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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-10

Speculation at Washington as to When It
Will Occur.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-02-04

cannot enter places of entertainment once
dedicated to science and art without find
ing ourselves, before long, in the presence
of something like theatrical perform
ance: do not doubt that things
winch may be In themselves harmless
enough have tended to create and fos-
ter the taste which leads ultimately to
the theatre and its surroundings. Who
can suppose amusements surrounded
by seductlons of vice fit recreations for
pure mind? Who could draw near
to God after sitting to admire the per-
iormances OF a wanton woman and | am
told that some who have dazzled London
society are such. When manners are
growing every day more lax and licen-
tlous, shall the Nonconformists of Eng
land cease from their godly protest and
lower the standard of their lives? If
they do so, their spiritual power is de-
parted, and their reason for existence is
gone. If there ever could be a time
when Christians might relax their Zig
ldlty it surely is not now, when the
very air is tainted with pollution and our
streets ring with the news-boys' cries
vending filthy papers and abominable
prints. 1t is sad to hear our people talk
about acts of sin. nowadays; how young
men and women, without blushing, talk
of deeds which deprave and destroy as
though they were trifes or themes for
Jest. 1t is thousand pities that the
ends of Justice should require the pub
fishing of unsavory details. l suppose
there are grave objections to certain
cases being heard more privately other
wise it would asuredly be better for pub
lie morals AS for those who not only
commit lewdness, but take pleasure in
those who do it-oh, my soul, come not
thou into their secret. Ny heart often
cries, Oh that had the wings of dove
that might fly away and be at rest. -
The Freeman.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-02-04
Missionary Work in Persia

The population of Persia is now esti-
mated at about 100000 The station
at Oroomiah, in the northeastern pro-
vince, was begun by the American Board
in 1888. Then few men in that region
could read, and only one woman; there
were no printed books. In 1871 the mis-
sion was transferred to the Presbyterian
Board. New stations were occupied at
Ieheran, the capital, in 1872, and at Ia
bnz IN 1878. Now there are 20 Ameri-
can missionaries, of whom 10 are minis
tersi Is native ministers, 45 native IL
centiate preachers, 90 native teachers
and l,643 scholars in different schools
After giving these and other interesting
particulars OF the missionary work in
that country, paper adopted by the
Mission October 25th 1879, continues
ITS account of the good work, as follows:
Instead of no printed books of any de-
scrptlon, the Persians of to-day read the
Bible, Pilgrims Progress Doddridge's
Rise and Progress, etc, in their own Ian
guage. The children study school books
printed In their own land. The homes
are visited semi-monthy, with a news
paper struck from the mission press. The
number OF the communicates is ,221.-
The average attendance at divine service
for the last year has been $500. In the
PreSbytery of Oroomiah, five churches
are selt-supporting, and have a member
ship of $50, having added about 100 in
the last six months. Four other church
es, partly selfsupporting, with nearly
twenty other congregations, whose aggre-
gate membership is about 200, have re-
ceived 40 additions in the same time
At its last meeting this Presbytery con-
trlbuted $50 as a beginning of work of
church extension These churches gave
during the last year 81 % per member
This Is IN country where the people are
so poor that many of their houses consist
of one room, and this often shelters the
cattle as well as the family. Even in
winter the children are compelled to
90 to school with bare feet, and some of
them have nothing but one coarse muslin
garment to protect them from the storm
and excessive cold. The last year, when
they increased their contributions nearly
forty per cent over the preceding one.
was exceptional in losses in the crops and
vineyards The church at Teheran gave
more than four dollars per member. The
Westtown church gave for benevolent
objects last year (deducting the SO mem
bers outside the bounds of the congrega-
tom 1920 per member. - resJgter5a7a
Banner.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-02-04
Mr.. spurgeon on the Drama

Addressing a meeting at the Metro
poltan Tabernacle upon the subject oil
" Timely Cautions, Mr.. Sturgeon said:
" see it publicly stated by IN n who
call themselves Christians that it would
be advisable for Christians to frequent
the theatre that the character of the
drama might be raised. The suggestion
is about as senible if we were hidden to
pour bottle of lavender water into a
great sewer to improve its aroma If the
Church is to initiate the world to raise its
tone, things have strangely altered since
the day when our Lord said, Come We
out from among them, and touch not the
unclean thing Is heaven to descend
to the Internal lake to raise its tone?
Such has been the moral condition of the
theatre for many year that it has be-
come too bad for mending, and even if it
were mended it would corrupt again
Pass by it with averted gaze the house
of the strange woman is there 1t has
not been my lot ever to enter theatre
during the performance of a play but
have seen enough when I have come
home from distant journeys at night,
whilst riding past the play houses to
make me pray that our sons and daugh-
tefs may never go within the door. Tt
must be a strange school for virtue
which attracts the harlot and the de-
bauchee. 1t is no place for Christian,
for it is best appreciated by the irrelig-
ions and worldly. IF our church mem
bers fall into the habit Of frequenting
the theatre, we shall soon have them
going much further in that direction of
vice, and they will lose all relish for
the ways Of Cod heatre-going if it
become general among protesting Chris
tians, will soon prove the death Of piety.
One finds the taste for such things in
creasing on all hands, insomuch that we
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-02-04
For the Central Presbyterian.
Finding Fault with Calvinism

One OF the first symptoms of liberal
Christianity is the abuse of Calvinism.
Gushing theologians and up in their
pulpits, and seeming to fancy themselves
the very paragons of benevolence. declaim
against this atrocious system, and de
nounce it as libel upon the character OF
the Almighty. But it happens that the
very sentiments which they denounce are
simple statements of doctrine. in words
not so strong as those of our Lord and
His Apostles. 1t is a great pity that
Calvinlsm stands as a shield between its
assailants and the Bible. 1t is not what
Calvin taught, bat what the Holy Spirit
teacheth that is denounced But it is
more decent to oppose certain truths as
coming from man than to speak against
them as coming from God. Whether it
IS less dangerous one may we'll imagine
because those principles of the divine
government, which belong to Gods soye-
relgnty and not any words of Calvin, are
the subjects of this scorn and vitupera-
ton These are so clearly revealed that
Calvin could not make them clearer. We
shall be very glad, therefore, when the in
dignant enemies of this system set it oui
of the way and come directly to the
Scriptures and grapple them on these
very points which they are accustomed tc
call by such hard names when they speak
of Calvin and Calvinists.
That venerable author found it neces.
sary in his own day to address the fol
lowing language to this class Of opposers :
Many worthless characters in the pre-
sent day virulently oppose this doctrine
(the divine decrees) because they will
admit nothing to be lawful for God. but
what agrees with the dictates of their
own reason They revile us with the
utmost possible impudence, because. not
content with the precepts of the law.
which comPrehends the Will of God, we
say the world is governed by His secret
counsels, as though indeed, what we as
sert were only an invention of our own
brain, and the Holy Spirit did not every
where announce the same. and repeat it
i'm innumerable forms Of expression. But
as they are restrained i'm some degree by
shame from daring to discharge their bias
phemies against heaven, in order to in
dulge their extravaganza with greater
freedom, they pretend that they are con
tending with us MINIMUs.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-02-04

~ AAAViIcLlR VI III DiGlN. IlG uOcS HOI
seem to have shared in the apostles peril
Gus voyage to Italy, but he must have
joined him soon after his arrival in Rome,
for he was with him when the epistles to
the Philippians, and the Colossians and
to Philemon, were written. After Paul's
first Imprisonment in Rome, he leaves
Timothy in Ephesus to check the out
growth of RIGHTEOUSNESS and heresy which
had sprung up there. This parting pro-
badly occasioned the tears of Timothy
which Paul in his second epistle to him
so affectionately remembered. 1t was
while engaged in this most important
trust, that he received from the apostle
the two letters of counsel and exhorta-
ton, admonition, and Christian affection.
which, with the letter to Titus, we call
the pastoral epistles The first, as is be-
lleved, was written somewhere in Mace
donna. The other, during Pauls second
Imprisonment in Rome For while Tim
othy is acting as apostolic vicar in Ephe-
sus, Paul became again prisoner in the
worlds metropolis. The great apostle s
last recorded words, with redoubled earn
estness, express the hope that he might
see his beloved Timothy again. He writes,
Do thy diligence to come shortly unto
me, and again, Do thy diligence to come
before winter" We are glad that those
who have studied this subject most thor
oughly, favor the conjecture that limo
! thy did come in time and that the last
hours of the mighty teacher were soothed
by the presence of the disciple whom he
loved so truly.
The friendship of Paul and Timothy is
beautiful adornment of the gospel 1t
proves that our religion conserves and
sanctifes all that is lovely in humanity.
and shows that the strongest and most
self-sacrificing love to mankind is not in
consistent with the greatest and tenderest
special affection for individuals. When
an eXempllfication or commentator oil
Christian friendship is required. they
may be found in the history of Timothy
Probably none was ever more loved OF
more deserving to be loved by a fellow
creature than he by Paul. Nor was Paul's
love to Timothy shat of dotard, or a
love that blinded the eyes of wisdom. but
such as prompted faithful warning. with
view to the points of weakness and
danger in its object Nor was the attach
ment of Timothy to Paul that of spoiled
pet, who could bear nothing but praise
but such as was increased by the candid
admonitions of the man by whom it had
been won
1t is very clear, then, that Timothy
was one of the most useful, distinguished
and in every way interesting, laborers il
the Lords vineyard, of whom we have
any record. We are likely to ask, then
with more than ordinary curiosity, wha
Is known OF the conversion of this emf
nent and lovely man? We began thi:
imperfect sketch with his ordination a.
an evangelist. We must now 90 back tc
inquire how he attained to the most es
sential elements Of qualification for thi,
work-the knowledge of the love of God
To this task we shall devote our mex
paper. F. p. NJ
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-02-04

AMAZING GRACE. The following is
vouched for by one Of the most reliable
Philadelphia divines:
A young clergyman having agreed to
supply the pulpit of an older brother alb
sent from home, escorted to church the
daughter of the pastor, and after seeing
her safely in her fathers pew, assembled
to the pulpit, unconscious that this nat
ural attention to the young lady was suf-
ficlent to excite lively imagnations and
inquiries in the audience. Upon reading
the hymn to be sung, the young clergy
man was surprised to perceive evident
efforts in the congregation to suppress
laughter. The daughter Of his friend
possessed the mellifuous name Of Grace
and all Hnsuspicious Of that fact, he had
chosen the hymn beginning with the
words " Amazing grace, and proceeding
with
Twas grace that taught my heart TO fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed
Through many dangers tolls and snares.
have already come;
'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead we home
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-02-04
For the Central Presbyterian
Against that Day Tim. i: l2.

NAAohC LAY. 4 I'LL L. IL.
BY MRS R. II. FLEMING.
Against that day
When life is crowned with flowers.
And set to music all the happy hours
And ne'er a cloud doth shadow our fair sky
In that glad day-oh Saviour, be thou nigh
Against that day
when doubts and darkness come
And our feet waver on the journey home;
The way is long. and loud the tempters call
In that day, Lord, oh keep us lest we fall
Against that day
When sorrow hand is laid
Upon our threshold, and the heavy shade
OF the graves gloom upon our heart is thrown
An that dark day-oh Saviour, keep thine own
Against that day
When troubled full of care
We faint beneath the burden we must bear
Forgetful of the hand that shapes cur way
So weak our faith-Lord keep us in that day.
Against that day
of pleasure of pain,
When songs are swelling, or tears fall like rain
When hearts beat high, or fairest Joys decay
Keep us oh Saviour, in Lies varying day.
Against that day
When heart and flesh shall fail.
When Death is leading thro the shadowy vale
Jesus, thy wounded feet have walked this way
Thou who art able-keep us in that day
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-02-04

If Jesus is not your guest here, you
will never be his in heaven.
The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-01-10
Historical Position of Palestine.

The position of Palestine on the map
OF the world has fitted 1T and its success
slVe peoples for a remarkable place in
history. Here is little country, with
only 5000 square miles, or 1000 less
than our State Of Vermont, which, if
we measure it by the scope Of its his
tory, the remote antiquity of its lltera-
turc, and the great forces it has started
into irresistible movement, we must
place among the foremost in the
ancient family of nations. It is practi-
cally the moeting-place of three CONT
nents-Africa, Asia, and Europe. If
Belgium is the cockpit of Europe"
Were many Of the chief battles Of
modern times have been fought, Pales-
tine holds the same relation to the an
cient world. Her plain of Esdraelon
has been the battle-ground Of nations
and civilizations from Abraham's day to
Napoleon Bonapartc's. This little
country WAS the pathway of the nations
on land, while on tho sea it was her
Phwnicia which planted colonies all
around the shores Of the Mediterranean,
created Carthage, rival of Rome. and
dared to send her ships as far north Us
Britain. There is something, too, akin
to magnetism in this wonderful little
land. 1t gave certain measure OF his
torieal Importance, and, indeed, Of i'm
mortality to every people and land it
touched. Take from our knowledge
Of Egyptian history al we have learned
from the Mosaic narrative, and there
will be marvellous diminution of
the fund. It is only where Assyria III
al early day came into relations with
Syria that we got something OF def
mite knowledge Of that great Oriental
power, We find Rawlinson, IN his
Five LonarcLios," and Wilkinson, in
his Mannersand Customs of the Egyp-
tiale," constantly appealing to and lean
ing on the scripture history, II order
to treat the subject IL hand in eoasecu-
tive form. 1t Is Palestine that brings
all great ancient countries within our
vision. 1t is our best telescope for
view Of the remote past. We read the
fortunes Of other peoples through her.
Of right she did not possess the Greek
language. 1t was foisted upon her
through Alezander's conquest, and yet
50 carefully did she learn the new
tongue that It became the receptacle
for the new faith from Him CT Naza-
reth, and the medium Of lis conlmuai-
cation to tie reuotest shores known to
men. Palestine long resisted Rome,
and finally suffered destruction through
Titus. Her acres and faith were bar
tered like piece Of merchandise, and
We're, il turn, owned by Canaanite, Jew,
Assyrian, Greek, Syrian, Maccabgan
and Roman. But IL three centuries
we find Bethlehem supplanting Rome.
Christianity held the scepter on the
Seven Hills, and paganism became
thing Of the country village, or pogns.
-Iarper's Magazine.
The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-01-10
Through China.

We passed through by-roads and
fields of mlllet ten feet high, and could
not see across the country unless where
the harvest was cut. The stocks Of the
large millet looked like wigwams. We
heard sad tidings Of the famine; yet
here there was abundance so much
that this one province could supply all
the famine-stricken. A measure of
millet will support a Chinaman for
month; but there is no enterprise
about getting the nillet to the hungry,
and the port was soon to be closed by
hewinter. There was always some one
on the road, though the houses and
villages were few. Now it was the
postman, with Lis mailbag sIung across
his shoulders his hands swinging yehe-
nently as lie went. Then it was trav-
eleIs on horseback, armed with formila-
ble spears, with which to frlghten, MOTTO
fight, tie robbers that infest the roads.
Peasants We're trudging to market, O
iarnlef vas going over his land. Fig
llres III white came near the road to
watch MS pass, and we knew it was a
family IL mourning. Some ladies'
crossed by aplth over the fields to pay
U s1sll ~ y e45al0lS mouse, n servant
followed them, and they stole shy looks
ut the foreigners. Here the reapers
were at vorh; and, If it was the largo
millet, they ert down only one stock at
a time, and then bound them labori-
ously IN gigantic sheayes. A watch
man, staff II Laai, was Datrolling the
fields to guard lis masters grain
against the incoads Of the poor. There
" saw & tLreshing hard,
leaten circuit of ground, the ears with
only q short straw spread over them,
and white anl Icy mule dragging a
stone round ard round. Sometimes
the grain was lashed, but never
thrashed with tic fail. Where roads
met there was almost always d snall
shrine Of mud, a few feet high, raised
tosome local god, shabby superstition
that oontrasted with the comfortable
look and intelligence Of the people.
The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-01-10
silk fronl tie Sea.

The sen yields many precious things
coral. alnaer and pearls but it is not
generally known tla. il some parts Of
the Mediterranean Il species Of nussel
Is found Of which tie shells contain
one Of the most beautiful textile mate
rails known. These shells are about
seven inches long and three inches
broad, and each CT them contains a hank
or byssls CT tito fiber, weighing half d
dracAm, ana It first It presents moth
ing particular 70 tie eye, being soiled
with mud and the remains Of marine
plants. But, when washed and combed
the tibers are seen 10 be extremely
lustrous, glistening il tic sunshine iii
shades varying frona golden yellow to
olive brown, spun and woven II tie
ordinary manner, stockings, gloves,
neckties ali similar articles can be
manufactured FROM them, and they are
likewise suited for making tic finest
acc, At present the production Of
these fbers hardly exceeds 200 kilo
granIas l3 cVt. qrs.1 b. year. Speci-
tlens of these curious mussels and their
ifaisaea pfolncts were exhibited at tic
great Paris Exhibition, but they ap-
neaf 10 have 5een overlooked.
The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-01-10

.estions and Recipe, for Maxim soups.
But we don't like soup. says one.
IATIro troublesome too expensive ays
lliN-Jher. ''Soup every day just tI.iaIs Of
The boiling and the skimming aAd
It's il seasoning. | haven't any time lor
1 nonsense.
,ffl VAf course she has ~ time IIJTseot.d
when there i ne enl IL tile pies,
kOta ehnuts. cookies tIat must bc maae /.
While among etAef nations, tltat are
/, aaIlably frugal ana thrifty, soup = can
sred al important article ot to0d, ii is
K Hi.icult to understand Why .ilaeflgaas
uld hold it It'll such ill tAof
almost every family there are scraps
trimmings and tou@a ends 81 loasts
'Hlhl steaks, and bones ot loNls amt 1eanle,
,nr will do excellent duty to the sup
1nD tie; the broth ii which mutton of
rIINI has been boiled, needs only tile
or barley and simple seasoning. Ad.t
DaS lehese an occasional pouna ef tal cf
,-,.sh meat viii vegetable paree Now aa4
! la'''' n, and there vi be naiatahIe aadl1-
n tious soup tor every dsT in the week
course, Will dinner ~ meat ana. r@-
, bles, one Ice not WtHt t8 cat i aalt
- Sup. LII A84IItiIItss A3tNf5s ~ 4Nt1-t-z7
NFily item IN tue bill ol iala, tEe boiling
Es usually atteadel 81 aee aesE, A
.,ol weatler Even t5eMQst taing-healt-
VI Q" OF amat aulc cooks .s aot aiMa1ed al
, idea OF -lmMerln@ aett4e "a sA.
}. elk Of the steye IoE live u >lE a9g.s.
nd y st dignli'y this proels. vfth sme.
! ~ mItt ii d she is orei whelmel MlIl 4 sen~e j
) R,ai1'mething troublesome and l.eAt. ol
~ hna 4! she never could undert.Ee
up stock.
Bags The basi- U tais -hsdll 1e aHs .e.
II eat. Neck ar fla5a ii aet. Ga
Imp luckle Or shank of yeal ae besg. selsp-.
of" ,ncs, and trimmings " sng mea- -lN
"a pa.pt pork mng ND aalel GrNeN l.i
il ones at eycl1 iaeh, amt cat tiIe Il
rs nall pleee ATOM III n 3t @a z,a.
h 81, e.sir TO eve p0una af moot. ileas A I'D
!, s. I'm nd skim thoroughly. set Is til asess
: larf the stose, cover cl0ssy, aad .et alaet
6 N2i nse Y ~ l.''.'fs f''t .5ss Aa..' "
The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-01-10
piTH AND POINT.

Ii you trlQh IakG wafer QC cleveland
you will get the Lrie-sip-alas!
"NoyF lpt tha brave deserve tho
hair" L tEa vav tba Indians nut +
EVEN criminals like naragranhs. that
is to saw. they nref@r q short sentence
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ll-L9 llle may pe, a5 stern Morailsts
aaI' al Z l1eetla6 snow, but u IS al
e4nt0l11oA from "4lch de&d-neads are
lA6l0LS eAe1eItSd'
WHEN +ha da774te4s cf this country
=
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out iQaElII d man wish hc had been
how, @ H., 7se, r,,;1l1, 4;1> - -.
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brightness.
rr 4,a,
~LA t.4ACtS-&c between SEli-Llate
man and Se&f-mage woman il fen ola
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1T lHy 10y, y, salo an unele 70 M
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,z.4. sLe11 y illla' Aon IT. 1iie llall on
o9t Alsef' loE y hurts a"Ial.
" HEN the sld gentleman comes home
and Ands has daughters haze got his
Shippers and the evening paper ready
for him. Tia realizes +Aa+ II II 4hp season
c., . 6, o,5,.; - ..zl..l =
- = I'LL ol1hLti5 " LIS lOchtlDOOh.
SOME women are very absent-mlnded,
and frequently forget where they left
tLn flieb-po, aftar ,,u;pr !, L,,t +Ia
74Io - o"s o.4o
world lasn yet produced woman who
over FORGOT where clio h-,Dr har fa(oa
S ~
mar DelOre retlflng
Cav you tell nle'-saitl a munster
WHO lad=in oar ssnctItrn parped