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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-10-25
FoR THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
THE INSTITUTE FOR THE EDUCATION
OF, A COLORED MINISTRY.

To the Pes6yterTes and Churches of the PeSbqte
riaa Chlrehia the United States.
The last General Assembly resolved to
establish an Institute for the education of q
colored ministry, in furtherance of the plan
of organizing an African Presbyterian
Church. The Institute was located at Tus-
calooss, Ala, under the charge of Rev. G.
A Stillman, authorizing him to employ a
suitable assistant. In accordance with this
action we are now prepared to announce to
the churches and PresbyterieS in connection
with the Assembly, that the necessary ar
rsngements have been made to open the In
stitute by the Goth of October, or lst of No
vember. The Rev. A. F. Dickson, of South
Carolina, has accepted the position of PrOfes-
sor, and will give instruction in all the
branches of an ordinary English Academic
course, as well as in such parts of the Theo-
logical course as are embraced in the As
sembly's plan. Prof. Dickson is'widely and
fayorably known as ripe scholar, and as
having for many years been closely identi-
fed with the work of evangelizing our col
ored people. He comes also endorsed by
some of the wisest men of our Church. The
first object before the minds of the brethren
therefore should be, to seek out suitable can
didates for the ministry whom they can re-
commend as worthy to be received into this
Institute. An indiscriminate reception of
all applicants is by no means contemplated.
Good Christian character and some knoWl-
edge of elementary English branches, will be
required, and the Presbyteries through their
Committees of Education are relied upon to
see to it that none others shall be recon-
mended.
The next object, and one that is vital to
the success of this enterprise, and author
lied by the Assembly, is the raising of the
necessary funds for the support of the In
Stitute by san appeal to our churches, and
all benevolent persons for contributions to
this object" We are not unmindful of the
numerous other calls upon the churches, and
the diminished resources of our people, and
hence we are endeavoring to conduct this
work upon the most economical scale con-
sistent with wise conduct of the Institute.
But we trust that this object appeals strongly
to our people from the facts that this race
is placed in the very midst of US, by Gods
providence, and that they are in pressing
need of adequate religious instruction. We
now, therefore, earnestly ask of the church
es, and the benevolent everywhere among
us, for their early and liberal contributions
to assist in this cause. All funds designed
for this object should be remitted directly to
Rev. G. A. Ssillmsn, Fuskat0oSs, Alta.
Arrangements have been made for board
ing the students on very reasonable terms
Additional information may be obtained on
application to the undersigned.
G. A. STILLMAN, Superintendent,
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
JOHN N WADDELL,
Secretary of Education.
Memphis, Oct. 11th.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-10-25
The Hole in the Basket.

A native preacher in the South Seas once
gave the following illustration:
He said: 81 will relate an ancient story
to show how the gods once punished the sir
of selfshness.
"Two men went fishing on the reef, and
after many hours, both took up their fishing
tackle and baskets to return home. One o.
the men had been quite successful, and had
full basket. The other, who had not OBJ
tanned any, asked his fortunate friend to
give him fish. The reply was, mo, gel
some yourself; l will not part with mine.
So saying, he shouldered his heavy basket
and marched away. The other man walked
behind with his empty basket.
"Now there was a small hole in the bot
tom of the basket of the fortunate fisherman ;
but he was not aware of it. Presently q fish
fell through quite unknown to its owner.
This gOdsend was eagerly picked up by the
man behind, and put into his basket. Ere
long another fish fell through, and another,
and another. All these were gathered up
by the man following. The hole in the bot
tom of the basket was continually enlarging,
so that the larger fish shared the fate of the
smaller ones. At length all the fish had
slipped away, and still the selfish man re-
manned ignorant of his loss.
con reaching his home, he threw down
his basket before his wife, and desired her to
cook the fish. Thinking herself mocked, she
bitterly reproached her husband for bringing
home an empty basket. At this moment his
eyes were opened, and too late he discovered
that he had lost all through refusing to pity
him who had none.
"Beware," said the preacher, lest We
who have our baskets filed with gospel priv
ileges, shonld incur the anger of God through
failing to pity those who are still in heather
darkness, so that eventually the first should
be last, and the last first It is meet that
the heather should be fellow.heirs with US of
the grace of life. Once more, let US watch
carefully, against little sins. Beware of
falling off in prayer and reading the Bible.
The little hole at the bottom Of the basket,
because it was unnoticed, went on increasing
until the unhappy man had lost all"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-10-25

A WEDDING such as occurred recently in
New York is not often, if ever, witnessed in
this country. Early one morning "thirty-
two couples, dressed in the picturesque ma
tional costume of the Bohemian Czechs,
moved in solemn procession through East
Second st. to Avenue A, and thence through
Essex Street to the large hall at No. 237
Broome Street, where they were married by
prelate Of the Bohemian Church. The
ceremony was unique in this city, as one ser.
vice suffced for all the brides and grooms.
They had recently arrived here and belonged
to the Czech colony, the greater portion Of
the members of which are engaged in the
manufacture of cigars and glass-blowing
These Czechs are said to be thrifty and in
dustrious, and this marriage affords proc
of their prosperity. As there was no prizes
here competent to perform the marriage ser
vice in the Czech language, the colony sen
to Prague for the Right Rev. Mr.. HabeleEek
Bishop of that city. He arrived on Satur
day, and conducted the impressive ceremo
MES prescribed by the ritual of the Church
After the reading of the service the mother
of the brides INDUCED in loud lamentations
and when the blessing had been pronounce
by the Bishop bread and salt were served t,
all present. ."-Independept.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-10-25
Material and Moral Importance.

DR.. Thomas H. Skinner, of Cincinnati
uttered the following eloquent passage in
his late Centennial discourse:
"Material magnitude is not the measure
of moral Importance in the esteem of God.
Judea was less than Babylon the Great.
Bethlehem-Ephrstah was less than Jeru-
salem Athens was less than Asia; Scotland
radiant with the luster of Divine truth and
activities of Christian life, is less than stag
nant China and Japan. Little Geneva,
COUGHING like a bride at the foot of Lake
Leman, and washing her feet in its crystal
waters is less than the dark continent of
Africa. Moral superiority is not to be
guaged by terrene. extent. The Earth, our
planet, is less than Jupiter. and less than
Neptune; but on it, man, in Gods image has
been created, and here the Son of God him
self has become incarnate. Well nigh one
hundred thousand souls daily pass from here
to people worlds beyond, and swell that final
multitude of nations, tribes and tongues,
whose praises fill the armament. Who shall
dare measure for God the dimension of the
object of his electing love by square miles,
or allot to him the proper scene of his un-
bounded grace by cubic feet? He who
chooses "the foolish things of the world to
confound the wise, and the weak things of
the world to confound the mighty; and the
base things of the world, and things which
are despised, and things which ara not to
bring naught things that are;" who selects
tualua unlaornad faharman ot Golilao fo
humble the pride of imperial Rome, and bring
her empire and her eagles to the foot of Cal.
vary, has the right to choose our little planet
=" one out of many"-as the moral centre
of redeeming love and grace. Let the earth
be but grain of sand, if you will, on the
shore of the great ocean of the universe of
God, the Bethlehem planet among the con-
stellations of heaven, it is, and ever will be-,
the birth place and the cradle of the elect of
God. 1t has provided his incarnate Son a
cross, it shall provide Him crown. 1t has
given Him manger, it shall give Him a
throne. Olivet drank his tears, Gethsemane
his sweat of agony, and Calvary his precious
blood. It put sackcloth on at his departure,
it shall robe itself in splendor at His return.
Made subject, for the time, to vanity, by
reason of him who subjected the same in
hope, its thorns and thistles, and sorrows,
shall yet disappear, and Z" the creature itself
be delivered from the bondage of corruption
into the glorious liberty Of the children Of
knowledge a1S @ Of = the glory Of the Lord, as the
waters cover the great deep"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-10-25
REST.


My feet are wesried, and my hands are tired
My soul oppressed
And with desire have long desired
Rest-Only rest.
'Tis hard to toil--when toll is almost vain
In barren ways;
'Tis hard to SOW and never garner grain
In harvest days.
The burden Of my days is hard to bear
But God knows best;
And I have prayed, but vain has been my prayer
For rest-swset rest,
'Tis hard to plant in spring and never reap
The autumn yield;
'Tis hard to till-and when It's TILED to weep
Der Guitless field.
Aud so cry weak and human cry,
So heart oppressed;
And so l sigh weak and human sigh
For rest-for rest.
Ny way has wound across the desert years,
And cares infest
Ny path and through the flowing of hot tears
/ pine for rest.
Twas aiWays soi wheu stu a child. laid
On mothers breast
Ny wear led little head; cen then prayed,
As now, for rest.
And / am restless still. Twill soon be o'er;
For, down the west
Lfe's sun is setting, and see the shore
Where / shall rest.
FATHER RYAN.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-10-25

A DOWNTOWN CHURCH, in advertising its
prayer meeting, thus puts the invitation: !:
"Come, and bring some one tha. spends their
time serving the devil" The grammar is
poor, but the invitation is praiseworthy.-M
Y. Paper.
We have here text from which to preach
q short sermon on much-neglected duty,
and specially much neglected among Presby
terians. As a rule our people are church
going people. But they are the most timid
people that can be imagined almost, in the
matter of urging others to go to church with
them; and, as to inviting the Indifferent
around their homes or places of business to
attend prayer meeting, why this is as for
eign from the practice of most of them as it
is from some Of them to go there themselves.
1t often happens in given church, that its
members feel themselves prompted to do
something for the cause of the religion they
profess to love, but do not know just what
it is that they can do. Well, if they can do
nothing else, they can at least put some
friend who is not in the habit of church going
in the way Of forming this habit, by asking
them to make beginning. A few kind
words would thus be we'll spent, and maybe.
save soul. Try the experiment, good
reader.-N. G. Presbyterian.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-10-25
Not Called to Everything.

We suppose that when Mr.. Moody was
preaching in the Hippodrome there were
hundreds who suspected that they ought to
initiate bis life and labor. Perhaps some of
them ought to do 80; and the chances are
that such of them as ought to do SO will do
so. They will be moved to it irresistibly,
because the powers in them, corresponding
to bis, will clamor for. their natural expires.
sion. But a man who is not moved to do this,
is not convicted Of being poorer Christian
than MIR. Moody by that fact. Mr.. Moody
has gift for preaching--a gift for approach
ing men personally, and directing them wise
ly-a gift that has been greatly improved by
use, of course, but still gift, without which
he never could have begun bis mission. Most
men have no gift for public speech, and there
fore public speech is no part of their duty.
They need not suspect themselves on this ac-
count, or blame themselves, or in any way
make themselves unhappy over it.
There are great many kinds of work to
be done in the world, and just as many va
rieties of men who are made to do it. No
man can do the work Of another. The busi-
ness Of each is to find exactly, or as nearly
as he can, the work he is best fitted to do,
and to do it with all his might.-Dr. j. G..
Holland; ,Scribner for October.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-10-25

THEY SAY, in England, if man walks he
must be poor; if he sometimes calls cab ne
must be better off; if one footman rides be-
hind him he is rich; but if two are on. the
back of his carriage he must have great
inheritance. God has no poor children; they
have all great inheritance; taoO footmen are
always behind. "Goodness and Mercy shall
follow me all the days of my life. ."-Moody.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-10-25
Make a little fence of trust

Make 8 little fence of trust
Around to-day;
Fill the space with loving work,
And therein stay.
Look not through the sheltering bars
Upon tomorrow.
God will help thee bear what comes
OF Joy or sorrow.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-10-25

IT IS the great duty of Christians to take
care that they offend not with their lips;
aud that they improve discourse and con-
verse, as much as may be, for the good OF
others.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-10-25

IT is folly to think of eVading the Obiga-
ton of evangelical precepts, by pleading that
they are unintelhgible,
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-10-25

IT is not only the Lord, and his greatness,
that we are to fear, but the Lord and his
goodness; not only his majesty but his mercy.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-10-25

THE next Worlds Conference Of the
Evangelical Alliance cannot be held at Paris,
as the Protestants of that city have refused
to be burdened with the entertainment of
the delegates.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-10-25

Can we preserve heritage procured by BIZ
Bile truth without that Sword of the Spirit in
which our fathers trusted ?-Christiam Intel
koencer.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-10-25

GoD never destroys sinners, till he sees
there is no other way with them.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-10-25

THOSE who take away the key of knowl-
edge, shut up the kingdom of heaven.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-10-25

A GOOD example given to others is the
best and most effectual provocative to good
works.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1876-08-24
FUk tL hkA UF 7IA CIRCIIT COTRT

Aug 10. lS76-td.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1876-08-24
Confirmation Notice.
Alexander Combs
vs..
J. Edwin Thompson
aud wife.

In the Circuit Court for St Mary's CO.,
sitting as Court of Equity.
No. 400 n. E.
ARDERED, this 10th day of Aug
~ 1876, that the Auditors Repors,
filed IN this cause, be ratified and con.
frmed, unless cause TO the Contrary b.
shown on or before End Monday of Sen.
tember, 1876; provided copy of this or.
der bs published in the St. Mary's Bea.
con. once week for three successive
weeks prior to the said End Monday ci
September.
J. FRANK FORD, Clerk.
True copv-Test:
J. FRANK lord, Clerk.
Arg II, lS76-Sw.C
Saint Mary's beacon., 1876-08-24
RATIFICATION NOTICE.
John n. Bronze,
VS..
John G.. Bilburn ct al,

In the Circuit Court for Saint Mary's
county, sitting as u Court of Equity.
No. All N. T..
ORDERED this 18th day of Aug.
~ 1876, that the sale made and re-
ported BY b. Harris Camslier, Trustee.
in this cause, be ratified ard confirmed,
unless cause to the contrary he shown
on or before the 9Th Of September, 1876 +,
provided copy of this order lie pu :
lished in the st. Mary's BEACON, once
u week for three successive weeks prior
to the said Sth of September.
The report states that the land sold
for $1,000.
]. FRANK FORD,
Clerk.
True copy-Test:
j. FRANK FORD,
Clerk.
Aug. IL. lS7S-4w.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1876-08-24
TUESDAY OF SEPTEMBER NEXT

at which latter date the appointment
will he made. The pupil Selected will
be admitted 10 ali the instruction given
in tue College and to all the privileges
of the normal class, and all the necessa-
~ books. without any charge whatev.
9. by order of the Orphans Court Of
ST. Mary's county, Nd.
JAS. L. NJ. RALEY,
Register.
Aur IN 1S-S ~
Saint Mary's beacon., 1876-08-24
NOTICE.

2 ME judges of the Orphans Court
II of Saint Marv's county. having
been advised bv letter from the Trus.
tees of Baltimore Female College. that
Il vacancy nov exists 10 the Free Schol-
arshiPs of said institution. aud ST. Ma
rvs county being entitled under the
law to one Of said scholarships. notice
is hereby given that application for said
position will lie received and considered
up 10 and ON the second
Saint Mary's beacon., 1876-08-24

IGod willing,
Nv illiani and
kof the Rev.
nvocat;on OF
N-W ines-
,day, :l'h,
| 25,h, l0:o0
|. 4:30,p. m
d-Sa,urday,
lid the Dean
f the Lord,
hem and all
do. Come,
tRPHY,
! E@iSF.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1876-08-24

N,'srs ESiiess-Please aunounce DR. T. J
SUTTON as The Republican candidate for Clerk
OF the Circuit Coart for 81 Nary's county a, The
eleciion in 1879 and say that he will receise tie
warm support of his party and friends in
April ~, lsiSs ChsPiiev pisirie,.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1876-08-24


On and aftcf WEDNESDAY, Nay esth, 1876,
the STEAMERS Planter and wenonah will
run as follows:
PLANTER win leave Pier 9, Light street whar.
every Wednesday and Saturday mornihgs IL s:So
O'Clock for Fair Haven, Plum Point, Governor $
Run and PAsnxent river, Gar mp m Hencdics. Re
turning, viii leave Benedict gsexy Aoadss and
THURSDAY mornings at o dock for baltimore.
Freight received Tuesdays and Fridays only y,
Pier 9, light street wharf, up 10 s O'CLOCK.
WENoNAH win leave Pier No. Light street.
wharf every Sunday night at o. clock for Patux-
ent nver direct, as Car up N Hills Landing. Re-
tnfning, VIII tsave Hiil's Landing every Non
dsy for Baltimore, calling as all the lAndinEs as
faf down ~ Benedict Cor ffeieks snd passrueers.
aad az hndines helow Benedict for passengers
oniy Freight received as No. Tobacco wafr-
ho Q. wAarf On Saturdays oniy, up 10 eseaeSk
- HENRY WlII1xho. Assnt. =
s. FORBES. Superintendent
q lis Light stree; What.
June q, 1876.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1876-08-24
St. Johns College,
ANNAPOLIS, Nd,

JAxES u. GAGNEIT, LID, Principal
Opening of Session and Examination of csndi-
dates for admission MONDAY and TUESDAY.
SEPTEMBER 18th and 18th. Terms for Board
and Tuition. Ss,5 per annum, payable Semi-an-
nu ally in advance. Several State Scholarships
for Tuiiic n VACANT. For catalogues containing
particulars, address
Prof W. II. HOPKINS.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd.
Aug. 10, lss6-?m.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1876-08-24
NOTICE
OF TIE
Board Of Control and Review.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the
N members OF the Board Of Control
and Review for st. Mary's county will
meet in Leonard Town ON the lst Tues
day OF September. 1876, and continue
in session daily thereafter until the 3lst
Of December, 1876, Except upon Sun
days,) from 8 o'clock, q M. until 4
O'Clock, p. m, to consider the returns
to them respectively made BY the As
SCISSORS of the respective Assessment
districts of st. Mary's county and to
hear and determine the complaints and
appeals of persons or owners who may
deem themselves aggrieved by auy
valuation Of property made by such as
sesors.
HENRY ]. CARROLL
GEO. r. GARNER,
JOHN DILLAHAY,
Board of Control and Reyiew.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1876-08-24
FOR SHEEfFF.

Ht,sr. E9ifers-Plesse announce in your
paper wM. FRANK FORD, OF the Factory
district. as a eas didsie for sheriff snd st,se
at he ~ill receive the hearty and seneTss
yport Of the people OF the
AprIl 20, 1876. Factory District
Saint Mary's beacon., 1876-08-24
! he Great Anodyne and
Nervine!
BELTS
STCMACH&TONlC
B I T T e r S!

II is an anfaiiing remedy for DYSPEPSIA,
for LIVER COMPLAINT, and every species
Of INDIGESTION II 10 the only cure for
SICK EADA CHE II never fails TO re.
lieve in Miasmatie FETERS, FEVER and
AGGE, Collie, etc.
II is a swift and iavariable cure Of the DE
BILiTT. DEPRESSION y and Headache which
follow CNDJE STIMULATION. II over.
comes Immediately all NER 70 OUSEESS. and
removes all traces of nigh,s's issipa,ion. I,
does away with the use Of Opiates, and 70
those addicted TO The opium-Habiii il is a pleas
ant and per.ec, substitute curing the had ec.
iects Of this drug and destroying oil desire 70,
il.
$D To be hada al all Druggists and Coun.
try SOrss.
SEND FOR PAMPHLET
DEPOT FOR BELTS BiTTERS;
l3 3Camdea ST., Baltimore, Nd.
Ma - ,Ss6-6ms
Saint Mary's beacon., 1876-08-24

The most concentrated. universal and durable
fertilizer ever offered to the tarmer-combininr
all the stimulating qualities Of Peruvian Guano.
and the ever durable fcr,ilizing properties of
Bones In hne dry powder, prepared expressly
for drilling
After EiGHTEEN YEARS experience by the
Farmers OF Maryland and Virginia in the nsr Of
" ENcEIsioR' on their wheat crops, II il their
opinion that nm application Of loo lhs is equal 10
from 200 TO 800 pounds Of any other fertilizer or
guano. and therefore fully 100 per cent. cheaper.
UNIFORMITY OF QUALITY GrARiN
TEED Bi THE MANUFACTURERS.
- Farm'rs sho"d scr that er,rv Baq islran-
a.f ~ aborr, ,r,th thc .fSiL TSIS and orr
.NINF in RED LETTERS IN o,L.r, 80.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1876-08-24

Also, at the same time and place,
will offer for sale small tract of land,
adjoining the mill property, called
Saint Mary's beacon., 1876-08-24
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The Arizona sentinel., 1876-04-15
Miseries of Iceland.

If we cannot fully realize the frailty of the crust on which we live, let us glance at poor Iceland, where almost with out notice, the whole rocky foundation is burst asunder, through thousands of square miles, and into the midst of enormous reservoirs of ice and snow are injected liquid fires, which first flood the valleys be- low with water, and then over whelm them with rivers of red hot lava and et length bury the whole with hot ashes, which, mounting into the air from count less crevices in the rocks, fall as a shower of snow may fall, over farms and villages, spreading everywhere an asphyxiating cov- ering, until men, women and children, hitherto happy in their primitive little hOmesteads, fall down and die of sofocatiOn, and cattle, sheep, and all living things are overwhelmed by the great destroyer! What a sad picture of misery and desolation! When we reflect that the Iceland win ter is period of darkness; that the ground is then covered with snow to the depth of many feet; that communication with the out CT world will be cut off for several months, and even intercourse be- tween the farms and villages will be at best difficult, and that the population, never more than eek ing out a bare subsistence at the best of times, now become bur- dened with those whose homes have been laid waste, and whose homes have been buried in ashes, it is difficult to imagine any thing morn distressing than their prospects for the future.