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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-01-05

The specific idea of conversion: the gush-
ing OF these waters in a holder and fuller
stream What blunderl The fountain
confounded with the stream, the cause
with the effect. Presbyterians in using
conversion for regeneration, imperil their
orthodoxy. enter an earnest protest
against the usage.
We find the distinction which we have
endeavored to express, sharply set forth
in the following truth: In regeneration
the soul IS passive; in conversion it is
active In the first God alone works; in
the second the Christian, aided by God.
In the first the sinner is recipient sub
Ject of divine power; in the second the
Christian is cooperating agent. The
child has nothing whatever to do in pre-
pairing its birth, but afterwards it exer-
cises its own power and inherent energy.
In the regenerating touch which changes
the disposition of the will, the soul is a
subject OF the power of the Holy Spirit
and not an agent, but the instant after
the soul becomes active in new life
in the exercise of repentance and faith
The corpse doeo not aid the power which
raises 1T to life, yet as soon as that blessed
pOWSI udS Deen eAeTClS6Q III
performs with delight the functions of
living person. So is the resurrection of
the soul dead in trespasses and sins, by
divine omnlpotencel
Let all sober thinkers, then, avoid this
confusion. and our good Calvinistic Pres
byterians see to it that they do not I'M
Calvinise themselves. Brethren in re-
porting revivals should not say SO many
conversions" without they wish to say
so many of our church members began to
live more consistently. Sinners being
regenerated and born again, into the
spiritual kingdom of Christ, is totally an
other thing. Can we make the word re-
generate more popular? Should not
Christians use it oftener? 1t expresses
the true idea and in itself refutes one of
the greatest heresies known to Church
History. A. R. c.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-01-05
For the Central Presbyterian.
The Revised Directory" on
Infant Baptism.

In the Central Presbyterian of De-
cember 18th, an article appears over the
signature of "W. A. c." in which the
writer objects to the Form for Infant
Baptism" contained in the Revised Di-
rectory, as teaching a doctrine which lis
not Presbyterian, and unknown in our
standards" Is this SOP
The portion of the form objected to is ::
AS Israel of old, by God's special diree-
ton. entered into covenant with him on
behalf of their little ones (Deut. xxx ::
III so do you, Christian parents, stand
before him here to-day, to covenant with
him on behalf of this your child, given of
God to you. You bring it here to have
it publicly acknowledged as by Gods ap-
pointment member OF his visible Church
Acting now on behalf of your child, you
recognise the obligations and in faith lay
hold upon the privileges Of the covenant
belonging to it as to yourselves" To
this w. A. c." objects on two grounds.
1. Giving his objection in his own
words" The parent is made the repre-
sentative of the child, (the italics are his)
both in entering into covenant, and in
his recognising its obligations and claim
ing its privileges In the baptizing
of infants there is no forming of a cove
nant, unless the acknowledgment on the
part of the parents of the obligations of
the covenant to command their children
and their households after them, that
they may keep the way of the Lord, may
be regarded as the forming of covenant :;
and this if in any sense the making of O.
covenant, is the parents own obligation,
not the child's. But the Revised Direc-
tory plainly means more than this. IT.
teaches that a covenant is now formed for
the child by the parent as its representa-
tive"
If L understand "W. A. c." he assumes
the position that in case of infant bap-
tism there is no forming of q covenant"
or if any, it is covenant between God and
the parents-not the child. If this be
80, what do our standards mean when
they declare that" Baptism is sacra-
ment, wherein the washing with water,
in the name Of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Ghost, doth slqnitg
and seal our migrating into Christ and
partakipg of the benefits of the covenant
of grace, and otr engagement 10 be the
Lor2s." (Shorter Catechism, Ans. 94).
And our baptism is to be mproved-"by
serious and thankful consideration of the
nature of it, and Of the ends for which
Christ instituted it, the privileges and
benefits conferred and sealed thereby
and our solemn Uow made therein. -
(Larger Catechism, Ans. 1879 This Ian
guage is used-not respecting adult bap-
tism distinctly, but respecting baptism in
general-all Christian baptism, infant as
well as adult. Baptislnal regeneration
which might otherwise be inferred from
this language, is efectually guarded
against by the declaration-"T The efficacy
of baptism is not tied to the moment Of
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-01-05
For the Central Presbyterian.
The Children's New Years Of
fering for Sustentation.
OFFICE OF HOME MISSIONS,
Baltimore, Jan. LIST, 1881.

Dear Children Another year, with
its manifold mercies, has rolled away
since we addressed you on this subject,
and we come again to ask you to remem-
Der and help the poor in our own land in
their efforts to obtain and support the
ordinances of the Gospel. We thank you
for what you have done in former years,
and hope you will take pleasure in con-
tinuing to aid in this good work.
Instead of asking you, as heretofore, to
contribute to the whole Sustentation
cause, we have determined to lay before
you the matter of church erection as the
object of your effort. We propose that
all the children of the Church shall at
this time try to do something to help our
weak churches to build houses of worship
We have about one hundred feeble con
gregations, which are anxious to obtain
buildings in which they may meet to
worship God, and are only waiting I'M
til they can get help to enable them to
do so. They have no place of their own
where they can hold Sabbath School or
assemble for Divine service, and are too
poor to buy lot and build house all
by themselves. During last year the
Executive Committee helped number of
such churches, which are now happily
and thankfully worshipping God in their
own sanctuary. But we were compelled
for want of means, to decline to help
many more than we were able to aid.
Most of these congregations are in coun-
try places or newly-settled towns in the
Southern or Southwestern States; their
people are poor, their churches weak, and
if they can obtain houses of worship they
will be encouraged to go forward and
work for the upbuilding of Christ's king
dom.
We suppose that most of you have
never known time when you did not
have comfortable church and Sabbath
School to go to. You will, therefore,
know how to pity those not SO highly
favored as yourselves, and will feel like
doing your best to help in this great and
noble work. We hope that every Sab
bath School will join in this effort, that
every child will give something to pro-
mote it, and that when we come to sum
up all your little gifts we shall have at
least five thousand dollars as the chill
d'en's New Years offering. You will
not think this too much to expect when
we tell you that this letter is addressed
to seventy thousand children in nine
hundred Sabbath Schools, besides many
children in our Christian families who
are not able to attend Sabbath School.
If you raise this amount you will secure
the erection of from twenty to thirty new
church buildings in the next few moaths,
and will thus do great things for the cause
of Christ and the growth and strengthen
ing Of our beloved Church.
Wishing you a happy New Year and
many blessings from our gracious Lord,
we remain,
Very truly your friends,
RICHARD MoILwA1NE,
j. LEIGHTON WILSON
Secretaries.
Bs5@ Ministers, superintendent and
teachers Of Sabbath Schools, and Chris
tian parents will confer favor by assist
ing in this effort.
God gives faith, but it is by the word
as the instrument.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-01-05

They that expect communion with
Christ above, should study communion
with him here in the utmost purity.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-01-05

II Jesus is not your guest here, you
will never be his in heaven.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-01-05

God gives faith, but it is by the word
as the instrument.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-01-05

Bs5~ Ministers, superintendent and
teachers of Sabbath Schools, and Chris
tian parents will confer favor by assist
ing in this effort.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-31

to the value Of SO, lsS, 2s2, and imported
70 the amount Of S52,9s9, lSl.
Exports to the West Indies, $50, oSos $50
imports, Ss4,2ls,652.
British North American possessions, ex-
ports, SS9,5l2, S78 imports, SIS, 04l,94
Brazil, exports, 81, 252, AIS imports, S52,'
1885.
Belgium, exports, sse,s9o.ssli imports,
ST., sos, 4S5,
China and Hong Hong, exports, S., 1884,
5l4; imports, 4,7l7,557.
Netherlands, exports, $50, 49,, 607; inn
porls, S5,s02,306.
The East Indies exports, 1885, 1885, i'm
ports, S25,3lS627.
Italy, exports, S9,0ls,S75i imports, SILL
Mexico. exports, Sll,l7l,22s; imports,
SSH 500.
:, Russia ss exports, sle,Oe5,ss4i imports,
Spain Isa exports, sl2,55b547; imports,
Sj,033,905,
:, Japan ! 1 exports, 81 ,4eSo7O; imports, sl4,-
The excess Of exports to foreign coun-
tries exceeded that Of imports thereirom
'" nv tllo uIllouut W Sfitlo'o,oo''
our exports, 100, largely exceeded the
exports from the following, countries
treat nritaln ana Ireland, Belgium,
france NStuerlands' Germany, Russia
spaln ana denmark
IN the following countries our imports
exceeded our exports cuba, Brazil Brit
lsh Fast lnulai emma, Japan spanish pos
sessions otner l9an Cuba ana Forto Klco'
{ 10 nn the p9Ieh East indies
Inc t9Ial value o. meTchandlse INTO ana
exports rom inc United states during me
i last fiscal year amounted 70 Sl,5lo'Oll,O74'
inc comparative magnitude q commerce
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-31
rhe 1egIslntnre o. Ee.l vLrEInIn.

The Legislature OF West Virginia will
meet in adjourned session in this city on
the 18th Of january, 1882, for the purpose
Of codiiylng the laws. How long It will
sit Is unknown. The members compris.
ing the two houses are the same, except
where death has occurred, rs at the session
Of 1880, and the list is rs follows. The pc.
litiCal designation and postoillCe address
Of each member is attached TO his name.
Barbour-Lewis Wilson, H., Philippi.
Berkelcy-B. +. Brady, d., and w. I.
Evans, II.
Boohe-Iames Meadows, b., Racine
PostolllCe.
Braston, benjamin +. Fisher, Ind,
Draxton Q. II,
Brooke-George w. McCorl, H., Beth.
any.
Gabcll-George W, Hackworth, D., Mil.
ton.
Dcddridgc--w Williams Maxwell, r., West
Union.
FayGtle-t. ]. Settle, D., Kanawha Falls.
Gilmer-lcvi johnson, d., Chenille.
Gnint--C. NJ Babb, H., Greenland,
Greenbrier--John NJ, Sydenstticke, d.,
Ihwisbug.
Hampshire Alex, Monroe, D., barnes
Mills.
liancOck-John W, Hobbs, r., Fair
view.
Hardy-wm, Fisher, D., Moore6eld.
IIarrlson--B. II, Lntiy, D., ClarkCsburg;
Moses II. Davis ~, Lost Greek.
Jackson--Jolin II, Riley, r., Ripley.
JeIerson-Fnnk Beckwith. D., Charles.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-31
IMroRrANT CENsus nVLLEr1N.

The Population In The United states in
1850, aa OnlcIHIiy Announced.
WASHINGTON, December 20.-Ths follow
ing table presents the final official figures
Of the population Of theUnited States ut the
tenth census, with a column showing, for
comparative purposes, tho population Of
1870, The figures for Indian Territory and
Alaska are omitted, as their inhabitants
are not considered citizens, All Indians
not subject 70 taxation are also omitted, in
conformity with the census laws
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-31

We present in this number OF our paper
IN official enumeration Of the number OF
sheep shorn, the number Of pounds Of
wool and the average weight OF leeces in
the United States, in tho aggregate and in
detail for the year 1880. The compilation
is q valuable one, and is worth preserving
for reference:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-31
EVERY YEAR.
The spring has less q brightness
Every YEAR,

TIE spring has less 81 brighsuSsl
And tie snow Ehastlisr whissassl
Nor DO summer flowers quicken
Nor autumn truktRgs thIcksu,
A. they ones did, for they icksn
Every year.
1t Is growing darker, colder
EyaEy year;
As the heart aud soul grow older
Every year;
care no more for dancing,
Or for EYES with passion ElRnGlAg,
Love y less and lpSa enhancing
Every year.
OF the love, and sorrows blended
Every year;
OF the charms Of friendship ended
Every year;
OF the Ties that still might bind me,
Until Time VI Death rvhignH me,
Ny inhrmltles remind me
Every year,
All! how sad to look before Us
Every year;
While the cloud gIOws daFEeFO DER US
Every year.
When the blossoms all have faded,
That 10 bloom we might have aided,
Aud immortal gRrlRudS braided
Every year.
To tho past go more dead faces
Every year;
AZ the loved leave vacant places
Every year;
Everywhere the sad eyes meet US,
In the coming dusk they greet Us,
Aud t0Come TO them GntreAt Us
Every year.
"You are growing old" theytGllus
"You arc more alone, +" they tell US
Every year;
"YOu can win no new affections,
You have only recollection,
Deeper sorrow and detection
Every year
Yes the shores OF life arc shifting
Every year;
Aud We arc Seawlrd drifting
Every year;
Old places changing fret US,
The living more forget us
There lr6 fewer To regret us
Every year.
But the true lie draws higher,
Every year;
Aud It's morning star climbs higher
Every year;
EaFth'E hold on us grows slightCr,
And the heavy burdens lighter
And the dawn immortal brighter
Every year.
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I wonder what kind Of a yesf II will DO;
| worry and ponder for fear shall SEQ
A lack OCthll comfort and lollltyi
nut we welcome the year
With n soil stirling cheer
For yearls Il matter Oi months and days;
II comes aud goes, but all honest friend stays.
Old Time is coward who munlenunsoen,
Itlsiootials Of velvet cross over the green
Leaving death In his path 70 show where hc has
But shake on thcteM
AsfwelcOnne the year,
Knowinglthls, that old Time moves around In a
And must bring back the flowers again In the spring.
The year that Il dead think did la best,
And brought many Joys 10 my home and my bfea1t
So press bis cold hand ~ he sinks TO hlI rest,
While Oh nnApOken fear
GtUots the incoming year,
Thai the new will not love us a. we'll a. the old:
Hut the last year IA safe and its story isltold
What's year but canvas where each, BY his art
Paints scene OF fragment from out his own hear,
To be hlNOd OF Applauded when shown Ia the mari?
Then hntnih for the yearl
Let us shake OF our fear
And unfOll the canvas and mark out our MAN
For the years and Old Time are the servants Of man
Old Time seems sluggafd when brinsinsa Joy,
Butee brings something new when he comes to- de-
SO We SfcO, tho New Year
With smile and cheer
And We make Father Time do OUT work while he
FOrthc New Year and old btinrs,h Something to
pAlpe
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-31

Winter begins December 81, 1851, and lasts 80
days, hours and Is minutes,
sprIng bcglns March % 1889, and lasts o. days q
hours aud j2ininutes
hours and minutes,
days, 10 hOurS and jOmlnulCs,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-31

There will 10 two eclIpSes this year, both Of tho
l. A total ecllpsu Of the sun, Mayl7. Invisible In
the United Suites.
Invisible In America
the United States.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-31

WEST VIRGINIA.
The last OmcIaI VOto OF tile state.

The following table contains tho official
vote OF West Virginia at the election held
on Tuesday, November ., 1880. AS the
year 1882 is ono in which elections for
Congress and for the West Virginia Lcgis-
latnre will occur, the following table will
be found valuable for reference by INTEL.
LIoENcER readers, aud they should preserve
Ia,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-31

Mercury March u, july 20 and November 8, riS
ing then lust before the sun. Also February Q, June
and september ~, setting then Just after the sun.
Venus S0yemberl. Mars not this year Jupiter,
December Is, saturn, November II.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-31

Venus after February 90
until December O.
Mans until December 10,
Jupiter until May 90
after September !,
Saturn until May ., Ailsl
August Is,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-31

The following table gives information
very seldom found either in books or maps,
viz, the square miles and acres in each
State, together with the population. The
readers Of the 1NTELLIGENCER should pre-
serve Il for reference:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-31

Total ll2fF
lfancOCk's plurality over uarflGld........... ll,iH
1lAnCOckA majority over hll,,".....".n..,,., 23l
Tlldcn's majority OYER all III lSI6..""."n.," 1ti4
Democratic loss In four ycArsn.,,...,,..no 70 ~
increase III Republican vOtc~..,."....." 4,lpO
increase In Democratic vOtca."....,."."n sD1
Increase ln urOenbaCk vOtc-"."".."""". 7,iO5
Total irnfcose
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-31

This Congressional district
Tabular statement Of the census Of 1880
in the First Congressional District, West
Virpinia:
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-07-27
Majestic.

The most noble and majestic of all
created things under the sun is man;
and why should he go bowed down
with pain and grief a great sufferer
when there is never failing remedy.
Barosma, Buchu, Backache, Liver
and Kidney Cure has relieved thous.
ands of sufferers from liver and kid
ney diseases, female weakness, grav-
Ell and diseases caused by derange-
ment of the above named organs.
Prepared by E. K. Thompson,
Wholesale druggist, Titusville, Pa.
For sale by dealers in medicines.
For sale by Point Pleasant Drug
Store and A. c. Van Glider.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-07-27

In Ohio they are protesting against
the building Of wooden bridges, while
over here we are opposing iron
bridges and advocating the building
of wooden bridges. is the differ.
ence in locality, you see. Here iron
bridges, have not proved satisfactory,
because Of their short life, while
wooden bridges, covered, last for forty
years or more.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-07-27

Connections made at Gallipolis with
Steamboats, and Stage Line for Middleport,
Pomeroy, and Ohio River points; at Nc
Arthur Junction, for all points on NJ. & C.
r. R.; at Logan, for Athens, Parkersburg,
and Marietta; at Lancaster, for GAINESVILLE
aud Circlevile; and at Union Depot, Col
umbus, for all points North. East and West.
ORLAND SMITH, Gen'l Superintendent,
G. d. NORRIS, Superintendent.
w. II. HARRISON, Gent Ticket agent.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-07-27
DETROIT ExcURgIoN.-On TUESDAY

DETROIT ExcURsIoS.-0n Tuesday,
August 9th, the Ohio and West Wiz.
ginia Railway connection with the
Columbus and Toledo Railroad will
run a cheap excursion to Detroit
Special train will leave Gallipolis at
5:42 a. m. Rate for round trip s4.75.
Excursion tickets include a three
hours ride on Detroit river and
Lake St. Clair, and are good return.
ing for four days on all regular pass
enger trains up to aud including
train leaving Detroit via Canada
Southern Railway at TAO a. M, Sat.
urday, August 18th, 1881. Arrange
meats have been made for reduced
rates at all Hotels in Detroit for
those going on this excursion. For
further information, attractions, ETC.,
see posters and small bills.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-07-27

Will Wiley, Of Grimm's Landing,
was in town Monday evening. He
reports the mercantile business good.
He has great faith in the early COM
pletion of the rail road down the Ka.
nawha, and said that the Engineers
would reach this place by Saturday.
On Monday they were below Eight
cen Mile Creek, and were surveying
about 81 miles a day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-07-27

The fellow Moore who broke into
Friedman & Co.'s store at Ravens
wood, and stole several hundred dol.
lars worth of goods, escaped from the
Jail at Ripley on the night of the
10Th inst, and is still at large.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-07-27

Frank Stoves Show, will exhibit
in this place tonight, and on Thurs
day afternoon and night. He has
good Circus, and all who go to his
performances, will be well repaid for
their investment.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-07-27

Corn and all other crops are in
bad condition. The chinch bug is
said to be destroying the corn to a
great extent. The grass-hoppers are
devouring the pastures and meadows,
and in many places the tobacco crop
is dying.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-07-27

DR.. Jas. R. Meeks, Of Hartford City,
called to see us Monday. He, like
all our citizens, is full of railroad
The W. P. & c. R. R. will go through
Hartford.