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CoNNoIssEURs In brandy may possibly be
somewhat dismayed to learn that Of $685..
900 gallons of brandy in the country, only
100000 gallons are made from fruits, the
rest being compounded from various spirits
There is no hope that this suggestive bit Of
information will lessen the consumption OIL
the fiery liquids now sold as brandy; but
these are the trustworthy figures OF the
Internal Revenue Bureau.-New York 1Ta-
bune. w.. -.. 49,. ...-s ST..
Mr.. Floyd Estill was severely stabbed
by MIR. Joseph Jarrett in the streets oil
Lewisburg on Monday last. MIR. E. pre-
sented bill against Mr.. j., when the lat.
ter contested it, and called the former q
liar. Estill struck Jarrett, when he stabbed
him dangerously in the breast. Jarrett was
bailed in the sum Of $1,000.
A comely young lady named Joan McCor.
mick, seventeen years of age, daughter Of
a wealthy farmers widow residing in De
Kalb county, Illinois, was shot, while sit
ting at the tea table, and instantly killed.
on the 4th instant, by farm hand named
John Read, whom she had refused to &C
murderer escaped. ~--.-- =
In thirty-two days Of May and June the
straw berry cars attached to the Illinois Gen.
trail railroad express trains brought into
Chicago an aggregate Of lat 200 pounds OF
berries, or 124 carloads -four cars per day,
of six tons to the load !, Z "a l. F..
All the women employed In shoe man.
ufactory at Danvers, Mass, have struck,
because the proprietor substituted steam.
power to the seWing-machines, which had
previously been worked by the foot. a.
The Union Hotel and four adjoining
dwellings at Cohoes, N. Y. were burned
Thursday, caused by an explosion, the ma
ture of which is a mystery. Loss, SIT, 900
The young Msnnerchor, of Philadelphia
the Northeastern Sangerbund. -
The post-office at Chatterton, King
Georges county, Va, is ordered to be dis
continued, .e:-.n .s.
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TELEGRAPHIGaN;EWs.
ne,x YORK. stock and Money Market,

NEW YORK, July 7.-Gnld, Isl. Governments
tdf1i and Heavy; January's, JnIy'g; aud 1o.4s's
bave declined {. States dull and steady; South
Carolinsta strong. Money easy at :sG' per cent.
Sterling unchanged d. Tennessees, ma: new, M.
1y,rgfuia,s o. new 77B. Louisiana's- 10 new SO.
Lsyee,s, II; SIS, SO; Alabama's, So; 5's, 90.
Georgia,s, IS; rs, 90. North Cardinals, Is;
new IT. South Cardinals. 76; new. saa. Specie
shipments for to. morrow over over hslf million.
! The weakness in gold Is caused by the cable an
nonncement that the specie in the bank OF France
had In creased loo 900 900 francs, which was inter-
ureted as meaning that Paris would not draw on
London for gold. and that the outflow OF specie
from this port might be checked.
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State Educational COnvenftOn-Tht
Virginia Springs .

GREENBRIER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
WEST VIRGINIA, July 1.-The Educational
Convention, composed of the college pro-
fessors and teachers of Virginia and Mary
land, will convene at Winchester, Va, on
Tuesday, the 10Th instant. Round trip
tickets will be issued by the various rail-
roads in the State to members of the Edu-
catlonal Association ut halErate fare. The
citizens of Winchester will entertain the
members of the Convention. From reports
sent in large delegation Is anticipated.
Visitors to the Virginia springs are be-
ginning to arrive rapidly, and brilliant
season is anticipated. Archbishop Spauld-
ing, of Maryland, has arrived at the Warm
Springs. :H<'''.-t sf::ss.,
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JOHN HBRvEY, }sEAL. hIPoN,
G. .sS~~A1 ---- q.

THE TIcHBoRNH TRIAL.-London, July
e. World's special 1.-The jury in the
Tichborne case have privately informed
the judge they were convinced the plaintiff
is an impostor, and were ready to- give a
verdict to that effect without calling a sin
gle witness for the defence. The judge re-
fused to give his consent, and the trial will
therefore proceed. - y D.. = - j..
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SicnnOrD AND PETERSBURG 4. r. Cot
RICHMOND, VA, June 7, 1871. & ,
HSHE IRA hS ON .rdIS R0In

AlcnnOrD AND PETERSBURG K. r. Co,1
RIcHMoND,VA, June !, 1871. { )
L run as follows:
The mail trains leave Richmond at s:H A. NJ.
ana 5:so Z. ~; and lesye Petersburg st LOS A. N.
Accommodation trains leave Richmond daily
at a. "a. and r. NJ, and leave Petersburg daily
at 10 A. 81. aad p. ID. -, = -
The s4s A. M. train will not leave Richmond on
SUNDAYS, and the T20 r. II. train win not leave
Petersburg en- SUNDAYS. hs1s -, - =
Passengers for Norfolk will take the 1855 P. II.
daily train. and those from Norfolk will connect
at petersburg with the 10 A. NJ. train.
Passengers from Clover Hill Will take the Gao A.
M Train on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
and returning, leave Richmond on the same days st
2:35 M. =
The mail trains viii stop ONLY at Chester. a.
The A. M. train Will connect at Peters,
burg wi tn the Atlantic, Ohio and Mississippi rail-
roaG for Lynchburg daily.
SLEEPING CAR on the 2:a5 train, running
through 10 w ilmington. Il. B. KASEY,
je3 Ticket and Freight Agent.
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cdgo, July G.-During storm in Nebraska
last night train on The Fremont and Blair
railroad was lifted from the track, and
blown twenty feet from the rails. An in.
FAINT was killed, the mail agent fatally
wounded, and fifteen other persons more
or less hurt,
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SEVERE STORM IN WEST VIRGINIA.!
Wheeling, July Ga terrible storm passed
over .MouDdsville this afternoon. The
stockade around the West Virginia peni-
Tertiary was blown down, and one prisoner
escaped. Houses were unrooted, fences
blown down, and great quantities of grain
DESTROYED.
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Major Edward Nc Mahon, sof Stanton, 4
has purchased q. portion of the interest OF
the Messrs. Peyton & Co. in their lease OF
the White Sulphur Springs property. he
is q thorough.going business man, and will
1e great acquisition 10 the accompany. He
10, besides, nm exceedingly clever gentle
NAH. tGtsntou Vfndscdtor. me q
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RlCHMOND AND DANVILLE RAIL-,
AZ RoAD-On and after JUNE Ute, 1s7l.

GOING WEST: 49, 4 ts1.l f-ffg.@
IRAN NO. Through p assenger) leaves Rfcd~
mona dailY except Sundaysl at t.o5 x. M.; leaves
DsnWiie AZ aoa q. ID; arrives at Greensboro at
Train no, Lyncnburg Passenxer) leaves Rich.
6P. NJ. N'AS~~~~NS -
Train No. 10 Through Mail and Express) leaves
etaiy u loS2 NJ; arrives q. Greensboro daily
GOING EAST G ."its
Iraln NO. IL Through Mail and Express) leaveS
Greensboro daily at 1850 P. M; leaves Danyille
daiiy &C io:H T. NJ; arrives at Richmond daily as
Train No. g Through Passenger) leaves Greens.
boro' daily Except aundays) at II :05 A. NJ. leaves
2. III.
Train No: 9 Hynchburg Passenger leaves
LynGnonrS daily at s:5oA. NJ; leaves Burkeville
~ =. a.; arrives at Richmond st4 p. II. - 49, !
trains Nos. 2and1o connect at Greensboro with
South. N''A'Ao~o Aoi al PoihN'
Train No. connects at Burkeville with Train
ON Atlantic, Mississippi, anu Ohio Railroad Tor
al pOintS southwest and South.
III ROUGH TICKETS TO all points South and
Richmond. wv --
Papers that have arrangements to advertise the
schedule OF this com pany Will please print as
above. JOHN 4. MAGNITUDE,
Jela General Freight and Ticket Agent.
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CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAIL
~ kUAD.--l,n and after THURSDAY, june LIST,
PASSENGER TRAINS leave Richmond tsun-
days excepted) as follows: gg .-n-s. ~
$50 A. M.-MAiL TRAIN for the White Sui
phur Springs, connecting at GordonsSille with The
Orange, Alexandra and Manassas train for
Washington and North, and Lyncnbnrg and South.
1855 p. M.--ACCOMMQDATlQ TRAIN for
Gordonsville, except on Saturday, on which day 1t
leaves atS p. III. This train come cts ut Gerdons"
vile with the night trains On the Orange, Ale1a1.
dria and Manassas railroad for LYaCHBUhG
On and after The 18th or JUNE q PASSENGER
TRAIN will nm daily except sunday between
StauntoR and the White sulphur, rs loloWa
Arrive NJ w bite sulphur at.."".....n.l:3 A.
Leave White sulphur at.....".......a2se <. d.
Arrive at stanton at. - z "a.
Through tickets, at low rates. sold TO al points
Northwest and Southwest.
Further information may be obtained at tho
compauy's Offices.
No Passenger Trains are run on Slndays.
a. III. PERRY,
General Superintendent.
JAMES II. NETHERLAND, Gen't TickatAgS
81 = -. 49,
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San Francisco Ffnances-Etataan De-
maonstratfon Against the fOpes--
GarfhnuRke. &c. &c,

SAN FRANCISCO, July THE semi-an-
nual re port of the Board of Trade shows a
healthy increase, and large accumulation
OF bullion and coin.
Some Italnns here have hoisted flag, on
which was inscribed I" Vioa Italia, Roma
Capitale Ultra" The Catholics took UNI
bragg at the display, and made threats to
tear down the flag. The Italians are now
parsding the streets, carrying the Amer.
can flag, and shouting g Viua Gar76ald',"
Down with the Pope"
A sharp earthquake has been felt at Wis.,
tia. No damage was done. =.
The troops still remain in possession OF
the mines in Amador county.
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THE TEETH.-It is stated that at the late
session of the Indiana Dental Association,
at Fort Wayne, it was demonstrated that
aromatic elixir OF vitriol would remove lime
deposits from the teeth, and that it was not
injurious when properly applied by den.
fists
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understand authoritattyely that the
western end Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad will be In running order positively
by the 1st Of August as far as the Kanawha
falls. First-class stages will run regularly
from that point to the White Sulphur,
making the time IN ten hours. Every, sec
ton on this road Is being industrfously
pushed forward. There lie q large force
employed.-Ernest, in Baltimore Gazette.
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An EndowmenE-Propo Enterna.
1iAuaI Jubilee.

BosToN, July 7.-Cyrus Wakefield has
given 100000 to Harvard College for the
erection of recitation hall. with dormito-
ries, to be called @'Wakefield Hail."
p. S. Gilmore will leave for Europe in a
few days to interest the mRgnates OF foreign
lands in the grand international jubilee
which it is proposed to hold in Boston next
June. Z
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I,our Branch Races,

LONG BRANCH, July 7.--"". Hubbard won
the first race to.day-time, 1:22; Chilli.
Gothic" the second-time, l Al 4 l:49,
ASK, 1:4SH. In the second race "Lyttle'
toni won the first heat.
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. - u! EtON. ! =
Fl UDsoN, N. Y, July 1.-THE convention
OF straw paper manufacturers is in session
here. Nearly every mill is represented.
They have resolved to run half time for the
coming year, commencing on the 1st Of
August. The cause is the high price OF
straw and the low price OF paper.
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Port OF RICHMOND. July 7. 1871.

PORT OF RICHMOND. JULY I, 1871.
ARRIVED.
steamer PaEsade, Nelson, Kiugsmiu, merchan,
disc ADD passengers, G. l.. Currte.
sirop, Tredegar Company. :, -"
SAILED,
Steamer Isaac Bell, Brakeman, New York. mer.
chandise and passengers John W. Wyatt. : = :
chandise and passengers. +, -. - - > = :
Bark surprise, -, City Point, to complete be,
load. -.
Schooner Elinora, Linus, Petersburg, lumber.
Curtis Il Parker: 49,.
Schooner Gen. Grant, Colbur. Stanford, CT,
bark &c. 49, A-.'.. IS
WEST POINT, july 7.-Arrived, steamer Adj
mtrai Reybpld Baltimore. merchandise and
plssengeis, York River Railroad Company, and
sailed on return. ..
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OFFICE or THE ALABAMA AND CHATTANOOGA
RAILROAD COMPANY. !
NEW ROUTE FROM THE NORTH
AND EAST TO THE SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST.
The A ALBANIA AND CHATTANOOGA
RAILROAD, extending from Chattanooga, Ten
neSsee, TO Meridian, Mississippi Is completed, ard
forms with its connections the
SHORTEST ALL-RAIL LINE
from Portland, Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Lynch6nrg,
and Chattanooga. to Meridian, Mobile, New Or
cities. 1900 - F."
TIE road-bed is In splendid condition and the
equipD ent perfect
rullmau's Palace Day and Sleeping. Cars are to
be Iun via this route from Lynchburg TO Mobile
ana New Orleans without change.
Purchase tickets via the Alsbama and Chstta.
nooKa railroad, and secure the quickest time and
most comforts. .
The attention OF freight shippers is called TO
this route as offering the advantages OF speedy
transit between the North and South, with rates
always as low as by any other route.
MARX ship frei ght and procure bllls OF IaunB
Via The Alabama and Chattanooga railroad 81,
gss WIN. KEARY,
General Freight and Ticket a gent,
.as-..r.. ". Walls. ..1 Chattanooga, Team.
y. O. STANTON, -,
~ General Superintendent,
lie 2-2m GhattSnOORa. Tenn.
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wandered woman Found.

ESPECIAL rErEesAM TO THE D1spAToH]
WYTHEvILLE, VA, July Ia Mrs. Head
rick was found murdered near this place
last night. ,s.sa.H -. ii.
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Church Struck by Lightning and

HYANN1s, MASS, July THE Univer-
salist Church was struck by lightning this
morning, and entirely consumed by lire.
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eeyere storm Am OHIO.

T CINCINNATI, July 1.-THE Gath lic school
house, Presbyterian church, and the county
jailra Portsmouth have been unroofed by
q severe storm. se = - :
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1871 l.


INTO EFFECT JUNE 7, 1871.
and 9Th streets, as follows:
The DAY Train daily at 500 4. N. Arrives
In Washington at 1915, Baltimore Except on
Sundaysl ut 2:I5, Philsaelphia Ut cl5, and New
York ut 1920 z. II. The SAM & DAY.
The NIGHT TRAIN daily Except on Sundaysl
at S:ss p. M.
The DAY TRAIN arrives in Richmond at Eli
p. M.
The NIGHT TRAIN arrives In Richmond
(Mondays excepted 1T $3.50 A. ID. -...s5
The CONTEMPLATION TRAIN for Milford
leaves Broa "a Depot daily Sundays ex.
4. III. s'.t
The FREIGHT TRAINS leave on Tuesdays and
Fridays at 8.45 A. II.
Thku UGH TICKETS and THROUGH BAG.
GAGE CHECKS TO al principal points North,
East and West
Compsny's Offices corner Broad and sth streets.
Tickle office, corner Byrd and 9Th streets.
j. IS. GENTEY,
General Ticket Agent.
e, 7. y. MYERS General sup't. je7
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COMMERCIAL.
CoBH AND FLOUR EXCHANGED
RICHMOND, VA, July =, ISL

COBE AND FLOUR EXCHANGE
RICHMOND, Va, July ., ls7L
OFFERINGS.
~, WsEass,aosa.White, 21n bushels new. BED. i,4s
ESorn---White. 1,as2 bushels. &,
Oaks.--i59 bushels. = 1S.I-7 ~ y 5i AZ
Rye'-l4 bushels new |; 70 bushels old. - : T.
=, B6em..W bite, $50 bushels very good new nc
rhev a2a bushels very good new at o. esI; 10
pusasis good new at 81 Sc; 100 bu.hels Rroti new
RL623i ITO bushels fair new at oiza 1f6 busI,eIs
prime new ut ei.S -to,al, l,s4a bushels.
Wnedt Red, 81 bushels very good new MT Al so .
IVA bushels very good new at al45 so bushels yery
good new at @i.52i sss bushels good new at 81. 4gS
10 bushels fair new at Slao DO bushels fair new az
8la6 Is bushes common st &i.25; 100 bu. heIs
prime &C 81 6u-total. sI5 bushels. 49,, go
Lorn.-White ~ bushels very good as SIC.
Odls.- IS bushels good at e0c., II bushels very
bushels. o'"' ~
Rye.-o72 bushels good at &c.; II bushels good
new 1t &c., total, SO bushels.
KE-ExHIBITED.
Whedt.-Whit 100 bushels.
CoT7a-N bite, 1sS bushels.
REMARKS.
wheat to- day rather weaker. Corn dull of sale.
Oats advanced.
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NEW PATENTS IN VrRGINIA,-James Fl
Mccartney, Wytheville. mechanical meet.
ing; Edward Webb, Norfolk, shoefasten'
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n Negro Senator =" Going Back" ON
\ - -. the Gamblers. W - |

NEW YoRK, July 1.-THE colored Sena.
tor, Andrew jackson Jones, of North Car.
olina, has sued gambling house in this
city for S5 200 lost at cards.
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Steamer Overdue.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-THE English
steamer Wanga, from Australia, Is week
overdue. ''' @.
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WugAT.-Some few OF our farmers nave
threshed their wheat, and VIC learn tnat Inc
Weld is not as good as was at first expected.
FinCastte Herald.
A similar report comes from BedforN'
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va,erraDI,ic Summary.

Telegraphic Summary.
John Clayburn, Journalist, lately Of New
Orleans, is dead.
Captain John Nye, brother of Senator
Nye, is dead.
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The Enforcement Act In Mississippi.
OXFORD, MISS, July THE June term
of the United States District Court is ended.
The grand jury returned forty-fve bills of
indictment under the enforcement act, i'm
picating three hundred persons.
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LOSS of tine snip " Golden Fleece.o Q

LOSS OF the SLIP GUIuHM XIeeCo.
BosToN, July 1.-THE ship "Golden
Fleece, for Bombay, caught fire at sea,
and put into Halifax and was scuttied.
from eating fresh CLAIMS dug on Chelsea
beach. - :. -. /
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GROCERIES, &c.

CMALL HAMS, SMALL HAMS,
- tender and nice, and not fat. Selected by the
curer from young hogs at
tvs 600 Broad street.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
OF INTERESTS ON DEPOSITS.

TAXATION OF INTERESTS ON DEPOSITS.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has decided that where an amount of money
less than taxable sum is deposited in 8
savings bank, the aggregate of the original
sum and the accrued interest becomes liable
to taxation under section 100 of the act of
June 20, 1884, amended, when together the
original deposit is increased to the amount
liable under that provision of law. There
fore, q savings bank should return de post
of over 5000 where the original deposit was
less than that amount, but where the in
terest on the deposit allowed to remain and
added to the principal exceeded 5000. Z
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THE COTTON CROP.

The returns Of the condition OF the cot
ton crop during the first week Of July, so
far as received, continue unfavorable, being
of q precisely similar character with those
used in the preparation of the exhibit pub
lished last month, ST. sa-a... -. sd.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC. JULY 8. 1871.
sun rises. 44a Noon RISES. A!
SGD acts ..,..,....... 7.4i Sfgh tide. 10.cl
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offered in the Gospel" He makes US tal
IN love with Christ and with His religion
This is Gods way. Now let parents trair
their children in Gods way, and when they
are old, they will not depart from it. They
need enlightenment" And some OF this
we can give them. They need "persuad
ing." And this we can give them. They
need "enabHng." And here we can help
them. For it is no small enabling" when
parent SO lives before his child as
to make his religion attractive instead OF
hard and hateful.
Now in conclusion, we lose fearfully by
not beginning the training soon enough A
parent waits until the child is ten, or fifteen
years of age, and then takes the first steps
in this work, only to find that "the world,
the flesh and the devil" are all ahead OF
him. "NOw," is the time, even though the
"Now" mean in the moment of the child
birth. Claim its first hresth of life Tor
Christ, and labor % rel gosr clan good;
nor once think the work dosa until you can
stand before the Master saying, "Here Lord
are we and the children thou hast given us. -
Let the tiny child's finger learn how to point
to where God is, ere the little tongue can
utter a word about Him. Then let your
life win the child's life. None can do with
your child what you can. "Father and
mother are the greatest and best people in
the world with them, and can lead them as
they will. 1t is no marvel if the child goes
astray, when the worldly ways are more fas-
cinating, more loving, more-kind, more impor-
tant than Gods way. If we take so much
pains, work so hard to train our children for
tine life that now is, how much greater is the
life to come, and how much greater our
pains to train them for it, 1t will be worth
all the trouble taken, if at last we and our
little ones may rejoice together before the
face of God. SEwAH.
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such a genels, and violent assault on us
through the whole country, we shall all sink
or be "blown sky high"
l have no desire to continue here, except
with the strong, decided wish on the part Of
my brethren that I should do so. If any
other man will take my place, and do my
work better, and more to the satisfaction OF
the ministers than 1 do it, l am ready to give
place-or if all will unite and sustain the
Seminary, l am willing to hold on.
With much fraternal affection,
am truly yours,
J. II. RICE.
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
REV. JOHN H. RICE, D. D.


The following letter from DR.. Rice was found
among the papers Of the Rev. James NJ. Brown, ID.
D. 1t was written to minister in the Presbytery OF
Lexington, of which copy in the handwriting OF
Mrs. Rice was sent to Mr.. Brown, then living near
Martinsburg, Berkley county, and seems to have
been done for the purpose of cOuntersctng certain
MISREPRESENTATION. To this DR.. Rice adds post
script This letter, we believe, has never been pub
Eshed. and Will be read with deep interest.-PRES.
UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, !
APRIL 26, 1880.
Rev. and Dear Brother:
& received your letter by Fridays mail,
and fully appreciate your kindness in writing
it. In my answer ] will just state frankly,
and as fully as a single sheet will admit, my
views in regard to the Seminary.
1t is true that l have devoted myself to 1t,
heart and soul; but if know myself, AN
identified with it, only as it is connected with
the prosperity of the Presbyterian church
in the South and the prevalence of pure re-
hgiOn. As for political feelings and preju-
dices, utterly disclaim them. l have long
been convinced, and have acted on the con-
vietiOu that ministers of the gospel had bet
ter let politics alone. In this l am consci
entious. believe that have never voted
but three times in my life; and then because
I thought that John Randolph was perse
cuted. Ny votes for him, however, offended
some of the members of my church, anC
made the gospel as preached By me less &C
ceptable to them. And on discovering this
Iregolyed that it would be better for me tt
wave nv right as a citizen, than ignore the
interests of religion and now for twenty
years have adhered to this resolution.
do not intend ever to vote for or against thr
new Constitution. So much for that.
But as to the Seminary, it has been ny
thorough conviction that the Presbyterian
church could never do its part in evangehz
ing the Southern country without Semina
ry. Indeed apprehended that eoitIoat on
the church would 90 down, South of the PO
tomae and East Of the Ohio. 1t certainl.
has not increased in all this region in its du
proportion. l feared it would go down.
But whether in this was right or wrong
81 agreed that if the thing aOere possible, i
would be eresedingy 1ceH to build up a Sem
mary for the southern churches. But man,
doubted whether it could be done. 1 wa
convinced that it could, and strongly ex
pressed my conviction. did not at all wis
to undertake the work l had rather thi
day set out, if it were possible, to return
my beloved people in Richmond, and be con
fisd and lored as their pastor, than to do an