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constantly Tor ten years, the disease had q
hrmer hold than ever. tried a number Of
blood remedies, but their mineral ingredients
settled in my bones and gave me rheumatism
was in a lamentable condition, and after eK.
hausting all treatment, was declared incurable
Seeing s. s. s. advertised as a cure for blood
diseases, decided to try It. AS soon as my
system was under the effect OF the medicine
l began to improve. and after taking 1t foI
two months l was CURED completely, ths
dreadful disease was Sradicated from my syS-
TEN, and have had no return OF It,"
Many have been taking local treat
ment for years, and find themselves
worse now than ever. A trial of
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27
Dentf or Noted Ex-Conredernte.

Washington, Sept. General
Henry Heth. the Confederate chieftain
and historian, died at his home in
this city at 1:40 O'Clock this morning
of Bright's disease. The end had heen
expected hourly for several weeks.
General Heth was one of the most
conspicuous chieftains in the Confed-
crate service. He was a native of
Virginia, was born in 1925, and was
a graduate of West Point
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27
watohman M'nrdered by a Tramp.

Sturgis, Mich, Sept. 27.-Night
Watchman John Craig was shot dead
early yesterday morning by an un-
known tramp whom he was trying to
arrest The murderer. with a pal, was
IN a box car of a freight train. Craig
approached the car. revolver in hand
and told the tramps they were under
arrest The only reply was two re-
yolver shots. The officer fell dead and
the tramps escaped.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27
rn-Nirht and rO.Morrow Night

And each day and night during this week
you can get at any druggists Kemp's Bslsam
for the Throat and Lungs. acknowledged to
be the most successful remedy ever sold for
Coughs, Group, Bronchitis, Asthma and
Consumption. Get bottle to-day and keep
it always in the house, so you can check your
cold at once Price 25c and SOC. Sample
bottle free
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27

eastward, W / | b
freezing tempera-
ture as far as
southern Wiscon-
sin. They con-
tinue low from the
Mississippi valley
eastward, but have
risen in the west.
High pressure will
dominate weather
conditions in the
east for the neyt
three days atleasL.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27

If Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure,
which is sold for the small price of 20 cts, 80
cts. and 81 90, does not cure take the bottle
back and we will refund your money. Sold
for over fifty years on this guarantee. Price
25 cts and 30 cts. Sold by p. D. Kirlin on
qua rantee.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27
a LouIsiana rrnIn Robbery.

Alexandria, La, Sept PA freight
train which left here Monday night
over the Iron Mountain road was held
up and robbed at Antonio, 25 miles
from Alexandria, by masked men. 1t
it not known what the robbers secured.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27
Chleago Committee on For MexIeo.

Chicago Sept. 27.-The committee
which will act as special escort to
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Mariscal,
representing President Diaz, as Chi
cago's guest during the fall festival
left here in a special train over the
Santa Fe today. Governors Sayers of
Texas, Otero of Mexico, Thomas of
Colorado, Stanley of Kansas and
Stevens of Missouri are expected to
join the delegation upon its return.
The committee expects to arrive at
Mexico next Sunday, to turn homeward
Tuesday, and to reach Chicago Oct. 7.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27
That Throbbin Headache

Would quickly leave you, if you used DIR.
Kings New Life Pills. Thousands of suffer
ers have proved their matchless merit for
Sick and Nervous Headaches They make
pure blood and strong nerves and build up
your health. Easy to take. Try them.
Only rs certs. Money back if not cured.
Sold by a. Wasley, druggist.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27

cause. If that cause is not removed its
influence reaches out and overshadows a
whole life. The reason Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been so uni
formly successful for over a quarter of
century in overcoming the suffering of
women, is that it is thorough and goes
directly to the cause. 1t is a womans
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27
| EHIGH VALLEY
RAILROAD.
IN EFFECT MAY IA, 1899.

Passenger trains leave Shenandoah for Penn
Haven Junction, Maucb Chunk, Lehighton,
Slatington, White Hall, Catasauqua, Allentown,
Bethlehem, Easton New York and Philadelphia
at 2S, z so a. m IL SO and II p.
For Wilkesbarre, White Haven and Pittstou
%, 10 70 a. M. II so and II p. m.
For Laeeyville, Towanda, Sayre, Waverly
Elmira, Rochester Buffalo, Niagara Falls,
Auburn, Syracuse, Ithaca, Geneva and the
West, 10 IL a. m, II so and II p. m.
For Belvidere Delaware Water Gap and
Stroudsburg, % a. m, IL p. m.
For Lambertville and Trenton, so a. m.
For leanesyille Lewiston and Beaver Meadow
For McAdoo, Audenried, Hazleton, stockto
and Lumber Yard, 2s, 2 so, 10 IL a. M, IL 81 and
For Jeddo, Driiton and Freeland, 2s, 10 l2
a, m II p. m.
For Scranton, %, 10 12 a. m, 5l7p.m.
For Lost Creek, Girardville, and Ashland, 90,
For Raven Run, Centralia, Mount Carmel and
shamokin, 10 40 a; m, AZ, 6 o., % p. m.
For Mahanoy City, Park Place and DelRno,
5 28, 2 so, 10 ~ a. m. and u 50. II p. m.
For Yatesvlle, 2S 10 u a.
Trains will leave Shamokin at 2 90, 20 a; M,
II oe and 20 p. M, and arrive at Shenandoah
ct so, 10 10 a. M, 70 52 5 II p. IN.
Leave Shenandoah for Pottsville, st. Clair,
New Castle, Morea and New Boston, 80 and
10 IL a. m IL 50 and 8 IL p. IN.
Leave Pottsville for shenandoah, 9 As a. M,
~ 35, sos, 8 is p. m.
Leave Hazleton for Shenandoah, o SO a. M,
u 49, . %, "a, 81 p m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Trains leave for Raven Run, Centralla, Mt.
Carmel and Shamoxin, Q 46 a. M, 721 y. m
Trains leave Shamokin for Shenandoah al
80 a. m, and 80 d. m.
Leave Shenandoah for Yatesvi!le, Mahanoy
City, Park Place, DelanO, McAdoo, Audenried
Hazleton, Stockton, Lumber Yard, Weatherly
and Maueh Chunk, o AZ a M, and 9 32 p. m.
For Lehighton Slatington Catasauqua, Whits
Hall, Coplay, Allentown, Easton and Phillips
burg, 9 AZ a. m, and 6 32 p. m.
For New York and Philadelphia, Q AZ a. m.
Leave Hazlee Isdenandoah, 3 90, a. IN.
and "a p. m.
NJ. b. CUTTER, Supt Transportation,
South Bethlehem, Pa.
ROLIIN II. WILBUR, Genl Supt.,
South Bethlehem, Pa.
CHARLES s. LEE, Genl. Pass. Agt.,
New York, N. Y.
A. W. NOHNtMACHER, Div. p. A.,
South Bethlehem, Pa.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27

Forecast for today and tomorrow in
this section: Fair; warmer; fresh
northerly winds.
Sunrise, 500; sunset, 556; length of
day, 11h.. 56m.; moon rises, 1901 a.
IN; moon sets. 1851 D. m.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27

The Lehigh Valley Railroad will place on
sale excursion tickets to New York and re-
turn tor this occasion from all points. Con-
suit Lehigh Valley Railroad ticket agents for
particulars rates, &c.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27
Yesterdav,s Baseham Games.

Yesterday's BasebaII Games.
At Chicago-First game: Pittsburg
8; Chicago, 0. second game: Pitts
burg, 70; Chicago, 0. At St. Louis
st. Louis. Is; Cleveland. 3.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27
SWAMP
ROOT.

the remedy you need. At druggists in fifty
cent and dollar sizes. You may have a sample
bottle of this wonderful new discovery by
mail free, also pamphlet telling all about it.
Address, DR.. Kilmer & Co, ,Binghamton, n. Y
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27

OF montpelier Onlo,
writes: al was at
hieted from infancy
with Catarrh, and no
one can know the
suffering 1t produces
better than /. The
sprays and washes
prescribed by the doc.
tors relieved me only
tie m porarily, an d
though l used them
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27

When doctors fail, try BurdocS Blood
Btters. Cures dyspepsia, constipation;
invigorates the whole system.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27
FOR SALE BY s. p. KIRLIN.

Grand Welcome to Admiral Dewey New
York, Sept. 20 and 80.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27
THE WEATHER.
remedy for woman's Ills.

Low. temperatures prevailed yester
day morning from the slope region
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27

It's folly to suffer from that horrible plague
of the night, itching piles. Doan's Ointment
cures. quickly and permanently. AT any
drug store 80 cents
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27
XXToMEN do suHerl

w ToMEN do suffer-
w Even so-caled healthy women sufferi
But they not healthy
The marks left by pain the young faces many
daughters Pain that leaves its mark from a curab
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27
Catarrh is
Not InCurab1e

But 1t can not be cured by sprays,
washes and inhaling mixtures which
reach only the surface. The disease is
In the blood, and can only be reached
through the blood. s. s. s. is the only
remedy which can have any effect upon
Oatarrh; it cures the disease perma-
nently and forever rids the system OF
every trace of the vile complaint.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27

Is not recommended for
everything, butif you have
kidney, liver or bladder
trouble it will be found Just
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-19

- d0nc- slsnR - H II w1a . Gfnns hrnk-
&n up0n der tahte. and Bird cone nearer.
snd Hertrxn wza honey-Gweet IN his vatee
ind hnghec 20 himself Far three days
~ made love 20 Bfml. pscz1se BiHs would
not lie. himself be touched D<r Esni
CRIME 20 dinner a. der same table n1sS Is.
ind der hafs en- his hands was All EaaGk
uns thick mft-nxst what had dried On BIZ
hands BersYzn gave him sangarse tail
Hrsi was drunk and stup55. un1 den-
Hans paEned e pan AZ his cigar.
And than
.Tad den Eertran kns hsm with his
hands. ind / 20 for . walk upon Ger
teach IL was Berfrxns& oUa pz1dness-
When c8-ne hack der ape he vas dead
nnd Bevtrzn be was dying abofe hin, but
stssl h< laughed liddIe and law. and 10
WAS quite content Now you know def
fsFmum o. der strength ct der oranx-
ouszns--if L. more an seven 20 one IN rssn-
Bsmi NIT sooch dsnxs aS Gost g1f him
Dat was der mersese-~
The Internal csansor IN the cage recon-
rseneed Ana. Dot friend o. ours hat
ssll too much Ego IN BIS CcsDoA Re
quiet thou
Hans Missed long and venonoszsiy- We
could hear the great beast anAkinx In
his cage.
.<But why In the world didn't you heip
Berfran instead Of letting him De killed =
/ asked
MY friend. said Hans, coEnpceedsy
stretching himself 20 siuzno<r. 1T was not
ntce even 10 msneself dot should III alter
had seer dor room NIT der hole In Ger
fnafch Ind Berrran. he Was her nus-
band. Goot night. und sleep well"
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Messages. Hdntea Ter TIVE weeks,
Driags hack the MeDey.
There died in Kansas City. Kan. the
other day" says George Martin, "a quiet.
upohtrusfve. modest ADd never-aoastfuf
citizen He came from = PsnnsylvaniA
regiment in l9eA and he became . Weo-
senger for the Holiday Express Company.
running from Leavenwcrth to Santa ro.
w. III. Rridxcns. the messenger referred
to- on one of his trips had 00A0D iN
greenbacka strapped about hts peTson and
eecresed in his clothes There va No one
but him and the driver In cAaxge Of
the coach. and for days they proceeded
along their lonesome journey without see.
ing human face. When yet many miles
from Santa Fee they were overtAken by
a bowling bard Of Indians and q fierce
hattie was fought. Bridgens and his COM
panion exhausted their ammunition and
continued. the fight with their knives.
Finally they succeeded in unloosing their
horses from the stage, and quickly mount
Ing them fed through -ae timber The
savages gave chase and succeeded in
separating the two men. but did not cap
ture either OF them Mr.. Brsdgens sttil
retained his treasure, but he lost his way
among the crags and canons, and IL was
more than two weeks before he found his
way 10 the house OF a white man. During
all this time he subsisted entirely upon
berries and herbs. HIS long absence
caused his employers TO believe that he
had been robbed and killed by the Indi-
ans and before his return they had made
good the money they had given up as lost
When Mr.. Bridgsns returned with hta
precious burden still intact they were
amazed. and so grateful We're they that
they presented their young agent with q
handsome token OF their appreciation
Kansas City Journal.
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-.Y~- said I.

Yes said I. sa.s
what hare they tOld year Z
I'll cannot repeat r. NEsn 49, II
ne flnpacre yc1 10 say TO nsare. -
90 back
Me- she replied II wxil ten M 80
they said They told you that II -
am IN lore with ycG~'
They were ssaistakea.'' cried. ss,a -.
scx to Spare her. "
Tea they WERE" she responded g.
II. -
I xazped ard leaned back N nv eA.n.
They told NE said she. .-fAaf -.
were in love with me-
A bitterness OF humiliation aocaea
soul
Il have 10 aouat they meant wen- -
she.
On. there - no doubt Of sA.s.
agreed scuriy.
Perhaps thAy thought they nieAs -
a match between IL that war. -
married couples are always tho -
matchmaker And really. do you -
l think they showed some kncvIeAn ~
poor human nature in this instance. & =
rate NJ
She smiled felt too sick to 90
81 An sorry" said she, IL ven - :.
all hurt az this revelation ct truth
Then eaw the ahSsriity Of NJ -
ton. and summoned my sense Of -.
20 the rescue II was not possshse = ~
main inSensib2e TO Miss Marsha rnuer~o s
dcent command OF her own dsgnity.
II was q fool said I.
II. too" said she. But Il Soea -
matter. now IL Is AL over, deea NJ ~
anyway, nobody viii know. We aaan - I
keep tho secret inyiolate dare sav. ~!
our honor's sake"
B~os
conceited ass, Miss Marsh
Don't be sly" said she, '.you IT,
AZ I did" s
But with leA reason" said I. bov1pn
She, looked reproaehfaily at me.
Il have been sincere with you -
Wrouxasnighs."
That il why I pay you compssmsnts. i
want 10 restore the balance OF thian = 81
We seem to understand each go
now. taink We might be frsendas 49,
she. -
She gave me her hand and caaspns =
warmly. But whenever recall rlhss r.
surd interview my very body hlnaH
Edwin Pugh. In Black and White.
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6Ao
@G9

HEEpLE and I had spent the
evening alone together. ArA
Cheease being cut Of town on .
u . vtat TO some Relatives, ana this
~ Vas our crucial xAso Of whisky
ana soda We had been very
candid with enc another. and were In =
f1ne glow Of honesty.
.slt's . breach Of confidence. TIM afraid"
asd CAeedae And IL Isn't = thing you
eurAe to know. because you are vain
ecoasun already. NO eonesel OF course.
old man We're being frank you know.
Hang II al. I'm vain. tool. But I tell
yca this for her sAke.
Her sakee Whoae-' ] asked.
IAN in good time" he replied II
wouldn't tell you IT all. Phil IL didn't
repose % mach confidence In your good
taxea; for, whatever else you may be. Phil.
yea are still . gentleman"
"A oeiorahse imitation. AZ least. hope"
said I.
.sYeu know my wifss coudn.'' he began.
awful crowd. But mAn the pretty
one"
Little girl with naxen hair. Rather
. anade-soo conscious Of her profile"
yes. Ha, ha. Miss Marsh" He slipped
solemnly.
.WelIe"
II. . q Pity. Ny wife told me
She's a little bit impressed by YOU
Tn love with me-
'.DAmn your compiacency! ! supDe0
so.s'
Poor sirir' said I.
she isn't . fool either"
Not bit Of L." I cried
That makes it all the more extraofdin-
any,
II don't see that"
MY object m telling YOU Is to warn
you against playing or that internal trick
OF yours on her. You know what mean?
That way YOU have OF talking to . woman
a. IL che were the cnly one Of her sex
IN the world
"a reprehenable habit So dangerOuss'
said !. & win be careful"
Yes do be careful old man."
We we're silent awhile. I Sot up. uur-
muring again. Poor girl" babe farewell
to Cheedle. and went home. I had not
intended to be at the Na9ies party on
the following evening. but knowing thai
Miss Marsh would be there. and feeling
anxious to begin the cruel hasslneaa OF dfs-
uluzionment 1T once-shat II might ba the
sooner oger-I dressed and went.
TIE drawing room was very crowded.
loolgcd shout for Miss Marsh and presently
made nay way toward her. she marked
my approach with = vixtful face. and
When 80 ooonn enough made roam for
~ beside her. Poor thing. We shook
hands and I noted = tender light In her
eyes ~ heart ached with FIFTY.
'.How hot It - in here.s said she.
Oh, these hollow coumcnpaaces uttered
calmly in q gale Of pa0ionl
Yea" xAlA 4. II wonder II We could
get out into the Conservatory"
We manaGcd Il ~ d.nt q many polite
hWtAnA ux~Wiug our path with ApOIO-
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EBB-TlDE.

A sodden reach of wide and wind-Swept
lea
A sky OF shattered steel that pals the
sight.
And one long shaft of sun that seems
10 write
Vast letter slowly on a slate oe sea:
The sireary wall Of gulls that skim the
OF sailen breakers sliding IN to land.
And shadow-shapes that stride across
the sand.
The gray beach widens. Foot by foot
appear
Strange forms Of wreckage creeping
from the waves,
Like ghosts that steal in silence from
To watch beside the dea'h-bed Of the
year,
Poor shattered shapes of ships that
Full-freighted TO the far horizons
sweep
To muse Of the CHEEKY saiior-shout
OF men who sought the wonders of
the deep,
Poor shattered ships. Their gallant
cruising Ger.
Their cargces eorai-crusted leagues
below.
They rise. unnamed. unnumhered.
from the slow
Recession OF the ehb along the shore
The tirkie tide thai bore them braveiy
Besrays their shame and nakedneGs
Ia be
Mute witness 20 she ii;tlenesS az men
who battle with the sovereignty OF
sea.
Fer me- az well alone upon the dune
There sinks tide that strips the
beaches hare.
And leaves but grim unsishfly wreck
AEs where
The hrysnfing skies make moekery az
us%o3.
All, dear. that hopes like tides. should
ssash away,
Untsaaskins Oh the naked shore Of
lose
Elotsars and tetsan NJ happier day
Dreams wrecked, and ali the empti-
rssS thereof
Guy NstsseTe Carrsi. 81 ua-per's
Magazine fer March.
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$500 = --ssss-~, ,,,rn.aunfson N -
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shev hev. r~rav-.S !. f.sr r,or.sou AZ sheir
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TO I~~wnv - Ia raaiie IN = ~reat-the
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- In f.re .ho,,f !. e..ser on : new ern
AZ An~;o- Amerie.n faDnesition-
In - fsscaI vear endinr Iune 50 last iron
ana .feeS roods we're exporsed from the
Unitea srafss 10 The vasue Of 81. - 90 a.
ccmnare.l Nth & e.. 40 Ia The urey3ous
year Amu~ the errorrs AZ l..s wear were
- - tors a pip iron. -. 80 tons cf rail-
vav irxn- u7x tous Of iron wire. g. SIS sons
Of srructural iron ana lxrss tons OF steel
inro.s ard hiziesa Most OF this was sent
70 the continent Of Europe and TO the East.
n..t ! hout 10000 tous of pkr iron. steel BIZ
,ets and manufactured iron were seat to
Great Britain. The tables have turned
America no longer wants iron and steel
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The faults of American speech or3St~
nate IN the primary school. There the
child Is net taught the tnesoaie value OF
his phrase set Is made 10 emphasizes
each individual warG creating 81 naw
mitch or level az sound. for each instead
az tia uniform Pitch. or level. which
should centred or hAruonixN then. all
HE Is allowed 70 use TIE throat instead
~ The tongue sn enunessting his conseE-
ants. aaa tho ftaw cf hts speech becomes
thereby hating. disconnected ana gut
turai
Educate year alphabet. sni ye1 viii
ard wner Language a. TneNow as AIRY uf
the family OF I~asEHfn. Tagc Is are
tsr,s&sy. ysar II. $ arr too fahiaL ycQr 5
arr TOO hlSssae year ca are nee SOFT
enough WMas y09 caa train yaUr scssai-
ar@ - ers,tg these &nat sAe either eenson-
ants wsyhta thr pssca. a<sag TIRE toagne
sn~txaa OF ttge threat fGr tae,r szssszzzasa
fhan you ~4H sNs tAAt f9r rhyshsa and
sa0cTity year Engi3Sa language rsay De
eorpnarr5 with tue Tuscan taa Roman
tso spanish. and the fNroyencAl $3.50 Wer-
ne4's Magazine.
MISS wEI.ytNSAI. optSesan. 10 Garry
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RE Prtnitise Church.

The early fathers were very human
and differed from one another IN many
beliefs and opinions None OF them
would have escaped the stake as a here
tic In tbs twelfth century. had he then
advocated one or more Of his peculiar
views But Ia the primitive ages they
spoke freely and with wonderful bold
ness. 6arzogncing the evils Of paganisrn,
and exhoresng their brethren 20 lead the
higher life according 10 u purely Chris
ttan standard. II Is strange. at . time
when questions OF ritual are nercely ar
gued among Us, that SO little reference -
20 be found 70 the known customs and
teaching CT the primitive church
The church had two distinctive sacrA-
menfs. that OF communion and thai OF
baptism Piiny reported. in IL A. D..
that In Poafius the Christians met before
dawn ard sang hymns 10 Christ as
though TO Cod" They gathered after
ward at Cd innocent meal" and they
taught the simplest human duties. swear
Ing TO observe the moral law. against
which there is no condemnation. Their
crime iay tn refusing incense 10 the DEL
fed Caesar. scrupie leading to suSpi-
ciors of treason. Their meetings were
held on a stated day" and were aprar-
entity secret, because the Christian soci-
cites were not enrolled among the b.
sensed clubs or the empire
In Palestine the brethren met on Sun
day. 10 read the prophets and the teach
snE OF apostles. to sing hymns and oder
prayerS and to join in the agapae Or So
elaI meals. during the course OF which
wine mingled with water, and bread,
were set before the presiding brother.
who gave thanks TO God through
Christ and the Spirit. for these bless
ings, and all the people answered Amen.
This ceremony they called eucharist or
thanksgiving" and the president offered
these prayers "as well as he could" In
memory of that last supper commanded
By Him. who spoke while yet In the nesh.
and while his blood was yet unshed.-
Black woods Magazine.