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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-12-03

dwelt in from generation to generation
" neither shall the Arabian pitch his tent
there, nor the shepherds make their
folds there. The traveller Mignan says,
4" saw the sun sink behind the Muieli-
bah, and obeyed with infinite regret the
summons Of my Arab guides who
could not be persuaded to remain longer,
from the apprehension of evil spirits. -
"All the people of the country" says an
other traveller, Rich, assert that it is
extremely dangerous to approach this
mound after nightfall, on account Of the
multitude of evil spirits by which it is
haunted"
In the November number of the Con-
temporary Revje1O there is an article on
can Indo-Mediterranean Railway, y which
Captain Burton has recommended, to con-
meet the Mediterranean port of Lattakia
with the Persian Gulf through northern
Mesopotamia The writer remarks that
the scheme is wholly impracticable, be-
cause it is impossible to reclaim the an
Gent kingdom of Babylonia to fertility,
which is now a desert.
If Isaiah or jeremiah had made sim
liar prophecy about Jerusalem, he would
have tripped. If he had prophesied in
this way about Damascus or Rome, he
would have blundered. There are many
cities in the Old World that have been
existing for 1000 or $500 years. There
is Smyrna, for example. Damascus goes
back to the time of Abraham. Marssilles
was founded 600 years before Christ. So
Naples is very ancient city, and Athens
Constantinople was founded $50 years be-
fore Christ; Syracuse $50 B. c. Cadiz
was founded by the Phnnicians about
1150 C. And there are doubtless cities
in China and India more than 5000 years
old. Note also that other great cities
have sprung up in the Mesopotamian
Plain-as Bagdad.
The language applied to Babylon is
not only accurate in general sense, but
it is really detailed description of all
the facts as they exist at present.
Just take this one little bit of evidence,
and what have our modern infdels to say
about it?
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-12-03

We admire the conservatism of the
Southern Presbyterian Church; it reflects
the true spirit of Christianity. But this
is a busy age, and we must keep fully
abreast Of the sharp competitions Of even
the religious world.
We can learn valuable lessons from our
Baptist and Methodist friends in the
work of an aggressive Church. Holding
fast by the old landmarks, let us prove
that the Presbyterian Church is adapted
to thrive among the busiest activities of
this restless generation as well as in the
deeper and stiller currents of a by-gone
ace
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-12-03

The tenth General Assembly of the
Free Italian Church met in Florence on
the 18th ult., and was constituted with a
sermon from the Rev. Alessandro Gavazzi.
Twenty-eight churches were represented.
A deeply interesting address was made
by the venerable Buonoventura Mazza-
rella, who is an elder in the church of
Genoa. His presence in Florence, says
the Florence correspondent of the New
York Observer, was one Of the great events
of the Assembly. He was enthusiastically
received by large band of the brethren
on his arrival at the station, and accom-
panied on his departure to the railway
by the whole body of deputies. 1t was
not so much that he is a member of the
Italian Parliament and Judge of the
Supreme Court of Appeals, as well as the
writer of some of the best works on phil
osophy, but rather because of his lifelong
devotion to evangelistic labor, and never
more earnestly than at the present time,
and his hearty acceptance of the Confess
sion and Constitution of the Free Italian
Church, that he found himself surrounded
by the affectionate sympathies of the breth.
rem, and especially of the nine evangelists
present, who had studied for the ministry
under him and Desanctis, in Genoa, many
years ago. 1t was great JOY to see Ga
vazzi and him elected respectively Presi-
dent and Vice President of the Assembly,
and seated together in conference about
the interests of the kindom of Christ in
italy.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-12-03

WE have had occasion to call attention
to the religious movement in India of the
Brahmo Somaj. The TAei8tic Quarterly
Rev5eav, of India, comments on a new
manifestation in their worship in Calcut-
ia. The language employed by them in
their current religious literature indicates
a decided step towards the faith of the
New Testament The Reuiea0 remarks:
Such significant words as the8e-seeing, hear
ing and touching the Spirit of Go2-are becom-
ing quite familiar among advanced Brahmos
Immersion in the deep waters of divine love and
joy, looking joyfully at the perpetual smile on
the lips of the merciful pressing the sinners af-
ficted head on the bosom of the Saviour the
light emanating from the sun of holiness reflect
ed on the worshipper's face, the all-soul and the
human soul playing together joyfully, the child
like soul sitting on the lap of the divine mother
and drinking the milk of inspiration from her
breast, the bird-like spirit that has scared too
high in the sky lost in infnity-these are some
of the many striking metaphors which abound
in the devotional literature of the Brahmo
Somai of the present day"
We are told that some regard this as
the language of superstition, an abandon
ment Of the scientific basis; but it is evi-
dent, we think. that the heart of the Hin
du nation is deeply moved, standing, as
the educated classes do there now, face to
face with Christianity. Great progress
has been made by this religious school; it
is not strange that they move with some
hesitation, nor that their utterances are
not distinctly Christian; but how much
they sound like our own languagel and
how much we are encouraged to hope for
great results
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-12-03

A CORRESPONDENT, writing from one of
our literary centres, anent the matter of
poetry" says, the poem published by
us some two months ago, entitled "Au-
tumn," by the Rev. W. H. Woods, "was
greatly admired here -" That confirms us
in our oonceit of our literary Judgment.
We submitted that poem to a person of
very fine taste, "a lady, by the way and
asked her opinion. She read it, and con-
demued it. We told her she didn't know
anything about it, that " it possessed de-
cided merit as it does.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-12-03
AN AGGRESSIVE CHURCH,

The North Carolina Presbyterian has
been handling, and handling well, in its
editorial columns, most important topic
namely, What is the matter? Itremarks
in a recent article on this subject that the
Baptist Association in that State had
met and that the report of the Board of
Missions shows their work to be advanc-
ing and their Church growing in every
quarter of the State. 1t adds: when
the Methodist Conference shall meet,
similar exhibit will be made" What is
the matter, it asks, with the Presbyterian
Church? Why do we permit these de-
nominations to outstrip us? These are
most timely questions. The Presbyte-
rian Church needs more push. We do
not like the word. We do not much
like the thing. But some people do
need Just this element; and so do some
ecclesiastical bodies We want no ir-
regular methods; no sip-shod work; but
it IS patent to everybody that there is
no sufficient reason why the Methodist
Church or the Baptist Church should be
more popular with the masses of the peo-
pie than the Presbyterian Church; and
no reason-after all explanations render
ed-why they should have so far out
numbered us in the Southern States
other than the reason that they have
shown more enterprise in sending men
into destitute districts and taking posses
sion of fields which were equally open to
our efforts.
A correspondent of this paper, last
week, said some timely things on this
subject. Our ministers and our ecclesi-
astical bodies have given their chief at
tention to the churches already organized,
and often have hesitated to occupy some
new territory, where only feeble church
would be planted, until others have gone
before and pre-occupied the ground. In
short, we have had too little of the evan
gehstic spirit, and have not striven to
excel as we might have done, in the apos-
toie work OF planting new churches and
building up feeble ones. We too often
wait for the people to build church,
and send call to some minister, with the
promise of a competent support. Even
when the people ask for a church organ
ization and a preacher for a part Of his
time, they often receive little encourage
ment until they can give assurance that
the enterprise will be self-supporting
Church extension should be inscribed
upon our banners, and the spirit of ex-
tension awakened among our people and
our ministers. There is more of this
spirit Of late, as is evidenced by the fact
that so many of our Presbyteries are
sending out eyangehsts and giving great
er attention to home missions. There is
room for this work even in the Oldest Of
our PreSbyteries and where the fields are
best suppHed-how much more in those
Presbyteries covering a large extent Of
country with only few churches
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-12-03

We hear great many complaints about
poverty, inability to give, and the like.
But there is one bigcollection which never
fails to be taken up every year, and the
subscribers pay up with little hesitation.
The sum of $50 $780, 84 was paid over in
the United States, for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1879, to the collectors OF
the tax on distilled spirits. 1t appears
that the quantity of distilled spirits pro-
duced and deposited in the distillely
warehouses, during the last year, amount
ed to 71,892,621 gallons-the largest
quantity ever produced. This is equal
to about one gallon and half of whiskey
for every man, woman, and child in the
United States.
This does not include foreign brandieS,
wines, &C., imported. Nor does it include
lager beer, nor ale.
We hear that our people are very poor
in Virginia; great deal,was said about
it in the recent election; but we suppose
Virginia consumes portion-her full
share-of the 100000 gallons above
reported. We ought to state that of the
100000 gallons of distilled spirits re-
ferred to, Is 100000 gallons were export
ed. But we presume we import about as
much.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-12-03

DIR. Broca,-these are the highest
names in this department in Europe
speaking of the troglodytes of Les Eyzies
(the Cro-Magnon race, states that while
the skulls exhibit traces Of ferocity, they
display alse "a certain amount of supe-
rior development" Speaking of this
same skull before the French Academy
of Science, NJ. De Quatrefages stated that
at is remarkable for its capacity ''-"gaug-
ing, he said, according to DR.. Broca,
not less than 1890 cent. cubes, which is
larger than the mean European skull of
the present day
The late NJ. Pruner-Bey, speaking of
the skeletons obtained at Solutr6 de-
clared that pal@olithio or quarternary
man was man IN the full force Of the
term.
Now these are the oldest men yet dis
covered; all attempts, says Virchow
Dawkins Hughes, and Evans, to find
any traces in earlier geological deposits
have failed. Now will the Independent
Just have the goodness to tell us in what
respect it was incredibly foolish" for the
Herald and PresbWer to deny that there
is evidence that man was evolved from
the irrational animals, and also where
those "best schools are situated which
teach this doctrine. If the "best school"
teach such doctrine, they do not know
their business. They teach what Vir-
chow Boyd Dawkins, and the Cambridge
Professor Of Geology, declare there is no
evidence of. Has the Independent found
the missing ink?" Perhaps it has found
him in Prof o. c. Marsh plocene man
in CALIFORNIA; man, supposed to be mil
lions of years old, who manufactured SUI
perb granite mortars and dishes, such as
modern lapidary would be proud to
have in his shop
The Independent is wrong and we
hope that it will admit that its love of
novelty and an earnest desire to be up
with the times have led it into an error,
which it hastens to correct-though still
believing that Miocene man will turn up
hereafter when the waters are drained
off from the Lemurian Sea.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-12-03

Ten thousand five hundred and sew
enty-seyen persons among the colored
people of the South, says the New York
Observer, are now actually enrolled as
members Of churches under the care of
the Northern Presbyterian Church
They are divided among l46 churches,
but they have only 81 ministers, who
make five Presbyteries and one Synod.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-12-03

APRoPos of the remarks elsewhere ad-
dressed to the Independent, we ought to
have reminded it of what Prof. Tyndall
has just declared namely, that "those
who hold the doctrine of evolution are
by no means ignorant of the uncertainty
of their data, and they only yield to it a
provisional assent.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-12-03
no. Central Presbyterian for 1880. -gsa

H-a51 central ETeSOyCSTlan IOr 1851. ISL
As the basis of an effort to extend the cirou-
lation Of the CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN the Synod
of Virginia, at its late meeting in Danville
unanimously passed resolution heartily re-
commencing" it to the favor and support of all
the churches
In furtherance of this object at the approach
of the new year, we make this
Special Proposition;
We will send the paper for one gear to any
1e,g subscriber for $225, who shall subscribe
between now and the first of ebruary, 1880
We can afford to make this special offer only
as a premium to pelC subscribers for the first
year, being confident that after reading the pa
per one year they will continue to subscribe on
the footing of our old subscribers. In this effort
to widen the field of our usefulness, we conf
IDENTIFY ask the aid of our ministers, elders and
all the present patrons of the paper, and we ur-
gently request ministers especially to make
known this proposition to their congregations,
From every quarter we have evidence that the
paper is doing good service in the Church, and
is ranked among the most useful religious jour
mails Of the country.
We are anxious to reach our yOung men, espe-
cially those who have gone from their homes
A number of them are now receiving our paper
and testify that they read it with profit One
has written that single article was worth to
him more than the price ola years subscription.
We call the attention of parents, who have sons
or daughters at our institutions Of learning, to
this means of doing them good.
A word to our present subscribers. We must
remind some of them that their subscriptions are
due, and that we have been waiting to hear
from them VIII not every one remit to US the
amount due at as early day as possible2 We
hope that by February at least, no one will be in
arrears as we wish at that time to settle all &C
counts with the former proprietor of this paper,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-11-20
MARRIED.

On the 18th of September last at the Lutheran
parsonage, Be!lcIonte, Pa, by Rev. :. f. FurSt
Mr.. John |. Markie, Of Bellefonte, and Miss
Jennie RosSman, OF Centre Hall
On tn 2lst of September last, at the Reform
ell parsonage, JacSSOuvilla, Pa, by Rev. Geo.
=. Hartzcll, Mr.. George \. Wolf and Miss Kate
Lutz, both of Walker Twp.
On the 9Th inst. at the residence ofthe brides
parents, byeRev Warren Mayo, Mr.. Foster $.
Wolf OF Girard. Formerly OF ofAaronsburg Centre
CO., Pa, and Miss Emma Adamson, o: Craw-
fOrI township. ,,-, =,
Mr. Wolf has for years b2en the agent OF the
Gulf Railroad Company at this place. ami Mis-
AdamsOn was for long time Il teacher In our
public schools. They are n deserving coupe
and we wish them 4 loIg aud happy life.
4 numb,r OF guests We're present 1T the wed
ding. and after the ceremony the company sIt
down 10 "A table laden with good things In th 4
evening a reception was given at the residence
Of A. w. Barker. Many presents were receiv
ed. On Monday morning Mr.. and Mrs. Wolf
commenced housekeeping. having become the
owners of the dwelling house formerly Occu-
pied by II. II. LawtOn.-Gi rard Wan.) Press.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-11-20

A calculating baker Of Reading esti-
mates that 1900 600 l0aves of bread ale
consumed in that city annually. The
best and most nutritious bread is tha.
made from wheat flour. The flour con-
tains in one hundred parts on the av-
erage, - parts OF starch, u parts Of
gluten, 81 parts of sugar and II parts of
water, together with gGm, phosphates
Of lime and magnesia, alkaline sui
pilates and little chloride of sodi-
um.
You never see a woman button any
thing that she can pin, and you never
see n man pin anything that he can tie
with string You wonld have trou-
bic making some men believe that they
couldn't tie Il button hole into q wrist
band with plece OF twine string
HdjrkCyc.
All the PittSburg' mills which had
shut down for the lack of water have
started up again.
The potato crop along the Lake Erie
shore is so heavy that its digging still
continues.
The North Wales, Bucks county,
shirt factory turned out 800 dozen the
first week.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-11-20
SPRING MILLS ITEMS.

The Good rain has come II last.
NJ. Bingham, the timer, has opened
up shop aud is as busy as beaver.
Advertise in the JOURNAL AMI you will
soon have to get another workman, my
tr0rd for u.
l. J. Grenoble has just opened up n
fine lot of ladies' Coats ut very low pri-
ceS.
Samuel Crawford, our Supervisor,
has been repairing the roads pretty
thoroughly, recently. Good for you,
Sammy.
d. Z. Keller & Co., shipped two car
loads of COWS and swine from this place
last week.
The new steam SAW mill mar Jacob
McCools is.in operation and turns out
lumber very fast. YoNEY.
A CARD.-I would most respectful
ly inform my old friends and customers
that have removed my tailor shop to
MusSer & Smiths building, next room
to the Journal Book Store, Millheim,
where l win be happy to serve them.
JACOB WOLF.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-11-20
Letter from Lebanon.
Lebanon, Nov. 14th, 1879.

Lebanon, Nov. 14th, 1879
Dear Editor,
NY old friend To-day saw Chas.
Drews and Frank Stichler, two of the
murderers of old Joseph Rabal, of H.
diantown Gap, Lebanon Co., Pa :,
standing upon the death trap and drop
INTO eternity. l never before saw q
man hang by the neck until he was
dead. Hooked into their cell few
minutes before they were taken from it
to the gallows. Before leaving their
cells both Of them Joined heartily in
singing the hymn, 90 Lamb Of God |
come" When the procession moved
to the Scaffold one of the ministers of
whom there were four present-waS
reading prayer in which the prisoners
Joined until they were on the gallows.
The services on the scaffold by the four
ministers Of different denominations,
were very solemn and impressive. The
Lords prayer was repeated, the beau-
tiful hymn-"Therc is fountain filled
with blood" was sung, and the bene-
diction pronounced, the minister so
doing resting his hands on the con-
demned men'sheads. Both pris'rsj joined
in the singing and were very earnest in
their prayers. These exercises over the
clergymen babe them good bye. A
nuMber Of friends and acquaintances
also ascended the gallnws to bid the
condemned men farewell. Sheriff
Deininger then adjusted the ropes and
stepped from the scaffold. Drews, the
old man then Said to Stichler: 90. Ma,
qeno mir an der Himmel." (Now we
are gOin to lIeaven.)
All being ready at ten minutes past
eleven the trap was sprung and two of
old Raber's murlerers met their doom.
Drews struggled but little and Stichler
more vigorously. The old man was
pronounced dead in ten minutes. The
Young man in thirteen minutes. Stitch
ler's body wis removed to Indiau'ow
Gap, where it will be inferred. Drew's
remains will not find u resting place at
his old home, for the minister of the
Rising Sun Lutheran Church refused
him burial. It WIS thought that he
could he inferred III the soldiers cem-
etPry here in Lebanon, but this was re-
fused. This morning, collection was
taken up and funds were procured to
enable his wife 10 have him buried in
the Mount Lebanon Cemetery, in this
town. G. b. w.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-11-20
CENTRE HALL NEWS,

At last we have five cent coun-
ter.
There is some talk Of a new general
store. Let it come.
Some of our citizens have made deci-
dedly fine improvements on: their hous-
es and yards. Go ahead-let others fol.
low suit.
Three cisterns have lately been built
10y reason of high water taxes.
A little fuss in store has cost lit
tie something, and almost tookthem
to Jail. Better behave yourselves
boys.
Everybody is delighted with Mrs.
bursts monument. 1t is considered
the most chaste and Eeatest monument
in this neighbQrhQ01 &.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-11-20
AAR ONSBURG CRUMBS.

From being Seminary of learning.
the old Academy has been transformed
into weaver shop; and from early
morning till late at night the sound of
the loom may heard issuing from its
classic aiSles.
Mrs. Henry Fulmer has since June
been very i'll. She is however, appar-
emily better, and her friends hope soon
TO see her restored to health.
Mrs. Beckie Murray made a short
visit to her home last week. Her
friends protest against such visits.
They are so short that they cannot get
to see her.
Mr.. John II. MuSser votes to be safe
in the house when We have another
storm, such as visited us on Friday
evening. lie thinks it would be a good
deal more comfortable than in a buggy
and seven miles from home at that.
Mr. Ezra Burd is about again, look =
ing as if the fever had used him rather
roughly.
Mrs. Aaron burst spent few days
ut her father's-Mr. Levi Slower. She
is improving under tie treatment of
DR.. Musser.
Miss Mary Bollinger has gone to
spend the Winter in Bellefonte.
A party of hunters left for the noun
tains on Monday morning, hoping for
as much success as some other parties
have had during the last few weeks.
They made great mistake, though,
in leaving Isaac Slower at home and we
fear they will find out this was un.
wiSe.'
The path leading from Front Street
to the Lutheran church is in misera-
bic condition. 1t is surprising that
those who worship in that church, will
so long submit to travelling over the
worst piece Of road to be found.
Messrs. John and Israel Slower, for
meriy of this place, but now of Michi.
gan, have returned to take look at
the old places and to see the faces of
old friends. They look we'll.
L hear that the JOURNAL Book
STORE is to haye FIVE GENT CoUN-
TER. Is it true Mr.. Editor? [Why, if
you must know, yes only we didn't
want it out just yet. All right though.
Y. Y,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-11-20

"A fine lot of Germantown wool just
reviewed ut the Journal Book and Sta
tionery Store.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-11-20

The MILLHEIM MARBLE WORKS
are turning out some very fine work
this season. Monuments, Couches and
Headstones Of any possible design and
price are made here, equal in workman
ship and as low in price as can be had
anywhere in the state. If you need
something to mark the last resting
place of departed friend. you can do
no better than by staying right at home
and patronizing the Millheim Works.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-11-20

REV. c. Z. DeinirIger is off ON a
fyinr visit TO Reading and its friends,
this week.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-11-20
PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD.
Phnadeap1fa q Erie r. r.. Div.
FLNTER TIME TABLE.

On and after SUNDAY, Nov. 9th. 1873, tAe
trains on the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Id.
TiSlUn win run as follows
s.s: NFFSTVX ARD