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had she entered into sympathy
with my rejoicing, or even said
nothing to disparage my gift.
This was not solitary illustra-
ton in my life of human envy and
unfriendliness; another instance l
recall with pain. Somebody said l
had a lover somebody else guessed
he must be a widower, with ten
children at least" / was devoid Of
all attraction, no disinterested love
could come to one so plain as L.
Oh, friend, fellow Christians, the
oldest, the poorest, the homliest,
have hearts to feel, and capacities
to suffer; life, for any of us is none
too bright, at best, why try to blight
one ray of it for my human Great
ure. Why cannot we Christians
live in this world, yet above it's
envy, narrowness, malice, and IN
charita5leness.
"Oh friends, pray,
Keep not your kisses for my dead, cold
brow
The way is lonely, let me feel them now.
When dreamless sleep is mine l shall not
need
The tenderness for which, to night. 1
plead"
Avs.
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For the Central Presbyterian.
True Sympathy.


"Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and
weep with them that weep" Romans
xii: 10.
Oh, friends, and fellow Chris
tians, did you ever think what is
the true meaning of those words of
st. Paul2 Do they not mean that
we are to give our sympathy, our
charity, and cur good will to one
another in prosperity, as we'll as in
adversely?
have friends, kind, and I be-
lieve, true friends that I think
would not see me wronged, or hear
me slandered without attempting
my defence, but their friendship is
not perfect. have had my dark"
days, as we'll as my bright" ones:
Gods affecting hand has, some.
times, lain heavily upon me. At
such times these friends have
gathered about me, helped nurse my
sick, helped bury my dead, consoled
me in sorrow, comforted me by their
presence when desOlate add alone,
mingled their tears with mine true
Christian sympathy in every act
and word.
But God has also given me some
bright" days, the clowds have
vanished, and the sun shines on me
again, the MONDAY sun warmer.
and brighter than in the morning
of my life. All, then it was that
my friends forgot the first of these
two duties to rejoice with me.
On one occasion I received q dish
of most fragrant "sweet violets," at
a season of the year when flowers
we're most rare; the scent of them,
not only, made my room odorifer-
Gus in every part of it, but the gift
filed my soul with delight, and
gratitude to the thoughtful giver.
/ was showing them to o friend, a
dear, and L thought sympathetic
friend, who happened to call, and
let her see how happy and pleased
] felt but she did not enter into
the spirit of my rejoicing and tried
to spoil the beauty of my gift by
insInuating that che had seen the
giver wear them at a ball the night
before, and then sent them to me
withered, faded and stale. knew
this to be false, but the malicious
speech grieyed me, and detracted
from the brightness of that day
what a different impression her call
would have left upon my memory,
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For the Central Presbyterian.
Presbytery Montgomery.

At an adjourned meeting at Synod
the following arrangements were
made for the installation of Rev.
G. G. Sydnor.
AT Academy church, second Sun
day in November, Rev. R. G. Ander-
son, Jr., to preside, preach and de-
liver the charge to the pastor; Rev.
James Murray to deliver the charge
to the people.
At Leesville, third Sunday in
November, Rev. DR.. w. T. Hall to
preside, preach, and deliver the
charge to the people; Rev. J. A. Nc
Murray to deliver the charge to the
pastor.
At Otterwood, first Sunday in
December, Rev. w. V. Wilson to
preside, preach, and deliver the
charge to people, and Rev T. NJ.
McCorkle to deliver the charge to
the pastor. P.
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was accepted by him, whereupon
he was ordained to the full work of
the gospel ministry.
A commission consisting of Rev.
d. L. Barr, Rev. A. B. Colt and
elder G. F. Neil, was appointed to
install Rev. F. R. Graves at Aber-
deem, on next Sabbath.
Rev. A. B. Colt preached the
Presbyterial sermon on Regenera-
ton.
The Directory of Worship was
committed to Rev. F. r. Graves,
Rev. J. w. Roseborough, and elder
f. r. Smith, to report at next stated
meeting.
The following stated supplies
were authorized by Presbytery; the
figure denoting the number of Sab
baths per month:
Osborn (1), J. A. Mecklin, D. D. ;
Meridian, Second (2), A. H. Bark
ley; Ellisville (1), E. J. Currie ;
Hattiesburg (D, E. J. Currie ;
Hamilton (D, F. R. Graves; Friend
ship %, w. V. Frierson; Macon
1), j. E. Hobson; Houston %, J.
e. Hobson; Okolona (2), J. e.
Hobson.
The next stated meeting will be
held at Macon. H. r. R.
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Love is the controlling principle
of Christianity, and where love fills
the heart, courtesy is alw avs mani
tested in the life, 80 much so that
it has often been said that man
must be a Christian to be a true
gentleman. 1t is a precept found
only In the teaching of Chrlstiani-
ty: "Be kindly affectioned one to
another, in honor preferring one
another" No other system of reli-
gion requires its votaries to "bless
them which persecute you; bless
and curse not rejoice with them
that do rejoice, and weep with them
that weep" 1t is a cardinal doc
trine of Christianity that he be-
slows them according to his pleas
ure, but on the principle that they
are all needed for his work-tbe
hand as well as the head, and the
feet as we'll as the body, and there.
fore nc one can say to his neighbor,
1 have no need of thee. And when
this feeling is cultivated, selfish
ness, which lies at the root of dis
courtesy, is destroyed and it is easy
to obey the command, "Whatso-
ye would that men would do unto
you, do ye even so to them" and
that other command, "Let nothing
be done through strife or vainglory,
but in lowliness of mind let each
esteem others better than them
selves" Cultivate the graces of
love and humility, and it will be
easy to act cautiously to all with
whom you come in contact.
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path of duty, will be unspeakable.
1t may put your fears to flight for
ever. 1t may inspire you with a
calm, unspoken confidence, that will
render the discharge of every future
obligation a delight. At all events
it will break the letters of CALLING
bondage, and enable you to realize
how true are the Saviour's words,
MY yoke is easy, and my burden
light"
If we would only look at the great
cloud of witnesses with which we
are surrounded, it would be hardly
possible to allow cowardly spirit
to control our conduct. See what
those did, of whom the world was
not worthy. See what they suffered.
See what exploits they achieved,
what intrepid heroism they dis
played-not only the Joshuas and
Davids, the Samsons and Daniels,
but in many cases gentle women
and tender children. Read over
the animating record, and see
whether you will not be borne on
ward with the same sublime daring.
Through faith they subdued king
doms, wrought righteousness, OBJ
tanned promises, stopped the mouths
of lions, quenched the violence of
fire, escaped the edge of the sword,
out of weakness were made strong,
waxed valiant in fight, turned to
flight the armies of the aliens. Wo-
men received their dead raised to
life again, and others were tortured,
not accepting deliverance, that they
might obtain a better resurrection :;
and others had trial Of cruel mock
ings and scourgings, yea, moreover,
of bonds and mprisonment; they
were stoned, they were sawn asun-
der, were tempted, were slain with
the sword they wandered about in
sheepskins and goatskins, being
destitute, afflicted, tormented."
Heb. XII.
There is another passage of Scrip
ture that ought to exert a powerful
influence on our minds. 1t lifts
our thoughts from the littleness of
man and earth, and engrosses them
WIN Ine greatness ana glory OF God.
"Fear ye not the reproach of men,
neither be afraid of their revilings.
l, even /, am he that comforteth
you; who art thou, that thou
shouldest be afraid of man that
shall die, and of the son of man
which shall be made as grass, and
forgettest the Lord thy maker, that
hast stretched forth the heavens,
and laid the foundations of the
earth?" Isa. Ii: Let our souls be
penetrated with the power of this
majestic truth, and all things here
below will appear as nothing, and
less than nothing in our view. AS
Watts says in his version of the
34th Psalm:
Fear Him, We saints, and you will then
Have nothing else TO fear"
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For the Central Presbyterian.
Savannah PreSbVterV

savannah PreSbytery
Met at NARROW, October 18th.
Present, siz; ministers and eleven
ruling elders. The sermon of the
retiring Moderator was postponed
till the next day on account of in
clement weather. Rev. w. S. Porter
was Moderator, and Rev. E. w. Way
and elder E. P. Miller, temporary
and reading clerks.
Licentiate Malcolm MacGillviray
was received from the Presbytery of
Charleston, S. c., was examined by
Presbytery, and steps were taken to
ordain and install him pastor of
Vidalia church, with permission
from Presbytery to supply Mt. Yer
non and Oconee churches also. A
commission was appointed to meet
at Vidalia on the second Sabbath
in December for this purpose.
The report on Home Mission
work shows that most of our mis-
sion churches have been supplied
with regular preaching; some, how
ever, were reported to be in a less
favorable condition.
Reports from standing COM
mittees were heard.
The narratives from the churches
show some spiritual progress.
A special committee was APP.
pointed to prepare a manual of
standing rules of this Presbytery,
to report at the next regular meet
ing.
Also a committee to whom was
referred the Directory of Worship
to report at next meeting.
Rev. r. @. Way rendered his
resignation as chairman of the
Home Mission committee, which
was received, and Rev. L. G. Vass,
D. D., was appointed in his place.
Rev r. @. Way was made chairman
of the committee on Foreign Mis-.
sions. No other important changes
were made.
Rev. B. J. Allison was, at his own
request, dismissed to the Presby-
terry of North Alabama. Rev. w.
G. Wallace to the Presbytery of
Larned, Kansas, and Rev. D. F.
Sheppard to the Presbytery of At
lanta.
Presbytery adopted the Assem-
bly's plan of collections for Home
Missions, and urged the chairman
of that committee to instruct the
churches in reference to this change.
Rev. j. w. Quarterman was APP
pointed his own successor as trustee
of Davidson College for the next
two years.
Rev. R. @. Way requested Presby-
terry to dissolve the pastoral relation
between himself and the Second
church of Savannah. The congre-
cation uniting with him In the re-
quest, his resignation was accepted
and the relation was dissolved.
A similar request was made by
Rev. w. S. Porter, pastor of Way,
cross church. The church unani-
mously declined to unite in the re-
quest, and Presbytery refused to
dissolve the relation.
The next meeting will be at Way
cross on Wednesday before the
third Sabbath in April, at 7:30P. NJ.
J. w. QUARTERMAN, S. Clerk.
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For the Central Presbyterian,
Not FORGOTTEN.

Sometimes we feel God does not care
About his suff' ring children here;
He dwells so high, in heaven, bright,
How can he see our dark sad plight?
Flesh feels so much of anguished pain,
Earth holds so much of sin and shame,
OF disappointment, and the knell
OF breaking hearts, and dread of hell.
And yet surely think God knows
All of our sorrows, all our woes,
To send us Christ as he has done,
To make God and the sinner one.
Christ came to earth, little child,
He lived with sinners, undefled,
He felt each pang of human pain,
And died that man might live again.
The Bible tells us God, in love,
Has made home with him above,
Intended for all such as 1,
Saved, just by faith, in Jesus Christ.
A. w. S.
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As we mingle in society and
mediate in retirement, the query
should not be, What impressions
am I making on those around me
FOR MYSELF but, What am I leading
them to think Of Christ and His
service2 He has been molding our
hearts with love. Have we so yielded
to His transforming power as to inn
press others with q correct idea of
the blessedness of the religion of
Jesus2
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-14

at which some choice bottle is not opened
Tor the guests. After the natives, the
English and Russians are the greatest
European consumers, but the latter, like
the Americans, have for many years given
the preference to champagne and spar
king wines, which at some tables are,
with the exception of a glass of sherry
after the soup, the only wines served.
Germans, Spaniards, and Italians ap-
preclate the best brands of Bordeaux and
Burgundy when the Prince of Wales
stops at the Hotel Bristol in Paris he
habitualIy asks for bottle of claret ten
years old
In spite of the devastating invasion of
phylloxera, of oidium, of all the disas-
trous casualties that affect the culture of
the grape, and Notwithstanding the en-
croaching popularity of champagne, the
sound old French wines already men
toned, matured and selected with scien-
tltic and loving appreciation, must ever
remain the best, most wholesome and in
MIGRATING; and year like the present
bidding fair to rival the most famous har-
vests OF the century, cannot rail to re
establish their supremacy and insure to
them speedy and lucrative sale
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IN DEFENSE OF THE LIAR.
Without This Much-Abused Person
the World Would Make Slow Prog
ress
From the Minneapolis Commercial.


ress
From the Minneapolis Commercial.
For many ages the wise men have in
sisted upon the Importance and beauty of
truth. We read that all the glorious and
lovely productions of the arts depend upon
the truth as upon solid and enduring
foundation. We read that poetry and
beauty rest upon the cOngenial substance
of truth as a statue upon its pedestal
But the man has not as yet arisen who
has given the other side of the question
justice or yielded due praise to the efforts
and worth of liars We respect and revere
the truth. We adhere to it in theory and
in practice, thing rare in the adherents
of mere opinions, but we believe in Justice
though the heavens fall, and in all the
good, oldfashiOned axioms. IN all truth
however. to speak paradoxically, tho liar,
as an element of practical advancement
has been too long ignored asItib time that
the pen and the brush Should do him
homage.
Who sets the great enterprises afoat?
Who is the originator Of vast Investments
and the instigator magnificent projectsl
The liar.
Who is it that floats the bonds. dis
counts the paper and maneuvers the mi
tial steps of corporations and consolida-
tions3 Who is it that has settled the
wild lands of the west and made Uncle
Sam no longer freeholder2 The liar.
Who is it that originates blooms" and
distributes capital from the unwary to
the wise! Who is it that makes wild cat
mines successful and sets prize upon
human ingenuity Who is it that gives
the impetus to politics and the trend to
political economy! The liar
The liar has as many guises as Porteus.
Anon, he wishes to make your fortune,
and again he wants to borrow a dollar
But he is always pleasant, affable and
agreeable, whether engaged in the solicit
ing of millions in world-stirring plans, or
in attempting TO secure a free lunch The
truthful man will affront you with rude
candor and hold up your faults brutally
to your notice. But the liar-he will do
nothing of the sort. He will make YOU
comforta bic and happy. He will put you
at peace with the world and destiny.
Whether he is in commerce, in politics,
or in the show business, whether he is
offering youa position or asking you a
favor, let him be respected in the future,
and let his merits be recognized.
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Nursing as a Royal Fad.
From the Philadelphia Record.

London, Nov. 1.-Two or three year
ago the Prince and Princess of Wales dis
tributed badges and prizes to a large
number of professional nurses and after
ward entertained them royalty at MARI
borough house. 1t was expected that
fashionable danes would show their APP
probation of the royal example by taking
up nursing as a recreation, but little was
done until a few months ago, when the
National Health Society opened classes
for the benefit of the ariStocracy at which
something more is taught than the CO.
quettish arrangement of caps aud aprons.
Inc idea is to teach ladies the value of
good nursing and to enable them to learn
something about fit food for invalids and
give first assistance to the injured. in all
which. it seems, duchesses, countesses
and the like are lamentably deficient
The Duchess of Bedford is particularly
active in the work. She has placed her
fine house in Belgravia square at the dis
posal of the society's lecturers every
Wednesday in the winter season, and, as
course includes afternoon tea, the at
tendance is expected to be large. The
proceedings should certainly be interest
ing, as it is announced that each lecture
will be practically Illustrated with
patient bedding, etc"
The pioneer among the aristocracy of
nursing and sanitation is Lady Brooke,
who. with her husband, of course, enjoys
the particular friendship Of the Prince of
Wales Her ladyship has for years been
accustomed to keep sharp eye open on
the water supply and sanitary arrange
ments of the villages on her estates in the
counties of Warwickshire and Essex,
often to the deep disgust Of the cottager,
who claimed the inherent right of a
Briton to please himself in such matters,
and who objected strongly to be coerced
into cleanliness on pain of eviction Puri-
tanical people have sometimes said hard
things of Lady Brooke. 1t is right that
credit should be given her in this matter
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During the years 1Ss9 80. says the Philadel-
phia Press. Prof. Henry Beals. Of the British
Royal Society, was in the United States max
ing special search for rocking stones" or
balanced powders" But few OF these geo
logical wonders are known to exist, their
scarcity, as well as the curious manner IN
which they have been left poised upon noun
tain tops ana other eminences, makes them
oJiectS OF uncommon interest The profess
sors visit to this country was made mainly TO
prove that these curiouSly balanced stones, in
many instances weighing hundreds Of tons.
we're carried on floating icebergs during the
epoch known as the glacial period, and that
the subsequent melting OF these immense ice
fields left the stones in the positions IN which
they are now found. There are two fine eX-
amples of rocking stones" in New England
one at Noank, Conn, on the farm OF Caleb
Haley and the other at Lanesooro, Mass. The
former Is estimated to weigh twenty-five tons
and oscillates to the extent Of about six
inches and is so evenly balanced as to be
easily moved from side 20 side by the muscu-
lar exertions OF one arm and hand. The one
at Lanesboro is described as being the largest
specimen Of the erratic bowlder in existence
in this or any other country. II Is forty-hve
feet high and seventy feet long and is esti-
mated to weigh not less than 10000 tons.
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The Rev. Rosy Babbleton (on consolation
visit)-So poor James Squarky is dead
Well well, he was one Of my most valued
parishioners. Peach to his ashes.
Widow bursting into weeping)-Do you
think he has-oh, oh-gone there?--New York
Herald.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-05

of jubilee interest, not even the usual ring
ing of church bells.
Mrs. R. ]. Shepard entertained few
friends at dinner on June 81, the annivsr-
sary of her marriage.
Miss Annie Reynolds gave an interesting
talk in the Congregational church on Sun
day evening about her recent visit to the
ladies' conference at Mortified, the home
of D. L. Moody. Miss Reynolds held the
close attention of all present and they
would have listened much longer with In
terest.
A solo given by W. q. Mansfield on Sun
day evening was q very fine production.
''There's a Beautiful Lend on High" was
rendered so distinctly that all present could
| readily distinguish the words.
The next regular meeting of the VI A.
| will be held at the court room on Wednes-
day evening, July 8. A full attendance Is
| requested.
| At a special meeting of echool district
No. 4, held on Saturday evening, July 1,
1t was voted to instruct the committee to
borrow money to pay the interest due o.
tober 1. 1898.
P. B. Orcutt has sold over two thousand
bushels of Strawberries this season, hav-
ing cent over one thousand bushels tt
Boston. Mr.. Orcutt and F. P. Smith are
the only dealers who ship berries from
| North Haven to Boston.
The amount given by the Congregations
Sunday school to the family of William
Mansfield was $135. The whole amount
contributed by the school for the montl
was $153.
The W. G. T. o. will hold its reeuls
session at the Center chapel on Wednes
day at 8 O'Clock. All interested in a pic
mic are requested to be on hand. Inter
ested means those who do not care for
picnic if there are any such, ss well a
those who do. Let all come and be heard
The book, "Bessts of Ephesus," given t
the Congregational Sunday school Hbrsr
by Mrs. Elliott, is said to be of much in
terest. Mrs. Elliott has contribute
J books to the school from time to time bs
, fore this.
The family of J. S. Hull is spending til
Fourth with friends in Bridgeport.
Mr.. and Mrs. 2. w. Mansfield have II
3 turned from a weeks outing in New Jel
sey, where Mrs. Mansfield has relatives.
Postponed grange meeting at the coul
room on Thursday evening, July 6.
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COURT IL aCORD,
City Court Criminal Side 80 Judg
10

City Court - Criminal Side Judge
Callahan.
Harry Clark, fast driving. continued to
July 5; Antonio Dlserby, breach of the
peace against Rsffalle Rosso. 50 fine. SO a.
costs; Nellie Quinn, drunk, So fine, s.. 40
costs; George A. Gould, injury to private
property, 81 fine, S. "a costs; Helen L.
Selleck, drunkenness, Judgment Suspended;
Patrick McGrovey, drunkenness, 81 fine.
$5.42 costs; Edward McMulItn, breach of
the peace againat Martin McDermott, nolle;
same, breach of the peace against Frank
Mcfarland, 50 fine, $7.06 costs; Patrick
Cullen, breach of the peace against Annie
Cullen, IS fine, s7.Ss costs; Harry Golden
breach of the peace against Gustave q.
Fritze, nolled; William F. Egan, breach of
the peace, judgment suspended; Michael
Bohan, nolled; John J. Mcdonald, breach
OF the peace against Hugh Mcdonald, 81
fine, 1924 costs. Patrick McGrovey and
Nellie Quinn went to jail.