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Year: 1873

considered simply ridiculous The earth can
no more exist or move without Hk, ever watch
fm care than our bodies can move without the
consent and the impulses of the will. The
doctrine of election or reprobation received a
share OF Mr.. Harris attention ALSO He pro-
nounced it contradiction and wholly impos-
sible for God to decree one lot of beings to be
saved beforehand and another lot to be
damned. eff that is the God 1 am to wor-
ship" said the preacher, slet me be a Jew
again." And who would not rather be Jew,
or, indeed, pagan, than the worshipper of
such God?


Rev. Mr.. Miller in the Murray Hill Presby-
terian church, exalted the faithfulness and
power of God to keep the believer, and re-
marked that, ''If we belong to the kingdom
of the Redeemer, we may stumble but we
will not fall. We shall rise again through
faith" And faith in the Lord Jusus Christ
and the power of God is that which can and
will keep us; and this faith is the gift of
God freely impaired unto all who seek it
Alright.


The Rev. Father Flynn, in st. Stephens
Catholic church, pointed out to his hearers
the signs by which they might show whether
they loved the Lord or not eff we really love
God we will do our utmost to please Him"
and to obey His holy law. And in loving Him
''we give our hearts affections to an infinitely
perfect being" The claims of God upon our
love and obedience, based upon our creation
and redemption by Him, were forcibly pre-
sented by the preacher, and the opportunities
that we have for manifesting our love, and the
beauty and symmetry which it will impart to
our moral characters, were also set forth.
While it will compel us to hate sin it
will enable Ms to love the sinner, to bind up
the wounds of the af1ictedAsnd to spmpathize
with him in his troubles and misfortune In
short, love to God will beget love to our neigh
Dor also, and on these two loves hang all the
law and the prophets.


The Catholics Of Greenpoint laid the cor
ner stone Of a new church yesterday, and were
briefly addressed by Bishop Loughlin.


Rev. William Lawrence, of Patchogue, L.
l., tells us the difference between enthusiasts
and men of earnest faith and ZEAL ''No Chris
tian man who pursues the path that God has
marked out for him can be an enthusiast, be-
cause he uses appropriate means to gain
worthy and attainable object; whereas all who
do not yield to Gods mode Of obtaining for
giveness of sin, and who put forth no earnest
effort to reach heaven, are open to the charge
of being enthusiasts. This is certainly turn
ing the tables altogether, but we think Mr.
Lawrence has pushed his point little too far
Enthusiasm" he tells us, sis not to be meas
ured by the quantity Of its fervor, but by its
quality. A man may properly be called an
enthusiast who lifts anything out of its proper
sphere of worth and pays it the service which
his own fancy alone has made it merit" But
sit is not possible to lift religion out of its
position" and hence we infer no man who is
truly religious can be truly an enthusiast also.
Is this true or is it not
Year: 1873

The bracing blasts of yesterday tended to
fill the churches, and very fair vacation
time audiences might be found in all the
sanctuaries that were open. In the Tabernacle
Baptist church Rev. Wayland Hoyt preached
to q crowded house on the complete
ness of Christian character in Jesus Christ.
In Him and by Him the soul Of the sinner
finds its glory and its redemption, and
hence our hearts should render to Him perfect
Hoyt intimated, might be able to live up to
his professions and to his duty, yet when
Christ standeth by the regenerated soul God
the Father can find no flaw in its character,
for we are complete in Him.


Rev. Mr. Quint occupied Plymouth pulpit
yesterday, and, evidently profting by our
structures of his last Sabbath effort, he
preached sermon which has much more Of
the marrow of the Gospel in it than that.
Christian obedience was his theme-a
most excellent one for any pulpit. It
is duty as thoroughly enforced in
the Scriptures as any duty can be,
and yet it is perhaps as much neg
lected by Christians as any other. 1t is by
obedience that we first become children Of
God The idea Of obedience involves the idea
of law, and Christ is the end of the law.
Hence man who lives in disobedience to the
law of God lives under the wrath of God.
But while obedience is thus made neces-
sary it must be rendered heartily as unto God,
and not for any pleasure of our own. 1t must
be an obedience that takes up the cross daily,
and none other can stand the test of tempta-
ton.


While this sermon was being delivered in
his own pulpit Mr. Beecher was preaching to
country congregation among the White
Mountains of New Hampshire. His church
was improvised in the parlors of hotel,
which were packed with people, to whom
the Plymouth pastor preached an eminently
practical sermon on the fruits of the Spirit as
they are developed in the believing soul.
The process of growth and development of
these fruits--love, joy, peace, &c.-was amply
and plainly illustrated by a variety of
metaphors. One fruit is the development of
another and hence love begets joy, and when
JOY becomes perfect peace is the result. Camp
meeting Christianity Mr. Beecher character
lied as hot house religion. But it is not suffi-
cient What men want is "a religion that will
hold oil the year round in every place and un-
der all circumstances. ''Religion," said Mr..
Beecher, s's Gods hotel table, where the
guests call for what their particular inclina-,
ton suggests" He does not see true unity in
the Catholic Church, nor indeed in any
Church where these fruits of the Spirit do not
grow and ripen. An infdel, in the true sense
of the word, he considers an impossibilty,
and so do we.


Rev. Mr. Harris, in the Alanson Methodist
Episcopal church, presented very simple
and logical view of the doctrine OF the omni-
presence of God, and secuted the idea that
law is something separate and apart from
mind. The theory that God made the uni
verse and then left ii ~ take care Of itself he
Year: 1873

almost sure to encounter in every new circle
group of workers who give her warm well
come and speedily persuade her to forget
the pangs she suffered in separating from old
associations. II it be man he is often able
to take leading position at once, the ordeal,
which he has passed through giving him q
publicity as of one who has been prosecuted
and spoken all manner of evil against falsely
for the Kingdom of Heavens sake. Thus
good deal of work falls into the hands of the
religious coquet which probably no one else
could perform SO readily or so well, since he
is stimulated by the fact that the eyes Of all
with whom he has broken are upon him, not
less than the eyes of all those with whom he
has just pledged faith. But when we come
to dissect the conscience of the class of vacil-
lators of whom we have been speaking we
confess to being considerably in the dark.
Analyze as you will, you cannot discover
their hidden nature. Like the ways of the
Almighty, it is past finding out
Year: 1873




The latest tidings from the Livingstone Re-
lief Expedition, under Lieutenant Cameron,
are not very encouraging, After the return of
the HERALD Expedition the Royal Geographical
Society, emboldened by its success, sent out
Lieutenant Cameron, with an effective force
and abundant supplies, to reinforce the old and
iron-hearted traveller. Cameron and his party
arrived at Zanzibar on the 18th of January.
1t was of the highest moment that they should
have at once pushed inland, crossed the swamp
belt near the coast and planted their camp on
the high plateau before the rainy season set
in. Delay after delay was allowed to retard
their advance, and not till May last did they
get fairly under way. 1t now appears that
Cameron has taken q more southerly route
than that pursued by the HERALD Expedition
under Mr.. Stanley and the event has proved
unpropitious. The canebrake and long sword
grass, through which the line Of march has
necessarily been cut, have been almost i'm
passable, and rendered taking correct OBJ
servations and bearings almost impossible.


The letters last received give Cameron's i'm
pItoSlOuS VI tuo ILdSI hlTiCtsu uhUlNoS, WulCu
agree with those of the HERALD Commissioner,
and convey the idea of ''men far better off
than the majority Of English laborers." Their
huts are well built, they have abundance to
eat, indulging in the use of tobacco and other
luxuries, and in the interior enjoying the
charms and profits of the pastoral life


The reports which had last reached Zanzi-
bar represent the military power Of Mirambo
as waning but still defiant and likely to offer
resistance to the advancing relief party, as it
nears Unyanyembe and Ujiji. The party under
Lieutenant Cameron goes with orders to make
their way to Livingstone wherever he may be
found and, on finding him, to place itself,
with all its resources, entirely at the Doctor
disposal, for further geographical exploration
or for any service he may assign to it. Thus
going it will, doubtless, render valuable aid to
the great geographer, and enable him to settle
many obscure points which his solitary re-
search has found impossible for him to clear
up. Livingstone's fame and labors are the
property of the whole world, and any ex-
peditionary force sent to succor him will
command the good wishes and sympathy of
the whole civilized world.
Year: 1873

if the critics are more adverse to him
than those who listened to his words. Our
opinion of his republicanism and patriotism
will not allow us to give his words any more
significance than they present at first sight.
Side by side with it our correspondent places
General Grants part in conversation which
took place when Mr.. Johnson was Presi-
dent. They show that if President Grant
should be hereafter induced to continue in
Office he would not have the excuse of believing
that the country salvation depended upon it.
The latter, we doubt not, will be the reason
adduced by those poisonous fattefers whose
coarse natures will not see its absurdity or even
its impropriety. Toned down, it would be the
keynote of the moneyed interests. the monopo-
lists and the unblushing office-holders Here
is what General Grant said, and what, we have
no doubt, is in President Grant mind when he
hears the honeyed Words of the bolder syco-
plants exalt his virtues and his importance to
the nation now and forever: -"When an officer
thought success depended upon his existence
army discipline required that such an officer
should be disabused of his conceit And
when hear politicians prate about what can
the party do without them l say to myself,


What will the poor country do when that man
dles? 1t seems to me such notions are incon-
sstent with our form of government, where no
man has absolute authority and all are
dependent upon the will of the people. These
sentiments are worthy of man who oloved his
country too we'll to further, in his own interest
or that of any set of men, state of things lead
ing to the overthrow Of his country's liberties
These words of his will ennoble his memory
long after he has passed away if he but act up
to them through the hard press of temptations
which beset him in the exalted position he SO
deservedly holds. General Butler characteris-
ticallv places himself among those who believe
Year: 1873

ANOTHER OF THE MYSTERIES OF PARTS
A mysterious crime has just been div
covered. About ten days ago cab driv
er, named jacques Drouet, came in with
his vehicle and reported that he had
been stopped by woman, who told
him to drive to the bridge of Asniers.-
On arriving the woman told him she
had no money to pay the fare, but beg
ged him to take her gold watch and
chain. and she. having his number,
would come and redeem them. He did
SO, and showed the watch and chain
But soon after he left the service, in
spite of the e1postulations of his en-
ployer, and has not been seen since A
day or two ago the bocy of woman
young and elegantly dsessed, was found
in The Seine, and in her pocket was found
the number of this cabman. There
was no money or valuables. jacques
Drouet has been traced to Belgium by
the police, but if caught, it will not be
easy to convict him of the crime, all the
appearances going to prove that the
woman committed suicide.
Year: 1873

sEA husband in Salem recently over
heard neighbor remark with sympathy
that he was hen pecked. Of course, he
would have been less or more than man
if he had quietly submitted to this scan


d lous imputatlon, and he forthwith
took strong measures to prove its ground
lessness. He rushed home; he hurled
boot jack at his xifei he reduced to
fragments two of her best dresses; and,
as conclusive climax, he smoked his
pipe in the rurlor, with his feet on the
table in q basket of artificial flowers. II
is now generally admitted by the people
cf Salem that this gentleman isn't hen
pecked, inasmuch as he still survives
without scar. . s.lr -.let5-
Year: 1873

The LAST LIyK.-The only break in
the line of telegraphic cables to encircle
the world is that which it is proposed to
supply by the line from San Francisco
to Japan. The officers of our navy as
signed to the duty of selecting landing
place for the shore end of the new cable
on American soil, have pitched upon the
harbor of Victoria Vancouver Island)
where shallow water and growing spit
of sand offer natural bed.
Year: 1873

.g There is strCng- minded and
strong handed woman in Maine, who
can take care of herself. She is Swe e.
and her forte is shingles. There las
been presented to the State a bunch of
shingles manufactured by her. 1t is
now on exhibition at the State House


She did all the work alone, fslled the
tree, sawed, split, shavad and punched
the shingles and carried them on her
back three and a half miles, and sold
them at country store for flour, for the
support of her family. Her husband
was sick at the time and unable to wcrh.
Weight of the bunch when first made,
631a pounds. The truth Of the matter
is vouchsd for by several respectable
citizens. ~
Year: 1873

N" A bill has Eeen introduced into


the House proposing to grant the right
of suffrage to the women of the Ter
ritory. In expectation Of discussion
on the same to day, the lobby of the
Representative Hall was graced with a
large number of ladies, but they were
disappointed. The bill Wa. passed to
its third reading. and then made the
special order for next Saturday. Courier.
Year: 1873

FIRE WALL FALL.--The heavily-orna-
mented fire wall on the south side OF
Quimby's new brick building. on the
corner Of First and Taylor streets, fell
with tremendous crash this forenoon.
The entire length of cornice separated
from the main wall, about where the
heavy timbers are built into it. The
ornamental work was too heavy, and
projected SO far over the perpendicular
that it gave way. The damage will be
but slight, and can be replaced in a few
days. We think it would be profitable
to take lesson by this, concerning the
effect OF heavy ornamental work around
the fire wall of a building. Nsrs.
Year: 1873

Az AIR CANAL BoAT-A canal boat to
run by air has been invented in Maine


The machinery consist of small up
right engine of about six horse power,
a fan and two cylindrical air compress
ers. The engine runs the fan, and also
works the val> es of the air compressers,
from which the air is forced through a
pipe to the bottom of the boat, by the
admission of steam at the top. The
bottom of the boat under the stern has
an inclination of about thirty-fve de-
Srees, the inclination beginning twenty
five feet from tie stern. The air is let
out at the bottom of the boat, at the
base Of The incline, through valve,
which Keeps the water from coming in,
and as it naturally seeks the surface in
a straight line, it rushes along up this
incline, and thus pushes The boat ahead,
or really the boat slides along on the
air. The force thus obtained is equal
to twenty six horse power, and is calcu-
lated to propel a loaded canal boat along
at the rate of five or six miles an hour.
Year: 1873

D8 Mrs. Charles has returned from
Chicago and New York with d large and
elegant stock of Fall and Winter Millinery.
and invites the ladies to call at her store
in Red Wing and examine.
Year: 1873




Ed. SPIRIT: AS it has been some time
since Adams township has been heard
from through the columns of the SPIRIT.
perhaps few lines would not be out of
place in the columns of your excellent
paper.


Crops are good, especially oats, corn
and wheat are as good as the farmers
anticipated in this neighborhood.


We can not speak in very flattering
terms of the tobacco crop, indeed there
is room for great Improvement, but we
fear the time for Improvement is past,
as it is already maturing. There will
! he but little more than half crop in
this neighborhood.


The most of the farmers have COM
menced the labors of saving their to-
bacco crop, and are now quite busy.


The health of this neighborhood is
not very good at present. There is a
prevalence Of the diseases akin to chol-
era, which seem to be most destructive
among children.
We have heard of one case of fever
and ague in this township near the
mouth of Pinev.


Mr.. Cyrus Gratigney, Of Beallsy;lle,
recently met with quite an accident al
Mr.. j j. Alexander's mill on Piney
which. however, resulted in no loss OF
life He left his team in the road while
he went to cut down small tree. His
little boy aged about 5 years was in the
wagon. The horses became fri yhtened
and ran away The road being very
rough, the little fellow was thrown from
side to side and from back to front OF
the empty wagon bed till he was consid
erably bruised, but not seriously injured
The horses ran about mile before they
were caught during which time the
little boy was not thrown out of the
wagon. If you deem this, worthy o
publication perhaps you may hear agar
from - NJ.
Year: 1873

The county is Republican by small
majority and the State as your readers
are aware someWhat Democratic; and
while the writer hereof might wish q
different State administration, it would


probably suit the SPIRIT exactly. B5ra
Year: 1873




There is no longer any doubt, it is reported,
that the Count de Paris has gone to Vienna to
visit the Count do Chambord. It was under
stood some time ago that all intercourse be-
tween the two monarchical faction leaders had
been broken of. 1t is only few days since
it was announced that Marshal MacMahou
would, preparatory to a monarchical restora-
ton, resign his position as President of the
Republic and resume the command of the
army. 1t was significant that during the late
festivities in Paris in honor of the Shah of
Persia the President appeared with the Duke
of Aumale by his side and occupying the post
of honor. One hundred Deputies of the
Assembly have sent a formal address to
the Pope, in which they acknowledge their
allegiance and declare their devotion to his
interests. 1t is difficult to resist the convic-
ton that an attempt is about to be made to
restore the monarchy. How the Bourbon in
terests are to be reconciled is question rather
for the legitmists, the Orleanists and the
Pope than for us. The compromise long ago
suggested is that the Count de Chambord
sh ould ascend the throne at once, and, as he
is childless, that the Count de Paris should be
his successor when he dies. The evacuation by
tho Germans has commenced Early in Sep
temberit will be completed. Then must COM
mence the tug of war. We must wait to see
whether the Republic is equal to the test, and
whether, in the event of its failure, the le-
gitimists, the Orleanists or the Bonapartists
will win. All we can now say is that the facts
of the moment point in the direction of a
Bourbon restoration, Marshal MacMahon
playing the role of General Monk.


The Importance attached to this meeting is
seen by the vigorous action of the republican
vigilance committees of the Left and Left
Centre. Whether coup dStat will be at
tempted or the more dangerous process of in
citing the s'reds' to o fresh demonstration
that would throw France into the arms of the
reactionists, or whether the majority in the
present Assembly will simply take the risk of
declaring the monarchy established, will de-
pend on the counsels, more or less violent,
that prevail among the royalist factions. If
MacMahon has lent himself to this con-
spiracy, as has been freely averred in certain
quarters the combination will be formidable.
1t is, nevertheless, we fear, unlikely that the
change if attempted, will be effected without
bloodshed and prostration of industry.
Year: 1873

counter the northwesterly gales, and outward
bound vessels from New York should stand to
the northward Of that parallel. The October
tracks derive special importance from the fact
that this is the first month in which the out
ward passage from this port to Europe should
always be more northerly than the return.


The results arrived at by the distinguished
author cited justify his pungent but judicious
remark that it will be far better for professed
meteorologists to limit their labors to indi-
vidual districts of the ocean instead of follow
ing the omniscient dae1oni on the field of
philosophical theories. The new German con-
tribution adds an important chapter to the
physical geography of the sea-
Year: 1873

mouldering by the fields of woerth, Gravelotte
and Sedan.


That Kaiser Wilhelm, in welcoming the
distinguished writer to Ems who writes her
story for the HERALD, found time to express
his interest in our journal is worthy of note
by those who look back to Fatherland as their
early home. The HERAIDs issue of May 2,


with its account in the German language Of
the opening of the Worlds Fair at Vienna,
was of particular interest to him. The con-
queror Of France, doubtless, saw in it q tri-
umph OF peace as well as a tribute to German
genius in the persons OF Auerbach and Mihl-
bach, and to the Germans in America who
able to those undertaking it as well as o
pride and a pleasure to themselves He
could see in it the great Germanic people
powerful at home and prosperous abroad
The mission OF the independent press
which makes such slow progress in
countries like Germany, may have been a
cause of wonder, even to him. Revealing
social and political condition wherein there
was neither bond nor free, but all alike,
he must have looked on that issue of the
HERALD with an interest in our Republic
which an emperor, surrounded by all the
attributes of direct power, can seldom be
induced to feel. 1t shows how the influence
of the independent press leaps over the bar
riers of classes, castles and races as it does
over continents how it tends to knit man.
kind in frmer bonds of friendliness how its
feats appear great in the eyes of even those
accustomed to great things So in this water
ing-place story there are many lessons and
much suggestiveness. The fine touch of the
celebrated German story-teller will be felt in
her recital, which, if from womans stand
point, is firmly told and worthy of study.
Year: 1873

The present Postmaster of this city, Colonel
James, gave all interesting account to one of
our reporters of the reforms and changes
effected by him during the first three months
of his term of Office. His first labor was in
perfecting system of discipline in oil the
Departmental much needed institution in
the Post Office. 1t seems that the force in
this city had become seriously demoralized
and that numerous complaints were daily sent
to the Postmaster Filled mail bags were
slowed away in corners, on the pretext that
there was no time or opportunity for deliver
ing the matter they contained. A rapid de-
livery system was at once inaugurated, and
even in limited and cramped quarters, and
with comparatively slender resources at his
command, Colonel James has instituted such
reforms as leave little room for complaint.


BY concentrating all money collections under
one head, more security is attained and irregu-
larities are easily discovered. The city rail-
roads are made available for rapid mail trans
portation, and the various stations connected
with the department have become once more