Christian herald and signs of our times . nowis and of that which is to come. Have faith in God by all means, but remember that faithwithout works is dead. GENERAL SHERMAN DEAD. AS The Christian Herald goes to press thesad intelligence comes of the death ofGeneral William T. Sherman. He ex-pired on the afternoon of Saturday, the14th inst., at his home in New York Sunday the 8th inst, he was attacked by ery-sipelas and in a few hours the disease hadtaken a firm hold on the aged hero. It is be-lieved he caught cold while attending the wed-ding of Colonel Shepards daughter, a week
Christian herald and signs of our times . nowis and of that which is to come. Have faith in God by all means, but remember that faithwithout works is dead. GENERAL SHERMAN DEAD. AS The Christian Herald goes to press thesad intelligence comes of the death ofGeneral William T. Sherman. He ex-pired on the afternoon of Saturday, the14th inst., at his home in New York Sunday the 8th inst, he was attacked by ery-sipelas and in a few hours the disease hadtaken a firm hold on the aged hero. It is be-lieved he caught cold while attending the wed-ding of Colonel Shepards daughter, a week hours after his face and throat wereaffected, he became unconscious, and lay in astupor for days with brief intervals of semi-consciousness. His married daughters and hisbrother, Senator John Sherman, were at oncesummoned to the family residence in New YorkCity. On Thursday, the 12th, the patientseemed to rally, but he was still so weak thatthe physicians hardly gave any hope. The oldwarrior, during his lucid intervals, showed a. soldiers courage, making no murmur over hissufferings. Many distinguished men visitedthe home and some few were admitted to thesick-room, among the latter being Dr. Sherman was born in Ohio on February8, 1820, over 71 years ago. His military careeris well known to all Americans. He succeededGen. Grant as General of the United Statesarmy in 1869, holding the command until hisretirement several years ago, when he was suc-ceeded by the late Gen. Sheridan. The attack of erysipelas which proved fatal wasthe third he had sustained within a few sad event plunges a whole nation in sor-row, for the grand old soldier was belovedeverywhere. A more extended notice of theevent will be published in the nextjssue ofThe Christian Herald. AN ORIENTAL BAZAAR. The scene pictured by the artist in anothercolumn, wherein the merchants of an Easterncity are busily trafficking in the shadow of thepillars of a temple, is one familiar to traveller
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