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The examiner., 1882-02-18
Father Hughes and the Land League
 Ball.

That Father Hughes as the teacher and guardian of the morals of his congrega- tion, is perfectly justified in appealing to them to avoid all those places which may be the occasion of producing sin and scan- dal, no considerate person will for mo- ment deny; but that it was through motives of this nature which prompted the ebulition of last Sunday is question upon which it is much more difficult to agree.
 That sin has been committed and scan dal occasioned through the various pro- miscuous gatherings in which young people have commingled heretofore, is another matter not in dispute but the question now revolving in the minds of hundreds of land leaguers is: "Why is it that Father Hughes has reserved all his fire until n0sO why all those shots re- served ill the locker to be thundered forth together just on the eve of the Land League ball, with the object of which (not the method) he claims to be in sympathy 2"
 The knowing ones are also asking of each other, ''H How is it if the. Rev. gentle man is only opposed to the balI-as being a dance-why then did he oppose the lecture of Father O'Connell, and why did he speak in disfavor of the drawing held few weeks ago?' If he is in favor of the land league, why did he suggest to the branch of his own parish that they dissolve on their voting to send money to Ireland in opposition to his will and advice :"
 The strategy of proclaiming sympathy for an object in order to disarm suspicion and to leave the object more open for suc- cessful attack, is we'll nigh worn out with age and usage, and hardly serves in this instance as shield behind which the real sentiments may lay concealed. Gladstone also at one time sympathized with the land league movement. So he said. So saith Father Hughes. Yet it is actions vs. words.
 In parting we desire to suggest that the Rev. gentlemen's love or hatred for the land movement surely does not necessitate his slurs on that class of the community whom he is pleased to designate in the cant of the day as |" kitchen mechanics" " Does ne not realize the fact that It was just such sentiments coupled with just such opposition to patriotic aspirations in times gone by that has served to make unhappy Ireland what she is and has been for years, the nursery for the production of not only kitchen mechanics'' but also of the hewers of wood and drawers of water for every civilized nation on the face of the globe to-day.
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Is there no Cause for Rebellion ?

MT. D. R. Locke, proprietor of the To- LedO Blade, and better known in literature as Petr oleum V. Nasby," is one of those gentlemen who, like James Redpath, went to Ireland confessedly prejudiced against the Irish people and. the movement in which they were engaged, but who on seeing with his own eyes the miserable condition of that people under the yoke of British misrule, was changed from an en- emy to the most ardent of friends and vehement denouncer of the system by which their misery was accomplished. The man who after reading this article, coming from the unbiased source it does, that could have any sympathy left for the power directly responsible for the condi- tion of affairs so graphic and truthfully depicted by the writer, must indeed be so sadly deficient ill true Christian spirited ness that the prayers of all the faithful cannot hardly avail to save him from that habitation specially assigned to those who are insensible to the mlseries of the poor and the oppressed. Here is the article :-
 have shown how the English oppressor lives. Let us go by actual figures, taken from official sources, for a few actual facts as to the Irish tenant. The parish of Glencolumbkille, in county Donegal, is fair sample of the west coast. In this parish there are 800 families. In the last famine TOO of these families were on the relief list, and on to the end of the famine (if famine may be said to ever end in Ire landJ 400 families had absolutely nothing but what the relief committee gave them.
 The committee were able to give each of these families per head seven pounds of Indian meal per week, cost five pence farthing up to about $5, 50 per year.
 These people all said that if they got half as much more it would be as much as they would use ill times of plenty.
 Your pencil and figures will show you that this would be equivalent ill good years to an expenditure per head for food for every individual of er 13s. 6d a year, or for the average family of say four and half, e7 l3s. Sd. per year.
 This is the cost of the food for the ave
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We do not propose to sit in judgment on the motives of those good people who are associated under the very suggestive title of "the Humane Society,"" but we do desire to ask them this question. Is the prevention of cruelty to the lower animals of more transcendent importance than that of the prevention of cruelty to ami mals of a higher order? We ask this question with all earnestness and respect. We read of Patrick Farley being arrested for driving disabled horse, and of James Wilson for keeping half starved COW but we never hear of the arrest of any of those men who through their desire of absorb ing the product of the labor of others will pursue 8 policy of haf-starving human beings.
 The following communication sent us for publication explains itself and we con- mend it to the careful consideration of the society in question.
 EDITOR EXAMINER :-
 Mrs. Hellyard of this city, being poor left sick husband and went to the corset factory of Mr. Rosenbluth on Asylum St. to earn something for her family. She worked hard Il days, furnished her own silk (thread) and found that Is cts. per day was all she could get and felt obliged to abandon the enterprise and on going back to the place for her apron and scis- sors, found she could get neither. Others have been there with similar experience Is this the kind of enterprise which Hart ford boasts of? It is about time such a fraud was looked after by an EXAMINER.
 Eco. 10, 1882. FAIR PLAY.
 Of this affair we know nothing person sonally, and if MT. Rosenbluth (who by the way is subscriber) is wronged in any way by this exposition, the columns of the Examiner are at his service. However, we would kindly suggest to the Humane
The examiner., 1882-02-18

The Connecticut humane society got James Wilson of Parkville fined $1O and costs recently for starving COW and stabling her in cold ricketty shed, and here the sympathetic work of the society ended, for report does not say that the $1O was expended for the benefit of the poor starving COW; oh no that was needed to provide ''fodder" for the greedy pollti- clans of the city government. Another method for grinding the poor man under the guise of HsG0aossStv,
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The Examiner Publishing Co.,,

A purely cooperative association, comprising individuals of various creeds. professions and nationalities, imbued with the sentiments of a common humanity-loving freedom and hating oppression-extends the hand of fellowship, and solicits the cooperation of all lovers of human ity who would see misery banished from the land and justice reign supreme.
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 Or in the battles van,
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THE EXAMINER can be found for sale at the following places in HARTFORD: Conroy & Larkon, 167 Main. Roses, 57 Trumbull. Mrs. Dickerson's, 56 Trumbull. G. H. Fox, 45 M lin and 287 Park, and
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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-08-23

wonder and bewilderment The veLoct-
ties with which some of the celestial
bodies move are inconceivable. A very
brilliant comet, with tail 400 in length,
was seen in February, 1943. The orbit
of this comet had an unusually small per-
ihelion distance, as it approached within
$4,000 miles of the sun, and swept
through this part of its course at the rate
of about three million miles day-or
about 81 miles per second. Imagine rail-
way train going 81 miles in second. Is
not one staggered when Mr.. Higgins, the
English astronomer, tells us that he has
photographed the spectrum of Sirius,
which is $50 millions OF millions of miles
distant from the earth,-and that his
photograph unavoidably gives US only
the aspect of Sirius as it appeared twenty
one years ago-the light from that star
(moving, according to M Figeau, at the
rate of $4,000 miles per second) having
taken that time to reach the earth. What
is this vast ocean" boundless, endless,
and sublime" which is around me, to
this 1t is no more than pail of water
"a drop that tremhles on flower .
What is man in view of such reve-
lationsl Where is human pride? Even
the human mind, lodged in the brain of
Newton or Spencer-what is it in the
presence of such magnitudes, and of such
myriads as the microscope reveals?
And yet proud science tells us that all
this-even these immensities--" await
alike the inevitable hour that they
carry in themselves the seeds of decay.
Says recent popular treatise on the his
tory of science: 1--WE now know positive
ly that many, and we have reason for be-
lieving that all, of these far distant suns
are moving with inconceivable velocities
There fxity is an illusion due to the COM
paratively brief space of mans existence.
This mystic dance of the stars tells US
that they also are borne hither and thither
by vast all-pervading energies. To those
deep and eager questionings which ask,
Whence originated this stream of Energy {?
Whittier is it bearing the universe? and
Wherefore? science has no answer: She,
looking before and after, sees only OBJ
scurity, and must leave the questioner as
An infant crying in the night,
An infant crying for the light,
And with no language but a cry"
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GENERAL BooTR, the leader of the
Salvation Army in England, is exerting
great influence, whether it be for good
or for evil. His official gazette, Tie
War Org, has reached circulation of
100000. He has at his command funds
estimated at nearly 100000 year. He
has purchased the Grecian Theatre Dane
ing Room, formerly place of low revel-
ry in the City Road, London, and con-
verified it to the use of his Army. Some
of the first names in England contributed
to this purchase-th Archbishop of Can
terbury, the Bishop of London, Earl
Cairns, and many others. He controls
$4,000 evangelists and 645 paid officers.
When told that his methods only dis
gust thoughtful and intelligent people,
his reply is that his aim is not to reach
such people; his mission is E" to do the
Lords gutter work
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said
that the work of the Army reached
depths the Church could not reach"
Rev. Marshall Lang, of Glasgow, has re-
piled that the Archbishop ought to have
said "did not" instead of could not; :"
for the Church can reach the lowest
depths.
Certainly the Church can reach the
lowest depths. This is its mission. 1.-The
Son of Man is come to save that which
was lost" But the Church must show
not only that it can reach the lowest
depths, it must show that it does reach
them. Then there will be less need, or
no need, of the extravagancies of the Sal
walton Army.
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THE New York Christian Advocate
says: ave wish no contributions at this
time on the subject of bicycles, nor will
we publish any
We were puzzled to know why there
should be any need of such a warning to
the contributors of religious newspaper.
But the explanation is given, viz:
"a great manufacturing firm has Of
fered large prize for the best article on
that subject, and the prize depends not
only on the merit of the article, but also
on the circulation and character of the
paper IN aOhich the competitor succeeds in
getting his article published"
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The Educational Association of vir-
ginia.

The 18th annual session, will be held at the
University of Virginia, beginning Tuesday
night, August 10Th, and will continue until
Saturday.
The faculty of the University has appointed.
as a Committee to make necessary arrange,
ments, Prof. Noah K. Davis, Prof F. H. Smith,
and Prof. j. r. Page. Boarding accommoda.
tons will be provided for all teachers, ladies
and gentlemen, who attend the meeting of the
Association at cost of one dollar per day. A
cordial invitation is extended to the teachers of
the State to be present and become members of
the Association. The Norfolk & Western
Railroad Company will charge FIVE cents per
mile one way, ticket good to return. The
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company will
charge two cents per mile, going and returning.
Other railroads not yet heard from, but will
doubtless offer reduced rates. AS special ar
rangements will be made to accommodate ladies
who are engaged in teaching, it is hoped that
many of them will honor the Association by
their presence. Teachers who expect to be pre-.
sent are requested to write at once to the Chair
man of the Committee to secure rooms.
For further information apply TO
PROF. r. NJ. SAUNDERS,
President Of the Association, Norfolk, Va
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IVTEMPERANCE

Intemperance is such an enormous evil
that its temperate discussion seems to be
next to impossible. Our eyes have lately
met with an illustration in the columns
of an esteemed cotemporary, in which
the writer, minister of the gospel,
gravely contends that our Saviour did
not provide intoxicating wine at the
marriage feast of Cana, because it would
have been inconsistent with his charac-
ter. This principle of Interpretation is
one of the most dangerous that can be
employed. 1t undertakes to force the
Scriptures into a system of morals which
human reason has constructed, in direct
opposition to the fair, literal meaning of
some of its plainest texts.
The advocacy Of temperance by the
use Of false logic and unauthorized hber-
ties with the inspired word of God, is
much to be deplored, not only on account
of the discredit brought upon the Bible,
but because it seriously impedes the
cause in which it is employed. 1t is of
the utmost Importance to the success of
such a reformation that all of its true
friends should move tremendously to-
gether, avoiding as far as possible all ex-
travagant teachings that are calculated to
engeDder strife. Thousands of sober and
yet earnest Christians recognise the ne
cessity Of restraining this terrible vice,
and yet shrink conscientiously from SUBJ
scribing to the radical propositions offered
by some enthusiasts in behalf of the OBJ
ject.
Many Of the good and wise consider
intemperance an abuse of that which
would otherwise be innocent, precisely
as another social and sensual vice is a
perversion Of natural power, and as the
evils Of slavery were perversion of a
Justly acquired right to control the labor
Of others They cannot be convinced,
by any argument yet produced, that
these antecedents are the necessary
causes Of the excuses to which they often
lead, or that the sources from which the
evils flow are essentially sinful in Il g
same sense with the evils themselves
The assumption Of evil in the remote
causes, has been a prolific fountain Of
fanaticism in the past, and has ten
dency to repel from many good cause
the very best portions Of society.
False doctrine has no influence in pro-
noting reformation. Truth is the best
weapon we can possibly use. And truth
does not deny that intemperance is an
evil Of such gigantic proportion as to re-
quire all good men to array themselves
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against it. How far the Church should
proceed in endeavoring to suppress it, is
question of great moment for its wisest
counsels. Her mode of dealing with the
offence within her own pale, is already
fixed. But to what extent she may
properly go, in reference to proposed
measures to eradicate it from general So
ciety, is difficult question to decide.
Whether under all circumstances the
traffic In intoxicants is to be treated as
an offence, exposing the party to disci-
pline, remains matter for the wise iudg-
ment OF the Church, guided by the Scrip
lures. But circumstances may and do
arise which clearly indicate the duty of
repression. No member of Christian
Church can be justified in so conducting
his secular business as to make it moral
nuisance in the community. 1t comes
under principle analogous to that which
requires literal nuisance to be abated by
municipal authority. If the place is one
where drunkenness is fostered or toler-
ated, the business is clearly to be con-
demned.
But multitude of questions arise, con-
corning responsibility in matters of bust
ness or personal indulgence, which pre-
sent great difficulty to the Christian NOR
allst. The views of many warm advo-
Gates of the temperance reform are GER
talnly extreme, and yet it is almost i'm
possible to draw the line that separates
guilt from innocence. 1t seems to us the
part of prudence and moderation to as
sumo no more in reference to these ques-
lions than all the friends of reform can
cordially adopt. 1t is admitted by all,
that the drinking habits of society are
prolific of evil, filling the land with mis-
cry and crime, and entailing enormous
burdens upon the people which demand
speedy relief.
The remedy for these evils devolves
IN great measure, upon legislation, with
which churches, as such, have nothing to
do. 1t is, however, the manifest duty of
Christian citizens to do all in their power
to give proper tone to public opinion.
Their voices should ever be heard in ia
vor Of good morals.
But there is spiritual remedy which
the gospel provides, and that is no less
than the incubation of pure Christian
principles from the pulpit and the press.
Nor can we rely even upon these appoint
ed means, without the gracious influence
of the divine Spirit upon the heart, cleans
ing the very fountain from which all pop
ular decentralization proceeds.
The temperance agitation may accom-
plish world of good in suppressing moral
nuisances. The aim of the gospel, how
ever is far more than this. 1t seeks to
eradicate vice by rectifying the moral
nature of man; and it is questionable
whether the Church ought, in it's corpor-
ate character, to combine with any Pop
ular movement which ignores her char
acteristic agency. The wiser course is to
adhere to the morality of the Bible, and
leave to the State the duty of suppressing
the sources of popular vice.
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COP did not intend that the churches,
as rule, should have eloquent preachers
And if it was not his purpose to supply
them, why should not a congregation be
satisfied with the arrangement? Excep-
tionally, He raises up Paul or an Apol-
los or Whitefeld or Spurgeon, and
uses them for grand results. But it falls
to the lot of most men to play an hum
bier part, and it falls to the lot of most
congregations to have men whose elo-
quence is not marked. The work of the
world is done in the main by the toiling
many, each one in his place performing
his task What should satisfy congre-
cation of believers is pastor of real,
earnest piety, good sense, and industry.
The church that has such man has a
great treasure.
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WE SEE it stated that at the May meet
ing of the Presbytery Of Annoy, China,
FIVE native churches presented calls to as
many native preachers; and the state
ment was made that each Of these church
es would undertake the entire support of
its pastor. This is certainly full of en-
couragement, and indicates the dawn of
a bright day for China. When once self
supporting churches are fairly at work
Christianity will make rapid progress.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-08-23

The Presbytery of East Hanover is
hereby called to meet in the Lecture room Of
the Second Presbyterian church, Richmond
Va, August 31st 1882, at I'm, to consider the
application Of Rev. T. D. Witherspoon, D. D.
fer dissolution of the pastoral relation between
himself and the Tabb Street church, Petersburg
Va. JAMES ?. SMITH, Moderator.
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THERE are many persons, says Bish-
op Butler, "who take it for granted that
they are acquainted with every thing;
and that no subject, if treated in the
manner it should be, can be treated in
any manner but what is familiar and
easy to them" The consequence is that
if they hear discourse upon any subject
of which they are really ignorant, or read
dissertation full of striking thoughts,
apt illustrations, or brilliant analogies,
which never could have occurred to them,
the likelihood is that they Aippantly con-
clude that the speaker or writer is alto
gether wrong. Whoever tells them any
thing they do not know is Immediately
set down as an irreclaimable ignoramus.
They read everything as chart project
ed from their own ignorance. Such peo-
pie are ever learning and never able to
come to the knowledge of the truth. -
They cannot be taught anything.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-08-23

WE WERE glad to hear few days ago
of the safe arrival of DR.. Southall and
family in London, on Wednesday the I'd
inst, after a pleasant voyage He says
he was busy seeing some Of his "prehis-
toric friends" and that London is the
largest place he ever was in Our read
ers will find letter from him on this
page.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-25

ago and mastered 1t. II rs the spirit which womb
make the only allowable recreation on
Sunday walking In graveyard ana
reading the epitaphs. 1t is the, same
spirit which years ago in Edinburgh nned men 10
their last dollar tU make them go to church ana
hear the sermon they often paid the tine rather
than 90 ] say for all that 50 long ~ that law
endurcs shall fight 10 with all my powers. VIII
do So for il grinds the face of the poor and leaves
the rich scatheless because IL kicks the man VINO ~
down, and while il attacks the weak, leaves lts
lance before the stroGg. IL brte Is hypocrisy when
God abhurs; ii has 10 authority for itself IN tho
Gospel
al plead for day OF rest and worship. but sny
that the question of time Of work and the wages Tor
il Is between tho laborer and his employer alone.
The day not apart for religion but for li1e
No man living will DO better for the law. III have
the right TO stop going To the theatre on sun
day he has the ri ht 10 stop me going ~ churcn.
Our liberties are bruised by this law and we must
not allow il AN hour. That law Of human bondage
must he repealed for 10 is threat to the common
wealth. That n feels man for breaking
law and that % magistrate fees moro a man Tor
winking at violation OF law are unnixod dangers.
Thoro Is no holy day worth having II 1t Is gained
by threats Of fine and imprisonment The lonOs III
place of temples is way to win men to God. Let
those Vast majorites who have beer used to wider
freedom get their boO1 up and tbon tell you
new laws will be- made which Will open WIDE tue
gates of license. Lot us as free men see that the
laws shall rest equally upon the p r and the rich.
Let us have only such laws as rood men VIII love 10
Ike %. And let us be sure that our Sunday teuls
toward life and health and all gracious things that
men need wherewith to lead noble beautiful lives"