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Some of DIR. John Halls Stories

DR., Hall said that he knew preach
er in Ireland who used to come down
from his pulpit every Sunday, after the
sermon, and the people, passing in a
line in front of him, would shake hands
and pass the compliments of the day.
One elder told the pastor one day, Let
the Lord keep you humble, sir, and we
will keep you poor" But that is the
policy OF too many Church Boards, i'm
bued as they are with the notion that
the ministry should be kept on the
apostolic plan of poverty and humility
Dr. Hall told story related to him
by the late Richard Winter Hamilton,
prominent Congregationalist in Eng
land. Mr., Hamilton, being called to fill
pulpit in provincial town, was wait
ed on In the vestry just before the SER
vice by the precentor of the meeting
the latter laid down programme which
provided for very short prayer and a
shorter sermon, but several Unfortunately
long hymns. Said the precentor: "Our
people are peculiar people; we are
very fond of music, and plenty of it, and
we.are not fond of long prayers or long
sermons; in asking you to cut it short,
sir, [ wish to emphasize as before that
we are fond Of music, because in heaven
singing is the chief order of the day p
Mr.. Hamilton answered: at is comfort,
sir, to know that you will not be there
to lead It'll"
There are funereal ministers, said Dr.
Hall; gentlemen who carry around with
them an air Of professional solemnity ;
they carry it even in their hat bands
and pocket handkerchiefs, and look con-
tlnually as if genteelly laid out in their
collins There was minister of this
sort called on to marry couple; he
stretched out his hands, and uncon-
sclously commenced the burial service
" Slr, spoke up the young man, we
came to be welded, not buried /" To
which the gentleman of the cloth re-
sponded, ut won't be many years be-
tore you'll wish you had been buried.
Ministers should be men first, then min
and Goodness are twin
qualifications.
Then come your fluent ministers. Turn
on the faucet and the stream flows. The
less they have to say, the bigger the
stream and the louder they shout Ly-
man Beecher, on returning home from
church one Sabbath, said that he felt he
had done very poorly. Said one of his
boys: " Why, father, / thought you were
never IN better trim; you Just shouted |
1t out to en-" Aye, aye, replied Mr..
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For the Central Presbyterian.
Emigration to missouri.
PARIS, Mo, June 25. ]

PARIS, Mo-, June 25, 1880.
lNeSSrs. Editors, II wish through your
columns to say word to any of your
readers who may desire to come West.
Many people come out here without
knowing any body or having any definite
point In view; and, in great majority
of cases, they wander about from place to
place in search of a place Just suited to
their circumstances, and, having wasted
their means In that way, are finally com
PEELED to return where they came from to
escape suffering. Of course they then
blame the country for their own fault.
Presbyterians often become SO disgusted
with the new gods that lately came up
In the west, that, rather than rear their
offspring under such influences, they will
sacrifice good homes to go where they can
worship God under their own vine and
fig tree. Some damaged Presbyterians, .
rather than abandon their broad acres of
fat land, either quietly abide in Sodom or
adopt the new gods.
Now all this might be avoided by a lit
tie precaution. If any Presbyterian or
Presbyterian family wishes to come to
Missouri, and will write to me, I will do
all l can to settle him desirably; and I
vouch for it that any other Presbyterian
minister In the West will do the same.
OF conrse we would not allow mercenary
men, calling themselves Presbyterians, to
abuse our kind offices, if we knew it.
@. w. HUMPHREYS.
If any of our Virginia people should
wish to 60 West and many of them do,
they would no doubt do well to use ga
little precaution," such as Mr.. Hum
Phreys suggests. 1t is also true that &" a
little precautiOn" might prevent some
from going at all.-EDs.
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For the Central Presbyterian
The Book of Deuteronomy.

The Devil seems to have special spite
AGAINST this book of Moses. Some of the
reasons for this are, no doubt, the follow
ing: e ~
l. 1t is quoted by Christ and His
apostles oftener than any of the books of
Moses; and oftener than any other book
of the Old Testament, except Isaiah and
the Psalms,
2. 1t is quoted three times by our Sa-
viour in the most solemn crisis of His
life but one. See Matt iv: 4, 7, TO- The
Devil was three times foiled in his temp
tation by the Saviour's faith in the word
Of God as recorded in this book; and who
can tell how many myriads of believers
have been delivered out of temptation by
the same faith and the Saviour S example?
1t is not unlikely that Jesus put special
honor upon this book by quoting from it
exclusively, because He knew all the
"dificulties" in it, and that these diff
culties would be made pretext by critics
processing to be wis" for doubling its
divine authority and its being penned by
Moses.
8. 1t is quoted by Peter (Acts iii: %,
23-comp. Deut. xviii: Is, 49, to prove
the Messiahship of Jesus and, what is
worse for the skeptical critics, the Apos-
tie makes Moses the writer of the book.
Peter, no doubt, had heard his Master
quote this very passage to show that
Moses wrote of him" Compare John v:
45-47; xiv: 26.
4. 1t is quoted by Paul (Gal. iii: 49,
compare Deut. XXI 23) to prove that
Christ was "made curse for us" and
therefore has redeemed from the curse of
the law and the power of the devil.
We repeat, then, no wonder that the
Devil has spite against the book of
Deuteronomy.
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Care of the Newly Saved.

1t was the remark of lady who felt
what she said that before she became a
professor of religion she had many friends
who manifested ar interest in her wei
fare, but that so soon as she was connect
ed with the Church their good offices were
discontinued She was told of her dan
ger and duty, and followed by all kinds
of benevolent counsel. She was also
made the subject of special prayer, 1t
was real disappointment to her in after
days that she had no one to seem to care
for her soul. In the Church, devoted
to its duties and a Christian walk, she
was troubled by her inexperience and
perplexed by constant difficulties that
rose in her way. But no one came to
to her relief. She was more alone than
she had ever been In her life The So
cial sympathy of which she had heard
seemed to be utterly wanting, and with
out communion, except in way that
was official and formal, she found the
first cross she was called to bear to be
one OF spiritual solitude in the midst of
her former friends. ".-
Her experience was more common per-
haps than we think There is zeal on
the part of many Christians in behalf of
those who are unconverted or out of the
Church that is earnest and hearty, but
which ceases when once the point has
been gained of profession of religion.
1t forgets the subsequent nurture which
is Just as much needed as the. early care.
Its aim is to get those to whom it is di-
rected to declare themselves Christians,
and when that is done it feels its work
is ended. 1t is the spirit of one who
will seek to get the homeless and out
cast into the house, under the shelter of
its roof and protected by its enclosure
without thinking of the food and train
ing and companionship, wanting which
1T must be prison instead of place of
Joy and rest.
1t would be too much to say that it is
after the profession is made that the
chief care is needed. To save a soul
from death is the first, as it is the great
est, work of all. But closely following
it, and nearly related to it, indeed a part
Of itself, is the duty of properly assisting
those who have committed themselves
to the Lord. They needA sympathy,
warning, exhortation, encouragement,
restraint-the care of children who are
but starting ON their way; and he is
right servant of the Master who properly
fosters their faith and warns into ex-
panding growth the germs OF grace i'm
planted in the soul
Many a youthful Christian leads life
OF Loneliness and bitterness because of
this want of sympathy. Many another
one, whether feeling the loneliness or
not, is yet alone, and failing of needed
encouragement passes a starving life.
knowing nothing of the holy Joy that
comes With a deep experience of the
Gospel, while others still, unhelped and
unrestrained, fall into sin which brings
on them the censure of Church that
neglected its own duty to them United
PreSbyte79an.
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Beecher, that's it exactly; when I'm not
prepared always hollo at the top of nv
voice.
The doctor told the story of a simple
God-fearng Irish pastor he used to
know, in the old country Each year
he used to go up to the General Assem-
bly,, for there every minister is ex-oficio
a delegate; whenever the time came for
s.aklng the announcement of this an
nual vacation, the pastor would give
out: May it phase the congregation
mkt Lord Day I'll be vacant Leaving
1T for the wags to make the inquiry
whether or no he were not vacant more
than one Lords Day in the year. Such
as these are children of nature-simple.
unconventional and often splendidly noble
men. He well remembered one such in
reland-"and, said DR.. Hall, " al
though many stories related in this way
are not strictly true, L assure you this
one am about to tell you, is. He
SAID that this simple, poorly paid, but
honest and noble-hearted pastor was
riding along one day and seeing a
laborer at work in the fields. whose
ragged shirt did not protect his back
from the clustering rays of the sun.
Jumped off his horse, strobe over the
fence, stripped off his own coat and
shirt, and made the astonished laborer
put on the latter the now shirtless
preacher buttoned his coat to his chin,
and disappeared as he had come, uncon-
scious that he was in the least trans
cending his line of exact duty. DR..
Hall said he liked these men; these un-
consciously humorous souls, who live
nearer heaven than half the rest of man
kind from the State Journals ReDort
Of has address at Madison, WIS.
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The Struggle for Gentilitv

In all our great cities the rush for men
tai labor and sedentary pursuits with
the view to avoid manual toll, is tremen-
dous. At whatever cost of self-abase-
ment, the ghttering bauble of gentility is
sought for by American-born young men
so that it may not be said, "He is only
mcdaniel" They forget, or have
never been taught that the greatest men
OF the age have sprung from the working
men. Eventual success in early life is q
question of brains, not position. let
those in search Of clerkships and other
similar situations remember this GREAT
truth. Why should the badge of serfdom
be assumed by those who chose to work
where they are not really needed, in pre-
terence to where they are? By such q
course nobility of soul is satisfied and q
recompense at starvation rates is accepted
IN order that the snivelling mendicant
may have the world say that he is en-
gagged In a respectable vocation-one that
e4emPts him from manual labor. Shame
ion P''iio 0Plu-
The trouble is that more persons insis+
upon living by commercial pursuits. liter.
allure, or In some other way that involves
but little manual effort, than can nossibIv
ma employment. They can onlV find 4
oy taking if from some one else MAJ
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question in reality settles itself Build
ing railroad to the moon is an imprae-
ticability. The thing cant be done.
So as to IN thesi deliverances. From their
nature, they must be liable on being test
ed, to serious exceptions, and hence to
invest them with the authority OF law
must prove a solecism. Infalllblllty is
not an attribute of Presbyterian Church
courts. When Church courts are required
to declare law, there is enough concrete
material. FRATEK.
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A "REMINISCENCES OF FANNY WRIGHT

A Renaissance OF FANNY WRIGHT
80 Godl o Godl" repeated many
times with piteous means, came from the
lips of this celebrated atheist, as she Law
suffering with fractured limb on the
icy path in the yard of her dwelling. A
Christian woman hearing her distressing
cry, offered her services at the time, and
was deeply impressed to hear her onl y cry
to Him whose name she had so publicly
blasphemed. 1t seemed an involuntary
cry of nature which confirmed the fun
dsmental doctrine of religion which she,
IN her vanity and depravity, had denied
in her effort to poison the multitude that
filled the public halls prostituted to her
service. A few weeks afterward the
Power she felt to be omnipotent sum
moned her to His presence; and those
who heard that despairing cry in her
agony of pain, felt that at last she was
compelled to confess her belief in her
Creator, Preserver and Benefactor. What
warning to those who ignore or ridicule
the God of heaven and earth
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succumb to the worst forms of vice under
the pressure of absolute want. They run
into temptation, and make that tempta-
ton an excuse for pauperism and crime.
Let the young men of this land get an
education if they possibly can, but by all
means let them learn trade.
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WHAT'S Your PERSUASION? -Some
years ago visitor said to poor, wounded
soldier, who lay dying in the hospital
What church are you OFF" "Of the
Church Of Christ" he replied 81 mean
what persuasion are you OFF" .'Persua-
sion, " said the dying man, as he looked
heavenward, beaming with love to the
Saviour, " | am persuaded that neither
death, nor life, nor angels, nor principal
tiles, nor things present, nor things to
come, shall be able to separate me from
the love Of God, which is in Christ Jesus. {"
None should rest contented with any
hope less sure or bright.-Robert Nae
Donald, ID. d.
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" Do your gods love your" asked mis-
sionary Of some Indians. "The gods
never think Of loving, was the cheerless
answer. Then the missionary repeated
the verse, For God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in Him should not
perish, but have everlasting life" "Say
that again. said the Indian; that is
large light; say it again" When the
missionary repeated the verse he said
very earnestly, That is true; 1 feel it. ~
Missionary NelOs.
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There is cause to question the sincerity
OF that faith which is either afraid or
ashamed to confess itself; for those who
believe with the heart, ought to confess
with the mouth.
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If we faithfully improve the discoveries
God gives us Of himself while we are here.
a brighter and more glorious scene viii
shortly be opened to us; for to him that
hath shall be given.
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FLOWER SoNGs FOR FLOWER Lovers. Compiled
by Rose Porter. New York A. D. +. Ran
dolPh q Co. For sale by Presbyterian Pub
fishing Company, 1901 Main street, Richmond.
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HE CHURCHMAN'S SCRAP Book By Rev. Rob
ert 3. Barrett, Richmond, Va. Tenth Thou
sand Price 10 cents.
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A DICTIONARY OF CHRISTIAN ANTIQUITIES -
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We called attention some weeks ago to the
Memorials Of Francis Rjdley HayergaI. by her
sister, published by A. D. F. Randolph & Go
New York Those wishing to see the volume
can procure it Of Mr.. Shotwell, agent Of the
Presbyterian Publishing Company, 1901 Main
st., Richmond. Price $l.75.
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L1TTELLs LYME ACE for the weeks ending
July Sd and 10Th
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sxYxouR.-The Republican paper ase =
uuauinors ia declaring that Mr. osihv1.
viii moi he candidate rs tn declaring 'ou,
Mr. r,,,nsx ,ru be. They are determined
TIA, the populsr man shall not rup' anu 'na ss
the unpopular one suaIl rus. JAY ooo'D :
organ IL particularly industrious IN sp'e'"
inr the news We have alluded TO. 49,
:, e. ,ru, Mr.. sxYuors, Is not candidate
,,, HE nem,natiou Is 50 desirable, ana tue
reasons for stso Overwhelming that Msecms
" h. welluIgh Impossible TO prevent MS
cowu,rxueu from pressing him into tneH
servtce. The papers, especially tec hepus-
I,c,n p,,rrs, declare day after day tsa' oe
cant run, and won't run, ana don' wan.
- ,v,n. and went be forced to run, anu ye'
the reople never cease calling Tor hnn. -"
syracuse, \. Y, last Saturday, Mr.. il.ohN
~, : disastrous defeat. The HerasPs ac-
s.,n, ~ the meetiugs, states that the TIL
.yx men acted very badly, and WINDS UP US
follows: -,
The ,ntj.Tilden men are to hang pan
- ovcr SaIipa street next week bearing
NJ W. ,esend. .sFor President, Horatio Sey-
mour." ~ IL. .,or
He Is the peoples choice. To him they
,urn y beneyer they feel the necessity ior
an inyincible candidate, as the Syracuse
Democrats felt last Saturday.
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PETERSBURG.

THE DINwipDIE OUTRAGE CAsE-REPUBLICAN
CITY CuNvENTiOS-ILLNEss or A MINIS
TER FREIGHTS FROM RICHMOND, &C.
(Corrtspondence OF the Richmond Di>patch.l
APRIL IL, 1880
IL il stated that Judge Shell. Of Dinwid-
die county. has directed that a special grand
iury be summoned for the term OF his court
which commences next Monday, before
which the case of the negro james Black,
now under arrest for attempted outrage
upon Mrs. Ferris. will be sent for indict-
ment.
The Republicans Of this city will hold
their meetings tomorrow night To elect
delegates to city convention to be held
on the following day TO elect two delegates
TO the Staunton Convention. The city corr
vention will be composed OF thirtysix dele
gates-six from each ward. Much interest
attaches IN certain quarters To the action II
tbis convention, as IL Is believed that a warm
contest will be made as between the friend,
OF Grant and Sherman. 1t is though that
delegates favorable to Grant will be chosen.
The Dinwiddie Convention on Saturday
was almost unanimous for Grant.
The funerals OF Captain w. II. Rogerson
at Grace church and Il. ID. Stewart at the
FIRST Baptist church Sunday afternoon wei e
very largely attended.
Rev. w. A. Pearson. Of the Byrue-Sireet
Baptist church, has been very sick for a
week past, ana unable to attend to any Of
his nuties.
Large quantities Of freight are sent
through this CITY to North Carolina by tue
merchants Of Richmond. who are evidently
showing great energy in establishing trade
connections IN that quarter.
The cold weather II the past few days. it
Is feared, has materially injured the fruit
and early vegetable crops in This section.
ROBIN ADAIR.
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southwestern nilread are pros. so"nsies.
y,sorou. cam paigu In the western so'." Io,,
snd the question Of county sscs %a Ia,,".
s sr., no voted on by the people ~ toe Jul ~
W., IN a ~ The line. The local papers a'e
.dvoc,fsnr the subscription. ,,,.. n,
4 r,t,zen OF Lynchbarg, na', ", -,
Richmoud, having received sinai, .,. '.Sav |,
sro., his old colored nurse, appropt'a'eu, III, -
n a. 4 memorial to her 10 the shape OF SUN s""u
ssver howl. now on exhibition mere, oe'i'
= o the following inscription: ,,
I'm memory Of PARrHsSrA Dchw ", ,,,r
o,,r black nammy,' who nursed me IN ny
infancy and childhood, and whose love anu
devotion 10 her children outivea po.n
slavery and emancipation. and VITA her leg-
acy thus hosor and perpetuate her mem
ory." .,.,r-sh,rt
This Is an item for the bioody-snr'
shriekers. n
DIR. Charles Slaughter, son OF Mr. .. =
Slaughter, who has been studying MS pro-
fession in Vienna, Austria, for year, ms
returned home. .s,
There was sharp touch Of winter last
night, and 1t Is feared that the fruit rs padiy
damaged. IELErhoN"'
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LYNCHBURG

REPUBLICAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO THE
STANTON C0NvEHTl0N-DEATH OF AN EX-
CELLENT LADY-Gt1ILROAD MATTERs-IN-
TERESTING INCfDENT-PERsONAL.
tCorres pondence ct the Ricbmmd DspatchI
APRIL IL, 1880.
The Republicans Of this CITY ana county
held convection at Campbell Court
bsuse on Saturday TO appoint delegates to
me Shannon Convention. IL was bolster
Gus and disorderiy affair, and the sheriff
had to be called 10 10 command the peace.
He threatened to Isut the whole parry ip
Jail. Finally after much elimination and re-
eria,tnaiion there Vas split. and two sets 81
delegates appointed one representing the
" straight uts," and the other the Mahope
plan. Both wings also elected committees
for the campaign. j. h. Work, Of The post
cffice. and Captain Riyes. oi the reyenue
service, are among the 4" sirxieb tout" dele
gates. ahc fusion delegates are one white
man, W. s. Grigsby, aud two colOred
hrofners. The party is badly split In this
city and COMFY.
YESTERDAY the funeral OF one Of our bea
and most beloved ladies, Mrs. Daniel 1.
Warwick. took place at Court.Street Metho-
dist church. Her deceased husband was
u b. other Of two Of Richmond's laie pror,i-
nent citizens, Nessrs. Atram and Corbin
Warwick. Before marriage her name was
Norveii. and she was sister OF the late
Mrs. John Al. Warwick. of this CITY.
Right Rey. Bishop j. j. Keape preached
IN the new Catholic church 81 this city last
evening on the subject OF the " Real Pres
erce." His lecture on the subject OF Spa
pal infa'iibihty" was attended by one 0f
the largest audiences ever assembled In
Lynchburg. lie boldly proclaimed the doc.
triue In regard n all official utteraoces OF
tbc Popc, but personally ,bat high dignitsry
he admitted might be very fall,ble- indeed.
saId he, there may NV be Popes In bell.
The Bishop made GDe impression here as
a polished and eloquent speaker. The new
Cathedral here is the hsndsomest In the
State.
TIE directors Of the Richmond snd ALE.
gbany Isllrysd are expecled bere to-mo,.
row. The pgents VI the Richmond and