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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-10-19
E. Sunday School institute.

Yours, respectfully, &c,
ANDREW ROY
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A0msehold Affords.
Foa N. C.sreAL PREsBITsRIAN
FAITHFUL WARNING.
'i 90

The word you may, in the English Ian
guage, mean one or more. As the Greek
word in this verse is in the plural, the mean
ing must be" Satan has desired to have all
of you, but have prayed for thee, as being
in special danger"
The devil is the great adversary of the
human race. he is called "the tempter. "
He brought ruin upon the first Adam, and
spread it through him over the whole world.
He tried his utmost to tempt the Holy Sa-
viour-the second Adam-tO sin, and had
the impudence to propose that he should fall
down and scor86ip him! He is fallen and
dreadfuny deprayed being, and is the spirit
that now worketh in the children of disc
bedience."
lie tries now to "sifJ" even the children
of God, to shake their faith, disturb their
peace, and destroy their souls. This is his
aim, whether he comes under the form of an
angel of light, or demon of darkness.
How thoughtful ought Christians to be
that they have such an iuterces8or as Christ
He prayed for Peter that his faith might
not fail, aud it did not 1t was suspended
for few hours, but when the Lord turned
and looked upon him in the palace of the
high Priest, she went out and wept bitterly,
and his faith came back again. But fol
this, he would have rushed down to hell as
Judas Iscariot did.
without faith it is impossible to please
God" without it we can neither live well,
nor die safely, nor enter into life. But let
US never forget that the source of that faith
is not in our own hearts, our own prayers,
or anything we can do. 1t is the gift of
God, and comes through the merits Of the
great Intercessor, without which it would
never find place in the sinners heart, and
without which it would utterly fail even in
the heart that has received it.
OLD PILGRIM.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-02-23
Society in Rome.

The GALAXY, for February, has an article
entitled "Ten years in Rome" from which
we take the following that will be interesting
to intelligent readers, and may also be in
structive to those who expect to make the
''Tour of Europe"
Living under ban, which forbids con-
verse on politics and religion, the society of
Rome is restrained to be musical, or literary,
or artistic. Certain houses have their special
ty. Every one knew, when invited to the
late Mrs. Jameson's, that it would be gath
ering of artists specially. So, various palaces
in Rome have their peculiar clique, and you
may pretty well divine beforehand whom
you will meet there. OF course, there are
in Rome, as in New York and London and
Paris, certain houses where you must 90 if
you wish to be thought SIN society,"" Into
these no parvenu can enter. Mere wealth
will not entitle to recognition. This is a
great chagrin to foreigners, especially our
dear American and English friends. Will
they permit me friendly word? To all
we'll bred persons, purse-pride is most often
sive. What do we understand by we'll
bred person? | fear he is rare. A man
whose sense of delicacy is so acute that IN
tuitivey he knows what will be offensive to
his neighbor; who, if he is talking to half
educated person tries to make him feel he
knows something by talking on a subject upon
which he possesses information; who does
not boast of his ancestry and reveal antique
blazonry before one whose forefathers were
tallow chambers, only; who is not awc-struck
by titles, and does not consider peer exempt
from the casualties of ordinary mortals.-
These are oft-repeated maxims; but travel,
lers to Rome will do we'll to remember them.
There you meet an aristocracy that not only
traces its origin to the Caesars, but whose
old heroic names recall magnificent scenes
of history, and grand deeds of bravery,
triumphs in arts and science or diplomacy.
An aristocracy the proudest in the world,
yet the best bred; intolerant of purse.pride,
or anything approaching to it; recognizing
the dignity of art and letters; doing honor
with delight to talent, however lowl y It's ac-
cessorieS. So, when John Bull and Uncle
Sam come to Rome, ignoring these peculiari-
ties of society, and fancyitg large income,
name powerful on Change, will secure
ready recognition, they are painfully I'M
deceived. They are received by persons of
like tastes and incllnations, but they do not
get into society. A brute who laughs at a
Romans bad English while he himself
slaughters Italian barbarously, cannot be
tolerated The result is many go away and
say there is no society in Rome.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-02-23
Effective Christianity.

In regard to that Christianity which the
world most requires to-day, Bishop Hunting
ton very truly remarks:
We want in you, Christianity that is
Christian across counters, over dinner ia
bles, behind the neighbours back as in his
face. We want in you, Christianity that
we can find in the temperance of meal,
in moderation of dress, in respect for au-
thority, in amiability at home, in veracity
and simplicity in mixed society. Rowland
Hill used to say, he would give very little
for the religion of man whose very dog
and cat were not the better for his religion.
We want fewer go8sipping, slanderOus, peev-
ish, conceited Christians.
To make them effectual, all our public re-
ligious measures, institutions, benevolent
agencies, missions, need to be managed on a
high toned, scrupulous and unquestionable
tone of honor, without evasion, or partisan
ship, or over much of the serpent's cunning
The hand that gives away the Bible must be
unspotted from the world. The money that
sends the missionary to the heather must be
honestly earned. In short, the two arms Of
the church-justice and mercy-mu8t be
stretched out, working for man, strengthen
ing the brethren, or else your faith is vair
and We are yet in your sins.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-02-23
An Open Polar Sea.

Prot j. B. Maury, in very interesting
article in Potnam's Magazine, expresses his
belief in DR.. Kane's open Polar sea, and
that it can be easily reached by following
the Gulf stream, which will give open water
all the way. He asserts, on the authority
of the Transactions of the Royal Society of
London for 1775, that two Dutch whalers in
1855 penetrated to the Pole itself. He
quotes from a captain of an American whale
ship, who says he had gone "several hun
bred miles to the northward and eastward
from Behring's Strait, and three hundred
miles beyond the limit of his chart, and with
an open sea still before him, as far as could
be seen in that direction" Kotzebue, in
1915, says, as he attempted to pass to the
west round the coast of Asia, "The sea was
open to the northeast as far as the eye could
see, - and Commander John Rogers, of the
United Sta&es North Pacific Exploring Ex-
petition, in 1876, says of the same wa
ters: Gas far as went to the northward
and eastward. beyond the Straits, had an
open sea, with current flowing to the north
ward, and with temperature of the water
much above that due to the latitude. -
Prof. Maury holds that there is Pacific
warm current sweeping through Behring's
Straits to the Pole, to correspond with the
Atlantic Gulf stream, which sweeps around
Spitzenbergen, and that by either of these
routes the Pole may be reached in safety
and an open channel found between the At
lantic and Pacific.
In confirmation of his theory, he treats of
birds and fishes and sea-weeds as "dumb
guides to the Poles" He shows that birds
which feed only on grain and marine plants,
and cannot endure the winter cold of the
Atlantic coast, have been seen flying north
ward beyond eighty degrees of latitude; and
that vast quantities of marine vegetation
are carried by the Gulf stream toward the
Polar sea.
The argument is well put in his article,
and we may be sure that some enterpriSing
navigator will never be content till the truth
of his theory is tested, and it is known
whether there be an open current flowing
into an open Polar sea.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-02-23
Rice in Great Britain.

We have received circular from A. S.
McRae, produce broker, Liverpool. 1t con-
tains some interesting statements about the
rice consumed in Great Britain, and the
scarcity and value of American rice
England, in round numbers, imports some
100000 tons of Rice per annum, at value
of G2,O00,OOO sterling, or, say $9,000,OOO
gold Our chief supply is from our own
East Indian colonies, the quality of which,
comparatively, is very inferior, much of it
only available for the conversion into Rice
Flour for Starch and other sizing purposes.
Some of the finer descriptions are edible
enough, but not at all fit to be classed as
"tabIe rices' against American.
Fast increasing in cultivation in Java,
however, is a quality known as the Tafel,
which is greatly circulating here, and which
creditably rivals Carolina and Louisiana,
but is certainly not as fine
Now it is most remarkable fact, that %
though we are doing this euormf
Rice with India at d
miles, we are doing little op
with America at distance of 30
although she has the finest quality known!
The entire imports from America all this
year, consists of only $50 tierces, and in
stock at this moment, there is not single
tierce of either Carolina or Louisiana !
How is this? We have no duty either in
wards or outwardsl The sale here is prompt
and assured at 32s Cd to 35s per cwt, equal
in American gold to $3.50 to $40, but
twelve months ago the price was $40. If
Southern cultivators directed one.half their
product to European instead of Cutting their
home markets, they would not only advance
prices in New York and Philadelphia, but
reap the benefit of cosmopolitan demand.
Surely this years crop Of 10000 tierces
would suggest such an essay.
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MON, until gently fading from my view-the
last of earth-you shall mingle with the first
bright glimpses of the unfading glories of
that better world, where partings are un-
known. Well do 1 know the spot, dear g.,
where you will lay me; often have we stood
by the place, and, as we watched the mel
low sunset as it glanced in quivering flashes
through the leaves and Frightened the grassy
mounds around us with stripes of FURNISHED
gold, each has thought that one of US would
come alone; and, whichever it might be,
your name would be on the stone. But you
loved the spot; and know you'll love me
none the less when you see the same quiet
sunlight inger and play among the grass
that covers your Mary's grave. know you
will 90 often alone, when l am laid there,
and my spirit will be with you then. and
whisper among the waving branches, i am
not lost, but gone before.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-02-23
FaradaY on Human CredulitY.

l have not been at work except in turning
the tables upon the table-turners. Nor should
| have done that, but that so many inquiries
poured in upon me that l thought it better
to stop the inpouring food by letting all
know at once what my views and feelings
were. What weak, credulous, incredulous,
unbelieving superStitious, bold, frightened
what ridiculous world ours is as far as re-
CARDS the mind of man! How full of incon-
sistencies, contradictions, and abSurditieS ii
isl l declare that, taking the average Of
many minds that have recently come before
me, land apart from that spirit which God
has placed in each,) and accepting for a
moment that average as a standard, | should
far prefer the obedience, affections, and
instinct Of dog before it. Do not whisper
this, however, in all others. There is One
above who worketh in all things, and who
governs even in the midst of that misrule tC
which the tendencies and powers of men are
easily perverted.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-02-23
Proverbs.

Three requisites are said to be necessary
to the composition of Proverb, namely,
sense, salt, and brevity, Looking over
collection of old English, Italian and Span
ish proverbs one cannot but be interested to
trace certain natural traits which, if it be
true that proverbs are the wisdom of ma.
tions, must be apparent in many of them.
Trench points these out in his study of pro-
verbs, arguing that in no country but one
whose climate was as variable as that of
England could such saying as this have
originated, Make hay while the sun shines,
and detects the true Castilian stateliness
and gravity in this, eff thy house is in
flames, approach, and warm thyself by the
blaze" One bit of wisdom is common to
all nations, and the numberless variations
with which it is repeated shows it to be
favorite bit,-wel-seasoned sayings at the
expense of women. Truly fruitful subject
for satin. Says the wisdom of England,
g He who tells his wife news, is but newly
married. Says the Italian, GA woman
and a glass are never out of danger;' and
the Spaniard adds, "'Tis true there are
many good wives, but they are all under
ground" All proverbs are suggestive
They are light straws floating which show
which way the current of peoples thought
sets. There is true English reserve and in
sularity, "Love thy neighbor; yet pull not
down thy hedge" English sense of good
hOusewifery "silks and satins put out the
kitchen fire, and shat is the best dress
which goes most up and down the house"
and "Of all tame beasts hate sluts
There are many proverbs, and these are
the most interesting of all, that are common
to all countries, and have come down the
centuries with the approval of gen
eral expe these are truly
pathetic, ses-as it were in a minor key
Patch, and long sit. Build, and soon fit.
There is an echo here of the instability of
our fortunes and the truth that we are never
so near great changes as when we feel our
selves settled comfortably for life. "Whither
goest thou grief? Where am need to go"
Is not this the very same doleful tune of
Shakspeare's, "Misfortunes come not single
spies, but in battalons."
EVERY man can tame shrew but he who
hath her" Allnations must have subscribed
to this at one time or another.
'He who gets, doth much, but he who
keeps does more"
''The child saith nothing but what it hears
at the freside."
''Lies have very short legs"
Il heard it said, is half lie. -
"He who throws stone against God, it
falls on his own head"
a little too late is too late still. -
"a gentle calf sucks her own mother and
four COWS more.
''Fools grow apace without any watering"
eff an ass kicks you, never tell of ii"
g He who would thrive must ask leave of
his wife.
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The Blacksmith.

A blacksmith, when he pulled his iron out
of the fire, used to call out to his son,
"Quick, Bill, quick now or never!" By
this means he taught his son to strike the
iron while it was hot, well knowing that if
he once let it get cold, he should not be able
to form it into the shoe.
Now, the disposition Of young person is
somewhat like the hot 'front.' can be easily
bent into proper form by education; but
the mind of an aged person is like the cold
iron, not very easily altered-indeed, if it
has been altogether neglected, it is next to
impossible to form it Alright. 1 like to see
young folks of persevering disposition
What is the use of beginning things and not
going through with them p Watchtower.
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INSTITUTION AND OFFICERS
OFTHE
Presbyterian Church in the United States.


CLERKS OF THE GENERAL ASSEM-
Rev. Joseph R. Wilson, D. D.,
gusta, Ga.
Rev. William Brown, D. D., Permanent o,o.
Richmond, Va.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF sUsTEYTATIoE.
Rev. J. Leighton Wilson, D. D., Secretary, Col
umbia, S. C..
Rev. Prof. James Woodrow, Treasurer, Colum.
bia, S. G.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Rev. j. Leighton Wilson, D. D., Secretary, Col
umba, S. c..
Rev. Prof James Woodrow Treasurer, Colum.
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 Fl. Wilson, VcePresident
Jesse Lindsay, Secretary and Treasurer.
FOR ONE YEAR.
Robert Adger, Charleston S. c.
Hon. }. A. lngs, Cheraw, S. e.
j. A. Ansley, Augusta, Ga.
John Whiting, Montgomery Ala.
Rev. B. NJ. Palmer D. D., New Orleans, La.
FOR TWO YEARS.
J. Hartman Brown, Baltimore, Nd.
T. }. Kirkpatrick, Lynchburg, Va.
D. N. Kennedy GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
John Handy, Canton, Miss.
Rev. Samuel Mckinney, D. D., Austin, Texas.
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Good Habits.

Remember, boys, before you are twenty
you must establish character that will
serve you all your .RFe. As habits grow
stronger every year, and turning into a new
paths is more and more difficult, therefore
it is often harder to unlearn than to learn /;
and on this account famous flute player
used to charge double price to those pupils
who had been taught before by poor mas
ter, Try and reform lazy, unthrifty, or
drunken person, and in most cases you fail ;
for the bad habit, whatever it is, has so
wound itself into the life that it cannot be
uprooted. The best habit is the habit of
care in the formation of good habits.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-02-23
John Wesley and his Wife.

Mr.. George Dawson, in late lecture on
the great founder of Methodism, gave the
following details. When Wesley settled, he
said, at would be more useful to marry"
There is nothing like giving that sort of
pretty facing 20 your wishes. have known
friend, when he was going to move from
little living to large one, say that it was
because ne was going to ga larger sphere of
usefulness" A certain witty man used to
say that whenever a clergyman went from a
little living to large one, he did so because
he had got call, but that he would want a
"good loud hollo to take him from large to a
small living" Wesley married widow, who,
through her jealousy, led him life of
Indebtedness and misery. AT last his spirit
was up, and he wrote her, "Know me and
know yourself. Suspect me no more; pro
woke me no more; do not any longer con-
tend for mastery, for power, money, or
praise; be content to be private insignif-
cant person, known and loved by God and
me-" 1t was not likely that woman would
be pleased at being recommended to-be an
Insignificant person. After twenty years of
disquietude she one day left him. He bore
it philosophically. He went even beyond it
he took his diary, and put the most pithy
entry into it ever met with in diary
Non cam reEQui; non demisi, non revoca5o,
which may be translated thus; II did not
leave her; I did not send her away; shan't
send for her back" And so ended the mar
riage life of John Wesley.
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Central Qresbgtuian.
TERMS.
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Riding Colts.
A writer on this subject says:

A writer on this subject says:
81 will tell you how to, ride the widest
colt in America in two hours. Catch the
colt in a yard; bindfold him; put the sad
die on and fasten it tight; pass strong cord
between the stirrups and tie each end to its
respective stirrup, SO that if the colt jumps
sideways the stirrup will not fly over his
back. Use common snafie bit, with double
reins; draw the lower reins tight, and fasten
to the horn or pommel Of the saddle, leaving
the upper ones loose.
CHOW commence driving the colt around
the yard; keep him going until he shows
signs of exhaustion, Have man ready with
a saddle horse to take the lead; blindfold
your colt again, gather up the loose reinS
firmly in your hands and mount. Seat your,
self firmly, pretty we'll back in the saddle,
and draw the blindoff. Ten to one the colt fol-
lows the other horse readily, and there is no
possibility of the colts throwing you, unless
he falls backward If he is stubborn, and
lies down and refuses to go, a new plan must
be tried. Take a short strap with a buckle,
and tasten up the off fore foot, put a one
half inch rope around the other fore foot,
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The Praying Sister.

A Sunday scholar being asked if she ever
prayed aloud with her sisters, answered,
''No, but l pray for them"
"And for what do you pray?"
"That they may have new hearts.
"a very good prayer indeed! And you
pray for your parents p
Eyes, sir.
"What do you ask for them?'
''That they may have an interest in Christ. -
If every child were to pray in sincerity
for the same a picture of love
and harmc in many
families, VII Gnerent scene is pre-
8ented from the disobedience Of children to
parents