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The doctor has just come out; l have
spoken to him.
at is pneumonia" he told me, "com~
plicated with brain fever"
at is very serious, is it not?'
"Very serious"
"But is there any immediate danger2
"Pll tell you that tonight Her con-
dition is so acute that it can not last long.
Either the crisis must abate or nature
must yield
You have no hope, sir?'
He looked up to heaven and went off.
know not what is going on within me,
my friend-all these blows are striking
me in such rapid succession. 1t is the
lightning
FIVE O'CLOCK p NJ.
The old priest whom ] have often met
at the chateau has been sent for in haste
He is a friend of Madame de Malouet, a
simple old man, full of charity; | dared
not question him. rknow what is going
on. fear to hear, and yet my ear catch
es eagerly the least noises, the most in
significant sounds: a closing door, a rapid
step on the stairs strikes me dumb with
terror. And yet-so quick it seems i'm
possiblel
Paul, my friend-my brother! where
are you?-all is over
An hour ago / saw the doctor and the
priest coming down. NJ de Malouet was
following them.
go up, he told me. Courage, sir,
be mani
walked into the cell; Madame de
Malouet had remained alone there; she
was kneeling by the bedside and beckon-
ed me to approach. / gazed upon her
who was about to cease suffering. A few
hours had been enough to stamp upon
that lovely face all the ravages of death:
but life and thought still fingered in her
eyes; she recognized me at once.
Monsieur" she began; then, after a
pause: George, ! have loved you much
Forgive my having embittered your life
with the memory of this sad incident"
] / fell on my knees; tried to speak, ]
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Protection by Prayer.

A little girl, about FIVE years old, lived
with her parents, who were very poor, IN
small cottage in village of Prussia. One
day, when her father was out, little Rosa
was sitting by her mother, who was just re-
covering from an attack of fever, which had
weakened her very much. She was singing
little hymn when the door opened sudden
ly, and six soldiers walked into the room.
The poor child was SO terrified at first that
she fell from the bench on which she had
been sitting. A few moments afterward,
however, she rose to her knees, and in her
own simple, childlike words, while the big
tears trembled in her eyes, she prayed that
God would pity them and help them; that
he would make the soldiers kind to her
mother, and tell them to 60 away to some
other house where they might get something
to eat and drink, and ending with these
words: "For thou knowest, Lord, that we
are very poor
One of the soldiers patted the child's head
kindly, and said, "WhO taught you to pray
so nicely, little one :"
"Je8us and mother, was her simple reply
The soldier, tall, strong rough-looking
man, turned aside his head, and brushed q
tear from his cheek, then, putting piece Of
money in her lap, he kissed the little girl
and said to her kindly, "There is something
for your mother, my child. Pray for US
soldiers sometimes, like good little girl, fol
we need prayer very much"
A few moments later little Rosa, who hat
rushed to close the door after the soldier, was
claSped in her mothers arms. And how
gladly that mother thanked the Lord, wht
had so kindly protected them from harm ant
danger, in answer to the prayer of her child
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Fon rur CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
LESSON XXXy.

1. Who are the speakers, and what the
order of che speeches?
2. General meaning? Ans. The same as
before nearly, but more vehement, and the
dispute grows warmer.
3. Remarkable reference in the speech Of
EHphaz to the food? Verses 1917.
4. What most remarkable passage IN this
series of speeches? Ans. Bldads short
speech, (chap. XIV Jobs description of
Gods power, (chap. XVI and that mans
wisdom is from God (chap. xviii
5. How does Job close these successive
speeches of his? Ans. By appealing to his
conduct in al his past life, as proof that he
was not the wicked man his friends charged
him with being.
s. What Evidence Of idOla.ry in this early
age? It's kind? Was it punishable By the
civil ruler? Chap XXI: 20.
Z. Who next is introduced as a speaker
s. What side Of the controversy did he
take2
9. General design of Elihu's speech
Ans. To humble Job, and justify God.
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The Culture of the Vine.

Visiting a person who was in deep af1ic-
ton and sorrow, Gotthold was told that he
was in the garden. Thther he followed, and
found him employed in clearing vine of its
superAuous leaves. After friendly salute,
he inquired what he was doing. 81 find, "
was the reply, " that, owing to the abundant
rain, this vine is Overgrown with wood and
leaves, which prevent the sun from reaching
and ripening the grapes. l am therefore
pruning part of them away, that it may bring
its fruit to maturity" Gotthold rejoined,
Sand do you find that in this operation the
vine reaiats and opposes you2 If not, why
are you displeased that gracious God
should do to you what your vine must not
be displeased that you do to it? You prune
off the 8uperduOus foliage in order that it
may bear the better fruit; and God takes
away your temporal blessings and earthly
comforts, in order that faith may produce its
noble fruits of love, humility, patience, hope,
and prayer, and these larger and fairer and
sweeter than before. When man mas gu
perfuity of all things, and is total stranger to
the cross, the Sun of Righteousness, with its
gracious rays, can scarcely reach the heart;
and hence his Christianity usually bears only
the harsh and acrid fruits of hypocrisy, pride,
unkindness, and applicability. Let God,
therefore, do with you as he will. He will
do you no harm. You are now stripping the
vine of its leaves; in the spring you hoed it,
planted layers, pruned the suckers, and
bound the branches. My friend, you are
yourself branch on the spiritual Vine,
which is the Lord Jesus. God is the Dress
er, and He well knows that without His grace
and care He can look for 10 good at your
hands. This is the reason why He employs
contempt to lay you in the earth, trials to
prune, affection to restrain, and poverty to
strip you of your leaves. He intends it all
to make His grace sweeter to you, and your
heart sweeter to Him. GOttholds Em6lems
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DIRECTORY
Presbyterian Church in the United States.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.


The General Assembly will meet at Savannah, Ga,
on the third Thursday of May, 1875, at Ii A. III.
CLERKS
REV. JOSEPH R. WILSON, d D, STATED CtEEK,
REV WILLIAM BROWN. D. D. PERMANENT CLssK
The Stated Clerk is oFFrcro the Treasurer of the
General Assembly.
TRUSTEES
How JAMES HEMPBTLL. PREsrDEsr, Chester, 5. @.
Rev. JOHN DOUGLAS, VICE PREsIDsST, Charlotte,
JESSE H. LINDSAY, Esq, ssonrT,Ar and TArAsrnsa,
sUsTENTATIoN.
REy J LEIGHTON WILSON, D. D., SECRETARY.
Rsy. RiCHARD McILwAINE, Coordinate sEcRE.
rAKT and TREASURER, Box SSl, Baltimore, Md.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Rxv. J. LEIGHTON WILSON, D. D., SECRETARY,
RLv RICHARD MoILwAINE, Coordinate sEcxErA.
RI aud TREASURER, Box $751; Baltimore, Md.
PUBLICATION.
REV E THOMPSON BAIRD d D.. SECRETARY, Rich
q. GENNET Esq, TREASURER, Richmond. Va.
EDUCATION.
Rev. JNo. N. wADDELL, d. D., SECRETARY, Mem
A. f. DOD, TREASURER, Memphis, Tenn.
Applications TO the Executive Committee for aid are
first referred TO the appropriate Presbytera Exec
utye Committees for their approval aud are TO be for
warded by them to the Assemoly's Committees.
COLLECTIONS,
The General Assembly has appon ted the following col
be taken up annually in all the churches
For Sustntation: 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
Orphans Deceased Ministers On the first Sabbath
in July 49,
For Evangelistc Work: On the srst Sabbath ia SEP
TENDER.
For Education! On the first Sabbath in November.
In cases where il is highly nconyenent take up col
ectons these days, they shall be taken up
possible thereafter.
The Assembly recommends to the churches that they
adopt apostolic plan taking up weekly collections
and that the thus collected be appropriated TO
named objects, when necessary local OBJ
ects such proportion the church session may decide
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ID ICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAILROAD.
II On and after MARCH 10, 1876, the trains
on this road will RIM da,lu q "a toIlowo.

IL On and after MARCH 10, 1875, the trains
on this road will run daily as follows:
TRAIN No. 1-CHARLorTE EXPRESS, Westward
Leaves Rich mond at Dos a. M. leaves Burkeville
at 1925 a. m leaves Dundee at 1866 p. M. leaves
Danville at p. M; leaves Greensboro at 3:37 m.
leaves Salisbury at 646 p. m arrives at Air Line
Junction at $3.50 p. m. arrives at Charlotte at 9;35
p. m.
TRAIN No. 2-NEw YORK and New ORLEANS
EXPRESS, Eastward-Leaves Charlotte at g. SO a. m.
leaves Airline junction at $50 a. m. leaves Sails
bury at 1l.38 a. M. lie yes Greensboro at 2. 16 p.
M. leaves Dsnville at 4:4S p. M. leaves Dundee al
4:57 p NJ. leaves Burkeville at 9l7 p. M, arrives
at Richmond at l1:49 p. m.
TRAIN No. 3.-THRoUGH MAIL, Westward
Leave Richmond at l:SS p. m; leave Burkeville
at AL p. M; leaves Dundee at 925 p. M; leaves
a. M. leaves Salisbury at 1858 a. NJ; leaves Air.
Line Junction at 7.05 M, arrives at Charlotte at
7:10 q. m.
TRAIN No. 4.-THRoUGH MAIL Eastward
Leaves Charlotte at 9.23 p. M; leaves Air Line
Junction at $50 p m; leaves Salisbury at II. IL D.
M; leaves Greensboro at 1896 q. M; leaves Dan.
Vile at $40 a. NJ; leaves Dundee at $50 a. M;
leaves Burkeville at 1885 a. M; arrives at Rich
mond 2:22 p. m.
TRAIN No. 5.-LYNCHBURG PASSENGER, West
ward-Leaves Richmond at 9 a. m; leave Burke
vile at 120 p. m arrives at Lynchburg at 420 p m
TRAIN No. 6.-BURKEvILLE AcooMMoDATIoN.-
Eastward-Leaves Burkeville at 4:43 a. M; arrives
at Richmond at sos a.. m.
All through trains connect at Richmond and Dan.
Vile with trains on the Richmond, Fredericksburg
Potomac railroad, and Washington City, Virginia
Midland and Great Southern railroad, to and from
Washington, Bal imore, Philadelphia, and N. York.
Trains Nos. and connect at Richmond with
the Richmond, YORK River and Chesapeake railroad
trains to and from Baltimore and all eastern points
Trains Nos 2 and connect at Charlotte with
trains on the Atlanta and Richmond Airline rail
road to and from Greenville, Atlanta, Montgomery,
Mobile, Pensacola, New Orleans, and all South
western points.
Train No. connects at Burkeville with the Az
lantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad from Lynch.
burg, Chattanooga, and all Southwestern points.
THROUGH TICKETS to all points South and
West. and baggage checked through.
Unbroken gauge from Richmond to New Orleans.
Pullman psacecars through from New Orleans
to New York.
T. M. R. TALCOTT,
Engineer and Superintendent
q. T. DOUGLAS, Master Transportation.
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Here are some fragmentary thoughts
which I have found. May the Holy Spirit
bless. them to him that resdeth.
No sin can be little, because there is no
little God to sin against.
Every sin is an imitation of the devil, and
creates kind of hell in the heart.
If God should write the sins of men on
their foreheads in visible letters, our streets
would be desolate, and the world wilder
neas. lie that hath slight thoughts of sin
never had great thoughts of God.
"This little hand of mine" said White
field, when preaching one bright suushiny
morning, putting his hands before his eyes
{" this little hand may hide the bright shining
of that bright sun from me-: so one allowed,
one cherished sin may hide the clearest truth
from the hearts of the carnal and unbe-
heving."
How infinite the debt of love we owe to
"the Lamb Of God who taketh away the sin
of the aoOrldi" If he was human to suffer,
surely he must have been divine to give his
offering such infinite efficacy.
How earnestly should we pray that the
Holy Spirit may take of the things of Christ
and show them unto us. If we see nothing
but our sins, it would sink us into despair !;
but if at the same time We look to the cross
Of the Redeemer, we shall fad the burden
rolled away, and, like Pilgrim we shall then
go on our way rejoicing.
And, blessed be God, there is world
where no sin is. May our hearts seek it,
and be prepared for It. OLD PILGRIM.
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The Ministry of Little Children.

The Ministry of Little Children" is elo
quently set forth in an essay written by
Bishop McTyeire many years ago. Many
fond heart will respond to the sentiments ex-
pressed:
Some while ago, in mood for such statis-
tics our eye fell on the item that in one year
the deaths in four Eastern cities amounted
to 1892, and of this number "a, 767 we're
children under FIVE years of age.
The last sentence fixed our attention.
24,767 children persisted during the year
we prefer to say, died. This is in four cities
only Of the rest of the 43, 492, who can
tell their eternal destiny? Some to heaven,
some to hell But of these little ones none
can doubt Taking the aggregate of other
cities and villages, and the country at large,
we comprehend fact that finds expression
at the Saviour's lips-"Of such is the king
dom of God, and in the sacred couplet-
Millions of infant sous compose
The family above.
The adults had worked out their missions,
or failed to do it. But these little ones, had
thew no mission Was their being failure
Lived they, and suffered and died, and is the
world all the same as though they had not
been? Nay, verify. Theirs was a precious
ministry, and such as they could only fulfill.
What waste.of life! exclaims-tbe world
" eeorouaiss, as=Ae 6saros up the statistics
of population. They lived in vain, is the
thought of the man ambitious of making his
mark on the age. Mere blanks, beings in
vain, flowers that came to no fruit, broken
off, fallen, faded, is the thought and feeling
of many.
But Christian philosophy presents more
ennobling and comforting view.
How cold and selfish would this world of
ours be without these children They preach
the evangel Of beauty and innocence; they
break the incruststions of worldliness they
touch cords vibrating solemnly, sweetly, re
served only for their tiny hands; they stir
in the heart hidden wells of feeling; they
preserve human sympathies from utter ossi
6cation; they deeply subsoil our hard ma
lures.
Biologists often show US, deep down under
the earths layers, the clear and well-defned
print of frail leaf, or the track of little
bird, made in the dim ages past These have
eft imperishable memorials of themselves on
The face of world from which whole species,
md races, and kingdoms, have passed away
without record.
The Bible makes many records, minute
md kind, of the death of little children
They have their significance. Take the case Il
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VENERABLE TRIESTE has been claimed
that the cypress Somma, in Lombardy, is the
Oldest tree on record, but late writer over
throws the claim by stating that there is at
Anuradhapura, in Ceylon, bo-tree that was
planted B. G. 2S0-that is 246 years before
the Lombardy cypress sprang into its being.
The bo.tree is so decrepit with age that it
would have blown down years ago were it
not for strong wall encrcling. the trunk,
and pillars supporting all the main branches.
Every leaf that falls from the tree is picked
up with pious care by Buddhist priests and
preserved in holy part of their temple
The leaves are thence sold as a sovereign
panacea for their sins.
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PIsCAToRIAL-Dr. W. B. Robertson, one
of the fish commissioners of this State, in.
forms US that ne sent to the Matching boxes
at Lexington on yesterday, ten thousand
California salmon eggs, and like number to
the Matching boxes at Blacksburg last week.
These eggs were received from the United
States Fish Copmissioner, and will hatch in
about two weeks. The young fish will then
be fed and taken care Of until they are from
one to two months old, when they will be
distributed among the various rivers in the
State suitable for their growth and propaga-
ton. The California salmon is very supe-
rior fish, and it is hoped that in few years
our rivers will be well stocked with them.
DR.. Robertson also informs US that he put
a large number of young black bass in the
North river last week, and next week he will
have some put in the Rapidan, the Rivanna,
Tye river, New river, and other streams
Our fish commissioners are doing good
work, and should be sustained and encour-
aged in every possible way by the people
and the Legislature.-Lynchbwg RepubE-
can, 18th
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GIVE THE CHILD LIGHT.-If child
wants a light to go to sleep by, says the
Herald of Health, give it one. The sort of
Spartan frmness which walks off and takes
away the candle, and shuts all the doors be
tween the household cheer and the warmth
and the pleasant stir of evening mirth, and
leaves little son or daughter to hide its head
under the bed clothes, and get to sleep as
pest IL uau, is avt az oil admirable. Not
that the dear mother means to be cruel when
she tries this or that hardening process, and
treat human nature as if it were clay to be
molden into any shape she may please
Very likely she has no idea whatever of the
injury and suffering she causes; or perhaps
her heart aches, but she perseveres, think
ing she is doing right. Children are often
obliged to endure great deal of unnecessary
hardship by being subjected to absurd meth
dds of discipline which every good mother
ought to avoid.
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Pere la Chaise, The Cemetery of Paris.
A correspondent of the Presbyter says !:

A correspondent of the Pres6yter says:
] have long taken deep interest in the
q" sleeping" places of the dead; for this is
the meaning of cemetery. "Pere la Chaise"
is one of the most noted and one of the old
est. Itwas dedicated just seventy one years
ago, and the first grave made in it seventy
one years ago last May. 1t is the model of
our smodern cemeteries, and yet we have
greatly improved on the model. Mt. Auburn,
at Boston, Greenwood, at New York, Laur,
Hill, at Philadelphia, and Spring Grove, at
Cincinnati, are all of them finer than this
celebrated one in Paris. | visited it with
friend, one of the first places visited in
this metropolis. 1t occupies hill from
which a fine view of the city is seen. 1t was
named from Pere la Chaise, favorite comics
sor of Louis XIV, who owned part of the
ground and lived there. When first laid out
il contained only forty-two acres, but addi-
tons have been made to it until it now con-
tains two hundred and twelve acres. 1t was
taken possession of by the Russians in 1914,
who bivouacked there, and cut down many
of the fine old trees for their camp. fires
1t was the last stronghold of the Communes
in 1871, and was not taken till the 18th of
May of that year. Some of the monuments
are large and elegant, representing temples
or chapels, mausoleums, pyramids and obt-
lisks. Most of them are of the common
buff-colored limestone of the country, and
which is used almost exclusively for all tie
finer buildings of the city. 1t is beautiful
building stone, but does not look so well in a
cemetery where it is exposed to the Drip
pings of the trees, and turns dirty brown
or black. Few of the monuments are of
pure Carrara marble or of granite. / saw
none of the fashionable and imperishable red
granite of Scotland, now 80 common in our
country and in Scotland and England
Then the tombs are inclosed with iron rail-
ings, and adorned with shrubs and flowers
Many wreaths of evergreens or immortelles
are laid upon the tombs, and seem to be
often renewed from the number of shops in
which they are offered for sale near Il Q
gates. l read here with great interest Il
names of many distinguished men both in
military and civil life. One of the first that
drew my attention was that of Victor Cou-
sin, the great interpreter of Locke; M. Ar
ago and La Place, the great astronomers and
mathematicans; Marshals Suchet, Lefebvre,
Massena, and the bravest of the brave, Ney.
No monument marks the spot of his grave
but it is planted with flowers and inclosed
With iron railing, and some one has cut rude.
y with knife, on the stone foundation of |
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CENTRAL pREsBY TERIAN

the fence near his grave, the word Ney Ii
is enough. Here, too, rest their great poets
and painters. Able Scsad, the Director OF
fhe Deaf and Dumb Asylum Baron Larry,
Napoleon's surgeon. Lsfoutaine's tomb IS
crowned with fox in black marble. Ma
dam De Genlis, and tomb that everybody
visits, Abelard and Heloise, sRho died respec-
lively in 1142 and 1164, and have been Gel
ebrated by Rousseau. This tomb was partly
demolished by shells during the recent wars,
and is being restored by wOrkmen to its prla-
tine beauty.
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of David's family. We lose sight of the
sickness, and suffering, and death of the un'
weaned child in the effects produced upon
the royal parent. 1t is not saying too mucn'
that large proportion of those who are
saved will be saved by the ministry of little
childred.
Summing up the moral results of the year
we must not credit all to orators, and press,
and institutions. These little preachers have
visited homes, and softened the hearts of the
indwellers, and drawn them heavenward,
where other voices have not been needed.
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The True Story of Mary's Little Lamb. "

The True Story Of Mary's Little Lamb.
There are floating about in the great ocean
Of literature stray chips of song or story,
which from their Wit or wisdom, or from
some unaccountable reason, become popular
lied and cherished more carefully than whole
navies of world-renowned authors. Their
pareutage unknown, they come as literary
foundlings to our doors, and, once admitted,
commend .b-;--0''7 ploSv an our affections.
Among such is the poem MARY had little
lamb" There is hardly a child in the land
who has not become familiar with the verses !;
not q college student but has sung them to a
dozen different tunes. Ithas been parodied,
paraphrased, and translated into the dead
languages. And yet scarcely any one
knows aho is the author, or whether it is
fictitious or founded on fact. 1t is, perhaps,
in the truth of the story that the secret of
is popularity lies. For it is the true &C
count Of an incident thathappened sixty-one
years ago, not fifty miles from the Cradle of
Liberty, And "Mary," a delightful old
LAZY of threeseore and ten, still lives and
clerishes the memory of the event. The
writer, on a recent visit, craved from her
own lips the true story of the affair, and will
reproduce it as nearly as possible.
1T was when was nine years old, she
said, Sand we lived on the farm. used to
90 out to the barn every morning with father
to see the COWS and sheep. They all knew
ne, and the COWS, old Broad and Short horn
aud Brindle, would low good morning
when came 70 their stables. Oae cold day
we found that during the night twin lambs
had been born. You know that sheep will
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A WISE ANSWER. A teacher once asked
child, :" If you had golden crown, what
would you do with it?
The child replied 81 would give it to my
father to keep till l was man."
The teacher asked another: Z" l would
buy coach and horses with it, was the re.
ply.
He asked third: CO." said the little
girl, to whom he spoke, l would do with it
the same as the people in Heaven do with
their crowns-I would cast it at my Saviours
feet"