Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-11-22

oetseAns, urine bdFoour JeTerSontdn, is
after the Red Men of Barbour county with a
sharp stick. The good people of his county
should hold up his hands and give him sub.
stantial,backipg in his efforts to crush out
this lawless and disgraceful organization.
which is q fonl blot upon the entire State.
The Rev. DR.. ". P. Harrison, of Mount
Vernon NJ. e. Church South, Washington
city, and chaplain of thel last Congress, was
married on Thursday week, to Miss Kate
Kern, of Winchester, Va, a sister of Row.
John A. Kern, of the Baltimore Conference
NJ. E. Church South, aud daughter of Mr..
Nimrod Kern.
The trial of Guiteau, the assassin, began
Monday in the Criminal Court of Washing.
ton, aud on Wednesday the jury was COM
pleted and the twelve jurors sworn. About
100 witnesses on the part of the prosecution
and some IS on the part of the prisoner, have
been summoned, aud the trial is likely to be
svery;protrscted one.
We have received the first number of tbs
Vest Trgtniia School Journal. published at
Wheeling, in this State-Prof. T. B. Mo-
Cain editor, State Superintendent Butcher
adi.or official department, and B. L.. Butcher
aud John NJ. Birch business managers. Ii
Is issued in magazine form, is most neatly
and tastefully printed, and abouuds in mat
tors of school interest from beginning to end.
Such a publication must certainly conduce
to the best Interests of our schools, and all
connected Herewith, and we hope to see it
literally patronized. The subscription price
u only 81 per year, or a single copy NAV be
obtained for 10 cents.
a poor man named Jos. Crupsey, of Bali
timors, came to the B. & o. r. R. depot at
this place, last Wednesday night, and repre>
senting that two of his childreu-two little
girls, aged 8 and Is years-had been stolen
in Washington City seven weeks previous,
aud he was on the track of them, but was
without money, having spent all he had in
his efforts to recover them, he was given \
ticket to Winchester by Mr.. Barr, the
Agent, aud Q small contribution by other
persons present. He represented that his
children had been kidnapped by a man
named Bob Sarfer, who vas travelling about
the country with a deaf and dumb wife and
these two children, in a wagon, using the
children to beg on the route of his journey.
The unfortunate father had a letter from
Marshal Grey, of Baltimore, informing him
that his children were st Woodstock, Va.
and he LEFT herewith the object of reaching
that point and recovering them. His story
was q pitiful, and We believe a true one.
The Young Mems Christian Association
of this town observed last week, set apart
by the Y. ii. G.. a. of the world, as a week
sof prayer for young men, and Y. NC. ASS.
citations. The first meeting was held in the
Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning
subject, Pray for the Holy Spirit; on Sum
day afternoon in the NJ. E. Church-sub,
jeot, Lifted up to Save; on Monday night a
cottage prayer meeting was held-subiect,
An Impossible Service Tuesday night in
the NJ. f.. Church-subject, Pride a Hin.
.dranse to Blessing; Thursday night in the
Baptist churoh-subjeCt, pray Thee Have
me Excused ; Friday night in the Presby-
serian Church-subject, Approving the
Right, Doing the Wrong We arc glad to
say that these meetings we're we'll attended
and great interest was manifested by all
present, and the young men of tho Associa.
tion exhibited a hearty zeal in the cause in
which they arc engaged. Let christians of
all denominations give this Association their
hearty support aud encouragement. 1t is a
powerful auxiliary to the Church, and all
ready its influences for good have been seen
in our community. 1t is intended in no wav
to conflict with the Church, but on the other
hand to assist in building it up, and make
the young men active workers. We are in
formed that there are 225 Associations in the
United States, with a large and increasing
membership. AT the Worlds Conference,
held last August in Exeter Hall, London.
England, 800 delegates were present., and
the reports from the Associations in all lands
indicated that decided progress had been
made, and that a great work for the Church
and the cause of Christ had been ACCOMPLISH
ed Numbers of conversions have boon
brought about and largo additions to the
Church have been made through the instru,
mentality of these Associations, and i, be-
hooves all christians to lend them a helping
hand whenever they possibly can.
RENEW YOUR LEAsE.-There are time. :,
every ones life when energy fails and a miser-
abie feeling comes over them. mistaken for lag
mess. Danger turks in these symptoms, as thev
arise from diseased organB. Parker,n r. / par