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GIEsENG~-We quote nominally at 6Oc.
IRISH PoTAToEs-We quote Northern Of
81. so . Dbl.
GREEN APPLES Stock good We quote
Northern $3t@4. 90 . Dbl. 4
COTTON SEED-We continue TO quote
at zoe . bushel of 334 lbs.
MIDDLNGs-Are held at $40 2 ton.
RAGs-We quote at 43c.
WooL-We quote bury at 15@2Oc; IN
washed without burs 25@26c washed
without burs 35@37c.
Nashville Flour and Grain Market.
FLoUR-Market active, with shipments
to-day Of 4S3 bbls, on basis of $5@6. 70
for supers TO fancy.
CoES MEAI.-Markeb steady at 81 4
bushel.
CoRN-Market firm at 81 . bushel.
WHEAT-We note the sale in store of SOC
sacks, mostly white, at S125 2 bushel.
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For Evansville, Louisville and Gin

For Evansville, Louisville and Gin
cinnati.
THE FINE PAsSENG ER ST.
il Steamer SPRAY, Gus. Brown, - E=s.:.sz..sss
Master, JAS. WILSON, Clerk, will leave rs above
on FRIDAY, 25th inst, at O'Clock P. n
W. A PEBBLES, Agent.
No. 15 Broad street.
VIM. BOYD,
Nos Al & AZ Front street,
HARRISON & son,
rnar24-2 No. IS Front street.
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For Sale.

Two lots, 37kX94 feet on Spruce, near
Church st. Apply to W. P. Cannon.
feb23-1m
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AwNINGs.-Beech, Manlove & Co. can
furnish plain and Italian Awnings at short
notice and at the lowest market price.
Give them your orders. No. go North
College street. marl5-tf
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BEECH, MANLovE & Co. are receiving
large and attractive stock of staple and
fancy Dry Goods for the spring trade. Go
and see them. No. 60 North College
street. mar15-H
All the latest novelties in neck dress
Just received at Gray & Mobiles.
mar 10 If.
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In Chancery at Nashville-6, 164.

R. Mop. SMITH, Solicitor for Complainant.
nlar6-law4t
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RESPECTFULLY notify my former pa
irons, as well as the public in general, that
have resumed first principles, and am
prepared to make frst-class boots, shoes
and CATERS of the best material and any
style, and guarantee to give entire salts
faction. The sign of the Red Boot
NJ MoRGANsTERN
No. &C Church street,
feb27-f opposite Maxwell House.
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LONDON, March 23.-Consols for money
9344; on account 93ss. American securities
heavy; 1923 9O4; 1865 500; 1868 S8EE,
and 10-4Os SCI.
LIVERPOOL, March 23.-Cotton quiet;
middling uplands lid; Orleans sd; sales
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
The Contrast.

| was about to enter the Lecture room. to be
present at a meeting of our session, on the even
ing preceding communion Sabbath. just as |
reached the door, there passed by an old friend of
my youth. He has ever been a man Of unques-
toned integrity and unimpeachable morals, reg
ular attendant upon public worship, and steady
and earnest friend and supporter Of the Church.
Most persons take him for profeSsed Christian,
and those who are better informed are surprised
that he is not.
As he was passing said to him" My friend,
this is the door you ought to enter. The session
is to hold meeting Just now-come in with me- .
He replied sadly" You are right, it is what |
ought to d. but | am not fit" "Nor," said L,
Twill you ever become more fit by waiting '-and
he passed on. In the room found two of our
young people, who had presented themselves as
candidates for admission to the communion of the
Church. 1t had been my privilege to serve with
the grand father and father of each respectively,
as Office bearers in the Church How it strengthens
our faith to see the promise thus verified to the
third generation, and how it cheers the heart to
see children, by open profession avouching as
their God, the God of their fathers.
And how much wiser were these two dear young
persons than my old friend, to whom had spoken
moment before. In young faith they had enter
ed the open. door of the Church. not relying on
any supposed fitness of their own, but trusting
with simplicity to the promise 'Him that cOmeth
unto me, | will in no wise cast out While he
not l am sure without many longing to enter,
had hundred times or more passed by the door,
waiting for some fancied fitness, or yielding to
spirit of dangerous procrastintion. And now he
feels himself less fit than he was forty years ago,
and the habit Of procrastination growing stronger
and more dangerous every year.
And if they should live for forty years as true
Christians -(may the Holy Spirit be abundantly
vouchsafed to both of them how will they rejoice
that by the grace of God they were enabled in
the morning of life to consecrate themselves to his
service S. L. G.
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FROM THE NORTHERN STATES.

Rev DR.. W. A. Scott was installed Pastor of st.
Johns Presbyterian Church, in San Francisco CAL,
on Sunday afternoon, the lst instant. The occa-
sion was one of great interest and the large edice
in which the congregation worship was densely
crowded, even the aises being filled. The sym.
pathies aud prayers of Gods people, and of his CO.
laborers in the ministry, accompany DIR. Scott and
st. Johns Church, that the work so nobly COM
menced may be carried to grand consummation
of success in clarifying God and saving souls.
The fact that first class church like st. Johns
PRESBYTERIAN can be organized in city no larger
than San Francisco, without lessening the atten-
dance in the churches previously established, is
most suggestive. 1t illustrates the importance of
great personal influence in the incumbent An
unknown or incapable minister would have been
failure, while Dr. SCOTS reputation ability and
power, together with the attachment of personal
friends, was under God, the means of his success.
1t also illustrates how large must be the number
of the people who do not habitually attend the
sanctuary. 1t still further is an encouragement
and guide in establishing churches in the older
cities, or at some future period in San Francisco.
Meantime it is a peculiar honor to DR.. Scott to
have been employed in laying the foundation Of
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
Seminary for Colored Candidates.

Churches must have pastors of their own race
This is recent discovery in Foreign Missions. s.
" Prior to 1854, not one of the missionary churches
of the American Board in India had a native pas
tor; and prior to 1868, there were few native pas
tors in the Sandwich Islands" Now, it is gen.
orally agreed that native pastors are necessary to
deveope the self-reliance of the native churches.
1t follows that the colored churches in our
Southern country must have colored PASTORS
White men should assist in organizing those
churches, but should never become pastors of
them.
This being the case, it becomes work of the
greatest importance, to raise up properly edu-
Gated colored ministry. We need Seminary Of
learning for this special purpose. Those now ex-
listing are defective in principle, and must fail to
accomplish the end in view. They have stately
buildings, and ornamented pleasure grounds, just
like the institutions established for white students.
But DR.. Anderson, of Boston, tells us that this
system has not worked well in the Foreign Mis-
sionary field Says he, :" at Beirut in Syria, a
high school was established, in which everything
literature, boarding, lodging and clothing-had
a western type. But it was found that such train
ing tendsd to unfit the pupils to live and labor
among their own people. After seven years that
school was abandoned, and another formed on Mt.
Lebanon, Arabic in its language aud customs.-
Native preachers, raised too far above the general
level of intelligence among their own people, long
for cultivated hearers, aud large salaries, and
shrink from the ignorant and low.caste people,
among whom they are designed to labor"
We need, therefore, a Seminary in which the
colored students will live as they have been accus
toned to do at their homes, and among their own
people. Five thousand dollars would suffice to
provide the log-cabins necessary for the accommo-
dation of one hundred such students; and then we
should set four or five of the best men in the
Church to teach them. An institution of this
kind would not tempt unworthy men into the min.
istry nor spoil those whose sole motive at the first
was to serve the Lord among their own people. /
invite attention. therefore, to these two principles
now established by the results in the Foreign Mis-
sonary work First, our colOred churches must
have colored pastors; and second, these colored
pastors must be educated in an institution whose
aim shall be to make them faithful laborers, and
not American gentlemen If the whole policy as
to this matter has been changed in the foreign
field during the past few years, may we not look
to see it changed in the efforts made in behalf of
our coored people? And should not good men
begin at once to make move in the right direc
ton? w. Il B.
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
Religion in Washington College.

The high moral tone, and the excellent order,
that prevail in this great Institution, are often sub
iects of remark with strangers who visit Lexing-
ing But while the outward signs OF healthful
state of feeling in the college most gratifying,
there is at the same time deeper under.current
of religious feeling and religious influence, which
the more casual observer might readily overlook.
There is no revival of religion" here, in the
popular sense of that term-no excitement no
great external display of religious feeling, but there
is profound seriousness which manifests itself in
variety OF ways.
But few Sabbaths have passed consecutively for
several months without some studentS-occasion.
ally only one, Oftener two or three-coming for
ward to make public profession of religion
This is doubtless true in other churches-it is GER
tainly tue of the Presbyterian church. For dur.
ing the last three months, not few have thus been
admitted to the communion. And as the students
here belong to all denominations, and attend in
large numbers at all the churches, it would be ra-
tonal to conclude (although the statistics are not
at hand just now to decide positively that like
fruits have been gathered in by other denOmina-
tons. In addition to this, no one can attend
church regularly without being struck with the
close and earnest attention given by the students
generally to the ordinary Sabbath services, and we
have every reason to believe, that not few are
beginning to make the inquiry, at least in their
own minds" What must do to be saved ?"
The Christian Association in the college is said
to be doing an important work. Their prayer
meeting conducted in their Hall every Sabbath
P. NJ, is very numerousy attended, and increas-
ing in interest and influence every week. Nor is
their faith without works, for we hear of their or
ganizing Sabbath schools in the country around,
and we also know that they have lately contributed
literally for the erection of church in a destitute
neighborhood, few miles from town. In this
good work. we believe they have been aided by
many not belonging to the Association,
Small circles for evening worship meet in five
different rooms every night, at regular signal
given for that purpose. Many who are not pro.
fessors of religion take an interest in all these
meetings, and attend with great regularity, while
in the Tuesday evening prayer meeting of the
church, they make no small proportion of the au-
dience.
Among the students who finish their academic
studies this session, five expect to enter Union
Seminary and others will follow year after year
as they complete their course of preparation. Be-
sides these, there are others preparing for the
ministry in other denominations Shall we not for
all these things, thank God and take courage?"
A LooKER-oN.
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Religious Interest in wilmington-Th NJ

Religious Interest in Wilmington.-The ~. G.
Presbyterian says:
1--WE learn that there is at present very consid.
cradle religious interest manifest in the city of
Wilmington. 1t first exhibited itself in the Pres
byterian church. Daily morning prayer meetings
have been held in that church for several weeks.
At a sacramental meeting some two or three Sab
baths ago, sixteen persons were admitted to the
communion Of the church, and Christians seemed
very much revived and strengthened. The morn
ing prayer meetings still continue and the interest
is spreading to other churches The Baptists and
Meth0dists have both instituted morning prayer
meetings, to meet want felt among their people
and the prospect of q general interest on the sub
ject OF religion throughout the community is, we
are informed, most encouraging. May the work
OF the Spirit 60 on and deepen and spread until
all hearts shall feel its heavenly power.
Canton, Miss.-A correspondent of the Observer
and Commonwealth, who has recently visited Can
ton, writes:
"The Presbyterian church of Canton is living,
growing working church, for the tree is known
by it's fruits At the close of the war it was only
so strong Since then more than 10 have been
added to her communion. Twenty. five have moved
beyond her bounds. Her membership is now LOG
Surely the pastor and people have much occasion
for humble thankfulness; for the Great Head Of
the Church has richly favored them. "He has
established the work of their hands upon them
and made them glad according to the years where
in they had seen evil" The large success which
has attended the faithful labors OF their able min.
lister imposes upon the church obligations, of sin
gular strength" for unto whom much is given
of them is much required"
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EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 10th, 1870.
do not purpose to weary the readers of
the Central Presbyterian with notes by the
way say. The route over the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad has been so often described,
that the custom of giving it such repeated
notices can in no way be so much honored
as in its breach. will only remark that l
fell in with a small but very agreeable com
pany along the way, composed Of ministers
and elders on their route to the meeting of
our General Assembly, and that the long
journey was safely accomphshed-leaving
Richmond on Monday at about noon, and
reaching Louisville at l, P. NJ, on Wednes-
day. The passage through the mountains
of West Virginia presents some grand views
along Cheat river, where the stream rolls
for miles many hundred feet almost imme-
diately under the track of the road. But
in other respects I was much disappointed,
for the hills are so much alike that the
scenery becomes monotOnOus.
As to the organization of the General AS
sembly to-day, l will not repeat what you
viii find in the Courier Journal which has
made arrangements to give full and accu-
rate report of our proceedings. The dis
course Of DR.. Robinson was, as might be
expected, fully freighted with valuable
thoughts on most important subjects, and
was closely listened to by a congregation
filling the spacious church.
The election of the Rev. DIR. Dabney as
Moderator, was by reclamation, and under
his prompt and skilful guidance we may ex-
pect the business of the body to progress
with despatch. Important subjects will be
before us, on some of which there may, Of
course, be a wholesome difference of opinion
but it is not anticipated that there will be
any to disturb our peace, for the Church is
in a state of harmony; and long may it re-
main unbroken. During this first day, not
much business is done excep; that connected
with the organization. An afternoon is
vel allowed for a recess, that the MOdera-
tor may devote it to the laboriOus work Of
arranging the various committees, and that
friends long separated may have time to com
pare notes, and recount the goodness of God
to them in the land of the living. These
meetings and greetings are exceedingly in
teresting to a rejecting mind, and bring up
to memory things both sweet and sad.
viii add that this meeting is a very full
one. The whole number, if delegates were
present from all the Presbyteries, would be
1l6, and We have 81 on the ground the first
day. Other items of interest will be noted
as the Assembly shall advance in its bust
ness.
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FoR THE CENTRAL Presbyterian.

HANCHoU, CHINA March 80, 1870.
Extracts from a letter from Rev. 7. E. Converse.
Since my last letter our circumstances, physi
cally, have materially improved. We have moved
out of our former contracted quarters into larger
and more cheerful house, with plastered ceilings,
plenty of windows, little garden attached, and a
stable. have bought two cows, one great awk
ward buffalo, the other very small brown COW.
Standing side by side they present a marked con-
trast. The buffalo is valuable animal, as gentle
as | could want but knows her rights and know
ing, dares maintain. The other night | tied her
outside of the stable, and she spent the night in
walking around and kicking down every rail of the
adjacent fence. On two other occasions when she
thought it time to feed she has broken her fasten.
ings and helped herself. Yet when regularly at
tended to, gentler animal could not be desired
mention these trifes to illustrate the nature of
the domesticaed buffalo. They are used here not
for milk but for ploughing, and for the little haul
ing that is done in this part of the country.
AS mission we are hard at work Mr.. Inslee's
health is far from firm, but he is busy in superin
tending the erection of his house on the hillside
Our funds were sufficient to warrant us in begin
ming only one of the houses just now. His
present house is unbearable in summer, exceeding
ingly unhealthy. He is therefore hurrying his
house to completion before the hot weather. We
will proceed with the other house as soon as the
funds now probably en- route shall reach us. The
girls school will be under the same roof with Mr..
Inslee, the boys school will share the house in
tended for Mr. Houston and myself We hope to
have both houses finished before winter. In &C
commodation to the prejudces of the Chinese, we
are building them only one story in height. This
on the hill side will 1--WE think be much cooler in
summer and more healthy than two story house
on the level plain.
What are the probabilities Of our continued oc.
cupation of these houses? Just simply what
Providence sees to be best. We have no occasion
or reason for apprehension. The people are
friendly or Indifferent the literati are hostile In
other places the lterati have been able by spread
ing false reports and exciting the prejudice of the
people, to raise a mob and pull down the
houses of missionaries; but generally in places re
gently occupied. Precedent is omnipotent Tor al
most omnipotent,) in China. Where precedent
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is against the residence Of foreigners it is easy to
raise mob But in this city the precedent is In
our favor, foreigners having resided here for ten
years past. And one half of the population are
Ningpo people who are familiar with the residence
of foreigners. Again, ia nearly every instance,
the local magistrates have been forced to rebuild
the houses and reinstate the missionaries This
has been the case repeatedly. Yet, by the last
Shanghai papers | notice the expulsion OF Pro-
testant and Catholic missionaries from a city near
Canton. The conclusion to which | arrive is, that
the permanence of our residence is all in the hands
of Providence, and there let it rest. "Thy will
be DONE" and let thy will be mine. l do not ap-
prehend any violence, there are no present signs of
any, Yet even if there should be any, we have
one cheering fact that these acts of violence have
hitherto affected only property; and they have not
attacked the person. nor threatened the life of for
eigners.
The weather has been more changeable than any
that [ have known. Six weeks ago we had snow,
and weather cold enough to cause two of us who
were travelling at the time to suffer. Then week
ago the weather was so hot as to make the China.
men divest themselves of much of their clothing
Now it is cool again, and we are keeping up good
coal fire in the stove. 1t is an easy thing here tc
catch cold, and difficult thing to get rid of it
The reason of this changeableness of climate, pro-
badly lies in the fact that we are on the eastern
border of vast continent The prevailing winds
(some distance above the surface of the earth ).
II 4 IL
variableness of the land over which they have
passed, and of the Himalaya mountains. Wheth
er the explanation is to be found in this fact OIL
not it is certain that the eastern shores of cont
nents are very variable in temperature.
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Advertisements of Schools During the last
FIVE years an unusually large amount of advertis-
ing of this kind has been inserted in the columns
of the Central Presbyterian. Fully one,third Of
this has been a worthless work, so far as compen-
sation is concerned. We yielded to importantly
and to promises, and are considerably hart by the
result The most charitable will agree that we
have done full share in this free school education
Hereafter all advertisements of this kind will be
declined unless accompanied with satisfactory ar
rangement for prepayment
OF course none of our old friends, so honorably
and usefully filing their places at the head of va
rious schools will understand this precaution as
applying to them.
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Central 4rrsbptuIm.
Richmond, Va, Wednesday, May 25, 1870.

Exy@ DELINQUENT SUBsCRIBERs.-We are
under the necessity Of saying that the num-
Der is so large that their neglect subjects us
to a degree of trouble and anxiety that can
not be continued. Many of them are IN
arrears from one to four years, and pay no
regard whatever to bills repeatedly sent out.
We have granted indulgence far beyond the
point of safety or fairness to the interests
Of the paper. We shall be reluctantly COM
PEELED to discontinue many names from the
list in a short time, and look to other means
of collecting what ought to have been long
ago paid.