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The Creed of St. Patrick.

The following interesting extract in Irish, with
the Eaglish translation, was found among the pa
pers of disting minister OK the Presbyterian
Church. Now that st. Patrick's day is near at
hand, every Irishman should commit the prayer to
memory
The Oldest piece Of writing in the sweet Irish
tongue is called st. Patrick armor or breast
plate. 1t prayer or hymn written when ST.
Patrick was going to Tara to preach before the
Klug and mobiles Ut Ireland, and at that time all
che Ireat people in Ireland we're pagans, and ne
greatly feared he should be killed at Tara Now,
lt Is remarkable that ST. Patrick should have writ
ten such prayer AT time OF such great trouble,
and not once mention the name OF the Virgin Mary
IN it Yet we find that there Is not one word III
the Whole prayer addressed to any but to Goo
alone. lie does not once ask the help OF the Pir-
gun Mary. Hear the prayer OF ST. Patrick:
"'A At Tara, to-day, the strength OF tod pilot
me-the power OF God preserve me-may The Wis
dom OF God Instruct me-the eye OF God watch
over me-the ear of God hear me-the Word OF
God give me sweet talk-the hand OF God defend
me-the way OF God guide NE. Christ De with
me-Chrlst before me-ChIlst alter me-ChTst III
me-Uhrlst under me-ChrlSt over De-Chrlst Oh
my lighL haud-Onrst on my Left hand-Chrlsi
on this side-Chrlst on that side-Uhrist at my
oack Christ ID the heart OF every person TO whom
| speak-Chrlst In the mouth Ut every person who
speaks TO me-Chrst ID the eye OF every person
VINO looks upon ne-Chrlst 10 the ear OF every
person who hears me at Tara to-day. 80
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Salvation and Morality.

Prof. David Swing has sermon on this subject
in the Chicago PIpt which contains some truths
admirably expressed, in regard to the wrong and
danger of so intoxicating salvation by faith as to
neglect and impair the necessity Of life OF good
works. We make few extracts:
A religion that will make the Sermon on the
Mount play second part In your earthly career,
comes it under any name, Calvinist. Methodist,
Baptist, or Catholic. that religion decline, or aban'
don SO far, and draw nearer to Him who knew bet
ter than all the schools, wherein lies the best des
tiny OF the soul.
There is no salvation for sinful soul except a
pure life Hence, if Christ efeclually assists man
to this pure soul He is mans Saviour, and the
pure soul is the salvation. II good works are the
salvation, Christ is still the Saviour. Hence, sal
walton by good works, and salvation by Jesus the
Redeemer are so inseparaby blended that any
effort TO separate must result In an insult to the
Cross on the one hand, aud to the Sermon on the
Mount on the other. 1t cannot be that Christ
would save race in their slns but from their sins,
and hence the fight from sin is always flight to
the bosom Of God.
We have come to evil days-days when public
men who stand forth as members OF the Christian
Church, even of the churches called orthodox
hesitate not to carry in the same heart salvador
by latin ana Willingness W TtCelto uiiuoo huouS
the public men now charged with glarng dishonol
there may be some who can establish innocence
hut the awful fact is even here confessed tina
there are thousands OF Christians who are gettlng
| their salvation by faith and their fortunes By
rascality. Ii the parties could be found who have
IN the past brought about this dlvorcement be
tween salvation and good works, they should Dt
urged to come forward and confess their sin before
The nineteenth century; so injured 10 all the sacred
places of its soul. La the name of jared virtue
In the name of public calamity come and coming
they should read and preach, not only the granC
| philosophy OF Paul, but the still grander morals
OF Jesus Christ.
There is Christianity that will save the world
1t has not only faith but it has morality as essen
ual as It's faith. 1t NOT only says Believe and b,
saved but it assigns 'damnaton to him who lead
wicked life. There is Christianity that vii
not only fill heaven with saints, but earth will
good cinzens. In it Paul and Christ are not rude
ly separated, and the human placed above III,
divine, but the morals OF the Gospels come bach
10 mankind, and the anxiety for faith is no create
than the hungering after righteousness.
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN
Pastoral Visitation.

Dear DR.. Brown Joseph Parker in I'D
Clerum" says, Never defend yourself" Guoo
advice. Hence l take the whipping OF B D. 2. &,
and do not attempt to reiute his Implied charges
Any thing designed to make him better man
as we'll as better preacher, is kindly received Dy
your much misunderstood correspondent, Y. q,
o Let the righteous smite me aud it shall be kind
ness, S.. But 1t is one thing to "smlte kindly,
las it is 10 the margln) and quite another thing to
write cant. The writer's with whom Y. G. has
the misfortune to differ, are sngulary unfortunate
in the Scriptures with which they seek to fortfy
their position. Thus the proof text OF b. d. z.
won't hold water. Acts Xxx "a, does not mean
from house to house, which seems to favor the
idea that Paul was regular tramp The true
meaning is at houses; that is in rriUate assem-
Jlies as distinguished from public assemblies, as in
the School OF Tyrannus" and in the "syna
gogues:" Acts xix: s, 9 The quotation does
not touch pastoral viStation.
A palpable fallacy in the argument Of B. D. p.
consists in his quotation from Rev. John i. Ne
yius of what renders missionary work successful;
and then saying for missionary put minister, and
you have truth clearly deduoiole from Sculpture
&c. Is B. D. 2. SO ignorant Of Scripture as not
to know that he gave some, apostles; and some,
prophets; and some, evangeSts; and some, pas
tors and teaehers2" The modern missionary
corresponds with the "evaageliSts mentioned III
this verse The functions OF pastor and mission
AIRY are different; aud II you put minister for
missionary" you viuate the whole force Of the ar
gument
The undersigned knows one pastor in Virginia
who made 200 visits last year aud appeared in
his pulpit four times week. IL needs no prophet
70 foretell how this is to end, Z" Premature pros
traioa By ove, soork and another ireparatLe loss
is very soon to be the chronicle in the CentraL
For the benefit of many Of our ministers whose
health is breaking down in the attempt to comply
With the demands OF unreasonable people, do re
publish the following from DR.. Gardiner Spring,
for sixty years successful pastor.
YOUNG GRUM.
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To Young Clsrgymen,
'oUNG GRUAI.
BY DR.. SPRING.

In the whole course OF your ministrations, there.
fore, let your mind be directed toward that depart
ment of labor to which 1t must always be mainly
applied. Aim early, aim constantly to furnish
yourself to become preacher. Every thing you
do, or leave undone, should have an influence on
your usefulness as a preacher. Instruction from
the pulpit is to be your great business. 1t is a
part of a minister duty, which holds the first
place, and which may never be yielded to anv
other No other contributes so much TO his use
tulness Other duties be has. He must visit the
sick and the dying He must bind up the broken
hearted in the house of mourning He must lift
the consOlatOry and warning voice In the land Of
silence and amid the memorials OF the dead He
must be watehtul, too, how he negects to cultivate
those social affections whose cheerful aud benig-
nant influence the piety of the gospel eevates and
pur6es and which wind their way into the kindest
Sympathies of those he serves. But after all, he
must remember that his great business is to pre-
pare for the public service OF the house OF God
10 no other ought ne to be, and for no other does
he need to be, 80 well furnished Nothing may iu-
terfe e with, his Guty OF preparing for the Sabbath
Next to actual immortality and the want of person
al religion, there Is no such defect In a minister's
character as deficiency Ia bis public instructions
look upon the minister who neglects the wants
of the whole body OF his people, from false re-
gard TO the wants OF a single family, or single in
diydual, as orlminally uniathiul to high and holy
trust. Judge ye whether it is the more profitable
TO discourse instruclvely, appropriately, tendery,
with single family, or to discourse instructiVey,
appropriately tendery, with the assembled tribes
of Gods Israeli would not have you depreCiate
pastoral visitation God forbid But ] would
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Left Handed COmpHment.-A correspondent
of the Herald and Res5yter Cincinnati wiring
from Kentucky, gives a high eulogium on Henry
Ward Beecher and his recent lecture in Louisville
on "true manhood" At the same time he gives
the following queer representation of its charac
ter
"Of the merits of Mr. Beechers lecture you
need not that | shall write unto you. 1t has
been fully reported In all the leading daily papers
10 this aud neigbboring States. Il was very
popular lecture. Ii made true manhood to con
slst in making money IL takes a man to
make money, and it takes money to make man
the most pleasing gospel Wall Street ever listen
ID to. For man to earn fifteen hundred dollars
in one hour aud halt Is true manhood
takes a man to do it-fOr that is nearly twenty
dollars minute, and, If repeated thirty times it
Is worth forty thousand dollars twenty of which
goes into the brains OF bis hearers and ike sum
into his own pocket, although be admits that he
has already twice as much as be needs but not as
much as he lrQRts. The Bible, according TO Paul,
makes the lore Of money the root of all evil ;
but the gospel according to Beecher, makes the
i1aRt Of money the root Of all evil | think Mr.
Beecher's gospel by far the most popular, aud be
vel nigh converted his entire congregation. Only
one thing was lacking-the power to make his
gospel as free, asd full and accessible as that of
Isaiah and John and Paul"
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Methodism and the English Established
Church.

The Methodist Recorder, which may be consid
cred the organ Of English Methodists gives plain
talk as to the estimate in which the Established
Church of England is regarded by them.
IF the Church OF England were still the cham.
pion of Professionalism; II the mass Of Its dlvlnes
still presented hrm front against Ratlonalism and
Popery If the hardest working and most prom-
nent of It's town clergy we're Intent on spiritual
work and ii the country vicar we're generally on
the side of religious freedom and true cathOliCty
we venture TO say that the wagering Ia affection
now plainly visible 10 the body WHOLE and the
very strong opposition declared and pronounced 10
other quarters would be unknown. What are the
counts 10 the Indictment Mr.. Barlow brought 10
his speech against the Established Church? The
RituaIsls one OF the most prominent sects bound
within the Gordon OF the Establishment, openly
invalidate the baptism administered by Noncou-
tormists, though not that OF Popish priests. They
refuse Durlal TO children unless Episcopal rites
have been performed on their behalf. They are
even SAID, with the audaclty OF priests, TO deUy
that those married IN Noncontormlst chapels, with
Staie officer present, are living In the bonds OF
matrimony. They do not scruple TO conslgn Metho
dists to eternal torments simply because they are
Methodists They make overtureS to laymen to
leave other churches, that they may escape the
penalties of schlsm and receive the benefits OF the
Anglo Catholic Church. They preach doctrine
OF the Lord Supper that legal authorities pro-
nounce dangerous and unadVlSed, and which can
only be distinguished IRON ROmlsh by trained theC-
ogians. Is IL any wonder that when = Protestant
Church, like the Wesleyan Methodist sees this, 1t
says, at least by the mouth OF many OF It's laty
This shall not be the established religion OF Eug
land if we can help it2'"
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Pastoral Visitation-We expected our Dung
G7um" brother would be visited with the rod
somewhat promptly and vigorously, and so it has
come 70 pass. Perhaps " B. d. P" and "Old
Paths" have bit him enough and it will be seen
that il proves an exeeilens oil" Ii the ground
taken seemed Objectionable, these venerable faith
crs who administer upon him with will, may rea
s5nahly pardon something on the score of youthful
indisereton-ior be calls himself young" and
perhaps too a little for some possible Yexation Of
spirit, on account OF which be would naturally
sign himself Grum." We cannot suppose, espe
cialy AFTER his explanations, that be intended to
take aug extreme ground, or to depreciate pastoral
visiting IL be can adopt the views presented so
vel by DE-. Spring, the difference between himself
a1d bis critics must be rather apparent than real
i, is hard to lay down in theory precise and uni
versal rule. 1t would be entirely safe to say that
every pastor ought to study and pray all he can,
preach al he can, and visit all he can. No one Of
these duties should be followed 10 the exclusion Of
any other; the proportion of tine devoted to each
must be determined according to circumstances.
&c may be truly said, On the one hand, that no
minister eau permanently sustain himself among
an intelligent people who babitually neglects the
rreparati0n Of his sermons; and it may be as con.
& .ealy asserted, on the other, that DO one can
Ilag keep his hold on the affection Of his cODgre-
CATION, who keeps alOof from them, and habtualy
negee,s that department OF work long and well
understood BY the words, pastoral ulsitation,
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CENTRAL PRESB T E R [ A n

The CARD OF DR.. DABNEY.-HaVlng
published the article of Rev. DR.. Adger,
Chairman of the Committee of Revision, 1t
seems proper to give DR.. Dabney's card a
place, as he is a member of that Committee
For some weeks past our columns have been
freely and largely yielded to writer's who de
sired to express their views on this matter,
as we'll as on others. There are some thoughts
in our mind suggested by Drs. Adger anc
Dabney, as we'll as by other pieces which
have been published, and which it is pro
posed to give 10 the next issue.
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The Statistics of Christianity in India.

One good result of the recent General Confer.
ence of Missionaries held at Aababad is the col.
lection of accurate statistics Of the number of ma.
tive Christians in India. Mr.. Sherring, a mis-
sionary, appointed to prepare a paper on the pro.
gress and prospects OF Protestant Indian missions.
reported native Christian community of quarter
of miion-an increase, IN ten years, Of sixty.opc
per cent. The following summary, which we take
from the Friend Of Iadia, contains most impor.
tant intelligence:
Ten years ago there we're l3S, 731 native Chris.
tans in the whole of India This number has
since then increased to 224 l6l-that is to the ex-
tent OF So, $50 persons, which is at the rate OF 81
per cent. During the preceding eleven years, or
from 1850 to 1861, the rate of increase was about
SO per cent. Altogether, the increase in the three
countries has been upwards OF 100000 Gene
rally speaking, greater proportional increase
has taken place In smaller mission statiOns-that
is those which, in 1861, contained only few
Christians-than in the larger and older stations.
1t is healthy sign of progress that, in the ten
years, the number of central mission stations In
India has increased from 3l9 to 42S; of native
ordained ministers, from 81 to 226, and of CON-
municants from "a 90 TO 50 8l3 OF the entire
number of converts added TO the Protestant Church
in India during the decade, three-fourths, at the
very least--that is, considerably more than sixty
thousands persons-are from low-caste and aborigi
nal tribes, which, everywhere, Tor the most part,
show themselves much more susceptible to Chris
ton influence, and much more free from prejudice,
than pure HlndoOs'
As to the mission presses in India, Burmah,
and Ceylon here are some facts:
"They have published, In the course OF the last
ten years, no fewer than 34l0 separate works,
most of Christian and educational character, in
81 languages aud dialects. The number Of copies
of books and tracts printed amounts to II 3l7l72,
as follows:
Vernacular languages, $4,000
Number OF copies OF the New Testament,
Old Testament, and other portions of
the Bible, 164,0OS
Number of copies of Christian Books. 2,S42,4
Number of Christian Tracts in the Vernac-
ular languages, 707 355
Number OF School Books, 2375,0iO
Number OF other Books, 2002
Total, 12,Sl7172
We leave the sceptics who insist that missions
to the heather do not pay, to digest these facts at
their leisure To earnest Christians they furnish
occasion for thanktuluess-M y Aethodist
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Jonesboro'. Tennessse.-Iu the divisions e.

JonesborO'. Tennessse.-In the divisions A-
suluug from recent years, there we're two Presby.
terrain organizations in this town, and, as often
happens In such eases, they have had law suit
pending about the church property. 1t is crafty
ing to learn that it has been settled by compro.
mise 10 which both parties are well agreed. The
substance of it is that the property is to belong to
the two congregations Jointly aud equally, each to
occupy the building alternately, and defray equally
the necessary expenses. Ii is farther agreed that
there shall be no organic union of the two organi-
cations for FIVE years from this date, unless the
same shall be unanimously agreed to by both organ
zations out any time after five years, an organic
union may be formed BY a two-third vote of each
congregation"
In the meantime they both unite in one Sabbath
School and prayer meeting The organic ltion
connected with the Southern Presbyterian Church
has recently secured the services of the Rev. Wm.
w. Morrison, and he has entered upon his labors
there with encouraging prospects.
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The Hearing Apparatus.
CARD FROM THE REV. WIN. DINwIDDIE..

CARD FROM THE REV. VIM. DINwIDDIE'
Messrs. Editors-Aow me to answer one of the
many letters which are sent me in regard to the
Hearing Apparatus in the ist Church, Lexington,
Kentucky.
l. The notice of the matter aud the use of my
name in connection with it we're made without my
knowledge or concurrence.
2. The apparatus is not successful in the case OF
the person who had it placed in our church, for
the reason, | suppose, that her deafness is too
great to be remedied.
3. The model of the apparatus was procured
from MIR. George Kennedy, Of Nashua, n. H.,
who will no doubt be happy to furnish others, and
who can give details n regard to the construction,
which | can not give.
4. 1t would give me pleasure to answer separate
ly all the letters of brethren who have written to
me on the subject, if | could do so satisfactorily
But being unable 10 do this, deem it best to re-
Ter them TO the original source Of information.
VIM DINwIDDIE.
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have you appreciate the aramount duties Of the
sanctuary. minister ,ould never leave the
place of study and prayer except for the perform
of duties which do u, i interfere with his pre-
paratOns for the pulpit | have known men who
devoted ee days IN the eek to pastoral visitation
aud satisfied their console ices with single day S
preparation for the Sabbf h And I have heard
their Congregations exc m, ny leGnueSs! My
leanness! We unto me aud | have seen their
once yordant and prolific cid Of labor becoming
like the heath in the de-
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The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States

VIII convene in the Presbyterian Church at
Little Rock, Arkansas, on the third Thursday
lthe 18th day. Of May 1878, at II o'clock. A NJ
The opening sermon viii be preached By the Rev.
I. r. WEIGH, D. D., the Moderator Of last As
sambly.
The undersigned Committee on Commissions
viii meet in the Lecture room of said church on
Wednesday the l4th Of May, at o'clock, P. NJ i,
for the purpose Of enrolling the names of Com,
missioners.
The Treasurers Of Presbyseries are requested to
forward assessments (by the hands of Commits
siOners) in accordance with the schedule on page
So Of Minutes Of 1871.
JOSEPH r. WILSON, Stated Clerk.
WILLIAM BROWN, Permanent Clerk.
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The Philadelphia Presbyterian OF last week
corrects the remark in a recent number of this pa
per, viz, that while refusing to publish the re.
ply Of the Rev. DR.. Laws, it was made the sutiec,
Of extended and unfrendly comment. This the
Presbyterian says is mistake, its criticisms having
been founded upon the published pamphlet Of Dr.
Laws, not upon the reply referred to. We willing
ly correct the remark arising from mistaken i'm
preston.
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The Bottom of The Atlantic The souudings which
were made between Ireland and newfoundland be
fore laying the Atlantic cable have made the bot
tom OF the Atlantic almost as we'll known as the
surface OF Europe and America. 1t is covered
with fine mud, the remains of microscopic insects
which will one day. doubtless, harden into chalk
vi the inequalities of this ocean bottom, Professor
Huxley says" 1t is prodigious plain-one of the
widest and most prodlgious plains in the world
1t the cea were drained off you might drive wag.
on all the way from VaeDtla, on the west coast OF
Ireland, 10 Trinity Bay, in Newfoundland; and ex
cept one sharp incline, about two hundred miles
from Vaeuta, am not quite sure that it would
even be necessary to put the skid on so gentle are
the ascents and descents upon that long route
From Valentia the road would lie down bill for
about two hundred miles, to the point at which
the bottom is now covered by seventeen hundred
lathoms of sea water. Then would come the cen
trail plain, more than one thousand miles wide, the
INEQUALITIES of the surface OF which would be hard.
ly perceptibe. Beyond this the ascent on the
American side commences, and gradually leads for
about two hundred miles to the Newfoundland
shore"
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GALAMA; or. The BEGGARs. (The Founders of the
Dutch hepubic.) BY J. B. Lieide. New York.
Scribner, Armstrong, Co.
volume in Scribnes'S Library of Choice Fiction.
The FOREIGNER IN FAR CAIHAY. By W. II. Med
hurst, Ii. b. NJ. Consul, shanghai. New York;
Scribner, Armstrong Il 20.
LECTURES ON LIGHT. Delivered in the United States
IN l872-'73. BY John Tyndall, LII D., f. R. s.,
Professor of Natural Pin osophy in the Royal In.
stituliou of London. New York: d. Appleton
& Co.
The above books are received through West &
Johnston, Richmoad and those noticed last week
Wa omitted 10 mention were from the same house
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tbs WoxDERFUL LAMP, and other talks to children.
By Alexander Mcleod, D D., Burkenhead,
England
Made upo twenty very pleasant pieces-sach as
The Wonderful Lamp; In The Valley of the Shadow;
How Christ dries up our Tears; Children OF the
Light; At the parting of the Ways; The three Temp
tations &c
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TuE GALAXY for April. Sheldon Co., 677 Broad.
way, New York. Contents;
The Wetherel Affair; Dreams; Joseph Arch and
the new Emancipation in England The Antchar
Sonnet; France and Louis Napoleon; Sonnet TO
Mrs Charles Moulton Yagabond Heroine; a
Contribution to Shakespearian Study The City by
the Sea; The Lost Wager; Life Assurance; Threat
a Suow-storm and a Baoy; 81. Paursi Wanderings;
D1iEt-wood, &c.