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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-12-26
For TEE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
Moderators of Church Courts,

Your comments on the kROe0 nothtngtSm of those
selected as moderatOrs of our church courts are
eminenty just and proper And much more so
when the fact is taken into consideration that they
are without excuse. 1t is part of the business Of
our ministers to prepare themselves for any and
every duty that may devove upon them in the
course of their ministerial career. They constitute
the sole class of Presbyters from which, by the GUS
tom of our Church, Moderator can be selected,
and each of them should study the principles Of
parliamentary law, and fsmiliarize themselves with
the General Rules adopted to govern the proceed
ings of our courts.
Again, the business of the courts can be greatly
expedited if those upon the floor understand some
thing of parliamentary law and usage, and know
something of the method of transacting the bust
ness before them. This is as important as kuow-
edge on the part Of the Chair. The writer has
seen often in deberative bodies member on the
floor, who knew what he was about take matters
in hand, and in spite of an inefficient presiding
officer, make the body dispatch more business, and
do it we'll, in an hour, than otherwise would have
been done in day. 1t would be well for all our
elders, both teaching and ruling, to devote some
study to preparing themselves for their duties as
Presbyters There are few general principles of
parliamentary law, that are soon learned, and when
once mastered can be readily applied to almost
every question that may arise. The writer has
been much benefited and aided in understanding
this subject by study of DR.. Shoots little book
of Parliamentary Principles, which our Committee
of Publication have for sale. Every elder should
have one, and be careful to study it occasionally,
and to put it in his carpet-bag saddle bags when
he starts to attend church court.
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Rev Dr.. Handy and the Augusta Church

At meeting Of the congregation OF Augusta
,hurch, held on the Sabbath, 9th irst,, Dr. >. A.
Waddell wss called to the chair and ). X. Stout
appointed Secretary.
The ReZDr. Handy rose and stated that by
reason of bOtracted ill-health ne was constrained
to ask the congregation to unite with him IN re,
questiug the ,Presbytery of Lexington to dissolve
the pastoral relation existing between him and this
congregation.
DR.. Handy's request gave rise to brief inter
change of opinion, after which it vas moved ant
carried that, the further consideration of the sub
ect be postponed to an adjourned meeting to b'
held on Saturday, 18th inst
The meeting then adjourned. -a
j. a. WADDELL, Chairman.
j. r. Stout, Secretary.
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Financial.

The receipts from all sources for the month Of
November amount to $3,77S 40, which is an ad.
On V be
heavy DEFICIENCIES of the first five months of the
financial year. The entire receipts for the first
eight months of the year are $29, us 80, which is
less by Sc 1887 than was received in the same
months of the previous year. 1t lis earnestly hoped
that the contributions of the remaining four
months will be sufficient to retrieve the deficiency
of the first part Of the year.
We notice that the contributions of the Ladies'
Missionary Associations for November are more
than $3.50 less than they were in the same month
of last ysar, whilst those from the churches and
Sabbath Schools are several hundred dollars in ad-
Missionary.
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PREMIUM FOR SUBSCRIBERS, 1878.

Any person obtaining new subscribers, and
transmitting payment, may retain seventy
fvs cents, as commission for each name.
Transmit by Post Office money order, or
by q Registered letter.
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gelieiuns gutelligeuee.
FROM THE SOUTHERN STATES.
. ChickasaW Presbytery.

At an adjourned meeting of the Presbytery Of
Chickasaw held at Corinth on the 22d and 23d Of
November, Mr.. j. s. Black recently received as a
licentiate from the Presbytery of Wilmington,
after due examination was ordained as an evange.
list to the full work of the gospel ministry.
A High School AT the same time the Presby-
terry selected Iuka. Miss, as the location for 8
Presbyterial Male High School. Trustees were
elected. The school will go into immediate. and
as we trust and believe. successful operation. Its
friends, the people OF Iuka and the Presbytery, are
laying hold of the enterprise in good earnest, and
hope to made it worthy of extended patronage
Iaka is remarkable for its good health, good 30
ciety aud its easy accessibility Such persons az
may have sons or wards to prepare for business or
college, may do well to inquire into the claims OF
the Iuka High School. twill be under the direc-
ton of Mr. N A Flournoy. as Principal.
WILLIAM A. GREGORY, Stated Clerk
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Rock of Church Order.

According to the instructions of the General As
sembly, the Book of Church Order will be mailed
this week to ministers aud sessions. To all minis
ters in charge two copies will be sent Those re-
ceiving two will understand that one copy is for the
sessions of their churches. One copy will also be
sent to the sessions of vacant churches If any de-
sire additional copies. they will be sent on applica
ton, enclosing 25 cents.
JAMES K. HAzEN, Secretary,
Richmond, Va, Dec II, 1877.
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THE SEAsON.-While emitting any formal
or elaborate address appropriate to the Occa
sion, the editor of the Central Presbyterian
would not be so unmindful If the relation
sustained to large circle of friends as tc
fail in sending them all happy greeting
and sincere wishes for the choicest blessings
of our Heavenly Father upon all their house
holds.
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Central 4rcsbpterIan,
par QUESTIONS FOR CONSCIENCE. asa

~ GUEoI1UNo FUN OUNoO1EMVE. O5N
About FIVE months in the present year Of the
CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN have gone, yet not one
half of what is due for that time has been paid !
We earnestly request those who find their labels
reminding them of delinquency, to put few plain
questions to their conscience, and let US have the
answer as soon as they give it.
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Mrs. Horatio Whitridge Mrs. Ira Garfield Mrs.
Geo Z Webb, Miss Landslide, Mrs R. NJ Wylle,
Miss Mary White, Mrs, 81. Abbott, Miss NJ Stiles
and Mrs NJ. E. Afford.
j.. j. Chisolm, M. D.. Professor of Eye and Ear
Surgery in the University of Maryland, will be
surgeon in charge of the Hospital.
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The Theological Lectures of Rev DR.. N. l..
Rice.-An appeal is made to the Northern Pres
byterian Church, in the last number OF the ReSbv
terrain, to raise 81 600 to prepare the stereotype
plates so that these lectures prepared TOR the press
by DR., Rice himself before bis death, may be pub
lished by the Presbyterian Board Of Publication.
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The GALAXY for January. Sheldon Co., New
York, publishers.
Contents
Paris Revisited The Defeat of Justice; A For
eign Affair The Bishops Flagons at Monte FIas
cone Hook, Tbackeray and Dickens The French
Euchantress; Queen Esther; Aren't S%earlng
Ariadue; A Legend Of the White Horse Dupllca
lion in Literature; Salome's Mistakes; American
isms; Charlotte Cushman Negro Labor in VT
GINA; Poetry of India; Drtt-Wood Soienuh
Miscellany; Current Literature Nebu@
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The South " estsrn Presbyterian" may now
be addressed at q Camp Street, New Orleans, as
a larger cfies has been secured in better situa
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B1AoKwoop's MAGAZINE for December. Through
Leonard Scott Publishing Co., Al Barclay St.
New York.
Contents
1. The Tender RecOllectiOns of Irene Macgili
cuddy-Part l.
p Peasgic Mykep@.
8. Mine is Thine-Part vi.
T. The Opium. Eater.
5. The Widows Cloak.
The Parliamentary Recess.
7. Poems.-By j. r S.
8. The Storm in the East.-No. VII.
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

THE SCHOLARS QUARTERLY, issued every three
months from the office of The Sunday School
Times, has been greatly improved. Each numbel
during the year will contain handsome coioroo
map, and choice "Order of Services in add
ton to its other attractive features which have
heretofore made it SO popular. The Quarterly
has reached circulation of $4,000 copies, and 1t
likely to be used far more widely than now. Price
25 cents year. John D. Wattles, Publisher, Gil
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
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We do not see tia. his conclusion as to
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From the Missionary.

.MossinQtord, Va, Dec. 10th, 1877
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08

PAID THE PENALTY Last Friday was
:. Black Friday" in the history Of this
State. for no less than three men We're
hanged and two sentenced 10 be
hanged The two latter. Hiilard Nor
gan and Seven Dardan were sentenced
By Judge Eure at Wayne court, TO
hang on Friday, December 2l,-the
first for burglary the other for bur
glarv and attempted rape.
At Washington. y G.. Perry Over
ton. white. and Noah Taylor, colored,
were hanged at II A. ". for the muir
der of the young man Grimes. in Edge
combe county, three years ago on this
same dav. November ? Surely in
their case vengeance overlook . They
showed no great concern about their
fate-even tested on the scaffold
about a $40 bill found in their posses
sion belonging 10 their victim. They
protested their innocence To the last.
We get these facts from the Daily
.NerS.
Hllsman Morgan, colored. was hang
ed IA Louisburg, at II a. NJ, on the
same day. for the murder of John
Crudup. colored. He confessed his
guilt and professed repentance. On
the scaffold he fell upon the neck of
the attendant minister ana broke out
in fearful CALCULATIONS, which were
continued until the drop fell. launch
ing him into eternity, Death ensued
in u minutes. Hereafter we shall
have something to say about the COM
mon exhibition of gallows-penitence,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08

DEAD.-Oliver F. Morton. the great
war Governor of Indiana afterwards
United States Senator, and author of
many of the harshest acts of Recon-
struction legislation, died on Thursday
last. after many weeks Of extreme
suffering. The President next day
issued a proclamation announcing the
fact. and declaring that his memory
should be venerated by the whole
nation" This cannot be. Too large
a share of that calamitous oppression
which by grinding the Southern States
into the dust for thirteen years has
we'll nigh ruined the whole nation,
must be laid to his account for Us to
remember him with other than de
sire to forget.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08

CAUTION. of hogs have
died of cholera (the swine's typhus
fever in all sections of the State, and
the contry generally. All the low-lived
rascally two-legged hogs have not died
not by several. These fellows, by
promptly dressing the diseased meat,
might pass it off upon unsuspecting per-
sons-in the shape of sausage or other
wise. At any rate we suggest to our
merchants and pork-dealers to keep a
sharp eye open, especially when buying
from unknown parties.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08

CNTRUE.-A statement is made in .
city paper that the paper on hich this
PAPER - printed Il paper elonging -
the State, has called forth point blank
.enial from Mr.. Jordan, who says /.
: Not one copy of the FARMER 8
MECHANIC has ever been printed on
State paper The charge is hardly
worthy of notice, but We waste the
above dozen lines on it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08

ABSTRACT OF TAXES. Clay Cdunfy-
Total valuation of property. $40, 921.-
90 general State tax. $3.50 90 special
State, S63317: school tax, s633. - !:
county tax, 81, .55. 16
Pitt Cuunty-Total valuation Of pro
perty, 81. 466 469 general State tax
So. .621.53 /; school tax. S5,11..e5; coun-
ty tax, S12.910.27; special State tax,
s.. 500 20
Cos,reU County-Total property val
uations S1.703, ,3s1 general State tax,
S2,499. % : special State tax. 2.555.0 06 ;
school tax. S4O61O7: county tax, So
543.2 .26.
Iuncey CouatHTotal valuation Of
property. S258, ,339; general State tax,
1878. 50; special Stat tax. 1887 30 ;
school tax S1,15692; county tax, So
92S. So
Perquimdns COuntg-Total property
valuation, S1,174,973 general State
tax. 81, ,126. 50; specirl State tax, ST.
162. IS school tax, 81. 562 60: county
tax. s7,l09.33
Dare Co'mty-Total property valua-
ton. 1925. 431; general State tax, $500
81 special State tax, S35s. il !; school
tax. S692 s. county tax, s2612.s0.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08

\ FLORAL Ionng ladies
who complain Of time hanging heavily
on their hands (perhaps because moth
ing else bears heavily upon them
might construct a pretty floral clock
in one Of the parlor windows. and de
vote several hours daily 70 winding II
up. 1t can be made by arranging the
following plants in regular order ac-
cording to the hour Of opening
1st. The Morning. Glory, which opens
between one and two o'clock in the
morning. End. the Rutland Bennfy.
which opens at \. n. closing at Il.
3rd the Vegetable Oyster opens at I
n. closes at noon. 4th. the Poppy
opene at ) A. N 5th. the Bifter-!Sreet
opens at 4 " 9Th, the U'dter-Lily,
opens; al \. VI. 1th. the Scarlet PIN
pernei e. poor mans weather-gla>s /
opens at 4. NJ Sth. the Garden Mar
iqold opens at A. NJ. 9Th, the SdIid-
Wort opens at 10 A. NJ 10th the Star
of Bethlehem opens at II \. N. ilth,
the Pdssion F'Iotrer opens at i O'Clock.
Fererfe.r opens at T. 4. Fonr-o clock
opens at4P. NJ Cdtch-Hy opens at ).
Pm. krening Primrose opens at 7.
VI. Night Blooming Co'4s-cockte ops n
at p. ". and Night Blooming Cere1ts
at 5 at night Perhaps Capt benson,
or some other Of our florists can add 10
the list, winding the clock Us to bed
time. and even the ghostly hour OF
midnight.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08

IHE CAROLINA FARMER
of this very useful and very cheap
monthly magazine is at hand. 1t Is
published at Wilmington, by Col. VIM.
IL. Bernard /; II. Mcmillan Associate
Editor. Price 81 80; for which small
sum it gives 96 pages of excellent read
ing for farmers monthly. We cor
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08

\ pleasant TRIP.-Prof. Albert L.
Ledoux. chemist in charge Of the
State Experiment Station at Chapel
Hill, has gone To paw short visit 10
Cornwall all-on-the- Hudson. III Orange
county, New York; AMI speaking q
Orange-there will be- fair face, or
apge- blossom crowned. n the Doctor :
side, when he returns efor sub rosd, he
seems to have discovered that Le-deas-r
rhymes with, and in French, stands
for-two Bon royone, Dr.
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DESTRUCTIVE fIRE.-The old saying
that ili-fortune never comes singly,
but '.in battalions. was strangely H.
lustrated III the case II our popular
townsman Joel u. Whitaker, On Fri
dav. First hc lost 800 tenant
second. his fine horse took a notion Tor
a six-mile dash around toxin, over
boxes. barrels. and little negroes, ione
of whom. little girl. was severely
hurt smashing things a. hc went
and third. as the excitement Of the
runaway subsided. the alarm sounded.
and Mr.. Whitaker new house fsas
seen in flames To add to the singu-
laritv of the thing. II may bc stated
that less than six months ago b. lost =
new house on the same lot-tthe old
Mason Rectoryl; and had arranged to
insure the present building A. soon as
he took possession this week. Both
fires are attributed to lnceudlaries a.
the flames were first discovered III tue
upper portion Of the building ani III
neither instance vas there ilre upon
the premises Net IL must De corsld-
cred singular that a building could -
fired in broad noonday without drtec-
tiOn.
Mr.. Whitaker loss vas above S-pss5.
Surely il was BLACK Friday FOR him
The residence of Or. j. X. II. GARNER.
a few feet distant from the burned
house, vas saved a by mlracie-ht
great exertion and fortunate wind.
Iater.-On Monday morning ~
o'clock a cottage on Mr.. Whitaker
lot. and closely adjoining another
house owned by him, was burned 70
the ground. The villain who fired II
doubtless supposed that il wa- Ar. "
nror,er rty. but he had sold Il a short
time ago 10 Gen. W Il. Jones Ih~
nronpt pulling down of this building
saved those near. Mr. Jones had ar
pIiad for insurance and the policls-
were ready. and the agent, ~ eatur-
day. told hin they were ready tut
being in hurry he did not stop Tor
them and lost 900 BY his haste
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AT WARRENTON.-Col. Polk was

n'nch gtatltled ~ thc HTt'iisEs,725ial
dis cry ler5e asselah,aEe - citizens
.cu't aouee cn .e.su..y. lsle .ei ~
II. Lneek, chairman of the Inferior
court, having courteouslv adjourned
that tribunal. introduced Col. Polk,
who for an hour and 10 minutes spoke
on farming topics-to the apparent
him three cheers, and passed resolu-
tions inviting him to return. These
meeting do no little good IN string up
the farmers
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08

FROM THE STATE Ffsu-HATCmYgS
Latest intelligence ON tss >alo.cn
hatchery at H~.ary's. -. .n~ III, arr
all out and doing finely. Less than 100
eggs remain in the tronghs. And the
days Is fast coming wien those quarter
OF a million of salmon will furnish many
poor man his summer meat
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08

TIE ELECTIONS. We 70 t. press h-.-
fore the tinaI result IL the elections on
Tuesday i known bat the despatches
leave little doubt that the following i
correct
hs,c liork-Carried by the Demo
Gratis ~ 1905 majority They also
have a small majority il the Legisla.
ture.
.Netr Jersey armed ~ Little Mae
tMcG Glcllanl the Democratic candidate
for governor. by above ! 600
Pennsylvania Democrats gain 10.
oo0 III forty 6ut Of the % counties, IN
Guiding Philadelphia. Their majority
IN Tie ~tai. es.i -,
uflx<nf-Fe - F II sssss<ff
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08

The total amount II gold and silver
mined west Of the Rock mountains i
increasing from year ~ year, ana -
in 1874 ! $50, 80. 90. Of this amount
only so, oOo, 900 remained BEHIND the
bulk of it has down out of the country.
the silver chiefly 10 China AMI japan
and the gold 10 England.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08

THE CHURCH GUILD.--In accordan ce
with previous announcement, some
thirty or more of male members OF the
Episcopal churches oL Raleigh, met on
Thursday night last, to organize a
Guild for Good Works. The Rectors
of both churches were present. To-
night at the Church Of the Good Shep-
herd. the committee 10 draft a consti
tuition, will report, and officers will be
chosen. The design IF the Guild Is
somewhat similar to the Christian As
sociation-though more extended and
secular 70 wit, to foster the spirit of
brotherly kindness, encourage charit-
able deeds. provide reading room,
1bra9-r .sud Other ~-tionni anuaement
isl -. - - heta -
has..Ial To- tne desfft .etn. .ick *. II
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la,uic laf grts t..pns. .,.aa4.
Counecftcut-Th election Was far
sheriff anu members of the Legiala
ture. 1t i said there AviI Ia ia, chang.
in the latter oody. l. T. Harnnm i
elected 10 it.
H'iScoastn--Carried by The kepubli-
cans b. small ma lor., less than
1000
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The Baptist church III this city is
about to receive splendid new or
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-17

/ BURLINGToN.-Sinc the opening of the
Burlington and Lamoille Rail Road, bust
ness in this place has taken new start,
and the Queen city has really begun TO
dress up" as though she was "expect-
ing company" New and wider side walks
have been laid the whole length of Church
Street, and various other street improve
ments all over the city. The merchants
all say their business is improving. The
old Allen Block corner of Church and
Main Street has been taken down and is to
replaced by large business block. The
old Howard Bank building corner of
Church and Bank streets is also demol-
ishsd and II large three story business
block is TO be built, also large Opera
House on the same lot, all to be completed
by next July.
The Lawrence Barnes Marble Co. are
running their gang saws night and day
and employ sixty men manufacturing
floor tile and ornamental marble and are
now three months behind their orders
which go into nearly every state in the
Union.
The lumber business is also picking
up" and some are running extra hours to
supply their orders.
The large wholesale druggists, Wells,
Richardson & Co. say their business is in
creasing. They own large brick block
four stories high besides basement cover
ing fourteen thousand square feet of floor
room, employ twenty hands in manufac-
turing and putting up medicines, dyes and
all kinds of extracts. They can fit up u
first class drug store from their own build
ing. Their trade is getting to be co-exten-
sive with civilization, as they send their
goods to Australia and Japan; and also
from Nova Scotia to California. One of
the firm is one of the best chemists in the
country and devotes his whole time to the
manufacturing of their goods. Two years
ago after many experiments he succeeded
in producing the Perfected Butter Color
which is having an astonishingly increas-
ing sale. 1t is nearly tasteless, very cheap,
and has preventative qualities, and will
not fade or turn to any other color Their
sales on this alone are over twenty-five
thousand dollars this year, and will in
crease the value of butter many times that
amount where it is used Their analine
dyes are found in almost every well
regulated family" The firm are all men
OF established reputation who give their
personal attention TO business. and from
small beginnings has become one of the
largest houses in the country.
Last Thursday the city was visited by
over one hundred of the "solid non of
Portland. In the afternoon, they with IL
large party Of the citizens and beauty "
of the place numbering over seven hun.
dred took n ride on the lake having really
good time. 1t is hoped this acquaintance
go pleasantly begun will prove mutually
pleasant and profitable,
Moody and Sankey commenced their
labors here the 9TH inst, and the interest
is constantly increasing. The meetings
are held in the Baptist Church which will
pack about one thousand four hundred,
and the house is filled long before the APP
pointed hour They are disarming all
prejudice, and are reaching class of peo-
pie that never were reached before. They
will remain all the month. d.