probably be given Gen.
Sherldan's post at Chicago.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-13

Judge Key, OF Tennessee, he, whom
Hayes made P. NJ. &. and then q. S
district Judge, voted the republican
ticket at Chattanooga on the I'd. The
price OF pap.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-13
The New Haven, Conn, Palladium,

The New Haven, Conn, Palladium,
r~ejoices in the protection victory in
these words THE verdict has gone
forth that free trade shall not interfere
with American prosperity, and the par
ty which sought to reduce American
labor to the wage standard of Europe
has been condemned by tho popular
voice. The world has been taught that
this is q nation of freemen, in which
man is by his birthright. a sovereign,
and each, whatever his station or call
ing, a peer among his peers" 1t is I'M
doubleday natural and right Tor people
to rejoice In victory, but they should
have moderation, sense and a modicum
OF truth mixed up with their cries OF
Joy. American prosperity has been
caused, not by protected manufactures,
but by unprotected agriculture. Every
school boy who reads his fathers news
paper knows that the millions of specie
which have been coming here from
Europe are in payment for wheat, corn
and beei. 1t is a demagogical %falsehood,
unsupported by argument, to say that
free trade will interfere with our nation
al prosperity, or s'reduce American la
Dor to the wage standard of Europe"
Even il this were true. The P%allsdium's
assertion that it had been condemned
by the popular voice would still be un-
true, for Gen. Hancock, who stood up
on a platform pledged TO a reform of
the tariff, received over a hundred thou
sand more votes than did Gen. Garfield,
who will be, like MIR. Hayes. a minority
president. The final sentence is also a
delusion. THE world has' not sheen
taught this is q nation OF frsemen in
which every man Is by his birthright. a
sovereign. aud each whatever his sta
ton or calling 4 peer among his peers"
This is worry pretty rhetoric, but it is
not true. The democratic mill opera
tive in New England or Pennsylvania
whose employer told him that his win
ter's bread and butter depended on his
for Garfield, is hardly the peer
Of his master; and the farmer, with his
wheat. which mus. pay for
the protected rails which carry 1t to
market, is scarcely the peer OF the
manufacturer. That is a
very short paragraph from the Palla-
drum. 1t reads nicely, at a glance, but
it contains about as much false state
ment and false reasoning as could we'll
be crowded into so much space.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-13

The population OF Texas is 1865, 433
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-13
.eeklp gutelliaeater.
Hancock carries California.

Sitting Bull wants to surrender.
Frye of Maine wants to be speaker.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-13

Among the curious anomalies OF
American politics none IS more singular
than the fact that Mr.. Garfield who
sparns the theory of state rights is only
elected president by that theory. and
not by, the voice of the people. Gen.
Hancock has received a majority of the
popular vote, but the popular voice can
not elect him. While the people say Han
cock, the states in the electoral college
say Garfield. There is not, however, the
slightest danger that Gen. Garfield will
feel at all squeamish about accepting
the presidency on this account.
, 1880-04-20
WISCONSIN,,

TERRIBLE DISASTERS IN RocK COUNTY.
Special D.pateh to TIA cAtedeo Tstbuns.
JANEsv1IIE, Wis, April lo.-The most de-
strucltve wint-stnrm tint ever visited Rock
County struck the Village OF Shoptere,
about o'clock yesterday afternoon,
passing through the Townships Of
| Turtle, Lapralrle, Bradford, and Johnstown,
causing damage to buildings, fences, cattle,
md tinl,ur TO tho extent of probably S10o, 600,
| Your correspondent spent the entire day fol-
lowing up tho track Of tho cyclone, and words
fall him In Which to express thu terrible fury
| Of tlle storm, Its course seen,s to huve been
very irregular, md persons who were eye
witnesses say that 1t appeared like M ln.-
1nense black watcrspout, ut times being l,lgh
| III atr, then descending to the earth and
! sweeping all before It.
Ths first damage was on tho west side of
the Village Of Shoplere, where It struck tho
large orchard of John Il0pkpn, upFoOttug
100 fine applo trees carrying somo Of them
out of sight. 1t then swept through tho
yillagc, doing tho following tlarnnge:
DR.. Bells barn WIS entirely removed from
tho foundation anil damaged about $50.
Z. D, hIosloy's blacksmith nnd woodshop
I and house wore wrecked; damage, Sl.000.
Mrs. Randall's barn ard sonle outbu!ldlnga
wcro destroyed; loss, $500.
Henry Sweets barn
WAS uSRooFED;
also james Parker's barn, and other damage
to other buildings on their places.
The brick store OF Robert Downs was par
, 1880-04-20
Rock County, Wisconsin, Devas-
tated by a Terrific Gale
Last Sunday.
Scores Of Buildings Blown Away, and
Great Destruction and Dam.
nge Entailel.
Details Of the Storm in Illinois, Iowa
Tennessee, Michigan, Kansas,
aud Canada
4 TOWN DESTROYED,
DIFFICULTY IN GETTING NEWS OF MARSH
FIELDS DESTRUCTION,

DIFFICULTY IN GETTING NEWS OF MARSH
FIELDS DESTRUCTION.
eptetas h9pateh to Iha Chicago Tribune,
Sr. Louis, NO., April 1D.--Information re-
gardlng tho destruction Of Marslltlcld, in this
State, by Sunday nights tornado Is still COM
parntlyely mcagre. Tho wires OH the Attain
tic & Pacific 1soad are down for a long dis
tnnce, and communication between Marsh-
field and the nearest station where the wires
arc working is had only by wagon. Two
gangs OF men from each end OF the break arc
employed In replacing poles and wires. Tho
wires during to-day wero attached along
fences and trees, but fresh break occurred
ut some point, and tho only communication
received during tho day up to Is
O'Clock, at least over tho St. Louis
i San Francisco line, was from Conway Sta
tion, fifteen miles this side Of hfarshle1d.
Dispatches we1o brought to Conway from
Marshficld by wagon, and from thence trans-
m!tted over tho wires to Superintendent
Rodgers, Of tho st. Louis & San Franctsco
Road. From this source it was learned tl1at
there were thfrty-nlno persons killed and
olRhty-threo wounded ut 1larsht1eld. Among
the killed we're tho wife and child Of Judge
Fyen, Dr. Bradford and Bon, and man
named Wright and TITS wife. From accounts
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p."'0 '''''~ e-o,,, s.o . ,,.
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ot o,nnnt, ~ r,,'ns % T.; n',os"i ,aoa ao o'ong '
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NV 4uup'v* ~ sosu1Aca w .. Ha.s D14nRlhR
a.osa nlats!tIls!" !, tno ne"s OF tle atsastfoas
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@nu ,1,.' Ga'u s, ~ a!u "ouae "t, 4o "e~s sp,eaa
a"psu's @.aoHsn aa ~ nsnaanI ",n a'o ~ uc1ock
~ a.aI' ~ a.;ate.ta y. pso.s1. massos, a!.a
sas4. , ass'osa 10 m1.o "eouu Moto .eau5'
'a "o.o ~ t!a... toaoa'
'H asspt ns', 1asa,a.a,, -. e,uen %'s n.s'
oS1. ,,..a' uisinIuh pioa *hnnaoN
49,. .s-.'' s .,."a, ,.t"' - " tt,'.o
s..oI Ds ~. ~ 49,. s"osse
ttaSo "oa notats ,a. H. 10 ..a., o"n rt ~ a'u'
u"naakou W wsa''5 ucottu11u. 4no eont~
1aouso a,'u AAauy o.not puI!u!iss moA ,!e,
a.'u a,' tao % notIor u eon!laeIat!oa was aoaeu
W luo ateeauy o1sastsous o'ecto u uis .os-
n"uo; Vho caso VI iouse oeih6 'sateu III
sea1c. a. Ylc',MaS ,!a, tss.!uu ~ nso ana'ns ol
, 1880-04-20

Special Dspateh to 7hs Chicago Tdbune.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Apri! 10.-Last nights
hurricane commenced ut s o'clock, but struck
this city In Its grcntest force this morning ut
1:30. It WIS attended with fearful hatt-
storm, md the damage ttone is considerable.
The tin roof wns blown of of the east wing
Of the new University building, md tbs west
wall OF tie old building, tho present dormi-
tory, blown down; hut rs 1t fell outward no.
body, Us fur as can bo learned, Inns been &C.
rIous'y hurt In Champaign City the roofs
blew of OF the Walker Block, n lnrge three
story building containing several stores, and
the Masonic and Odd-Fellows' Halls, and In
Urbana another store WIS unroofed. Be-
sides that the usual number Of sinnll build
Ings. oltllouses, etc., has heen demolished
blown dawn, On tho whole, the damage Is
much greater than three weeks ago. The
hurricane, which came from tho soutil-south-
west, took exactly the same course rs the last
one, which unroofed the 1nachine8hop and
drill.lall Of the University.
At CLINTON.
Spsetat Dtspatth to The Chicago Tribune.
CLINTON, Ill.,, April ia heavy rain md
wind storm wlbct, passed over this county at
II o'clock Inst night did great amount OF
damage to property in Weldon and afaroa,
I'll. Il largp number Of fences ware blown
down near thIs citv. and other tlamnro done.
8p<etat D.pntth 10 1ne CHICAGO It1bans.
. RocKpo,,n IN AnrtI 1},-Ncws hna mat
reached this city tt.at terrible tornado
passca over hoeKtoI auhaay a1teshoon;
cat1yns aestfuct'oh ~ Hs pain. Eawato
to'.1eF "as k41'1eu ny lAe !al'lne OF, ms own
no4se' anu hluen property WINS destroyed.
~ nNtnno INC hatt winch accompanied tho
s1ot1a a'a .atse amount OF aaniage. IN ono
1'ouso essh1S p"''es ot g'aas "efo ofo6eH'
Id aALhE'
Ia sAL1E, ~. Aprll lo'-A terrific gaze
struck this Guy from taosoat about O'CLOCK
'ast evening" anch rs nas hot oeoh xnown IoF
oyer 1wo''ty years. lhe spire at Inc haottst
Ch'lfch was hlo"n OF; tae hose-towef 1t tno
>!toehe'ne Aouso WAs u4o"u osel H1u ulo
st. Charles House, 81 Patrlck's School lc-
cabe's o!acksnttll'sl'op. and the enslne.houso
at the In saio shaft and scores Of other
buildings anroofcd and partly demolished.
III Peru dwelling was llftcd from tts
foundation aud carried noFthward several
feet
A achool-louse In ltockWoll was blown to
, 1880-04-20

: --7'------------
| frEgltfui havoc at MarahAed last night
| passed entirely through Green and Webster
Counties, following the course of tho James
River In nnrtheasterIy direction. 1t struck
the st. Louis & San Francisco Railroad In
foar places and left It near Franks Station,
Ito miles this side Of Marsl,flclh. The latter
place presents a terrible appearance, there
mt being more than n dozen houses nt1-
harmed In the entire town. The Courthouse
ami many other buildings took fire, and tho
scene and effects were Of
4 nnxApRuI. CHARACTER
At ono hoMse two children wore found dead.
Another was badly nanR1ed but still alive.
The parents could not be found. In another
case a woman was lost entirely. She seems
No details Of tho calamity llnye set been
received. The force Of the wind stripped tho
bark from trees, and lftct1 ntilcrs entirely
ollt of the ground, and telegraph, poles atltl
wires were carried hundreds of rods Into tho
woods and tied and kn0ttcd among tho
| limbs Of trees Us though they were cotton
strings.
| Eyorvtbfng noss,h,e ia bc,np done In n,s,st
anil succor the wounded, not only Mt Marsl,-
fIc1,l, bnt ut other places. Physicians
| throughout the country nre f1ockIne to tic
poiuts most injured. and doing all they can
to alleviate the suffering. doctors went
| from Springfield to the james River country,
six miles south, rs we'll az 10 Marshneld, and
scores Of kipJ-hearuI people have yolun-
tcercd as nurses.
| Capt. 1sogers, General Manager of the st,
| Louis 6 Snn Francisco Railroad, Is sending
spccial trains with relief wherever any good
can bo done, and all arc doing everything
, 1880-04-20

-.
:, ,-..--.- ..,,. ..n.., =,
PIC ht tIlo 0"t1' WHO "a"tca 70 KNOW II q
rllysfclnn was on board. Ono was found.
Tho only Inflammation that slr' fafker re-
ceIycd was tint ...... ......:
THE CYCLONE PASSED OVER THE PLACE
at about Z O'Clock IN the evening. after which
tic fire occurred. Iho depos !!ad not been
damaged, hit the scene as Witnessed from
I'o tfnln was one OF wiluest excitement.
": II. llclme, inc nlat agent On the 81.
Louis d San francisco tfaif'' said they struck
tho rall.stoffn NJ Verona III Lawrence
county, ana u raRca along t7e ~hole route.
Ihcy rcachea Alafshi'eia ABOUT O'Clock III
tho evening. Ihcy hot1cea Inc
nFPLEc11oS OF THE FIRE
aEafnst tho sky soma time l,eforo they
reached the town. william Smith, the Post
master Of tho town. entered the Cur rs soon
~ ~. tn",n u 1"' ~. tlas ...o ol',ce
t .,.t., ~. s,,at, ~ o.AIi
w.. tt'u Iohnse M ~" ~ % IL n, ~ aa
i',.s ;,na s,an, T., ~, r,n. nu @ t.s
. sas, u ,'at 49,, ,,,,oS ~. a ",u ~ s+.ss "s
~" ~ s.. .,,s a'at WIZ"
~ w ~ s..., H.a.an'In .,' ~ a.',e "asa ,''a1
fnrs mt In t1tn enuufrv
tTTrynyn PATIENTS VIM han nrrv ~.
jtij.Ep
by the storm, The services of the only p|lysl-
cia,, on tbs train were secured,
Among othor details received at the rail-
rood on3co rre thc foilowlnr.
Onc roli,na,.scrt,ou house m thu q 1or,a
f. SIM francisco Railway vas blown dawn
near Dixon. II yns on tho ton of The I,ill.
side. on the other sido Of Gasconadc. 0ne
child was badly hurt
At Phtl1ipsb,,rg. fifteen miles this aida of
Mnrsl1,lcld. a ho,,so blew over md two chiI-
tlrcn we're killed.
'rhc storm Mt Springfield was nrecct,cd bv n
heavy fall of 1caycs nil brush
The Cutl,nlIc Church, int crec,cd Mt
Cuba. or, tho St Louis 4 San Franctsco Rnil.
rond. 90 mf1ca from St Louts. was btown
down l,y tho starm Sun,}ay nfyht.
,,.,;a1,u.r-. -,,,, .on,,.
-, tbo ,,,fnr.,,natn o,+a.tr,nto 1 - o,u,,.,
s,t.,.. - ~ ,u.t's ~ n na'.u"1
"
, 1880-04-20
The CYCLONES PATH.

THE CYCLONES PATH.
Which Laid Wasto Vast Areas
Of Country Last Sunday
Night,
Leaving Ruin, Desolation, and
Death in It's Terri
BILE Trail.
The Town Of Marshdold, Mo, Al
most 0bliterated from the
Earth.
Only Twelve Houses Left In
tact After the Hurri-
canes Passage.
Seventy-eight People Killed
Outright in the Town
and Vicinity,
While Nearly Three Hundred
Arc Wounded by the
Flying Debris.
The Ruins Take Fire, and Many Of
the Wounded Are Burned
Alive.
Barettsvi1le, Monte County,
Mo-, Almost Entirely De-
stroyed by Wind.
Nine Persons known to Be Killed,
and Others Not Yet Re-
ported.
Rock County, Wisconsin, Devas-
tated by a Terrific Gale
Last Sunday.
Scores Of Buildings Blown Away, and
Great Destruction and DAM
nge Entailed.
Details Of tbs Storm in Illinois, Iowa,
Tennessee, Michigan, Kansas,
aud Canada.
, 1880-04-20

WGhayn stlll some kUnM Of our special fund stltl
unbpptOnsAtsd which NO can lean UA GhDlc0 I'M
pEn!od City Estate At per cont. In suna 10 suit
not less than &,Wlm.
TuNNE Err 4. T0ND. la7 YA4hlnRton-st
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-01
PIATT TO GARFIELD.

The editor ofthc Washington Capital
{ Don Piatt) and General Garfield were
raised together among the Buckeyes
in Ohio. The former, aitor tho cleo
tion, addressed letter TO the latter.
A portion OF it reads as follows
Now that this senseless political
row is over aud you are the President
elect, | venture, before you are buried
in that mansion through tho thick
walls aud plate glass Of which no word
of truth ever reaches the incumbent, to
write you few words in the same
intimate AND friendly spirit that maik'
cd our intercourse when both o, cupied
q cheap boardlng.houso; when car
ried my fortunes on the slender nib Of
my pen as y newspaper correspondent,
and you sought to support yourself
and family on the meagre pay OF the
Congressman. go back to the time
when you gladly. accepted my aid and
sympathy in your troubles, and my
heart felt congratulations in your
triumphs, and | yours. feel more
anxiety about you, my friend, now
that you are fortunate, than in the
darkest hour of your life, when life
itself seemed so horrible that an es-
cape from il was temptation. You
have passed from the hands of friends
to the keeping OF enemies to play the
part of Chief Executive for four years.
"Wc have among us certain persons
who are begt on changing the form OF
our present Government. They seek
TO make the Presidency life tenure,
ANA under the name Of Il stronger Gov
eminent escape the return of power to
the people. You know the man who
is to serve their purpose in the treas
enable scheme. They bank upon
bis military record aud sup
posed popularity, 1t was your com.
mlttee that investigated that National
shame called "Black Friday wherein
Fisk, Gould and Grant sought, through
use of the National Treasure to en-
rich themselves at the expense of thou
sands of honest men 1t is not my
purpose to recall the details Of that
iniany. The chief criminal was track.
cd TO the threshold OF the Executive
Mansion, and your committee passed
u resolution calling upon the President
TO appear before the committee and
defend himself from the damning proc
that made him the chief cOnsplrntor
The night OF the day that the resolu
ton was passed you called with it upor
the President. 1t was after midnight
before you left the White House
amazed and sick at heart and AZ youi
suggestion that very day the resolution
was revoked. / need not say that yol
and know why that resolution was 5,
suddenly abandoned. The fact tha
! under the circumstances it was revoked
tells the whole story. The very Dem
ocrats of the committee shrank iron
the threatened exposure
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-01
4 PENITENYIARY on FIRE

PfTTsBuR0u, November % Shortly
before nopn, as the climates sol the West.
ern pentcnliary were about sitting
down to their annual Thanksgiving
least, one of the wings known rs tho
East Block was discovered IN flames,
An alarm was quickly given aud the
prisoners removed to another portion
of the building with an additional
guard placed over them. Meanwhile
the fire spread rapidly, 1.-The entire ROOT
being enyeloped in flames, aud grave
tears were entertained that the conila'
grafton would be attended with serious
results. Word was dispatched to
Mayor LiddeIl, OF this city, asking for
. company OF police as precautionary
measure in care any Of tho prisoners
should attempt TO escape or Ia case the
tiro should nccessilate their removal
TO other quarters. \ general alarm
was also sounded, which brought en-.
gines from every district IN the city,
and soon streams from a score Of en-.
glnes wcie playing on the burning
building. The flames were checked
before they had reached the other
wings During the progress oltbe fire
the greatest excitement prevailed
among the inmates, thoush none show
cd u disposition to make an attempt at
escape. Had they done 50 death would
surely have resulted, as guards were
on tho alert. The fire originated un'
der the roof The loss will not exceed
$4,000 1t is supposed to have been
the incendiary work Of some of the
prisoners, aud rigid investigation will
bo made Sixty.oight cells were ren.
dered useless by The fire, aud us the
prison was already overcrowded, some
1--we hundred persons being incarcer'
ated, the officials will fnd ii difficult 10
make proper disposition of those whose
rooms were damaged.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-01
NOT THE MAN

The New York Sun is of the opinion
that Talmage is not the man to de-
fend the Bible, that he does more harm
to the cause he cspouses than lngor.
soil, and says:
A weak and stupid defender is worse
than no defender ut all At this time
when tho assault OF infidelily is on the
foundations Of religion, il is folly to in
trust the defence Of the supernatural
to o mountebank Of theology. The
arguments which 60 to sustain the
theory Of inspiration, arc too profound
tor the comprehension Of such man.
lie is too ignorant Of the merits Of the
controversy between faith and inf.
deity to undertake the part Of q leader
in either camp.
But of course the Church cannot be
held responsible for ralmage when he
sets out to discuss lngersOll, and his
infidelity. The theologlans competent
for its defence adopt different tactics,
and properly appreciate the folly OF
undertaking their opponents and mis-
stating their positions Though Tai
mage is allowed to preach in a Pres
byterian church, no balderdash like
that to which he gave utterance on
Sunday was heard in the Presbyterian
Council at Philadelphia. The matter
was too serious for it. Modern inf
deity presents too portentous dang
or to be made the occasion for clap
trap sermons andshalIow arguments.
Moreover who is this who steps for
ward in defence of Christianity The
religion preached by Christ IL Of ar
almost dazzling moral purity. IT.
ideal of human life and human society
is OF transcendent beauty. Who car
doubt that we should indeed hav,
Heaven on earth il the Christian theol
ogy Of the brotherhood Of man ant
OF love tc God was realized : But wha
charms can It's divine loveliness bav,
for preacher who makes merchan
disc Of the Gospel2