Christian Cynosure . President C. J. Kephart of Avalon Col-lege, Mo., Prof. E. D. Bailey, Rev. John G. Fee and of Kentucky and others. The convention closesThursday evening, September 14th. Fob Railroad and other notices see 18th page. Our paper this week is a memorial large space given to the Convention andMonument, to the abduction of Morgan and thereminiscences of veterans of that early day,making this a paper worth preserving. Our Story,too, brings us happily into the very midst of thefearful scenes at Batavia of fifty-six years large edition will be printed for
Christian Cynosure . President C. J. Kephart of Avalon Col-lege, Mo., Prof. E. D. Bailey, Rev. John G. Fee and of Kentucky and others. The convention closesThursday evening, September 14th. Fob Railroad and other notices see 18th page. Our paper this week is a memorial large space given to the Convention andMonument, to the abduction of Morgan and thereminiscences of veterans of that early day,making this a paper worth preserving. Our Story,too, brings us happily into the very midst of thefearful scenes at Batavia of fifty-six years large edition will be printed for the Conven-tion. Next week we shall continue this absorb-ing theme in a valuable statement, procured atmuch expense by Mr. Carpenter during hisColorado visit, made by an aged gentleman who,as a personal witness, writes concerning the ab-duction of Morgan and the kidnapping ofMiller. —It is an interesting fact that none of ourgreat annual gatherings have been so widelynoticed in the press as the Batavia THE STATUE OP WILLIAM MORGAN SURMOUNTINGTHE MONUMENT IN BATAVIA. The Monument Erected. Bro. Stoddard wrote on Friday afternoon last:The monument is nearly up. It far exceedsmy expectations and those of the local commit-tee. The polished die is the finest block ofgranite I ever saw in a monument, and the wholething, I am sure, cannot fail to please the am glad to hear from many who are coming,and the committee will do their utmost to makeevery one comfortable, at the least possible ex-pense. Time works strange changes in this man, who fifty-six years ago was crushedby a relentless foe, has now erected to the mem-ory of his deeds a memorial that surpasses anything in beauty and durability for scores ofmiles around, while none of his persecutorsbecame eminent for good deeds, aria most areremembered only in connection with the partsthey played against free speech and the person-al rights of a citizen, who fearlessly exposed anevil which he saw thre
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