The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-03-01

A Great Religious Awsksning.-A letter from
Princeton, New Jersey, to citizen of Lexington,
thus speaks Of the extensive revival of religion
there.
Our town is greatly moved by an extensive and
remarkable religious awakening. la the College
it IS really astounding Il had been in progress
some days when, about q week ago, Moody and
Sankey unexpectedly stopped forty weight hours
WITH Us. Their services were impressive, and the
movement Is every day gaining ground. One re-
msrkable feature Of the work IS that of personal
effort. Alter a number Of meetings for prayer
among the PioUs students, there came a notice
trcm the chapel pulpit for meeting for conference
and conservation, which va largely attended,
ar 10 which every man. Cor nearly ALL cOnseerated
themselves TO individual ehJrt among his COM
rades-that is, they sought and spoke directly on
the great matter of personal salvation to their com
psnions Aud the blessing came. Their dOrmi-
tories and lecture rooms and churches are full OF
meetings at al hours almost, aud yet the college
exercises 90 on regularly. The same thing goes on
IN town. Every plous man calls to his neighbor,
Come, seek the Lord, until l suppose there are
few men at this moment who have not been thus
personally invited TO accept the Gospel. %, that
YOUR college and mine-thst old Washington Col
lege, which l can never tOrg, t-Oh, that IL might
share in this unspeakable blessing. And why
might it not ?'-LeCmgtoa Gazette.
Memory and Education President Stearns, Of
Amherst College, IN a recent lecture before his
class. Geprecates the present system of education
as Injurious to the memory He said the Hi0dus
transmitted without error three books of the Vedss,
one Of which consists Of one thousand and ten
hymns, through the centuries until Solomon's
time, and about one thousand before Christ, Oy
memory alone, acquiring them from oral lnstrue-
tiOn-s thing which has no parallel at the present
day. The multiplicity Of subjects now presented
to the scholar, rendered the acquisition OF reten
tive memory next to impossible.
The Catalogue of Danville Theological Seminary
shows an attendance Of Seniors, , Middle Class,
s; j Junior Class, 10.
Rev Alfred B. Lesson, young assistant minister
10 Mount Calvary (Ritualistiel Church, Baltimore,
has gone over to Rome, aud been duly deposed by
Bishop Nottingham. Mr.. LeesOu has only been
out Of the General Theological Seminary two or
three years, We believe.
DR. Bacon raised laugh 10 his opening speech
as Moderator Of the Plymouth Council, by saying
that the Council vas more ulf. for any judicial
function than the Presbyterian General Assembly
ITSELF The Doctor is one of those unfortunate
souls who think that if the sun does not rise and
set in New Haven it Is because there is some tenn
pOraTy defect 10 the machinery OF the universe to
remedy which Il is on II necessary to apply his lit
tie Congregational crow bar II the Presbyterian
General Assembly had work Of the magnitude and
tioulty before it that DR.. Bacon's Council had.
and our Moderator should stop to throw stones
awhile at the unlocking Congregstionalists, we
should raise the point Of order on him. and take al
appeal TO the house The streets of Jerusalem
we're said to be kept clean By every man sweeping
before his own door. It was easy then, as it is
easy now, to see where the litter and garbage are
Interior