The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-03

be given respecting the health of the parents" /
lively, well-nourished boy the child of intelli-
gent parents, three and a half months old may
be adopted Immediately" Married people in
want of children have therefore, a wide field of
selection. Blondes are most sought after, n
result of the blonde-worship at theatres Blue
eyed children are also much in request, espe-
cially when they are brunettes sometimes as
much as. n hundred pounds have been given for
such specimens. -
Hermann Vambcry, the well-kn own travel
Ter, has contributed an interesting article on the
Central Asian question to the AUgemeine lei
tltrg of the 4th inst. He says that recent events
in Central Asia have fully justified his suspi-
cions as to the alleged eivilizing mission of
Russia in that region. What, he asks, has been
the policy of Russia since the interview between
the British Viceroy and Shere Ali at Umballa?
England has fonnd it impossible to persuade her
that an alliance was not concluded on this occa-
sion in opposition to Russian interests, and the
Gar has accordingly taken steps for establish
ing counter alliance with the Ameer of Box
hara. A commercial treaty has been concluded
with the Ameer, in which the duty on English
imports fixed at 40 per cent, and on Rus
sian imports at 3 per cent. only, thus completely
paralyznglthe English goods trade in Bokhara.
AT the same time, says NJ. Vambery, the Russian
Government continued with its usual duplicity
to make the warmest professions Of friendship
Ito England; and a Russian State Councillor, VI.
Tchihatcheff, elOquently and successfully
pleaded its cause before the British Association
at Exeter. But though it was officially admitted
at St. Petersburg that the Omballa interview
had no political significance, the proceedings of
'peridfous Albion" caused not little secret
heartburnng and revenge was determined upon.
'"The Ameer OF Bokhara's eldest son" M. Vambery
contlnues), "wth whom had conversation in July,
1868, has been inspired by the Molahs with fanat-
cal hatred for the Russian unbellevers, . {. and
this is the real cause OF his rebellion against his
father, whom he accused OF undue subserviency to
Russia This young Prince, who is now
his father with the help OF Russian baYonets, has
taken refuge in Cabul with Shere All, where he
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Russian protectors. This will give Russia
with Shere ALI and there is no doubt that in very
short time we shall hear that the Russian Governor
of Samarcand has marched his troops to the OXuS,
If not across that river"
In that case, says NJ. Vambery, Shere Ali
would be in great danger
"Tor Herat is still threatened by the younger son
of Sultan Achmed, and the enemies OF
S aTe m So from
within and from without he would have no alterna-
tive but to yield and then will come the critical
question, What will the English, his protectors, do,
who have already given him so much money and
arms, and who are so much interested in the con-
solidation Of his power?"
"A good deal is said from time to time about
the .bigotry of Scottish Presbyteranism, but
there are not wanting signs of growing re-
| action even within the churches. Replying to
| the toast of "The Clergy of all denominations"
at the dinner of the Edinburgh Philosophical
Institution, recently, DIR. Hanna made the fol-
lowing declaration
He believed that since the time of the Reforma-
ton the clergy in Scotland had been the promoters
of everything that connected with the advance
ment of the intellectual condition OF the people.
What the clergy OF Scotland would be In the future
remained to large extent unknown. The only
| point in which they came into connection with the
general advancement OF the country that of edu
| cation. They would perhaps excuse him for saying
that he had the very strongest conviction that the
clergy of all denominations would fail If they did not
| sever themselves completely from the common edu-
cation Of the country and did not take the religious
education into their own hands and leave the secu
| lar education in the hands of the community. ZAP
pause.) There was prevalent great popular delu-
sion as to religious education. He thought the
| thing the country had to do with was to teach the
| common people, and that by compulsory
| and to leave it to the Churches of the different
| denominations to do as they pleased, and as
| selves to do as to religious education. Applause)
| He perfectly satisfied that the general inte-
gence of the country going along with the view
| that they should have no denominationa education
| whatever in any form whatever. (Applause) He
had been asked to respond for the clergy Of all de-
nominations. He did so because he believed he was
himself out OF the belief in denominatonalism Of
| Free Church establishment, or any other Church
| in this country, and he looked forward to the time
| when the clergy should give themselves to the one
single thing they had to do with-the spiritual in
structon OF the people. AS to that he hoped there
would be deeper and stronger impressions regarding
and that they would have wider and broader sym.
pathies with the whole mass OF the population. zap
plause.)
To appreciate the full significance of this, il
should be remembered that DR.. Hanna is moi
only himself a distinguished minister of the
Free Church. but as the son-in-law of DR.
Chalmers, and editor of his works, is in O pecu
liar manner the representative of some OF the
noblest traditions of that body.
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