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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-21
SENTENCED FOR WIFE MURDER.

NEWTON. n. j., Oct. 20, 1879.
Daniel Van Orden. who indicted at the Septen,-
Der term OF the Sussex Court for the murder Of his
wife, on being brought up for trial to-day Withdrew
his former plea Of not guilty and pleaded guilty Of
murder in the second degree. After hearing the
timony OF several witnesses the Court accepted his
plea sentenced him to the State Prison for thir-
teen wears.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-21
THE BUFORD MURDER CASE.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 90. 1879.
1t will be remembered that after the conviction Of
Buford for shooting Judge Elliott. at Frankfort
KY, the prisoner made an appeal to the highest
court in the State. aud the Court OF Appeals de-
clned to hear the the ground that the judges
interested parties. For the purpose OF
hearing special court was ordered. and to-day Gov
ernor blackburn appointed the Hon. John Feland
OF Christian county; the Hon. l.. K. Husbands.
of McCracken county. and Henry A. Tyler as judges
to sit in the case.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-21
BRooKLYN nroIsrRAr1oN.

The following table shows tho registration in
Brooklyn yesterday tthe third aud last day. com
pared with the third day in 1875 1877 and 1876.
The total number of persons who registered. ans
year 5000. In 1873 the number was SO, 6Ss; In
1877, 1874; in 1876 9S 369:-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-21
LOVE AND MURDER.

AUGUSTA, Ga, Oct. 30, 1879.
Two negroes. named Robert Mackey and Lewis
Minis. quarrelled at the Quaker Springs Church yes
terday on account of q woman. with whom they
aud then cut him with razor, killing him in
stantly. Mackey escaped.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-21
CHARGED WITH SWINDLING.
,pY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. I

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
MACON. Ca, Oct. 90. 1870.
Harry j. Ryan. who is charged with obtaining
money under false pretences undelivered insur-
ance policies and unauthorized drafts, is wanted
here, but has disappeared. He has operated exten.
sively in Southern Georgia. the Mississippi Valley
South Carolina and elsewhere.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-21
GREENFIELD SENTENCED.

SYRACUSE, n. Y, Oct. 20, 1879.
This morning Judge Daniels sentenced Nathan o.
Greenfield, who murdered his wife in October, 1875,
to DO hanged at the Onondaga Penitentiary. on the
18th of December next. bill OF exceptions will be
argued In Q fortnight.
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made unanimous. and motion to adjourn size die

In the Fourth district Alderman Matthew Stewart
was renominated; in the Fifth Aldermen John j.
Morris and John w. Jacobus both reuom.
inated in the Twenty-third and Twenty fourth
wards. now represented by Jordan J.. Mott Presi
dent OF the Board of Aldermen. Mr.. John H. Kuoep
pei. a youthful aspirant for political nopors re
ceived the nomination.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-21
TO BE HANGED.

WISToS COURT House. N. c., Oct 20. 1879.
In the trial Of w. H. vann for the murder of James
II. eating, September ., the prisoner found
guilty and sentenced to be hanged the 18th of De-
cember. Notice Of appeal TO the Supreme Court was
piyeu.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-21

RAwLINs. Wy. T., Oct 90 1879.
courier has at this moment arrived. bringing
the following from your correspondent with Gen.
eral Merrtt's command
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-21
THE SOUTHERN UTEs STILL Pon PEACE
WOMEN AND CHILDREN FGoM WHITE RIVER

CONCENTRATION OF TROOPS FOR THE CAM
pAIGN FROM THE soUTH-vIEws OF GENERAL
suERIDAN--THE COURSE OF THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT-AN EXPLANATION DY sEcRE-
TARY Schulz.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 20. 1879.
telegram from General sheridan, dated Chicago,
October 10, has been received by General Sherman
which says
received your despatch of yesterday last night.
Your suggestion in reference to the columns at
Pogossa and Alamosa have to some extent be-
ticipated by General Pope. General Hatch has at
Pogossa aud beyond y column of eight companies of
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-11-05
RLRLLCAL LANGTAGEG

The Rev. Dr. Toy, lately professor in Bap-
fist Theological Seminary IN Louisville, KY,
Yesterday entertained the Baptist Ministers
Conference with certain criticisms on the Ian
puapes of the Bible. The Doctor is reported to
be one of the best Hebrew scholars in the coun-
try. but, it is said, was lately forced to resign
his professorship and his task of preparing the
Sunday School lessons for the Sunday School
Times because of an article which he wrote on
biblical inspiration that was not deemed to be
orthodox enough for the readers OF kat pubhca-
ton and of the Baptist churches generally. In
his address Yesterday he brought out the point
subsequently emphasized by DR. Samson, of this
CITY that the first development Of civilization
and literature was among the Hamitic peoples
that these having turned away from God, this
development passed into the hands of the Shem-
tic races, and that these also having forfeited
their right to it, have given way to the Japhetlc
nation, in whose hands it now is. Dr. Toy
threw very grave doubts on the tradition hand
ed down from earliest times to the Jews about
language being revelation from God to man:
The recent Accadian discoveries show that the
Hebrews derived their alphabet, as well as many
of their thoughts, from those people who were
not of the Scientific races at all. And DR.. Ward,
of the Independent, who was introduced as one
who spoke Hebrew when he was only six years
of age remarked that the Accadisns were much
more nearly like the Chinese than any other
people now living, and pointed out slmllarltles
in their letters.-N Y. Herald
We are not sure that DR.. Toy threw
grave doubts on the tradition handed
down about language being a revelation
from God" but if he did, he must have
grounded his doubts on the idea that Ian
guage was "developed"-every thing is
developed" now. But if, as our old
Bible faith has it, Adam was created by
God full and complete man, there is no
more reason to say that his language was
developed than to say that his eyes or
his legs were developed. Nor is there
any sense in using the term revelation"
in this connection. Language is not
revelation any more than seeing or hear
ing is a revelation. Speech was one OF
the original faculties possessed by Adam.
The Herald has, we think, got the thing
muddled. tits, however, a common opin-
ion among anthropOlogists that speech
and language were the result of labOri-
Gus process of development. Whether
DR.. Toy entertains this opinion or not, we
are not informed. We suspect that what
DR.. Toy "threw doubt on" was the tradi-
ton which has been handed down among
the Jews that the Hebrew language was
the language Of the Garden of Eden
And his doubts were rested on the fact
that the Hebrews derived their alphabet
from Il e Accads of the Chaldean plain.
But without at aching the slightest i'm
portance to the Jewish tradition, we do
not see why the Scientific lar. uages may
not be coeval with the Accad langr age,
and yet the former have derived their al
phabet from the latter.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-11-05

The Rev. John Butler, of the Metho-
dist Episcopal mission in the city of Mex
ico reports the painful intelligence of an
other barbarous massacre at the Presby-
terrain mission in Toluca in that country
Toluca is about fifty miles from the city
of Mexico, and the Presbyterian Church
has mission there of which Senior Pro
copio Diaz is pastor The particular
were not ascertained, but Mr.. Butler
writes under date of September 22d, tina
one person was terribly cut, and thel
dragged through the streets, after which
he was hung up to tree where his body
remained all night Senior Procopio Dla
is the same pastor who was in charge a
Acapulco four years ago, where severa
persons were murdered. Mr.. Butler haC
taken steps to call the matter to the at
tention of President Diaz.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-11-05

On all hands the Camp-meeting, as
conducted in the Northern States, seems
in popular phrase, to be catching it.
1t is very evident that its days Of useful
ness have past. 1t suited new coun-
try 1t used to be strictly, moreover, a
religious gathering; now they are gotten
up by spectators to make money, the
religious services being more Of subordi-
nate affair. They charge admission fees.
Our remarks apply to the camp-meetings
in the Northern states. We presume
that still in the South these gatherings
preserve more of their primitive purity
and simplicity. We have not particle
of prejudice against a camp-meeting
properly conducted. We admire the
evangelistic spirit of the Methodist
Church; we wish there was more in the
Presbyterian Church. But at the North,
if we may judge by our exchanges, the
camp-meeting has become so associated
with boating, and bowling, and billiards,
and big hotels, that strong feeling has
set in against them.
Bishop Peck, of the Methodist Episco
pal Church, is said to have recently re-
marked that there is some reason to be-
lieve that the old-fashioned camp-meeting
will be crucifed between two improve
ments railroads and recreation"
We read the other day in the South
aOestern Presbyterian, an account of
Presbyterian camp-meeting in Alabama.
In the South, with our sparse population,
we doubt not they can be made very
effective method of reaching the people.
Let US only profit by what has occurred
in the North; let them be conducted
with the strictest regard to the proprie-
ties. If they are to be turned into frOl-
les, they cannot possibly do any good.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-11-05

No! we are entering on a great mis-
sionary age, and the Church is about to
learn that the World is the Field and
that we must go forth and preach the gos-
pei to all nations as it never has been
preached since the apostles proclaimed it
in the old Roman world.
Sometimes when an empire is distract
ed by internal broils and conspiracies, it
becomes the policy of the rulers to get
into a war with some other state, so as to
unite and make peace among the Earring
factions at home. &c. torn, as Christen-
dom is, by materialism, and worldliness,
and the spirit of infdelity, it may be that
we shall find in the rise and outhowing
of this mighty current of missionary eff
fort, the means by which God will heal
the internal wounds of the Church, and
impart to it power and life which Ian
guish, it may be, for the want of healthy
eYarcise
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-11-05
TIE FUTURE OF MISSIONS

When the communication between dis
tant parts of the world was slow and oc
casional, and every region stood to itself
isolated and alone, it was natural that
missions should make slow progress. 1t
is no derogation to the rapid spread OF
Christianity in the early centuries, to say
that much of it was due to the Roman
arms, and the Roman roads, which rami-
fed through all the provinces of that
great empire. The conquests OF Rome
were always followed by Roman towns
and the connection of the new frontier
with the capital by substantial road.
India and China are to-day almost at
our doors, and the former country is in
tersected by eight great railway lines,
which have been constructed at a cost OF
some $5O0,OO0,0OO. Steamers are cross
ing the Pacific every week between China
and San Francisco. We can send tel
egram from New York to Shanghai in a
few hours. Railroads are projected in
the valley of the Euphrates, in Persia
and other parts of Asia, and now a secu-
lar exchange exclaims:
THE yell of the locomotive is to be heard on
the east coast of Africa. An English scheme Is
on foot for railway from the River Zambes
through Livingstonia, a Scotch town on the
northern coast of Zanzibar. Manchester mer-
chants have taken it up, the government aP-
proves it, and company with 100000 capt.
tai is about formed"
In a score Of years we shall have rail
roads, steamers, and telegraph wires on
yet more complete scale, throughout the
world.
It is, therefore, prominently the Age
of Missions, and Christians must be awak
ened to an understanding Of the fact
that they are called on to prOselyte tn,
whole world. All that is needed is earn
est men and money to carry the tiding
of salvation in a way that they were neve
carried before. We need MONEY to sen(
out missionaries, to print Bibles anc
tracts, and to build chapels and churches
Shall it be withheld? God is calling t,
US in no ambiguous terms, if we belong
to Him, to bring our offerings, and con
seorate them to the propagation of hi
truth. Shall men perish, for the want o
little silver and gold, when Christian
have so much, and are spending 50 mucl
on objects of luxury and self-indulgence
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-11-05

New CHURCH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
that the amount needed for building the
church at Powelton has been secured (see
Dr. Witherspoon's acknowledgment let
us, without delay, help the churches
at Chester and Rocky Mount This is
the way to build up our churches in the
destitute places, and we are rejoiced to
aid the work through our columns A
friend promised us ten dollars for Powell
ton. Let him send it for Chester or
Rocky Mount
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-11-05

THE Christian Aduocate endorses our
views as to the proper function Of re-
igious paper-namely, that it should be
addressed primarily to the body of the
people. The Methodists know how to do
these things, and we value very highly
the imprimatur of one of their leading
organs. No one is competent to deal
with the great question of bringing reli-
gion home to the people, who does not
study and profit by the great lessons
which that great Apostle ofmOdern times,
John Wesley, and his followers, have
given to the Church. What would Eng
land have been without the Methodists?
What would America have been?
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-11-05
exercise,

IF RoMANIsM were a good thing, we
ought it seems to us, to find country
which is the headquarters of the system,
where they have the Pope, and the Scala
Santa, and the Saa.tisSineo Ban,6inO, and
the heads of st. Peter and st. Paul, and
all the relics Of the saints, we ought, we
say, as it.seems to us, to find country
like this better than other lands. But
recent statistics show that during the
past year 1000 murders were committed
in Italy, and report as many as $4,000
robberies accompanied by violence. The
record is said to exceed that of any other
country on the globe.
But Romanism has not in any age
exerted any healthy moral influence over
Italy. The great central illumination
which one might have expected to have
been shed over that unhappy country
from Rome, if the Pope is indeed the
Vicar of Christ, has never been observed.
Indeed the Popes themselves have often
been associated with the darkest crimes
that ever been committed in the land of
the Cesars-not even excepting those of
Tberius, Nero, or Caligula. Of one
of these Popes, writer, in late num-
Der of the Nineteenth Century remarks
The life the actions and the character of this
Pope Alexander VI.-Roderic Borgia] will for
ever remain moral problem. 1t must be re-
membered that he was Pope. He was not mere
ly an almost incredibly wicked man. but he
claimed to be the Vicar of God Apart even
from the darkest crime which stains his infamous
memory, his life was long breach Of the com
mandments which say, thou shalt not steal, thou
shalt do no mur& s thou shalt not commit adult
ery. thou shalt IE bear false witness against thy
neighbor. Ale5 der VI is, perhaps the great
est and the foulese Criminal in history and he is,
furthermore, an occupant of the chair of ST.
Peter, the infallible pontiff of Church which
claims to be connected with Christianity
Alexander did not hate or condemn the world
he was no Titanic skeptic or atheist, whose pro-
found unbelief in divinity, and raging scorn Of
humanity, led him to despise heaven and defy
hell No, he believed-in his way but he could
turn from incest, from adultery, from murder to
worship the Virgin, to perform mass, to fulfill
any of the highest and most mystical functions Of
sacerdotal sacredness He was nearly always
successful he was invariably happy. In him
were blended materalsm and superstition He
touches humanity chiefly in his love for his chill
dren, but is otherwise as mira human as he is
undivine. 1t would almost seem as if some de-
mon had, in mockery of men, created being
who should thrive through unsurpassed wicked
ness, and who-as the profoundest effort of most
devilish Satire-should be placed on high in the
then chief Office of Christendom, and be wor-
SHIPPED as the infallible representative on earth
of the allwise, all-merciful, omnscent, and eter-
nal God
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-11-05

Rev. DIR. HAzEN, Secretary Of Publ
cation, has been at several of the Western
Synods to present the claims of the Pub
LEGATION cause. He has undertaken to do
this at the recommendation of the Gen
eral Assembly, and with the purpose of
giving new impulse to the work en-
trusted to his care. He has been most ccr-
daily received, and the work has been
earnestly commended to the favor Of the
churches.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-11-05

THERE are some phlegmatic Christians,
who are careful to be sober, just, and
truthful, but do not say much at the
Prayer Meeting, or pray at the family
altar with any great JUNCTION; there are
some emotional Christians, who pray with
great warmth, and who discourse about
religion in all companies, who do not
pay their debts, or whose word does not
secure implicit confidence. Which is the
better?
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-11-05

FREE PEws.-On last Sunday morn
ing Rev. H. NJ. Jackson, Rector of Grace
Street church (EpiscopaD, in an address
to his congregation, urged the policy of
adopting free pews. He said that rented
pews amounted almost to an exclusion of
the poor from the church, and expressed
the conviction that if the pews were
all free in his church, the revenue would
be increased, the congregation doubled,
and all the interests Of religion greatly
promoted.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-11-05

WE acknowledge the receipt of SIS from
J.T.L. P. for the church of Rocky Mount
Franklin county, Va, in behalf of which
there was an earnest and eloquent appeal
in this paper last week. Read the appeal
again, and let us have the pleasure of ac-
knowledging much more by next week.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-11-05
Richmond, Va, Wednesday, Nov. 5.

Resolved, g. That the above named periodi-
cal THE CENTRAL PREsBYTERIAN is hereby
heartily recommended to the patronage of our
people, and to such effectual cooperation as may
give it firm establishment, and make it to the
widest extent power for good among our
churches.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-11-05

EAST HANOVER PREsBYTERY will hold an ad-
journed meeting in the Lectureroom OF the Sec
ond Presbyterian church, Richmond, on Thurs
day, November 9th, at II A. NJ.
"A. CAMPBELL, Stated Clerk
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-11-05
THERE are two questions that the Pres

THERE are two questions that the Pres
byterian Church ought specially to pom
der and consider:
l. How shall the Presbyterian Church
more efficiently reach the masses of the
people?
2. Specially, how shall the colored peo-
pie of the South be reached?
Here are two great questions? and we
should like for our leading and most ex-
perienced men to discuss them, and at
least agitate them, until something prac-
teal is elected.
The Presbyterian is well-to-do Church
in a worldly point Of view; but we want
to get at the rank and file of the people
We do not do it now. Shall we stand
still, and see these thousands gathered
into other churches. Is the soul of Lac
arus less precious that that of Dives
That is not a Presbyterian sentiment
Let us then take the subject up. These
very people, whom We call the masses to
day, in the next generation will many o
them hold the property.
The Baptist and the Methodist Church
es commenced with the poor, and nov
they have great wealth
These subjects We're. under considera
ton at the late Synod Well let us g
to work in dead earnest.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-11-05

TALKING religion without practising
it is the most disgusting thing, perhaps,
in the world.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-11-05

Mr.. Joseph Jackson, of Montreal, has made a
donation Of $4,000 to the Presbyterian College of
Montreal
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-11-05

We regret to hear through the Reli-
gi;ous Herald of the death of Mrs. F. E.
Dickinson, wife of Rev. A. E. Dickinson,
D. D., one of the editors of that paper
Mrs. Dickinson was the daughter of the
late Rev. James B. Taylor D. D., (whose
praise was in all the churches), and was a
most pious and estimable lady.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-06
The City of New orleans vs.. F.H. Nlena-

yv,urpY> $50 per same VS.. same.
tna y di9 t q Orleans Nos 80 500 and 81 vr
IVY ~ Two WrltS OF fieri facias, to me- directed
by the honorable the Third Districl Court for
1ne parish s OF Orleans. in the above entitled
eaus ts' ior city taxes for 1874 and 1875 will pro-
ceed 70 sell at public auction, at the Merchants
t ana a9Geflonters Exchange, Royal street be-
tween tween Ja n and Customhouae streets ii he
second strict Of this city, on MONDAY, Anril
=. loIs. At y O'Clock M. the following described
ACtRIAIH PORTION OF GROUND. situated
In the Seventh District of this city. in sGnara
number eighty seven. bounded bv i'eyna Waai
son Gamoron ,n apd Second streets designated
measuring twenty-feet front on Ievee straat
by one hundred and forty-fve feet in depth !:
one-half of lot number seventeen. measnrina
forty-three feet front on Levee street bv ons
hundred and seventy-fve feet in depth ona9
fourth Of lot number twelve. measuring thirty
feet front on Levee street By thirty seven
feet In depth.
Saized in the above suits.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
J. r. ALCEE GAUTHREAUX.
Civil Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans.
mh6 IS 20 q ap37
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-06
JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
SHERIFF SALES,



s''y on New Orleans vs. G. Riley; same VS..
ohrlstopher Beilly; same vs.. Wild. @ REILLY !;
S bitne vs.. widow Q. tlly: same vs.. Wild. O..
Riley: same VS.. Widow 9. Kelley.
FtfHIRD DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR
= 1sh Of Orleans, Nos. sg2 s94. 80 978 5sayo,
1880 and 40 3T5 by virtue OF six writs of Asri
Incias. TO me directed by the honorable the
Ihird District Court for the parish of Oriean s
In the above entitled causes, for CITY taxes OF
1874 1876 1876, 'eF and 1873 will proceed to sell
AT pubic auction. at the Merchants and Aue-
tloneers' Exchange. Royal street, between Ga
nal and Customhouse streets in the Seeond
Dtstrict of this city. on MONDAY March Al
1872 ut ~ O'Clock m, the following descyfbei
property. to Wit
A CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND sit
uated in the Fourth District OF this city. in
square NUMBER two hundred and slxty,fiye
bounded by Jackson. Baronne. Braiuard and
Josephine streets. designated rs lots numbers
seven and eight, measuring sixty feet front on
Jackson street by one hundred and fifty two
fret in depth
A CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, cit
mated In tho Fourth District of this city. in
square number two hundred and sixty elght,
bounded by Dryades. BAronne st. Andrew and
Josephine streets. designat cd as lots numbers
eleven AND twelve, measuring sixty FIVE feet
i've inches front on Dryades street by one hun
dred and twenty five feet In depth.
Seized In tho above suits.
TermS-Cash on the spot.
J. II. AICEE GAUTHREAUX
Civil Sheriff Of the Parish of Orleans.
fe27 mhC 10 90 n "a