I ] 14 ELLIS —MM. Nancy A. UIIIK, llie beloved ooinpAnloii of llro. Charlea \V. Ellla mid thft'idevoted mother of hi« children, ci^lmlyMud ({uletly fell asleep iu Ctirlat OD the LMtli of AUKUst, IRIM>. Hhe WM bdra March'.S, IS.'il, and her Journey of life WM 4B j'earN, 6 inonthH and 22 ^.lyii iu diirHtiun. She profekned faith in Chrlat about the year 70, and united with,Nf w Hope HaptiHt Church, Davl'li-oii County, <strong>Tenn</strong>., In wtilch 8he llvwl and dioU a devoted and belovel> Knter not the world aliovr. •• While our slU'nl ulepx iirr HtriiyinK lA>iiely Uirotigh ntKl>l> ile«|>enlnK nlmdr, tJlory'ii brlvlileKt beiiniainful sufferer of rheumatism, aud bad been its complete victim for fourteen years. He held it a great t lessing to attend worship, but feeling that bis inllrmities made it burdensome to others, he seldom entered church, remaining iu bis buggy near a window. His last indescribable suffering was patiently borne. Resolved, That we extend to the bereaved our condolence. Itesolved, That we sustain a great loss. Resolved, That we prollt by his life. Retolved, That these resolutions be |>ubli.»hed. W. II. GYLTIBB, E J. HUNT, Committee. REED. -J. T. Reed, our beloved friend and brother, was twrn Dec. 4,18./\«(:. To the Honorable. Ilcprefontatlvo-cled or the PETITION. Dlslrlct of the State of. sixth Congre«H of the rnitid Mtutt's of Ainorlen : We, the undersigned, legally •(UHlIiled voters of ihe -al.l BAPTIST AN J) BlSJfj:.EOTOB, NOV. 16. 1899. to llK* Fiay- Congressional District of the 8(ute of do hereby most respectfully and inaH ejirnenily call upon you, as our llepresentaUve In the nftyslxth Oongresi, to UHeyour ulmoit eudoavor nnd to oximust all honorabfe means to secure tlio prompt expulsion of Mr. U. H. UoWurt-i. of Utah, the avowed polygamist and covenant-brcikor, ff.) n tlin ii-tuie of Ileprewntative^, in accordance with the provision of the \.»llotiil C)an'tutlon In Article I., Bection ft, Paragraph 2. which re.id< as ffillowH: "Kiich lionse (of ('.ingress) may determine the rules of ItH proctHMI!»}(•', punUh Its memlwrs for disorderly Iwhavlor, and ilio ecmfMiiToiif-c. ctblprlf*. o.xpol a membop." We also do most rei^pectfully and most earnestly call upm you lo use your utmost endeavor and to exhaust all homrable m lann to swur.! iictl-m l>y the Fifty-sixth Congress propo-slng an amendment to the N,itlon «l C )nstitutlon, and submitting the same to the legislatures of the suveral Stiiles, deilning legal marriage to he momv^amlc, nnd niakln)? |» dymmy. under whatever guise or pretense, a crime against the United .States, punlshabhi by severe penalties, including dlsfranchlsoinent and dls«|tulill(!Htion to v
10 B A i m s T ANDBBirLECrr0B,N0V.l(J, 1899 L Catarrh Can be Cured. Uulurrli liii klntliiMl nllnient or coiiHiiiiip lion, luiiit coimlitered Inciirablr; iiiitl yet thvro 'U one miiHly Itinl will iNwIllvoly euro cutHrrh In Hiiv of ItN Htiiut-H. f'or iiinii.v yeain tliU roiiit^y WBK imKl l>y tlie IHI- llr. HII-VI'IIM, . n u'iiliriy noted autlioiiiy OH HU dlKvuMit ur itio tliroMi indJiinitN liuvlnKtcmcil HMWOIIilerful oiirHllvw |iowrit In tlioiinuiiit* orniiwii. Hiiil (leolrliiK to rullcvo liuuiun Kiill't>rliiK, 1 will Kend frrc ur clwrKe to n'l vult'ererN from CttlMrrb, Aiithmn, t'uiiiiuiiiutluii iiml narvoiiH tllMaaea, ttiU recipe, In (leriiinii, Kroiicli or Uailiiitii with run dlrectluun for iiieiwrliiit and imlaK. H«nt by iiinll by liddrnwItiK. with HtAiiip, nninlnK MiIN |Hi|«r, \V. A. Nuyptirt Church lu the vlelnHy in which she reaidet. May our Katlier In heaven ovfnhAduw the pathway of this young couple by his Spirit, aud guide them iukmtbs of j'ly and happiness, truth aud rlchteousoe^s for his name's sake, IS th-« earnest prayer of ihe writer. ' " E. B. PRNDLBTO.X. ^Mreyyei toyouraMresy o^r Aj^ 6ooA o/Afe/i'^ anc/ ah sa//ip/es e/i^'f/ed ^^^ ff '^ourDrey^ fre/yA/dn or ^^b/na/t A^^ ^Aou/d Aaye fl^.r"^*" • f "«"> pen. III! rrpal"- j J ^ i ^ / ' r i / f • ••mlnwnthly iJILli?' to FICTION, Votr. VLNAINIA-MRITTOL. NUUTIilVEMT VIIUJIMIA INSTITUTE. UMrfOMimlorltaiiliitaar Vindm*. fi'. —My ohurohCH (Hall's, Klou and Balem) have recalled me and I have accepted. My church at Hall's called me for two Sundays. This year tiiey liaveKlveu as much to mlHcions and edurailou asto my salary. I believe that liiry will continue doing the same. The Unl /erslty at Jackson is to have an electric plant thMugh tlie liberality of Bro. T B. Tigrett of Hall's. He is a noble Baptist and a worthy son of the lamented S. K. Tigrett, whose Held of labor I now occupy. Bro. Tigrett was such a wise leader that I iltid great pleasure lu following him. He held the love and confidence of his churciies as few paktors. Last nlgiit I preached fur Bro. Mitchell at this place. We liad a large congregation. Br». Mitchell is a memt)er of my church at Hail's and heartily cooperates with hln pnhior He ha>) labored successfully in this As- HJciation, Ladt Saturday 1 preai-iied at Macedonia for Kid. H. B. (NIfi, an old war-horse. W . D. POWKLL. Llghtfoot, <strong>Tenn</strong>., Nov. l.Hth. 8. W. B. University. The fullowhig ii the report of receipts for the Miuisierlai Board during the mouth of October: W. M. Wo«)deock, Treasurer, ear. There was also paid the cash demands f.ir •September. Tliin exhausts the money ill iiaud, leaving unpaid C. M. Tiiomp- son A: Co, 12.-., W. K MeOee, |:'4 HI, and H few minor accounUi amnuntiiig to about fir.. I expected about thaend of the muith there would come In enough to m«et tiiese accounts. Will not your church take Its ooileciiou right >oon, and let us pay there small billH for groceries consumed during tlie montbof October? Think, |:lease, that tlie Board Is assisting 18 out of the*))) young ministerH prestnt, Care of Lamps, G. M. SAVAGE. Many hounekeepera think there nothing to learn about Ihe care of lamps; but if the little details here mentioned are adhered to,(there will be a great dllTerence in the light. Fint, a lamp must be cleaned aud fllled every moruiug; the burners ahoQld be olcauied once a week, aud the beat way la to bull them in water in which Gold Du^t Washlug Powdtr haa been added. Put a ttaapoonful lu* to a quart of water, and boll ten min« utea. The flues t-hould be put In a pan ofcoldi water, and heated alowly until they boll, then take ofT aud let them cool gradually—this toughens the glan. Old Pictures Copied and Enlarged. If you have an old picture of some dear one you wish preserved, write to us and we will take pleasure lu quoting you prlcea on Ihe dinerent size photos and portraiis. We do only the best grade of work. Jteference, Kditorof this paper, Calvert Bros. & Taylor, Nashviiie. <strong>Tenn</strong>. l < O D A k s ; ^ Premos, Vives, Altas, Bo Peeps, Suiiarte, Etc., Etc. Fresh Suppliea. Lateat aooda. D U R Y & F I N N E Y . Photo Slock House. Established 1882 Tel 1578. <strong>Nashville</strong>, <strong>Tenn</strong>. Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co Genrral OttUe, ISO N. Ci>lk>go Htrct't, NttHhvillc, <strong>Tenn</strong>. Connections with Ali Fointo East of the HifisiBsippi Biver, .Niishvlllc U t(>8—UcHidctKHis, fS.fiO Iter month nnii up, according^ to Hervico HusinesH, |3.C0 {wr month and up, according to Hcrvicetf. Telephone 122U NtiHlivilie Exnharifrv. BOOK AGENTS COIN MONEY. And at the Same Time Do Infinite Oood by Selling • . • DK. J. B. CKANFILL'S UREAT BOOK, - - - Words of ©omfopt 0BSUNSA7 UOBN.NQ TH0T7&BTS. It is pronounced the best, the most helpful and the tieat selling book of the year It is printed on first-class paper, in large, clear type, has over 500 pages, and over 50 full-page illustrations by the world-famed artist. Prank Beard. The following are a few of Ihe expressions from the press concerning this literary masterpiece: 1 be nabject matter of each rliupter In druwn vt'ry lurKely rioiii tbo dally obitvrva tluiiniiiid e.xp^rU'DCfii ol tbe writer, luid (be reMiill iH tlic HUtbor ba» KIVDII UR n book of iirnctU-nl hliilii find belpful KiigKrHtlnnH. It In ilevut>>d lo llie work i.f liiittiiK-llne Ibe yniitb, voiiirortliiK Ibe iKIIIcted liriluu up tbe (iillen, euiViUrHXInc tlie iteMxIrliiK umi cou- NOllnic tbe n^ed Hud tbo Inflrui It In true to the ludlvldiiul, tbe riiiully, tbe fburcb iiml hi>oli'ly. At tImt'H It In buiiioruuH iben iwrliiuH, lyii Hiurtiv. hrtirli«.anrt..lji»;;)i-ln«r-..M,Hn- WAY TABBBMACLB. W S BNI feel what n weak and falll|>le yaaael I waa tluuak Into tfala^barljr>bnrljr| jod^Ui to my fmUtlee, I think. I aboald be • strange kind of aaa to UmI anything but graUtud*." Bo wrote Bobert Lonia Btevenaon to bla friend PblUp Gilbert Hame^ ton. ir the brave aoTellat in tlie midat of dlatreaatng pbyaical inflcmltlea oould thoa aee caufe for thankfulneas, wbataball we aay- of a man or woman who In robuat health haa noi word of gratlta le to utter 1 We are living in a time when men are prone to think moM of the thinga wliich they do not poasesa than of tbe tblnD:s which Iwve come into tbelr keep* Ing. We ate everlaathagly oompaiing ouraelvaa with ournelghboiaanduanally to tbe diapuagementofouraelvei. We count up the thlnga whlob our nelgbboia eiijoy and which have never come to na, and we .whine and wbimper as tliougb we were the wont treated of iiwriala. It la an age of oomparlaona, and compulaouB u« both odloua and dangerona. City life oompela us to live cloae together, and we cannot refrain from comparing ouraalvee with those whoee Uvea we touch. Accordingly we hear much now-a-daya abont the horrible inequalitiea in aodal life. We are reminded of the abocking contraata wiUcb our indnatriai order createa and perpetnatea. Um wriU eloquent hooka about tbe partiality with wbksh the good, thinga of thU world are diatribntcd. Owt eyes and eara are made familiar with a tale of woe told in color aud in aoand, tbe tendency of ail which ia to quanch any rising aplrit of tttankfulnaaa which might develop and grow atrong witiiin ua, and to cast us into » quemions and crotchety mood. It ia not healthful to be tbinkhig alwaya about the things which wa do not have, or to dwell loo long on the aeeming partl«lltlaa and injusticsa of the world. Afl«r all has bsen aaid which can be aald about the intqulUbIt divlakin of the good thhigs o( this world, UM Awt nmaina that tha glfta of Heaven are mon fkiriy distributed than wa ar* ready to acknowledge. TltlbgalikedlanMHids and Paris robes are not at all evenly patcaUaa out. But those are the cheap things of this world. Tha baat and higbsat things are mated oatwlthag«oMNKM)tyand imparMidlty worthy of the « handofOodi;*' -5»r(tl 'in .fl> ; li' V ^ For InstapMi haalth, «s Bmenioa long ago told 09, Ul UM grsatsst^irfaith. It L« hot Ihnlttd TI^ any favorsd class of mairr THom poorsst In diamonds and bonds . oflan posMM U hi MUsst measure, and thf wt^thand pompofklujlsaMal nothing In oomparfaon With It If a man Is bisassd wlUi hsalth, his heart, like a ' fbuntain, ought to flow gmtltud* night and day. Count yourself a milllonalro, 0 nun, if you are well and strong. Bleep is one of the richest glfla of God'. Many receive Jt without a thought of. its value. It la never qtioted In the atock markets, but it to more valuable than all the oommoditlea of tbe earth. Rubleaand gold fall Into the handa of but few, but God gives sleep to the millions. Many a rich man would give all of hto gold for the sleep which comea to bto coachman, but which will not come to him. If you can sleep, O man, give thanks I What to the worth of an eye 7 Place it lu the balance and can you pile enough gold In the other pan to outweigh it? He to a rich man who baa eyesight. To be permitted to take in tbe beauty of human faces, and the lov^iness of nature, and the printed pages of books, to a j^rivllege glorious beyond description. Better to work hard in some obscure nook fo: small wages and ^ than to sit on a throne, blind I Broad acrea and great mansions an given to few, but the good God givea eyealgbt to mllllona. The eye to the mbet delicate of organs. Tlie world to flilediwltn Its enemlea who have power to deatroy It. If you have good cyea, O man, bow down aud return thanks! And the ear to as precious as tbe eye. If the eye opens the door of one universe, tbe ear opens tbe gates of another. The ainging of birds, tbe lowing of cattle, the bleating 'of shMp, tlie bumming of insects, tbe murmur of caiicad^ the rw.of tbe eea, tbe prattle of cl^rsn, tbe music of hiimab voicet—the Almighty made tlMse and fsslilw^ a^Aigan tn ranvw them to tlwab^ Whati£iUaman glrafn'exc his ears7 Tliey ire' valuable ' beyond price." Hearing cannot be bought In the marketr. A sad hearted company of the deaf travel up and' down the earth, pouring golden treaanrra Into tbe pockets of pbysictons; but, alas, for aome meu and women theearth, even if aolld gold, to not aufllclent to btiy the power of hearing. To ride In carrlagea on the land and in steam yachta upon the era to given to the few, but to bear the music of natun and the melody of tbe voices of flrlends to granted unto millions. There are persons to whom thehr wealth to a mockery and life a burden because t ^ cannot bear. If you can bear, O mau, ImlUte the Psalmtot, and aay, "Blese the Lord, O my these are given to all sorts and condltlona of men. If those you love and who love you have lieen spared to you another year, there ought to be a thanksgiving season in your home. What is any failure in husinesM or calamity In fortune, or dlsapixilntment in ambition, or we&rlness In lalxir, or Inflrmity In health compared wltb tbe loss of a husband or wife or child 7 Into many a home death has come, and a glory has vantohed from the earth. But even In these homes there to reason for tnanksglvlng, aud tbe sorrow should not be that of tboee who sorrow without hope. The promise of the life eternal is ours, and ours the expectation of a glad reunion. Alas for htm who never i Tbe stars ahlne through bis cyprem-trecs ! , Who, hopeless, lays bis dead away. Nor looks lo see the breaking day Across the moamfal marbles play t Who liatb not learned, tn buum of faiUi, The tmth lo fleah and nente unknown. That Life Is ever lord ari>eath. And Love can never lose its own! T H E M A G N E T I S M O F JESUS. BY BEV. O. C. RE\-T0N. " And I. If I beamed up fkom the earth, will draw all men unto me," was tbe prophecy of Jesus Just befote hto cmclflzion. The sun has mighty power to draw. Have you not often watched the tiny dew-dn,pa, as, kissed by its raya, it waa caucht up Into the morning air T Money has magic power to draw. A year or ao ago, now, there came from ttie Klondyke regionB tbe news of the Oudlng of vast quantities of gold there, and men liave left home, loved ones, friends and all life's comforts, and have gone there to endure toll and liardsblp in gathering together the shining ore. Love has wondrous power to draw. Let ttie loving mother but reach out her bands to tbe tottling influit, and bow quickly the little one will ruab Into her shielding arms. But here to a strange example of drawing power. To most persons there to something repulsive about death that makea them shrink away from a dead body. If It can be avoided, they never look upon a souli" corpse, and they do so only when the dead one waa But though sight and hearing both be gone, the dear to tbem. But here to the wondrone statement heart baa reawns atill for gratitude. Tbe reawm is from one nearlng the hour of death that in tliat dread God's supreme gift to man, and as long as that Is left hour he would poseees such wonderful, euch incom- man can enter into the thoughts and life of hto Creaprehensible maguetism that "all men "—mark the tor. The mind can aee, even though the eyeballs per- exceeding broadness of tbe statement—would be tob, and tha soul can hear when the eare have ceaaed . drawn , unto Him. And tblssutement to all the mon to be Ito mintoters. It to a great catomlty—as we meu ' amssing when we remember the sbamefnl death it count calamitiea—to lose tbe glory aud harmouy of foretells. It to almost Impossible for us to iMlao the thto visible, audible world, but after It has vanished shame of such a death. We cannot dlsaaaoolato from frcMn eye and ear the atmal and invisible universe re- the cross the meaning It baa gathered to itself during mains, In which the soul can build Itaelf each season these nineteen centurtee. It to Inasparably aasoctoted mora'stat«|y mansions and enter more deeply luto the wllh all that to deepest and most sacred in our relig- Joy and peace of God. Helen Keller to one of tbe hapious experlenoe. The crosa baa entered into our piest of all woman, bhe can neither see nor hear, but poetry, mosic, painting and architecture. It to to us her reason, clear^eyed and keen-eared, roams exultant the most beautiful, the moet precloas and the most through the apaotoua universe, and marvels greatly at potent of all symbols. It to recognUed as the algnlfl- the wonderful worka of the Almighty. cant and invincible standard of an all-conquering Tbe Inmato of tbe Inaane aaylum who shouted to a faith. But to tbe people to whom Jesus apoke. It waa vtoltorpasaingthrougb hto ward, "Have you thanked hideous. It waa tbe moat degrading form of death. God to^lay for your rsasont*' propounded a query It was tbe sign of helpless and sulIbrUig Ignomhiy. which wa may proOtably ponder. The brain to a Clceio says that thacroas must not even be mentioned ccmplax and ffiglle atmoture, curiously and wonder- In polite society, much less come near tha peraon of a fully ipada. Tbe flua and delicate oalto In which the Roman Altlsan. Tha idea of a man dying aneh a soul Uduka lUi tlidughti'ara Iteble to dtoeases which death and attracting t>Mpl* to him, muat hava no pbysidan's akill can reach. If, O man, yon atlll aeemed to hto hearen utterly absurd. The ahamefUl poaaaas tha capadtlea and powers ofralioual llila^ croai and Mesalanlu glory wueaa far apart lu the pralsaOodforiHtafreatgoodnaHtoyon. Jewish mind as the K«st is fkom tbe Weat. To thalr These aia a)i oommoo ofinoies, and th«lr ooutlnn- couoepUons, the croas could havs no aplflltlal aigulllance to a pvi^of ipft widuum of God'a love. All cation ihe whatever. It meant all tbal, and Wa must get bast thhinin thto firoiliiiua ao^tenNl wlthf lavlah hold of the Idea that to the Jew the cross nieant all hand, and do not know bo#] rich wa arA nutll wa tbe shame and dlsgraca of the gkllowa to us, or wa alt down to reckon np oar tcsfif^. T^lovaofj^ will not leaHst What It meant lo Jeaus and htodto. Mfia, the afflMAIoii of brothers .j^d stolen, tha htip of clplss. Now, surely wlt«n »>nan to banged that to taachan, tha aympathyof firland% thaonnpankinshlp Ihe end of all hto inllueaoc among men. Then must of booka, the gift of ohlldrwi, the Joys of home, all be something mora than human In thto one If in auch
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