Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-07-01

BIOS % y An editorial i'm the b lston
Journal of Wednesday, after eftr,ipg TO the
steady and rapid increase of the population
OF that city, says
Astrong impulse is now given to the activity
and enterprise of the citizens of Boston. and
the prospect is that for some years to come
the increase OF the population will be as great
as II has been during any period since 1870. |
Its population according To the United States
census was %, 3S3 in 1910. The numbernow
Is probably about 10000. I'm 1850 the mum
Der will probably be at least ll2 900.
Among the means calculated to sustain this
activity and enterprise OF its citizens, none are
more obvious than the means of communica-
ton, especially by Railroads, which ndiatc
from Boston as u centre, NorthcdSieriy tn
Portland the principal commercial place in
Main: Northorty to Concord the capital OF
New Hampshire; Westerly 10 Albany the
capital of New York: Souihiocsicrly through
Connecticut, SOutheriy to Providence the
capital of Rhode Island; and SouihedStcrly TO
Plymouth where the first Pilgrims landed.
Branches communicating with these main
trunks, are constructed for more local purposes.
so that the whole territory is overspread with
a sort OF a net work whose iron rods approach
within few miles of every considerable town
IN the commonwealth. These roads have
been constructcdat cost of 20 Millions of
dollars. mostly at the expense of individuals
who will not willingly suffer these works to
fail oiiulllilling their destiny of conveying men
and merchandise from and to the city of Boston.
The stimulus felt will hardly be less wher-
ever these lines approach TO facilitate conmu-
nicatlon. These works centre in Boston;
they originated III Boston; the capital for
building them was mostly furnished i'm Boston:
they are chiefly managed in Boston. and by
centcrlng in Boston, they make this CITY the
general depot of the Commerce of the whole
State.
THE REJECTED G0SPEIS.-The Apo
cryphal New Testament, containing all the
Gospels, Epistles, and other pieces not inclu-
Died in the New Testament. translated and
now first collected into one volume. Publish
ed by Henry q. Daggers, No 80 Ann street,
New York.
This is a curious and interesting collection
of the Gospels and Epistles which were in
existence during the primitive ages of the
| Church. but which were rejected by the Coun-
Gil of Nice in the 4th century, and excluded
from the authorized version of the New Tes-
| lament.
1t is a remarkable fact that the Book of
Revelations itself had a very narrow escape
from condemnation by this assemblage OF
Bishops-the majority for admitting it into
the company of inspired writings being but
one.
Indeed, Pappus, in his Syndicon to the
Council, states, that having promiscuously
put all the books that were referred to il foI
determination under the communion table in
a church, they besought the Lord that the in
spired writings might get upon the table
while the spurious ones remained underneath
and it happened accordingly.
The Emperor Constantine, on the other
hand, pronounced the approval of these Bish-
ops as nothing less than the determination OF
God himself since the Holy Spirit residing i'm
such great and worthy souls mlolded to them
the divine will.
With such different opinions as to the coun-
ell, there will be curiosity te see these rejected
works in which the lovers of old literature
will find the obscure, but UNREASONABLE or
| IGN OF several remarkable relations i'm the
Golden Legend the Lives of the Saints, and
similar productions concerning the Birth OF
| the Virgin, her marriage with Joseph, on the
budding OF his rod, the nativity of Jesus, the
miracles of his infancy with Joseph at the
carpentry trade, the actions of his followers
and his descent into He'll
| IL will serve TO clucidate, moreover. many oil
the old pictures, black letter wood-cuts, and
! illuminations of ancient Missals and monastic
manuscripts which without these productions,
are difficult TO understand or appreciate; nor
can we see in what way harm can come i'm
perusing these Apocryphal portions of the
| Holy Scripture-rejectcd though they were
by the early Fathers of the Christian Church.
| The publisher has placed the book, so far as
price is concerned, within the reach of ALL
~ J.. Gag.