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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-09-03

The Central Presbyterian of Richmond
must have surprised its old readers We'd
nesday morning with its new and con-
venient form and its handsome new type
and general make up. 1t has taken to
itself every auxiliary of first class reli-
gious journal-an editorial department
conducted by writer Of fame in this
country and Europe, a news department,
which carefully keeps up with the events
Of the day, and a handsome appearance,
and its proprietors, Rev. w. T. Richard
son and James G. Southall, will soon find
that they are publishing journal not
only for their Synod but for much wider
spread neutrality-suspicious. V5,sdica-
tor.
ONE of the brightest names in the
Church remarks: 81 handed the last
number of the CENTRAL to my daughter
"a married LADY, and said, There is a
paper that you can read through from
beginning to end" An eminent physi-
clan in one of our cities says: I read the
CENTRAE through am not satisfied if |
omit one item" We have received many
similar testimonies that our subscribers
are pleased with our conduct of the paper
We refer to the subject solely to extend
its circulation, which we have very much
at heart. Apart from all personal con
siderations, we feel the absolute necessity
of furnishing thoroughly satisfactory
Presbyterian paper within the bounds Of
the Synod Of Virginia.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-09-03
The Presbytery of Roanoke.

This body met at Briery church on the 9th
of August; present eleven ministers and four
teen ruling elders.
Rev James R. Crews was chosen Moderator
The following items of the business transacted
may be of general interest:
The Session of Brakes Branch church over
tured the Presbytery, asking" Whether an
elder or deacon may not demit his Office, Just as
a minister, according to chap XII, sec. 3, of the
Rules of Discipline, if fully satisfied in his own
conscience that God has not called him to the
Officer" And, upon the recommendation of a
co.lmttee consisting of Drs Peck, Alexander,
and Wharey, the overture was answered In the
affirmative.
Resolutions condemning the traffic in ardent
spirits and declaring it to be the duty of pastors
and church sessions to warn church members
against it, Were passed unanimously.
A pastoral letter to the churches of the Pres
bytery on the subject of the Sabbath was adopt
ed, and ordered to be printed and circulated.
Rev. H. A. Brown, DR.. H. G. Alexander, and
ruling elder W. W. Read were appointed per
manent Sabbath committee, in accordance with
the recommendation of the General Assembly on
this subject
Rustbury, Campbell C. H. was chosen as
the place for the next stated meeting, on the Sd
Wednesday, the Dist day of April, 1880 at P. NJ.
A committee consisting of Rev Dr. Wharey
and ruling elders Thomas E. Barksdale and
Joseph Stebbins, were appointed to organize a
church lin connection with the dedication of the
new house of Worship at Birch Creek chapel, on
the second Sabbath of October, if the way be
clear This new organization will include that
part of the membership and territory Of Mercy
seat church lying on the north side of Birch
Creek, Halifax county, together with other ter
ritory and membership beyond
The following supply appointments were made
in addition to those made in the ,pring-viz,
for Concord church. DR.. Peck, 1st Sabbath of
October, Mr. Davis Sd Sabbath of October, and
Mr.. Reed the 9TH Sabbath of November. DR..
Alexander one Sabbath at Ebehezer church in
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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-09-03

THE fact, if it be fact, that there is
communication between Heaven and
Earth, is a very astonishing fact We
are so familiar with the idea that we lose
sight of its significance. We fear many
believe it to be true in a general sense,
and never really apply it to any particu-
lar case. They have vague feeling that
somehow God blesses us, and hears our
prayers in general way; but the glori-
GUS fact that He is an ever-present ever
listening, personal Father always to be
reached by one of those whom the in
spired penman describes as His dear
children" has not at all fairly dawned
upon their minds.
This is FAITH-to realise the existence
of this mighty God in the relation Of our
Father; as a Friend whom we may reach
in the same real sense that we converse
with a man on earth. 1t was for this that
JESUS CHRIST came into the world; to
bring home to us the idea of Divine
Personality as contradishnguished from
the metaphysical abstraction which Phil
osophy had called God. With Jesus
Christ in the flesh, touched with the
feeling of our infrmities," calling unto
Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lowest
thou me?" we feel that our God is Per-
sonal Being with affections similar to our
own, and that when we turn toward Him
in prayer, we do not lift up our eyes to
the mere expanse of heaven, but present
ourselves before a LIVING COP.
If then any man can secsre the atten-
ton of this Great Being, what wonder
full thing it Isl If one can actually so to
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-09-03

MONTGOMERY PREsBYTERY.-We had
the pleasure of attending last week, for
one day, the fall meeting of this Presby-
terry. The meeting was held in the county
Of BOtetourt, at the church Of Locust Bot
tom, of which Rev. A. W. Ruff is now the
pastor This Presbytery covers large
extent of territory in the very heart of
Virginia, embracing in its limits some of
the most beautiful and fertile counties of
the State; Botetourt, Roanoke, Craig,
Montgomery, Giles, Franklin, Bedford,
Campbell Gncluding Lynchburg) and
parts of Rockbridge and Allegheny.
There are some large and prosperous
churches in this Presbytery, and there
was evidence afforded at this meeting of
progress in building up the feeble church
es, and cultivating the waste places No
Presbytery in our Southern Church has a
finer field for church extension, or more
inviting one for ministerial labor
Locust Bottom church is on the James
river, six miles below Clifton Forge. This
section of country was at an early day an
object Of attention from the Presbytery
of Lexington. Among the venerable pio-
neers who visited the early settlers may
be named Revs Samuel Houston, George
A. Baxter, John McElhenny, and A. B.
Davidson. But the first minister who
preached with any degree of regularity
was Rev. Edward Crawford, who organ
lied the church in 1885.
The church is prospecting under the
ministry of Mr. Ruff He has been pas
tor for two years, In that time twenty
members have been added to the church.
Two years ago there were only two elders
and one deacon. Now there are six ell
ders and three deacons.
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change from nohowish, untalkabout-
able, allalikeness, to a somehowish and
Observation-Disclosures not-allalikeness,
by continuous neutrality-suspicious. and
sticktogetherations.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-09-03

HERBERT SPENcER's definition of Evo-
luton is as follows: Evolution is a
change from an indefinite, incoherent
homogeneity to definite, coherent, het-
erogeneity, through continuous diferen-
tiations and integrations." The great
mathematician Kirkman translates into
plain English thus: Evolution is a
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For twenty-five cents we will send the
CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN to any one for
one month, afording an opportunity to
Judge of it.
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PREsBYTERIEs.-The time for the meet
ings of the Presbyteries is at hand. We
shall be glad to hear from then, all. But
the notices must be b13ef.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-09-03

PROF. L. N. HAssELEFF late Of Staun-
ton, Va, formerly of ST. Petersburg, Rus
STA, has removed to this city. He will
teach classes in French and German. No
one is more competent.
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Send us the names of four new sub
scribers and we will send you the paper
free
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-09

after the show is over. They do
simply what the deck-hand does
when he works his passage, and
the obligation ends when the trips
over. Amateur performers have,
however, no other conception OF the
matter, as rule, than that . pass
involves a responsibility to puff be-
fore the show begins and blow after
it closes. A just criticism, or even
silence, is sufficient to provoke re-
sentiment and they at once begin
the undignifed, Improbable and
unsatisfactory feat of gnawing file.
The EXPERIMENT owes nothing to any
of its foes, and the sooner they real
ize it, the sooner they will cease i'm
itation of the monkey which climbed
the pole.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-09

The story has been started, and
the Walla-walla and Seattle papers
ars eagerly repeating II, that ]. w.
Mackey, one Of the Bonanza kings Of
California is talking Of investing .
fraction Of bis immense wealth in
building the Seattle and Walla-waIla
railroad, and that he Is TO visit the
Sound country this season to look
after the matter. Should this re-
port prove true, our friends below
and in the upper country will have
good reason to rejoice.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-09

Mn. Pitts, who formerly filed the
Office Of telegraph operator in this
place il on ! visit to his old friends
in this vicinity. He has been the
past few months ! resident Of San
Francisco.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-09

THE Commissioners Of Thurston
County have levied . special tax o.
two mills to provide Z fund for pay
ing interest on tho railroad bonds.
This added to the regular tax levy Of
eight mills for county purposes. in.
crsases il to one per cent. The Ter.
risorial, School and road lsvies will
probably aggregate One per cent,
mora. and the Olympia nsunicipal
tai tax viii increase i 70 Is leaat two
and one-nalf Per osnt.. which should
be high enough 70 satisfy the mosi
(" ambitious" 81 ouT eitixens..
y . =
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-09
A New Enterprise.

A New Enterprise.
Nobody can say that we ever failed
to contribute our share to the atid-
ing good of Olympia, when it cost
us nothing. Our valuable advice is
always as free as the water we drink
or the air we breathe, and we never
think of Withholding material aid
whenever there is fair prospect that
the loaf we unselfshly cast upon the
waters shall speedily bring back to
us abundance of bread and butter,
with toast on the side. New York
has had her walking matches and
the result has been like magic. Ten
thousand idle men have found money
in the shape of quarters and four
bit pieces to pay their way into Gill
more's Garden, when, a week before,
the same men we're on the point of
mobbing the city for bread. Moth
ing brings small change into the
pockets of poor, unemployed men
like the modern walking contests,
held in a garden or mammoth hall,
where nobody can enter save those
who have the requisite piece of silver.
Observing the success of these in
stitutions abroad, the question has
arisen in our mind, why not have q
grand walking match here in Olym-
pia9 The Olympic Games" were SO
popular among the ancient Greeks
that they gave rise to new ealen-
dar, and who knows what they might
not do for modern Olympia, ifen-
tered into with a right good will and
literally patronised by such ofcurciti
liens as have neither employment of
any kind nor anything laid up for
rainy day. We doubt not that Grain-
gers Hall might be obtained for hold
ing . walking match, and, in case the
thing proved such a success that the
hall could not hold the multitudes
applying for admission, all hands
might adjourn to the Fair Grounds,
where there would be room for all,
including those who scaled the fence.
II the mania for walking against
time was able TO make flush times
among the starving thousands in O
place like New York, surely, there 10
hope for Olympia. But if we do
not 60 into this brilliant enterprise
of our own accord, prompted there
to by such impulses OF native pride
and ambition as within us lies, the
chances are ten to one that we shall
be drawn into it by the force Of cir
cumstances. Like most plaques and
epidemics that originate in the land
of magic, the mania hasforits motto,
/" Westward the star of empire takes
its way" tits now raging in Chicago,
and few of its premonitory symp-
toms have broken 0ut in several Cali
fornia towns. There is nothing like
it to raise the spirits of respondent
people, weighed down by the pres
sure of hard times The biggest
circus proprietor could not consis-
tently hold tallow candle TO Light
up the glorious pathway of the cham-
pion woman Of this northwest coast.
Our Sound cities are peculiarly
fitted for this kind Of exercise. They
manufacture their own saw-dnst, and
it cannot be excelled in quality.
Let Us have grand walking match.
Who win make Q move in this good
worki To help the thing along and
give it proper tone, we will make the
generous venture Of subscribing for
one dozen dsad-head tickets. Who
comes Aext2
The Commissioners of Thurston
L q dft
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-09

PHys1CIANs are puzzled at the per-
sistence Of the diphtheria at various
points on this coast. In several
places. where the disease had appar-
entity exhausted itself, it hiss sudden-
" broken out in seemingly greater
violence than ever before. An Ore
gon paper chronicles the deaths Of
three little children, in six days,
aged from one to i've years. out Of
one family The first died April 1ss
the second ON the Sd and the third
on the 9th. The disease seems.to
prevail more 10 the Eastern than
Western counties OF Oregon.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-09

ceCrdE6xy ~ the IE6aSurys
The concluding sentence became
the shibboleth Of the Union soldiers
during the war. and has now become
permanently incorporated into our
patriotic literature. Thus, i will
be seen that what WAS but ! passing
incident in his life. became. through
the emergency Of the times. the
instrument which made him famous.
The daily gazette., 1879-10-21
Netc Castle Letter.
Special correspondent OF the GAZETTE.
NkW CASTLE, Oct. 2i.

Special correspondent OF the GAZETTE.
Nkw CASTLE, Oct. 2i.
New that the "cOld wave" has struck
this section. our peOpls are considering
how To spend the long evenings to the
best advantage. The Moss Rose Az
rembly have had their rooms repainted
anu newIy papered, making their quart
ers by far the neatest iD the city. The
free reading room will be opened In a
week or so; the gentlemen having the
matter 10 charge will use the large room
over the store lately occupied by W
Vandever, on Orange streets. r. s.
Duncan has procured H. Q services OF one
of Wilmih hgtou's bert dancing master,
and les-o ons will be- given on Tuesday
aud Friday evenings. Whilst the var.
ious tocieties connected with our
churches Will Al ouce b. gin their fall and
winter meetings.
The Amateur Ministries no favorabl,
received by our CT i'izen- last wiuier have
began rehersals, aud will shortly give
their first entertainment of the season.
Rumor saws tDo ship yard in this) we
will shortly be favore1 by n visit from
the Irmd Giee, and that a course OF lee.
reading room.
Sunday evening a lean. long lank
specimen of humanity shufiisd into the
Mayors Office, and with considerable
pomPOsity made known his desire to see
our Chief Magistrate. Smilingly His
Honor gave him TO understand that he
tlled that pusit,on.and quired what ht
could do for him "Do," said the stran
ger, why the fact OF the matter ir,
have some little money, and have ttav
elrd this town over, and not Landlord
| will sell me drink. / want to TAX,
some legal action in the matter: II the,
get authority to eUteria,n man and beas
why don't they do II. want an orde
for some drink, and viii pay the CO. ts
HIS Honor, although dealing In law 70
the past "a years, knew Of no statute :,
cover this case, and 80 informed the IN
| uuirer.
The daily gazette., 1879-10-21
: he Episcopal COnvocatiOn.

The following is the programme of the
Episcopal Convocation which commences
tonight at st. Johns church, as an
nou' ced in ali ear lier edition of to-day's
GAZETTE:
tuesday October 2l-7.3O o'clock, p
m.-Evening prayer; address; hymns
3Ol, 500 cd tune), 476,47y ofiertory,
for 81. Jonn's College, Shanghai.
Wednesday, October 22-lO 80 O'Clock
a. m.-Morning prayer and ntany; con
vocation sermon; holy communion;
hvns 4!I5. 4 VS., 4l3, 424. vss., Ia 8; 2O7
ust tunt). 3 o'clock p. m.-Public dis.
cussion. ''Lav Work." hymns AIT, list
tunel. and l65 I'D tune). 7.3O o. clock ..
m.-Evening Prayer; addresses, "Th,.
Plating Of the Church In Britain >
hat the Reformation was," "Th-
Church's OPPORTUNITIES and Duties;''
hymns 2SJ, 2O2, vss., p, 8; 362; offertory
foI missions in this diocese.
Thursday, Oetober 23-lO 80 o'clock a
Morning PRAYER; addresses; off-rtory
hymus SO, 3o7, 273; oclo ,k p. m-Dis
cussion by the Clergy 7.3O p. .m.-Annua
gathering of the Sunday schools.
The daily gazette., 1879-10-21
THIRD EDITION
The Circuit Court.

NO BUSINESS TO COME UP AND THE JURY
DISCHARGED.
The October term Of the u. 3. Circuit
Court for this district commenced o.
fore Judge Bradford this morning, out
nothing Of any importance was done.
All the cases on the calendar were either
settled, passed, or continued, aud the
Jury Was discharged from further attend
ance, q NO business would be ready TO
oOms before them.
The onlv moion of any Importance
was that Of Anthony Higgins, ESQ, on
which the Marsbal's sale OF persousi
property of Chss. W. Caddin, deoeaseu,
Il the siit of Chas. Gibbons was con-
hrm0d.
Court adjourned at II o'clock.
CASES FOR ARGUMENT.
II is possible that the following cases,
which were passed during the session
may come up for argument before the
nexs term OF Court by the consent OF
counsel:
Anthony Reybold u.s. the New York
aud Baltimore transportation Line.
Swan Clark g. Co. Us. II. q. Robinson,
assignee, and the AID Loan Association.
kniRh Us.ths Harlan Il Hollingsworth
and Jackson & Sharpe Companies.
Francis A. Stevens Us. the Harlan Il
HOllinRsworth and jackson & Sharpe
Companies.
Emory and Others Us. the British
steamer Golden Grove.
The daily gazette., 1879-10-21
SENATOR HILL. of Georgia. In In New

SENATOR HILL, Of Georgia, is In New
York with view of seeing If anything
can be done, even at the eleventh hour,
to heal the breach In the Democratic
ranks. He Is a man who stands very
high with both fact ons there, but there
Is no reason to suppose that he can ac-
complish anything rs q peacemaker be.
tween Kelly and Tilden. The feud
clearly is too bitter and too personal to
yield to outside per suasion or influence.
Other distinguished Democrats from
other States have tried their hands at the
same thing heretofore, but they have uni
formly ret red from the field, dishea arteil-
ed, II not disguised. The Senator from
Georgia can scarcely expect to succeed
where Thurman aud Randall and Eaton
and Bayard we're unable to accomplish
anything.
The daily gazette., 1879-10-21
The Meeting OF the syn

Quite number Of minis ers connect
cd with one or other of the several
Presbyteries forming the Baltimore
Synod arrived in town this forenoon, In
order to be present at the opening this
evening. 1t is not expected that the at
tendance of ministers this evening will
be general, but at the opening of to-mor-
rows session nearly all the members of
the Synod are expected TO be present.
he Synod will be held in Hanover
Presbyterian church, at Sixth and King
streets. AT the meeting Tonight Rev
A. >. Galry, of West Nottingham Pres
byterlan church, Cecil county, Md,
who is the retiring Moderator, will
preach the opening sermon, and it is
likely that a Moderator will he elected
10 fiil his place.
The proceedings during TIE meeting
| will be quite interesting, and the ses
sions are likely to be large attended.
The daily gazette., 1879-10-21
FIFTH EDITION.
Historical SOcietv.

Hon. Leonard 4. Wales occupied the
chair at the regular meeting OF the His
torical Society last night.
DIR. WIN. NJ. Cornell, and J. w. Dean,
OF Boston. and Chas. Dean, OF Cam
bridge, Mass, were elected corresponding
members.
DIR. l.. p. Bush exhibited nvmber Of
interesting Indian relics, seut TO the So
ciety by Samuel Townsend. The lot
comprised three stone axes, two arrow
teads and q petrifact OH Of what was
supposed by some Of the members to be
the tooth of some long extinct Saurian.
Il. ii. Bates, Esq, asked for info ma
tion on the subject of State flag, and
he Committee Of Zeal Was instructed
TO find out II such a flag had ever been
authorized.
DR.. Bush from the Committee on Do
nations reported the folio ing contribu-
tioDs received since the last me ting:
From X. l.. ID. Neill, Of Minneapolis,
transactions OF Department If Ameri-
can History Of the Minneso Historical
Society"
From Colonel Jones, ace eo'og 8
and Estates Of CharIestown, Mass" Uy
Thomas Bellows Wyman.
"Msgazine Of American History" Au-
gust and September.
"Twenty-fifth Annual Report OF the
State Historical Society Uf Wisconsin" ,"
from the Secretary.
"Deciaration Of the Political Princi-
pies Of the Patriotic Society of New Cas-
tie County, 1894" tom William Duane.
"Report of the Commissioner of Edu.
cation and Premium List of the Grand
Exposition Of the Agricultural Society ol
Delaware"
Adjourned.
The daily gazette., 1879-10-21
Foreign TeIcxr.pnis summary.

Commander Gorringe telegraphs 10
the World from Cairo that the Egyptian
Governmen mt confirms the gift to New
York of the obelisk at Alexandria
The cause of the Ba'a-Hi.sar explosion
is unknown.-Yakoob Khan's little son
is mentioned as his probable successor.
Some anxiety in regard to the safety
of the British communications is felt
The Berlin Foreign Office denies that
there Is any formal alliance between
Austria and Germany, and 1t is believed
that tina Emperor william would not
assent to any policy that might place his
government in direct antagonism with
Russia.-There is an improbable report
that the Russians have occupied Merv.-
The expedition to explore the alcient
bed of the Oxus has been abandoned.-
Aleko Pasha refuses TO visit Constanti-
noplc at the Sultan's invitatioh.-The
damage by the recent floods in Spain is
estimated at G0,0Oo,0O0 francs. 1t is
said the Empress Eugene is going TO
Zululand to pray on the spot where her
son was killed.
The daily gazette., 1879-10-21
FOrOers arrested.
UTICA, N Y, Oct. 20, 1870.

osfSns AN ~ OCt. ~, 1913.
Two confidence men, r. 4. Hineman.
aged twenty three. and +. Camp, aged
about fhirty-have been arrested by the
police with forged checks, boni-, letters
and other documents in their possess,on
Camp In tall and slim. He claims to be-
astock broker. ana holds n pass on tile
Manhattan Beach road signed by ID. G.
Corbett, dated September ~. He also
claims TO be a New York Graphic r.por-
tor. With the BONDS are blank certifie"-
tion dies, nun b. n and dates. The rapxe
Of their operation is large and they have
checks from ~ Omi nent bust nes, men
about the county. Both came here Fri
iay. Camp lays he In respecta BILE and
dre@is exposure. H., denies that he In
Hinepans par' ner, hut there N no doubt
OF II. Both are New Yoikrrs. Letter.
from Chicago, New York, Washington
and other cities are in their possessivp.