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Year: 1878

In one of our staid and conservative
churches, short time ago, q sudden and
great impulse was given to the weekly pray
er meeting by the quiet, but vigorous and
wise eff iency of member whose example
many others might very proftably follow.


The prayer meeting became, and had long
been, neglected by those brethren in the
church to whom it especially belongs to make
this of all others live meeting. The neigh
boring churches were in much better trim in
this particular, and the delinquents of this
church were not unfrequently attracted to
these live meetings to the neglect Of their
own. At length one of the members, more
faulty than others in this very particular,
raised the question with another brother who
is an hcnored worker, whether it might not
be well to look for q minister who could give
more zsst to the meetings, and compete more
successfully with their neighbors in this line.


The working brother said nothing, but did
what was far better. He dropped note to
some thirty or forty Of the members who
were not as helpful at these meetings as they
might be, urged the duty of cooperation, in
vited all to be present at the next meeting,
quietly gathered body of singers and at
the next prayer meeting everybody was sur.
prised and delighted. The room was full.
The singing was grand. The minister was
inspired. All were delighted. So much for
,OOrking, instead of crOaking. Every meet
ing since has been of like power. Let others
90 and do wise,-Religious Herald.
Year: 1878

derful success which everywhere followed MI


ministerial lsbors. The communication Wa'


replete with piety, but touched off by glow


ing enthusiasm. From his description We


supposed the days of Whitfield and the Ten


nents had been revived. Times Of refresh
ing had evidently come from the presence Of
the Lord. Sinners were bowed down IN deep
repentance, and Christians were rejoicing in
a kind of Pentecostal season. My cores
pondent had followed DR.. Blackburn to Will
mington, Delaware, where many were added
to the Church. One sound conversion IS
worth a duodecillion of counterfeits, but 1t
would be breach of charity to suppose that
lasting effects did not attend the preaching
of DR.. Blackburn, man endowed With great
spirituality of mind as we'll as by persuasive
eloqueuce.


The Doctor was true to his appointment
and no time was lost in making his ac-
qusintsnce. His garb was plain and not 80
clerical as we could have wished. But ne
was man of the West, who saw no great
difference between homespuu and the purple
and fine linen of Dives. His countenance
indicated smisbility-hiS manners modest
and his cOlOquisl powers were good, though
perhaps not pree ninent. He bore the marks
of age, but perhaps the rough life of the viii
derness and the coarse fare of Indian wig
vans may have given him an appearance
prematurely old. On Sabbath the dilapi-
dated church was crowded. The services
were interesting, and the dispensstion of the
sacrament truly solemn. The discourse was
delivered with great propriety, and his elo-
cution was more deliberate than we had an
ticipsted. He made no attempt to overwhelm
the audience by the avalanche of his utter
snce. On the contrary he sought to give
evangelical pleasure to the congregation BY
a calm, gentle and melodious voice. Still he
was not destitute of force in bis words, or of
Vigor in bis manner. He aimed at flights Of
oratOry, bat the flights were not original
They were of that stereOtyped class which
are used in every pulpit, and by almost every
minister. The best eulOgium on the sermon
is, that it was not prepared to awaken admi-
ration, but to awaken sinners. We took the
impression that DR.. Blackburn was better
suited to a general than special object
he took more pleasure in the work of an
evangelist than in the Office of a pastor.
Year: 1878

Mrs. A. R. Mcfarland, an Alaska mis-.
sonary, writing from Fort Wrangel, gives
an interesting account of an attempt to con-
vert Shus Taks, an incorrigible chief of that
region. Toy.a.att, Christian native, preach
ed him long sermon. The wicked chief
was told that be was an old man and must
soon die. He was urged to give his heart to
the Saviour who had died for him, and was
told that if be did not, he would be forever
lost. Shus-Taks replied that he did not care
if he did 60 to hell-fre; that his people were
all there. 1t is question Of some moment
what motives should be urged in approach
ing wsr-like chief on the subject of religion.
1t certainly must be doubted if it is wise to
talk torture to savage whose whole notions
of heroism centres in N outward stoicism
under the most cruel ms rolonged bodily
infictions. The srgament


sisn
'@h M are 1ne avs OF the f.
ers are good enough for u.s. When zulu
missionary once undertook to induce native
to build frame house instead Of hut with
an entrance of only two feet in height, he
answered, "My father and grandfather have
crawled on their knees through that hole and
am better than they ?" There is usually
no necessity for emphasizing every antagon-
ism between sinner and sinners fore
fathers. For the savage resolution is instant
ly made, 81 will go to hell with my people" "
Again the mere historical phases of the life
Of Christ, including his miracles, do not i'm
press savage breast; for they usually have
more wonderful stories to tell. A certain
missionary who lsbors among the Indians Of
the Pacific Ocean, said when he first began
his work he would narrate the wonderful mir
acles of Christ, but he would be stopped BY
his hearers, who would give minute accounts
of being who had come over the ocean once
on time with mighty bag out of which
fell rocks, and every where rock fell there
an island was formed. He was thus forced
to go back of all this upon higher grounds.
So far as history was concerned neither could
dislodge the other. He then began to ques-
ton the savage as to his own deeds and mode
of living, and, having drawn out confession
of personal unworthiness and thus sharp
conviction of sin, the way was open to tell
of Him who was willing to save from sin.--
Conviction of sin followed by the news of q
God who seeks man, would seem then, to be
the true process in the conversion Of heather.
The pagan ideas of God have always been
that Of power which is sought by men to
avert their evil deeds, instead of power
which seeks man fer bis salvation, the idea
being thus reversed. When this 'is updersS, asi
the savage is not so willing to "burn witt
his people"
Year: 1878

Not far, not far from the Kingdom,
Yet in the shadow of sin;
How many are coming and going,
How few are entering inI
Not far from the golden gateway,
Where voices whisper and wait;
Fearing to enter in boldly,
So lingering still at the gate;
Catching the strain Of the music
Floating SO sWeetly along,
knowing the song they are singing,
Yet joining not in the song.
Seeing the warmth and the beauty,
The infinite love and the light;
Yet weary, and lonely, and waiting
Out in the desolate night
Out in the dark and the danger,
Out in the night and the cold,
Though &c is longing to lead them
Tsndsrly into the fold.
Not far, not far from the Kingdom
'Tis only little space;
But it may be at last, and for ever,
Oat Of herest-Y2ce.



A ship came sailing and sailing
Over murmuring sea,
And, just in sight Of the haven,
Down in the waves went she:
And the spsrs and the broken tiubers
Were cast on storm beat strand;
And cry went up in the darkness
"Not far, not far from the land!'


COngrsgatiORGlist.
Year: 1878

THERE is no victory without battle
Great tribulation announces and prepares the
way for great manifestations of the wisdom,
goodness, and justice of the Almighty King.
The elements may unite, nations may be
overthrow, you have only to place your
trust in God, aud you will be tranquil in the
tranquility of God himself.


He is path, if any be misled;


He is robe, if any naked be:


II any chance to hunger, be is bread;
If any be bondmsn, he is free.


II any be but weak, how strong is he
To dead men lite he is; to sick men health
To blind men sight; and to the needy wealth;
A pleasure without loss, treasure without


Stealth
Year: 1878

In the region west of Tientsiu on the Gulf
of Pe,che.le, "within month of harvest
they were living on grass and leaves. No
fuel in the yards, no food in many house,
numbers dead already, emigration every
where on a large scale. Not a pig seen
after crossing to the west of the grand
Year: 1878

New YORK, Aug, 22-Prof. Summer
testified TINT he was professor of political
ard local and social science in Y ale college;
he directed attention TO the fact that
within the last few years the means of
transportation aud communication had
become greater and by these means over
production was the consequence, and had
made a revolution over the whole world
there was another factor in causing this
depression in labor circles, this effect would
reach everybody. for the effect machinery
would Lave would be to cheaper luxuries
and bring dewn things to the poor classes
which century age they never thought
of; machinery had been a great good to
the masses, though in cases Of the indi-
vidnal and of classes it has worked then
i nnn N A. z. 3.
Year: 1878

kTlkc county DemOcFdt


The troubles that oppress the country
arise from Radical legislation, From the
incipiency of the present financial system
they claimed it as their own. When
prices were inflated, and every thing seem
ed prosperous they said: This is our do.
ing and we claim the credit" When dem
ocrats said this wont last-it is all a
mockery and delusion, and in due time
well have to pay the fiddler for the mad
dance we are enjoying they jeered and
mecked at u.s. Just as democrats told
them the calamity has come. the crazy
dance is over, and the day of settling with
the fiddler is at hand. -


For all this the Republican party is re-
sponsible and we propose to hold it re-
sponsiple therefor, rather than to fight our
democratic friends who are engaged with
us in efforts tosput down that party for
reasons with which we do not agree. Ii
matters not to US whether other people
praise or blame US. We believe as hon
estly as we ever believed anything, that
the utter rout and destruction of the Rad
lcal party is vitslly necessary to the vel
fare of the country and we will trust Go
the sober second thought' of the people
to do what should be done when that il
accomplished.
Year: 1878

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2l.-At the close Of
Change to-day, President Baine called


the merchants together, and stated that
numerous kilograms had been received
from Southern cities asking aid for the
fever sufferers, and suggesting that the
Exchange take some action in the matter.


A resolution was adopted that subscrip-
sion be taken at once, and that general
subscription be taken through committees
appointed by the Mayor of the city, the
money collected to be placed 10 the hands
of committee Of three to be appointed
by the president of the Exchange, who,
with the Mayor, shall distribute the same.
This committee was at once appointed.
Also q committee of seven TO solicit sub
scriptions On Change. A request was
also made to the board of directors to sub
Year: 1878

from the effects of the warm weather and are de-
bilitated, are advised by physicians to take mod
crate amounts OF whisky two or three times during
the day. In little while those who adopt this
advice frequently increase the number of drinks"
and in time become confirmed iuebriates bev-
erage which will not create thirst for intoxicating
liquors, and which is intended especially for the
benefit Of debilitated persons whether at home or
abroad, is DR.. Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic. Con-
| tanning the juices of many medicinal herbs, this
preparation does not create an appetite for the
intoxicating cup. The nourishing and life sup
porting properties of many valuable natural pro-
ductions contained In 1t and well known to medical
| men have most strengthing influence. A single
bottle of the Tonic will demonstrate its valuable
qualities. For debility arising from sickness, over
exertIon or from any cause whatever, wineglass-
| full OF Sea Weed Tonic taken after meals will


strengthen the stomach and create an appetite for
wholesome food. To all who are about leaving


their homes, we desire to say that the excellent eff
| fects OF DR.. Schenck's seasonable remedies, Sea


Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills, are particularly
levident when taken by those who are injnriously
affected by change Of water and diet. No person


should leave home without taking supply Of these


safeguards along For sale by all druggists.
Year: 1878

IMPORTANT TO PERSONS VISITING New
YoRK,-One of the best kept and most
convenient Hotels for Merchants and others
to stop at when in New York is the Grand
Union Hotel, nearly opposite the Grand
Central Depot, kept on the European plar
you therefore only pay for what you get
Everything is first class, and prices mod
crate, adapted to the stringency of the
times. You save the expense of carriage
hire, and by leaving your baggage checl
on the counter of the Hotel, your baggage
will be delivered in your rooms, fifteer
minutes after the arrival Of the cars, fret
of expense. We advise you to give th'
Grand Union trial.


Legal Blanks, ofaIl kinds for sale a
Year: 1878

There are girls who start out IN NE
with an underlined idea that they wiz
marry u somebody, and then keep look
;nr % tbronoh the matrimonial market
inst Y as they would look through tne
stock of silks on the shopman's coun no
fer, Taking down piece after piece
thew find the shade of this too DARK or
Of that too light, or of the other not ex-
or octlv what IL ought to be. After put
ting the salesman to much trouble 'ney
saw they will call again, and leave 'He Se
nlsce not knowing what they want %
the oirl who wants to marry looks
around to see what offers, and hnoS
that this mans beard is too red' ina
! I tsls.ss eyek.e~-hlue, and the other ope
further She e4-.nines all that are
in the market, and concludes tc
look farther yet. And when, after hav'
inc almost unconsciously become a tlirt
and having broken the hearts OF hal
the young men in the neighborhood, she
keeps on "looking little farther" She
finds herself going alone down the hill
on the shady side of the way, still with
an indefinite longing to marry some
body, and wondering who will come
along to propose to her.


1t would be rash to advise the young
lady to accept the first marrying maj
who offers. 1t is equally rash to advise
her to wait, and wait, and keep on wait
ing, and at last marry nobody. Per
haps it is not necessary that all shoulC
marry. Some of the noblest women il
the world are what the world calls ole
maids; yet that is a lonely way of get
ting along. If the girl wants TO marry
the young men will find out, and he
soul will look out of the windows o
her eyes in an unmistakable manne
when the right man comes along. Ant
all this without any lack Of modesty o


breach of perfect decorum on her part
I-PhtlndelDhiu Times.
Year: 1878

A few weeks ago little girl in st.
Albans, who had just recovered from
diphtheria, was taken by her parents to
visit family in a neighboring town


She slept with the children in that fam
lily, and shortly afterward three or four
of them were taken with the malady,
and some have since died. The family
permitted relatives and neighbors to
visit them, and the result is several cases
in the neighborhood. They had public
funerals, even keeping the remains Of
one child an unusual time, waiting for
another to die, so as to bury them to-
gether, and this also spread the con-
tagion. The physician was not power
fully impressed as some physicians are
not with the contagious character of
the disease; therefore, he did not take
the necessary precautions for the pro-
lection of the neighborhood or Of his
own family, and the result is that one
of his own children has died and anoth-
er is dangerously i'll. A lady who went
to one of these houses to robe the VIC
tins for the grave has called at houses
in the vicinity where there are chileren,
without any change Of her garments
or any attempt at disinfection, and has
fondled the children in those families.
apparently in utter ignorance Of the
danger to which she was exposingthem.
st. AlbanS (W } Messenger.
Year: 1878

THE North Pacific used coal from
the Tacoma mine, on her last trip
down the Sound. 1t is reported to
he little inferior, owing perhaps to
its being taken from the outside or
first Of the vein.
Year: 1878

1 large proportion Of the American peo-
pie are to-day suffering from the effects of
Dyspepsia or disordered Liver. The result
of these diseases upon the masses of intel
Hgent people is most alarming, making life
actually burden instead of a pleasant ex-
istence of enjoyment and usefulness as it
ought to be There is no good reason for
this, if YOU will only throw aside predju-
dice and skepticism, take the advice of
Druggists and your friends, and try one
bottle of Green's August Flower. Your
speedy relief is certain. Millions of
bottles of this medicine have been given
away to try its virtues, with satisfactory re-
suits in every case. You can buy a sample
bottle for 10 cents tc try. Three doses will
relieve the worst case Positively sold by
all Druggists on the Western Continent.


eod,Sw
Year: 1878

SHOULD not be regarded
as a trihing allment-in fact
nature demands the utmost
regularity OF the bowels,
and any deviation from
this demaud paves the way
often TO serious danger. It
Is quite necessary 10 remove
impure accumulations from
the bowels as IL is TO eat or
sleep, and no health can be
expected where a costiye
habit, of BODY preyails
Year: 1878

In Germany they manage this little pas
Time in very pleasant way. When a
couple meet after eating pEilOpena togeth-
er no advantage is taken of the other un-
til one of them pronouncss the word
"Phiopenan This is the warning that
now the sport is to begin. Let US sup
pose that gentleman calls upon lady.
She invites him to walk in, and at the
same time speaks the taismanic word. If
he accepts the offer to walk in he is lost,
until she removes the ban by telling him
to go away. If she asks him TO take off
his hat he must resolutey keep it on; ii
to be seated, he must stand or if at the
table she should hand him any article
which he accepts, she wins the forfeit


During all this time he yndeavors to take
her by surprise, for the acceptance of anv
offer from the other, wins the game


Both are constantly exercising their wits
TO prevent being caught, and the sport Of
ten goes on all the evening. Perhaps the
gentleman brings little present and
says. "knowing that shall lose my phil
opena, ! have brought it along-hers it
is" 1t she is caught of her guard by the
smooth speech she loses, for he immedi-
ately claims forfeit. II neither wins at
the first meeting, the sport is continued
to the second, and it may happen that
halt a dozen parties meet at the
same time, all anxious TO win OF their
philopena partners, SO that the scene often
become. ludicrously amusing. 1t is "di-
amond cut diamond in very truth.
Year: 1878

In a recent case for assault,the defend
ant pleaded guilty, 81 think must be
guilty." said he, "because the plaintiff
and were the only ones in the room !;
and the first thing / knew was that l was
standing up and he was doubled over the
table. You had better call it guilty" "


A woman will make many sacrifices
for her husband, but none of them have
got to the degree of Spartan frmness
that they can resist the temptation to
drop man just as the people commence
coming out of church, rush to the win
dow, and leave him to pin his own collar.
-Keokuk Constitution.


A woman who had spent the greater
part of the day in going to auction sales
concluded she would attend service at a
fashionable church in New York on her
way home. Wearied and worn out, she
s)on. .bec,me oblivious to her surround
ings, and was only awakened by the rust
ling of the congregation as they arose to
receive the benediction. Seeing the min
ister's hand raised in the air, she waved
her handkerchief at him and said, in a
firm clear voice, "l'll take the green
wash stand if you'll throw in the bowl and
pitcher -Andre.ss' Bazar.
Year: 1878

cvThe majority Of the Republican
papers which have any standing de-
nounce the Presidents action in refusing
to give the documents relating to the
Wayne McVeagh Louisiana Commission
to the Potter Committee. They say that
it resembles Stanley Matthews refusal
to appear and deliver his testimony and
that while both had legal right to act
as they did, they had no moral one.
Year: 1878

Here is a recipe for making picnic
lemonade. First get your barrel. Then


fill it with water. Don't be mean, but
putin plenty +ef~water. Now throw a
pound of white sugar in the barrel.--
Squeeze in a large-sized lemon. Dent
be mean about the lemon, either, but put
the whole of 1t into the barrel Stir
with long pole, and call the children


up Immediately. AS fast as they drink,
Gil the barrel with cold water. Have


two stout men to haul water all day
The beverage thus made is cheap (if the
lemon is bought at wholesale J, and is
quite healthy. aiea iS6e aai
Year: 1878

FThe following translation was
made by Frenchman who professed to
teach languages, and who thought he
was telling story in. really beautiful
English :. ga lady which was to dine said
to her servant that sGe not had used but
ter enough. This girl, for to excuse
himselye, was bring little cat on the
hand, and told that she came to take
him in the crime finishing to eat the two
pounds from butter who remain The
lady took Immediately the cat whom was
put in the balances, itjust weighed tbaf
two pound. .This is all the very much
well for the butter,' the lady then she
said, 'but where is the CAT 2'''
Year: 1878

Prince Go.tschakoff, on the part of
Russia, expressed the strongest opposi-
ton to this proposal, insisting on the
necessity of the Russian forces remain
ing in the positions they now occupy
until the Congress should come to final
decision on the. questions to be laid be-
fore it. This pronounced divergence OF
opinion showed the diplomatists present
the extreme delicacy and difficulty Of the
task they had undertaken, and dissipa.
ted the sanguine expectations with which
some of them had come to the Congresss7
Year: 1878

population, have for nigh upon three
months been shut out from the rest of
the world, 50 far as active business in
tercourse was concerned, and the pc
cuniary loss has been enormous. The
railroad transportation has been inter-
fered with, the movement of cotton has
been delayed, and enterprise has been
seriously checked or utterly killed.


What vast total of loss this is! And
it has been due to the negligence of the
New Orleans authorities in permitting
the pestilence to gain foothold there.
Yellow Fever Commission is now at
work studying the causes of the epi-
demic, and perhaps it may add some
thing to our knowledge of them, though
such commissions are not very often of
great practical use. The history of
these epidemics, however, shows that
they are preventable; and it will be a
great crime If New Orleans does not
from this time forward use all means
within reach to save itself from longer
being yellow fever hot-bed.-N Y.
Sun
Year: 1878

Stealing red-hot stove has hereto
fore been considered the ne pIaIS ultra
of thievery, but Dan Harris is willing to
swear that he is the victim of robbery
that discounts this famed peculation.
He had just finished neat and cosy
cabin, north of the old jackson furnace
and intended to move into it to-day;
but on visiting the place this morning
he was astonished to find that it had
disappeared--vanished-and no trace of
it could be discovered. Some party or
parties had removed it during the
night, and it's present Whereabouts is
mystery. Dan has spent the day in an
unavailing and fruitless search for his
property, but as yet without any satis-
factory results. He is the maddest
man in town, and his only consolation
is that he did not dig well on his lot
as he expected to, for he asserts that if
he had the thieves would have stolen
it along with the house. Eureka (NeU.J J
Leader.