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NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY JANUARY 11, .1870;
VOLUME L111...;l\'UllBER 2.
NOR IVALK GAZETTE.
The Second Oldest Paper in the state.
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ALE X. S. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church.
FROM THE CITY on NEW xonk,
Teacher 0f the
Piano-Forte, Organ and liIuslcal Com-
sitlo In
Box 379 P. 0. Norwalk, Conn.
[.l New York, care Peloubet, I’eltou & 00., 841
:roid‘vsy. -
J. BELDEN HUBLBUTT,
Attorneyaml Counsellor at Law,
noon No. 4, (Up Stairs,) GAZETTE BUILDING'
mrfJ. G. BAnBorm,
D E N11? 1'5 '1' ,
NURWALK, CONN.
Olilcc in Gazette Building, Room No. 8, over J ack-
son Bro’s store.
Nitrous oxide or Laughing Gas, administered when
desired.
PATENT AGENCY.
WILLIAYI' VINE,
Agent and Solicitor of Patents,
Mechanical Draughtsman and
MODEL MAKER,
1y Winnipank, Conn.
G. 0. KEELER at BROTHER,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Groceries, Flour, Feed, &c.,
Nos. 12:14 and 16 Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
' ELBER’I‘ cun'rrs,
Merchant Tailor, '
Curtis’s Building, @Street, Norwalk, Ct.
Gents’ and Youth's Clothing cut and made to order,
at short notice, of the best materhls, in the latest
styles, by experienced wprklnch. Prices reasonable.
-G. Gt G. M. HOLMES,
DEALERS IN
,.
l
GROCERIES,
- FLOUR,
PROVISIONS, the,
'lllain Street. Norwalk, Ct.
C. . . Lobuwoon,
Fashionable DraperftTailor
AND
Gentlemens Furnishing Emporium,
Main Street, N orwalk, Conn.
AGENT FOR THE
Singer Manufacturing Co’s
First Premium Sewing Machine,
The best Machine for general work. .
Ema. Insurance Co. of Hartford,
W
“”1110 U 1' PA IN.
place “'Ilhfll his knowledge,
have teeth extracted.
procuring them elsewhere.
approved manner.
THE MODEL
at the lowest market prlces.
age of the public solicited.
WILLIAM MITCHELL. '
DENTISTRY
south Norwéalk.
KENDALL at HART, Operators..
E are now prepared to receive our patients at -
any time during the week. >
Will" or wlthout the use of LAUGHING 6‘1
Wednesdays wa devote entirely to extracting 'leeth
We extract teeth
The principal Operator in Colton’s Dental Association ;
hagl-epeatcdly declared that South Norwalk is the but
(out of Cooper Union) to .
We particulary Invite those who may desire
‘ ARTIFICIAL TEETH.
to examine our manner of work and; vices before
Teeth till . ,1n- the most .»
Those partially broken. away by ;
decay, lestm’ed to their former size and-ships. -
DENTISTRY.
I)“. C. A. MILBANK,
FR ANCE STREET,
Hours from 10 o‘clock a. m. to 4 o’clock p. m.
Box-59811061113.
JAMES B. SHEA Back Again.
IIIE Veteran Horse Sheer can be found at the
Blacksmith ShOp, Scoficld’s
of Old Well Hotel, ready and wi
horses as of yo; e. - Old friends, and all having Horses
are invited lo give him a call.
South Norwalk, Nov. 6, 1869
MARKET. ' ’
WILLIAI‘I MITCHELL,
HAVING become prop;ie.or of this old establish-
ed and ever popular market, is prepared lu .lul-
ulsh Howls, Saloons, Famidcs, kc, with Meats of all _
kinds, of the best qualby, In any desired quantlly and
The continued patron--
TI]
tule. s and others using
Buildings.
NORWAL‘K DIACIIINE snob.
E subscriber would respectfully inform Manufac-
Machinery, in Norwalk
and vicinity, that he is prepared to do all things per-;
tainiu g to a general machine shop. All orders for the
making- or repairing of every description of Machinery .
an tended to wuh promptuess by experienced workmen.
llavlng addeds Steam Engine (in addition to water
power) to his works, he flatter
pared to do all kinds of work at very short notice.
lSAAC CHURCH. Jr.
Machine Shop just back of the and Horse Rallwav
11
is himself he is well ple-
rsfactioh to all his customers.
wcl as those of gentlemen.
SOMETHING NEW !
_,__
A FIRST CLASS CITY
Draper & lanoliuulslallislulul
At N o. 1, Gazette Building, (up stalrs)
THE subscriber would respectfully inform the cit-
lZCDS of Norwalk, that he has made arrange-
ments to open a first-class, New York City Establish-
ment, as above where he pledres himself to give sat-
Ue will give special attention to Boys Garments as
Persons bringing their
own cloth can have the same cut or made up, in an ar-
tistic manner, at reasonable prices.
FRANCIS 'J. MoKEON.
at short notice, all kinds of
Steam Sawing,
all kinds of
Sash
’ Blinds,
Steamboat Landing,
C. F. TOLLES,
D. R. AU Tim}
R. I. TOLLES
R. I.
SOUTII NORWALK
Planing M111. Co.
Builders and others are informed that thls Compa-
ny are now prepared to execute in the best manner, ,
_ Scroll Stunting,
Planing,
and Turning.
They will also furnish on the most reasonable terms
Lumber and Timber,
and manufacture to order,
Doors, Etc.
BALUSTERS, NEWELS. &C.,
- for Stairs and Railings, and
Black Walnut, Ash, Cherry,Wllltc wood
&c., kept constantly ‘on hand.
Prompt attention given to orders. Works near lb
SOUTH NORWALK.
TOLLES, Treasurer.
TH
Incorporated 1819, Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $5,052,880 19
Insure: against loss ind damage by Fire, on terms
alapzcd lo the hazard, and consistent with
the laws of compensation.
GEORGE it. CUWLES,
Sole Agent for Nurwalk and vicinity.
Norwalk Insurance Company.
NORWALK, CONN.
Cash Capital, 8 500,000
Paid up Capital, $ 1 00,000
WM. C. Smear, President, CEO. R. Gowns, Sec‘y.
Eons. HILL, Treasurer.
assm‘s ovnn $25,000,000.
__-______-_.-——I——-——-——-
GEO. IR. cowmls,
S AGENT at Norwalk, and issues policies for the fol-
lowing Insurance Companies.
jEtna, of Hartford, Assets J an. 1st, ’03, 5,052,880
Home, of N '., “ “ “ “ 3350,98
Pllmnix, of N. Y., “ ” ” “ 1,053,60l
Home, of N. 11., “ “ “ “ l,5.f:$,z|:l
Security, ol'N. I" “ “ “ “ 1,917,073
International, N. Y., “ “ “ “ 1,128,01-
s ringlield F. &, h., “ H .. “ 781,067
oukcrs & N. Y., “ “ “ “ 731,350
North American N. 1'. “ “ “ “ 704.16:
Putnam, ”-1., “ , “ “ “ 615,195
Lamar, N. Y., ” “ “ “ ‘ 501,964
Commerce, Albany N. Y., “ “ “ 565,575
Western llufl'alo, N. Y., “ “ “ 553,.51'
Merchauis ll;l., “ “ “ “ 418,300
North America, H’d., “ - “ “ “ 401,214
Norwich, “ “ “ “ 470,9 .9
People’s. Worcester, “ “ “ “ 400,000
Baltic of N. Y., o “ “ “ 27.0.1“.
Commonwealth N. Y.,“ “ “ “ 280,000
Westchcster of New ll )c‘aellc N. Y., 200,000
Peoples. of Middletowu, Conu., ' 115,000
Enterprise of Cincinnati, 1,000,u00
And other Companies, Stock and Mutual, in Connecti-
cut, Massachusetts and New York. At So. Nor-
walk, application may be made to WM. '1‘. CRAW.
Slulll N'llualk Insurance Agency,
Representing over $25,000,000.
Hartford Fire Ills. 00., Assets 82,020,000 00
North America Ins. 00,, Philadelphia, 2,000,000
Germania r‘lrclns. Co., New York, 1,000,000
City Fire ins. Co., Hanford, 4‘ 450,000 00
Middlesex Mutual Ass’e, 00., “ 840,000 00
LIFE INSURANCE.
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance'Company,
Assets $520,000,000 00,
Office In Swords’ Building, South Norwalk.
2tl‘ L. F. BERKS. Agent.
GROCERIES
Cheaper than ever, for Cash.
HE subscriber would inform the public generally,
that he still continue s to sell the best of Groceries.
Provisions, &c., at his old stand, No. 4. Skiddv’s Block,
Is ehea as the cheapest. llcoll'ers great inducement:
to cash uyers, as he has as large an assortment of gro-
ccries of the best qualities as car. he foundat any store
of the country. He wouldlnvitc the special attention
in all to his stock of .
. COFFEES, TEAS, AND SUGARS,
which are of thewcry best quality, and will be sold
cheap. The public are invited to call andexamlnc and
judge for themselves. A. MOREHOUSE.
J
E. GUSOWSKI:
DIEBCHANT TAILOR,
AND DEALER IN .
READY MADE CLOTHING,
AND GENTS” FURNISHLVG GOODS,
No. 3 Main Street, N orwalk, Golan,
Constantly on hand a large assortment of Cloths,
Catssgiuleres and Vestlugs. All orders pro-.nptly eage-
cn e . ‘ _
KonWALl:
Steam. Laundry
And DYE WORKS.
IIE subscribers desire to inform the inhabitants of
Norwalk and vicmlty, that their NEW FACTORY
ls com acted, and that they are now prepared to do
all kin ' of Work in their line. in a manner not to be
surpassed by any other estabishlnenf, as they have
the use of facilities for doing it in a . first-class man-
ner. Fsmilies.Hotels and Boarding Houses will find
it to their advantage tothsve thelrvwashlng done by
our system, as we guarantee all clothes washed by us
to lost almost twice aslong as; they would if washed
in the ordinary way, for we make our own soup and
use no soda or potash to kill theme of the fabric.
We have, also. a large bleach connected with the
works, where all goods requiring it will be bleached
as white as new. .Flutlng of every description, done
in the best style by experienced hands. Give us a
trial and be satisfied that It can be done as well here
as in the city and at more moderafe rates. ‘ Goods
called for and delivered free of charge. Order slates
and price lists can be found at the following places:
J. 11“. .c C. R. Bennett's, South Norwalk; Mrs. E. Pal-
mere, Stamford; Miss S. E.,Beers's, Darlen; J. S.
Joucs’s. Westport: J. C. nandle's, Winnipauk; and
At the principal office, Water Street, adjoining W. C.
Street’s Hardware Store.
28 D. M. LANE.
n. N. runny,
A Card. ‘
The undersigned would inform her customers‘and
friends that . she has removed to D. Dayton & Co ’s
hilllfnerynnd Dressmaklng Establishment, to take
charge of. the Dressmaking Department, where she
will he pleased to see hei‘flj‘ends and patrons.
. '18. LUZA E ’ 7
South Norwalk, Oct. is, 15m. P Ruinsm
‘ nmnuvn ouslsnrmrncnsr l
.P gnome hi’s'ni'ifiii‘i‘m.
January 11, 1569. W
wonwALK GRIST MILL.
E subscriber having purchased the Norwalk
_ Grist Mill, ls prepared to grind every kind of
group for customers and furnish, pure. all kinds of
FEED. FLOUR, &c., at the LOuEb'l‘ MARKET
RATES. ~ The public are invited to give him a trial.
WILLIAM H. DAVIS.
Fruit Trees!
public that their stock of
Best in this Country.
Nurseries.
visit the Nursery.
Fruit Trees
AT THE _
NEW CANAAN NURSERY.
The subscribers take pleasure in announcing to the
Fruit dz. Ornamental Trees,Vines, &c.
is unusually large and of unsurpassed excellence. We
feel confident in saying that we believe that our stock
of APPLE TRELS particularly, to be the Largest and
We are also positive that we
‘can furnish Trees in better quali. y, better order, and
for less money than they can be obtained from' distanl
Those wishing to purchase Trees and Vines will do
well to send their orders early—or still better, visit our
Nursery and make theirown select ons.
STEPHEN-HOWE a: SONS.
P. S.—-Wc take pleasure in showing persons through
our Nurseries, whether desirous of purchasing trees
or not; and would cordially invite of. interested to
AND
NEW and RARE PLANTS.
Blues, Gllauiuuls, Vlllllll,‘
Bedding Out Plants. Shrubs,
Fruit Trees of all kinds,
Raspberry,Bl;.lckberl;Cy 6; Strawberry
ant , c.
EARLY ROSE POTASTOES.
EGG, PEPPER & CELERY PLANTS, &c.
Also FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS.
QUETS, WREATIIS, BASKETS, CROSSES, and oth
er Floral Decorations arranged-in the best style of art
to order. Send l‘or descfipttu catalogue.
TOMATOE,
B0-
So.
Livery Stables, rear ~
I ing to shoe your -
L. SCOFIELD. .
“45
REAL ESTATE.
FOR SALE.
FACTORY at Snugatnck Conn" Westport
sullen, sltuuted on the r ver, about 100 feet
from the railroad depot. a BRICK llUILDING - 60x
l00 feet; wins; 25x50 feet; two stories high; Chim-
hev 90 feet; dock no feet to length. Apply to
3t‘l P. BURRIT'I‘, Snugatuck, Conn.
WANTED T0 EXCHANGE.
SMALL FARM in Falrllold hr 3 Dwelling in
A in Norwalk village. Please addresc at lbll
Chloe with particulars. lt'i
EVERAL HOUSES and APARTMENTS to let.
S Enquire of S. If. OthS'l‘EAD.
, Nov. 9, 1869 ~44
Real Estate for Sale.
THE land belongingl to the estate of George W.
- Raymond, compr u some of the most. desira-
ble pgoperty in finial; Norwarlkhls‘noapflemgifog;u‘lg
at a a 'Illl e name 0 I. a on e.
L I‘l- y FORGE W. {KAY-
E IS F. BEERS. Trustee G
nor: 1) and CHESTER r. minus, South Norwalk,
Conn. ‘ if“
of the Village: also a new House near Main St.
Enquire of G. 0. KEELILR.
NOTICE.
FOR SALE—Ten acres of land within one mile
II
is called to. and a personal inspection from all is
invited to lhe Beautiful Location and,‘ ut sur-
roundings of the building-site of about but) feet, com-
rlslug the whole frontaue on the westerly side of
nine Park, and surrounded by first-elm residences,
which, as a site for an cle am. dwelling is seldom sur-
passed. Also, a corner of. of about ’16 feet lront on
the northeast corner of Union Pair, adjoining the
of the subscriber. 'Iorms easy, For fur-
. THE attention of residents and of visitors in town
:3
' lher particular. enquire of on». r. 'I‘URNEY,
Non-walk, Aug. 2. 1869. (31) Builder.
BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE.
HR subscriber offers for sale on very resemble
' terms, a number of the choicest, and most desi-
rable Building Lots in the town of Norwdk, situated
on hl h ground, Prospect Hill), heal-Jud of emy ac-
cess to the vi Inge, and commands a line and un-
obstructed viewof t e town, harbor. Long Island and
Sound. A good avenue so feel wrde, has been laid
out in front of the roper .' Ill within five minutell’
walk of the Horse shroud Size of lots to null pur-
: chasers; no fancy prices. For further particulars en-
' qgire of ' J
ESSF. DEN'lON.
or JAMES FINNEY, Real Estate Agent.
EXCHANGE. “—
OR improved or unimproved Real Estate, '5 dcsl-_
F rable residence with about one acre of land, line
shade trees, Jae. The house has been built about one
year; 12 rooms; agreeable nelghbonhoodmcmmand-
lug new; canvencut for one who has business from
town. A: p: etly a-plaee of its value as there is in
Norwalk. Price 88,00 l.’ The whole or part w.ll be
taken in Exchange. Address Box 289, Norwalk P.O.
+
_, 131111 Property
FOR SALE.
THE subscriber ofien for sale his lllll Propel-f y sit-
na ed in West Norwalk, about two miles lrom
Darren De 0:, three miles from South Norwalk, and
two miles rom New Canaan, consisting of a mourn,
factory, two starts high, 86x18 feel, with about 1!
feet head and fall of Walter, with three acres ofland,
now used us'a Saw Mill but suitable for a manufactu-
ry of any kind. Terms easy and price low. Eu hire
of J AMES FINNEY, Real Estate Agent, Norwul ,or
of the subscriber, CHAUNCEY STREET.
West Norwulk. Sept. 25, 1869. 39“
. SPLENDID
31.111de Sites
For Sale, of one-thild acre and upwards near the new
“ RIVERSIDE DEPOT,” '
At the east end of Cos-Coo Bridge. The property in
beautifully situated, has a fine water froul on the hall-
bor, and is onl two minutes’ walk from all trains to
New York, F. PRESS INCLUDED.
address J. W. ATWA’I‘ER, Cos—Cob Bridge, Conn.
Building Lot For Sale.
AFIRST-CLASS LOT, adjdulng the residence of
I F. B. Smith, Ell-t Avenue, use 75x260. with
shade trees in front. Pnce $1,000. Tel-ms easy. Ap-
l to WM. WHITE, South Norwalk. or GED. O.
EEELER. Mam St" Norwalk. 20
For Sale.
7 Hill HOUSE AND LOT now occupied by William _
.l.‘ Youle. It contains tivc rooms and has an out-
house, an; lot 10x80 feel. Also, one lot 65x90 feet,
and one 70x80. Enquire of JOSEPH SHEPHLRD. ~
Norwalk, Feb. 15, 1869. » . In
I
For Sale or to R'ent.
URNISBED or unfurnished the house on Pros-
pect Hill, formerly occupied by Dr. Chlldu. Pos-
session .given immediately: will be rented for the
winter or the year. Inquire of .0
36tf ' J. W WILSON.
For Sale Cheap.
A FINE Farm of thirty acres, abouttwo miles from ‘
Norwalk. The House and Burn are large and
well built. Now is the chance for some one to get a
great but “bill if a lied for soon. Appl to
5 pp LEGRAND COIISTOCK.
FOR SALE. '
SMALL HOUSE, with a}; or 10% acres of land,
about one mile from South Nor-walk. Also,
three New Houses and Lots, cheap—about the same
distance from South Norwalk. All the above on very
easy terms. Also, a large House to rent near Keyscr’e
Island. Inquire at the South Norwalk Real Estate
Agency of Purdy‘s Drug Store. W. 'l‘. CRAW,
in Real Estate Agent.
NEW BUILDING LOTS.
0101?. of the most desirable Lots in town havejust
been put in the market. Are in the best locality.
near. Main Street, and will be sold on reasonable
terms. For particulars. en uire of JOHN JARVIS,
or NASH & IVES, No. 4, Voter Street, Norwalk,
Conn.
HllllES F OR THE MILLIUN'
One Hundred Building Lots.
THE SUBSCRIBER has for sale One Hundred Bulld-
lng Lots Within eight minutes walk of South
n
Norwulk depot, at LUUK_“ OUDVILLE. Pattie-.-
wishing to pu. chase may have 3 lat with a so bull:
thereon by paying a small amount in cash. once on
mange e. or may purchase: lut without anylmprovc-
meat, or a small percentage of the purchase money
in cash,bnlauce on mortgage. Price of Lots from One
Hundred to Three Hundred Dollars. I will be pleased
to show the lots to any person wishing to purchase.
WILLIAM '1'. CRAW,
Real Estate Agency, over F. R. Ford)": Drug Store.
Norwslk, Aug. 24th. 1868. 35
For: SALE.
A VERY valuable place, situated in the most cen-
tral part of the Town of Nurwaik, about two
minutes walk from the Home Railway Depot. The
house is large and commodluua. Thodplace comprises
about two acres of land, and is shun antly provided
with trees, shrubbe and oul~bulldlngln This pluceis
suitable for any gent eman. For full articular-s cu-
qnire of JAMES MI UHELL,
heal Estate Agent, Union 'tlnlk'et. Norwalk, Conn.
NAsn a; IVES,
Real Estate Agents,
No. 4 WATER STREET.
ROPER'I‘I’bou .ld lunged rl ‘ ea-
P sonable ternlsfliv‘leIllav'e"?c », :tyeri’f (dialin-
‘hle Houses and Farms in and out of town roualeugl;
as
lensive stock of
Constant additions are made
goods. '
Price $25. Enquire of
self
No. 1 Gazette Building.
OULD invite the attention of their old customer
and the public generally to their varied and ex
. Warcuns, J nwnnuv, SILVER WARE, Fancy
Goons, SILVER PLATED WARE, '
which was selected with great care and is not to be
surpassed in Fairtleld County. in quality or price.
«he,
of all the latest styles of
A. JACKSON d5 BRO,
DOCTOR’S GIG, nearly new, for sale cheap.
CHAS. 'I‘. LEONARD.
BOOTS &
'1‘
NEW STOCK
at fail-prices
mean 5. BROWN.
HE subscribers would respectfully call the atten-
tion of the public to their
or GOODS,
consisting of a general assortment of
Boots, Shoes, Gaiters,
&c., both for Gentlemen and Ladlcs’ wear, which will
be sold very low for Cash, at the old stand.
‘ ELY’S BLO OK,
soU'rn NORWALK, CONN.
All kinds of Gent. and Ladies’ Boots, Shoes, tho,
made to order, in the most workmanllke manner, and
HORSE CARS RUN RIGHT BY THE DOOR.
BROWN 85 STEVENS.
HARVEY s'rxvnm.
Gas
AND
Steam “'Fitting. .
M. GI OVER, at his works on River Street, lI'
prepared to all all orders in the above line,
with promptness and at low rates. lie invi'el spec-
ial nttentlon to “The American Suhmcrr'ed Force
Pum ," for which he is Agent. It is double-acting,
uon- reezing, and proves to be the, cheapest, most
efliclent, durable and reliable pump in use. 81
‘, Small Several- sale.
. s}!ALL.SAFE,_sultable for the house. will be
old very now seem
.. likens-me.
MALLOBY & DOWNS. accommodating terms. *
South Norwnlk, Ct. Wu. R. Nash. Norms Iva.
A. JACKSON a. 1330., J. FERBIS.
Real Estate Agent.
50 clulty, f' om 1—4 to 900 Acres, with bulldln l
thereon, rice from 8m to 910 now. Also, T0 LE ,
turntable and unfurnished houses. '
Address J. FERRIS,
If. F. B. Purdy's Drug Store, Ely’s Block So.Norwalk
NOTICE l
Sale, Renting and Bathanging
03‘
Real Estate,
Would call the attention of the public to the fact that
he is now ready to transact business of that nature in
Bil its branches, and will assure prompt attention to
all who may favor him with a cell. " Ills rotourcu of
gaining information relative to said business are un-
surpassed. lie has now for dlsposal
FARMS, RESIDENCES, kc.
Situated in Norwalk.
And all the calcining country. Places for sale varying
from 96,000 to $25,000.
. ‘ ' ‘. I
For Summer, tarnished or unfurnished
FOR SALE OR TO RENT.
with land in quantity to suit Purchaser or Lessee also
a number of
Pine Farms-
.Apply to
JAMES MITCHELL
Al orders iell at the onion MARKET. Mitchell's.
m. samm:.wu. I
,,._=..: Vain...»- l _
Real. Estate Ag’t;
on: public. and solicits a connnuunce of the name.
He has taken a desk at Selleck’l- Bookstore, where he
can hereafter be found, ororders can be left. lie will
and personal property, the collecdon of debts, the.
and will make every reasonable exertion to please all
who may favor him with their patronage.
1870. WINTER TRADE.
Is complete.
till prices are low, and we will not be undersoid.
ESTATES FOR SALE in Norwulk and vl- _
The subscriber having taken out a License for the
Real Estate for Sale
TO CLOSE AN ESTATE.
PORTION of the Homestead of Chm-lee Mallory
deceased, hell: on of the tract lying north of
the building at the auction of West Avenue and the
old turnpike road, having a frontage on the former
of 846 feet, about an note In quantlly and will mako
three or four-good building lots. Also on the South
adjoining Mr. Giles Seymour a strip running through
from West Avenue to the amp! 1 road being 60
feet in width 3 d3 Io=flet or more deep
This progeny ill about eqn 1 distance- from either
villagcan is a rareopnortunlty to obtain building
lots on themain avenue. Enquire of the ribscrlber
South Norwal k, Dec. 6th, 1869. .
Land for Sale.
THE Subscriber has atlne piece of land, in quan-
tityfi hotel, located mldwa between the villa ~es
of Norwalk and Well ~ort,wbl is: ca ilul build a
site and which he wil sell on reason» le terms; I
required would hel party buying to build thereon.
For terms and fort ner particulars enquile of
f“ MARTIN GRACE, Norwnlk, Conn.
For Sale
Y the subscriber, It Rowayton, (late Five Mile
River,)
'Selelal lltsiuhle Building lots.
CHEAP FOR CASH..
81'63 OLIVER COOK.
Valuable Mill Property for Sale
At Kent Station, Conn. ’
'THE proprietdr of KENT MILLS, having engaged
in number businescofl'ers for sale the above prop-
erty situated on Norwalk River, ten rods Item Rall-
road gepot. and 3}; miles from Norwalk, on main
road Dahbnry, consisting of Saw Mill, Upright and
Circular Saws. all in good order; also, Cider Mill,
nearly new, with three presses, and all necessary mu-
chinery; two large Cider Vaults, Vinegar Lof, Vols,
undCAsks; one large Barn, besides Stables for six
horses; one splendcu team of Matched Horses, six'
and seven years old; two heavy Wagons; cue light
Wagon, and everything complete to carry on a suc-
cessful business; also, adj- lulu g said roperty, one
.L‘otta House all’d llarn house contain an 8 rooms.
with our acres of choice land. and frnll in abundance;
also. a two-stoly Home with eight rooms, with eight
acres of land. The mill property and one house will
w ole exchanged for Norwulk
be sold together, orthe
properly. Terms easy. A dless
GEORGE ll. BRACKEN.
22tf ’ KentMllls. or Somh Norwalk. ‘
For Sale.
NE LOT on Golden Hill next to new house of H.
1!. ELWELL, 80 feel front by 21‘: feet lfl depth.
evpply to LEWIS F. BEERS, TIESICG, or GEORGE
. RAYMOND. South Not-walk, Conn. 1.126
VALUADLE FARM FOR SALE
IN WILTON, CONN.
Known as the BELDEN FARM.
I'I'UATED one-half mile from the Railroad Depot,
' containing about 150 acres of land under good
S
cultivation, with Dwelling House, out-buildings, etc,
is uttered for sale.
Also, tue Stock and Farming Utenslls,
Apply to JAMES MITCHELL,
Real Estate Agent, Union Market, Norwalk.
“BUILDING LOTS.”
HE undersigned ofier for Sale some of the most
desirable building sites in the village, lying along
the slope northwest of Union Park, convenient to the
Apply to or village and easy of access, having an extensive view
of the village and
harbor, prlces low and terms easy.
A. ll. BYIhGTON,
S. Ill. OLHS’i FAD.
Ill. K. LOCKWOOD.
Apply to
Norwalk Sept. 21, 1868.
Very Valuable Property For Sale
AT
tunes. with roadway on all sides, unequallea for bus
mess purposes. No part of this properly has has: in
the market of late years, although lepestedly turned
to sell, and now only a small portion is ofl'ered.
ply to
AT FORT POINT.
the termlnus of the New 'llrldge. from South
Nurwalk, consisting of about 12 Building Lots,
Ap.
48 JAMES MITCHELL.
JAMES FINNBY, '
Licensed Auctioneer,
CONSTABLE, COLLECTOR, &C.,
RATEFULLY returns thanks for the very liberal
patornage heretofore extended him by a gener-
vive l-ompt attention to the buyiuw and sellingeof
cal- mew-renting“ place-rauctrdne ring or er
I
1870.
G" O. KEELER, ‘
Has Just received One Ilundrcd Cases of
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Also One Hundred Cases of
R-UB BEII. GOODS.
Of all descriptions. A full assortment of
Men’s Heavy and Light Boots,
Just opened. Our stock of
LADIES’ snous
Call and examine our goods. Our
Par-
ticular attention paid to custom Work and Repairing
Oct. 20. 1869.
NEW DRUG STORE.
THE undersigned would respectfully announce to
. the citizens in the vicinity, that he has just
titted up: New Drug Stale,
CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND DEPOT STS.
where will be found
PUR.E DIOUGS,
CHOICE WINES and LIQUORS,
FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES,
FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES,
PATENT MEDICINES, 6:0.
6" Physicians Prescriptions carefully compounded
day and night. Can be found nights, in sumebulldlng,
entrance on Washington St. ‘ -
lyla s. F. PECK, South Not-walk, Conn.
I
A. C. ARNOLD,
STAMFORD. CONN., ls Agent for the best
WEATHER STRIPS,
To exclude Wind, Cold, D'nst, Snow and Rain from
entering buildings arouud windows, doors, and Base
Boards, &c.
All orders will be faithfully filled at the Manufac-
turen’ Prices. . , 4m45
Gnfifin “tonne.
W. DATES, . having removed his Granite
. Works from Ridgefleld to this place, would re.
spectfully inform the public that he is now rep rm!
to furnish Monuments. Cemetery Posts, Iiu ding
Stone. and all descr plans of Granite Work at very
short notice. Yard on Railroad Dock, below Freight
once. »
Not-walk, Oct. 18, 1869. V anal:
Carriage Making.
THE undersigned having formed a co-partnenhip,
are now prepared to build and repair all kinds of
Carriages It the shortest notice at. their new factory
lu'ilovt Street. All kinds of Carriage Lumber taken
in exchange. AUGU. 'ros LYON,
WILLIAM YOULE,
lftf CHARLES FOX.
Norwalk, Apr1196. 1869.
non sALE.
HE subscriber offers for sale cheap, one Double
Carriage. nearlynew, one set of Double Harness
and two Horses, both ver fast. A p‘ly to
{31 LE IS F. BE 8, Trustee,
l
' South Nor-walk. Conn.
, fl. .
Plants for Sale.
HE subscribers offers for sale in quantities to suit
‘pn. _ . l'WllEou’E.Jncnnda" Ruseell's.'l‘.l-
ompho do (land Strawberry Plats: lurk andrhila-
of his Ros berry Plants; ttetlnny aud Early
Vi son lilac berries; Currants. While Grape. LI
Verccllln and Cherry: Extra plants one and two
years old, by '1‘. 13. lb II. B. K ,
"if ' Greens Farms. (Weslport P. 0.)
Variety Machine Shop.
llorlels, Patterns, Mechanical
Drawing, and Light '4 Machinery
OF all kinds, made in the noblest manner. JOB-
BING and REPAIRING romplly attended to.
SKATES ground and put in or or in a superior man-
ner. CO l‘TER & VINE.
I Foot of Mill Hill, late Norwalk Dye Works
Darin Automatic Ventilator.
PATENTED MAY 18th, 1869.
Ventilatc your
Barns, Stables,
Root Cellars,
Houses, Churches
Factories, School-
‘ Houses, Lecture
Rooms, Drying
Houses, Tobacco
2 Barns,Glls Works,
, , . , so. v ’
Vcnfllam Perficfly and Keeps out flu Sum.
Goats but Little to Have the Best.
Send .au‘r orders for Nor-walk to KNAPP & FITCH.
“fill?!“ and New Canaan to MELVILLF {:6
ll .-
. . i V sustenance ens nonucu
l T“ ' uncanny“
BANG]
‘m
“I! SWIFT MESSENGER.
- 0 A‘rlel, trlcksy and dainty.
You Iplrlt of finest Ilr,
The! was given the first man Adam
The breath of his mouth to bear;
Well lulled the pair in Eden
Your happy, wandering will :
But the world is wider and rudder,
And you are a lrlller still.
0 Homer. wllh winced sandals,
0 teacher at tongues and arts;
’l‘hat came to the craving nation-
As the world grew in their heal-u;
Unblrring the gates of learning
To store. for the people’c need,
And teaching the cloistered bookmen
To write for the world to read.
Fly swiftly the wide earth over,
0 Hermes, whole feet are wings!
Before you the darkness lightens,
Ilehlnlyou the desert uln‘gs.
But the world spine falter and faster.
And blesslng must a rlvc with ban,
And where shall we find I Iwiflor
To carry the word: of man 'I
0: him in the latter stages
(And his signals all are dumb) -
The train of the thundering ages,
The ends of lhe World, are come.
Forth on the wild steam-horse: '
Ho rides to the last “fray;
But whom shall he read before him,
And who shall prepare his way 2
His cry cslne up to the Watcher _
That sits for the help of men,
And he said. “ 1 must send another.
Or the world must halt again."
So‘Hc bought in the host of spirits
The spirit that swiftiét ran,
And “Go,” he acidic the Li htuing,
And carry the word- to m "
—-CA!I.‘ Susan, t‘n Harper’n Magazine.
The Duty of Protestant Chi-Inlan- In
Rupee: to Ednenflon. '
A mscouusn Dunrvmmn IN m mar cox-
anneurouu. cannon, warnnnunr, cams.
0N solsmr ammo, lineman 12th, 1869,
as my. Josnru mum-101s;
There is an essay on Education by one of
the leading philosophers of our time, entitled
o‘ Whatl'nowledge is of most worth 1’" The
answer given is, That which is most useful,
—au answeruudoubtedly correct. But nu-
fortunately, the tests of utility are all taken
by the writer from tb.uarrow Iphero of lllO'
‘ihdividual’s experiences. Man is looked up-
on as a mere machine, whose first duty is
self-preservation, and his next to fit himself
perfectly into the vastcr machine which we
call human society. There licence a word
about society as having a history; there is
not a whisper abouts growing future for it,
or an immortal life for men’s soul in com-‘
munion wi h the infinite. The whole treat-
ment of the subject—effective and excellent
within the writer's chosen limits—is upon
the whole, narrow and unsatisfying. Fol ill
it not true, as some one bu remarked, that
education “not only aim: at the develop-
ment and culture of the individual, but is 1
also the means by which every rising gen-
eration is put in possession of all the. at-
tainments of preceding generations, and be-
comes capable of increasing and improving t
l
therefore, even in the youngest scholar,
his inheritance.” An education involves,
something more than a knowledge of the
rudiments of arithmetic, geography, gram-
mar, and physics; it involves instruction
respecting God and his laws, his manifestly
tions in history, and his claims upon the in-
dividnal s'onl.
In the seventeenth century, there arose a
school, or sect, known by the name of
pielisls”—-reprcsented by Spener and
Francke in Germany. and in part by the
$33,212égigzg;39%igggékx. felling. Imithemselves according to their various na-
' w 0 c t at tionalallinities,lo pursue under the super- to them and to all our fellow-citizens, sys
‘religions and moral instruction should be
made more~prominent than intellectual ac.-
quircments,” and that the “end of education
should be a living kuowlege of God and
of pureChristiauity.” For the Christian—
who believe that God is the greatest of all, 1
and who accepts the declaration of Angus-
tine, “ Thou hast made us for thyself, and
our heart is disquieted until it rests in
Thee"——_this “ pietislie" theory must forever
be the true one. No education is complete
which is not moral and religious; no educa:
tion. stands on a stable foundation, which
does not recegnizc from first to last the mor-
al and religious elements in' the nature of
man and in human society. Indeed, ac-
cording to the Christian conception of the
case, what we call secular instruction, eon-
ctitutcs but a small part of a true education,
defective fragment of the glorious whole.
As in the temporal to to the eternal; as is
the present transitory life to the long fufdl‘e
which opens before the soul and before hu-
manity; so is the education given in our
schools to that education at which Christian-
and Christian churches ought constantly to
um.
If, therefore, in the face of Roman Catho-
lic opposition, we insist on preserving our
common schools, and that on a strictly sec-
ular basis; it is not because we lose sight of
the importance of religious training. If we
would consen; to let Bible-reading in these
schools become a thing of the past, it is not
because we underestimate the Bible, or for-
get that it is the foundation of our liberties
and our hopes. ‘“ Of all thehabifs and dill-
positions that lead to political prosperity,”
Said Washington, “ religion and morality
are indispensable supports" : who ventures
to doubt it i “ Religion and virtue,” said
John Adams, “ are the only foundations, not
only of republican and of all free govern-
ments, but of social felicity under all gov-
ernments, and in all the combinations of
human society;” we would not for a mo-
ment deny it! “ That book” said Jackson.
on his death-bed, pointing to the Bible, “ is
the rock upon which our republic rents, the
bulwark of our free institutions ;" to such a
declaration We resppud ‘9 Amen." We go
further still; and affirm 'wllh Mr.._Glag§tone
that “ every system that places religioui ed-
ucation in the background, is pernicious,"
and with another of the statesmen of Eu-
rope, (M. de Raumcr, in 1856,) “ that educa-
tion should repose upon the basis of Chris
tianity, the true support of the family, the
commune, and the State." Yes, our hearts
throb responsive to M. Gnizot, when he
says that “ in order to make popular educa-
tiontruly good and socially useful, it must
be fundamentally religious," and when he
lays further " I do not simply mean by this
that religious instruction should hold its
place in popular education, and that the'
practices of religion should enter into it: it
is necessary that national education should
be given and received in the midst of a re-
ligious atmosphere.”
Holding these opinions,we can appreciate,
I trust, the doctrine of the Roman Catholics
that “ morals must be based upon faith,”
and the determination which they express
so boldly’whcu they say, “ It may as well
be distinctly understood, once and for all,
that We cannot consent that our children
shall receive secular education without re-
ligious training.” There is in this att tude
of the Roman Catholic Church a consistency,
a fidelity to principle, a tenacious clinging
to their church idea, worthy at once of our
respect and imitation. He who really be-
lieves in Christianity, ought not to close his
eyes to the importance of aChrillticn train-
ing, but should place just such' an empha-
sis upon it as is placed upon it by this far-
seeing, and hilherto successful organization.
Let the rice-tunnel- "mt satisfied, if'ho‘ will,
with a more secular knowledge; but the
Protestant Christian must rise above all
narrow conceptions of life, and in the de-
velopment of I! is. far-reaching purpose, seek
to‘ take'hold upon God. , ' '
It is not, then; with the Roman Cathbllc
theory in its general aspects that we take
ml announcements-pal:-
.....J .‘.,.;.
‘volve the abolishmeut of one of those de-
of the world." It instructs its children
faithfully in all the details of its creed, it
instils into them a belief in its great-
ness and divinity. The Rationalisfs, on
the other hand, seem to be successful,
without an organization, through their
prompt recognition of human tendencies,
and the skillful use of the “ results of mod-
ern science." Spiritualism, too, appeals to
mullitzdes, and wins them by the gratifica-
tion it promises to human curiosity and the
comfort it manufactures for human hearts.
If, new, amidst all these currents and coun-
ter-currents, our nutaught children keep
within the stream of Protestantism, and
cling to the drifl-wood faith which has come
down to them, is it not a marvel rather lhau
a matter of course? We take A kind of
satisfaction in the thought that our early
history and our institutions have produced
a Protestant atmosphere, the mere inhaling
of which is an antidote to the poisonous
teachings diffused around us. Perhaps the
existence of such an atmosphere is some-
thing more than a fancy of ours; but' let us
not imagine that it will serve as a bulwark
against the very definite aggressions of our
religious adversaries, unless we are willing
at the same time to believe that the balmy
air of a summer day can resist the sweep of
a‘broad sword or the swiftness of a cannon-
bllll! lfProteslants sit idle, while olhers
elirthemselves; if we neglect theednca¥
tion of our youth, while other religions hold
forth fileir allurements; then shall we some-
time discovor that the religious sentiment.
whose existence we had forgotten, mus-
have somewhat to feed on, and that our
olics, in America, would put their theory in
practice. We can hold, with them, that
“ morals must be based upon faith ;" we
may. with them, rethse to have our children
“ receive secular education without religious
training ;” but we would not be guilty of
the fallacy that a little of everything must
be crowded into every hour of the day, and
that whatever children ought to know
should be taught in the school-room. We
would rather respect that principle of a.
“ division of labor,” which has become more
widely recognized as society has advanced,
and seek to draw lines of separation between
the different fields of human effort. When,
' in this republic of ours, the church and the
State were covered, a division in the work
of education Was at once involved. Theo-
retically, such a division is appropriate and
just; way should it not be carried out in
practice? Let us accept then, with readi-
,ness, )1. Guizot’l idea, “that national edu-
cation should be given and received in” the
midst of a religious atmosphere ;” but let
us not come to the hasty conclusion that a
religious atmosphere is one which is created
within Ichool-housc walls. by the perform-
ing of religious rites, or the formal recogni-
tion of religious doctrines. Let us grant
that there ought to be the most complete
interfusion of the secular and the religious
elements in the life of every Christian child
and of every Christian citizen; but let us
not imagine that the secular training and
the religious must necessarily be conducted
during the same hours and by the lame
teachers. I not only believe that strictly
secular instruction may be imparted on any
given day in the schookoom set apart for children have taken to eating husks, becaum
that purpose, without t‘eaching at the same they are nicely 391‘“ d. “m1 91““?!d upon ‘3“ ‘
time vice and crime; I would go further. gout tables. There are not sufficient attrac-
and acknowledge the correctness of a. declar. 00115 in a slagnant'Prolestaulism, ‘0 win 0'
ation lately/made, that “ the experience of itself the son‘s that are thirsty with spiritual
every country is against the mixing up of yearning, 01' ‘0 summon “Ck "105° W11"-
secular and religious instruction, as tending “1'0 9330? for “ libert '-" When 00’0“ “1“
to make the latter mischievous without ilu- aggressive, we must be 33‘3"; 551% 8150;
proving the former; y” more,~that no when they are systematic in their work in
countries “ turn out such an amount 'of athe- cannot do ours by spasms; and it is b00005!
ism and materialism as those '3) which the we 110"? forgotten this, that W'v’ 110" hear l"
religions instruction of children plays the 8110111011?“ 0111' cars, alike in EIH‘ODG and i5
largest p‘rt in {heir schoolJife’ and IS mos] America, that Protestantism is a failure.
completely taken out of the hands of their ' However “10““ this inference may be-
parcuts—we mean the Catholic countries of the EXISlinS (“915 are surely sufficient to im-
Europe.” press upon us the momenluous impel-lane:
What, then, I! the true course for Proteg— Of a Proteatanteducatl'onfor Protestants.
taut; to pursue f First of all, let u. remem. LEI Protestants consider, first of all, lhlli
her, that dividing the work of education l1193’ have nothing ‘0 1030, but “"1011 ‘0 gall
into two distinct departments, does not in- by an endeavor ‘0 unite all the “as" and
those who belong to no sect, in the adoptioz
Partmeuts,—do_€8 not serve as an excuse for "f a “system_ 0‘ morality " WW3“ migh
letting the more important half of the work hold a place in the regular course of studie
drop out of our thoughts as if it had no right in our sceu.ar schools, side by side wit.
to be! This mistake we ought to avoid, as grammar, arithmetic, and physical science
a blunder which is “ worse than a crime .” The want of anything of the kind—the on
we ought rather to take care that in propor- lire absence of Instruction in secular moral
tiou as our common schools become secu. —conslitnles one of the ‘mosl serious defect.
arized, and our attention is more and more in our common school training. It is lrnl
turned to the business of seculariustruction, that the introduction of such instructiox
we build more wide and 'deep the fonnda- would seem like inverting the doctrine the
tions of a religious training; and erect morals must be based upon filth; but it is:
hereon with all diligence the noble snper- reform which could be efi‘ect‘ed without in
structure. The secular education should be juring any man’s conscience; and at th
balanced, and at the same time appropriate. worst, we should be guilty only of such in-
ccmplemcnfed, by the religious educalion; consistency as most of us fall into again an(
in proportion as emphasis in laid upon the again, to the advantage rather than the dot
former, it should also be laid upon the lat- rimeut of our life. 'l‘he Roman Catholic:
let; that thus we may ever have before us talk of the vices and crimes of the commox
the hope-inspiring spectacle of the two 351- schools. We might retort by asking, whl
tems working side by side, in real lfarmony; constitute the vicious element in our school-
that we may see the people, under the su— going population, and to whom sh xll we at
pervision of the State, pursuing the common tribute the larger part of the profaneness
work of secular instruction in the common the vulgarity, the rudeness and dirt of thy
.ml... avhvuI mom, for filly years past‘;
schnnlg: crud—.1 «In. coma «in... neparnlgnt
But instead of thus rctorting; let us propos
vision of their respective churches, the im- lematic instruction in the schools, in those
porlant and difiicult business of religions principles of morality which all civilizcl’
men recognize as just, that our children ma;
Something like this, it seem: to me would learn not only to make maucy, but to bf
be the realization of theAmerican ideal. Il honest men; not only to grasp, but to re
tie, at the present hour, an ideal only. it is nounce, not only to speak correclly, but it
because the Profe'sgufs of America have deport themselves nobly in theirintercours‘
failed in their duty. Protestantism in with others. I think tllatasystem could'b.
America began its course with the belief adopted which would be acceptable to al
thatChristiauity was a thing to be taught; and vastly better than .nonc; and if so, WK
body of doctrines, a system oflaws, which ought certainly to have it. If it be true as
must be communic ated by the sanctified lips the 0001050 WWW asserts—purporting l‘
of one generation to the attentive ears of baseits assertion upon “ statistics recent];
the next. That Protestantism was didactic, brought to light by Rev. Dr. Todd, Dr. Ste-
perhaps to excess. It was didactic in scr- l'er, 0f Boston,and olhers,”—lhata “ l'fllm‘f‘
mons at the sanctuary, and in the catechism sensuality is per mtating American 500191}?
at home,——didactic at the sick bed, and even that “ hidden crime is depopulaling some 0:
at the grave. The “early Christians” of 'the fairest portions of the land,” and this n
America grew up with a faith that was dcfi- such an extent that “ in New England— bl
uitc, tangible, shapely—a Well built fortress ideal, of what the Common school systen
behind which to take a refuge from trouble, can produce—the native American stock i:
a. polished weapon with which to assail literally dying out.”—if this be true, the:
the enemy. But all that is past. The mea- surely we need in our common schools, all
grams: of thcdidaclic element in tho preach- leasta little physiology and hygiene, and
lag of the present day is a frequent subject some instruction on the connection between
“mere morality ” and the well-being of sd.
of remark; and when we turn from the pul-
pit to the Christian family, we find that ciety; and Protestant Christians should no:
those who ought to be teachers there, have be behindhand invdemanding this.
delegated their task to the Sunday School. But what I desire to insist upon just now.
There are optimists among us who deny is the fact that a necessity is laid upon usat
this; but the fact after all is obvious. And the present time, as Protestants. to organizl
how much does the Sunday School accom-_ and to place on a broad and deep founda-
plish? It provides a half-hour's leaching tion a systematic Protestant and “ denomi—
iu the course of a. week—thirty orforty min- national ” training for the youth committed
utcs out of a hundred and sixty-eight hours! to our trust. The American churches
The teachings of these few minutes is in should at once accept the doctrine that it i:
most cases provided withbut any regard to their province and duty to give their chil-
rule and scheme, is administered at hap- dreu a Christian education ; that they art
hazard. In many instances, the teachers competent to do this; that ample provisior
are only fit to be scholars, and sometimes for the task already exists in money, lime.
by their own confession have no spiritual and intelligence; and that unless they tukl
grasp of the great facts in which they deal. the burden upon them, they are faithles:
Indeed, there is evidence that in the majori— stewards, they leave a vital function unful-
ty of schools the aim is to entertain the filled, and will most certainly suffer for if.
young rather than instruct them, to play The adequlcy of the church for all church-
upou their emotions, by the multiply n; of ly oflices, apart from the assistance of lhl
dramatic effects, in the hope that they may State, was the doctrine of the founders of
sometime be startled info godlinels. While American society; let its adequacy in thr-
acknowledging to the full the good which broad domain of religious teaching be rec-
thefigdpy School has accomplished, we ognized today; that in coming to a con-
cannot clusionreguundhesemistsmg.__seiausuessnf its own strength, it may enter
deficiencies. inlo victory! 5__,
What now is the result of all this! A
fearful discrepancy, in our Protestant world. '
between the amount of time and attention
given to seculariustrnction, and the amount
given to instruction in religion! Devotion
to the one work; indifference toward the
other! ‘ The condition of things is such that
it surely seems absurd to be standing out so
persistently as some of us are doing for the
empty formality of a Bible lesson in the
schools—as if the hope of our country were
in it; to be holding up our hands in holy
horror at the thought of abandoning the
traditional “chapter," when, all this time,
we have devised no thorough rchemc, in‘
fact shown no anxiety for the training of
our young in the doctrines of a Protestant
Christianity ! '
All this time, too,’ we have been paying
the penalty; and we must continue to pay
it, through a long future. We'hear it said,
on all sides of us, that Protestantism is a
failure; that it is coming to an We
who are enthusiastic Protestants cannot be-
lieve this; but on the. other hand we cannot,
by any ostrich-like hiding of our eyes, abol-
ish the fact which gives occasion to such
predictions. That fact is, that Protestant-
ism, even in this Protestant America, is fill-
ing behind its competitors. Its increase does
not keep pace with the increase of our pop-
ulation; in the conflict with “Romanism
and Rationalism,". it does not hold it: own.
And why is this—unless it be because Prot-
estant children are growing up without a re-
ligious, or stall events, without a denomin-
ational training—While all other embodi-
ments of belief and of non-bel'cfare indus-
trious in the work of instruction. The
Roman Catholic organization is very com-
pact and powerful, and advances with on-
broken momentum aud wilh a vast reserved
force. to the conquest of the, natiou,pr0posing
“hmheAmvrl‘ mmcmtmhcmtry
_ . .
instruction.
.’
upon, at this crisis in our religious history
as a people, to provide 101' lhciryoulh a gen-
uine Protestant education. 'f‘hat education
ought, first of all, lo be anti-Roman Catho-
lic,—uot in the rude, denunciatory way
which was once in vogue, butin a thorough-
ly Christian, and therefore gentlemanly
way; an education unfolding the principles
and showing up the spirirof the Rf man
church, pointing out wherein ifs doctrines
are nnscriptural and its ruling motives out
of harmony With the laws of human prog-
ress. It should be an education faking cog-
nizance of the virtues as well as the errors
of " Romnnism,“ dealing in all wisdom and
discrimination with' its underlying ideas—
such as the superiority of the church to the
written word, and the justifying efficacy of
works as well as faith,—and with its medi-
seval and modern history, both dogmatic
and moral,—showing that it is from first to
last a system which, “ genderctll 'to bond-
age” while u. true Christianity is forever at
g ‘spel of liberty. ‘ »
This education, furthermore, ought to be
not only anti-Catholic, but anti-sceptical. ll
ougbtto embrace the body of distinctively
evangelical doctrines which all the Protest-
ant churchcs accept as their own, present-
ing those doctrines, however, not in the old
clothes which wereoutgrown long ago, but
In modern and attramive dress. The“ faith
delivered once for all the saints ” should be
taught, as other things are taught, in forms
adapted to those who are to receive it and
harmonious with all the right movements of
the hour. This education, therefore, should
emp asize the concord 'of Protestantism
with the best tendencies of modern times,
especially with the revelations of modern
science; should deny the'possibilily of any
real congenial: Wm it and the highest
T
, nore systematic thanwe now, have—Mim—
- hooves us to believe in that coming day.
WSSW MW; tum
further, should vitalizc the connecting cords
between religion and moralitv. If there be
“ hidden crimes ” in our School; and church-
es, then should the jurisdiction of our ChrlS- .
tianily over body, soul and Spirit, be the
more earnestly vindicated by the moral
teaching of the churches.
And while setting forth, in rounded out-
linc, the accepted evangelical teaching, this
education should at the some time be a “ dc-
nominatioual ” education. If should recon
nizethc latest conclusions We have reachcd
on the subject of chlirch-union,—uaml-ly,
that it must needs be spiritual rather than
formal, and that'to develop our denomina-
tional differences, not in an obtrusive, but
in a self-restrained way—to be aggressive as
Christian; and conservative as sects—is to
do our best for the great cause. The Chris-
lianify taught in a Congregational church
ought to be Congregational Christianity ;,.
in a Illelhodisl church, Methodist Christian-
ity; and so wifll the rest of the churches;
and the results thus secured will, upon the
whole, be le‘ more valuable than those
which a tract society-system of training
would develop.
Herc, surely, is abroad enough field for
Christian educational cfi‘orl;—a field so
brand that it drives us perforce to asking:
How shall we occupy it? how shall we ac-
complish the work? where shall we begin ?
Let us begin, 1 reply. by making use of
the insirnmentalitics we already have in
hunch—always remembering. of course, that
the achieving of a religious education 1':-
1uires more time than half an hour a Wick
first in order comes the Christian house
laid—that school which God opened who:
be first human child was born, and the im '
lortauce of which be all )ws no one to dis—
.):lragc. The work which belongs to tin
)arent in the home. must not be delegated :
its neglect must not be apologized for, 0i
.he plea of business and hurry; it must b«
:cccl‘t -d as the lcf lest mission all h God
:onl'cl's upon man or worn in, the widest ix.
ls scope, the most fruitful of precious rc-
lnlrs. Over against the 110‘.le hold stands
that larger family, the " local church." Call
ing it‘a family, we proclaim not only ilé
lrotherliness but its motherhood; we sug—
gest the large possibilities of instruction and
lnfluence which are in if, we strike Opel.
hat path,‘ almost closed by the briefs of
.vorldliness. and love of case, in whichi .
lughl to walk. Our churches. reluruing t:
he theory and praClicc of the apostles’ days.
lughl to accept anew the commission 0
he Master, and set themselves zealously a
he work of training the young for duty anl‘
'ar heaven —supp1ying the lack of family
caching where that is wanting, supplement
ng it where it exists. To this end a large:
pace must be assigned to childhood an;
.‘outll amidst the proper functions of fill
:llurch and the established services of Ill‘
Sabbath day. The amount of time shot-.1.
lerhaps be diminished which is now devc
ed to that. pleasing modern entertainment
he hesring of sermons ; and the instruclim
if the young treated no longer as an :lli‘ai
ly itself, willl which the mass of Christian.-
" Rely mv dear Beb- I would do al
, . .. . , ,, . most
“filling to Oblige you; but i don’t think I
00d“ persuade :l lulv lo marry you. I am
' 1“" eloquent. Besides I have a conscience."
“ 01!. she has CCnseuled—but her fuller
——tllcse fathers, you know, are always in the
way. I have not asked him. but she says it
Will be of no use; and so we must clope.
To-morrow evening is the appointed time
and you. I am sure, will not refuse me your,-
ilS‘lSlalle'.” I
I coucludrd that if any l-ldv was foolish
e .nugh to run away wilh Bobfl should not
be to blame for assisti lg them to do the thing
handsomely. i also quieted my conscience
by thmklug that if lbings looked very bad I
whuld carry the flu inzlmurala to the insane
llOSpltdl and send for her friends.
So I consented. ‘
“ I will assist vou, Bob."
“ Thank you ; I will call and arrange mat~
troll-snwlth you in the morning. Good even-
1 2‘.
“ Good evening:
who is the lady ?"
“ Didn‘t I loll you .9 Marianna F."
I was gl-lcl it was evening and Bob could
not see my face. I think it must have furn-
ed all colors. I leaned against the house for
support Could ll be possible. Marianna
in, my Marimba: she whose (leveled slave
I had been for six mortal weeks—:0 whom
I had written rcamsofrcd ilot letters—(there
's lhc true secret of the surplus rename)—
for whom I had given up smoking and gone
to church wilh.lllc regularily of a sexton,
merely to look upon her pretty face‘do
whom I had sworn more vows than I could
ever perform, should 1 live to the age of
Methusclch—whom forsix \vccks I had flirt-
ed Willi all the lllorulng, danced with all the
evening, and serenaded during half of the
night. clue, of all others, to j.lt me—lo elope
-.0 run away, uol Wit.) sacs a f.llow as
.loo—a tool, so Lliof. IlSl they sly -
“ Jove 11.1 ghs .t livers’ perjuri :s."
The 01-.1 fellow mm»: kelp "=1 -~ 'vrri‘ole
'g 1mg. 1 coat lo 0 m. h - c 11y, as
....J hull bi: liiluqlnu. ; I. .3 at. eh“... ”Jug
o .l SL‘L‘ISI'll/C lu Lu li..c nu, lo hcjllcd, afiel‘
l. six weeks IIULIUSA and lzlllnl‘ul coellsmp.
I. doubled in what way to commit smeldc.
arsenic 15 V cry disagreeable; hanging is so
.ooulinaLly \ algal; and as for Slnlbblug or
lacking, luau 15 .co lunch like the \Vily they
.10 cal. c:. and shurp.
Al ten q’clccs, I stood with George F.,
darians’s bro.hcr, and my most p-II'LICJIJI
l'lclld.
" George, I am going to kill myself."
-‘ {on unJ bstlcl'uul. Fr. n ., is. .c a glass
of \\ inc."
" Bell.” this night close; I shall be a dead
nan." .
" I'liCI‘I you’ll 0 sorry for it before mom-
;ng, my word for it—vcap'ltai wine this—ink
pol-led it nlysell.”
" Georg-c, you are my
friend.” .
“ Can’t deny that, Frank, but I don't see
vital that has to do Willi your killing your-
.elt'; unless, indeed, you want m.- for an ex-
cutor, or a pull-healer. I will sun: with
all my uerrt, in either capacily t”
" George, was you ch1‘ serious ?”
“ Yes, when my horses Ian away, and left
no lo wall; nine miles in the rain. 1 can
ml on a long face now, if you pnrlicnllr y
les'rc il. There—sec what a dolorons ex-
ll'l'Sslon ; I should do credit 10 the deacon-
drip. Quick-out with 3 our tale of lribula-
ion, for I can’t keep my face screwed up in
his manner long."
“You are :HHII'P, George, of the peculiar
ilualion in which 1 stand in rtlalion lo lla-
ianna—circunlslahccs hale OCCUI‘I'Ld \\ hich
:onvinee me that I have been illlOSl cruelly
llccived; life is no longc- desirable or even
:ndumblc." -
I“Fudge! find anothlr girl.
'on one worth a dozen of ll 1'.
but stop one moment;
most particular
I can show
You allude,
lave no concern, but as one of those perma-
nent and uniVersal duties which are crown
-d with perennial fruit. It is lhus,and 01:-
ly thus that the Sunday school will cease ‘0
le an anomaly, and that great departmen
)t' ehurchlv labor be elevated to its lrn:
Allace and dignity. There would be, at til
:amc time, increased hope of a training
ducatiou at once doctrinal and practical, a
lace denominational - and catholic. Tllf
lhrase “ our church,” would come to hav
l. meaning upon the Christian’s lips, woul
'cpl'esent a real love in his heart; and a li\-
ing and life-giving fact in this unrcgcneral
.vor1d..
And is this all? This, 1 think, would 1 c
nuch, would be a grand achievement—
:ould be secure it. But I suggest one thing
note. I have spoken of llll‘fearl'nl discrep
:ney in our Protestant world between Ill!
ulnountof‘ time and atlcntion given to seer.
:ar instruction, and the amount given to in
struction in religion. Even if we crowd flu
Sabbath day with our labors, unfilil be:
Sabbath no longer. and those labors be lI‘l‘.
y didactic, we shall not quite succeed i.
remedying this great defect. Would it Ll
thOI‘inflllt, then. to ask that the numbcrl
lays n‘ow devoted to purely sccnlur lean -
ng, should be diminished in order that me:
ime might be given to instruction in rul-
ion ? to ask that one school day out of lh
ive in each week might be consecrated f-
hc business 1 have just now spread bcfor
.‘OII? The plan would" work awkwardl
lt firsf; for we have fallen into a way of (ll.-
ng up our rcligion on Sundays; but 1 bl‘
iievc—as I hope for a future for Protestant-
sm—that the time. is coming when this 1'. -
form will he demanded by the Christin.
sects, and their demand be acceded to.
.vhen the amount of arithmetic and geogra-
phy will be diminished that the Christi-.11
:hild may have time for Christian doclrini:
1nd precepts. If religion is what we afliru
it to be, our (rln'ding it into a confer i;
worse than an inconsistency; it is a pre-
ceeding pregnant wulh disasier. Let u:
lvoid it; amidst the lumults of this Ameli
can world, let us make place for the genlh.
life and the heavenly kingdom.
“ A future for Protestantism," I have spo-
lren of, ass. cherished hope. I b hold, wrap-
ped up therein, a future for America. bright
:r lh-lu anything in her past,bright enougi.
to bless the world with ils radiance. It bl".
:ven amidst the failures and anxieties of tin
present; and believing, to labor on. Chril-l
.lan households, which are at once home.
ind schools; Christian churches built upon
.he Bible, and gleaming with biblical doc-
trine; harmonious sects, each busy in 1:5
The churches, then, ought to feel , called _ .snheruantol'lD" lnzdhciuuuily. m c.111-v.5_
that God hath sent Him; and, ere long,
Christian schools, not warring with the s:c-
ular schools but eonsummaling and crmvn- 4
ing their work,-—tilese are the forces we are
to employ, by these we are to defend and
save our national heritage. The means at.-
sufiicilnt; God grant that the spirit and
zeal may not be lacking.
-_
From the Providence Journal.
AN BLOI’EMENT.
“ Frank, I am going 10 be merrier ."
“ To be what, Bob 'r”
“ Married.”
“ Married, Bob 1"
“ Ayl married, why not! and tc-morrow
evening.” .
“ line can be such a fuel 1”
I spoke 'ather thoughtlessly, to be sure,
but it was-so natural. Bob wuszt cl:vur fcl~
low—one of that class of people wao Iclld
umbrellas and penknives; a very good na-
tured fellow was Bob. And evcrybou; cal-
led him a good natured fellow—but every-
body said as they called him so, “' Whal a
city he had not a little more sense. ‘I'Ic
lvould do anything for you, and you [might
do anything to him; and as for his being of-
t‘endcd, it Was something he never (ll'c'uulrd
of, and in fact peunlc sail he did notenow
enough to be olfeuded—a very malicious ob-
servzuion, undoubledly. but one that some-
how gaiued wondrous crcdll. I wasat a less
to imagine who Bob 00.1 I have imposes
upon so much as l0 persuade. to become his
wife, and ran through the \\ hole he: of nur-
sery maids and milnucl's’ upplenuccs that I
had ever seen, without being able to arrive
at any satisfactory coneldsiIn. . I so“,
therefore, my thoughts when I said, \"f be
cln be such a fool t” ._ ; ,
“ Fool," said Bob, without comprchctdmg
that my remark was other mail a gul'cra
One. " You don’t think a lady a tool tcl‘
being married, do you 'r”
‘ " Only under psi-.icullr circun starlets: I
replied.
_ . “ But there
'_' I shook! think t
“ us 1 muslin
w. ; .'
II
0 ,
are difficulties in the
hero mick" t be.
you to assist are
' rived at our place of
W111
i suppose, to the affair ot‘b’cb."
“ 1 do, but 1 was not aware that you knew
lhvthing :lbOJt ili’
‘2 Yes, they owe uncle me their confidante
lam l0 provide the horses. Bob says you
romiscd to be grocnlsnlan—I would have
:lkca the office myself, but it will 1101 do for
lie to be known in the affair. It would be
loomed uncivil for you to kill yourselfth
.cl'orc lhc wedding, Frank.”
“ And is it'possiblc lhal Marianna has con-
“ Tried 1111‘s w you:' Did she say nothing of
he 1’"
“ Oh, Yes! she said something about you
—wisllcd you much happiness—very sorry
0 disappoint you—really h pad and valued
‘our friendship—and al. that, you know. I
all her you would not care a cent, would
.e glad to get rid of her. and really. Frank,
i did not think you would be so much Iron-
-lml by so very trifling an affair. I have a
lczcu lady loves. and you shall have your
Sluice of them. ’ -
I lhanked my friend for his generosity
mt lle evidently did not fully understand
ny fellings. . '
“ To hear is to conquer our fate,” strange
:s it may Sl’f‘l‘ll,'I rcsolvld to accept the iu~
:ilalion of Bob to be present at his wedding
—lo reproach the f lilhlcss fair one for her
' neonslancy, even before the altar, and after
raving shown my gi'Dl‘l'OrIly and magnani-
uily by giving her up when I couldn’t help
i, I would commit suicide at my leisure.
The clock struck nine and I stood at ‘h':
ppuiulcd‘ place, two squares off; we did not
are logo nearer on account of the lose.
201) had gone for the lady. He soon appear-
.l with tan lady leaning on his r u. She
"as closely muffled in 110‘ cle k .ud lc:
ell was down. She pzlssul llle Lulu/III l.-
'ugnifilm, ll:0u;.ll the street limp shone f.-ll
n‘mv thee and I was so near .hal I touched
:cr dress. I thought she seemed tallrr than
he was be fore and fur step was unusnt. ll
envy. “Dreadfully ngi aled." whispered
301), as she t‘lllt‘l‘ld the catalogue; " hasn’t
pound) a word sinCc she lift lire house.” I
lOst‘fl the door and nounud the box with
he drivlr for liif.‘ docile purpose of point-
.lg‘ out the way and leavin-r lite lovers to an
‘minlerruptcd fete-aside. Ve (lashcd‘over
x'he pawmcnt ata killing ace; the boots of
ull‘ noble horses struck fire at every bound.
{pulled out a box of locofocos and-lighted
l cigar. There is nothing ill this world for
:bloiten heart like tobacco; I grew easier
it every putl', and my heart lightened \villl
very whiff of smoke that rose gracefully
wer my head. In a cough of hours wc‘ar-
' destinalinu.‘
“ Still 'agilatcd,” whispered Bob, as be de-
:ecndcd Ille stops, " she has not said a word
w'lilu we have been in the coach, and con-
‘-i(lerlng what a in kcr L .- is, it is \\‘Oi.(lu‘-
6.1.” ~
We were too early by nearly an hour, and
if ('1‘ some consultation Bob concludl d to go
'or the clergyman. and leave the bride ccht
n lnv change, having first conducucd her
into the house. I walk'éd beneath her wm-
iow.» tossed by a thousand emotions. A!
\h@ lime I l‘f‘SClVL‘d to conduct nlysl It With
stllicll illdill‘erx no: and sec l tr giun tl ,auo-
illl'r. Then I lrllfdelerudncd lo.lush lnlO
be room will re she was and cit-l n __hcr for
my own. I heard ht: bill ring, and m a few
minutes I s m a servanl untol- lile mom with
something on a waittr. 1 Ct ntinueu walking
before her windows, til) at last I co-ld _r(s-
srain myself no. longer— she might have
minted, w ; . Ifenlcrcd the hon: e and
' g hand upon the lalch cf her
to the pl‘l same, and I :tood
in the presence of the “ lost love of thine."
aloud heavens! as I live, there sat _a lady
with Ill'l' feet on the lnblc,acig:lr ln_ ht:
month and a glass of smoking hot whiskey
punch beside her. .
“ What in the name of wonder does this
mean i" - .1
“ All, Frank, 1 thought you had camn‘l ted
suicide,” answelcd the filmiliar vulce c1 my
friend George R, escaping-througha Wilder-
uess ofhonnels, cups and faults,
“ Georgc,_cxpl-lia yourself l”
. “ I think my situation explains ilsclf; you
see that your friend Bob has clnped will. mu,
m. girl”, in all rrobubiluy be married in an
our.” ' x
h t wish him joy of his bride with all my
he“, but I do not understand, will the f. ir
lldy conf'iL‘ECund f0 give me an explana-
lion i” ' ,
‘- Why, the it“ h {51
snaded Bob—“1201‘ 9"“
l‘ool alive-that Man. “3"
taken with llis pretty face!
he wrote her a note—I saw
peep into Mari’s letters; don’t .‘001‘ 59%1‘379.
Frank; I never rtad yous -loo a‘L‘OHH ably
long—loo dell 21Ltlsilly'—.—I leSWCI'L‘d' It in
her name and in the prcllicst crow qmll you
ever sziw. That brorgllt a rlply hour 319
gall :nt Bob. In a few days we had an
eioprment regularly contrived. The poor
6‘ llnw never susp.c.cd anything, for al-
though Mari i'lfJStfl to see him whencvcrllo
c lied and scarcely nodded to him in the
street. I Explained all in my'letttrs and'bo
was pcrfcclly satisfied. The rcsl you know,
and her.) I rm! and now, Frank." faking
file char out andfinishing his kids of. unch
ata dranghl.“rlon’t you thin I ms all
medical lldy? lithol- too tall for Mrfis
dress, to be sure; but short liccks are 11.1
lb!- flsilion.”
I .lld not wait for the order t ’0 yr to rc-
, emblln
loor. It yil lded
Fr ih'r, some one par-
know is the greatest
a was vlry lunch
13 consean 11c;
.“3 l frequently
1 . luru but hash-m d lit upwards. " 1t'::o;1cop-
5 elude to conlnlil'suirllc," said Cu r5 ill-‘35 I
turned awar. “ l ‘ovl- me your \raica.’ ,_
--'—.- ‘ ‘37?
E. S. ' Ole. uldlltl, tuclfa'mul s'_;flcagle Lu 1
of edo-n.” Boson islcl' of Hartford, has I. g
rallysubsidcd '
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