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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-03-18
For TIE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
East Hanover Presbytery and the Com
mittee of Sustentation.

Mr.. Editor,-As a member of one of the
churches in connection with East Hanover
Presbytery, [ have read with interest the re-
cent communications of the Rev. Mr.. Miller,
our Chairman of Domestic Missions, and Rev.
Drs Wilson and Woodrow, Of the Sustenta-
ton Committee. Some facts brought out in
these letters, and in the Acknowledgements of
the Treasures respectively, deserve to be no.
ticed. And let me say first, am on MIR. Mil
ler's, and DR.. Wilson's side. and opposed to
East Hanover Presbytery. The PresBStefy
has given Mr.. Millera responsible charge, viz:
to provide missionaries for our vacaat -teldds
support them in those fields, and assist seve-
raj of our pastors laboring in churches i'm
poverished by the war.
Mr.. Miller may well shrink from this task
for it is weighty one; aud the single fact that
he must know all the wants of our ministers,s.
enter into their private sorrows and share their
burdens, is tax upon his sympathy, that
only those whose position gives them similar
experience, can fully appreciate. But this
sympathy Mr.. Miller would and could give
most generously, if he only had the money to
give with it, and thereby relieve the sorrows
of his brethren. He has stood by them most
prescveringly, as his frequent appeals to the
churches, and his urgent demands upon the
Treasury testify. Now | complain that East
Hanover Presbytery has not sustained Mr..
Miller in this trying emergency. IF it was
right to retain our own Committee of Domestic
Missions, instead of adopting fully the General
Assembys scheme, and acting through our
Sustentation Committee entirely, then it is
incumbent upon the ministers and church ses'
sions to provide Mr. Miller the means to sus-
tain these missionaries. How do the collec-
tons in this Presbytery appear, as reported by
the two Treasurers, Mr. Lemoine and DR..
Woodrow?
Since October ID, 1867, the Treasury of
East Hanover Presbytery has received from
the Sustentaton Committee 81, 4S2 10. In
the same time, DR.. Woodrow reports only
81, l46 0S, as received from our churches,
leaving us beneficiary upon the church at
large to the amount of 1896 OS.
Brethren Ought this so to beY' Is not
East Hanover Presbytery abundanty able to
support her own missionaries, and help to bear
the burdens of the church at large? Have all
our churches, all our members, come up fully
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Commissioners Fund. is on all a,

Commissioners Fund. 1t is on all accounts
important to have in our General Assembly
full delegation from the remotest parts
The distance from Texas to Baltimore, the
place Of meeting this Spring, will involve no
small expense upon representatives from that
State. 1t may therefore be timely suggestion
to the churches in that and other remote sec
tons, to consider the necessity of taking more
than usual care to send up to their Presbyte-
ries liberal contributions for the Commission.
ers fund.
And may it not be suitable to remind other
Presbyteries of larger means, and this year
subjected to less expense, how necessary it will
be for them also to replenish this fund? All
desire the presence of brethren from the far
South. 1t does us good, and it does them
good also. Whatever strengthens mutual
sympathy, binds rs together, aud becomes a
public blessing Let OUT brethren, therefore,
t-'s--ss "a l.sss ;s.ee.L - BE .so..t-mcetiits
Of our Asse @ feeling confident that the
burden of expense will be so shared with them
that it shall not be heavy.
Would it not be well for all the papers of
our Church to give word in season upon this
subject2
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-03-18
M SEAsoNApLE REMEMpRANcE.-

Whae tac tayme-ts uSde by many sub
scgiS-n 81 the Ceatzi PTss5yler zH, have
hesB a most seasouasls relied lcom bur
dens which would otherwise have been
too oppressive to bear, let none for a
moment suppose it possible for paper
to get along without steady income.
The number from whom no payment for
the year has been received is still sur
prisingly large, and many are indebted
for two or three years. Can they not
remit what is due, and what We very
much need?
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-03-18

Error Corrected The circular letter of Dr.
j. L. Wilson last week specified :" the widows
and children of deceased minister's and iiafrnl
ministers, in INDECENT circumstances" as in
crsdsd within the Assemblys scheme Of re-
iSf By a mistake of the printer, the words
Ia italics were omitted. Chairmen of Presby
terial Committees please notice.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-03-18

TIE Culdee Church We have reason to
know that the articles of Dr. moore ON TINS
subject are read with uncommon interest. To
many Presbyterians this track, though marked
by those familiar with Church history, has new
er been much opened in the religious newspa-
pers. The reason is that our Church in repu-
dating the absurdity of prelatical apostolical
succession, has at the same time too much I'M
,dervalued its own historical succession.
Competent judges have deservedly spoken of
this discussion by Dr. Moore as able and time
-ly. The suggestion has already been made that
st should be published in permanent form for
genera circulation. 1t would admirably fill a
vacant place in our Church literature, and we
have reason to believe the suggestion will be
carried out as soon as practicable In the
meantime let none pass by articles of such
ability and interest because they are three
or four columns long Ten minutes will carry
the eye through that space, and they will GER
tainly be well spent.
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aT Notice to Stated Clerks

ba5- Notice to Stated Clerks.-In answer
to many inquiries, desire to state that the
blanks ordered by the last Assembly are ready.
Statistical reports of Presbyteries will be for
warded at 25 cents for four copies. Seasonal
reports at 80 cents per dozen, and the Com
missions to General Assembly at 80 cents pei
dozen. Very respectfully, etc.,
T. r. BAIRD
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-03-18

upon the fact that such standard authority
as Gesenius in his Hebrew Dictionary says
that the word translated fair, here signifies
good to look upon, beautiful, and cites this
very place as an instance of this meaning; nor
upon the fact that the whole learned world -
so understand it. Ariel's theory seems to be
that the less man knows about thing, the
better will he understand it. Hence his own
Incompatible superiority over all that have
ever gone before him, or will probably come
after. But we are willing to rest his interpre-
tation upon its bare statement: The " Sons Of
God captirated By black ,oOmen-beaSts! and
to such degree that, passing by the daugh-
tiers Of their o,oa ,ohte race they sought 1oires
from among them!
And these are the Scripture arguments, %
that are expected to confound and shake the
minds of thousands The man who can upon
such pretences go brqyag over the land, that
a portion of the human family are beasts
without souls, may have white skin, but de-
serves close examination as to the shape of
his own head and the length of his ears, to
fascertain whether he is not himself "a genera
OF a species of animals, as he gravely informs
mankind "the cal" certainly is page %
Or If that is two monstrous an idea, we shall
at least be excused for concluding in his own
tlanguage-only substituting his name for the
word "Negro" =" Therefore it follows, from
sthe logic of facts, that Ariel is separate
species Of the genus homo from Adam and
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-03-18
The First Annual Report of the Ladies' DepOi

The Flrst Annual hBport 0I tHe 1auIoS
itory, for the year 1867 Baltimore.
This report speaks the praise of Society
which has been, and promises to be still more
a blessing OF untold value to the South. There
are thousands of our excellent women who
would rejoice to have articles made by their
skilful hands sold, and thus help themselves
and families could they find such place as
this, where trustworthy and benevolent sisters
take charge of what they send, and as soon as
practicable give them the proceeds.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-03-18

WAvERLEY; or, IT'S Sixty Years Since. By
Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Price % cents
THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPER
FIELD. BY Charles Dickens Price % cts
IvANHoE. A Romance. By Sir Walter Scott
Bart. Price 25 cents.
A. H. Christian & Go.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-03-18

The New ECLECTIC for April has the fol-
lowing table of contents:
l. Vesuvius. 2. By the Sea Side in South
east Africa g. The Cost of Coal. 4. The
Woman's Kingdom. 5. "Ecce Homo" 6.
NJ. Theirs, Chief of the Majority. 7. Phineas
Finn, the Irish Member. s. Modern Hippo.
phagy. 9. The Mystery of Darkness. 10. An
Austrian View OF the Napoleonic Dynasty.
II. DR.. Cummings Prophecies. u. Leading
Strings 49, Scientific Summary. IA Re-
views Is. Recent Publications. 16. Mis-
cellany.
The publishers offer the following liberal in
ducements
Each new subscriber preparing four dollars
will be furnished with any single american or
European Periodical, or a copy of any stand
ard ,oorh the advertised subscription or retail
price of which does not exceed six dollars, at
fifteen per cent discount
To friends who will act as canvassers, seven
ty-fve cents will be allowed for every prepaid
new subscriber procured for US. Where pre-
ferred, one year subscription will be given for
five prepaid new subscribers.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS will be given to
the person sending us the largest number of
new subscribers during the year 1868, IN add
tioa to the seuenty.fee cents allo,oed for each
name.
A sample copy of the Magazine will be sent
to any address for twenty-five cents, upon ap-
plication, and any inquiries promptly answered
by letter
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-03-18

A SPECIAL MEETING of the Lexington
Presbytery is hereby called to meet in the Lee
ture-room of the Presbyterian church in Lex
ington, on Friday, the Goth inst, at clock
P. NJ, for the purpose of considering applica-
tons BY the Rev. Henry Brown and Rev. Mr..
Reese for certificates of dismission to join other
Presbyteries. ROBERT j. TAYLOR,
Moderator.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-03-18
Life Assurance.

We must not omit to call attention to
the article last week on the 4th page, re.
lating to this subject 1t is in the power of
most persons to meet the small expense of Sc
curing policy which will be of great advan.
tage to themselves or their families. As to
the comparative claims OF various associations
sSe have nothing to say The Equitable Life
Assurance Society of New York, is certainly
one of the most prominent in the country, and
is under the management of gentlemen among
the most trustworthy. It's President is the
Hon. VIM. c. Alexander, son of the late
Rev. Archibald Alexander, d. D.. and well
known for his high character and abilities, to
many people in Virginia.
Among the good things recommending this
Society, it claims the following:
l. That it is conducted upon the purely na,,-
tual principle. AL the profits are given back
to the policy holders to whom the profits be-
long. Dividends are made annually from the
time the policy is taken. The cash is allowed
in reduction of the second annual and subse-
quent premiums. Somewhere near a million
OF dollars has been divided among policy hold
ers as profits by the dividend of Feb l, 1868.
. That its assets are securely invested, not
in United States Bonds, Except very small
amount) but in the best possible manner in
bonds and mortgages on first class New York
city property, worth more than double the
amount of the loan in each case; and although
the company has loaned millions they have
not yet lost any interest, nor had to sell under
any foreclosure.
g. That it deals equitably with policy hold
els, szSt <--1,romptly. 1t has never had a
.ag suit.
I. That its Directors are men thoroughly
known for their capacity in business, their in
tegrity and piety.
This Company has an agent in Richmond,
Mr.. j. H. Montague, and wants agents all over
the country See advertisement in this paper.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-03-18

New GRAMMAR OF FRENCH GRAMMARs, COM
prising the substance of all the most ap-
proved French Grammars extant; but more
especially of the standard work Grammaire
des Grammaires, sanctioned by the French
Academy and the University of Paris, with
numerous exercises and examples illustrative
of every rule. By DR.. V. De FIvos, NJ. A.;
FEE. j. S., member of the Grammatical
Society of Paris, &c. D. Appleton & Co.,
New York, publishers, 1868.
Through A. H. Christian & Co.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-03-18
The American Colonization Society

The American Colonization Society is
making an earnest appeal for money to colonze
in Liberia more than two thousand freedmen
who want to go there. Four thousand freed
men have petitioned Congress to send them to
Liberia, or to give the Colonization Society
the means to send them. Some of their petit
tons have been published, and also some let
tiers from them, from all Of which we judge
they are persons of some intelligence, good
character, and earnest in their desire to emi-
crate. They are poor and unable to pay their
expenses Many of them have friends in Lii.
IBERIA. They are all needed there-and as they
rant to 90 there, it seems desirable that they
should be assisted. The Society's ship is ex-
pected to sail the first of May and can carry six
hundred and fifty of them. Donations should
therefore be made at once and sent in sums,
large or small to Rev. w. McLain, D. D.,
Financial Secretary, American Colonization
Society, Washington, D. c.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-03-18

Tho African Repository for February contains
much interesting matter connected with the
" Republic" of Liberia, and the general inter
ests of the African race.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-03-18
County Bible Societies.

We are glad to notice the increased interest
in these societies. They ought to be reorgan-
lied in every country. We commend the ex-
ample of Augusta and Wythe to all their
neighbors.
At the recent annual meeting of the Angus
ia Society. held in the Presbyterian church In
Staunton, Judge H. W. Shelley was elected
President, DR.. S. J. Baird the agent of the
Virginia and American Bible Societies, made
an address, and the following resolutions we're
adopted:
lst That immediate measures be taken to
secure contributions to the Treasury.
ID. That correspondence be opened with the
friends of the Bible cause throughout the
county, for District Managers and contribu-
TONS
Sd. That Colporteurs be employed to can
vass the entire county and supply the destitute
of every class, by sale or donation, with the
Word of God.
wYTHE COUNTY SOCIETY.
The first annual meeting of the Wythe Coun-
ty Bible Society, was held in the Methodist
church in Wytheville, on Sunday, Sth instant,
at o'clock p NJ. Rev. f. d. Goodwin, Pres
ident.
The Treasurer, Rev. E. III. Mcdonald, re-
ported total cash receipts during the year
S343 CO. of which $l6275 were contributions,
and $lS0.S5 were derived from the sale Of
books. Disbursements were S267.53, leaving
balance in the treasury Of S6607
The Executive Committee reported that a
Depository had been established in Wythe
vile, where the Scriptures are kept on hand
for SALE The present superintendent is DIR.
John D. Stuart.
The Executive Committee had endeavored
to supply Wythe County with the Word Of
God. Two men were employed as distributing
agents Time Of service in this work three
and a quarter months. They reported the FOL
lowing results:
Number of families visited, $40; number o.
families found destitute, So; snumber- az eAsti
tute families supplied, SO number OF destI-
tute individuals supplied, %; number of Bi
bles sold and donated, 1913; number Of Tesla
ments sold and donated, 203 number Of Por.
tons sold and donated, 81; value of books
sold and donated, SAG 40. Whole number Of
books disposed of during the year by colpor
teurs and at the depository, 2l5 Bibles, 434
Testaments, 80 Portions, being an aggregate Of
73l volumes.
The freedmen were in all cases supplied with
the Word of God, the same as the whites.
Grants Of books were made by the Executive
Committee to colored church in Wytheville,
several Sunday Schools in Wythe County, and
Sunday School in Grayson County, the State
Society having generously placed at their dis
posal 100 Bibles and 200 testaments, for free
distribution.
An address, on the subject of the Bible, wa!
then delivered by Rev. j. FL. Martin. Re
marks were also made by Rev. Mr.. Sullins.
The officers and managers of last year were
reelected for the ensuing year.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-03-18

THE SOUTHERN CULTrvAToE, for March; ri
ume %, No. 3.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-03-18
From the Presbyterian.

THE LITTLE CLEANER, for March, 1868.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-03-18
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

DIR. DABNEY's SPEEcH.-We have received
a pamphlet of sixteen pages with the follow
ing title:
ECCLESIASTICAL RELATION OF NEGROES.
Speech of Rev. Robert l.. Dabney in the
Synod of Virginia, November 9th, 1867
against the ecclesiastical equality of Negro
Preachers in our Church, and their right to
rule over white Christians.
The reader will find it an able and interesting
discussion of the question announced. The
positions taken are substantially those main
tanned in this paper and which we believe to
be held by the great body of our Church. Let
those who desire to consider the question, read
this speech and judge for themselves.
IF certain errors are not corrected in pencil
in the copies received, it may be well to pre-
serve the following:
Page s, line 4, for pet, read pit.
Page s, line 5, for implore, read, impose
Page s, line %, for pens, read, fens.
Page o, line 40, for afflicted, read affiliated
; Page Il, line 3, for softly, read, loftily.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-12-04
TO CONsUMPTIvEs,

TGNiE Advertiser, having been restored to healtl,
Il ina few weeks, by very simple remedy, af
ter having suffered several years with a severe
lung affection, and that dread disease, Consump.
tion-is anxious to make known to his fellow sui.
fcrcrs the means OF cnre.
To all who desire II, he win send copy OF the
prescription Qfrce of charge,l with the directions
for preparing and using the same, which they will
find a SURE CURE ron CONSUMPTION, AsrriaA,
BRoScutrIs, &C. The only object of the advert.
ser in sending the Prescription Il to benefit the
afflicted and spread Information which he con.
ceves to be Invaluable; and he hops every suf
fercr will try his remedy, as It will cost them
nothing, and may prove blessing. u
Parties wishing tn prescription viii please adj.
dress REv. EDWARD A. WILSON,
l6s South Second St, Williamsburg, Kings Coun-
ty, New York. saw
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-12-04
The Great Pictorial Annual.

Hostetter's United States Almanac for 1850, for
distribution grafis, tb~i ghout the United States
and all civiliz ID countries of the Western Hemis-
pherc, will be published about the first of January
and all who wish to understand the true philoso-
ply OF health should read and ponder the valuable
suggestions 1t contains, In al lltont to an admir-
able medical treatise the causes, prevention and
cure OF great variety of diseases, Il embraces a
large amount of information interesting to the
merchant, the mechanic, the miner. the farmer the
planter, and professional man and thu calcula-
tons have been made for such meridians and latl
Tides az are suitable for seorrect and comprchen-
sye N irIoSAL CALENDAR, ..
The nature, uses, and extraordinary sanitary ef.
fects of HosTErrER'S STOMACH RlTrEas.
the staple tonic and Alternative of more than h. I
the Christian world are fully set forth In Its pages
which are also ntcrspersed With pictorial ilustra.
iuns, valuable recipes for the household and farm,
humorous anecdotes, aud other instructive and
amusing reading matter original and selected. -
Among the Annuals'to appear at the opening Of
the year. this viii be one of the most useful. ard
may be had for he asking. Send for copies to the
Central Mandatory, at Pittsburgh, Pa or TO the
nearest dealers In HosTETrER's STOMACH
BITTERs. The BITrERs are sold in every citr,
town and village Of the ualted sAtes.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-12-04

THE PREss.-The New York indie
pendent, heretofore a mammoth"
sheet, has been enlarged full col.
umn extra on each page, and the
seventy-two columns have been
heightened the space of twenty lines.
1t 10 the largest and best religious
family paper in the United States
and we believe, the world. Ii still
bears aI the head of its columns the
popular editor and lecturer, Theodore
Tilton, which inshres for the hide
pendent an extensive circulation
throughout the west. MAY its shad-
ow never grow larger.
The Usage Tribune, which has sup
planted the IoWdn, is on our table.
II ID enlarged to harfisome eight
column sheet. Its publishers and
editors are evidently provided with
two essentials in conducting q paper
successfnlly-br brains and taste. Long
may the Tribune, under the care of
Aessrs. crum 4 Rood, prosper.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-12-04
Recommendation for Al
Proposed Mp OF
Black Hawk
County.

WE, the undersigned, having care
fully examined number of County
Maps, published by Messrs. Thomp.
son & Everts, do pronounce them to
be the most perfect of the kind we
have ever seen, and as these gentle
men propose, in case of sufficient en-
couragement, to publish q similar
map OF Black Hawk county, We, Us
citizens thereof, take pleasure in rec.
ommending the subject to the favor
able consideration of our business
men and farmers, and trust that the
failure to procure a beautiful and re-
liable map of our county ut this time,
will not be for lack of individual
support. The map as contemplated,
exhibit accurately all divisions and
subdivisions Of land into farms,
with owners names thereon. location
of farm residences and orchards,
school houses, churches, Mills, black
smith shops, cemeteries. public roads,
streams and springs, proportion of
timber and prairie distinctly marked,
railroads, &c. Also, reliable maps of
Waterloo and Cedar Falls, giving
No. of lot and block, name of street
and addition,-this being pledged by
the publishers, providing sufficient
encouragement is received in these
cities TO justify the additional ex-
pense. We believe that such a map,
with its Border Tie,rs" of some of
our most prominent buildings, will
prove real benefit by way Of a fine
and permanent advertisement To the
county, say nothing of its value as u
means OF reference and Information,
and that the price of six (S6.OO) dol.
lars per copy, considering tie time
lone year, and expense incurred in
making the personal examination
III d surveys, more liberal and reason
able than could be expected with
such limited territory. We heartily
endorse the proposition:
q. A. Eberhart, Clerk Dist. Court.
J. w. Mcclure, County Recorder.
II. A. Whitaker, Treasurer.
+. A. Snyder, County .Srrcyor.
Daniel w. Foote, County Judge.
WATERLOO.
p. McIsaac, l.. A. Cobb,
ID. c. Champlin, s. Bagg,
q. w. Couch, O.. w. Miller,
l.. Miller, Leavitt & Lusch
Cyrus A. Farwell, Boies 4 Allen,
Sullivan Day, ID. ]. Coleman,
q. w. Gilbert.
CEDAR FALLS.
Byron Culver, J. II. Cameron,
Hunt& Rowland, Knapp
Theodore Hazlett, Edwin Brown,
w. 4. Garrison, ID. &. Overman,
Miller & Wilson, Powers& Hemenway
Joseph III. Wilson, Theo. l.. French,
j. q. A. Crosby, Thompson & Co.,
I. ID. Gilksy, VanSaunS Benjamin
Packard& Brown, Wise & Bryant,
J. ]. ToIcrton, G. III. Mullarky.
November "a, 1865.