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AT CenkTev1lles Mich.

DJTRoI1, jap. IA Cenueviile letter to che
TtitHnt gives rue following dttaits Of tue degas-
tat,pn cauef lhera oy tue reeet! storm:
AZ about o'c!cck on Mot Day th1a vil!sRe wk1
Iletkd by most destructive and r1KnEful tofnxto-
1rec8 WGfe t-NrEd to pltc+s Ct torn up ~ Soa
Ic1ts. a tccrs OF hatnA NeIe unro01e1. aud M my
Of them torn to riecea A. large nu nnrr u
ewtN:pg hoates were blpwn down. ttvoiR1hE a
ulel ced II. D RoJsr a!oae to prccure soHe uedl-
cine fos his vile, zno WAs slck; 10 q lew niantes
family lay buried IN the runs. Mt. Buyer was ~
seriously f1}uzca Shat he died tu A fsH lpttutn'.
nno out Eight TO, es 1fe eLts1taint1 OF the re-
ccselJ dt his vile. The restdelce OF Nt J.
Wolfe sas also cest'o5et, aud he hlDaelf was se.
verey 1t tuIed. ~ were aso bis *tfe ana ID 81 OF
his iaenify. 4 MIS- Newark, Who ~as ss4'tas
oser tighE ut Nj. WoIfe:s. vas rnEo N out Ut
chan btr wiz dcw, ana lDj1rd SO badly inak sas
a. atuce oteo. Mary Others III dI1eteat dt1et.
uDps were snnelera either in the destruction or
their property or In personal 1p]ur!es.''
, 1870-01-20
THE FRANKIHa PRIVILEGE.

LIZZIE II ~ 4414t4oAG6 u OpAu1OA u6tH6Eu
Congress and the Postmaster General as to
The amount of revenue lost to the postal
service by the ftauking privilege. There
is very large annual deficit In the raw
enues Of the Post Office Department, and
this deficit, the Postmaster General charges,
is mainly due to the transportation Of free
matter. On the other hand, 1t is asserted
that the amount Of fEankcd matter is gross-
iy exaggerated, and that to abolish the
ftanking privilege will afford no subHtan-
tial relief to the postal service. Upon these
differing allegations Of fact there is warm
controversy going on in Congress. For
tunately the matter Is one capable Of being
reduced to a demonstration. All that is
reeded is that Congress, by law, require
that each Postmaster shall weigh, and keep
arecord Of all franked mail matter sent
from his Office and that there be paid to
the Post Office Department, quarterly, the
amount Of postage with which such tnattor
would be chargeab1e il not frankod. This
xould accomplish two things. It
would demonstrate whether the postal
service can be made sel-gnstalning,
and whether the government pays moro for
carrying the mails than it receives; md it
would also bring before the people the e1-
act amount which the frnnkiug privilege
costs annually. There could then be an
intelligent decision whether that privilege
is worth the money paid for keeping it up.
The government now pays all the dedcita Of
the Post Office Department. Whether it
DAYS more or less than the cost Of carrying
franked matter is the subject Of dispute.
Let us hare this question settled. At pres
ent, vague assertion is met by vague de-
uial, which is rery unseem1y, when tho
means Of reaching the actual facts are so
easily nttainable. The country is not in
my desperate way about the ftanking priv.
lege, but would like to know how much Il
costs, as preliminary to deciding what il
ia best 10 do about it.
, 1870-01-20
TIE STOR Il.
fts Rnvu 4es At Various Po1uts-Loss
If L,fe and FrupertY at Ctavo Caty>

9
If L,1s and eruperty at Cnvo CITY.
Kcnlucky4 ... d,
Care Cy Jat.. ~ Dttpo. .=A to tie Louifpi c14r1f1.
A torLslo struck tho toustefu coe 1oa Of thus
tonD on tho LouisFllle Nashville Railroad. elRa-
iy.n.e lies frcm lhu1s.lle, t1ls norntoR at
Q c.bc1. About hft3 houses vera comp etei1 de-
Atrojeo, II a mol ttts tnsn y pef'o1s xefs 1en"
certd houcIeEe AZ dtafltnte Of c1o meg abd 1000
1t all occurred IN l-4b tnah Two lt1pHteA The
NOON vent down nefoIe DAY, Rrd the dalkness
Ha6 nteL1c- The L0aSe1 We're nttaly tofu to
splfite1r, rot even -hols .h'oR,e being LETT
Epne Ftfe carried HEav nnf Acsttefed TO The
v,poa, aLd Others cxufhed upon tne lou oattsus-
Gtolgu Ps,n..r Was blokn at lea.s 500 1aIds:
4 I. a. Hunter ata WE. U1.can % esca "ere
Gec1Rt PosnteI's caAu had fta9nens Of TIL
tef clown through iB bod5.
The Ian e~ Of tse Killed and WouEdeos As tat II
1eeItet. have arcade been seur.
The to- acco tarn OF G T. MIDDLETON, containing
ten II oussnd doIa1s' o11n Of tohscco. Eas otoSn
10 and large gaanx!es & o! me tooaeca 3 g
II .Tpe % hardsome Uc!on Church, belorgtng to all
house Of pubic wotanlp In the pace, WAS tcra 10
1ao oeGdtpg Known Al the Masonic Lodge and
Two ihuds OF tho families residing ln the plaee
sre to1elea ana oeausote OF fol and clotalpg.
Cens,certng that 20 naty petsons Mets u tne
Tefa tliled or nulk Thcse who survived the
a o1 u atd have rosle1ed the scene Of desasst1oo.
esy irat II seems Incredible that anything could
TLe ttofm. ilEe undu1ased aud eirated. At times
jun ptrg over houses 1td Rgaao gotnE ootalne o.
il coulse sIatca1G house of nnn a. ito 1,1 n ~
seatttE1l Z u he Nthds, a!d thea Iea1glltg IT.
con1te. Ap,ano - now l5tDE 10 he puntc Euad,
Pat g11sa IN !, tas @ sexus4sd 9 ~ n eSes,
d1t tct;on- The surface u q laEkc rood Gear the
place. ia coEe1ed am the dttr1s. Jusal1g o. hug
net1a OF ali ktlas Of gcods ant Gusu.tore
II, mar il nnras thtt cot tlnr 81 llfAf&lfF torn
, 1870-01-20
uKn1VrsrpN OF urAY.

We ppbllAued feceuQy an RECOUNT OF q
public meeting held at Corinno Oh THUR
dsy, January 6, the object Of which was
to procure the pasaage Of Law by Con-
gress anne1ing all the Territory of Utah
north Of latitude IL to Idaho The Utah
Repo7ter Of the l1th, advocates the
measure, the reasons given being mainly
the restiveness Of the Gentle community
under Mormon rnle, and their disgust OF
Mormon institutions.
With al our sympathy for the disabilities
under which tho Gentilez along the lima
Of the Pacific Railroad in Utah
are placed, and our respect
for lbo ss.e4 engaged ia khe raoronoent,
trust Congress viii not grant their request.
In our judgment, their own interesta will,
in the end, be best promoted by leaving
the dividing line between Utah and Idaho
where it is. 1t runs as near as may be on
the dividing range between the waters thAt
How north into the Co}umbia and those
which run into Salt Lake, The valley of
Silt Lake with those Of the rivers and
streams tributary to it form compact and
very fertile country, and in afew years it
will become rich and populous State. II
it were not for the loathsome blight OF
polygamy that defles it nobody in his Benses
would propose the line Of Al degrees as its
northern boundary.
Our friends at Corinne Bhould posseas
their souls IN patience. Difficult and per-
picking as the situation is, the means will
be found to protect them. When Governor
shafrer reaches the Territory, backed, as be
Will be, by the moral sense, andif necessary
BY the military power Of the nation, he
Will At least extend oyes them ths shie!d Of
the government. True, the Mornons
threaten civil war If the Cullom bill is
passed, and they will play the bluff and
bluster game 80 long as it avaiis. Bnt let
the Ian be enacted, and give the Gov
ernor military force 10 execute IL,
and there will be no civil VIII. Brigham
Young aud his elders are too rich and too
smart for that.
Salt Lake City, now connected with the
northern half Of the Territory by rail, is the
natural capital Of Utah and Of the State that
viii eventually take the place Of the Terri
tory, and it would be a bluuder, for any
merely temporary REASONS, to destroy its
symmetry by fixing its northern boundary
where it will greatly retard and iniure the
SOCIAL and political welfare Of the people on
both aides of it.
, 1870-01-20

t1ltD ,Nte 6eJs IL II 6aQ 1o 10 outi1sA ~
III. ne9 Stns,uT, !, Is netspehoa1. Is ~!A oe
rtitttI dos y ne1eaf Il "a al unhtppy cnspte! u
tuf h,.ros, tnst one having rsasaed 20 1n,e
MI NJ e1t Vitn tpr Rtest !httreats Of steedom
spd Vt bun snit!. .1Isolvtd IN The settlement o.
,tr qnt .t.ot The sera'rI ~ ;ae iosat ~
tht cO ien trtf ps, ali nf hch Is QnW IN 1~opstaT
lie NY. " fsld shem ovtE to the ,ct.latuse.
Lsaniaturr a we anoW. sseeped 10 tFeasln 10 tqe
III sn&e tic cab q losass5. uanaoous ssa
IL All dLos sco q nch support on this n:oF. l
s+u&tt: ahhlt we're a'hsr .tsa + M! %
lbsf this ttif Wit psts and that thcss people ~W
rt ptLdeu ovtr 10 The teGtef u escles OF tbese
:, be1s; rat Ut leasf shall have rre ssv!.facton
Ms plolu1' d oolr:clon inst it, pts,ase viii %
tIsiuocs to peace ia me State of VhglliA =,
vi. THCABGL14 VI. Pes dsn'. 1t 9 vei1 eas5 TO
,ts ssy e.s. os 0te 70
tea the co'ored ptop.e. ato 70 &c taeF speS.a!
chsnpon, ard to make charges agar otaetas
bns 1ne1ees ssose csssg.s,to re ~ uss tesaA sSs
1tccEds will shaw: acd u *ccnsatons ate naae
1Rs,pst uzemrer Of this body at tbau1g 10 uim
eonr.s dleel. ne opps 70 .,e .asn shSa H me ns
tnui t1Y TO hold mp the author Of tao ccuta'iop.
aud theIe u seufe OF justice IN ths couotzJ thar
viu VISIT tho condemnation upon him "ho naSes
y WSy, ". sm Charged with having been op-
posed to lha recon.tluchan GeAsurts! Tnete
IL not oeoa !our ttAsate BOOB one aes % khs
vbich j bate nov quoted. Ali 5ons fecons1ac-
ION Eepu u1et, III. Psealdt4r. .'ta ne s.sep1. p
tho committee that repaired that-haVr passed
though 'he hands Of the JuticlarJ COMMITTEES Of
Mn,cp hsss ~ n1oot s To- % ~ 20
rearls eves5 ohe Of shsu and ses thsse rises hero
Senator VINO charges mo With hav1aR beea op.
posed To the Reconstruction meaaarta, ana Eno
epeaks N Ii be Was The Champion Of lttedon. as
ii ne as tee iIttud Ct the eolctzd people! Why,
IT, tie Senator from Massac c1usttta nad had us
way The Constitution Of the un'te9 sta!es tnas
sllpettoEs uhder It's 11Il1dictton are ffee, woald
hare no Brcn tiante IN It. ltina: senator hsd had
bis q! The great coz provision foreset
ed. He trpnet It httt IN speechts- lev, atE, no
war tcn 70 resort to lhe inefficient mode Of h Law
Nj SrNNEz / Introduced corIut1t.onn
b1ne1du ert for that vert objsct.
ut. TkuuREI- The SebA;or made speeches IN
isvo1 Ct ias O. c9sgress to shollsn a.. s!avsrx, @
efen II 1t cauId have had Au5 tfece when It IA
OF Rinnils cLac.ed Str Il has been oset the tdto-
s!.s'as,es 1ss[ ne q 1ns snetos
I.nn Aas.4 cbntes:s. that srxtdou has oeea pro.
CLAIMED aLd established. His tnlpt4c1icaolts CD.
measures would ncSer hare accomplished the
W:Y, III, he was opposed to the Fifteenth
acopted. IL left h5 place in The Senate and
~en. aNxy ard weala nov vote for r. AID set 10
rItes iu the etuate and talks shout being the
ucu.u bsre prayed long sgo 70 haye been deI!s-
ertd from the hAEd8 Of tuc1 friendship hsd the
Set ata,'~ cous b*ls III, ,AtHed!
ses.x OF tue s1HceIe f4eud rs ffeedotnt And es.
rects " Of the co1cTea MAJ. thtnk he Il; cut
n+r ntttM f1Rf Hsn ~
, 1870-01-20
TIE PACIFIC RAILWAY III WINTER

TIE PACIFIC RAILWAY III W1aIER
All doubts as to the success Of The Union
Pacific Railroad as winter line have been
removed by the events Of the past few
days. Du1ipg TINT time one Of the most
terrible snow storms which ever ragged in
the mountains, and one Of the coldest and
most sweeping wind Storm which erer
swept over the plains, WIS experienced over
the entire extent of the road between Og-
den and Omshs- Many persons fully e1-
pected To hear Of sucb snow b1ockades as
occurred last winter, before any prepare
ton had been made to overcome winter
distractions on the line. We arc glad to
ieatn, however, that the train which left
San Ffancisco On the morning of Thursday
last arrived at the depot at Omaha on the
evening Of Mondny, onIy half IN hour be-
hind time. The passengers, Of all classes.
among whom wero many women and chill
dren, stated that they met With no 'deten-
tiou, and we're as comfortable upvn the
tip ard enjoyed it as uuch as though il
had been midsummer instead Of m'dwintet.
Some of them gire graphic accounts Of the
gloomy grandeur of the trip through the
wilds Of the two CREST canons (Wehef
and Echo), and Of the leaden 1oneli-
ncss Of tbe journey over the elevated passes
ut Bitter Greek and Sherman. All @as
comfort vitt1n the cars, while frozen DESC
! Iation md storms raged Without
| Three. fourths Of the cuts on the Union
sPac7hc nood-from which au dangers Of
detention arise-have been either covered
with snow-sheds or protected by double
lines OF snow fences. There are now over
one thousand carpenters and many laborers
employed IN the road In completing these
snow protectors. In few weeks all will
be drished, and the universal opinion is
that there will then be no moro del1y On
the Union Pncltic line than occurs every
xirter an the Northern Atlautic roads-
Ibe spow-shcds on the Central Pacific line
we're al completed some months ago, and
everyday trasvel on TINT road is as untnte5'
rupted in winter aa it is in summer.
I A weeks journey uow carries the Atlantic
traveller in ent;ro safety and comfort iron
the enousand rgors Of our ~inters acros'
/ the Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountains 4
| tho valleys Of California, where spring an'
I 4 flowers are almost perennial. The trip a
this aesson reveals many Eiewa Of nnsure
, . her erandest aud most gloomy wooas, too
! which ere lost to those who travel in tn
r dust and hest Of simmer.
The through Pacific Railroad has a1read
: uroven a apecnniaty succeas- SUCCESS Wh'c
!. will be enhanced by the fact that the Unio
. Pacific Roaa can be safe1y snd uninte
q ruptodly operated in winter.
Il With tue completion Of the through foa
u the work Of building brAneh lines from
a began. The Denver branch is conp'ett
a for sixty nnes me nne 10 eat AsAe ",
, 1870-01-20

n. C1A,k Coauu an> xtsstasu no1snaies a
ste Dsnoc1a,fc candidate fof President In 1871
tie upp 8. s. NAExhAu-
TUE t.ssrJ Of the T1easu1er Of Fen0sJtsAn!t Il
tr;y Il, ,1o1, yes tbs uptuape saya thNo. ~ bEt
, 1870-01-20

ttw uen vbo rave held the ONCE, poWevef p
II ey ms b-ve n<eu uhrn they toox charge Of H.
Who hare cot become rtch."
Iht JOINT spec.zl eoa+nitttse on proalhg'ou O
ihe Mas aehusetts LesllsEore haSe d"csdca, ny
vote Of to l, that the exlst,ag Law mast be B"a-
NED. Tho state Temperance AlIsuce wfu make
nbto pghs on 1t, bu. - r1elr own uef Constaoin-
Ny1or Jo1es, has "goLe nAck lion than, they CAD
hardly tOte 70 @tp. ..
The Now Yo,k Ho.M seodA tie Denocr 4ttc c2n
gressmen roundlr for no. atrendtnR to rhetr ons'-
1ess. II his no objection to theiz " "cutt1ug co u
n1ttees of the ahoe Wien only speoco-uAstn7 l.
In oEtes, but Wien the s.cAte aud HOWE Arc II
sest,on for tue transsctun Of 1u4tpess, Il thsak'
the proper placo for an honorable uenber Is MS
seat II c1oseHirs exbo:tzt'on win tne-e n!n3totJ
Wo1ds: "The Democratic members might 60 70
6eep the. liked, bet lei them b On haOd Shea
votes s1e countfo, or nc must name namea"
TIC Albany Arpus asys: "Judse B!ast Is pre-
parnz &o< publication = history of some OF tae
<i.aoug evenIs Of M1. Buchsnaa's sbi1iossE at.on
Del Dug tie connovE1sy ot reinforcing Fo1f SUN.
ter. IN Enlcu he ~4l stow the position Occupied
py himself 1uu the late Ed gin II. 3 anton, 1t vii
Be exceedingly tRteteastcs, aud throw sdditiona
uahs upon tho sscnn Of soue Of tho geuusreu
who held CaDlIet p:s1tsons utder III. Bushaaan.'
, 1870-01-20
aaconxDY OF ERRoRsr ABOUT 1RoH

= ~o11 oE soA oD'A AA"A+ 'S
Il me so-cstleo ptoteet'oatasa eau SUI
ave me s1atasncs Tnca Ar. tf.ee!eY Is pro-
dueang Tor Inc snaHetsog OF .eeo'e .n'e.-
lecss' We 90 NOT see tna' ansoooy else Is
nkaly TO su1er. 1n1nk o. genius Sen-
1ut1ne 70 "11ae Oh poA1'en econooy' ~no
opens MS lbs. ieaoer N ne new 'ofA
iTs91"e On on WIN Inc 1ohoaane
n'ssnae1' ",'ea ee 9'o'*.' s'sl'''a af4o a''' 's
II appeafea ,o
1903 nso9r ILan mn aattse ha.sarss ssanxana toas Of
pig no.1eet alns ny no!e taan ~ st.s u,. oss'nd I'd
A., sca, nsor 10 sae rsvivsi Of psotecs,o in lssi
-1s nast z9ulnesas aid sfs.ns'os'"
doW l,9oo'oVo tous can e1eeto any o''e1
number by l,on,ooo,ooo tons, u a
problem iof tne af'tnmeaclan. ana Ses,
not cootens "akh angie eniofeement Oh
this brilliant proposition, MI. Greeley
ahows his faltn IN 1t py feltefat1ns II tuus
I'm, IF Ii1 n5e lion aneed py nur ooanr7men IN
1sea = aol.a s1d "etsnt5 illustration Of tsue
pn4e1a e.o s~as. na.,a,s n,oa,.h.+ =. f,ro,+
- .:@.-aaa, ' s,a.Hasn 200 90 oon nm 49,
-, ~ noo ] nno .sss ~ D.. .,an IT, ,a,ts.r1s, 49,
.no s ~ ~. 49, - .
1850 ne produced by Uu,ted States cenaas)
oo,,. ,ou' ~ - 1eoy eor ~ . h;st, ~
- =. - ;A...,aa. - 7a1 asI tans -rt;,t, &c
&c per cent less than Mr.. Greeley might
possibir harc meant to state and Only the
l-13333d part Of what he did state.
The iron product Of 1860 was au increase
On the product of 1850 {yiz,. 5G4, ,755 tous)
Of 4ea, ,So4 tons, or Is por cent. Now,
it ia q sin enlar fact that, had our product Of
o;p izuu sustained merely the same natural
increase in the past decade that it did in
the PREVIOUS one, viz Is per cent for the
ten yea,s, it would have amounted for
1870 to l,728, 226 or 3 .2oG tons more thau
the actual production Of 1869.
But it must not be forgotten thst in the
frxt four years aftar 1860 there WAS a
rzr.a4 dsc};oe. IN this ,,rrsnct. VA have not
+. statistics Of a1l the States. bec.use. uu-
fo1nn.te1v. INIT few states take them but
n Ob,o shin noo. nsrbans serra AZ a
rrnresanfat,ve state. tha nroducs fell from
1G5 5aD tons in 1861. to 50. 7o4 in 1863. and
univ .dranced to a, '7so tons IN 1866. and
d,1 not exoeed the product uf 1860 Until
1867. when it ross to 1G7, ,59l tonz.
nj. Wells states the product of 1868. for
the entire country. at some 40, 900 tons less
than in 1860. Il aIr. Greeley has the
courage, therefore, to cite the production
~ -e-;od az 4ha resn1t ao1elv of the effect,
s...:-. tn,:F ;<.,ar,,a ~, o,ha,
ranaes he Inugt charge tho dlminu
, 1870-01-20
4 sensation al EupoFta, tAnnHaa.
Es rpr,a {Jda. 1o) Co7tspoadeaes o. tie Ltn7tn-
teeytA Commkreiat-

EupoYts h3s bensas1dn q HaE II y TT. 1u3sy:
cnaTf al tntr county. vetHeen Henry Norton ana
sic b. W,.,', ~he1ein net vi ss.s nc Cou1
to cau pei n u:s 10 cuu.e5 TO h,m Geitsto 9,s +
T,n. siper tha coumeuoeu.n of the saiI = II
tnss end deeoec the 4ai.q to k.y. II. A. WAxuu.
, 1870-01-20


An old citizen OF Man.nsld aToke one night
last week sna found himself hanging By the Dauds
10 the u1rdox.snl Of h!a Sleeping room, eighteen
feet from the ground. He struggled to get back,
but fell ard va conAderabiJ bruised.
The Holnss Cuunty Farmer says: "8atnrdsy
was Equally day IN thu vicinity. At one time Ill
tie pnysictaps in the town wefe attending casea,
Seventeen women within abont I'VE miles Of 10 IN
Presented their husbands with HANDSOME, Lively,
roisy. EaW Yeasa gtttz. It va 3 great day foz
bo1uln'." .-.-..
MINNESOTA.
Tho HE5t1BRs Uasoa tsJs the Fsaher Brpthers,
dry goods msrchsuta Of Hastings, closed their
doo7s ard n ade IN assignment to G. a. Baket, OF
Saturday lsat- Theif liabilities are about st7 900:
asaeta somewhere IN tho ne,shnorhood OF $4,000.
The snl water Republican ta5a that Nj. Da!sJm-
pie, the great farmer Of Minnesota, whose iarna
are In tie southern part Of that county. has made
100000, clear eatn, tn three Jeata nt farming
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-03-30
For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
LAY PREACHERS OR EXPORTERS.

Mr.. Editor,-I regret that at least two of
your correspondents have recently been in
duced to take to task our General Assembly
for its course on two points in regard to
which I cordially coincide with that body,
although I had nothing to do with either
One is about the baptism of the children of
ungodly parents, and the other is concerning
lay preachers or Exhorters. With your per-
mission l will present few remarks in ia,
vor of the Assem- = action on the latter
subject AS the as minute seems to
be well worded al darded, 1 can see no
objection to it, but real and pressing ne
cessity for it in our great lack of ministers,
and our lamentable destitutions. In most of
our churches there is a great deal of valuable
talent that for want of attention lies dor.
mant, and for want of exercise is unde-
yeloped. 1t is rather cause of lamentation
in this dead time, that in one sense all the
Lords people are not prophets. For we
not only have a vast number of vacant
churches, but many that are totally unable
to support pastors if they were to be had.
A few wealthy congregations when left va
cant manage to keep up supply by robbing
other churches, but in the aggregate we are
left as destitute as ever.
The A8sembly's minute has reference to
erhorter8, and not to lay preachers as dis
tinct class; and surely any layman has a
right to appoint prayer meetings and lead in
prayer and exhortation, with the consent of
the church or session. ] suppose, therefore,
the Assembly could not see that mere ex-
preston of appreciation to satisfy the scru-
pies of few, was San act outside of the
Constitution. While We should ever cling
to that instrument as an unparalleled monu-
ment of wisdom, let US "stand fast in the
liberty wherewith Christ has made US free, -
Among the surmises of your cOrrespOn-
dent is his apprehension that there will soon
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-03-30
The Children's Rights in the Church.

Pastors cannot feel too deeply the urgent
necessity for interesting the children in their
regular preaching services. If it is at all
possible-and who will assert it impossi-
ble?-the children must be saved from the
distressing ennui of an hour and half of
service in church, Frequently following an
hour and half in Sunday School, in which
there is nothing for their restless natures but
solemnly to endure, with the moral prospect
of punishment at home if they fail. This
is such poor training into habits of church
going, that the wcslIer is that SO many con-
tint practise habit SO '4splciOusly
.formetG 1t is signal pr u The p5Sei
of divine grace over obstacles raised by hu-
man fooliShness. Yet many pastors and
preachers who wish to remedy the difficulty
are quite at loss, and any method pursued
with success by one pastor deserves to be
made known to others.
We have lately heard of one whose heart
is deeply in his work, and whose other plans
of usefulness have much practical wisdom,
who goes into the Sunday School every
morning and promises the children that if
they will come into the church and listen,
they will be sure to hear something which
will interest them. Then, somewhere in the
midst of his discourse, he pauses and ad-
dresses the children, in fulfllment of his
promise, simplifying the subject in hand for
their especial benefit
Thus having aroused fresh interest in
all classes of his hearers, he goes on with
the discourse to the end This will be re-
garded by many as bold procedure, and
against all the canons of rhetoric and pulpit
dignity; but it is candid recognition of
the claims of a class who form one-third of
our congregations in numbers, and whose
Importance as available material is greater
even than these numbers.