The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-07-25
DOMESTIC MIsCELLEHY.

Golden Wedding.-A very pleasant incident oc.
Cured near New Hampden In Highland county,
and illustrates to extent the spirit OF our Deo
pie amid the mountains Benami Hansel, Esq.,
a ruling elder OF Goshen church, and his excellent
wife recently celebrated the fteth anniversary of
their marriage. The pastor of the church, Rev.
Mr.. See, was master Of ceremonies a tree was
planted music discoursed, greetings interchanged,
prayers offered spiritual songs rehesrsed, Bibles
and Testaments presented to children, and grand
children, to the number Of thirty or more copies.
a happier scene was never witnessed, and Illus
rates the fact, that true piety may give zest to the
most pleasant of social entertainments FaiHfm
Word.
Departure of Lady Missionary for Japan.-Mss
Mamie Fletcher left here on Monday last for New
York, whence she goes to San Francisco, from
which port she will sail for Yokohama, Japan, in
which country she will serve five years as a mission
airy teacher, under the auspicies of the ''Woman's
Union Missionary Society, of America for Heather
Lands" Miss Fletcher is a daughter of Rev. Pat
terson Fletcher, of this county, and graduated at
the Augusta Female Seminary 10 the class OF $50.
She devotes her young life to the work upon which
she enters from high sense of duty, and makes
the great sacrifice willingly Staunton INDICATOR
American Officers Leaving the Egyptian serv ics.-
General Fields, Of this State, VINO has been in the
Egyptian military service for several years, with
other distinguished American officers announces
In his last letter home-receiVed In Fredericksburg
Mondsy-that the Khedive has discharged all of
the American officers in his SERVICE and he is now
on his way home. The disagreement grew out of
some complications arising from the position of the
Egyptian Government towards the Eastern Powers
now at war. Fredericksburg Star.
DR.. Basil L. Gildsrsleeve recently Professor of
Greek In the UuversityOf Virginia, has been elect
ed President of the American Pathological Associ-
alton that held its ninth annual session in Balti-
more during the past week.
Fight with the Indians -Captain Joseph and
his band had an encounter with the cavalry on the
18th. and put the whole pursuing force to rout,
compelling them to return to Kawaih, leaving Jo-
seph's band masters OF the situation.
Our Indian POlicy.-Those interested, land who
is not interested p in the SUCCESS of the present
policy Of placing the Indians upon reservations
under the care OF Christian teachers will be glad
to have the following facts Cleaned from the recent
report OF the Commissioners: La 1868 Z, 476 houses
were occupied by the Indians; iu 1876, 547l7.-
In the same period the schools have increased from
Ill to 344; the scholars from 4 us to IL 1923;
acres OF land cultivated from 81 POI to 3lS 1874
the corn raised, from 467, 1868 bushels to 2229 463
The number Of Indian church members is said TO
be 27,2l5.
The Sixty-First Annual Report of the Ameri.
can Bible Society, presented May 10TH 1877, has
been published 1t makes an octave pamphletof
about 100 pages, and contains the constitution of
the Society," the prices of all the editions of the
Bible the Society publishes, full reports of its ope-
ratlons during the past year, list of the auxiliary
societies and their officers The American Bible
Society will send it by mail, without charge on re-
cept Of five cents for postage.
An Unusually Solemn scene--On last Sabbath at
III o'clock, the mortal remains OF three children,
near the same age, viz. Mary Susan, daughter of
DIR. W. B. and Mrs. A. A. Mott aged sixteen
months, Jay Clifford son of j. H. and j. X.
Thompson, aged Is months. and Johnnie Esther.
daughter ofs John and Esther Lpe, aged l6
months, were brought into Centre Church, N. c.,
IN the presence OF large and solemn congregation,
when funeral sermon was preached by Rev. VIII
liam w. Pharr, pastor, after which the congregs-
ton solemnly moved to the graveyard and separat-
ing into three divisions laid the remains of these
dear little ones In their resting places at the same
time. The scene was solemn end touching, and
doubtless will long be remembered.-S Southern
Home.
The monument erected by the Sander School
children Of the country IN memory OF Z. z. Bliss,
was unveiled at Rome, Pa, on the 18th. About
i've thousand people from the surrounding country
we're present.
IN eACHauge says. ' u party OF rI0touS young
men, belonging to the weslthiest families of Pitts
burg, have been sent to the workhouse for ninety
lays, and denied the alternatives of paying fines.
Degrees COnferrsd-Th College of William aud
Mary, In Virginia, has conferred the degree of
Doctor of Divinity Oh the Rev. S. NJ. Moore, pas
or of the Presbyterian church in Tyrone, Presby-
cry of Huntington.
Pennsylvania College, at Gettysburg, Pa, has
conferred the tide OF D. D., on the Rev. B. T.
6ittinger. pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian
church, Washington D. @.
The Hebrew Bible of Prof. Tayler Lewiston
flank leaf there written in his distinct and beauti-
III handwriting, the following words,
"This Hebrew Bible was purchased 10 1922
for number of years it was read through twice
ear, then once year, and since repeatedly. Al
most every difficult place has been made the sub.
ect OF marginal or separate comment, every rare
Tord noted, and every rare meaning preserved in
marginal signs. 1t is much disfgured, but much
tudled and to me very precious book"
(Slgued) TAYLER LEWIS.
august 30, 1868.