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swered Hur. s.Our lot is in the hands of the
Lord; my faith is as firm as yours, and behind
me stands the whole tribe Of Judah. which
follows me and Nahshon as flock follows the
shepherd. Old Nun and the Ephraimites are
faithful to us, and if it came TO the worst 1t
would be our duty to perish as God wills, or,
patience for our latter end in faithful union, in
wealth and power"
At this Miriam looked him full and fearless
ly IN the eyes. and laid her hand on his arm,
asuch words are worthy of the man l have
revered from my childhood, the father Of such
sons. Yet cannot be your wife"
"You cannotf'
NAY, my lord, 1 cannot"
"a hard saving, but 1 must be content" re-
piled Hur, and be bowed his head sadly.
But Miriam went en-:
NAY, Hur, you have a right to ask the rea-
son of nv refusal and inasmuch as 1 honor you
1 owe you the simple truth. My heart is set ON
another man of our people. 1 first saw him
while was but child. Like your son and
grandson, he joined himself to the Egyptians.
But he, like them has heard the call of God
and of his father, and if he like Un and
Bezaleel, has obeyed them. and still desires to
have me TO wife, / will 90 TO him if it be the
Lords will. whom serve and who grants me of
His grace TO hear His voice. But I Will ever
think thankfully of you" As she spoke the
girls large eyes glistened through tears, and
her gray-haired suitoI's voice quivered as he
asked her shyly and hesitatingly;
but if the man you wait for-l do not seek
to know his name-f he turns deaf ear TO
the call that has gone forth to him, if he re-
fuses to throw in his lot with the uncertain lot
of his nationT
THAT can never ber' cried Miriam: but a
cold chill ran through her veins as Hur ex-
claimed:
There is no never no certainty, save with
God. And if, in spite of your high faith,
things fall out other than you expect-if the
Lord deny you the desire which first grew up
in your heart when you were yet but foolish
child?"
Then will He show me the right way, by
which He hath led me until now"
'Well, well" said Hur, build on that foun-
dation, and if the man of your choice is worthy
of you and becomes your husband. my soul
shall rejoice without envy if the Lord shall
bless your union. But il, indeed, God wills it
otherwise and you shall crave a strong arm on
which to lean, here am l. The heart and the
tent of Hur will be ever open to you"
He hurried away. Miriam gazed after him,
lost in thought, till the proud and princely
figure was out of sight.
Then she made her way back toward the
home of her protectors; but as she crossed the
way leading to Tanis she paused to look north
ward. The dust was LAID and the road could be
traced far into the distance; but he, the one
who should be riding toward her and toward
his people, was not in sight. 1t was with
heavy sigh and dropping head that she went on
her way and the sound of her brother Moses
deep voice made her start as she reached the
sycamore
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gan to reflect how many years he had dwelt
r. unworthy Of man to hearken to the call Of
a woman. even when she spoke in the name of
the Most High. She had endured much humili-
alton this day; why should not this also be
hanging over her !? To the man she loved, like
wise, she ought perhaps to have kept silence
and have left it to her brothers to declare the
Lord -behests to him.
l7d Be Continued
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SUNDAY THOUGHTS
on
MORALS 4aR MANNERS
BY A CLERGYMAN.
WRITTEN FOR THE D1srArcH.l ]


The criticism passed on the late Episco-
pal Convention in New York City is that it
was ultra conservative. This, that and the
other Improvement was suggested, only
to be remorselessly sat down upon. "Thank
God" exclaimed one of the Bishops, referr-
ing to all this, eve did nothingi" It used
to be said in England that "no man ever
did SO much good as Lord Elden prevented. /"
How much good these ecclesiastics pre-
vented is known only in heaven. 1t is to
be hoped they also blocked not little that
was bad.
The truth should be that we Americans,
while the most radical of races, are at the
same time most conservative-specially in
religion. In business we are always ready for
the last new thing In politics, the fashion
changes with the rapidity of the new combina-
tions made by the turn of the kaldieos cope.
In society, the bellies and beaux follow Mrs.
Grundy IN tireless hunt after novelties. But
in religion, voilai the motto and consistent
practice is: "Stand still, and see the salvation
of God"
Perhaps it is well that our volatile blood con-
tains this tincture of conservatism. An anchor
is a handy thing to have on shipboard.
All the same, the spirit of the age and of ou :
race will intrude upon the deliberation of &C.
clesiastics of all orders-a Banquo's ghost that
will not down" at the bidding of church re-
solves; or, at any rate, that will not stay down.
Here are the Presbyterians, for example.
troubled by the question of revision of their
venerable standards; One party says. Let
that the old confessions are simply mile-stones,
showing how far Christian thought ana feeling
have travelled, and that each age needs and
should make a new statement of belief.
adapted to present conditions and exigencies.
Which of these two parties will carry the day
remains to be seen. Meantime, it is quite safe
to predict that nothing very startling will be
done in any case. The Presbyterians are al
most as famous for making has;e slowly as the
Episcopalians themselves.
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SOCIETY AT THE CAPITAL.

But nowhere perhaps are the claims and
duties of society-as they are felt to be-
more onerous and oppressive than in Wash
ington, to not only the strictly fashionable
society people, but to many whose tastes and
inclinations lead them to desire a life given
to better things than falling in with empty
forms and wasting time upon all the differ
ent varieties of bores that the laws of social
usage and etiquette infict upon those whom
politics or fortune or fate bring into prom
inence in the beautiful city. Public duty
has attained such proportions and has be-
come so exacting that private secretaries at
public expense have become necessity for
the relief of members Of Congress, and the
great need of such assistance for the ladies
who uphold the social fabric seems to be
growing more apparent. Mrs. Whitney,
who did 50 much to distinguish
herself and to uphold the social
prestige Of the Cleveland administra-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17
A WONDERFUL VIEW.

Look down, please, and see Paris lying At
your feet inclosed BY chain of hills that
sweep round the horizon from Chenneviers
to Meudon, while at our back spreads out .
great plain on the other edge Of which to-
ward the north rises the slender spire Of
Saint Denis ancient abbey. OF on the right
Mont Valerien, the highest elevation about
the city of Paris. At its top is powerful
fortress; it stands quite 600 feet above the
level of the River Seine, and was the only
fort the German army could not capture
when they besieged the Capital. Mont
Valerien was the headquarters Oft Druids
when they worshiped ia this part OF Gaul.
To them succeeded pagan priests rom Rome.
and after that the Christian religion sent
pilgrims. In the seventh century a mission
was founded on the hill and called 'Cal-
vary" but the Revolution destroyed its
foundations in '9S. Then private gentle
man bought the place. paid ior Il in paper
money, and made the hill q charming coun-
try residence. A few years later he sold Il
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Church Vacations,

The devil never takes vacation. His mis-
sionaries are as diligent as he is. And what
knowledge of human nature, what study of
methods, what nice adaptation of means to
ends, does he and do they show. Mighty prop
aganda of evil Protean, unsleeping. inspired
from hell and operated on earth. Why, right
here in this town there are more temples of
Bacchus land tobaccus) than ancient Greece
knew. Here there are more worshippers of
Venus than the impure groves or classic affairs
gathered.
The minister of the church yonder takes a
vacation of two months in the summer, and his
people precede or follow him. Meanwhile, the
church ediice is closed. When he and they
get back, month is spent in getting the work
under way again. In the spring it is interrupt.
ed by preparations for the approaching sum-
mer. The keenest device Satan ever patented
is the vacation dodge. 1t gets good people out
of the way quarter of the year, and leaves him
in full possession of the field.
The propaganda OF evil can be fought success
fully only by a apropaganda of good equally reso-
lutte, equally alert equally in earnest, equally
fertile in resources, equally unsleeping.
my Father wOrketh hitherto and work, 7"
said Jesus. When the clergy and the laity imi-
tate Jesus they will begin to compete with the
devil on terms OF equality. Until then they will
only play at church.
What, ought not Christians in the pulpit and
out, to have any recreation? Certainly they
serve. The church should never be closed
When tine pastor is away let some other minis
ter carry on the service. When the cOngrega-
tion is at the seashore OF among the mountains,
let another congregation, recruited from the
highways and byways, fill the peYs. Demos
themes explained the secret of oratory as lying
in action, action, action. The secret of success
full Christian campaigning lies in evAngelizing,
evangelizing, evangelizing.
Have constant rotation of clergymen, on
the Methodist plan. Keep the church open; as
our Roman Catholic friends do. Every day is
the DEVILS Sunday. So all days ought to be
days of worship and days of Christian work.
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Ministers Just Like Other People.

The editor of the Interior, in a characteristic
bit of irony, punctures the common fallacy that
ministers are ignorant of human nature as fol-
lows;
ut has been said that ministers do not under
stand human nature. Well, how should theyP
Ministers are not like other people. They were
never boys-never played shinny, or ate green
apples, or stoned the birds, or got aogged. The
first that is known of ministers is that they live
in theological seminaries. They come into
existence by fortuitous concatenation of
atoms, full grown, and never learn anything
of human nature except what they find in the
theological professors. And when they get
through it is the same. They do not even
know enough about human nature to fall in
love with the girls. Nobody ever heard of
young theolOg having sweetheart. If pretty
girl should lay her hand confidingly in one of
theirs, and lift her urooping eyelashes and
glance in his face, he would run. And then,
when they enter the regular work. they never
come in contact with pugnacious elders or
stingy members, or religious cranks; never
have to beg money to build churches; never
have to harmonic difficulties or settle quar-
rels, or listen to complaint, or give consolation
or reproof. They don't know anything about
human nature! OF course notP'
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-06
WIMBERLY HOPES.
He Leaves Washington in High Glee
Over His Prospects of Becoming
Doorkeeper of the House.
The Jackson, Miss, Postoflce
Bone of Much Contention,
AS is Also the District Attorneyship
For Northern Mississippi.
Ohio Congressmen Out With the Admin.
istration- They Think Harrison win
Make Democratic State OF
Their Commonwealth,
specIal pIspatch % The Anncal.

Special Dispatch to The Appeal.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Mr. A. I. VIM
berly, of Coahoma, Miss, the most prom.
inent candidate yet in the field for the
Door-keepership Of the next House, went
home today in high spirits over his pros.
poets. lie is supported by nearly all the
Southern Republican members, and that
-means almost sure success.
Maj. W. IL. Gibbs, OF Jackson, Miss.
candidate for the postofice at that place
has arrived here. The fight is between him
and Gen. G. g. Mckee. Gibbs is backed
by ex-senator Bruce and Messrs. John r.
Lynch, Kernaghan, Hill and others. The,
seem confident that he will win.
Capt ii. G. Niles, OF Kosciusko, appli.
cant for the position Of United States Dis.
trict Attorney for the Northern District o.
Mississippi, who left here some two weeks
ago, returned yesterday. The contes
seems to be between him and Col. A. j.
Blair, of Tupelo. II is expected that some
action will be taken on Southern appoint
ments by the President within the mex
ten days.
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ADJoUnNnLNr ~ Dounr.
The Legislature Way aud Then Again It
NAY Not-Mhht Rcmains 90 re Done.

spccial Dispatch io The Appeal.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 5.-Thc FOL.
lowing Senators, twenty-iour In number,
this morning signed a petition 10 remain
here until the assessment aud revenue
bills have been disposed Of, Mcdowell
Long, lea, Berry, Cobbs, Jones. Apple,
Moody, Nelson, Carter, West. burns,
Myers. Sharks, flummcr McCorklc, Barn
hill, Jarvis, Crows. Williamson. Lamb,
Dortch, Mynatt aud Craighcad.
The following members Of tho House
have signed the petition Ia stay over until
Tuesday, 40 ~ 10 transact the rcmtlning
business. A number oi other members
have expressed willingness 90 remain,
but do not care 10 sign. Adams, Of Glib.
son; Blgwcll, Bcal, Bennett, Bockmnn,
llonham, buchanan. Carson, Cafu,hcfs.
CunoNny, Corban, Craig. Davis Dismukcs,
Fort, Freeman, Goodwin, Gpoch, nGool.
pasture, Hale. OF TrOusdnlc, llnrgis.
Harris, llarwcll, Held, Hill, Ilulchison,
johnson, Of Davidson; johnson, OF Ma.
Tion; Joyner, Jones, oi Benton; Jones. Of
HumphticH, lccch, Low. Mcdonald, Me-
Rec, Mace Marshall, Morris, Myers, Cd
lum, Palmer, Patterson, Polk, Rcukcr,
Richardson, savage. shelton, Smith, Ste.
phcns, Of Monroe; Stevens, OF Morgan,
Stone, Struyhorn, Toilet, Whiithomc,
Wilks, Williams, Woodall, lanccy, Mr..
Speaker Clapp.
Il Is very probable that tho Senate viii
tomorrow pass the assessment bill without
amending Il In any piriicular. The foyc-
nuc bill will Ia all probability 20 through
as rapidly. Tho bill having galrcady passed
the Senate, Il only remains for the senate
10 have tile assessment aud appfopr-
alton bills before all the important meas.
urcs will be- disposed oL The House
has only to pass the appropriation bill t0.
morrow. Then II will bc ready 10 adjourn.
IL IA very likely that both Houses will take
final adjournment tomorrow, though Il
was the general opinion today that Mon
day and Tuesday would be- required to
wind up affairs. The assessment bill ~
severely condemned o. an outrageous piece
Of legislation. II is reported tonight that
Gov. Taylor will veto the ponitonliary bill
that passed the House this afternoon.
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Special Dispatch 20 The Appeal.
WAsHINoToS, April 5.-There is deal
OF complaint among the Ohio Congress-
men because they have not received rec
ognition from the new Administration.
They say that as a delegation they have
been acting in harmony in matters Of rec
ommendation for appointments, and,
therefore, no excuse on the ground Of NV
airy exists for refusals TO appoint. An Ohio
Congressman said the APPEAL reporter to.
day that they had concluded that IL
was deliberate policy on the part Of the
President 10 ignore their State, and that
They proposed TO let him alone. Ohio, as
he said, had got two appointments, the
Second Assistant Postmaster-Genenl and
the Superintendent OF tho Railway Mail
Service at Cincinnati, and that only the
first was n thinghe had asked for. lie said
he feared that such policy on the part
OF President Harrison might jeopardize the
the interests OF the party in the State this
fall. While Ohio had been a pretty relia-
BILE Republican State, he did not think 1t
sale to be too confident and neglect things
there. The Democrats had run down their
majority TO 10000, which in such State
is not too much TO be- wiped out II the
Republicans prc discontentcd and the
Democrats active.
''lf we lose Ohio this fall" he said, 'ft
means that We will have Democratic
Governor, Democratic Senator 10 sue
coed Payne, and that instead OF sixteen
members OF the House, rs now, the Re
publicans would have but six"
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caller. nj the wh,te House.

WASHINGTON. April 5.-The President
had the usual large number OF callers this
morning and was kept busy up TO 1890
o'clock, the hour at which the Cabinet as
sembled. Among the callers were Senator
Cullom and friends, Senators Fry, spooner,
Hale, Platt, Plumb, Ilawley and Paddock;
Gen. Bair, Senator Higgins and friends,
Commissioner Wright, Gen. GoG. Gen.
Schenck with Mrs. Anderson, Gen. John
w. Foster, Representative Morrow and
Capt. Birmingham, OF California; Repre-.
sentative Coleman, with Gen. Anderson
aud Capt. Jacob Gray; Representatives
Gear, Perkins and Henderson, Represent
alive Mckinley and friends, and Repre-
sentative Burton and friends, Appointment
Clerk Byrnes and an Alabama delegation,
composed OF +. II. Thrct, w. b. Taylor,
r. l.. Gouisil aud A. B. Boyle.
Senator Plumb and Representative Pc
tiers called on an ermnd OF mercy. Two
Kansas men. named Miller and Woods,
were convicted Of having committed mur.
der in the Indian Territory aud were
sentenced 10 be hanged. 4 number OF
Kansas people have asked that the
sentence be commUted, and the Attorney
General has recommended that this be
done. II is said TO be probable that the
President will grant the men a commuta-
ton Of sentence.
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Il might be reconsidered and amended.
Everything was in confusion, and il was
with great difficulty tina, the Sergeant at
Arms restored order. The vote resulted
yeas 80, nays SO.
Mr.. Savage moved to reconsider, and
called attention TO the radical changes in
the sale OF liquor, and he wanted the
members TO know those changes. lie
cited, rs the change, that the bill makes
the men who sell liquor in quantities less
than one quart or more than five gallons
rs wholesale dealers. He called attention
to tho clause fixing taxes on pool selling on
foreign races. lle was not aycrse to
gambling, but he was opposed to pool sell
ing on foreign races.
Mr.. Whitthorne set himself right, and
spoke in favor Of a reconsideration.
Mr.. Cummings moved to lay the matter
TO reconsider on the table.
Tho motion to reconsider was tabled by
vote OF a TO 30.
The announcement was greeted with APP
plausc
The clause taxing pool selling on local
aud foreign races is the result OF the efforts
of the sporting men In Nashville to this
end. But, as pool selling on races outside
of the State was prohibited 10y special
act OF the Legislature, the question arises
rs TO whether this act will not have TO be
repealed before the pool selling can become
legal. The bill was rushed through so fast
that those members probably opposed to
II, In their eagcrncss TO finish business and
adjourn, did not give the pool matter any
consideration.
The Senate resolution TO appoint a COM
mittee to have the Bank OF Tennessee plates
and TO cancel notes In hands OF the treas
urer was adopted.
Senate bills on third reading were then
taken up.
The bill increasing the pay of the mag
istrates to y per day for attending court
was rejected.
Mr., Fort called up the Senate bill to re-
peal the net requiring the Secretary OF
State TO furnish stationery for the Lcgisla-
ture, and TO allow SO 10 zach member Tor
tho purchase Of stationery.
II was substituted for tho House bill,
and passed by vote Of 0l 10 o.
The Senate fertilizer bill pissed third
reading,
The oil to convey in trust TO the Ladies'
Hermitage Association twenty-five acres
OF the Hermitage, including the mansion,
tomb, etc, OF Andrew Jackson, passed
third reading.
The bill TO allow the Mississippi 4 Ten
nessco Road 10 bc merged into tho Chicago
4 New Orleans Road passed.
Mr.. Whitthorne asked that the bill TO
regulate the holding Of presidential cleo
tons be passed on second reading. When
the caption Of the hill had been read there
was a break made by the Republicans TO
adjourn, but the bill passed second read
ing aud will come mp on third reading to.
morrow nj 1890 o'clock.
Tho House then adjourned until $50
O'Clock tomorrow morning
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A Startling Resurrection Case
Comes From Lebanon, Tenn.
Mack Francis, Who Was Hanged
There March AZ, Lives.
His Neck Not Being Broken He Ia
Resuscitated by the Jolting.
His Supposed Dead Body Got in q
Wagon-The Stalking Corpse Fright
ems the People of DeKalb Coun-
ty--Where is Mulhattan9
snocIal plsnatch to The Annenl.

Special Dispatch to The Appeal.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 5.-Wheu
Mack Franciss body was being hauled
away from the glllows near Lebanon,
where he was hanged March %, the jolting
Of the wagon, II is said, so far rcsuscitated
him that he began TO move about in his
coffin. His neck was not broken by the
fall and he stranpled to death, or so the
doctors pronounced. When he began
to move the negroes having the
remains in charge ran away, but
they soon returned, burst open the
coffin and by the aid OF physician
brought Francis to life again. News
reached here tonight that strange negro
passed through Dekalb County. 1Ie
stayed with negro man all night and told
him that he was Mack Francis, in proof Of
which he showed the marks on his neck
made by the rope. The news came from
n reliable source and il is stated that the
people are greatly excited over the pres
enco Of live dead man In their midst.
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The President Needs Resi-.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-The President
has practically determined to take few
days rest and recreation outside OF WASH
ington as soon as he can do so without
sacrificing the public interests. lie has
been under q severe strain mentally and
physically for the last eight months, and
it is beginning TO tell on his health.
Friends and physicians have advised him
to take short respite from official duties,
and he has promised to do SO at the first ia
vorable opportunity. He made some in
quiries about trip to Fort Monroe, and
u rumor was soon started that he was GO
ing to take trip in Chesapeake Bay on a
revenue cutter. His departure was fixed
by the rumor for tomorrow, and Fort
Monroe as his destination. Inquiry at the
White House thiF afternoon showed that
there was no truth in the report, so far
as this week is concerned. There
are several obstacles in the way OF
the trip being made so soon, the chief
and all-suflicient one being the lack of an
available vessel. There are two revenue
cutters at Baltimore, one being out of
commission and the other undergoing re-
pairs. One OF them could soon be put in
condition for the Presidents use, and
orders to that effect may be issued in few
days, provided the President decides ON
trip by water. There are also two light
house tenders at Norfolk, either Of
which could be utilized II desired.
There is usually naval vessel in this
vicinity in the summer time for just such
trips as have been recommended TO the
President, but it so happens tina, there is
none here at the present time 1t is. how
ever, very probable that the President will
leave the city fora few days by the end OF
next week, but II is not likely that any
definite arrangements as to destination or
means Of transportation will be made for
several days vet
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rho AtInnin.. or,lrr..

WASHINGTON, April 5.-rho cruiser At
lanta, now at Aspinwall, has becn ordered
by telegraph TO New York. Although
subject to future emergencies, il Is the
present intention TO send the Yorktown 10
New York on the 30th, 80 that the latest
efforts ut naval construction may be seen
at the Centennial celebration. She has
been formally accepted from the contrac-
tors, subject TO the special reservations OF
money on account OF work yet 10 be done.