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

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thing logically from the Sfirst particles Of
mattcr-that from the crystal rock sen
ticnt man is steady way, marked by nat
ural gradatiops. They even say that, if a
new bulk were thrown off from the sun TO-.
morrow, 1t would spin into the space of the
earth and the samc development that has
crowded the earth with life would take place
in the new world. And yet Tyudall says
1--WE have exhausted physics, and reached
It's very rinl, and Yet mighty mystery looms
before Us" And this mystery is the kind
ling of the atoms Of the brain with the vital
spark. There science is bafflcd, for there is
the supreme force that is vclird ctcrnally
from the vision of man
The church is not bound to the tcchui.
calitlcs OF argument III this contest. 1t has
the perfect right to say, and say logically,
that something must rest on fuith-that
there must be something in the heart lr
'sour bcfore-cunvictf0ns cab be made pe.Gsa.-
y Just us we cannot impress with the ucStacics
and transports of earthly love u man who
has never loved, or paiut rainbow to the
man who has never seen. And yet the
time has passed when religion can dismiss
the Skcptlc with Shrirk or Il Snccr | read
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Sivc book, that demonstrated the necessity
and existence ii the Supreme Being, as
clearly and as closely us Il mathematical
proposition was worked out. But the
strength Of the church is, after all. the
high,mnlcd consistency of its members
the warmth ahd carncstnc>S Of its cvanyrl
lsm-thc purity and Scntlencss of its apoS>
ties. II the crccdS arc put 1T peace, and
every man who wears the Christian armor
will 90 forth to plead the cause of the meek
and lowly Nazarinc, whose love steals into
the hearts of men. us the balm of flowers
into the pulses of Il summer cvcning-thcn
we shall see the hosts Of doubt and skcpti.
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
| VIII resent us impcrtincnt even the Sugycs.
| ton OF Il wording. Aud yet it seems 50 sure
to me that in the swift and silent mlrShaliuy
of the hosts of unbclct and irrcli.on there
| Is prcsaScd the suprcmcst test that the faith
of Christians has ever undergone, that |
felt impclcd to write. There are men, out.
side of the active workers of the church,
who have all reverence for it's institutions
: Al
stirred now and then by Il faith caught at a
mothers knee, or the memory of some rapt
and happy moment-want to live, il not in
the fold OF the chosen, at least IN the shadow
ofa Christian sentiment, and among people
dominated by Christian taith--and who
hope to die at last, in the same trust and
peace that moved the dying Shakespeare
wisest, sweetest mind ever clothed in mortal
, tlcsh-Nhcn he said:
IL commend my soul into the hands of God
my creator, hoping and assurcdly believing,
through the only merits Of Jesus Chris, my
Savior, to be made partakcr Of life cvcrlast-
ing. I'll. W. G., IN .lkittntn CbMStitutioh.
FEAuDrLENTLR PACKED CoTToN. 1.-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 and rules that for completeness
are uncxcclcd 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
latcs to iraudulently packed cotton. No
material change is made i'll the ol rule on
this subject, but the new rule is much lon
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 based on the difference in
! the market value at the date of discovery
! L 4. l.. l.,
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 ditc of sale, but
new provision is made that due notice of
the existence Of fraudulent packing must
be for Nardcd within eight days of its dis
covcry 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 the New York Cotton
Exchange are determined to do their utmost
towards stamping out this evil of !raudu.
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
splnncrs and exporters C"Hon.
\ correspondent says the entire l15 miles OF
territory between Dodge City and Las Animas,
Col, is a cattle graveyard. Thousands upon
thousands Of carcasses lie within sight of the
railroad anl thousands of cmaciaicd creatures
SO feeble that they can scarcely stand, and arc
unable TO rise if they fall down, tottcr about il