iJIC volume 7. McCONNI'LLSlIUUG, PA., JANUARY 31, U)0(i. NUMBER 19 HUSSION WORK IN INDIA. A Iks Alice Wishart Writns Most Encour (Kingly of Christian Effort in that Far-off Land. ALI.AHABADTHECITY OF CONVENTIONS Dix'KMui'.ii 27, 1!05 Iu writ- lr.jr home about India, it is so dif ficult tokuow whore to begin and v hore to end, as there is such a v ealth of interesting places, poo pi j, and all sorts of things to tell a wut, one is undecided as to what will hoof most interest to cue's friends; and so one usually jots down the first at hand wlvch here, just at present, is the seventh All India C. E. convention held iu Allahabad Dec. 2d, 21, and 22. Our station seems to be a favor Ho spot for conventions, as this was tin- sixth large religious gath eriug within a few weeks.' Per haps it is because Allahabad is not only 01. e of the most central cities in India, but one of the most b autiful as well with handsome churches and a large number of missionaries ofdiflereut societies. The names of spe ikers on the pro gram w hich I am sending you, are names to conjure with among In dian missions, as they compose - some of the choicest missionary talent in India, Burma and Cey ? Ion men whom any one would count it a rare privilege to ' meet, Mayo Hall, one of oui largest pub he buildings which was secured for t'lis occasion, was beautifully decorated with dozens of Christ lan Endeavor banners from all sorts of so.iti's all over India, palms and ferus of which there is an abundai ce, and buntiug. There were more than sixty dele gates present, representing thous ands of both native a!;d European societies cf all denominations and many languages. Services in the vernacular were held in different churches during the day and all joined in the English one in the evening. Dr. il. Aguew John sum of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian church, New York City, spoke at several of the sea sons as well as Rev. Carey, grand sou of the reat missionary of that name, and Monoramabai, daughter of Panditaramabai of the Mukti mission, where the Lloly Srint has been doiug such .marvelous work these past months. South India with its thousands of converts and many C E. societies sent some of her fi.iest men, some of whom we had the pleasure of entertaining in our mission home here during their stay. There is a very de lightful bond among the mission aries of the cross which is hard to explain. The singing was conducted by a picked choir from all the differ ent churches led by an orchestra and whs one of the features of the convention. Early morning - quiet hour sorvices were held in different centers, and were mark ed by a deep spiritual tone. One afternoon, all the delegates were invited by the Jamua Presbyter ian mission to a boat ride on the lovely Jamua river near which are sit uh ted the large Presbyterian Christian college, and 13oys High school. The native boats used, we:-e decorated in bright oriental colors with "0 E." in large gold 1. 'tiers on the mast head; and as the three largo, boat loads of Christian Endeavors floated down toward tho Fort on the Ganges singing Rally hymns, thejemples and idol shriues on the green banks must have thought their days were numbered could they have understood. Tho convention ended with a united cousecration service with responses from each province, which was very impres sive. ' A dop spiritual atmos phere pervaded the whole couveu tion, and gave us a slight glimpse of the mighty force which is work log such marvels throughout In dia these days, the Power which is presently, not" only gring to shako India, but tho world. I do npi kno v the condition ' of tho Chris' ian chu-di in the home ki.d the p'tgt two years, but the Q .nditton in this dark land among DESTROYED BY FIRE. The Dwelling of John W. Snyder Near Knobsvillc, Went up in Smoke Last Thursday Afternoon. His BARN BURNED A BOLT TWO YEARS AGO Among those who scorn to have more than their share of bad luck is Join W. Snyder. About two years ago, he lost a good barn by fire. Some time thereafter he purchased John V. Glr.nt farm about a mile and a half west of Knobsville, and moved on to it, He was just recovering from his former loss, when another over took him. While Mr, Snyder was absent from home last Thursday afternoon. Nathan Bishop, Jr., who lives in the home of Mr. Sny der, while at the barn, noticed the roof of the house in flames. He at once gavo au alarm, and ev erything was done to save the house, but tho family were help less to save the house, and did1 what they could to save the con tent!', much of which, however, was destroyed. Mr. Snyder is deserving the substantial sympathy of his neigh bors and friends , in his nnsfor tune. Rev. S. D. Wilson, of Harris burg, and Rev. B. A. Salter, of Hustont vwn, were the guests of Rev. and Mrs. J. V. Adams last Wednesday evening. Rev. Wil son, who was here iu place of the presiding elder, Rev. George B Stevens, preached a very inter esting sermon in the M. E. church while here. Christian workers and natives Christians - most encouraging. The same spirit that has been moving vvaies, is beginning a . ITf i i work iu Iudia, which you could scarce y believe, if I were to tell you of some of the astounding facts which are known to us. Not only Christian workers have been quickened and ended with new power, but thousands of heathen have been brought to confess and accept Jesus Christ the past six months. J his is but a small be ginning of what is going to hap pen during theyea- I'JOG. It is glorious to bo in India those days ! It is a generally accepted fact that the great wall of heathenism and the millions who have not ev en been touched yet in this coun try, are an impossibility so far as human means are concerned; but God seems to be taking matters luto his own hands, and the signs of the times are not hard to dis cern, modern rcntecosts are frequent in different sections, and tho chief theme of nearly every religious gathering, as well as that of private conversations is, "Revival." Not man made, or ganized or planned, but from God's Holy Spirit. There is such a vast difference between tho two. One of the remarkable features of the preseni, beginnings of the Spirits work iu India is the re markable way in which promi nent workers are completely and surely set aside, and the smallest humblest, and most insignificant ones used as channels throusrh which the Holy Ghost carries on tho work. Talent and intellect cloesn't seem to count for much; indeed, it seems to be quite cut of it; even experience and ability are at a discount where only noth ingness can be used to show that this is cot man-power, but God power. Do not get the impres sion that everybody in India is going to be an angel presently, and that no more effort in the way of woakers, money, and prayers will bo needed. Indeed, no ! When tho home churches are quickered into new vigorous life, Foreign Missions will receive all the support our Head of Missions wants them to have, is what many people here believe All working together toward the oomiug glorious consumma tion. Alice E. Wishaht 0 South Road, Allahaoad, India. FEBRUARY FORECASTS. Parts of the Country Will Be Visited by Cold Disagreeable Weather. Moon's Eclipse on 9th. LOOK EOR WARM WAVE ABOUT 23d, Rev. Irl R. Hicks in his -'Word and Works," published in St. Louis, has this to say of tho weath er in February : A Reactionary storm period is in progress as February comes in, with Moon at first quarter and in apogee on the 1st. On and touching tho 1st and 2ud, the temperature will react to warm er, the barometer will fall, and cloudine'ss with more or less rain and snow will pass over most sec tions, moving to the eastward. These disturbances promise no marked severity, with moderate change to colder following. A Regular storm period is ceu tral on the Oth, exteuding from the 5th to tho !Uh. Within this period we have Moon at extreme north declination on tho Oth and full on the th. By the 5th the barometer will becm falling in western sections, winds change to southerly and easterly, and clouds will gather. As these con ditions begin to move eastwaid about the Oth, rain will set in to the east and south of low barom etric centers, and snow will fol low along nortnern aud western sides of storm areas. Hence rain, succeeded by colder and changing to snow, will pass east wardly across the conutry from about the (ith to the 10th. Tho crisis of tliis period will be on aud touchiug the th. Seismic disturbances will be natural at this period. High barometer and very cold northerly wind., amounting almost or rmitji to bliz zards, will t Jlow these storms, causing very cold, disagreeable weather from Sth or 'Jth up to about the 11th It must bo re membered that a total eclipse of the Moon falls on the Oth. This fact l enders it doubly more prob able that storms and seismic dis turbances will occur o.i or near that date. A Reactionary storm period is central on the 12th and 13th. On tho same days the Moon is on the celestial equator and in perigee. At this time look for great change to warmer, with sudden fall of the barometer to very low read ings. General and severe atmos pheric disturbances, with thun der aud rain southward, and snow northward, need not surprise onr readers on and about these dates. A sudden sharp cold wave will follow from about tho 13th to 10th, calling for careful planning for the comfort and safety of ah who are necessarily exposed and for unhoused livestock. From about this period, February to its close promises to be not only dis agreeable, as it usually is, but very severe, if not violent in its storm and weather phenomena. The Regular storm period, ex tending from the 10th to 20th, having its center on the 17th, is at the beginning of the Mercury, Venus and Earth periods, with Moon at last quarter and south declination. During its first stages heav.r rains with light ning and thunder will vLit most sectu.ns southward and central; but sudden and violent change to sleet and snow, with blizzdrdous conditions from the ' northwest. will develop iu the winding up stages of this period. Look for tho crisis ol storm aud change about Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the 17th, 18th and 19th, followed closely and for several days succeeded by a general and sevore cold wavo. A Reactionary storm period falls on the 22ud to tho 25th. Tin period promises in all probability to be tho most severe of the mouth. It is fully within the in fluence of tho Vernal equinox of the Earth, at the center ol the Mercury period, aud within the growing VeuusdUturuaqce New Moon at a Solar echpsa node is on the 2Elrd, ana Moon's ' passnse uorthward across the celestial CIVIL WAR VETERAN DEAD John Elliott Rnmmcl find Stroke of Par ulysis Last Wednesday Afternoon. Died Sund.iy Morning. j MEMBER CAPT. HARVEY WiSHARTS CO John E liott Rum mo.', a highly respected citizen, aud veteran of the Civil War died at his home on the Peach Orchard Road, a mile west of McConnellsburg, last Sunday morning, aged (it years, 2 months and 0 days. Funeral from his late- residence Monday afternoon, and' interment iu the Union ceinotory. M r. Rum rael w.is a son of Frank Rummcl, a well known hotel Keep er in this piaco years ago, aud had resided iu this community the greiter part ofhishfo. A man of sturdy character, and strict integrity, he enjoyed the esteem of a w ido circle of friends. In September, 1(14, ho enlist ed in the sorvicof Lis country, becoming a member of Captaiu Harvey Wishart's Company (II), 20Hth Regiment Pennsylvania In fantry. Bis regiment saw lots of hard service during tho spring of 105, taking part in the hot cam paign around . Petersburg and Richmond chasing the rebels into their last ditch at Appomattox, where Leu was glad to hr.nd his sword over to General Grant. Among tl lose in the compauy with Mr. Rummel, were William Stoner, Adam Boomer, Nixson Shunr, Nicholas Ott, Billy King, Johu and Jori? ITann, Sam Bink iey, and Isaiah Lehman, all those di-iad except Lehman, ' Stoner, King, and John Mann. Mr. Rummol is survived by his wiiow, ouo. son, Roy, and two on ughturs, Aii.-.s Annit, of Cham-bt.r:-bnrg, ami Dd'a, wife f Au dvw liolz, of the Cove. The (leco,is d was a member of King Post, G. A. R. and was fol lowed to his last resting place by his cmirados in that Post, who participated in the funeral services. NE1-DM0RE. Geo. M. Wink is on the sick list. C. M. Dixon, of Chambersburg, spent Friday evening here among friends. Rev. Po wers left last Thursday on a ton days' preaching tour in neighborhood of Buffalo Mills, Bedford county. Harvry Snyder and D. A. Fifh er visited their undo M. L Pock at Park Head last week. The Emanuel Sharp farm was recently sold to John Hess, of Pigeon Cove. Bridges & Co., last week built a large shed to the end of Eli Pock's barn for the accommodation of their teams. They no.' have about twenty head of norses and mules, and about that many men employed hero. Aunt Nancy Peck and- Mrs. J. P. Garland aru on the sick list. J. C. Mellott and family, uud Mrs. Maria Palmer, spent Sun day with the family of W. F. Hart. equator is oil the 25th. On and touching tho 22ud there ate more conjunction of Earth, Sun, planets and Moon than are often seen. in tho same space of time. About the 21st look tor a change to warmer in most western parts of the country. The temperature will continue to rise rapidly as the warm wave advances east ward, and tho barometer wil1 fall proportionally over tho same sec tions. By the 2:ird high temper atures fur .the season will have spread eastward to tho central valleys, with low and threatening baiometer, and about Fjidiy, Saturday and Sunday, tho 2-'5rd to 25th, violent and general storms of rain, wind and thunder will visit many sections as storm centers move eastward over the country. , . . ' ' ' . 1 i A Regular storm period, hav ing its center oq i tho first day of March,' ' ViQ'qW( a rise' )n .the temperature iu western extremes on the 27lh and 28th. KEROSENE LAMP EXPLODED in the Hands of Miss Annie Carbaugh, of Thompson Township, Last Wednesday Night. j HEROISM OF' YOUNG SCHOOL TEACHER Last Wednesday night tho dwell ing house of Mrs. Christiana Car baugh, widow of the late John C. Carbaugh, of Thompson town ship, was entirely destroyed by firo, together with all its contents including most of the wearing ap parel of the family. No insur ance. The f.imiiy coi.sists of Mrs. Carbaugh, her daughter Miss An nie about twenty one years of age, and her son Conrad, older thau Annie, Miss Olive Zimmer man aged about nineteen, teacher of' tho Broadyard. school, was boarding in the Carbaugh family and was present at tho time of the fire. Tho lower story of the house was divide I into three apart ments about half being used as a kitchen and dining room, aud the other half divided into two parts one being used as a sitting room and the other as a bedroom. The Oarbaughs all slept up stairs, and Miss Zimmerman oc cupied the bed room downstairs. About 11 o'clock Wednesday nighljj the other members of the family including Miss Zimmer man, having retired, Mis Annie who had been reading in the sit tiug room, became sleepy, picked up the lamp, and started toward the kitchen intending to go up stairs to bed. While passiu through the door to the kitchen without a moment's warning the lamp, which held ..about three quarts of oil, exploded, throwing tho blazing flu id all over the room and saturating the clothing of the uufortnnato girl. Of course she screamed! Miss Zimmerman be ing nearest, sprang from her bod aud upon opening the door of her room took in the awful situation ataglauco. Miss Carbaugh was a living torch the wild ilames be ing drawn across the kitchen and up the great chimney, and there was cause for prompt action. With out. a moment's hesitation Miss Zimmerman rushed through the llames in her night robe to the siu ir, snatched up a bucket of water and inverted it over the head of Miss Carbaugh. This had the effect of extinguishing the flames in the clothing of Miss Carbaugh, and a moment more Miss Zimmerman had the suffer ing girl out of further danger. All this had been done so quick ly that the other members of the family had not time to reach the lower floor. As so n as the moth er and brother realized the true condition of things, and saw that the si&ter was out of danger, they set to work to save at least the money aud valuable papers in the house, for Mr. Carbaugh had the papers for a valuable patent which had recently been granted to him. He was successful in get ting the trunk out which contain ed these papers; but tho mother, in her haste, dropped a purse con taming sixty-three dollars, and it as did almost all their household property including their wearing apparel, went up in smoke. Dr. Sappmgton was at once summoned from Webster Mills, and ho found that the hands and forearms of ,Miss Annie were painfully burned, and the left arm burned to the shoulder. The left side of tho face aud the left ear were badly burned, and hair, of course, did not escape. With care, Miss Uarbauirh will recover from her perilous accident but will likflv carry to the end of life scars that will remind her of that awful ui"ht. That Miss Zimmerman is a heroine, goes without saying, aud she is entitled to a Carnegie mod- al. Through her ' nresen of mind, and at the risk of being burned to death, sho saved the life ot Miss Carbaugh. The fire xperteuoe ol Miss Zimmorman 1 is something out of the ordinary. wnou sn was .nir.e months old. ! BOTH LEGS CUT OFF. James W Craig, Formerly of Big Cove Tannery, Meets Terrible Accident While Walking on Railroad Tracks. IS NOW IN HOSPITALAT KEYSER, W.VA. The many friends here of James W. Craig, formerly aschool teacher in this county, and son of the late A. J. Craig, Esq., of Big Cove Tauuery, were startled fast week to learn that Mr. Craig had met with an accident, which, if it does not cost him his lite, will render him a cripple the remain der of his days. During the past fow years, Mr. Craighas lived atPectonville, Md., and while' the Wabash railroad was being built through that neighborhood, Mr. Craig was en gaged in the butchering business lurnishing fresh meat to the con tractors for their men. More recently, he removed his family to Ft. Frederick, Md., and secured employment with the Pennsylvania Steel Company, at Dawson, Md., where he had been working for some time. Returning to his work at Daw son on Sunday evening, 21st hist., he had a short distance to walk on the tracks of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. Hearing a tram coming on the track on which he was walking, ho stepped to the other track, only to be struck by another approaching in the oppo site direction. Mr. Craig was so thrown as to have both legs cut off just below the knees. The un fortunate man was at once remov ed to a hospital at Keyser, W. Va., where, at last report, he was do ing as well as cculd be expected and hopes are entertained for his revovery. RULES OUT THE NEW ROAD LAW. Judge Bouton of Mckean County Says It is Unconstitutional. In the McKean county court last week Judge Bouton handed down an opinion in which he held that tho new road law which pro vides that the system of taxation may be changed from a work tax to a cash tax, is unconstitutional. His reason is that it offends againat Article III, Section 7, of the Constitution, which forbids special legislation. This act is special, he holds, in that it makes possible a system ol taxation that Is not uniform. Again, the sys tem may be changed by the vote of the people in a township, which is a delegation of the law-making power to the voters, offending against Article III, Section 1, of the Constitution. Besides this, Judge Bouton says, the Legislature cannot, ex cept by direct legislation, pre vent the taxpayers from working out their tax, a privilege given them by the acts of 1831 a id 1855. The decision is certainly inter esting. If it holds it would seem to be broad enough to cover the question of, local option, under which the people in one place might by their votes make a no- hcense law, while a license law prevailed in other places. It is altogether likely that the opinion of a higher court will bo wanted on the matter. . Harry McGowan and wifo, of Burnt Cabins, spent a few hours iu town last Saturday. : her ,athor home burned, and uer moiner 80 severely that she . 6 0 16 effect8, At that n,ne ine 1116 01 v"6 tnen Uaby 01ive" was 8aved through the mibsuohou, uuugu- ter of J IIewett Ea,I- cnter' lxxR inrouSn a window and rescu- la?lM DaDe Irom cradle. Miss unve was at ine Jiome ol ner un- Scott Johnson, sometime ago, wn?n "ur aUDl 8 CI0U,lnS became Sa, aim sne in ait probability 8aved the hfe of her aun by In- Ver,n a buckei of water 0,1 the hea.d of jjIra- Johnsn- , wr8, arDauEn 18 . Ulster of iBtuto vuuer, oi.inompsoa town- hip, and of Prof. W. A. Culler, at Mercer aim ry ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings. Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outing. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED "Aunt" Lizzie Morton, of Bel fast township, is seriously ill with erysipelas. David Winegardner and bou Robert of Dublin Mills, were in McConnellsburg, yesterday a fow hours. Rev. and Mrs. Samuei Pitten ger of Harrisonville, spent sever al days visiting their parents iu Adams county recently. Harvey Sipes, of Hustontown, spent from Friday until Sunday m the home of J. Nelson Daniels at Pleasant ttidge. Maurice E. Trout, a student of Philadelphia college of Pharmacy has passed State board examina tion for qualified assistant. The mauy friends of Miss Stel la Bard, a former Fulton county teacher, will learn with regret that she is in a hospital at Elkins, W. Va., suffering from an attack of typhoid fever. SURPRISE AT THE PARS0NA0E. Rev. and Mrs. S. B. Houston Have an Im promptu Wedding Anniversary. At the Associate Presbyterian parsonage, four miles south of McConnellsburg, at. about seven o'clock in the evening of the 20th, the quiet of the family was sud denly very pleasantly disturbed. The first indication that some thing out of the ordinary was about to happ?n was the appear ance of several lights at and near tho front gate. A member of tho family listening a moment heard familiar voices. This being an nounced the family in the parson age was immediately put in com motion, for it was evident that something unusual was about to transpire. Only a few moments elapsed until there was a rap at the door, and on being opened we were confronted by familiar faces of the congregation. They began filing in, some carrying baskets, and others boxes, until at last be tween thirty and forty were pres ent, filling up very much of the available spaco of the home. Ev ery ouo wore the blandest smile and gave tho parson and his wife and sons a hearty handshake. It was utterly useless to think of undertaking to entertain such a company, when wo had not so much as an inkling of their com ing, and the way they made them selves at home in all parts of the house it was quite manifest that they meant not only to entertain themselves but tho parson's fam ily as well. At an opportune time, and by no signal that we were able to dis cover, when the minister and his good wife were standing together Miss Ella F. Johuston in the name of the congregation put into our hands a gift as a token of their love and appreciation. Tho gift was of gold and silver coin. This naturally gratefully called for some word of appreciative re sponse. The parson was so ov erwhelmed with surprise and a sense of tho generosity of the people that words almost failed him indeed they did utterly fail to express our warm apprecia tion of tho kindly Christian spirit that prompted the gift, and which so vividly reminded us of the festivities of a score of years ago when the congregation gavo us a reception on our home coin ing from Allegheny City where the marriage ceremony had beon solemnizod. Only five or six were present that were in attoadance two decades ago. After dainty refreshments were liberally served by loving hands and a feast of instrumental and vocal music, the happy company departed leaving their' kindest wishes for many a happy returr of the day, Rev. and Mks. S. B. Ilyuyrox. Subscribe f r t' j f , - - 0.
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