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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
Revival in Greensboro North Carolina.

Rev. J. H. Smith, D. D., writes March Sth,
1878:
am sure you will be pleased, aud many OF your
readers, 1.-THE friends of Aud Lang Syne," to
hear that we are in the midst of most precious
time of deep and wide spread religious interest. -
There had been protracted services in the Baptist
and Methodist congregations, going on in their re
spective churches at the same time, and large
crowds attending, and many tokens OF Gods grs'
cious presence,-it was while these meetings were
in progress, and this state of feeling pervading the
community at large, that my regular February
communion approached, and l commenced the SER
vices on Wednesday night, February 10Th, and
since then, up to this date we have had religious
services every nght-a sermon first, aud then a
prayer and inquiry meeting. The congregations
are unusually large and most solemnly attentive,
and my church is alive prayerfu, earnest and per-
sonaly active. E1quirers have been coming daily
to the study for more than two weeks,-the interest
especially Of the church widens and deepens, and
never witnessed or felt richer experience OF spir
itual communion than We enjoyed at the prayer
meeting last night. | conducted the services for
fourteen days without any ministerial help, preach
ing every night. and twice or three times on the
intervening Sabbaths, talking at the prayer meet,
ing, and at the study,-but the labor was rest.
never felt better, and l think | could 90 on under
such circumstances for month. Rev. James G.
Alexander preached one sermon for US, and mos
excellent one, last week. and Rev. b. FL. Harding
of the Second church, Charlotte, has been with mt
for the last four days; he came down on Monday
and will return tomorrow. His sermons coulC
hardly have been better either in matter or manner
and his sermon last night was just superlativel!
precious; his text was holding faith and gOOC
conscience"
The Session meets tomorrow afternoon for tn
examination of candidates for membership an,
communion. The number that have expresses
hope in Christ are about fifty, and there are sti
eighteen or twenty concerned. We will probabl
receive about forty or more, and what is special
remarkable is that there will be about eighteen o
more heads of families and of these there are eigh
or nine cases, where both husband and wife com
in together and at the same time; and about SIX
teen cases of adult baptism. 1t is wonderful
God has done and is doing great things for US
thank God with u.s. | shall continue the meeting
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For TIE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
INFORMATION WANTED.

Mr.. .Editr,-I would earnestly request
some one or more of our experienced pastors
to tell me on what plan they proceed to re-
ceive new members on profession into their
churches. The precise point of my inquiry
is how the parties are expected to make their
profession. If person we're to appear be-
fore the Session, and in few plain and
clear words profess to them that he believes
in the Lord Jesus Christ, and on him alone
for salvation, and that he hopes he has been
born of the Spirit, would that be sufficient
passport into the Church Or must the Ses-
sion proceed to catechize him as to his expe.
rience? Is the Session to cit in judgment
on the sincerity or suficiency of hls expert
ence in case they know nothing in the mans
character or conduct which renders his pro
fesson incredible t? Must they undertake to
pronounce that he is true, penitent believer
and new born soul, before they accept his
profession or is the responsibility of the
profession to be thrown on him where moth
ing in his life contradicts it?
1 will say frankly that my own notion is
that no Session should ever pretend to judge
the heart of any candidate, whilst of course,
they can and must judge his life. Nothing
is to prevent one from entering the Church
which would not work his exclusion if he
we're already within. This ia the way | look
at the matter; but | am anxious to be in
structed.
Another subject l am also desirOus to be
informed about: Our Directory requires, at
the baptism of an adult, a public profession
of faith in the presence of the congregation.
On what principle is this demanded of such o
person, when no such public profession is ne
cessary from those who were baptized in their
infancy2 Recently the inconvenience of this
requirement impressed me greatly, when in
one of my little churches, gentleman bap
tized in infancy and his wife who had not
been baptized brought up by Baptist parents)
we're received together by the Session on the
profession of their faith. Then, was re-
CURED to say to her that she must stand be
fore the whole congregation, and answer sat
isfactorily number of questions, not one of
which was put to her husband standing by
her side Will some experienced pastor tell
me why this distinction was proper to be
made? INEXPERIENCE.
While ready to give the answers lying in
our own mind, We beg leave to wait little
for those which others may perhaps be dis
posed to offer.-CEN. PRES
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Hezekiah S Prayer.

This prayer was uttered by Hezehiah at
the tine of the invasion of Sennacherib an6
his threstenings against Jerusalem. 1t Is
full of tender pathos ard believing trust in
God; and, as having bearing on our les
son studies for March, we give it a place
here:
so Lord Of hosts, God Of Israel, that
dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the
God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms Of
the earth thou hast made heaven and
earth. Incline thine ears, 0 Lord, and
hear; open thine eyes, o Lord, and see :
and hear all the words of Sennacherib who
hath sent to reproaCh the living God. Of q
truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid
waste all the nations, and their countries,
and have east their gods into the FIRE; for
they we're no gods, but the work of mems
hands, wood and stone: therefore they have
destroyed them. Now therefore, o Lord our
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FoR THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
Fifty Thousand Dollar Fund"
HAMPDEN SIDNEY, March 9, '7S.

HAMPDEN SIDNEY, March 9, '78.
Dear Brother BrOwn,-Inquiry has been
made by several subscribers to our Fifty
Thousand Dollar Fund, respecting the exact
time when interest on their subscriptions be-
gins to accrue. In reply l would say that
generally the time specified is the date Of
the completion of the subscription of the
Fifty thousand dollars. 1t was on the 3rd
of January, 1878, that the subscription was
finished, and accordingly on that day the in
terest began to accumulate. Still, however,
| have no idea that the Trustees of the Col
lege will require any payment of interest
when the principal subscribed is promptly
settled.
1t gives me great pleasure to say that
present indications lead to the belief that a
large part of the sums pledged will be paid
very promptly. In one ministerial charge
for example, that of the Rev. Mr.. Finley Of
Romney, some sixteen hundred dollars were
subscribed, most of it to be paid in install
ments of one, two and three yearr. But of
this sum Mr.. Finley writes that eleven hun
dred dollars have been paid to him, and that
all the remainder will probably be forthcom-
ing very soon. Again, in Danville out of a
subscription of between two and three thou
sand dollars, more than sixteen hundred have
been received. In view of all of which We
have reason to thank God and take courage.
Yours truly, ]. M. P. ATKINSON.
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CONVERSION OF DR.. ALEXANDER The
Central Presbyterian of February 10Th, con-
tains an account by correspondent of ser
mon by Rev. DR.. Hoge to the children of his
congregation. DR.. Archibald Alexander is
represented as saying on certain occasion
that he heard sermon when only four years
old vhieh scas the special means of his con-
ver8ion. Another correspondent writes cor
reeting this statement. What DR.. Hoge said
was, in substance, this-that on certain oc
easion when DR.. Alexander was about to
commence a sermon in Baltimore he remark
ed that when but four years old he heard a
sermon on certain text, which had arrested
his attention, and the explanation Of it had
remained in his memory through life, and he
announced it as his text for that Sermon
DR.. Alexander was greatly in favor ofpreach-
ing to children, and in letter published in
mis- memoir he says:
There should be a class of preachers for chill
dren alone IF were young man, would, God
willing, choose that field" Sermons suited to
children can be preached. have tried it over and
over, aud | never had an audience more attentive,
or who better understood my meaning. otter, go
now, and deliver addresses to them at Sunday
School anniversaries; and to keep up and enllver
attention commonly stop and ask them questions
which expect them to answer, They seldom re
fuse to speak, aud their answers give opportunity
for further explanation. | delight In such dis
courses, and if had health and leisure would have
one every week.
His own conversion was in the 18th year
of his age, during visit to Bedford county
with his teacher, Rev. William Graham, Of
Lexington, and through the fundamentally
of Rev. James Mitchell.
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
The Proceedings of the Edinburgh Council

Dear Mr.. Etlitor,-In your issue of March 9Th,
Ivan Allen" complains of the mode taken by the
Edinburgh Committee in forwarding the above
volume to its subscribers. Ivan Allen" has not
looked at both sides of the matter The volume is
published at cost or under. and our Committee
send volume Of nearly 400 pages tor 81 80, free
by mail. Coming through the Post Office from Ed.
inburgh, there are no charges on it, and the sub.
scriber in Texas gets it for the same that man
living within ten miles of Edinburgh has to pay
We're this volume to come through the trade,
what with duty, freight, insurance, charges, &c.,
it could not be sold in New York under 81 so or SO.
am sorry to add, that what your correspondent
asks for is about to be realized. The thin couer
edition prepared for the British Post Office is ex
hausted, and in the future copies having to come
in the usual way, must be charged considerably
more than 81 So how much, do not know till the
volumes now on their way have arrived.
May remind some of your readers that though
they have received their &C pes they have not yet
paid for them. Yours frsternally
g. d. MATHEWS.
MetD York March I'M 1878.
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Union Theological Seminary, Hampden Sid

UNION 4n6O1OS4cdl SenAnaIyi AanP "0H SA~
ney, Wave have just received the Catalogue
for IS77-'7S, and find the following summary:
Senior, "a; Middle, IL Junior, l6; Total, 81.
BIZ Residences From Virginia, 81; W. Virgin
ia, 5; North Carolina, H. Tennessee, 6; Kentucky,
2; Missouri, ,; Mississippi /; Texas, 2; BrszL l.
By Colleges Hampden Sidney, Va. 10; Wash
ngton and Lee University, Va, g Davidson Oo'
leEe, N. c.; 8; Stewart College, Tenn, 5; King
College, Tenn, 3; University of Virginia, 2; U ol-
versity of Mississippi, q University Of n Carolina,
1; Danville Academy, Kentucky, l; St. Vincent's
College, Pa, L
Bij PresJyteries. Hanover, s; Lexington,
6; East Hanover, s. Winchester, 4; Nashville, 3;
MeckleDburg, g. Fayetteville, ?; Chesaneake, 2;
Montgomery, ,; Orange, 2; Holstop, 2; Harmony,
1; La Fayette, l. Trausylvsnia, l; Upper Missouri,
l; E5entzar, l; Wilmington, l; Maryland, /; Gen,
trail Texas, /; Memphis, /; Concord, l; Green
brier, l.
The Board Of Trustees meets on the 9Th, and the
present session closes on the 9th of April.
The next session will begin Wednesday the l4,b
DAY Of August, 1878; and will continue without re
cess, save one day at Christmas to the Tuesday
before the ID Wednesday of April 1879. Students
are urgently advised to attend punetually, as the
exercises begin Immediately, and include the mosi
essential studies.
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FoR THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
The Thornwell 0rphanage.

This Presbyterian Institution located in Clinton,
s. O., is making just now, special effort to en-
large its buildings so to meet some of the press
ing appeals for aid. 1t has now twenty-four chill.
dren in charge, and is giving them Christian edu
cation and industrial training. No debt rests upon
it, so that all that is given goes directly to the aid
of the children or the special object for which it is
contributed. The Institution is not local in its de-
sign, but desires to be able to extend its benefits to
all who need it. Hence it hopes for aid from all
Presbyterians and Christians everywhere. Any
contribution for the Building Fund or for the sup
port of the orphans will be gratefully received and
may be sent to the President, Rev. William P.
Jacobs, Clinton, s. @.
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OPIUM EATING.-A shocking statement
concerning the prevalence of this vice in
Stanton, Virginia, has been extensively Cir
culated among the newspapers. 1t was
started by some malicious Scribbler for a dis
tant journal. Having been thoroughly in
vestigated, it is proved, for example, by
statements from the druggists, (whO had been
referred to by the scribbliDg calumniatOr)
to be untrue. 1t would be we'll if men who
perpetrate such Outrages could be found out,
and receive the administration of something
that would give them quietUs which would
prove quite as effectual as opium.
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The "NEW YORK OBSERVER, IN reply TO
a recent article in this paper concerning a
certain very remarkable action taken by the
Presbytary of New York touching the South
ern Presbyterian Church, expresses the opin
ion that the Central Presbyterian does not
carry the Southern Presbyterian Church in
its portfolio" Certainly ii does not, never
did, never expects or wishes to DO so. The
only paper within our knowledge that seems
to aspire so high as to carry the Southern
Presbyterian Church in its portfolio, IS the
Nss0 York Observer. But that is q small
operation, since it is ready to do the same for
all the Presbyterian Churches in the land,
and for some others besides. This however
is only q natural consequence Of the unoom-
monty good opinion that paper entertains
concerning itself. It keeps prominently dis
played in large capitals, and to the amuse-
ment, no doubt, of many, this announcement,
that the said Observer is ''what We believe to
be the BESTFAlILLY NEWSPAPER. /"
But then the most amusing thing about it is
this, that after a prospectus which leaves no
room for the ssctarian papers to live, the
foundations being roo narrow and weak, We
find the surprising declaration that "The
Nev York Observer is not benevolent in
stitution. Only think of it; the " best pa
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The STATEMENT given by the Rev. Dr.
Mathews in relation to the volume which
contains the proceedings of the Presbyterian
Council is entirely satisfactory, and it will
be seen that those who failed to procure it
upon the first invitation, will not be able to
do go now except upon terms less favorable.
It is to be hoped that none who sent their
names through this Office are among the num-
Der who have neglected to pay.
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"Cocoa and coffee. houses are the substitutes
adopted in Liverpool for the saloons and the dram
shops. The movement has been very successful.
Holy Tree inns and coffee saloons are found in
some of Dur towns and cities this side of the water,
and they are useful 1t seems to be conceded on
all hands that an indispensable adjunct to the tenn.
perance reformation is some place of refreshment
and social life which will compete with the warm,
pleasant, gay saloon.
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Publication Depository erroneous state
ment is in circulation. The main depository and
business is still in Richmond, and has not been
removed to St. Louis, though depository will be
kept there also, aud the printing for the Commit
tee of Publication will be executed there by the
Committee with which the contract has beer
made, except the Earnest Worker and Children S
Friend
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The General Assembly Of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States

VIII meet ct the First Presbyterian Church Of
Knoxville, Tenn, on the third Thursday, (l6th
dsy) Of May, 1878, at II O'Clock, A. N. The
opening sermon viii be preached By the Rev. @.
A. SrILLMAN, D. D., Moderator Of the last As
sembly.
The undersigned, Committee on Commissions,
will meet in the Lecture room of said church on
Wednesday MAY 5.h) at o'clock, P. NJ, for
the purpose Of enrolling the names Of Commits
siOners.
JOSEPH r. WILSON. Stated ClerE
WILLIAM BROWN, Permanent CIerk.
N. B. Treasurers Of Presbyteries viii please for,
ward Through Commissioners the Presbyterial
assessments, as per schedule on page SO, Minutes
of 1875. JOSEPH r. WILSON,
Treasurer Of Assembly.
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Any person obtaining new subscribers, and
transmitting payment may retain seventy
fire cents, as a commission for each name.
Transmit by a Post office money order, or
by s registered letter.
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God, save us from his hand, that all the
Kingdoms of the earth may know that thou
art the Lord, even thou only" Isaiah
xxxvii: 16-20l
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The London Daily Netos states that the Rev. Dr.
Dabney, President of the Union Theological Semi
nary, has been elected Fellow of the Victoria
Philosophical Institute Of Great Britain.
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pen" in the country, and carrying all the
Churches in its ''portfOlio," yet disclaiming
all idea of being &" a benevolent institution "
A modessy as unexpected as it is rare.
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PREMIUM FOR sUBsORIBERs. Is78.

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Met0 York, March TIL, 1878.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1878-01-07

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(06(uB fotst).
Salt River herald., 1878-06-22
Letter. from Tucson
TUCsoN, June 11th, 1878.

I only wish you could see what a busy town this is, per fectly full of mining capitalists, among whom are Messrs. Tozier, Stretch, Sevenoaks, McCann, White and others. The specimens they bring in from San Xavier mining camp, and Tombstone district are remarkably rich. The latter place is said to have millions lying on the ground in sight. Dozens of pros pectors and miners may be seen each day packing their buros and wagons starting out to work or hunt up claims.
 Gen. Oaks, commanding eth Cavalry, arrived here last Satur- day, and rumor says his headquar- ters will be at Camp Lowell. This movement will bring us some excel lent music, in the shape of the 9th Cavalry band.
 Our genial and whole-souled friend, Mr. Horton, Principal of our public school, has decided to run for the office of County Treasurer, next election. Years of close confne. ment with his pupils, has consider ably impaired his health, and VIC hope he may secure the position giving him more air and healthy ex ercise.
 I am very sorry that by men tioning MT. Kelly as leader of the troupe, that the jealousy of Mir Ja-I mean "one of the boys was excited, but MT. Ja-, ] mean the "boy," will Set over such things when he gets to be a man. More anon. EKKs.