Bradford reporter. (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, December 07, 1876, Image 1
TEM V PITACIAIM - mei* fords* al owes tozolostve tin. to the taper. - - - sli p. tit' tem.:. 14 orlcr.6 buortedorrarnati corn per ans. tor the era lturertion. and stets CUTS per fine for subsequeut Inserthstuk Lt:4;AL NOTICS . a. game stale as matting mat ter. ^"WasTY curl% A LOIS. ADVVITISEMENTS will be bloated secorang to The following table of rates: 11w 1 .11w 1 Zu 1 im 1 GU 1 Iye. ;11:661 - 1CCIO1 - 15r0 1-a011070(T111.1i i iuel.fs.: - 1 too " Jac :;;1.7. - : 1 - 2.:56 - 7":6T1 - fo7oo - 111.6ii i 0:01FIlsii.ob id, 1 - 3.n0 11C - 10 1 - 14:1*.1 - 11 - tifri.1 - bb - 113:66 34 re Inn 5:0 01 - 4 Too -- Ct.l,:iFtn 1 - 10.60 9f - 1,710 - 11 - 6.1 - 10 1 - 41 - F.OIrIISOCTI - 71 - TO r;il, --11.. 1 - 40 - 36 - 1714700 - 1 - €:cliti 1.16(17-ff): RCM Al di N ISTRATOR'S and Cietrouit's Notices, -Auditor's notices, 1M.50; Btialners Card% Ere 11a x (Ter year) 13.00, additional linea. 11.00 each. " S TILT Advertisement, are entitled to guar. t • .iy • Inures. fr sNSIENT advertisements taut be paid for s ANCE. ALL Resolutions of Associationa. Comninnlen • I , ,nF or Imited or Individnal Interest, and notices cf M , rnages and Deaths. exce-ding - Ilse Uinta, are chary-d TEc CENTS PER LINE. JOIS :TINTING. of awry kind, In plain and fancy culors. done with neatness and• dispatch. Blanks, Cards, 'Pamphlets Billheatis, State:neat& ice, or every ritletv and style., printed . at ILA •hort , st notice. Tits REPORTER lIMPRIS well tni:plted with power presses, a good assort ment of new type. and everything in the Printing line . - an be executed In the most artistic manner and at rue lowest rates, TERMS INVARIAIILY„CASH. Prdessionnl and Daslien Cards. • JAMES WOOD,' A.TTORN ET-AT-L , tachs46 TOWANDA, PA. "' I, MMITIi BSc . A.Iff\TANYE, AA-rou t,' PETS AT LAw.--OSlce, corner of gain and Pine opposite Dr. Porter's Drug Store. TORN F. SANDERSON, U - ATTORNEY-AT-LAIC, OFF I E. 7 ll..iins Bulliltne (aver Powell's Store nal.s-76 TourANDA. PA. •• 1 - 1 S 4 D.MITH, DvisT, ' --- Towanda. Pa. D • Wat Pijrk street, north side Public Sqnare nett 1.. F IWe'd trona... onclrd-7. 4,2 & WM. LITTLE, 13 4 TTOA sr; IS-AT-LAW, TO WAYDA, Pd °flee in Pall. BUrk,cor. ilaln and Bridge-9a Pt„ April Is. 76. 11 STRETER._ . LAW OFFICE, CM Tow•sDA. rIVERT ON ( I t MERCUR,' ATTORS EY& AT LAW, TOWANDA PA. . . OCIe- Irfrmtaayes Store. mays7s RODNEY A. ICE RCIIII. E2EN`leitil ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. ric twat. PATTON'S STORE, TOWANDA, PA Apr' 12. 1t74, pL TRICK & FOYLE, rTORSETS-A.T-LAIr. 1 owanda. Pa. ly 17-73, (Mee. Sle• rues Block, 1 ATTORNEY AT LAW, TAWA.NDA, PA. April lIT. 7 ' . - MASON. _ ATTOUN ET AT LAW. . ; , • I: TOWANDA PA. OM- thst dOr south of C. B. Pat , It 7... p.. see on,l 11; .. • Nov. Is. '7. _ LI l. 11ILLIS, JIJ.- - ATTORNEP-AT-LAW. • TOWANDA, P. oat,' - ,vlth Enilth ti Montanye. rtiovll-75. _ kNDLIEW WILT, •I ,COR NE Y .4.V1 ,VOL'SSE T-L.4 Tr. (Me : , orr (rose Book StOre, two doors nonh of s tecrr. .i Long Towanda, Pa. May be comulted 11 Ger. : c April 12, '76.) KINNEY i , ! - .; .O'TO.FLVE TS-4 To °Mee In Tracy & Nobie's Block Pa.. Jao:10. H. THOMPBON . , ArromtEr • AT LAW, WYALUSING, PA. \' lil to a!1 1 u. t, ss entrn,led nts care In Bradford, l'onutles. Office with Es q. Pone r. DI ELSBREE, ATTOir.N EY-AT-LAW, TOWANDA. PA MEE MEE .ITTO,R.NEY-AT-LAW, f'cillez . tiansrouiptty attended to 0T"?...RT0 - SzELSBREE, Arrua- AT i. AW. TOVANDA. rA. ,n. v.-red 1..—G911,1 111 .oler - . their Ser.lry • payar. at:rat Itm ;;:ve•si to tts tho tiap:l/111 . , and ilezlsters C. 4.11 N. E. °VI. irEON. J (apt.? 4-.70) N. C. Et SRIiEE. •‘. DILL CALIFF, .ATTOILNiTS AT LAM', ToW.ANI.A. ij.i. . . . OM••••• li 11'•on",•ItIr."1., first door ...)uth ot :.te Flr.-1 Natic...a.l Lai,k, •it....5;a11,... H.- .% M %I'M. L. . E J:ln S-731A 3. N. 0 A LIF F. WE= )IIN EY AT LAW, AND V. S. COMMISSION FR, TOW/0i A. P.% Vffirr—'•,na Side Public Square r ,A viEs & CA RNOCIIAN, ATV.ItNIETS AT LAW, 74 . ERCUR BLOCK Dec !I - ATTORNEY-AT-L.IIV. 111:•:,:rd to [practice ail bt-auc ,es of hh. —:I.( • r BT.( )('N. xen:rance oo soup. • s. M. wc)oimußN,ph s .si , urgeun. °Mee °ter O. A. Macir. Town •NIA ,- I. lirity*. O ..PAYSP 11 D can be con 4 1 .A. • I)! ug S:oro It , in •, A. 1., and Ulan 2t04. r. 3r. Stwela atieir 1. - g:vet: d1...-msys or the Eye and Ear. Oct. 19. '7641.. JOll SOS b NEIVTON. r rNtetaL s aild Snrr•ons. Office over Dr. Porter :)rug Store. Towanda. Pa. T. B. • •INSON, M. D. D. N. NEWTON, M. D. I. Ar.T; O . I N E b T e rolps.Td. in the a toI n 2;vl floor cf Dr. Pratt's new 'a , , •••• ref:, ttus•lness solicited. r~.sta: Or er rt INTi3. KI - 47,1,1,Y, DENTIST.-01fiCe r Towanda, Pa. Y.--•: Rubber, and Al. - 1... Toetn extracted without yalu. Jr. 0 M. STANLY, DENTIST, 1 I moved Lis Dental .4n.-e Into a•razy aver Kent at Watt. us' store, I- newl :n an kinds of denial work. lie••• pu k In a new gas aparatus. IF LE PATTQN, Ageiits for TICUT )IVTITAL LIFE INSURANCE COIIPANY. :1: l'attoc.'s Block, lirWga Sta. 0 . 31'.erc. (1 : ki • at'SSELL'S GENERAL INSURANC,EAGENCY, ELM - 1876 T OV,;:INDA. INSI.II,ANCE AGENCY 1 3f-tin Stud, o.;)pos4eihe Court Rouse. NOBLE Ai VINCENT, MANAGERS. 0:'t)?i191 B L ACKSMITH. resAifk. d.;2(qtlnhillne 110R.iF.-SIIOEING A SPECIALTY. test .traced. Ilatiufartures the cele Lrated Lavon'4ll.4. Pies. Shop P L oul: 7.14? - ar old Agricult, Works. Tow:. As. r 0... -tau. G. ;6-t t. TSSITRANCE - AGENCY. Toe followlnz RELIABLE AND FIRE TRIED Companies represented LANCM:IIIE, riNENIX. ROME MERCHANTS. 0. A. MAME. HEM WALLICK, Y • - • :No. 729 _NORTH SECOND STREET, PHIL'A, Ilsontsetirer and dealer In FRENCH PLATE MIRRORS AND LOOKING GLASSES --of every description. WINDOW CORNICES. SQUARE AND OV..k.L FRAMES FOR PQRTRAI rS P;I3IIY3RAPHS - AND: DIV Pi4trrniGS • - t ..k Er 3 FANCY GOODS EVERY DEPARTMENT IS FULL ! Call and Lc Lioneineed tha' ire Sell as Cheap as'the Cheapest! WILKES-DAE, PA Ju'v 27;76 r.nrAndl, Nor„ 21 . 176 ITIEM 1' TUWAN:V. PA LAI:GEST AND MOST COMPLETE STOCK TRUNKS, TRAVELING, BAGS, Ever Mined in this town, and at prices that eanno: fail pease the closest buyer. 1 bare many bar gain it: all lines of gads tha: eantuu be obialned e:ses:hcre. View call aud eaamine guuds and IMIEMBER rLAcE4Humphreyes old Sand, opposite Court House. Tcwanda, Aug. 10, 1576 BLACK'S CROCKERY STORE TOWA I+ A. PA. FULL-STOCK-GOOD COOD :" 4 -; ;.' - • S. W. ALVORD; Publisher. VOLUME XXXYIL Zed k THE LATEST ,NEWS KENT & BLISS Ilarejust opened anottiim largo stook of DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS. Conststtig of ME FOR THE lIOLIDAYS _ r►EADY-;MADE SACQUES, . FULL LIRE OF FURS, SEAWLS, SORTS, lI9SIERY, GLOVES, t . - .CORSETS, ZEPHYRS, CARD-BOARD, MOTTOES, CAN VASS, Sze.,` KENT & BLISS. Boots =d Shone—Zroo::.!ry. 1876. 1876. 1876 FALL TRADE I am now recelrlng :he BOOTS AND SHOES sic., d• i, . kc., JOLIN F. CORSER. AT COST 1 MUST BE SOLD ! CROCKERY, CHINA, GLASSWARE, BABY WAGONS, LAMPS, &c., &c., &c., At the old stand of o. L ineAor.- • • • , _ . . . ... , . .. ' 47 '-'-'-'. - - - --':-. --- -- - .: ----=` ' ''''.-.'! - --, , "- - ..1 - ' , ...-5 - =‘;- -- ; : 4 -.... - ...'";1 7 -:•-•;.- . L:- .-. ..: - .-g;•:-.4. - ..-;.- , ;::.' - '...,,.::: - E-:,.:!- - ;, , ..,:-•.c..k..,".i.-•'.. ,- .::• : , ,.. - ,-;‘ , 1;,,': - -...%-1-1•:,..,-;..,-;,,:,.;.?., ; ;:.•:: : :•; ; ,..,1„,1- ; ,,.:;]..,...:........!.-,.. , ..,„..,... 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It we err In human baud nem, - And forget that we are dust, If we miss the tab of liminess, When we strut g'e to tie Just , Snowy wings of .tn•aee shall cover All the pain that clouds our day, :When the weary watch Is over, And the mists have cleand away. We shall know as we are known, Never more to walk alone, In the dawning of the morning, Winn the ml6ts haveyleared away, When the silvery misis have yelled as From the faces of our own, Utt* we deem theli lore has tailed us, And we tread our path a oti, ; We should seuthnn near and truly, We shonlii trust them day by day, Neither lore nor Mame unduly, It the tntsts were cleared away. We shall knew &mire are kuown, ..Nn'er more to walk 11 7 0nc,. the dawning of the morning. Wlien the mists have cleired away. Nt'hen the misti have ri-eu above us, As our Father klolc.l his owe, raft' to face with them that love us, We shall know al we are known. Lore. liapeol the an lent meadows, manta the golden fringe of d.y; /Lean to heart we hide the ,hallows, Tin the Loh , s have cleared away. We shall *now as we are known, Never more to lull: issoue,, .When the dap of Frit iti dia ning, And the ton.ts have clear,:d aaay. i ; ?J'' r II a rie rz GI TING Urn WREN PLEASURE. A GOOD LESSON FOR LOTS OF PARENTS It,is so eav to give children pleas rei to make lire a del gist to them; that :•ometintes 1 fear, because it is so ea.ty, we only do it by chance, in a hap-Lazard way, not understanding the full Unpin:ince of giving our children every pleasure that 'we can Pt-Iple who los4 a chill often speak of tit, regret they feeT at thq,'thought of SO tt thing they might hhve done for it, but do we realize- that in one sense our children are dead to us in a fe'w short years, though they may eut their three score years and ten ? Each daybrings with t it some opportunity ,'great or small, of' bright ening a child's life (if God has given you :he treasuri), and no pleasure that :sou can give next Year will be given to the child or 187(1—that child is with yon now; h ill never'be yours to tvm and impress'agtin. lila let us t-ce how diif,.rently the same .h.ng can be done for a child ; warm:rig and claterin: , it, or leaving it wit no special memory of the deed. Takit the matter of a slceping dere ar e two mothers living next door. o.one another; each has n b ty of .‘!% en or eight years of age, and in list neral re-artanging of rooms in tie s: ring. enc'i Aller decides that. 12. ,, y shall :leer) alone.. To,,i has a comfort:o4e bed its s good sized room; the barca is full -Jo h;is not iu use; Ile finds it lork.ll. i, told to conic to mother if Ere any chanue of clothing. lie 63 ..Or a lonking glass. and the re tae st is considered in the lbght. of :1 sees' 1 joke, as he.c , dit pretehd to 'do' o':11 hair. "You're •just to sleep 7 1, room." s.iv his mother., "and in y o u don't litter it up with iany 0 f yol , r trash." .11a. ry's mother is house cleaning, :and he coniphuns bitterly of the• finle it vilses, as he has to mind lkthy, and mamma is 'too tired to romp :Ind tell stories. but on the last :lay o: the cleaning harry gets reward forL!ie h.•lp he ha§ been in malty Hate ways to his mother. • HAITI:, (tailing, you are getting to 1)e sorb a big boy. and such a , YoJd boy, toy'. tln.t matmnd is going to give you a little room for your very smn." For me to sleep in ?" " Y.:s; dear, and piny in some times; and • where you can lin4l down quite al-me, and ask Clod to bie , s you and those you love; and it may i e, if you should forgot ard, be nau:d.ty, that yon would - have to sit tin-re alone a long time—but we'll hope '.hat won't happt n.. :Come and see yyttr little bedroom." It is a little hall room. ' The walls are merely whitewashed and the win doW I.)w and small, but' mamma has mana . , ;ed a pretty little eurthin ont of one of h..bv's long dresses, and the cot bed has a white Spread ; a snrdi bureau washstand containing Fla rry's clothes, with everything duly arranged fur Lint to wasli his own nee rul linds;and 3 chair compri ses the furniture. Harry sees a pret ty pb)tograph of two little children playiiig about their mother's knee. a ehromo of a bunch of flowers taeluf,l up aglinst the wall (wtiat cares he that it is a " tea picture," as the. ci•ildren call them!), and abo%e the v:aslistand on a level with the prowl little boy'stfaee, hangs a small looking-glass, while.over it he reads easily the large card.. "Be ye !kind to ore another. tender-hearted, for givin;:: one another." 'Ch: , child' is (blighted. He has grown mentally since he entered the door, and his heart is softened to listen to the few earnest words mam ma srys about his duties.and he tries to foliowi each word of the aim* pniy6: die Otfr.rs up, that God will be pleas..ll to be with her boy. ~ 1)o you . not see the difference be tW:..er. these two mothers ? There w s no expense in litting . Up Harry's room, but his mother watches for every opportunity to give her boy a pleasure. . How often we withhold a word of praise from IrChild, when, -it *as plume 'that it-merited. we should be sure tc - ileal out full measure. 'There 11 is no such eaiure in I:fe. for old and young , as,the reception of merit" ed • • praise,- and . we.. should be. firy .easeful to . give-pit ir 7 he - or.it;hiclieen g:-..•,--r-....,..),.....,.-- Sqkclcil Noe. wziff.ALL novr. TO LEARN tr„,• • TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7. 1876. . the day. At' night, you 'call her to your side, remind her of her naughty conduct, and tell, her to ask God's forgiveness. Quite right; but the next day_she is a very good girl in deed • so take care that you tell her • to thank God for keeping her good all day. We - all need to learn to ex pect GrOd to keep, us from sh6f we leave ourselves in his hands; and ellildren should be taught ,to recog nize Gods help when they have been good, and to be thankful' for it. 1 remember as a little ehild , I was gen erally naughty, arid always prayed earnestly for forgiveness, but once in a while,: there would be a time when I could not help feeling I had been quite good, and I was always bewildered as to my prayer's. I had the notion I must feel like asinner all the while, and remember' trying to feel Sorry over the naughtiness of dayibefore. but I couldn't realize it, and at last I really. felt happier when I had been naughty and could ftiel the blessed sense of bein g for given. never . forget this. an ti, for my pot, every child I can reach shall be taught.to thank God for the good nesS tie has enabled them to show forth as well as ask, His pardon for their sins. Teach a little child of three years to 'eay, " Forgive me if l have been naughty," and you will soon find he will know what days to say,.“ for being so naughty." But I have apparently wandered from my subject; yet only apparent ly. fer if you can teach your child the wonderful delight of looking to God for power to be kept free from sin, you arc giving him the highest pleasure. And now,. as to : { simple. home amusements. There are so many— do :you • use them ? Let each have his/or her own bottle of mucilettge, and a book in which he can paste pietives, if he is oil enough—scraps o f pi.per if a little tot. In their season,„too, there are the children's gardens. flowers will give so much delight as those your little daughter has tended so . lovingly. Somehow, your little boy's veg Ate hies thrive in spite of the various nts he tries; perhaps it is that the soil is kept " stirred," while baby know,; - her own plot, which loving hands have tilled with : dear old-fash lolled favorites, warranted to bloom. Bet, c bove all, give your children the pleasure of cultivated society. You co your little girl great injustice in supposing that she cannot appre ciate whatever talent, whatever pi) vet of pleasing you may have •, :lad to your boy, my le art grows full to ~ve: flowing at the thought Of what you lose, when you let your little sot, fir want of Better and higher comvolionship, spehl hiS time with inieuivated, superstitious, and' big oted ervants. Alt:lost all mothers can play a few tulle?, on the piano, and this can be tns•ie the Ecouree • of grent.pleastire to el: Wren, especially if a regular ho►:r each day is devoted to it. What ten le:• little (amid:ants will be your rc►~ar•l'w•hen you sing your uri•es. and whAtever others May tidal: of the vuieo, worn and weaken vd by time and trouble, you an the star of the little ,home HOUSE AND HONE. To have a house look home like, per`io, al taste must be exercised. The n iholsterer may do his part well, v ithout the finishing touch of yonur 4-crn fingers there will be a stiff, dkcontented air about your' ,ro-ms that will obtrude itself upon your notice Continually, although you may Le puzzled to understand just. lacking in the harmony. Ttn more I ome work there is in ar : apart ment--provided it be tastefully and nearly dune—the more attractive it will he. .There are so many pretty tr:fLs now which ladies make, that, v'e are glad to say, most ( homes 'are more or les4 ornamented in true domestic beauty. One could ,scaro lr - enter a city `Ur country house last winter Nithout seeing gay bits of coloring., in the form of Clusters, or wreathes, or baskets or bright autumn leaves and grasses and ferns; and no room was without a piece of dazzling applique work. One knew these ,dec orations were the world of the house- Wife fli soon as the eye rested on the;n, and they appealed insensibly to the admiration. • Some one eared to woke these little efforts-to have home more home like, and they were boatitiftil but silent witnesses of the womanly' presence in the household. Many dainty little kuick-knacks that will adorn a room beautifully can b.: made with corbparatively lit tle most, and ,will furnish agreeable occipation for the idle hands. of la dies, when weightier matters are thrown ,aside for the time. abthor:ss on home.idecoratinn Aires us the followincr directions for iiciljn; vases of lichens: Take aithielz pine board, about ten •nc'iez• square, and nail Upon this amt.!). r square piece a little smaller . ; I the centre of this fasten nn upright ic:.e five inches square for the stem f the vase For the bowl, wire and bind the edge of a common straw hat, Fncli Lt 3 is used for sea-bathing, with _reen material, and fasten it securely - in to the top of the upright piece of ood, and then cover the entire hidg, bowl, base and stem, with fine ici , ens. stuck on with !gum .traga.i .antlt._ This will make a ;most grace nil, rustic vase, and a pair of them, with a tall bo quA grass and bright leaVes with !ay moss drooping over the is:lges, or with ,pots of growinr , ferns and vines set in them, will ake benuti nl w7ndow or corner ieces.. `-The ichens.grass and leaves an be gull -red earing Summer raml lei, and the ound..tion will not cos anything, rcOy, ',A. 'pretty tripod for h lding statn ry or a vase of flowers, r any other • rnament, can be made y covering simple wooden frame I the follow ng M Inner: Have a round flat board tend on each . end- or a piece fit ins studding, one board forming the p and • the other the h , ase of the ripod. tack a straight Piece of dark velvets erk or 00.,91 *tin plaid * o.che edi*-:Orth000:Euvulio: - 01:10iigh# -=ttithet; ftEGARDLEta DENUNCIATION FR0)1 ANY , QUARTER. as Y. . on prefer to shape your tripod. Mak t it a cover for the top of the same ma flat used for the sides, and cover the dges of the boards with a fancy' brai , put on with brass-headed tacks. Of course any color Or material may be uSed, but the darker the color the more etftetive it is with a statuette or light!, vase upon it. • • . A tripot . r.of this kind, which We have; seen, had a plaited covering;of Scarlet opera flannel, confined in the middle by a band of white opera flannel, embroidered with scarlet, blae,l green and yellow, the color of the Op being of white, embroiderer in the 'same colors, and hanging from this top were deep-pointed pieces of scarlet and . white; alternating and overlapping' each other, till ernbroi defed in the most delicate tract' with 'I the gay or colors. It was quite as hand4ome as some expensive table, and the lady ,who made it assured us it wns, made out of odds kind ends from'her scrap bag, and remnants of spools of silk. ' It was placed in a dark corner of her library, and from a fancy flowerpot on it was . trained a, lu.urious English ivy u p over a picture and a bust on -a bracket. Work-stands made lathe same way as the tripod with deep pocket's hang ing from the top, are both useful and pretty. Some old chair may be l cov ered to match the table, and the two . :placed in some cozy nook'of .the liv in‘r-ropm, With a pretty rug in front of thcm, will form a bit of charming femininity that will delight the eie.' Brackets made with card board, and cl, l ivered with opera cloth embroi ilei•ed l itt gay colors, are so easily. made that it is scarcely worth while to give dire4ions for the'; 'and yet they do winders in brig htening a rooku,iespecially if it.,be dark. We are grkuinally borrowiag the Oriental ideas °f k eoloring, and' their artistic, although violent, mingling of tints. A, graceful standard for flowers can be constructs d out of a few sticks and some,tinfoil. Take. three sticks of ,eqiial length; cut from - slender tree ) ranches, and crossing them at the tap, tent fashion, wire them firm lyl to ther about an inch frOm the top, s treading them some distance apart t, the bottom, and vrirel three short sticks across to ,hold them in place. F This being done, cover all of it with! tinfoil,. which can be easily wound; on the sticks in strips. „ Sus pend from the place where the.sticks are joined at the top a pretty shell' that will hold a little earth or water, by a delic,de silver cord, and you will 11:11 e al ,pretty ornament for your ta ble or tripod. Au air plant or some sm-dl %lies will grow in a very little earth, and will look pretty and fresh iu the Shell for a long time. • WHISKY DID IT. The following paragraph contains the biography of thousands of in the country, and yet men and women ;will continue to drink the ac' cuaseo !stuff: A few years ago she married William Ileptenstall, she being only seventeen years-of a ,- re, and a comely formed'and mote than e' ordinarily good-looking girl. "Lllep teastallt was a cooper, and ht the sane time a drunkard, and. the poor girl so-in found herself eking out a miserLble existence wit* a sot of a ibisha•al, When the bard times came air he condition of the Heptenstalls Wa s correspondingly worse. Only a iew week= ag Mrs. lieptenstall,'eall ed at the Mayor's office ,and Staled that lier, child. was dead, and that she had tr: tn-.!ans by which to procure its bu tail. The Mai or went to the pleinkeS shortly after to see about the burial, and found, the poor Litwin r engaged in keepOig the,rats irorn tae body of her child. Not lung after the Mayor was notified that tieptentall had deserted his-wile, and hat sue ;was starving to death. The Mayor 'Paid another visit to the premises', and found the woman in a most miserable condition, produced by hunger and, inattention. ,The Mayor et:lncluded to send 'her to the County Hospital, but on the way she. died, and her sufferings 'were ate an end. A Short distance from the city the vehicle passed her brute of a hus band one the highway, swaggering frUm theeffects of drink.—;St. Louis GOOD ' TO,- 11E31 - MIBM-if work about the !Aise is done quietly it sculls to,he'easier. Slatnniing open doors, clattering dishes, : . and other kindred noises, weary and bewilder almost as much, as the work it-elf. The most successful housekeepers are genemllylquiet workers. • lino Mat Is used under stoves should never be dampened. If it' be comes soiled or dim, rub with soft flannel and a little fresh lard. Clean ed - in this way, a zinc may always be kept as,bright as when first purehas cd. Tai ApOrikle dsmp bran upon 'a carpet before sweeping is a good way to lay the dust without injury to the carpet. Pli-cloth should be cleaned warn Water, anil rubbed dry with ;s chtli wrung out of milk and water. Gilt frames should have a coat of, dernar tarnish, which will keep them from becoming soiled . with dust or fly ape ks. an , Upennit their beuig wash ed with a damp cloth. MORAL GE,LNLS. S•rvirouss proves our tendency to fall, hut it proves also our capacity to stand meet. Tuinu tre a thousand hacking at the •iratich:l of evil to one who is striking at the roor. I A mots sigh breathed from the bot tom of a H urd -ned heart is a loud cry in the car of 'God. 31as po l rsons are more desirona to know what that they ishould do, than to do what they know. - • Tutsrld of ours is like a fair bell with a track in it : it keeps on clanging, but does dot_ ring. CossaT all thy discontent- through prayer, e very care' through faith, every Mar tb.ou g h hope. Titus things as therare, and matte the best of tb m. • That is the only true and practkal philciophy. Is int.] times It fares best with them that are Most careful about -duty,.; and ;east about the safety, , • ' Ir ntetti- be not too joyful in having, - too soheitbds in Heeling,„ tee anzions is :04 41 / 4 4 U l9lo o' oo o in /0101 V THE MORALS OF Nunn The following is an abstract of an address delivered last week on "The Morals of Polities," by Ex-Governor Bullock, of Massachusetts, before the Protestant' Episcopal Church Con gress, in session at Boston: • "ItLithe daily business of trade among men the immortal element is simple in itself find proceeds from a simple cause. This is almost alone the -unregulated love of money—in ollietwords, it is avarice. .But in the domain of Politics , the distuiting causes and forces are more numerous, more varied and more subtle. In the, first place, the citizen is 'tempted away from the rule of Individual ac countability by his participation' in large numbers of men, and by shar ing with them his responsibility. He parts with his own mind. He givesin his adherence to lax customs long before they become immoralities, and out of these the highest resultants expected is the average moral sense Of the whole number. The scrupu lousness of the individual is merged in anraverage public conscience. 'The finer sensibilities are •impaired, and, the finer moralities cifabed by.con templation of expediency and neces sity of compliance. This from num bers alone. But then we are to add to- this the vehement, -turnultnous, 'overwhelming influence of ,numbers combined into parties. There is no' . despotism like that of a' political br religious party, and if i has lost the power to bring recusants to the fagot and tile block, still its means of com mand and discipline, though rapidly wealctning, are not yet overthro7n 'it debases honorable ambition. Per sonal ambition' is both a good and a ;yid element in the solution of poli tics, but it becomes more especially bid when it is subsidized by, avarice. " And yet let us be just to ,o,nr own' generation. The English historian assures us that two centuries ago public men were, immeasurably more imprineipled than now, and we know that this opinion is warranted by facts which are familiar to every dis cerning reader of English history. I believe as well in the progressive dolitical virtue of the American peo ple. It is true 'that disclosures of recent years would impart vivid and painful coloring r to the foreground of truthful picture, but we ought ;lankly to acknowledge that the dis tance of the perspective in all histor id:li pictures shuts off the background it t:n our'sights. We ought honestly lc, admit that as concealment of w:ong was once more easy L dit , covery .1 now morCinevitable. The tele- , iaph and the press now as never lire flash their calcium nat upon the hidden recesses 'of' peulation. ! t i.i.true, the late war, and the en i...:gement of government in vast pub -I.e etlterprises, have let loose a foul of immoralities which have ti ;.,tche'd to the House and the senate, icy the Cabinet and the foreign ser ‘ the cheek of every honest nier;ean has been stitfused with the t•eepest carnation of .sbaine. But are 're quite sure, du we altogether know, uitt the legacy of our first war :was bsuletely 'better? We kflow that 11113 LIU ini4k,u organized the nation :A credit, and the public secur.tie, were handled as kites . ; there were rus:Jicions , attached to members of Congress who sat byitare side of Ames and CterrY, of Sedgwick and Alatli son. We rejoice that the imze,of ob lvion has gathered over then- names, that we do.not know wild they Were. It is enough that human nature does not change by epochs, and that the evil still abounds. " I rijoice that the ministers of our cilurcli are unit in the habit of dip pmg their hands in the current stream oi politics, but, I cannot doubt that it one of .their higy duties to help prott•ct, the. public Ithuitains in their .purity. ; Far away let the day he when they shall tune the pulpit of this church to the discordance •of party politics, but I am sure of your as ent that., they should inculcate Without fear or favor those principles, and duties of citizenship up , m which alone all pure politics must depend. They stand over the vestal light at the shrine. I beseech them, in their sacred Once, not merely once a year in their 'preparation for.. a Thanks. giving day, but in their preparation several times,itt every year, that they shall eonsider, and instruct, and ex pand, 'Ow great and solemn a thing a nation' is." A CLERGYMAN AND A BURGLAR. The Rev. Mr. Price, formerly roe tor of St Steppen's Episcopal church. lived • until recently at 100 West ,Twenty-second street, New York. Early in the summer he went to Remspead, having his furniture and I.;!ver locked in his• dwelling. A a. eek ago Friday, the doctor came to .Neon York; unlocked the front door entered the parlor. Soon he rd footstep, coming softly down c . t.iirs. Ile went into the hall and , he discovered a burglar. What are you doing here ?" asked lie doctor. The burglar pointed a litol at the clergyman's head end . aid : "If you move Vii blow' you:. rains out," and dragged him : itito parlor and told him to sit down. began to talk 'to him," said the tl:.etor to *a. reporter. " goer .said I, !•' what inducA yon to commit this crime upon society ? Y , iu Lave committed bniglary, amt cow you are about . to commit mar ier. • It will do you no g'issl to kih a obi man like me. f -You have al eady run the risk of twenty years in :itute Prison and to little purpose. Lyon kill me you will found out, for - I have many friends in the city. gni am welt knownhere. The mar :er will cause great excitement anti vou will be hanged for it. As a ere matter of policy it is folly to . ill me. And then why do you want to add crime to crime 7" I , t Wcll, you •be the matter pretty coolly," said the • burglar. " Who are you, any ?" I'm %he Rev. Dr.. Price .of be Episcopal church, and have spent a portiOn of My time, laboring among your class of people."' . The burglar'! , Manner whangeti antilM took _the pistol :away, from my • !i4= l, :rikliigit4itglitA•Jel% bawl licuarOkilnl, iiii Why.do you . do so Y The hand con taining the pistel dropped by the burglar's side. ".1. am suffering," he said, " for food to eat, and am with. out work, and no one pities me.- You are the first man, sir, that has spoken a kind word to mein along time. I shall noCharm - you_i lam surprised at your coolness. You are the most remarkable man I ever saw. The doctor had a heavy gold chain hanging from his vest:and a gold watcluattached to it. He also had money in his pockets-. The burglar did not attempt to rob him. Be said: "You have destroyed all my de sire to steal, and as for harming you, you need not fear that: • But"' 'must escape, and how to do it I don't know. I . am atrsid to go •out, 'for you will give an 9 1anfran,d I'll be ar rested. I cannot _stay here, that's certain, and I cannot harm, you, you talk so kindly to me. I ,haven't the heart to injure you. I don't see any other way than to tie you. - Is there a closet handy to put you in?" " That is unnecessary," said the doctor. "I will allow you to escape. - I will give you all the time you want I will not make any alarm itrtil_yon are out of dagger. My life is in danger, and I promise you that you shall have all the time von want." " Well, I guess I'll trust you."' - 1 He started for the door. As he was about to go out the doctor call ed to him : "My good fellow. you say that you are in want. Here, take this dollar (handing him a silver dollar.) I am willing to help you .fiu•ther-if you write to me when.you get - away. You need not fear to do so, for 1 will not trouble you - if you wish to refOrm." The burglar stood leaning against, the front door of the house, With one hand on the knob, looking pensively at the 'floor. Drawing a long breath. fie . raised himself .full length, and. chmiging his position to rest himself. he saidi , %lowly4nd with.much •Ah, thank you, sir, I expected to have a tight with you wren heard you come in the front door. Yon have conqUered me without: fighting. You shall hear, from me pin,rsir. I will never forget this Occurrence I believe there is one kind-hearted man in the world. Good-bye." The burglar, casting aiglance be !dui him, slid out upon the stoop, and shutting the front door after him, walked ,rapidly away toward. Fourth avenue: , TEE SALE OF A MENAGERIE. The announcement that part of the menagerie connected With Cooper (V Bailey's great peripatetic, circtimnn vigatiug, skyfuling, hippodromeccal iopic circus would be sacrificed at auction to the highest bidder drew a largenumber, of showmen, several Darwinian' evolutionists and innum 7 - erable per Sons lof compulsory leisure. to ,the M 4 chanics' Pavilion onf.Wed ntsday. On entering' the. building a very interesting sight presentedit self.. The elephant was standing in the middle of, the floor, and an un washed. Democrat was vainly en deavoi.ing to make up his mind wide: end of the beast he should offer . a, !dug of tobacco"to, at. the instance of a deprlvdd small boy who wanted to see tho Democrat in a lofty tumbling act among the rafters. - The unwash td roan gave up in disgust, as the an imal had a taut both ends, and he couldn't tell which was the front end. The auctioneer mounted the Bra- zilian ape's cage, and; stripping off his coat, ordered .due of the men to fetch 9n the parrots. The man held 'up a big fi r rech bird that looked as if he had engaged in a dispute with a Corn shelter, anu said: . "Now, gents. here is one of the finest parrots, on the American continent, swears like a Barbary coast pirate, kpoWs the whole First Testament, and can site -, the Tral-la-100 like Jenny Lind; how rifuell'mofferedfrm, five cents, -. guess you don't know whaty'r trivia gents, ten do I hear it, he talks better'n some of your Congressmen; two bits 'modered, why gents he knows Ten nyson all by heart, and% outswear any man in the crowd, just the thing for the. children, 'nonly two bits bid." Here he stopped to take breath and look reproachfully upon te crowd, The accoMplished --bird wa finally knocked down to a Methodia - reach er; who came in just in time - o hear that the parrot could sing . all Of Watts' hymns. The old' crentleman started out" highly elated" with—his pri4e; but' when the disreputable bird toll film to pull down his vest and go to—we 3,, not exactly to heaven, he went back to the auctioneer' and wanted to swop for a camel or,ome thing that didn't talk. There was. considerable competi tion over the big elephant, one of*. SU; iervisors making strenuous efftirts to ptiri•hase the animal for the city, as a companion piece tone House of Correction, hut Adam FOrepaugh's agent secured the mountain of flesh for sl,aoo. - The Supervisor was de terminA to get something, so he pur chased a fine hyena with a healthy appetiie, for $5. As the Supervisor has not been heard froM since he left the Parifion and the hyena has bees seen meandering alone through' Gold en Gate Park, it is evident that the upervisor had a very cheap funeral. and two or three men have started out with shot-guns to hunt his uniipi;. coffin. The ostrich bad just eaten a set of double harness and several of the benches that were left carelessly within its reach, and was put up as ostrich, harness and sack of kindling wood.. The lot brought $4.43. -The sacred cow 'and calf were .sold ; tor :332.50. The African bear was Wmght for $l5O by a female broker, who wants him to fill a vacant seat in her new , Stock :Board, - and thy} camels were knocked down to various par ties who don't know What to do with theM now. that they have bong* . the hump-backed birds froni sunny Ba-: "hers. The followers of Dar Win had a fine opportunity - for studying the theory of evolution when the auction eer-broke through the top or the cage he was standing on, and found him , , se-lf embraced' by its .occupant is -a bug lost .brother.: The : doctrine of the siir*,,d of the fittest , 7Vioidd taire:l bad.a*wiCakillisitratkon if:the-a.] lii per Annum In Advance. class of . pets did not seem to be in great demand, and no bids were re ceived. The giraffe ate up all the decorations hung from theroof of the pavilion which were left after tile fair and had a severe attack of dyekeFtia, wilich prevented his. sale, and the kangaroo was taken into partnership by a well-known claim jumper. The letpards, wolves,' hippopotamus and' other urgiesirable animals, were not sold. ' • 40, - • The, man who turns his life to best account for himself and others,is the man who, does ons thing, who, Owls ifig for himself at the outset one line 9f ,action, usefulness, and eminence, -la Votes all his energies, to, its. Prose cution. Such a man must 'have - MSS and self-denial, resolution to forego many immediate advantages, tempting offers specious allurements, and his bLk,• though it be with alsigh, on many openings that:exhibit flattering prospects of pleasure and profit. - " Let thine eyes look right on," says the wise king of Israel, ' "and let; thine eyelids look straight before thee. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from. evi'.'? Wiser or fitter words than'these,-eyei! when viewed relatively to both worlds. were never uttered to the suns of men. A man ;who . has a jouri ney bun Su ffi cient to occupy a day, and only a day in which to pei form it, must not allow himself to turn aside, to pluck the flowers which grow by the. wayside; or examine the green lanes that diverge from hirg truck. ,If he loiters to mineralize and. botanize, to saunter in cool } shades, or rest by sparkling fowl tain4., night overtake him before his journey is ended. He. may do anything that will notinterfere with his '-central purpose of finishing his journey in the time allotted, but no thing that will consume the time and waste the strength which the cou4ple tion of it demands. Thus it should' be in regard to the religion of the glorious Gospel. It propoSes to stipply,the loftiest and most . valuable' part of man's beiOg with .its appropriate ;nutriment. ; ; It reveals the way . by which a man can be reconciled to his God and fitted for his sublime .destiny. It was) to implant this one thing in the heart thai,the.Son of God beeameincarnate. and died upon the cross r -that the 1104- Spirit was` poured out—that the Scriptures were written—that the law was given that the Psalmist Was inspired to LiTord his sorrows, confessions, aspirations and devo tions„-tht prophets uttered their pretlictionS-,-and that a postles penned their gospels and epistles. The possession of Vital piety, then, is the one thing at which :the Bible , aims. To say of a human being,— a rational, sinful;:and ling:tonal erq Lure, 'he has everything but religion, is as if we should say of a citizen, be haseverything'but patriotism--of husband. he. has everything but ma rital affection. It is just.that want for which DO assethblage of aequigi- Mons and other excellencies can be thec'smalleSt,sul:tstitute or compensa tion. God demands; this one thing, and. nothing . else will answer place. Ikiides, man's frailties re: , quire it. They wilf.Contraccdarkn; and suffer without if. At the day . of judgment, this, one thing will be the onlytbing inquired after. And with out this one thing, Heaven with its spotless holiness mull weight of glor will be lost, - for how can we conceive of ," fulness of r joy " in the presence of God i . without the love of God warining the heart?. This one thing must: be souglA j •lhumbly,,penitently, faithfully, earnestr3T - iareervingly, or the son! will tie lostrta - st forever. Wtto ARE You, kiirt?—The follow ing story is told of Colonel Samnei Colt, who, in his lifetime, wa.3 i some times inclined to he a trifle pompon.. When he - was building dwe.l,il4. houses for the,workmen emploYed his . great pistol factory, he one day encountered a lioy--plcking up chip on his grounds„ . " What •are you doing herelly- he •1, gruffly.. , • • Picking up chips, sir," replieg'• youngster, evidently unawed b. ginat . Qrsenge, Perhatgli," `said the Colonel, 4rAw ing himself up with dlgulty," you den?t, know. who Lam. 1 ain Colo; el Ssinuel Colt, and live up. in that big 'Muse yonder." ;'• The boy straightened np, swelled out and 'answered: the the ",Perhaps .you don't know, who 1 am. I, am Patrick Murphy, and live in that shanty down yonder,' pointing in the directioh. , " Sonny," said the Colonel blandly . . patting the boy on the head, "go on and ; Pick up all the,chips yniwant. and When yott get out, „mime foi more." • NOTL*3 ON THE INTERNATIONAL LESSONS BY REV. JOHN S. STYNAY.T, D. D Amts xl: 19-30.-Gomazzr Tax?: St. Mark 211: :0 rouram QFAirzli. Lassort XI. • St.• Luke here drolT the record of Pt ter's visitation of. the churches Judea oe Samaria and Gaiilee, and gshack the.ilispersion that followed the death 4 Stephen (viii: , l-4). In conseenence o that event he shows (1) bow 'Philip 'cal , - ried. the Gospel to Samaria ;:(.) hpw San. was converted and .providentially prepar ed for his work,,and (3) how peter open ed the doors of the churchio the Gentiles' Now be, takes up knew line of fact and shows how the impel spread among thesi- Gentileft, I. We have thehreault of_ lay effort. (Vi. 19 7 21). ' The, men who were scattered abroad were not &polities, neither probably etaeri. nor deatOna,but simply private Christian- They trUiFehrd as far as Phenice (t tract of country; of which Tyre and Sidon were peincipal . elteify to tbeiPorth ot: Pales li ' ine r l4llo : l ** 6 4 9 l: 0 0 ./ 6 4tierriis 3 ,ti 11 1 01 41 . 1 *ibirlioo4 4 - 7 ;.. 7 I -itr-e.„'1114111-rk .%* NUMEER 24.' ONE THING. DECEMBER 10, 1876. PR TAD OF . 1111 C G osr ,yr ~, ...,,,, 7: -,,,,;, .. :, t . t' , ..- - ;:- ,- . Q.Z.:•`.;a si :' ---4 - - -- t;...' ,,: • t . , ,,,., "At .7 Wie ireis . :CaPitrd - _iiii 2 .B*-ZiligtOk_ *lee train the--!°.*-.-SiiiPit'4l44'*, the Oteetee; : DEO* .00:44 4 . 1 i 4 **4 ties of the anistiatt ere, line of the East." It Was a **l../l a V .111111 ." did and profligate city;:almosC - -!:lol9tjeg 'mita Rome." Itri - .popnyttieitti*-1.,.,L41 'most part was - a 'WOrtidesit stalible.:, , 4or-...kA Greeks and Orientals. As thechuniliA*l2,l takes a new departure and diteets",:hos,c4 born henceforth in part towards litt):*l3., then, a new centre of activity ii*O44 : :l';', and this is found in Antioill. ' Fleeithlitif.. point St. Paul sets out on tileatur#l#'l‘.:74 missionary journeys. . ~ - - ;',-1' , 4: Those scattered believerssloo*; - 00.4 Word (v. 19); or , it la eipressedAtt3 20, tine amour' - the glad .tidiognnit the Lord Jesus. y did pot preacb,Oe.: e i he course, as men pr4ch now. Thek'talk , ;:_, ed, disputed, and expounded the ..iileritii,":.fi turn in the synager - ues. . It is probably that the majority of them were Jews„, and - •• - ::;, , i these addressed the Jews only. They had:; ..::?; not heard of Peter's 'vision, or , thilbripe , .:•• tism.of Cornelius' household, as these hati - t , occurred, Probably. since they. left-Jere.: -,.::- - .i Salem. So their old prejudices.centrolled' - : - '':. them. But some of them were Cyprialm .. 'i'..; (from the island of Cyprusy and Cyreni.;:::',-- ens (from Cyrene, a province and city of: ; _ . - - 4 Lybia in 'Africa). These were 'Greek7.,: - - - ;•.;i: speaking • (foreign) Jews; and for -scene - .7 , : reason disregarded the bigoted notions,ot.' , ::_ i the Hebrews. They apake unto the Gila., clans (Helltnes or Gentile Greeks)l. - The.:: .:- hand, or the power, of the Lord was with i'.. :':. them in-their love and labor; and in con•i.:;.- ; , sequence a great number believed. a1r 0 '.. 2 - - bliowtd their sincerity by turning un . . ',. 'the LOrd; 1. e., by confeisl'on of ; the Loa Jesus and by holy obedience to his Word; 2 .' I. i . -s probable that nearly all the conver- • - . shins were among ;the - Grecians. Thus' early in, the history of his church did the ',Ord set the seal of his approbation upon liiy labor. 11. The Mission of Barnabaa. Ye. 22- 24. Intelligence of 'this great extension of the gospel was carried to denisalem. It may be that Peterrhad not yet return. ed; or that the visit to Cesarea had dot yet;or made. The inference seems to be thst,the church at Jerusalem, hearing the news, was perplexed or displeased,. and so sent a commissioner to examine or act for them in the emergency. Alford thinks that Barnabas was sent to try, by g.:ntic ineaus r to prevent the admission of the uncircumcised into the church. This is very probable. Ile,was a gentle, large hiarted, wise man; and as his home was I nearlay, on Ole island of Cyprus, he may have Len Well known to the Jews at An tiocb. So thf, he was well qualified to prevent them from taking, a false step. Bat his observatien of the work changed his feelings and purpose completely. When he SAT the evident genes of God be rejoiced; and instead - or discouraging these; Gentile converts - he exhorted them them to. eleve -unto the Lord , with pur poi-e of heart; i. e., with' sincerity and! corstancy. This sudden change in the man is accounted for by saying% that he was a good man—a truly pious man, fedr lug and obeying,' God --- and full of the Holy Ghost arid of faith; i. e., Controlled_ by the Holy Ghost through faith in - the Lord. Such a man could "ijot suffer Jew ish ideas, hoWever 'old, to stand in the way of the gracious work of the Lord. - The result•of 'his ministry there was that I much people was added to the Lord. This probably means that the great number L who believed (v. 21), with ethers convert- • • cd through the preaching Of Barnalias, item baptized and thus introduced into , the Christian Church. • 111. The :lalveut of Saul. Vs. 25-211: Barnabas, W 33 au humble man. ,Tito Lard had_blessed :Lis labors, bit he felt the need of some one of superior wisdom bnd accredited authority; so lae thought of Saul, or. it 'm..y be that, before he left Jo rasalete, he was hist:motel by the church , to call upon Saul, if necessary. His head- • quarters were in Tarsus, bis native town and the chief city of Cilicia; but no doubt he was •Tetivtly employed in preaching in' all the Legion adjacent., Barn- bas sought him , otr: - .. and when he -had foliud him he brought him to Antioch. For a year they - labored in a: Church there and taught the word to a large number of people,. probably nearly all Gentiles. This union , in Gospel 'work lasted until the' second missionary journey of St. Paul, when these-two good men differed and'ptrtod.' It was at Ahloch that the believers in Christ were first called Christians: proba bly, because they made so much of Christ. IV. The brotherly love of -the Gentile • &Lurch. Vs. r-30:• During the-time these events were oc mirring, certain prophets came down.to Antioch from Jerusalem. These prophets were men or women (xii: Win- the early church, inspired to speak in God's name, and incidentally to foretell future events. St. Paul places the gift of proPhety above tb .e of tongues. l One of these prophets was named &ga bus. He must have been comparatively . a young man, as twenty years afterwards he is mentioned as coming from Jerusi.; teni to it•arn St. Paul (xxi: 10)-, Acicfm4- inc. to tradition he suffered martytdom. • le predicted a great' famine throughout .he whole inhabited world. This term is often afmlied in the Bible in a restricted tense. The Greeks and i4inans both ap plied it to their countries. \ It is held by !', Adam thai it is sometimes so used of Pal. estine. It maybe so, here; although it is' probable that strew dearth did ex ild over the whole Roman Empire during the reign of Claudius; but not -at the same time , - This prediction touched' the new-b;irn lore and gratitude of the Gentile disci ples.- It w a s determined that -each one 4raldff send assistance to the brethren is Judea according as' he himself enjoyed,: plenty. It is probable that they; were r much wealthier than the Christians in Palestine. Yet having, received (if thrir spiritual things, it became them to '0 municide in return of their temporal. things. These gifts, ncNl•lubt large, were sent to the eiders (or Presbyters) by the hands, of Said and Barnabas. The office of, Presbyter or Elder was the only permanent, essential office of the Jewish church, and .is such was' retained under - the-new or7nization,,wthont any foraial " institution, end therefore without any duct mentiou in the history, such,as • ind afterwards in reference to the organ- - ization of the Gentile chniches, where.the offfce had no previous - existence."' V. Seed Thoughts., • 7 ..2 1 •:' 1. All who love the iofd should :is Word.' 2.. Those who do so, etedl turn vismr to: 1 righteousness. 3. No prejudices sbmild be sufferedto ,tand before the evident tokens of God's . grace and blessing. , 4. All Cluiaian life ("the bighestlifes - ,.-,„:: is summed up in cleaving' unto the lord ~ with parpas a of heart. _ - 5. Workers in the Lord's ante theca humble and fa* !rowimilaug-and: — "-z:'ii, ambition. 6, True belksvern (tnid 11 4 1 4 Chi* aujuid*4:)7- --1*; BO EEO lEEE M ETE IN 1 '- 3,,