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tef which called it forth If he accepts
the second, then his high commentator
OF Mare" for his ample retraction and
apology, shows that he already knows
what ought to be done under the present
circumstances.
but Dr. Woodrow says, that 1 might have
gotten the other papers of the Church to
publish the letter he declined. To which
| reply that there are a number of tbinos
which might have been done, which did
not seem best for good and sufficient rea-
sons, which it is not necessary to state
On the whole what was actually done
appeared most advisable, and while il
does not at all please DIR. Woodrow. if
exactly meets the case. The opinion OF
two honest, dssinterested, and conapetent
brethren was asked. Without any con.
ference with one another their JUDGMENT
conceded, and like truth loving and God
fearing men they boldly and cheerfully
permitted their opinions to be used. And
this does not please DIR. Woodrow. He
speaks OF them as editorial experts" for
whom indeed he has great respect, " and
yet they are editorial experts" He
says, they have tried and condemned
me him. unheard,' when in fact they
had before them the whole case, and de-
clded 1T upon its merits. He continues.
they might have asked me (him) wheth-
er had anything to say in my defence. .
when the question was not one between
him and me at all, but between Pastors
letter which he had published, and nv
letter which he had declined, both of
which they had before them. DR.. Wood
row does himself no credit in thus seek
ing to obscure the true issue, and to
awaken sympathy with himself as a per-
secuted man. He continues, .but if this
is their way, perhaps l ought not to com
plain, and then goes on to the close in
a somewhat similar strain.
Now, of course, greatly regret that
these honored brethren should be annov-
ed by this petulant and unjust sarcasm,
but know tssat in pursuing the course
which has evoked it, they were actuated
by what they felt to be due to truth and
Justice, to honor and fair dealing. DR..
Woodrow will surely not say, that this is
not his "way." Fortunately, too, these
are such men as stand out even from
among Christian ministers, eminent for
purity, integrity, and singlsness of aim.
Never, that have heard of, has their
honor been questioned. Never has the
faintest suspicion been whispered against
them. In lives wholly devoted to the
cause of God and his Church, they have
given and are giving ample proof of de-
votion to duty, and fidelity to right, and
therefore, it happens that wherever known
they have the confidence of all Gods peo-
pie, which will not be easily shaken by
such adverse criticism.
Most truly yours,
RICHARD McILwAINE.
Baltimore, Feb. 9th, 1880
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you are very unlucky in your witness.
Dld you know that Mr.. Wesley wrote a
book to prove universal native depravity.
IN which he demolishes the views of one
OF your liberal writers, DIR. Taylor, of
Norwich2 In this, Wesley is precisely
as strong (you will say, as bad as Jona-
than Edwards. And 1 saw once this
charge, against the most religious people
OF their day that they were "serpents.
generation of vipers' snt the yiper's
venom hereditary Do you know who
said that?
Mr.. B. No madam; suppose some Of
your grabbed, pharisaic predestinarians
Mrs. K. Ifyou will look into Matthew
XIII 80, you will find they are the words
of Christi
Mr.. B. (Rather confused1 But then
there is Calvin's horrible doctrine of ever
lasting punishments. The idea that God
is to have universe in which sin or mis-
cry is to be literally eternal, is incom-
patible with every correct conception of
him. If were compelled to accept such
God as that, would have none. The
benevolence of my nature incapacitates
me for believing such horrible doctrine.
1t was Calvins malignity which inclined
him to it.
Mrs. K. If you believed truly your
nelghbors house was afre, and you sacri-
need great deal to go and extinguish it,
would not that show your benevolence;
though, luckily, the alarm were false?
Mr.. B. Yes, of course; Just as much
as though the fire were real.
Mrs. K. You claim to be very familiar
with Calvin's views; Did you ever read
his will?
NJ. B. No madam; but what of that?
Mrs K. What do you think of his
abilities and learning?
Mr.. b, OH he had plenty of both.
and energy too; to be chancellor, or car
dinal, or pope, if he chose. That is the
mischief of it; that this horrible theology
should have been supported by the first
ability of the age
Mrs X. You cannot believe in ever
lasting punishments; Do you believe in
any future punishments?
Mr.. b. Of course; believe that very
bad people may be punished for ages.
But In the end, believe all will be hap
Ply or, God may annihilate the obdurate
ones when they shall have been pun
ished as much as they deserve: At any
rate I will not believe hell to be eternal
Mrs. K. Even your doctrine, then,
does mt seem to be very comfortable, for
very bad people"
NJ, 3. I suppose not They have no
right to it.
Mrs.. K. You asked me- "What of
Calvin's will?" Why this: that, as the
whole earthly results of laborious life, he
bequeathed one silver cup and 395 gold
scudiI For what then, did he deny him
self, and exhaust his great faculties?
Evidently to do good, and save his fell
low-creatures from evils he believed them
obnoxious to So, can't believe there
was any malignity of heart to prompt his
creed.
Mr. B. Oh: such men as he love DOW
er more than money-he was working for
his ambition
Mrs. K. All, my old friend: that
won't do. AS shrewd man as Calvin
would have seen that the way to CRAFTY
his ambition would have been to make
himself e chancellor, cardinal, or pope"
His motive must have been disinterested.
R. L. D.
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The Sitting of Peter.
a Folks Song.


a Folk Song.
Behold. Satan hath desired to have you. thai
may sift you as wheat.-St. Luke xxi: 81
In st. Lukes Gospel we are told
How Peter in the days of old
Was sifted
And now, though ages intervene.
Sin is the same, while time and scene
Are shifted.
Satan desires us. great and small,
AS wheat. 70 slft us, and we all
Are tempted:
Not one, however rich or great
Is by his station or estate
Exempted.
No house so safely guarded is
But he, by some device of his,
Can enter;
No heart hath armor so complete
But he can pierce with arrows feet
Its centre
For all at last the cock will crow
Who hear the warning voice, but go
Unheeding,
Till thrice and more they have denied
The Man of Sorrows, crucifed
And bleeding
One look of that pale suffering face
Will make us feel the deep disgrace
OF weakness;
We shall be sifted till the strength
OF self conceit be changed at length
To meekness.
Wounds of the soul, though healed, will ache
The reddening scars remain, and make
Confession;
Lost innocence returns no more;
We are not what we were before
Transgression.
But noble souls through dust and heat,
Rise from disaster and defeat
The stronger,
And conscious still of the divine
Within them, lie on earth supine
No longer.
H. W. LoEGFELLow.
-Ha,Per'S Magazine
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For the Central Presbyterian.
Liberal Christianity"
A Dialogue.
SCENE 1.


Mrs. Knox, an old Presbyterian lady,
and Mr.. Belsham, Liberal Christian
Mr.. b. I have often admired, Mrs
Knox, the natural amiability which
against your iron creed, makes you so
tolerant of US Liberals"
Mrs. K All, l am such sinner. that
it becomes me to be tolerant of every
thing but sin. When people differ from
me about religion, am glad that it is
not my business to know or decide how
much of that, which must believe error.
proceeds from love of sin, pride, or un
lust prejudice / leave that to One who
is wiser and juster than you and me and
| try to do them all the good can. 1
know that my Judge will hold me re-
sponsible for my belief; and l wish you
to hold yourself responsible, not to me,
or any mortal, but to God. 1 can wish
you the best in the world, without loving
your errors, if you hold any. But where
is the " iron" about my creed?
Mr.. B. Why, your Calvinism Mrs.
Knox; | always wondered how as kind
heart as yours ever SHOULD embrace so re-
pulsive system.
Mrs. K. Perhaps, my old friend. it is
because l ound it was my duty to have
my head govern my heart, and my God
govern my head But wherein is nv
system so repulsive?
Mr.. b. Why don't you know that
John Wesley says That the God of John
Calvin is more repulsive than the actual
devil? For my part, | think that South
ey's Kehama would answer exactly for
the Calvinist's God
Mrs. r. I hardly think you represent
Mr.. Wesley exactly as he wrote. But
did you ever read what he said about
your creed? "But who deny it?" Christ s
imputed righteousness.) dWhy, all init
dels, whether baptized or unbaptized
all Socinians and Arians; ali who deny
the supreme God-head of the Lord that
bought them Sermon Xxx, Works, vol.
l, p. ia. You see that sharp tongue of
his was rather a two-edged weapon
though he was an excellent man. would
advise you to let it alone it cuts you as
sharply as Calvin But tell me some Of
those dreadful things in Calvinism.
Mr.. b. There is Calvins doctrine Of
the fall and universal depravity it is a
libel on his race, and it delights in over
looking all the virtues which grace the
history of humanity Only a sour, vim
dictive heart would ever incline the Cal
whist to 50 un Christ-like a view Of his
kind Liberal Christianity" delights to
recognize the good it finds in mankind
Ms r. Not, T think, when it finds
the good in Calvinistic mankind But
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The Missionary Hcyuld tells of a
young man in Pennsylvania, who will
not give his name, who offers 81 500 for
the support Of missionary in Africa, so
soon as one shall be appointed. Two
churches outside of New England have
increased their contributions in the past
year one two-fold and the other four
fold while a well-known church in the
Northwest gives ten times as much as it
did the year previous.
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THE story is told of a clergyman, that
after preaching an interesting sermon on
the " Recognition Of Friends in Heaven, 90
he was accosted by hearer, who said !.
" liked that sermon, and I now wish
you would preach another on the re.
cogn9fng Of people in this world
have been attending your church three
years, and not five persons in your con
gregation have so much as bowed to me in
oil that time
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Wllful ignorance is so far from excus-
ing sin, that it will be found, at the great
day, to aggravate the condemnation
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Jew and German.

Rev. DR.. Gotthieps sermon delivered a,
the temple Emanu,El Yesterday, voiced d.
tiucty the feeling of I'LL Hebrews, particu.
larry those Of German decent, regarding the
demonstration against them by which Ger.
many seems to be trying to disgrace herself
The crimes fer which some Of the Germans
dislike the Jews are said by Dr. Gotthiel 10
be thrift, longevity and Intellectual greatness,
ald there can be no doubt that in bis sarcasm
the preacher told the exact truth. Excluded
for centuries from opportunities TO NEEDLE
with politics, the Hebrew of larne intel eet
has sought other fields in wheh to
distinguish himself, excluded from what
BY Itself is styled society" be has en-
HANGED the natural attractions of his own
home; deli5d any voice in the general in.
terests Of the communities about him, he
has had all the more time 10 devote TO pri.
vate business, Like all other strong natures
the Jews has pr,litel by his atllicions, and
then Genties among whom he lives are in.
directly partaliers in his gain, and no nation
has profit d more by h m than Germany
Always loyal to the flag under which he lives
the Jew has poured cut blood as well d;
money for the country that now seems ready
- prosecute him. The German Jew may
feel assured Of American sympathy. Before
h,s annoyance ends ho will probably learr
that no nation sympat izes with his perse
rutprs
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moral sentiments are emanatons from
southern brains and southern hearts.
He bitches up his Vermont begotten
horses to Jersey or Germantown
wagon, puts his whip, made of
wnalebone brought from the Arctic regions
by Yankee whsler, and polished and fin
ished and besutitled in some northern fac
tory into its patent Yankee holder, and of he
goes; his wife dressed in as good as he can
afford, bought at Stewards, New York, or
some other Broadwsy.store, but not much
outwardly southern, even to the pins in her
clothes, and be glorying in his magnificent
rig of Philadelphia make, (got it during the
centennial hasn't time to go to his own
state fair. At church both use brass bound
prayer books, which came from Boston, and
the preacher hoverisg over finely Cotton up
Harpers bible, beats the drum ecclesis:tic
on chancel furniture made of black wal
nut from the rich southern bottom
| lands by the best getter upof such things
Philadelphia can afford. Time flies with
our friend and he pays tributeto cur Y0nkee
friends in bis out going and his in comings.
Not an hour, not day passes bu. what he is
called upon to contribute to them in 6, me
way. Silently, but surely, the protection
| afforded to northern manufactures Is solldi~
fyiug into silver dollars clinking in the bot
tom of their pockets, while sweat drops from
the poor mans brow. But there is an end to
all things, and our friend lays ona bed Of
sickness. His bed and sickro0m furniture is
made from the same lot of lumber his church
furniture is from. and put up by the same
man. The doctor gives him medicine,
prepared in Philadelphia labors.
tory, and his last taste on earth
is of Yankee drugs tie dies-and dressed
in noTthern.made clothes, his Sunday best
he is laid into Cincinnati casket they make
them cheap out there-only $780, his re-
qhem is sung to New Jersey organ. The
dust to dust, ashes to ashes" is pronounced
over him out of his Boston prayer book aut
the grave is filled by the sorrowing friends
each Of whom handles an Games" shovel
ALAS poor Yorck." His foreign clothes
dust may remain in its foreign-built coffin
but his soul has been carried on angels wing
straight up to Abrahams bosom, where hi
foreign tax gathereFs could not follow him
His was the browning extraordinarily.
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Cling TO ChristiMnitN

The liberal and spiritual convention, Sc
called, has just closel session in the city of
Waco. Among other things brought 10
public attention /: n printed petition or pc
titlons, addressed to the Texas senate and
house of representatives, praying for more
thorough separation Ct church and state.
The petitioners ask for the cessation of re-
ligiou; worship by chapsincy or otherwise
in legislatures, prisons and other instit tons
sustained by puolic taxation. the non.exemp
ton from taxation Of all property held
for and on account Of re-
ligioa', the repeal Of tie SUNDAY
law, and the abrJga,on OF all disqualified.
ton for any civil ot,ies or service on the
ground Of inability to take the colnman oath
administered IL such cSs =. Sucn forts II
this a. Waco lave spotted the cvliz ,tion ct
his age and every other, hl; nave AWAY.
been borne down And sCbmerg"d By the
stream Of p gross, whicN t's given 10 II,
nineteenth c"r,ury such slJ'y AID proves
Ine I'x4' s'',nlE -, Ia TIE ight OF tis;or,
and ruth ~ H.. be llk !, induced L
rcip;e the nhag star Of our greA,pes, anC
!oree upon US the repetition of tn
French revolution. Liberty is not u
cense, and truth is not bound. Tn
spoilation Of our tlme-honored recogni
lion of the God Of heaven will be the de
s'ructicn of our free Institutions. The on
is basic to the other They rise or fall tc
l sether.
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G sOJTHERNER's DAY.
-
"The Cradle TO The Grave

llbttesville lVaJ Chronicle.
Sbutherners, Hay before you stood
IN !" whether you digest it well
bon your own "innards." The
I'm infant, upon first opening its
sitting up its feeble voice in this
h, is swathed in fine linen from the
ndTarmly wrapped in a shawl soft
g bwn, made of southdown wool
la fountains of Virginis or Tennes-
in the looms of Lowell, Mass.
Is he feet are encssed in bright red
.ru "the new Boston shoe house
,'Ntle stomach ache It's dosed with
hide 10 Philadelphia laboratories
ieeth on Goodyear's patent rub
| tween regular meals sucks milk
lie, sweet comfort, furnished with
1dia.rubber nipple from the same
lource. a little older and it il
With a rattle" from /
store, and may
q straw from a Connec!icu
parents can afford it, b,
in a patent self.rockin!
GUS device of some thrift
vi to do two things at til,
. on it swings from tn,
tent Yankee India rubbe
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/
BE It ordained by the city council of the city
sEcTioS i. 1t shall be the duty of every
railroad CO. poradur which has track in the
cityof Dallas, to Keep It's road-bed, culverts,
switches and Drainage in good repair.
| Sec. NhtraveT he track OF any road
crosses s'ree or alley IN he city, the top Of
the rails shall he even With The surface OF the
stree, TOR the tu.i width O,sGch street, and the
street c.os>ia. shat. oe 50 fixed By the railroad
comVRry'S agent The same rule shall be
observed where they Lave s. ltc2es on any
stree,
sec. 3. Whe.- they hay, cutters or culverts,
the same hall be 81 constructed or covere up
as not to interfere tth safe passage and on
veueut travel aINrs the street, and so g. vot
10 couv' : the wate! into apy street or lot in
Sec. l.. They shall 10; construct any s, IN
or trace OG- or SEQ any street in TIT 81 J
without lie CrEseu; Of the city council, tnt
any eut every person So dCirg oraid! : IN
the aCt suhl b7 deemed guilty OF a misdeI au-
or, nui utUn conviction shallb tineo no ess
than Tive Tor more than one hundred dole
Ssc II sNs he be tile duty of the !, us.
tor lnX,"' 80 raj railroad company t. ,,to-
vide GA = az their crossings on Hors on, Jef-
r.0C, Austin, Mar IT. Lamar, Aspl dave 80.
Dwwdey Ervay. Main Elm, Commerce, Sw =
Iva OnE, Brya., ~ Ross avenue: and OF
TeXa. i pscii &c la,road company 20 pro-,
l!Zhts At their cross u-s on II uston, Jetfer,
Aus In, Market. Lamar, College, Sycsp
Live Oak. HarwooJ, Pearl, and Swiss as =
howard aud Good streets. which lahCr-|
exert burning rom DARK IN raylight, ~
When the M On Is shining hrigbtiyApj
= her rsilgoad entering tn, Cty sha vAacj
lights utin-r Gro sings.
Sec o. Il shall he the du'y of the I. ,tlon
agent or other lie, ra.anIutIve OF rtVyoadS
having track IA this ri'Y, =" zee thatr,ne y,
q, uulrerl- ut- nj this ort!'u rs atprcmpl y Nip
= and 10 Gaze OF tai IKE g, T., Iuily, or wv
ola,lon OF th;s ordinaccA. the agent sksaN
deemed guilty OF q misdemepnOr, a. IA up
conviction in the may or's court shall Ne 3,
not less THAI five nor more than one hi SS,pt
dollars; and each day shall constitute o. VI
ate offence. on - ntee0
Sec. I, 1t shall be the '.tyoI
eer and every police fiicer TO ~
Ions Of this ordinance strictly -
Sec. 8. That this ori nanc F>
passage and publicat
Approved November 0, Z AS,
J..B. HEnEFoRp, City Seer
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] y. pEnEFoRD. City seereiary.

IN UKDINANCE REQUIRING RAIL
N roads 10 TX crossings, cutters, etc.
BE It ordained by the city council of the city
of Dallas
National Republican., 1880-11-27

practice of overwhelming the republican
ballot by tissue ballots, aud its subversion
Of the popular will by false counts, are all
matters of recorded history and advertise
the south truthfully to the rest of mankind,
so that there cannot be, in this era of intel
ligence, that cutter ignorance of facts" to
which our cotemporary refers This is the
great mistake ofthe southern press. i fancies
that IL is unknown, when IL has spread
itself wide open upon the page of history
and made for itself q record which will
not "out, damned spot" at its own bidding.
1t must meet the history it has made and
which confronts it. No veil of sophistry,
no measure of denial on tho part OF
the south, will ena BILE it to escape
the Legitimate consequences of its own
political and personal action for the last
twenty years. 1t must meet and answer
for il all
National Republican., 1880-11-27

near the surface. The firm has sent down several
tugboals and brig loaded with mining ma
chinory and miners to begin operations.
THE Maorls are rapidly decreasing in number in
New Zealand. Lazy supersttious, brave treach-
erous and with but slight reasoning powers they
are not fitted to copo with the European settlers
recent computation places the population of the
various tribes at 10000, who have possession of
about 100000 acres of fine land They live
chiefly by hunting and fishing, though a few Guilt
vatc the soil.
IN draft of150 recruits sent QUITO Afghanistan
eighty have already died from physical exhaustion
ana forty are invalided. How to maintain the
Stamina Of new recruits in eastern climates Is
question which is causing the British authorities
considerable trouble just now, since almost oil the
political disturbances in which England Is inter
ested and which threaten warike consequences
are In eastern countries.
A STATEMENT recently made TO the Italian senate
shows that nineteen and one.half per cent Of the
income to the national treasury is derived from
the grist tax-that is breadstuiis meats and salts.
The lottery tax is also instauccd as practically
direct tax upon the poor. This yields four per
cent of the entire revenue. The average Italian
family of laborers pay annually eighty lire IN tax.
alton on an income Of ego lire. The average
French laboriug family pay on all annual income
of 200 francs II $40 francs.
National Republican., 1880-11-27
AN EXTRA sE>sInN2

Whether there will be an extra session
OF the forty-seyenth congress is question
for the democratic majority of the present
congress to answer. There will be very
few republicans in that body who will de-
sire an extra scsson--so few that they will
be utterly unable to force one. II IS
quite certain that General GARFIELD
would prefer season ofquiet at the be-
ginning of his term. The months between
March aud December will give him
time for observation and reflection, and
the new cabinet will the more easily adjust
itself to the business ofthe country fit is
not hindercd in the early days of its ex-
istenee by the present congress.
The democrats control legislation in the
present congress aud are responsible for it.
If the majority will promptly pass the APP
preparation bills, make no fnctious aud
useless fight against the payment of mar
shals and supervisors and give a few days
earnest work to the District Of Columbia,
there will be ample time to perfect a salts
factory funding bill. In these matters the
AhtJbilNg VIII hN diNNh bN Nut mummy bl-
most in body. AS to the apportionment
bill, that can lie over il necessary. 1t need
not he allowed to stand in the way of other
legislation. No bill can be properly con-
sidercd under any circumstances until q
late period in the session. The data will
not be complete. Should there be a failure
TO pass the bill there will he little harm
done. General GARFIELD will not call M
extra ssion on that account.
There will be a few very urgent office
seekers who will be favorable TO an early
organization of the new house, aud thC
people of Washington are always glad tC
have congress with them, but the country
will look with great disfavor upon any at
tempt to force an extra session. Repub
lican members know this, and they vii
certainly remember that in the past sucf
sessions have been q costly luxury TO tht
party responsible for them.