The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-01-08
STATE CAPITAL.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY CON-
VENES-CANDIDATES FOR
CLERKSHIPS AND OTHER
POSITIONS IN ABUND-
ANCE.
A Sermon Remarkably Fine
Wake Court in Session This
Week With New Judge,
New Solicitor, New
Clerk and new Sheriff.
Editorial Correspondence.l
MARLBOROUGH HOUSE,

1ARBOItOUGH I1OSbEt
Raleigh, N. G., Jan. 9th, '9i.
When we reached here, but few
members had arrived; but rearly
every one Of the candidates for po-
sitions from assistant doOr-keeper to
the principal clerks and the speaker
ship were on the round and anxious
ly watching for Senators and Repre-
sentatives. There were two candi-
dates on the train that besought me,
and / was the only victim. In less
than an hour after arriving I had
been interviewed by every candi-
date and their assistant lobbyists.
Re nembering that I was cewspa-
per man, in self-defense began in
terviewing them. Iasked some big
favor in all seriousness, Of every one
that approached me, which immedi-
ately put quietous on them.
At this writing it is difficult 10 pre-
dict who will be Speaker of the
House, but will try to telegraph
the result of the election in time for
this issue Of the paper. The caucus
will be held tonight. '.he leading
candidate from the West is r. A.
Doughton, Of Alleghaney. This is
his third term in the House. In the
last Legislature he advocated and
voted for the Railroad Commission,
AMI also the Cooke bill. Though a
lawyer he is in sympathy with the
reforms advocated by the Alliance,
and his father is President of the AL
leghaney County Alliance. He is a
man Of ability and with experience
in legislative and parliamentary u.s.
age, and would make an excellent
speaker; but the West has had the
speukership three or four times in
succession, so the East, other things
being equal, is certainly entitled to
it this time. If the Eastern MEN,
bers will be sensible and unite they
can elect man. A letter has just
been received from Col. Harry Skin
ner saying that he would not be a
candidate. This leaves the fight be-
tween Mr., A. D. Jones, of Wake,
and Col. Thos. H. Sutton, of Cum
berland, both of whom are highly
competent and deserving.
We attended services at the First
Baptist church on Sunday. This is
an imposing structure, situated on
the west side of the capitol square.
We expected to hear simply COM
mon-place sermon. for we had never
heard Of DR.. Carter, the pastor, lard.
for that matter by any of the pastors
oc the other churches here) and it
has been sometime since we have
seen aserm on reported by any of the
Raleigh papers. Therefore we took
il for granted that the sermons were
not worth reporting. Sowe went tC
this church (because it was nearest
on Sunday and sat down more from
sense of duty than anything else
The pastor mot very preposSessins
in appearance) arose and commenced
his discourse in cracked squally
voice. We settled ourself in a sea-
as comfortably as possible to be boret
for probably an hour. DR.. Carte
had not been preaching more thar
. five minutes before we Strengthened
up and began to listen closely, and IL
this attentive position we remained
during the entire discourse. It wa
), Tin spite of the poor delivery on
e of the most interesting and impres
sive sermons we have ever heard i
y many a day. Text: "We pass ou
lives as q story which is told,
which was taken from the 9th vers
D of the Goth Psalm. Subject: eth
Story Of Life" The learned Docto
Z discussed his subject under three di
visions, vix; Life is eheckered, lif
is short, lif, oftens ends abruptly
Under these three heads, the philos
ophy of life, from the time we ente
upon this temporal existence wit
a cry till we launch into the gres
eternity with groan, was presente
"a with profoundness Of reasonin
9 embellished with sxch a breadth {
y knowledge and richness Of illustr,
ton, and Intensified with such dept
70 of earnestness and fire of feeling
. we have seldom had the privilege
hearing. 1t il to be regretted tn,
. the newspapers do not report mol
30 frequently than they do such se
as mons. But we suppose they do N
~ dare to do so on account of the /
mentable prejudice existing betwee
denominatis ms: but this paper is n
c. built that way, it reports whatev
is worth reporting, no matter fro
what source it comes and no matt
nd whom 1t pleases or displeases. Aft
n furnishing this discourse proper, Il
10 divine. psusing a minute, said: "r
day Is the first Sabbath of the fir
year of the last decade of the 19t
G. century" !" and then proceeded to gi,