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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-08-13
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i Joseph G. Lawrence, Commissioners Of Deeds in
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XYIE prepared to furnish Families, Hotels, Res
w turants Steamboats, and Factories with the hest
Ice put up in this city: and we have such sup
PLY hand that those engaging with need not fear
being left without ice in the hottest OF the We
will sell low the lowest Orders left at our store
will be promptly attended to. We can furnish from
fell p. HORNBR0OK & co.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1857-10-03

John Milton Henry, would offer the follow
ing, viz:
The Synod of Virginia in recording a me
mortal of Rev. John Milton Henry, who de-
parted this life on the 18th day of December,
1856, would express their high appreciation
of his character as a Christian gentleman,
and as a faithful, humble and devoted min
lister of Jesus Christ. They would bear
willing and undivided testimony to his zeal
for God and to his love for the souls OF men.
AS preacher of the everlasting gospel,
he was earnest, affectionate, instructive and
successful. AS an evangelist and more re-
Gently as a pastor, he was abundant in la
bors, and the precious fruits of those labors
as seen in the upbuilding of Gods people
and in winning souls unto Christ, show en-
phatically that he was workman that
needed not to be ashamed.
His kind, unaffected and concliatory man
ner, his meekness and gentleness of spirit,
and his afectionate fidelity in the perform
ance of his duties, greatly endeared him to
TIE people OF his charge and to the entire
cOHtHluhiIt al hHf'it he on e't-
During the progress of an interesting
work of grace among his people, while new
seals to his ministry were multiplying, and
many were asking, "What shall we do to
be saved,"-in the midst of his days and of
his usefulness, it pleased God to remove him
from his labors on earth, we humbly trust,
to his rest in heaven.
By this dispensation of Providence the
Synod have lost valued member, and a
young and thriving church beloved pastor.
In it they would reco gnize the hand of God,
and meekly would they bow in submission
to his sovereign will, which though inscru-
table is always wise ard always good.
SAMUEL j. PRICE,
In behalf Of the Committee.
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For the Central Presbyterian.
Greenbrier Presbytery.

The Presbytery of Greenbrier met at
Union, in Monroe county, on Saturday the
29th of August, and was opened with a SER
mon by Rev. j. Young the last Moderator.
After which the Presbytery was constituted
and Rev. g. S. Woodruff chosen Moderator
and Rev. E. Thomas, Temporary Clerk.
Mr.. Wm. T. Price a licentiate under the
care of this Presbytery was dismissed to put
himself under the care of the Presbytery of
Lexington.
The Rev. NJ. H. Bittenger and R. V.
Shanklin, ruling elders were appointed as
commissioners tc the General Assembly and
Rev. G.. S. Woodruff and A. G. Leonard as
their alternates.
The pastoral relation was dissolved be-
tween the Rev. j. H. Leps and the church
at the Kanawha Salines, that he might ac-
cept the call to the church at Parlersburg.
And DR.. Brown was appointed to preach in
the church at the Salines and declare its
pul pit vacant.
The Rev. VIM. Brown, Of Lexington Pres
bytery, was present during part Of the ses-
sion and was invited to sit as a Correspond
ing member. He made some statements
before the Presbytery in behalf of the
Union Theological Seminary,
The Rev. G. S. Woodruff was chosen
Stated Clerk in the place of Rev. Sam'l. H
Brown, whom the Lord has called to Him
self.
Presbytery resolved to meet next spring
at Parkersburg.
A committee of Conference with the
Lexington Presbytery was appointed with
full powers to propose new boundary line
between our Presbyteries for the sanction
of Synod. The Synod approved of it anc
so a considerable portion of our missionary
territory is receded to the Presbytery o
Lexington-from which it had been tallel
originally.
1t was enjoined upon all the ministers VIII,
had not preached upon the duties Of til,
ruling elders, according to the resolution o
Synod, to do so as soon as possible.
Each Of the brethren were required t.
spend three Sabbaths in missionary labor
in our destitute fields between this and tn
next spring meeting of Presbytery.
The communion services on the Sabbat
were Of Il very interesting character am
several persons were received into til
church. A few weeks before several other
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1857-10-03
For the Central Presbyterian.
Disabled Ministers.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23d

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Odd, 1857,
In Judge Leavitt's Report to the last
General Assembly on the subject of "dsa-
bled ministers &c" it is stated, that "to the
printed circular of the committee addressed
to the one hundred and forty Presbyteries
of our church, in relation to the number of
ministers, widows and orphans of deceased
ministers among them requiring aid "rephes
had been received from only sixty-one.
From these it appears, that within the
sixty-one Presbyteries, there are eleven
ministers, who from the inirmites of age
or the effects of disease are untitled for the
active duties of their Office and destitute of
the means of comfortable support. There
are also within these PresbyterieS twenty
one widows and thirty-six children Of de-
ceased ministers, who are in INDECENT cir
cumstances and in need of assistance. As
suming as the basis of an estimate that the
same ratio of destitution is applicable to
the Presbyteries from which no report has
been received, it would result that there
are in the church twenty-siX infrm and disa-
bled ministers, not less than fifty widows,
and about eighty children, for whom relief
is contemplated by the action of the Assem-
bly,. The Presbyteries from which reports
have been received are located in different
geographical sections of the church, and
there is no reason for the conclusion that
the above estimate does not present fair
average Of the destitution throughout its
entire limits" As to "the probable sum
that will be needed annually to relieve the
wants and provide for the comfort of the des-
titute classes" the report says that in the
Judgment OF the committee, it will require
an expenditure of from s 900 to $4,000.
Since the spreading of these facts before
the churches by our religious journals, the
committee of Trustees of the Assembly fol
distributing this fund, have waited in daily
expectation of the application of Presbyte-
ries in behalf of these one hundred and fifty
six adults and orphan children, many o.
whom, doubtless, are in a condition that calls
for immediate relief. Hitherto only small
proportion of these cases has been presented
by their respective Presbyteries, although il
was announced in the last Assembly, and has
been published since in their minutes, thai
there is money in the treasury for this pur
pose, enough therefore to respond, in par
at least, to every regular application.
J. H. j., Chairman
Of the Committee for Distribution 3r.
rrLo oyaS of tba T ord ora IN avarv Olaca
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For the Central Presbyterian.
Board Of Publication.
APPEAL FOR AID.
No. 82l Chestnut street, PhaPa, ]
September %, 1857.

September %, 1857.
The condition of the Treasury of the
Board is at present such as constrains it to
appeal to the churches for early and liberal
help for its Colportage Fund.
Never has the entire land been more open
to the Colporteurs of the Board; and never
have more numerous appeals for colportage
services been made than during the past
six months. Divine Providence has kindly
furnished an increasing number of men
willing, for very limited pecuniary compen-
sation and from love for souls and the Re-
deemer's cause, to do this work. The num-
ber of Colporteurs in commission has i'll con-
sequence been greater during the past six
months by nearly forty than during the
corresponding six months of the last year.
This year has also been one of almost
unexampled fruitfulness, abundance, and
general prosperity throughout the length
and breadth Of the land, thus leading to the
hope that there would be corresponding
Offering from the Lords people to his trea-
sury.
This hope has not as yet, on the part of
this Board, been fulfilled. On the contrary,
the contributions from tho churches to the
Colportage Fund have been smaller, since
the first of March last, by fully $4,000, than
they were during the corresponding portion
of the year 1886. Owing to this, and to the
other fact aforementioned, of the increase
in the number of laborers, the Colportage
Fund of the Board is at this time overdrawn
by about $4,000, and unless contributions
come in from the churches soon and liberally,
this deficiency will ere long be largely in
creased.
AS the Board has no collecting agents in
the field, in accordance with what it UNDER
stands to be the general judgment aid de-
are of the pastors and churches, but relies
on the spontaneous zeal and fidelity of the
pastors and churches themselves; and as the
Presbyteries and Synods are most of them
soon to meet, it is deemed important that
the above facts should at once be known.
And it is earnestly hoped that pastors and
sessions, as well as Presbyteries and Sy-
mods, will deliberate and act, remembering
that the Board of Publication now has only
this alternative Immediately before it
either to receive within the next few months
greatly enlarged contributions from the
churches, or to decline to commission new
colporteurs when they offer themselves for
the work, and perhaps even to reduce the
number already actually in its service.
Hoping that the Lord will bestow upon
all his ministers and people throughout the
bounds of our Zion that wisdom which is
profitable to direct, the above facts are
submitted for their prayerful consideration.
By order of the Executive Committee.
WILLIAM E. SCHENCK, Cor. Sec.
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Synod have heard with profound sorrow
of the death of Rev. Samuel Henry Brown,
pastor Of the united churches of Frankford,
Spring Greek, and Anthony's Greek, which
occurred on the 1st day of Agust, 1851.
This event is deeply affective to these cone
gregations, to this Synod, and to the church
at large, Though in the Judgment of in
finite wisdom it is right, and for the greater
blessedness Of our beloved brother, to hui
man view it is mysterious. He had just COM
menced that career of usefulness Tor which
his requirements and his endowments, both
natural and spiritual, so eminently fitted
him. His vigorous and discriminating mind
combined with the wisdom and discreetness
of his conduct commanded for HMM high
degree the respect of his fellow men, and
made him, though yet in his youth, one of
our ablest consellors, while the loveiness of
his character won all hearts. For the great
duties to which he was called, he was emf
nently fitted by the peculiar endowments of
his mind and heart, and the gifts of the
Holy Spirit. Seldom indeed do we find in
the same person so many of the highest
qualifications for the sacred Office, combined
with so few of those traits which prove a
hindrance in the discharge of its duties.
Firm and faithful in the propagation of what
he believed to be truth, he yet presented
the rare case of man who spent lifetime
without ever making an enemy. By his
supplemented and earnest piety he ever
recommended the gospel of our Lord and
Saviour He was truly a man of God, a
faithful and Jealous minister of Jesus Christ,
whose name will be embalmed in the most
cherished memories of all who knew him,
The eminent spirituality manifested in his
life as well as in his preaching, was such as
is seldom seen save in those whose heads
are whitening for the grave, and marked
him out as one already fitted for the higher
services of the upper sanctuary. Though
young in years he was not young in the SER
vice of God. From early youth he had
shown his love for the Saviour. To this
fact is perhaps to be attributed in a great
degree the maturity and perfection of hi:
Christian character, Evil habits were not
establshed-but the graces of the Spirit
having appeared in early life, grew with hi,
growth and strengthened with his strength
Nor we're these eminent gifts suffered to lie
dormant-but in labors he was very abun
dant, falling victim to his zeal for the
glory of God in the salvation of men. H,
was the honored instrument in the hands o
God of bringing many souls to Christ
great edifcation to the people to whom HI
ministered, and one whose praise is in al
our churches.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1857-10-03
For the Central Presbyterian.
Memorials.

The following are the papers adopted by
the Synod of Virginia, at its late meeting,
in reference to the deaths of Brothers Hol-
laday, Brown and Henry.
The committee appointed to prepare a
minute in reference to the death of our bro
ther the Rev. Albert Louis Holladay, would
repeat the following:
The Rev. A. L. Holladay was born in
Spottsyivanancounty, Va, April 10th, 1905.
He was educated at the University of Va,
and was distinguished in the various schools
which he attended there He afterwards
re-ii,a ana taagnE . sc 80 tae .eity OF
Richmond, and during his residence there
he professed his faith in Christ, and united
with the 1st Presbyterian church Of that
city. He afterwards taught in the town of
Charlottesville, and from thence was called
to the Professorship of Ancient Languages
in Hampden Sidney College, where he con-
tinued about two years, and at the same
time prosecuted his theological studies in
Union Seminary. After his ordination he
went as a missionary to Persia, and re-
mained abroad in this work about eleven
years. After his return he engaged again
in teaching, but for several years imme-
diately previous to his death he was the
pastor of the South Plains church, in the
county of Albemare. He died just about
the rising of our last Synod, after an illness
of eight or ten weeks, on the 18th October,
1856. On his dying bed he received intel
ligence of his election to the Presidency of
Hampden Sidney College-the same insti-
tuition in which he had previously served as
Professor. Synod would express their deep
sense of the great loss which they and the
whole church have sustained in his death.
His intellectual gifts were of high order;
he was distinguished for his genial scholar
ship and for his special knowledge of the
Oriental tongues. His last literary labor
was to correct the proof-sheets of the Sy-
riac Grammar, issued recently in New Ha-
ven. But better than all, and more charac-
teristc of linn than all, was his simple and
devoted piety, his love to Jesus and to sin
ners. We believe that his piety and devo-
ton were of an unusually elevated type.
His modesty and lowliness of mind were
we had almost said, excessive.
Your committee were intimately acquainted
with him, and we hardly know how to ex~
press without apparent exaggeration our
of the eminently gentle, modest
and sanity character of our beloved and
departed brother. Every body who knew
him, ceaeruted him. He had the confidence
and love Of all.
The Synod of Virginia Sympathise ten
derly with his bereaved widow and children,
and would commend them and ourselves to
the Father of mercies and the God of all
comfort.
In uncomplaining quietnesS he bore his
and in the calm and full assurance
of faith and hope, he met the summons that
called him from his mourning and depend
ent family, devotedly attached congrega-
tion and the church at large on earth,-tO
be absent from the body and to be present
with the Lord in the heavenly and eternal
home. j. HENRY SMITH,
d. B. EWING, \ Committee.
L. r. RAILEY,
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Surnames in England.

The Register-General estimates that there
are nearly forty thousand different surnames
in England. 1t is estimated that among
these there are hfty-three thousand families
bearing the name of Smith, and ffty-one
thousand bearing the name Of Jones. The
Smiths and Jones's alone are supposed to
include about half a million of the popula-
ton. In an average. it seems, that one
person in seventy-three is Smith, one in
seventy-six Jones, one in ll5 Williams,
one in l6S Taylor, one in l62 Davies,
and one in ia Brown" Among the list
of peculiar names given, we note the fol-
lowing :--Alabaster, Affection, Albones,
Awkward, Baby, Bolster, Bowel, Brains, BY
(the shortest English name,) Camomile,
Corpse, Dagger, Easy, Eighteen, Fowls,
Fussey, Gin, Hogsaesh, Idle, Jelly, Kiss,
Lumber, Middle, Nutbrown, Officer, Pock-
ct, Ounce, Rabbit, Sanctuary Tombs, Tett,
Unit, Vulgar, Waddle, Yellow, andlZeal.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1857-10-03
The HEALrH1Esr COUNTRY IN CREATION

The HEALTHIEsT COUNTRY IN CREATION.
DE Bows mortality statistics show that
the people of the United States are the
healthiest on the globe. The deaths are
100000 per year, or one and one-third per
cent. of the population. In England the
ratio is over two per cent. of the population,
and in France nearly three per cent. yir-
ginia and North Carolina are the healthiest
of the States, and have six hundred and
thirty-eight inhabitants over one hundred
years of age.
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had been received. So the strength of the
church has been increased and the hearts
of the brethren greatly encouraged.
May God visit all our churches by His
Spirit in like manner as He has the church
es at Union and Lewisburg. G. S. W.
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TERMS.

single copy 50 90 in advance, S3 il not paid
within six months.
Any minister sending the names OF hYe or
more new subscribers and remitting the sub
ScriptiOns annually In advance, shall receive
a cOpy for himself without charge.
For $50 we will send ten copies OF the paper,
with an additional copy to the person acting
as Agent.
cate OF 81 rs per copy.
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Edted and published for association Of gentlemen in
Virginia and North Carolina, by
NrssRS MOORE, HOGE Il co.
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THE OFFICE OF

THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN
"a On Main Street 1--WE doors below the Exchange Bank,
over the Store OF H. Baldwin, third story.
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The committee appointed to prepare a
minute in reference to the death of Rev.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1857-10-03

The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
beholding the evil and the good.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1857-10-03

Where'er we travel, our warm hearts
To dear old England must be true,
TO her welOOk from deserts far
And from each foreign mguntain blue.
Her sons may glide to lndia,s beach
But from its glowing, fiery plains,
They turn to AlbiOns elmwood parks
And hedges green, that skirt its lanes.
Adieu then till we clasp hands in England.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
For the Central Presbyterian.
Three Letters on Conservatism.
LETTER II.
EMANCIPATION AND THE CHURCH,

LETTER II.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-02-18
ADAMS PREMIUM WRITING

"A BOOK, containing the best paper and most ele-
CANT cover Of any other published. for sale by the
gross, dozen or single one. ADAMS BOOKSTORE.
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IMPORTANCE OF A WITNESS.

A Cincinnati paper tells a pretty good
story of a F~renchman and his jealous
spouse at one of the hotels of that city.
The lady iudulged herself continually, as
soon as closeted with her mispronouncing
husband, in hysterical upbraidings for
his imaginary delinquences in ogling the
ladies at the table. and at last things
grew SO bad that the following denoument
transpired. The lady led of, as usual,
with much emphasis:
Monsieur, however, had reached the
eliminating point Of human endurance.
and he reIorted in a vehement rollade Of
broken English, inlerlarded with French
explosives, until the fair one seiz'd his
case of razors in an apparently desperate
determination 10 commit suicide.
Seizing her arm with one hand he pull
led the bellrope violently with the other,
asummons which was speedily answered,
for the walters, whose organs of inquisi-
iiseness are usually well developed, had
been religiously listening outside of the
door, TO what was going on within. As
soon, however, as one entered the cham
Der, our gallant Frenchman reli' qlished
his hold of the lady's arm.
"Ah, all Madam" Kissed he between
his teeth, "you shall cut your troat, eb ?
tres ben, yer govt, now you cut your
ifoat SO quick as you like. Mais | has
Won leetle witness as you cut him yourself.
All, ali, ma chere, sacre, if you want cut
your troat, cut him right wayi'
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u7IG AND HAIR ESTABLISH-
:sP A YOUR DEBTSp'

All persons indebted by Note or Book Account. to
the late firm of S. & C. Moser, will save costs by call
ing soon and paying; otherwise they will be proceed
ed with. SAMUEL M0SEE.
Warren. O.. March 5. 1856.
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Wariatp.
LOOK AT HOME

Should you feel inclined to censurc
Faults you may in others view.
Ask your own heart ere you venture,
If thai has not failings 10
Let not friendly vows be broken,
Rather strive a friend to gain;
Many a word in anger spoken
Finds its passage home again.
Do not, then, ia idle pleasure,
Triie with a brothers. fame,
Guard il as a valued treasure
Sacred as your own good name.
Do not form opinions 6lindly-
Hastiness 10 trouble tends;
Those of whom we've thought unkindl,
on become our warmest friends.