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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-12-08
For the Central Presbyterian.
The Ministry of Angels in the
Giving of the Law.
(CoNCLUDED.)


No such scene as that witnessed in
this peninsula Of Sinai was ever before
or since beheld on this planet. From
Succoth in Egypt, the pillar of cloud by
day and pillar of fire by night had gone
before the hosts of Israel, until the Red
Sea was reached, when the cloudy pillar
shifted round to the rear of the column
and occupied the space in front of the
advancing Egyptians. 1t is darkness to
the Egyptian army, but on Israel's side
the pillar turns to fire and shines brighter
than the day itself upon the path of these
children of the patriarchs. 1t led the
way from the Red Sea, through Shur
and Mara and Horeb to Sinai and there
settled on the mount of God At its
moving, two millions and half of peo-
pie, six hundred thousand families, furl
their tents and follow it into the depths
of the wilderness. This cloud which
turns from darkness into fire on the ap
proach of night is in form pillar, at
least to those who view it from any dis
lance, lifting its summit, as the sacred ac-
count says, unto the very heart of
heaven. 1t was not spread out as or
binary clouds are, but it stood erect in
columnar proportions, seen not only by
the whole camp of Israel, but doubtless
also by the neighboring, if not distant
tribes and nations The children of
Amalek as they hung upon the skirts of
the emigrant camp with hostile intent.
saw its great cone, now dark, now bright,
far up in the heavens. Pharaoh too in
his hot pursuit saw the same sight, but
needed not the menace of sign so I'M
known to the cloudless skies of Egypt.
We may gather some idea of the area
covered by this pillar, when we con-
slider that its base enveloped this NOV
ing camp of two millions and half
of people. Doubtless its shaft shot into
the upper atmosphere far above the
mountains and clouds of earth. AS it
moved or stood still, Egyptian winds
blowing upon it or Arabian sun shining
upon it changed neither its form or ap1
pearanoe There it was, to the distant
beholder, column reaching to heaven,
and to the Israelites within its folds. a
covering from wrathful Arabian sun
by day, and lighthouse Of the skies by
night.
1t is difficult for our imaginations to
grasp the magnitude Of this Exodus. We
are so apt to fall below its great proper
tions. Think Of two millions and q half
Of people, without any preparation, start
ing under the lead Of a cloudy pillar
into frightful wildernesses. The historic
account informs us that in the third
month after the children of Israel had
left Egypt, they reached the wilderness
Of Sinai There they encamped before the
mount. Moses knew it we'll for he had
lived in that country for many years.
Before them lowered Jebel Musa, his
crown more than 1000 feet in the air
from which circumference Of more than
1900 miles was visible. There before
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-12-08

Hooker in his really great work on
Ecclesiastical Polity Ga. D. 1552-156O1
says:
The word Presbyter doth seem more
tit, and in Proprety of speech, more
agreeable than Priest 1yah the driH of
the 10hole Gospel Of Jesus christ" And
again: Seeing that Sac7fce IS noao No
part Of the Church ministry. how should
the name Of priesthood be applied there
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-12-08

God. That stricken mother, in the hour
of her bereavement, had grace given her
to say, L can give William up, but on L
cannot give up his field; tell Presbytery
to send one to take his place.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15

In his letter Of withdrawal, Hon. F. =
Devices. late Greenback candidate for Su
preme Judge in this State closes as follows;
The Republican party are the natural or
poneuts ofthe national -greenbacF- abor par
ty. They have been the active wrong dcers.
The sins of the Democracy have been rather
Of commission than cOmmis,iuL, and there Is
no Justice in puni,tiug the accessory at tie
expense of rcwardins the principal. lhe
great body of the ualoual-gr, ,enback party
are sincere in their opposition to both Of
the old parties, and the effort TO use them IN
the interest of one party rather than the
other cannot he too severely condemned.
Nor can | pas>iv,l ly agree to the efforts OF
local leaders who, to subserye personal ends,
i sorganize the party and indirectly, when
not directly, attempt to make the national
and state as well as the legislative tickets a
subject Of barter,
do not concur in the present policy ad-
opted by the leaders OF the party and would
not therefore be justified in remaining its
candidate. The neutrality-suspicious.
party has heretofore proudly aad justly
claimed that the issues it presented to the
pe,ple were not sectional in their character
that within its ranks could be gathered in
one great brotherhood both northern and
southern men, aud that It's loyalty was so
unquesl ionable that it could dare nominate
for is standard bearers northern general
and confederate colonel. It reapgnLal
the danger of a solid south and aimed to
avert this danger by presenting new issues,
1t also recognized the danger to the country
| in the continued existence of the republican
party, which through ISLANDERS and ul'rep
re ,enta,ions of the people OF the southern
states aud by an attempted revival of pass
ions engendered by war now fifteen years
ended, rendered a respectable organization
of their party in those states imp Sslb.e, On
| this question there is 40 issue wl'h the dem-
ucra,ic parry; that party has ii large III
lowirg throughout the north, rs well a' the
| south. and in common with the national
pr,enback-labor party is earnest in the de
Sire TO establish frsternal relations between
the several sections Of common country,
not only that republic united by love a
| well As by law he guaranteed. but also that
the business interests OF the whole country
be advanced by fostering commercial relS
tions and encouraging generous rivalry De-
tween the different sections, for the purpose
of dividing the solid south. The national
,tffht I'll and
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15

A Correspondent of III .S,m,mh HW ayd
visited this town has the following to say Of
us
"On the outsk irts Of BloomsLuIg is scme Of
the finest corn to be found, the stalks M asur-
ing from eight to eighteen feet high, and the
corn is very toothSJme. Considerable tobacco
is grown here. A. y,u ert,r Bloc burg you
cannot fail to be impressed wi,h the town, The
location is good, the streets wide aid we'll
ke,t and the residences have an appearance OF
coziness about then that make life in the
country durny the summer something to he de-
sired; the streets are lined with beautiful shade
trees. The town has population OF $500 and
iu politics they are 50 evenly divided that the
last election gave the winning party but two
majority, bnt the town wi,l give Hancock a
majority. In the hut, line, Bloom claims the
Exhange which is run in such a manner by
M,s-rs. Tubbs & Chamberlain as to win golden
opinions from the travelling public. From the
Exchange acro.s the str, ct You see the Court
Ilonse-a church-like structure, back of which
i. the old Jail where the MolHe Magures, Tu.-
", McHugh and Pat Hester were hanged for
the Ray murder 1t is said Of Hester that he
had iaih in Executive clemency 10 the last
and hls final look before the cap was dunned
was towards the prison door in hopes of seeing
reprieve, but il never came. 1t may be OF
interest 10 know that kelly, the Bum" upon
whose evidence these men we're consi icted, and
many believe was the real assassin Of Ray, is
now serving eight years in the Western Pem
tanliary for murder new prison has since
been built at the lJwer end of the town, which
In appearance resembles the Manch Chunk
prison, bat it is perhaps more secure, ns each
of the 2S cell. are Lined with boiler iron. What
gives employment t, most peoll is ionndrles,
furnace. and car binding, here being The
| branch shops Of the Berwick car works, short
distance fr m town on the LacFawanna and
B'oomsbnrg Railroad. Bloomsbnrg supports
five newspapers and takes "a Just pride in her
Normal school, which IS considered one Of tie
| best,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15
" WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, D. c. Oct. 9th, 1850.


There is Intense, almost painful excite
ment and Suspense in this city relative to the
elections in Ohio and Inaiana, which, ere
this reaches you will have taken place So
many hundreds OF men women, and children
in Washington, depend for their very bread
on the Republican party that any change in
the administration cannot be regarded iy
them AS otherwise than CalamitOUs Until
the election of Mr.. Tilden, four wears ago,
such change was supposed by them to be too
remote for anticipation but the revelation
then of powerful Democratic majority, that
was only kept out Of its rights by fraud and
usurpation, has shocked them into the rea-
lization that the patronage of the United
states government : not, after all, uSu!ruct
of the Republican party.
1t is certainly a great wrong that the per-
sonel of the civil service should depend up
on the political parties. | do not think it
would be great eXaggeration to say that one
half the government clerks would vote for
Hancock rather than Garfield, could they
be entirely Independent, and feel assured
that it would not adversely effect their for
tunes The way this fraudulent admnistra-
tiOn huid0zes government clerks, not only
to vote for their ticket, but also TO support
it with their money, is the most disgracetul
thing in the annals Of our political history
But after all it is not impossible that it will
be "hoist by its own petard." There is no
doubt whatever that some who have been
forced to contribute money or loose their
places, and who have be, u sent to Ohio and
Indiana to vote, will vote the Democratic
ticket A very intelligent government clerk
5 id to me the other Gay IF Hancock shaI
be elected you viii be astoni,hed to tinc
what large number Of Democrats there are
in government departments here. We cor
tribute t. the campaign fund, We march il
the PROFESSIONS, we direct canpaign docu
ments by the thou.and. There are few
! things a man will not do for the support O
his wife and children, but our sympathie'
are with General Hancock, and We are thor
oughly tired of this sectional strife betweei
the North aud South, kept TIP in the interes
of such political hacks as Blaine anC
Garfield.
We are too closely on the eve Of, perhaps
decisive elections to indulge in predictions
Prophecies are thick on all sides with regarc
to the Indiana aud Ohio elections, but b,
the time this reaches you, you wih hav'
something more reliable than guesses Th
republican plan of "iutimilaling the husi
ne,s men" has proved a failure. The feeling
OF business men show themselves unerringly
in the stock market which shows no ndica
ton of depression or apprehension Inteli
eeuce from all branches :ot business indicat
that Mr.. Conkling's lurid rhetoric has no
excited the slightest alarm,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15
Fred Douglass.

Fredrick Douglass, in answer to inquiries
addressed 10 him 10y the editor Of the Wash
ington Sentinel, has published card in that
paper, in which he says that during his visit
to North Carolina last week he saw and
heard enough to convince him that the i'm
preston in the North that there is con-
Aict between the races in the South is
wrorg. He says that he WAS extremely
pleased with his reception in Raleigh, and
made hopeful of the future of his race in
that State by the kind and friendly word,
he heard from Gov. Jarvis on the occasion
of the colorel people there assembled, anc
he halls it ~ sign of the coming time
when there will he perfect peace and coucorC
between the different races and colors of the
whole South,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15

The following statement Of William J. Coughlln,
OF S0meTy'lle, Mass. i so remarkable that We beg
10 ask for II the attention OF our readers lie says;
In the fall OF 1876 when was taken with Violent
Rieedng Of the Lungs followed by a severe cough.
l soon began 10 lose NV appetite and flesh, was
so weak at one tire that could not lea, e my bed.
In the summer OF 1871 | was admitted 20 the city
Hospital, While there the doctors said had hole
In my left lung as BIZ as a half dollar expended
over hundred dollars In doctors and medicines.
was 50 far gone at one time report went around |
was dead gave up hone but a friend told me OF
DIR. WM. HALLS hALSAM FOR TIE LUNGS.
la ghed at my friends, thinking that my case was
incurablr but got bottle 20 satisfy Ihem, when
10 my surprise ana grauncallon commenced 10
feel better NY hope once dead began 10 revive and
to-day feel In better spirits than have for three
years.
q" write this hoping you VIII publish It so that ev-
cry one act ed with diseased lungs will be induced
10 takc DR. WIN Halls Balsam FOR the Lungs, az d
be convinced that CuNSUMP rlnN CAN BE CURED
have taken two bote and can positively say IA 4
II has done more good than all the other medicines
J have taken since m 81 kness, My cough has al
most en- rcly disappeared and | shall soon b- able
bAihaia oniy--hv~are of counteNsits, OcLlb-lyeON
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15
HOW TO
GET almost
Everything.

DO you know how to get
in the easiest way and to best
advantage what you want for
dress and housc-furnishing?
First, how: Write for a
catalogue; see what you can
learn from it about the things
you want. If samples can be
useful to you, ask for them
and state your wants 50
plainly that exactly the right
samples can be sent.
Second, where: The place
where goods are kept in the
greatest variety; where they
are sold for what they really
are in respect to quality ;
where prices are lowest;
where most care is taken
to serve customers accept
ably and where you have
the right TO return whatever
is not satisfactory.
Thcrc-no matter where
you arc-if YOU make your
7,.,r,. 1-pg,,,., -oJ avail 1.o,,,-
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15
CLUB NEE TING.

On Thur.day evening October 9Th tn e Han
cock and English Club Of Main township met
at the school house in Mainville, Hon d, ;.
Brown, President in the chair, with the vice
Pr sidents, Nathan Miller and Henry IIinter-
letter on the platform.
The newly organized Cornet Band wa in at
tendance and gave us some very capital piece
Of music
The Club was addressed by John G. Fretz'
Esq There was a large attendance of the
Democracy, and they promised good report
from Main on the election day. ltw's near
ly ten o'clock when they adjourned with three
cheers for "The Democratic party ard fol
llai cock X English.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15
Orangeville, Pa, Oct, II, 1880.
POLE RAISING AT NUMIDIA.

Some anxiety had been felt for the past
raised on the 81 inst, but good care had been
taken that no failure on the oh should give a
pa-ser by'' or any Republican chance 10 tx.
ulI over a failure Mr.. Hudson Case, of near
Riverside, had been :, curel to superntend and
did so success fully. Afer the pole was secur
the stars and stripes were run up amid he
cheers of the asemblage. At the request of the
citizens, +. NJ Tewksbury of Catawissa town
ship called The people to ordSr, and meet
lag was organized as follows: President, Brn-
iamin Wagner; Vice President, Fl, NJ, Tewbs
bnryi Secretariss, A, 5. Knittle and Rolsndu-
i-rbein. C, q, Barkley, L a. was introduce
and addressed the people in very happy man
ner The reference made by him in regard 70
the broken splice of the pole the week before,
and the broken splice between the States, a.
furing his hearers that as the splice had been
made, the bands readiusted, The old hioko '
sanding nearly one hundred and lihy tee'
above ground properly trimmed with hickory
broom flag banner and rooster; so by the ,l'c
ton of II ,ncock and English, the bands OF Uu'
ion would be realjnsted the Union made Sc
cure, the flag hpat everywhere, dishonesty ano
veuahty swept from place and power by lh'
Democratic boys, and a loud shout go mp frou
the people. II. L. Smith next spoke more a
length, entertaining the people very admra
bly,. We vote ths speeches success lh
Kernville band was in attendance to discours
music. After the speakers were done, MI
Tewksbury proposed tn ee times three cheer
which were given with a will and the m'etir
closed, having been in every sense success
In the evening the Mainville band vas pres
ent, accompanied by d. s, Brown and j. /
Bodine The speakers having all lef, mus
was the order Of the day; We expect our roo
Ter will crow November Srd.
BESJ. WAGNER,
A. s, KsITTLE, President.
RoLASDUs HERBEIS,
Secretaries,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15

There will be divine service in the Union
church, Of Orangev,le during the evening. Of
next week, commencing on Monday evening
at 1870 o'drck The Kew H. A. Neafick, Of
lnrboisvile, will preach on Monday and Tues
day evenings and deliver an address on Home
Missions on "wednesday evening, followed
wi'h an address on Foreign Missions by Rev.
j. X. MilIet Of McEwer.vile, who will also
preach on Thursday evening.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15
How She Saved Her Darling.

"t siall never again feel 50 awfulv uer-
vcuS about my babies teething," writes a
grateful mother We almost lost our little
darling 10y a long attack OF cholera inran.
tum, tut heppily heard Of Parker, Ginger
Tonic in time, 'ouk a few suoonful- oi,-
s'if, which soon cur, i my nursing baby c.
lirely, and an occasional du~t LA, kept M
and ba"y N such perfectly good tcalth. and
mad" uS So sr.ng a9d comfortable that
would rot Ne without this reliable medicine
for worlds A Mother of Brooklyn. oct
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15
Call at McKinuey's for Shoes.
EYERS GROVE AHEAD,

Farmers having Buckwheat to grind will
do well to take it 10 the Eyers Grove Mill
where they can get Buckwheat Flour msdt
by the New Process. Having placed in the
Mill New Machinery that will make Buck
wheat Flour a. White as Wheat Flout and
n good yield Guaranteed. Give us a trial
The highest Cash price paid for Buckwheat
$50 bushels Ground Every "a Hours.
NJ. w. McHENRY Miller.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

TIE annual Session of the Colombia county
Teachers Institute viii be he'd in the ACa-
DENY at Orangrvi'lc. Commencing on Tues
day at 2 O'clock p. NJ, 2nd ofnext month and
closing on Saturday The law requires these
annual sessions to be he d for the benefit If our
own schools, therefore directors viii act wisely
in closing their schools and secure their teach.
era attendance: That every teacher in the coun-
ty will surely be present is our earnest desire.
Good instructors and lecturers have been secnr-
ed for the occasion.
Thos, desiring to board in priv te families
will please address Tilghman La1er, Of this
place WILLIAM. II. SNYDER
County Sup't'
Oranpeyille Pa Oct H. 1880
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15

Aswe have received two communi icatons
concerning the pole raising at NumiGi4.
we print the official report. We are always
glad to hear from our Roaringcreek correspon.
aent, bu, we shall be compelled to omit most
the news from different townships until after
the election, as our space is taken up with po
liti cal matter.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15

A bridge near John Xaner's in Fishing
creek gave way on Tuesday with four horsl
team and load of lumber The team belonged
to Daniel McIIenry. Not single piece of the
bridge was left standing No serious damage
wa. done to the team.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15

When in the dark her hand pressed, what
rapture endured
Bu, when TIE candle entered, all was cured,
For her face was covered with blotches
and rimples mnde her prescott Of bot
tie uf Spring Blossom, and now she's cured.
Welding next week-no cards, only tes'i
monials. Prices, 80 cents trial bottles lOc
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15

a buck board wagon with two ladies and \
man in it, broke square off in the middle in 60.
ing over the crossing at the Exchange Hotel on
thursday morning, The horse was stopped
before any further damage was done.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15

There will be a pole raising by the Demo.
Gratis, at Derr's store in Upper Greenwood, on
Thursday, October 2lst, 1880 at noon. Ad
dresses will be made by able speakers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15

Hon George n. Corson, Norristown, sayS:
The Phnnx Pectcral is indispensable in my
family. IL acts Ike charm in curr g
coughs ami colds " ith the children and ]
always Use it when addressing jurv. Price
% cents. C. A. Klein, Bnomsburg aprl6-ly
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15

We were pleased to we come to our sanctum
on Thursday morning that staunch old Demo.
cratic editor, Col l.. L. Tate, Of the Lycominq
C"sn'c'e He is looking remarkably Lae and
hearty for a man ofsesen n.y.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15
AN AND DEMOCRA LOOMsBURG, COLUMBLA COUNTY, PA

Dr. W. II House takes hi. method OF inform
ing the public tina. he has equipped his D,ntal
Rooms with many Of the Latest improvements.
Iee'h Extracted Without Pam by IT, use Of
Gas, aud free of charge vhcn AZ Gci,l tot. are
"lseftu, pet I.6w
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15

W. C. Mckinney is sufficiently recovered to
make his appearance up town little while at
a time. We hope it will not be long before he
can attend to business entirely restored to
Lnalth.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15
JERsEYTuWN MASS MEETING.

a large meeting Of the ID moc-acy vas held
in Madison township on Tue.day. An orsnri
aa,ion was made by the election of The follow
Ing officers; Chairman, Lewis Schuyler; Vice
Pr,sd-nls, Jesse BrumsteIl,r, Jorn Mordan,
Isaac Ikeer, Frederick Der, Jacob Dtmo,t.
Isaac Wagner, James Dldine, George Beagle
Rimby Samuel johnson; Secrearies, William
Allen, G A. Clark. Able speeches were made
byIIor. G. K. Buckalew, Col. J q Feeeze an
II. i. Smith, Esq.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15

On Saturday night some one did grea dam
aye to the journal ciiice bv mixing up the type
Nearly all the cases We're emplied on the i'm
posing stone and some Of them Were thrown
INTO the cellar tits supposed that the outrage
was committed by tramp printer who had
been working for Mr. Potter. This man slept
in the office, and was let in on Saturday night
by Potter. Ga Sunday morning the mischief
was done and the tramp was gone. What the
motive was, remains a mystery, but it is likely
that he got drunk and did it out OF pure cusapd-
ness If caught he will probably receive all
the law allows
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15

When Eve upon the fret Of men, the apple
pressed with specou. can't
Oh what Thousand pnis then that Adam was
not Adamanl,
But thongh by hi fal4c step, we were doomed
to lie # endless toll,
One certain mtort W. can get, to cure Rhcu-
matIcs Eclectic Otl.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15
nrn LIZ or NOT 10 REl

ITO be, or not TO be-" hat is the question
whether to suffer from diseased sy.tem and
continuou- impuriies Of ous blood, or to tax,
Spring Blossom aud become welcome ard re
spectacle member Of society, Prices, 50e,, iria
bottles lOc,