Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 September 1889 — Page 5

THE INDLVNAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1889.

DANIEL'S GREAT STRENGTH

He v. Dr. Cleveland's Impressive Sermon to His Meridian-Street Congregation. 0)r. Keen Talks to Christians at Roterts Park Concerning the Necessity for the Spirit of True Democracy and Liberality in Religion. THE STRENGTH OF DANIEL. t)r. II. A. CleTeland Draw a Lewa from Ki Stcadrastnei In the Faith. A large congregation assembled in the .Meridian-street M. E. Church, ycaterday 'morning, to welcome back from hia Eastern sojourn the popular pastor. Rev. Dr. Cleveland. Tho organ, pulpit and choral Beats had been elaborately, decorated "with the brigb t yellow of marigolds, relieved by drapings of greenery, and to the east of the church a stand Sras strewn "with an exquisite collection of many-colored flowers. The service was of the usual order. Dr. Cleveland took for his text the words: "When Daniel knew the writing was signed, he went into liis house, and his window being open toward Jerusalem, he kneeled and gave thanks before his God as ho did aforetime. Daniel vi, 10. "These words," the preacher said, "described tho private life of Daniel in BabyJon. The Assyrian King htul conquered Judea, and carried her fair youths away into bondage. Daniel was a slave in that pagan land; but by his noble character and great abilities ho had gained many honors. Though a captive, still he remained a He brew, true to his native iAnd, to his Ilebrew Jfaith and morals, no Assyrian honors, or courtly blandishments, no painful cruelties, could wean him away from the altars and God of his people. His body was in Uabvlon but his soul was in Jerusalem." "At length the time came when his separatees and loftiness of soul excited the envy of his neighbors; they plotted for his' overthrow, and at length oDtamea a royal order, that whoever 6hould worship a foreign god should be cast to the lions. But what we are concerned about to-day are iiot Asiatic lions, but Daniel's marvelous strength and security under oppression, throueh his. creat temptations and peril. The sources of his strencth and security nre pointed out in tho picture we have of Jiim sitting beforo his window looking ' towards Jerusalem. Away there where the eun went down was tho place where the tribes assembled: where .'the onlv true and living God iJiad made known his presence, and loving i purpose. There rose the altar, and curled I the smoke of sacrifice; there, away where ithe horizon touched the east, was the holy 'of holies: there shone the angel of the covenant; and there gleamed outstretched the wines of the seraphim, and lie could. "when sitting by the window, come into communion, with all that was pure, and great, and ' good in his native land, and .could pass out of Babylon and away from tits wickedness and perils; and if ever his heart grew faint or his faith wavered, he could stand before that open window. lookin g toward Jerusalem, and he was strong again. Jxoking tnrougn tnat window, ,fHot the mighty men of Assyria were his ' companions, out the noble men and women of Judea; not the King of Assyria was his master, but the living God, who hung the stars and scarfed the rainbow: and thus he remained always true, and pure, and strong, always patient and hopeful. 'T am sorry for the man in whose house Ithere is no more any illuminating and outlooking windows. A life without light is not a man's life; it is a culprit's life, a mole's life, a clam's life. When you see a man whose face is always solemn and sad, over which plavs no light of smiles, in whose lifo there is no hopeful struggle for larger faculty, nobler virtue, and better welfare. von may bo sure he is a man who has t 1 v a 1 . f S 1 iasieneu cown an tne wmuows. uur souis nre so cie't thev are forever reaching out lor larger and better things than our present lot supplies. They can never be in health when shorn of memory or blighted of hope; we must have open windows and look often throueh them, or it would be better to go at once beneath the ground and wholly perish there. "God in his goodness has placed many i .1 : i iwmuows in our mouses; winuuws that, if we will, we may keep forever open. The window of charity, of memory, of faith, of hope, is in all our homes. It may be to every one of ns, and forever, a win- . clow through which we can see the vision of God. Open it. and no man can shut it against yon; only your own hand can shut tit. Whatever other windows time, and age, .and disaster, may close, no plot formed ; against ns can close this, if we will, this window shall remain forever open, and through it shall stream the light and love of our Redeemer. It was 1 through this window Jacob saw f the lifted ladder, and ministering angels. and the Lord above; through that window I the humble shepherds heard the Christmas music: up through that window Christ t often looked and talked, and from it came upon Him tho holy dove and the voice, 'This is my beloved son.' - "Up through that window He ascended , after death and there Stephen saw Him sitting at the richt hand of God. Ud ' through that window have gone onr dear . ones from our homes, and down through it comes the light of radiant faces, and rustling of stainless robes, and beck- . oning of gentle hands, and Sweetness of familiar voices. Brush the dust and tears from your eyes and look up, and you nhail be quickened, enlarged and lifted np. You shall have surety of your own soul and of God; you shall have peace with God and hope for man; you shall have hope that will mako you pure, and strong, and cheerful, and shall never be ashamed. You , Khali have tho touch of mighty inspirations, and know the breath and joy of eternal life, and some day you yourself Bhall riso like a singing lark from ' its nest in tho meadows, and shall yourself pass up through tho open window" into the light of God's good home. And all the way , there the windows shall grow wider, the I lisrht brighter, until you aro on the other side of it, and there is to you no more any window at all, but only God's boundless heaven and his nnsctting light. Till then . keep the window open; it is a window in the private chamber of your own heart. You can opeu it, no man can shut it; no king, no court, no lion's den, no angry Babylon, no cruel exile, not death itself can shut that window. Open it, look into the face of Christ and of our Father in in heaven, and yon shall be transformed intc their image and begotten unto a lively hope, uro and steadfast, and be kept from filing, and at tho last be presented pure and faultless beforo the Father's throne." DEMOCRACY IN THE CIIUKCII. Dr. Keen TolnU Out the Strength and Needs of Roberts Park Congregation. Almost every seat in tho auditorium of Roberts Park Church was filled yesterday morning, the impression having got abroad that it would be Dr. Keen's last morning discourse as tho regular pastor. He announced, however, that next Sunday night he will preach his final sermon, which, with the exception of the young people's prayer service, ono week from to-night, will constitute his last pastoral duty in Indianapolis. Next Thursday evening, at the regular praj'cr-meetiug, the ordinance of baptism will be administered, and probationers will bo admitted into full connection. Dr. Keen spoke yesterday morning on the theme. "Koberts Park Church Her Problems and Possibilities," choosing for his text Philipplans iv, 10: "My God ehall supply all you need." One of the principal characteristics of the apostolic ministry, he said, is a solicitude for the church and its prosperity. Pan), in the text, gnve advice to a church which he had established, urging tho necessity of a careful management and sincere routidence in (Jod. The Doctor claimed, in his own case, a deeper love and solicitude for the people of Koberts Park than he had two years ago, when he began his pastorale. "I feel," he said, "that I can well speak of her future upon this occasion. I could t,ieud the hour in enumerating her excellencies, for they are many. In some reelects this is the grandest church in which

it has been my good fortune to nerve in

her influence, her reputation ana ner widespread fame. And yet, with all of this, a fcracJ church and. a useful c,hnrch may lave pome blemishes of which it ought to be told. Even the church at Philippi needed encouragement now and then. The wavering of its people was not intentional. nut it was according to human nature, ana human nature even m grace is not perfect." The pastor then took tip the body of his theme on the problems that confront the church, and at times Jus remarKs were oi a highly critical nature. In his characierisnc iranK anu open way no spoKo to his people of their faults more as one who had learned them by experience than one who argued from theory. His words bore the evidence of practical truth, although they were forcible enough at times. "1 have studied my people closely, ne continned. "Since 1 have been in this city I have made over 2,000 pastoral calls, and today I could go to the home of every member of my church, or to the place of business of every layman. 1 have made it a special point to study you from the pulpit and in your homes, and it is for that reason that 1 feel that I am not overstepping my bounds when I attempt to enow yon the result oi tnat stuuy. mere are many problems that confront you today. Cue is the recognition of your mission and that of your church as an evangelizing agent in the community. Tho proper mission for a church is to be the exponent of piety and spirituality. Some churches may seem to he founded upon a ainerent oasis, and, while 1 will not say that they are called other than missions, I can say that there are churches to-day which think they arc. Koberts l'arK must recognize itseii as tho church of the masses of tho rich and poor, the educated and uneducated. Any church shows decided weakness that does not aim at the salvation of the poor and needy. It is the mission of Methodism, and this church must have and exhibit to the general public a full recognition of this fact. "Another thine we must do is to abandon onr convservatism as a church. I have de tected a sort of a spirit to cling to the past in Kobcrts Park and it is not the proper thing. You have had a grand and glorious past there . is no doubt of that but we are not here to revive tho dead past. We are to act in the living present. If some of the old fathers of this church were here now they would be ashamed of some of us who seem to be opposed to a progressive spirit. Let us not clintr to the past so closely. Let us keep pace with the Spirit of tho day. I nnouia uisoeueve in memouism n l uiun i believe that it is better to-day than it was twenty-five years ago. I have no sympathy with pessimism in the church. Roberts Park has a. reputation that extends all over the country, and she must actualize and fully redeem that reputation. A repa- . tation is only good when it has character and merit to sustain it. The name of this church, while it is repeated in every State of the Union, must mean something. I believe that we have a better reputation for piety than wo deserve. Wq are pious, I know that, but 1 also know that in the make-up of Koberts Park there can be found some worldliness, half-heartedness and inconsistent living. We will havo to increase the volume of loylty. We have a reputation for doing largo things in a large way, but are we sustaining itf I once heard of a man who built a fine mansion, with parks, and drives, and fountains, and everyone admired it beyond measure. But said a member of the community, that place won't bear inspection.' 'Why not' asked one. 'Because came the reply, 'it is built on somebody else's money. Everything is mortgaged.' You see everything doesn't depend upon looks. There is a little danger that we may fail to meet the demands of our reputation. We havo a 20,000 debt to meet before we can live up perfectly to what we claim. We have 1,000 members, and yet we only give $1,000 a year for benevolent purposes. Think of it! A church like this paying only $1 a piece, and yet you will near them say, 'Oh, why is it you are continually asking for more money!' "We must develop our resources. Wo have good ones, and, if they were applied, no churrh in the city, and probably none in the -and, would have a better opportunity of doing good. The working force of Koberts Park is not developed. We ought to have at least three missions scattered throughout tho city. We sit here in our great Sunday-school, or at our homes, while we know that this large city is almost phenomenally growing, and evil is growing more defiant. The Presbyterians are doing more. God bless the Presbyterians, for they are doing a good work. But, I say, we ought to have at least three mission Sunday-schools besides our own." Dr. Keen concluded with some criticisms upon the church's sociability, urgintr a cultivation of church enthusiasm. He also spoke of its possibilities. The discourse, on the whole, was of a practical nature, and occasioned some comment among the congregation after dismissal. DAILY WEATHER BUIXETIN. Local Forecasts. For Indianapolis and Vicinity For the twenty-four hours ending at 8 p. m., Sept. 16 Cloudy weather and light rains during Sunday night, followed by clearing and fair weather during Monday, GENERAL INDICATION'S. Washington. Sept 15. For Indiana and Ohio Light rain, followed by much colder, clearing weather and northerly winds. For Lower Michigan Colder; clearing weather; northerly winds. For Wisconsin and Upper MichiganWarmer; fair weather; winds shifting to southerly. For Minnesota and Dakota Warmer; fair weather: variable winds. For Illinois Clearing weather; lower temperature, except in extreme northwestern portion; warmer; variable winds. Local Weather Report.

Time. Bar. Iher. U.U. Wind. Weather, Pre. 7a.m. 29.90 71 79 South Cloudless. ..... 7r.M. 30.01 65 86 Xorth LLraln. .40

Maximum thermometer. 60: minimum ther mometer, 65. - Following is a comparative statement of tho condition of temperature and precipitation on Tern. rrec. Normal... C5 0.10 Mean.......... 7i .0.40 Departure from normal li o.SO Excess or deficiency since Sept 1.. 55 . '0.81 Excess or denciency since Jan. 1.. 135 C.2G Plus. , General Weather Conditions. Sunday, Sept. 15, 7 r. m. Pressure. The low area Saturday night over Lake Superior has moved rapidly eastward, and is now central over Lake Ontario; auother low area is over tho gulf, and ono over Dakota, central near Bismark, D. T.; one high area is near tho Pacific coast, and another extends from Lako Superior southward to western Texas, with the highest (30.14) at Dubuque, la. Temperature. Eighty and above is re ported from Nashville, Tenn., southward to the gulf and along its shore from Galveston to Florida; 70 and above from Lake Ontario, Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Louisville south and eastward to the Atlantic; CO and below from tho upper lakes westward to the mountains ami in Kansas, western Texas, with the lowest (50) at Fort Elliott. Tex., and in northern Illinois: 50 and below in British America. West of the mountains the temperatures are between 00 and 65. Precipitation. Heavy rain fell at Buffalo (1.02) and Palestine, Tex., (l.tti); lighter rains in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, near Lakes Michigan and Superior, in Illinois, western Iowa, Missouri, at Memphis, Tenn., Fort Smith, Ark., and in Texas. The Court Record. SUPERIOR COURT. Room 1 lion. Napoleon B. Taylor, Judge. Henry Mcvcr vs. Henry Kahn; on note. Finding and judgment for plaintid for Kudolf Glessing vs. Louisa Glessing; divorce; cruelty and abandonment Divorce granted. Room S lion. Letrls C. Walker. Judge. John Hohn vs. John Kidd; to quiet title. Finding for plaintiff. William A. Gant vs. Prudential Insurance Company; account On trial by jury. New Suits Filed. Michael F. Clark vs. James McGauly; complaint for receiver. Isaac Smock et al. vs. Mason J. Osgood; complaint to set aside judgment Jauo Morris vs. John G. Keissner etaL; on foreclosure. circuit court. lion. Livingftoa Howland, Judge. William If. Talbott et al. vs. Western Union Telegraph Company aud City of Indianapolis. Injunction.

SERMONS BY THE TISIT0ES

Delegates to the Colored Baptists' Con vention Occupy Several City Pulpits. Discourses of Force and Eloquence by the Col ored Divines Something of the Personnel of the Delegation from Arkansas. At the North Baptist Church, yesterday morning, the sermon was preached by Rev. E. K. Carter, a young colored man, pastor of the Friendship Baptist Church, of Atlanta, Ga., the largest congregation worshiping in: that city, and numbering two thousand souls.. Mr. Carter is a graduate of the theological seminary at Atlanta, and a young man of great promise. His text was from Revelations: iii, 12 "Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name." The speaker showed how the partakers of Christ's promises were and are encouraged and inspired; that they have a higher and grander joy, even under the heaviest burdens, than was ever given from any other source. He that overcometh will be given to cat hidden manna. Christ has laid np for them a rich reward. Peter asks "what, therefore, shall wo receive!" and Christ tells him ho will make judges of them. Wo find in this text an equal amount of encouragement to stir every soul that loves Christ to greater activity. There must have been some idea of the grandeur of pillars beforo that promise was made. Some months ago I was in England, aud went into Westminster Abbey. I was taken into a chamber where a pillar had been put in much more recently than the other pillars in that edifice, in fact, within the last twenty-five years. It was there to support a corner that it had been thought was giving way. It had been quarried a rough stone out of . the mountain and brought to tho door a mass of , rock. In that shape it was of no service, of no beauty, but when it was put in place to hold up tho house it became of strength and consequence. It passed under the blows of the hammer and chisel, and tho things we aro to pass through are to make us adorning and beautifying things in His temple, as that pillar was in tho great Westminster Abbey. Wo are every one of us expected to hold up some corner of God's spiritual kingdom in this world. Tho promise is only to those who havo overcome. Our three most inveterate enemies are tho world in which wo live, the fiesh in which our souls are imbedded, and the devil, tho archfiend of unrighteousness. We havo not only to tight the enemies who are with out. but tho enemy wfthin. The spirit of the flesh is continually warring with tho spirit of righteousness. It is through troubles, and afflictions, and trials that we are brought to be pillars in God's temple. As we came up on the railroad some days ago some of our delegates were near being killed. It was a terrible thing, but!after they got here and began to tell the story there was a ludicrous side to it and some of them even laughed. So with those who follow Christ. They cry here, but they laugh yonder. Tried Christians aro those that, shall be made pillars in the temple of the living God. The Lord has erected some pillars in this Nation we shall not forget. 1 here is that great pillar Abraham Lincoln, who, though dead, yet speaketh; and there, too, is George Washington, whom we look back to with gladness and remember with a sweetness of soul we can not express. - Kev. A. B. Murden, a graduate of tho Atlanta University, was present aud spoke briefly. '"My work in the South," said ho. "is to travel over Georgia as a church mis sionary. Our people's need is to have the gospel and to have money and to know how . tot use it. hen we get money we will command respect, and we try to teach them to save money and buy something with it that will do them good. We think that better than to have tumult and riot. -The colored peoplo in tho . South are loyal. Wo havo in our schools and colleges in Atlanta a multitude that come there from Georgia and other States, and these institutions arc sending out men and women to do a noble work in the South, and while they are doing it they remember their kind friends in the North. The intention of the colored people is to come up, to improve their condition. The old idea that a colored man cannot do what the white man is doing is dying out It is no longer denied that a colored man can run an engine; it is no longer denied that ho can learn mathematics, or that he cannot learn Greek, Latin and Hebrew, for there are colored men who have studied and learned those languages. We have been subjected to slavery for more tnan two hundred years. Wo have had but twenty-five years of freedom. No race can grow up in twenty-rive years, hut we have been advancing. 'Give us a chance. The people in our southland are beginning to be converted to the fact that a colored man can do anything that anybody else can do n nt has a chance. Give us a lever and a place to stand, and we will, as has been said, help to move tho world if we are not ablo to move it alone." At the conclusion of the service the right hand of fellowship was given by the members of the church to those young colored, men from the South, who are good representatives of the rising race. liev. J. M. Meek, of Xcnia, O., a delegate attending the convention of colored Baptists in this city, preached yesterday morning at Allen Chapel to a congregation of colored Methodists, taking as his text First Thcssalonians, i, 3,4: "Kemembering without ceasing your work of faith.and labor of love, and patience of hope") in our Lord Jesns Christ, in the sight of God and our Father, knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God." Tho sermon was extern-, poraueons and showed Mr. Meek to be a good thinker aud a clear and forceful speaker. He showed that the gospel had come to the world with power, and its demonstration produced theettects in those who heard it that was all sufficient to establish its truth. The three services at the Second Baptist Church, colored, yesterday, were all attended by largo audiences. The morning sermon was by liev. M. II. Howards of Virginia, the afternoon discourse by liev. T. I j. Johnson and the night sermon by Dr. Siranious, of Louisville, on tho subject of "Origin of Denominations." The reporter was misinformed in making the statement that Kev. 11. T. Huffman, of Nashville, is president of the Tennessee delegation. That position is held by Kev. Hardin Smith, who is also president of the Baptist State Convention of Tennessee. The Arkansas Delegation. The Arkansas delegation to tho colored Baptist convention contains a number of men who would attract attention in any convention. Rev. E. C. Morris, of Helena, is about thirty-five years old, born in Georgia. He is president of the Arkansas State Baptist Association and president of tho board of trustees of a new institution of learning now being erected at Little Kock .the Baptist College. He is pastor of a large congregation and an eflective preacher, liev. J. A. Harris, of Pine Bluil", is the Sunday-school missionary for tho American Baptist Publication Society. Ho was born in Mississippi forty-two years ago, and is active and energetic in his field of labor. Rev. J. P. Robertson, of Littlo Rock, is pastor of the First Baptist Church of that city, one of the largest congregations in the State. He is thirty-three years old and of great influence among his people. Reception to Commander Griffin. A reception will be tendered Secretary of State Charles F. Griffin, commander-in-chief-elect of the national organization of the Sons of Veterans, to-morrow afternoon, at 5 o'clock, in Masonic Hall. A parade will he given in the afternoon, and it is requested by the committee in charge that business men display the national colors where practicable. Chief Marshal Jacob L. Bieler will annonnce his lino of march and 6tatt" in to-morrow's dailies. . Tho committee on reception aud arraugementdeaireall military, Kuightsof Pythias, H. A. It nnd S. of . organizations to report to Chief Marshal Bieler at Masonic Hall to-morrow afternoon in timo to kavo

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for the station at 4 o'clock sharp. The fol- I lowing special commiiiees navo oeen uesiguated: On arrangements, C. S. Denny, liruce Carr. J. A. Leracke. iniam T. Noble; on reception, for the State, Lieutenant-governor Ira J. Chase, Bruce Carr, J. A. Lemcke, William T. Noble; for the city, C. S. -Denny, Fiank W. Flanner; for military companies. Sergeants Knotts, McCormick, Frazer, Porter, Corporal Shoemaker and Lieutenant Bucknen for Knights of Pvthias, Mai. H. B. Smith; for the ii. A. R.. Col. I. N. Walker. Jos. It Perry, Win. Wheat, Wm. .G.ale, Frank M. Hay, Wm. Jones and Robert Russell; for Walter Q. Gresham Camp, S. of v., Merrill Moores, Otto Gresham. Benjamin Wheat; for Freemont Camp, S. of V., Leo Finhout, Elzie Zism, Edward Phipps. AMONG THE SPIRITS. . A Jlixed Audience of Skeptics and Believers ' Visited by a Number of Alleged Spooks. There were nearly three, hundred persons at the meeting of spiritualists, last night, at Mansur's Hall, each having contributed to the silver collection at the door as a guarantee of good faith" before entering. "As these meetings are for the purpose of giving you what we can from the spirit side of life," said President Ralston, after rapping tho audience to the proper attention, "I hope you will be passive, as otherwise you will repulse the spirits and not get manifestations. When you are asked if . you can recognize the spirit tho name of which is given I hope you will merely say yes or no, and speak out so the audience can hear. Take what is given as the spirit, speaking through the medium, sees fit to give you, and say nothing until he is through. Let the spirits 'havo their say first, and you keep perfectly muni. I.was asked why it was that Professor Van Horn talks more to spirits attending to ladies than to gentlemen. Tho best spiritualists we have to-day aro the ladies. They are more reconciled, more passive, and .put themselves in a condition that tho spirits can demonstrate through them easier. That is the reason the Professor is attracted to the ladies." ILaughter.l After the hymn "Over There" was sung in a straggling sort of way. Professor Van Horn made a talk before beginning his clairaudient performance. "If you come in here," said the Professor, "in the proper spirit vou will, in nirfety-nine cases out of one hundred, receive the information you desire. 1 here has been a shawl lost here." said the Professor, looking about; "a shawl from the ante-room there. It belonged to Mr. Vieira fa titter! to Mrs. Vieira. I saw hesitatingly.- clairvoyantly, a lady tako that shawl. 1 hope she took it by mistake. I mention this with proper respect to tho lady, and hope she will return the shawl. V e approach yon, said the speaker, com ing down from the. platform, "with the full knowledge that we can comprehend every condition of life. When we lived in this world our troop of Indians lived upon tho the western slope of the Kocky mountains. I am known as tho Storm King. The height I possessed in physical form was eight feet. x We came unannounced to this meeting when we took possession." Notwithstanding the appalling size of this spirit, not a person left the nail. Evervbodv sat still and awaited develop ments. "This lad)'," said tho medium, but whether speaking as the Storm Kiug or not was not exactly clear; "this lady is greatly troubled." The person indicated nodded her head. "The person who caused that trouble has pone away, and will be in a peculiar condition unless he looks out" This utterance was clear as Sanscrit to everybody in tho house. "You speak German!" "No, I speak French," replied the old ladv. "The spirit says you had two brothers wno passea away." "Yes. twiu brothers: one was a baby." "And your father is here with them. You have been brought up in the Catholic faithf'7 "Yes. sir." 'And you didn't tell the medium any of these thingsl" "No. sir." "The father calls you daughter and says .Mane." "That is my name." "The sons are grown nn in the sniritland. . and are very tailno w. our father savs he passed away very quickly into spirit life." "Yes. sir, ho did." At this point tho Professor began to talk to the old lady in Ireuch, which she apparently had great difficulty to understaud, though she talked back quite volubly in that tongue. A young man in the audience also took part and for a time it looked as if tho seance would all be conducted in the French language. ' "That's the best test that has been given yet, Professor," said a man near the plat form. ' "Don't address the Professor," said that person severely; he is not here.77 There was some confusion, and tho medium said, somewhat testilv. "Have order; a little thing like this ruffles the conditions verv mncli." "1 hear," said the Professor, returning to business, 1 hear tho name of Anna," this with his finger pointing out a lady in the audience. "It says you are a medium and very soon will be able t6 impart to others. You are weak across the back, and the spirits tell me they want to help you." Here Prof. Van Horn took the lady by tho hand and continued, "She possesses remarkablegjfts as a medium." Ho then rambled off into something about her desiring independent slate-writing, and that she was attended by two spirits, ono of which had a brown mustache. ",You have so much power," said the Professor, "that peoplo say you are a littlo out of your mind." "I never heard them," replied tho lady, quickly, "Who was itf" "It is a lady, a neighbor who is very talk" "Very tail?" qucstioniugly. "Yes; very tall, and she lias a long neck." t "I know her." ' The Professor proceeded to auother. oblivious or careless of the seeds of discord that he had scattered. He asked a lady if she didn't lose a purse twenty-two years ago, with, two or three dollars in it, that the spirits had informed him to that effect Ihe lady, who was blessed with a retentive memory, acknowledged the accuracy of the information. "How oo a hay," this was evidently intended by the Professor for the voice of an Indian of the band of the Storm King, and was addressed to a man In the audience named Jordan. "He says your eye is all right; ho has been laying his hand upon it. He was Little Wolf. "Do you know the name of Mary Elizabeth Cotton," asked the Professor of a man back in the audience, t "I have a daughter of that name in this life was the answer." "That's what I mean. She has fine powers, but she is young and doesn't seem to comprehend; but you mark it, you will see somo un fold tne nt" "I would like to make an explanation," said tho man in the audience. "She was very susceptible, while quite young, and wo requested the spirits to suspend their influence until she got older." "You have done perfectly right in the matter," said the medium. The other manifestations were much like these given. Quite a number of spirits, giving names that may be found in almost any village in the laud, appeared, some being recognized and others failing of recognition. Introducing Sir Edwin Arnold. Waahington Tost. Several prominent literary men of Chicago have concluded to give a rousing reception to hir Edwin Arnold when he reaches that city. They heid a meeting tho other evening in the North Side Turnverein Halle for the purpose of perfecting the details. Mr. August Bimcnelebeck, the popular Wells-street butcher, was chosen to perform the pleasant duty of introducing Sir Edwin. After the meeting Mr. Bimmelebeck took the chairman aside and asked him how tho introducing' should be done. "Had I ought to make a ppeech or anything like that?" asked Mr. Bimmelebeck. "No, I wouldn't," answered the chairman. "I'd just git up an' say: Ladies and gentlemen, I take great honor in introducing you to the Thomas A. Edison of Asia." Not So Sportive as Dan. Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. Private Secretary Hal ford is attending to his burdensome duties very satisfactorily, although heisnot furnishing half the sport to the newspapers that his illustrious nredI eccssor, Coh Dan Lamont. rests hia fame on.

TIIE COUNTY PRESS.

Pungent Comment on Capital City Politics and the Rehabilitation of Coj. Bourbon Mirror. It will be an everlasting disgrace to the ward that elects Coy as ono ot the councilmcn of Indianapolis. Brookville American: Coy drops into his old place as Democratic ward boss just as though nothing had happened to his character., Thft Tmlinna PnrLM? dor's nomination is an indorsement of the crimes for which ho was convicted and sentenced, and shows how lost to every sense of honor and decency that party is in our capital city. Worthincton Times: The Indianapolis Democracy is in the saddle, and Hon. Sim Coy, saloon-keeper and lately a guest o the United States at the Michigan City penitentiary, is grand captain of the host. Colnmhns Rpnnbliean: Sim Cov leads tho Democratic host at Indianapolis, and tho party has tho utmost- confidence in his methods. It matters nothing to the party what the methods are so that tne party vrins. Auburn Dispatch: If the city politics of Indianapolis are not purged of Sim Coyism at the next election there will oe an.cuu oi honest sutirage in that city, and its people might as well abandon the farco of voting and hand the municipal administration over to the ex-convict aud his disreputable followers. Locansoort Journal: A Democratic city government with Simeon as the political Iower behind the throne would be a heavy oad for that city to cany. In fact the weigntor tne load wouiu De ieit as a dis grace to the entire State, vet a Democratic victory in Indianapolis, including his election, can hai no other result than to make him master of the situation there and a suf reine power in tho Democratic party in ndiana. Rochester Tribune: Indianapolis is fast becoming prominent among tho cities of the United States. Almost continu ally there are great events occurring within her limits. As a city of cleanliness and neatness, sho ,is scarcely surpassed. She is the home of one of the greatest Presidents. Sho is building one of the grandest monuments now on the American conti nent No State surpasses her Capitol build ing. One year ago she was created the political Mecca ot thersatiou. iscxtyear she is to be the place of meeting of tho "American Association for -the Advance ment of Science." To all literary people, scholars, and friends to the progress or intelligence, this certainly will be gratifying, and will bo considered bvthera as an honor to their capital city and Indiana in general. Unly one thing remains as a disgrace, ana that is. that it is the home of Sim Coy. Remarks on Other Topics. Warsaw Times: Confronted with the Mississippi shotgun and tho Georgia rawhide, it is no wonder that tho Southern negro desires to emigrate. Huntington Herald: Tho Southern fireeaters might possibly find an idea for their consideration if they would realize the lull force of the following paragraph: Tho site of the ancient Babylon is now the property of Jewish familie's, whose ancestors were once captives and slaves. Vincennes Commercial: The negro will rise in his might some day to defend his person, and then the South will have a problem to deal with that they brought on themselves. They aro sowing the wind, but will reap the whirlwind after awhile. Oppression and outrage will not go on forever unavenged. Goshen Times: Just as long as colored men who are entitled to vote are compelled to run away from election precincts to save their lives, just so long will the Democratic party be a menace to good government, and just so long will its Bourbon instincts threaten its ultimate and final overthrow as a factor in the problem of self-government Terro Haute Express: Our Democratic friends, who are the enemies of the pension laws as they stand, will be disappointed in their hope of much political capital out of the Tanner incident. The deserving pensioners throughout the country will receive their just allowances quite as speedily, if not more speedily, under the new order of things but there won't be so much talk about it. Shelby Republican: Tho outrages upon negroes in tho South are growing instead of diminishing, and something should be done to stop it. If the authorities in the Southern States cannot protect these innocent people some other plan will have to bo adopted. The strong arm of the federal government will have to be extended to see that every citizen is allowed to enjoy the liberty guaranteed to him by the Constitution. The School-Book Swindle. Peru Republican: The friends of the Indiana school-book swindle are indignant at the circular issued by the State Superintendent advising peoplo to hold on to their old text-books and use them as books of reference. They do not realize that the law makes no provisions for the sale or exchange of old books. They are tho property of the people, and do not come under the purview of the law. The school-book swindle is certainly outrageous enough in forcing npon the people wnat they do not want without robbing them of what they already have. The law should have compelled au even exchange if it intended to deal decently with the people. This would have been a bad bargain for tho people in so far as they were compelled to surrender a valuable article for ono that was worthless, but it would have mitigated tho high-hauded outrage by showing an apparent effort to compensate'them for their loss. Lafayette Courier: The "Elementary Geography" which is being furnishedby tho Indiana School-book Company has the appearance of having been" compiled by a country school-boy during ihe veally period of his literary ambition. The following choice morsel is an extract from one of the descriptive chapters of the "Elementary Geography:" ' We will take a flying trip to a land where It is summer all the year. There-the elephant the monkey and the parrot will bo found at home. There, too, we may pluck the milky cocoa-nut from the tall stem, ana taste the banana and delicious pine-apple where they grow, The above is a fair sample of tho singsong twaddle that characterizes tho book throughout tho vaporings of a tyro. Xenia Journal: The ensuing school year is bound to be one of vexation for teachers, parents and pupils, and a great deal of discretion and forbearance will have to be exercised by teachers and parents. The question of reform in the matter of schoolbooks is yet in its first stages, and the Journal hopes before many years to see all the children, rich and poor alike, provided with school-books at the expense of the State. . Advtce to Mothers. Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrnp. should always lie used when children are cutting t?eth. It relieves the little suflercr at once; it produces natural quiet sleep by relieving tho child from pain, and tho little cherub awakes as "bright as a button." It is verv pleasant to taste. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels and is the best known remedy for diarrudia. whether arising from teething or othe causes. Twentyfive cents a bottle. I'cnnsiltvtnia Line (Panhandle llov.te.) $.".50 one way; 7 round trip, ludiauapolis to Chicago. For tickets, parlor or sleeping-car accommodations, apply to Geo. Rkcii, Ticket jVgent, corner Washington and Illinois streets, or Union Station. Through Slerjnr, Indianapolis to Detroit. Commencinj: Monday, Pept. 16, the C, II. Ar D. railroad will run a Pullman nlwniui; ear, w ithout chanirc, Indianapolis to Detroit, on train leaving Indianapolis at ti:.'J5 :n., arriving Detroit H a. in. Returning, leave Detroit 10 j. in., arrive Indianapolis 1 1:40 a. m. liate to Detroit and return, nccount the Exposition, !?!-w0, including admission. Xew Arrangement, TIIE PENNSYLVANIA LINE (FANITANDLE ItOUTE) Will place in service Monday, Bert 1C, 1S59, to run rceularly thereafter, between IndianapolU and Chicago, locally, Pullman Pleeping-cara. They v. ill le placed at west end of Union fetation, and will receive panentrerafrom 8:30 p. m. until the departure of train for Chicago at 1 l:'JO p. in. Ou the return trip, upon arrival at Indianapolis, they will be ectat the fame idace, and pasenffer prlvilesed to remain in them, uudisturbud, until 7 o't look a, ni. fcdcepiinr-car berths reserved at Pennsylvania ticket olliee or Union Station. In' all classes of society (Jlenn'a FulpburPoap is tho ruling purifier. Ludica use it to reiuovo defect of tho complexion, and i ernona troubled with eruptions or other irritation of tho akin aro promptly cured lv it. hold by all drujrirlsts. Hill' ilair und WLUker Vjc, Ulack or brown, SO cents.

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