The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-11-24
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

"A Subscriber wishes us to give sta
tistcs to prove that Ritualism is declining in The
Episcopal Church. We have none. The facts
evident IN the newspapers of the Church. in the
decadence OF the one distinctively Ritualistic
church In this city, and in the preponderance of
evangelical sentiment and action IN the proceed
lngs of the late General Convention compared
with the Convention held six years ago.-N. Y.
Observer.
The New York Tablet, the Roman
Catholic paper of this city, advertises as follows.
"A Valuable PHILADELPHIA City BuiLasaq Lot
for One DoLLar.-Will be rallied for. abont De.
cember 10, 1879. valuable PHILADELPHIA civ
building lot, which has been donated to the Sis
tiers of st. Joseph of Knoxville, Tennessee. to
aid them In building a Convent. A warrantee
deed OF the lot is held by the Sisters and will be
gwen to the fortunate winner"
The price of the tickets is one dollar and the
names of Roman Catholic gentlemen in this CITY
are mentioned as references. The Tablet knows
that railing and all forms of lottery GAMBLING
are prohibited by the laws of the State of New
York 10 advertise them is illegal But, more
than this, they are immoral And the fact that
the laws are openly defed by religious news
paper and gambling practised to build Con-
vent is commentary on the morals of the
Church that permits such things.-I6.
LONGEVITY OF THE JEws.-Dr. S.
Glboon, medical officer of health for the Holborn
DstrlcT' London, IN his report for the past year.
states that whatever may be the cause. there is
no doubt but that Jews life in London is on
the average, worth twice as many years as that
OF a Christian. The Hebrews of the metronoIis
are VIGOROUSLY exempt from tubercular and
scrofula talnt. 1t Is very rare that one meets
with pulmonary consumption among them. The
neulcai 0fhcer OF one OF their large schools has
remarked that their children do not die in any
and in the district of Whitechapel. the medical
oihcer OF health has reported that on the north
side OF the High street, occupied by the Jews.
the average death rate is 20 per thousand while
on the south side, occupied by English and Irish
1T is 43 per thousand.
Prot: Swing, it would appear, did
not take kindly to the way sundry Of his hearers
held the printed copy on him" of a recent
sunday morning while he conned the original
manuscript and gave attention to its propeT re.
cital. 1t hardly seemed like preaching 10 he
dehVerng from the pulpit what they had in
tyPe oelore mem and 1T 10 even reported that
he has sued the Chicago Times for violation of
his copyright in publishing sermon before it
was acknowledgement.
"A congregation of full-blooded In
dams gathered at Cane Creek, Chickasaw Nation
a few months age, by a Cumberland Presbvte'
>.
ward Of four dollars for Foreign MisSSioIps
which they. had never heard of until the dav
the collection was taken. DR.. Crsman saws
they worship in the forest and live in primitive
style. lie took dinner at one of the cabins and
there was not chair or a stool to be seen.
Africa will have as many crossroads
IN few years as the suburbs of a country town
at the present rate Of exploration. Between "a
and 40 expeditions are now penetrating the dark
continent from various points, led by men al
rePute in the different sciences, all intent upon
gaming such information in their several
branches as shall add to the KNOWLEDGE and
well-beng Of mankind. Notwithstanding the
sacrifice Of comforts and positive dangers oi
disease and death and the fact that the 5ovelto
OF Afrcan explorations has worn of. NOR,
expeditions from Portugal are fitting out; and a.
the present time Germany, France, England
Spain, Russia, Belgium, Italy, Austria. Greece
and America have representative expeditions il
various parts Of Africa.