The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-02-02

State Superintendent Of E5uoasion.-The names
of Professor Martin, Of Hampden Sidney, Rev
wv. IL. BItuer, of Rockbridge, and Colonel J.
H0tchSSS, OF Stauuton, are named in connection
with this Office.
bin renewing the charter of the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad company has lust passed both
branches OF the West Virginia Legislature This,
II Is SAID lnSureS the vigorous prosecution of the
work to speedy completion.
LANCE the Commentator. Il has been said of this
eminent theOlogian, as It was said OF Sir Walter
Raleigh He has a terrible capacity for work :"
HIS lab0rs have extended in every department of
theological literature, with occasional excursions
BY way of paStime, into other provinces of the
world OF letters. A writer says of bis labOrS :
tie has published volumes of poetry and of ser
mons; writes a work on HymnOlogy, Church His
tory, Dogmatics, Apologies; the Life of our
Saviour, in answer TO Strauss, with host of others
which 1t Is unnecessary to catalogue. He has
written With his own hand a very considerable pOr
tor of the Commentary which bears his name, and
which is fast approaching completion. He is at
present, at work on the book Of Revelation.
a biography of the late Chief Justice Janey is in
course Of preparation by Mr.. Samuel Tyler, of
Georgetown, ID. C. Shortly before the death of
Mr. fancy he placed In the hands of Mr.. TYLER
private and official life, that gentleman having
long been his confidential friend and having signi.
ned desire to write the volume which is soon to
make Its appearance. From one of Judge fancy
letters we quote this sentence; A Judge of the
Supreme Court ought never to be connected with
the parties and politics of the country If he
should, he will certainly destroy his )wn usefulness
on the bench and the court itself viii be finally
brought into the political arena
A Bible Bible Class.~-An exchange quotes the
following account of an ancient Bible class:
And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the
people; for he was above all the people; and
when he opened it, all the people stood up; and
Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all
the people answered Amen Amen with lifting
up their hands; and they bowed their heads, and
WOrShipped the Lord with their faces to the
ground, Also Joshua and Bani and Sherebiab,
Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai Hodijah, Maaseiah,
KeGta, Azariah, JOzabad, Hanan, Pelsiah, and
the LeviteS caused toe people to understand the
law: and the people stood IN their place. So they
read IN the book in the law of God distinctly, and
gave the sense, and caused them to understand the
reading" Neh. win 5 s.
Something to be Thought of-We commend to
the consideration OF our readers the following from
the New York Eveaiag Post:
The constant use of Intoxicating liquors makes
hard times tor many man; thus, family of five
persons viii consume four barrels of -four year,
or 1856 pounds of bread. This is nearly three
pounds day. Good flour can be bought now for
ST a barrel 4 times make Is and 80 cents day
for drinks is SlOO,5O, or $Sl 80 more per year
than the bread for family Of five persons costs.
But, says A. Il only take two drinks day "
Very we'll you pay then for your drinks S73 a
year; ORty SIS more than you pay for the bread
consumed BY your whole family, if it contains Eve
persons. This sum would provide tea and coffee
for them.
Here, then, we see that the man who pays even
20 cents day for liquor spends sum sufficient to
supply his family with bread, tea and coffee for
the year. Is it strange that times are hard that
men complain Of the government, and charge that
figures show how men tax themselves, and how
they tax property too.