The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-01-24

Nor matters where they hold their home and
hearth.
His message is the old sweet theme again;
The way Of God brought home to mortal
men,
The form Of life that has immortal worth
For Christ. his Master, sounds His faithful
voice,
For love to man he bears a burden'd SOUL
His spirit heeds no other call or choice
Save that which leads unto the heavnly
goal,
Where he may lay his sheaves at his Lords
feet
And with Him find his rest-eternal. sweet!
SAM W. SMALL.
volume recently published in Paris con-
tains the results Of Investigations OF the
French Archaeological mission at Cairo. 1t
is the ninth volume of series of studies in
Egyptology and associated matters; but is
wholly made of Greek documents tnat nave
been found by excavations amongst the Chris
tan tombs in Akbmim. in Upper Egypt.
Among these documents are the contents OF
a vellum manuscript Of thirty-three leaves
containing portions Of three lost Christian
works, viz: the Book of Enoch, the Gospel
of Peter and the Apocalypse OF Peter fuii
account of the newly recovered fragments
OF the gospel, with a translation or the text.
has been prepared by Mr. j. Kendel Harris,
fellow of Clare college, Cambridge, and is
| published In New York by James Pott & Co.
| Rev. Dr. Henry M Field the distinguished
| editor of The New York Evangelist, i'll wind
| ing up exhaustive review of the action in
| the Briggs case, says Of the report by the
| presbytery: 1--WE would not change it even
| to the extent Of the dotting of an or the
| crossing Of t. 1t is Il fair and square decla-
/ ration, open, manly, and Christian, not word
| too much nor n word too little. IF there be
| those who would assail the action OF the
| presbytery here or elsewhere, we have only
| to ask that they quote its own words, instead
I of putting their words into its mouth. The
presbytery has rendered It's verdict; 1t has
made it's declaration; on that it is ready to
stand fall"
The Christian Union has most striking and
fair-minded editorial upon the present condi-
| lions Of the Roman Catholic church and the
| papal policy OF the latter 1t says: "rhe
| present pope, Leo Kill, is statesman 10
! miiar with the world and skiliful In dealing
| with it. By temperament and training he Is
! a diplomat rather than an ecclesiastic. He
| perceives the nascent power of democracy. he
| forcSees the reign Of the common people, and
he has steadily and consistently. for the last
! five years, and in practical antagonism to the
| declarations of his predecessor, sought to
| bring the church into harmony with an age
whose dominant note Is democracy"
The purses that were run for in the United
! States by race horses last year amounted to
So 600 COO or as much the whole church
system of the country cost The amount bet
on the races was about Sf0O00,000, on
nearly as much the whole government OF
the country cost. 1t looks, from these figures
that are vouchcd for by The New York Sun
that the preachers must also put off every
weight that hinders and put their spurs
II they are TO catch up with and outrun the
devil in America.
Rev Sam Jones' when he goes to Louis
| Willie claws It on" to the sins and sinners OF
| that city SO vigorously that he IS not always
praised by some of its people ana presses
| The Louisville Post says this more th'i
spiteful thing: Sam Jones wants BOD niger.
soil to divide time with him when the notice
pagan goes to Atlanta to lecture. sam says
! If Inpersoll will agree to divide time it vii
be worse than box of monkeys AT lec'
time Very likely this is true. Bet"eeI
lngersolTs attacks and Jones S delehse'
would be pretty hard ordeai loF Religion
,.---voiisll.. - g., ,u, u me ,re-rrr.
Corrigan controversy: III n bitter Cathoi
controversy is to be precptatcI on til,
country the heels Of the Briggs trial, a.
that followed the Andoyer troubles, NOR,
people than will be disposed to take t.
the woods"
Dr. Emory Il. Hoss editor of The Nash
vile Advocate, was in this city recently anC
says OF his visit in letter to his splendid
journal; "When | reached Atlanta it became
necessary for me to spend o day In that
thrifty city which is the pride and glory OF
all Georgians. The residents do not hesitate
to tell you in modest and confidential way
This is great town Everybody that visits
it is likely TO reach the conclusion -
Governor Hogg, Of Texas, has recommended
to the legislature of that state the passage
Of law making it felony TO sell lottery
| tickets and prohibiting express companies from
doing business for the lotteries. He also
recommends that the state create asylum
for habtual drunkards, the maintenance to
be derived by special tax liquor men and
certain per cent Of fines assessed against
gamblers, Migrants and disorderly houses.
One Of the best edited religious journals
not only In the south, but In this country, Is
The Christian Advocate, of New Orleans
Rev. Dr.. c. W. Carter has the editorial
knack fully developed and genius for making
religious intelligence take on the freshness
and flavor Of genuine news. The paper is
carefully made up the articles being brief
pungent, up with the times and thoroughly
spiritual in purpose.
Rev. Or. Pamore, editor OF The st. Louis
! Christian Advocate, is this year TO make a
| trip to Africa, to study the country, the
| people and missionary work OF the continent
| Doctor Palmore is a most observant traveller
and instructive writer, and his letters from
Darkest Africa" viii be read with avidity
| by thousands OF people III this country
Oxford Miss, has just had a remarkable
| s. Inge. Mr. Inge is well known In Atlanta
| He once lived here and engaged in the in
| surance business. He had q remarkable con
| version some years ago and since then has
| been both pastor and evangelist of great
| pety and power. He his had great success
| IN many of the Mississippi cities.
| The Southern Churchman started out with
| the year enlarged to an eight-page form,
| in new typographical dress. and more than
! ever worthy of the support which has been
| long extended It. 1t is edited by Rev. Dr.
Williamson, pastor of the Christian church
| on Hunter street, and is of the most
| progressive religious publications of Atlanta
! II it be really true, as the philolOgists as.
| sert, that the word damn is really Persian
| for banana, there are good many people in
Atlanta who spoke Persian when they fell
down on the ice last week. But, perhaps
| they were only hOllering "bananav
| The North Alabama conference of the Metho.
| dist church, south, has decided to erect col.
| lege with schools of medicine, law, dental
| surgery and divinity, and one town has bid
| SIS, 600 for its location within it's borders
Rev. 3. Fay Mills, the evangelist Ia to
hold a series of meetings in Nashville and
ARRANGEMENTS are making for a thorough