The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-03-03

orleans, Mobile, Charleston, and other cities
who took lands in the interior to secure bad
debts, are now disposing of them without any
sacrifice and IN some cases with quite handsome
gains They have been to the merchants a
heavy burden
The Louisiana Lottery Company
have been defeated in the Supreme Court at
Washington, in their effort to restrain the Post
master General from preventing the delivery of
registered letters to the recognized agents of that
company.
The interest on the mississippi
bonds that have been repudiated ever since 1910
amounts In round numbers to thirteen millions
of dollars. The holders of these obligations
may as we'll consider them as waste paper
Mississippi is one of the sovereign states. and
long since made up her mind to cheat her credi-
tors.
The New York Tribune saws ait is
believed that the Presbyterian r evie,v will more
than satisfactorily fill the place for which it was
lntended-to give the American Presbyterian
Church an adequate representation in periodical
literature Although the first number ONLY has
thus far been issued, A. D. F. Randolph 4 Co.
report that enough subscribers have already been
obtained to make it pay its way.
Mr.. James Lenox the founder of
the library called by his name, died in New York
on the 9TH ult He was the son of Robert Len
OK, native of Scotland, was born in New York
in 1900, inherited from his father considerable
property, and by the increase in the value of
his real estate, became a rich man. He used his
money wisely in fostering important charities
and educational institutions. 1t was owing to his
exerton and liberality that the hospital on East
Seventy-hrst street was built and he had the
main part in founding and sustaining the Presbv
terrain Home for Aged Women. Probably il is
by the Lenox Library that his name will be
longest remembered. For this he gave the
land, the building and his magnificent collec
ton OF books relating to American history and
his hne collection of pictures. The value of the
gift is estimated at one million dollars. Mr.
Lenox was devout member of the PRESBYTERIAN
hurch.-Ladepemdert.
The temperance principles of the
family which at present dwells in the White
House at Washington are sternly carried out in
practice; AT grand entertainment given there
lately there was, reporter says, a dissatisfac-
ton and looking for something more and the
dissatisfaction voiced itself, at length through
the mouth OF the Chairman of the Committee of
Ways and Means. Waiter, waiter, where is the
WINE No WINE this evening, sir; but there
is the punch if you wish it. pointing to some
iced lemonade" 1t seemed to be cold comfort
to the thirsty Congressman
President Eliot, of Harvard Uniyer-
slty, said last week in New York that since
1870 there had been given to the University in
money over $l 700, 900, and in buildings more
than $l 100000. One of these bene6ciaries
alone had given $4,000 in that time, although
the public only knew of 5000. He had a
peculiar way OF giving, for as he was himself one
OF the Professors he knew we'll what was need
iul and seeing need he simply supplied it and
only he professor Eliot knew at the time who
was doing 1T" 1t was revealed that this was
fha, r IL
OF that name
Last week was a iubilant time in
bethany Presbyterian church Philadelnbio
Wednesday evening was the time set apart for
the installation of the new pastor the Rev 7
B. Dunn, and on that evening great congreos, :,
ton gathered within the walls of the spacious
church building Beautiful flowers graced the
pulpit and the communicable and the LARGE
choir of Bethany gave interest to the service
by its music-Pres6yteria
Do they decorate Presbyterian church
es with flowers in Philadelphia?7
When we quoted last week re-
mark IN ne Christian Register of the Rev. ]. P.
Lesley 10 the effect that, had DIR. Hitchcock
formerly President of Amherst Collepel been
an original thinker, professional geoIogist in
stead OF an amateur. and recent explorer of tbe
BAD Lands of the West, he could hardly have
:alled TO become Unitarian" it did not occnr
to us that this Mr.. Lesley was the John Petar.
Lesley who is state geologist of Pennsvlvania
We remarked last week that, if DIR. Hitcbcocl.
was not a professional geologist, then there Wa
none In his day. In speaking thus sligbtingIy
Mr. Lesley forgot the eulogy which he bimseif
pronounced on DR.. Hitchcock before the No.
uonal Academy of Sciences Mr.. Lesley him
sell used to be Presbyterian minister and yas
converted to Unltarianism some thirty vears
ago, we believe, though we did not before kno,,
II was the result of his visiting Bad Lands >,
pr. HItcncock, on the other hand commenced
70 study Tor the ministry as a Unitarian a mem.
per per Oh Unitarian church. and his studies led
nm nm 70 make change in the other direction from
MI. Lesley. IL Mr.. Lesley thinks that profes
we would like to hear the reason WHY Wbat
an admirable test that would be To dstn,,l,iis.'l
J. Independent ~
Foreign.
-Researches among old papers of the
East INDIA Company show, it is said. that the
great anglo Indian Empire lad its origin in a
COZ company which was organized simply because
yiig DuCch raised the price of pepper from three
'nii'ingS pound to six shillings pound.
b., American Protestants have furnished
me IN turkish Empire four excellent colleges
n G00ers College tConstantinople. the Syrian
G,oHege at Beirut, the Central Turkey COLLEGE Of
Alnta6' and the American College at Harn1t
TWO OIL which are Independent of missionary con.
Ciol' put all OF which cooperate with the mis-.
elohs ana receive missionary cooperation Dur-
ing zen years fifty nine students have been Grad.
uaIeu from the college at Beirut, Of whom four