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Year: 1874

WE publish the following COMMUNE
cation of the pastor Of the colorcd Free
VIII Baptist church because tho au'
thor of 1t has been engaged for many
years in the ministry of the gospel
among his own race in this city, and
because the complaint that he makes is
Il grievous one and well founded. The
burden of his complaint, as we under
stand it, is that wolves in sleeps
clothing are getting in among his
flock and leading them away after
strange gods, and that the peace and
quiet of his church is being disturbed
and his efforts for good neutralized.
We are sorry that we cannot give him
any light through these columns on
the difficulties of his situation he will
have to look to other sources. If it
would be any comfort to him we might
tell him that the white churches all
over the south are bedeviled in the
same way by parties who are taking
advantage of political feeling to en-
deavor to split the churches asunder,
all for the temporal benefit of those en-
gagged in the work of dissension


To the Editor of the Dallas Herald:


Being pastor of thirty years stand
ing, | have had my eyes opened to the
fact of how ignorant the colored race
is in regard to religion, as we are daily
having fraudulent denominations put
upon us. The first fraud is the Free
Home Mission Baptist claiming to be
Free VIII Baptist, and this by parties
who do not have any more idea of the
origin of church than |, II poor, ignor-
ant man, have of ruling the United
States of America. We are poor, ig-
norant race, and always ready 10 sub
NIT ourselves to the words of wisdom,
but |, as pastor, can not see how
HiccoX's directory can be the guide OF
the Free VIII Baptist church when
they have a treatise embracing all the
leading points of the doctrine and
practice of the Free Will Baptist, and
giving scriptural reasons therefor. This
treatise was ordered to be published by
the general conference ut Dover, n.
H., January /, 1868.


Now, /, as a God-fearing man, cali
not see how ! can follow under any
other work and be Free Will Baptist,
as this treatise has been prepared by
such men as George III. Ball, Esq, and
Hosea Quinby, both Oh the committee
of revision,


Hoping that through your valuable
columns you may be able to show our
poor, ignorant race some light upon
he subject, and that |, as u pastor of
the colored Free VIII Baptist Church
in this city, can come among the col
ored people and show them that such
is "a fraud" and remove the veil of
ignorance that is put upon them by
sweet, oily words of parties that can do
no good, but who only disturb the
peace of long established church, |
am your humble servant,


PASTOR OF CoLORED CHURCH.
Year: 1874

A great deal of talk is expended on
"home industry" but sometimes a
test will develope some curious facts.
As an instance, the lowest bid the
Houston mills could get in this city
upon an order for ten thousand flour
sacks was thirteen cents each. This
bid, even, was for work to be executed
with "convict cheap labor" The or
der was sent into another southern
state and the bid was ten and a half
cents each sack. Now, why is it that,
with cotton mill at our very doors
and numbers of women begging for
work to do, these sacks cannot be made
as cheaply here as in Georgia or Ala
bama Who will answer?-[ Houston
Age.
Year: 1874

The public may dismiss all fearof any
further postponemeDt Of the fifth aud
last gift concert of the public library
of Kentucky. The management has
determined that the drawing shall take
place, as advertised, on the Both of No
vemher next. The experience Of the
previous drawings enables those in
charge of this, the last, to calculate
with positive certainty upon the sale
of tickets, and the indications to this
date have been most favorable. No
one wishing to purchase tickets need
delay under any apprehensions that
his chance of a fortune will be post
poned to later date than the Soth Of
November,
Year: 1874

WE learn that Colonel Sumner, of
Sherman, was nominated by the re-
publican convention at Denison AS the
republican candidate for congress from
the third congressional district.


We have to argue ourself unknown
by confessiDg that we have never
heard OF ColoGel Sumner before. He
must be painting for little cheap no.
toriety 10y consenting to kick against
the democratic nominee of this dis
trict
Year: 1874

DALLAS is about to get up grand
barbecue, to be given to our congress
sional candidates, and the Dallas HER
AID wishes it to be known as the
"Grand Tournament of Eioquence."
We think it very appropriate name,
as all those distinguished gentlemen
ars known for their ability and elo-
quence. We hope this movement will
meet with the sanction of the whole
surrounding communication Worth
Standard.
Year: 1874

If our State National Guards would
have n thorough trial of their skill as
rifle shots, they should invite the rivalry
OF the Western hunters, who belong to
toned to the use of the rifle, and have
attained a proficiency in its employment
that would astonish the contestants who
last Saturday did some very creditable
shooting at Creedmoor. Those western
marksmen who live with their rifles ON
their shoulders, and depend on them in
some localities to provide food for their
families, are not, of course. accustomed
to the use of the weapon with which the
National Guard are furnished, but they
would very soon acquire II familiarity
with it.-NelU York Ners.
Year: 1874

luxurious ease, and the wide spread


unscruplousness IN the manner Of get


ting gain. These evils lead the cit


izen to barter away his heritage, and


representative to barter away the
heritages OF all his constituents for .
mess of pottage. Each citizen is q
governor, and is to the extent of his
influence responsible for the condi-
tion of the country, and the response
bility he cannot avoid.


When Rome in her riotous living
forgot the cause of righteousness,
her empire fell asunder with shock
that sent the wheel OF progress back
almost thousand years. When Car
thage undertook TO establish her
greatness on the labor of slaves in
the mines of Spain, her glory depart
ed and her power and civilization re-
turned to helpless barbarian. Later,
France fell victim Of her own cor
ruption. These lessons of history
need not be multiplied. Let us take
warning asa escape the danger be-
fore it is too late.


Let us also az each return of this
day point out to our children the
causes that brought this republic into
existence, its great work in the pro-
gress of mankind, and the necessity
OF preserving il for that work. Teach
them that the preservation of the
country will soon rest upon them.
And to fit them for their duties, teach
them love Of justice. the value of in
tegrity and the dignity and honor Of
labor. While teaching these lessons
remember that they are much more
valuable and palatable when season.
ed with good example. Having done
this you will each be able to send
out upon the sea of life wave Of
progress that shall 60 forward through
all the years Of the future, and break
at last in majestic beauty on the
shores of eternity.
Year: 1874

LAND Of my sleeping fathers,


Ger thee no chain Is flung


Throughout thy verdant valleys:


The shout Of JOY 10 rung.


Wide o'er thy rolling rivers,


Thy fair and sunny plains,


And up thy wooded mountains,


The soul Of freedom reigns"


Having passed through one great
danger we are ap, to rest in fancied
security until another calamity is up
on us. Our only safety is in constant
watchfuluess. The cause OF right
eousness is the cause of the country
Just MS much as it was one hundred
years ago. As nation becomes
wealthy it is apt to forget the laws
Of God, and the brotherhood of man.
A nation will be punished for its sins
rs sure as justice is an attribute Of
the power that rules the universe.
Our great danger now is the love
Year: 1874

We have never known time when candidates
were so cautious about making 1t known that
they were candidates. They all seem to be afraid,
and waiting for something to turn up. Both
County Conventions are now called, and yet no
candidates are TO be found. To be sure, we hear,
in q roundabout way, that it is probable this or
that man will be q candidate; but so far as this
or that man is concerned, he keeps remarkably
silent. Perhaps it is better 80. With less seram-
BILE, better officers may be secured.


We are free TO confess, that as we creep up in
years, and feel oarself growing old, we are not so
cranky we used to be political issues IN lit
tie local Offices, that have no connection with
politics. We are even willing to admit that we
have found many good and honest men among
the Democrats, who were estimsble citizens, and
Trustworthy in every respect. We used to SIT mp
of nights, studying out hard things to say against
Democrats; and yet, aside from their politics,
which we do not believe in, we have found them
to be pretty much like other people-if no better,
certainly no worse. In State, Congressional and
Legislative elections, where party principles are
at issue, we want to see Republicans elected; but
in little County Office having political signi-
icance, we cannot see any great calamity in a
Democrat filing one occasionally.


For instance, now, there is our friend Wilkinson,
in the Probate Judges Office. He is not Dem
ocrat to hurt much, for he voted for Lincoln; but
we believe he calls himself sort of Democrat.
Well, we have tried to impress it upon the minds
| of leading and working Republicans, that the
very wisest thing they could do, would be to
make no nomination for Probate Judge but let
Wilkinson have q free race for it. We know this
will be distasteful TO some of our friends, who
want the Office, but we believe We are on the
| right track. 1t is patent fact, (althOugh we
may give offence in asserting it,) that Wilkinson
is the only man who ever held that Office in this
County, that was fit to hold it. He is a lawyer,
and his penmanship is excellent-and in consider
alton of the fact that the Probate Judge must be
his own clerk, these two qualifications are The
main points. He understands his own records,
and others understand them; and he has done a
predecessors ineligible.


We think that Judge Wilkinson deserves the
tribute of having no opposition, upon his merits
alone. But there are other considerations Had
Judge Price been nominated for Congress, he
would have expected to receive a very large
Democratic vote in this County-and he would
have received it. Let us show them that we
can give as well as ask, for the time is coming
when we shall want just such favor. Indeed,
since we think of it, the Democrats are already
ahead of us. For years, they have refrained from
nominating man against Frank Brown, when
he was each time the Republican nominee, be-
cause he had filled the Office faithfully and ac-
ceptably.


We repeat, we believe there is good doctrine
in what we have said above; and we kHop we
have expressed the sentiments of great many
Republican voters.
Year: 1874

THINKS LAPPIs Is CoRRuPT.-And now Jake
Stotler, of the Empors Ne,ss, is on his ear about
Lappin. Somebody has entered suit against Lap
pin, charging him with defrsuding him; and In
the name Of all the honest men In the State, for
whom he speaks, Jake demands thst Leppin
prove himself innocent, or that the State Central
Committee take his name of the ticket. We
would ask Jake il he ever knew Of lawsuit in
his life, In which one party did not claim that
the other had wronged him, or tried to wrong
himi Whenever suit is brought against man
who happens to be Republican candidate we sup
pose it must be taken as evidence that be is q
rascal, and his name must be withdrawn from
the ticket. Thaddeus H. Walker, who was one
Of the parties to the suit, has voluntarily written
letter, in which he says be has always found
Lappin to be an honorable man. Perhaps the
Committee had better not take down Lappin's
name, until it is proven in the other suits, that
lie is a scoundrel.


that names placed on the Republican ticket by a
State Convention shall be taken of by half doz.
en- men, gets through with regulating the affairs
Of the State, there is . little charge standing
against him, which it may be well enough for
him to straighten up. IL is charged that, against
the remonstrance Of = large majority of the lead
ing men of Emporis, he made little dicker with
the candidate for Congress in that District, where
by he caused the poor widow Of e soldier who died
in BATTLE for the Union, to be turned out Of the
Emporia Post Office, where she gave entire salts
faction, and upon which she depended for liv'
ing, that he might get the place for hims, IL
Perhaps the Central Committee would like to
know about this, before. Hiowing- him to revise
| the ticket to snit himseff.
Year: 1874

ANNoUNCEMENTs.-Since the article was in
type in another column, relative to County Off
ces, the announcements have been tumbling in.


Frank Brown, who has SO acceptably filled the
Office of Clerk in the District Court for the past
eight years, announces himself for reelection.
We believe he has never yet had opposition, and
we presume he will not now.


Robert Wilkinson announces that he will be a
candidate for reelection as Probate Judge, and
wants to run untrammeled by politics of any
kind. We have expressed an opinion of him else
where. He should have free field.


d. d. Rose announces that he is a candidate
for reelection to the Office of County Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction. This officer has
hard row to hoe. He has to please all manner of
persons who will not be pleased, and gets the ILL
will of those on whom he fails. Mr.. Rose has
made a good officer, is a splendid electioneerer.
and we have no doubt will walk off with the
baggage.
Year: 1874

q The local editor of the Leavenworth Com
mercial was arrested in a bawdy-house one night
recently, and the Times proceeded to make a SEN
sational local out of it. This brought out a card
from the Commercial local, in which he says he did
not go there for any bad purpose, but had informa
tion that if he went there at that time, he would
find certain person connected with the Times
Office, and therefore went, to get chance to ex-
pose him. As he did not find him, but got caught
himself, it looks good deal like the case of one
who went a wooling, and got feeced.
Year: 1874

WHAT We Would Do.-If we had pair Of
Henry Ward Beeeher's old breeches cut up into
cold-slaw, and could sell IT at auction by the
spoonful to the sisters of Plymouth Church, we
conld realize enough to pay of the national debt


If we had one Of Beechers worn-out shirt-taiisJ
cut up into badges and rosettes, we could sell them
to the pious ladies of New York for enough
money to enable every person in the destitute
regions of Kansas to live through the winter
sumptuously.
If we had one of Beechers dirty socks, we
could rent it out by the minute to his lady ad-
mirers, to place In their bandboxes and bureau
drawers for perfumery, and could make enough
to buy steam power press, print mammoth
paper, and afford to send it free for one year to
every man in Doniphan County.


If We had a pair of Beecher's old drawers, we
could let them out every night to pious female
friends, to keep in their bedrooms, and IN one
year could realize enough from this source to pay
all the taxes of Doniphan County.


If we had Beecher's old hat, to set up for pious
women to pray to, allowing them to deposit IN
the hat, each time, as much as they thought the
privilege was worth, in six months We could pay
the debts Of every man in Doniphan County.
III we nad hahdkercnieI INTO "h'Sn ~ w
snorted during one sermon, We could reaiz'
enough, by allowing each sister Of his congrega
tion to blow in it once, at such rate as she deem
ed just, to build new school house IN every
District in Doniphan County, furnish them al
with new apparatus and pay the teachers wages
during nine months school.


If some person, possessing power to fuihil III:
promise, should offer all the gold in the world
il we would insure the souls of Bsecher and al
his congregation safe and sure arrival in Heav
eu, we are afraid We should lose the money
Year: 1874

y The editor of the wathena Reporter may
think he observed the proceedings of the State
Convention, but he didn't. We saw, all the time,
what was the matter with him. Ii was the first
time he was ever in such gathering; and he sat
up there at the table, with those gosling
scattered over his face, imagining that the whole
Convention were gazing on bim, marvelling what
distinguished looking stranger it wasi He was
away off in the realms of Imagination, and occa-
siouaiiy got down to the level of the Convention.
Year: 1874

u The Declaration of Principles of the
"People's Party" which We publish this week,
contains the Sentiment that "the office should
seek the man, and not the man the Office" This
declaration was built by committee, of which
Charles Huffman was a member. We learn that
the Office of County Superintendent is seeking
him, and that be has almost run himself down
to skin and bones, trying to keep it from finding
him. We think he will succeed.
Year: 1874

r While everybody wants to read the raw
head and bloody bones stories of the Kansas City
Times, nobody believes them and, although it
may surprise persons not acquainted with the
situation, it is nevertheless fact, that the Times
does not influence three votes in the State of
Kansas. The most obscure country paper in the
State exercises more influence in Kansas politics
than does the KANSAS City Times
Year: 1874

w We are happy to state, in answer to the
Republican, that thus far none of the Price dele
gates to the Congressional Convention have sto-
en- anything, nor committed any other crime rem
dering it necessary for them to leave the country.
Year: 1874

w~Isn't it little curious, that only those who
have no office, and not the remotest prospect of
getting any, are clamorous for the principle that
''the office should seek the man, not the man the
Officer Let some of these fellows accidentally
slip into an Office, and they Immediately lose all
interest in that motto.
Year: 1874

q Wolf River Township certainly has no
reason to complain of the "People" in allowing
her representation in the County Convention.
They give her more delegates than any Town.
ship in the County except Iowa, and that has
only one more delegate.
Year: 1874

with capital of s16, 100000. The stockholders
OF the Central Railroad Of New Jersey will be
largely interested in the new organization, and
though that Company will not be morgel In the


combination, Il close relation will be established.
Year: 1874

Their value is by no means ap-
preciated, but the rapidity with
which people are waking up to their
necessity and usefulness is one of
the most significant signs of the
times. Few families are now con-
tent with a single newspaper. The
thirst for knowledge is not easily
satiated, and books, though useful
yea, absolutely necessary in their
place, fail to meet the demands Of
youth or age. The village newspa-
per is eagerly sought and its con-
tents are eagerly devoured. Then
comes the demand for the county
news, state news, national and for
cign news. Next to the political
comes the literary, and then the
scientific journals. This variety is
demanded to satisfy the cravings
of the active mind.


Newspapers are also valuable to
material prosperity. They adver-
tisc the village, county or locality.
They spread before the reader a
map on which may be traced char
acter, design, progress. If a stran-
ger calls at hotel he first inquiries
for the village newspaper; ifa friend
comes from a distance, the very
next thing after family greeting,
he inquiries for your village or coun-
ty newspaper, and You feel discom-
fted if you are unable to find q late
copy, and confounded if you are
compelled to say you do not take it.


The newspaper is just as necessa-
ry to fit a man for his true position
in life as food and raiment. Show
us ragged, barefoot boy rather
than an ignorant one. His head
will cover his feet in after life if he
is we'll supplied with newspapers.
Show US the child that is eager for
newspapers. He will make tho
man OF mark in after life if you
crafty that desire for knowledge.
Other things being equal, it is rule
that never fails. Give the children
newspapers.-Nescspaper Reporter.
Year: 1874

home, got harlequin dress, slipped


out of the house, and returned to


theatre. 1t was but the work of a
moment to array himself in his
grand dress, put on his mask, seize


his sword of lath, and run down to
the stage entrance. The prompter
had not returned, the music had
stopped, and the house was quiet.
Forrest rang the prompter's bell;
the curtain rose. He ran on the
stage and began his recitation amid
a dead silence, but applause soon
cheered him, increasing as he pro-
ceeded, and at the close he threw
himself on his hands and went
whirling around the stage amid
shouts Of hurrahs.
Year: 1874

Prof. Proctor's lecture at St. Louis.


We look back at the past history
of the earth, and find that the Crea-
tor is, in our eyes, wasteful Of his
powers. But infinity can never be
wasted. For millions ofyears back
our world was uninhabited, and in
time life will pass away from the
earth. Men of science tell us, on
every side, that science teaches them
nothing Of God. That is the very
thing the scriptures tell us: "Thou
canst not by searching find out
God" Mysteries are brought be-
fore us which no effort on our part
enables us to remove. So far from
inducing doubt it should encourage
our faith. AS we are in the pres
encc Of infinite space and infinite
time, so also are we in the presence
of infinite wisdom and infinite pow
or. There are millions Of stars
which no telescope can reach, and
millions of them may be inhabited.
We can address the Creator in the
language of the poet:


"God OF the granite and the rose,


Soul OF the sparrow and the bee,


The mighty tide 0f being flows,


Through countless channels, Lord, to Thee.


It leaps to life In grass and flowers;


Through every grade OF being runs;


While from creations radiant towers


Its gloflss name in stars and suns.'


While we cannot 60
much farther than the star system
that is not the end Of the matter
We look back into abysmal space
and see these processes taking place
Year: 1874

We look back from the formation of
the solar system to the stellar sys-
TEN and to the sidereal system. We
begin to see that there are process
es still further back, and we cay,
"Lo, these are but portion of Gods
works; they whisper of his glory"
Year: 1874

HAzING AT THE NAVAL ACADAAY.-1n
Congress on Monday Mr.. Archer, of Mary
land, introduced bill to prevent hazing
at the Naval Academy. It provides that
any cadet midshipman or cadet engineer of
the Naval Academy proved guilty of" haz-
lng," reported by the superintendent Of
the Naval Academy or commanding Off
Ger of the practice ship, or recommended
by the Academic Board of the Academy to
the Secretary of the Navy, be dismissed
and be forever ineligible for reappointment
to the Naval Academy or in the naval SER
vice. To the better understanding of what
may be considered to constitute haZing it
is provided that no cadet midshipman or
cadet engineer on his first entrance to the
Naval Academy or on shipboard on the
practice ship, or at any other time or place,
shall be subjected to any practical tricks or
Jokes, or to any Inconvenience or mOrtltica-
tion or hardshps or put in danger of life
or limb for the amusement of any other
cadet midshipman or cadet engineer, and
that any cadet midshipman or engineer
voluntarily witnessing or encouraging such
conduct towards cadet midshipman or ca
det engineers, and not using their utmost
exertions to put stop to it and bring it to
the notice of the proper authorities. shall
be held equally guilty and liable to all pen
alties of those concerned in the acts called
hazing. The bill is a recognition of the
fact that such an abuse has really existed


in the institution to serious extent. 1t is
not only foolish but brutal indulgence,
and should be most effectually suppressed
for all time. 1t has been copied into both
tho Military Academy West Point and the
Naval Academy at Annapolis from more
private educational institutions, and we see
that eighty-one students have just been
suspended from college in Michigan for
the practice of hazing." 1t is an old
barbarism of the English universities and
colleges. baltimore Sun.