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

Augusta County, va-There is more land chang
ing hands in Augusta county than TOR many years
The average price of good farm land IN this county
is twentyeight dollars per acre.
The largest -four mill in the Valley Of Virginia,
is located In Waynesboro, with capacity to turn
ont from s 600 to 10 600 barrels Of -four annually
stauuton.-The Fair given by the ladies OF the
I'd Presbyterian church, last week, took IN S4O2' Of
which 1856 was clear. The room was denseIy
crowded each night and the Fair was admirably
conducted This young congregation was ge3er-
! ously assisted by members of the other ehurcneS'
! A wealthy lady of the congregation has made a
donation of $50 towards the purchase OF pastor
library. Mr. Simpson leaves for Scotland ABOUT
the Sth of March, on a short visit
Hon William B. Reed died at his residence IN
New York, on the evening of February Is. de
was born in Philadelphia, June 3Qth, 1896.
The Yedder Lecturer on Modern In6delity for
the present wear is the Rev. DR.. Talbot w. Cham
bers, of New J ork.
Prof John T Humphreys, recently OF Lynchourg'
has entered upon the discharge OF his duties as
State EntomOlOgst OF Georgia.
The Powbatan Iron Company, operating on James
River, in Virginia, and OF which Gen. W. bart
lett of Massachusetts, is president, has othciany
notified its creditors of suspension OF payment OF
said company.
Gymnasium Mr. E. H. Squibb, Of Brooklyn.
n. Y, has recently presented to the University Of
Virginia all the psrsphernaHs of complete gym
nasium, which have Oeen arranged in convenient
location, and afford great amusement aud physical
culture to those who are exercised thereby.
ADF. Randolph & Co., have published Cartal
little volume by Mr.. d. l.. Moody, entitled Hoao
to Study the Bible. A learned divine writes to u.s.
" IL is just like Mr.. Moody, and ought to be cir
custed by thousands.
Prof Frank Hildsbrand, teacher of German and
Natural History in the High School OF Lynch
burg, died in that city, Sunday the 20!h inst de
was a native of Germany but had resided In this
country many years. He was the private tutor OF
President Jefferson Davis's children in Washing
ton. During the war he was gallant Southern
soldier, and since the surrender he has been hcen-
tate teacher at the University.
The University Alumni OratOr.-At the meeting
last June Of the Society of Alumni of the Unlver
sity of Virginia, Prot. Vim. B. Rogers, OF New
York, was selected as the orator at the meeting OF
the Society next june with Col. +. w. ii. Holl
dsY as alternate
Prot Rogers has written to b Johnson Barbour,
President of the Society," stating that on account OF
his health he is compelled to forego the task as
signed him. By the resignation of Mr.. Rogers,
the duty will devolve on Col. Holiday, of this
place, of delivering the annual Grafton. COL Hol'
day's eloquence and scholarship give earnest that
the effort will be one creditable alike to the Uni.
versity and to himself Manchester Neaos.
The Military Instituts.-The Senate passed the
bill for the relief Of the Virginia Military Institute,
and we suppose it will 90 through the House read
lily, since the Legislature is IN liberal humor with
regard to our educational institutions. The bill
provides for lending the Institution ten thousand
dollars annually for six years-the interest to be
paid every year, and the principal at the end OF
twenty-five years. In case the Unltea otateS gov
eminent pays for the damage done the Institute
by the Federal troops the money is to be returned
to the State at once.
Legislation Against Ministers. chancellor Haven
has been writing fOrciby of the proposition to leg
islate against ministers in the fundamental law of
the nation. He says: " If there is no connection
between the Church and State, what has the State
to do with the Church but to let it alone Why
legiSlBte against ministers as though criminals 2
All wise defenders of religion desire that the State
should let the Church alone but when the State
takes offensive steps and discrminates against re-
hgious people or preachers, depriving them OF
part Of the common privileges of humanity, and
denying the religious organizations what is freely
granted to nOn-relgious and even ant-religous or
CARNATIONS, then the State begins to prosecute,
and it is time for all who have any regard for God
and humanity to inquire wheresthis aggression is to
end.
washingtOn's Birthday,-The Congress of the
United States adopted the following concurrent
resolution:
Be it resolved, That for the promotion of the
national feeling throughout the Union on the Oc-
casion of the centennial year of our independence,
and believing this to be the proper time for the ex-
preston of our appreciation of the great services
rendered to the people and the cause OF liberty by
the Father of Our Country, George Washington,
the 22d day of the present month shall be treated
and deemed a national holiday throughout the
United States in the Government business, and, so
far as consistent with the public welfare in all OF
the departments of the Government employment
shall be suspended for that day.
The Je1ojSk Messenger has the following cordiai
and sensible words of welcome for Mr. Moody:
THE revival has come to New York, and we
welcome the enterprising gentlemen who propose
to better all classes by their prayers, sermons and
songs. No man of sense can declaim against the
method pursued at the Hippodrome provided it
6e conducted in the same orderly and earnest way
that has characterized the meetings elsewhere
The Catholics Afraid of the Public Schools The
Freeman Journal says:
"One thing is certain Archbishops and bish.
ops may be multiplied and priests ordained, and
thousands of churches built-but il our bishops do
not, following the Vicar of Christ, forbid Catho-
lies sending their children to goddess schools, In
| fifty years from now the Catholic Church in the
United States will be shrivelled and CHASTITY ske
eton-a dry waste after wave of European emf
gratiou-a scattered f)ck that false shepherds ted
and fatteDed on, and left unsheltered from the
wolves These are hard words, but they are true
even if it be the rough editor of the Freeman S
| Journal that says them. And his God knows he
would be glad not to have to say such words
A case of conscience is mentioned in an exchange
/ A man was COnscientiously opposed to the envelope
system of making contributions, on the ground that
we are commanded not to let our left hand know
what our right hand dOeth. The system being
adopted BY the church, he gave nothing, for fear
his left hand would find it out. In this way he
kept his conscience unspOtted and got ahead OF
b-g loft hand