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Year: 1877

Problem l. Suppose church agrees to
pay its minister a certain fixed salary, say
one thousand dollars per annum, payable
weekly by Sabbath collections-snd suppose
the payment falls short FIVE dollars each week
How much does that church owe its minis
ter at the end of the year And if the au-
thOritiss expect the minister not to claim the
arrears, are they not expecting and forcing
him to contribute SO much to the support of
their pastor q! And if he lives through the
year, does he not contribute it by enduring
the discomfort and priVatiOn the loss will en-
tail upon him3 What would be thought in
commercial circles of such transaction as
this? There are many churches which have
had experience in proceedings of this sort,
which can probably give solution to the
prOblem-yet simple and easy of answer as
the question seems to be, there are not many
which would not be afraid to grapple with it.


Problem II. Suppose church where au
arrangement similar to the above exists,
should pay out of the Sabbath collections,
first of all, all its Incidental expenses, such
as fuel, lights, and sections hire, and then, if
there be any deficiency, should make their
minister bear it--In such church, how
much more valuable are the sections services
reckoned than those of it's pastor! Is there
any Calculus which would enable US to ar
rive at the number of churches in the habit
of levying this sort of black mail upon their
pastors, or which would give US the true
character of such procedure?


Problem III. Where more than one half
of the members of church contribute moth
ing to its various missionary and benevolent


enterprises, is it fair to report what comes


from few as having been given BY all--es


pecially when those who do not contribute


are under the same obligation, and are fully
ss able as those who do? And how far dOeI
the custom in this regard, tend to encourage
the cOyetOus, negligent and close listed il
} their criminal disregard Of duty and breacl
. of promise? This problem is the more in
Q terestiug from the fact, that nothing is NOR
common, than for those members of a Churcl
: who contribute nothing, to look with cOmpla
? cency upon the amount given by scar church
|. and make it q matter of self graduation.
Year: 1877

Problem w. Where any of the above
mentioned practices are considered just and
equitable-HOw long can such church ex'
pect to enjoy the blessing of God,-and how
much may it be supposed to grieve his Holy
Spirit? The key to this problem may be
found in the Old and New Testament Scrip
lures, passina, yet it is almost entirely over
looked by the parties concerned, and very
few have the courage to apply it when found.


SPHINX.
Year: 1877

GoD from the very beginning set aside the
Sabbath day as day of blessing 1t was on
the first day of the week (the same day lie
rose from the dead that Jesus revealed him.
self to the two disciples, and made their
hearts burn within them. 1t was the same
evening He came and stood in the midst ol
His disciples, and said, peace be unto you, y
and breathed on them, saying, Receive ye
the Holy Ghost;" and it was eight days
after next Lords day. He again revealed
himself to them.--M Cheyne.
Year: 1877

ONCE read q wrong, bad book, and the
mischief it will do you can never be repaired.
God has given US the choice of learning both
good and evil, but He has not given US the
choice Of forgetting
Year: 1877

1uo IUutSEduh CORNERSTONE


President Hayes evidently finds it impossi-
BILE to arrive at satisfactory conclusion as to
the situation in the state of Louisiana and
has consequently determined to seek more
light through commission of gentlemen in
whom the country has full confidence, sent to
that state to investigate, The testimony pre-
sented to him since his Inauguration has been
of the most conflicting character. On the
one hand it has been contended that it was
only necessary to withdraw the troops from
Louisiana and the Packard government
would fall and everything become peaceful
and serene, the whites and the negroes enjoy
ing their full rights and neither being perse-
cuted by the other. The friends of Packard
have claimed, however, that his government
was respected everywhere outside of New Or
leans and the buildozed parishes, and that it
only needed recognition by the administra-
ton to give it full control throughout the
state. Packard, it is evident, has no inten-
tion of yielding up position to which he
claims he was legally elected, without strug-
gle, and the Nichols government has also
manifested determination to stick.


The President is as firmly resolved as ever
upon the liberal policy foreshadowed in his
inaugural, but he is just as firmly determined
that the black man shall not be shorn of any
of his rights and he does not intend to sacri-
fee them for mere quiet. 1t is his desire to
reconcile the races not to allow one to domin-
ate over the other, and to carry out this plan
it is necessary to move with the greatest
caution and not to act except upon the fullest
information. The Southern conservatives
were expecting that Wednesdays cabinet
meeting would result in an order for the
withdrawal of the troops from Louisiana and
do not attempt to conceal their dsappoint-
ment that such was not the outcome of it.
On the other hand the Southern Republicans
hoped for a recognition of the Packard gov
ernment and their disappointment is not less
than that of Nichols supporters. The upshot
of the meeting was that the status quo should
be preserved for the present and futher infor-
nation sought. The country will doubtless
accept this result as an indication of de-
sire on the part of President Hayes to do
nothing rashly. The question presented is
most difficult one and its determination af-
fects great interests and great principles.
When it comes it is to be hoped it will be
such that all patriots can cheerfully accept,
and that it will prove happy and final solu-
tion of the Southern problem.
Year: 1877

A WOMAN in Allentown, Pa, has con-
eeived novel plan of killing off the Republi-
can party. The only trouble about the
scheme is that it requires the active assist
ance of the Almighty, which the young lady
cannot depend on. She wants it to rain
powder for three days and then lightning to
strike the powder and kill every Republican
in Washington. She hasn't patented her
method and doubtless the Democrats can get
it for nothing.
Year: 1877

THE committee of the Massachusetts legis-
lation to which was referred the report of
the railroad commissioners on the Boston 6
Maine strike have presented two reports.
Both agree in favoring the passage of laws
maxim g it penal offense to offer violence to
railroad employees to compel them to join
strikes, or to obstruct or ipjure locomotives
or to refuse to draw any cars or species
Of freight when in the employ of the corpora
tion. The reports disagree as to the time
when it shall be lawful for an engineer to re-
sign his position and refuse to drive his en-
gine. The majority report proposes the Sc
we're doctrine. that when any two or more en-
gineers having dispute with the corpora
ton refuse to start out their trains from their
first point Of departure, they shall be liable to
imprisonment The minority report propo-
ses the milder rule, that engineers shall only
be thus liable when they abandon their trains
at points short of their schedule destinations,
Year: 1877

THERE are 10000 or 10000 miners at work
in the Black Hills and only about fifty are
mining successfully, while an hundred and
fifty or so are making a living and the rest
are either living on these two hundred as
thieves, gamblers Or rumselers, or else are
suffering privation and want. Men at the
East who are meditating becoming Cresuses
by trip to the Black Hills had better pause.
They are much more likely to become pau
nars
Year: 1877

THE proposition for the city of Boston and
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to fur
nish the requisite balance to redeem the Old
South meets with considerable opposition.
A remonstrance has been presented to the leg
islature and though it does not contain many
names they are all those of men of influence
and weight. The saving of the Old South
seems to prove one of the most difficult un-
dertaking the citizens of Massachusetts, ever
undertook
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations The name and address of the writer are III
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nicatons that are not used
Year: 1877

The unhappy man who has been lured all
winter to take chances in lottery for a
chamois-oyster drowned in a bushel of hot
peppered milk, at fifty cents plate, is no SOON
er rejoicing in his emancipation from church
sociables than the pious ladies of the congrega-
tion begin to plan strawberry festivals. A lady
who is considered an authority on such subjects
writes to the Chicago Tribune that this springs
fashion 10 short cake will have more sawdust
than usual in it, and will be cut bias and
trimmed with one berry to the piece. The
most fashionable tint will be two shades of SAL
eratuS yelloW-Chicdq0 Tribune
Year: 1877

Ladies' dresses says a fashion magazine,
twill fit tighter than ever this spring. but
really, it is hard to see how this is to be accom-
plished. The only possible way appears to be
to initiate the poor artist who painted beauti-
full pair of stockings for his grisette, and it is,
doubtful if this plan could be applied success
fully in producing an entire dress There's no
telling what the modistes may do, though.
Year: 1877

A Cambridge paper says of this years Har-
ward crew. Progress is evident, but No.4 has al
most awkward habit Of wagging bis left ear on
the recover This is vicious trick which would
undoubtedly cause disturbance in the boat; and
unless he can correct it before the river opens,
the ear must be sacrificed
Year: 1877

COLUMBUS, o.. April 24-Eyer since
the order for the removal of the troops
from the New Orleans state house there
has been a general kick among large
share of Republicans. and men who two
months ago fairly worshiped Hayes now
damn him openly and forcibly. Many of
the old time party workers are despondent.
and say they have been tricked and played
upon by a man to whom they contributed
both dollars and sweat TO elect. fully
one third of the Republican members of
Year: 1877

IT DOES NOT appear that there Is any
court usage which by right Of prescri ptlon
vests the office OF Grand Chamberlain Of
the White House in the occupant Of any
particular public station bestowed by the
President. This Is happy thing. under
the circumstances, because 1t relieves our
distinguished Marshal OF any feeling Of
slight, resulting from the choice made.
which. were 1t otherwise. he might vex
himself with. The tenure Of the Presi-
Dental Office not being for the life Of the
incumbent, the person Of the Chamber
lain changes with the Administration, and
he is accordingly selected to suit the
pleasure or convenience Of the President,
and holds no title by right Of special posi-
ton under the Government. Still we ex.
pect to see the President denounced by the
soreheads and the soithesds for rejecting
the official services Of Mr.. DOUGLASS on
State occasions, as though 1t were invid,
ious and an abandonment Of the Republi.
can principle Of equality.
Year: 1877

THAT star.eyed old French prognosd


Gator still insists that in less than ten weeks
the earth will be knocked into q cooked
hat by one Of the very worst earthquakes
that ever shook q planetary world. Aud
to add to the uncomfortable situation Prof.
PRocToR, in order to make the earth's
destruction sure, predicts that comet,
which is now rushing pell-mell into the
very maws of the sun, will swash It's rear
sppendage across the surface Of the sphere
and leave nothing but widespread ruin
behind. OF course, those who live to see
this day will wish their birth had been put
of generation or 80 for convenience sake,
Year: 1877

Now WE HAVE another TILDEN trade on
the tapis. He Is anxious to have Congress.
man elect MULLER, of the First district Of
New York city. resign and aid in the elec.
ton of DAVID DUDLEY FIELD. Molehills
and mountains! II this country must be
afflicted, may merciful Heaven send us
any other plague rather than this one.
There are. perhaps, no other people on the
earth's surface that have such facility for
suffering patiently as have Americans, but
another Congress with DAVID DUDLEY
FIELD attached would force them to sue.
cumb. They never would revive. It Is,
therefore. to be hoped that this report Is
unfounded.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, June 2O.-~It is reported
that the secretary of the treasury. among
recommendation in his reports to con
gress concerning the bureau of statistics,
will suggest that it be reduced from g
bureau to division Of his department
A committee is now investigating th {
bureau
Year: 1877

Dear little teacup,


Oh my rare wee cup,
Work of Celestials! you must be divine
Tea no one drank in


Porcelain of Nankin.


SO fit to rank in
Richer ceramic collections than mine.
Those curious blue marks,
Not sham, but true marks,
Prove you are nearly five centuries old,
In your young beauty


Perhaps you did brew tea


For the King Chuty,
ROBBED, like the sun, in a mantle of gold.
Where is the charmer?


Who would dare harm her.
She who ruler over the ruler of men?
But in the places


Which knew her graces


She left no traces,
They have forgotten their fair denizen.
She was not brittle,


Frail perhaps little,
Why is she missing, and you here to day
Say by what token


You are unbroken?
Patent to no ken
Is the distinction for both are of clay.
Year: 1877

FRANCISCO DOG SHOW.


The San Francisco News Letter relates
the following exciting incident of the late
dog show in that city.


A sanguinary red bull dog was one OF
the most marked features at the bench
show in the early part of the week. So
abnormally savage was the creature that
his food was always thrown to him from
a convenient distance, and his drink
pushed within his reach by means of a
long pole. He was in a state of sullen
fury from the moment he arrived at the
pavilion and made numerous furious at
tempts to break his powerful chain and
attack the other dogs and spectators.


On Thursday afternoon, while Colonel
W. III. l.. Barnes was standing about the
middle of the hall, and explaining, doubt
less, to Mr.. Pond and some other gentle
men his failure to crate as advertised on
the opening night, terrific outcry was
heard in the direction of the bull dog de-
partment. The red dog referred to had
in some way slipped his collar and in
stantly seized small child, the daugh-
ter of Enos Rockley, the lumber mer-
chant, whom it was apparently tearing
to pieces. There is probably not one of
the group ofgentleman referred to lack
ing in physical courage, but the two
things every man shrinks from tackling
unarmed are a rattlesnake and bull
dog.


However, Colonel Barnes instantly
rushed forward ana seized the canine de-
mon by the throat. Fortunately, the
beasts fangs contained more of the childs
dress than its flesh, and by tearing the
former the other gentleman released
the girl from her perilous position, and
with only bad looking flesh wound.
The scene that followed was terribly ex-
citing. The doubly enraged dog turned
with terrific snarls upon the Colonel, who
held him with both hands by the throat.
The animal weighed over fifty pounds,
and was unusually powerful, and after
an exhausting struggle the Colonel, who
is fortunately an exceptionally strong
| man, found his only chance was to hold
the dog bodily up from the floor at arms
length.


Ali this time a messenger had been
dispatched to obtain pistol from Mis-
sion street saloon, there being none
among the bystanders. At the critical
moment this arrived, and the muzzle
being inserted into the ear of the foaming
brute, his canine intellect was distribut-
ed rather unpleasantly over the clothes
of the spectators.


"How do you feel, Colonel" was
asked as the dog stopped kicking.


81 feel,' said that distinguished law
yer as he held up his still cramped anc
livid hands, 81 feel like little brandy


1t is to be hoped he got it.
Year: 1877

The prospect Tor fair crops from
all parts Of the State is very hatter-
Ing, Notwithstanding the continued
heavy rams early IN the spring.
From this cause our own farmers
have suffered to y considerable ex.
tent, but rs they have substituted
corn In the place Of the missing
staple, we hope to have cause to re-
joice with them over their returns
next fall.
Year: 1877




THEY have no dog law in Marlin,
and the Marlin Spike wanted the ex-
cessively numerous and pertinaciously
noisy CANNES put to death. 1t made
one or two speeches on the subject,
and one little case of hydrophobia
did the business. A public benefactor
and philanthropist, who could not sleep
because OF the interminable variety of
internal noises made by innumerable
dogs, went forth with divers ssvory
slices of juicy beef. lie distributed it
along the highways and about the gen.
eral assembly ant. conference places of
yelping ours and they did eat. Next
morning there was perfect peace in
Marlin. No jerking notes of Jowler's
or Trays sweet voice were heard to
welcome the rising sun, and the most
nervous and idgettiest old maids of
Marlin slept and slumbered on as never
before, TIL church chimes told Of COM
ing nooDtide. Nobody in Marlin had
ever known before an. hour of sweet,
unbroken repOse. A correspondent
says that ten wagon loads of common
ours and bench-legged, bOb-tailed dogs
Of high and low degree were carted
out of Marlin last Sunday. The fieas
that heretofore infested the soil, Civ
ing brilliant luster and unsteady sheen
to the surface of the lustrous streets
have hoped away like fieecy cloud
from this "sweetest village Of all the
plain" We commend the example Of
Marlin's wise ruler TO him Of Austin.
II there be no law authorizing the an
nihilation Of dogs there il none to pre-
vent the use Of anesthetics, and multi
farious dogs Of the capital should be
put 70 sleep permanently.
Year: 1877

features with wonderful rspidity up
TO the period when the Marks of
Thebes was taking his picture, and
then in getting back to the original,
though four thousand years have been
applied, Fhpper Is still at the infinite
distance from US that he was when
Shepherd Kings brought his fathers in
chains to build pyramids and nilume-
tiers and dig canals. The two races
were separated in the beginning and
in the end are no nearer to one an
other, and human laws that would
compel identity only drive down deep
wedges between whites and blacks.
Year: 1877

ENGLAND's purposes, as the Eastern
war may be affected, have not been
clearly defined. 1t is feared by many
Englishmen that the government will
stand sloof and hesitate and fail to act
decisively till it will be too late to
save Constantinople. EDgland's thirty
thousand troops would be of some
value in support Of the Moslem's hun
dred thousand, but when the hundred
thousand is crushed the thirty thousand
will be of small account against the
force that crushed the greater number.
Year: 1877

WHAT are the objects Of the Cart
and how far is Europe united or di-
vided on the question Of permitting
him to accomplish these objectsi These
are the points now forced TO an early
settlement BY the Cosssck capture of
Matchia and the new planting Of the
eagles OF the North within the land OF
the Ottomana.
Year: 1877

And Cordially invite all persons who may have need
Of uy Of these things any style or kind Of printing
to favor us with call and learn our prices we give
especial attention to the printing Of
Year: 1877

THE proclamation of neutrality, which ap-
pears in another column, has been issued by
His Majesty in accordance with the usage on
similar occasions when war has been declared
in Europe 1t may seem to some matter OF
very little consequence whether this step is
taken or not but it should be borne IN mind
that Hawaii belongs to the family of nations,
and that her ports are the resort of naval
vessels. International law forbids neutrals
aiding either of the belligerent parties, ex-
cept so far as may be necessary to enable
vessels to proceed on their voyages. 1t is
possible that other Nations besides Russia
and Turkey may become involved in this war
in which event, the notice will be of more i'm
portance than if the war be confined to thest
two Powers.
Year: 1877

Our direct kilograms from Europe are this
morning of great importance, showing how the
plot thickens, and how other nations than
those at present waging war are likely to be
brought into the contest. Sir Stafford North
cote, the spokesman of the Government in the
House of Commons, has declared that England
is not prepared TO consent to the exclusion of
war vessels from the Suez Canal, but would
take steps to protect the canal. 1t is easy to
see how, from the position of Egypt and the
canal, complications may arise. Russia has
publicly threatened that if Egypt assists the
Sultan, she would make reprisals. Of what
nature these would be, it is difficult to say !;
but it is quite clear that England must defend
Egypt. England is not at war, but she is
pledged to back up and to preserve intact the
territory of a Power which is belligerent.
England will also feel the more completely
bound to protect Egypt, as there can be little
doubt that the public declaration that Egypt
would assist the Sultan was made at her iR-
stigatisR.


The next item of news is that the Russian
are advancing into Servia. The plan of the
Russian invasion is becoming more clearly de-
veloped 1t would seem that, after all, the
main army in not cross into the Dobrudscha.
Galatz and Ibraii are seized as bases of opera
tons, where the immense material for an army
of 200, 900 men will be accumulated. But all
stratagists concur in thinking that it would be
a mistake to make an advance through the
Dobrudseha, for the reason, amongst others,
that the Turks have command of the Black
Sea; TO say nothing of the fact thatthe Dobru-
Year: 1877

That is the sentiment of the Board OF
Public Education as shown last evening.
David Chandler, citizen of high stand
ing and gentleman of leisure, we'll
qualified for the position of school director
was nominated; but being a Democrat was
rejected. The inference is that no Demo-
crat will be allowed to enter that body
unless sent there by the people of the
ward. The Board has long been gov
erned by majority of Republicans to
which no objection would be raised if
this exclusive disposition had not been
manifested. Mr., Zebley is Republican
and supposed it to be his duty to look up
some one who would properly fill the
yacancy. Mr.. Chandler resided in the
same section of the ward that Mr.. Hilles
did, and he was fixed upon to fill the va
cancy. The result is that Mr.. Zebley is
himself invited out for daring to break
through party restraints, although he had
not supposed that politics existed in the
Board. MessrS. Chandler and Zebley are
not likely to lose much by their exclu-
sion from such close corporation.
Year: 1877

SENATOR RAY.-A paragraph appeared
in the GAZETTE yesterday, which refer
red to Senator Ray. 1t was an item in
our New Castle letter. Seeing no point
in what appeared to be a joke, it was or
dered to be excluded and put with "dead
matter" but by neglect of the compost
tor, got into the form. Senator Ray some
years ago resigned the Office of Justice OF
the Peace, which he filed with great
judicial ability, and has no thought Of
applying for the office again.