The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1873-03-26

Scholar in the Central Presbyterian Sabbath
School, Rochester, n. Y, has been presented
silver watch by the school, upon the completion oil
the seventh year of his attendance without missing
a single Sabbath during the whole period; making
an entire year OF Sundays IN which he had been
uniformly and promptly in his seat.
Rev John P. Cleaveland D. D, OF Massachusetts,,
died on the 7th inst. lie was one or the prom-
Uent leaders in the scenes Of the General Assem-
bly, of 1888 connected with the separation between
the Cd AID New School Presbyterians. lie sub
seq1ently lett the New School and joined the Con-
gregationasts as did Drs Lyman, and Edwards,
and Henry Ward Beecher, Stowe, Peters, and
other prominent men, who ought never to have
been in the Presbyterian Church at all.
Centre College, Ky.-The Herald and RtesJyter
mentions that by daring burglary In Louisville
week before last a large amount OF the funds OF
this institution was lost-aOout 500 600. 1t was
in bonds which had lately. been brought from Dan
vile, add deposited IN the bank vault at louisville
for SECURE keepipg A friend OF the College has
already written the President Offering TO De one
of hundred to make up the loss.
The late DR.. Hugh L. Hodge, of Philadelphia, left
the following requests 10 MS will to charities In
that city: To the INDECENT Womans Society, S.,
600; the Orphans Society, 81 900; the Trustees
of the Female Association $1,000; aid to the
Female Bible Society, 81 900; Total, 50 600
-Four Of his sons are ministers, three IN the Pres
byterian Church, aud one in the Episcopal.
The entire receipts from Prof Tyndall's lectures
in this country was $23 100 The average OF re.
ceipts for each lecture was 1851, IA Prot. Tyndai
has conveyed SI3 600 In trust to Professors JOS
Henry and Youmans, and Gen. Hector Iyndal,
for the aid Of students who desire 10 devote them
selves to original scientf, researches
By the last will and testament of the late John
Savage OF Boston, the suu OF $40 600 is beqleathed
to Harvard College, $4,000 to the Massachusetts
Historical Society, also his collection OF COINS,
medals, and currency; $4,000 is bequeathed to
tie Institute of, technology. of which the sonin-
| law of the test6tOr was President.
Life of Dr.. r. ]. Breckenridge The correspon
dents and students Of the late DR.. Breckenridge
are requested TO furnish his brother, Rev. VIM. L.
Breckenridge. d D. of Pleasant Hill, Mo-, or to
Col. WIN. 9. p. Breckenridge, Lexington, KY
all letters from the deceased in their possession
1t is particularly desired that notes OF lectures de-
iiyered on the third division OF Theology (under
his system) shall be forwarded. "The Knowledge
Of God Relatively Considered The publication
of his work and his biography is contemplated
Rev. ] G. Butler, D. D., pastor Of the First Pres
byterian church IN Brooklyn, b. d., gave notice
on Sunday lat Of his resignation to take effect on
May lst. Dr.. Butler resigns on account OF his
health having been steadily at work for twenty
years, and intends now to rest for year from ac-
tive labor.
Irregular Itnerancy.-A BAPTIST correspondent,
writing from Michigan to the Ecan,iner and ChrOH-
ice states that he has been in the State nine years
and that in that time all but fOur FIVE OF the two
hundred Baptist ministers of that State have
changed places.
Charles Merriam Esq of Springfield, writes in
Ia. ~
how they are to be brought under religious inf
ences. Not, he thinks, by free churches nor by
free seats set apart such In churches where we'll
TODD persons pay Tor their own nor by mission
charels and the like but by comparatively mex
pensive church ed6ces, large number of sittings,
rigid economy In the current expenses, and, as the
result Of all, low priced sttlngs. That is emiuenty
orthodox doctrine
Rev. DR. Robert Patterson, Of the Jefferson Park
Presbyterian church, Chicago has resigned his
charge. His health requires milder climate and
his church reluctantly consents TO his removal
The american Christian Reuiew represents that
five men, all in good crcu instances and standing il
the community, were expelled from the Disciples
Church, in Little Fat Rock Indiana, for the su
of covetousness. No other charge was made
against them, They had refused TO pay their pro-
portion OF the cost OF a new meeting house.
Concerning the Chromos for Premiums-A cor.
respondent of the Wdtchmaa and Reflector, says
1--WE hope the chrome epidemic will soon finish
its course; the premium farce has been wretchedly
overdone, aud We are calmly waiting for reaction.
There have been some good pictures distributed,
but there has been wholesale degradation of art by
the Wholesale scattering oil miserable daubs which
are absolutely worse than nothing. The fraud is
evident Upon its' very face. Publishers are not
fools, NOS are they 50 generous as to ruin them
selves financially by giving away to every two or
three dollar subscriber a chrome that cannot be
bought at any print for less than five dollars,
or some other ridiculous SUN. Perhaps the orr
ginal was worth five dollars, but the machine made
reproductions are dear at twenty five cents apiece.
A paper should be- and all decent papers are,
worth their full subscription price, and If the en-
terprising publishers find that they have any sur
plus funds with which to attract new subscribers,
let them add to the character and ability of their
papers, or reduce tie prices. One OF the Injurious
results OF the premium business is, that II inter
feres with, dminishes, and often ruins the retail
business of those who keep paper stands, and
who earn an honest living by selling papers. We
know of one instance where dealer, who formerly
sold forty copies OF a certain paper week, now
sells bat three, because of the chrome given to
subscribers The evil Is, we think, seltregulating,
and will, ere long, come to an end.