The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-06-23
Communication has been broken off
between Burmah and Great Britain.

The Chinese are raising troops on
the Russian frontier and are preparing for hos
tilities
-Bradlaugh the notorious infdel
leader, has become somewhat dificult In settle
Inc electors OF Northampton ought to be ashamed
OF themselves for sending such man to St
stephens as their representative. 1t ought to
De known that Atheism is not only not respectable
but disqualification for a seat in parliament.
The discussion In reference to his admission
shows clearly that the feeling of the House of
Commons is against it, Lord R. Churchill read
the following extract from Bradlaugh's writings
" loathe these small German breast despatched
wanderers whose only mind is their loving hatred
OF one another In their own land thew yege-
tate and wither unnoticed. Here we paw them
highly, to marry and perpetuate pauper prince
race. If they do nothing they are good if
they DO ILL., loyalty gilds the vice till it looks
like virtue" His lordship said: Mr.. Brad
laugh laid 1T down, in the pamphlet from which
this passage is quoted, as principle that the
House of Commons was competent of its. own
motion to decree the abdication of the ROYAL
Family and to substitute any other form of
government it pleased" The noble lord threw
the BOOK from which he read the extract, upon
the floor amid cheers. No Atheist should be al
lowed to join in the legislation of a Christian
nation The blame rests in this case chiefly, if
not altogether, with the constituency that elected
him-Cor. Of Christian Lntelligencer.
THE REUNION OF CHR1sTENDoM
There is society bearing this sonorous and at
tractlve name, and it held a meeting in West
minister Palace Hotel. London, few DAYS ago.
A paper was read, setting forth the plans and
purposes of the society. 4 suggestive and nota.
BILE feature of the paper was that it ignored all
communlons but the Roman Lutherans. Pres
byterians, Methodists, and even the Greek Church
nv aG nrthy 49,, n
the ultra Ritualistic leader, who according to
the belief of many, has been secretly consecrated
as Roman bishop, moved resolution that re-
union could only be accomplished under the pri-
macy OF Rome. This resolution was defeated
90 this society for seeking the union of Christen-
dom, is not itself unitedSI6.
Mr.. Greville Chester, who has been
exploring the eastern sea-coast of Northern
Egypt, which formed the northern edge of the
ancient Sirbonian Lake, will publish the result
OF his researches in the forthcoming State.
ment of the Palestine Exploration Fund He
says that the map and geography of Brugsch
Boy, In his famous monograph on the locality
OF the, Exodus, are hopelessly wrong The
German scholar never took the trouble to ex
anime for himself the locality about which he
wrote. Moreover, the Srbonian Lake being a
saltwater one Though Brugsch Bey so de-
scrlbes it) 1t could not have been the nam 'slDh
or sea ofpapyrus,' ofthe Hebrew narrative. anv
more than the Gulf of Suez. The route of the
lsraelites out of Egypt, therefore, still remains
uncertain and 1t becomes necessary to search
for the sea which they crossed among the reedv
lakes OF the Isthmus of Suez. 1t may be added
that Mr.. Chester has discovered the site of
MlSqoi' where an ancient Egyptian fertilization
and tower of sun-dried brick still exist similar
TO the moated ratification of Thothmes III op-
Posite Dakkeh, in Nubia.-Independent
The drying up of the supposed
prophetic Euphrates has begun, and seems likely
to proceed very rapidly Mr. Goschen, the new
British Ambassador to the Porte. carries in his
despatch both the fortunes of the Sultan and of
ms empire. 1t is felt by all that if the fnan-
cler whose report on Egyptian affairs has re-
suited In so much benefit to that country can
not set things straight at Constantinople. the
ottoman dominion is doomed, at all events in
Europe. The English Envoy has very per-
em,ptory mission and in case the Porte should
Palter' as 1t will, about fulfilling the Berlin
treaty, he will, after allowing fair time for the
peculiar tactics of European diplomacy to one
rate, withdraw, and by doing so signify Eng
lands dlspleasure and impotence with the situa
tIon. 1t could hardly be more unsatisfactory
than at present.
1T appears likely that Corea, which
has hitherto dehed every attempt, by force or
diplomacy to open its ports to the commerce of
- "Otiui wiz Oe Drought into friendly rea-
lions with the United States Commodore Sim
teldt, OF the u. S. Navy, has recently made
reconnolssance of the country in the f1gate
Ilconderoga, the result of which was favor
aDle and he has asked and obtained permission
from the Government at Washington to make
second visit to Corea, and take T.. S. Consul
Mangum with him, as diplomatic agent of the
United States. There is said to be change in
the feeling in Corea in regard to intercourse
with foreigners, caused partly by fear of attack
from Russia and Japan; by the spread of Chris |
tlanlty, under the faithful preaching of the
French Catholic missionaries until it has reached
the royal household and by the counsel of states
men OF China. Corea has population of from
l6OOO,OOO to 100000, and is said to be the
richest country in the world in mineral wealth
III mas many articles which commerce wants. and
Its people would be greatly benefited bv inter.
course with the world Corea is now the onIv
country which has shut doors against the rest Of
the world. -
The Towers of Cologne Cathedral
are now the highest in the world. the beiobt
they have attained being FIVE feet higher than
the tower of St. Nicholas church in Hamburg
which has hitherto been the highest edifce'
Ultimately they will be fifty one feet ten inches
higher. The Cologne Gazette gives the follow.
ing as the heights of the chief high buildings in
the world: Towers of Cologne Cathedral 524
feet eleven inches from the pavement of the
clolsters, or OLD feet one inch from the floor of
the church; tower of st. Nicholas. at HAMBURG
40 feet one inch cupola of St Peter's Rorooo'