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FOREIGN ITEMS.

Glass slippers are woven of fine flexible threads
of glass by the cunning artificers of Vienna.
Thirty million letters we're transmitted by the
Japanese mails last year, and only ia we're lost
six hundred missionaries have died in India, and
the present number there is exactly SIX hundred.
| Among the facts of interest brought out in the
| late meeting of the Edinburgh Council was this
that in the three Presbyterian Churches of Scot.
land, the Established, the Free, and the United
| Presbyterian Churches there were at least twenty
thousand elders. What power in the service of
Christ such band may be !-RresJgtertan.
The authorities of the approaching French Inter-
national Exhibition refused to allow any building
to be erected on the Exhibition grounds for dis
playing, selling or giving away Bibles, whereupon
| the Committee of the London Bible Society has
| purchased plot of ground near 10 the Champ de
Mars, in Paris for the use of the Society during
the continuance Of the Exhibition.
Bible Monopoly sounds strangely to Ameri.
can ears that the publication Of the Bible, with
out note or comment" in England is limited by
| law to three establishments. London Punch says:
THE printing of this most precious of all books
the book whose free circulation was to be due to
| the printing PRESS indirectly as well as directly
is, on this four hundredth anniversary Of the first
products Of the Printers Art in England the sim
gle surviving subject of printers monopoly. Why
should this be? Shilling Sbakespeares,' freed
| from the dead weight of note or comment, many
printing and publishing firms have given us al
ready, and any that like may give. Who peases
may print, as who runs may read. But Shilling
Bible with an unnoted text only the Oxford and
Cambridge University Presses and the Queens
Printers are privileged to put forth. Ii other
printers print the book, it must be Nth notes."
Religious Liberty in France.-Rev. f. de Pres
sense writes to the English Independent Reli.
gious liberty in France is about to pass through
sorrowful eclipse. 1t is evident that the Bill pro-
posed by me to the National Assembly, and which
was taken up again by my friends in the existing
Chamber of Deputies, will be set aside for long
time. 1t will become very difficult to carry on any
evangelical missionary work, at least outside of the
great towns. | lately received q most interesting
coll from some thoughtful men, who, weary of
Catholicism, we're convinced that it must be over
thrown, not by scepticism, but by true and ear;
nest faith They invited me to come and explain
to them my own evangelical convictions. The day
following. May 10Th, they wrote to me to say that
the propose discussion would now be impossible.
Only this morning there has appeared an extraor-
binary circular from the minister Of the Interior on
the subject of colportage, which must inevitably
affect the colportsge of the Bible. The days are
evil it is the hour of darkness but God reigns,
and public opinion continues calm, steadfast and
immovable in its attachment to liberty"
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A Good Baptist Sermon.

Rev. DR.. E. T. Buist of Greenville S. O., writes
to the Christian Observer about the removal of the
Rev. John A. Broadus, D. D., and the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary to Louisville, KY.
"Dr. Broadus was to preach his farewell sermon
in the Baptist church. Sunday morning, and as he
is so universally beloved, an invitation was sent to
the Presbyterian and Methodist churches to unite
with them and at the appointed hour, three con-
grepations of different denominations sat in that
spacious and elegant edifce, one fold, and in the
puIpit might be seen three ministers Of the said
different denominations, cooperating in conduct
ing the one service. 1t was beautiful as Tnzah.
Such congregation, every seat and aisle full,
so quiet and attentive suppose was never seen in
that church since its dedication. The people Of
our city were of one mind to let it be seen that they
honored piety, wisdom, learning, and culture. The
discourse was worthy of the man and OCCASION
The text was John iii: l. He spoke Of Nicode-
mus. his character and Christs discourse with him,
and satisfactorily treated Of regeneration. He al
uded to the passage IN the fifth verse, and express
ed the opinion that the mater there was not 6ap-
tisna, as he affirmed by saying that mo ceremony
could possibly be an indispensable condition OF sal
vatiop as that was repugnant to the whole gospel
And then he proceeded with ChTlsts teachings to
Nieodemus, especially the sixteenth verse: "God
so loved" etc. The whole was wise and delight
full gospel discourse. 1t was ripe and luscious fruit
that fell into the bosom Of our community, long to
be remembered and to leave precious fragrance
behind it.
We are Just about to hold protracted meeting
in M church here. The Rev. John I. McBryde,
a reViysiiat, and the Rev. =. NJ. BUST, Of Cheraw
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INTERESTING VOLUME The attention Of
our readers, especially of brethren in the
ministry, is called to the advertisement (see
special notices. of the Rev. William Gillies,
of Edinburgh, Scotland. It will be seen
that volume is to be published containing a
complete account of the recent Presbyterian
Council. The amount of information it will
embody concerning the Presbyterian churches
throughout the world cannot be found in any
other volume. Besides this, it will embrace
an amount of most valuable thought on a
great many important subjects in the papers
and addresses presented before the Council.
The price of the work will be six shillings
(S15O), making it very cheap volume, for
the size aud value of it's contents. 1t is
hoped that a very large number of persons
viii avail themselves at once of the opportu-
nifty oGo7sd, and subscribe for the work i'm
mediately. 1t is respectfully suggested to
those who have charge of congregations, that
a good work would be accomplished by max
ing this matter known among their people,
and by procuring subscribers. All names
sent to this office will be sent to Edinburgh,
and the volume will be paid for when re-
ceiVed.
As no pecuniary benefit is expected from
this publication, would not the editors of our
newspapers be giving only reason
able help to SO useful an undertaking, if they
would give the advertisement a gratuitOus
insertion, together with some favorable no.
tice? We ventured to encourage an expeC
tatiOn on the part of the Rev. Mr.. Gillies,
that this would be cheerfully done by the
papers connected with the Southern Presby
terian Church.
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THE PRESBYTERIAN CoUNCIL.-ThOSe who
may purchase the forthcoming volume, no
ticed elsewhere in this paper, will need no
further information concerning this great
convocation. Bat most of our readers will
depend almost entirely upon what they ind
in our columns. Much interesting matter
has been already laid before them; but much
still remains. 1t is our purpose to enter
next week upon the work of furnishing, as
far as practicable, such information as may
be thought needful.
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Representation in the Next Council "A
Back Country Elder" says in the South. Western
Presbyterian
There is no question in my own mind as to the
necessity laid upon our Southern Church to have
itself fairly represented at the next meeting of this
Council. Though we may not yet be able to see
the necessity for any such Council at ALL and may
wish it never had been, yet we must look the fact
in the face that such Council does exist, and that
it is power already. Whereunto it may grow is
what no man can now foresee. The time will come
when conservative men Of marked ability will, un-
der God, save the whole moral character of that
power. If our Southern Church is not represented
it will be misrepreSented, and misunderstood. We
have nothing to lose and nothing to fear in going
there We have learned that much, at least, by
going to Edinburgh. We have more friends than
we think; but we cannot expect them to be watch
full for US in our absence. They do not know the
points. They cannot understand our hopes and
fears until they are told. Absent, we should for
the time being, go out Of sight, We would be
within the power of those who watch for our halt,
ing, and wish our good name to be evil spoken Of"
Present, we have found that we only had to make
our reasonable wishes known in order to command
respect
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SAFELY AND THANKFULLY AT HOME
Those who have been far away from home,
especially over the sea, understand the CON-
fort and JOY of being safely back again.
Gratefully acknowledging the good hand of
the Lord which has been upon US in all the
way, by sea and by land, we now resume our
usual work, very greatly improved in health;
glad to have gone, and more so to return.
Our thanks are due to many kind friends
whose contributions to the Central PreS6y
terrain have given unwOnted interest to its
columns, and the hope is here expressed that
they and Others may thereby the more read
ily perceive how good it would be to perse
we're in a thing so easy and pleasant.
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The Reply of the Queen.

Queen Victoria has ordered the following reply
to be sent to DR.. Blake, as one of the Clerks Of
the Presbyterian Council of Edinburgh, aCknowl.
edging the receipt Of the address from the Council
Whitehall, July 2l-Sir-I have had the
honor to lay before the Queen the address forward
ed by your ministers and elders representing 49
Presbyterian churches severally in 25 separate
countries, expressing their good wishes towards Her
Majesty and the Government of this country and
| have to inform you that Her Majesty was pleased
TO receive the address very graciOusly.
am, Sir, your obedient servant,
r. AssHEToN Cross"
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Celebrating Birthdays Abroad.

Fresh from the Pan Presbyterian Council at Ed
inburgh, party Of sixteen ladies and gentlemen
started for brief tour on the Continent. Among
the number were two we'll known veterans IN the
service of the Church, Rev. DR.. Pluner, of Co.
lumbia, S. c.. and Rev. John j. Knox, of New
town, L. l. Their many friends will be pleased to
learn that they have borne the fstigues of travel
remarkably, and have seemed fully toserjoy all the
experiences of the way On our way it was dis
covered that the birthdays of these two brethren
would occur within the same week, and it was felt
to be eminently proper that some special notice Of
the same should be made by their fellow,travelers
Accordingly on the 26th OF July, in the old city
of Strasburg, after busy day of sight seeing the
whole company assembled in one Of the rooms of
the Hotel Maison Rouge to express to DR.. Plumer
their congratulations on the attainment OF his 10th
anniversary Rev. s. NJ. Studdiford, of Trenton,
N. j., presided. Rev. DR.. f. L. Patton, of Chi
cago made felicitous address, and, in behalf Of
the company, presented to DR.. Plumer large al
bum of Photographic views OF Heidelberg, with the
autographs of the party This was followed By
brief remarks from others, aud fpally an eloquent
and touching response from DR., Plumer, reviewing
some of the features Of his long and checkered his
tory, and drawing from it appropriate lessons OF en-
couragement and guidance for his younger breth
rem. These exercises, being accompanied by ap-
propriate singing and prayer, were very affecting
and delightful to all concerned.
Four days after, at the "Hotel Swan, " in beau
titul Lucerne, the same company were assembled
to signalize the birthday anniversary of Rev. Mr.
Knox, who had just completed 66 years Rev. j.
H. Bryson, of South Carolina, presided; Rev. Dr.
Il. E. Niles, Of York, Pa, made an address of pre-.
sentation on handing the album Of photographs
referring to the pleasant intercourse they had en-
joyed on the journey, to which Mr.. Knox and bis
accomplished daughters had contributed so largely,
and wishing him all grace, mercy and peace in
completing the remainder of the journey of life
This was responded to by Mr.. Knox, who referred
to many important events in his domestic and min
iSterial experiences and professed assurances Of
kindly regard for each of the party, so long as life
should last.
After further remarks by Messrs. Bryson, Mat
thews and Patton, the meeting was closed by sing
ing part of the hymn,
How firm foundation ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in his excellent word
This was followed by prayer by Rev. DR.. Plumer,
and the doxology and benedction.
These special exercises-added to the regular re-
ligious services of worship which have been main
tanned by the party since leaving their native land,
both on shipboard and in hotels-wi add greatly
to the peaSurable memories Of their trip.-N T.
Observer
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FROM THE NORTHERN STATES.

Board of Publication of the Reformed Church. The
Christian htelhgencer says:
1--WE are requested to mention that, in conse-
quence Of the embarrassments inherited from the
past and the extreme depression of trade, the
Board of Publication, after protracted and careful
deiberation, has concluded put its affairs in the
hands of Receiver, Mr.. Garret Van Nostrand,
who will settle its business. There is by this ar
rangement an opportunity afforded to those who
wish to purchase theological or Sabbath-schoOl
books, or anything included in the stock of the
Board, to supply their wants at the lowest market
prices By this action the Board, when its stock
is disposed of, will cease to exist for the present
an incorporated body, but its ecclesiastical organi.
zation will continue. Our hope is that after few
months new incorporation will be effected under
better auspices The business of the Board for the
past year has been exceptionally good but the bur-
den of the past proves to be too much to carry in
such times as these, and it is undoubtedly most
wise to make an end of it.
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question, "Who would think of doubling
that there are" Yet is it not true that
many think of that class in general as prac-
tioslly without God" No doubt this Is
true of very many, and that "not many no.
bic are called" But there are many excep-
tiOns, some who are the choicest specimens Of
humble, devoted, evangelical piety. Lord
Polwarth, the Earl of KintOre, the Earl of
Shaftesbury, and many others, are abundant
in personal lsbors for the evangelizatiOn OF
the world. Let US be thankful that the
Lord has such to serve him in day when
many are turned away from the paths OF
righteousness.
Again; these examples are rebuke to the
timidity of many professors of religion among
us. There are many gentlemen in the
American churches who would be much Of
Tended to have it supposed for a moment
that they are to be reckoned as denying
Christ before men. Yet where are they to
be found? Is it at the Sabbath School OF
the prayer meeting? And though by eduCa-
ton and general religious culture well quail
fed to take prominent stand in religious
enterprise, they carefully give the cold
shoulder to it all; and would sometimes con-
slider that in q certain sense, their respecta'
biHty as politicians and in society at large
was rather damaged by being too closely
identified with the cause of Christ, and TIT
affairs of His Church. The plain truth il
that they are ASHAMED of Christ, and theil
cOwardice is rebuked not only by the faithful
words of the Saviour, but by the delightful
examples we have on both sides of the sea
in the true nobility of those who feel it thei
highest honor and most blessed privilege tt
take up their cross and follow the LAM
whithersoever he gOeth.
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"HoNoR TO WHOM HONOR. To the Rev
DR.. Blake and Rev. Mr.. Gillies, of Edin.
burgh, and the Rev. MIR. Matthews, of New
York, more than to any others, are special
thanks due for their abundant and exhaust
ing labors in preparing for the Council, as
well as during its meeting. 1t is not easy to
give an adequate idea of the extent and va
riety of their work, to say nothing of the
perplexity often connected with it. To this
should be added a tribute to the efficiency
and skill with which the Rev. DR.. Calder
wood, of the University of Edinburgh, pre-
sided in the meetings of the Business Com
mittee in the absence of Rev. DR.. Prime,
who was sick. Of all the many we have
seen in such position, DR., G. is to be SET
down as faeile princeps.
In private communication the Rev. Mr..
Gilies gives the following pleasant words,
which our readers will be gratifed to see:
81 take the opportunity of saying how
much grati6ed have been that our American
brethren were so kindly welcomed by Edin-
burgh friends, and that the memories which
the latter have of the visit are warmly cher
ished. Those who had the chief work of pre-
pairing for the meeting know and feel that in
many things our arrangements might have
been better; but DR.. Blake and | can say that
We never for anything worked more heartily
and we never felt more that blessing had
attended the proceedings. When l got to
my own home, on the evening when the bust
ness closed, about half past eleven o'clock,
1 felt very much in want of the help of a
few brethren to give thanks to God for all
the tokens of His goodness. We will now
look forward to another gathering of the
brethren, if God will and hope it will be
my privilege to be present"
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rb0 College at Walhsus, s. c., to which we al

The College at Walhala, S. c., to which we al
luded a few weeks ago, has been named 'Adgel
College" in honor of the Rev. DR.. John B. Adger.
Dr. Adger was invited to become its President, but
he has declined accepting the invitation. The en-
dowment fund has now reached nearly twenty
thousand dollars.
The followieg Professors have been chosen:
Rev. j. r, Riley Professor of Ancient Languages
Maj. B. Sloan, Professor of Mathematics and
Physical Sciences.
6. w. Moore, Principal of the Preparatory De-
partment, and Adjunct Professor Of the Classics in
the Collegiate Department
j. 0. Hicks, Principal of the Primary Depart
ment.
The exercises are to begin on Thursday, Septem.
Der 6th.-Southera Presbyterian.
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Church Case DssiasS The lawsuit, in which the
property Of the First Presbyterian church in Lou
isyile, KY, is involved hes Just been decided 1t
is known in the Courts as King ct, al. 70 Wilson
Ct o. The decision has just been alnoGpce9, and
giysS the 6ue property of the church te tk5 Rev,
DR.. s. L. Wilson and the portion Of the church
Rhisb stood Rith him. An appeal has been taken.
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Price to Subscribers, So SHILLING

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quired popularity hitherto unequalled by any Toilet
Soap of home or foreign manufacture. reputa-
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

The WESTMINSTER REVIEW for July. Through the
Leonard Scott Publishing Company, New York.
Contents:
The Chartered Guilds Of London; Illicit Com
missions Harriet Martineau; The Present Edu-
cation of Solicitors; Old Gaelic Culture Success
full Lawyers; The Cradle of the Blue Nile; The
Eastern Question; Contemporary Literature.
The GALAXY for September. Sheldon & Co., New
York, publishers.
Contents
Has the Day Of Great Navies Passed Philoso.
ply; Inez de Castro, a Queen Crowned after
Death; The Temperance Question; Lucia Berto.
nelli After the Fall; Venice; Les Chatiments
Three Excursions; Miss MisanthrOpe; American.
ism Your Pearls; A Chapter of Oddities; The
American Army; The Municipal Debt Of the U
States Drift Wood Scientific Miscellany Current
Literature Nebul@.
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Married,

P. NJ. Tabb, in Louisville KY, by Rev. W. j. Lows
ry, GEORGE W. BRIDGES and Miss MATTE N. TABs,
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ST. NICHOLAS for September Scribner's Illustrated
Magazine for Girls and Boys. Conducted by Mary
Mapes Dodge.
Contents
Fronispiece, "Hurrah for the Coach !" Young
Folks Fun in Central Park Gone Astray; A But
ter-cup; Drummer Fritz and his Exploits The
Fair-Minded Men who Walked to Donahan; Rob
bic Talks; An American Circus in Brittany; The
Stars for September Thistle, Puffs; Panchy; How
l Went a-Drumming; Jingles; Our Master; His
Own Master; Peters Rabbit.Hun School Lun-
cheons; For Very Little Folks he-Pulpit;
The Young Contributors Department; The Let
ter. Box The Riddle Box.
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church, are expected to conduct it. The churches
here are large and prosperous, and l think ready
for colonization.
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THE ECLECTIC MAGAZINE for September. E. r
Peton, publisher, rs Bond Street, New York.

Drifting Light Waves; Round the World in a
Yacht; German Schools; An Apology for Idlers
Life and Times of Thomas Beckett; My Peculiari-
ty; The Story of the Prism Pictures in Holland,
on and off Canvass; A Feather; Notes on the
Geographical Distribution of Animals; Young
Musgrave; Modern Diplomacy; Wagner; Japan
ese Miniature Odes; Cap-A New England Dog
Dresden China and its Mandatory at Nielsen,
Saxony; Vital Force; The Melancholy Ocean; Lit
erary Notices; Foreign Literary Notes; Science
AID Art; Varieties.
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SoRIBNERs MONTHLY for September. Conducted by
j. G. Holland. Published by Scribner Co., 74S
& 745 Broadway, New York
Contents:
The Immigrants Progress; The Cricket The
Fan; The Land of the Arabian Nights Nicho-
las Minturn; Hooking Water-melons; Wells and
Cisterns; Into the World and Out; Old Streets
and Houses of England An Island Of the Sea A
Portrait; His Inheritance Lodusky; A Russian
Funeral; The False Oracle; Mcroscopical CoralS ;
The Mirage of the Desert; The Use and Care Of
the Eyes; College Instruction; At Merry Mount
Topics of the Time; Home and Society; The
Worlds Work.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

FIRST GENERAL PRESBYTERIAN Council.
Preparing for publication, in one Volume, Royal
Svo, Double Columns,
Proceedings of the General Presbyterian
Council held at Edinburgh.
Comprising Introductory Narrative, Minutes.
Papers, and Speeches, Report on the Presbyterian
Churches of the World, and other Relative aud
Illustrative Documents.
Price to Subscribers, SIX SHILLINGs.
As the extent of the issue will be determined by
the number of copies subscribed for on CT before
the 10Th OF August, 1877. immediate application
should be made.
Subscribers names may be sent TO Rev. VIM.
GILLIEs, Is South st. Andrew So, Edinburgh.
an 22-lm