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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-13
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One Of the most affecting stories that
Dir. Riley tellsi is tllat which gave him
the inspiration for his pathetic poem,
Cause I'ye got curvature Of tile
spine.n It voices the boastful, CHEEKY
sentiments Of little deformed child
who glories in his deformity, and whose
only fear Is that his aunty will not
know him when she gets to heaven,
where he is, because there, as SHE has
told INN, he will he erect, and free from
doformlty like the other angels.
"The idea for that poem,n said Mr..
Riley, twas suggested by a rough, rug
ged man that 1 met on one OF my tours.
l had been lecturing in little interior
town, and had to get up at daylight
one cold morning to ride to the near
est railway station. The man who
drove me over was one Of those rugged
characters that you meet In the rural
reglons-one Of those men who deem
sentlmentality weakness and tears
something to bo ashamed Of. AS we
rode along over the creaking snow he
said, Il heard you talk last night
remarked, Indeed Ihope you enjoyed
it, Yes. said he. 'fust rate. My lit.
tie girl was there. She likes that sort
thing. She's great on po'try. You
may hev seen her. She sat on the front
row. She's a little girl, not very tall.
You must a-noticed her, 1 told him
thatI did not recall having seen her,
and lie contlnued: 'She ain't very big.
She don't weigh morn fifty pounds.
You see, she's got curv,ture of the
spine. Her mother died when she was
a little thing, and havin' no one to look
out fer her as q mother can, she fell
down stairs one day an hurt herself.
She never got 1t. I hev took care
o. her the best knew how, but she's
never growed. Sometimes I think
she'll never be no bigger The tears
welled to his eyes as he talked. He
was ashamed to show the evidences Of
his grief, and turned aside his head.
Seeing that was looking at him and
had discovered his emotion, he dashed
away the moisture from his eyes with
one Of tho heavy leather mittens that
he wore and said: Il dunno what's the
matter with my eyes. One o. my hosses
is l9me, an l put some linement on his
leg this mornin'. I must .a' got some
OF 1t on this yer mitten o. mine.'''
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-13
sAY-sO MARRIAGES.
Ono OF the First on Record In
America Was That or Cover.
nor BclIIngham.

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The incident where Roston mon op
some notorietv recentlv nerformad III,
own marriage ceremony ne Il MIGHT ba
called such) in New York ia not viii.
out precedent Tho norriooe of Mic,
Lucy Stone and DR. Rlaclxw about
thirty. five veara aoo woa of son,ovh.t
the same natnre. inf thera ia . et;,l
older precedent in Roston viz that of
Governor Richard Bellinoham Of Mas.
sachusetts. OF which colony ha was ono
of tho original natanteas Tb,sron.r,,-
able marrIaua waa enaotod noorIu oEn
wears ago and nnder c;rcnmston1os ~
peculiar notorietv
Richard Rol,inohon ,,,,o ,,,,. ,>.oa
LAWYER had been Recorder of tha old
town Of Boston in ENGLAND IIe como
10 Boston in tho colonv of Nr,esoohn-
setts. in 1884. and in tho following voar
was chosen its Deputv Governor In
August, 1854. lie was chosen Selectman
Of Boston and with his first wife. Eliza
beth Pentley, he ioined the orthodox
church in August Of the wear FOLLOWING
making u public profession Of faith
In 1641 he was chozen Governor IN on.
position to Winthrop, and was chosen
again in 1854 and again in 1000 after
the death of Endicott. coptinuinc in
Office for the remainder of hia ufo III.
death occurring December 7. 1879 Tn
1864 he was made Major Ganorol and
in that year the King sent four Com.
mIssioners to regulate tho affairs of tho
province, ordering Bellinobam and
others, who were obnoxious to nroceed
to England and answer accusotions that
wore made against them in nerson
His Majesty. however. is said to hnvo
been appeased bv tho nrpsent of . oh,n-
load of masts.
But the peculiar matter in noint oc.
CURED in the earlier part of Governor
Bellingham's Colonial career His 6rat
wife, who accompanied him from ENC
land, died in 1639. There had heen in
the family before tb,s occnronoo !,
young woman named penolona pelhon,
whose position annoars to hovo hoo,'
that of house,eener or oss;stont ~
household matters After nTrs Ro,,-
ingham's g death the continuance of th,s
young woman in tho Governo,s,s % house,
hold was the occasion Of considorahlo
gossip. To his other. dipnities Gove,.,
nor Dsllingham added that,of Judge, or
Magistrate for the trial or causes. and
this gossip so scandalized the Court
that 1t was decided to DISPOSE him from
his position. This was in 1C41. when
his housekeeper was but 90 wears of
age. But he refused to leave the
Bench, and the Grand Inquest present.
ed him for breach of order of the Court.
and the Secretary called him to answer
the presentation.
Being Governor as we'll as Judge. he
was not an easy subject to handle.
However, in Difference to public opin-
lon and no doubt as a matter Of policy,
he called together the ministers and
some OF his people, inviting them to his
house, and there in the presence. bring
ing Penelope forward, he introduced
her to'them saying: 'This is my wife,
but will have no law about it. God
is enough for me and her."
This was all the marriage ceremony
VnnphQ0fN1 hU tho
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-13

FARMERS who ship milk to lnarket
cannot be too careful about the clean.
liness of thoir STOCK and stable, the
purity Of the air and tho water which
the animals receive, and tho perfect
freedom from taint OF the pals and
pans used. Farmers cannot afford to
leave drop or two OF sour milk. In q
Fail or can; neither can they afford to
let milk or cream stand where foul
0dors may be contracted,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-13
Tho gsrnuaer Sea.

They cat and dreamed in the sunny land.
Meath tho golden orange tree,
They Spake. with hearts that were beating
high,
Ofthe happy days to be;
For both were young aud lifo was fair,
BY the shore Of tho summer sea.
An unseen archer sought their haunt /.
Meath the bending boughs OF gold;
A shaft from Loves unerrlng hand;
Ah. tits the story olli
For both were young and ono was fair,
Where the summer billows rolledl
And now2 Ask Of the feeting years sz,
~ Where the golden visions be
That smiled as the dreamers plighted
troth,
While the waves sang merriiy;
!. Eor Truth hath fed and they've wandered
-, far
From tho shore<of the summer seal
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14
THE PRAYER MEETING
BY REV. JOHN S. PALMER.
Mansfield. Pa

We most earnestly maintain that we
need the prayer and conference meet
ing in all our churches, where our full
hearts can express our thanks to God
for his blessings. This is one of the
best helps in the prosperity of our Zion.
Without it we may preach and preach,
and our people will not be devout
Christians. Each church member
ought to feel that he has responsible
ity in this matter-that the church re-
lation means personal piety and a
constant striving to do the Fathers
will. What is the Fathers will? 1t is
to labor to make the society of earth
like the society of heaven-pure in
deed and pure in thought. In our prayer
circles we pray for this; and if we are
faithful Christian workers, we shall
know that our prayers are answered or
fulfilled.
Suppose all who profess our name
all who believe our faith-were heard
to pray, "Thy kingdom come; thy will
be done on earth as it is in heaven"
and that they all felt the fullness of
the meaning implied in this short petit
tion. What an effect would it have on
all these praying Christians? Why, it
would set each one to work to bring
about this happy consummation. 1t
would move the soul of each to do the
will of God, which is that all shall be
saved from sin, and brought to the
knowledge of the truth. 1t would
take the thoughts from she fieeting
dust of the earth, and place them on
the Father and the glories of the i'm
mortal home. We know of nothing in
religious effort which has a more be-
nign influence than the prayer and the
conference meeting. Its influence
comes from the people and by the peo-
pie it is felt. o, that all our churches
saw the Importance of this, and that
they were all harvesting the riches in
thought and character these meetings
promote.
Our prayer-meetings are not to rec
oncile God to us, but to reconcile us to
him. They are to create in us feel
ings and affections like those exhibited
by our divine Master and Saviour, who
images to our minds our heavenly
Father. Those who have had an ex-
perience in this help in Christian work
and culture know the benefit of it.
But some may say that the weekly
prayer and conference meeting is too
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14
THE EARLY DAYS OF HARVARD.

In reading of the many donations and
gifts by different ones to our colleges,
am reminded of the struggles endured
by Harvard College in the early days of
it's existence. My own honored ancestor
Elder Richard Ohampney, was one of
the first settlers of Cambridge, and one
Of the earliest benefaetors of Harvard
College, and an esteemed officer of the
first church in Cambridge. Elder Rich
ard came from Lincolnshire, England, in
1884. He was made freeman in 1886,
and to become freeman, one must be
member of the church. He, with his wife,
Jane, were the first members.
Mr.. Shepard, the first Cambridge min
ister, in his autobiography, speaks of
Brother Champney as "most dear
saint" He was Ruling Elder in the
church, "whose business" says Cotton
Mather, in his Ratio Discipline, ait was
to assist the pastor in visiting the dis
tressed, instructing the ignorant, redeem
ing the erroneous, comforting the sfflict-
ed, rebuking the unruly, discovering the
state of the whole flock, exercising the
discipline of the gospel upon offenders,
and promoting the desirable growth of
the church" The office, distinct from
that Of the deacons, was held in most, but
not in all of the New England churches
and has long been discontinued.
think if my ascestor performed all of
the duties put upon him, he could have
had but little leisure time to himself.
He died Nov. 26, 1869, bequeathing
forty acres of land to Harvard College,
Gas an expression of his willingness to
further the education of youth in all god
ly literature" This was no inconsidera-
BILE bequest, even rating the land at twen-
ty shillings per acre. An order, we may
remember, was passed by the court, No
vember, 1914, desiring every family in
the colony to contribute twelve pence, or
peck of corn, to the treasury OF the col
lege.
Now, when our college agents come
round, let them remember old Harvard.
j. B. CHAMPNEY.
Girard, III
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14

The doctrine taught in the article in
THE UNlvERsALIsT, if carried out to
| its legitimate results, would make our
own apprehension of consequences the
rule of right; in other words, would
subordinate the commands of God to
our opinion of expediency, and this
would practically overturn the divine
government.
There is no reason to suppose that
either individuals or nations who are
endeavoring to act in such manner as
will be pleasing to the Great Ruler of
the universe, will be free from trials
and difficulties. But there is abundant
cause to believe that such individuals
and nations will receive far more of the
divine blessing, and be more happy
and prosperous than those who pursue
more self-willed and selfish course. AS
the Christian spirit permeates nation,
it will lead to those internal regula-
tions and adjustments which will pro-
mote the prosperity and comfort of the
people; and in its foreign relations it
will exhibit generosity and kindness,
and willingness to bear with the un-
reasonableness of others, which will
disarm hostility, and compel other ma
tions to seek pacific means for settling
disputed questions.
Although the contributor to The
UNIvERsALIST differs in some points
from the sentiments advanced in 1.-THE
Address on War;" yet it is very salts
factory to find him in unity with the
object for which it was written-an
object which is folcibly expressed in
the concluding paragraph of his own ar
ticle as follows:
''No doubt the principles of peace
should be strongly impressed upon the
rising generations, and the hollowness
of military renown, the sufferings and
horrors of warfare, unavoidable even
under the most humane and most ia
vorable conditions, stamped upon their
tender and sympathetic natures. Teach
them that no mere personal advantage,
no personal fame, no mere pecuniary
advantage can justify violence and
bloodshed. That nations are as bound
to do justly as Individuals are as
amenable to moral and spiritual laws,
and that my country right or wrong,
but at any rate my country is a false
and misleading principle of action. Let
all Christians strive both by precept
and example to advance those princi-
pies that make for righteousness
mercy and peace, and we shall inherit
the blessing Of the peacemakers, to
be called the children of Cod"
To this 1 will simply add that when
all Christians follow this advice, war
among civilized nations will be prac-
tically at an end.
M0oreStOtUn, N. j.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14
THE PEACE QUESTION.
BY JOSEPH WALTON.

Among the responses that have
been received from those to whom was
sent the address on war issued recently
by the Representative Meeting Of Phil
adelphia Yearly Meeting Of Friends, is
an article by Edgar Leavitt, published
in THE UNIvERsALIsT, in reply to
which | desire to make few remarks.
This article is written in friendly
spirit. 1t cOmmends to certain ex-
tent the views put forth in the address,
objecting to war as means for settling
national disputes, and admits the gen.
eral impolicy of building up armies
and ornaments by the United States;
but its writer thinks there may be
cases in which nation will be compelled
to resort to arms as means of self
preservation, and that in such cases
the peace policy will be failure.
The principles laid down in the ad-
dress are founded on the commands of
our Saviour and his Apostles, and the
whole spirit and tenor of their preach
ing. These, it asserts, are directly
contrary to the spirit and practice of
war, which cannot be carried on with
those feelings Of kindness, forbearance
and love which Christianity enjoins.
To those who recognize the supreme
authority of the commands of Christ,
this one consideration, as it seemed to
those who prepared and published it,
is sufficient to settle the question of the
rightfulness or the wrOngfulness of
wars. The Christian cannot be justi-
fed in disObeying the commands of his
Master by any fear of loss or injury to
himself which may result, even if that
should extend to the loss Of life itself.
The same line of argument which is
used to justify war, on the principle of
apparent expediency, would condemn
the martyrs who have suffered the ex-
treme of human punishment rather
than deny their Lord and his truth.
Is there any difference in point of
principle between the believer in
Christ, who through fear of suffering
OF death renounces his profession, and
the man who believes that Christ's
teachings command not to iniure an
enemy, and yet takes up arms to de-
fend himself and destroy his opponent?
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14

much in the "style of the orthodox" to
suit them. This used to be said of the
Sabbath school, but our experience as
church has proved the necessity of
the Sabbath school, and it will be
happy day when we prove the prayer
and conference meeting to be ne
cessity in our progress as church.
This fact is as apparent as that of the
Sabbath school, and we urge this mat
ter upon our people as necessity for
the same reason that we would the
Sabbath school. Let conference and
prayer-meeting be Immediately estab-
lished in all our churches, and
then carried forward with earnest
ness and in the gracious spirit of the
gospel, and the fire Of devotion will
soon begin to burn on the altar of
many souls now cold and devotionless.
A new and better feeling will ami
mate the life, and the example of our
churches will be largely increased for
good. We do not urge this to be like
the self-called Orthodox but for the
religious benefit we should derive
therefrom. We can pray in faith for the
will of God to be done, but they can
not, if they believe their creeds. We
can pray in faith for the last erring
prodigal's return to his heavenly Faith
er, but their faith assures them that
many millions never will return, but
will endlessly suffer on the barren
mountains of sin and error. If there is
any people or church who can exhibit
the power there is in prayer, we are
that people-we are that church. We
believe the Father hears and answers
prayer. Our profession as Christians
makes prayer duty, and as our faith
embraces the entire human race, we
can pray for all men with the full as
surance that all will be saved according
to the good Fathers will.
Let us in all our churches establish
the weekly prayer and conference
meeting, and conduct them with de-
termined zeal, and in the spirit of our
gospel faith, and the world will soon
acknowledge that we have been with
Jesus and learned of him.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14
Girard, III

The Christian World London reports
that heresy hunting has begun in connec-
ton with Mr.. Spurgeon's Sunday. school,
Two special teachers meetings have been
recently called by the officers of the
school to drive out one of their number
on a charge Of heresy, because he would
not answer question sent to him in writ
ing by the Superin tendent as to whethe r
he subscribed to the fundamental doc
trines of the church as represented by
the preaching of Rev. @. 81. Spurgeon. As
he refused to subscribe to the creed OF
any man, it was determined to eject him,
and at the first special meeting a resolu-
ton was moved to erase his name from
the list of teachers, without any reason
beng assigned beyond baseless rumors
and misquotation of a paragraph from
an address given short time before.
The teachers refused to condemn on such
trivialities, and the meeting was adjourn
ed a week. During the interval a charge
OF non belief in eternal torment was
worked up, and this, upon the ruling of
the co-pastor, was solemnly declared to
be a fundamental doctrine of tine church,
whereupon the person attacked gave in
his resignation, together with five others
who were of similar mind upon the mat
ter.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14

field, Rochester and other points. In
184S Mr.. Bum was called to become pas
tor of the first Universalist church at
Iowa City, Iowa. He remnined there a
year, returning to Mt Pulaski with his
family in 1849 He resumed preaching
there until his removal to Decatur in the
spring of 1854, when he became the reg
ular pastor of the society in this city,
filling other appointments When the
war broke out he enlisted 10 the Federal
service and became chaplain Of the 56th
Illinois Regiment. He wasmustered into
the service Feb. 81, 1862 Serving about
eighteen months. He resigned because OF
ill health. He came home ack and was ill
long time, very near dying. His later
years have besn given uf to the active
ministry, preaching in Decatur, Mt. Pu-
laski, Sadorus, vermillioF. Ind, and at
Boody.
The deceased was first married to Mary
K. Moser, in Ross county, o., when he
was but nineteen years old. His wife died
in Decatur in 1878. Tho children OF this
marriage we're Mrs. Ann Post who died
in 1880; she was the wife Of the late
Captain j. 8. Post; Mre. Amelia d. Harry
who died in 1874; her husband was the
late W. B. Harry Thefsurviving chill
dren are Mrs. Nellie Maxwell and Attor-
ney d. L. Bum, of decatur, and Mrs.
Mary E. Rockwell of TaylorvilIe, Ill,
Since the death of his first wife the de-
ceased was twice married. He leaves a
widow.
Mr.. Bum was charter member of
Beaumanoir Commandegy No. 9, Knights
Templsr, was memberof other Masonic
lodges, and also member of Decatur
Lodge No. 65, I. o. o. +.
His death removes from our midst
noble and genial gentleman who has been
a familiar figure on the streets and in So
cisl circles for over thirty years He was
man of refinement AID intelligence
man whose acquaintance was highly
priced and who was a true friend He
knew many old people. 1t was his de
light to mingle with them, to talk over
old times and chat pleasantly abont So
cial and other events in which he had
taken part. He was especially the friend
OF the young men and children. All re-
ceived cordial greeting and a warm
grasp of the hand from Parson Bum,
Thew will meet him r, more in this life
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-01-14

Hope is like the wing of an angel, soar
ting up to heaven, bearing our prayers to the
throne of grace.-Jeremy Taylor.
Scholars are men of peace they bear no
arms, but their tongues are sharper than
Actius' sword; their pens carry feathers and
give louder report than thunder. l had
rather stand in the shock of a basalisk than
in the fury of merciless pen,-Sh T
BrOUne.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-14
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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-14
LocAL MATTERS m pRIEF.

Detective Pryde last night arrested JEFF
Bib, colorcd, who Is wanted for cutting
10 Kill another negro near Nicksburg,
Miss, n short time since. The prisoner
will be taken back there today.
The lecture Of the Rev. J. II. Stirling
on Ireland will certainly take place at the
Cumberland Presbyterian church tonight
nj 3 o'clock. lie IA a scholarly and accom-.
plished speaker, and will highly entertain
his audience.
The continued absence Of G. q. Crenin,
aged twenty-five years, OF No. 30 Second
street, i causing his friends great deal Of
unoasiness. lie left home week ago
yesterday, since then nothing has been
heard or seen Of him.
The police are on the lookout for the
gang Of hoodlums who have lately been
trying 10 wreck the East End dummy
trains. A large rock was placed on the
track at the Charleston bridge Saturday
and would doubtless have caused the en-.
CINE TO leave tho track had not the cna.
ncor discovered Tin time W slow up.
Yesterday afternoon a negro named
Jim Allen and n woman by tho name Oi
Georgia Burr, living In the rear Of No. ~
Main street, hired n skill and went M
the river 20 picnic on Island Grove.
Both were drinking when they started.
and, having whisky along with them,
managed 10 get pretty drunk before they
had been on the island very long. They
became engaged In n quarrel, which re-.
suited In q fight, during which the woman
drew a short-bladed knife aud cut Allen
In the muscle of the left arm. inllicting Il
wound several inches In length but only
skin deep. The woman managed 70 get
back 10 the city, aud soon after she landed
Officer Bryan arrested and locked her M
at the station-housc.