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That is right; out the eatifllactlnii el' one month's wear will mete than pay ler a Hal at the prices we are, selling them. The WHITE VESTS Just received, at'.' a Bargain at " cents and $1. & ONE-PRICE HOUSE, 36-38 EAST KING STREET,. LANCASTER. PA. lAUHIAUXN, ;. Carriages ! Carriages I AT EDGERLEY & CXVS. Practical "Can iage Builders, Market Street, Hear of Central Market Houses, I.ancastcr, Pa. We have en hand a Large Assortment et BUGGIES AND CARRIAGES, Which we offer at the VERY LOWEST PRICES. AH work warranted, uiveus a call, 40-Repairing promptly attended te. One set of workmen especially employed for hat rurpese. n.K-tid&w Lancaster Jjntelltgencet. SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 16, 1881. BLACK 0jt INGERSOLL. TIIK CHRISTIAN RELIGION DEFENDED. Judge Jeremiah 8. Black's Eloquent De molition of the Arch-Iufiilel. Concluded. I think 1 Lave repelled all of Mr. Inger sell's accusations against the Old Testa ment that arc worth noticing, and I might step here. But I will net clese upon him without letting him see, at least, some part of the case en the ether side. 1 de net enumerate in ucian me posi tive proofs which support the authenticity of the Hebrew Bible, thaugh they are at hand in great abundance, because the evi dence in support of the new dispensation will establish the verity of the old the two being se connected together that if one is true the ether cannot be false. When Jesus of Nazareth announced Himself tb be Christ, the Seu of Ged, in Judea, many thousand persons who heard His words and saw His works believed in His divinity without hesitation. Since tlie morning of the creation nothing has oc curred se wonderful as the rapidity with which this rcligieu spread abroad. Men who were iu the neon of life when Jesus was put te death as a malefactor lived te see Him worshiped as Ged by organized bodies of believers in every province of the Reman empire. In a few mere ycats it took complete possession of the general mind, supplanted all ether religions, and wrought a radical change in human soci ety. It did this iu the face of obstacles which, according te every human calcula tion, were " insurmountable. It was an tagonized by all the evil propensities, the sensual wickedness, and the vulgar crimes nfMin multitude. .IS Well .IS tllO UOlisIlCll vices of the luxurious classes ; and was most violently opposed even by these sentiments and habits of thought wl.w'li were, esteemed virtuous, such as patriotism and military hero ism. It cucouutcred net only the ig norance and superstition, but the learning and philosophy, the poetry, eloquence, and art of the time. Barbarism and civ ilization were alike its deadly enemies. The priesthood of every established relig ion and the authority of every govern ment were arrayed against it. All these, combined together and reused te ferocious hostility, were overcome, net by the en ticing words of man's wisdom, but by the simple presentation of a pure and peaceful doctrine, preached by obscure strangers at the daily peril of their lives. Is it Mr. Inget soil's idea that this happened by chance, like the creation of the world ? If net, there aiebut two ether ways te account for it : either the evidence by which the apostles were able te prove the supernatural origin of the gospel was et erwhelming and irresistible, or else its propagation was provided for and carried en by the direct aid oftheDivh:c Being Himself.' Between these two infidelity may make its own choice. .lust here auether uiiemma presents its horns te our adversary. If Christianity was a human fabrication its autheis must have been cither geed men or bail. It is a moral impossibility a mere contradiction in terms te say that geed, honest and true men practiced a gross and willful de ception upon the world. It is equally in credible that any combination of knaves, however base, would fraudulently concoct a religious system te denounce themselves and te invoke the curse of Ged upon their own conduct. Men that love lies, love net such lies as that. Is there any way out cC this difficulty, except by confessing that Christianity is what it purports te be a divine revelation ? The acceptance of Christianity by a large portion of the generation contem porary with its Founder and His apostles was, under the circumstances, an adjudi cation as solemn and authoritative as mortal intelligence could pronounce. The record of that judgment has come down te us, accompanied by the depositions of the principal witnesses. In the course of eighteen centuries many efforts have been made te open the judgment or set it aside en the ground that the evidence was in sufficient te support it. But en cveiy re hearing the wisdom and virtue of man kind have reaffirmed it. And new comes Mr. Ingersoll te try the experiment of an other bold, bitter, and fierce rcarguujent. I will present some of the considerations which would compel me, if I were a judge or juror in the cause, te decide it just as it ivk derided nrii'inallv. First. There is no geed reason te doubt that the statements of the evangelists, as we have them new, are genuine. The multiplication of copies was a sufficient guarantee against any material alteration of the text. Mr. Ingersoll speaks of in terpolations made by the fathers of the church. All he kuews and alMie has ever heard en that subject is that some of the innumerable transcripts contained errors which were disceveied and corrected. That simply proves the present integrity of the documents. Second. 1 call these statements deposi tions, because they are entitled te that kind of credence which we give te dcclara tiens made under oath but in a much higher degree, for they are -mero than sworn te. They were made iu the imine diate prospect et death. Perhaps this would net afl'ect the conscience of an atheist neither would an oath but tuese people manifestly believed iu a judgment after death, befere a god of tiutu, whose displeasure they feared above all things. Third. The witnesses could net have been mistaken. The nature of the facts precluded the possibility of any delusion about them. Fer every averment they had " the sensible and true aveuth of their own eyes " and ears. Besides, they were plain-thinking, sober, unimaginative men, who, unlike Mr. Ingersoll, always, under all circumstances, and especially in Hin nrnsnnrn of ctcrnitv. rcceiriiized the. difference lctwecn mountains and clouds. It is inconceivable hew any fact could be proven by evidence mere conclusive than tlie fclnlnmenr of S1ie.ll DeiSOtlS. DUbliclv given and steadfastly persisted in through every kma el persecution, iiupriMuuneiii., and torture fe the last agonies of a linger ing death. Fourth. Apart from these terrible tests, the mere ordinary claims te credibility are net wanting. They were men of un impeachable character. The most viru lent enemies of the cause they spoke and died for havn never stiecested a reason for clnnlitinrr t.lieir nprsnnn.1 henestV. But' there is affirmative proof that they aud meir tciiew-ciisciptes were neia ey uiu&e who knew them in the highest estimation for truthfulness. Wherever they made their report it was net only believed, but believed with a faith se implicit that thousands were ready at once te seal it with their bleed. Fifth. The tene and temper of their, narrative impress us with a scutiment of profound respect. It is an artless, unim unim passiened, simple story. Ne argument, no rhetoric, no epithets, no praises of friends, no denunciation of enemies, no attempts at concealment. Hew strongly these qualities commend the testimony of a witness te the confidence of judge and jury is well known te all who have any experience in such matters. Sixth. TLe statements made' by the evangelists are alike upon every important point, but are different in form and ex pression, some of them including details which the ethers emit. These variations make it perfectly certain that there could have been no previous concert between the witnesses, and that each spoke inde pendently of the ethers, according te his own conscience and from his own knowl edge. In considering the testimony of several witnesses te the same transaction, their substantial argecraent upon the main facts, with circumstantial differences in the detail, is always regarded as the great characteristic of truth and honesty. There is no rule of evidence mere universally adopted than this none better sustained by general experience, or mere immovably fixed in the ceed sense of mankind. Mr. Ingersoll, himself, admits the rule and concedes its soundness. The logical con sequence of that admission is that we are bound te take this evidence as incoutesta inceutesta bly true. But mark the infatuated per versity with which he seeks te evade it. He says that when we claim that the wit nesses were inspired, the rule does net apply, because the witnesses then speak what is known te him who inspired them, and all must speak exactly the same, even te the minutest detail. Mr. Ingersoll's notion of an inspired wituc.ss is that he is no witness at all, but an irresponsible me dium who unconsciously and involuntarily raps out or vi itcs down whatever he" is prompted le say. But this is a false as sumption, net countenanced or even sug gested by anything contained in the Scrip tures. The "apostles and evangelists arc expressly declared te be witnesses, in the proper sense of the word, called aud sent te testify the truth according te their knowledge. If they had all told the same story in the same wav, without variation. and accounted for its uniformity by de claring tiiat they were inspired, and had spoken without knowing whether tlicir words were true or false, where would have been their claim te credibility ? But they testified what they knew ; and here comes an -infidel critic impugning their testimony because the impress of truth is stamped upon its face. Seventh. It docs net appear that the statements of the evangelists were ever denied by any person who pretended te knew the facts. Many there were in that age aud afterward who resisted the belief that Jesus was the Christ, the Sen of Ged, and only Saviour of mau ; but His won derful works, the miraculous parity of His life, the unapproachable loftiness of His doctrines, His trial and condemnation by a judge who pronounced Him innocent, llis patient suffering, His death en the cress, and resurrection from the grave of these net the faintest contradiction was attempted, if we except the false and feeble story which the elders and chief priests bribed the guard at, the tomb te put in circulation. Eighth. What we call the fundamental truths of Christianity consist of great public events- which are .sufficiently estab lished by history without special proof. The value of mere histeiica! evidence in crea.ses according te the importance of the facts iu question, their general notoriety, and the magnitude of their visible consequences. Cornwallis surren dered te Washington at Yorkt.ewn, aud changed the destiny of I'urepn and Anicii ca. Nobody would think of calling a wit ness or even citing an official report te prove it. Julius C:ear was assassinated We de net need te prove that fact like an ordinary mnrder. lie was master of the world, and his death was followed by a war with the conspirators, the battle at Philippi, the quarrel of the victorious triumvirs, Actium, and the permanent es tablishment of imperial government, under Augustus. The life and character, the death and resurrection, of Jesus are just as visibly connected with the events which even an infidel must admit te be of equal importance. The church rose and armed herself in righteousness for centlict with the powers of darkness ; hummer- :ible multitudes of the best and wisest mil Ted te her standard and died in her cause ; her enemies employed the coarse and vulgar machinery of human govern ment against her, anil her professors were brutally murdered in large numbers ; her triumph was complete ; the gods of Greece and Reme crumbled en their altars ; the world was revolutionized and human so ciety was transformed. The course of these events, and a thousand ethers, which reach down te the present hour, re ceived its first propulsion from the trans cendent tact of Christ's crucifixion. Moreover, we find the memorial monu ments of the original truth planted all along the way. The sacra ments of baptism and the sup per constantly point us back te the Au ther and Finisher of our faith. The mere historical evidence is for these reasons much stronger than what we have for ether occurrences which are regarded as undeni able. When te this is added the cumula tive evidence given directly and positively by eye witnesses of irreproachable char acter, and wholly uncentradicted, the proof becomes se strong that the disbelief we hear of seems like a kind of insanity., " It is the very error of the moon. Which comes mere near Hie earth thin she was went, And makes men mail !'' Frem the tacts established by this evi dence, it fellows irresistibly that the gos pel has come te us from Ged. That si lences all reasoning about the wisdom and justice of its doctrines, since it is impossi ble even te imnginc that wrong can he done or commanded by that Sovereign Being whose will alone is the ultimate standard of all justice. But Mr. Ingersoll is still dissatilicd. He raises objections as false, tlecting aud baseless as clouds, and insists that they are as stable as the mountains; whose ever lasting foundations are laid by the hand of the Almighty. . f. Will compress lus prope sitiens into plain words printed in italics, and, taking a leek at his misty creations, let them roll away and vanish into air, one after another. Christianity offers eternal salvation tis the reward of belief alone. This is a misrepre sentation simple and naked. Ne such doctrine is propounded iu the Scriptures, or in the creed or any Christian church. On the contrary, it is distinctly taught that fa" th avails nothing without repen tance, reformation and newness of life. The mere failure le believe it is punished in hell. I have never known any Christian man or woman te assert this. It is uni versally agreed that children tee young te understand it de uet need te believe it. And this exemption extends te adults who have never seen the evidence, or, from weakness of intellect, are incapable of weighing it. Lunatics aud idiots arc net iu the least danger, and for aught I knew, this catcgeiy may, by a stretch of Ged's mercy, include minds constitutionally sound, but with faculties se perverted by education, habit or passion that they are incapable of reasoning. I sincerely hope that, upon this or some ether principle, Mr. Ingersoll may escape the hell he talks about se much. But there is no direct LANCASTER, PA., SATURDAY, premise te save him in spite of himself The plan of redemption contains no ex press covenant te pardon one who rejects it with scorn and hatred. Our hope for him rests upon the infinite compassion of that gracious Being who prayed en the cress for the insulting enemies who nailed Him there. The mystery of the second birth is incom prehensible. Christ established a new kingdom in the world, but net of it. Sub jects were admitted te the privileges and protection of its government by a process equivalent te naturalization. Te be bera again, or regenerated, is te be naturalized. The words all mean the same thing. Docs Mr. Ingersoll want te disgrace his own in tellect by pretending that he cannot see this simple analogy '.' TJtc doctrine of the atonement is absurd. unjust and immoral. The plan of salvation, or any plan for the rescue of sinners from the legal operation of Divine justice, could have been framed only in the councils of the Omniscient. Necessarily its heights aud depths are net easily fathomed by finite intelligence. But the grcatcst,ablest, wisest ami most virtuous men that ever lived have given it their profeuudest con sidcratien, and found it te be net only authorized by revelation, but theoretically conformed te their best and highest con ceptions of infinite goodness. Neverthe less here is a rash and superficial man, without training Or habits of reflection, who, upon a mere glance, declares that it "must be abandoned," because it seems te him " absurd, unjust, and immoral. ' I would net abridge his freedom of thought or speech, and the arijumenlum ad terecun diam would be lest upon him. Otherwise I might suggest- that, when he finds all authority, human r.nd Divine, agaiust him, he had better sper.k in a tone less arre gant. Ik doe ;t uotceii.prchcnd hew justice and ,. mercy can be blended together in the 2lan of redemption, and therefore it cannot be true. A thing is net necessarily false because he does uet understand it ; he canuet anni hilate a principle or fact by ignoring it. Ihere arc many truths in heaven and earth which no man can see through ; for instance, the union of man's soul with his body is net only an unknowable but au uii imaginable mystery. Is it therefore false that a connection does exist between mat ter and spirit ? lhne, he asks, ma the sufferings of an in necent person satisfy justice for the sins of the guilty: This raises a metaphysical question, it is net necessary- or possi ble for me te discuss here. As matter of fact. Christ died that sinners might be reconciled te Ged, and in that sense He died for them ; that is, te furnish them with the means of averting Divine justice, which their crimes had provoked. What, he again asks, would ice think of a man iche allowed another man te die for a crime which he himself had committed f I answer that a mau who, by any contriv ance, causes his own offense te be visited upon the head of an innocent person is unspeakably depraved. But are Chris tians guilty of this baseness because they accept the blessings of an institution which their great benefactor died te establish ? Loyalty te the King who has erected a most beneficent government for us at the cost el His life fidelity te the Master who bought us with His bleed is net the frau dulent substitution of au innocent person in place of a criminal. The doctrine of non-resistance, forgiveness of injuries, reconciliation with enemies, as taught in the ATae Testament, is the child of weakness, degrading, and unjust. This is the whole substance of a long, rambling diatribe, as incoherent as a sick man's dream, Christianity does net forbid the necessary defense of civil society, or the proper vindication of personal rights But te cherish animosity, te thirst for meiu re vengc, te heard up wrongs, real or fancied aud lie iu wait for the chance of paying them back ; te be impatient, unforgiving, malicious, and cruel te all who have crossed us these diabolical propensities are check -cd and curbed by the authority and spirit of the Christian rcligieu, and the applica tion of it has converted men from low sav ages into reliued and civilized beings. The punishment of sinners in eternal hell is excessive. The future of the soul is a subject en which we have very dark views. In our present state, the mind' takes in no idea except, what is conveyed te it through the bodily senses. All our conceptions of the spiritual world are derived from some aualegy te material tilings, aud this anal ogy must necessarily be very remote, be cause the nature of the subjects compared is se diverse that a close similarity cannot be even supposed. Ne revelation has lifted the veil between time and eternity ; but in shadowy figures we are warned that a very marked distinction will be made between the geed aud the bad in the next world. Speculative opinions concerning the punish -in cut of the wicked its nature and dura tion, vary with the temper and the imagi nations of men. Doubtless we are many of us in error ; but hew can Mr. IugerseII enlighten its'.' , Acknowledging no stand ard of right and wrong jn this world, he can have no theory of reward's and punish ments in the next. The deeds done iu the body, whether geed or evil, arc all morally alike in his eyes, und if there be in heaven a congregation of the just,he sees no reason why the worst rogue should net be a mom mem mom bcrefit. It is supposed, "however, that man has a soul as well as body, and that both arc subject te certain laws, Which cannot be violated without incurring the proper penalty or consequence, if he likes that word better. If Christ was Ged, He knew that His fol lowers would persecute and murder men for fhcirl opinions yet he did net forbid it. There is but one way te deal with this accusation, and that is te contradict it flatly. Nothing cm be conceived mere striking than the prohibition, net only of persecution, but of all the pas sions which lead or incite te it. Ne fol lower of Christ indulges in malice even te his enemy without violating the plainest rule of his faith. He cannot love Ged and hate his brother ; if he says he can, St. Jehn pronounces him a liar. The broadest benevolence, universal philauthrepy, inex haustible charity, are inculcated in every line of the New Testament. It is plain that Mr. Ingersoll never read a chapter of it ; otherwise he would net have ventured upon this palpable falsification of its doc trines. Who told him that the devilish spirit of persecution was authorized, or net forbidden, by the Gospel ? The person, whoever it was, who imposed upon his trusting ignorance should be given up te tlis .ptst reprobation of his fellow-citizens. Christians in modern tunes carry en wars of detraction and slander against one another The discussions of theological 'subjects by men who believe in the fundamental doc trines of Christ are singularly free from harshness and abuse. Of course I cannot speak with absolute certainty, but I believe most confidently that there is net m all the religions polemics of this century as much slanderous invective as can be found in any ten lines of Mr. Ingersoll's writings. Of course I de net iuclude political preach ers among my models of charity and for bearance. They are a mendacious set, Dut Cliistiauity is no mere responsible for their misconduct than it is for the treachery of Judas Iscariot or the wrongs done te Paul by Alexander the coppersmith. But, says he, Christians Iiate been guilty of wanton and wicked persecution. It is JULY 16. 1881. true that some persons, professing Chris tianity, have violated the fundamental -principles of their faith by inflicting vio lent injuries and bloody wrongs upon their fellow-men. But the perpetrators of these outrages were in fact net Christians : they were either hypocrites from the 'beginning or else base apostates infidels or some thing worse hireling wolves, whose gospel was their maw. Net one of them ever pretended te find a warrant for his conduct iu any precept of Christ or any doctrine of his church. All the wrongs of this nature which history records have been the work of politicians aided often by priests and ministers who were willing te deny their Lord and desert te the enemy for the sake eT then- temporal interests. Take the cases most commonly cited and see if this be net a true account of them. The auto da fe of Spain and Portugal, the burning of Smithfield, and the whipping of -women in 3Iassachusetts, were the out come of a cruel, false, aud antichristian policy. Celignyand his adherents were killed by an order of Charles IX., at the instance of the Guises, who headed a hos tile faction, aud merely for reasons of state. Leuis XIV. revoked the edict of Nantes, and banished the Waldenscs un der pain of confiscation of death ; but this was done en the declared ground that the victims were net safe subjects. The brutal atrocities of Cromwell and the out rages of the. Orange ledges against the Irish Catholics were net persecutions by religious people, but movements as purely political as these of the Knew-Nothings, Plug-Uglys, and Bleed-Tubs of this coun try. If the Gospel should be blamed for these acts iu opposition te its principles, why net also charge it with the cruelties of Nere, or the present persecution of the Jesuits by the infidel republic of France. Cu islianity ix opposed te freedom of theuijht. The kingdom of Christ is based ....',.-, upon ccrtaiu principles te which it requires assent ei every one wne weuui enter therein. If you are unwilling te own His authority and conform your moral conduct te His laws.veu cannot expect that He will admit you te the privileges of His govern ment, isut naturalization is net forced upon you if you prefer te be an ,alieu. The Gospel makes the strongest and tenderest appeal te the heart, reason, and conscience of mau entreats him te take thought for his own highest interest, and by all its moral influence provokes him te geed works ; but he is net constrained by any kiud of duress te leave the service or relinquish the wages of siu. Is there anything that savers of tyranny in this? A man of ordinary judgment will say, no. But Mr. Ingersoll thinks it as oppressive as the refusal et" Jehovah te reward the worship of de mons. The Gospel of Christ does net satisfy the Jiungcr of the heart. The depends upon what kind of a heart it is. If it hungers after righteousness, it will surely be filled. It is probable, also, that if it hungers for the filthy feed of a godless philosophy it will get what its appetite demands. That was an expressive phrase 'which Carlyle used when he called modern infidelity " the gospel of dirt." These who are greedy te swallow it will doubtless be supplied satisfactorily. Accounts f miracle arc ahcuys false. Ate miracles impossible ? Ne one will say se who opens his eyes te the miracles of creation with which we are surrounded en every ban I. Yeu cannot even show that they are a priori improbable. Ged would be likely te reveal His will te the rational creature who were required te obey it ; He would authenticate in sonic way the right of prophets and apostles te speak in His name ; supernatural power was the bread seal which He affixed te their com mission. Frem this it fellows that the im probability of a miracle is no greater than the original improbability of a revelation, aud that is net imprebable at all. There fore if the miracles of the New Testament arc proved by sufficient evidence, we be lieve them as we believe any ether es tablished fact. They become deniable only when it is shown that the great miracle of making the world was ncver performed. Accordingly Mr. Ingersoll abolishes creation first, and thus clears the way te his dogmatic conclusion that all miracles are " the children of mendacity." Christianity is pernicious in ile moral ef fect, darkens the miifd, narrows the soul, arrests the progress of human society, and hinders civilization. Mr. Ingersoll, as a zealous apostle of the " gospel of dirt," must be expected te threw a geed deal of mud. lint this is tee much ; it injures himself instead of defiling the object of his assault. When I- answer that all we have of' virtue, justice, intellectual lib erty, moral elevation, refinement, benevo lence and true wisdom came te us from that, source which he reviles as the foun tain of evil, I am net merely putting one assertion against the ether ; for I have the advantage, which he has net, of speaking what every tolerably well informed mau knows te be true. Reflect what kind of a world this was when the disciples of Christ undertook te reform it, and compare it with the con dition in which their teachings have put it. In its mighty metropolis, the centre of its intellectual aud political power, the best men were addicted te vices se debas ing that I could net even allude te th'em without soiling the paper I write upon. All manner of unprincipled wickedness was practiced in the private life of the whole population without concealment or flhame, aud the magistrates were thoroughly aud universally corrupt. Benevolence in any shape was altogether- unknown. The helpless and the weak get neither justice nor mercy. There was no relief for the peer, no succor for the sick, no refuge for the unfortunate. In all pagandem there was net a hospital, asylum, almshouse or organized charity of any sort. The indif ference te human life was literally fright ful. The order of a successful leader te assassinate his opponents was always obeyed by his followers with tiic utmost alacrity and pleasure. It was a special amusement of the populace te witness the shows at which men were compelled te kill one another, te be tern in pieces by wild beasts, or other wise " butchered te make a Ro Re man holidey." Iu every province paganism enacted the same cold-blooded cruelties ; oppression and robbery ruled supreme ; murder went lampaging and red ever all the earth. The Church came, and her light penetrated this moral darkness like a new sun. She covered the glebe with institutions of mercy, and thou sands upon thousands of her disciples de voted themselves exclusively te works of charity at the sacrifice of every earthly in terest. Her earliest adherents were killed without remorse beheaded, crucified sawn asunder, thrown te the beasts, or covered with pitch, piled up in great heaps and slowly burned te death. But her faith was made perfect through suf fering, and the law. of love rose iu triumph from tbe ashes .of her martyrs. This re ligion has come down te us through the ages, attended all the way by righteous ness, justice, temperance,, mercy, trans parent truthfulness, exulting hope, and white winged charity. Never was its in fluence for geed mere plainly perceptible than new. It has net converted, purified, and reformed all men, for its first princi ple is the freedom of the human will, and there are these who cheese te reject it But te the mass of mankind, directly and indirectly, it has brought uncounted benefits and blessings. Abol ish it take away the restraints which it imposes en evil passions silence the admonitions of its preachers let all Chris tians cease their labors of charity Diet out from history the records of its heroic benevolence repeal the laws it has en acted and the Institutions it has built np let its moral principles be abandoned and its miracles of light be extinguished what would we come te? I need net answer this question : the experiment has been partially tried. The JTrencn nation formally renounced Christianity, denied the existence of the Supreme Being, and se satisfied the hunger of the infidel for a time. What followed? Universal de pravity, garments rolled iu bleed, fantastic crimes unimagined before, which startled the earth with their sublime atrocity. The American people have and ought te have no special desire te fellow that terrible example of guilt and misery. It is impossible te, discuss this subject within the limits of a review. Ne doubt the effort te be short has made me obscure. If Mr. Ingersoll thinks himself wronged, or his doctrine misconstrued, let him net lay my fault at the deer of the Church, or cast his censure en the clergy. "Adsum qui fecr. in me cencertite ferrum" J. S. Black., Preliy Geed. I no. Bacen. Lanorte. Iiul.. writes Your '-Snrinir 1'lossem is all von cracked it un te be. My dyspepsia liasall vanished ; why don't you advertise it ; what allowance will you make if 1 taken dozen bottles, se that I could oblige my Iricnds occasionally?" Price 50 cents. Fer sale at II. R. Cochran's Drug Stere, 1ST Xerth Queen street, Lancaster. " Hew arc Yeu my old Friend '!" Asked a bright looking man. "Oh! 1 teel miserable, I'm bilious and can't eat, and iny back is se lame I can't work." Why In the world don't yen take Kidney-Wert; that's what I take when I am out. of sorts, anil it al ways keeps me in perfect tunc. My doctor recommends it for all such troubles." Kidney Kidney Wert is the sure cure for biliousness anil con stipation. Don't Tall te try It. Leng .Branch Wews. jylllwd.tw l'roef 1'esltive. We have the most positive and convincing proof that Themas' Kelcctrta Oil is a most ef fectual specific ler bodily pain. In cases of rheumatism and neuralgia it gives instant re lief. Fer sale at II. B. Cochran's Drugstore, 187 Xevth Queen street, .Lancaster. When Theie'i a 1VH1 There's a Way. Anyone who has the will te try Themas' Ke lectrie Oil will surely find the way te robust health. In cases et bronchial affections, sere threat, pains, etc. ; and as an internal remedy,. u is liivaiaaeie. rer sale atll. u. ueenrans Drug Stere, 137 North Queen street, Lancaster. VKY OOOliS. Du,, SS GOODS, &C. TIAGEB & BROTHER Have still a Large Line et DRESS GOODS, In all Miialitles. including Choicest Styles of the Season. many Alse of the Black and Colored Silk. GIXCHAMS, LAWNS, CIIINTZKS AND WHITE GOODS. HOSIERY AND GLOVES, All or which will beheld at Very te Weducu Stock. Lew Prices gP KClAl.t Fer JULY and AI'GL'ST Special Lew Price ter we have made a CARPETS, Of which we have Newest Patterns iu i Handsome Line of the liOIiV 1SKUSSKLS, TAPKSTUY BRUSSELS, KXTltA SUPKlt INGRAIN, WOKSTKD, WOOL ANII HAM. AND STAIli CAUPKT WITH ISOIWKRS. Alse a line el" Carpets at -", ."I, ::7and 50c. OIL CLOTHS AND MATTINGS Will be sold en the same low basis. We invite examination. HAGER & BROTHER. w rAi.i. iaikr, &t:. WALL PAPER, WALL PAPER. Our Stock includes Patterns iu ill the Choice Spring KMIS03SKD AND PLAIN GILT SATINS, FLATS, BLVNKS, CEILING DECO RATIONS, FRIEZES, DADOS AND BORDERS. Te reduce stock we will make a SPECIAL low rnww. We invite examination. & BOOKS AJfli STATIONERY. N" W AUli CUOIC'K STATIONERY, NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES, AT L. M. FLYM'S, Ne. 48 WKST KINO STRKKT. T mi; MacKINNON PEN, Or FLUID PENCIL, the enlv Reservoir Pen In the World with a circle of Iridium Around tin-Point. The most popular Fen made, as It has greater strength, greater Ink capacity, and Is mere convenient for the pocket, than any new In use. With one filling it will write from seventy te eighty pages of toelscap paper, does the werk: in a third time less, and with less tatlgue than attends the writing el twenty pages with the ordinary pen. The writing point being Iridium (called by geld pen makers Diamond), it will wear an ordinary lifetime. The manufacturers guarantee te keep every Pen in geed working order for three years, and It the point shows any signs of wear in that time te rcpeint free et charge. fcOLE AGENTS FOR THE MacKINNON PEN IN LANCASTER, JOM BAEE'S SOITS, 15 and 17 NORTH QOEEH STREET, LANCASTER, I A. HAKES 8MB Prie Twv Cnta. XISHLER'S HERB SITTEBS. A PROPHET IS NOT WITHOUT J. Hener save In Uls own country." True and yet like most truisms It has Its ex ceptions. The most striking illustration et this is leund iu the reputation acquired by Mishler's Herb Bitters during the- twenty five years it lias been before the people. Grewing from small beginnings as simply a local remedy, it has steadily worked lU.wsy le the foremost rank among the standard medical preparations of the age ; yet nowhere la it mere highly regarded than right licre at home, in the scenes et its earliest victories ever disease. Yen can scarcely Unil a man-, woman or child In Lancaster county, who, at some time or ether, has net used It, and the testimony of all is given In la praise. The farmer, the mechanic, laboring men and wo men, the merchant, the clergyman, the banker, the Jawyer; people in every walk and condi tion et lire nre all alike familiar with its merits. The Hen. Thaddcii!- Stevens, member et Congress treni this district, suffering from an affection of the Kidneys, could find relief In nothing else. In a letter te a friend (new In our possession) he writes: MISKXKR'S HERB BITTKRS is the most u-emlerjul com bination of Medicinal herbs lever saw" The Hen. A. L. Hayes, Law Judge et tbe Courts of Lancaster county, wiites: "1 have used It myself anil in my family and am satis fied that its reputation is net unmeritetl." Hen. Geerge jjandersen. Mayer et Lancas ter eity for 10 years, writes: "It has become familiar as a hoitscheltrword, and a necessary addition te the medical requirement of every family. In my opinion it is THE REST REM EDY KVKK INTlCODUUUI)." .laceb F. Frey, esq., Sheriir et I-ancaster county, was cured et Rheumatism. J. O. Stelnhauser, Superintendent of th Lancaster County Hospital, testifies te Its success in that institution in the treatment et Dyspepsia, Kidney Diseases, Liver Complaint, Rheumatism, Asthma and Scrofula, and this testimony is endorsed from a like experience by A. Fairer, esq.. Steward or the Lane-aster County Almshouse. The proprietors have In their possession thousands of letters and certificates from per sons In every section et the country who have been cured of various Diseases, and 11 is their proud beast thut they have never published a line that was net genuine, nor a name that was net authorized. Seme of these read like miracles, but the facts are indispntable. One et the most remarkable Is the case of Isaac Saltzer. el Mayerstewn, Lebanon county. Pa., cured of Hereditary Screluia, aggravated by a perk diet. We have two large jars of scabs which he saved ami brought te us as a curios ity. He has net two square Inches en his en. tire body that Is net marked with iscar, yet Mishler's Herb Bitters cured him. Te-day it Ls sold by druggists and country storekeepers inalniestevery town, village and hamlet throughout the length and breadth ejt this great country, and everywhere the fame yerdict is recorded. Thousands et families far removed from physicians rely, upon it iu every emergency and it never fails them : with It in the house they feel, yesj they knew, they are safe against the attacks erdiscase. It. has earned. It pos sesses and will continue te deserve the confi dence of the people. A preparation thus approved alike by the most prominent officials and the great muss of the community must DiMses merit. In tact U A CERTAIN REMEDY. ler purifying the Uloe.1 and secretions A IJUICK AND AIISOLUTK VURK for Dys pepsia, Liver Complaint, all Diseases of the Kidneys, Cramp in the Stomach and every form or Indigestion A SURE BKMKIiV for Intermittent Fever, Fever and Ague, aud all ether periodical Complaint. AN IfllMKDI ATK RELIEF ter Dysentery, Celic, Cholera Merbus and liiud red Diseases. It i.su PURE AND WHOLESOME STOMACHIC; AN UNKOUALI.KD APPETIZER, A TONIC WITHOUT A RIVAL AND A PANACEA ler all Diseases or Ihe Lungs, Heart und Threat. IT CURES Fever and Agu with greater certainty than Quinine, and in the river bottoms id' the West has largely superceded that long considered specific for Chills and Fever, and the various forms et Ualaiia. Its tendency te dlruct action upon the Kid neys renders its use peculiarly beneficial in all Diseases or this nature, it prevents the forma' ion of Gravel, and where formed will dissolve and remove it. The aged and feeble will liml it most conilertiug and strengthen ing, it remedies the frequent necessity for getting up at night and will eiisuiv sound PROMPT. CERTAIN AND PO WERFOL in its cirects ; it is se mild and gentle in its operations that It may be given with altselute safely te the youngest child. LADIES, old und young, married und single, in every walk and condition et lilc will find its occasional use highly beneficial. The weary aches, tin: pains in the back and shoulders, thu sinking, all gene reelings, nausea and headaches, will be avoided and the pallid checks of the weak and debilitated will rival the rose and peach in the brightness and delicacy et their bloom. In a word It is NATURE'S OWN ASSISTANT, SOLO ONLV IN DOTTLES Enclosed In a yellow wrapper. See that the cork is covered by a 4 cent proprietary, stamp from our .own private date, bearing a finely engraved portrait of Dr. B. Mishler It i sold by till Druggist and Storekeeper. Try it. TH8 Hishler fierb Bitters Ce., SOLE. PROPRIETORS, LANCASTER. PA. A WORD TO MOTHERS. It your child has worms, von will find PROF. PARKER'S PLEASANT. WuRM SYRUP, tiie Safest, Speediest and Surest Remedy. IT DESTROYS ANO REMOVES THEM WITHOUT FAIL. Ne Caster Ojl, Magiusia or any ether alter physic Is re quired. It Is se pleasant that even the youngest child will Like it readily. . Ask Ter Prof. Parker's Pleasant Werm Syrup and Take Ne Other. ' . Sold by all Druggists anil Storekeepers. Price 25 cents per Het lie.
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