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and it is believed this is true of other
cities. Here are heather at our own
doors; why go abroad for them ?" To
this if some one replies "There were dis
covered thousands of people starving in
Virginia the other day; why send money
to the starving poor in Ireland?" We
should be puzzled what to say unless it
were, why not send supplies to all, seeing
we are well able to do it. 1t is said that
those who do most for the poor at the
North do the most for the poor at the
South, and also that those who give most
for the gospel at home give most to send
it abroad. We have no statistics to
prove the contrary and will therefore
drop the argument just here.
Some say that they have never seen
any good done to the heather by this
S2,5OO,OOO. We confess that in our case,
and we therefore must not be called as
witness on that point. But we have
seen persons who say they have seen it,
and perhaps their knowledge is fully
equal to our ignorance. One of the most
buslness-ike sort of men we ever saw,
full of life and full of humor and who
could keep you in as good spirits with
his adventures as Mark Twain himself,
had spent twenty FIVE years in Africa as
missionary. We have seen his au-
dlences laugh one moment and cry the
next under his speeches, telling how he
had taught the natives to put their
clothes on, after he had shown them
how to make them; how to yoke their
cattle, plough and SOW and build houses,
and treat their wives like human beings
He had seen whole savage villages made
over into civilized communities, and
those lazy natives who used to lie under
the trees while the women worked in the
field, getting up and about their business
and sending finally to America for
ploughs and reapers, and all sorts of
home furniture. Any one who reads
missionary newspapers knows that they
are full of this sort of thing. Even the
Feegee, Cor Fiji,) savages have been
taught to stop eating each other up, and
from bad set of cannibals, have become
a decent Christian population, that know
how to sit at table and enjoy their bread
and beef, and patronize schools and
churches like any other tame and honest
minded people. And when we remem-
Der that this was what missions did a
great many years ago for the natives of
Great Britain, whom it cost good deal of
hard cash and hard work to convert into
respectable Christians, we are tempted
to think after all that money may be
spent on worse enterprises than that of
sending the gospel to the heather. Mr..
Darwin himself we believe came to that
mind at last. He said to some of the
South American missionaries, You can t
make anything of those Patagonian saw
ages. But when he saw years after
that what had been made of them, he
wrote the missionaries there, "put me
down as a regular subscriber to your
funds. "-E'lh1iro Ad0e1tiSer.
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The Salvation Army and Canon
Farrar.

There are few Broader divines in the
Church of England than the learned and
ELOQUENT Canon of Westminster; and re-
ligious matters must indeed have reached
a pretty pass before DR.. Farrar will lift
up his voice in condemnation. Yet the
Canon has felt it necessary to lift up his
voice against the Salvationists. He
stated, on a recent Sabbath afternoon in
Westminster, that they were not only
shocking the Christian conscience by
their almost blasphemous travesty of
the most sacred mysteries of the religion
OF Jesus, but taking a course which can
not but be attended with the most serious
spiritual danger to their converts. The
Canon did not speak without book; nor
has he spoken an hour too soon. The
Record recently reproduced one of the
placards issued by the Salvation Army
at Leeds, and anything more offensive
or wicked it would be difficult to find.
After the usual proclamation of "War,
war and an invitation to everybody
to join in the fight against "Old Nick"
the plan of attack is thus described -
" Monday, June 5, at 7:45-Salvation
Charge. Tuesday-Great Exhibition of
Hallelujah lasses Wednesday-Fire and
Birthstone. Thursday-Roli-ca ll--Sol-
dlers to deliver up their cartridges.
Friday, at 7:30-Baptism of Fire. =
Saturday, at 7:45-Reioicing over Vic
tories Won all over the Shop Meetings.
Sunday, June 18th, at 7 A. M.-Knee
Drlll-Ammunition supplied to Soldiers
by Quarter Master General; II A. M.
descent Of the Holy Ghost; $50 P. M.
Tremendous Free and Easy; $50 P.
M.-Great Charge on the Devil; 9 P. M.
-Hallelujah Galop." Weowe an apology
to our readers for reproducing this
absurd, irreverent, profane, and bias
phemous placard Nor would we have
done 50, but that we have good reason to
oelleye that throughout many towns and
districts in Ireland there is on the part
Of many Christians not only strong feel
ing of sympathy with the Salvationist
movement, but also a strong though
somewhat suppressed feeling of indigna-
ton because other Christians will not
run and shout and sing adown the streets
as well.
Canon Farrar himself disclaimed, even
as we do, any hostile feeling towards
these rough evangelists, and reminded
his audience that he joined in inviting
Messrs. Moody and Sankey to London,
as proof that he was not animated bv
ecclesiastical prejudice when denouncine
the extravagancies of the Salvation
Army. But he could not approve of
them, nor could he any longer keep
silent when he found them petted on all
sides by high and low, as if their plan Of
eyangelisation was one to be commended
and defended. To us it does seem strange
that any man acquainted with the teach
ings of Scripture and Of the apostolic
method Of procedure could be found to
oountenance such a system Of evangelist.
ton as that propounded in the placard
already referred to- How hard-headed
Christian men like Lord Cairns and the
Archbishop Of Canterbury can approve
OF such warfare passes our comprehen-
SION; No doubt any plan that seems to
reach the outlying masses wallowing in
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THE SOUTHERN PULPIT. The August Pulpit
is a superior number. DR.. Rosser discourses on
the Initial Life DIR. Dabney, of the Union
Theological Seminary, has sermon on 1.-The
Bible Its Own Witness" DIR. Mutually ex-
pounds on the Twelfth Chapter of Romans"
4 Rejected" is the title of Rev. Mr.. bargains (of
the First Baptist church, Petersburg, Va.,) out
line of sermon. Studies in the Book of Daniel"
tEditoriaD. Judas" by Rev Mr.. Hamer.
"A Preachers Note Book" -four sketches), by
! Chaplain Whitley, of the University of Virginia
" An Eccentric Preacher" Lorenzo Dow, by
Professor Walker, of the Theological Seminary,
Va. Suggestions on Texts, Homiletcal Illustra-
monthly is $3.50. Address Southern Pulpit,
Richmond, Va.
FRANK LEsLE's SUNDAY MAGAZINE for Septem-
Der. T. De Witt Talmage, D. D., Editor.
Contents;
The Miracles of Christ Lake Minnetonka;
The Garfield Memorial Church; A Garfield
Memorial Tablet; The Garden of Eden; Califor-
MIA Big Trees Personal Responsibility The
Influence of Religion on the World The Legend
of the Rose; Oddities of Personal Nomenclature;
The Ciborium; A Good Fellow; Motto: Let
no Corrupt Communication Proceed out of Your
Mouth" Vincent De Paul Deer and Fawns ;
The Coins of the Jews Economic Fountain for
Aquaria; Weighed and Wanting Motto I" My
Son, Hear the instruction of Thy Father" etc
Frank Leslie's publishing house, SO, 55 and
ST. New York.
The BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEW for July.
Contents:
Recent Japanese Progress; The Puritan Ele-
ment in Longfellow The Hittites and the Bible;
Bach and Handel The Poetry of Rossetti The
Situation in Ireland; The Ministry and Parlia
ment Contemporary Literature.
Leonard Scott Publishing Co., Al Barclay
Street, New York.
THIRTY NINTH annual catalogue of the officers
and students of Hollins Institute, Botetourt
Springs, Va. 18S1-'S2 Total number of
students, 115.
We have also received The Album for June.
Issued every month by the Literary Societies of
Hollins Institute, Va.
LITTELL's LIVING AGE for the week ending
August 18th.
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Zeal for the Heather.

1t ought to attract attention, how
much money is sent out of the country
every year for what is called foreign
missions. There was a good deal of feel
ing expressed about it years ago, when
the sum amounted to few thousand or
$4,000. The published reports now
show that the figures have run up into
the millions. Actually the average for
years past has not fallen short of So
100000. 1t is a great deal of funds to
be exported to foreign shores and spent
on Patagonians, Hindoos, Cinnamon,
Siamese, South-sea Islanders, and what
not. Some persons once derived comfort
from the thought that most of the money
did not 90 out of the country. 1t took
four ffths of the amount to get the other
fifth on its way. So that it was face
tlously said to man proposing to give
dollar to missions: "You ought to make
it five, in order that the one dollar NAV
have the other four to help pay its ex-
penses."
1t was good story, but the missionary
folks have spoiled it by showing that the
sum necessary to send one dollar to the
heather is not four dollars but four
cents. The handling of two and hall
millions OF money is accomplished by the
missionary boards at four per cent; by
some boards at even less. So that the
greater part of this immense outlay goes
abroad and very little of it dribbles out
In home expenses. Those pious sort OF
men who manage the contributions to
the heather, it seems, are not altogether
green in finance. Their credit is said to
be as good as the best banking houses Oh
Broadway, and is honored in London.
Calcutta, and Canton, as well as any bills
OF exchange issued by the Rothschilds.
But all this only shows how much
money is actually taken out of the coun-
try Tor this one purpose. If this expor-
tatlon stood alone the case would be diff
ferent. But there is much drainage of
the precious metals beside this $4,000
600 for missionaries. We presume it,
costs nothing short of $12,O00,OOO year
to send out tourists to Europe and the
rest of the world. Thirty years ago it
cost us over $4 100000 Just for Havana
cigars. We consume 100000 bottles
annually of French champagne, and not
drop of that can be had without the
hard cash. We probably do not pay less
than 100000 for French silks alone.
For mere articles to please the taste and
fancy we run up into the hundred mil
lions. And to all this must be added
the $2,500,000 on missions. 1t is com
puted that we expend $6,OOO,OOO an
nually on dogs, but we have reason to
believe that few Of these are imported.
unless it be French lap dogs, which more
than repay the cost in beauty and socia-
bility. The larger number Of our Elmira
puppies are home born. Ourstrong liquors
foot up some 6OO,OOO,OOO dollars, but
then little Of this money goes away to
the heather or out Of the country at all. |
Most Of the liquor is consumed at home
and keeps commerce lively and also the
courts and city police.
One strong argument against missions
to the heather was recently copied in
the daily papers. "A large number Of
persons have been discovered in New
York city entirely ignorant Of the Bible,
and do not know who Jesus Christ is,
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-06-23

in both village and city, brought
up?
A. They go to school until seven
teen or eighteen years of age and
then hang around the street corners
until they get married.
@. And then?
A. Then there is row, and the
old folks OF the first part manage to
provide in some way for the young
folks of the second part, and both
parties drag out sort of unpleasant
existence.
@. What is our American young
man idea of livingg
A. Life for him is no life at all IN
less he can have his spring, summer,
fall and winter suits of clothing,
change his necties with every fash
ion, endure the miseries and wants
of a semisfashionable boarding house,
and spend what is left of his salary
at the end of the month in taking
young woman to the theatre, with
carriage and fashionable restaurant
supper at the close of the perform
ance.
q. Is this right7
A. Yes, it is right, but the black
smiths apprentice cannot do it very
easily.
@. By the way, what has become
of all the American apprentices to
useful trades +?
A. They are all dead.
q, And who are most of the work
ers in iron and wood and leather and
bricks and mortar?
A. They are mostly foreigners.
O. But what can the American boy
do?
A. He can aspire to be Verder-
bilt.
Q. And does he realize his aspira~
ton?
A. Not often. But sometimes he
brings up as bank teller or cashier
or public official who disappears sud
denlp and leaves his accounts short
behind him.
Q But do no American boys learn
trades?
A. Oh, yes; but they frequently
commence rather late in life.
Q. Where ?
A. In the State prison.
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0bt 9aiIp GbronitIt.
FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1882.
THE STATE DEBT PROPER.

This is a favorite phrase with the
more extreme of low tax Democrats.
1t is intended to express the idea of
exclusion; that is, the exclusion of
what is known in the current politi-
cal literature, as the "railroad debt"
State credit Democrats and Hepubli
cans make no discrimination between
bonds issued for railroad purposes
or for any other. They maintain
that the State is equally bound for
any and all bonds that have been
heretofore legally issued, and
that therefore the estate debt
proper" is the entire bond
ed indebtedness now out
standing. Some of the reasons for
the faith that is in them are the fol~
lowing: All the bonds of the State
are alike payable to bearer. They
show nothing on their face that in-
dicates for what purpose they were
issued, except reference to the stat
ute showing the authority for their
issuance. The fact that the bonds
issued to railroads under the 'Inter-
nal Improvement act" refer to that
act, furnishes no evidence as to what
particular road got them. 1t is only
the receipt executed by the company
to the States officer, that Identifies
what serial numbers any
particular road or turn
pike company may have re-
ceived them. In other words, all
bonds are simple, straight State
bonds. They were so bought in
the market. They have been so
treated, until 1878, by the State, by
it's Legislatures and officials, and by
the public generally.
In the next place, the indebted-
ness that was created by all the in
ternal improvement companies on
account OF the aid given them by the
sale of these bonds, has been can
celled by the payment into the
States treasury of an equal amount
of it unquestioned obligation, to the
bonds originally issued to such com
panies. II the railroad companies
are liable for the payment of the
identical bonds issued to them, then
the State must reissue the bonds
paid in by the railroad companies,
and cancelled, and assume the pay
ment of them, and the coupons that
were attached to them.
This is as broad as it is long. So,
whether the State pays $2O,0OO,OOO
to the railroads, to pay S20,0O0,00O
to the bondholders, or itself pays
$20,0O0,OO0 to the bondholders,
seems to US to be immaterial.
Then again, we will wager the as-
sertion that aside from the apprecia-
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HARMONIZED DEMOCRACY.

The thermometers have met and
harmonized. Our dispatches yester-
day gave the result. General Bate
is the lucky man. He is not un>
known. He has been candidate
before divers State conventions, but
his pole has always been too short
to reach the persimmons. We be-
lieve he has had few supporters at
every Senatorial election held since
the war, but never enough to elect
him. He has had the tempting cup
almost to his lips, only to be dashed
to the ground, just as hope
seemed to be ripening into fruition.
But he has succeeded at last and
will carry the harmony banner to
victory-or death. Personally he is
clever gentleman, and pretty fair
public speaker Of the once popular
but now antiquated Spread-eagle
variety. He Believes in soaring with
the American bird and making him
scream, even if he has to pluck out
some of his tail feathers to facilitate
the music.
And he is perhaps as good a man
as could have been placed upon such
a platform. One who cares to make
logical, argumentative speeches,
would not care to stand
upon that platform, and discuss it's
planks in connection with the past
record of Tennessee Democracy. In
the light of this record, more abs
surd platform was never adopted
than the one just adopted by the
harmonized Democracy of Tennes-
see. They set out in their platform
by assuming that the Democratic
party is the rightful guardian of the
honor ard good name of the State,
aud that it is the duty of the party
to settle the States indebtedness
And they then tender fifty
cents on the dollar and
three per cent. interest in payment
of the debt without saying 80 much
to the creditors as, by your leave. ="
Two years ago, the majority faction
of the party were for no settlement
not agreeable to the creditors. The
Wilson faction was opposed to pay
ing any part of the railroad debt.
Now the Wright men, some of them
at least, will force the bondholders
to take half the amount of their debt,
and the other side are willing to pay
twelve millions, which they said we
did not owe, or rather, they will sad
die fraudulent debt of twelve mil.
lions on the people; to harmonic the
Democratic party.
We do not envy the task General
Bate has before him in defending his
platform. We predict he will not
try to do it. He will abuse the Re
publicans and appeal to the passions
and prejudices of the thoughtless.
IT, 10 roallv nifify,1 that IN This
last quarter of the nineteenth
century, in this enlightened age, in
this State, where Jackson and Polk
and Greene, and Reese, and johnson
lived, that q party embracing wealth
and intelligence in its ranks, should
be willing to utterly degrade the
Commonwealth. The success of
such party on such a platform will
be disgraceful to Tennessee.
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ton OF the taxable property of the
State consequent upon the builds
ing of the railroads of the
State, which furnishes an
increased income or smaller rate of
taxation to produce the same in
come. The State, it's counties and
It's cities and towns, have collected
IN taxes out of the railroad property
of the State alone, since 1852, as
much money as would pay at least
one-ffth of the principal of the
present State debt! In other words,
that Notwithstanding the fact that
the State has received back the
$2O,O00,000 originally loaned, her
people have in addition collected in
taxes an amount equal to one-ffth
of the original loan. We further
venture the assertion that of the an
nual State taxes collected mot
assessed but cotlected) the railroads of
the State pay annually very nearly, if
not quite, one-ffth! And yet, in
the face of these facts, it is proposed
by the Democratic party to repudiate
one holf # the States debt, because,
it is alleged the railroads owe it.
1t was the States own dishonor of
its interest coupons that Matched the
legal absurdity that the railroads
could be made to pay the identical
bonds issued to them; and a more
disreputable or despicable act is rot
recorded in the annals of history
than the effort now being made
by the State to compel the rail-
roads to pay those bonds of her own,
after she collected in full the whole
amount represented by those bonds,
from the railroads to whom they
were issued. In the light of such
facts, the faith, honor and credit of
the State is no more to be relied
upon under Democratic rule, than
the virtue of a prostitute.
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Our Boys.
Graphic.
Question-Who is this ?

(gueStlOn-WhO Is this
Answer-This is the American
boy.
@. What does he wish to do for a
living?
A. He wants to be bank clerk or
q broker or a doctor or lawyer, or
get place in the customshouse or
post~ofice or go into the army or be
come minister.
@. What is the ambition of the
country and village boys
A. To go to the city and "get a
situation"
Q. For how much pay!
A. For so week the first year,
and perhaps, if he is smart, all he
can make otherwise.
Q. How are many American boys,
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