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How soon these disciples had forgotten the
five leaves and the five thousand But can
we remember no similar instance of forget.
ness in our own history? Has not the Lord
on many occasions in time past gone beyond
our expectations? And yet how ready we
are, in every fresh difficulty to doubt his
power and faithfulness. We should "remem-
Der the years of the right hand of the Most
High. How often the Lord has been bet
ter to US than our fears-better than our
hopes. He who fed the multitude, can sup
ply the largest family with bread. The
piOus parent may trust Him to send proVis'
ion for the little ones. The afectionate
daughter may feel assured that the Lord will
help her to sustain her widowed mother The
weak in health and declining in years, may
eOn6de in the Lord not to leave them.
OLD PILGRIM.
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Teacher Learned L"

The Importance of studious preparation
by the teacher has been much insisted on
A writer in the s. S. World gives forciblc
illustration of it:
Children in Sabbath School are not IN,
like children in day-sehoOl, or children any
where. Let little girl know that you are
not perfectly sure where the lesson is, and
you need not expect that she viii know the
next Sabbath. Let your class see that you
do not quite understand the lesson-and by
this DO not mean the "hidden mystery,
which it is always wise to frankly acknOEl
edge is mystery, but its connection with
other verses, its historical or geographical
references-and you have lost much of the
power you might have used for their good
and for Gods glory.
Our children watch us, we do not know
how closely, and hardly think we have a
right to expect them to take time from their
play to learn perfectly little lesson, while
we who profess to love Gods Word are IN
willing to trouble ourselves so much as tc
look it over. They need sympathy, too, the
kind Of sympathy that enters into their work
and their studies.
think I never fels this more than on last
Sabbath, when went into my missiou-class
"Who win tell me where the lesson Y"
asked; and all replied, while one boy fOunC
the place in the Bible that lay upon the seat
and handed it to me. 81 do not believe
need book to-day" I said, and repeated
the first verse Of the lesson, each one listen
ing attentively. As l stopped, one of the
boys, with bright, surprised look, exclaim.
ed, "That was just right. Did you learn
it?" 1t was only little thing, butt brought
ny class nearer to me; and though they
were but small children, it seemed to be i'm
pressed upon their minds as it had not beer
before, tia: We were all learning together
the lessons of Gods book, al sitting together
at the feet Of the Great Teacher.
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Injunctions of Lexington Presbytery, Con-
tanned in the Report Of the Committee on
the Minutes Of the General Assembly,

The Committee on the Minutes Of the
General Assembly report that the following
subjects demand the attention of this body:
1. A pastoral Letter" on Systematic
Beneyolence, printed on PIP. 81 and So of
the Minutes was adopted, and it was cen
Joined on the Presbyteries to require their
pastors, stated supplies, and missionaries to
read said Pastoral Letter to their respective
congregations"
Inasmuch as the Minutes of the General
Assembly are not in the hands of all our
ministers, and inasmuch as they cannot be
procured by them, and inasmuch as the Gen
eral Assembly does not make any provision
for placing its Minutes in the hands of its
pastors, stated supplies, and missionaries,
therefore,
Resolved, 1st. That the Stated Clerk be
instructed to request the Editor of the Gen.
trail Presbyterian to publish the Pastoral
Letter in his paper.
2. That this Presbytery do overture the
General Assembly at its next meeting as to
the absolute necessity of its providing for
the distribution of its Minutes to all its min
listers, and chuSSA- sessions, free of charge,
so that its injunetions may reach those for
whom they are intended.
3. That this Pastoral Letter be read in all
our churches on the Lords day after it ap-
pears in the Central Presbyterian.
II. The General Assembly also enjoins
the Presbyteries at their fall meetings "to
give earnest attention and thorough ex-
animation to the vital subject of Systematic
Benevolence in ali its bearings"
In order to Obst the injunctions of the
General Assembly, the Committee recon-,
mend the adoption Of the following resolu.
tons:
l. That the Church can never come up to
the full measure of her duty until all her
members are impressed with the solemn obi
cations of consecrating fixed proportion of
their incomes to the Lord.
2. That the Presbytery earnestly recon-
mend weekly collections as to the wisest and
most efficient method of collecting the con-
tributions of the Church.
3. That this Presbytery hereby requires
all its pastors to preach on the subject of the
two foregoing resolutions on the Lords day
on which they read the pastoral Letter, :"
unless they have already presented this sub
ject to their people since the meeting of the
Assembly.
III. On Publication, the committee re-
commend the adoption of the following reso-
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Raising Poultry.

Starting out in business, plans should be
we'll matured. A good convenient poultry
house should be properly constructed, suffi
GENTLY large to contain the number of birds
one desires, warm and dry in Winter, well
ventilated, and it should be kept scrupulous-
" clean. The house should not be over
crowded, but just large enough. Nothing is
made by overcrowding the hennery; on the
contrary it will prove detrimental. The
fowls must be fed regularly and at stated
periods. They must have plenty of pure
water at hand at all times-thiS is of as
much Importance to the health of the brood
as proper food. If possible, they should al
ways be given, in addition, plat of grass
for run. Place within the hennery dust
heap; this may consist of wood or coal ashes,
sand, or dust from the streets. 1t should be
kept under cover, SO that it will not become
drenched, and to it the fowls should have
access at all times, to dust and thereby rid
themselves, in a great degree, of the numer-
GUS parties that invests them. The habit of
giving too much food to poultry in short
space of time is very bad one. If one
notices their habit he will perceive that the
process of picking up their food under ordi-
nary or what we may call the natural condi-
ton is very slow one. Grain by grain is
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CENT LPRESB TERRAIN

the meal taken, and with the aggregate no
small amount of sand, pebbles, and the like;
all of which, passing into the crop, assist
digestion greatly. But in the chen wife's'
mode of feeding poultry, great heap is
thrown down, and the birds allowed to "peck
away" at such a rate that their crop is filled
too rapidly, and the process of assimilation
is slow, painful, and Incomplete No wonder
that so many cases of choked craw are met
with under this treatmet Many other dis
eases which effect chickens might be prevented
by breeders, were little precaution taken
in feeling.
More eggs can perhaps be obtained from
hens from mixing breeds than by any other
mode; and it is generally conceded that
crossing also promotes the health of fowls
Little trouble need be apprehended from
Group, gapes, cholera, and other diseases ii
poultry, if that care is observed in breeding
and crossing that is go essential to all wei
regulated poultry yards -Lewis's Practical
Poultry Book.
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The Miller Story.

When I was fourteen years Of age, my
uncle, with whom I lived, had hired man
who took my part, so that had a very com
Portable summer lie was a very strong
young man and could do more work than
any man ever saw. Ny uncle was glad to
hire him. heard my uncle say, 81 expect
to get as much work out of him as I could
get out Of any two men I could hire" Mr..
Paddock, for that was his name, was a Chris
tan man. Once we we're at work and some
thing went wrong, and my uncle began to
swear-a very common thing with him
Mr.. Paddock stopped working and said;
i say, I'm getting more than bargain.
cd for. agreed to work for sixteen dollars
a month. was hired to work for you-not
to hear you swear. Now either the working
or the swearing has got to be stopped"
I never heard my uncle swear after that
when Paddock was present. At another
time when my uncle had been treating me
unkindly he said, looking him full in the
eye, "YOu don't treat that boy right, you
don't do as you would be done by"
He don't belong to yOu' said my I'M
Gle, who vas very angry.
''Tuat is true, but he belongs to the Lord,
and as I am in the Lords service, l must
see that his property is not abused. God
says, all souls are mine.
Ny uncle didn't say anything, for he was
afraid Paddock would leave him.
That evening swe we're on our way home,
he said to me, "YOu need to have a father
to take care of you" He spoke so kindly
and I fel: the need of one to take care of
me so keenly, that I burst out crying.
Il wish I had father to take care of
me, said L
"You might have had one all along, if
you hadn't ran away from him"
Il never ran away from my father, said
I, "my father died when l was young"
cone father died then. The other is still
living.
I knew then what he meant, but I didn't
say anything.
you have a father in heaven from whom
you have wandered, who loves you more
than your earthly father did, and is more
able to help you than he was You had bet
ter 90 to him and let him help you.
How shall I go to him"
$50 away by yourself and pray to him.
Tell him that you are a poor, friendless boy,
and that you want him to take care of you.
Tell him that you are a great sinner, and
and that you want him to forgive you, and
to give you a heart to love and serve him.
Be in earnest and he viii hear you"
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IN 1914.
BOOKS, STATIONERY, PIANO F0RTEs
AND MUSIC!

Book Bindery and Blank Book Mandatory!
PAPER BOX FACTORY!
The subscribers have had in operation for the last
twenty years, in connection with their Bookstore,
first class Book Bindery and Blank Book Manufac
tory and within the last three years they have es
tablished Paper Box Factory
They are now prepared to furnish Banks, Bank
ers, Merchants, Insurance Companies, Judges, Law
yers, Clerks of Courts, Treasurers of Counties,
Sherifs, Colleges, Schools, Registers, Assessors,
and all other persons,
BLANK BOOKS,
OF any style or size, made in the best manner, and
at reasonable prices They are also prepared to
make to order at short notice, and in large small
quantities,
Paper Boxes Of any Size or Pattern,
Such as are used by Tobacconsts, Druggists, Con
fectioners, Grape Growers, &c.
We are making every effort in our power to build
up and sustain the trade and manufactures of our
city-give employment to our own people, and keep
our money at home much as possible, We there
fore feel justified in inviting all persons who need
any article in line of business to give US call,
assuring them that we will do our utmost to give
satisfaction, both in the quality and price of our
goods Respectfully,
oc l2-Sm WO0DROUSE & PARHAM.
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A Mission School in Sidon.

went to see very interesting
school more recently established. 1t is pre-
sided over by Miss Jacombs, who has been
for several years in Syria as an agent of the
of the Society lin England for the Educa-
ton of Females in the East; but is auxili-
to the American Mission, whose agents CO.
operate with Miss Jacombs in her work.
The character of the school is almost unique.
1t is boarding school for girls, but the girls
are all Professionals 1t is a training school,
but they are not specially trained to be teach
erS. They are selected from the various
towns and villages where there are Protes-
tant communities or families, and the idea is
to give them such an education and training
as shall make them useful to their families
and communities, withOut raising them abOue
the social position of those among whom
they will have to live. All the house-work
is done by the girls themselves; they are
taught only their own language, and the
food and mode of life in the school are ex.
actly of the kind, though with more regu'
larity and neatness, than they are accus-
toned to at home. Particular attention j;
paid to their religious education; but we had
proof before us that besides this they receive
the elements of a secular education. They
were writing as we went in; they then read
little in our hearing, and sang hymn witt
a sweetness that is certainly not common ii
common schools. There were nineteen
boarders in the establishment, besides whom
FIVE day scholars attended the school, O.
whom two are Mgtawilehs.- Olurch Of Scot
| land Record
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That night I went to the barn and tried
to do as Paddock told me to. Paddock con-
tinued to tell me what to do, and was the
means of bringing me back to my father,
came just as the prodigal son came, and
was received in pretty much the same man
ner. You have kind earthly father, but
you still need the care of your Heavenly
Father.-Briqht Side.
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AusbaMdru.
Work and " ait.


husbandman who many years
Had plowed his field and sown in tears
Grew weary with his doubts and fears.
81 toll in vain! These rocks and sands
VIII yield no harvest to my hands,
The best seeds rot in barren lands.
"My dropping vine is withering
No promised grapes its blossoms bring;
No birds among its branches sing.
''My flock is dying on the plain,
The heavens are brass, they yield no rain
The earth is iron-I toll in vain =
While yet he spake breath had stirred
His dropping vine, like wing of bird,
And from its leaves voice he heard:
"The germs and fruits of life must be
Forever hid in mystery,
Yet none can toll in vain for Me.
ga mightier hand, more skilled than thine,
Must hang the clusters on the vine,
And make the fields With harvests shine.
''Man can but work God can create;
But they who work and watch and wait
Have their reward, though it come late.
"Look up to heaven behold and hear
The clouds and thunderings in thine ear:
An answer to thy doubts and fear.
he looked, and 10! cloud draped car,
With trailing smoke and flames afar,
Was rushing from distant star.
And every thirsty flock and plain
Was rising up to meet the rain
That came to clothe the fields with grain
And on the clouds he saw again
The covenant of d with men,
Rewritten with ainbow pen
"Seed-time and b.. shall not fail
And though the of hell assail,
Ny truth and pro shall prevail"
CHRISTIAN AtelIgencer.
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Central 4rssbpteriar.
Office No. 1015 Main street, nearly opposit,
the Post Office.
TER s.

Il II ID
Three Dollars year, paid in adcance. If not
paid within the first t,oo months, 81.
PosTAGE.-Twenty cents year-to be paid at
the office where the paper is received.
PAYMENTS may be made to local'agents wherever
practicable all ministers of our Church are author
Used to act as such. Or by checks, POSt-cffce money
orders, letters Registered by Postmaster. Other
wise 1T MUST BE AT THE RISK OF THE PARTY SEND.
ING IT.
OBITUARIES. Charged at ten cents a line The
party sending can make the estimate by counting
eight words to line Payment Invariably in ad
uance.
CONGREGATIONS AND LETTERS ON BUSINESS
should be addressed to Central Presbyterian, Box
r. Richmond, Va.
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9rship. We pray and be-
officials to see to it that the
wing to each object of the
ne is afforded to each indl-
congregation, SO that the
en- and the poor, as well
the rich, may be gather
ed ~ of the Lord. To facill-
tate th. st that in addition to the
collections objects on the days specl-
fed by the Gc.. j Assembly, weekly col
lections be takers1p in all churches where
practicable, in accordance with the Apostolic
plan: son the first day of the week let every
one of you lay b in store as God hath pros
pered him."
In connection , it'll weekly contributions,
we suggest the "the envelope system
which has been adopted in many churches
with most encouraging results. A great re
vival in the grace of giving is now one Of
the most pressing necessities of the Christian
Church, and if obtained from her exalted
Head for the honor Of His holy name and
the promotion of that precious cause, tol
which he gave His life, would assuredly be
attended or followed by such outpouring8 O.
His Holy Spirit in the conversion of sinners
and the conservation of His people as w
have never yet enjoyed.
And now, dear y beloved, remember tn
words of the Loy Jesus, how he said 81
is more blessed i've than to receive.
And now, bre D, we commend you t.
God and to the of His grace which i
able to build y and to give you an in
heritance anon chem that are sanctifed
The grace of Lord Jesus Christ, tn
love of God and communion of the Hol,
Ghost be with yos all. Amen.
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VIM. B. IsAACs. WIN. C. TAYLOR. J. c. WILLIAMS.
WILLIAM B. ISAACS & CO.,

BANKERS,
Corner of Main and Fourteenth streets.
DEALERS IN
COIN, STERLING, BANK NOTES, BONDS,
STOCKS, INLAND BILLS, &c.
COLLECTIONS made on all accessible points in
the United States, Canada and Europe.
STERLING BILLS drawn on Messrs. Barring Bros
& Co., London from e1 upward
EXCHANGE on Northern Cities, payable in Coin
or Currency in sums to suit.
DEPOSITS received, against which checks may
be drawn as with the Banks.
OFF1oE HoURs-From 4. NJ, to 4P. NJ.
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1871.
10 L. ]
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.

Schedule Richmond, Fredericksburg and Pc.
tomac Route, Going into effect June7.
THROUGH TRAINS leaves depot corner Byrd
and 9Th Streets as follows:
The DAY TRAIN daily at $40 a. m. Arrives in
Washington at 1915 BaltmoSe except on Sundays)
at 2l5, Philadelphia at 6:l5, and New York at To-.
20 o. m, THE SAME DAY.
The NIGHT TRAIN daily Except ON Sundays)
at 845 p. m.
The Day Train arrives in Richmond at 2:17 m.
The Night Train arrives in Richmond Mondays
excepted) at 3:30a. m.
The ACCOMMODATION TRAIN between Rich
mond and Milford will be run daily Sundays ex-
cepted leaving the depot corner Broad and Eighth
streets, at 4:S0 M, and arriving in Richmond at
8:42 a. m.
FREIGHT TRAINS leave on TUESDAYS and
FRIDAYS at 6:45 a. m.
THROUGH Tickets and through Baggage Checks
to all principal points in the Northeast and North
| west
Apply at the CoMPAYY's OFFICE, corner of Broad
and Eighth streets.
Ticket Office, corner Byrd and 9Th streets.
j. B GENTRY,
General Ticket and Freight Agent.
Ed. 7. D. MYERS, General Superintendent.
10 ID
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N RICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAILROAD
IL CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.-On and after
I'LL Y 99th 1871

JULY 2Sth, 1871,
GOING WEST.
TRAIN No. Q, Through Passenger leaves Rich.
mond daily Except Sundays) at 4:O5 a. M; leaves
Danvie at 11:03 a M; arrives at Greensboro at
1862 p. m.
Train No 6, Lynchburg Passenger leaves Rich.
mond daily at 9.15 a. M; arrives at Lynchburg at
5 p. m.
Lynchburg at a. m. Sundays excepted.)
Train No. IL Through Mail and Express) leaves
Richmond daily at 2:40 p. M; leaves Danville daily
at 1914 p. M arrives at Greensboro daily at l:12
p. m.
GOING EAST.
Train No. IA, Through Mail and Express) leaves
Greensboro daily at 1850 M. leaves Danville daily
at 1912 p. M; arrives at Richmond daily at 5:l4
a. m.
Train No. 9, Through Pessenger) leaves Green's
boro' daily Except Sundays) at Hos M; leaves
Danvile at LIZ D. M; arrives at Richmond at 8:22
p. m.
Train No. 10, Gynchburg Pessenger leaves Lynch.
burg daily at $3.50 a. m. leaves Burkeville at p. m;
arrives at Richmond at A p. m.
Train No. g. Nynchburg Freight and Accommo-
dation, leaves Lynchburg at 1910 p. M; arrives at
Richmond s45 a. m. Sundays excepted.)
Trains Nos. 2 and II connect at Greensboro with
Trains on N Carolina Railroad for all points South.
Train No. and ID connect at Burkevie with
Train on Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad for
all points Southwest and South.
THROUGH TICKETS to all points South and
South invest can be procured at the ticket office in
Richmond, and of r. F. WALKER, Agent of At.
lantic Mississippi and Ohio Railroad, No. 1925
Main street, Richmond.
General Freight and Ticket Agent
T. M. R. TALooTT, Engr and Supt. au2-t
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JAMES ARMSTRONG & co.

81, %, 81 Concord St, 8, 8, 10 W. Falls Avenue,
BALTIMORE, Nd
Manufacture and keep constantly on hand their
celebrated brands of FAMILY SOAPS, embracing
BEST FAMILY, MAMMOTH LAUNDRY, CHEMICAL
OLIVE AND woMAN'S FRIEND, &c.
All of which are warranted pure and equal to any
Northern soaps now on the market.
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BRAIDS AND CURLS.

w
J. HANEY
HAIR DRESSER, WING. MAKER, IMPORTER AND
MANUFACTURER OF WINGS, ToUPEES
BRAIDS, CURLS, &c.
Every description of Ornamental Hair Works, nor
Ladies and Gentlemen, constantly on hand and made
For any of the above named articles or information
concerning them, address J: HANEY,
141 w. Baltimore Street,
NV l7-1y BALTIMORE, MD.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD.-on
u and after OCTOBER LIST, PASSENGER
TRAINS leave Richmond Sundays excepted) as
follows:
$50 A. M.-MAIL TRAIN for the White Sui
phur Springs, connecting at Gordonsville with the
Orange, Alexandria and Manassas train for Wash.
ineton and North, and Lynchburg and South.
1856 P. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN for
Gordonsville, except on Saturday, on which day it
leaves at s P. NJ. This train connects at Gordons-
vile with the night trains on the Orange, Alexan.
dria and Manassas Railroad for LYNCHBURG and
WASHINGTON.
Through tickets, at low rates, sold to all points
North west and Southwest
Steerage tickets from Liverpool, Queenstown,
Amsterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, Havre, Rotter.
dam, Bergen, Copenhagen, and Gothenburg, to all
points on this road can be bought OF the General
Ticket Agent at Richmond, or can be ordered
through any station agent on the road.
Further information may be obtained at the COM
pany's Offices
No Passenger Trains run on Sundays.
A. Il. PERRY,
General Superintendent.
j. F. NETHERLAYD, General Ticket Agent.
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STANDARD PERIODICALS FOR 1871.
Republished by the Leonard Scott Publishing Co.,
40 Fulton Street, New York.
. The Edinburgh Review,

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INFORMED OF THE GREAT SUBJECTS OF TIE DAY.
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