"X -J - I"
MOFtttimkL CARIt,
a l. fritz
ATTORNEY-AT.LAW,'
Omiok Front Room, Over Poatoffloe.
BLOoMBDUnO, PA.
T II. MAIZE
ATTOUKBiAT.IiAW,
Office. Room No. 3, Columbian
building - .-
BLUOMSBUKO, PA.
' K WALL-Elt,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Ufflo otef IstNattonal But, "'
SO1 C, FUNK,
ATT6RNKY-AT-LAW:
BuxMiitiia, Fa
Offloa la Ent's Building.
ATTORNKY-AT-LAW
AMP1
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
, BLOOXSSOna, Pa
omos oTer'MQTW Brosy Prog stow.
p V?. MILLER,
ATTORNlT-AT-LAWi
Offloe la Brower's bulldtne.eeoond noorjoora No.
Bloomabujr.Ta.
T FRANK ZARR,
ATTORNKY-AT-LAW.
BloomBbarg, Pol
oraoeoofner of Centra ana Main Streets. Clark
Ba&anc.i
Can be consulted In German.
(.ao: E. ELWBLL
ATTORNEYI-LAW,a---
OfflonTlft'flo'6r, front room of Cot;
DMBlAtt-Bulldlnjt,'' Main street, below Ex
change1 Hotel. .
pAUL 3C. WIRT,
AtJrneyiat-Lw.
Offloe la CLimiu BbiLDiiis.vrMril door.
AiOMBBDiY.PA.
TT V. WHITE, . .
. B LOO M t iUR l, PA.
Office' in mowers' Building, 2nd. floor.
may 1-tf '
aVrtdatf. i. s.wosstm7'
KNORR & WINTEBSTEBN,
Attorneys-ot-lja-vv.
omoetn 1st National Bank building;, second flooiv
nrstdporto the left. Corner of Main anoMtarlctf
streets BlootoBDurff, Pa.'
jKjrPemtoni and Bountiet.OolUeUd.
J!' P.'BILlilEYER-,
(DitifrlilC'T A TTOIlNJ3Y.
"ATTORNEY-AT-IAW.
WOfflce over Dentler's shoe store,
Bloomsburg. Pa.- japr-80.86.
H. RHAWN.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Catawlara, Pa.
ones, corner ot Third and Mains treu.
JTJOQAEL F. EYERLY.
Coaveyaneer, Collsctor of ClalmB.
LEGAL ADVICE IN TOE. SETTLEMENT OF
ESTATES, to.
WOtllce In Dentler's building with F. P. . BUI
merer, attorney-at-law, tront rooms, snd floor
BloostaWrftFa. . . fapr-s-ss.
J- 'B.,lMcXElVY; M. DnBureWh'and Phy
atcla. worth alda Main ttrieCtelow Market
rvB? jr: O; rutteb,
PHTBICI AS BURGEON,
OflJeeVNorth Market street,
Bloomitmrtfi Pa
T'R.i-WM;- M..-B8BER Burptfton and
UpBTKCtan. omee corner ot Rock una Market
EXCHANGE HOTEL.
W. R. TUBBS, PROPRIETOR
BWOUSBUSa.PA.
OPPOSITE COURT BOC8B.
Large and convenient sample rooms. Bath room
not and txHd water; :and all modern conveniences
T fF.HARTMAH
niraasWri tbi rotxowWa
AlilERlOAN TNSUaUNCTMPAHTES
NorWrlcah' ot rhUUtflplfli
PenasylYalsK s . "
York, ot refcBSTtranla.
ortBrttuS?ot London.
Offloe on Market Street, No, I, Bloomsburf .
oot.14, I-
Stualniuranoe Co., of Hartford, Conn st,ots,
?LW04.e::::::::::
London Lancashire, ot England i,T0,76
Barttord of Hartford' 8,J7S,0M
Sprlntrasld Flra and Marine 8.062, MO
As tne agencies are direct, pouclesare written
orn, Insured without delay lntne omco at
PIREINBDRANOE
CHRJfrrtAN V. ENACT, BLOOMflBORO.FA,
HOME, OP N. T.
MERCnANTS'.or NEWARK, N. J.
C LINTON, N.Y.
PjwrLES'N. Y, .
UUATlINfV PA.
GERMAN AMERICAN INS. CO..NEW YORK.
OUEBNWICH IN8. CO., NEW YUHH.
JKHSEY CITY FIRE INS. CO., JERSEY
nn'V J t
TbBe , our. coaronATioxs are well seasoned bj
ae and txtutsd and 'have nerer-ret kad a
l o settled by any court of law. Tnelraswuara
aUtnnatedlnsouD iiodbitih aB liable to the
hazard of rim only.- .. . .
Loasea raourrLT and ooxbstlt adjusted and
.paid as soon as aeiermurea oj uuum r.
IKMArr, SrSOIAL AOSMT AMD ABJ VST BtOOMaiCKO,
ipa.
ThnMm1fthr HntnmM fc1 MITfttV Btienld tiatTOB.
lUethiaeency. where loesealt any are settled and
PKOMPTNESa. EOUITY, FAIR DEALING.
INSURANCE AGENCY
OF
omca tun nauCtcuiutiitf intniNa,
Bloomsburg Pa.
Northwestern MA&oiicJAasbclUl6o Members
4lMtaiiealcUrU'SHl,t.l7. lnsoraa
nott-MMauaS,
TPIRlJ. A8BBT8.
COMnNEaWA L 01 New .York., as.SS9i
AMfecilrofJtUaoeUihlaM.:...... ftjowj;
NIAGARA 01 New York' ta,M0,7S 89
A liberal akata k)tJthenatBsss:u trespecttully
solicited, ana satisiaction guaranieoa.
reMCMw. J. n. maize, Agt.
W II. HOUBE,
DENTIST,
Bloomsbueo, Colcmbia Cocnty, Pa
Ail styles ot work done In a superior manner, work
warranted aa reprcMntea. tsith utust
a withoot Paim by the use of Gas, and
free of charge when artificial teeth
aretnaerted.
Offlca in Barton's building. Main street,
below Market, Uvo doors below Klelm'a
drug store, first noor.
Jo b opn at all kouri during tht da
MOTSS'ir
Exchange Hotel
BENTON, PA.
The undershracd has leaaed this Well-known
Ibouas, and Is prepared to aooommodate the pubuo
Mlthal)tt cohfenienoM ot a aravclaaisetei.
xiaiT LMcapiuia, mprtew.
0. B.EIiWEIiLi - i -.
JK B1TTEKBENDIB, f "PHtor,
J.R..SMITH&CO.
LIMITED.
MILTON, P.,
DlALtRfl IN
PIANOS.
By the followlnz well known m.k.nL.
Chickcrlngf,
Knabe,
Weber,
Hallet & Dnvis.
Can also furnish anv of the
cheaper, makes at manufacturers
prices. Do not buy a piano be
fore getting our prices.
.o.
Catalogue and Price Lists
On application.
Bepta-8eu.
Biten bender & Co.,
WAGON MAKER'S
AND
BLACKSMITH'S SUPPLIES.
No. 126 & 128 Franklin Ave.,
SCKANTON, PA.
Iron aii Steel.
aprtll-ly.
J. W. RAEDEH,
LANE BOOK M&UR,
RULER AND BINDER,
Noe. 7 and 9 Markl St.,
WILKES-BAWE, P.
seplt-lycftbro.
A LBUMH, PROTOGRAPn, AUTOGRAPH AND
JY Scrap, a largo and complete lino At J. II.
Mercer's utugand Book store, Evans' Block.
ALL- THE FINEST EXTRACTS COLOGNE
Sachets. Pomades. Ilalr Dtps and Bay Kara
at J. II. Mercer's Drug and nook store, Evans'
Biocjt, uppuaiuf jipucupai uuurcu.
A. at J. II. Mercers Drug and Book store, oppo
slte Episcopal cnurch.
A LL PROPRIETARY AND PATENT MEDICINES
BOOKS, STATIONERY AND WALL PAPER, A
nne stock at Mercer's Druir and Book store.
opposite Episcopal Church, Bloomsburg, Pa.
-1A8TILLE. TOILET AND MEDICATED KOAPS,
Kj a full line at J. II. Mercer's Drug and Book
own,
, Upper Main street.
COMBS OF ALL KINDS, WELL SELECTED, AND
at very low prices at J. II. Mercer's Drug and
Bookstore, third door above Iron street, Blooms
burg, Pa,
C CONDENSED MILK, COXL'S, NELSON'S AND
j CooDCr's Gelatine. Tanloca. Satre. An uw Hoot
and all tho prepared foods for children and In-
valtria At. Mprppr'a Unit, nnrl flnnlr HtAri Href rifmr
above IIcss' Boot and Shoo store, BloomBburg, l'o.
CANARY, HEMP, RAPE, MILLET, MAW AND
Mixed Seed for the birds, at J. II. Mercer's
Drug and Book store, first door below CreasyD
Grocery store.
TONE WHITING PAPERS, BY BOS, LOOSE OR
P in Tablet form, at J. II. Mercers Drug and
Book store, Bloomsburg, Pa.
XTURSING BOTTLES. NIPPLES, RUBBER RU.
iy ties, Teething Rings and all requisite ot I he
Nurserv that will contribute to the bubv's uanol-
n&aa, at J. II. Mercer's Drug and Book More, two
doors above Evans Eyer's Clothing store.
JJUYSICIANS' PRESCRIPTIONS AND FAMILY
receipts carefully prepared at all hours at
oner's Drug and Book store, Bloomsburg, Pa.
TOILET AND INFANT POWDERS, ROUGE,
Oosmetlo and gold and silver Diamond Dust,
at J. II. Mercer's Drug and Book store, No 8 Main
street, Bloomsburg, Pa.
WALL PAPER-MANY KINDS AND MANY
Drlca at Mercer's Drue- and Book Stus.
opposite Episcopal Church, Bloomsburg, Pa.
PAINLESS CHILDBIRTH
HOW AOOOill'LlsllKI). Krrrr lOr thoali know.
SERBIAN BLOOM, BiKCenrltitcn Bui
:10er, Hkln Our. tad HUmlth Kradlo.tor known.
I itup for trLl pMkoff., Addnn. MAbOTfc
nov25n.cAcoiy.
PENNEY OOODb
ASPECIALTY
soli aoshtb ron
F. P. ADAMS & CO.,
FINE CUT
CHEWING
isfjBIIIIIIIV btBIT f lsna.fTirT'"T
Alexander Bros. fe Co.,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
CIGARS, TOBACCO,
CANDIES,
FRUITS AND NUTS.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
HBNEY MAHLAIiDS
1ECA.NDIES.-
F1IESU EVERY WEEK.
Bloomsburg. Pa.
TOBACCO
Sole agents of the fol
lowing nranus oi
Cigars.
IIKNKY CLAY,
LONDRES,
NORMAL,
INDIAN PRINCESS,
SAMSON,
B1LVER A8II.
Have received a large stock of
CARPBTiisras
for the Spring trade, consisting in part of
Velvets, Body Brussels, Tapestry
Brussel and Ingrains,Smyrna and
Cocoa Rugs, Cocoa Mattings,
and a nice line of
Canton Mattings.
Ttr.OftilESIilJItG. PENN'A.
frit, to, IBs, lau.
ifre
NO ONE NEED
Remain
A DYSPEPTIC.
"I have been suffering for
over two years with" Dyspep
sia. For tho last year I
could not tako a drink of cold
water nor eat any meat with
out vomiting it up. My lifo
was' a misery. I had had re
commended Simmons Liver
ltcgulntor, of bich I am
now taking the second bottle,
and ilio fact is that words
caunoGeipfcBs the relief I
feel. aily appetite is very
good, and I digest everything
thoroughly. I sleep well now,
and I used to bo very restless;
I am fleshing up fast; good
strong food and Simmons
Liver Regulator have dono it
all. I write this in hopes of
benefiting Bomo one who has
suffered as I did, and would
take oath to these statements
if desired."
E. S. Bai.lou, Syracuse, Neb.
THE BEST BURNING OIL THAT CAN
BE MADE FROM PETROLEUM.
It gives a brilliant light.
It will not smoke the colmneys.
It will not char the wick.
It has a high flro test.
It win not explode.
It Is pre-eminently a family safety OIL
WE CHALLENGE COMPARISON
With any other Illuminating oil made.
We Stake Our Reputation,
As refiners, Upon tho statement that It Is
THE BEST OIL
IN THE WORLD.
Ask your dealer for
CROWN ACME.
Trade for Bloomsburg and Vicinity Supplied by
MOVER BROS.,
liloomBburg, Pa.
sepl-ly.
CLOTHINGIo CLOTHING!
G. W. BERTS CH.
THE MERCHANT TAILOR.
Cents9 Furnishing &oods,Bats & Caps
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Suits made to order at short notice
and a fit always guaranteed or no sale.
Call and examine the largest and best
selected stnok of goods over shown in
Columbia connty.
Btorc next door to First National Bank,
MAIN STREET,
Bloomsburg Pa.
niiius,
u.r-1
Owl '' . v-.rf..
tt7"IVlTC NETS, TENTS and SPORT
XVS, ino GOODS.
Double Barrel Breech Loading Shot Guns, choke
bored, $10 to floo. single Breech Loading Shot
Guns, 14 to $25. Every kind ot Breech Loadlngand
Repeating Rifles, M to $10. Muzzle Loading Dou
ble Shot Guns, f to $35. Hsgle Shot Guns, $3.50
to $12.00. Revolvers $1.00 to $20. Double Action
sell cockere, $3.50 to no. All kinds of artrldfres,
Shells, Cans. Wads, Tools, Powder Flasks, shot
Pouches, Primers. Send 2 cents for Illustrated
Catalogue. Address, GREAT WESTERN GUN
WORKS, 6S1 SMITIIFIELD ST., PITTSBURG, PA.
N. B. This Is a so-year-old, reliable Arm. Per
fectly trustworthy. Orders rilled promytly and
goods sent by mall or express to any part or the
world. No matter what you want In too gun line
you can get It at the Great Western by writing a
letter.
0 uns made to Order. Guns and Revolvers
Repaired.
sepio-ems
M. C. SLOAN & BRO.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Manufacturers of
CARRIAGES BUGGIES, PHAETONS
SLEIGHS, PLATFORM WAGONS &C
First-' lass work always on hand,
REP A IR1HO NEA 1LYD ONt, .
Pneen rtiduentlo tuil the timet,
Hen WouderB exist In thousands of
forms, but re BurpMised by the marvels of
Invention. Thoan who are In need of prof.
ttnViiAwnrif thntpnn bo done while living
at home Bliould at once pena iurir noumo iu
Hallet 4 Co., Portland, Maine, and receive free,
full Information how either ix, of all ones can
earn from $5 to $25 per lay and upwards wher.
everthey live. You are started fret". Capital not
required. Some have made over $50 In a single
day at this work. All succeed. lydecao.
ANY OHDEU
FOR FESTIVAL
will be
BUPPLIEDWini
THE
LOWEST
Market Prices,
AS FOLLOWS :
ORANGES,
LEMONS,
BANANAS,
PEANUTS,
ENGLISH
WALNUTS
CREAM NUTS,
ALMONDS,
POP CORN
BALLS.
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 2,
Presbyterian Ohurohos of Oolnmbla Oounty.
Tlin fnltrnvinnr IntornatttifT Tit.lArlnal
sketches of the Presbyterian churches
of Columbia oounty is taken from the
Historical Journal, published by
John F. Mcginness, of Williarasport.
BERWICK CHURCH.
Tho followirg aceoant of this ebnrch
is communicated by tho Rev. D. J,
Waller, Sr., as from Uittoru of Got
umbia and Montour Counties, April,
iHtw: "un Saturday, November 24th,
1827, tho Rev. Joseph N. Ogden, a
Presoytcrian clergyman, held service
preparatory to communion, in tht
briok church building, which appear?
to havu been regarded as a union
meeting-houBO at that time. A con
Rret-atinnal meeting was held after the
close of tho regular srrvicos, and it was
unanimously deoided to form a distinot
Presbyterian church. William Wil
son and Sarah Wilson became members
of this orgauization, having previously
utuu uuuueuieu wnii ino enuron at
Abineton, Pa.: Daniel Uoaru was re
ceived from tho O.d South Cburob,
iioston, Mat,).; lsauo and Abigail ilart,
from Wilkcsbarre, Pa.i Mary and Eliza
ronooK. irom me Lierry Ulmrch. The
remaining members, Thomas and
Eleanor Lookart, Emanuel Kirken
thrall and Rachel Beach, had been re
ceived into tho church by the Rev.
John P. Hudson on a former occasion:
It was ro-olved that the artioles of
faith and covenant for admission ol
members at Wilkesbatre and Abington
be adopted and enforced in a similar
manner. The organization was com'
pleted on tho following Sabbath,' whon'
Daniel Bourn, I-aao II irt and Thoman
Lockart were installed as ciders; and
at a meeting of the session, February
19th, 1827, a request was formulated
for admission into the Presbytery of
-Northumberland, Juno JJOth the Uev.
D. J. Waller entered a minute on tho
records of this congregation, in whieb
he stated that the church had been ioi
a long timo without pastoral care, and
as far as the manifestations of life
wero concerned, it was virtually ex
tinct. Tho only knowledge of the
facts abovo stated had been learned
from Rev. D. Emlon, of Conyngham
who Bent Mr. Waller tha record in
which lh y wir - embodied. It con
tained th ai'pn vai of the Moderator
of the Presbytery, and he accepted this
as Biilhcienl evidence ot the existence
of an organization, althogli but two or
thrje ot its original members wen
longer residents of the town. At Mr.
Wallers requeefthe Hev. A H. Hand
took part ot his extensive charge, en
tering at Berwick, July 7th, 1842.
He at once agitated the erection of a
church building, and with such success
that on tho 7th of October, 1843, the
completed structure was dedicated by
the Rev. J W. Yeomans, D. D., pre
sident of Lafayi tte College. Its ap
pearance was greatly improved in 1881,
when the building was completely re
modeled and a tower of symmetrical
proportions erected. The rededioation
occurred Julv 10th, 1881, when the
Revs. D. J.'Woller, S. Mitchell. D.
D., C. K. Canfield and L. M. Kumter
participated in the ceremonies. Man)
pastoral changes occurred in the years
that intervened betweon these two
events in the history of this church.
Mr. Hand resigned on account of ill
health, and, July 14th, 1845, a call was
extended to the Rev. Alexander Hebor
ton. He entered upon his pobtorial
duties August 1st that year, and was
installed on the 25th of November fol
lowing. The Rev. T. II. Newton be
came pastor August 18th, 1853, hav
ing tor tho threo years previous been
seamen's chaplain at tho Island of St.
Thomas. Tho Rev. L. M. Kumler
was installed pastor July 10th, 1881
His immediate predecessor was the
Revs. James Kennedy, JWilliam Mor
gan, Joseph Marr, Edward Kennedy,
James A. Salmon and P. M. Melick
have also sustained pastoral relations
to this ohnrcti. The present lnoum
bent, L. M. Kumler bas:had encourag
ing success; .tbet5wirhak increased in
population' and woaltb, and ipjtym
pathy with the-Jmproved material in
terests of the placed this church, under
Mr. Kumler s ministry, has prospered
ootn spiritually ana materially.
BRIAR-CREEK .CHURCH.
This oburoh runs back to an unre
corded date. We find frequent men
tion of it in the old minutes of the
Presbytery, tho first of which is in
April, 1812, when the Rev. Asa Dun
bam was appointed to supply this
church'. It, therefore, may bo'classud
among the oldest churches of tbt
Presbytory. At frequent staled meet
ings after this wo find Mr. Dnnbini
appointed to supply this church. He
was received into the Presbytory of
Huntingdon in April, 1798, from th
Presbytery of Now Brunswick as an
ordained minister. According to tbt
records of tho Huntingdon Presbytery,
he was appointed by the General As
sembly to labor with tho Rov. John
Patterson in Northumberland and
Luzerne conn tic, and in 1799 be was
appointed to labor at Fishing Creek.
Iu Gibson's history of that Presbytery
we find no mention of him except- his
admission into the Presbytery and his
appointment to missionate for, six
mouths in tho oast end of the Tresby
tory, whioh appointmeut ho reported
hiinself'uuable to fulfill at tho time of
and after the formation of the Presby.
tery of Northumberland be took a very
aotivo part in .the affairs of Presbytery
and tho caro of its ohurohes. He was
made the first Moderator of the- new
Presbytery, aud is found laboring
among its poor aud weak churches as
a missionary especially in the Briar
Creek congregatiou and plaoes in its
vicinity. From the few fragments' of
history that remain of him,' he appeafs
to have been in some respects a re
markable man, When a youth he -was
a soldier in tho war of tho Revolution,
and fought in tho ranks with his father
at tho battlo of Monmouth, Ho was
married five times, and had tho misfor
tune to lose his fourth wife, his mother-in-law
and two brothers in-law by, or
as tho result of, tho burning ot his
house.
Mr. Dunham seems to have been to
tho spiritually destitute rogions on tho
West and North Branches of the Sus
quehanna what tho famous Daniel
Baker was, forty years ago or more, to
tho destitute population of tho lower
valley of the Mississippi a geueral
itinerant missionary, who transversod
the territory, preaching wherever he
could gather an audience, baptizing tho
phildren of those who desired or wero
Willing to have them baptized, and do
ing needful olorical'Tvork whfoVcr he
found a call for it. Ho seems to have
supplied Briar Creek, in part at least,
for'soveral ycai?. In tho fall of 1810
he preached his farewell sermon to
these poop'e, and when ho, died, .nine
veats. later, bis remains wore' deposited
in theii burying ground. wlrere they iliet
it is said, without monument' or '-memorial
stone, awaiting hu resurrection
of tho just Ho was .about 73 .years
old when he died.
This oharcb,Mhoogb organized at a
date beyond tho memory of all the
living, never attained to sufficient
ability for independent, self-support.
It has always hnd a feeblo existence
and docs not seem to possess much en
couraging hopo for tho future. Doubt
less a memorial oi u is laid up with
the. Lord, and its name is written in
in Uie book of His remembrance!
"And thev shall be mine, antth thr
Loril of hosts, in that day when I
make up my Jewels.!'
BIjOOSrsBUErt'CHTJRCrl.
This is ono of tho younger arsons'
the sisterhood of churches under tho
care of th J Presbytery, and yet, if its
years bo measured by the ago of an in
dividual, it would bo called venerable.
The Rev..D. J. Waller, Sr.k who.had
been its pastor from 1889 to 1872,
says, in his centennial sermon, id 187G,
this church wtw "organized in 1817,
with James AlcUiurcyj. 'aul Uuily and
Peter Pursell aa elders,- and at the
same time steps wero taken for the
erection of a ohurch odiHce." N6
mention Is made of its. organization in
tho minutes of the Presbytery of that
date, nor of an application to that in
tent At the April meeting of Presby
tery, in 1818, wo find this minute:
A call, directed to the, Itov. Samuel
Henderson, was presented to Presby
tory from theiuultod congregations of
Sbamokin,Bloomsburg and Briar,Creek,
in which said oongrogations promise
to pay to Mr, Henderson five hundred
dollars, in regular half yearly pay
ments, in manner following, viz: Sha
mo kin to nay one hundred aud seventy
dollars; Bloomsburg ono hundred and
sixty dollars, aud Briar Croek, ont
hundred and seventy dollars.
Tin) installment of Mr. Henderson
was appointed to take place at the
"Briar Creek Cburoh, on tho first Tues
day of October, next ensuing, if tho
way bo clear. This is 'the hrst men-
tiim of the existence. of a congregation
at Bloomsburg in tho Presbyterial rec
ords, and from this time .onward it is
spoken of as tbe Bloomsburg church'.
As this is within the' epoch o? nuthon
lio history in respect to ProHbyterial
transactions in this part of Penosy1-
vania, it must-be accepted a reliable.
It doos not prove that tho Bloomsburg
Church was .not, organized in 1817, but
it indicates tbati there was either some
irn-gularity-abouL.it, or an unusual
neglect on the- part of Presbytery to
record the act At" the time of tbe
organization of tho church a lot for a
church site and buryiog-ground was
purchased, and steps taken for tbe
erection of a church edifice, to be of
the dimensions of 36 x 40 feet and two
stories high, with deep gallery on
three sides. During tho erection of
this building thu congregation wor
shiped in tbe Episcopal church build
ing, for tbe uso of which, for one-third
of tbe time, thoy paid a rent of $7 per
year. This was a small sum for so
great a privilege, as it must have been,
in thu eyes oi Episcopalians, of using
their consecrated honxo for worship,
by a seot not recognized by them as a
churob. It was a very uncburchly
transaction.
In 1822 Mr. Henderson was arraign
ed at the bar of Presbytery on a charge
of improper conduct, preferred againxt
him by some of his Briar Creek con
gregation, was found guilty aud sus
pended from the .functions of tbe gos
pel ministry. A few months aftor, on
the petition of the people, he was' re
stored to full standing, and , continued
to preach in Bloomsburg uutil ,1824.
This was the second timo Mr. Hender
son' was suspended 'from the office of
the ministry tor condnot unbecoming
his official character and position. He
was sueoeeded by the Rev. John Nib
look, who at tbe samo time preached
at Berwick; for two years, sustaining
an excellent reputation as a man, and
leaving behind him a cherished mem
ory. The-next ptstor was the Rev,
James Lowers. lie was a native of
Ireland, a brother to tho wife of the
late Rev. John Gray,,D. D., of Easton,
Pa.; a typical Irishman, of quick aud
strong impulses, who could as readily
-tnku a blow witu am list, under pn
vocation, as utter a Hibcrnicism with
nis tongue. Ho possessed much of the
sprightliness ano poetic faculty of his
gifted sister, and was an attractive aud
uopular preacher, though not a man of
high spiritual tone. Mr. .Lowers was
followed by a Mr. Crossby, an Eastern
man, who was largely dovoted to Sab
bath School work. Then followed tbe
Rev. Matthew B, Patterson, who
wrought aa a missiouaiy at Bloom
burg and in tho 'valley ol Fishing crtek
tor a short time. Ho was n son of the
Rev. John B, Patterson, ono of the
fathors of the Presbyt-ry. Ho was
followed by the Rev. R"bert Bryson,
who heems to tiavo been a young m in
ot tuuott promise, but was soon over
taken by disease, of which be diod.
Ho was a son of tho Rov. John Bry
son, who is known to the present gen
eration as the venerablo pastor of the
Warrior Run congregation, and one of
the original five constituent members
of tho Presbytery. In 1832 John P.
Hudson entered upon an engagement
as stited supply to Uioomsburg. JJrmr
Crock and Now Columbia, and aa a
misxionary in the valley of b lulling
Jreck. Mr. Hudson is a native of
Stauuton in tho vaUey of Virginia,
graduate' of the Theological Seminary
at Princeton, N. J., and had devoted
some time to giving olassioal instruct
ion beforo he entered upon tbe work
abovo moutiou'ed. II o is a fair type
of the Virginia stylo of a gonlloman,
genial, companionable and posseses a
reputation for accurate classical schol
arship, tits labore n this held were
attended with good success, .and tho
church was. revived and strengthened,
In tho spring of 1838 Mr. Hudson 10
coived a call to the church at Williams
port, now the First Church of that
city. His friends at -Bloomsburg, and
ino other congregations which' bo bad
supplying, desired to rotain him, aud
made considerable eitort to do so,
They offered the samo amount of sal
ary that tho Wllliamsport church of
fered, and proposed to install him iu
the pastorate, but be accepted tbe call
at Wllliamsport, Th Uv. Mr.ToVy
1888.
followed Mr. Hudson In a brief minis
try as, a supply, and ho, was suooeeded
by the Rov, D. M. Barber, a popular
irooolicr and a useful man, Mr. Ber
ber bad established a boarding school
for young ladies at his farmj abovo
Washingtonville, and bo found it not
expedient to.glvo np his school, whilo
the people of Bloomsb'irg wanted a
minister to Hvo among them; hence he
withdrew, and tho held was again left
vacant. In 1838 a unanimous call was
extended from Bloomsburg, Berwick,
iinar ureeit, and tho Fishing Creek
Mission to Mr. D. J. Waller, a licen
tiate of the Prosbytery of New Castlo,
who had been about ono year out of
tho Theological Seminary at Prinoeton,
N. J. They offered him a salary of
$G00 per year, the samo that had been
offered to Mr. Hudson, which was in
those days considered a good and suffi
cient suppoit He accepted tho call
aud was, ordained and installed on May
181, lOO Jt
Thus commenced a nastorata which
lasted moro,than thirty years, compre
hending a vast range of country, and.
as Mr. Wallor himself savs. "full of
labors, of trials and of love." Tnis
pastorate proved a great blessing to
this extensive charge, both spiritually
and temporally. The pastor hold on
his way bravely, amid discouragements
of a formidable character, conquering
obstaoles which to many a man would
havo been insurmountable, and lilting
tho chvroh and tho community un in
the scale of mental, moral aud reli
gious development as fow men could
have done. Mr. Waller proved him
self to be the right man in the right
place throughout, bis long ministry in
this charge. Doubtless the providence
of God soot and kept him there through
all those years of toil and sacrifice,
becaueo be was in all respects so per
fectly adapted to the exigencies of tho
field. He had coveral opportunities of
changing the locality of his labors,
having received, calls to churches of
greater apparent promise and of light
er lab.ir than this; but he remained.
nriltTiront to all human inducements
,i) tho contrary, where the Master had
placed him till his work was done, and
uow iu bis declining years can con
template, with comforting satisfaction,
the fruitful results of his protracted
pastoral life. Under his, ministry the
church at Bloomsburg not only, became
imply sen-sustaining, but, at length,
stepped to the fore front of all the
churches of the Presbytery in the de
partment of benevolent contributions,
whioh position it maintained till the
churches of the city ;of Williamsport,
through liio great increase ot that
place in population and wealth, were
recently enabled to -outstrip it. Mr.
waiier-resigned tnis charge in April
1871, and in October, 1872, the. present
pastor, the Rev. Stewart Mitohell. was
called and installed,- who has efficiently
taken up and prosecuted the success-
lul work ot his predecessor. This
church is not strong in the number of
its communicants, reporting only .170,
but it worships God by giving of its
substanco to benevolent objects every
Sabbath, and its liberality is worthy
of tho highest commendation. Last
year, 1887, it gave nearly $700 to for
eign missions, nearly tho same amount
to domestic missions, and with propor
tionate liberality to all tho other ob
jects of benovolenoe nrescnted by tho
General Assembly to its churches tor
their support.
NEW COLUMBIA CHURCH.
This church was organized June
15th, 1825. It was included ib tho ox-
tensivo field belonging to the Briar
Creek Churob, which tho Rev. Asa
Dunham so often supplied previous to
1810, has always been ieeble, irregular
ly supplied and inactive. Several
times it has tried to maintain a-pastor
in conueotion with other charges, hut
soon becamo weary of the effort
Onoe or twico revivals have occurred
in it which seemed to promise a better
future, but have soon died oat and loft
it stagnant. Its great -iu seems to be
tbe absence ot tho spirit ot giving to
tho support of the Lord's work. Its
existenco is precarious. In 1886 it re
ported to Prosbytery thirty members
and no gifts to benevolent objects.
SUGARLOAF CHURCH.
This church was organized in 1859.
It is located somewhero in tho vioinity
of the old-time Briar Creek Church
territory. It is not reported on tho
minutes of Presbytery of recent years
and may bo regarded as extinct, or,
perhaps, has become identified with
Havens Ureek Church, which reports
eventeen members and a Sabbath
School of fifty members, with about
$73 raised for religions purposes in
1886,
RIIORSIIURG CHURCH.
This church was organized in 1847.
It reported, in 1886, five elders, thirty-
soven communicants, eighty-eight mem
here in its sabbath school, and raised
about $136 for all religious purposes,
An Excellent Medicine.
"My wife and myself were in bad
health for some fifteen roars.
ohauced to bo looking over ono of
Simmons Livor Regulator Almanacs
and saw A. H. Stevens' and Bishop
fierce a names to testimonials. 1 then
obtained some of tbe Regulator, aud
can heartily recommend the Liver Reg
ulator to my iricnds as an excellent
medicine.' Z. E. Harrison, M. D.,
uordonsvilie, va.
Many a child goes ostrav because
homo laoks sunshine. A child neods
smiles as much as the flowers need
sunbeams. If a thing pleases they are
apt to seek it; if it displeases they aro
apt to avoid it If a home is a place
wuere laces are sour and words haisli
and fault finding is over in tho ascend
ent they will spond as many hours as-
possible eisowoere.
A pennyworth of mirth is worth a
pound o! sorrow. Warner h Log
Cabin Hbps aud Buohu Remedy will
tono up and renovate tho stomach, giv
ing good digestion, without which uo
mau can bo mirtbtul.
"Sleeping beauties'' aro boooming
moro and moro the ordor ot tbo day
At. present a young girl of 18 has. for
a fortnight, lain in a quiet sloep in a
little German village. A couple of
modioal men aro watohing ovory By rap
iuiu ui mu oasu wmi great attention,
Warner's Log Cabin Sarsaparilla
regulates tue regulator. Host blood
purifier largest bottle in tho market
Manufactured by proprietors of War
nor te wre. Moid by all druggist,
THE COLUMBIAN, VOL, XXII.NOO
COLUMBIA DBMOORAT, VOL LI, NO 49
A Quaint (Jomrrmulty,
WHERE NOBODY KVKIl MARRIKS AND
WHKRF. EVERYBODY IS WEALTHY.
Economy, Pa Feb. 17. In this
most singular and absolutely nniquo
village, built in 1825 bv that strange
sect of communistic, ot libato mystico
piotisls known as tho Harmonists or
Economites, who, with tlioir groat army
of birod laborers, still comprise its only
nhabitants, 1 witnessed last Wednes
lay a procession and a ceremony which
for novelty and quaintnens it would bo
impossible to parallel in all the length
and breadth of our great country.
These observances wero in honor of
tho eighty-third anniversary of tho
founding of tho Harmony Society.
It was on February 15, 1805, that
tho Into tJeorne Rapp and his COO dis
ciples, who had tied with him to this
country to escapo religious persecution
in their German Fadoiland and to en
joy tho privilogo of worshiping God in
their own way, established in liutler
oounty, near Pittsburg, Pa., their social
istic, theocratic community upon tbe
principlo of holding all property in
common, aod gave to it tho name of
the Harmony Society. From that time
to the present, among all tho vicissi
tudes through whioh the society has
passed such as the separation of bus
bands and wives, and thu abolition of
marriage by the adoption of tbe rigid
praotico of celibacy in 1807 ; tho ro-
moval ot tbo community to Indiana in
1815, and the second removal to its
present location at Economy in 1825-
the 15th of February has evory year
boon sacredly kept The Harmonists'
town of Economy is ono of tho most
beautiful and picturesque in tho world.
CELIBACY.
Tho soono presented to view on
Wednesday morning in the quaint old
sanctuary where Father Rupp preach
od and prayed for so many years and
where tbo wholo ooramunity hrst as-
somblo at 9 o'clock to offer thanks to
God for having proserved their sooiety
in peace and prosperity for nearly a
century was a Bad one. The adoption
of celibacy in 1807, two years after
their organization, checked, of course,
tho natural growth of their community,
bat for a tew years their numbers were
maintained and even increased by thu
reception of new members who at
trequeut intervals came irom Uermany
to join them; Many of these access
ions wero descendant or relatives ot
tbo original founders. In the Fall of
1817 130 such wore received into mem
bership at one time. But these ad
ditions gradually diminished, and final
ly ceased altogether, tor many de
cades no new members were received,
though the sooiety has at all times
been willing and anxious, as it still is,
to accept as members any desirable
person who will subscribe to their doc
trines and conform to their mode of
lifo. For years past they have had
identurcd to them by parents many
young German people of both sexes
whom they would hayo been very glad
to receive into full communion, but
young Germany has beoame young
America, and is not disposed to sub
mit to tho want of personal proporty
personal liberty and a wife or husband,
even though compensated by all the
advatages secured by membership in
an enormously wealthy communistic
association. Six new members were
received last year. They were all men
ranging in age from 35 to CO. But
oven witli their addition tho community
now number only some twelve or
thirteen men and about fifteen women,
several of whom are bed-ridden irom
sickness and old age, and it was a
melancholy sight to see gathered in the
church only tuofo few rematning aged
mombtrs outiot the 1UU0 who once ac
knowlodgcd the brm but gentlo sway
)t dead and gono I4 ather Rupp. To
oullivato the Harmonists' 3500 acros
of farming land, to develop their rich
oil and natural gas torritory aud to
oarry on the various handicrafts neccs
sary to make good tbo wear and tear
of shoes, clothing, wagons, harness.
etc., in their community, a small army
ot working poopio is required, and 400
of them aro employed by tho Harmon
ists and live with them in Hconomy,
Formerly the opposition of the
society to marriage was so strong that
they would not have any married per
sons in their employ, but experience
has Wight them that married men with
their wives and children are tbo stead
iest and most industrious class of work
ing poopie. Accordingly they now
hire families in preference to any other
kind of "help." To each one o'f theso
families a houso and garden have been
assigned, kvory habitablo houso
occupied and the pavements aro over
run with children, isesides a neat
houso to live in, rent freo, all these
hired people are "found ' by the sooiety
in everything but their clothes, while
the meat milk, bread, vegetables and
everything else supplied to them aro of
the best quality. The society's wagons
go through tho streets and supply theso
things to each family according to
their needs without money and without
price. Save in the matter of celibacy
an persons in tho employ of tho liar
mouists aro required to observe all tho
rules of tho sooiety quite as rigidly as
u tuoy wero members ol it
THE CHIEF OF THE COMMUNITY,
1 ho government of this little king
dora is mill, as it always has been
strictly patriarchal. Jacob Honrioi. an
active, able man despite his 81 Wiutors
has filled Father Rupp's place, as head
ot the community, for many yiars,
Ho Is its prophet, priest and king. In
all matters his word is law. It is
enougu lor any ono in Economy to
know that "Father Henrioi says it to
satisfy him or her on any subject what-
ever. Ho is tho absolute dictator of
tho plaoo and its poopie, but ho is as
fatherly in his kindness as in his sever
ity, lo outsiders tho rules and regu
lations to whioh overy inhabitant of
hconomy is compelled to rigidly con
form may seem somowhat primltivo
and exacting. Every ono is required
to attend church twico evory Sunday
and hoar two sermons from Father
Honrici. Anyone fouud out of bed
aftor 0 o dock on any night is immedi
ately banished from tho town, and all
aro required to riao at that poetio and
lyrio hour, "5. o olook in tho morning,
in addition to threo of the squarest
possible square meals daily, a free
luncheon is served to the whole com
munlty at 9 o'clook ovory morning and
at 3 overy afternoou, and at each of
those hours a pint of wlno U meted
out la every man, woman and child.
Order is maintained by ono day and
night watchman. Tha latter whilo
going his rounds continues tho old
timo praotico of calling tho hours,- and
to oaoh of his announcements, adds thd
following or similar words: "Anothor
hour is past and a step mado noarer
our end. Our timo rum away
and tho joys of heaven aro our re
ward." Though tho Harmonists have
come to tolerato married people they
arc bitterly opposed to have any court
ing dono upon tboir land. They ro
quiro all the fathers and mother in
tbeir employ to keep strict watch and
ward over their sons and 'daughters
that the sexes may constantly bo kept
as far apart aa possible. A young mac
and young woman seen oat walking
together, or jointly ongaged in any
other harmless pastime, would be im
mediately rooulrod to leave Econorv.
To render it Impossible for young mn
and women to walk upon the treta
together in tho evening' wilhoat ob
servation, a lantern was placed ia
every family, and an inviolable rale
was made by Father Henrioi that
every young (irl who had occasion to
go upon tho street after nightfall
should light it and carry it with her.
Tho introduction of natural gas ha
now rendered this unnecessary, for it
burns in great jets from lamp posts at
every corner, and makes the streets aa
light at midnight as at noonday.
EDUCATING THE YOUNG FOLKS.
Various methods have been devised
to keep the young foiks out of mis
chif. A commodious ichoolhonso baa
been built after tho latest and moat ap-
roved models. Excellent gratuitous1
instruction in German and Enghabf
branches is given bv competent teaoh-
ers engaged by, Pother Honrici at cood
salaries. All young people, not, other
wise employod are required to attend
regularly. There is an excellent mili
tary bond, c imposed of twenty-one, of
tho. young men. There is a .singing t
school of eighty young pupils, taught)
by Fa' hoc Honrici in person every
evening. Every possible 'variety ,of.
labor-saving, machinery is used here.
Steam is made to ido everything that
it can do. One of the most interesting
features of the place is an immenaa
laundry, filled with patent washing
machines run by a powerful steam en
gine, where all the women aod u girls
assemble on certain days of the week
and do the washing tor tho entiro com
munity.
The churob sorvioe of the Harmon.
ists differs in no material respect.
from that of other Protestant sects.
two prayers and a sermon by Elder
Ilemioi and tho singing of two or
threo hymns by tho congregation com
prise their siraplo ritual. Tho singing
tho, principal feature, occupying
moro time than it usually does in tho
generality of religious services. On
least days the military band, already
mentioned, occupies a small gallery at
tho west end of the church ind dis
courses swoet music at frequent inter
vals.
In his sermon Wednesday morning
Elder Henrici spoke of how for nmriy
a quarter of a oeutury past ho and his
co-religionists have been daily expect
ing, as they still continue to do, tbo
second visible personal coming of
Cnrist and he reiterated their irm
belief that His glorious second advent
win tako place betoro tbe death of their
last smviving member shall havoifor-
evor dissolved their society.
It does not seem probable that this
singular community will care to hold
many more annual celebrations. Tbe
great age of nearly all of its few sur
viving membors and tbo unlikelihood
of any important additions to their
number must almost inevitably oawe
tho dissolution of the society in a very
tow years, it is uider iiennois vast
will power and immmense executive
force, more than anything else, that
still hold it togother. From very
small beginnings in 1805, the posses
sions of tbo Harmony Socioty have
come to include, besides the town of
economy and its surrounding lands,
fourteen large farms, many oil and
natural gas wolls, vast tracts of 'lum
ber lands, man sawmills and coal
mines, a controlling interest in three
railroads, and great sums of money in
vested in (iovernment bonds and other
gilt-edged securities. Cor. J'hila.
J?reas.
A Piopheoy Fulfilled.
SINGULAR INDICATION OF DEATH
POKE'
TOLD BY A GIRL.
During a revival of religion in Feb
ruary, 1887, while excitement was run
ning high and superstition aud fanati
cism held full sway at Waverly, O.
Lizzie Long, went icto an alleged
trance. Reviving from her nervous
prostration she told her friends that on
that night ono year hence slie would die
in child-birth. No attention was paid to
the remark at the timo. Mrs. -Long,
who was then single and not even en
gaged to be married, within a few
weeks after tbo meetings olosed mar
ried Mr. Long. On tbo 8th inst. she
gave birth to a child, and on tbo 12th
following, the samo night sho received
the premonition one year ago, died of
a fever. Mrs. Long had been recover-
ing, but on tho 12lh inst, although in
exuberant spirits, sho called her friends
about her bedside and reminded them
of her premonition a year previous,
and said her timo had como. In less
than an hour dissolution had taken
plaoe.
Don't Get Oiuclit
This Spring with your blood lull of
impurities, your digestion impaired,
your appetite poor, kidneys and liver
torpid, and wholo Bysteru liable to bo
prostrated by disease but get your
self into good condition, and ready for
the changing and warmer weather, by
taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. It stands
unequalled for purifying the blood.giy
ing an appetite, and for a general
Spring medicine.
Sullivan Indorses the Priaoe-
"Beforo speaking about myself,"
said Johu L. Sullivan to a reporter
whilo sipping his tea, "I would like to
speak a word for my friend, the Prince
of Wales. I seo they havo beon sw
ing tho Prinoo pretty heavily in tho
press for his alleged misoondaot at the
Opera Comiquo. I wish they would
let up on him. I would consider it a
personal favor. Tho Prinoo is a splen
did fellow, a bang-up briok."
Tho jug goes to tho water until It
breaks. Tho noglected cough may
rack you until it broaks down the en
tiro system and oonsumpticu is fastened
onto you. A sure euro is found in
Warner's Log Cabin Cough and Con
sumption remedy. Two sizes, $1 and
50 cents.
The goose bono and tho groundhog
do not tako us beyond March. Is
there a prophet any u here who will
como out boldly and say tho Summer
will be a cool one f AV.
Regulato tho Regulator with War
ner's Log Cabin Sarsaparilla. Mann
faoturcd by proprietors of Waruer'a
Safe Cure. Largest bottle in the mar
Jket All druggists sell it.