The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-01-05

hvered on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene by
5, q. White, Nj. d. and on Botany aud Astron-
Omy by Rev. e. w, Lane.
FROM THE NORTHERN STATES.
Princeton Theological seminary.-It has five full
prOfeSSOTshipS,-the chairs occupied BY Professors
Charles Hodge, McGiL Green, Moffat. and @.
Wistar Hodge The students are Resident min
lister l, resident graduates ,, senior class "S mid
die IS, junior IS; total, III.
William Rankin, Esq, of Newark, n. j., who
died last week, left by his viii $4,000 to the Amer
lean Bible Society, $1,000 to the American Sun
day School Union, 81, 900 to the American Tract
Society, and about half a million to his wife, hay-
ing previously yided large amount Of property
among bis cbtcen
TIE Sc -e,ary Of the Presbyterian Board of Do
Il. : ssionl issues bis regrets, that avid the
eaaioR e Board IS receipts have fallen off
an twenty thousand dollars
laHa raIk.-Tbe passengers in the New Haven
cars, some time since, were entertained by an ami
mated and earnest conversation between Father
Hyaeinthe and the Rev. DR.. Cox, Of New York
Happening TO be seated near one another, and the
friar speaking no English and the doctor no French
they adopted the Latin, which both speak with
Huency.
DR., Cuyler has declined the chair Of cOeditor of
the Presbyterian Of Philadelphia.
Nathan Hale has resigned his chair of bellies
ettres at Union College to 90 to Boston, and assist
his brother the Rev. f, f. Hale, in editing the
new magazine, The Nel7 and the Old.
Which is the Organ 4''--The PHILADELPHIA
Presbyterian diScOurSeth as follows concerning
little controversy which "has been suddenly start
ed in New y Ork city that threatens to grow in in
terest aud We fear in aSperlty. The New York
ECaRQelS has set itself forth quite obtruSivey as
the paper of the whole Presbyterian Church,
and proposes TO do duty as the organ Of the en-
tire Church WhereupOn the New HOrk Observer,
mindful of It's past position, and conscious of the
strength which lies IN large and well-Secured list
of Subscribers SnubS its aspiring neighbOr, and de-
clares that, as the New York Observer reaches
more Presbyterian ministers and people than any
other religious newspaper, therefore, IT an organ
Is simply medium Of INSTRUMENTATION, the
best medium Is this, to wlt-the New York Ob-
SerCer Without preSumlng to decide which OF the
gentlemen, with the organ before them, will
make the best music for the Church, we must sug
geSt to the Observer that It's method OF self aSser
tiOn is somewhat too bold. The best medium Is
this saith the Observer, laying It's hand upon the
organ. Old Dr. Parr, OF England, was aecus-
toned to brag in the following subdued and indi-
rect manner The first living Greek scholar is
Person, and the third Elmsley | won't say who
the second is. The vanity, of course, is but thin
" veiIed-but it is yelled. The claim for the Sec
ond place is very distinctly asserted, but the self
satisfied old scholar reached no higher. The
modern journalist dsdains the secondary post, and
insists that It's qualifications for the leadership
prime.
Work for the United Church.-Rev. H. Kendall,
H. d., the Home Mission Secretary Of the New
School part of the reunited Presbyterian Church,
points out three classes of home mission enter.
priSes requiring attention. First, the stations on
the Pacific railroads second the frontier States
and third, city evangelzation. Instead Of being
lifted up with pride az its own greatness, he init
mates that the Church has enough to do to supply
s>aSt negectS and present urgent demands for the
supply of gospel Institutions. If We do not mis-
interpret determinations of Providence in reunion,
they demand more self denial, and larger sacrifice
in extending the Church Of Christ and are full Of
promise OF success.
Charles scribner & Co. are about issuing a new
volume of Lange'S Commentary, embracing Pro-
verbs, Eccesiastes and SOlomOns Song.
The Christian Union, New York, is now under
the editorial control Of Rev. h, Ward Beecher.
The Union Theological Seminary in New York has
been in existence thirtythree years 1T was found
ed Jan 18th, 1886, and opened for instruction
Dec. 5th, 1886.
The Seminary is to be removed to the upper part
of the city. Sixty lots, Just west of st. Nicholas
avenue, between l3Oth and lS4th Streets forming
part of ST. Nicholas Park, have been purchased by
the special committee.
New York Colonization Society-ThiS society was
organized in November last in New York by
prominent citizens, both among the ministry and
laity. The constitution states that the object o;
this Society shall be the improvement OF the con-
ditiOn Of the African race; by aiding people OF
color In this aOunfrv pmIUrafn Liberia nv as
siSting them to prepare for emigration aud for set
Element in that land, and by helping them to be-
come good and useful citizens Of that Republic, so
that 10 may grow into aCeutre of Christian cIviZa-
ton on the Continent Of Africa.
Ii shall be auxiliary TO the American Colonial
ton Society, established in Washington ID. c.,
Ammo DOmn 1916, and shall cooperate with the
Board of Directors aud Executive Committee Of
the same in carrying out Its Objects aud all monies
received into the Treasury, not otherwise appro-
priated by the donors or by the Society itself shall
be remited TO the Treasurer of the Parent SOcietv
Subscriptions and donations for the cause may
be sent to Rev. John circuit, ID. D., or to Room
24 Bible House, Aston Place, New FORK City.
A. MERwIN, Secretary and Treasurer
The FreemqDs Journal Roman Catholc) of
New ork in a paragraph, tells the whole story
as to the opinion and purpose of Roman Catholics
in regard to the public schools 1t says:
"The Catholic solution of this middle about
Bible OF no Bible in schools Is, hands of No
State taxation OF donations for any schools. You
look to your children, and we look to ours. We
don want you to be taxed for Catholic schools
We do not want TO be taxed for Protestant, or for
goddess schools. Let the Public School system 90
t0here e came fr0Dl-tbe derL We want Chris
tian schools, and the State cannot tell US what
Christianity