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Guilty is no greater than concerning Rouse s
version of the Psalms, will in due time be
noticed in another connection. The illus
tration drawn from supposed case of court
ship is unfortunate. When young gentle
man undertakes that interesting business
with young lady, remote residence need
be no special hindrance, since the parties are
expected to live together after the nuptials
are over. But if the "overture" should
include proposal for them to live five hun
bred or a thousand miles apart, the one
"ae0ay up there az the North, and the other
array dorm here an the South" we are will
ing to submit the question whether bona
fde marriage could be confidently predicted
as san event of unavoidable falfllment. =
If our good brother has any doubt on that
point, we venture to say he may obtain a
prompt and judiciOus decision from the
"poper behind the throne" in almost any
household in Shelbyville-probably without
going outside of his own doors.
DR.. Grasty speaks of the great door in the
North that would be opened to US by this
union. How, is past our comprehension.
Examine the idea in its details and it comes
to this that the Southern Presbyterian church
would have access to the people of the Re-
formed Church, and they to the people Of
our Church. But we have, or can have that
now, under cur relations of frsternal CORES
pondence. Ts0O and ta0o. make Just four
when put together, and they are just equal
to that amount when taken separately. We
do not mean to deny the truth of the remark,
SIN union and cooperation there's strength"
but it does not follow that combination Of
fraternal butseparate denominations is always
practicable or desirable. Ecclesiastical uni
tormity and real Christian asnity are not iden
teal, though now often COMPOUNDED in popu-
lar estimation. But this is topic too large
for comment at present.
After our brother has gotten nearly through
the paragraph enumerating certain great
changes that have recently occurred, he
takes curious way of quitting things" in
the inference to be drawn. We have no
where said that union with the Reformed
Church is an event impossible of fulfill
ment," but DR.. Grasty's position is that it
cannot be otherwise, it is unavoidable" IL
other words, it is this: The age is fast
one; great and unlocked for events have
taken place, therefore this event must take
place also. Whether all that comes out Of
"the logic of events" others may decide
1t is enough to say that, judged by any meth
DDS of right reasoning known to US, there is
here again an immense chasm between the
premises and the conclusion.
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From he SGssA IN Presbyterian.
Missionary Corn. Raisers.

Last Saturday was pleasant day at Friendship
Laurens county, S. G. The weather was cold
enough, as for that matter, but it was pleasant
day for all that All the little folks of Friendship
Sabbath School were out on that Saturday, and
will be talking about it for weeks to come.
And this was the wag~of it. Last March, on
of corn to church, sheled it off, and gave Just ten
grains to every child in the house, giving them a
lecture on agriculture-the subject being how to
plant corn.
"Now, children" said the pastor, "don't let
the crows get it; don't let the calves bite it down
tor this is missionary corn. When the crop is all
gathered, we Il bring it all to church and see what
to do with it,"
Six months passed, and the little farmers brought
in their crops. There were sixty of them in all,
done up in neat sacks ready for market. The one
ear had grown into nearly five bushels. Saturday
last we had all the corn piled on two benches Mr..
Simpson Glenn was chosen auctioneer, and, after
little speech, he proceeded to work.
Corn sold well. One little sack, raised by a
colored child who wanted to do something for the
missionaries, sold for sixty cents One little pint
(f SO much raised by wee-bit of a child, brought
81 So The whole netted SIC 25 Just one ear of
corn, and those busy little hands, did it ALL Then
we prayed over the children gilt that our prayers
and the money might be G ven to God together.
The little folks were clamOrous for more mis-
sionary corn, and no doubt next year they will try
it again
This is the first time this Sunday School has
ever given anything to Foreign Missions, but they
have found out the way now, and one thing is Ger
tsin-it will not be the last. W. P. j.
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
DR. Kalopothakes and lis Mission in Greece

The Synod of Virginia, at its late sessions,
passed, very promptly and cordially, an expression
of their interest in this honored and beloved Greek
brother. But the Synod was near the close OF Its
sittings, and therefore some most interesting and
encouraging facts had to be withheld which might
otherwise have been stated
| beg leave therefore to make the following
statements which | am sure will prove of interest
to many of your readers
Having collected some means for the purpose. IN
this country and England, DR.. K has completed
at Athens, church building for evangelical wor-
ship and preaching neat substantial edi1e IN
an important part of the city, and not far from
two interesting relics OF antiquity, the Gate OF
Handrian" and the remaining columns OF the
grand temple Of Jupiter Olympus" This house
was dedicated to God and opened for public SER
vice in May last-the first in modern ages dedi-
Gated and used by Greeks themselves for pure
worship. He now writes, in private letter, and
to the Christian World of New York, that he not
only continues regular services and preaching in
the new building, but that he has an increasing
congregation, some ecclesiastics, good many stu
dents and other intelligent persons attending
And all this in the face of the late action OF the
Greek Catholic Holy Synod, which invoked the
power of the civil government against him. The
Government seems not yet to have interposed: and
if it does not, the fact will show wonderful and
most encouraging advance of the principle of reli
gious liberation in Greece.
DR.. X. himself, the ausion in respect to the
locality of his birth, being to the popular name
Name" two sylables,l at one time much given
to the modern Laconia; the region where, as a
boy, he entered the Mission School of Messrs
Houston and Leyburn-thus writes In private
letter: 81 have often wished that your father
could sit by me, in the simple pulpit of this first
Greek evangelical church, and see the pews filed
with attentive and orderly listeners, among whom
not unfrequently are seen Greek priests think
Athens, established by one of the poor boys Of
Name! Certainly it is not the work Of man, but
of God; and to Him be the glory"
But this brother in order to accomplish the
work of building this church, already producing
such promising results has had to shoulder, him
self, a loan of some $780, Shall he be left to
bear this alone, paying heavy interest out Of his
own moderate salary while he is already burdened
and wasting in health from excessive labors, in
behalf of his papers, preaching, &C.? Shall not
we, OF the Synod OF Virginia, who first sent him
forth, as we had previously sent forth those from
whom he first learned a pure gospel, shall not We
give him hand of help, and put, as it we're, a
cap.stone to the Evangelical Church Of Athens?
G. l. L.
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Mission in Greece.-The brief but interesting
statement of &C. L. L. should engage the atten-
ton and the liberality of our people. The prOvi
dences connected with the conversion and subse
queut course of DR.. Kalopathakes are among the
most remarkable of modern missions "A great
and efectual door is opened unto him, and there
are many adversaries" If &c. L. L, who is a
native of Greece, or his father who was mission
airy there, would write for the Central Presbyterian
few articles giving concise account of DR.. K
from the beginning, it would be a good thing,
keeping him in the mipd of .theSynOd Of Virginia,
with which he is enthusiastically connected through
East Hanover Presbytery. In the meantime per-
Sons wishing to help in this matter, may send re-
mittances to this Office, or to the Rev. G. L. Ley
burn, Winchester, Va. All amounts will be
promptly and safely forwarded to DR.. Kalopo-
thakes.
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FoR THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
Correction.

In the notice of the action of Chesapeake Pres
bytery at Baltimore in reference to renewing it,
connection with the Central Committee of Susten
tation, four churches only are mentioned as self,
sustaining; viz two in Baltimore and one each in
Washington and Alexandria. Rockville and Be-
thesda church, Montgomery county, Nd, of which
Rev. Mr., Cumpston is pastor, has never asked aid
OF Presbytery or Committee and contributes regu
lsrly to the cause OF Sustentaton. Furthermore
aside from the manse and farm, the amount OF
salary paid the pastor puts it beyond the ordinary
aid given to the churches. | think too Leesburg
church is now in the same position At any rate
it PROCESSES willingness to give salary to pas
tor exceeding the limit the Committee has estab-
lished. Chesapeake Presbytery furnishes an am-
pie iisle for missionary and evangeliStic labor with
out an3 misstatement Of its wants and weakness.
No doubt the error was uniDtentiona however il
may have been occasioned If by self sustaining
it meant no aid asked, then these churches should
be included with the four already named ~.
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Hanchow Schools and Girls.

1t will be gratifying to our Sabbath Schools to
learn that up to November LIST, 81 81 SO have
been received for these schools TINS effort will be
of use in showing the children what they can do
when they try and in stimulating us all to try to
would enable Us to crafty Mrs. Randolph in her
wishes to enlarge her school house for the girls,
and whatever shall come in will be devoted to this
object. An excellent elder, in Virginia, suggests
that the children would like to give some OF their
Christmas money to this cause, and if they would
do so Of a willing mind, cbeerfully as unto the
Lord, it would no doubt do them good, and be very
gratifying to our beloved missionaries in China
Without pressing this matter, We leave the sug-
gestion with Superintendent and teachers for their
consideration.
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The Apostles Creed.-Many agree with IF.
J. " in the opinion that the phrase in the Greed
on which he comments, is an unpleasant one, and
unfortunate, as the English word "helP' is now
understood. In its old, wide sense it meant the
uaSeen ,0Orld, without any reference to happiness
or misery, leaving the one or the other to be de-
termned according to the evidence. But the
meaning attached to words often undergOes a
change, and now this word always refers to the
state of the lost, to their place Of punishment.
We propose to refer again and with some fitness
to this subject, as soon as convenient. 1t is not
without its practical importance.
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Iustallation-On Friday and Saturday, the
29th and 3Oth of November the Rev. VIM. A.
Campbell preached at Salem church, Hanover
county, and on the Sabbath, lst inst, the Editor
of this paper preached and duly installed the Rev.
VIM. n Scott as pastor of the Samuel Davies
church. This church has three places Of worship,
Bethlehem, Beulah, and Salem. Our brother, re-
Gently ordained, begins his ministry in much favor
with the people, and many wishes and prayers for
his usefulness. The home of Samuel Davies was
not far from one of these churches, and here was
the field of much of his mightiest abors, and most
eloquent preaching.
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- 1t was our wish and purpose to proceed
this week with the direct discussion of the proposed
organic union. But wishing to be entirely accu
rate in all statements presented, We sent to New
York for the volume containing "The Constitution
Of the Reformed Church" Not having yet re
ceived it, we prefer to wait another week. In the
meantime the article Of our old friend. DR.. Grasty,
comes in for a share of attention, leading to the
Impression that, with all his sagacity, he does moi
rightly understand what are "the sjgas of ICED
dina"
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Contest in the Reformed Church

The division of parties in the (German) Re-
formed church appears to be reaching crisis
Some weeks ago, the Eastern Synod of that church
which met at Martinsburg, Va, adopted series
of resolutions censuring Dr. Bomberger OF Ursinls
College, for teaching theology to candidates for
the ministry, without having been chosen and
authorized to do SO by the Synod, calling upon
him to deslst from such teaching, and appointing
committee to institute proceedings against him
in case he should not desist The Philadelphia
Chassis to which DR.. Bomberger belongs, met since
the above action of the Synod, and sustained Dr.
B., in his course by nearly unanimous vote and
he has appealed from the decision of the Eastern
Synod to the General Synod of the church, which
convened at Cincinnati last week. The decision
OF the question there will doubtless determine
whether there will be a complete division in the
Reformed church or not, and the action of the
General Synod is looked for with deep interest
The party which represents be Mercersburg thee
ogy of Dr. Nevin has majority in the Eastern
Synod, and controls the institutions OF the church
at Lancaster, Pa. DR., Bomberger represents the
more evangelical party which is opposed to the
Mercersburg system, and which established Ursinus
College. at Freelsnd, Montgomery county, Pa, few
years ago, in which DR.. Bomberger is giving thee
logical instruction to candidates, In accordance
with his views. This has occasioned the action OF
the Eastern Synod at MartiDsburg against him and
bis party, aud his appeal to the General Synod will
doubtless compel fna or definite decision of the
case.
The above is from the Ne,o York Observer. The
Herald and PesJyter Of December 5th, gives the
following in its notice Of the meeting of the Ger
man Reformed General Synod in Cincinnati.
1.-THE judicial case involving the right of DR..
Bomberger to teach theology in Ursinus College.
for which he was censured by the Martinsburg
Synod, came up on Monday. An effort was made
IN the Committee to which the case was referred
to reject the appeal; but it failed in the Commit
tee, and no minority report was presented. After
spending the day in hearing the case it was decided
by sustaining DR.. BomDerger's right to give in
struction in theology, by vote of 100 ayes to 70
nays Thisis decided victory over Mercersburg'
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Dr. Plumers "Vital Goodness "A gentleman
at the West writes: Some time ago bought this
volume, and have read it over and over, and to.
day it is as new to me as when | first read it.
cannot take it up but | find something new. Like
my Bible, it will bear reading again and again.
Ofl,n on the Sabbath open it perhaps at the ar
tlce Hope, or Love to God, or Repentance, or Love
to Christ and derive eat comfort from it.
wi, b every Christian could have copy."-Ameri.
can Mssseager.
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Death of Rev Dr. Converse-At time when
our columns are nearly full intelligence is received
that DR.. Converse departed this life in Louisville
Kentucky, on Monday, 9th inst. His age wa,
seventy-seyen years. A more extended notice vii
1e given, when more special information is re
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

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THE LITTLE MEDICINE CARRIER; or. Boyhood Of
George Wayland. By the author of BASIL &c.
40 cents.
THE THREE HALF DOLLARS By Anna H. Drury.
40 cents.
CHARLOTTE AND HER ENEMY. 40 cents.
These excellent little works are published by E
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md will be found interesting and instructive to
little children.
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Presbytery of East Alabama.

At the late meeting Of East Alabama Ptesby.
terry, the following Overtures were reported and
answered:
Overture No. lis deacon of the Church re-.
lieved from the duties of his Office by being elected
elder, without some action OF the session in said
case? No.
Overture No. 3.-What ought to be done with
deacon in the Presbyterian Church who is en-
gagged in the business of retailing ardent spirits
by the dram2
Answer-It is the imperative duty of church,
having such deacon, to depose him from his
office. and to deal with him as a member guilty of
a disciplinary offense.
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The HAPPY LAND. ByM. L. c., author of Lone
ly Lily Robert Carter, New York.
We Cor AGATE OF SINGING; or, Jesus, Tender
Shepherd Hear me. By A, G. G. d. Robert
Carter, New York.
TRIALS AND TRUST. A story of the French Rev
olution. By L. A. 3. Presbyterian Board OF
Publication, PHILADELPHIA. Through j. d. K,
Sleight, Richmond, Va.
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MINUTES of the Synod of Alabama, cor yened in
tn Presbyterian church, Tuscaloosa, Ala, No
Yember 7th, 1872, :.
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Rev. J. G. Richards has been appointed evan,
gelist Of Harmony Prssbytery.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-04-10
THE EtCENTRICvTIES OF CONGRESS-.
MEN,

\ constituency which >cuds
butloon TO Congress. Deliberately and
with knowledge. docs most Thought.
less, disgusting and hUrttul act. !,
was very funny To see and hear Mul-
lins. of Tcnmc So. got up and hawl
out. MIR. Speaker. wan; pint ui
order jmst here" or to hear him
speaking of an Arkansas member
who has been killed by Ku-klux. n
he did speak in my hearing about the
late Mr.. Hines. IN the most sorrowful
and bcwailing manner. MIR. Speaker.
he has gone TO his last grave wrapped
in the peaceful >ililoquy othi> blood" :"
1t may be funny for the boys in th,
gallery to see u member put his big,
dirty boots upon his desk. slide down
in his chair till he sits On Il spot be-
tween the small of his back and his
neck, aud 20 10 sleep and ssaore da-
ring the proceedings of the House. as
an Illinois member used to DO in the
forty-iir>t Congress
Perhaps il WAS amusing {" the
colorcd gallery to see Il member get
to his feet by the strongest efforts
and help of his mri"chor>. 80 drunk
that he could not stand. aud insist
upon quarrc!in. i'll an inr"hrrrnt
manner with the Speaker until his
voice was drowned hv the dcairnn.
strokes of the mailct. Thi> rNhihi
tion was given about Il wear ago bv :.
PENNSYLVANIA WHO is still Il mrrnb u
of the House. Prrhap" the sight nj
three or four members during TIN
session stretched out full length upon
tho sofas in the space back ut ia"
circle seats. all sound asleep. and
sweating like Il bulls nose in winter,
is an inspiring View from the re-
portcrs' gallery. Perhaps it iu"h,
| well to see n Congressman squirting
tobacco Juice in quantities, rangtn.
from tcaspoomful I" quart all ovcl
the snuw-whitr marble of the stair
way. and bcsmcarimg costly carpets
The things that have dr-rrihr'
may be funny. amusing, and !au@ha
blr to the witl2>s herd " hu =,
through life for no other purp">
IAN to find ,hing> tn laugh AT. hu
such congressman aS | have alluLc.
to are positive injury 10 any dis
trict. They have no Influence here
and no acuuaiu,aurr. They conn
here with the same narrow notion
tlSey had ut hpmr. serve ont ihri
terms, draw their paN their mileage
fstationery, and go home in ia" sam
era,hpcd srhrrp - i"rjm""ti CO."
ncl.cinI.
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Mr.. Martin, of Lyons county.
Iowa. has saved the life Of o man
named Abbott. whom lac found on
the prairie frozen from the toe to the
hips a. .,ilf as n board, by keeping
him in u barrel Of water for twenty
four hour.. till all the frost was cx.
trartcd from hi, body.
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j. Il. Lippicott X Co.. il is said,
have offered $40" 0 Tor fsulwcr's new
novel. shor,ly,n Unpublished abroad.
The price paid b. them for Forster's
Life %: fIirkrn.," four volumes,
was $500 whicl secured them only
the advanccd sheet "t the work, as
any opc can reprint il in the absence
nf International copy wright.
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@fthlp 3ntslliissnf.r.
4 IlSER,S ROME.
An Old Man Found Almost Dead IN The
Midst Of Paeat!.

|. GREEHwICn, CONN, March l6.-
T..is beautiful little hamlet, SO we'll
known Us the Summer resort Of the
Ar. .ricus Club. has become the
scene of excitement. On the Stan
wirh road about two miles north
ward, ,hcreis dilnpidatcd old.fash-
"nrd house, probably one Of the
,ldest In The town, surrounded by
!. ,u,buildin.s. which, like the house,
long ago fell into a state Of decay. A
s,rans might pass the place rs un-
occupied. butfor the fsct that q drove
% horses and cattle is usually gath
red about II. Two hundred acres
of the finest land in town surrounded
this old Hobbs homestead.
Hustled Hobbs, the occupant Of the
house and owner of'the farm, 10 .
ir"vrr. and for several years has
iivcd alone. a, Il i,as been known as .
.niscr. shrcwrd aud grasping, he
has driven sharp bargains and accu-
mulatcd Il fortune. Ic has rarely
spent ANYTHING for himself, never
,aving amy washing done, and, always
making il a point to wear his shirt
until il was entirely gone. lie has
animals have sometimes suffered
more severely tl,am himself.
On one Of the ruldcst days last
week. rs Mr.. Reynolds, u Stanticld
farmer was passing the house his at
! ,rn,ion was attracted hy knock Oh
the window. Know ing that Hobbs
lived alone and su4mising that some
thin. might be wrong. he entered the
, house. On opening the door he was
almost Sutlnra,rh hy tie stencil, but
he advanced into the kitchen and
there hrhclh u shockin" spcc.ac'c.
The ruu,u v Lich wnS about u by "A,
was ~ cold ~ y tomb. and chill Wind
MAS blow lng from the side, thgu ugh
: it, apcrturrS. Hobbs was lN ing on an
old >oiu prnStra'r with cold and hun
yer. \ calf which had be- ,ied in
the room. evidently To y, brought up
hv hand, had hrCI dead for some time,
ar.,,i,, body had been torn I" pi,c
by the stnrvi"Y pigs. Loose ashes
and feathers. with hits Of hNYMcss,
were $trrwn about. Upon opening
the sAntry II was seen II had been
used hy The chickens for II ruost. In
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nr R.,,Nsrd anouuess that the 70.
build,ss Of the Southern Mstssais'
pshlIsking hoass viii eomms.os .
ssos a go, 900 10 ssbscribed, end
oulv ss,ltS of that amount RENAME
20 be raised.
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\ merchant oi Louisville, who has
jus, paid the Conricr-Journsi cis,Wo
for advertising within tho psss Ioas
wears, says hs 10 going 70 spend 49,
90 in the same dlrsesfsn """" '"0
Gaming Inilr. reogo.
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!. \ hi.timgui.hcd NroMaut I

IliruLf. \ distinguished Ironaut
states rs iii, were something TO won.
der NJ. that woman's voice may DC
heard NJ IN altitude of two miles
from thc earth. " lille that OF man
never reaches above mile. Surely IL
isn't necessary to nmp in balloon
To find ont that women pitch their
voices higher than men.
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Ben. Wade snyH "h-li 10 TO pny
aN round" That's so. The claim 10
q large one, and tho foreclosure Of its
mortgage on the Radical party 10 rap
idly Approaching.