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Things That Last,


Let us now look at those things that "will
never wear out.
l have often heard poor blind girl sweet
ly sing, "Kind words will never die" All.
we believe that these are among the things
that "will never wear out. And we are
told in Gods own book to be kind one to
another, tender hearted, fOrgiVing one an
other"
The word of the Lord will never wear out.
Though the grass shall wither, and the flow
ers fall away, the wordOf the Lord endureth
forever q Peter 1 "A, 25.)
The life of the righteous will never wear
out. They will live in the world to come
as long as God shall live; but the death OF
the wicked shall last forever.
The joys of the kingdom of heaven will
never wear out. The people of this world
soon die; but the enjoyments of that world
will never end.
The crown of glory will never wear out,
The crown of the winner in the Olympic
games soon faded; the crowns of kings all
wear out; but the crown of glory will never
fade away. Il Peter 5: A.
The "new song" will never wear out,
We hear sometimes that some Of our tunes
are worn threadbare; but that will never be
said of the new song.
Which will you choose? the lasting, or
that which wastes away The things of
time, or of eternity Will you choose
wealth, honor, fame, or the joys of heaven,
eternal life, the crown of glory and the
"new song?"
May God enable us to make wise choice /;
and, with Joshua, may we choose to serve
the lord Christian Treasury.
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Old Pilgrim has been in the world more
than three-seOre years. He knows that much
Of its troubles come from evil speaking. 1t
would comfort bis heart if he could find his
own conscience altogether clear Of this sin.
Surely it is a grieyOus fault. 1t is bad
enough to be reyiled by bad men-tO have
a barking Shimei let loose upon US, as David
had, and when he said, " The proud have
forged a lie against me-" "The affects
gathered themselves" But how much hard
er is it when Christians "speak evil one of
another" "It was thou, man mine equal ::
We went to the house of God in company"
Evil speaking is a hard thing to bear
Many people who could stake joyfully the
spelling Of their goods, are deeply grieVed
at the loss heir good name, for it is more
precious & life. Next to a good con-
science there is not greater blessing than
a good name fairly obtained. Grace as well
as nature puts a nigh value upon it; it is
better than "great riches, "better than
precious ointment. The credit of religion,
and the prosperity of the church, are closely
connected with the profession Of it among
Christians.
Then while we set a great store by it our
selves, let US be very careful not to impair
the good name of others. And where they
do evil, let US not "speak evil, or of the
evil, unless there be some reason for it, and
even then lee US not 90 farther than the oc-
casiOn may demand. 1t is good at all times
to have a healing tongue, rather than one
that is 50 caustie as to raise a blister wher-
ever it touches. OLD PILGRIM.
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should trouble himself about such triAes, and
adding that those who had the happiness OF
living under his dominion, had no right to
murmur if he should claim at their hands
gifts of much greater value than handful
of salt. "Justice, replied the Rajah, sis
of as much Importance in little as in great
matters; and the fact of my comforting ben
efts on my subjects at one time gives me
no right to Cypress them in the smallest par
ticular at another. All the wrongs and Op-
pressions under which mankind grOan began
in little things, and if We would prevent
great sins of great calamities, we must strive
against the 6egtnnings of evil" Let our
young readers mark this, and if they desire
to become good and great men, let them in
childhood form habits of integrity, virtue,
and piety.
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DIRECTORY
Presbyterian Church in the United States.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The General Assembly will meet at St. Louis, Mo,
on the third Thursday of May, 1870 at II A. NJ
CLERKS.
Rev. JOSEPH R. WILSON, d. D., STATED CLERK,
N. O.
= Rev. WILLIAM BROWN, D. D., PERMANENT CLERK,
The Stated Clerk is Bx the Treasurer of the
General Assembly.
TRUSTEES
Hox. JAMES HEMPHILL, President, Chester, S. G.
JOS. H WILSON, VICE President, Charlotte, N. o.
JESSE H LINDSAY, Esq, SECRETARY and TREAsURsR,
Greensboro, N. @.
sUsTENTATIoN.
Rev. ]. LEIGHTON WILSON, D. D., SECRETARY,
REV. RICHARD MCILwAINE, Coordinate sEcRE-
TAKY and TREASURER, Columbia, 5. O.
FOREIGN MISSIONS
REV ]. LEIGHTON WILSON, D. D., SECRETARY,
RIv .' RiGHARD MoILwAINE, Co. ordinate sEoRErA.
RY and TREASURER, Columbia, D u
PUBLICATION.
REV E. THOMPSON BAIRD, D. D.. SECRETARY, Rich
@. GENNET Esq, TREASURER, Richmond, Va.
EDUCATION.
REV. JNO. N. WADDELL, d. D., SEcRErARr,' Mem
JAMES ELDER, TREASURER, Memphis. Tenn.
Applications to the Executive Committee for aid are
first to be referred to the appropriate Presbyeral Exec
uye Committees for their approval and are TO be for
warded by them to the Assembly's Committees.
COLLECTIONS.
The General Assembly has appointed the following col
lecons to be taken up annually in all the churches
For Sustentation On the first Sabbath in January
For Publication On the first Sabbath in March
For Foreign Missions: On the first Sabbath in May.
For the Relief of Disabled Ministers and the Widows
and Orphans OF Deceased Minister'S On the first Sabbath
in July
For EvangeIlstic Work: On the first Sabbath in Sep
TENDER :
For Education: On the first Sabbath in November.
In where is highly inconvenent TO take up col
lectons these days they shall be taken up as soon
possible thereafter
adopt the apostolic plan of taking weekly collections
and that the amounts thus collected be appropriated
the above named Objects when 10 local OBJ
ects in such proportion the church session decide
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Rev. Narayan Sheshadri.

The numerous friends of the Rev. N. Shes
hadri, whose visit to this country, at the
great meeting of the Evangelical Alliance a
year or two ago, is remembered with so much
interest, will be glad to read the following
extract from one Of his letters to friends in
Scotland lie writes, Aug. 9th, from his
Bethel Siiisge Iss4s jana, India, which he
reached in June last !:
"You will be gratifed to hear that | have
resumed my labors at this station, | trust
with renewed vigor, zeal and perseverance,
Perhaps at no former period of my mission
airy life have l enjoyed such opportunities of
preaching the gospel of Gods grace to my
Countrymen of all classes as do at present
Tuesday is our grand market day, and men
from all directions come in. We have been
for years taking advantage of this gathering
aud preaching the gospel in one of the most
crowded parts of the modern town (Kadera-
bad) of Jalna. But ever since my return
from Europe, | have been getting far more
orderly and numerously attended congrega-
tions than used to get before. How this is
to be accounted for l know not. But l
simply state the fact. Every Tuesday even
ing hundreds come together to hear the COS
pei and return to their respective places.
You would like to know how we get on, on
these occasions. Our blind Bartimeus, with
his wife and dozen of young men, leave the
mission house at about half. past 4 P. NJ,
and 90 to Kaderabad, and occupy as promi
nent position as they can. join them at
about five o'clock, by which time about fifty
get together. The party 60 on with their
singing, accompanied by their instrumental
music; and as soon as the noise is heard, the
number of hearers goes on increasing, We
are surrounded sometimes by two hundred
persons and more. After they have sung two
or three hymns, step forward and give an
address for nearly quarter of an hour on
such subjects as are suggested by the hymns
that our people sing. This goes on for nearly
an hour and quarter, and sometimes for a
longer period. | hope and pray that these
weekly exercises will be attended with bene.
fetal results I"
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PREPARATORY Work In anticipation Of
Mr.. Moody's visit to London, circular-let-
ter has been sent to all the ministers of the
city, earnestly requesting them to urge their
people to attend the Noon Prayer Meetings
held in the rooms of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association in Aldersgate street, and at
eleven other places in the city. They pro-
pose daily united prayer for the last three
months of this year, and have arranged at
Mr.. Moody 9 suggestion programme of sub
icets for each days theme.
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CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILR0AD.-0
" and after SEPTEMBER 10th, 1874 psssen-
ger trains will run as follows:
FROM RICHMOND.
$50 A. N. MAIL TRAIN.-For Gordonsville,
Charlottesville, Staunton, Covngton, and all inter-
mediate stations daily Except Sunday,) arriving at
Covington at $40 P. NJ. This train connects at
Gordonsville for Orange, Culpeper, Warrenton,
Manassas, Alexandria, Washington, and the North,
and at Charlottesville for Lynchburg Bristol, Knox
ville Chattanooga, and the South.
4:45 P. M. ACCOMMODATION Gordons-
vile and all intermediate stations daily Except Sum
day. arriving at Gordonsville at $3.50 p. NJ.
$3.50 P. M. CINCINNATI EXPRESS.-For Cor
louisville, Charlottesville, Stanton, Goshen Mill.
boro,' Covington, White Sulphur, and all stations
west of White Sulphur daily Except Saturday ar
irving at Huntington at $3.50 P. M. This train con-
meets at Gordonsve for Washington, Baltimore,
and the North, and for Lynchburg, Bristol and the
South, and at Huntington with steamers Bostona
and Fleetwood for Cincinnati and all points West
and Southwest, arriving at Cincinnati at A. NJ.
Baggage checked through
For through tickets, rates, and information, apply
at 826 Main street, Ballard and Exchange Hotel, or
at the companys Office Broad street near Sixteenth
.s EDGAR VLIET,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
w. G. WICKHAM Vice President
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Migrating swarms of Insects.

The following historical facts will give an
idt IF the enormous magnitude sometimes
at, d ~ migrating swarms of insects
Af.or the defeat Of Poltaya, while retreating
through Bessarabia, Charles XII. 8 army was
marching through de6le, when suddenly
the men and horses were brough to halt,
being blinded by living hail precipitated
from a thick cloud which intercepted the
light of the sun. The coming of the locusts
was heralded by whizzing sound like that
which precedes storm of wind, and the
noise of their wings and of their bodies as
they clashed together was greater than the
roar of breakers on the sea-shore General
Levaillant saw, at Phillippeville, Algeria, "a
cloud of locusts twenty to twenty-five miles
in length, which, when it descended to the
earth, formed layer over an inch in thick
ness.
Toward the close of 1864 the cotton plan
tations of Senegal were destroyed, and liv-
ing cloud was seen to pass over the country
from morning till night; the rate at which it
moved showed that it was about fifty miles
long; and this was only the vanguard, for
when the sun went down still denser cloud
was moving on. The English traveller, Bar
row, states that in Southern Africa, in the
year 1897, these insects covered the ground
to the extent of two square miles, and that
having been driven blythe wind toward the
sea, they formed drift near the coast near
ly four feet in depth and fifty miles long |!
After the wind changed, the stencil of their
putrefying carcasses was recognized at the
stance of hundr ID and fifty miles.
The famines produced by the voracity of
these acridians are not the only evils they
cause to men and animals; pestilential cpl
demic is oftentimes the result of the foul
emanations from their rotting bodies. The
invasions of these insects are veritable ma
tional calamities. In 1885 China was raw
aged by them, and the sun and moon were
obscured. Wherever they alighted the finest
and richest crops were instantly devoured
and the fields left bare, even the contents of
the barns were to great extent consumed
by them. The peQale es1 " alarm to the
mountains In the asEnerged districts, where
there were no crops to devour, the locusts
penetrated into the houses and destroyed the
peoples clothing. These ravages, which be-
gan in April, continued without interruption
till the season of frost and snow.--Popular
Science Monthly.
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ANYBODY will do to teach an infant class
and so the infant classes are taught almost
anyhow. 1t is about time this grave mistake
was corrected. None but the best teachers
should have charge of the little ones. An
English Deans view of the case is ours pre-
cisely, that the man who thinks, that though
he could not manage an elder class, he could
easily get along with the infants is like the
medical student who modestly remarked that
she had not got far in his profession, but he
could cure children.
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In CANADA the Roman Catholics are in the
majority and they have vast amount Of
money invested in church property. The
ProteStants of that Dominion are, therefore,
by no means averse to taxing churches
I" 1t is to be trusted" says the Montreal Wit.
ness "that all Protestant bodies will be of
one voice as to the righteousness of making
churches and church property bear their
share of taxation" Doubtless that is Just
sentiment; but it is pitiful to think that our
Protestants in the States would see its justice
much more clearly than they do if they were
in the minority.
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Winter Apples.

AS the time for gathering apples is near
at hand, few suggestions concerning the
best method may be in order now.
In mary sections of the country apples
are very plenty, and will not find ready
market at anything like fair price unless
they are gathered in the very best condition,
and put up in such manner as to indicate
a superior quality. If apples are to be put
up in barrels to be sent to market, the fol-
lowing points demand careful attention:
1. The barrels must be sweet, clean, and
free from nails on the inside.
2. The apples must be picked from the
tree by hand, when perfectly dry, and placed
carefully in the barrels.
3. Not single imperfect apple-either
wormy, ill-shaped, decayed or bruised-is to
be placed in any barrel, which is to be sold
for No. l. a7 a-g
4. No leaves or stems are to be put in.
5. The barrels are to be filled full after
they are shaken down. The head will crowd
few of them, but the mass will then 90
down without bruiSing, while if they are not
crowded by the head they will roll around
and many of them be damaged.
6. The seller should have stencil plate
and put his name and address on every bar.
rel which he sells. In this way he will soon
obtain reputation, and his fruit will be, in
demand. "a. --r /cr7g
If the above hints are followed, fruit
growers and dealers both will be, better salts,
fed, and do more profitable business than
they can if the careless and negligent man
ner of picking and packing, of which SO much
complaint has been made, is allowed to pre-
vail.-Practical Farmer. l''
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CovEToUsNEss.--In two places in the New
Testament cOvetousness is called idOlatry.
In Deut. xiii and xvii, the nearest and
dearest relations were to be witnesses against
persons going into idolatry, were to cast the
first stones, afterwards the whole cOngrega'
ton was to stone them to death. If town
went into idolatry, all the people and all the
cattle were to be slain. The houses were ell
to be hauled to the centre of the town, made
into heap, and burned into ashes.
/. The coVetous man is not to come to the
Lords table. 1 Cor. v.
2 He is never to be deacon. Tim. iii.
8. He is never to be minister. Tim. iii.
4. He is never to enter into heaven.
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Central 4resbptriall,
Office No. 10l5 Main street, nearly opposite
the Post Office. ~
TIE r ms.

Three Dollars year, paid in adrayc& If net
paid within the first tsOo months, 81 ~ ~
PosTAGE.-Twenty cents year-to be paid al
the Office where the paper is received
PAYMENTS may be made to local agents whereve
practicable all ministers of our Church are author
sed to act such. Or by checks Post-n6i money
orders, or letters Registered by Postmaster Other.
wise IT MUST BE AT THE RISK OF THE PARTY sEsD.
ING IT.
OBITUARIrs.-Charged at ten cents line. Tn
party sending can make the estimate by counting
eight words to a line. Payment Invariably in I'D.
vance.
should be addressed to Central Resbyteridn, Boz
H. Richmond, Va.
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"THE STATE OF THE CHURCH." in the
last number of the London Quarterly Re-
Uiew, gives most encouraging account of
the prospects and growth of the Church of
England. Since the beginning of the GEN.
fury, the Church has grown greatly. Ninety
six churches were dedicated between 1871
and 1920, but between 1861 and 1870 one
thousand one hundred and ten were dedi-
Gated. The number of non resident minis
tiers has been greatly reduced; 1904 new
churches have been dedicated during the
century. G3,5S5,1S4 were subscribed be-
tween 1889 and 1873 for Church of Eng
land day schools. The number of clergy has
been increased since 1841, from 1853 to
2O,694, while the unattached clergy have de-
creased from 1907 to 1851. The standard
of ministerial learning has also risen.
THE Jewish Messenger, reviewing the re-
cent Councils and Conventions of different
Christian bodies, intimates that the Jews may
in some respects take pattern by them
owe wish, it observes, "to assist in uniting
all the Jewish congregations of New York
city in a council, or convention, which shall
take broader survey of the condition and
wants of our denomination and, excluding
mere doctrine, promote the spiritual pros
perity of the entire body"
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As the Twig is Bent the Trees Inclined.

Ali Schind, one of the Rajahs of India,
was noted for the uprightuess of his deal
ings, and for his nice sense of honor, even
towards the lowest of his subjects. Que day,
while out hunting with his courtiers, he be
came hungry, and ordered some of the game
they had taken to be dressed for an imme-
date repast This requirement had been
anticipated BY bis attendants, and they had
brought with them bread, sauces, plates, and
all they needed-ah except salt, which had
been forgotten. There was however, vii
lsge near by, and boy was hastily des
patched to procure some. The R2jah, hear.
ing the order given, called after the lad to
inquire whether he had taken money for the
salt. At this his attendan expressed some
surprise, wondering that so great man
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ID edmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
LII Route.

ON AND AFTER OCTOBER l2th 1873, mail
trains on this road will run as follows:
UP DAY MAIL, via rail, and steamer, leaves
Byrd-Street station, p. m.
UP NIGHT MAIL, via rail alone, leaves Byrd.
Street station. II p M, Except on Sundays.
station, p. m. Except on Sundays.)
DOWN DAY MAIL, via rail and steamer, ar.
rives at Byrd.Street station at lao p. M
DOWN NIGHT MAIL via rail alone, arrives at
Byrd Street station 400 a. m. Except on Mondays
DOWN ACCOMMODATION TRAIN arrives at
Broad.Stree station. 1897 a. m. Except Sundays
FREIGHT TRAINS leave Broad. street station
on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 1926 a. M,
connecting at Quantico with the Alexandria and
Fredericksburg railway. Returning, arrive at Broad
street station on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur.
days at 6 p. m. j. B. GENTRY,
General Ticket and Freight Agent
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Alcohol and Bittsrs.

The following table, taken from the Lab
oratory, was prepared by Mr.. H. Vaughan,
State Assayer of Rhode Island, who made a
chemical examination of Thieey five samples
of "bitters," in order to determine their al
coholic strength. The figures indicate the
percentage of alcohol found
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Don't You Like Anybody!

Silence is a very good thing under certain
circumstances and in certain places; but
there is one sort that produces as much dis.
comfort in a house as the spirit of angry con-
tention. Il is the silence of sullenness.-
Jenny Ross had this sort of silence in won
derful degree. She was a young lady of IF
teen, and might have been a great help and
comfort to her mother if she had only been
more pleasant in her disposition. A person
may be sad and depressed in spirits from i'll.
ness or trouble, but sullenness and erossness
have no apology. This state of mind had
become so habitual with Jenny, that all the
household came to look for it. 0, how de-
pressing it was to them all!
A little cousin, visiting in the house, caught
the influence the first day he was there,
though he was but three years old. Stand
ing by her side as she sat sullenly sewing, he
asked, innOeently, "DOn't you like anybody,
Cousin Jenny?' No wonder the poor little
fellow arrived at this conclusion. Her sister
Lucy was a gentle, afectiOnate girl, and suf
fered most from Jenny's unpleasant ways.
It was so depressing to her heart to receive
only a short "yes" or "no'' in answer to her
questions, and to have all her efforts to please
her sister turned from with GOODNESS, and
very likely construed into offences. 1t al
ways threw a chill over any little company,
to have Jenny enter the room in one of her
spells, as the young folks used to call them.
The disposition grows with her years, and
what will she be at thirty, if she is SO dis
agreeable at half that age?-Pres5yterian.