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and fill your cup with salvation. He gives
good measure, and let's US hide mcst precious
secrets with Him.
Remember our hour of prayer-part OF all
of the time Sabbath evening from five to six
o'clock.
With special emphasis I beg you, have the
children of your homes and church, boys and
girls, at work for Christ in the salvation of
the world. Organize them and keep it up
faithfully. We have plan for them similar
to this for the ladies' SARAH ]. RHEA.
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"ONLY"

ssIpasmuch as We have done 1t unto one OF tn
east Of these my brethren, ye have done.lt unt'
ne. Matt. XIV; 40
Only word for the Master,
Lovingly, g ietly said,
Only wOrdl
Yet the Master heard,
And some fAinting hearts were fed.
Only look Of remonstrsnce,
Sorrowful, gentle, and deep,
Only look
Yet the strong man shook,
And he went alone to weepl
Only some act of devotion,
Willingly, jOyfuuy done,
'Surely twas nought,
$50 the proud world thOught,)
But vet souls for Christ we're wOnI
Only an hour with the children,
Pleasantly, cheertuIly given,
Yet seed was sown
In that hour alone,
Which would bring forth fruit for Heaven
Only''-but Jesus is looking
Oonsiastlv tsrderly. 'o~a
To earth and sees
Those who strive to please,
And their love He loves to crown.
CHARLOTTE MURRAY.
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IF THERE IS A RAINBOW, it must be bern
in the storm if there is deep and unu:tcra.
BILE Joy, it must be over him that was lost and
is found, was dead and is alive again. May
it not be that i, will be found at last The. in
the wonderful plans Of the infaite 0ne, every
sorrow, every woe endured, will at last create
deeper and more Transporting joy through
out all his dominiOns
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PAYING IT OFF.-The Moravians are large
ly a people 10 the humble walks of life; yet
from the beginning of their history they have
ever been much engaged in the missionary
work During the last year the sixteen thou
sand of their members have raised eigly,fve
thousand dollars for this one purpose
nearly FIVE dollars and half for each mem
Der, old and young, weak and strong, poor
and rich. Has the membership of any other
church done any thing like it?
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If THOU hast wronged thy brother in
thought, reconcile thee TO him in thought
if thou hast offended him in words, let thy re-
Cancellation be in words; if thou hast tres
passed against him in deeds, BY deeds be re-
conciled to bin; that reconciliation is most
kindly which ig most kind.
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DIFFICULTIES that lie in the way Of saliva
ton, dwiudle and vanish before lively ac-
tive faith in the power and promise of God.
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sIpasmuoh as ye have done it unto one OF the
least of these my brethren, ye have done'n unto
Noe
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.

We have been favored in this latitude with
remarkably pleasant winter, and so far, a
lamb. like March. This is good providence,
since there are so many unemployed and suf-
fering people. I shall have resided here, if
1 live to see October next, for twenty-nine
years, but during this time have not known
of so much general pecuniary distress, with
all classes, as We have now.
This state of things appears to have be-.
come chronic, and is just the counterpart OF
the carnival of prosperity that ran into wild
extravaganza during the war, and for seve-
raj years thereafter. The oldest financial
heads are bewildered. We have all the ele-
ments of prosperity-most abundant crops,
idle capital, every facility of railroad trans
portation but with all this, sickening sort
of stupidity in business, which appears to
take away the trading spirit from the most
enterprisiDg men of business. One cannot
look on this condition of affairs, and feel it
as we'll, without the belief that the hand of
the Almighty power is intended to be seen
and acknowledged. 1t is like the picture of
the poet, "Water, water, everywhere, but
not drop to drink"
While this pecuniary trouble presses, there
seems to be, in the circle of my acquaintance,
many other skeletons in the house, death and
family Affections of one sort and another,
which constantly appeal to our sympathies,
and remind us that our choicest earthly
treasures are held by frail tenure.
New York has been very quiet this win
ter; in the work of the Church, particularly
so. Young DR.. Tying is the only one of our
ministers who is keeping up Mr.. Moodys
methods. He has Hall on 7th Avenue
pendant of his church, where he has preach.
ed every night this week. He follows up his
sermons with calls for the anxious to rise,
and for those who have been converted to
give their testimony; he, mean while, COM
ing down from the platform, and passing
among the crowded seats, exhorting as he
walks. He uses no part of the Episcopal
service in these meetings, but 10 strict in
their use in the worship at his church. l
was at the Hall last night. There was
mixture of hearers, black and white, tramps
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From the Missionary.
MONTHLY REVIEW.

A letter from Miss Kirk, under date of
January 18th, after mentioning the good
health of the mission families at Camplnas,
remarks, "the week of prayer has been duly
observed here. On Wednesday night was
greatly surprised and pleased to find that
our recent converts were neither afraid nor
ashamed to pray in public. The College has
opened we'll. There are twenty boarders
though this is the first week of the session. 4"
Intelligence has been received from Mr.
Smith at Pernambuco, as late IS the 18th of
January. The week of prayer had been OBJ
served, the attendance upon which had varied
from twelve or fourteen to twenty-five or
three. The Bible colporteur was actively en-
gagged in the city and province Political
power had passed into the hands of the lib
eral party, from which good was hoped
There had been some suffering from drought
in the northern provinces of the Empire.
A letter from Mr.. Helm, dated Hong
Kong, January 18th, on his way home
From Hangchow and Soochow our lates
dates are from the 20th to the 29th of De-
cember. Mr.. Painter had got back to Hang
chow and had resumed his labors there. Mr..
Stuart reports all the members of the mis-
sion as we'll and adds, eve have several in
auirers after the truth for whom We feel some
hope, yet we have no definite word to send
about them
Miss Stafford, referring to Northern China
writes, "the suffering from famine in some
parts of China is absolutely frightful. DC
casionally poor refugee is seen in cur
streets, and am told there ere numbers of
them outside of the city gates.
A letter from Mr.. Hall, now at Matamo-
ras, of February LIST, mentions that the mis-
sionary work there was in an encouraging
condition. He was preaching both in English
and Spanish, and at the same time was also
engaged in teaching. He was expecting to
meet Mrs. Hall on her way to Matamoras,
and would be absent only for week or two.
We have letters from the different stations
among the Indians from the 1st to the 18th
of February. Mr. Allen Wright speaks en-.
couragingly of the faithfulness and efficiency
of the native licentates whom the Presbytery
had recently sent to supply their vacant sta
tions Mr.. Reid, Superintendent at Spencer
Academy, had been restored to vigorous
health and the school was full and otherwise
doing we'll. Mr.. Lloyd had suffered some
from spinal affection, caused, as he thinks,
by much horse back exercise, but was better
at the date of his letter. Preaching had been
interrupted on one or two occasions by the
cold weather, against which the people were
not we'll protected.
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Classification of the Ministry.

A correspondent of the ". Y. Euangelss
has prepared, with greet care and labor, {
table showing the engagements of the minis
tiers on the roll of the Northern Presbyterian
Church, and commends the table to the stu
dy of all their PreSbyteries.
"This table shows 3,25S ministers, aside
from those marked evangelists, engaged in
preaching the Gospel-as pastors, 1928;
stated supplies, 1,1O4; pastors elect, 1875;
Home missionaries, 80; Foreign missionaries
149; pastors of CensresS;ianal churches, 80;
and Synodical, PrssbySsria, and city mis-
sionaries, associated pastors, &c, 27. There
are 265 marked as in professional lite-as
presidents, SO; principals and professors in
various schools, 145; teachers, 62; and edi.
tors, rs. Fifty-three professors are in our
theological schools"
Under the head of "various work" he
places chaplains, II; agents, &C., "a; evan
gelists, 222-total 1928 And unemployed
957. He then says in regard to the evan
gelists:
81 am disposed to challenge the 'evangel-
list column sharply. / am inclined to think
that it belongs to the general class of unem-
ployed, rather than where it is placed. l
placed it among those at work, out of respect
to my brethren. But would like to know
how it is that evapgelists have multiplied so
surprisingly in our Church during the last
two or three years? Why, what formula
BILE force! 222-enough to itnerate the whole
land, a la Moody and Sankey. What is the
Synod of Illinois NORTH doing with Is evan
gelists, the Synod OF Western New York with
the same number, the Presbytery of Cleve.
land with 10, the Synod of Philadelphia with
II, the Synod of New York with 36?" &c.
He especially urges the Presbyteries {" to
redouble the effort at increasing the number
of pastors and diminishing the number of s.
Ss.--stopping strangers. 10 quadruple the
effort at diminishing the list of unemployed,
by setting them to work."
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Arrangements for Report-It gives us pleas
ure to state that such arrangements have beer
made for report of the proceedings and discus
sious of our next General Assembly, as it is be
eved will be very satisfactory to those Interested
1t may be remembered that the Rev. George L
Wolfe, member of the Presbytery Of Chesapeake
was appointed two years ago, the official reporter
of our Assembly; but last year his state OF health
prevented the performance of the work. He In
forms US that he expects now to undertake 1t. Mr.
Wolfe is one OF the most accomplished reporters IL
the country, and with the assistance he will have
from others, there can be no doubt Of complete
success, An agreement has been made by the
Clerks of the Assembly with the publishers OF 9
daily paper in Knoxville-the Tribune; and we
hope to receive prospectus next week which viii
furnish definite statement. This will give ample
time for obtaining subscriptions from those who
wish copies Of the paper.
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FoR THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
PRESBYTERIAN EDUCATION Rooms, /
Memphis, Feb. I'D, 1878. !

To Historical or Aahquariaa Associations or indi.
viduaLs collecting manuscripts and Autographs
ofvdlue.
The Executive Committee of Education would
take occasion to inform all societies or individuals
interested, that there is in the possession of the
Committee, valuable manuscript of George Wash
ington, presented to them by friend Of Bene6ci-
airy Education, which is held by them, to be sold
for the benefit of the cause. The manuscript is a
document consisting of very minute directions sd.
dressed by G neral Washington to his steward,
with regard to the management of his Agricultural
interests and is comprised in nine pages of fools
cap and is nearly eighty-6ve years old. Parties
wishing TO purchase the document can learn par
ticulars by opening correspondence with the un-
designed, JOHN N. WADDEL,
Secretary of Education.
262 Union St., Memphis, Tenn.
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British and Foreign Bible socisty.-Tbis Socie

British and Foreign Bible society.-This Society
has been in existence seventy-three years during
that period the total expenditure has reached the
sum of $40. 755. 600. Last year the receipts from
all sources amounted to 81, ITO 900 and the expen.
diture to ST. O55, OOO The receipts are made up in
almost equal proportions of free income and pay.
ments for Scriptures. The free income is made up
of three distinct classes of items the most impor.
tant being the contributions from auxaries and
annual subscription paid at headquarters. The
following statement OF the years issues will give
the clearest conception Of the magnitude of the
work done by the Bible Society l. From the Lon
don Depot, Queen Victoria street-Bibles. $780,.
4O5; integral parts of Old Testament, 68. OPS !;
New Testapents 483 93l New Testaments, with
Psalms. 81, 2O3; integral parts of New Testament,
267 35S-total, l.4S6, 922. 2. From depots abroad
Bibles, ITS 466; integral parts OF Old Tesla.
ment l26 422; New Testaments ard Testameuts
with Psalms 533 3l4; integral parts of New TIES.
taments. 345 6l7-l,28 820-total, 2 60 49,
The corresponding numbers for the previous year
we're l $50 S67 and l,l53,3 lS, SO that there has
been decline in the home circulation OF Al 945
copies which is not quite balanced by gain abroad
of 80, 5O2 the net decrease being only ii 443 The
issues Of the Bible Society since its commencement
are brought up to present total OF 70. lO3, 465
copies
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only whom the Lord knoweth to be his. But
is that any reason why it should not De com
posed of those only "who profess the true
religion, together with their children r
Their relation being that of minorS.) Is
that any reason why those should be admit
ted as sharers in it's government who DO not
make such profession, because they are able
and willing to pay money for the privilege
7. But we are told that our definition OF
a church includes those who are the children
of believers, and who have been baptized
If they belong to the church ought they not
to vote.
Among the answers which might be made
we give this as sufficient:
A child may have many privileges and
benefits in his fathers house, but his relation
as child does not entitle him to any share
in the family government. Or, minor ID
the State, although citizen of the country
and receiving many benefits, does not enter
upon his full privileges until he reaches MS
majority; and in this county, at least, one
of the privileges denied to minors is the right
of voting 10 elections.
8. "Melville" assumes that giving the
power to vote for pastor is the sold rule,
as well as the liberal one, and "the stringent
one as a novelty" Now we not only call
this in question, but expressly deny it. Ii
our correspondent will consult Baird's Digest
I'D editiOn) p. SO, he will find much to suS'
tain the statement of the author of the Digest
-" The design of the trainers of the Consti'
tuition was to permit none but members to
vote for officers of the Church" Then lei
him turn to p. 81: where it is decided thai
'none but members ought to vote for elders,
and he will find that the ground on which
this rests must of necessity apply to the cleo
ton of pastors Also" And while the practice
in some places has been to give non-Profes'
sors vote in the election Of both pastors
and elders and deacons, it has been in other
places different.
9. But we are told that if this class are
deprived of voting, because they are profess
edly unregenerate, we might as well on this
account shut them out q from all spirltus
duties demanding spiritual qualifications. =
That is too bad. To put it plainly, tat
writer's objection amounts to this, that wher
we say to a man, "yOu are not qualified tt
exercise a spiritual power in the Church o
God, because you do not profess to have beer
q partaker of the saving grace of God, w
might as we'll, for the same reason tell hin
he has no business to pray for that grace
Which would be about equal to this: Th
State says to certain man, "you canno
vote, not being duly qualified, because you
are not fully citizen )" to which 'Melville'
would object by saying, eve might as we'll, OIL
the same ground, tell the man that he ough
to take no steps prescribed for securing hi
citizenship Is such an argument worth al
answer? But other remarks must be de
ferred.
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
MARION, Va

MARION, Va.
Mr.. Editor,--Rsv. O. M. Howard has been la
boring for several months in this section of Vir
ginia, with marked success. He is emphatically 9
man of prayer and faith. He breaches the gospe
with uncommon power. There is no undue excite
ment about his meetings. He is simple. earnest
and forcible speaker He lays bare the human
heart. He holds up Christ as the only hope of the
sinner. The judgment day will only reveal the
good he did in Marion Since he left revival has
swept over the town, and many who were deeply
convicted under his preaching, have found Christ.
He is a great believer in prayer, and keeps up
wherever he is, several prayer meetings. Where
SO many prayers are ferventy offered up. the bless
ing Of God must descend Mr.. Howard has just
closed series of meetings at Bristol. His labors
we're abundantly blessed Many were brought to
Christ and the Church of God was edited Mr.
Howard stirs up opposition, but so do all bold
fearless gospel preachers. Every Evangelical
Church now eulogizes Whitfield, but his life shows
he was often most bitterly opposed.
w. a. GROVES
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and drunkards. The Master claimed as one
of the signs of His Meseiahship, that to the
poor the gospel was preached, and it seems
therefore that all should be FL hered where
it is proclaimed.
Professor Dreher, of Roanoke College,
Virginia, is here with letters of introduction
to almost everybody know, with view to
raise $4,000, or $40 Oe0 for the College.
fear he has had hard tine. He is a
most pleasant gentleman. If anybody could
get money | think he MA.
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Virginia Bible Society.-Public meetings dur
ing the past winter have been held in most of the
churches in this city, in behalf Of this cause. They
have been addressed by ministers and laymen OF
different denominations, and have been remarka-
bly, well attended. The result has been highly sue
cessful in obtaining contributions largely exceeding
those of former years. and the occasions have been
very pleasant aud edifying. We commend the
plan to other cities and towns where it may be
carried into effect.
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lowing:
"AND NEARER STILL THEY CONE Rev. Mr..
Boland, Presbyterian of Alabama. has written 9
work on baptism. The eighth section presents and
maintains the idea which prevails in the author
communion, that persons who sre not regenerate
may and should come to the Lords table as a
means of grace.
But how get them there unless you take them
into the church as the Lutberans do?
First, If the reference is to the Southern
Presbyterian Church, there is no minister BY
the name of Boland connected with it. Sec
Ond, If there is any branch of the Presbyte-
rian Church which maintains the idea re-
ferred to, we have never heard of it. No
denomination of Christians has more stead.
lastly opposed it than Presbyterians of every
name and country.
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PREMIUM FOR SUBSCRIBERS. 1878.

Any person obtaining new subscribers, and
transmitting payment, may retain seventy
fps cents, as q commission for each name.
Transmit by a Post Office money order, or
by 8 registered letter.
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The article by the Rev. DR.. Hsrrison-a minis.
ter of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Wash
ington City, is published without any comment, as
was done when the article of Rev. Dr. Dabney was
inserted.
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The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States

VIII meet at the First Presbyterian Church of
Knoxville, Tenn. on the third Thursday 10th
dsy) of May, 1878, at IL o'clock, A. NJ. The
opening sermon will be preached by the Rev. Q.
A. STILLMAN, D. D., Moderator of the last As
ssmbly.
The undersigned, Committee on Commissions,
will meet in the Lecture.rOom of said church on
Wednesday MAY l5th) at 8 o'clock. P. NJ, for
the purpose of enrolling the names of Commits
sioners.
JOSEPH r. WILSON. Stated Clerk
WILLIAM BROWN, Permanent Clerk.
N. B. Treasurers of Presbyteries will 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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Financial Statement.

The following are our receipts for the
month of February:
From churches and individuals, $l,792 SO
Ladies Missionary Association, $50 81
Sunday Schools, 42o oil
S2,776 IT
This as compared with the receipts Of last
February, shows falling eff of $517.74-
Four-ffths of this deficiency is to be found
i'll the contributions of Ladies' Missionary So
cieties. We have now entered upon the las;
month of the fnancla year, and unless our
receipts are unusually large during this
month. We shall fall in the aggregate Sc 600
or 81, 600 behind the receipts Of the previous
year, and more than $4,000 behind those Of
the year before. ere ef
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THE NATIONAL. SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER for
April. Adams, Blackmer, 4 Lyon Publishing
Co., Chicago.
"Pansy" writes on monday Work" for super
intendents, and the relation of the church to the
Sabbath School is admirably set forth in an article
entitled 1.-The Nursery Of the Church" by Rev.
Robert Tuck. Under Biographical. Geograph.
icsl," Religious Orders" Antiquities. and
"Nationalities can be found all the help needed
that is not given in the excellent Notes and Com
ments" Oh the lessons published in this journal -
The Scholars Weekly, for the pupils, is also full
of helpful matter for them. Can be given out
weekly. The Little Folks is bright and interest
ing paper for the infant classes.
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Further Reply to Rev. DR., Van Dyke is de-
ferred until next week.
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LITTELL's LIVING AGE.-The numbers for the
weeks ending March 23d and 3Oth, have the fol
lowing valuable contents:
Precious Stones; The Telephone; How, the
Turks Rule Armenia, by DR.. Humphry Sand
pbant, from advance sheets; Quevedo; Benedict
de Spiuoza; A Ring of Worlds; Erica, translated
for The Living Age from the German Of Frau Won
Iugerseben; Lay Figures; Macleod of Dare, by
William Black, from advance sheets The Mobili'
ty of Asiatics with choice poetry, &c.
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A MIsTAKE.-A correspondent Of the
Lutheran Visitor of March 10th, has the fol
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HEAVENLY CAROLS By Isaiah Baltzell, author
of Golden Songs" etc., and E. s. Lorenz, author
of "Songs of the Cross assisted by Prof. j. Il
Kurzenknabe and Rev. A. A. Graley. l6mo, pp'
ITO. Price So cents per copy by mail, or So 60 pei
dozen by express. Published and for sale by W.
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