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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-07-11
FoR THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN
DIVISION OF THE SYNOD OF VIRGINIA

We come now to the second reason for a
division assigned in the memorial of Mont
gomery Presbytery-and criticised by ct"
This reason is so personal that l am re-
luctant to elaborate it. But as l regard it
as one of the most practical and weighty, l
will venture to emphasize and push it to the
front.
The general statement of the memorial is
that many of our best men do not participate
in the business of the Synod. This general
allegation is severed into two particulars
One is, that many, whose opinions would con-
tribute to the worth of any judgment, has no
part in initiating or shaping, as members of
committees, the business of Synod. The
other is That many are practically excluded
from the discussions of the body. This lack
of participation is further asserted to be in
furious to the members themselves and the
business of the Synod.
The reviewer does not dispute either the
facts or the evil asserted. He alleges, how
ever, that the cause of the admitted fact and
evil is not the size of the body, but the mental
and moral idiosynCracieS of the individuals
themselves, and that a division instead of
removing would spread and aggravate the
evil complained of.
To all this reply. That the explana'
ton assigned by "T," is, to say the least,
ambiguous. What he means here BY moral
idiosyncracy will not venture to define
The phrase is susceptible of an offensive in
depreciation. / acquit him, however, of any
intention of charging upon his brethren any
criminal delinquency-and attribute the ex
preston to either his thoughtlessness, or al
imagination that somehow or other it fur
nished him cover and an answer. But
2. 1t is easy to retort upon " 7" missp
plication. The word idiOsyncracy signifies
constitutional popularity affecting characte
or action. 1t is surely blunder to appl..
such word to class in the Synod, cOnsti
tuting largely the majority of the body. Mi
nOrities may be peculiar-majoritieS never
If we're to attribute the participation of tn
comparatively small knot who do the talkin
in Synod to "ths idiOsyncracies of the md
uiduals," l would certainly be guilty of n
s verbal inconsistency, however much and jus
D ly they might resent the implied Censure.-
Q But,
!, 3. The fact that many of our best me
# have no part in initiating or shaping the bu
7. mess of Synod, IS das to the size of the bod
Il Some of them are never or rarely upon an
Il important committee, and many of the
e never have the distinction or responsible
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-07-11

A CONSIDERABLE infax of Jews into Jeru.
salem is reported by travellers. New blocks
of buildings are to be seen everywhere by
those who approach the city from the west,
as also on the north. There are houses for
Jews of different nations, erected by "socie-
ties" and are let or sold in tenements of Two
rooms each, the poor being furnished with
homes for time rent free. Hitherto the
Jews have had their "quarter," but now they
can build wherever they can obtain sites.
While merchants and fnanciers do not settle
in Jerusalem, finding no sphere for their ope-
rations, the poorer classes of Jews are in,
creasing in numbers, being literally helped
in making home there by men like Sll
Moses Montefore. The agricultural schoo
near Jaffa has thousands of acres under cul
tivation, and the number of Jews is steadily
increasing in that town. The Germans il
Palestine are doing much to improve th'
country. They have established line o
small carriages from Jaffa, which place, q
also Caiffa, at the foot of Mount Carmel
they have partly colonizsd. A foot carriage
way is also being constructed by them from
Carmel to Nazareth.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-07-11
In Is said of q recent diatin nniah0d naa4o

IT is said of recent distinguished pastor
and professor in the Presbyterian Church
that he had committed to memory not only
verses and chapters but whole books of the
Bible. In consequence he always had an
apt quotation at hand when he needed it
And thus his preaching was greatly enriched,
and his prayers obtained an especial JUNCTION
and impressiveness. The late DR.. Spring
was regarded by all his brethren as master
in the art of leading the devotions of an as
sembly. The same thing was often observed
in the case of the Rev. DR.. Bethune. In
both instances one great charm was the ju-
dicious use of unhacknied Scriptures, and
this is gained only by large familiarity with
our noble version. 1t seems very prosaic
aud commonplace to be getting psalm or
an epistle by heart, but the results of such
an acquisition are often of the highest value.
1t is very far from being the lowest form Of
what is called "mighty in the Scriptures. y
Christian IatelSgencer.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-07-11

DR.. THoLUCK.-There are very many pu-
pills, friends and admirers of DR.. Tholuck in
America, who will be interested in the fol-
lowing extract from a recent private letter
from Halle, published in the Congregational
ist:
"Since last fall he has become weaker day
by day, and now he has not left his bed since
September. He seldom speaks word, and
hardly shows that he still knows me. Then
at times there comes day when in some
touching way he gives expression to his af-
fection, although the tongue is heavy and he
can scarcely be heard. But his soul is in
peace. Shortly before the last severe attack
be said: Il must die two deaths, but l am
not afraid; Christ's death was for me, and
no, am not afraid. And at the same time
his face lighted up brightly, and he stretched
up his arms to heaven. 1t was very affect
ing"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-07-11
A NEW ORDINATION HYMN.
BY SIDNEY HgRBERr.

" Go, preach my gospel Jesus said,
" To all the world its joys make known;
Whatever paths your feet may tread,
My presence shall your lsbors own"
They went, as he had bid them go,
To teach the nations far aud near,
And midst all conflicts, toll and, woe,
His loving presence gave them cheer.
-" Go, preach my gospel Jesus said,
Let every creature hear the sound;
Be the glad tidings quickly spread,
Wherever human hearts are found"
The truth was preached in every land
To which apostles feet could go;
And by the lsbors of that band,
Millions were saved from endless woe.
% Go, preach the gospel" Jesus said,
To those who were his chosen friends;
They long have slumbered with the dead,
But this commission never ends.
lis spoken still, by the same voice,
To eonseerated Christians here;
In the same Presence they Il rejoice,
Midst al their labors, far or near.
Southern Presbyterian
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-07-11
The True Way.

A little back from one of the rivers in one
of the old parts of our country, among rug
ged and frosty hills, locality which looks
as though formed to keep poor people poor,
there settled down, some three or more gen.
erstions since, a colony of hardy pioneers,
and they meant, live. Simultaneously with
building for themselves, they erected sane
tuary for the Lord, and among them public
worship has been we'll maintained from gen.
Grafton to generation, l suppose, until now.
A little way eff, on smooth and rich soil,
quite another company planted itself. Theirs
was fair possession at the foot of the hills,
beautiful as we'll as fertile, and where it
seemed as though men had nothing to do but
grow rich, and eat of the fat of the land.
But they discarded the idea of any good from
the presence of Christian institutions. Years
passed, indeed whole generation passed off,
before any house for worship was built, and
when built it went into disuse and decay
They would not be sponged for the support
Of religion; their poor neighbOrs on the hills
might submit to such an imposition, but no
they. My last knowledge respecting thes'
two places dates more than thirty years back
Up to that time the views and ways of tn
fathers had become in the main the view
and ways of their children; and as the re
suit, those on the bleak hills possessed th
wealth, and those on the plain were thei
debtors. On the hills there was money to b.
loaned, and their mortgages were held Oh
many of the best estates below: God ha
prospered those who loved his house.-D
b. B. HotchkiR.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-07-11

OUR natural proneness to resentmeI
hatred, malice, never fails to show itself upd
what we call a proper occasion; that il
when we Can make shift to fatter ourselva(
that we shall have the world on our side, q
never more 70 shame J that in the caus
God and religion. The misfortune is
thinking that there ever can be any such
casion and that We should ever thinl
is sufficient proof of our corruption and
fitness by nature for cur proper happi961
Reu. T. Adams.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-07-11
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- After "

After the shower the tranquil sun;
Silver stars when the day is done.
After the ow, the emerald leaves;
After the harvest, golden sheaves,
After the clouds, the vic ct sky;
Qaiet woods, when the wind goes by.
After the tempest the lull of waves
After the battle, peaceful graves.
After the knell the wedding bells;
Joyful greetings from sad iarewells.
After the bud, the radiant rose;
After our weeping sweet repose.
After the burden, the blisstul mead
After the furrow, the waking seed.
After the Fl ght, the downy nest;
Over the shadowy river-rest.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-07-11

PRAYER is the work of the soul, and no
of the lips only.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-07-11

Finally, the laws of the sustentation Com
mittee are such that under them We cannot
support our feeble churches at all, and there
fore modified form of cooperation is to us
necessity. If the Presbytery of 3. Hano-
YER can do its own work better than any
Committee can do it, ought any one to OBJ
iect? PRESENTER.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-01
An Insane Mans Bloody Exploits on
Flying Train.
Virginia (Nevada) Enterprise.l

Virginia (Nevada) Enterprise.I
From a passenger on the overland
train which passed Reno yesterday
morning we learn the particulars of a
halfhour of multiplied horrors which
took place on the train between Truckee
and Reno. 1t was Just after the hour of
midnight, and the train was rushing
along at the usual speed when large,
strongly-fOrmed man came into the
smOking-car, where were seated ex-cOn-
ductor Carmichel, formerly of the Vir-
ginia and Truckee Railroad, and few
other passengers. There was something
in his appearance which at once at
tracted the attention of the drowsy occu-
pants of the car, and caused them all to
look up and toward each other as he
stood for a moment looking wildly
about him. He went to where Mr.. Car
michel was seated and commenced talk
ing strangely and incoherently with
him. He said that gentleman had a
dangerous white hair in his head, and at
the same time drew large pocket-knife
and began brandishing it about and
threatening to kill him If he moved
| from his seat. This was a signal for a
general stampede of the other occupants
of the car, but Mr.. Carmichel was notal-
lowed to move. There he sat. and there
stood the madmau, brandishipg his knife
in close proximity to the head of his
intended victim. The passenger said
this lasted for some thirty minutes, and
doubtless it seemed that long 10 Mr.. Car
michel, who was unarmed and in mo-
mentary expectation of feeling the cold
and giittering steel. But Mr.. Car
michel's presence of mind did not desert
him. He talked with the maniac, and
finally induced him to foregO his bloody
purpose and take seat. This be did
two seats behind Mr.. Carmichel. where
the latter's movements could be watched
As soon as possible, however, the latter
Jumped up and broke for the car door
The fiend sprang after him like a panther
and caught him before he could escape
Ere the victim was rescued the madmar
had almost carved him into strips. The
most dangerous wound of all was ont
made in an endeavOr to cut Mr.. Gar
michel's throat. 1t extends from il
front to the nape of his neck, but tor
tunately severed none of the main VEIN
or arteries. The victims head was ter
riblv cut and slashed, as were also hi
hands, legs, and arms. After MIR. Car
michel was released the lunatic WA
thrust into the car and both doors locke'
by the brakeman. This did not seem t
please the fend. He took stick G
wood and smashed the windows of tn
) car generally, and finally battered dow
the door, reached the platform. an
| leaped from the flying train. The trai
shortly afterward reached Reno, wher
Mr.. Carmichel's wounds were dresse
and his wants cared for. An engine wa
Immediately manned and sent back t.
ward the little station, Mystic, wher
, the flying leap of the madman ws
) made, to search for him. tits not know
!. whether the wretch survived his leap {
= not. Mr.. CarmichePs wounds, thOug
! numerl us and severe, are not considere
> dangerous.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-01
A SagaciOus Mouse.

The Leavenworth (Kansas) Times Ito
be held responsible for the following
story: While Captain Gilges, who is EN-.
ployed at the Kansas and Missouri
bridge, was cracking some hickory nuts
Monday afternoon in the watch office, at
one end of the bridge, his attention was
arrested by the appearance of several
mice on the floor looking after the dis.
carded nut-shells, which yet contained
small particles of kernels. Thinking to
watch their msneuvers, he stepped out
side the door of the Office. He did not
remain long until one of the little ami
mails took up one of the shells, and climb.
ing considerable distance up the wall
let it fall to the floor. This was repeated
several times, until the small portion OF
the kernel which had eluded human re-
search had become loose enough to DC
readily extracted. When through with
one piece another was taken up and car
ried through the same process, showing
clearly to the watcher that the first In
stance was not mere accident.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-01
Arctic BalIOOning.

Mr.. Coxwell, the celebrated aeronaut,
has written a letter to the London
newspapers concerning the possible use
of balloons in Arctic explorations. He
says:
In attempting to solve the problem OF
a balloon route to the North Pole,
aeronauts should not forget the formid-
able barriers to success which would be
assuredly encountered in the way of
reduced temperature, huge icebergs, and
glacial impediments. II, through igno-
rance or want of judgment, these
points are lost sight of, any efforts in this
direction would prove abortive. There
are, no doubt, those who will glibly talk
of the easy way in which balloons could
be used, say in latitude eighty-three
degrees twenty minutes. All ! can say
is, they know very little of the effects OF
these atmospheric conditions on silk,
cloth, or India-rubber fabrics, such as
would be met with inside the Arctic
circle.
Still, with those who have we'll con
sidered the matter, there Is just one
cource of procedure which might enable
the aerostatic art to cooperate in the
hoisting of the English flag on the earth
polar axis, and to return with q fail
wind over ice fields in a similar way
Some crude suggestions have beer
already thrown out, but do not regard
them as of much weight. Indeed, th'
ordinary practice of ballooning in {
situation 80 new and perilous woult
have to be abandoned, and fresh plan
substituted in accordance with the re
quirements Of the undertaking. Fo
my own part, do not consider the Pre-
ject altogether impracticable, provides
1t be attempted at the proper season an
in the right way.
Ihave, as may be conjectured, my ow
3 scheme as to how best to embark in
, venture of this kind, and / consider
Q would be well worth trial, If even a
advance of another sixty miles du
q north be accomplished, and an additions
( sixty brought within the range of tel
J. scopic observation, it would be a might
{ stride in the right direction. / therefor
think the subject deserves encourag
n ment, and 1 hold that not only
= nautical, but in aeronautical research
= we'll, it becomes old England to aim
4 success and supremacy.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-01
ODDS AND ENDS.
NEVER GROW OLD.

looked in the tell-tale mirror,
And saw the marks OF care,
The crows feet and the wrinkles,
And the gray in the dark-b brown hair.
NV wife looked DER my shoulder
Tbsu Mos, wilt never grow old, my love-" she said,
"Never grow old TO me-
"For age Is the chilling of heart,
And thine, as mine can tell, ,,,
The sound Of our bridal bellw ~
turned and kissed her ripe red lips:
Let time do its worst on me,
If In my soul, my love, my faith'
l never seem old to theeP'
A YOUNG lady sent poem to British
newspaper entitled, l cannot make him
smile" The beast of an editor ventures
10 express an opinion that she would
have succeeded had she shown him the
poem.
THERE is a farmer living near Mount
Bethel, who, in the interest OF science,
agreed to cut open an old hornets nest'
to examine the architecture OF the IN
terror. As soon as he can see and talk
again, what he discovered will be
announced.
The Hamlet of the Waco lTexas)
Examiner thus soliloquizes: "Govern--
ment lands cost one dollar per acre, and
good whisky two dollars per bottle. How
ma,y men die landless who, during their
lives have swallowed wEOle townships,
trees and all"
"DAR's gwine to be wah," remarked
colored citizen, can all ye niggans
mout les we'll get ready for active busi, 81,
ness" (Which side shall we take =
asked one of his hearers. "You niggahs
can take jes' what side yer please; Use
ywine to take de Canada side!'
DANBURY Ne,cs: A prominent Con-
necticut writer is noted for neglect in his
personal appearance. The nigh before
Christmas, q gentleman spoke to a irienq
of making the author present.
want to get him something that he wou!o
keep" observed the gentleman. In
that case would suggest cake Ut soap
remarked the friend.
The solemn punster of the Burlington
Iyo,,L- Eue rescues this from oblivion
The other day some of the boys induced
a voung man from Flint Greek to take
hold of the handles of galvanic bat
tery. Asit puckered him up he roared,
"Jiminy Criminy, let upl Who ever
heard of q thing that could make you
Taste green persimmons with your hands
beforeT
WHO says that the fires of patriotism
are smouldering? A patriot in Rutland
Vermont, did his whole duty on election
day. He not only voted, but he traded
horses nine times during the day, and a.
nipht.fall had the same horse with
which he started at dawn. He also hae
fortv.fiye dollars in cash, watch wortf
twenty-five dollars, and a deubiecbar
relied shotgun, and four bushels OF po
tatOps
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-01

The bare suspicion of preference on
the part of the employees of the Lake
Shore Railroad that the victims of the
Ashtabula disaster should be burned be-
yond recognition rather than remain in
a condition which would enable their
friends to recover damages from the COM
pany, adds new horror TO railroad
travel. Yet there seems to be more than
a bare suspicion that there was such a
preference. The testimony concerning
the directions not to throw water on the
burning train is very emphatic and di,
rect, and the fact that no water was
thrown, though the appliances were q,
hand, tends to confirm the testimony. IL
behooves the company, in its own inter
est, If not in the interests OF humanity
to show beyond question the groundless
ness of this dreadful charge.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-01
Florence, the Actor, Caught in Tight
Place.

A relative of the well-known comedian,
William J. Florence, tells the following |:
Many years ago, while Florence was
under an engagement at the Winter Gar
den Theater, New York, he formed the
acquaintance of young girl who played
in minor parts in the dramas when
represented. One day after rehearsal he
invited her to dinner at Broadway
restaurant. Both were hungry and they
ordered plentiful supply offood: When
their appetites were satisfied, Florence
called for the bill, and to his utter dis
may discovered that he had no money.
In changing. his clothing in the morn
ing, he neglected to take the money from
his discarded pantaloons. He told the
oirl of the fix he was in, and asked hei
for loan. Mortified and chagrined, she
answered that all she had was just suffi
cient to pay her fare home. The actor
called the restaurant keeper and tolo
him the truth about the money. Tht
quickly excited man raved and stormet
at Florence, saying that he had resolvet
not to be swindled by any one, and tina
he should send for the police.
At this time short, stout old gentle
man stepped up to the proprietor, ant
firmly said:
"How dare you speak TO gentlema
in the way you have doneH His mil
take is perfectly natural one, and sue
as might occur to any man. 1 al
ashamed of you'll I'll dine no more !
your house, nor permit my friends to d
, so in future. Here take thisp and tn
} old gentleman took a fifty.dollar not
from a fat wallet and handed it to tn
, discounted landlord, saying, "Dedut
r the amount of the young mans Dill an
: return me the change"
The proprietor's apologies were vi
4 Needed. He handed the old gentlema
a forty-seyen dollars and fifty cents, an
2 again essayed apologies. j..
e when in the street Florence handt
! his benefactor his professional card ar
8 address, adding that he should certain
3 reimburse him. The old gentleman
Z indignation quickly passed away, al
r beginning to smile, he ssid:
?, That's all right young man T.
, been trying TO pass that counterfeit bal
note all day"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-01
ever appeared in Europe Henry Phillips
an American contraltO artist.
PATRIOTS OF 1912.

ever appeared in Europe Henry Phillips
an American cOntraltO artist.
PATRIOTS OF 1912.
The ranks of that band of brave men
who carried the flag of the country to
triumph against England are yearly be-
ing thinned by the unerring marksman,
death. In 1876 there passed away Gen
eral Tyler, Boston; Colonel Murphy,
Philadelphia; John Hallowell, at the
same place; Captain Libby, Orange. New
Jersey; Major Bostwick, Harrisburg /;
General Robert Orr, Kittanning Colonel
Thomas Aspinwall, Boston; Joseph r.
Underwood, Kentucky; Captain Van
Brunt, New York; Hugh p. Lloyd,
Pennsylvania; Jacob Iicber, Mont
gomery County, Pennsylvania; Major
Noah Cullison, Baltimore; Nimrod Mar
tin, Kentucky; George Mowery, Phila.
delphia; Grafton Duval, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania; Major Jacob
Saunders, and John S. Crawford, of the
same State. This band of men is yearly
becoming smaller, and in short time,
when the roll of the soldiers of 1872 is
called, no one will respond.
GREAT CALAMITIEs.
The most general and sweeping death
visitation of 1876 was the cyclone in the
East Indies, which drove a tidal-wave
over portions of Bengal and destroyed in
few hours over two hundred and fifty
thousand people. Kindred with that oc'
currence, but in minor degree, was the
burning of the theater in Brooklyn, New
York, by which the dead of the year
were increased nearly three hundred
The burning of the Convent near Mon
treal, Canada, is also a feature of the
mortuary record of the year that stand.
out with prominence. But from al
sources come the streams which 60 II
make up that great ocean over which
death hangs his funeral pail at the enc
of the year whose knell has just beer
rung and whose existence has passed int