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Successful Mission Work.

The labors of Chalmers and Guthrie
among the vicious poor of Glasgow and
Edinburg have shown what may be eff
fected by persistent Christian labor in
reclaiming the most hopeless classes. A
correspondent of the New York Egam-
gelist gives some most encouraging facts
in reference to recent labors in Glasgow.
They ought to inspire to imitation:
In 1854, however, a new enterprise
was started in that almost hopeless dis
trict, which has led to some surprising
results. The Free Church Erection As
sociation of Glasgow put up church,
plain, neat building, capable of seating
700 people, and after vain effort to Sc
cure some man of reputation to under
take the work, young visitor in the
Sunday School, of the name of McColl,
Just graduated at the theological semina-
ry, commenced his labors. He thus de-
scribes his parish of $1,000 inhabitants:
Eight thousand were Irish Roman Cath.
olics, while of the remaining 1000 at
least 1,600 were so hopelessly sunk in
vice that labor spent upon then then was
for us like pouring sand and rock into a
bottomless slough. Two thousand four
hundred were thus left us, as material
upon which we cotld at once begin to Ia
Dor with prospect of permanentresults."
After dilgent search he found some nine
ty-nine people ready to form the new
church, literally the poor, the mained
and the blind, but who were still ready
to give, even out of their deep poverty,
and who already had contributed $3.50
for the new church. With the assistance
of an annuity of 5000 and the gifts of
few outside helpers, they at once began
to sustain their pastor. Three elders
from as many different churches were
borrowed for two years, but the workers
were almost entirely from his own flock.
Twenty-Five of these at once became Wis
itors, and most energetically did they la
Dor, day and night, in season and out OF
season. With lantern and sunlight they
explored the dens and closes, and brought
thence the perishing to Gods house and
to Christ. Laborers indeed came from
other churches, but it was found that
their assistance rarely amounted to any
thing, unless they thoroughly identified
themselves with the work. And as the
result of seven gears of such faithful,
Christ-like labors, that church was filled
to the door with its 700 communicates.
Then the old hive swarmed, 44S MEM
bers, six deacons, and one elder, with the
pastor, moving to a new church, leaving
behind $50 members with their church
officers. At the expiration of four years
more, these, under Gods blessing, had
again filled the church to overfowing,
and another delegation of 400 went forth
to form new church. In three years
the vacancy thus produced has been filled,
and the parent church has swarmed 8
third time. To-day there are seven new
churches, at least, in Glasgow, the fruits
of the noble work begun in the Wynds
fourteen years ago. In one of these
churches there are LOO members, in an
other 900, in third 600, and the juniors
in proportion.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1867-12-25

-Chevalier Bunsen says, of
the extreme liturgists: "The forms they
idolize were unknown to the early church,
and very often nothing but misunder-
standings and wrecks of that primitive
age. There is power in the living out
pouring of the Spirit by free prayer, and
in sermon delivered out of the fullness
of faith and thought, which set form
and a written sermon do not possess
The early church recognized three forms
of common prayer: silent prayer, free
prayer, and here and there short forms
sanctioned by observation-disclosures, asit
were. either for the minister alone or the
clergy and people jointly. The English
liturgy admits neither silent prayer nor
free utterance in the service; the result
of which is that the two most spiritual
forms, which are the natural compliments
of formalized prayer and exhortation, are
excluded. The solemn pause in the SER
vice of ordination Immediately before the
Veni Creator is the only instance of that
silent prayer which, in the ancient
church, is p supposed by every Collect,
as the very name of Collect proves"
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
Manners of the Pew,
NO. II.
J. f. B.

No. IL.
The punctual attendance and prompt
entrance into church, insisted upon in my
last number, prepares the way for begin
ming the worship of GOdin proper man
ner. The assembling of the congrega-
ton of necessity occupies some time
Now there is an appropriate demeanor
while waiting for the service to begin
Many spend this time in conversation ;
many others in looking about at the new
comers, perhaps internally criticising the
style, dress, walk of others, and taking
notes in the memory to be used after
ward as a source of great diversion and
merry-making. Even where the men re-
main outside of the door, the women are
by custom and convenience required to
enter the church; and it often happens
that there is so much talking and confu-
sion. that the minister feels constrained to
wait painfully for lull in the converse
ton of ardent friends or eager gossips, so
that he may arise with uplifted hands to
invoke Gods blessing on the cOngrega-
ton; and sometimes the conversation is
hardly arrested by the solemn invocation.
If the present habits of some congrega-
tions in this respect should prevail gen.
orally, it will become necessary to place a
gavel on the pulpit for the use of the
minister, after the fashion of many de-
Lucrative bodies and popular assemblies.
But these things ought not so to be-
For reverent and becoming demeanor
is appropriate to those who sit in the
house of God waiting for service to be-
gin. 1t is a good opportunity for COM
posing the heart to devotion, and for 81
lent unobtrusive personal devotions.-
The profit to be derived from worship de-
pends much upon the temper in which we
come, to say nothing of daring to ap-
proach God in light and trifing spirit.
A few moments spent in personal devo-
tions, before service begins, is like pre-
pairing the fallow land for the seed
While this personal devotion, preparatory
to the public social worship should by
no means be pretermitted, still it should
be strictly personal, private, silent, un'
obtrusive. 1t is rather of the nature oi
closet religion, intended for Gods eye
and ear, and not for mans.
1t is the custom in some branches o.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1867-12-25

I have but little time, even with a
hasty pen, to trace a few brief sketches
of what has been very interesting and
pleasant in some late travel and observa-
ton. But 1 do it mainly for the gratif-
cation of some friends around me; and
taking for granted that their feelings of
interest will accompany me, | will proba-
bly, send something more about the lower
Valley and very interesting part of
Maryland, that noble sister State, re-
Gently so gloriously redeemed,-which 1
had the pleasure;sf visiting;
T.
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For THE CETNRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
How to Use the Sabbath.

A Christian once asked me what |
thought of the custom which especially
prevailed among the laboring classes of
Europe, of using the Sabbath day as
holiday. The gayeties, the festivals and
the dancings in which they INDUCED were
cited, and it was remarked that surely
this could not be in violation of Gods
will, who had given them this day alone
for comfort.
Ireplied that the wholequestion seemed
to me to be involved in what was meant by
the phrase of the commandment, "to keep
at holy" 1t is wise provision that God
has made for his people that they should
enter heartily upon the duties they are
to perform in the world. 1t is duty
and blessing to work with alacrity and
cheerfulness. Yet it ought to be great
privilege to look away from these things
at stated times, and to endeavor to real
ize that there are other things far loftier
and purer. Few in this world absolute
ly employ themselves in contributing
nothing to the advancement of themselves
or others in worldly comfort of some sort
or other. This is great care to some,
and pleasing occupation to others. To
one class the Sabbath ought to be en-
phatically rest; to the other, it should
be none the less a grateful relaxation.
To this extent perhaps it will be univer-
sally acknowledged that the Sabbath is
useful.
Bat there is hidden meaning which
none but those whose hearts are sanctifed
by the pure love of God can ever appre-
ciate. The Christian will understand by
it that God desires his thoughts to be
lifted to Him. 1t is true, his thoug ghts
must always be fixed on God. In the
busiest scenes of every day life he must
have the consciousness that God is over all
things; he must trust at every moment
that God is smiling on his labor. But
the Sabbath brings him to contemplate
God directly as it were, and not indirect
ly. His whole existence ought not only
to be centered upon Him, who is above
all earthly things, but there ought then
to be nothing 6etween him and his God.
He does not indeed become visionary, and
attempt to shut out all cognizance of the
actual existence around him. Man is a
social being. Let him join with others
and with one accord let them glorify God
in accordance with His ordinances. Let
him sit beside his own hearth-stone with
all his household around him, and let
Gods name have holy place there
Gods goodness ought to be pleasant
theme of conversation there. Even the
infant would listen, and it would hardly
fail to fasten upon its memory the name
of Jehovah. Let the young son, as man
hood comes on, occasionally take his
fathers place to read on some subject oi
Gods love, while the others are silent,
and the father perhaps interrupts him q
moment to apply a precept or impress
thought. Let the mother lead the rest
in breaking sacred melodies, that have
been long ago familiar. And while they
all sit together, let there be something
more than the usual morning and even
ing sacrifice. 1t will please God to come
: down and dwell with that family whel
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1867-12-25
Christ in the Lines of Travel.

Who sees Him? Who hears Him
Who reads of Him? On the steamboat,
and in the railway car, we look, we lis
ten in vain, for Christ. Harper" is
there with his columns of trash, and in
cendiary literature. 'Frank Leslie" is
always on hand with illustrated pages,
yspeaking'in trumpes-tones to the hungry
mind of the traveller. The .news of
the day in Politics, in Fashion, in War,
in Love, in Art, in Science and in every
thing else, but the "Kingdom Come" is
at every turn.
"We are not ignorant of his devices, "
and we see what mastery one it is Sa-
tan has hit upon, in the contract which
it would seem he has taken out to supply
all the "Lines of travel" with reading
matter. He knows what a longing there
is in the mind of the traveller for some
thing to occupy the time, either in the
way of illustrations or reading. Such is
seen in the enormous sales of all sorts of
papers upon these lines. And if we are
not particularly disposed to employ our
time in reading, we have only to engage
in the pleasant recreation of the Picture
Gallery, or viewing the paintings which
constitute portion of the cars, upon
which we may enter without the least fear
of seeing anything that will remind us of
the passage of time, the rapidity of life,
the end of the journey, and the coming
collision when the body, or car, shall run
off of the track of life, and smashing to
pieces, leave the Immortal Traveller to
take care of himself. Or if it is on a
steamboat, we have our temporary home
provided with all calculated to enliven
and furnish food for thoughts, or amuse-
ment. Especially is this so in one por-
ton. Behind little counter, stands one
whose jocund face and smiling counte-
nance is living advertisement of the
ioys of Bacchus, while aaound him, in
rich paintings of female proportions,
with charms partly unmasked, are the
beauties of Yenus, making their strong
est appeals to the passions aroused by the
excitement produced by contact with the
fiery lips of Bacchus.
How long shall Christian travellers be
forced to mingle in such scenes? When
will it be that religious paintings and re-
HgiOus papers will help the religious man
to pass with profit the time engaged in
travel?
What field for usefulness, in distri-
buting tracts and selling religious papers
and books? How well adapted is "Ryie's
Seed Corr" american Tract Society,"
for such places, and the many highly in
teresting religious books and papers OF
our land
y We are running opposition lines else
where, and Satan is gradually being
rooted out. Let us invade him in these
favorite, uncontested grounds of his
Let us introduce our Lordupon the steam
boat and in the railway trains.-in the
form of religious paintings, tracts, pa
pers and books, and eternity alone will be
long enough to estimate the results.
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His blessing is invoked. 1t will be no
hard thing then to draw near to Him.
"The wife will be as fruitful vine by
his house, (Ps. cxxviii: 81 and he will
be the one to realize the prayer of Da-
vid, when he prayed that their "sons
might be as plants grown up in their
youth; and their daughters as corner
stones polished after the similitude of a
palace" (Ps. cxliv: 12.)
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1867-12-25

THE VALUE OF SABBATH Schools
The following record, most honorable in
itself, and worthy to be considered by
all, is made concerning a young clergy
man, in one of our exchanges. "He is
building up the church mainly through
the prosperous Sabbath School connected
with it. Already large additions have
been made to the church from the school. :"
A Sunday School well worked will al
most certainly be associated with work
ing church. For the workers there will
be workers elsewhere, and the life which
makes the Sabbath School prosperous
will find its way into other departments
of Christian effort, and the whole church
will feel the impulse. A wise man is the
minister who takes care of the youth
thew will take care of the church.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1867-12-25
The Shepherds Voice; Or, "It is I"

A lady walking on some downs the
morning after terrific thunderstorm,
met shepherd. She asked him what
his sheep had done during the storm.
"Ah!" he replied, II folded them as
usual in the evening; but when the
storm came on 1 thought of the poor
things, and went out to look after them.
When l got little distance from the
fold, I saw them jumping about in the
greatest alarm; but the moment they
heard my voice they wore quite quiet.
Just SO, storm and tempest may break
over the believer; but only let him hear
the Chief Shepherds voice saying, " 1t
is l." and there is great calm.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1867-12-25
THE PILGRIM.

The way is dark, my Father! cloud on cloud
Is gathering quickly Ger my head; and loud
The thunders roll above me. See, | stand
Like one bewildered Father, take my hand,
And through the gloom
Lead safely home
Thy child.
The day goes fast, my Father and the night
Is drawing darkly down. Ny faithless sight
Sees ghastly visions. Fears, spectral band,
Encompass me. o, Father! take my hand,
And from the night
Lead up to Light
Thy child.
The way is long, my Father and my soul
Longs for the rest and quiet of the goal;
While vet Journey through this weary land,
Keep me from wandering. Father, take my
hand
Quickly and straight
Lead to Heavens gate
Thy child.
The path is rough, my Father many thorn
Has pierced me- and my weary feet all torn
And bleeding, mark the way Yet Thy command
Bids nae pross sorwsr3 Fssher take my hand.
Then, safe and blest,
Lead up TO rest
Thy child.
The throng is great my Father many doubt,
And fear and danger, compass me about,
And foes oppress me sore. cannot stand,
Or 90 alone o, Father! take my hand,
And through the throng
Lead safe along
Thy child.
The cross is heavy, Father have borne
So long, and still do bear it. Let my worn
And fainting spirit rise to that blessed land
Where crowns are given. Father, take my hand,
And reaching down,
Lead to the crown
Thy child.
The way is dark, Ny child but leads to light;
would not have thee always walk by sight;
My dealings, now, thou canst not understands
meant it so but viii take thy hand,
And through the gloom
Lead safely home
My child.
The day goes fast Ny child but is the night
Darker to me than day? In Me is light;
Keep close to Ne, and every spectral band
Of fears shall vanish 1 will take thy hand
And through the night
Lead up to light
My child.
The way is long, My child but it shall be
hon = haCf for
And thou shalt know, at last, when thou shalt
stand
Close to the gate, how did take thy hand,
And quick and straight
Lead to Heavens gate
My child.
The path is rough, Ny child but, o, how sweet
VIII be the rest for weary pilgrims feet,
When thou shalt reach the borders of that land
To which lead thee, as take thy hand,
And safe and best
With Ne shall rest
Ny child.
The throng is great, Ny child! but at thy side
Thy Father walks! then be not terrified,
For am with thee; will thy foes command
To let thee freely pass; will take thy hand,
And through the throng
Lead safe along
My child.
The cross is heavy child yet there is One
Who bore a heavier far for thee; Ny Son
Ny well beloved; with Him bear thine, and
stand
With Him, at last, and from thy Fathers hand,
Thy cross laid down,
Receive thy crown,
My child.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1867-12-25

Or A great many that seem to come to
Christ, it may be said that they have not
come to Him, because they have not left
themselves.-Archbishop Leighton.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1867-12-25

WE are always ready to reckon up our
trials, but are we equally so to keep ac-
count of the sins which draw them down
upon us us?-ChrySost0m.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-07
CHICAGO MARKET,

- CHICAGO, Dec. 81.
Provision market firm and steady. Mess pork
| al Sic, 50 extra prime pork Sl3. Lard lI4c; dry
sailed shoulders &c; packed green shoulders St a
5tc' Green hams from dressed hogs at SIC.
Dressed hogs active at Sc, S0a6, IS for good.
Flour steady and quiet; stocks light.
Wheat shade frmer. Closes at g ,oSa2, oe for
regular receipts No. /; sl,S4talS5 for No. 2
spring.
Corn dull and shade higher. Sales OF No. ut
74a76c; rejected 52a55c.
| ~ oatS dull and easier; 4l3a42c; rejected soc.
hye hrm anc sIcauy OF 5oaoio for ,,
for No. 2 in store. --.--@.'t- #-%
Barley frmer; 60a65c
Highwines neglected and nominal.
Catrls-best $64a65; stock $3!a41 No sales
of hogs, s., 75a6, 49, Sheep $3a44. Wool, 45a50.
Hides-There has been advance during the
week of &c on cured and part cured grades. The
active demand winch was noticed in our last
view, ntinued throughout, and hence with Ugh
receipts and an Inadequate supply, holders found
no peculiar difficulty to obtain full prices on de-
sirable lots. We quote:
Green butchers, 7a73; green cured, 94al0; gree
part cured 9a94 green calf, 20a24 green kip,
i4al5; dry flint, l7alS; dry sailed, Halo.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-07
COMMERCIAL.
ROCK ISLAND MARKET.

Rock ISLAND, Jan. l.
The current value of the articles named below is
subject to changes, but the following quotations
correct for the date of this report
Flour-JOhnstons Spring Double Extra, in bills
$1,000, at wholesale, and Sll 40 at retail. Sacks
Slo,50 at wholesale, and 81. 90 at retail Loose
SlO.6o at wholesale, and $1,000 at retail.
Wheat-No. i, $1,95. No. 2, 30. Rejected
lao.
COrn-35c to 40
Oats-2Sa32c for 80 lbs.
Rye-S0c.
Barley-No.1, 20. No. 3, 40.
Beans-l,50
Onions-50c per bush.
Potatoes-55c.
Eggs-25e dog.
Butter-Very choice lots, for retailing will bring
25e.
SOrghum-40a60c.
Salts, 5a3,35 per barrel.
Observation-Disclosures, barrels included, See re-
tail soc.
Highwnes-$2, 90
Pouitry-Livs chickens, So, 40a3,00 per doz-
Dressed, &c per h.. Turkeys 12al5c per h.
Pork-For live hogs 43a5c. Dressed 5!a6.
Beehive weight, common 3,00a4. 80. Prime
shipping 5,OOa5,5O per hundred pounds.
Hldes-Green country, &c /; green salted 73c; dry
sailed, 10c dry flint, IL green calf 123c ;cut dam
aged gruby price sheep pets U.s.
Hay Prairie, $1,000 per ton Timothy $1,000
WOod-Oak $500 to 700 a cord.
Coal-At the Coal Valley Yard, on the Levee
coal is sold at IA cents, the cost of delivering to be
added. - - -
From teams, in Market Square, at I5al6 cents.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-07

IMPORTANT THE EIcK.--We invite the specia
attention of our readers to DR.. Easterly's adver
tisements, which be seen in our advertsine
columns this evening. DR.. Easterly's family med
icines are deservsdlypo popular, have 4 rapid sale
give general satisfacton, and are kept in all the
principal drug stores throughout the ~sssern and
southern states. 1t viii be seen that Dr. Easterly
does not recommend one medicine to cure al dis
eases, but prepares a remedy for each particular
disease, which can he relied upon to cure. II
families would supply themselves with variety
of his medicines, many a doctors bill might be
saved, also much sickness and suffering. DR..
Easterly's medicines have been twenty years es.
sabiished in st. LOUIS, and wherever known are
rega rded as the bast in use. We say to the sick
and afflicted, ~ them. For sale by all druggists.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-07

SAvED.-Some thirty to forty of our ci.i-
Gems who attended the German Theatre, in
Davenport. last evening, were telsgrapesd to
IN regard to the danger in returning, on ae-
count OF large open space near the ferry
landing, and thus prevented from getting q
cold bath free of charge.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-07

The Pioneer Settlers Association, of Scott
county, Iowa, hold their annual festival at
the Pennsylvania House, 10. Davenport. on
Tuesday evening, the 9Th instant-to-morrow
evening. The old settlers of Rock Island
county are invited
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-07

TUBERcLEs IN THE LUNGS are not necessarily
fatal 1t is beyond dispute they have been heal
ed and cicatrised by the use of Cod Liver Oil. As
everything depends, however, on the quality OF
the article, be sure to procure the squire MedIci-
nal Cod Liver Oil - manufactured by John G. Ba-
ker & Co., No. us Market stheet, Philadelphia,
the standard brand of the American market. For
sale by Druggists everywhere noy7dw3m
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-07

Printing, the cart preventative. of all arts, IA
found no efficient assistant than the "Eclecd
Cleanser."a 1t cleans type and rollers with wonder
full quickness and thoroughness, leaving no dregs or
sediment, as is the with every other compound
yet tried.
Sold by all druggists and grocers. Also by s. M.
Harris, at Iangley's Warehouse.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-07

CoLD BATH.-Mrs. Hanna of notorious
fans; got good "souzs" IN the river yaater-
day, as she was returning from Davenport,
but was fshed out again, in a damaged con-
dition. 1t would. perhaps, have been as we'll
have left her there. .e7 s--
Several other people got in during the ev-
enlng, but no one ia known to have been lost
City Marshal Chopper stationed a police
man on the bank of the river, with rope TO
throw to people who got In, and with direc-
tons to warn people back from the open
space. This thoughtful action probably saved
many from drowning. ...
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-07

SOMEBODY is going to get that magnifcsnt
Crosby Opera House, worth half million of
dollars, on q five dollar certificate 1t is Just
as likely to be you as anybody, and if you
have five dollars that it wouldn's hurt yousto
lose, now is the time to invest il. Read the
article in this paper from the Chicago Times
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-07

MRs.BURGER, who was shot by her husband
on Saturday, is still alive, and we learn, from
her physician. Dr.. Gait, that there is some
lissle hope OF her recovery. $500.