The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-12-29
FROM THE NORTHERN STATES

Political Temperahce.-A correspondents of the
Ne,o York Observer, from New Hampshire, gives
the result of their experiment in making temper
ance political question:
After long experiment Of our Prohibtory
Law, the effect has been to bring into violent ac-
ton the whole liquor interest in the State, and
now no political party has the moral courage to
make the enforcement of the law an article In their
creed; and the general neglect to enforce it has
created, with other Influences popular indiffer.
ence even among Temperance men towards the
cause Itself. 1t has come to pass, in many of our
cities and towns that no candidate for office can be
elected if known an out and out advocate for en-
forcing the law against the liquor sellers. The
consequence is, little or no restraint is imposed
upon the unholy business, and drunkenness. with
all its woes, is rife among'us."
In this state of things the friends of the meas
ure contrived to get constabulary law passed in
the Legislature, similar to that of Massachusetts,
subject to ratification by the people But they re-
jected it by more than three to one.
Reconstruction Of Synods The Committees of the
several Synods of the Presbyterian Church in Ohio
have agreed upon the following scheme of con-
solidation and division:
l. To give up any territory lying outside of Ohio.
=. To make five Synods
g. To bound them as follows:
Northeastern Western Reserve, with Mahon-
ing, Stark and COumbisna ia all fifteen counties.
North-western-All the country about Toledo,
including Sandusky. Seneca, Crawford, Wyandotte,
Hardin; Logan, Champaign, Clark, Miami and
Darke, 10 ali twenty-five couaties.
eastern-The country west and south of
Steubenville, including Corroll, Tuscarowas, Co.
shocton, Holmes, Muskingum, Morgan and Wash
lngtOn; thirteen counties.
South western-Athens, Vintor, Ross, Fayette,
Greene, Montgomery, Preble, and all south of
them; twenty-one counties.
Central-lncludes the remaining countless fifteen
in number
4. The titles 10 be left to the General Assembly,
or the SynOds themselves.
This throws the Presbytery of Michigan o. S.
into the Synod of Michigan, n. S. and takes the
Presbyteries of Steubenvile, New Lisbon ard ST.
Clairsville from the Synod of Wheeling, to be
part of an Ohio Synod The names of the proposed
Synods will probably be in the above order: |.
Western Reserve; 3 Sandusky; 3. Marietta; t.
Cincinnati; 5. Ohio
Forty two years ago Christisn merchant of Bos-
ton, residing in BrOokline, Mass. and few Chris
tians who were in sympathy with him, assembled
at his house. to pray for the conversion of the
world. At his suggestion the moneys collected at
these missionary reunions were devoted to the
evangelization of the japanese. True, they had
their gates closed, rudey and fercely against the
Christian world; but the Lord could open them,
whenever the ''set time should come The mer-
chant left Brookline in lS29 and sailed for Europe,
whence he did not permanently return till 1912;
but the ladies' sewing circle, formed in connection
with those monthly concerts, was continued, not
wthstanding the persistent policy of isolation
adopted by the japanese government. This as.
ISOLATION kept alive. during many years, the in
terest which had arisen so Unexpectedly, and more
than six hundred dollars were in the end paid into
the treasury Of the Board. The Christian merchant
who inaugurated that monthly concert at Brookline,
so widely known and so highly esteemed on both
sides of the Atlantc-William Ropes, Esq-has
gone to his rest in good old age And now son
Of dear friend Of his has embarked the first mis-
sionary Of the American Board, to the nation in
which he took SO deep an interest Still more. The
Prudential Committee have placed to the credit of
the new mission sum equal to the sums which
have been contributed = for Japan" with interest
thereon.
Chicago.-The New Paper not Ready. The Pres
6ytrian Of last week says:
"We learn from Chicago that the announce
ment that new Presbyterian paper would appear
there or the LIST OF January was premature. Less
than one half of the capital which was thought ne
cessary to establish it has been obtained Our
brethren there have wisely determined to secure
sound financial basis before they start. At the
latest date only about twenty thousand dollars of
the stock had been taken, the amount required
being $4,000"
Union of Papers-The United Presbyterian, of
Pittsburg, and the Christian Instructor, of Phila-
delphia, will be united at the beginning of the
year.