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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1878-05-01
From the New York Observer.
Wanted to Burn With His People.

Mrs. A. R. Mcfarland, an Alaska mis-.
sonary, writing from Fort Wrangel, gives
an interesting account of an attempt to con-
vert Shus Taks, an incorrigible chief of that
region. Toy.a.att, Christian native, preach
ed him long sermon. The wicked chief
was told that be was an old man and must
soon die. He was urged to give his heart to
the Saviour who had died for him, and was
told that if be did not, he would be forever
lost. Shus-Taks replied that he did not care
if he did 60 to hell-fre; that his people were
all there. 1t is question Of some moment
what motives should be urged in approach
ing wsr-like chief on the subject of religion.
1t certainly must be doubted if it is wise to
talk torture to savage whose whole notions
of heroism centres in N outward stoicism
under the most cruel ms rolonged bodily
infictions. The srgament
sisn
'@h M are 1ne avs OF the f.
ers are good enough for u.s. When zulu
missionary once undertook to induce native
to build frame house instead Of hut with
an entrance of only two feet in height, he
answered, "My father and grandfather have
crawled on their knees through that hole and
am better than they ?" There is usually
no necessity for emphasizing every antagon-
ism between sinner and sinners fore
fathers. For the savage resolution is instant
ly made, 81 will go to hell with my people" "
Again the mere historical phases of the life
Of Christ, including his miracles, do not i'm
press savage breast; for they usually have
more wonderful stories to tell. A certain
missionary who lsbors among the Indians Of
the Pacific Ocean, said when he first began
his work he would narrate the wonderful mir
acles of Christ, but he would be stopped BY
his hearers, who would give minute accounts
of being who had come over the ocean once
on time with mighty bag out of which
fell rocks, and every where rock fell there
an island was formed. He was thus forced
to go back of all this upon higher grounds.
So far as history was concerned neither could
dislodge the other. He then began to ques-
ton the savage as to his own deeds and mode
of living, and, having drawn out confession
of personal unworthiness and thus sharp
conviction of sin, the way was open to tell
of Him who was willing to save from sin.--
Conviction of sin followed by the news of q
God who seeks man, would seem then, to be
the true process in the conversion Of heather.
The pagan ideas of God have always been
that Of power which is sought by men to
avert their evil deeds, instead of power
which seeks man fer bis salvation, the idea
being thus reversed. When this 'is updersS, asi
the savage is not so willing to "burn witt
his people"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1878-05-01
NOT FAR!

Not far, not far from the Kingdom,
Yet in the shadow of sin;
How many are coming and going,
How few are entering inI
Not far from the golden gateway,
Where voices whisper and wait;
Fearing to enter in boldly,
So lingering still at the gate;
Catching the strain Of the music
Floating SO sWeetly along,
knowing the song they are singing,
Yet joining not in the song.
Seeing the warmth and the beauty,
The infinite love and the light;
Yet weary, and lonely, and waiting
Out in the desolate night
Out in the dark and the danger,
Out in the night and the cold,
Though &c is longing to lead them
Tsndsrly into the fold.
Not far, not far from the Kingdom
'Tis only little space;
But it may be at last, and for ever,
Oat Of herest-Y2ce.
A ship came sailing and sailing
Over murmuring sea,
And, just in sight Of the haven,
Down in the waves went she:
And the spsrs and the broken tiubers
Were cast on storm beat strand;
And cry went up in the darkness
"Not far, not far from the land!'
COngrsgatiORGlist.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1878-05-01

THERE is no victory without battle
Great tribulation announces and prepares the
way for great manifestations of the wisdom,
goodness, and justice of the Almighty King.
The elements may unite, nations may be
overthrow, you have only to place your
trust in God, aud you will be tranquil in the
tranquility of God himself.
He is path, if any be misled;
He is robe, if any naked be:
II any chance to hunger, be is bread;
If any be bondmsn, he is free.
II any be but weak, how strong is he
To dead men lite he is; to sick men health
To blind men sight; and to the needy wealth;
A pleasure without loss, treasure without
Stealth
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1878-05-01
FoR THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, va.
CHANGE OF SESSIONS.

At the annual meeting of the Trustees iu
April, 1877, they referred to the Faculty the
matter of proposed change in the times Of
beginning and ending the sessions. In re-
Spo6se to that request, the following report
was eubmitted at the late annual meeting,
(1Osh April, 1879 After discussion, it was
deemed expedient to allow the further con-
sideration Of this subject to 60 over to the
meeting in April, 1879. AS the Synod Of
Virginia is also considering this matter, and
as it is one of interest to professors and stu.
dents, the paper is sent to the press.
F. N. WATKINS, Secretary.
Fdrnaville, Va., April IL, 1878.
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presented are more consistent with each other,
and with other doctrines of the Bible, and
are compassed with fewer difficulties than
any others. ?. L. +.
(ooNCLUDED
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1878-05-01

In the region west of Tientsiu on the Gulf
of Pe,che.le, "within month of harvest
they were living on grass and leaves. No
fuel in the yards, no food in many house,
numbers dead already, emigration every
where on a large scale. Not a pig seen
after crossing to the west of the grand
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1878-05-01

The Scriptures will make US wise to sal
vation, if they be mixed with faith, not other
wise.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-13

The Bait more sun addresses It's exchanges
ITO this Office to the New Orleans PfcaWsne-
Democrat" This reflection upon the DEMO
CHAR IL pardonabe In paper so far distant
as Baltimore. We feel It our duty. however,
to corzact the error into which the SIM and
other Northern journals have fallen. The
D1sMooRAT and Picdpse are different we may
emphasize this word-yery different papers.
The DEMOCRAT has not swallowed and alb
Horbed the PicdVme, as the Sun appears TO
believe. No journalistic physician has yet
prescribed this medicine for us. We are In
the best of health and have never boon called
on to try such heroic remedy as yet.
We are more particular in making these
statements, because we have no less than
twice found journals ereditng brilliant efforts
of the Piodysme to the DEMOCRAT. Strong
;sGsd popular as the DEMOCRAT u.s. 1t cannot
s4stand this, and must protest against the re-
ei1eetaan as too cutting. II this were permitted
arnaeha mger we should undoubtedly soon see
the inEaoesaAT overwhelmed with ridicule
and blaloquy.
tGaar .swt people can, OF course, understand
j alb tliis. We have no fear that any miscredit
i DE ga aTtiole from the Rcav"se to the DEM
atCRAT will DO misunderstood here. Every
body here knows the venerable twaddle OF the
old lady. We venture to say that no person
OF New Orleans ever failed to recognize an
utterance Of the hcay'ne. no matter to what
lsryaper II was credited.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-13

New York Is the homo of the gold men The
silver bill lis there the source of ridicule and
wrath alike, and the silver men wild, cheap
money demagogues." SO firm Is New York In
= le wnrship of gold that IL has decided TO re-
sumo specie gold payment, whether Congress
does 30 or not. In 1876, itmaybe remembered
resumption act passed the Legislature of
New York. This provided that after January
1. 1876, all the State taxes levied in the State
should be collected in United States gold coin,
gold certificates and notes redcemable in gold
an demand; also that every contract or obi
grafton. made or implied payable after Janu-
ary |. 1879, should be paid In United States
scoin.
In fact the New York bill Is nothing but
another Resumption act, except that by some
mistake madein it's wording, taxes are made
uayable In gold alone and other debts In coin,
either silver or gold.
Az no reference, however, in this law is
made to the Resumption act before Congress-,
it presumably stands by itself. As conse-
uuencs New York will have to resume In 1879
whether the Federal government does so or
/ not, or the Legislature, strong gold men, will
have to ignominously repeal the State Re
J sumption act.
Notwi outstanding all the talk of New York
&c is scarcely probable that the Empire State
will 20 In for the collection OF taxes In gold
We are inclined to believe that there Is nc
more certain cure for New Yorks gold mania
than this Identical State Resumption act. Let
the state authorities of New York commence
bpilecting its s50ooooOo Of taxes In gold, and
Fe shall soon see the Empire State rallying
snder the silver banner with Its Southern and
Neetern sisters.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-13
ASSAILING THE SOUTHERN DEMOO-
RAOY.

For sometime past Northern journals, Of
Democratic and Republican proclivities, have
teemed with articles charging Southern DEM
ocrats with having defeated the Inauguration
of Mr. Tilden, and with barterlng away the
Presidency to Hayes
We are not surprised that disappointed Re-
publican politicians like Conkling Blaine and
Chandler should, In their rage and disap-
pointment, illuminate against Hayes and give
currency to any assertions that they think
would aid their purpose Of reviving sectional
dscord and bayonet rule; but we are sur
prised that Northern Democratic journals
should indulge in vile insinuations and as
PENSIONS upon that wing Of the party, and
their representatives, who made Demo-
cratic success In the past campaign possible
by their heroic party devotion and unaided
exertions.
We must remind our Northern Democratic
brethren that the Tilden campaign In the
South was made without their aid. Every
appeal for assistance from the poverty
stricken and almost deepairing people Of this
State was rejected by the national committee,
and after campaign Of unprecedented sever
ity and great expense, growing out of the
fact that the political machinery was in the
hands of our enemies, when our people we're
exhausted. and when renewed expense and ex-
ertions were necessary to preserve the fruits
Of our great victory, we were left to battle
along unaided.
We are panied to again remind the North
ern Democrats that the first and only indica-
ton of willingness to surrender the national
victory came from Northern Democrats
close to Mr. Tlden, upon the first indication
OF violent resistance by the Radicals.
We are glad to see that the Southern gen.
tlemen who have been assailed by Democrats
upon the testimony Of an INSCRIPTIONS po-
lltcal knave and trickster, who has been en-
gagged in doing the dirty work Of the Radical
party in the South for years, have main
tanned dignified position and have treated
the allegations with the scorn they deserve.
Familiar as we are with the events In
which our representatives bore part during
the trying days of the electoral issue, and
with the events connected with the release OF
our State from bayonet rule we do not hesi-
tate to assert that disclosure Of every event
connected with either of these questions will
not bring the blush to the face of any South
ern representative, or put in question his
party fealty.
That not even the sentiment of self-preser-
walton was permitted to imperil any policy
OF the party looking toward the Inauguration
of Mr.. Tilden.
It's true that our people did not look with
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-13
GEORGE Fl. PENDLETON.

The Democracy of Ohio appear to be united
with unusual harmony on this gentleman as
the successor of Stanley Matthews in the
United States Senate. The Republicans in the
Legislature have been unable to agree upon q
candidate to oppose Pendleton and, if they do
not vote for him, viii cast blank bHftUts. This
would be a deserved compliment to gentle
man who has filled, with such fidelity and
consistency, the various high positions to
which he has been called by the people, and
whose personal qualities, throughout an ac-
tive life have SO deeply impressed both friend
and foe.
Mr.. Pendleton is native of Cincinnati,
where he has always lived except when at
tending the University Of Virginia, where he
ompleted his education. In all his relations.
no one could enjoy a larger share of the es-
TEEN, confidence and respect Of oil classes of
the community in which he passed the active
life OF q lawyer Of large practice, O politician
of decided opinions and O gentleman of the
most amiable character and all the social and
Christian virtues.
From youth to his present age he has never
principles and ideas in which he was
reared. His fidelity to these was especial
| ly conspicuous during his Compression
| al term, when he so sturdily and
galantly resisted the various invasions Of the
rights of the Southern States before and
during our late civil war At one time he
stood almost alone In the House Of Represen-
tatives In denunciation Of the wrongs and per-
secutions Of our people by the fanatical Re-
publicans His calm, dignified, chivalric, firm
and fearless demeanor, compelled the respect
and admiration of his desperate, brawling
political enemies, both in Congress and In his
native city. In strong contrast with his con-
| temporary and predecessor, Stanley Mat
thews, he could not be driven from his ancient
faith and fidelity to the Democracy by the
mad sectional fury of our civil war
Besides his high moral qualities and his
splendid record for political consistency Mr..
Pendleton is an accomplished gentleman,
scholar and jurist Is free from all the petty
characteristics Of the politician and dema-
gogue, and will prove one Of the most exem-
plary and useful members of the United
States Senate. With his accomplished wife,
the daughter of the author of the "Star
Spangled Banner" and a native of the Dis
| trict of Columbia, his accession to the society
of the national capital will be hailed with
general qualification and rejoicing among the
best, and, indeed, among all classes of the
| population of that city.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-13

OF course, everybody but the negroes was
well aware that the agents OF the so-called
1.iberian Exodus Association were swindling
tho colored people of the South but even the
latter appear to have found this out at last
For some months past agents of this associa-
fion have been stumping North and South
Carolina, and collecting from each field hand
twenty dollars for ticket that was to convey
him to Liberia and there endow him with
farm and all the necessary agricultural inn
plements.
About four or five days ago the news some
how got circulated among the negroes of South
i Carolina, in that mysterious way in which
Intelligence travels among negroes, that a
ship was going to start for Liberia, and some
three hundred of these unfortunate people
assembled in Charleston to leave for Africa
Many of these came from far up the country,
with beds and mattresses, plows and hoes
and all their household furniture. They
s,a,nd. of course, no vessel waiting for them
and when they went around to the Office OF
@;,,,e Exodus Association TO inquire how the
sista1,e had been made and when the vessel
apposed to leave, they were coolly told by the
hurtrnat 1t was impossible to fix the date OF
Z IA sailing. The negroes accordingly are
! ..s,,i0ad ID return home wholly unsatisfied
&fs,,., thew are TO get home without money it
Is ,,ar4 f. saw. OF the swindle the Radical
- y,ory Times says: eff Wade Hampton's
S-..s,,iscs Of protection TO Che colored people
&,rr,rxusaa 10 anything, these managefs Woulu
as common sWiaalsss'
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-13
DIED.

CENAS-On Thursday. January 10, 1878. DR..
A. II. Csnas, aged So years.
SCOTT-On Tuesday. January y. 1879. at 7:45
m, w. NJ. Scott d native of Adams county
Miss, aged Sc years.
ALLEN-At 1852 p. m. Sunday. 9th inst
James A. A len, aged 66 years, a native of Maury
county. Tenn. for many years y prominent
merchant of this city. and a member of the ate
& Co. His rema MS will be taken to Jackson
Miss, for interment.
TAYLOR-On Sunday night, the 9Th of Janu-
airy, at 9 o'clock, Mrs. Margaret Taylor. aged
flfty-lwo years. d native of MasgoW Scotland
and resident of New Orleans Tor the last TWEEN.
freight years.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-13
wEw ORLEANS, JANUARY 10. 1878.
THE STATE IMMIGRATION OONVEN
TTON.

The State Immigration Convention will
meet In this city Monday, at o'clock, In the
State House, in the room Of tho Enrolment
Committee We are requested to state that
che members Of the General Assembly will be
admitted as delegates In all cases In which
their parishes are not represented by regular
Iy appointed delegates.
There are large number Of delegates In
town from the country parishes, and the con
vention promises to be complete success 1t
win be a body of great Importance, and we
anticipate very beneiicent results from It's &C
Hun.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-13
MEASURES OF REFORM.

| The present Legislature has rich mine
extravaganza and abuse to explore and re
claim. There is room for retrenchment ant
curtailment on every hand.
The people demand that every superfluouf
office shall be abolished.
The obnoxious and expensive registration
system should be abolished. In place Of that
poll tax should be imposed, and receipt
for its payment required as certificate Of the
| right to vote.
A strict vagrant law should be enacted.
The judiciary system of the State requires
total reorganization. The present cumber-
some system costs the people double what q
simpler and infinitely better system would
cost.
reform in the method Of the collection Of
the revenues of the State, which will save
large sums to the commonwealth.
In New Orleans the sherffs and clerks Of
courts should be salaried officials, and the
enormous revenues of those offices turned
over to the State or city, or largely reduced
in the interest of litigants.
Some Limitation must be placed to the power
OF police juries in imposing parish taxes. In
several parishes the local taxes are fully
equal to the whole State tax of fourteen and q
half mills.
A thorough investigation of the city debt
and of the debts of the parishes should be
made and the amount Of those classes Of In
debtedness in the State ascertained.
Article 1872 Of the constitution. requiring
lands sold at public sale to be divided into
small tracts, should be expunged.
Gross abuses exist In the system OF justices
OF the peace These should be inquired into
and remedied.
The provision of the constitution enforcing
mixed schools should be expunged.
We do not pretend just here to do more
than give general idea Of the vast work
of reform that lies before the Legislature. We
have glanced at only part Of the field. There
are number of other measures of reform
necessary. Those and the ones we suggest
to-day we shall during the present session
urge upon the Legislature. If they cannot bt
had by legislation and amendment the people
will seek them through o convention.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-13
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY JANUARY Is, 1878

favor upon any scheme that offered new
election under Republican auspices and would
again plunge our State into political strife,
and we assert that all intrigues to that end
were but the unauthorized doings Of persons
who had no right to speak for the Democratic
party.
The last authentic utterance OF the party
upon this subject was that Of the Democratic
Senators and congressman, in caucus at the
Capitol, on the night Of February H. when
they resolved to acquiesce in the action OF the
Electoral Commission and failed to agree to
make an effort to save Louisiana and South
Carolina.
Since SO much misrepresentation has been
INDUCED IN, we quite approve u the aetnrtn1-
nation recently announced by Major =. A.
Burke, who represented the Nichols govern
IN ent at Washington last winter. to make
full and complete statement OF all the facts
within his knowledge and thus put at rest the
sensational runors that are used to disturb
the country He has repeatedly stated that
neither Mr.. Hayes nor Southern men need
fear the fullest publication Of the truth.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-13

IN 366S. S. ID her big eyes and mutt saddle
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-13
Association for the Relief Of Jewish
Widows and Orphans.

NEW ORLEANS, January IL, 1873.
The Twenty third Anniversary of this asso-
citation will be celebrated at THE HOME cor
ner of Jackson and Chippewa streets. on SUN !.
DAY. 18th inst, at II o'clock a. m.
The public are respectfully invited to at
tend.
JAZZ 1t adp Ell. KURsHEEDT. Secretary.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-13
SPECIAL NOTICE TO LICENSE PAYERS.

OFFICE STATE TAX COLLECTOR FIRST DISTRICT,
New Orleans. January Q. 1873.
The STATE LICENSES for the year 1873 have
been received from the Auditor, and will be is
sued upon application at the office. At Caronde-
let street. E. A. BURKE,
ia1s7t Tax Collector First District
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-10-11
DAILY INTBLLICENCER.
Friday, October IL. 1879.
Colorado.s Moss Agate Field.

The agate covers large areas OF the
middle park, scattered over the surface
In chips and larger fragments, and oc-
curing, also, in massive lodges. Only
. very small percentage Of it. however.
contains the curious end delicate crys-
Utilization of iron known as moss. Cur
ious. notions prevail relative to this sub
stance. Formerly it was . common opin.
ION that the moss was fixed in the stone
By Photographic process. and l have
often been shown specimens which the
finders averred contained faithful pic
tnres of clumps Of bushes, groves OF
trees, or an extended landscape, visible
from the point where they were picked
up. The agate is hsrd, tough and sus-
ceptible Of high polish. Specimens
are valued according to the perfection
and beauty of the moss clusters con-
tsined and the clesrEess Of the stone
apart from the moss.
The great sgsts neld is south Of the
Grand and west OF the Williams river.
on ssge plain. Il 10 six OF eight miles
: in length and nearly - greatlin width,
though sgstes are not founi all over
this sres. II has been culled and pick
Cd over BY hundreds Of people and
thousands Of jewels worn today in the
United States bear settings from the
''sgste patch" Some agstes are found
north Of the Grand. directly opposite.
scd the largest and finest specimen ]
ever ssw WAS picked mp there in 1863.
There 10 IN agate pstch-or several OF
them, small IN extent-on the divide
between Troublesome river and Corral
creek, north Of the Grand. Two or
three years ago small deposit of them
was found near Fraser river, in the
eastern edge Of the park, not far from
the Berthoud pass and Rollins wagon
roads come together.
In oil the localities thus far dss ribbed
the moss 10 black or dark brown--tbe
usual color. Near Grand river. on the
north side and about three miles west
OF Hot sulphur Syringe. il small area
where red moss sgates ere found-that
10 the moss 10 red reddish brown instead
Of black. Nearly opposite. across the
river. near Beaver creek. II another
patch" Of the jame kind. Red moss
sgates are very rare and curious. No
search has ever been made 10 any OF
these localities beneath the natural sur.
face Of the ground for valuable aestes.
Those gathered have been picked up on
the surface, generally in broken frag-
ments Of stone that showed the moss
naturally.