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The daily gazette., 1875-03-30
Bisn,arck as q Sovereign Prince

Whether Prince Bismarck has done
the best that could have been done for
Germany, for German unity and for the
permanence of German power In Europe
is still an open question. In tho Ian
guage used by Napoleon III. upon a
memorable occasion and ut time when
the Second French Empire seemed the
most solidly established political fact
in Europe, "rhere are black specks on
the horizon" and the wisest Germans
are the least disposed to regard either
the internal or the external relations of
the German Empire under the Bismarck
ian policy with serene confidence. But
there can be no doubt that Prince Bis
marck has done the best that could be
done for himself and for his own family.
Two centuries ago, when the Nuremberg
Wdppenbach was drawn up, the bis
marcks of Schonhausen were enrolled in
it neither rs counts. nor as barons, nor
even as chevaGers, but simply as Adets-
personen, or, as they would have been
called in England, as country gentle
men," From that time to this country
gentlemen they had remained, until the
revolutionary condition of German and
European affairs in 1913 opened path
way into political prominence Tor the
restless and audacious spirit OF Otto Ed
ward Leopold, born at Schonhausen ON
1 the lSt or April, 1919, WiIie I'LL tne GuIo-
poan world was III II twitter OF terror
and of rage over the sudden reappear-
ance upon the field of French affairs OF
tho exiled Emperor just returned from
Eliza n month before.
| When the National Parliament OF Gere
many met at Frankfort, i'll the PauPs
Church, Otto Won Bismarck was sim
pie country gentleman like his forefath-
crs. Thirty years have not yet elapsed;
and now, on the eve of his sixtleth
birthday, it is announced that the EN-
peror William--made Emperor by him
Is on the point of calling him up into
the order of sovereign princes by bes-
towing upon him the Duchy of Lauen-
burg. No subject of any European SOY
ereign in our times has climbed SO high,
or so plainly by the force of his own
muscles and his own will. The Dnchy
itself which is to be bestowed on him, if
this rumor be well founded (and it ap-.
pears in a respectable London journal
usually more than ordinarily well;in-
formed about German mattersl hes
within the gift of the Prussian monarch
only through TIE policy and the fortune
of Prince bismarck himself.-1T16une,
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TNo ALL MEN, A SPEEDY CURE. -
l. Weakness of the Back or Limbs. Kid
neys. Bladder ard Urinary Organs, Palpita-
ton of the Heart Nervousness, Timidity,
Trembling, INDIGESTION. Dyspepsia, Low
Siiriis. Evil Forebodings. Aversion to Society.
disease of the Head, Throat. Nose or skin,
Liver, Lungs, Stomach or Bowels Impoteney
and those direful results of Early Excesses,
which prevent marriage. destroying both body
and mind.
Addres. with stamp Da JOHNSTON,
Lock Hospital. No. S. Frederick street. :.
ian30d2taw3m Baltimore Md
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Am Assessment on Cusfom-hOusc
Clerks to Pay for the Sohhees-
icut Election.

NEW YoRK, March 28.-Au uhe1
nectcd assessment has been levied on
all the employees of the custom-house
and the naval office. The twelve hun
dred dollar clerks being compelled TO
INV five dollars each, the others were
assessed in proportion. The victims
Wv. told that tho assessment was for
the coming election in Connecticut.
The usual assessment is two per cent.
on The annual salaries, but only for
Presidential or New York State eiec7
tions.
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A Sorry Protestant.

When Bishop Colenso came back from Africa,
and published his extraordinary book on the Pen
tateuch it was said very wittily that he went
out to convert the Zllus. and that the Zllus con-
verified him So it might be said of a clergymen
of the Church eff England, who has been sent to
Rome to represent a Protestant Church, and who
turns out about as abject specimen OF superstl-
ton as one might find in many day.
A correspondent in Rome writes: Last Sun
day [ spent in the English church outside the
Porta del Popolo, and got such dose OF Poplsh
doctrine that | would never enter 1t again. peo'
ple bowed at the name of the Virgin, and the cler.
gyman gave Us in three sentences the full essence
Of Popery; first, that the body and the blood OF
Christ is corporealy present in the sacrament;
secondly, that it is good to confess, and that the
priest has power to absolve and thirdly, that the
This is Ritualism iu Rome and it deserves the
contempt OF Romansts and Professionals alike. 1t
is pretty caricature of Popery. 1t is simply q
counterfeit Romanism We have something OF
the same sort in this country; and il it stood alone,
would be as harmless as any similar fraction OF the
Roman Catholic Church. But it hangs close to
body that can live only Protestant and 1t ,nfuses
into that body the stealthy poison OF It's influence
| One thing is inevitable the eycresence must oe
sloughed off. or it will more and more infect the
whole communion.
But while English Protestauts ID thus abase
themselves in Rome, the Italians themselves seem
to have contempt for the Papacy which they are
at no pains to conceal As an illustration Of popu,
lar feeling in Rome it is said that at the Carnival
the police had to interfere and prevent mock
priestly procession, as we'll in another case, an
attempt to parody the Pope in dog dressed out
and seated in priestly chair, borne aloft on the
shoulders of men, To set Eoglish Rituallsm to
the task of converting people possessed OF such
sympathies as these, would be as wise and appro-
pirate as to set wolf the task Of shenberd's dog.
Neu York Evangelist.
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

ELEMENTS OF GEOMETRY AFTER LEGENDRE, WITH A
SELECTION OF GEoMETRIoAL EXERCISES, AND HINTS
FOR THE SOLUTION OF THE SAME. By Charles s..
venable LII D., Professor of Mathematics in the
University of Virginia.
The first part OF this title page is ambiguous, as it
may mean either that this is book to be used after
Legendre has been studied, or that it is one con-
structed after THAT is according toy his model
The latter is supposed to be the meaning intended.
Angles trianges quadrangles, parallels, parallel
ograms, homologous sides, and dozen other names,
are matters outside of which our life has been so
entirely spent since college days, that we should
make but sorry figure among them now. From
the position and reputation of Prof Venable in the
University of Virginia. he may well be trusted to
give the public the benefit of his long study and
long experience in the line of his profession. His
industry and enterprise are seen in the 'sMathemat-
tcal Series which he has given to the public,
amounting to eight or nine volumes.
Published by the "Universiy Publishing Co.,"
and received through Woodhouse L Parham of this
oitv
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.

Dear DR.. Brown,-Permit me space in explana-
ton, if that can be necessary, just to say that
would BY no means be understood in the article
"Pesbyterial Rsntecoss" as undertaking the bust
ness of our ecclesiastical meetings which they are
to transact in the capacity of judicatories Of the
Church. l was not looking in that direction. Our
udicatories are noted for the faithful conscientious
and pains-taking care with which the business of
the Church is transacted; and there should be no
abatement whatever in this very important line of
duty, so essential to the very life and progress of
the Church. 1t was only thought that while we
ought not to give less attention to business, it
might not be amiss to say we ought on such OPP
portune occasions on such gatherings of Christian
workers and spiritual overseers, to give more at
tention to the great spiritual work in ourselves;
that while we ought not to be less digent "in
business, we ought to suffer word of exhorta.
ton to be more fervent in spirit, and to let it be
seen.
am glad that you have guarded my remarks
from any such misunderstanding like this, and that
YOU yourself have understood them to be, as you
say, for securing the greatest possible spiritual
benefit from these meetings. baptism of the
Holy Ghost upon all who attend" to which you
add land to this aim let all the people say amen. "
With Christian affection, n. NJ. b.
April 9, 1875.
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THE NEW PLAN.

The article of our esteemed brother, So.
A. w. might be made the subject of longer
reply than we have time to devote'to it. A
few points only can be made.
l. The writer assumes that, while in the
case noticed, the action of congregation
proceeds from ITSELF" the action of the
Presbytery, in the other case, is that of a
body outside. But this is mistake, mas
much as the congregation is represented in
the Presbytery. 1t is still the action of its
own government of which it is itself part.
So the answer fails.
2. While 81. A. W." has strenuously OBJ
jectei to the proposed plan of apportiOnment,
on the ground that it is wholly wrong in its
principle, it is remarkable that neither he
nor any one else, so far as We remember, has
ever attempted to meet the fact that this very
principle is involved in the Contingent Fund
for the Assembly. 1t is spportioned among
the Presbyteries by the Assembly, and by
the Presbyteries among the churches. 1t
works easily and efectually. How is it, if
the principle be SO radically wrong and dan
gerous, that it has not been long ago discov-
cred and resisted? This is at least deci.
sve "argumentnm ad hOminem."
3. 1t applies also to the objection that the
proposed plan positively prescribes to the
individual how much he must give. Does
the superintendent of the Contingent Fund
do this? Every one knows it does not; then
why does the other? 81. A. w" says that,
"if by the new plan is meant nothing more
than an opinion that so much ought to be
given, all these objections are withdrawn
But it does mean more.
No, we say, that Is the whole length and
breadth of it. II is intended to ascertain in
the first place how much is actually needed,
and connecting this with careful consid
GRAFTON of how much it is practicable to raise
then propose given amount to the whole
church then so much divided out to each
and next to each congregation,
as the proportion thought reasonable
There it stops. 1t brings the highest degree
of pressure, aud the very strongest appeal to
bear upen the Presbytery and the cOngrega-
tons in the aggregate; and it carries the
whole ight of responsibility, with redoubled
effect, as near back as possible to the source
Of the income. But it leaves the individual
conscience precisely where it is now, to de-
.ermine what is duty, under influence, but
not under dictation. That the influences
will be more earnestly piled, is a great re-
And if this is what 81. A.
W. IT." means by san attempt to bring the a~'
.lority of the Church to bear upon the con-
of the people" it is an authority
which always has been exercised; only not
to the one,tenth part that it ought to be. |
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
The Missionary" for April 1st

Brother observation-disclosures to offer few COM
ments upon the interesting contents of the last
number of the Missionary But as our Secreta-
ries say, The Missionary has not more than one
fifth the circulation it ought to command" 1t
seems our missionary work has made unusual pro-
gress during the last year, and while new fields are
opening we need double the number Of men and
women at once to gather in the ripening harvest,
out We lack the funds. 1t does seem that if God
thus calls US to the work, and number of our
brethren are willing to leave country and kindred
to live and labor in foreign lands, we ought to wake
up and sustain the cause The contributions for
the great work of the worlds conversion in year
scarcely amount to fifty cents a member, and part
of that is given by the people Of the world, while
heavy debt presses upon the Committee. We
can waste more than that amount any day when we
20 out from home, and think nothing about it;
and yet when called upon we plead our poverty.
The least degree of retrenchment in unnecessary
penses, if generally practiced, would relieve our
faithful agents their perplexty and greatly en-.
large the work, in obedience to the last command OF
our assembled Saviour And is He not now looking
down from heaven to see how We regard His au:
thority. or rather walking among the golden Gan.
dlesticks to note our faith and works, and see
whether we are cold or hot, dead or alive? But
He may say to some as He did to Sardis, Thou
hast few names even in Sardis which have not
defled their garments; and they shall walk with
me in white" L know an elder who, although he
has dozen children has spent more than 81 600
for the education and support of a pennyless
nephew who is now conspicuous missionary in
Brazil, and those who have given money to estab
lish the college at Campinas may feel grstified that
the number of pupils at the close of the last SEES
sion, as stated by DR.. Wilson, was about lao, and
the larger portion of them from the best and most
respectable families in the province. We hope
some of them will become faithful ministers to
spread the light over that dark region. We moi
only feel bound to do all we can to save precious
souls there but to hurry the work, as we need the
power and wealth of both North and South Amer
lea to carry the gospel to the ends of the EARTH
SENEx
P. S.-We hope the Presbyteries will each hoit
a missionary conference as suggested by the Ms
siondru to stir I'M ministers elders and churches
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From the Missionary for April.
Annual Report of the Greek Mission for 1874
ATHENS, January 90, Isl

ATHENS, January % 1875.
10 looking back over the past year we feel that
there is much occasion for gratitude and encour
agement. The good hand Of God has been very
manifest in turning aside threatened dangers and
in the increased spirit of liberation in the commu
nifty. The storm of persecution through which we
passed last spring has subsidized without any serious
results. Perhaps we needed it to make US feel
more our entire dependence upon God. There
have come to us also trials of other kinds but al
ready see how God is bringing good out of seeming
evil.
The expectation of fellow laborers from America
also strengthens our hearts, and we enter upon the
work of another year with cheerful hope.
During the past year we have been permitted to
extend somewhat our publication work. Six thou
sand five hundred copies of newspapers and eight
thousand copies books and tracts have been issued
and four thousand five hundred copies of Scripture
Sold We may surely hone for some blessed result
from this circulation of Gods Word. 1t is lea.
ven working quietly through the whole land, and
must be preparing the way for the more efficient
use of other of grace when the way is opened
The attendance on the Sunday services has aver
aged seventy. A good number of intelligent young
men, students and Others are always present, and
give marked attention. Many of them attended
the meetings Of the week of prayer The regular
weekly PRAYER meeting has also been OF increased
interest. Dut we neeu the influence U! tne OpIri1
to touch hearts aud melt them into penitence. We
long and pray for revival, but perhaps all this
work is needed to prepare the way for that greater
display of Gods power and grace. The people
have such confused ideas of TRUTH rest SO much in
their inherited privileges, and regard religion SO
much as mere system Of morality, that they need
much instruction in the way. of salvation before
they are brought to any consciousness of personal
need.
The three additions to the church in October are
all of hopeful character and there are others that
seem not far from the kingdom"
Pray for US, dear friends, that the year upon
which we are entering may be one of marked pro-
gress in spiritual results. The prayer of faith at
home is a mighty power in the Mission work
abroad. We are laborers together, and that with
Christ, whose we are, and whom we would humbly
serve, trusting in Him for the ultimate triumph of
the truth, dearer to Him than to US.
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1t being announced that the other speaker REV.
Dr. Cranberry was sick, DR.. Hoge called out Rev.
DR.. Edwards who responded in few felictous re-

1t being announced that the other speaker REV.
Dr. Cranberry was SICK DR.. Hoge called out Rev.
DR.. Edwards, who responded in few felicltous re-
marks.
RESOLUTIONS, ETC.
At the conclusion of Dr. Edwards remarks, MIR.
William +. Taylor presented resolution, provld-
ing for conference of the friends of the Bible
cause, aud the appointment of a committee to pre-
pare memorial setting forth the needs OF the 80
ciety, etc.
The resolution was agreed to and referred to the
Board of Managers to select time and place tor
the meeting, etc.
Rev. William Brown, d. D., presented the fol-
lowing resolution, which was UNANIMOUSLY agreed to,
Rev. DR.. Hoge, first vice-president, taking the
vote:
I" Inasmuch as Rev. George Woodbridge, D. D.,
has made known to the Board Of Managers an ex 4
plici desire that his name should not be presented
for reelection to the Office of president Of the Vr-
GINA Bible Society; therefore
"Resolved, That this Society does hereby eX'
press the high appreciation in which his long, zeal
Gus, and faithful services are held, and the hope
that the memory and fruit of these services may De
comfort to him who has SO perseveringy rendered
| them"
Mr.. William F. Taylor presented resolution
providing that hereafter the term of office OF the
president shall not be for longer period than two
years. Agreed to-
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Rev. A. c. Bledsoe, of Trinity Methodist church
nominated the following gentlemen to constitute
the officers and Board of Managers for the ensuing
year, and they were duly elected: Rev. Moses
Hoge, D. D., president; Rev. Charles II: Read
D. D., first vice.president; Rev. Charles Mnnige
rode D. D., second vice president; Right Rev
Bishop Doggeit D. D., third vice president; Rev
J B. Jeter, D. D., fourth vice-presdent; D
N. Walker, corresponding secretary Rev. NJ
w. Staples, secretary; Mr.. William Willis, Jr.
treasurer; and the following additional managers
Rev. William Brown. D. d., Rev. I. L. Preston
ID. D., Rev. j. @. CRANBERRY, ID. d., Rev. j. u
Edwards, d D., Rev. J. Peterkin, d. D., Rev: j
William Jones. d. D.. Rev. George Woodbridge
d. D., Rev. j. L. NJ. Curry, d. D., LII d;
Messrs. Thomas Branch, George d Fisher, T. 4
Howard, Samuel Putuey. Robert Ould, Asa Sny
DER A Y. Stokes, William /. TAYLOR, j. l.. VII
lams Richard FL. Meade d. s. Woodbridge, Jc
siah Rvland, A. B. Clark, Samuel NJ. Price, an
O. Noting.
THANKS TO DR. wITHERsPooN.
Rev. j. William Jones' d. D., presented a res
oution of thanks to DR.. Witherspoon for his able
, earnest appropriate, and eloquent address; whic
was unanimously agreed to.
The choir sang 81 From Greenland's 10y Mour
tains" and the "Doxology." and after the benz
dicton had been pronounced by Dr. Woodbridge
the meeting adjourned
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New York Daily Witness. Some items marked

New York Daily Witness Some items marked
for notice last week were omitted owing to absence
from home until the paper was filled with other
matter DR.. Dabney's pungent criticism OF The
Neao York Witness inserted on the 4th page, was
all deserved II that journal is what it was some
time ago, when it came to this Office as an exchange
it is among the most Extensively Radical papers OF
the country The editor seems to think 1t not only
lawful for religious paper to thrust itself into the
sphere of party politics, but that it is duty to do
So This he does with all the ''perterU'dans an
qeni,.na Scotorum" These two qualities constitute
the charm of his publication in the eyes of many,
and account for the large circulation it has reached
1t should be remarked that Dr. Dabney's article
was sent to the Witness, but refused publication,
and besides that the paper ceased coming to the
reading room of Union Theological Seminary an
event which it is hoped the students may survive.
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Brazil and the Gospel.

Rev. DR.. j. Leighton Wilson says: am
deeply impressed with the idea that God is pre-
pairing this whole country in q remarkable manner,
for the reception of the gospel A variety of cir.
cumstances seen to conspire to bring this about. A
great moral and religious reformation, if We can
Judge from the signs of the times. is at hand. Ro.
manism has had the field entirely to herself for three
centuries, bat by the common verdict of this pre-
sent generation, las been pronounced utterly want
ing not only has it failed tc improve to purify and
elevate society, but it has plunged society into the
very depths of ignorance and degradation. The
great mass of the people, especially the more in
telligent classes not only admit the fact, but they
are ready to cast from them religion that only
blinds and corrupts The priesthood are everywhere
denounced as the most ignorant and corrupt of
mankind, and they have not even the selfrespect
to vindicate themselves. They are sometimes
publicly fagelated in the streets. whatever is ex
pressed in their behalf The bishops of Para and
Pernambuco have recently been sentenced to four
years Imprisonment in Rio Janeiro, and they are
undergoing the penalty without any manifest disap-
prevail on the part of the people. Since | have
been in the country an imperial edict has been is.
sued expelling the Jesuits, considerable number
of whom have already been deported. The news.
papers expose the villainies and immoralities of
the padres with unreenting severity, and hundreds
and thousands of families, while protesting to be
good Roman CatnOncS, never 20 10 the confession
al. nor attend any of their religious services
Within few days past, young man in the city
of Campinas, who has recently lost his father. pub
lshed card in one of the daily papers. forbidding
that mass should be said for his father stating that
neither he nor his father had faith in the Catholic
Church. That same young man is not only dill.
gent reader of the Scriptures, but he is regular
attendant upon the preaching of our BRETHREN
All the converts and monasteries in the country
have been confscated by the government. and with
a few exceptions, they have already passed out of
the hands of the Romish party. The question of
the dissolution of Church and State will be agi-
tated in the next parliament, and if the act is not
then passed, it will in the course of two or three
Years. and this will knock the last prop from the
already tottering super-structure. Many thousand
copies of the sacred scriptures have been dissem-
mated among the people, and there is much reason
to believe that they are extensively read. Con-
stanty persons are coming to the different Mission.
ary stations to be instructed more fully in relation
to the difference between the religion of the Bible
and the Roman Catholic Church. / have seen
many persons of this class myself since have been
in the country, and am painfully impressed with
the fact, that the number of laborers in the field
are utterly insufficient for the demands of the occa
sion. THE Missionary