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tendent turn, as naturally as the needle
turns north, to these older classes to see that
the work is done. So of any special effort
for good, whether at home or abroad.
Who shall estimate the benefit to the
young people themselves, who thus continue
to place themselves under the influence of
this powerful agent for good?
But how to secure teacher for this class
is usually a great problem, where such a
class can be formed 1t is matter much
to be regretted that the best talent of al
most every church is not employed in the
Sunday School,. There are usually men of
superior intelligence, position and culture,
who might be employed here, but who have,
perhaps, never even been invited to do so,
much less urged to undertake the work as a
great duty imposed by the Master, and one
which will call down an especial blessing
from him. Few people volunteer such SER
vices; indeed, those most worthy, and best
adapted to the work, are often most retiring
and difRdent with regard to their own abili-
ties. They need to be sought out oy the
superintendent, and, if possible, enlisted in
the work. The modest retiring teacher,
when once fairly enlisted, will often make
the most laborious and eficient.--Sunddy
School Times.
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expected by each Presbytery, SO as to ena
bic each laboring minister to devote himself
wholly to his work. This is the end to be
attained. And certainly there should be
party to adjust the scale with an eye to Sc
cure it. This should be the Presbyteries
committees under conditions specified by
Presbyteries themselves. If there is an
amount in the treasury to afford compe-
tency to all, and yet the minimum be as
high as $3.50, there would be no necessity
for such action This, however, we are con-
fdent will not be the case. We can not ex-
pect the contributions of the people to rise
above competency for all its laboring min
listers, and the amount needed to sustain Its
aggressive policy. Moreover we think no
effort should be made to raise the salary OF
our ministers above What is needful for their
comfortable subsistence. A poor ministry,
is strong presumption of its purity, and is
entirely preferable to an unsanctifed one.
With such restrictions and precautions,
we approve this effort of our Committee and
Assembly to aHeSs an adequate support to
those who minister in word and doctrine.
Nav the Head of the Church confer upon
us a ministry full Of faith and good works,
and incline those who are taught to COM
municate unto those who teach in all good
things. Nj.
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN


l write, brother Brown, simply to say
that on next Sabbath, we hope to worship in
an almost new house, our old one having
been throughly repaired.
We shall now have one of the neatest
churches in our growing little town; and
when | recollect how few and feeble is my
flock, and what the difficulties under which
we have labored, / scarcely know how to be
sufficiently grateful to the Giver of all good.
To the above may be added
WORD FROM MISSISSIPPI.
For the last year l have been doing a con-
siderable amount of voluntary missionary
work Immediately across the river in Tunica
and Coahoma counties.
There were two or three Presbyterian
families residing in those counties, which for
several years have been deprived of the plea
sure of worshipping God according to the
faith of their fathers.
The result of these humble labors has
been the inception of a new church. Over
a thousand dollars have already been sub
scribed, and we hope in a few months to
have beautiful and attractive place of wor-
ship.
We still reiterate the earnest cry, "C0n,e
and help u.s." The Master will not let you
suffer for the necessaries of life, and surely
his presence and his blessing with these
ought to be sufficient for any one.
Yours in Christ Jesus, 7. W. W.
Helena, Ark., June 18th, 1869
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SonnnnDnnnn-oAonnonnnn0nnnn-~S
s A WHOLESOME TONGUE s
: rs A TREE OF LIFE. s
s Prov. XIV: 4. :
d5 2da

And what is meant by a wholesome tongue
1t does not mean silent tongue. Goo
has given us the power of intelligent speech
1t is the glory of our frame, and we ought
to use it for the glory of its Maker.
1t does not mean a GLIB tongue, that is
rafting on from morning till night, always
blabbing something or other, and ready to
run upon any subject.
Nor does it mean smooth tongue, soft
on the surface, but "the poison of asps'
under the lips.
Nor does it mean sharp tongue. Some
times "shafpness of speech" is needed
The Apostle Paul used it, and so did Jesus
CHRIST his Master. But they used it with
loving hearts. In most cases these sharp,
tongued people use words which are "hke
the piercing of a sword.
A a0hOles0me tongue can come only from
a sound heart. A foul tongue is the sign
of foul stomach. "Out of the abundance
of the heart the mouth speaketh. i" What
dreadful things come from it--cOrrupt and
cOrrupting. Their throat is an open Sc
pulchre; with their tongues they have used
deceit" "The tongue is full of deadly
poison, "a fire, world of iniquity," A." which
setteth on fire the course of nature, and it
is set on fire of hell
If parents love their children, and seek
their welfare, they will do great deal to
keep an unwholesome tongue from getting
into their mouths, and for this end they will
try to keep them away from the company
of such children as have them in theirs
They are worse than the plague.
But let the heart be made pure, through
the cleansing blood of the Redeemer; 4et it
be made full of love to Him, and to all men.
Then the tongue viii be wholesOme, full of
kindness and charity in all it says; always
speaking the truth and speaking it in love.
Blessed are all those who have such a
tongue. 1t is here compared to ga tree Of
Ete." A good tree has not only root, and
stem, and branches, and leaves, but flowers,
and fruits, and seeds also.
If the "power of death" is in the tongue,
"the power of life" is there also. What
countless blessings may be scattered from it
all over the world. May it be with me, in
some measure and by his grace, as it was
with my divine Master, that "grace may be
poured upon my lips so that l may have a
",cbole8ome tongue, full of blessing and
good fruits. OLD PILGRIM.
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JOY in the Holy Ghost" The true subject
of this kingdom desires to see it universally
extended and eternally confirmed And his
VOWS, taken at his conservation to God, make
him an agent for its advancement, and SOL
der in the service of his Spiritual sover-
eign.
The kingdom of Christ is essentially pro,
gressaue. 1t is compared to leaven; that
tends to difuse itself through the mass in
which it is concealed, and to living grain
of mustard seed, that is destined to become
tree The father has promised the Son,
ito give him the heather for his Inheritance,
and the uttermost parts of the earth for his
possession" To him every knee shall bow.
" He shall haze dominion also from sea to
sea, and from the rsuer unto the ends Of the
earth" And the means have been ordained
for the accomplishment of this glorious pur-
pose. These means are men and money
" How shall they hear without preacher,
and Aow shall they preach except they be
sent?" To the all-seeing eye, the time of
final triumph is distinctly visible. But to
our minds, it is represented in human Ian
guage as dependent upon the fidelity of the
Church. Considered thus, period of more
than eighteen hundred years has unreasona-
ably delayed the conquest of the cross. Had
the people of God fulfilled their duty, the
world would long since have submitted to its
rightful sovereign and Saviour. During all
these ages, his voice has been heard, saying
to his people: "Te harvest truly as qreat,
but the la6orers are .tew; pray ye therefore
the Lord Of the harvest that he mould send
forth laborers into has harvest" But when
the prayer has been offered, and the laborers
sent forth, the means for their support has
notsbeen adequately furnished.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
TEMPTATION.

"And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil"
Dear reader, l wish to whisper in your
ear some little advice, which if you .faith-
fully adopt and .foUow, I feel sure you will
never have cause to regret in time nor eter-
nifty.
In the morning when you first aaOake from
sleep, at once repeat mentally the Lords
Prayer; endeavor to throw your whole heart
in with each petition, and strive to feel
Though it be brief,) a near presence of your
God ; continue to repeat the little prayer
until you do thus feel near presence of the
infinite Jehovah, and be assured you are
then ready to successfully meet all the trials
and temptations of that day. You have
thus given to God the first, and fresh
thoughts of the morning, and even before
the Devil has had time to be starring around
much. tHa
Mind, do not say that you struutd wut,
until you have dressed before you repeat the
PRAYER, but it must be done at the moment
of waking. | will not vouch for so happy
an effect even though you should wait three
minutes after waking. Of course after you
have finished your toilette, you can proceed
with your regular morning petitions and
prayers.
Kind reader, let me urge upon you to
faithfully and earnestly adopt this plan for
one month. L. A. II.
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The Older Glass.

1t is a great misfortune for any Sunday
School not to have connected with it a class
composed of the oldest young men and wo-
men in the church and congregation; young
people Of twenty years old and over, who
are too seldom found in the Sunday School
as pupils.
The church needs such classes, for it is
from them We must look for our future Sab
bath School teachers 1t is only in this
way that they can be best fitted for such a
work.
The school, too, needs their influence
There is always a feeling of respect in the
minds of the younger scholars for the senior
classes. They look forward to the day
when they shall JOIN them as something
worth aspiring to. Itmakes them feel more
the Importance of the Bible truths they
study, to see these older people also attend
ing to them, as something quite worthy OF
their concern. 1t is of the highest impor-
tanee that children should be taught to re-
spect the Sunday School, and all that is con-
nected with it.
If any good movement is on foot these
older classes are like the right arm of the
church in aiding it on. In union there is
strength, and a dozen or two of efficient
Young people Of one mind and heart in any
matter, are a host in themselves. Are poor
children to be gathered in and clothed, SC
as to appear with decency and comfort in
the Sunday School, the pastor and superin'
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SECTARIANIsM.-There is great deal of
cant and nonsense talked about sectarianism.
1t is often imagined that if a man is fond of
his church, he is sectarian. You might as
well say man is sectarian, if he likes his OWL
house and family better than any other in
the same street. The man | call sectarian
is the man who is not contented with the
blessings of number one in the street, but
who is always throwing stones or mud at
number two; who is not content with his
own wife and family, but who talks and
gossips about another mans family Give
me the man who has honest, earnest conyic-
ton about his own church, and extend to
him the right hand Of fellowship. Love your
church and do all you can for it; but try
and imagine, at the same time, that other
men are as conscientious as you are, and
give them the right hand of fellowship when
they do all they can for their church.
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The Religious Paper.

The Texas Baptist Herald has the follow
ing good thing:
l. A good religious paper makes Chris
tians more intelligent.
2. 1t makes them more useful.
3. 1t secures better pay for the pastor.
4. 1t secures better teachers for the Sab
bath school.
5. 1t secures better attendance at the
prayer meeting.
6. 1t leads to better understanding of
the Scriptures.
7. 1t increases interest in the spread of
the gospel.
s. 1t helps to settle church difficulties.
9. 1t gives unity of faith and practice.
10. 1t exposes error.
H.. 1t places weapons in the hands of all
to defend the truth
II. 1t affords channel of communication
between brethren.
13. 1t gives the news from the churches.
IA. 1t brings out the talent of the de-
nomination, and makes it useful on wider
scale.
Is. 1t throws light upon obscure questions
of practical interest.
16. 1t gives light on obscure passages of
the Bible.
II. 1t cultivates taste for reading.
18. 1t makes the children more intelligent.
19. 1t makes better parents.
20. 1t makes better children.
81 1t awakens- interest for the salvation
of svuls.
22. 1t gives general religious news.
%. 1t gives the more important current
news of general interest.
All this it furnishes at very small cost
compared with its value.
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Aunsehpla Hnras.
SCRIPTURE ENIGMA.
FOR THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.

What words were over our Saviour cross read
Who wept O er her child in the wilderness laid2
"0ut of what country did Israel start
When the king, fill with terror, bade them depart
What does John tell little children to do?
What Giant-Eing was it that Israel slew?
When Solomon slept, who ascended his throne?
Who the Philistine slew with a small brooklet-
stone2
Who appeared unto Moses in Mdian's land
And sent the glad tdings to Israels band?
Who for the love of his Saviour was stoned?
Who washed His dear feet and for sin sadly mourn
ed2
What was it that Jesus said easy should be,
. If you'll take it upon you and learn of me ?"
Who, when he'd seen Jesus was willing to die?
Who was hung on the gallows half hundred feet
high?
Who was high-prest after Aaron was dead
Who denied his dear Master, SorsOOk him and fled
Who prayed for a son, and an answer was given?
Who in chariot Of FIRE aseended p heaven?
The frst- born OF Jacob, what should his name be?
Who was buried in Bethel beneath the oak tree?
pray Thee dear Jesus, Thy flock gently guide
Into the green pastures above,
And lead u.s. when Jordan has faded from view
Beside the still waters of love.
May 2lSt, 1869. NJ. L. A.
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TRUTH UNCHANGEABLE.-"Take your
time in weighing the controversy, but when
you have once decided, be not easily moved.
Let God be true, though every man be a
liar; and stand to it, that what is according
to Gods Word one day, cannot be contrary
to it another day; that what was true in
Luther's day and Calvin's day must be true
now; that falsehoods may shift, for they
have Protean shape; but the truth is one
and indivisible and evermore the same. Let
others think as they please. Allow the
greatest latitude to others, but to yourself
allow none. .'-SpuryeOn.
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A Word about Social PRAYER.

Be reverent. Do not address God in the
conversational tone in which you speak to
your brethren. If the Holy Spirit has
stirred you up to call upon God do not try
to be attractive or eloquent; do net indulge
in flights of fancy; do not tourney among
the stars" or "ride the foaming nain."
Remember those around you, not that you
may impress them with admiration of your
self, but in that simple, direct language you
may express their desires as we'll as your own;
and remember God as "the high and lofty
One that inhabiteth eternity" and as ac-
cessible only through the merits of Jesus.
Do not forget that we have no right to come
into the presence of God except through
Christ. Do not offend him by irreverence
of approach to meacy seat, sprinkled with
the blood of his Son.
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Almost There.

81 am almost there"
Said a dying child,
As he upward looked
And sweetly smiled;
i" The happy homes
Of the blest l see,
And an angel band
Awaiting me.
81 am almost there
But do not weep;
In a Saviour's arms
1t is sweet to sleep"
And he closed his eyes,
And gently placed
His folded hands
Across his breast.
"I am almost therel
Sweet Jesus, now,"
And the damps of death
O'erspread his brow;
And his frightening features
Almost smiled
As we wept beside
The dying child.
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PuRGAToRY.-A story is circulated in
Dublin to the effect that when they were
removing the body of O'Connell the other
day, and the priests were saying masses to
shorten his time in purgatory, one of the
crowd cried out can is that all ye can do
for the sowl of the great Liberather? Shure,
then, might as well be Protestant, and
90 to Heaven at oncel'
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To INDULGE ANGER is to admit Satan as
a guest; but to indulge malice is to close the
door upon him as an inmate; in the one he
finds a transient lodging; in the other a
permanent home.
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The MIND is like trunk-if well packed
it holds almost every thing; if i'll packed
next to nothing.
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To REJOICE in the happiness of others, il
to make it our own; to produce it, is to make
it more than our own.
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THE WHOLESOME TONGUE.

For THE CSSrRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
, 1869-02-15
mR. GREELEY AS MINISTER
TO ENGLAND.
That Wr.tch. Don Ptatt. Takeu
NidIculoua vlexv OF the suhtcc1.

ETaB fhe 1inc1nuMt% A0WU61C4Els
The New York Sun. you observe, Keeps up
a lerrsbic pothcr about making tnele Hor-
zee our diplomatic agent near the Court OF
ST. James. zee great pEoprtety IN the ses
lection. Uncle Horace would make snperh
diplomatic agent lu England. lie would be
s9ea In thst paet} s@o:t
couutcnancu .bzlnQs him nearer to What was
Tsaea Te 3ot o. d. Il es SAID said 'e q the The
French dip1e mat that If an5 one were TO
kick him behind, the mnu in front could not
tell from the expression Of bis lace -thst any,
thing unusual WAS occurring Aud AN u.s.
surred that when the that isate7 Congress.
man assaulted Mr.. Greeley In the rear, quite
a number Of discriminating friends looking
nt bis face could not realize that terrible
battery on bis editorial behiud was In prog.
rrss. And when. at last, the truth dAHned
upon th n, and they rushed In and took Oft
the irroclons 81. o., Mr.. aree1eY remarked
that his assaitant Was a jackass aud that Ii
th.y would gi1e him bis hat be would pro
coed to the house aud attend to that little
question Of mileage. Certainly . man who
under such try1pg conditions, would he In
valuable d q diplomat
Then his negotiations at fEaga1awere won.
dertul, At cv1uced that grasp Of mind and
knowledge Of human nature ior WHICH he IL
so remarkable. Ii Mr. Greeley should he Sc
lectcd u the Minister, ! !. eist thn} Colorado
jcwett shall accompany him as Secretary Of
legation. AS thercr arc no quaHhcar1ons
neecsaary, there being nothing - do, Colora-
do would make superior SECRETARY. 1heu
he could take that eminent aufh1r and jour
puist, Nhttelaw Reid. alorg a. IN attache.
Il would be wonderful legation. and pro-
ducttve Of more dispatches, hooks and let
ters than any institution of the &ols ID the
world.
tlous clothes Question. uncle Horace don't
wear an5 elo,hes-tosoeak of-at least nothing
thnt cume4under that head. The diplomat
Is called ou to doo.ths court suit When be
goes TO edurt Ct 1tertaiumenIs. But :Unc1s
Horace never goes to entersainmenta de
water with ice In 1t. .. r.
, 1869-02-15

!, tbc Uni'cd Sth,es tho cxcluslvo right
oi-wsy ACROSS tho iathmus for that bur.
poec. AZ soon Al tho ,roaty IL approved
ly our Bcnatc, the Amcrlo,n Com pnny,
which has been formed, can send out
their orgineezs 10 survey tho vArious rro.
postd routes ard find Tho boz. ono, and
iocssc tho Inc on wlfoh tho ahlr canal
shall 10 built II ts fully believed, by
those most oouvcrtant With tho matter.
that al entirely practicable route can bo
fourd. and that tho necessary capital Gun
be raised to cona!ruotit.
The Bucz Canal will bo com olc,el
within year, when 1t ia believed tha
nearly all the European shipping to tho
East Indies. China, Japan and Aus
tralia, which now take the Cape
OF Good Hope ard Cape Horn
routes, will thereafter abandon
them and go through the Suez G 4nal, and
down The Red Ssa into the Indian Ocean D.
But II Darien Ship Canal were bull!
the American rou'e c,uld compete sue
ccssiully with the Mediterranean route.
The whole International trade OF North
ard South America would press through
the Da1ien Canal; and from the mouth OF
tie St. Lawrence to the mouth Of the Il
Platte, The commerce Of the Atantio
coast Of the American hemisphere with
Asia and the Pacific Ocean would pass
through that canal as the shortest, speed
feat and chean6s St route.
, 1869-02-15

Beas1n9 or the ygoln4n'a Suffrage axso-
:efnlrou-ReporE OF the DtlaIAtiou
Appointed to Wasa on shs Lt9as,a.
.'lutx, Jef1s1son Gl.y-LAsstr tEo "a Lucy
Skono-nal Thieves ;1setecasdy and
:0us or lh.m Asfessod.
molth,y % @eehs !! tho ? %om.a's saatass 1,.o- ,
cfs.toc wa, held ttif sfteruoor. md Eat ~ moro
numerruslY as'eaecd toan any previous one.
On
ard constant tdo.t+. to pru-nra tia ballot vsta
1t:ed Es1e aso aaop1eo ,o
The State to- a1o4se WOMEN to tho lmpo1tsnea of
fhts Eovsnens, otRtnlzc e elias and proc1Es
tiErssu5ss so pet't'dH' snd to raise sunds 70
III 4 spicy reprrs of the Je1esson CITY delegation,
which cortalred soms huucroua redechons upou
rh@oe saans, Ind 4 ested sppisuse, % esoecisls, -
from the gentlemen pf,B'rt-
A letter fsom Lucy Stone WIS read. and vcry
Of women 10 rank with msh IN tue general walk!
Of l1fe and also totaftpa1t tn the AFFAIR." ef the
gofeznnenk. 0as delivered hy !Ml.a Mary &. Ben,
Nail boxes nave been mined between hete and
caro- for more than YER paet. sud defective.
bare been xofktnR mp tho ea!e FOR some time. II
committed at Odin, H.. At The in.er.ecttns potnt
esswsen .he OHIO 4 M's.isnnpt and n.tao,s
Cettral Railroads.. On Friday night oais:ss
"cA1 tAeAE" a. ~ "4A!a kIe H3'I "45 oet"A
HTred trcn one train to tas o,hrr, tbrte nen II
Pared aud undertook to carry IL some ooAry, -
Ihs emtere sptAng upon them oEt W. hasnro ntre
DC could 5. secured: Pie n1.n who s:eApsd ;n wsta
ay 1sy psss,aa n,a 70 fSe9
err. FAMED hlsop g SUD y Tha 1Sa! xGuua,a nan's
asas,,. s1..., au5ns Tns ps' 80
- sna nt Eap pe stsonRiJ disposed 70 l3nca hlm
KIT =, ~han u be- wss found to be molts]J woanaea
they tsrteted> -,.x.,a araan n An
Mrt. Il; ieesnre beIe Motday areulng ios tae
Wnmc,'e SsGragu AtBoefstion-