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had recently been installed - 0snsaleapsr.
intsndent Of the ~ and -r-- railEoa1, beoaA
double gauge track in one Of the NortAvestssn
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ear engines, and young woman. Ths latesr
~ scantily, but neatly dR11sed, md Aad go of
the saddest, sweetlooking faces ever aaw.
She sosda few paces behind thS heueffhpu5
dsredstoker, who, with his red 6stsGkxg - q
The throat, his boots pulled over his psAts, and
rough SLOUGH hat in his a,itd, made nag1y pio-
ture His was bold, frank face, soIe0ha
begrmea, but ,withal, ,good-lsokiHg; and he
cast glance upon the girl. as he referred to her,
which implied that this testimony was not alto
The engineer OF the 1eviathai, Ma 8, mad come
in with his engine and tender at mid4ight, and
stated that man had been killed St l.,
twelve miles out, by the station master, and TEN
Allen had remained to bury him. I had sent for
Tom and the station master, and these two had
appeared. 1.sei rs d ~ 81 Asst srsd yaiiT
''Who is the station master at - ask
Iis Eostar, hsre.l isaSSJ 0kaod asssssI cir
Tom Allen answered, nodding to the girl
IA girl station mastert * said I'll
"Yes, sir. Leastways her father was station
master; but he was remoyed.s ,.,,,,.,.
81 don't understand snch absrdity. ~ I said.
"a young girl like this certainly cannot perform
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him until late that n;ght i''f DIR
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Lost on the Rocks.

The harbor of Aberdeen has passage so
narrow that two large ships cannot enter. it
abreast. 1t is formed by pier on one side,
and breakwater on the other.
One beautiful May morning, the ship Nep
tune set sail from this port with thirty, six
men on board. But about mid day heavy
gale was blowing, aud to the surprise of all,
the gallant Neptune was seen standing in,
with such head of sail on, that it astonished
all beholders. Friends hurried down to the
shore, to watch with anxious hearts the
strange performance of the vessel. On she
came, bounding over the waves, or sinking
in its foamy CULTS, as if every moment would
be her last.
There seemed at one time to be an attempt
made to shorten sail, but it was too late to
be of service.
The storm and the waves were urging on
the doomed vessel to sure destruction. The
watchers on shore saw with horror and dis
may that she had passed to the outside
break-water, and was dashed with awful vic,
lence between two Jagged black rocks. The
shrieks and cries of the victims could be
heard by wives and children above the voice
of the tempest.
A few brave hearts manned the lfe-boat,
and tried hard to bring it round the break
water, but without success. A huge wave
came rolling over the wreck; and when the
people looked again, she was gone One
man alone was dashed high upon the cliff S,
and rescued, the only one of the thirty-six.
From this man it was we learned that all
the crew were intoxicated, and could not
manage the ship.
Oh there has many noble craft been
lost on the black rocks of intemperance,-
There is no such thing as sailing straight
with tipsy crew. Nobody ever crossed lifes
ocean safely with drunken pilot; sooner
or later, all such voyagers will be lost with,
out hope in the dark waters Youths Tenn
perance Banner.
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Fifty-TwO sabbaths.

There are but ffty-two. Of each Sab
bath the Sunday School has but an hour or
an hour and a half. Of this time the teacher
has about half an hour. Fifty-two half
hours And what a work How swiftly
the impressible years of childhood fly
How little religious instruction they get out
side the school,
You can i'll afford to lose Sabbath. 1t
should be grieVous storm or serious i'll
ness that keeps.yo away. You can never
afford time for idle gossip. You cannot af-
ford to go to your class without preparation.
You ought to be able to so interest them in
the subject as to keep their attention from
the beginning to the close. You should
study to make every one of your precious
fifty two half hours as effective as possible.
You should not be content with your Sun
day School acquaintance with your pupils,
but should use every means to acquire such
an influence over them as shall make your
ffty-two half hours of eternal value to them,
E. Eggleston.
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INSTITUTIONS AND OFFICERS
oFTHE
Presbyterian Church in the United States
CLERKS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

CLERKS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Rev. Joseph R. Wilson, D. D., Stated Clerk, Au-
gusta GA.
Rev. William Brown, D. D., Permanent Clerk,
Richmond, Va.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF sUsTENTAT1oN.
Rev. J. Leighton Wilson, D. D., Secretary, Col
umbia, S. G..
Rev. Prof. James Woodrow Treasurer, Colum-
bia, s. G.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Rev. ]. Leighton Wilson, D. D., Secretary, Col
umbia, S. c.
Rev. Prof James Woodrow, Treasurer, Column
bia, s. G..
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF PUBLICATION.
Rev. E. Thompson Baird, D. D., Secretary, Rich
mond, Va.
C. Gennet Esq, Treasurer, Richmond Va.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF EDUCATION
Rev. E. Thompson Baird, D. D., Secretary, Rich
mond, Va.
c. Gennet, Esq, Treasurer, Richmond, Va.
TRUSTEES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Thomas c. Perrin, President.
Joseph H. Wilson, Vice President.
Jesse Lindsay, Secretary and Treasurer.
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My Lambs.

If there are two words in the world that
should make Sunday School teacher feel
at once his responsibility and his privilege,
they are those We have put at the head of
this tract. Christ's lambs o weary
hearted teacher, tired of dullness, tired of
indifference or antagonism, look at your
class through these spectacles. You are
teaching for Christ. He is master, owner /;
you the under shepherd These children are
Christ'8-Cbrist that loved you so. Tire
some this work cannot be if you will let in
the light of these words upon it. Behind
these scholars is Christ, saying, Inasmuch
as did it to one of the least of these, ye did
it unto me. Take heart and hope then.
Your work is Christ's. Your scholars are
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Aunsehuld aFutds.
Two Fortunes.
BY ALICE CAREY.


a" Be not among the wine bibbers; among riotOus
eaters OF flesh; for the drunkard and the glutton
shall come TO poverty; and drOwSiness shall clothe
man with rags. "-PROv. xxin: 20, 81
I'll tell you two fortunes, my fine little lad,
For you to accept or refuse
The one of them good, the other one bad;
Now hear them, and say which you choose!
1 see, by my gift, within reach of your hand,
A fortune right fair to behold
A house and hundred good acreSof land,
With harvest fields yellow as gold.
see great orchard, the bougbs hanging down
Wap les Of russell and red;
see droves of cattle, some white and some brown,
But all OF them sleek and well fed
I see doves and swallows about the barn doors,
See the tanning mill whirl so fast,
See men that are threshing the wheat on the foor
And now the bright picture is past
And see rising dismally up in the place
Of the beautiful house and the land
A man with a fire red nose on his face,
And a little brown Jug in his hand
Oh! if you beheld him, my lad, you would wish
That he were less wretched to see;
For his boot toes they cape ike the mouth of fish,
And his trousers are out at the knee!
In walking he staggers, now this way, now that,
And his eyes they stand out like bugs;
And he wears an old coat and battered in hat,
And l think the fault is the jug'sI
For our text says the drunkard shall come to be poor
And drowsiness clothes men with rags;
And he doesn't look much like man, am sure,
Who has honest hard cash in his bags.
Now which viii you choose? To be thrifty and snug
And to be right side up with your dish;
Or go with your eyes like the eyes of bug,
And your shoes like the mouth of fish?
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SYNOD of Memphis.

Chickasaw-J. H. Gaiard Coonewa, Miss.
Memphis-Geo. A. Russell, Somerville, Tenn.
North Mississippi-E NJ. Richardson, Grenada,
Miss.
Tuscumbia-W. a. Mitchell, Florence, Ala.
Western District.-J o. Sullivan, Humboldt, Tenn.
Synod of Mississippi.
Central MssiSsippi-J. Hunter, Jackson Miss.
Louisidnd-A K. Graves, Baton Rouge, La
MisSiSsippi-R. Price. Port Gibson, MISS
Ne,y Orleans-H NJ. Smith, New Orleans, La.
Red Rirer-J. f. Ford, Shreveport, La.
Tombeck5ee-A H. Barley, Charlottesville, Miss.
Synod of Nashville.
Holston-S B. Campbell, Leesburg, Tenn.
KnorriUs-J. K. Hitner, Cleveland, Tenn.
Nashuiue-J. w. Neil, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
North Alabama-W. 81. Vernon, Cornersyille, Tenn.
Synod of North Carolina.
Concord-J. D. Parks, Charlotte, N. c.
Fdyetteriue-D. Farley, Manchester n c.
ORANGE. II. Smith, Greensboro n. c.
Wilmington-H. A. Monroe Brown Marsh, N. G.
Synod of South Carolina.
S. Carolina-A. A. Porter, Spartanburg, s. G.
Charleston-W II. Adams, Charleston S. G.
Bethel-James II. Sage, Lewisville, S. G.
Harmony--D. Z. Frierson, Mars Bluff, S. c.
Synod of Texas.
BrdzoS-R. F. Bunting, D. D., Galveston, Texas.
Central Teras-S. A. King, Waco, Texas.
Eastern Tears
Western Tcrds.
Synod of Virginia.
Abingdon-J. N. Naf, Dublin Depot, Va.
Chesapeake.
East Hanorer-W. A. Campbell, Powhatan c. a.,
Va.
Greenbrier.-J. II. Leps, Frankfort West Va.
Lexington.
Montgomey-Dr. j. D. Mitchell, Lynchburg, Va.
Roanoke-J. B. Shearer, Black Walnut, Va.
Vest Hdnorer-E. Woods, Charlottesville, Va.
Winchester-M. W. Woodwork, Burlington, W. Va.
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For rHE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
FAMILY WORSHIP.

"Come in, Johnnie, and sit with us
while, said Frank Mason as he received the
basket of nice rolls and biscuits which kind
Mrs. Williams had sent for his sick mother.
''No thank you, Frank, must hurry back
so as not to miss family worship; mother
said l could get back in time if did not
stay long"
'NOt miss family worship, indeed Why,
would be sure to stay for that very pur-
pose" said Frank Il am always glad to
be away at prayer time"
go, Frank. how can you talk in that
way? would much rather miss my break
fast, or supper, than to miss prayers"
"Wen; 1 must say 1 think you are
strange boy, Johnnie; for my part, I think
family worship perfect bore.
wish you would tell me how your father
manages to make you feel so differently"
Il viii tell you, Frank, as you have asked
me, though mother says we should not talk
of what happens at home.
GAS soon as we are al dressed and ready
in the morning, mother gets the Bible, Hymn
book and Catechism for father, and we all
take our seats with our Bibles, and find the
place by the time father comes in, so as not
to keep him waiting Then we begin at lit
tie Mollie, who can Just read well enough
now to join US, and each reads verse in
turn. Father often asks us what our verse
means, and if we cannot tell him, he ex-
plains it to us, and it does make the Bible
seem so much palmer, and more interesting
to read it in that way
"Wen 1 rather think I should like it
better that way, but you surely are not pun
ished by having to get Catechism every
day."
sit is no punishment l assure you; We
only get one question every morning, and
never miss the time required to learn or re-
cite it. We sing few verses Of a hymn
too, and have learned number of pretty
hymns and tunes, by singing each one over
until we are all familiar with it.
"But' how can your father spare so much
time for family worship when he always has
so much important business on hand? "
"Why Frank Father says serving God
is our most important business, and he thinks
we would all succeed better, and accomplish
more, if we spent more time in that way"
"Welll 1 wonder if that can be the rea-
son why every thing seems to go ,orOng at
our house? Mother is always hurrying to
get things ready in time. Father gets out
of patience, and scolds if he has to wait one
minute when he comes in from the shop
He cannot take time to explain any thing we
read, but hurries through chapter, and
then prays as if he could scarcely take time
to think of what he wants. Altogether, 1
don't see but it does more harm than good,
for it often seems great bother to father,
and we are all relieved when it is over"
John was shocked to hear Frank speak so
disre8pectfully of his father, and not know
ing what to say, bid him good morning, and
ran off home.
We hope there are very few families into
which this paper goes which resemble Mr..
MasOns, and would urge upon our readers
to follow the example of good Mr.. Williams
if they would consult the best interests of
their families, both for time and eternity.
"Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his
righteousness.
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Troubles of the Biologists.

A year ago both Professor Blake and
Professor Whitney, of California, at Chicago,
Illinois, brought forward evidence in refer
enee to the relics of man, found in California,
and supposed to point back to an extreme
antiquity. Professor Blake showed stone
weapons said to be found at considerable
depth under the hill. Professor Whitney
diseredited the relics, because he regarded
the hill as geologically much older than the
stratum, ten miles distant, where was found,
as he believed, his Calaveras skull; and as
its antiquity was as much as he dared to
carry, he hesitated to admit any older relics {:
on the other hand, Professor Blake was sus,
uicious of the skull, and after some discus
sion on both " finds Professor Blake with
drew his relics for further inquiry. By
writing to acquaintance at that place he has
learned such facts as throw discredit on both
his own relics and on the more famous skull
about which so much has been said. Its
genuineness is so very doubtful that no argu-
ments can be based upon it in reference to
the antiquity of man on the continent A
similar fate has befallen late attempt to
discover an extreme antiquity of man in the
Gulf States. An ancient mound was opened
about a year ago near Natchez, and large
number of human relics were found, which
seemed to be extremely ancient, and anti
quarieS were ready to go back to an indefinite
period. But among the relics was tooth,
which is proved to have once inhabited the
jaw of hog; and Professor Baird insists
that it can be nothing else, and that the hog
was introduced by the Spaniards. 1t is not
the tooth of peccary-that would be all
right-but the tooth of pig, and that little
pigs tooth, so unfortunately discovered
among the other debris, blocks the wheels of
splendid archaeological discovery, until
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Christ's. Can you neglect the work? These
are Christ's lambs that go unfed. Refuse
to teach? with Christ's own solemn in
junction in your ear? No! VIII you neg
lect your preparation Let us rather watch
over them as those that must give an ac-
COUNT. EqQleston.
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FOR ONE YEAR.


Robert Adger, Charleston, s. C.
Hon. j. A. Ingis, Cheraw, s. c.
J. A. Ansley, Augusta, Ga.
John Whiting, Montgomery, Ala.
Rev. B. NJ. Palmer, d. D., New Orleans, La.
POR TWO YEARS.
]. Hartman Brown, Baltimore, Nd.
T. j. Kirkpatrick, Lynchburg, Va.
d. N. Kennedy, GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
John Handy, Canton, Miss.
Rev. Samuel Mckinney, d. D., Austin, Texas.
FOR THREE YEARS.
Hon. Thomas c. Perrin, Abbeville, S. G.
Joseph II. Wilson. Charlotte, N. C.
Jesse H Lindsay, Greensboro N. G.
James Hemphill, Chester, S. G.
Rev. George Howe, d. D., Columbia, S. G.
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Try IT AND SEE.---Have you enemies !?
Go straight on and don't mind them. If
they get in your way, walk round them, re-
CARELESS of their spite, A man that has no
enemies is seldom good for anything. He
is made of that kind of material which is so
easily worked that every one has hand in
it. A sterling character, one who thinks
for himself and speaks what he thinks, is al
ways sure to have enemies. They are as
necessary to him as fresh air-they keep him
alive. A celebrated character, who was sur
rounded by enemies, used to remark; "They
are sparks which, if you do not blow, will
90 out themselves. Let this be your feel
ing while endeavoring to live down. the
scandal of those who are bitter against you.
If you stop to dispute, you do but as they
desire, and open the way for more abuse.
Let the poor fellows talk; there will be
reaction, if you perform but your duty, and
hundreds who were once alienated from you
will acknowledge their error.
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THEOLOGICAL Summaries.
Theological Seminary at Columbia, S. c.

Rev. Jos. R. Wilson, d. D., Chairman of Board
of Directors, Augusta, Ga. Henry Muller, Esq,
Treasurer, Columbia, S. c.
FACULTY.
George Howe, D. D., Professor of Biblical Lit
erature.
A. W. Leland, D. D., Professor Emeritus of Sa.
cred Rhetoric and Pastoral Theology.
J. B. Adger, D. d., Professor of Ecclesiastical
History and Church Polity.
James Woodrow, Pr. D., NJ. D., Perkins Profess
sor of Natural Science in connection with Revelation.
VIM. S. Plumer, d. D., L. D.. Professor of Di-
dactic and Polemic Theology.
Union Theological Seminary.
Post Office, Hampden Sidney. Va.)
Rev. S. A. Stanfeld, Chairman of Board of Di.
rectors, Milton, N. c.. F. N. Watkins, Treasurer,
Farmville, Va.
FACULTY.
Henry c. Alexander. d. D., Professor of Systema.
tic and Pastoral theology.
R. l.. Dabney, D. D., Professor of Systematic
and Polemic Theology and Sacred Rhetoric
B. M. Smith, D. d., Professor of Oriental Ltera
ture and Biblical Introduction.
Thomas E. Peck, D. D., Professor of Ecclesiasti
cal History and Polity.
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Home First of All.


Let parents talk much and talk well at
home. A father who is habitually silent in
his own house, may be in many respects a
wise man; but he is not wise in his silence.
We sometimes see parents, who are the life
of every company which they enter, dull,
silent, and uninteresting at home among the
children. If they have not mental activity
and mental stories sufficient for both, let
them first provide for their own household.
Ireland exports beef and wheat, and lives
on potatoes; and they fare as poorly who
reserve their social charms for companions
abroad, and keep their dulness for home con-
sumption. 1t is better to instruct children
and make them happy at home, than it is to
charm strangers or amuse friends. A silent
house is dull place for young people, a
place from which they will escape if they
can. They will talk, or think, of being
shut up there, and the youth who does
not love home is in danger
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OLD DIR. FULLER says: Gle that falls
into sin is a man; he that grieves at sin is
saint; he that boasts of sin is devil.
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Committees of Education and Publication.

The General Assembly resolved that the Chairman
of the Presbyterial Committees on Education and
Publication should be regarded as corresponding
member of the Assembly's Committees On these
subjects We give below the names ofsuch members
as have been appointed by the Presbyterieo.
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OLD AGE rather makes graceless sinners
incorrigible than tends to their recovery.
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1t should be remembered that there are no
negroes in that section, and scare as labor is,
the people are much averse to having them
brought in. 1t would be best for those emf
grating there to make arrangements for
taking the la6orers needed along aOith them;
if they have them not already in their own
families. Two hands to place are as much
as most would need.