The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-01-21
The Sun Do Move and the Earth is
Flat

SYRACUSE. Jan. 1.-THE Rev c. \. John
son, Il colored preacher of Hamilton, Ont,
lectured in Zion African NJ. +. Church here
in advocacy of Brother John Jaspers theory
that ''the sun do move. The speaker wore
a black dress suit and white choker, and en-
ergetically thumped desk lighted by two
smoky kerosene lamps. He said:
Astronomy maintains that the earth moves
and the sun stands still, and that's where
differ with astronomy, though ! am not pre-
pared to say that If it was not for astronomy
we would know little, if anything, of the heav-
enlv bodies The great luminary that rules
the day | am prepared to say, Is round,
though ! can agree with those who say the
world is a globe. Astronomers say the sun is
5000. 600 miles away. How do they know !?
Have they measured it? This talk about the
distance between the sun and the earth is
about as reasonable as the rest Of the talk of
the scientists. How did they pace IL Off?
Here he paused for reply, but the stiffness
was unbroken.
Now. resumed Mr.. Johnson, these as
tronomerS who say that the sun has no motion
don't know any more about it than ! do, and
and say it has. If YOU take "a telescope and
look at the dark spots on the sun Won viii see
they move. That shows it has motion. The
Bible offers satisfactory proof ON this question.
Let US turn to Malachi and see what he says.
Don't he speak Of the sun rising and going
down? How could it. want to know. if it
didn' have motion? Look at Joshual Didn't
he want the sun To stand still? If il was not
moving. how could it stand still? Perhaps
some Of my scientific friends will answer that.
Besides. If the world is round and reyolveS,
we must he standing on our heads part of the
time. ! don't remember any saeh occasion
do yua? They tell us the earth Is round, |
don't believe Il. The earth is Get aud has
four corners, that's what ! believe. for the
Bible says the wind comes from the four cor
ners.
Somebody asked what the earth stands ON
il II Is fiat. and Mr.. johnson said he could an
swer 1t if be wanted to. but he had advertised
10 answer no questions and he eouldn't break
the rule. Those present seemed ~ be much
impressed and generally 10 agree with Mr.
Johnson views about the movements Of the
sun.
The Baltimore Aaesieaa on Thursday ai,
ter,toon telcgruphed is correspondent here to
seud it a sketch If Hon. John J.. Smith
From this il was Supposed that Judge Smith
hsd been gwen some general appoint
meut hy President Arthur, aud opinion set
tied upon Collector of the port Of Baltimore
as the one. Up 10 the hour If going Ia press
nothing definite had bcen ascertaiaed. The
many friends Of Judge Smith here, without
regard 20 politics, were graii6ed at the rePart.
Near Lancaster. Kentucky, ON Tuesday
night. James Il. WilIaot. farmer murdered
h. wife. his mother. aged 81 Years, snd his
two daughters, aged respectively 10 and ~
years. and then hanged himself He attempt
81 t. Kill hts soa. aged NJ years, but failed in
the ATTEMPT Wilmos had been bTooding over
4 "a I
owed. and il j. believed became insane in
consequence. lie was ahoW, 60 wears Of age
and in comfortable circumstances.
The splendid stallion Harold. belonging to
Mr. H. ". Walden. II Middlehurg, this coun-
&. died SATURDAY. night. He Was a brother 81
NJ. r. l4orillsri's faiaoaS lro4ueis, and Mr..
Walden reftssed Sia,DQ1 Tor him hast summer.
Harold was al>o a grsat Faec-horse, and was
onlv removed FROM the tarf and plneed IN the
stud hecA1ss ii having raptnred an artery.
The Protestant Episcopal Church 81 Mount
Airy, near Philadelphia. was harmed on Wed
nesslay evening by the Christmas eyergreens
taking hre ffnm the taper used ii lighting up
chs building. Two steam lirr engines started
for the sssne II she ere. hat iaiies 10 reach It
both being misyd IN the muddy roads.
IN Chicago. uu Tuesday higSsi. Lewis p.
SnliIh, aged ~ wears, assisted ~ his littic
br,sshsr. g4ptar,-,i three burglars IN his house
Is securing the revolver IT one OF them aud
bedding them At hay aHii thc poiice arrived.
Uac ufthe robbers. attemptiug 20 escape 4a1
shot and perhaps fatally wounded.
Manchester Lodec Ne. -, h. Of T., has
dsci,i.,,l u bold an entertainment as soon as
arrangements can Dc completed. John T..
Ma.cnhincr, J r. Baltozrr. q. ". ]. Ever
hart. Jno. " Barns aud Cornelius Miller
have l-ceo apfointed committee u arrasee
meats-
Mr. Caroliae Bichipgs Bernard, the ne
trrss nad opera singer. died % smallpox in
Richmond. Va. on SATURDAY. agcd 90 wars
She va. q native If London, eaInc 20 this
country when ono year old, a. the adopted
daughter Of Peter Richings.
By The lsH 81 a bridge in eourse Of erection
over The Rolling Fork creek, near Lebanon,
keutacky. on Wednesday, one man was kill
I'd ard sour o,hrrs were injured, one seriously.
Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald. Il Mountioy town
shin. York euanty. Pa, died reeently, aged
~ wears There sers S4t1, 600 Insurance. on
her in the graveyard companies.
The great council efthe Maryland Improved
oEslcr 81 Red Men held session in Baltimore
this week They decided to bold their next
meeting in Unionlowa, this eaaaty.
The es,y of Chicago Is aboni to issae SS;,s.-
90 IN twenty year bonds, the rate Of interest
tn De 4 81 per cent,