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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-01-15

Reform School for Boys and Girls Carpenter
Sullivan Harmon, Walker, Tyler Of Licking,
GrOschenar, Rimer. Rules-Soott of Warren,
JONES' Dempcy, Bloom, Estill. Schools and
School LandsgDial. Reed Of Trumbull, Ray,
Young, Brown of Butler, Bull, Sharpe. Temper,
ance- -Herrick, King, Frame, Heart Hardy, Iy-
Ter of Licking, Bloom, Iurnpikes-C0le, Spet-
nagel, King. Hill of Hamilton, Durham, Hume,
Negley Unfinished Business--Price, WetmOre,
YOight, Morrey, Ellis, Wolf, FuTgesOn. Unlversi-
ties and COlleges--IOwnsend Williams, Rooms,
Smith, Brown of Putnam, ,Groschener, Armstrong
The following bills were INTRODUCED; Amend
ing the insurance laws and providing that par
tial losses by fire shall be appraised and deduct
ed from the full value of the property; prOvid-
ing for the legibly marking of OleOmargarine but
ter on both sides of the roll; amending the road
laws and providing that township trustees may
levy two mills road tax; making the maximum
railroad passenger rates TWO cents per mile in
stead Of three; making grave robbery peniten-
tiary offense providing for local option liquor
law, the question to be submitted to townships;
making corporations liable for the fees of Mar
shals Where there is no conviction. A resolution
for tri-weekly adiOurnments was adopted. Ad-
iourned.
Senate, Jan. "a bill was intro
duced authorizing the formation of partnership
associations in which the capital subscribed
shall alone be responsible for the debt of the
association, except under certain circumstan-
Ces. The name of A. 2. WinslOW, OF Cleveland,
was received from the Governor for cOnfrma-
ton as a Trustee of the Cleveland Asylum
for the Insane. number of unimportant
petitions were presented and a few bills read
the second time. Adjourned H0use.--The
following bills were read the first time: Pro-
viding for the transfer of ConviCts to
the county from which sent for dis
charge; to provide for county bitches by
county appropriations; reducing the tax on dogs
from one dollar to fifty cents per capita; giving
managers of agricultural police power during
seasons of fairs, and authority to punish Offend
ers repeating the eight per cent. feature Of the
interest law, and constituting. six per cent. as
the legal rate; taking cases of misdemeanOr from
the jurisdiction of the Grand Jury land giving
the Probate Court jurisdiction in the premises;
to reduce the mileage of members. Mr.. Reed, of
the Committee on Inauguration, submitted re-
port which was adopted, and the House then ad-
iOurned until the 18th
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-01-15
How an Owls Head RevOIves.

A contributor to the american NGtat-
raIiSt, who had read a funny story about
an owls wringing his own neck by
looking at man who was walking
around him, tested the matter by ex-
pertinent. He obtained fine speci-
men and placed him on top of post.
at was not difficult" says the writer,
"to secure his attention, for he never
diverted his gaze from me while was
in his presence. l began walking rap
idly around the post, a few feet from it,
keeping my eyes fixed on him all the
while. His body remained motionless,
but his head turned exactly with my
movements. When / was half way
round his head was exactly behind.
Three-quarters of a circle were COM
pleted, and still the same twist of the
neck and the same stare followed me.
One circle, and no change. On | went,
twice round, and still that watchful
stare and steady turn of the head. On
| went, three times round, and began
really to wonder why the head did not
drop off, when all at once / discovered
what failed to notice before. When l
reached half way round from the front,
which was as far as he could turn his
head to follow my movements with COM
fort, he whisked it back through the
whole circle so instsntaneously and
brought it facing me again with such
precision that / failed TO detect the
movement, although 1 was looking in-
tently all the time. / repeated the eX-
pertinent many times afterward on the
same bird, and / had always to watch
carefully to detect the movement Of the
readiustment of his gaze"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-01-15
MILLINERY GOODS.

I have never had an opportunity Of offering my
customers, and the public generally, a larger or
better assortment Of goods TO select from. An
early call viii be TO your advantage.
MRS, KEPHART
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-13
NJ. RE VE'ILLA I'D BEFORE
TIE GO UNOTL.

This distinguished Protestant Reform
er proceeded to Philadelphia immediate
ly on his arrival in this country. He was
introduced to the Presbyterian Alliance
by Rev. DIR. Prime, and not being well
acquainted with the English language
spoke in French, which was translated by
the Rev. G. T. Dodds, fellow delegate
from the Free Church of France. His
speech was one of great eloquence, and
electrified the vast audience The fol-
lowing is Photographic report:
Gentlemen, there are two bells renowned in
history The one tOlled the beginning of the
massacre of the Huguenots the other in this
city, the independence of the United States.
Since three hundred years these bells have runp
together. little time since the Protestant bell
began to gain the upper hand over the Romish
bell, and when the time shall come that that
bell shall have gained final victory, Anti
Christ shall be destroyed. 1t has been to me
great Joy to be present here at the sittinps of
this great Council, and to see before me the real
lzatlon OF the idea that once struck Calvin.
mean the idea OF great council of the Protes
tant bodies of the world For three hundred
years one has waited in vain for the realization
of that great idea.
have the honor to represent before Won this
evening some Of the old churches Of what we
call the Desert of France They are the church.
es which have given to the Lord the martyrs of
st. Bartholomew, and which have sent their
exiles to every shore of the habitable globe.
Louis XIV. commanded the destruction Of the
very place wherein they worshipped God and
when he had sent them to the ends of the earth
ne caused medal to be struck with the device
Destruction to the heretics" But this ediet
was not carried out They were not DESTROYED
You may we'll believe that the terrible persecn.
tons to which the Christians of France were
subjected, haveleft their effect upon our conn.
try. The Church has come back to life but in
what position it has found itself II is in the
position of the poor man, wounded and bruised
and on the road leading from Jerusalem 10
Jericho, who was rescued by the good Samari-
tan. The Scriptures teach us that the poor man
came back to life. He needed this saving oil
to be poured into his wounds, and the care of
the good Samaritan. Brethren what / ask of
you this night IS that you should be a good
Samaritan to our poor France.
The speaker then alluded to the work done
m South Africa by NJ. Mabille, and continued
We do not hide our eyes to the fact that we need
generous effort We ask you here in this coun-
Try to put your shoulders together, and to
help to discharge a portion Of what / NAV
think IS a duty and privilege. We are now
Just In the position Of Simon Peter and the other
Apostles, when the miraculous draught of fishes
occurred. In conclusion, the speaker broke out
in English with an exclamation for the pre-
sence and blessing Of God.
After the Doxology and benediction, the ses-
sion adjourned
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-13
THE .9YNODS

The time is at hand for the annual
meetings of the Synods. The Synodo of
Arkansas has already held its meeting in
September. The Synod of Kentucky
meets to-day, the Synod of Nashville will
meet tomorrow, the Synods of Missouri
and Virginia will meet next week, and
the remaining Synods, farther south, will
meet some time in November
Perhaps there never was a time when
these bodies had better opportunity for
considering the great subjects which re-
late to the extension of our Church.
There are no vexing questions, as has
often been the case, to pre-occupy the
attention, and on every side there are in
viting fields open to our missionaries and
evangelists 1t would be hard to tell in
which one of our twelve Synods we find
the most encouragement to work. The
population is increasing in every portion
Of the territory now occupied by our
Church, and we ought to more than keep
pace with this increase. We might, in a
few years, double the number of our
churches and communicates even in the
Oldest Of the Synods. The increase ought
to be still greater in the younger Synods.
Let any one examine the map Of our ter
ritory and see in how many portions of
it our Church has only feeble existence
or no existence at all. Nor is this be-
cause the ground is thoroughly occupied
by other churches. We rejoice in what
they are doing But we should aim to
Guido them in the truly apostolic work
of planting new churches and building
up the feeble ones. There are feeble
churches in every Synod which can be
made strong and healthful by earnest eff
fort, and there is room in almost every
direction for organizing new ones where
now we have none. In one Presbytery
in the Synod Of Virginia montgomery
a new church has been organized, on the
average, every year for the last ten years.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-13

IT is striking feature of the Bible
the emphasis it lays on UNBEL1EF-
fools, and slow of heart to believed" 1t
continually represents Unbelief as the
great underlying principle of mans dis
obedience and sin And such is the fact.
The strange behaviour of men in this
world is only explained by the fact that
they do not believe the verities of the I'm
seen world. And how great also must
be the unbelief of Christians, when so few
live as if they were really to give account
of every day they pass in this world. Is
it not fact that even with the majority
of Christians this world is a much larger
object than the next, or that, at least, it
occupies much the greater part of their
time and efforts? They simply do not
believe. How few realize the dreadful
doom of the countless myriads who are
Christ
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-13

Some other Presbyteries have done al
most If not quite as we'll But our growth
in ten years has not been as rapid as it
ought to have been in view of all our
opportunities.
1t may be said that the work of extern
sion belongs rather to the Presbyteries
than to the Synods. This is true. But
1t is also true that in the Synods, where
many Presbyteries come together and re-
port their work, lessons may be learned
which will be of great aid to the Presby-
teries, and cooperation secured which
will be essential to success.
In this weeks paper we have stirring
appeal from DR.. McIlwaine in behalf of
the work among the colored people. We
have now an institution for training can
didates for this work This gives us an
advantage which we have not heretofore
had, and every Synod should see that we
do not fall behind in the prosecution of
this important work.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-13

DR.. CUYLER's address on Popular
Amusements before the Council was one
OF great power, and made profound i'm
preston. The following is an extract on
The Promiscuous Dance"
The chaste and decent diversions of family
IN private parlor, and under the paternal eve
would commonly do no more harm than a game
OF blind mans buff" If there were no other
dancing than this, the whole subject would not
nave called forth any protests of conscience or
dellverances" from the Church But there is
a popular amusement which involves the pro-
mlscuous contacts of the sexes in miscellane-
GUS parties and in the ballroom, and this is
traught with terrible peril to purity and to
CHRISTIAN character. 1t infames passion. 1t
klndles salacious thoughts. 1t breeds extrava-
gance IN dress, late hours, the spirit of envy,
and many other lusts which war against the
soul 1t promotes selfindulgence, which is a
growing bane and curse of the Church. Is the
dancing-hall a department of the school of
Christ? Shall our daughters cease to emulate
the example of Dorcas and lydia and learn to
play, the part of theydaughter of Herodas? The
whole trend of the promiscuous dance is against
moral purity and spirituality The Romish
Archbishop of Quebec has prohibited his Church
members from engaging in the "round dance"
which understand to be particular style of
the dance which is grievously possessed with a
devil. If dancing, then, like the theatre. is to
be taken in the gross, let Christ's followers
seek for unquestionable recreations, and make
a clean sweep of the whole business.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-13

Those people Qike Canon Farrar) who
are preaching against the Scripture doc
trine of Eternal Punishment may learn
the practical results of this sort of senti-
mentalism from the fact that the Report
of the Missionary Board of the recent
New York State Convention of Univer-
salists showed that the total receipts dur
ing the year for missionary purposes
amounted to only 81 ,592.
1t is obvious, as we all know must be
the case, that if the inhabitants of this
world are made to understand that the
future punishment of the wicked will be
of limited duration, the preaching of the
gospel will make little impression on most
of them. 1t is almost impossible to get
their attention when Eternal Punishment
is proclaimed to be the doom.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-13

HE Presbyterian Review is making
just one mistake. 1t has on its staff a
book-reviewer signing himself "A. g.
who is trying to keep abreast of the
most recent Investigations" In the o.
tober number of the Review GA. G."
gives us his views on the subject of the
antiquity of man in highly common
datory review of Prof Boyd Dawkins's
recent work on Early Man in Britain. u
1t seems little strange to see this organ
OF the Northern Presbyterian Church
which was established to correct the &C.
centricities of the Princeton, committing
itself In this cool way to the improved
theories of Mr.. Boyd Dawkins and Sir
John Lubbock. We are told geology
and prehistoric archaeology bid fair to
pass gradually from the domain of spec
ulation into that of well-ascertafned
facts While stating that he does not
accept all the conclusions of Mr.. Dawkins
it is evident that the reviewer accepts the
substance of them.
1t is unfortunate for the Presbyterian
Re0leaO to be entering on this line of spec
ulation at moment when the impression
gains ground that prehistoric archaeology
is very largely humbug.
We should like to know what "A. G.
has to say about Prof. Whitney's recent
work on the "Auriferous Gravels of the
Sierra Nevada, in which he proves to the
satisfaction of Prof Marsh that man lived
in California in the Pliocene epoch We
have very decided impression that " A.
6" does not understand this subject, and
we think the Presbyterian Revieao would
be wise not to commit itself on point
about which it is not informed.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-13
Musical Services.


There is no Ritualism" in musical render
ing OF the church service; it is an ancient Gus
tom; has been retained in the cathedrals of
England from time immemoral We could
wish that In every large city there might be one
church that had such service if only occasion
any. Rev. DR.. Krauth, who is at present in
Germany. writes to The Lutheran of his visit to
one OF the large churches finished about 1912: a
church rich in historical memorials, where he
heard simple gospel sermon, lucid in its matter
and form, and so clear in its enunciation. that
ne did not lose word of it-"Christ before us.
Ior us, IN us, and through us the fulfilling of the
law and OF the prophets" He then remarks
The tntoned part of the service, with the re-
sponses, were of singular beauty and power"
Another Lutheran minister, Rev Dr. Fav
VISITED the cathedral at Chester England. Rev
Dr. Howson, dean, and thus tells his story -
Inc service was sung from beginning to end
by choir of twelve boys and twelve men. and
the effect of the service thus rendered was to us
empowering. The lofty height of the building
the splendid drill of the choir, and the stran
signs of antiquity all about us combined to pro
duce an effect and leave an impression we
cannot describe"
five cannot have many such services here
yet with the Apocalypse before us, we may get
them in the upper sanctuary.
If the above correctly represents the
prevailing sentiment among the evangel-
zeal element of the Episcopal Church in
the diocese of Virginia, there has been a
great change.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-13

ILLNESS OF DIR. PLUMER.-We regret
to learn that this venerable servant &c
God is quite sick in Baltimore, SUFFERING
from the prostration consequent upon a
surgical operation which he has recently
undergone. Considerable anxiety is felt
by his friends in view of his advanced
years, but the hope is cherished that he
will soon be improved. 1t has been ne.
cessary to keep him in dark room, and
from all disturbing influences.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-13

The GENERAL CONVENTION of the
Episcopal Church of the United States is
now in session in New York. An appli.
cation is before them for authority to ap.
point an assistant bishop for the dio.
cese of Virginia. The receipts for do
nestle missions show decided falling
Oft; the receipts for foreign missions a
considerable increase. May the great
Head of the Church be present in their
deliberations and guide them to wise
conclusions.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-13
Return Fares from Synod.

MARTINsBURG; W. VA, Oct 9, 1880
The Richmond, fredericksburg & Potomac
Railroad, the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad
the Atlantic Mississippi & Ohio Railroad, will
give return tickets, either through the agents at
stations or the conductors on trains.
The ". G. 81 Va. M. Railroad, and the G.. S.
Railroad will sell return tickets at the stations
where delegates take their trains.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad declines to
make any arrangement, on the ground that its
regular rates have been reduced
Trains from Baltimore and Washington reach
Martlnsburg at 7:34 P. NJ leaving Washington
about 8 P. NJ F. M. WooDS.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-13
synod of Virginia

All persons expecting to attend the meeting
of Synod in Mar,insburg on the 10Th of October,
as delegates, and who have not done so already,
will please notify the committee of arrangements
at once, and they will be provided with or
ders" emitting them to purchase return tick
cts" at reduced rates over the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad from all points where they take its
trains, J.. E., on the main stem East and West of
this place, and on the Valley Road from Staun-
ton riG. Harper's Ferry to Martinsburg
H A. RIDDLE,
j. M. DUcKwALL
G. G. JAYNEY,
Committee.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-13

HE CHRISTIAN AT Work likes what
DR., I. D. Witherspoon said on the sub
Ject of Eternal Punishment, that "The
only basis on which the whole question
can be safely rested is the simple, direct
testimony of the word of God" But
some brethren (says the Christian at
Wor@ seem to think that they can sup
ply surer testimony We doubt
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-13

fections-faith, courage, knowledge, tenn
perance, patience, godliness, brotherly
kindress, love. Here is list that will
give full occupation for lifetime. We
need not guard the reader against the
idea that there is any meritoriousness in
these works. We cannot be saved aoith-
oct works; but we are not saved on ac-
count Of our works. They are merely
the evidence of our sincerity
Z. This faith" in Jesus Christ implies
helplessness. We not only cannot pay
the penalty of our sins, but we cannot
come to Christ, nor stay with Christ, nor
grow like unto Christ, without the con-
tinual help of the Spirit How shall we
get this help? Praying always with all
prayer and supplication in the Spirit,
and watching thereunto with all perse-
verance and supplication for all saints. :"
" Pray without ceasing." You have re-
established the connection between your
soul and God =" Let us therefore come
boldly unto the throne of grace, that we
may obtain mercy, and find grace to help
in time of need" Believing on Christ
carries with it, therefore, the spirit and
habit of prayer.
8. All this is involved in believing,
and it is obvious, therefore, that it in
wolves reflection, resolution, self-renunci-
alton, work. 1t is an act of conservation.
9. But what sort of Saviour have
you betaken yourself to? An abstrac-
ton? Some vague traditional figure like
the gods of the heather pantheon? Or
some transcendental being, passed into
the heavens, that is occupied with mat
ters far above this little world of sense in
which we struggle and love and suffer {?
This is not the idea at all: the Jesus
Christ of the gospels, was very MAN, and
wept at the grave of Lazarus, and wept
as he looked down on the doomed city
where he was crucifed, and cried as his
pulses grew fainter and fainter on the
cross, Father forgive them, for they know
not what they do "a high priest
which can be touched with the feeling of
our infrmities" Assembled to heaven in
the human form. With the power of
God, with the sympathies of humanity
An everything, ever-present, Friend and
Master, He that hath my command
ments, and keepeth them, he it is that
loveth me; and he that loveth me shall
be loved of my Father, and I will love
him, and will manifest myself to him"
= [ will not leave you comfortless;
will come to you" A living, personal,
theanthropic Saviour, therefore, in whom
we live and move, and with whom we
hold continual intercourse-a Personal
Reality just as much as he was to Peter
and John and James and Mary and Mar
tina and Lazarus. The full flower Of
Faith carries with it an habitual inter
course of this sort between the Christian
and his Lord even amid the tangible OBJ
jects of this world of sense.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-13

OEE great cause of trouble nowadays
is Dry Goods. We see the statement that
one Of the great dry goods houses Of Paris
was visited one day last week by no less
than $1,000 people On Monday Of the
same week the same store sold goods to
the value Of $28O,OOO.
If dressing could be restricted to good
looking women, or those who are really
improved by much fnery, the evil would
be greatly reduced. Many women never
find out that beauty is not their forte,
but that their charm lies in a lovely ma
ture, or a bright intellect.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-13
The Church at Suffolk. Va. nee.

The Church at Suffolk, Va, needs $500
in order to erect church building. 1 am an
thorized by The Cleaners" Of the First Pres
byteran church, Richmond, to say that they
will give one-tenth of this amount, provided the
remainder shall be secured within sixty days.
Fifty dollars have already been raised in Rich.
mond. THOMAS T.. Preston.
This is a new and promising enterprise The
people at Suffolk -have contributed up to their
ability-EDs)
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-13
The Protestant Episcopal Church in

The Protestant Episcopal Church in
the whole United States raised the past year
100000 for domestic and $158651 for Foreign
Missions, or total Of $318,75O, including in
this its contributions to Freedmen's Missions.
The Presbyterian Church in the Northern States
raised last year for Home Missions, S345,SO7 IS,
and for Foreign Missions, 585,844 80. AddinS
the sum given to Freedmen's Missions and the
total is S984575 81. The Presbyterian church,
es number 1851 members, the Episcopal
churches, 322, 713-Presbyteridn