VOLUME II. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. FRIDAY JUNE 13, 1902. NUMBER 46
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ASSESSOR’S NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that the under
signed, as assessor of Jackson county,
Arkansas, will meet the people of the
different townships at the following times and
places, for the purpose ;of listing the Personal
Property and Per Capita Tax for the
year 1902:
Barren township, McDougal’s residence, Mon
day and Tuesday, June 2, and 3.
Glaize township, Grand Glaize, Wednesday
and Thursday June 4 and 6.
Breckinridge township, Auvergne, Friday
June 6.
S* Breckinridge township, Weldon, Saturday
' June 7.
Breckinridge township, Tupelo, Monday
June 9.
Cow Eake township, Nance’s Store Tuesday
and Wednesday, June 10 and 11.
Kichwoods township, Martin’s Old Residence,
Thursday and Friday, June 12 and 13.
Cache township, Burton’s Store, Saturday
June 14.
Cache township, Martin’s Schoo 1 House, Mon
day and Tuesday June 16, and 17.
Grubbs township, Robinson’s Chapel, Wednes
day and Thursday June 18 and 19.
Village township, Barnes' Mill, Friday
June 20.
Jefferson township, Jacksonport, Monday and
Tuesday, June 23 and 24.
Bird township, Elgin, Wednesday June 26.
Bird township, Centerville, Thursday, June 26.
Bird township, Tuckerman, Friday and Sat
urday, June 27 and 28.
Glass township, Swifon, Monday June 30
Tuesday and Wednesday, July 1 and 2.
Union township, Court House, Newport, from
July 7 to August 20.
Please bring along your deeds or last tax
receipts.
Given under my hand this 6th day of
May 1902.
B. F. SIMMONS
Assessor of Jackson County.
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SERMON ON BAPTISM
BY REV. L. H. RICHARDSON.
Reviewed by Rev. C. C. Cline.
(CONCLUDED FROM JUNE 11.)
Had “sprinkle” been one of the
meanings of bapto or baptidzo, would
not these learned translators have
made bapto or baptidzo one of these
sixteen words by which to put the
idea into Greek? Again in the 141
cases where we have “pour”
in the Old Testament, these transla
tors make use of 31 different Greek
words to put the idea into Greek, and
and yet bapto or baptidzo they fail to
use once. Certainly the idea of pour
ing cannot be expressed in Greek by
the words bapto or baptidzo. If so,
the idea of pouring is not in the word
bapto or baptidzo. What idea did
these seventy Greek Jews put into
bapto and baptidzo? They answer by
using bapto and its cognate word
baptidzo to convey the idea of “dip
ping” 17 times in the Old Testament.
Nor do they use any other Greek
word for “dip” or “plunge” than
baptize. Therefore Jesus, in select
ing “bapto” and “baptidzo” he sel
ected the most specific word in all
Greek use, classic or Old Testament,
to denote just what he wanted done.
Had he wanted “pouring” done he
not only had before him the three
nrmnll f no ol n f nrl t n nonj' /> Vi on
ekcheo,.epiclieo, but a choice of 31
different Greek words in use in the
septuagint translation of the Old
Testament, the authorized Greek
Testament among th6 Jews from
which the Eunuch was reading. Had
he wanted “sprinkling” he would
have made a choice of 16 words used
in ,’g? septuagint for that idea. He
wanted tru> i_~^ pf “dipping” “plung
ing” “submerging” gprwhelming”
as in suffering or in death,order
to have the emersion or resurrebtign
to the new life. To get this idea he
was limited to but one word and that
was the word bapto or baptidzo, the
only word the seventy Greek Jews
had to express the same idea of “dip
ping. This one word Jesus used. May
God have mercy upon the souls of
these “blind guides” who are seeking
to annul the beautiful, the powerful
law of Christian baptism, “the burial
with Christ in baptism,” by sub
stituting therefor an ordinance of man
invented by the church claiming to
have the right to change ordinances,
and followed for the sake of the con
venience attending its observance.
Of such as these Jesus said, “many
shall say unto me in that day, Lord,
Lord, have we not prophesied in thy
name and in thy name done many
wonderful works, when I shall say de
part from me ye workers of iniquity,
I never knew you.”. If it is not
working “iniquity” to divide God’s
children by attempting to force upon
them a “popish substitute” for the
command of Jesus, thus rejecting his
law and his authority, I know not
what is working iniquity.
4 The idea nf snrinklino- clear or
unmixed water upon persona or
things is not found within the lids of
the bible. It is not commanded, not
mentioned, not even hinted at. If
God wanted the “sprinkling of water”
upon persons to be an ordinance of
his church, how will we account for
its not having received a single men
tion. We find “sprinkling of blood”
37 times, of “blood and oil” twice, of
“blood and water” twice, of “oil”
three times, of “ashes and water” six
times, of “senal substances” seven
times. In Eze. 36:25 we have the ex
pression “clean water,” which could
mean nothing less than the “water of
purification” or “water of separation”
fully set forth in Numbers 19th chap
ter. This chapter contains the pre
scription for making the “holy water”
of the Jews. This was the “holy” or
“clean water” used on the return
from captivity, and the word “clean”
is used in the same sense as when ap
plied to “clean animals.” The New
Testament refers in seven passages to
this “sprinkling of blood” so often
used in the Old Testament, thus
clearly showing that the “sprinkling”
of the Old Testament has its antitype
in the “sprinkling of the blood of
Christ” by which we are made free
from sin. The relationship of this
“sprinkling” which Christ does for
the penitent sinner and the “bap
tizing” which Christ commanded his
ministers to do, “into the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit,” is clearly set forth in
Heb. 10:22: “Let us draw near with
a true heart in full assurance of faith,
having our hearts sprinkled from an
evil conscience, and our bodies
washed in pure water.” This latter
clause can have no meaning unless it
refers to baptism by immersion. It
is our duty to attend to this “baptiz
ing” and trust Jesus to attend to the
“sprinkling of his blood.” Confusion
of the two is inexcusable, and the
omission of the latter is indefensible,
and unpardonable unless there is pro
tection in ignorance and this I cannot
affirm in the light of the teachings of
God’s wcn-d.
Finally concerning the attempt at
textual criticisms of Mr. R.’s sermon
I wish to ask the reader to secure a
copy of the revised version of the
New Testament recently published by
the American Revisers, most of
whom were Pedobaptists, and read
carefully Mark 1st chapter and other
passages in question and see how
strikingly such quibbles are answered
by the word of God. I have neither
the time nor the disposition to notice
further such attempts at investing
God’s word out of it’s obvious mean
ing. The scholars belonging to the
“sprinkling” practice, from which I
made liberal quotations, replied in
substance to all such efforts.
I close this review with again thank
ing the editor for his kindness and by
wishing for all our readers a complete
liberation of the soul from all Romish
practices and human substitutes for
Christ’s appointments.
CONTROL BUTTON OUTPUT.
Springfield, Mass., June 12.—The
Newell Bros. Manufacturing Company
of this city, the Boston Button Com
pany of Boston, and the Williston
Knight Company of East Hampton,
three of the largest button-manufac
turing concerns in the country, have
consolidated and formed the United
Button Company,'.* cnrooration which
wdll control the button outrnt ; , etc
United States.
The capital of the trust is $3,000,000.
Its main offices will be in New York.
Representatives of the three com
panies met here to make final ar
rangements.
SEARCY AND DES ARC
EXTENSION.
Searcy, June 12.—Superintendent
Charles E. Gibbs, of the Searcy &
Des Arc Railroad, today confirmed
the rumor that the new owners of the
road would take charge in a few days
and that it would be extended east
from Des Arc and connect with the
Choctaw, and west from Searcy and
connect with the Frisco. He declined
at present to state who the new own
ers were.
CHANGE OF FIRM.
We the undersigned, heretofore
known as the firm of P. Huffman &
Son, Bakers and Confectioners, have
this day dissolved partnership and the
business will be continued by Ira P.
Huffman.
P. Huffman.
Ira P. Huffman.
Thanking patrons for past favors
and hoping they will continue with
me in the future, I am
Respectfully,
Ira P. Huffman.
CLOVER CLUB ENTERTAINED.
Mrs. Gustave Jones entertained the
Clover Club Thursday afternoon, in
her usual happy manner, most of the
members being present.
The refreshments were dainty and
nicely served and the afternoon af
forded the company of the hostess
genuine pleasure. The only invited
guest was Mrs. G. A. Hillhouse.
COTTON PLANT VERSUS
FORREST CITY.
Forrest City, June 12.—Quite an ex
citing game of ball was played here
! today, which resulted in victory for
| Cotton Plant, in ten innings. Score:
Cotton Plant 4; Forrest City, 3. Bat
teries: Cotton Plant, Cook and Aus
tell; Forrest City, Suttfanand Murdey.
MITCHELL-HOLLOWAY.
Searcy society and many out-of
town invited guests witnessed a
pretty home wedding of elaborate
arrangements Wednesday evening in
the celebration of the nuptials of Miss
Birdie May Holloway of Searcy, to
Mr William A. Mitchell of Little Rock,
which took place at the residence of
the bride.
The marriage service was said by
Dr. Bogard, and the beautiful decora
tions of roses and ferns with which
the home was adorned, made the
solemnizing of the rite a most im
pressive scene.
The attendants were Miss Clara
Sprigg, and Mr. A. B. Lippmann, Miss
Zula Holloway and Mr. Willis Mitch
ell.
The bride was lovely in a handsome
white organdie and the groomsmen
wore the conventional black. The
wedding march was played by Miss
Kate Faucett.
The newly wed, after receiving the
congratulations of the large number
of invited guests present, left on a
special train for Higginson, where
they were to make connections with
No. 1 for a honeymoon through the
Southwest.
The contracting parties were well
remembered by their friends, receiv
ing many elegant and costly presents
of cut glass, silver and bric-a-brac.
DANCE AT HAZEL.
The young people of the “Upper
Ten” crowd, chaperoned by Mrs. J.
L. Sells, enjoyed another delightful
dance at the Hazel Hotel Thursday
evening. Though the weather was so
warm it fairly sizzled, these ycunt
people are ever in for a good time, and
the fact that the mercuric bulb has
become a little flighty, is never al
lowed to stand in the way of their
pleasure.
The music was good being furnished
by the colored orchestra; the follow
ing young ladies and gentlemen were
present: % _4_
Misses Mary Bailey, Noreene Kin
man, Orbie Arnold, Della Bernstein,
Josie Phillips, Janie Stephens, Imo
gene Bandy, Stella Echols of Cotton
Plant; Messrs. Edwin Carter, Tom
Dillard, Bennett Egan, Eugene Hirsch
Robt. Laird, Roy Dutton, Homer Bu
ford, Frank Gullette, Harry Bran
denburg and Charles Lawson, of
Little Rock.
George C. Petei’s of Jonesboro spent
Thursday in Newport.
The arrivals at the Hazel Thui’sday
were J. S. Jarrell, J. H. Phillips, A.
Leymer, Lee Omohundro, H. H.
Patrick, Little Rock; E. E. Lackey,
Frisco System; G. Patterson, McCrory,
J. M. O’Hara, Memphis; T. J. Gra
ham, Tuckerman; Geo. C. Peters,
Jonesboro; Geo. G. Wadleigh, West
Plains; C. H. Howes, Bismarck.
The mysterious report, which be
came generally circu'ated Thursday,
that three negi*o men had been killed
on White River near the Woodruff
county line continues to look like a
hoax, though still repeated. Lock
ard Bandy went down the river
Thursday to investigate the rumor,
but has not returned. Sheriff Bandy
is out of town and Deputy Neal dis
credits the whole affair.
The Independent of this issue con
tains notice of the dissolution of part
nership formerly existing between P.
Huffman and Ira Huffman his son,
the latter having purchased the fath
er’s interest in the bakery and store.
Mr. P. Huffman will probably enter
business in Illinois or Nebraska where
we wish him much success, though
sorry to lose him from Newport. For
Mr. Ira Huffman, we bespeak a con
tinuance of the patronage this firm
has long enjoyed.
Byron once said “’twas sweet to
hear the watch dog’s honest bark,”
but then he was a man of poetic temp
erament, who lived in his thoughts
and reveled in Fancy’s dreams and
never allowed material things to
bother him. But twentieth century
people have too much to do to lose
their nights from sleep, because a
pack of howling curs and other
mongrel breeds propose to make the
night hideous barking at the moon.
Such is the complaint registered from
people on Walnut Street, who are
kept awake at nights, swearing veng
eance on the canine tribe.