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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
GOLDEN THOUGHTS.
SELECTED FROM LANCE ON THE PSALMS.

SELECTED FROM LANCE ON THE PSALMS.
IFA MAN commits himself personally to
God, he may also with good courage refer
all his ofiairs to God; and even when he is
in the worst relations with mighty and en-
bittered enemies he may resign himself to the
protection of God, and appeal in the conf
deuce of good conscience to the divine
judgment.
If GoD allows it, tyrants will often treat
the pious as badly as wild beasts of prey
treat the weak lambs.
IF good man chooses to throw away the
shield and sword of revenge from his own
hands, he does not thereby remain naked and
defenceless before his enemies, for the hand
of the Lord strives for him, and covers him.
The HEART must first be brought into
the school of the cross, before the Bible
which treats of the cross can be relished by
him and give him comfort.
We stand far off from God by our unbe-
lief, and then complain that God stands far
off from US.
THE DOOR is closed to prayer unless it is
opened with the key of trust.
Is 1T not sweet to believe that tears are
understood, even when words fail?
IT is not enough to bemOan the deSecration
of the temple of the heart; we must Scourge
out the buyers and sellers, and Overturn the
tables of the money changers. Apardoned
sinner will hate the sins which cost the Ss.
viour his blood. Grace and sin are quarrel
some neighborS, and one or the other must
60 to the wall.
WHERE man has not attained the ex'
perience of his nothngnesS and weakness,
and that all human strength and wisdom 60
to ruin him, he cannot share in the grace Of
God.
The prayers of the pious do not vanish
in the air, but press through the clouds Of
heaven.
WHY should not the sinner fee from an
angry God to a reconciled God?
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The Meanest Cowardice.

With great force and elegance, DIR. Nc
Gosh, in his Christianity and PostiVism, "
says: "Of all the acts of cOwardice, the
meanest is that which leads US to abandon a
good cause because it is weak, and join a
bad cause because It's strong. The smitten
deer is said to be avoided by the herd; it is
the instinct of the brute; but in the higher
law which reigns in the breast of mankind
and womankind, you never saw the smitten
son abandoned by the mother.
81 have, in the great questions of the day,
educationally and religious, in Scotland and
in Ireland, cast in my lot with the minority,
which, in due season, became the majority /;
and when left any cause, it was because it
had waxed strong and did not need my poor
aid. We have to see to it that the struggle
of life we stand by right, and not by might,
being sure that in the end the right shall
have the might"
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spirit Of our Redeemer from the moment
that he said, cit is finished, and gave up the
ghost"
Such considerations as the foregoing have
impressed my own mind so forcibly, that |
sometimes find myself regretting that the
Apostles Creed should be found in our
Confession of Faith, which, as system OF
divine truth, would certainly be complete
without it, and the Greed itself would Ger
tainly be as complete without those ugly
words, che descended into hell" For me,
shall claim the privilege of doing with
these words, as the pious Episcopal lady first
referred to said she did-juSt leave them Out,
since they form no part of my creed.
F. J.
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Union schools not included in these figures. In
speciion of Presbyterial Reports shows that quite
number of schools, Known to be in regular opera
tion are not mentioned and hence these aggregates
fall below the facts in respect of the number OF
teachers and scholars, and probably in respect OF
hopeful conversions and benevolent contributions
At the time of this writing the report from the Pres
bytery of Lexington has not come to hand
In general the reports indicate that our Sabbath
Schools are coming up to the Synods standard ;
that they are coming more and more under Sessonal
control; that they "a part of the working of the
Church" Whatever may have been the origin OF
of Sabbath Schools, they are now a church institu
tion one of the methods by which the Church is ac
complishing the work assigned to her by the blessed
Lord Jesus CHARLES 81. READ,
Chairman of Committee on Sabbath Schools.
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Whole No. 385.
SORROW.

Uoou my lips she laid her touch divine,
And merry speech aud careless laughter died ;
She Fixed her melancholy eyes on mine,
And would not be denied.
I saw tie West wiad loose his cloudlesS white,
Ia focks, care eriug through the April skyi
could not sing, though joy was at ns height,
For she stood silent by.
wa tched the lovely evening fade away
mist was lightly drawn across the stars.
She broke my quie, dream Il heard her say,
"BehOId your prison bars
"Earths glsdness shall not satisfy your soul,
This beauty OF the world in which you live;
The erowniug grace that sanc,i6es the whole,
That alone can give"
heard, and sbrAnk away from her afraid;
But stil she held me and would still abide.
Youths bounding pulses slackened and obeyed,
With slowly stbing tide.
Look thou beyond the evening sky she said,
beyond the changing spendors Of the day.
Accept the pain, the wearness, the dread,
Acceps, es3 b1 ne stay,'
,s-1eiaad 3spsa ar. closes sssoolie lssoag;h
And slowly, svee.Iy, became aware
WiJhin my arms G ID 5 angel stood, at length,
White-robed and CAIN and fair
And nov I look beyond the evening star,
Beyond the changing spleadors OF the day,
knowing the pain he sends more precious far,
More beautiful than they.
Dtt5LR CRirersiy Magazine.
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manifest result. One brother reported that
these men throng his prayer meetings and
speak and pray as never before. Others
made similar reports. A city pastor said
that such spirit of prayer in his church had
not been witnessed for long time. 1t was
noticed that several of the churches in the
city have appointed days of special prayer in
view of Gods visitation upon themselves and
the people.
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The STRENGTH OF FAITH.-Faith and free
limbs were worth more to David than coat
of mail and brass helmet that were too big
for him. No sooner does Christian laborer
renounce his own strength and put away all
useless apparatus than inspired power enters
into him. Unweakened in the transmission
by too many shows or professions; uncoun-
terfeited by any weapons of mere human
prowess, the might of God directly animates
his soul and becomes his supreme efficiency,
Then truth goes forth from his life, and words
pointed and straight to the mark. The
humbleSt good man is host, who attempts
ts dc aething bat as the agent of God
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IFA CIVIL WORD or two will render man
happy, he must be wretched indeed who will
not give them to him. Such disposition
is like lighting another mans candle by ones
own, which loses none of its brilliancy by
what the other gains.
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IT is one thing to wish to have truth on
one side, and another to wish to be on the
side of truth.
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He who would receive grace, must use the
means Of grace.
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IT IS NOT enough to feel that out of Christ
We have nothing-we must feel that in Christ
we have all.
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Woe to human life in its best reputation,
if the mercy of Gsd be act there.
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"In thine own ways. .ossSSd Of iys~s.
We wait the visits of Try graeei
Our souls desire is to tiny name.
And the remembrance of thy face
w. J. NJ.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-26

A CASE has been decided in the court of
Common Pleas in New York, before Judge
Robinson, which is Of the greatest import
ance to both contractors and builders, mas
much as it ventilates some of the tricks of
the trade and condemns them as Illegal. The
action was brought by Edward Fitzgerald
against w 81 G. II. Bernan to foreclOse
mechanics lien. From the facts in the case
it would appear that Fitzgerald contracted
TO do the mason work on seven houses
building by the defendants, aud to lay the
brick at So a thousand. In computing the
number of brick he charged for all the
openings, measuring solid, which gave him
1900 more than he received, and for which
he filed lien. On his behalf it was claimed
that the measurement was according to the
recognized custom, while on the part of
defendants it was not only claimed that no
such custom existed, but that by mistake
they had overpaid plaintiff Sl2O.1S. The
court decided in favor of defendants, can
ceiling the lien and giving judgment in their
favor for S120.21 and costs.
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WASHINGTON.
A Back Down on Alabama Claims.
TnconseouentiaI damages.

NEW YORK, April ga Washington
special says: Mr.. Fish is willing to agree to a
withdrawal of indirect claims if the: nrin-
ciple of International law be aGcepted nv
both nations, an6made pat of The treaty
OF Washington, that no Neutral shall be IL
able for consequential or indirect damages,
lor injuries mfllcted on the commerce of
friendly powers at war with each other. 1t
Is oouotIulL, however, whether the Presi-
uenI W Juld consent 10 this view. Sir Ed
I'd ThOrntonis expected 10 return toWasb-
mgton to-day. The Secretary of State es-
pecially requested him to return to confer
upon important matters, believed TO he
the proposition above stated. The subject
has been informally preached =, Sir Ei-
ward, VINO expressed h..cartsy acquiescence,
ana sSld no ut the British Government
"oul". consent. A cable dispatch has been
sent to Lord Granville, If a reply is re-
ceived tomorrow, the whole question will
be submitted 10 the Cabinet. 1t now seems
probable the matter will be settled at an
early day on very satisfactory basis.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The only doc
uments in the possession Of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs on the Alabama question
are the United States case and counter case
and the British case. They have called for
a cory OF the British counter case.
The Texas Contested Elections.
The Committee on Elections to-day in
the case of Giddings against Clark from
Texas refused the application OF Clark for
an extension Of time to take testimony.
The committee will proceed with the case
on Its merits Monday. There ar3 now also
pending the contested cases of Whittemore
against Herndon, of Texas, Niblack against
Walls, Of Florida and Bowen against De-
Large, Of South Carolina.
Agricultural.
The United States Agricultural Society are
1esuming active operations. A meeting of
the member has been called to meet in this
city May %, when a programme for future
action will be submitted by the Executive
Committee.
Hollywood.
The remains of the Confederate dead in
TERED at Gettysburg will be removed to
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond.
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SOUTHERN NEWS.

DR.. Milburn, the blind preacher, is lee
turing through Georgia.
A Hart county (Ga.) merchant sued an
| other for ten cents the other day.
Tobacco plants in Virginia are said to be
later and fewer this year than was ever
known before.
Olive Logan leetured on "Girls" at At
lanta, Georgia, the other day, for the benft
of "Young Mems Library Association"
Owen Mercer, a negro of Edgecombe
county, N. c., killed his child last week by
deliberately pouring concentrated lye down
its throat.
1t is stated that Il. NJ. Douglass, the
private secretary of President Grant, went
to Raleigh to aid in the nomination Of Judge
Settle for Governor of North Carolina.
In the Lee county (Ga.) Superior Court
last week an action for damage was brought.
Philip West VS.. Sanders w. Lee, of DeKalb
county, and Thomas Clements, of Lee,
sued the defendant for illegally hiring thir-
teen servants of the plaintiff in 1868, and
services for the time for which plaintiff had
hired them as farm hands. The jury
brought in a verdict of $1,000 in favor OF
the plaintiff.
Nearly two years ago a service of plate,
valued at $12j, was sent by a number of
gentlemen to a well known married lady Of
Atlanta, Ga, as a testimonial ofthe appreci-
alton in which her services in behalf of a
benevolent enterprise were held. The
other day the box was advertised among
list of unclaimed Southern Express freight
at Atlanta. The box, being marked valu-
ables, was opered and q note directed to
the lady found therein.
A special from Jackson, Miss, to the
Memphis appeal says that an insect, COM
monty known as the buffalo gnat, has ap-
peared in great quantities in the vicinity Of
Pearl river, and are sowing destruction
amongst horses and mules on the planta-
tiOns. Many hundred animals have died
from their attacks within few days. The
greatest mortality yet reported is from Mad
ison county, but this county and Rankin
have suffered severely. Many planters are
without plow animal Of any description,
and the larger farmers are badly crippled
because of their sudden losses after pre-
paration for a large crop.
From the Norfolk, (Va.,) Journal: "Last
night, about half-past ten O'Clock, the pri-
vate Waterman at Kimberly's store, corner
of Church and Water streets, saw a negro
man, carrying a bundle in his arms, going
toward the wharf at the foot Of Church
street. He hailed the man when he had
nearly reached the wharf. The man drop
ped his bundle and fed. The Waterman
picked up the bundle and found, to his as
constituent, that it contained live baby.
1t was taken to the station-house, when it
was found to be a white female babe, about
two months old. 1t was neatly and warm
" dressed, and very lively. In the bundle
there was a milk-bOttle with rubber mouth
piece. A policeman took the child home
to be cared for by his wife until morning.
There is scarcely any doubt that the inhu-
man wretch who carried the child to the
wharf intended throwing it into the river"
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THE father-in-law of DR.. Livingstone, the
missing African explorer, is the Rev. Rob
ert Moffatt, the African missionary, who has
himself been 800 miles into the interior
of Africa, and therefore knows something
about the people of that region. In lee
ture the other day at Ryde, in England, he
spoke quite confidently of the safety
of DR.. Livingstone. He gave it as
his impression that the Doctor was
the enforced guest-probably with a view
to ransom-of some African chief, who
finding him to be friendly, doubtless eOnsid-
cred him wandering great man who was
worth the retaining. DR.. Moffatt said that
Livingstone had no resources left, and that,
under these circumstances, he could not
prosecute his travels. He based bis belief
that Livingstone was still alive on the fact
that were he dead definite news of his death
would long ago have reached England. The
worthy DR.. Moffatt's belief must be very
consoling to the friends of the adventurous
explorer, and notably so to those in his
own domestic circle who have most reason
to mourn over the prOtracted absence Of
the missing traveller.
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WEST TENNESSEE,
Important Decision Of Supreme Court.
The old Jury srstem 1nrto,abls.

The Old Jury System InvtOlabIe.
MEMPHIS, April 25.-In the Supreme
Court at Jackson yesterday, Early Fason,
who murdered I'd Lisle at a picnic near
this city about year since, and was SEN
fenced to be hung, was granted new trial.
Chief Justice Nicholson, who delivered the
opinion, decided that the act of the Legis-
lature passed last winter repeating the law
declaring juror incompetent who had
formed an opinion,was unconstitutional and
one of the jurors in this case having stated
that he had formed an opinion based on
newspaper reports, but could render fair
impartial verdict notwithstanding. This
decision practically debars all readers of
newspapers from serving on juries in GRIM
inal cases.
Missing Sheriff Captured.
j. g. Reed, abseonding Deputy Sheriff
from Chattanooga, was captured in Hope
field, opposite here, last evening,
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

A Chicago carpenter hung himself yes
terday.
The National 'Iast Makers" are in Con-
vention at Springfield, Mass.
The Harrisburg, Pa, car-works were
burned yesterday. Loss 100000.
A committee of st. Louisans are in San
Francisco canvassing for the Both parallel
railroad.
G.. w. n. Yost was convicted at Pitts
burg yesterday of perjury in patent law
suit.
Brigham Young was released on habeas
corpus yesterday by the Mormon Probate
Court.
FOREIGN.
The remains of Earl Mayo, the assassi-
mated Viceroy of India, reached Dublin
yesterday.
New Zealand reports the discovery Of
blocks of Opals, among them the largest In
lhe world.
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MINNESOTA.
The Radical Land sharks.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 25.-The people of
this city are greatly exercised with regard
to the bill now before Congress ostensibly
TO improve the navigation of the Mississippi
River but really scheme to gobble up all
the pine lands remaining unsold in the
State and create a water power for the
benefit of few individuals by reviying an
old lapsed land grant,
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NEW YORK.


ALBANY, April 25.-The bill providing
that the previous formation of opinion from
newspapers shall not preclude juror from
serving In criminal cases, passed the Senate
to-day and goes 70 the Governor for his
signature. -
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VESUVIUS.
SpOuting.

NAPLES, April 25.-The eruption of
Mount VesuVius has reached an unwonted
pitch of grandeur. New craters have
formed and streams of lava are pouring
down the mountain side in different direc-
tions.
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Two huuchbacks celebrated their nup-
tials in Paris the other day, in the presence
of thirty invalid guests, also hunchbacks-
At the wedding ball the musicians were
hunchbacks-as well as every dancer.
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In Kentucky.

CINCINNATI, April PA Louisville
special to the Chronicle says: Saturday
night party of twelve to fifteen disguised
men went to house few miles from Frank
fort, occupied by colored people who are
employed on the farm of James Church,
and demanded admittance. This being re-
fused, they began beating at the doors,
whereupOn one Of the inmates fred a pistol
through a window and ran out the back
door, but was shot in the right arm and
severely wounded. The other man in the
house, seeing resistance was useless, opened
the door, when the mob rushed in, dragged
him out and beat him in a brutal manner.
and with threats of death ordered him to
leave the country. Next day, they packed
up their things and went to Frankfort for
safety.
In Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, April 25.-The Republicans
Kansas City special gives the details of the
brutal murder of Stevenson, Cline and
DUtrO on a railroad train near Holden,
Mo-, yesterday. After the train stopped
four of the mob mounted the locomotive
and guarded the engineer with drawn re-
vOlvers. The train was then
S, rounded and Cline and Stevenson
called out. Cline appeared and after
some words regarding his connection with
the fraudulent issue of Cass county bonds,
was riddled with bullets and his hOdy
trOWn by the side track. Several emptied
their revOlvers into his mangled body.
Stevenson was in the baggage car and had
barred the doors against the mob. They
broke them in, however, with a log
of wood and poured volley
into the Judge, killing him instantly,
dragged his body out, and threw it beside
that Of Cline. Dutre, who was in the pas
senger car was MORALLY wounded. They
then allowed the train to start, but immedi-
ately signalled it to stop and several of the
tends dragged the dying DutTe from the
coach and threw him down near the dead
bodies Of Cline and Stevenson.
More Blood!
Reports reached Kansas City tonight
that Judge Forsyth, another Of the county
Justices, was shot to-day, and his body
hung TO tree. Great excitement prevails
throughout the country, and ferris are felt
that still others will be murdered, The
perpetrators of this massacre claim thew
have a thousand men in their organization.
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TENNESSEE BONDS closed in New York
last evening at 70 for the old issue and
69B for the new.
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GERMANY.

Meeting of MOthers-in-Law.
BERLIN, April 25.-The Empress Au-
gusta will leave Berlin on the 10Th for Eng
land to visit Queen Victoria. She win be
absent about ten days.
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ALABAMA.
nenth or Hon. A..I. Walker.

MONTGOMERY, April 25.-Hon. A. ].
Walker, ex-Justice of the Supreme Cont
of Alabama, died at his residence in this
city to-day age 50. He was Eminent Com
mauder of the knight Templars Of the State
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Petroleum Ship Takes Fire in a
Crowded HarbOr.

MARsEILLEs, April 25.-An Italian bark
with a cargo of 1900 cases of petroleum,
took fire last night in the midst of the
crowded shipping at this port. Through
the energy of the officers and crews Of the
United States feet now in the harbor, the
burning vessel was isolated, and an extern
sive confagratiOn averted. The Project
and merchants of Marseilles have rendered
thanks to the officer commanding the
American fleet.
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EVANSVILLE.


EVANSVILLE, IND, April 25.-The Rail
road Convention held here resulted in
call for meeting to be held here on the
18th of May, to incorporate the Evansville
and jackson, Tenn, Railroad Company.
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FOREIGN. J
Progress Of the Carlist Revolt.
SPAIN.
SPAIN.



MADRID, April 25.-The friends of the
Ministry in the new Cortes, held meeting
last night, which was presided over by Adj
miral Topete. The object of the meeting
was to assure the Government of sympathy
and support in It's struggle with the fnsur-
rection. Senior ZagOsta was present and
made fiery speech, demanding to be placed
at the point of the greatest danger. Mar
shall SeranO and Senior ROsas also made
addresses, full of patriotic enthusiasm and
loyalty
Don Carlos in the Field.
PARIS, April 25.-The Spanish mails
have not come to hand to-day. The Uni
UerS and the Liberte announce that Don
Carlos has crossed the frontier, and is now
in Spain at the head of 10000 men. The
same journals cay a perfect understanding
exists between the Catlists and the repub-
licans. The former are to draw the troops
into the open country, and leave the towns
defenceless against the republicans, who are
to rise against the government on the 1st of
May in all parts of Spain. Only two Isa-
bellist generals have joined the insurrec-
ton. The French legitinaists hold aloof
from this last daring scheme of Don Carlos.
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Washington never made an elaborate
speech. In the zenith of bis fame he once
attempted it, failed, and gave it up con-
fused and abashed.