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Is. Non-Con. Con. Under So. S5 10 1o

In the FIVE Synods of Georgia, Memphis,
Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas, the nom
giving outnumber the giving Thus 667
give nothing, and 6S9 from so cents to
$40, or about $500. Evidently there
was no general collection; perhaps mostly
given by the minister's family To some
feeble focks the Master would say, "Well
done" of others it must be said, " He
which soweth sparingly shall reap also
sparingly." Cannot the Sessions of these
100 churches in Virginia see that there is
better report next time? Most of the
non-contributing are small, but the chief
lack arises from the small gifts of the
many.
The following churches in Virginia are
not mentioned in the Report: Bethesda
Thompsons Valley, Mt. Airy, Beaver
Creek, Walnut Grove, Saltville, Grayson
Lebanon, South Fork, Poolesville, Rock
vile, Springfield, Williamsburg, Olivet,
Bethany, Mackenzie Arbuckle, Buffalo,
Hamlin, Raleigh, Hinton, Philppi, New
Monmouth, Rhehoboth, Bensalem, Pen
dleton, Princeton, Piedmont, Glenwood,
Castle Craig, Halifax G. H., Cub Creek,
Meherrin, Rough Creek, Lunenburg, He
bron, Byrd, Ne@town. "Why stand We
here all the day idle? Go ye also into
the vineyard. SO when the even was
come, the lord saith, call tie la5orers. -
Accounts close April l.
There is reported a debt $9,500 Some
four years ago the collections fell off $15,-
900, and thus ha'ad-cufed the Committee
DR.. Robinson once proposed that fifteen
of the large churches raise 81 900 each,
and thus cancel the debt. The plan sue
ceeded only partially Why should the
great commission be IN debt? From 95
donors, $500 each, it would be no more
Might it be suggested that the churches
which have already contributed literally
make special effort during the next two
months to extinguish it so that the Re
port to the Charleston Assembly may be,
free from debt
Many loving hands have brought their
gifts to the altar. For these we often
pray that He that ministereth seed to
the sower both minister bread for your
food, and multiply your seed sown, and
increase the fruits of your ighteousness."
H. G. D.
S0ochoaO, November &c, 1879.
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The General Assembly asks for rs cents
per member. Thus all fall short from
% to 60 cents.
Among the Miscellaneous, we note
Virginia Friend, 81, 400" for the travel
ling expenses and salary Of the Rev. Mr..
Sampson. Oh that there were many like
minded, to equip and send forth a mis-
sionary Or that two, FIVE, or ten friends
(of means) would unite in the undertake
ing. Then they that feared the Lord
spake often one to another"
The Saul in stature among the churches
IS Franklin Street, Baltimore, with ST.
$50 for Missions. More than any one of
the seven Synods Of Alabama, Arkansas,
Georgia, Memphis, Missouri, Nashville,
Texas. More than any one of the sixty
four Presbyteries, save East Hanover.
O1ae-Seve1atee1ath of the whole amount
In 1876, this church contributed to Mis-
slons 81 $50 more than this. Baltimore
IS entitled to the Committee, as the
churches and friends in that city con
tribute this year $500. The whole ex-
pense tor salaries, clerk hire, printing,
travelling, Office expenses, postage, ex-
change, and the MISS6onary is $4,000.
AS our Baltimore friends delight in lib
eral things, it would be grand thing
for the cause if ten Of the more noble
would agree to supplement annually the
contributions so that they would cover
the entire expenses of the Committee, so
that it might be said that all the money
given by the churches outside of Balti-
more goes direct to the heather field"
The churches contributing over 5000,
stand thus:
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A Dog Story.


My eldest son (says a LADY, was cross
ing field some distance from any dwell
ling, when he was pursued by large
and fierce dog belonging to the gentle
man whose land he was crossing. The
lad was alarmed and ran for his life. He
struck into the woods, and the dog gained
upon him, when he looked around to see
how near the creature was, and, stumb-
ling over a stone, he pitched over rock
and broke his leg. Unable to move and
at the mercy of the beast, the poor fellow
saw the dog coming down upon him, and
expected to be seized and torn; to his
surprise however, the dog came near.
perceived he was hurt instantly wheeled
about, and went off for that aid which
he could not render himself There was
no one within the reach of the child's
voice, and he must have persisted there or
have dragged his broken limb along and
destroyed it so as to render amputation
necessary, if the dog did not bring him
help. He drew up his leg, and it hung
at right angle showing him plainly the
nature of his misfortune and the necessity
Of lying still The dog went off to the
nearest house and barked for help. I'm
able to arrest attention, he made another
visit of sympathy to the boy, and then
ran to the house, there making such de-
monstrations of anxiety that the family
followed him to the place where the child
lay.
Now, observe that this dog was pursu-
ing this boy as an enemy, but the mo
ment he saw his enemy PROSTATE and in
distress, his rage was turned to pity and
he flew to his relief Here was true feel
ing, and the course he pursued showed
good judgment. He was dog of heart
and head Very few men-not all Chris
tians-help their enemies when they are
down Some do not help their friends
when they fall This dog was better
than many men who claim to be good
men. do not say that he reasoned in
this manner; but there is something in
his conduct on this occasion that looks so
much like the right kind Of feeling and
action that think it deserves to be re-
corded to his credit As few dogs will
read the record, l commend the example
to all mankind for their imitation Lon
don Ch5ldren's Paper.
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Ghildren's Column.
what viii You Do with 1t ?''


On Sunday evening Mr. Baths family
were in the sitting-room, just before fam
| lily worship
j., /" Children" said Mr. Bath, IL want to
ask you some questions 7rTg
The children looked up at him in sur
prise. What was coming? Mr. Bath
then began
f. "What are you going to do with what
you got to-day, Charles?'
Charles looked at his father, then at
his sister, and then at his father again "
" I did not get anything. father"
What are you going to do with what
you got, Nary"
The child looked at him, while she
played with her handkerchief, thought a
moment, and then said:
/ do dot know what have received,
father. am not sure that I know what
you mean.
Where were you both to-day?"
At church and at Sunday School
father. Dyes, I did get something" said
Charles
$50 did I" said Mary. at got book
and paper. After reading them, I will
take the book back to the library, and
will put the paper in my box of Sunday
School papers. You know l want to
have them bound some time in book. -
If that is what you mean, father I
got just what Mary did, and intend to do
just so with mine, said Charles. ~ also
got this reward check.
This is only part of what | mean -
Did you get anything at church p
What question: said the children.
"Why we never get anything there, papa.
Did you not get a sermon? Was not
that Gods word Did you not under
stand part Of it p
Father waited for an answer. This
was new way Of looking at the matter
and the children waited little time to
think.
In fact" said he, you got more than
books and papers il Sunday School
What was it?''
/ suppose you mean the lesson, said
Charles, wondering where papa would
end.
Yes, the lesson is the main thing you
get at Sunday School, Boys and girls
think only Of books and papers which are
there given to them but you must know
that they are Of far less account than the
| lesson, which is God word of grace and
love to man. Never forget that that is
divine truth, as it comes to us from God
through those whom the Holy Ghost
moved to write it for us.
Yes, we had such a good lesson to-
day, about Peace with God, said Mary
and our teacher made it very plain to
us all.
well, what now are you going to do
witha all this truth Of God?"
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A connects for Milton. n g

A connects for Milton, n G..
B connects for Ashevle and all points in west
ern North Carolina daily except Sunday.
G connects for Macon and all points in south
west Georgia.
Florida
E connects for Macon and all points in south
west Georgia, and Chattanooga, Nashville Mem
phs, and all Texas points
connects for Selma, Meridian, Jackson, and
Vcksburg
G connects for Galveston and all Texas points.
Trains from the above-named points arriye II,
Richmond at 4:43 P. M and $50 A. NJ
Trains between Greensboro and Salem run
daily except Sunday.
Trains on North Carolina division make con-
nection at Goldsboro with the w & W.R.R. to
and from Weldon and Wilmington
Pullman Palace Drawing-room and Sleeping
Cars run through on Train No As from n. York
and Richmond to Atlanta and from Greensboro
to Augusta and on Train No. AZ from N. York
and Richmond to Greensboro
Tickets sold to all points SOUTH south east and
south west, and baggage checked through.
No lay-over checks given on local tickets.
]. R. MACMURDO.
General Passenger Agent, Richmond, Va.
L. M. R. TALcoTT, General Superintendent.
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EAST BOUND.

Mail train arrives at Richmond daily
except Sunday at S:45 P NJ.
Express train arrives at Richmond
daily at 700 A. NJ.
Accommodation train arrives at Rich
mond daily except Sunday at 900 A NJ
Mixed train leaves Staunton at Gas A. NJ. =,
taking passengers from Virginia Midland train
from Washington, and arrives at Richmond at
$40 P M.
A connects with Virginia Midland train for
Lynchburg, Danville, and Atlantic, Mississippi
& Ohio Railroad stations and with Virginia Mid
land train leaving at 5:10 P M for Washington.
B connects with Virginia Midland train for
Lynchburg and Danville.
c connects with Valley railroad accommoda-
ton train, leaving at 3:15 P. NJ for Harrison
burg.
D connects with Valley railroad train, leaving
at ll:l5 A. NJ. for Harpers Ferry.
E connects with stages for Lexington
F connects with C. B. S. and P. P steamers
for Portsmouth and Cincinnati
G connects with Scioto Valley railroad for
the Northwest.
H connects with all lines diverging to the
West, Northwest, and Southwest.
w. NJ s. DUNN,
Engineer and Superintendent
CONWAY R. HOWARD, General Passenger
and Ticket Agent.
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Eddie's First Walk with an
Umbrella.

Patter, patter, came the soft-footed
rain on the house, roof, street, and garden.
Eddie's papa was going to the post
office and could Eddie go too? There he
stood in his little gray frock, his chubby
face round as the moon, his hat bright
with garden flowers that some one had
stuck in it.
Yes, Eddie would go and have an UNI
brella. Side by side, he and his papa
went down thesstreet. They met Susie
Burton.
Eddie. . Q
They went on.
It's wainy day." said Eddie.
"Quite rainy, said his papa.
"Post-ofice far ?" asked, Eddie, max
ing a great effort to keep up with his
papa.
The little boy under his umbrella, the
bright flowers stuck in his hat, amused
the people in the street. A lady smiled.
One man stopped and spoke to him. Two
girls turned around and laughed. "Look
at his hat, too, " said one to the other
Lille Hastings came along. Halo,
Eddie, said she. "What are you doing
with such big nmbrella?"
" Keeping off the vain"
The rain stopped and Eddies papa
shut his umbrella, but Eddie still Judged
along under his. "Open your umbrella,
papa Mine is open, said the little boy.
How do you suppose it all ended?
g Papa, you carry me, said tired
voice under the hat bright with flowers.
" All that is the way all through life.
When the storms come, we think we can
60 alone. But out in the weary way,
God hears tired voice saying, Father,
carry me!'-He Nursery.
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We must remember it, said Charles.
Yes, and tell it to others, said Mary.
80 far very good but you must do
even more than this, my children; you
must lag 1t to heart"
How does one do that, father ?"
Laying it to heart means that you
not only believe what God says, but also
feel that he says 1t to you, and that you
try to use it for your own good"
1t was time for family worship, but
Mr.. Bath asked another question.
What else did you get at church and
Sunday School, children"
What else? What could it be 4? They
both thought little Then Mary said 4:
" Besides the Scripture lesson and the
sermon, book, and paper, got several
hymns and several prayers. Then, too,
some solemn thoughts came to my mind,
and l made some good resolutions. All
these | received in the house and service
of God"
"Now, dear children, " said Mr.. Bath,
opening the Bible for worrhip, al want
to press home upon your hearts and
minds the solemn question which 1 asked
at the beginning what will you do with
what you got to-day from God? You
need not answer it to me; but give an
answer to God when you kneel down to
pray every day this week. He gives us
all things, and he holds us to account for
what he gives us. "-Kind Words.
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OLDD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY
FOR NEW YORK.


This company will dispatch one of their splen-
did steamers, OLD DOMINION, WYAN0KE
ISAAC BELL, and RICHMOND every TUES
DAY, FRIDAY, and SUNDAY, at high water.
These ships are entirely new, and well-buik
expressly for this route
They have splendid saloons, state-rooms, and
bathrooms, apd the fare, accommodations, and
attentions are unsurpassed
Goods shipped by this line are landed regu-
larly at New York, on the company's covered
pier 81 North River.
Freights for points beyond New York for
warded with dispatch, and no charge made ex-
cept actual expenses incurred
Freights received until P. NJ, daily.
Cabin fare to New York, $12; Storage, Sc
and S.
For further information apply to
GEO. w. ALLEN CO, Agents.
Office: Company's wharf Rockets
feb Ply
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These "a churches contribute S13, 900,
or over third of the whole. In almost
every case it is owing to the zeal Of the
Ladies Associations How blessed it
would be if some of these large churches
would send forth missionary of their
own Joanna and Susanna ministered to
Christ, Macedonia and Achaia to the poor
saints at Jerusalem, sending their contri-
button through official hands, the Philip
plans equipped Paul. Perhaps if there
were a dLectness, it would not be difficult
for one church, or two or three contigu-
GUS ones, to increase their gifts to 81 900,
and the missionary could occasionally
send an epistle to the Church which
communicated with him concerning Civ
ing and receiving"
HIGH AVERAGES IN THE SMALL
CHURCHES.
Cotton Plant, Ark, per member, S2.75;
Valdosta, Ca, 1898; Newbern, N. c.,
S214; Union Springs, Ala, 5000 Sa-
lem, o. r. S. C., 81; AbbeviIle, S. G.,
S1.93 Fernandina, Fla, 81. 80; Gaines
vile, Ala, $l.76; Washington, Georgia,
Sl.66; Central Washington D. c., 81 so;
Dublin Va, $3.50 Memphis, Lauder
dale Street, $1.29; Chester, S. O., $1.25,
Cheraw s O., $1l6; Spartanburg, sc.
SLIP; Alexandria, Va, End, SLIP,
Hopewell, Marion county s. O., S1O3.
These II churches Of 900 members con
tribute about $4,000, or an average Of So
AS these are not the erich city churches,
(save rich in faith and good works. but
the ordinary town and country churches
ought not the General Assembly to ash
for this amount from each member?
The following table shows in each
Synod the number Of non-contributinl
churches; the number Of contributing
how many give under S. and how many
from s. to $40
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FROM CHINA.
Money for the Heather.

The Annual Report for Foreign Mis-
sions for the year ending April LIST, 1879,
Is an interesting study. The resources of
the Committee were $4,000. Of this
S6O0Owas Miscellaneous, leaving $4o,-
600 from Churches, Sabbath Schools, and
Ladies Associations. The following ta-
bic shows the relative proportion among
the Synods.
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THE best friendship is friendship to
the soul.
, 1880-12-05
PERSONALS.

Moody and Sankey are holding a success
fhl series OF revivals in San Francisco.
The Rev. 3. F. Fleetwood, Of St. Marks
Church this city, has declined a call from
gainesville, O.
The Rev: C. D. Mott, D. D., of Davenport,
Ia, has received call to the Presbyterian
tchurch Of Washington, NJ j.
- The Rev. Mr. Enroght, Vicar of Dordesley,
sEngland, has been committed to Warwick
Jail for indlnEing in '+ritualistjc" practices.
contrary to the decision OF the Court Of
Arches.
Dr. Cleary. the newly-appointed Bishop of
Kingston. Canada, was consccrated in the
eoni on the 2lst u1t. the Irish Bishops re-
turning home after that ceremony.
The Rev. S. A. Smith, a young maa who
was only licensed to preach last year, has
been appointed to teach Prof. Robertson
Smiths class in Aberdeen College, during
the term Of the latter's suspension.
The Interior says that DR.. Macintosh, Of
Belfast, who has received Il call from the
Second Presbyterian Church of this city. is
lanx,-the Presbyterian Rouseitcs."
The Rev: A. ?: Earle, the noted revivalist
preached his fiftieth anniversary sermon III
Boston few days ago. He declared that he
had been the means Of making 1J0,000 con-
verts. He breaches the doctrine Of literal
hell fire
The Rev. Boswell D. Hitchcock, D. D., has
been elected President of the Union Tlleo-
logical Seminary. New York, to fill the va
cancy occasi0ned by the death Of DR.. Adams.
theoloeian. Tile Rev. Charles n. Sims, u. D.,
of Brooklyn, succeeds Bishop Haven as
President Of the Syracuse University.
, 1880-12-05

pass his yeard when I found was car1yln, u!
one ob his Spanish breed Of roosters; VIII plY
combs, in each hand. Satan must nap 5no9eu
dem fowls in my hands,"
Jim Webster, you is ewine to - orlng g,o; ae
church into discre1it- Don't you k'loW 10. Co..
Jones is de only man what raises dem Spano i
ish breed Of chickens on Galveston Island?
Yer mustn't yield ter temptations iaa Mid e!1lck
..IJat's lest what my conscience tole me: l
was filed with relnorse as soon as 1saw what
kind Of poultry was totin' OF: Hesldes,
dem old roosters amt wuff a cent ter brlle, so
/ lest went back and put 'e1n right back whar
l got 'enl."
II put 'eln back and tuck two young pull
cts, what looks like any udder chickens, and
was Jest de right size ter brile.''
''Don't add lynn, Jim Webster, to yer I'D
der sins.,'
Il can't tell lie, parson, but ef you be-
leves isn't one oh de elect jest come home
wild me and hab some oh de breast and de
stut1in' for dinner. I kin smell dem briled
puIiets now." He went.