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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-09-05
ORDINATION VOWS.

We are well convinced that much prevailing
Indifference to vital truth and to the formu-
larles OF truth contained in church standards.
and readiness to abandon those standards, on the
part OF ordained ministers and church officers.
is due to the lightness with which VOWS of
fidelity and obedience are assumed We are
being reminded of this by what is transpiring
in other communions Certain cases that have
been under consideration in the Episcopal
Church have called forth an expression of SEN
t1ment In the form of statement from Bishop
Seymour, of Illinois. Parts of this statement
are well worth reproducing. He says:
81 have the profoundest sympathy with an honest
man, who finds himself in intellectual perplexity
and my sympathy goes with him most cordially until
his perplexity is removed by the conviction which
he reaches that he does not believe the fundamental
teaching OF the system which he once embraced by
pledge and promise and and subscription and
OF which he is a representative before God and man
ana yet, Notwithstanding his conviction as to non
concurrence with essential verties of the faith by
the profession Of which he obtained and could ONLY
nave obtained, his office deacon priest or bishop
OF the Church. he persists in remaining in the sacred
ministry, whose imperative duties oblige him to pub
licly utter and live a lie There at that
point my sympathy ceases. Bad as NAV be
such mans theology, his immortality as regards
truth Is as bad. My respect for such a man is abb
soutely gone. respect honest Jew, Turk In
hdei But what shall I say of priest who says
aloud, believe that Good the Son was made man."
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-09-05

by no means necessity, and there are times and
conditions that require one to contend earnestly
When the home is threatened or ones native
land is invaded by hostile armies, controversy Of
the most strenuous type is called for. So when
high principles which are sacredly cherished
are assailed, there is but one thing to do. and
that is to defend them, in so far as one is TO
sponsible for them and has committed himself
to them. In the present controversy in the
church, so much to be deplored, there are those
in large numbers who believe that vital truth
is at stake, that great principles are involved
and that crisis in the life of the church is i'm
pending. They believe that the existence Of
their church is imperiled, and, believing in
their church, as honest men, they must defeno
1T. The great and serious question, as pre-
sented to their view, is one of absorption by
great, aggressive organization, whose standards
of belief and methods they cannot endorse. and
to whose control they are unwilling to Weld
This belief is justified by the facts as thew an
pear. The discussions of the general subject
OF closer relations, now before the church. are
mainly OF this more serious aspect of the sub
Ject. The more prominent advocates of closer
relations are advocates of union. It is boldly
proclaimed and published by unionists, in prom
lnent newspaper articles, that this is now the
real issue. In the last assembly the more prom
inent advocates If the Charlotte Articles were.
most OF them, avowedly advocating organic
union. Some of our own Presbyteries have
petitioned for it. The Synod of Missouri will
consider immediate action on union in October.
The influence of the Northern Church is exerted
to this end. 1t was so proclaimed by Clerk
Roberts at Des Moines amidst great applause
1t was frankly so stated by their representatives
to these facts and their meaning wonld be I'M
pardonable
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-09-05
AS WE SEE TT.

Controversy, for its own sake, is not justified.
1t is attended with much that is unpleasant;
1t often provokes extreme and hurtful state
ments it is liable to excite unholy sentiments.
1t IS hard for the participant to end the con-
test without the consciousness of some error
in thought OF feeling or expression. But this is
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-09-05
TIMBER RIDGE.

IlMBER RlD(IE.
Before your month in Rockbridge comes to
an end you must be sure to go to Timber Ridge
Church. But we counsel you not to 90 as we.
did, in the face of great rain-storm Tt was
Monday afternoon, August 9th, and many in
this county will remember how heavy tie clouds
that came, and, meeting, poured out torrents
of water, and parting, returned after the lain,"
and poured out again, until it was a marvel
that clouds could carry in the air such seas of
water. The eight or nine miles of road are
usually in good order, but we scarcely saw the
road for the streams that swept over them. The
creek near by filled up and swelIed over the
low grounds, great mad tumult of yellow water
bearing ON its tossing crest great logs and up
torn trees. Some of the crossings were away
out of the banks and there was more courage
than prudence in the driving, while brave and
powerful horse carried us safely through. To
any one who really enjoys being out in storm,
and facing the perils of the clouds and of the
floods, it was fine afternoon. The scene in the
valley like Mrs. Ingelows High Tide"-
"Then banks came down with ruin and rout,
Then beaten foam flew round about
Then all TIE mighty floods were outr'
But, notwithstanding the opposition of the
storm, and the lightning and the sweeping
floods went 70 Timber Ridge. Tt was such
pleasure to do the thing you set out to do,
" whatever may oppose"
At the manse we did not find the pastor, the
Rev. j. A. Trostle, but we did find the half that
is better, with the happy child of the manse
thrown in. The pastor was looking after his
focks on the hills and the pastors wife took
us to the old stone church. Tt is one hundred
and fifty years old, for high in the front gable
is cut the date 1756. We did not have the KEYS.
so we could only "walk about Zion and 90 round
about her" The old stone building has been
several times cut and changed and two years
ago it was enlarged with an extension in tran
septs, making it cruciform stone vestibule
with arches was made to cover the entrance tie
windows curved at the tops and filled with
acknowledged glass. One of the unique
things about the venerable church is that as a
result Of the various changes in the nave or
old part, there are three windows on one side
and four on tie other. Tt adds to the antique
impression of the whole. When the old church
was builded, the men brought the stone on sleds
and built the walls with their own hands. and
the women packed the sand on horses from
the river six or eight miles away Tn the vesti-
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-09-05
bue wall is tablet of white marble, with the

1elpeQ 10 Du1lQ THIS Church.
1856
Erected by their Descendants.
1904
This tablet was erected by the wise and crate
full care of some of the scattered descendants
through Mrs E. P Mcdowell Wolff. daughter
OF Governor James Mcdowell, and a direct de-
scendant of the pioneer Bphriam Mcdowell
who rests in the family burying ground at
Cherry Grove, near Fairfield.
The Rev. John Brown was the first pastor
having Timber Ridge and New Providence
under his care. He came to this extended
charge in 1853, three years before the old
church. was erected. The call from the two
churches, which is preserved to this day, bears
the names of one hundred and fifteen persons
the pioneer ancestors of as many families that
to-day cover Rockbridge, and have gone far
away over the West and South. Mr.. Brown
married Margaret, the daughter of John Pres
ton, one of the pioneers of Thinking Spring. and
the patriarch of distinguished family. Of his
daughters marriage Mr.. Preston is said to have
remarked that "he thanked God he had a
Presbyterian minister connected with his
family" There, you fathers-in-law of the Pres
byterlan clergy, pause and reflect on the honor
conferred on you'll
At the right of the pulpit there is fixed in
the wall marble tablet, giving the succession
OF pastors, with the years of their ministry here
names remembered and honored in the churches
to this day. Many old stones, moss-grown and
stained, are in the church-yard One unioue
coffin-shaped brown stone has the inscrintion
Remember, man, as you pass by,
AS you are now once was /,
AS L am now you soon will be,
Therefore think on Eternity.'
1t is the tomb of John Mcky $50 it is spelled)
1773
The Presbytery of Lexington will meet at
Timber Ridge October 18th and unite with the
Rockbridge people in celebrating the 15Oth
anniversary OF the old church. 1t will be a
great day among the descendants of as brave and
loyal fathers and mothers as those great blue
mountains ever looked down upon
Other churches have grown out of the old
stock. Buena Vista, which has longer roll
than Timber Ridge, and Fairfield, which is
nearly as large. But much greater number
have gone out to be the strong timber in
multitude of churches in all the land. And still
old Timber Ridge is young and fruitful, and the
extended walls are full when the Sabbaths come.
and the Word of Life is spoken with an unfaiI-
ing faith and fidelity.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-22
HAD HEART PAINS
a Criliesi Case OF Rheun,stism Cure.
BY Or. Williams Pink Pills.

While Mr.. W. s. Geisel. Of No. Ia5
East Coates street. Moberly. Mo. was
steadily working at his trade ia a foun.
dry mt that place, lie became the victim
at AN attack III rheumatism. aud his cx.
p-riencc il that IL thousands who aro
compelled to work la similar surround
ings. He describes his situation a. iol.
lows:
II had been at work Tor a long time
In "a foundry where ] was exposed TO
dampucSs. First my fee: began To hurt
and to swell, then my knees and my
shoulder joints began To be affected I'm
the same way. Finally could not walk
without great difficulty and suffering
and had tn stop work altogether. My
appetite was feeble aud grew very pale
and weak. began To have pains about
my heart and it huttered great deal.
/ became greatly alarmed about my con-
dition. Nv mother knew about the yir.
tues OF DIR. Williams Pink Pills, rs they
had given her back her health when she
was nearly wasting to death. and when
she found that they were good for rheu-
inatism too. she began to give them 10
me about n mouth after was attacked.
That was In the early part Of March.
1908, and by June they had driven away
the pains and swelling and had restored
my appetite aud color. Then I felt
strong enough TO take mp line Of out
door work and now, in October, 1 re-
gard myself rs entirely we'll and l am
about 20 20 into n foundry again mt 81.
Louis"
DIR. williams Pink Pills also cure
other diseases springing from i'm.
pure blood or disordered nerves, such
as scisticA. locomotor ataxia. partial
paralysis and all forms Of weakness i'm
male or female. They may be had nj
all druggists or directly from the DIR.
Williams Medicine Company, Science.
tady, NY.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-22
A Trite Saying.

II II q trito saying that no man q
stronger than his stomach. Dr. PiGrc0's
Golden Medical Discovery strengthens
the stomaeh-puts 10 in shape 10 mako
kidneys 10 cxp.l ihe volsons from tho
body aud thus cures both liver and Kid
ncy troubles. II you take this natural
blood purifier and tonic, 700 viii assist
your system la manufacturing each day
q pint ~ rich. rcd blood, that 10 invigo-
rating TO the brain aud serves: Tho
weak. nervous, run down, dcbilitated
condition which 10 many peopie suffer
from. Is usually the effect oi poisons In
the blood; IL Is often indicated by pimples
or boils appearing on the skin, the face
becomes thin and tho feelings -bluo.-
Dr. Piercc's discovery cures all blood
humors as well n being q tonic that
makes one vigorous, strong and forcefnl.
IL Is tho only medicine put up for sal0
through druggists for liko purposes that
contains neither alcohol mar harmful
habitforming drugs. and the only one.
every ingredient vi which has tho profess
sioual endorsement Of tho leading medical
writers Of this country. Some Of these
endorsements aro published In little
book Of extracts from standard medical
works and will be sent to any address
free. on receipt ot request therefor BY
letter or postal card, addressed 20 DIR. X.
V. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y. IL tells tuse
what DIR. Piercc's medicines arc made OF.
The Words Of Praise" for tho several
ingredients OF which DIR. pierce's mcdi-
cincs are composed, by leaders In all tho
several schools of medical practice, and
recommending them for tho euro OF tho
diseases for which the Golden Medical
Discovery II advised, should have far
more weight with tho sick and AFFLICTED
than any amount Of tho so-callod stesti-
monlals" 80 conspicuoasly Haunted befcvo
al k..s shs. I'll 90 laH
the ingredients OF which their medicines
are composed bc known. Bear In mind
that the Golden Medical Discovery has
TIE nADGE OF HONESTY on every bostlo
wrapper, Ia q full list Of Its Ingredients
Dr. Picrce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
stipation. invigoratc tho liver and regu-
late stomach and bowels.
DIR. Pierce's great thousand-page Illus
trated Common Sense Medical Adviser
will be sent free, papor-bound, for 81 one
cent stamps, or eloth-bound for 81 stamp4
Address DR. Pierce rs above.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-22
Occupations for Women.

Juliet wilbor Tompkins In Success Maya
zine.
Nearly 100000 women 40 20 work every
day I'm the United states-go 90 paid work.
whether the returns be g. week or $1,000
year. sixty years ago Harriet Mar
;incau. while visiting America, declared
that she found here but seven occupations
for women: teaching. ncedlework. taking
boardcrS. typcsettinR. employment in cot
ton mills. bookbindinE and domesticc SER
vice. Now there are scarcely seven occu-
pations cloKed TO them: they arc pouring
out into the world OF activities and tho
10000 will be- ak. at the next counting.
Whether or not you or they like the
change 10 wholly unimporiant. As someone
has suggested, tho early eohippus may
have resented changing into a horse and
his neighbors may have greeted his devel-
opment In the matter of hoofs and legs
with acidiy critical comment: but. when
once started horseward, nothing could stop
him: ne had TO adjust himself TO the outer
conditions that demanded ono copcentrat-
ed toe In the place OF i've. In the same
way woman ir being swept along IN a
great. vague. irresistible wave Of economic
change. when she turns her face down
town In the early morning.
She will pass an alarmirt utterIng his
dismal note on every corner. his warning
Il prophetic OF lost charm. lost power. and
lost position. One declares that presently
man will cease altogether to support wom-
en-, II this thing goes on increasing. and
then how about home and mother? The
answer TO that-not new. but worth re-
pea ting-is that man never has supported
woman. To support means 90 provide with
the neccssaries OF life. Who was doing
the larger share az this. the man who
raised and shearcd the sheep. or the man
who carded and spun ana wove the wool.
and cut and sewed the clothes the man
who slot tho bird. or the woman who
plucked and cooked itg-the man who pro-
yIhed tho yarn. or the woman who knit
tile stockings II 10 a fairly oven matter.
this support" I'm ths days when most
OF the human needs were worked out un-
der each individual roof.
In humber homes. where the necessities
are bought instead OF made ami yet there
10 but one source OF money. we often get
a picture OF shriveiing. carsworn father
staggering under weight OF STUNNING.
embroidering. spending daughters that
make us rejoice In that swelling 100000
at their sainfui occupations. How can
they do g. these kindly. careless girls: and
what will become OF them when they have
worked their victim to DEATH Surely
some change IN n system that allows such
uneven burdens need not make us fear a
lessening OF woman's intrinsic value: she
will have gained In every sense when she
becomes ashamed TO rest her healthy
young weight on overworked shoulders.
That by going 90 work. she completes with
man and reduces his earnings ~ a prob
lem for professional economists 90 siTuR-
gis with: though IL has been suggested
that. al n producer. she always has com
poted with man and reduced h.B earnings.
whether abe wove her own clothes or
earned them with a typewriter.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-22
Foreina Public Opinion.

From '"rhe Railroads. on Trial" In Nc
clurc'r.
Having sont out an article to an editor.
his paper Is closely watched by the read
ers. and when u appears the number ia the
card-catalogue is checked In red. A glance
at a card. therefore, will Instantly reveal
how much and what sort OF railroad ar
ticles every papers In the country !. pub
fishing. how railroad information H. run
ming high In one community and low In
another-whcther n paper 10 good" or
bad from the standpoint OF tho rail-
roads.
This card-cataiogue 10 well named In tho
Office THE barometer" IL il certainly as
good an indicator OF the atmosphere al
railroad opinion In the country a. could
possibly be devised. II gives Oh. observer.
indeed. and impression OF hopeless perfsc.
ton. What chance have feeble. unor-
ganizcd outsiders To make and register
public opinion In the face of such ma
chine.
Does u get resuitsY Indeed n does. ON.
OF the members OF the nrm told me with
pride OF tho record In Nebraska. In the
week ended June 9. last. the newspapers
OF that state published exactly IL columns
OF matter unfavoTable TO tn. railroads.
and only two columns favorable. Eleven
weeks later, after n careful campaign. n
weeks record showed that the papers OF
Nebraska had published 2o2 columns favor
able 60 tho railroads and four unfsvorable.
A pretty good barometric condition!
But the work II BY no means confined 20
the offices. n an editor In found TO be
radically anti-railroad. NJ frequently hap
pens In the west. an agent goes about
among shipping and comerciai organiza-
tions OF the town and stirs Up public opin-
Ton against the editor. Now. shippers and
business men generally are peculiarly
subject TO railroad influence or dlscrimina-
ton. A very little thing will put them
wrong with the railroad. Consequently.
when the railroad asks n favor that costs
Dothing-iike the signing OF n petition. or
tho writing Of a letter--why. they are In
clined 20 yield and avoid trouble. More
over. IL N OF familiar knowledge that the
politicians IN many towns are railroad.
Usually one or more OF the prominent law.
yers are retained by the railroads. and
there is always the local railroad stan "a
be counted upon.
All these forces are so cunningly mar
shaicd that the recalcitrant editor Is
smoked OUT by his own people.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-22
piseouraaina the suitor.

The late Daniel Lamont was cele-
brated for his tact. As private sccre.
tary To President Cleveland and as sec
rotary OF war he was able to refuse
more people their dearest wishes with
less resulting rancor than any man In
the administration.
II learned the lesson early I'm life. .
explained Mr. Lamont. There was a
very poor young man In our town who
fell head over heels In love with n
farmers daughter. He was deadly seri-
Gus about IL. and as poor as poor could
be. The girl knew something or toll
and Was weary Of IL. but she was fond
OF the man; her moods left him alter
nately elated and depressed.
al am afraid there IT. no chance for
me- he confided to a friend one day
In n delicate way she has beea dis.
couraging my attentions TO her.
How is she doing it?'
"'Oh. very delicRtoly. She told me
yesterday that she was a twin, heI
mother was twin. and her grand
mother was a twin.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-22
DR.. r. v. PIERCE aeTs VERDICT.
Jury yindicstes "Fnvoriie Prescrip-
ton from Attack OF Lsdi-s'
Home Journal.

Jury Ntndtcates "Fnyortfe prcsrrfp-
ton from Attack OF LGdies'
Home Journal.
The trial OF the first libel suit grow.
Ing out OF the attacks on patent
medicines has resulted In n verdict for
the plaintiff. The first case TO come Co
trial was that Of the DIR. Pierce COM
pany against the Ladies' Home Journal.
and the jury found the Ladies' Home
Journal guilty Of libel aud fixed $1,000
rs the damages u should pay. A mo-
tion was Immediately made by the DIR.
Pierce company 10 have this verdict set
aside and the case retired. the grounds
being that the verdict was insufficient.
This motion IL yet To be argued.
The article on which the suit was
based was printed In the Ladies' Home
Journal. and was 10 the effect that
the Pierce medicines contained alcohol,
dIgitalls and opium. IL was shown
that they contain none OF these drugs.
and Mr.. Box admitted. on the stand
that after the article was printed he
had caused analysis 10 be made by
three chemists and none could find q
trace Of the drugs mentioned.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-22
NO REST NIGHT OR DAY.
with Irritating Skin Humor-Hair
Began TO Fall out--Wonderful Re
suit from Cuticurn Remedies.

suit from Cuticura Remedies.
About the latter part or July my
whole body began 10 itch. did not
take much notice OF IL ut first. but II
began To get worse all the time, and
then began 60 get uneasy and tried
all kinds OF baths and other remedies
that were recommended for skin hu-
mors: but became worse all the time.
My hair began 20 fall out and my scalp
itched all the time. Especially ut
night. Just as soon as ] would get la
bed and get warm, my whole body
would begin Ca itch. and my finger
nails would keep II !rritated, and IL
was not long before could not rest
night or day. a friend asked me 10
try the Cuticura Remedies. and did.
and the first application helped me
wonderfully. For about four weeks
would take hot bath every night and
then apply the cuiicura Ointment To
my whole body; and kept getting bet.
ter. and 10y the time | used four boxes
Of Culicurn | was entirely cure,l. aud
my hair stopped falling out. -. T..
Blnnkenshlp. 3i9 y. Del. ST.. Indianap.
oils. Ind. Oct. -. 1905"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-22
LINcoLN's cARELEssNEss.
His Hat His Favorits Receptacle for
Letters and Papers.
E'rom tho IcnturY.

from tho century
when Lincoln was postmaster OF New
Salem he used TO tuck the letters inside
his hat and deliver them whenever lie
happened TO meet the persons to whom
they were addressed. As this IN n fair
example OF his business system u may
readily be imagined that the Office Of
Stuart A Lincoln was not model es-
tabliHhment. where there was "A place
for everything, and everything Ia its
place. And II was not. Indeed. as "A
managing clerk the Junior partner
would have been hopeless failure. and
rs an attorney. la the technical sense
OF the term. he would never have dis
tinguished himself. lie dislikcd every
thing connected with the drudEery 81
legal routine. hated drawing the deClar-
ations and pleas. despised the ARTIFICIAL
tiles and refinements which were even
then beginning To creep into the plead
ings. and disregarded forms whenever
Il was possible to do 30.
There was nothing mechanical, pre-
else or mctholical about the man, and
ia ull those housewlfely virtues which
characterized the careful, orderly. eN-
act solicitor he was utterly deficient.
He never knew where his papers were.
and apparently the only attempt hc
ever made To better the disorder was
Ia write on one OF his bundles ~ papers
which Uttered his desk. when you
can't ind IL anywhere else. look IN
this" hut that was long after the flrm
OF Stuart a. Lincoln has dissolved, and
even then We ind him explaining To a
correspondent that he had placed his
letter inside an old hat ana had thus
neglected answering IL. which shows
he had not wholly outgrown the ha bit
OF his postoffice days. Indeed. his hat
continued To be- his faVoritc receptacle
for papers as long as he lived. and he
never acquired any sense OF order.
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