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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-12-06

The two Northern PRESBYTERIAN churches of New
port, KY, became one Wednesday evening, Oct.
18th. The united congregation has elected new Of
icers and entered, it may be, on better and more
useful life.
The Presbyterian church at DObb's Ferry. New
York, has been organized over fifty years. Rev.
Thornton Niven. Jr., formerly of Virginia, became
its pastor in 1867. The seven members with which
the church was organized have passed away. In
September, 1867, there we're in regular connection
with the church l22 communicates; there are now
l8S During the past nine years more than S78,.
900 have been contributed 10 the various objects
which have been presented.
The old church building, which still stands, was
erected in 1923 At that time there we're only two
other CHURCHES 10 the town of Green6urgb, and on
the river bank there was no church between Tar
rytown and Yonkers. The original building was
occupied forty-six years. When it became too
small to accommodate the increasing number OF
worshippers, new house was erected; and on the
last Sabbath of September, 1869 it was dedicated.
In view of the presence and favor of God in the
past we would make use of the cheerful words OF
| David But will hope oontinuallv abd will yet
| praise Thee more and more. - Cor Neac York
| OJSeTrer.
Rev DR. AIdon. lately dismissed from the Phillips
Congregational church, South Boston. has entered
upon bis work as Home Secretary of the American
| Board. He succeeds DR.. Treat. who will remain a
year longer, with view TO putting on record some
matters relating TO the home work OF the Board,
lefty concerning the work among the American
Indians, whose history in some important aspects.
| has never been written. The country has heard
have done and sniff sred, bot of their capacity for
social and religious improvement, and for general
progress In the arts aud refnemants Of life, some.
thing remains to be said-M y Ecangflia
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band against the Marquis of Headiort. It
had been charged by the defence against the
plaintiff that "after his suspicious had been
aroused, he did not then act precisely as
he ought" In the course of his reply Cur
ran said:
This is the outrageous and insolent de,
fence that is put forward TO you. My miser-
able client, when his train was on fire, and
every 6end Of hell was let loose upon his
heart--he should then it seems, have placed
himself before his mirror, he should have
taught the stream of agony to flow decorOnsly
down his forehead, he should nave composed
his features TO harmony, he should have walk
ed with grace and groansd with melody.
In view of the whole we beg leave to sug-
gest to the Presbyterian, that as Buffers adj
ministration in New Orleans met with its
hearty cOmmendation, (Oh , and the exeou'
ton of Mrs. Surratt was regarded with spe'
cial satisfaction, it should now go back anc
refresh itself andreaders with the exhiirating
words it presented in those days. Aud If Il
would only reproduce those photographed
advertisements, by one McAliater, which
once fourished in It's columns, Of certain sicF
and emacissed prisoners returned from tint
Libby and Andersonyille, it would afford
repast of savoury mest" such as few 9th
ers could furnish. A reasonable amount 0
recent Intimidation, "butcheries, " "horri'
murders, Sc, might be thrown in by way o
fresh condiments. And if such Preabyte
rian brethren as Drs. Palmer, Markham
Msllard, and Smith, of Louisiana, or Dra
Girardeau and Woodrow, of South Carolina
and those representing all other denomina
tions, should have the impertinence to ute
a word, tell them that Butler would be jus
TIE nan for them now, as the PresbytsriGl
said he was just the man for New Orleans Il
1868.
Neverth sless in due course Of time lei u
hear, as in time past, delicious hOmiles an
exhortasions touching unity" harmony,
"broth arly love-" "clssping hands" an
such like. For is there not 50 time 70
everything )" aud is not rything "bsau;i
full IN It's season ?"
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
Touching Incident.

Soon after the close of the war, two
Christian brothers, living in Southern city
engaged in trade, by which they hoped with
diligent attention and economy to earn an
honest if modest livelihood. In the course
of business they incurred liabilities which
bore heavily upon them, and greatly embar.
raised them. 0ne day note fell due al
one of the banks, and they had not been
able to provide for it's payment. So that
morning they both went out, hopiog to col
lest or borrow enough to save them from
protest. After exhaustive though fruitless
efforts, they met in their countingroom, and
it needed no words to tell each Of the others
failure. Their eyes filed with tears, and
without word, as by spontaneous impulse,
they both fell upon their knees, and sought
help from Him who is able, and has promised
to help all who come to Him in their time of
need. They rose up refreshed, strengthened
and comforted Soon after customer en-
tered their store aud made purchases, for
which he paid cash, enough to pay their note
before the close of the bank. Scofers may
say that this customer wanted the goods,
and would have bought them whether the
young men had prayed or not Would it
were only scoffers and in6dels who practically
doubt the efficacy of such prayers. If such
scenes as that above described were more
common, there would be less scOfing and in
fidelity, as we'll as less failure and bank
ruptcy.
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FoR THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN
Get Ready Begin Now
BY REV HsH' HAYES

Only one month remains before the Church Will
be called upon to contrib ute to the work OF Susten
taton. If any one does not know what that 49, let
him go at once and ask his pastor. Perhaps lit
tie chat between them on the subject may warm
both up Certainly he who will look into this mat
ter will find that here is ca5o deu anding and de-
serving his best eff ,rts for help. Let no one put
it away from hin until the day Of contributing has
come. You may not have the change" them
Lay it by now and a Id to it as he Lord pTosperE
you.
You cannot afford not to subscribe literally
How much did you gios to tie Centennial? Per
haps if God had asked you for gift OF halt as
much to His cause, you would have said, an
not able to spare ii. But see; you we're some
how able to spare twice as much for that pleasure
trip Something between $40 and 800 you gdr'
to the Centennial, Philadelphia, and it may be
that, like the generality of visitors there, you are
no better eff for it all. Well, if one half Of tha
amount is too much, what do you say to onetoarth'
Too much? Well, if you.had another chance fol
such trip, would you not - feel able" to take it
Some went twice, some three times and would &C
yet again if 1.-THE big show were still open ThinE
this matter over. It is to be feared that God''
people do not think andt fan for sustaining Hi
work, as they do in fathef things-as they did il
preparing to - nial, for instance. :
Y Ct this thinking De- is Just what is need
ed. Therefore as Sustentation-a great and pre-
cious work-will ask your help on the first Sabbath
of January, get ready Begin now There il
little, if any real value" received for the none.
spent by most people on the Centennial. Thu
money is gone. and what have you to show for it
Even though you may feel greatly profted, Ia
most did not,) God aom profit goa far more IN yOu
gicing to Him. There was really no absolute neeC
of the Centennial We could have suUiced with
out it, to say the least. But immortal souls ar
this day perishing for want Of the gospel. Church
es are dying, and many OF Gods ministers are sui
fering sorely Tor want of help. Take the matter il
hand at once then. Don't put it off, Above all
let no one make Gods cause suffer because Of thG
| Centennial trip 1t has made many feel very poo
made them already say in some cases. W
have nothing to give" But even if such as thes
will "ay By in store for Sustentation until tn
FIRST Sabbath in January, they will find that God
through them, will take care of His work There
fore lit every one get ready. Begin nOao
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FROM THE NORTHERN STATES.

Rev. Albertus c. VanRaats, D.. the patriarch
and founder of the Holland colony In Michigan,
died after lingering illness November 7tb. he
was an honored minister Of the Reformed Church.
Rev. S J. Wilson D. D pastor of the Sixth Pres
byterisn church, Pittsburg, has resigned 10 order
to accept the chair in the Theological Seminary
made vacant by the death of DR.. acobus
The Reformed Episcopalians bad the honor Of be-
ing mentioned, at least, at the Episcopal Congress-
and are certainly making headway 10 spite of the
Disadvantages with which they have to contend.
They have two church edi6ces now building
10 Philadelphia, Emmanuel and the Second; and
they have recently organized new churches at Bou
der, Colorado, and at Chicago. Grace Church il
the name OF the latter aud its minister is Rev. j
D. COwan, graduate Of Q leen's College. Ireland
and of the Presbyterian Seminary at Chicago.
Eigh.handsd Romanism blood of the Bish-
CD of Mnorca Is up. He has been excommuni.
eating Protestsnts at great rate; although how
he can expe from his fold those who never were
in it, is not at once clear. But he includes every
body else who holds relations with them, and be
means business. He speaks in substance thus
1--WE renew and reiterate our sentence of the high
est order of accommodation against heretics OF
every Sort kind and description their pupils or
adopted children, their fathers, mothers, precep-
tors, and all who sit at meat with them; all who
aid or look kindly on them; their domestic ser.
wants all who dare to let house to hereto or
Protestant for school or services; every one who
gives money or makes loan, or leaves legacy to
SUCH persons; every one who lives on terms OF
friendship with such heretics, and every one who
dares to say or write one word in their defence
The Christian Convention at Chicago met on the
2lst ut, Mr. Moody taking the lead in the services
as in the similar conventions held in Philadelphia
and New York Two or three thousand delegates,
ministers and laymen we're present, representing
many States chiefly Illinois Missouri Indiana,
Michigan, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio, Wisconsin, snd
Minnesota After the close of the first meeting
300 ministers joined Mr.. Moody in the inquiry
room to pray for the baptism OF the Holy Spirit.
The meetings were of great power and interest, at
one of which the method of conducting eyangelis.
tic work was discussed Mr.. Moody fOrcibly illus.
tratng his words by pointing out the success of the
present revival services
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Public Instruction.
PEABODY MONEY.


DR.. Ru6aer says: Our receipts from this
source have diminished from $3S, S75 in 1874
to $19, 800 in 1876, and there is reason to
apprehend still further reduction in future
years. We have been receiving more in pro
portion to our population than the other
States for which the fund was designed, be-
cause we were in better condition to make
good use of it. Other States are now be-
coming better organized The policy toward
which the Peabody trustees is tending is to
use the money chiefly for training teachers,
and those States which show the most en-
lightened zeal in that direction may expect
liberal appropriations from the fund.
THE QUALITY OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Primary education has entered higher
sphere in Virginia. Well-informed persons,
even if unsympathetic, admit this with re-
speCt to the schools in many of our large
towns and cities. Teaching in these schools
ia a distinct science reduced to successful
practice. The mechanic arts has not more
improved in fifty years than has the art of
teaching, and the best methods are now en-
ployed in many of our public schools.
Percentage of school population in average
daily attendance: White, 1863; colored, 1874.
Number of teachers: White males, 2,495;
white females, 1889; colored males, 4I8;
colored females, 21S. Average monthly sal
aries from all sources Males, S34 95; fe-
males, $3037. OF the school houses 2, 084
are log, 1924 frame, 1876 brick, 81 stone /;
1850 have good furniture, and 1899 are
owned by districts 333 were built during the
year. The value of school property owned
by districts is $751; The number of
county and city superintendent, ga Aver
age of county superintendent salaries from
State, $3.50, and from counties, $l95. Aver
age of city superintendent from State, S245;
from State and city, $1,11S IA.
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The Great Revival.
The Interior in an article acting forth the
character of Che work. SAYS:

The Interior in an article acting forth the
character of tbe work, says:
"There have never been six such weeks in
Chicago. They have been weeks Of the right
hand of the Most High. Day after day Far
we'll Hall has been crowded With praying
Christians. Night after night from four to
eight thousand people have gathered in the
great Tabernacle to hear the gospel spoken
and sung. Night after night the inquiry
rooms have been thronged by anxious souls,
asking the Philippian jailor's question,
"Whst mist l do?" Morning by morning,
the daily press has carried full reports Of
these wonderful meetings to tens of thou
sands Of homes throughout the Northwest
In the city, unwonted conversations have
filled the public ear. In office, store, street
car, and stages, men have discussed the one
overshadowing subject, sometimes in tones
critical and wondering, occasionally in words
of denunciatiOD, often in words of sympathy
and hope, and JOY, but always earnestly, as
men discuss things that have laid firm grasp
upon the popular thought. 1t is yet two
early to attempt even to outline the results
But certain facts stand out 30 plain that ht
who runs may read.
The life Of the Church has climbed higher
than ever it has been in this city. The frs
fruits Of the revival we're the tears and cries
and confessions of Gods people. It wal
meet and encouraging it should be SO. Tn
work moved from it's propercepter. Thre'
weeks of heart searching end of silence will
God, and then, with girded loins. ont into TN
fsld. Already in very many of the church
es there have been blessed fruits from the re
dedication Of Gods own children"
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From the Missionar,.
Evapgelistic Work.

A number of the Presbyteries and Synod;
have evinced an Increasing interest in this
department. of work at their late meetings
1t is hoped that good results will follow their
deliberations, and that the committee, tc
whom the matter is referred in the Presby.
byteries, will give practical effect to the res
olntions adopted by selecting good men tc
enter upon the work. The Executive Com
mttee are extremely anxious to cooperate
to the full extent of their ability in every eff
fort to extend the borders, and to establish
more firmly the weak places of the Church
In few Presbyteries it is thought that this
work can be most adVantageously prosecuted
through the agency of pastors, while in the
large majority of them one, two, three, OIL
four evangelists ought to be in the field
What we have to say now is merely in the
way of urging forward the zeal of Presbyte
rial Committees nd to assure them of 9
cheerful Coz in advancing their
work, THs General Assembly is
1.-THE Sustentati6G and E7angestic Work shall
be conducted separately after January lst 1874
The Evangelist is an officer duly and. formally ap
pointed and set apart by a Presbytery to take
charge of its feeble churches or destitute fields
His salary shall De paid first, by the field of labor
served by him under the direction and supervision
of the Presbyterial Committee Of Sustentation
and second, from the Evangelistic Fund 10 ordi
nary cases the salary OF an evangelist shall be $500
but greater amount may be given when the Pres
bytery shall distinctly state that it is necessary
provided that in every case all collections for this
cause 10 the Presbytery shall be sent to the Evan
gelistic Fund, and that the Executive Committee
shall be guided by what the churches of each Pres
bytery are doing to sustain this cause.
The annual appropriations for this cause
will be made in January, and it is desirable
that as far as possible, arrangements for the
year should be completed by that time
There are vast dessitutions in our bounds
which have yet to be supplied with the
preached word; there are large numbers of
Presbyterian people and families who are de-
prived of their chosen ordinances of worship;
there are many organized feeble churches
which seldom enjoy preached gospel, and
these all cry out against further delay and
admonish those concerned to give immediate
attention to the matter of supplying those
wants
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work of publishing such newspaper as may
instruct and edify the church. If by this
means he may reach every week many thou,
sands instead of few hundred, can any one
doubt as to the greatness of his opportunity?
What would not Paul have given for one
good printing press
1t is worthy of notice that the present
constitution of our Church is as silent con-
corning Professors in Theological Seminaries
and in Colleges, and also Secretaries of our
benevolent enterprises, as it is about E iitors
Oar conviction is that all of them should be
brought under ecclesia1,ical regulation. All
ordained ministers in our Church who are
able to work, should "give themselves" as
far as practicable, wholly to it, in some
form of labor that properly comes under the
terms of "the work of the ministry J" and
in all cases, of editors, professors, sccreta
res, az well as pastors aad evangeIsts, their
work ought to be authorized by the Church
through It's regularly constituted courts. 1t
msy be proper to add that, in this as in other
things, our Revised Book puts our operations
in conformity With our true principles of go
Vernment
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"VIRGINIA PATRON. 1t is announced
that NJ j. R W. holland has purchased an
interest," in this paper, which is understood to
be published under the auspices of the Gran.
gers. He also becomes an editor ,intly with
Mr.. Lakewood. M.j1r Nolsod is we'll
known throughout the State as native Vir
ginian, gentleman of much intelligence and
moral worth, whose taste and reading have
brought him Into thorough acquaintance
With all our agricultural and domestic inter
ests. His experience and talents will there
fore prove a most valuable addition to the
claims of the Virginia Patron.
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

The LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW for October, re-
published by the Leonard Scott Publishing Co..
Al Barclay ST., New York.
Strawberry Hill; The Arctic Regions and the
Eskimo; London Aims, and London Pauperism
The Papal Monarchy; The Suez Canal an Interna'
tional Highway Pictorial Illustrations of Shakes
psare; The Turkish Empire; The Life of the Prince
Oonsort; The Eastern Question and the Govern.
NE
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CAMP1NAs.-We have letters dated Octo'
Der 22i Oar missionary friends were all
very we'll. Mrs. Emerson, widow of Rev.
W. c. Emerson, is now ct the Institute and
has charge of all the domestic department Of
the college, a situation she is filing With
great efficiency. Mr.. Lane YES abs Vis-
ting the various distant stations. At one
point where year ago he hal Osgaalzed a
little church, he found FIVE persona ready to
make profession Of their faith, AID this
from the efforts Of the private members, for
no minister had visited them since Mr., Lane
organized the church Tie College work
goes on regularly, and the girls school is
improving uuder Mr.. Boyle's management.
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There is sharp point in the following sentence
from the Liberal Christian, which ought TO be felt
even by the obtuse -" Our ministers injure their
sermons by spending too much time in writing
Them and too little in getting ready to write Them"
PresLpterian.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-12-06

TURKEY.-While preparations are going
on for the conference of the great European
powers, it is understood that both Russia and
Turkey are buaily armiDg and making ready
for war, which is looked upon as almost GER
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Notice.-Tbe members of the Senior Glass OF
1876 Union Theological Seminary, will please rem
der an account of themselves to as soon as pos
sible that may publish the circular by the first OF
the year. Il. @. REED,
gov,ary;lla Eoyatfa ocuntu Tenn
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ID &B Institution The report of the Presi-
dent of the Board of Directors of the Institution
| for the education Of the Deaf and Dumb and the
| Blind gives the following table: Number enrolled
at date ct last report, 80 mutes, 81 blind new pu-
pills admitted during the year, Is mutes, blind.
Whole number under instruction, los mutes, A
| blind; discharged during the year, l6 mutes,
| blind died. 2 blind. Numbers enrolled for the
| present year, SO nutes SO blind.
This Institution has been 10 operation 80 years.
The disbursements last year were S42 800 sc re-
ceipts from the State Treasury, $40 600.
The Female Orphan Asylum "A meeting of the
Board of Directors of this restitution was held on
Monday, Mrs. Bradley I. Johnson presiding Bu-
slness OF i'm DOrtance TO tho ASYLUM, but not of
public interest. was transacted. |, will be crafty
ing to the friends OF the institution to learn that
It's prospects in every way favorable, aud that
all the inmates comfortably provided for. There
are now 10 the Asylum sixty-two orphans, ranging
in age fIom four to seventeen years. Reared, as
they are, uader the watchful care of the mstrons,
and amid the most elevatipg and refining iLf ences,
they are fitted for almost any position 10 lite, and
the demand by those IN want OF help is often
greater than can be supplied As one of the oldett
and most deserving OF Richmo ID CHI rites, the
Female 'phan Asylum has paramount claims on
its psople--,lains that should in no wise be over
looked.
Tribute to General Wade Hamptan.-The London
Telegraph thus concludes a splendid tribute to
General Hampton:
Though stripped Of his property and ruined be
has survived 80 set as useful and active an exam.
pie to his cOmpatrios 10 peace as he did in war,
in his darkest hour Of agony did he ever desert
his native State She has rewarded him by az.
pointing him to be her Governor, aud it is to be
hoped that the long lane OF poor South Cardinals
adverst7 will at last have turning, for it is GER
tain that General Wade Hampton will show him.
self to be as true and incorruptible in office as he
was brave upon the battlefield. When the hour
shall arrive for the South to gather up her Jewels it
will be found that such men aR Wade Hampton, tf
South Carolina Kemper, Of Virginia. and Corridor,
Of Georgia, who Tor four years faced fearful odds
upon many bloody battle field, will, like the
greatest OF American rebels, George Washington,
show Themselves 10 be fist in war, first in peace,
and first In the hearts Of their cOuntrymen.
The Legislature Of North Carolina met at the
Cap, al on the 20th of November. After the oatl 8
of Office were administered to the members they
proceeded to the election of officers of the two
Houses. j. l. Robinson, of Macon, was elected
S peaker OF the Senate and Charles Price, of Davie
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
Hon. E H. Braxton is having building erected
on his large vacant lot, at the lower end of Maiu
street, for the use of the Fredericksburg Military
Academy