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For the Central Presbyterian.
Lengthy Church Exercises.

MeSsrS. Editors Within certain linn
Its, the mere length Of the sermon. or of
the prayer, or of the lecture at PRAYER
meeting is thing Indifferent, and there
fore should be governed by those consid-
eratlons which bear upon the question at
the particular time-how to make these
occasions most useful how best, by means
Of them, to accomplish the end desired
These considerations are in the main the
customs of the place, the habits of the
people, the temperament of those who
make up the congregation, and the per-
sonnet OF the congregation. The minister
should never yield to any of these things
at the sacrifice of any principle he should
generally yield to any and all of them
provided thereby no principle be in
vaded.
The Presbyterian pulpit is proverbial
ior It's excellence and because our min
'sters are nearly always educated, vigor-
Gus, and thoughtful men, therefore their
exercises are sometimes too long. It isa
fault leaning to virtues side. One can
not preach a frst-rate sermon without
careful study and preparation. Tn tbis
preparation, as the subject unfolds itself
to the mind, the foundations of the dis
course are laid broad and deep, and the
superstructure is raised, all in LOGICAL
completeness. When the work is done
the structure is firm, solid, and admire.
bic, bm too bigi And thus the minister
sometimes unwittingly sacrifices the effect
OF his sermon because of his desire To
complete the subject"
In our humble judgment, the undue
length (and consequent tediousnegs) Of
the sermon, or the prayers, or the PRAYER
meeting lecture is not light matter It
bears directly upon all those objects for
which the church was instituted.
The Constitution Of our Church saws
AS one primary design Of public ordi-
nances is to pay social acts Of homage to
the most high God, ministers ought to be
careful not to make their sermons 50 lone
as to interfere with or exclude the more
important duties Of prayer and praise
but preserve a just proportion between
the several parts Of public worship. =
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MAGAZINES.

The PRESBYTERIAN MONTHLY for March is re-
ceived. We have already earnestly recommend
ed this magazine. Edited by Alfred Nevin,
D. D., LID. Published by William S. Moore,
Philadelphia.
The CATHOLIC PRESBYTERIAN for April
Contents:
l. The Protestant Outlook, by Donald Fraser,
D. D. 2. The Waning Prestige of the Ministry
by Charles A. Aiken, D. D. g. DIR. Chalmers,
by Robert Rainy, D. D. f. Christ and Peter at
the Sea of Tiberias, by A R. Cousin. 5. The
Reformed Church in France, from 1SO2-1872,
by II. J.. Wheatcroft, 6. Early Times in Chal-
dea, by Andrew Melville, D. D. T. Heroes of
the Reformation. g. What can be done for Ire
land, by Robert Knox, D. D. g. Notes of the
Day. 10. General Survey.
The ATLANTIC MONTHLY for Nav Boston
Houghton, 0sgood & Co. Contents
The Saltwater Tragedy; The Examination
System in Education Wants; McIntyre's False
Face; Talent and Genius Ten Days in the
Rebel Army; A Neglected Poet; Records of w.
M. Hunt The Undiscovered Country; Blue
birds Greeting; The Democratic Presidential
Nomination; British Americanisms Recent
Novels Mark Twain's New Book; Farragut;
Metternich; Zola's Last Novel; Hector BerIioz;
Madame lie Brun Symondss Greek Poets The
Contributors Club Publications Received
The EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL OF VIRGINIA
We have received the April number of this ex-
tremely useful journal Edited by William F.
Fox, of the Richmond High School, and State
Superintendent w. H. Ruffner Every teacher
IN the State ought to take this journal. if he
wishes to makeprogress in his profession. Price
81 per annum.
LITTEII's LIVING AGE for the week ending
April 18th.
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Directory of Worship, chap. 6, sec. 4.
And again, always having regard to the
time, that neither reading, singing, pray
ing, preaching, nor any other ordinance
be disproportionate the one to the other
nor the whole rendered too short or too
tedious IL. chap 3, sec. 8.
Our ministers, careful to follow the
standards in everything else, should
guard well this point, particularly as the
manner of conducting the services is gen
orally left entirely to the minister. Of
course what is undue length " is varia-
BILE, varying with locality and circum-
stances, but the elders of the church will
be found to give good advice generally
upon that point. But the preacher ought
not to need suggestions upon matter so
delicate. He ought to see for himself.
1t only remains to be said that we are
not in favor of short essay sermons, as
they are called at the same time the
Constitution enjoins it upon the ministers
not to have the services " too tedious"
nor any one part disproportionate to the
rest. M.
The main trouble is that in these days
people are impatient about listening to or
reading anything that cannot be disposed
of in the shortest possible time -EDs.
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literary work. This seems not to have given en-
tire satisfaction to Hswthorne's admirers, iudg-
ing from the hostile opinions pronounced on the
Life. We Americans are veritable hero wor-
shippers; we do nothing by halves. Our criti-
cism must either be unqualified laudation, or
pitiless denunciation. Mr.. James has taken the
safe middle course and has in consequence, the
whole pack of critics bounding him. New
ertheless, the Life is admirable, and is an i'm
portant contribution to our biographical litera-
ture NIP
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Give God Your Cares to Keen.

We do not need to bear our own sins.
for Christ has borne them on the cross
Nor do we need to bear our own cares.
for he is the bearer of our cares as we'll
as of our sins. " He hath borne our
grleis and carried our sorrows"
" If a man sin, we have an advocate
with the Father, Jesus Christ the right
eous; so that we have only to take our
Fins to him, that they may be forgiven.
" If we confess our sins, he is faithful and
Just to forgive US our sins. In the like
manner let US 60 to him with our cares.
lie is as willing 10 take them from as as
our sins Let Us not keep them to our
selves nor try to bear them with our own
strength
Why should we insist on bearing our
own cares when he is so ready to bear
them for us2 Why do we magnify them,
and multiply them, and brood over them.
as If in 50 doing we could relieve our
selves, or make them seem fewer and
lighter? Let us 60 with them at once to
HIM, knowing that it is as selEriphteous
to keep our cares as our sins from him.
Let us 90 to him with Thanksgiving as
well as prayer. Oh, how thanksgivinR
llghtens all burdens and scatters all
shadowsl How quickly care leaves as
when we rebuke it with, Bless the Lord.
. my soul II .Bouar.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-04-21

We have received from Messrs ]. K. Funk
& Co., 10 and II Dey St., New York, the first
volume of KNIGHTS POPULAR HISTORY OF ENG
LAMP, quarto form, paper. This work is to be
complete in eight volumes; the price of each
volume being 80 cents. The bound volumes
(bound in card manila) may be obtained for
$2.40; in cloth, for $3.50 lin two volumes); in
sheep 1.-TWO volumes) $4.s5 Prof Noah Porter
pronOunces this "the best history of England for
the general reader" 1t is standard work
From the same publisher we have received
OK SELF-CULTURE, by John Stuart Blackie, "
price 10 cents.
We have already taken occasion to speak of
the great work this house is doing in giving the
people cheap books. Of late years it has, at
least in the South, been almost impossible to get
books, in consequence of the high prices put
upon them by the publishers. We wish Messrs.
Funk & Co., abundant success.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-04-21

YESTERDAY TO-DAY AND FOREVER: A Poem in
Twelve Books. By Edward Henry Bicker-
steth, M. A. Robert Carter & Brothers, New
York. For sale by Presbyterian Publishing
Company, 1901 Main street, Richmond Price
so cents.
The London Globe remarks of this poem If
any poem is destined to endure in the compan-
ionship of Millions hitherto matchless epic, we
believe it will be Yesterday, To day, and For
ever"
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CovEroC8 people say, Giving undoes
us no, giving cheerfully in charity
will enrich US, it will fiji the barns with
plenty, and the soul with true comfort.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-08

THE sending of ship to Ireland
with provisions for the starving Irish
has recalled to memory the fact that in
doing so this country is only paying a
debt of gratitude to the Irish people
who in. 1876 sent the ship Katherine
from Dublin to Boston with wheat,
malt, butter, and cheese, for the dis.
tressed colonists In New England. The
colonists had been reduced to an i'm.
poverished condition by the "Kine
Philip war;" The relief was sent By
the Christian people of Ireland, who di.
rected that the distribution of provis-
ions should be made to all cody per.
sons agreeing in the fundamentals Of
faith and order, though differing abou
the subject of some ordinances, and
particularly that godly anti-pedobaptisti
be not excluded. This contribution
was spporuonsd among the thirty
eight towns which had suffered during
the war, and over 1000 persons partic
| ipated IN the relief.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-08

Mr.. LOTT. OF the Corpus Christi
railway, has been in Washington try
ing to defeat the Coke-Upson till,
authorizing the construction of mil.
ltsry railroad from San Antonio to La.
redo. 1t is this selfishness which
always destroys the progress Of
Western Texas. Instead of having
a grand trunk line sll the way
through Texas, ultimately resching The
Pacific o can, this Mr.. Lott would
have the Rio Grande border look alone
to Corpus Christi for supplies. Wher
Mr.. Lptt gets the bar below Corpus
so that vessel may get over it once ,
month, he may then justly begin Il
think about compelling the troops OF
the Rio Grsnde to draw supplies from
the gulf. When vessels could no
bring in supplies then the government
could fit up teams and send to San An
tonic for rations to last until watel
should cover the bar.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-08

SECRETARY SHERMAN, in favor OF
whom the bloody shirt was thrown to
the breeze the other day in our State
Republican convention, was carrying
on nice little game in Wall street tn.
other day along with the jobbers in
keeping down the price of securities.
For s time he played into their hands
by restricting the purchase of bonds
for the sinking fund to 81, 600. 600 8
week. The end of March having ar
rived, and the big operators being
ready, as generally supposed, to run tn,
market up again Mr.. Secretary sher'
man has increased 'the weekly
bond purchase to $5,ooo.o 900. AND
now it will do to watch the course o
the Wall street markets for few days
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-08
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Democratic State Convention of
Georgia ie to be held at Atlanta on the
uinth of June.
Congressman Gibson, of Louisiana,
will be one of the orators at the Cni-
versity of Virginia commencement.
Gen. W. s. Hancock owns a farm
near Windsor, Henry county, Missouri,
aud has ordered some extensive i'm
movements to be made on it with the
view of ultimately making it his home
Miss Jennie Flood, daughter of the
California milllonaire, will have an in.
come of a hundred thoussd dollars y
year when married. She is more thar
ordinarily anxious to get married or
this account.
The New Orleans PicGyune suggests
that stem millions of dollars spent upor
the Mississippi and Missouri will do
more to enrich the Northwest, thar
tilty times that much expended in con
structing railways"
"There will be no dark horse allowed
to win at the Chicago convention.
said Senator ConkliDg. day or so ago
aud be further ADDED: 81 consider
John Sherman the least desirable of al
the presidential candidates" Thii
means that il "Gen. Grant is not thu
nominee Dir. B'sine will be, as-all can
didates except Blaine, Grant and Sher
man, ere considered dark horses.n'
The departure from Washington Of
the maynard woman who has for SOM
weeks been IN pursuit OF Senator Bel
Hill, has not altogether put stop 4
the talk about the matter. The da,
before she left Washington she had h
borrow money to pay her fare In th'
street cars, but the day she left she wal
apparently well Of and displayed 81
much money that some one who saw he
had to warn her of the indiscreetnes
of the act.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-08
PER CAPITA SCHOOL DIsTRIBU.
TIaN.


The State superiEts1dent of schoa
moneys fer Missouri has just made tie
annual distribution of the state fund
to public schools, and it amounts in
the aggregate to s5l5 2s6, distributed
among 7O2, 153 children within the
scholastic age, which makes little
over 73 cents to each child. Texas
has distributed Its fund for public free
schools for this year. amounting to
s717, 900 among its $50, 900 children
within the scholastic age, Masking g
per capita distribution of over SO 90.
Texas, IN other words, spends fOur
and one-half times and much money on
each one of its children "a does Mis-
,ouri, and it Is exceedingly questionable
if q state in the Union expends in the
education of its children more thar
Texas does, even under Governor Rot.
etts, whose enemies are pleased to de
clare that be has stopped immigration,
because, to speak for them, he has moi
bsnkrupted the state. Even in grea
New York the state government ex
ponds not more than million dollsri
on public schools. Communities sup
port and conduct their owns schools
and the state gives the children Ions
division on its fund.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-08

The Euglish elections have been q
victory for the Liberals and defeat for
Beaconsfleld. One-third of the parlia-
ment already elected gives q gain OF
twenty-nine seats to the Liberals and
reduces the Conservatives majority
from eighty to twenty-five. The gain
Of twelve more seats will give the Lib.
erals the control of Parliament. II
their majority is small, IS many proph-
esy, the Irish Home Rulers will hold
the balance of power to q certain ex.
tent, and may succeed in gaining some
Of the objects aimed st. And yet the
result cannot be accepted as an 'ndorse'
ment Of Gladstone, whose opposition
to his old rival, Bescons6eld, has beer
too plainly marked by acrimonious per
sonal hostility. It is simply 8 protes
against "hard timesn and the general
" unsatisfactory condition of affairs
Liberals will be wise If they so inter
PET it; otherwise their lease Of powe
viii be brief.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-08

The journal Of Science reports
that Herr FIBER lately exhibited
his new speak ng machine before The
Physical Society, London. It is de-
signed 10 initiate mechanically the ut
teranee of the human voice by mean
of artificial organs of articulation made
on the human model, and 1t worked
by keys like q musical instrument. A
bellows made of wood and india
rubber serves for lungs. A small
windmill is placed in front Of
the bellows to give thrilling sounds
The lsrynx lie made OF q single mem
brane of hippopotamus hide and india
rubber. A mouth with two lips, q
tongue and an india rubber nose com.
plete the organs of the apparatus,
Fourteen distinct sounds were uttered
oy it, and by combining these any
word in any language can be pro.
nounced. Laughing and whispering
were also produced, and the pitch wal
raised or depressed at pleasure.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-08

THE St. Louis Republican, referring
to the fact that Gen. Grant in his New
Orleans speech expressed the hope that
"the blue and the gray" should never
again be arrayed in strife, says: "It
is very pretty and very patriotic, but
not startlingly original sentiment; nor
was there any particular occasion for
its utterance. What would sound bet
ter from the lips of the ex-President,
wou' d be manly, outspoken admoni-
ton to his stslwsrt friends at the North
to cremate the bloody shat. The blue
and the gray are all right-there is only
mischief in the red."
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-08

WHEN invited TO Visit any point,
Gen. Grant writes: Il shall be hon
ored in accepting your inequalities, "
which means railroad or boat fare, car
rage hire, hotel fare for himself and
party, and any amount of presents.
He and party travelled at the expense OF
the United States all around the
world and never failed to acceps any
thing that possessed money value.
As a bummer he is complete sue
cess, and those light-headed people of
this country, who are spending money
upon him, are dong neither them
selves nor the masses a service in Con
forming to a desire that has become q
mania with this great 0ift-tokPr.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-08
SENATOR WALLACE, In behalf of

SENATOR WALLACE, In behalf of q
special committee on frauds in late cleo
tions has made report. The whole sum
received by the Republican committee
in the summer and fall of 1878, from
federal Ulcers was 500, 900, and the
whole sum received from other sources,
was $40 600. making the campaign
fund of the Republican national COM
mittee amount to total of $106 600.
Persons were sent into nearly every ex-
ecutive department of the United
States, with knowledge of the head
thereof, to obtain money from clerks
and others there employed, and books
in which subscriptions were made were
headed IN several instances by the
chief of department before presents
ton to subordinates. When there
seemed to be neglect of circular, or
those agreeing TO give were SLOW in
payment, other circulars we're sent to
them. This mode of obtaining MOI ey
for political purposes was al o
adopted and carried on in 1875.
A bill Is presented declaring it un-
lawful for any person holding office
under the United States, or employee
thereof, to contribute in any manner
towards fund fer political purposes
aud any person violating the act shall
be fined not exceeding s.. 600, and be
subject to imprisonment not exceeding
SIX months; and any officer of the
government violating the act shall be
deemed guilty of violation of his of
fetal oath, and he snhjact to removal.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-08
rHAr RuLLpoz,Na oomnrrrEK

The latest tactics OF. the high tariff
members Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee is to defeat all Legislation upon
the tariff question by loading down all
propositions in such q way 90 to unite
nesrly ell the protected interests against
'eform. What lie known as the bichro-
mate of potash bill was under consid-
Grafton. Mr.. Carlisle was urging its
passage, and Mr.. Wood stated that
we're it not that he is chairman of the
committee he would be acting earnest
~ with the minority In the House in
favor Of the reforms demanded of Con-
gress. Frye opposed the bill most Bit
terly, and appealed to all protected in
terests to stand together in this strug-
gle and defeat relief legislation. he
told Kelley and FELTON, that be should
vote for the reduction on steel rails,
and to Gibson of Louisiana he said
he would vote for reduction on
sugar. The friends OF the bill were
hen piled with all character of amend
meats, for which revenue reformers
would be compelled to vote along with
their bill. CoDger moved to add weed
pulp to the free list, and then Kelly
moved to add all fibers going into pa
pr. This was adopted. Tucker, see
log the object of the high tariff men,
moved that wool, fannels, wool has,
palmorals, knit goods, etc., should be
added. This was adopted without
fixing a rate of duty. On this mo-
ZION was made by Conger to fix the
duty at so per cent. This was voted
down by SIX to SIX, Phelps beng the
only Democrat who voted yea, no Re-
publican voted no. Then Conger
moved to fix. the duty at As per cent.
He was again defeated by the same
vote. Tucker then moved that the
duty be 40 per cent. TINS was car
ried by seven to five, Dunnell be-
ing the only Republican voting
yea and Phelps the only Democrat
voting nay. This is an important de-
crease of duty, the present rate
ranging from so to 100 per cent.
After this, COnger moved to
include cotton f4nnels at 40
per cent, and, pending this, the COM
mi,tee adj urned. Conger's motion Is
really to increase the duty on these
goods in which be will hardly succeed,
brt the high tariff men, who are most
ly Republicans, will hardly fail in their
effort to prevent legislation of this ma
ture. Enough Democrats are acting
with them to insure the defeat of all
propositions of a relief nature, and
among these is Sam Randall, who has
many ways of controlling the House.
He Is from high tariff state, and wei c
he to permit Legislation affecting the
interests of protected manufacturers, be
will certainly be returned to private
life, to ruminate over what he could
have been along with the other Sam
my, who is also high tariff man. We
may even be surprised If Congress les
ssns the tariff on paper, which is now
most oppre to publishers, and
hence to the reading public.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-08

THE S.. LOUIS Times says: "Th'
poor African may be desperately ball
dOzed in the cotton cnuotry down the
river, but there is no blinking the fact
that he has put money in his purse and
great plumbers of him are g"ing tn ths
hopper-grass country with full peck. t..
The exodusters will fad to their so
row that it is very much easier to maxi
money i'll Louisiana-and Mississippi fol
their northward trip than it is TO gel
cash enough in K ,nsas to take them
back to the fat pickIngs of the cotton
fields. Meanwhile it appears that the
planters get along we'll enough withnu
the labor of the 6arkies who want tC
go. The cotton average this year viii
oe as large az ever IL was.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-08


Ex-GovERNOR ]. d. Cox, of Ohio,
recently said to an interviewer what
follows:
"Blsine's nomination would open
our campaign in scandal, and put our
party on the defensive from the begin
ming. Il is not clear that under such
cloud he would command the Ger
man yots any more certainly than would
Grant, and be would surely use much
Of the independent and liberal vote, so
much needed to assure . victory. ]
never took the pains to examine intc
the charges against Blaine TO even the
minutest degree. and know nothing OF
the details, except what has at differ
ent times filed the columns OF lhs
ness
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-08

Hon. JOHN IRELAND is most sensible
In not allowing himself to be dished
up in the style of the interviewed multi
tude. When he desires to let the peo-
pie know his sentiments he will GER
tainly do it some other way than in
this corkscrew style. H. says his opin-
ions would be of no material good to
the public, especially since he Is not In
public life.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-08

THE Morgan Journal says Mills Is
often spoken of as one of Maxey's op-
ponents for the United States Senate.
1t thinks he should remain where he
now is, but Mills and Coke do moi
think as does the Journal Coke
wants to be "Senior Senator" but Their,
are good many people In Texas who
want to see him ex-senator. He wants
too much to assume the character o
Conkling, in Texas politics, and wha
Texans most detest is attempted tyran
ny, and it can only be attempted will
such people.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-08

A DIARRHGA OF EOrds is generally
ths-Eesuit of convention, but when
the lis: CT delegates from the Austin
precinct to the county conYention is
considered, one can not help but think
it was an attack of lswyerlings that
allied that body.