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For THE GENITAL PREsBYTERIAH.
Sufferers by Famine in China.

All readers of the papers have no doubt seen
more or less of the great famine which has been
ravaging the north Of China; and it may be, that
many of them have not only been deeply touched,
but would esteem it an act of humanity, not to say
Christian duty, to do something towards mitigating
it, if they knew 0here or hoo to send their contri
buttons. Information on this point is given in the
March number of the Missionary One of our mis-
sonaries writes that any money sent for this object
to Messrs 0lyphant Co., Of New York, will be
forwarded by cable through their House in China.
Their address is P. 0. Box 1862, New York. IF
any person who may read this, will send money
for that purpose to the above address, with stamp
enclosed, he will get the following in return :;
Messrs. ELEPHANT & Co., of China, beg leave to
acknowledge the receipt of = dollars, from -,
which will be cabed to the Committee at Shang-
hal for the relief Of the sufferers by famine in the
north of China" 1t would appear from this, that
there is a committee in Shanghai to disburse any
funds intended for the Chinese sufferers that may
come into its hands, and that MeSsrS Olyphant &
Co., are its authorized agents in this country; SO
that if there is acM to help these far off sufferers,
there is also aoGy Who will do it2 NJ.
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West Hanover Presbytery

Met at College church. Hampden Sidney, Va,
April 10th. Rev. l.. b. Johnston was elected
Moderator, and ID Bondurant and J.-X. MGR.
ton, clerks.
Presept-l5 ministers and IA elders.
Rev. K d. Washburn accepted a call to the
Magsville church, Buckingham county, Va, and
the installation services were appointed for the frat
Sabbath OF july to be conducted by Dr. Atkinson.
DR.. Stoddert. and l. B. Johnston.
Rev. q. L. Petrie, late of Petersburg, was re-
ceived from East Hanover Presbytery, and accept
ed call from the Charlottesville church, and the
installation services appointed for the first Sabbath
of May. DR.. Dabney is to preach the sermon, Rev.
B. f. Wales to give the charge to the pastor, and
Rev. Il. Woods the charge to the people.
The installation of Rev. Edgar Woods as pastor
Of South Plains church, was appointed for the first
Sabbath of June, the services to be performed by
Rev. Ii. Henry and Rev. G. l.. Petrie.
GoTdonsville and Orange churches were granted
permission to employ the services of Rev. Mr..
Curry.
To Rev. Mr.. Strider, a member of Chesapeake
Presbytery, leave was given to preach to Waddell
church, and also labor in Madison county.
The division of Providence church, in Louisa
county, was considered and postponed to the next
meeting of Presbytery.
A proposition lying over from the last meeting,
proposing annual instead of semi-annual stated
meetings of this body, was brought up and largely
debated The proposition was 6ually adopted.
Mr.. James R. Bridges, q member of the junior
class of Union Seminary, after the usual prelimi-
nary examination, was taken under the care CT
Presbytery as candidate for the ministry
John G.. Anderson, james E. Booker, A. B.
Colt, Benjamin Goode Thornton R. Sampson, and
John G. Senger were licensed as probationers for
the gospel ministry,
Commissioners to the General Assembly
terS-Rev r. L. Dabney, D. D., principal, and
Rev. 7. D. Bell, D. D., alternate. Elders,-M,
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN,
A Voice from the Border.

POINT PLEASANT, w. Va, April 22l, rs.
Here we stand upon the banks of the Ohio, soil
tsry and alone, with no ministerial brother of our
Church nearer to us than Huntington, forty miles
below on the Ohio. We sighed for sweet COM
munion and fellowship with some in the reserve
corps. God heard that prayer, for the letter was
laid before Him, SO it was dispatched to Rich
mond to Rev. DR.. G. Fl. Read, who came in re-
spouse, and to whom we could have said, "imme-
diatey therefore We sent for thee, and thou hast
well done that thou art come-now are We all here
present before God to hear all things that are COM
handed thee of God"
Our people gathered together, with many
old gospel. We heard anew that old, old story
of Jesus and his love-" Our dear brother Lacy
Rector of Christ Church, though it was Easter,
dispensed with bis night services and with his
people entered our gates-brethren of other church
es came also-snd drank with US at the fountain
Of infinite love. We felt, we said, 1t was good
to be there"
We feel the stronger for this visit, not in our
selves, but in that pOsoer which Jesus exercises
over all things in heaven and in earth-iu the in
finite resources of that fountain which Jesus has
opened for his people-his saints" who have
made covenant with him by sacrifice; whom
He is gathering together, stronger in the conf
dence that God who by his Spirit has rebound us
unto himself-will enable us to triumph over every
foe, having made US Sc complete in Him, in whom
dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. T"
We we're sorry only when the time came to let our
brother depart from us. He has filed place 10
our hearts which we will ever hold for him-and
we are ready to give him the grasp of welcome
again. Let me take advantage of this opportunity
to say the churches Of cur cities might we'll afford
to spare their watchmar to stand upon the out.
posts occasionally Nc Joy that it imparts to
the brethren that are al 6of. We thank God for
this visit to US. We fesAihat cord of sympathy
has been touched by it, and harmonious sounds
have been evoked. Tours, II.
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FoR THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
% Chairmen of Presbyterial Committees of
Sustentation or Domestic Missions.
CuARLEsrowN. wv. W., April 26. is

CHARLEsTowN, W. Va, April &C. 1878.
Dear Brethren,--Please send me as soon as you
can your reports on the state, plan, field progress
and prospects of Evangelstic Labor in your
bounds, that may prepare the annual report for
Synod.
My reasons for asking this Of you non are, first,
the year to be covered by the reports ended LIST
April inst; second, dcferring these reports till fall
brethren frequently bring into them matter that
does not properly belong to the year. 1 can and
shall get statistics of contributions from the Assem-
by'a Minutes, unless chairmen give me other in
structons; but l desire all reports to be full in
other respects.
Prompt attention to this request will secure an
accurate report to Synod.
On behalf Of Synod's Committee on Evsngelistic
Labor. A. @. HOPKINS,
Chairman,
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The Cause of Education More Earnest
Appeal.

1t is hoped that by a special contribution of one
thousand dollars in addition to funds yet to come
from the churches, we may meet all pledges to the
candidates under care of the Committee of Educa-
ton. This amount should be in the hands of the
Treasurer, on or before the 10th Of May. In order
to raise this sum, certain earnest and devoted
friends of the cause in Memphis, who desire to re-
port again to the General Assembly that the Com
mittee of Education have incurred no debt to stu
dents of the current year, would make known to
other friends of the cause throughout the entire
Church, that they propose to constitute certain
number to give $40 each, inviting as many to Join
in the effort as will be equivalent to fifty, and thus
raise in the aggregate one thousand dollars.
Are there not, among the $4,000 members of
our Church, as many as ttypersOnS, able and will
ing to contribute oeny dollars each, to ensure this
desirable end j. N. MADDEL,
Secretary of Education
Ieonob;S Anril IL 1878
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

A MIRACLE IN STONE; or, The Great Pyramid Of
Egypt. By Joseph A. Seiss, D, D. Philadel-
phia Porter & Coates. Price $l.25.
These Lectures of DR.. Seiss, embodied in this
volume have now reached the second edition,
showing the interest that has been awakened by
their perusal This volume is most romantic and
instructive one, at the same time is remarkable for
funess Of information and accuracy of detail. DR..
Seiss writes as a Christian scholar and seems to
regard the pyramid as built under species of d.
vine inspiration, and embodying in its symbolism
s foreshsdOwing Of events most deeply concerning
the destinies of man in this world and the next
such as, leading incidents in the history of Israel,
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REV. G. L. LEYBURN'S address is Loxing-
ton, Mo. AS is we'll known, Mr.: Leyburn
was for some three years missionary in
Greece and has but recently returned. Ii is
but due to all parties interested to state, that
Mr.. Leyburn not only bore all the expenses
of himself and family upon their return from
Greece, but he has also paid, for the benefit
of the Greek Mission large part directly
into the Foreign Missionary Treasury-she
full amount of his outfit and of his expenses
from this country to Greece.
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The General Assembly Of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States

Win meet at the First Presbyterian Church of
Knoxville, Tenn. on tia third Thursday, 18th
day. of May, 1878. at IL o'clock, A. NJ. The
opening sermon will be preached by the Row. @.
A. STILLMAN. 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 l5thl at 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, GO tar schedule on page So, Minutes
Of 1875 JOsE2r T. WILSON,
Ser OF Assent oily.
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Foreign MissiOns.-If all our pastors will re-
member the injunction of our last General Assem-
bly,, and preach a sermon next Sabbath on this
great subject the result would be an increase pro-
baby of some thousands of dollars in the collection
To be taken
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,tei to .or vs 49, CSC $50 to
the General Assembly as soon is practicat'e after
their appoint,a@4t. TO the undersigned. And COM
mis5orers who expect to attend are hereby re-
quested to drop me postal card, giving their full
names and postofioe address, without delay
This is necessary to enable the Committee of Ar
rangements to properly attend to the aCcommOda-
ton Of the Assembly. JAMES PARK,
KaOrUile, Tenn.
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PREMIUM FOR SUBSCRIBERS, 1878.

Any person obtaining new subscribers, and
transmitting payment, may retain serenity
6vs cents, as a commission for each name.
Transmit by a Post Office money order, or
By 3 registered letter.
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HAMPDEN SIDNEY CONMENCEMENT.-The
Rev. DR.. 7. D. Witherspoon has consented
to preach the Baccalaareate sermon at the
approaching Commencement of Hsmpden
Sidney College. The sermon will be deliY-
cred on Sunday, the 9th of June, and will
be the first of the series of Commencement
exercises.
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England and Russia. The situation is not es-
sentially changed, and the opinion prevails widely
that in the end there will be terrible conflict be-
tween these two powers.
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Famine in China.-The communication from
the Rev. Mr.. Davis, one of our missionaries, part
of which is found in this paper, will give our read
ers some idea of this awful visitation.
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The Assembly's eord.-If our brethren vii
just take an opportunity to mention this matter to
their people, and point out way for those who
wish to obtain this daily report, it would secure
great many names. The price is only fifty cents,
See advertisement.
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The Anniversary Exercises OF the American Bible
Society will be held in Richmond, in st. PaulS
church, on Sabbath afternoon, May 18th,
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the advent of Christ the close of the dispenSatiOn
introduced by Him, the Millennium. The motto
text of the volume is strikingly significant one,
lisa. xix: 10, 90 In that day shall there be an
altar to the Lord in the midst Of the land of
Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the
Lord. And it shall be for sign ar d for witness
unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt ..s.
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LTTTELL's LIVING AGE. The numbers for the
weeks ending April Goth and 9th, have the fol-
lowing valuable contents:
Mr.. Froude's Life and Times Of homas Beckett.
by Edward A. Freeman; England as Military
Power in 1854 and in 1878, by Sir Garnet Wolse.
ley; Modern Japan; Freucn Home Life-the Inau-
ence of Women; The Loss Of the "Eurydice;" A
Broad Church Bishop Macleod Of Dare, by Viii.
liam Black, from advance sheets; Erica, translated
for The LiUing Age from the German of Frau Won
Iugersleuen; Sorry OF George Crulkshsnk the
suonsibe Ambassadors: Obsnge- Ringing; The
Legitimate Sphere of Agnoslicsm; The Domestic
Sphinx.
Terms-The Liviag Age and either of the four
lollar weeklies or monlnneS for $40 so. Littell &
Gay, publishers, Boston.
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SOUTHERN HIsToRIoAL SOCIETY PAPERS for May.
Rev. j. Wnnam Jones, Secretary.
Contents:
Battle of Murfreesboro-R Report of Gen. j. G..
Breckenridge Report of Col. r. j Gibson; Re-
port Of Col Gibson Of Operations of Adams Bri-
gade Letter from President Dsvis-Reply to Mr..
auuter; Grsnt as Soldier and Civilian, by Gen.
Oabney Fl Maury; Numerical Strength Of the Ar.
mics at Gettysburg, by Col. Walter Il. Taylor, A.
A. G. A. N. "; Col. Taylor's Reply to the Count
of Paris; Planners North Carolina Battery at the
Battle Of the Oraser; Justice to Gen. Msgruder-
Letter from Re- P. g. Robert; the First Mary
and Cavalry 49,, A., by Rev. Horace Edwin
Hayden; Editorial Paragraphs.
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separate vote has been directed to be taken should
be finally determined in manner different from
that which this Presbytery prefers, as indicated in
the remainder of this response,
3D. Adopts chap. 5, Sec 4, art. 2. page 10
Sd. Adopts chap. 5, sec 4, art 5, first sentence,
page l9.
4th. Adopts chap 5, sec. 7, page "a.
5th. Adopts the third alternative article in re.
gard to those who may vote in the election Of
church officers chap. 6, sec. 8, art. 4, page 26.
9Th. Adopts the former OF the two alternative
clauses defining Offence" Book of Discipline,
chap 8, art. l, page Al.
7th. Adopts chap. 8, art. 10, inserted by Com
mittee.
9Th. Adopts chap. u, arts. l, 2, 3, page 81.
EAST ALABAMA.
Not prepared to adopt as q whole, but urge the
Assembly to continue the revision.
Thev vote to strike out article 9 section 4, chap.
ter 5, Form of Government.
On the first" sentence, chapter 5, section 4,
article 5, vote in the affirmative.
Chapter 5, section 7, vote in the affirmative.
Chapter 6, section 8, article A. adopt third form
recommended.
Book Of Discipline, chapter 3, article l, prefer
the first form.
Chapter u, article l, approve it.
Approve the second article and third article, as
well as the Book Of Discipline, chapter s, article TO-
HoLsToN
Presbytery did not vote to adopt the Revised
Book as it now stands, but by almost unanimous
vote it favored revision and asked the General AS
sembly to continue the revision until the book is
more perfect, and accompanied the request with
amendments.
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the remotsr Effects become manifest. The
process by which these ends were reached
has been something like this; fret the
great loStes suffered, from the causes men-
tioned, compelled universal economy IN
living and production; the same influence
forced many idle hands into the farming
districts, and led TO enlarged production
everywhere; Gs g result We have had
abundant and increasing hAfVests, and
the quick returns secured have afforded
the means for supplying the waste o.
previous year.; q rise In the value Of
farms in the older sections naturally iol'
lowed, furnishing an additional induce
ment to occupy new lands made ayaila.
bic by the late extension Of our railroad
system and eliminating in the hegira
now in progress. Since We Last wrote
railroad reports other than those We
then had received have come In, and the
following summary prepared from them
presents q better indication than vi could
at that time give Of the growth OF this
movement:
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FoR SALE.
TRUsFEEs SALE Of
Desirable Chapllnss St. R.,ls.,..

By virtue Of q de.d a,
AZ !: 4. Moore and Hsniy NJ ME-, y oaras
Sna recorded In the csfi'isS hIy, III
TSait o. Ohio county, Wen yI,1H AsIVsiS
TTaif and Aortpgs iooi M eia y I'd y
SATURDAY, The 18th d, 81 Ina.
seEinaIns At 10 e'tlOsE ~ y 'Sa. isa
n9nt door q the Court HSns y !. ~ d. At d,
~ y PUBLIC Ale 70 The hilbS,, ~ sostJ'
lao following described raj ~, ass sE NJ
sou!aern hall d Lot nSnSss isiih sIS
s9aMe IunbsId iGn Is IN ioS'sa 4
sq9ATe NC; lol, on the vest NJ " ~ IA Nh
!eia rourteh between Eleventh s,,S Saipas. on
= ESelith street (old NosSnsS ~ ~ rISl
Mheelng, together With al lSd' ,m9 t ETY. q
Pto!ttlenis thereon and thS hSTsAstateh Ats.
p9rtenanoeI belonging thGSta AnaaI MIS-
IkAas o. sALH-0 be.thlfd. q,
lhe purchaser may elect 70 ~ y EHsh na1h
residgs o. .hd purchase noSty eaA NJ q
nuai inst1llmenu at one yeT "A W. sqal q.
ne day o. nls, the pgrehlsT ~ l1n ID
sltn approved security foT h. pp u ~
deferred inItlllments and th,IS, EIateta q
accrue upon the nmN, VIA ~
,c, JAMES P. RoGERs
~ =. hhRvEr, A~uetIoneer, LHIaa
80
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Total........-......Ss7,1a tS,sSL,oSi % tOisSsi,l7i
The writer then ampliies on how en-.
larged cultivation means greater produc.
tion and increased employment for labor
in moving and handling the larger crops,
and on the good effect Of transportation
as shown by the renewal Of dividends be.
fore suspended; and by the large increase
in the value Of the railroad property Of
the country, even making full allowance
for a part Of the improvement being
speculative; and concludes as follows:
"All these facts demonstrate not only
that recovery from our long depression
IL actually in progress, but Is being de.
veloped very rapidly, and II unchecked
by outside influences promises 10 the 70.
ture u development not to be measured
by any previous experience.
1.-THE same conclusion Is also reached
from another and very different starting
point. For mont the less clear and mark
ed, II we would observe It, is the progress,
and the changed character Of that progress
in our manufacturing industries. In 1857
revival Of those interests must have come
almost wholly through q renewed pur.
chasing power very slowly developed
within ourselves, for home requirements
were the only consumption we could
claim. Now, however, our exports show.
and the facts which may be gathered at
every mill show, that the manufacturer
in almost all departments can produce
and is producing SO as to meet a foreign
demand, and is thus securing capital
which he could never secure before. OF
course, this foreign consumption cannot
yet make up for the loss in the home de.
mand so as to give the needed impulse TO
these industries. But We have only TO
wait until the rapidly advancing wave
from the West and South shall meet this
movement thus begun in the East, and we
may, it seems to us, look for 4 prosperity,
both in volume and rapidity Of develop.
ment, never before possible"
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The Prospects OF the Country for
speedy Recuperation from the

AhhSs
The N. Y. Commercial and Financial
Chronicle has an editorial on "The Process
OF Recovery" from which We make the
following extracts:
ave noticed two weeks since come Of
the more promising aspects Of the pres
emit commercial situation. Our improved
credit unprecedented aud increasing ex.
ports, immense crops and enlarged culti-
walton, rising values Of farm lands, and
remarkable movement TO occupy new
territory, with q very decided increase in
railroad earnings, were mentioned as the
distinguishing features. OF course 10
conclude from such facts that complete
recovery will be Immediate, and ia inevi-
table, would be against reason. We only
threw out the suggestions as evidence
that forces were at work which In the
end must effect a cure; but whether those
forces shall in the future act quickly and
vigorously, or fesbly and sluggishly, is a
point Of the inquiry upon which We wish
to-day to add a few words.
"And in the first place it seems 10 US
that 3 slow recovery ia not in the nature
Of things 4 necessity. .
"Then, again, in comparing the present
situation with any previous similar pc.
riod, as, for instance, 1872 or 1857, TOO
little importance, We think, is given TO a
remarkable change whichhas taken place
in the agencies existing for recovery.
Even in 1857 the cost OF moving farm
products was 80 great that 4 bushel OF
wheat vas consumed in coming from
Chicago to New York; now 0 cents per
100 pounds is the charge. Then we had
twenty. FIVE thousand miles Of railroad;
nov we have eigth thousand miles. One
does not require to be told that the west
ern farming interests cannot be depress-
ed, under present surrounding, the same
length Of time that 1t could be when Il
was chiefly confined to It's own Aeighbor-
hood for consumers. Now the producer
is, at a trifing cost, In absolute connec.
ton with not only all partso Of this coun-
Try, but with all the markets Of the world;
and, furthermore, instead Of furnishing
those markets, as he then did, with only
q product, and that In q very limited
way, he inds that everything the farm
yields has for 1t at export demand which
the modern iteights permit him to sup.
pl-. .
"These considerations, then, explain
the facts reeited two weeks since-iaree
crops with ready markets working out
their recuperatiye result at the very point
where we should expectsRch q movement
70 begin, and from that centre the circle
Of influences gradually widening until
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WEDNESDAY,. JUNE 8, 1875.
Trr New York GrapGie has a striking

XhE GNIW ASA@
cartoon q Preparing for the Prssiden.
dial rsos Of 1880" The Gene Is 3 race
tr.sk, with the Executive Man,iOn and
Capitol in the distance. General Butler
Il swkWndly mounted on a bOny beast
labeled aNGtional Greeuback party"
The animal is rearing and plungipS, and
the General 10 imminent danger Of being
thrown. Tildep sits, b,ekward,o on an OBJ
s.inE,s ilrku., holding on consciously BY
The back Of the saddle, while Senator
Thurman has a arm grip on the bride and
seem, determined that Sammy shall leave
hi, seat. President Hayes holds BY the
bride . Gee looking horse tRspublieau
p,rty) waiting for a rider. secrstafy
Sherman 10 standing close by, apparently
ready to mount, and General Grant Is
ia., making hii appearance on the course