frigitral ©ammuttiatiw. VISIT TO BETHLEHEM AND THE HOLY PLAGES. BY REV. V. D. COLLINS. I suppose One of the dearest wishes of every Christian heart, is to visit the Holy Places made sacred by the footsteps of Christ. Not many months since, 1 spent a day at Bethlehem, and visited the spot where Christ was born, 1869 years ago. At mid-day, one Friday, just as the Turkish guard were closing the gates of Jerusalem for Mohammedan worship on M ount Moriah, I passed out of the Jaffa gate on foot, to visit, hy the same road, the spot which, long centuries before, the wise men had sought by the guiding Star. At the present time there are but five gateß to Je-' Tusalem. These are closed eaeh day at sun down ; and also two hours at mid-day on Fri days, because there is a tradition of belief among the Turks, that if ever Jerusalem is lost to them, it will be by not< holding this fprScaUtiob; ' The distance from Jerusalem to’ Bethlehem is about six miles in a southerly direction. After leaving the Jaffa gate I turned to the “left, down the valley of Grihon, and crossed it- on a solid causeway which forms the southern dam of the lower pool of Gibon, and then ascended ; oil a rough Stony path) the; hill of Evil Council This is the -bill upon which stood the country seat of Caiaphas, where the Jews met : to tafco counsel, and plot to destroy Christ From this hill, as one looks back, he beholds Mount. Zion, the southern 1 walls, the' Mosque of Omar, and the Mount of Olives—a grand and 1 impressive sight viewed 5 by so many millions 5 of earnest and de vout men and 1 women in all ages; l About mid way between Jerusalem and Bethlehem, 1 passed the Convent of. Elias; and in a few, minutes reached the Tomb of Rachel, where I rested. This tomb is, very sacred to the Jews; and many come here, to meditate and pray.' It undoubted ly. covers the spot where Rachel. died and was buriedi As J sat {.Here, in the noon-tide hea ( t, I' thought of Jacob and his beloved Rachel, and of the wise men, who, like myself, had passed this spot seeking Bethlehem. I thought, especially, of Joseph, and Mary on their way to be enrolled; and renting at this tomb (where a mother in Israel had died.in ,child-birth) as they returned, with the infant Jesus to the temple to offer sac rifice and to present th'e child to God. . Since, the journey of. the Holy Family, what, a long array of pilgrims, scholars, .crusaders, and men of peace 'have streamed over, this rugged road, and every ypar increasing—seeking the birth-plaqe of Jeeqßl (The highway from Jerusalem to Bethlehem, though not very hilly, is exceedingly roch;y; not only does the living, rock crop put continually, but the road is,full of loose* stones, both small and great. Here and there, it is true, little val lies are observed nestled between the' hills, clothed in living green,.or covered with grain or trees. The general landscape, however, is rugged and barren; while off towards the east, nature looks awful ip her silence, with her blackened, torn, volcanic rocks, apd her solemn /gorges through which now and then, I caught gimpses of the silept Sea of Death. The first view of Bethlehem is quite pictur esque, or even imposing, covering the ridge and northern slope of a hilfon the southern side of a deep and extensive valley, running nearly east and west. Approaching the town thus, across a valley, it has quite a cheerlul appearance—its whitewalls and flat-roofed houses'producing x fine contrast with the foliage of the trees and shrubbery of the Tallies.. The ruins around the : town prove its former greatness; while a monas tery, over the spot of nativity, with walls and battlements, has the appearance of a fortress, which, in reality, it is, in times of danger. A rough path across the head ,of the valley, through vineyards and olive groves, soon took me into the city of David, where the root of Jessie came forth, who is sow the ensign—the object of all earnest hearts on earth and in heaven. I need notisay that the experience of the first hour spent in threading the streets of Bethle hem, was of genuine, ,un|Uoyei satisfaction. I met, no where, the scowl and contempt .of the Mussulman; but pleasant smiles and cheerful - faces .greeted md on every side—for Bethlehem is a Christian, town. I walked • through, nearly all itsnarrow streets, visited several. Christian homes j breke bread with,the families, and final ly sought the monastery and ehurch of / the iNa tivity. ; The town of Beihleliem haS; at the' present time, about 3,000 inhabitants, ehidfly Catholics, • Greeks, and Armenians ; generally 'very igno rant and poor, but 'ipdtostriOns, virtuous, arid happy. The finest looking'women and children to be seen in, Palestine, are to he fbtiud in Beth lehem. The houses are stroagly : and compactly, built ' of Btdne, i; whitei the streets are narrow, glbomy ! ahdFhU; We¥-bleiin; The vineyards' and groves of olive and fig-trees about the- town,: prove that some, of Xhe "inhabitants are far re-1 moved .from poverty. As of old, the pools of Soiomodj three miles' away v supply, the MaUjes and the With' water of theanment: oh 'ddddh i i wAl^ ! ffote 'thisi tdw’i i! jS>j the pools. In this wali.'t passed theirrigate^ 1 vallies which, to day, by their wealth of vegeta THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1869. tion, prove what Solomon was able to do in hor ticulture, in landscape gardening and botanical studies. “ I made me,” be declares, “ great works. I planted me vineyards; I made me gardens and orchards ; and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruits, I made me pools of water, to water therewith, the wood that bring eth forth trees.” The chief occupation of the inhabitants of Bethlehem, besides horticulture, and -the ordinary tillage of the land, is in lue manufacture of all kinds of holy wares;— mementoes of the place, frean' wood; pother of pearl, ivory wood, and Dead-Sea lava stone. . . p , . ' '■ ■ oil. .ir . After having examined the, I made my way to the birth-place of Jesus, situated in the Eastern suburb. It is said to be a natu ral grotto, mow under a church, first erected) by the Empress, Helena, who thus fixed the expgt 'location of many pf the, so-called holy places.. ~ In connection with the church of ,the occupied by the Greek)Communioif; is the, iponr astery where the priests reside, apd; Wjhi?re ,ptt-, grims lodge from time -to time., Frpm different parts of the,monastery to. the grotto pf the' Na tivity, there are several „p£ssagesp-the Grepfc, Church possessing the main entrance,. unlocked ,by, a silver key. For centuries,, the . Latin Chureh has been ,compelled.,tQ enter, the; grotto by an in direct route,, and has used every influence to ob tain, : an; equal advantage with the Greeks. Tt was the giving, by Turkey, on demapd.of ; ,the; French Emperor, a. duplicate siver key to the Latin Church, that fired the train of events which brought op the Crimean-war." .This grptj, to is some 37-.. feet longji 11 feet wide,-and 9 feet high; and the 1 floor and walls are covered with'a l greehish colored 1 marble 1 . The .walls are , hung,' here and there, with tapestries and paintings' by Italian and Spanish masters. .At one end of the. grotto is a semicircular recess; and in the center of it, on the 1 floor, is a star, wrought in marble' and' jasper, encircled by silver, on whieh-are carved the words, “Here Jesus Christ; w.as ;bp/p of the Virgin Mary.” , A largenumberpf lamps were burning above, shedding a flood of mellow, light upon the .birth place of thp of man kind. Near by is the manger—simply a block of stone hollowed out ; and over.it, a.picture rep're > ’-i. ■ : v' ••• ■’ ’*l '*l j:iTtj• ■ i senting a stable, with horses and .cattle feeding, Directly opposite is the altar of time wise 1 men, marking the place where .they sat when offering, their presents of gold, frankincense ,an j, .myrrh Over this altar is a picture representing them, in the act of bestowing their giJfts. . They are, paintedto represent kingsand among them is, an Ethiopian. . .. 11 ; , While standing in this of beneath the mellow light of many golden andamidst the profoundest silence.,, contemplating the spotj .the event, and,the results of that, biijth in a manger, a, poor j foot-sore pilgrim wopnan jen-, tered, knelt, then, kissing .the spot o£ birth, broke forth into .tears, andpcjbs 1 This tender sight of the true heartyqf woman,. own meditations,, awakened the deepest, emotions of my nature., , co.pld noth place njy . hand, on the apd icold ih'e manger, experiencing a thrill in thus coming .in contact, with rejips associated with holy and handed, do,v?n thrpugh the ages, . Whether, .I,i was standing the very .stable where Christ was born, or not, I did -not stop to argpe. : I was, at, ieast,.standing i-in Bethlehem, without .the shadow of a doubt, at, the very.fpun : tain-head .of. history,, where,an event,occurred, which, to-day,, is.gratefully, throughput the world, starting-,thrills of joy in millions of. human, hoartst Tradition affirms that the grottpps, : Bethlehemf,were anciently used as stables, in connection withhtbe inns or khans. Indeed, Palestine abounds in an cient , tombs,. excavations, grottoes,and caverns, and they Lare-now pGsasiqnally-,usqd 7 by f |he inhab tants, and by travellers;, as places of .shpltpjr.- ~I db npt.th,ink it a very; strange thing,.humanly speaking, that Joseph, an,d htaiy, cqming tq ißpth [ lehem, as, probably, ;hundTeds of pthers did, da ring the.enrollmcnt,;shouldhaye ; .ocpupie,d;ai spot .near the.beasts.of burden.such as oam.els, horses and a§ses. The inn,, qr. khan, being,crowded, the Holy Pamily .were-,compelled, like oihers, to tahe ,up,their abode ijtjtheppen cqurt, or ingp.ej.pij the .grottoespeap by,, used as a place of shelter for;man andbeaßt. In many,pqrta of India, Spaiq, South America, and China; I have BeeQ what.,may .:be .atjdqdrinnß,: where travellersi arg not much better accommodated, than wastheHoly,Family, at the. inn of Bethlehem. I have often seen whole families lodging, in theirrcar ; ts, or on the ground -near their animals/,when, all: the shelter of the inn was occupied. In faot, in Jerusalem itself, I once visited an establishment (©uehipp ■ ft ■ dian, Spanish and old Jewish plan, where I saw ..camels, horses and-dppkeysiupder the; samp roof, -and in c}pse, proximity to ihe,driyersaP‘li gneste of.the.innj, si- After visiting anothergr6tto,> where'- JeronSfej translated the Bible into the Latin‘< Thilgatej” , I wastalkentci tipper ,terrace-<t>f■ tlj.es catfvent, ; ' to’enjoy theview ofi- the'coiintry i atmosphere ''was' ' remstfkabl y cledr' and- deVche. jSeiow iih‘ ai^d'the"^6rfH''^^e it t l jhe ‘ anil; hill-sides w-heje sj|t|,‘gleal»ecl after, the ty —where David, in his youth, tended the sheep, and where angPljT ilfenouhcM £6 3 as tifeji watohell'thei/ ffotilt's" the 1 hirili of 1 the promised Messiah. Towards the north-east the green valley of the sacred Jordan, -winding like a thread of emerald, with its wealth of trees and vegetation, in that otherwise batren land. Here and there, eastward down the mighty gorge, T could catch glimpses of the Sea of Death; while beyond, stretching north and south, were the dark mountains of Moab, piled up by volcanic force, in grand and awful desolation. THAT I4TTLE SHAXEB.' There it hangs on its nail, at the end of the T ' -- - • ic>ur’;wr'.h? ' :* wardrobe. It is old— half-worn—the straw is broken—and'Why let ; it hang there? Ah ! siran> ger, it has 1 a history. Shall I tell you ? That little shaker once coVered my idol. Often as I looked out ihy ; study wihdow, the forth that lit ! tie khdker covered feed f ihe' ! ch'fckensj dr' again .'as I looked out, it'Yah play 'ingi “ keej> '‘house,” or ,k keCp SChohl,” with Another ‘sonilewhsit'lb;rgtlf. l: A| i ;l!l : 1 i Ocbasl&'nally there' 'A rap k’t thy study dobt, aiffl a sweetj geftfcle voice l Would call, “ Papa, inay I (kHhe'ih t”* “ Not now, darling— • wait a, and Away, tripping; light and ; happy went'the little shaker. ' '■ By and hy it returned, and again,' “ Papa may I come in now ‘f> 1 '« Ye S , darling-.*’' Open flies the door—in rushes Nellie—my:little':fingcl child ndyr. ” " ‘ ! ‘ To'an see that sweet face; and hear that gentle loving voice now, just' a‘s‘"but yesterday, and though the memories sa,d, yet are they pleas ant. That little shaker, like Bro. Cuyler’s Ejnptjr' Crilr,” (which I hope some - day ■ to read,) is dearer.to me than jewels, orgold; for the associations 1 are very precious. God knew I' ioveidthe dear child top well, and I knew it too; but hofr could I help it? She was. so gentle,' and so amiable, and so unselfish, th'at she'won the love, of, every one.' ’ Kt’ jras a'large space, in my hbart she part of whjch belonged to my Saviour ? and this was one .reason why the. iiord tiok 1 her. “ Thou sliali have ho other i < : j <« ’J' f '‘ i'-' S'ii'lt .'i' l ; "•! t :i■ gods pefore me. ( , . Another reason Wj£;s, that, as’a, pastor, I might know better how to sympathize with the aiflicted of my flock., Two little brothers used to pass, hand .in hand, daily, oh their way*'to school., They jrere ( in,the,jnfant department in.our Sab-, bath School. o,he" day, as the elder was near' the school-house, a wild steer, .passing, rushed. suddenly upon him, tossed him high, and made ah awful wound in his side, from which he died ithat night., Xnd'as.l went to console that dear 1 -.1 i Oil ji.l.i; ' ; my feelpgs. hfndred, for two years ago was a clas&mate with' ter ‘dear, boy— now itriist they mejo^h-with" Jesus., 7, An? stili another'jeasdn for remoying* iny' latelyione was, my and growth' in grace. ,It was a cold t da.y m January, 1867,, when I carried her to .church (for the show.was' : too*deep for her tb jyalk) for the last time. She' never went out again, until little more than a week after, when we followed her precious dust : to’the same sanctuary,* and thence to the grave.: Just then commenced, a blessed revival, that added a large number to. our . church and to other churches. Thahafeiction to iny good, and tp ..that ,pf, others, .its cease. Sincp then. my prayer and my Bong have been , ‘‘ Nearer,* iny God, to, thee, s ;| : s Nearer itfthee,; -.1 v ; . Ev’n thoughit.be a cross, t v- • , ; That raiseth me,” Witli, ; she )^salmisti ,X<;an,saj, ! “It is good for me that I.baye.been cted, for, before I was af flicted,! went astray, : b<ut,now have I',kept thy that! hadikept-it better, A • 'l v.’>/ ■ >7 <ti r.-f I THE LIMIT OPf THBEL-i SOOBE AND-TEH ,r f In regard to man t and especially to man con sidered as a fallen and sinful beipg, and yrith, ref erence, to (the, problem of is(teniption,.the; follow ing rniayi reasons for fixing, tire -limit of his probation at threescore . years and ten, (1.) It cannot be doubted that the time is: sufficiently long, to enable him to prepare for . the !future ; .'vrOEld. The ..plait .of is.so-sitnple, an’dthetormsareso "ehsyj'-tlliat’ farwithia that; period aby b'ne can’db airthat is needful to b'e done to prepare ifuture spte, eternity,-and. if a psi n ‘ closing life at jseyentyujs 'met prepared tfordieaven, it could nott be. alleged, as an ekciisethai ample time has not beeu allowed him for.snch a preparation. ; Indeed, a. yerjQ brief periodof life is all that, is necessary to. prepare, p man to die. It may be added, on this point, -thatif a man is not prepared.for another' world at ‘the age of seventy —if he has spent three score and ten years on the earth in impenitence: land sin, the prpbasbility* very slight that, >an addition rto: life wouldnbe’likely’to lfead hiih! to: prepare for the world 1 to 1 come, r fot i no merenii-j ; Cr ease'bf ybarS' wbbld' be' to 1 'thin ’ the mind! also, existence on! eaith would :be every way, nnfav-ora. 'ble' re^uir&' ; alf‘ihe.'fpVc|‘df tfie fadt ffidt;a‘ irait'cig.- Wo ($8$•«&[ ■that.aflywhere- within, that period be '{may ,b,e sud denly removedyitoiincline-nieiiidt©> attend l a thfe thSiias *wh'ibH.malk'e'; fdr -fcljffi’btofmfl No better arrarigemini? ban te li cli^b ! ivb'd B for im pressing on the mind the importance of an im 7 ' lli'i'. > iu! from'Er; Barnes’ sermon. mediate attention to religion, and the danger of delay, than these facts—that there can be n@ hope of preparation beyond the period of three score and ten, and that anywhere within that period life may terminate, or that there is a pos sibility, and in fact a strong probability , that that outer limit will not be reached. (2.) The great purposes to be accomplished in the world can be better secured by the present arrangement than they could be by one which would greatly pirotraot ‘the life of man. The pre sent arrangement has all the advantage of bring ing. new and varied powers upon the earth to, meet the new circumstances of the world in the development of the divine plans ; the advantage of bringin« more actors on the stage, and of pre paring more immprtal' beings for a future world; the advantage of greatly multiplying the number of the and consequently of glorifying the Itedeemer and augumenting the joys of hea ven ; the advantage of preventing iShe'evils which would arise from' the vast accumulation of wealth’’ and power in the hands of a few individuals, and creating a permanent tyranny in the hands, of a few—it being far better for the liberty and happiness of the mass of men that a man of ac cumulated or accumulating wealth should lose his • hold oh his property at the age of three-score and ten, and that it should, be distributed in so ciety, than that he should be allowed' to go on absorbing the wealth of the world for a thousand' years, as it Was of advantage to the world that XCr-. xes, Caesar, Alexander, and Napoleon should'die ra ther than that they should live to confirm and estab lish a tyranny for centuries.’ ‘ It is an advantage to the,world that men should die; that, haying accomplished the great purpose of life, they should give place to others; and that what they have gained in any, respect should go into the common stock fpr the good of the World at large, and for th,e benefit of coining generations, father than that it should be retained .'by themselves under the form of yastjindhbpfiiies. " At'the same time it is to, he remarked, that a man will be more likely to attend to the interests of his soul when, he knows that the affairs of the world' are of so little importance to him,"and that all that he can acquire must soon—very soon—pass into other hands, than he would if he felt that what he'could ! ’gain would .continue tube his ? and would be con stantly increasing for a thousand years. As man, ; therefore, is a fallen being; and his great inter , ests lie beyond the grave"; as this is essentially a i world of probation; as ail that any one can gain .-here is a .trifle of ho, value compared with the . great interests beyond the tomb ; as it is impor tant that man should constantly feel’ anii realize • 'this; as, it is iinpbrtant'jtbat all the means possible , .should be used, to fix Iris''attention on these facts* , audio prevent his jeoparding his eternal inter ; eats by neglect and delay; and as the period of i seventy years furnishes ample time to prepare for . the world beyond, arid J to secure the salvation, of the soul, we can see that it is a Wise and benevo lent. arrangement by. which the existence of mah on the earth is bounded by three-score and ten years, or. by wijich this should-be fixed’ as the outer 1 limit of human'life. ’"Man must he content wltfi' this., no power to remove the limit. Science,timej, experience, prudence, medicines, do .nothing to modify this law of our bejpg, or to secure to us any longer duration on ’ earth than God has, asssigned us. Death mocks at all the boastings of science in .this respect, and, so far as anything future can be considered as certain, it is certain that, the period''of'human life settled in the time of Moses will' continue to be the boundary to the end of time,* Sables of life ’ Insurance and Annuity companies now acted on will continue without essential modification to he the tables'employed to the end of time. „ :■) 0 W ; L'"' H! f. it }«' EEY. A. Ml STEWAET'B LETTEES.—IXYIfffi Treasure City, Nev., Dec. 1868. My visit, to White, Pine District is about to terminate, duty calling elsewhere. The stay and labors have already been lengthened beyond in tention or arrangement on first coming. Amid so intense and fevered an interest in connection with silver hunting,'" a feeble effort has been made to induce this marvellous community to think of ; something better.; 1 Tlie extreme beauty of the ! ,November weather,'running into December;' has also cohducecTto this prolonged stay."'' Even now the,locality is left’with many regrets.' Lefty how-! ever, with the promise and hope of return when the snow storms' have gone, in order- to carry on, arid if 'possible, perfect, variohs inatterb and plans which have 1 already berili'started.. ' Winter seems qow fairly, setting ’ in,' arid the ; snowis said to fall on tliese riaoririfoins to the depth of eight or ten feet. There are certainly as yet : not shelters erected sufficient for half the people who are hither. Could any ; by the stay, X haye| ;b 0 'fears of snowy' rimj'Sio sp&iril bbjecfion sfhsbing it out. With ! this;jimultitmcle ihrorigli the, •* can ’• hbwevbr he' had' in-dporsf and riotlnhil speeialCan 4>e' effected in "such 1 a' place without' a “w, C> arid tnttf niriririV 'seasonfor'buildipg. '' “ -■'••‘Sn-q v) .. : !" Ay P ra yrif-meeting held twicri a werik and' very; hbpefully'attended has been' brskriizett 4 ! A Sribbitry tosSSSSSS' mg order.' A rellueJl i£gtl!e%|&mMr i with over twenty names, and a promise of con! siderable money for church-building during the coming season. Preparatory arrangements have also been made for starting a Sabbath school both in Hamilton and Silver Spring, at the east and west base of the mountain. While visiting the various families in these places a surprising want of books, even Testaments, was discovered. And so very far is this place outside the ordinary channels of communication it is difficult to ob tain them, save by heavy expense and long wait ing- Treasurina. i During my mission in Treasure City the first Uative was added to the fast multiplying inhabi tants —a daughter —and the mother a member of the Presbyterian' Church. An impromptu con sultation of mine owners, agents and others ,was had respecting some fitting expression of interest towards the first citizen. As the name, of thp i city, is .from the untold amount of. >wealth.supposed i to.,lie underneath;; the name of the .child, must needs have some connection there- • iWith. The .English appellation was Latinized ( . an.d m|ide feminine —the name must be Treasu rina. This on condition, that the godfathers should efldQW; the,«npminee ; with a silver brick and other, jaluables, the treasures of the new location. „ r, So, after.my last sermon here,, the child was duly recognized to be by covenant in connection with Christ’s family, and according to the forms of baptism, practised in our Church, sealed as a m,em]ier-7-Tecpiving at the same time, the pleasing name of Treasurina. s . • ANOTHER INCIDENT. Among the new-comers, in order to get or in crease wealth, are a husband and wife—he a Jew, she a dbvotSd Catholic! Through invitation, per suasion, curiosity or Other motive, the husband was at one of diir very interesting evening prayer meetings, he!j th a'Wnfc’hear bis own dwelling. On going home from which, his wife was on her knees at her evening devotions. Seeing which, he did what he had never done before; —he ap proached softly, kneeling down beside her, putting’ his face between his hands and remaining there until she had ended. The wife’hardly'believing her senses at length asked; “George, why have ypu done this?” “i w'as at a prayer-meeting to night and on coming home saw you at prayers and could not refrain from kneeling alongside.” Early next morning the wife was out joyously to tell what had happened, to some who had been at the prayer-meeting. Xt the next meeting for prayer, husband and wife wpre both present. ' , “ X. 51. Stewart. OQLOBADO'FOE OHBIST. Partly for health and "to visit our children in, Deriyer, Col., we (wife and self) spent a few weeks in that delightful region during the extreme hot weather last Cummer. I say delightful, because of its grand scenery, its pure air, its cool, moun tain, streams, .clear as chrystal, fresh and constant from the snowy‘range, its rich minerals, its fer tile soil, its enterprmiqg inhabitants, its beauti ful cities arid villages, quite up to the snowy range, arid its undoubtedfuture fqr wealth and influence among the stars of our American galaxy. While I beheld all this with admiration, my spirit was stirred within me, and I was led to exclaim, “Say not, four months arid then cometh harvest! be- hold I say unto yqii,lifi up your eyes and look on the fields.j for they are white already to har vest., The harvest truly is.great but the labors are few.” Over these vast plains, where the Indians now roach and massacre unoffending women and children, and iri these Rocky Mountains quite up to where the white drapery covers their vener able heads, .Christ’s ininisters must go and preach his Gospel and secure this beautiful country for Christ, to whorih it belongs, from the grasp of In fidelity, ‘ Romanism, and Satan. I had the pleasure of preaching Christ to attentive hearers at Deri ver and Golderi City. Tours in (he bonds of Christian love, OUR TEMPiRAffdEfGOVERIfOR. Governor'Geary "held his annual reception in the Executive mansionat Harrisburg ori the eve ning of the Seventh; 'lt is-described by'the re porters as the most brilliant one he has 'ever giv- Excellency arid lady received their guests-iri pe farin', arid not'a-few of our readers know from experience how admirably they can tHing the reporter adds, which is no suriprisri to -those who know the stanchness ?(■ Governor’s temperance principles : intox icating beverrigea formed no part of the enter tainment. “ Tn'this and many other respects,” (ftbri stetadrifd of the gribernatori b?,dri rtiised within the past few years. IVri qrioie this last as evidence of a public sentiment approving the Governor’s course, pncoiirrigeirient to others in high places to go arid do likewise; For Instance, we should Jijt® to soe the Xinion League of this city dis pense with intoxicating drinks at its banquets. And we earnestly hope that’Geri. Grant will iliWt^iousexamples as those of jAncblh anff .Gerirjr iii the'Social arrangements of Eis'ierna of oii , ce; 3 keeping J^B;fa|r'^ c , m the course Grant, Geary arici J R!eform“WBuld bVa powerfui rallying cry for the friends of Temperance. M. G Cass. ‘•■f ii, •.
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