Christianity, ibe Promoter ofj liberal culture anu inquiry. AN ESSAY, DELIVERED BY REV. JOIIN F. CHAPLAIN, n p., BEFORE THE Y. M. C. A., OF v-TROUDSBURQ, TA., FEBR'y, 19, 1875. It has been supposed by some to be just the opposite, lany imagine it narrow in ranne of thought and theme, repressive in its ?p:r:t of dyeing even with those themes, .lu'matic in its methods and illiterate in its treat"Jert of broad and deep inquiries and of broad and deep minds that seek to pur .vU them. If these views be correct, Christianity is rot entitled to the hold it has upon many of us ; it cannot reasonably claim the world v: 1 i acceptance which it seeks and confi- nt'v p-eJicts for itself; and instead of ori'aririsii: ifs domain, must rapialy lose what'it already Las. 13;.t are they correct? Are they not mis r .j;.r-.ihe:jsi jr. ? It is no new thin for men, and systems to be misjudged : has thrc not been a misjudgment in this case? Th -s conjectures concerning the bond-a-,j cf christian thought and culture are n.t r.'w. They are almost as old as chris ::..:,i'y iclf ; and it is older than the race, it vras inaugurated in Divine intention ;fvre th? foundation of the world. Anti chrisiianiiy was fond of styling itself, in the (ij.teeruh century, as free thought, and y.ch as hold anti-christiart views as free ihiiikcrs; as if Christianity was sar th;u-rht and the friends of Christianity en sure I thinkers. When one of the most richly endowed minds the world has ever known cither inside or outside of the chris tia:i church was discoursing with classic cipinee, logical exactness and impassioned -.-uor.ccou the most sublime topics which the mini of man can contemplate. Athe nian vrit without it3 customary refinement What wiil this babble r sav , as if thr-ir teachings, both of the Academy and thf Pwrch were only worthy of the name f Philosophy and Paul's words wore no 1 otter than idiotic or mad-house babbling. Ar:i when human thought, Li the infancy cf the race, was first brought into contact wit'i anti-christian influences, arrogant roris wore sokcn by the tempting scr- as if human liberty had been unrea- 'Lilly restricted and as if the only path : tru progress, by which men were to be- . "as cods," lav outside of religious ,. Truth is modest and gentle; error, noisy ar.d boastful. Truth, like Him, who im jtrrsinated it, is misunderstood and in ii- '.li.ness abides its time for a better judsr :r,:r.t; error, like those who crucified Je deafens earth and rends the heavens villi i'i objurgations and clamor. But truth is bold ar;d brave, as quiet people usu- : ani error cowardly, ?iS noisy brag- -.ri? alwa- are. It is too late in the dav the friends of Christianity to be alarmed ! v any clamor, that it is out of sympathy 'ith an age of progress, that it is behind spirit of the times, that it moves only i." a nnseutn of antiquated, fossil thought, tl -j.: ;t ;? afraid to come out into the open i.'.l cf tie living present, that it puts swad ..:r:g bands upon the soul and represses ri h i and general inquiry. More than ten thousand times have all "':ih- false charges ben met ; but as the '-i :.ra?t rise each day to dissipate the i.rk- s of night so must truth be eou-.-'a: :tly re-asserted in answer to the ever- -ur-ing denials which errir, in its Pro ;::r. t'lrms, never wearies in making. t ' Lr from Christianity's being cut of it by with the progress of an sge, it --::s tnat progress and its mission is to ; th? a-? in sympathy with it. So far .'"ta its being behind the sririt of the always leads the van and never but alwavs gives the word -( So far from dealing only in the t deals as nothing else does or with the living present and with the e important future ; it abandons not past, as no wise system will, but it so j---s even it as to make the Aaron's rods, .1; in any ether hands would be only t-r.d dead sticks, bud and bloom and v : Christianity opens a limitless f-'-ld ''r'ii:n. t'.tl;-es field is an infinite one. Mr. Links we can have the idea of the Unquestionably we can have the v: existence ci the innmte ; but! --' fr.tte beings are now able or ever will o gra?p tLc idea of what the infinite mere than doubtful; it may be set -'as i-ipo-sible. As the eye, wide as t::e Cipe nzon, so mut the mind i:i i. Kiost and ceerest exeursi "t:r it- horizon, its limit of thought. ri;:.n may broaden, as when an ob ' c.imbs an eminence and uses a tele- but lt a creature climb as high as v. " i Srt as far b? innv thpr.-' ; tn Lis viiijn. -t-ut though the infinite, from the na-r- cf the case, is unattainable bv all ex- J'r iu infinite, the fact of its being spread u-re a finite nature tends to broaden 7 S'-re'."p him. It Is a promoter of his kni inquiry. If an unexplored - ''-neat attracts investgation and ruts the Jit library and scientific world on the S'-toe of excited inquiry when Dr. Living- ye iir Bartle Frere, Sir Samuel Baker, c:-trs plunge into its jungles, how Kt.-ja of trackless realms of space : --c, destiny and moral perfection, t !n:ty m all its bearings opens be- ..k tot be doubted that Christianity l before us the infinite. Where, ea.e contemplate this marvelous vs- , . i -a e mfiuite element absent It c- iu aaoricg lore and awe, into presence of the one, only true and in kf. (fOd. Ij, triog u to God by the kl0a c the incarnate but infinite Ite-'T"-r- It makes us joyously aud saving aioted with the things cf God spirit. It reveals a plan .edial governrcent in which an as- Jacked the pwiner of his thxone. iU a nercr fading crorn. . upoathe rfedettned soul the tress it Q.i1? t juartlv as well as mercifully lor God to clear the guilty, and the glories of a limitless and infinite, be u c-icrnai aestiny. .Mr. Locke's illus- irauons ot innmte space and infinite dura tion are Daid and coor i the rich aud living infinities which wemy find in Christ. J And if inquiry takes the other cud of uie ane, ana employs itself with the infi nitesimal, Christianity, so far from check ing, fosters it. The least things as well as the greatest were made by the One Hand which created the animalcule as well as the archangel. Atoms as well as worlds and constellations of systems of worlds are em braced in his universal domain. The en tomologist, the comparative anatomist, with microscope and needle, may go, with Hux ley, to search for protoplasm but he can never get down so low in his most delicate manipulations and even in his most attenu eted surmises, but the hand of God U far lower still. Nay. he never ran r i , , . " r-. ou Jow out the incarnate Person of the Son of uoa nas been there ; for he became an Em oryo, and science has never got down lo wer man me germinal atom, and hu reached it except in conjecture. never But Christianity is the nromotpr nf UK- era! culture and inquiry, because zecorvtly : it is in hzrmonv xcith all tru science. Science is a thing known. A conjecture or hypothesis is not a science, any more than conjecture is knowledge. Where hy pothesis begins science ends. True science restricts itself to what is known. The realm of the unknown may be more and more explored, and so far as it is the realm of science is enlarged. These enlargements of the empire of science is the true province of broad, generous, liberal inquiry ; and the power to make them calls for broad and liberal culture. Christianity encourages both the inquiry and the culture to proscecute it, because all these developments of science will prove in the strictest harmony with itself, and so far from antagonizing will confirm it, both as historic fact and as moral truth. -1 priori we must infer that if Christian ity be true it must be in harmony with science, iruth is always harmonious. It is a unit, a symmetrically compacted or ganism. Milton very sublimely describes Truth as having been dismembered and the parts of this beautiful form thrown in all directions to be put in the different systems ot morals and philosophy, all of which have some truth but more error, just as the Levite from Bethlehem, Judah clave in pieces his concubine and sent parts of her person all over Isreal : the mission of Chris tianity is to bring these dismembered parts together aain lrom the four corners of earth, as Ezc-kiel saw the bones coming to gether in the valley, and the breath of life is to come again with that resurrection from as it did come when the dying Saviour rose from the tomb. That living Form of Truth is not only the organic structure of doctrines and morals going to make up re vealed religion, but all truth in the broad est sense ; and this symmetrical organism must be in harmony with itself. It is not a monstrosity, but as Milton saw it and as Jesus revealed it, it is beautiful in divinest perfection of organization. And what are the fact3 ? So far as the historic accuracy of Christianity i3 con cerned, all the investigations without ex ception, whi?h archaeologists have made in the deciphering of hieroglpyhics on stones or coins, in the reading of manuscripts which throw li-j-ht either directly or coila- terially on the sacred word, or in the exca vations of the ruins of ancient cities, are in the most perfect harmonv with the bibli cal narratives and confirm their truths in even the minutest details. These explora tions are still going on, and Christianity fosters and welcomes them ; for they will all tell the same old story. Tischendorff, who died the other day brought to light the Sinatic manuscript, which proves ex ceedingly valuable. Other old archives will be ransacked and fresh voices will come from the tomb of the past, like angels' voices from the tomb of our risen Lord, attesting the truth as it is in Jesus. The spade and pick-ax will be used in Jerusalem as Mr. Layard used them in Nineveh, and Christianity wants it done, for it will all be in the interests and not in the prejudice c f the historic truth of the Christian reli gion. And so far as the moral truth of the v.nnsuan system :s concerned, as every ui- terance in tne pst has been harmonioui with it and confirmatory of it, so will it be unborn sciences and with the fresh dis closures of such as are now feeling their ways into untried fields of truth. It is not disputed that science, falsely so called, stepping out of the limit of what is known and dogmatizing with heated and wild conjectured has not hesitated to assail Christianity. Astronomy, when the lx pernican system w announced, was thought to antagonize the bible. Geology, which is but ia its youth, as most youths do, has put on airs, as if revelation would have to stand aside. Ms.ny of what are termc the positive sciences have been at some stage of their development very positive in asserting that Christianity had more or less to fear from them ; but as hypothesis in them has given place to demonstration, they have turned out to be allies and not foes to the gospel. And the frequency with which these sciences have had to be re-written, the lowering of their tone and the altering of their attitude on cardinal points should teach them at least some modesty. But true scionce is always modest. It is only where doubtful points come in, and where imagination supplements what indue- tion fails to give, that immodesty and ar rogance are displayed. Every truth modest ly and reverently bows to Jesus who is utfi Truth." Joseph's dream is fiulfilled ; the sun, moon, and stars, and all the sheaves of all the reapers in the wide field of nature do obeisance to "the Maker, and Ruler, and Monarch of all." The spectro scope, the latest of the recent appliances of science, reveals, wiiat naa ooiy ieen oeiore conjectured, the identity of substance in the thvsicial universe. Optics and astro nomy had before shown the unity of the system of the universe, indicating clearly the oneness of its origin and government; and now another voice is added to this tes timony as to the similarity of the very sub stance of this one system. The only book which reveals a cosmogony is the bible, and te!!s the ?Vry withrcch straight forward simplicity, and consecutive consistency and such strict conformity to all the truths which have been disclosed in all the aces aa io leave no douot that He, who made Nature stand still when he spake and turn out of her way to do his bidding when he wrought miracles in proof of his Divinity, is no less than the Author and Controller of nature ; that Nature, his work, is but a commentary on tne Bible, his book, and uniite all other commentaries always is in lullest harmony with the sacred text and never fails to throw light on it ; and that all the discoveries of science either in the kingdom of matter or of mind are but gems in the diadem of Him, on whose head are many crowns. When broad culture and profund inquiry bring, as they always do, confirmatory proofs to the Christian' relig ion and additional grlones to Christ, it would be strange if Christianity were not the pro moter ot all true culture and generous in quiry. Any form of Christianity which represses education and apprehends, danger rrom legitimate investigation proves itself by that fact to be spurious. True relisr- ion courts inquiry and says "Come and see." And Christianity is proved to be the promoter of liberal culture and inquiry, be cause Lastly : Science has developed most and mind has improved most where it Aas had most sway. ract3 are the best indicators of tenden cies. Induction is the true method of phi- losophic inquiry. Uacon demonstrated this. Aristocle relied on the sylogism ; Bacon classified facts and reasoned from a basis that was actual and not hypothetical. And if we are to be fair and generous in our in quires concerning Christianity, we are to apply to the same methods of induction from facts that other departments of inqui ryare entitled to. What then are the facts ? Much has been said about the Lost Arts; and as art is the offspring of science, these eulougits of the old civilizations argue the existence of lost sciences. So far from ad vancement these men would have us be lieve there has been retrogression. Un doubtedly there are lost arts, as the vast architectural structures, especially, of Egygt, which no modern works of men up proximate, very clearly attest. But when you come to analyze them, do they not re solve themselves into this one, the lost art of human despotism in which millions of human beasts of burden were driven before the will of one human task-master ? The world can well afford to let such arts be lost. But calling off attention from the re mote past, where the mind must deal ne cessarily with myths and fancies, let a com parison be instituted between those peoples of the present where Christianity prevails and where it dose not. Uut one conclu sion can be reached. The preponderance is in favor of Christianity in more than the ratio of a thousand to one. All the sciences and arts, which make this century especi ally so prominent in the history of mate rial, mechanical and social development, are the birth, without an exception, of the ge nius of Christianity. While invention, push, enterprise, discovery have been the outgrowth of Christian civilization and al most exclusively of Protestant Christianity, the other peoples have been staid, stereo typed, fixed and stolid. Christianity quickens, encourages, enliv ens, and develops mind as no other system can. What the sun is to vegetation, Christ, with all his beams of love and showers cf blessing, is to mind and soul. Mind grows where there is a deep soil of truth and a genial atmosphere. And where is there such a soil as the infinite truths of the gos fel ? and such and atmosphere as the in fluence of the surroundings and spirits of the gospel ? For man to know that he is not an ephemeron but a deathless immor tal, that he is not the progeny of a monkey but a child of God, that he has a nature with which God himself by the infinite condescension of his love has become per sonally indentified, that he stands ia this probation-life at a point when he touches the keys which make for him and for oth ers either eternal music or discord, that with more than the ambition of Pythias he is working for immortal fame and with more than that of Alexander he is fihtinj: his bloodless battles to subdue to his own possession two worlds, this by abandoning it and the next by possessing it, that he is cheered in this sublime endeavor bv saint ana angei ana uoa nnyrseil an innumer able company of friends and kindred in winnine a crown of cTerlaytmc life, that succeeds through faith in Christ h certain and victory assured, and that in this con test Jor trie richest gilts a created spirit can acquire we can think and speak and work for the pood of others as vrell as our selves. is for him to have all the incen tive which the soul of man can receive to ward the loftiest achievements of which the most cultured, refined, masculine na ture is capable and when we sec the ten dency of thin;rs and the ftcts resultant from these tendencies, it seems to me that no ingenious wind can for a moment doubt that Christrnity is the firm friend and pro moter, in fact the only friend and promo ter, of broad, and liberal inquiry and cul ture. As Eoon as the frost gets out of the ground over 10,000 men now unemployed will find work on the public improvements about to be made in Philadelphia. The Seranton steel mills in progress of erection, will be the largest iu the country, and will give employment to over a thou sand men. it is said. The mills will not only make fcteel but will furnish merchant steel of all kinds. Don't leave off your overcoat and prance round as though spring had come, because it is a juicy day, unless you want to give a series of receptions to your doctor. New England seems to be drying up. In some places water costs thirty cents a bar rel, and at one point a man asks five hun dred dollars for the privilege of drawing water from his well. The next session of the Baptist Minister ial Conference of Northeastern Pennsy- vania, will be held m the I enn Avenue Baptist ChuTch ia S?ranton, on Tuesday, March 2a!. Not often do blessings come so numer ously and so deeply disguised as they did to John Hahn, mechanic, of 119 Low street, Baltimore, one day last week. There were four blessings in this case four little girls presented to him by his wife quadruplets. John had been out of work six weeks and was very poor, and, paradoxical though it may appear, this large addition to his family came just in the nick of time. Such an excitement has the phenomenal case created among the matrons in Baltimore especially, that his house has been crowded every day with hundreds of curious visitors. John saw his chance and at once established an admission fee of twenty-five cents and invited contributions. The consequence is that with receipts of $75 per day he is rapidly acquiring a competence. Subscription lists have been opened at the hotels and restaurants, and a handsome sum will be realized. So while one baby would have been merely an extra burden to the Hahn family, our have proved their fortune. Cattls at Large. The following bill for the prevention of horses, cattle, sheep or swine running at large in the various townships of the com monwealth has been introduced- into the Senate. Those of our readers who have anything to object to it will do well to say so to the .Legislature through our columns section 1. Be it enacted, dec, That no horses, cattle, sheep or swine shall be suffered to run at large upon the public roads or high-ways, in the various town ships of the Commonwealth, under penalty of two dollars for each offence. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the con stable, within the various townships of the Commonwealth, respectively, and they are hereby empowered and directed, without any special warrant or other authority than this act, to seize and secure every animal of horse, cattle, sheep or swine kind that may be found running at large as aforesaid, and the same to sell at public sale in the same manner as is provided by law for sell ing strays, giving the owner if he can be found, at least five days' notice previous to such sale. If the said owner shall pay to the said constable the said penalty of two dollars, and also pay the expenses of keep ing the said animal or animals, then it shall be the duty of the said constable to deliver said animal to the owner or owners there of; but if he shall make sale as aforesaid he shall pay the overplus after deducting the said penalty and expenses, to the owner or owners thereof. And the constable making such seizure shall be allowed for the same to retain one-half the penalty, and it shall be his duty to pay the other half to the school treasurer of the township where such seizure was made for the use of the schools of said township. Sec. 3. That if any constable shall ne glect or refuse to seize and secure any ani mal, as aforesaid running at large being notified by any person to seize or secure the same, such constable shall pay a fine of uve dollars tor the use of the schools of the township where the said constable resides for every such neglect or refusal. Sec. 4. The penalties imposed by this act shall be prosecuted and recoverable be fore a justice of the peace, in the name of the school district of the said respective townships, provided, That the provisions of this act shall not be enforced until ap proved by a majority of the lawful voters on the same at any annual spring election to be held for the election of township offi cers. " That in each of said townships, on said day, the election ofaeers shall receive ballots on this subject, for or against its approval. MARRIED. At the residence of the bride's parents, on Thursday, February 25, 1S75, by the Rev. Geo. iieni ronsr, jir. vv inneia temnart ana Ams Mary Jane, daughter of James Bunnell, all of East Stroudsburg, Pa. On Saturday evening. February 27th. 1S75 at Tobyhanna Mills, at the house of Mr. Pttef A. Ciruver, by Key. T. W. Maclary, Mr. Jamta M. Iranaue, and Miss Amanda Krere. DIED. In Smitlifield tsp., on Jan. 30, 1S75, Mr? rhilinina Iloofecker, aged 80 years, 1 month and 5 days. Interment on Feb. 1, at Baptist wJiurcn uemttery. In Barrett township, February 19th, Charles W. button, agen 1 year, 5 months and 19 day Special jSTotice. Just received at Williams' Drug store s large lot of English Salted Potash, warran ted good. Oct 8-lL Just revived at Williams' Drug Store a large Etock of White Lead and Linseed Oil for the fall trade. Pricee of Oil and Icad reduced. Oct 8-It It was proven at the Monroe County Fair that N. Iiufter had the bet made and finest Clothing in Monroe County. Ruter received the first premium on Clothing for 13 years. Notice. N. Ruster has returned from the city with a bi stock of clothing, hats, caps, furs, furnishing goods, dry gouds, Sec. If you want anything in his line, give him a call. He will sell you coods cheaper than ever before. To the Prune. If you want a nice and stylish suit of clothes and one that will wear good, go to Hunter's and you can have your nick out of the largest and best selected stock in town, at prices that will astonish you all. Great bargains at Ruster's in whit3 dre?s shirts, under shirts, draws, hoisery, gloves, neckties, tows, collars and cuffs, handker chiefs, suspenders, umbrellas, &c Call and examine before purchasing elsewhere N. Ruster has all the very latest styles of hats. Call and see them. He is celling goods very low. DECKER & CO. Of The Wonderful Cheap Auction Store, are going to sell off all of their Men's & Boy's Boots & Shoes, for cost and wme below cost. Calf Boots worth Mens' Arties worth Mens Brogans worth Boys boots worth Yoo'h boots worth Me i.'' heavy kip boots worth Anu: Women' and' Mlwea1 $5 00 for 53 50 2 25 for 1 50 2 50 for 1 50 1 75 for 1 25 4 fiO fr a fift Pihae and fiaifr wrdfrfal cheaD A.VOTULU TROPHY WOS ET TEE ESTEY COTTAGE ORGANS! These enperior and beautifully finished in struments ro far eclipsed their cempetkor in volume, purity, sweetnesa and delicacy of tone, as to carrv off the first and only premium giv en lo exhibitors of reed Oreani at the Monroe County Fair, held September 25, 1874. Buy onty the best. For price list address Oct 1-tf. J. Y. SI0AFU3, Health and Pleasure. A gentleman wishing to cmnip In the wotvis during trie lummer, wants tne cornpanionsmp oi lour or nve or young men more to t&ke part in nuctlne. fishing, boating, Ac. Ac For information apply to this oice, or dt letter to MISSOURI. March 4, 1875. St. Experiment Milla, Pa. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the Intention to autjlr. nner the act of Assembly of the Commonwealth ol Pennsyl vania, entitled an "An act to provide for the Incorpor ation ana regulation or certain corporations, approved April 23, 1374, for a charter of a corporation to be called the "Stroudsbure Gas Light and Fuel Company. the character and object of which Is to supply the people of the borough of Stroudsburg with illuminating and fuel J GARDNER HAINES. March 4, 1875. 3t. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the Intention to apply. und?r the act of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania, entitled an "An act to provide for the Incorpor ation and regulation of certain Corporations," approved April 23, ltS74, for a charter of a corporation to be called the "Stroudsburg Gas Light Company," the charter and object of which is to supply the people of the borough of Stroudsburg with illuminating pas. DARIUS DREHER. NICHOLAS RUSTEIL JOHN H. CONNER, C. R. ANDRE, M. W. RHODES, J. K. SHAFER, D. S. LEE, J. G. KELLER, JOSEPH WALLACE. Vm. KOLLINSHEAD. LINFORD MARSH, P. S. WILLIAMS, JERE. MACKEY, C. BURNETT. J. S. WILLIAMS. March 4. 1675. ot- Tftr BLiTCHLEl'S li improved (JLLUMBLK WOOD PUMP is the acknowledged STAN- Ti A rn f . V, 1. , . V 1 11 verdict, the best pump for the least money. Attention is invited to Blatchley's Improved Bracket, the Drop Check Valve, which can S3 withdrawn without disturbing the Joints, na me copper ccamoer wnicn nevsr cracks, rusts ana win last a uie time, ror Dealers and the trade generally. i oe sure tnat you get Ulatcniey careful and see that it has my where to buy, descriptive circulars, together vim me name ana aaaress oi tne agent nearest you, wiil be promptly furnished by addressing, with stamp. MAS. G. BLATMLEY, Manufacturer, 50G Commerce St., Philadelphia, Pa. March 4, 1375. 9m. NOTICE. The undersigned respectfully informs his former customers and all others, that he has moved his entire stock of Grxocei?ies, &c. to the room lately oecupid bv Sam. D. Overfield, on Main street, next door to P. S. Williams's jewelry store, Stroudsburg, Pa. The svore room has been completely renovated, and a Fresh Stock of Groceries ' added to his former supply, and is fully prepared to ac- coranioaaie an wno win give Him a caa. All goods in iiu line wui De soia at tne very lowest rates lor cash. JACOB B. MILLER. March 4, 1S75. lm. Orphans' Court Sale. By virtue of an aliaa order of the Orphans' Court of the County of Monroe, will be exposed to puoiic saie, upon the premise?, on THURSDAY, MARCH SEA, 1S75, the following described Real Estate. late of .Levi atroiiRs, deceased, viz: A certain Lot, Mesuaee and Farm of Land situate in Stroud township, Monroe County containing ' 25 ACRES, more or lew, adjoining: land of Ebenezer Hunt. John Boys, Charles Gearing and Mrs. Detrick. About 20 acres cleared, balance Timber Land. The improvements are a Frame 16 by IS feet. H stories hieh: FrarneiSli BARN and other out-building". Good young Apple Orchard, .don the premises, and also water on the premises. Snle to commence at 1 o'clock in the after noon, when terms and conditions will be made known, Ly MORRIS II. STROUSS, Adm'or. By order of the Court. Tho. M. MclLHAyrr, Clerk. March 4, 1S75. 3t. NOTICE. The undersigned hereby give notice that they will make application to the Legislature of Pennsylvania, to have an Act passed oblig ing the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company to fence in their "Uailroad on both side through Stroud township, Mon roe county, Pa. JACOB J. ANGLE, J. S, FISHER. Stroud tsp., Feb. 13, 1 375. It SAMUEL HOOD, mi Wholesale and Retail Dealer in COOK & PARLOR STOVES, TIN & SHEET-IRON WARE, AND IN Mftaf flouse Furnishing Coods. Roofing aud Spouting .,.br.t L0ll,c- w1lb. th ptertol. and" tSads. CsJl snd KtAutVI L....VJI t -1 -ale by i i-. 'i ' n oraer to lH; 'CUPump, be mmfi$tJM&i Mil C!ir? . C rt O Par D y at home. TernwfrM. A4 JTplO pZ LI drees G.Stlasoa A Co- Portland, U. Fairaary 4, 1375. Iy Can vol tall why it is that when icy on comas to Stroud sbur to bay Furniture, they al waya iaocJrt for XeOrtfa Furniture Stor 1 Sept. St.TJ SECOND ANNUAL MPORT -or tss MONROE COUNTY Co-Gperalive Life ks'c Co. For the jear ending Dcmbr 31, 1874. Balance on hand from 1873, S2C9 00 SZCSITKX). Meubcr3hlp an2 Policy Fee $180 00 Assessments on ac count of death claian 133 CO From all other aources 2 09 XIPIKCED. Death claim Secretary, Solictitors, Advertising, Biank books, Postage and Stationery, Insurance CommUiontr, Ca'h to balance 1112 00 33 CO 70 CO 62 00 15 25 3 tO 65 00-5361 35 167 75 $523 00 STJMIIAILT. Number of memLen athrgin- ingofyear, US Number at end of jear,- 145 Number of deaths, 2 M. A. Ds. L. Va Uof.V, Bee j. We the undersigned, having ben appointed Auditors of the accounts of the Secretary and Treasurer of the 2lonroe County Co-Operatire Life Insurance Company, for tha year 1374, d certify that we have examined above accounts of the Secretary and Treasurer and compared them with the vouchers, and find thera correct aa above stated. THEODORE SCIIOCH, SIMPSON FETHERMAN. February 4-4t. Auditora. HOOFING SLATE. Farmer, Skater and othera in want of firat cla-w ROOFING SLATE, can procure them (by calling on Geo. W. Drake) at narly Quar ry price. I da not keep or eoll No. 2 "or Rib--bon Slate. I am u.1sd cle ager.t for Monroe County, for Smith's Turbular Fluted Lightning Ro- which I will put up and warract to be the bent conductor of Lightning in exiatence. Call and examine the rilate or Lightning .Roda before purchasing elsewhere. GEO. W. Dr. A KB. Stroudsburg, Aug. 574 If R, MAINONE, Maker,- Tuner, Regulator and Hepairer OF Pianos, Organs and Melodeons, Parties retidine ia Stroudiburr nd tIcIiiHt. vUh. lag their Instrument thoroughly tuned, regulated and repaired at a most rcasonaDie price, wui please lera their order at the JeaTersonian Oifice.- Those wishing to purchase Pianos or other Instru ment will find it to their advantage to call on m. Hay ing had a practiclc experience of orer twenty-ix oars in the musical line. I am prepored to furniaa the latest and most improved instruments atthelowt possible prices. I haTe located myself permanently here and solict your favors. J". 33. HULL, (Successor to J. E. Erdman,) Monroe Co. Marble Worksr Main St., Stroudsburg, Pa., "Where will be found constantly on hand or made to order, 3IOXU.UEXTS, HEADSTOXES, Ac.,- of thebept Italian and American Marble. Having been in the employ cf Mr. Erdmaa for nearly ten years, I feel confident in tar ability to please all that gire me a call. Ail work warranted to give entire satisfaction. fiSar Orders bv mail promptly attended to. feb 20'72-tf UNDERTAKING. McCARTY & SOXS have on hand th largest and bit assortment of COFFINS and TRIMMINGS to be found outside of either city(Xew York or Philadet phia and will make trds branch or thair bualnsM a speciality. COFFINS and CASKETS of any shtre or style, can be famished at one notice for shipment, at a charge of one-third le any shoS in Stroudsburir. In no case will thearf e more s&an ten per cent, atave actual cost. EMDAL.3IIXG attended to In any part of the County tA "borUst possible notice. nne li,7-W , A STItOL'DSIiri has a enr CLOTHIAND Boot and Soe Store ATSTI James Ediniretttroed with t& entire new itock'' CLOTP BOOTS. SHOES, Geri Furnishing Goodrr that V0Vht Psmc Vrice and is eellin then2l kZ th1 a)1- Call tnJ lnok?J be nvicced before you purchase pWere. -n d0or above riollinshaH' Sept. 17-Jm. J JiL0FALLKIXI)3- BLANK DEEDS For pa pa'p at this Office
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