The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-06-18

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people provcrbial for their bravery, gene
rosity and wit The down Jro,lien Irish |
are turning upon their task masters and
need, as they should have, the sympathy
Of the civilized world.
The Ibcrville South makes Il good point
when it urges upon the State Legislature
the enactment OF measures to remedy the
evils arising from the present mode Of as
sesslnent. 1t says:
The necessity for State Board Of equal
ization is imperative. Under the present
Revenue law the Assessor is pOwcrcSs to
remedy the evil complained Of by our con-
tcmp0ruries throughout the State. II is Il
fact that property has been enhanced m
value considerably since two years, yet in
ma,y cases, tax payers have succeeded by
arbitration tO have the value OF their prop
erty reduced.
That such state of things exists is the
best evidence Of the great need of Board
of Equalization, and we earnestly call
upon our Legislators to carry into effect
Art. NIB of our Constitution.
The Bossicr Banner thinks that the re-
yiscd Bible will give additional work to
the clergy. That Journal remarks:
The new version Of the Bible will be
about ny troublesome to ministers rs is
the new Constitution of this State to those
who are called upon to interpret its hid
IL 0,,s n,, nj, nln Tho rpruV
will be called upon not only to explain the
Scripture according t" the latest light,
but to compare it with the revised edition
1t will be difficult matter to lead their
hearers to believe in the changes, especial
ly those which convey an entirely lii'ewnt
meaning from that which has been at
tachcd to them.
The same paper further says:
The doctrine that there is literal He'll
of fire and birthstone is not held by the
Israclitish faith. 1t is taught in no jew
ish Sabbath School, preached from no
Jewish pulpit, and their religious papers
do not refer to it seriously. The Jewish
idea of future punishment is that the
wicked are not permitted to enter the
presence ofthc Almighty until they have
rcpcnte,l-thc exclusion from the Divine
presence being sufficient punishment.
Such ideas rs this vii! scarcely shock the
Christian senSibility now, since the rvis-
crs of the Bible have Knocked hell out Of
it.
Judging from the wide spread discussion
of the new edition of this work, discus
sion before which all other subjects "pale
their Intellectual iires' it is considered that
they have "kn0cked hell out of it" in
more senses of the word than one. Out
side of the fact that it has been matlo the
basis for moneycl speculation, it has
given rise to- bitter spirit of argument
which bids fair to work 10 future good to
its sacrcdness or usefulness.
The following clipped from the Opclon.
sas Courier, will be read with interest by
the many warm admirers of that emerge
tic christian worker, Rev. T. J. lIough:
The Rev. Mr. Hough, the pastor of the
Methodist church, informed a representa-
tive of this paper that there had been
twelve conversions since the commence
ment Of the revival meeting, inaugurated
some two weeks ago, and that OH tO-mor.
row-Sunday-at II o'clock, about fifteen
or twenty persons would be received as
members into the Methodist church.
The meeting will close on Sunday night.
Mr.. Hongh came to Opclousas with very
ilatterllg credentials from his former pas.
torate; and since his residence in on,
midst, has shown himself to be an able
sincere and Jealous minister in his work
liberal in his feelings towards all othcl
denominations, and an aflable and sOcia
! member Of society,". lie has made many
. friends, and their numbers will incrcast
in the future. l. ~.
The Madison Journal publishes rant il
. this language: ',.@ ..'i'
Wanted: 4 black cat-without q Wilt,
spot or ble,nisll-to cure shingles. .Ad
dress general loatinS place Of Delta, Civ
8 ing price, etc. g4a'ts"a' - %"''.>.
! Does the Editor Of the. Journal publish
) his paper in q habitation, where the licL
eli clings to the Wondering walls and tn
= moss in picturesque beauty a,lorns the dc
caying shingles! Does he desire to in
habit the place with demon-like felincs
:. who with protrnding talons and fer
;. eyes shall hold high carnival on that ROOT
Z and waging fierce battle scatter the con
sumptive covering to tho four winds : ]
50, we commend him to the tender mel
cies of our confrcro Of the Marksville Bul
letin, who thus sadly complains to til
- moon: r.~
How sweet and melodious is the NEW
3 ing of numherless cats to those who l.ay
a done days work of hard mental labor
q Our legal friend, JOtfrion, consoles us an
himself with the reflection that "musi
3, hath charms to soothe the savage breast,
= but we fail to zee the music In the mev
y ing Of feline trbe. It is suggested, how
q ever, that owners ofthese valuable ~ d,
70 nestle animals, (wlen they loose them
I tie their card to their necks SO that the
u may be returned and the slulnbers /
4 pO8ce0Dle CltlZcnS, VINO neeO IcSC, sHO'tl
y he left Inlisturbe.l. And for general r
2 lief We will ever pray, etc. 9,
The recent enterprise inauguratcd |
: tho citizens Of this place, to build Tia
: row guage road into Eastern Texas, cal
!. forth tho following favorable common
- from the n. @. States a. I'd;
: Yesterday the following editorial q
~ reared in the STATES but with very il
Id portant typographical error. As the |:
la ticle appeared yesterday the first lii
:. read: sThc people Of New Orleans" WHIT
y It ought to have read Natchitoches, ''la'
n subscribed" Those Of our readers q
Y quainted with the valleys Of the Red Al
Sabine rivers will Immediately obser'
the great Importance to the Red river ~