The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-04-22

thing logiSslls ffeIn Il ~ III +, r. ia
matter---that, from the crystaI ,rock sc6z
tient man is a steady way, marked by nat.
ural gradations. They eveu say that, il 4
| new bulk wera thrown off frou, the sun to-.
morrow, it would spin into the space of the
earth and the same, development, that has
crowded the earth with life would take place
IN the new world. And yer Tyudall saws
I'VE have exhausted physics, and reached
its very rim, and yet mighty mystery loohis
before u.s. And this mystery is the kind,
ling OF the atouis Of the brain with the vita |
spark. There science is baffied, for there ia
the supreme force that is ",veiled eternally
from the vision Of man. ~ a
| The church is not bound to the tccIlni.
calities Of argument in this contest. : hha.
the perfect right to say, aud say logically.
that something must rest on faih-thiit
1 there must be something in the heart IN
Just ns we canuot Impress with the ecstacies
and transports of earthly love man who
has never loved, or pant rainbow 70 the
man who has never seen. And yet the
time has passed when religion can dismiss
the skcptic with shrek or sneer. read
little book year ago, gentle, firm, dec-
slve book, that demonstrated the necessity
and existence Of the Supreme Being, as
clearly and as closely as mathematical
proposition was worked out But the
strength OF the church is, after all, the
hiSh-minded consistency of its members
the warmth aud earncstuess Of its evaEgel
ism-the purity and gentleness of its apos,
ties. III the crccds are put at peace, and
every man who wears the Christian armor
will go forth to plead the cause of the meek
and lowly Nazarine, whose love steals into
the hearts OF men, as the balm of flowers
into the pulses of summer eveuiny-then
we shall see the hosts of doubt and skep,i.
cism put to rout.
OF course have no business to write all
this. 1t Is the province Of the preachers
to talk of these things, and many no doubt
will resent as impertinent even the sugyes.
ton OF a wording. Aud yet it seems SO sure
to me that in the swift and silent marshaliuy
of the hosts of uuboief and irrelision there
Is presaged the supremest test that the faith
OF Christians has ever undergone, that l
felt impelled to write. There are men, out,
side Of the active workers of the church.
who have all reverence for its institutions
and love for its lcaders-whosc hearts are
stirred now and then by faith caught a.
mothers knee, or the memory of some rapt
and happy moment-want to live, if not in
the fold OF the chosen, at least IN the shadow
ofa Christian sentiment, and among people
dominated by Christian faith-and who
hope to die at last, in the same trust and
peace that moved the dying Shakespeare
wissst, sweetest mind evcr clothed in mortal
| fiesh-Shen he said:
81 commend my soul into the hands of God
my creator, hoping and assuredly believing,
through the only merits Of Jesus Chris, my
Savior, to be made partaker of life everlast-
ing. g."-H. w. G., in atlanta Constitution.
FRACDULENTLR PACKED CoTToN. The
Board of Managers of the New York Cot
ton Exchange are continuing their work of
improving the methods Of the business here,
as regards. both spots aud futures. This
work has been largely in the direction of
rendering the rules more definite, and the
result is that the Exchang, now has body
of bylaws aud rules that for completeness
are uuexccled by those of any organization
of the kind in the world.
The latest change in the rules, which was
adopted by the Board on Monday, re.
lates to fraudulently packed cotton. No
material change is made in the oil rule on
this subject, but the new rule is much Ion.
ger and more exact than the old one, pro.
viding for contingencies for which no provi-
sion was made in the former rule The
new rule reads that the loss by reason of
fraud shall be chased on the difference in
the market value at the date Of discovery
between such bale and bale of cotton of
similar grade, sound and in good condition.
Such difference in value shall constitute
the claim, regardless of the original cost of
the cotton or of any fluctuations in the
market of the price Of cotton" AS before,
claims may be made against all sellers for
nine months from the date of sale, but q
new provision is made that due notice of
the existence of fraudulent packing must
be for Sarded within eight days of its dis
covery, and the date of such discovery Of
fraud shall be incorporated in the sworn
certificate. The old provision that these
claims for fraudulent packing could be sus.
tanned without limit Of time against the
original packer, is wisely dropped.
The members of tho New York Cotton
Exchange are determined to do their utmost
towards stamping out this evil of fraudu
lcntly packing cotton, which has attained
some magnitude in certain sections of the
South. All of which will strengthen the
reputation Of the New York market among
spinners and exporters. Cotton.
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A correspondent says the entire ITS miles o
territory between Dodge City and Las Animas
Col, is q cattlo graveyard. Thousands .upoI
thousands Of carcasses lie within sight Of tn