The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-08-31
GENERAL ITEMS.

IEN ERAL ITEMS.
1t is specially pleasant in view of the
terrible drought so prevalent in the middle and
western part of our State, to learn as we do
from friend. that in Harnett county very gen.
orally the crops are excellent. The crops be.
tween Raleigh and Goldsboro are suffering
greatly c. Presbyterian.
The Baptists have not been success
full in their Home Missions in New Mexico
The Rev. James French writes 80 When in
Santa Fe about year ago 1 read on the fy.
leaf OF the pulpit Bible in the Presbyterian
church, Presented by the ladies of the First
Baptist church, New York. The house had
been sold to the Presbyterians, and with it went
the pulpit Bible. The Presbyterians who took
up the mission after we left it are not backward
In speaking of the results of our mission as pre-
paratory to their later success. The Catholic.
ism OF that whole region was shaken, and there
Is no telling what might have been accomplished
If the mission had been continued"
i MPoRTAN MANUSCRIPTS
British Museum has purchased collection of
Biblical and other Oriental manuscripts, which
are OF the utmost Importance to the criticism
and exegesis of the Old Testament. The col
lection, which was made in South Arabia, con-
sists of forty manuscripts. Fifteen of these are
portions of the Hebrew Scriptures, and two are
light of the Old Testament Scriptures. A third
which contains the Hagiographa, exhibits re.
censlon of the Hebrew text, the other two Dor
tons of which are already in the Museum. thus
completing the whole Hebrew Bible Several
OF these manuscripts have the Arabic translation
OF Suadiah, In alternate verses with the Hebrew,
while others have the superliniary, or Assyrian,
vowel points, which till comparatively recent
times were unknown. The remaining twenty
five manuscripts are Midrashim or homiletic
commentaries and liturgies, which are more or
less unknown.-Pr Presbyterian.
"A young Chinaman, HUE Kin, a
student In Lane Seminary has been invited to
st. Louis by his countrymen Mo Lin, All Chow.
and LIE Mo Lin, all residents of st. Louis. en-
gagged IN the honorable vocation of Laundering.
On Sunday afternoon last he delivered lecture
In the Christian Association hall. The project
on foot is to hold religious services in Chinese
every afternoon for several weeks. HUE Kin
was born IN Canton and speaks the Cantonese
dialect When boy he removed to San Fran
CISCO, where he was converted to Christianity
-WRITTEN SERMONS" Fifty wears
ago. said DIR. Starks of the Methodist Church,
In his semi-centennial discourse d" I never saw a
written sermon In our Church. Now our preach.
ers generally go into the pulpit with sermons
written, or with full notes" 1t was noted that
the moderators of the Northern and Southern
shadow of a note, and at public gathering held
lately In one of our cities, at which number of
Presbyterian ministers and others spoke, the
only persons who read their speeches were a
lawyer and Methodist preacher.
Mr.. Spurgeon recently, at the an
nual conference Of the students and graduates
OF the Pastors College in London, in referring
to the fact that the students were laboring in
almost every part of the world, said There
are few of our students in the United States
The brethren there are rather afraid of our
students, because they think that 1 am
not sound on the communion question. I am
afraid that our brethren will have to change
their views, II we are to come together on this
point l should have to be made over before
could refuse to commune with my father and
mother, who prayed for me from my childhood
However, the United States is a great country
and the people do not come as close together as
they do here and no doubt their practice does
very well for them"
The Occident contains the following
tribute to the new California Senator which viii
be read with interest by all who desire to be
represented in our highest legislative BODY by
Christian statesmen
The people of the Pacific Coast are verv
! proud OF their new Senator, General Miller
Just now they are preparing to give him ,
magnificent reception on his return. This is ;
movement quite irrespective of party lines
spontaneous tribute from all classes. Genera
Miller Is regarded as thoroughly representativ,
man. He is Christian gentleman and valued
citizen. He has a large fortune. which places
him far above the reach Of temptation, and he
Is granite in principles of right aud virtue
The following description of Pres
ldent Jefferson is given by Mr.. Flower, an Eng
lish gentleman, who in 1916 travelled on horse
back through Tennessee Kentucky, and Vir
ginia and was Mr.. Jefferson's guest at Mont
cello: Mr.. Jefierson's figure was rather ma
lestic. Tall lover six feet) thin, and rattle,
high-shouldered; manners simple, kind, and
courteous. His dress, IN form and color, was
quaint and old. fashioned, plain and neat. a
dark pepper and.salt coat, cut in the old Quaker
fashion, with single row Of large metal but
tons, knee breeches gray worsted stockings
shoes fastened by large metal buckes-such was
the appearance Of Jefferson when first made
his acquaintance, in 1916. His two grand
daughters (the Misses Randolph) well educated
! and accomplished young ladies were stavino