davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-03-09

still refusing to admit my statement of
my own case, you continue to criticise my
position, and actually quote an isolated
paragraph from my private letter to you.
Waving my claim for the publication of
my open letter, the suppression of which
still hold is in violation of equity and
courtesy, now demand that my private
letter, part of which you have taken
the liberty to publish, shall be given in
full in your columns. If there be such
a thing as fraternity among brethren in
the Church, which is as influential as the
courtesy due from one gentleman to an
other, this claim you are bound to admit
AS you have chosen to make statements
concerning the minority report, which
statements l consider entirely Incorrect
and inasmuch as in the last editorial on
Reform Central Presbyterian, Feb. 10th, }
your statement of the issue between us is
equally unfortunate, you will, 1 trust,
pardon me, and with this experience of
your success in this line, I prefer to have
my oo0m position stated IN mig o,0a lam
getage. You are at liberty to publish
this also, in explanation of the other let
ter. Indeed would desire nothing more
than the publication of the entire cor
respondence, that the readers of the Gen.
trail might judge for themselves concern
ing this issue, one side of which has been
so carefully kept from them.
Fraternally yours,
S. TAYLOR MARTIN.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-03-09
Recent Publications.
HE CHINESE QUESTION


There are 10000 Chinese in the United
States. Ofthese $4,000 are in California, $500
in Oregon, 3,400 in Idaho, $500 in Nevada.
{, 200 in Washington Territory 1900 in Monta-
na 800 in Arizona, and the rest scattered
through forty other States and Territories. Vir-
gnia has six. There has been little or no in
crease for number of years past. Dennis
kearney and his Sand-lotters say that the Chi
nese must be driven out of the country. Work
ing men on the Pacific slope generally dislike
the Chinese. Hence the politicians also dislike
them. How these quiet little yellow people
have been mobbed, murdered, robbed, beaten.
in great numbers, is well known.
They were encouraged to come twenty wears
ago when, for political and military reasons
there was a great push to get the Pacific Rail
road through. They were found to be capital
workers. who were content with low wages and
hard fare The people of California soon found
them useful In many ways. They put them to
draining malarious swamps where white men
could not or would not work This was followed
by digging irrigation bitches, planting vine
yards and orchards, mining and manufacturing
of various Sorts and doing domestic work. A
large portion of the labor they have done could
not otherwise have been done at the time, and
ouch of it would have remained undone. Thus
vast amCant of wealth has been created.
Their enemies brought many charges against
them the most of which were not true. and
none of them true in the exaggerated form in
which they were stated-as has been proved be-
fore Congressional committees and otherwise.
There was, however, one feature in the Chi
nese business which seemed portentous even to
liberal-minded Americans and that is the dan
ger Of an humiliation of these people, But it
now turns out that there is little or no danger OF
this, the wave having already subsidized, the peo-
| pie not being crowded at home to anything like
the degree heretofore represented and they be-
ing constitutlonally home-staying, and not at
all aggressive in spirit There have been a
number Of articles of late in our periodicals in
tended TO demonstrate the fact that the popula-
ton of China, instead of being 100000, 900, is
under 200 10000 and possibly may not exceed
The best discussion of The whole subject may
be found in a work by George F. Seward, emit
tied Chinese Immigration, In its Social and Eco
nOm'cdl aspects, published by scribner, and sold
in this city by West, Johnston & Co.
There are moral and religious aspects of this
question which the Church would do well 10
1 consider
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-03-09
For the Central Presbyterian.
Home Missions.

MeSSrS. Eaitors,-The time seems now
TO have come when the question must be
settled, whether our Southern Presbyte-
ran Church shall occupy the field we have
claimed and do the work which falls to
her lot. "The dog in the manger" pol
ICY is not suitable to great ecclesiasti-
cal organization. Wemust either occupy
or yield the field.
During the past years of depression.
there did appear to be some apology for
the sluggishness which marked our move
ments, but now that the country has
entered upon an era of unusual prosper
lltty, and men are almost everywhere ac-
lively engaged In remunerative employ
ments, it will not do for the Church to re-
main passive or be content with INSULT
cent efforts. 1t is hoped that our breth-
ren of other denominations are not idle.
and it is certain that sin and Satan are
Duslly doing their work. If we stand
still we shall be distanced in the race and
be left to retrogression, as our unfaith-
iulness deserves, while the land is given
70 other more vigorous and dutiful Chris
nans or to the possession of the wicked
one. Our Presbyterian people ought to
look the facts of their Home work in the
lace and put their forces abreast of the
Efforts OF the age. The position we oc-
oupy would be ludicrous enough were it
not 80 damaging both to the cause of
pure religion and sound Presbyterianism
As a Church we claim all the territory
south Of and including Maryland, Ken.
lucky and Missouri-an area as extensive
as the rest of the United States east of
the Rocky Mountains--and large enough
with its rapidly developing stretches of
country to call forth our highest efforts
"nd to tax our most generous benefac-
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-03-09

away still begging for the Lourdes water
not suspecting that she had two ounces
OF the genuine article in her pocket.
According to appointment. she re-
turned. She had rubbed the part seve-
raj times each day with the water I had
gwen her; but the result, so far from
beng favorable, was directly the reverse,
as was very evident not only from her
own account, but from the appearance
of the neck and head. For instead of
having had hope to aid her, she had been
the victim of dependence, and her ex
pectant attention, so far from having
been on the side of a cure, had been di,
verified IN the opposite direction. "She
knew the Aq~a G'otonts would not be
effectual." OF course the result had been
exactly as the writer had anticipated
the water OF Lourdes having been shown
to possess no healing virtue aside from
that derived from expectant attention.
a quality which it shares with bread
pills, colored water, metallic fractions
etc., when faith is put in them. He de.
termlned, however, to perform upon this
patient the converse experiment of Civ
ing her croton water, and leaving her I'M
der the strong conviction that she was
mow receiving the water which at the
command of the Blessed Virgin, had
flowed from the grotto at Lourdes. He
accordingly placed an ounce Of water,
drawn from the tap, in vial, and
Labelled it Water of Lourdes. Feast of
the Annunciation, 1879" and with ap-
parent reluctance to part with even so
small quantity of so precious liquid,
gave it to her She received it with
most profuse thanks, and left the house.
announcing her intention to use it as
soon as she reached her home. 1t was
then about eleven o'clock in the morn
ing. at half-past one she rushed into
the consulting-room, exclaiming az am
cured | am cured See what the HOLY
Virgin has done for mel" And she qvGs
cured. The contracted muscles were
relaxed, and she. could turn her head as
we'll in one direction as another. The
croton water, as the medium of her ex-
pectant attention had effected what to
her seemed miracle.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-03-09
A Genuine Faith Cure.

From DIR. Hammond's article on "The
Scientific Relations of Modern Miracles +"
IN the International Revie1O, we take the
following notable account of "a Genu-
inc Faith Cure"
But to come to the writer's own expert
ence. For several years he has had the op
portunlty from time to time of receiving
bottles containing the water of Lourdes'
One of these, holding about four
ounces, was given to him by one of his
parents, an estimable Roman Catholic
priest, who obtained it at Lourdes; and
this, as being the most authentic, was
the one employed in the case now to be
described. A woman of about thirty
years had for over eight months suffered
from very distressing spasmodic affec-
ton OF certain muscles of the neck. by
which her head was strongly rotated to
one side, so that she was constantly in
the position of one trying to look over
the shoulder. Not only was the position
uncomfortable, but it was attended with
considerable pain, and she was therefore
kept IN continued excited and "ner-
vous" condition. When the writer saw
her she had already been treated with
those means which are most efficacious
IN the disease in question, and he was
consulted mainly for the purpose of get
ting his opinion in relation to the pro-
prlety OF relieving the contraction by a
surgical operation, and if deemed ad-
yisable, of performing it. One morning
the patient, who was a devout Roman
Catholic, expressed her great regret at
being enable to go to Lourdes, or to OBJ
tain any OF the water from the. grotto.
for she was firmly convinced that If she
could be subjected to the influence of
this holy liquid, her cure would be at
once effected. Being at the time engaged
IN some experiments relative to the in
fluence OF magnets, the efficacy of which
was supposed, and perhaps properly, to
oe entirely due to ezpectant attention or
faith, the writer determined to see how
far supreme faith would 90 in producing
q cure in case such as that before him
lie accordingly informed the patient that
ne had some of the water of Lourdes.
and another water which had produced
marvellous results, and which in his
opinion was preferable to the other. This
last was called aqua Orotonts. Both
were at her service but she was strongly
ADVISED to try the aqua Crotonis instead
OF the water of Lourdes. She evinced
the utmost JOY and eagerness, exclaim-
ing that now her restoration was assured
and that she would not submit to an op-
GRAFTON. She begged hard for the Lourdes
water, but the writer insisted that
ior two days she should try the Aqala
CT,oton's; and that then, if this was in
effectual, she should have the water Of
I0urdes, After many entreaties to be
allowed to begin with the Lourdes water.
she consented to try the Aqua OLotoni,
The writer then went into an ADJOINING
room, took some of the genuine Gourdes
water, poured it into another vial
Labelled 1t Aqaa Ctotonis, and gave il to
her. She at once applied some of it. az
she was directed to do, to the affected
muscles, though, as she said, without the
least hope or expectation that it would
do her the slightest good. She went
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-03-09

We have no objection to publish the follow
ing letters except on account Of the space which
they occupy in our columns, and on account of
the writer himself whom we highly esteem.
We have had no reluctance to give him "a
hearing" on the subject of Reform :" but from
the kindest regard declined to publish his let
ter and for the same reason would prefer to do
so again. We have no idea that there was any
conscious want Of courtesy in what he has
written.-EDs. CEE. PRES
AsHEv1LJE, N. c., Feb. 23d, 81.
Rev. ". T. Richardson, ID. d.,
Editor Central Presbyterian :.
Dear Brother,-After receiving yours
Of the 7th inst, deferred further action
until l could submit my excluded letter
and our entire correspondence to three
ministers of our Church. They all con-
firm my previously expressed opinion
that your editorial placed you under OBJ
legation to admit me to hearing, and
that there was nothing in my open letter
to warrant you in excluding it. In the
meantime, | have received the Cen. Pres.
Of the 18th inst. In this paper, while
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-03-09
ST.. NICHOLAS for March. Contents

ST.. NICHOLAS for March Contents:
Frontispiece-LadyJ Jane Grey Chickadee-
Poem See-Saw An Encounter with Polar
Bear Mystery in Mansion; Shall it be
Peace OF War;" A Dispatch to Fairy land Mary
Jane Describes Herself Guarding the Treasures
or, The Shah's Choice Odd Modes of Fishing
Rabbits and Bank Paper Grief can not Drive
him Away A Bad Beginning, but a Good End.
ing; In Natures Wonderland Sardinos and
Sardiners; The Donkey and his Company !;
Phaeton Rogers The Magic Dance Recollec-
tons of Little Prima Donna; The Fox and the
Squirrel Stories Of Art and Artists; A Chinese
Story for Translation; For Very Little Folk
Jack in the Pulpit etc, etc. etc.
Scribner Co., publishers, New York.
IrTrELJs BrvIEe ACE for the week ending
March 9th. Contents:
The Unity Of Nature Don john Village
Life of George Eliot; Notes on Endymion"
The Freres; Mr.. Frank auckland; Curling
Poetry--Et tn in Arcadia Vixisti THE Cow
LoW'd Sadly Ger the Distant Gate" ETC., etc
THs MuuIorApr HERALD for March pub
lshed by AmsTiOap Board Of Commissioner,
bostos
The National tribune., 1881-08-20
Arrears of Pension.

During Mr.. Bentley's administration of the
Pension Office many invalid pensioners were un-
justly dealt with in the matter of computing
their arrears of pension In cases where claims
were filed prior to the passage of the Arrears law,
and in which the degree of the pensioners dis
ability was not clearly shown during the period
intervening between the date of the soldiers dis
charge and the date of his first examination by
the Pension Office surgeon, Mr.. Bentley appears
to have guessed at rating, and in hundreds, per-
haps thousands of cases, his guesses were very
bad ones. Cases exist where pensioners were, for
several years Immediately following discharge, ON
crutches or bedridden and certainly entitled to
be rated while thus wholly disabled for the per-
formance of any manual labor at So month, the
highest rate allowed at the close of the war to
an enlisted man
Mr.. Bentley, instead of calling for medical and
lay testimony to fix the exact degree of disability
covering each year, rated the pensioners at low
figure from date of discharge to the date of ex-
animation by his surgeon, claiming that, until
such examination, he could have no official knowl-
edge of the degree of disability. Thus pensioners
were rated at 50 and "a a month for perhaps four
teen years, and then jumped to Sc and $12 month
Pensioners who have been thus unfairly dealt
with will find it to their advantage to consult
the advertisement of Mr. George E. Lemon upon
the seventh page Of this issue.
The National tribune., 1881-08-20
Care for Them.

"a FUND is being raised for veteran soldiers
home in San Francisco, TO care for disabled sol
diers from any part of California. 1t has been
ascertained that there are in the alms-houses, in
twelve counties Of the State, thirty-four Mexican
veterans, twenty one Volunteers Of the late war,
and six United States Army veterans"-Er.
A similar movement ought 10 be inaugurated
in every State. 1t does not speak well for any
community to let those who served the country
faithfully in the hour of need languish in such
institutions. The men who bore the hrunt of
battle deserve more consideration from both State
and Nation
The National tribune., 1881-08-20
NEWS ITEMS.

The cable reports another insurTectiOn of the
natives in British India
Secretary of State Blaine has sent an invitation
to the descendants of the Baron Steuben, who
served in the American Army during the Revo-
luton, to be present at the Yorktown Centennial
The Mescaaro Apache Indians again on the
war path, and a large number of persons have
been massacred. The troops are in pursuit of the
marauderS
Hon. John A. Logan will make the opening
speech of welcome at the soldiers reunion which
will take place at Bloomington, Ill, on Septem-
Der next. General Grant will also be present
Superintendent Carlisle p Patterson, of the u s.
Coast Survey died the 10Th instant at his resi-
dence, Brentwood" near this city. He was the
of the late Commodore d. T. Patterson U S.
Navy
Captain Hooper, of the revenue cutter Corwin,
now at Alaska, has heard from of the miss
ing whalers, the Vigilant, through some Indians.
Articles taken from the wreck were found in
their possession, and forwarded to this city
through the Alaska Companys steamer st. Paul,
which has just arrived at San Francisco with the
news. 1t is supposed the vessel was wrecked In
1879. The Indians say that four bodies were
found in the vessel, and that her cabin was full
of water and the side stove in.
Captain H. W. HOwgate, formerly of the T. S.
Signal Service, and whose name was at one time
prominent as probable successor to the late Cen
Albert j. Meyer, was recently arrested at Mount
Clemens, Mich, on charge of embezzling over
$4,000 of Government money, while connected
with the Signal Service Bureau, through bogus
bills for telegraphing He has been brought to
this city for trial. He was at one time post
master at Rome, Mich
August 14th, during the races at Marseilles,
France, large and crowded stand fell, carrying
down with it about two thousand persons, killing
and Woundlng large number,
The crop reports from Europe are ON the whole,
rather unsatisfactory. The yield Except of wheat
and barley in England is considered not up to
the average.
We print 100000 copies of this number of THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The National tribune., 1881-08-20
The REYNOLDS Memorial.

Major Joseph G. Rosengarten, treasurer OF the
Association under whose auspices fund is being
raised for the erection of an equestrian statue of
General John E. Reynolds in Fairmount Park,
Philadelphia acknowledges the receipt of !. con-
tribution of S25 from Lincoln Post, No. g. Grand
Army of the Republic, of Washington, D. c. The
contribution is sent by Post Commander N. NJ
Brooks, who, in an accompanying note, states that
the action of his Post was in accordance with Gen
eral Order No. Is, dated at the National Headquar
ters at Philadelphia, conveying stirring appeal
issued by General Louis Wagner, late Commander
in-Chief
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WILL if desired, re-
ceipt for all contributions which may be sent to
it by those wishing to assist in doing honor to
the memory of the gallant Reynolds, and see that
the amounts forwarded are duly turned over to
the Memorial Association and proper acknowl-
edgnent made. Ex-soldiers can, by subscribing
each a small amount be enabled to materially
aid the good and patriotic undertaking.
The National tribune., 1881-08-20
The Meade Memorial.

A church in memory of Major-General George
G. Meade is to be erected at Gettysburg 1t will
be known as the Meade Memorial Church of the
Prince of Peace. Rev. A. E. Tortal the missionary
in charge, says: This monument is to be known
as the Meade Memorial Church of the Prince of
Peace The tower 100 feet high. will be specially
dedicated to the memory Of the late Major-Gen-
eral George G. Meade, as the chief commander
and the victorious Wellington of this battle
Around the walls, on well-cut stone, on pews and
windows, on bell and organ, shall be perpetuated
in indelible characters, the fame of those who
here by their valor purchased immortality for
themselves and their commanders, and whose
names, therefore, were not born to die
mo soldier, no matter what may have been
his rank or his religion, shall be denied memo
rial stone some other token of remembrance
in this historic structure"
The National tribune., 1881-08-20
The Value of "A Limb.

DURING the war of the rebellion the highest
price put upon limb was ninety-six dollars per
year, and the same valuation was fixed for the
life of a common soldier. Now limb is con-
sidered worth as much as eighteen dollars
monthly; and for this rise in value those who
have been shOrn of one are truly grateful. The
widow still finds, however, that eight dollars
twelve times each year is considered an ample
equivalent for the life that was once her joy and
her support.
The National tribune., 1881-08-20

1874 he began the practice of the law, and in 1878
was appointed to the office of United States mar
shal, which he held until nominated to be Com
missioner of Pensions.
He is now about forty years of age, man OF
fine presence, frank and engaging IN his manner,
possessed of admirable executive ability, and,
what is perhaps best of ALL is easily approachable
by the humblest claimant that may express the
wish to see him personally. His past record en-
courages the belief-in fact may be accepted as an
assurance-that while he remains in control the
affairs of the Pension Office will be properly ad-
ministered, and that in all dealings with both pen
sioners and claimants, as well as with others hav-
ing business with his Department. he will be gov
erned by broad and liberal spirit and desire
to do equity, and that promptly, to every one.
The National tribune., 1881-08-20

an isolated piece of timber r-McPherson's woods
lying along Willoughbys Run, held by the Iron
Brigade, the Nineteenth Indiana being, in the
afternoon, upon the extreme left.
The woods presented very much the form of a
redoubt, and was attacked by the rebel General
Hills entire corps, which extended so far to the
right as to nearly envelope the left of the Union
line. Perceiving his danger of being 1anked
Colonel Dudley sent back word to his command
ing officers, Generals Wadsworth of the Division
and Doubleday of the Corps, saying that his
situation, as well as that of the remaining regi
ments of his brigade, was critical. The reply
returned was that the position must be held at
all hazards-and it was. The losses however
were fearful The brigade lost 6S3 per cent, and
The National tribune., 1881-08-20
To Old Subscribers,

We desire to say to those who are now upon
the books of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE and
whose subscriptions have not expired, that the
paper in its new form will be sent for the period
of two months-eight numbers-after which, if
not renewed in the meantime, it will be stopped
To those who prior to the expiration of the
two months send us 81 additional, making $1.5O
in all, the paper will be sent for the further
period of one year, postage prepaid. Thus by
the prompt payment of small amount sixty
numbers of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE will be
received by the subscriber. We are satisfied that
those who have cheerfully paid fifty cents for
twelve numbers will not hesitate to pay the
extra 81 and obtain the fifty-two numbers addi-
tional. Send in subscriptions early.
The National tribune., 1881-08-20
A Strong Advocate.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has ever been the
outspoken advocate of every measure calculated
to advance the interests of the soldiers living and
of the widows, orphans, and dependent relatives
posed whatever has been prejudicial to their good
In the future, as in the past, it Will continue to
watch the current of public events, and approve
or disapprove, as the welfare of those for whom
it has earned the right to speak shall seem to
require
The National tribune., 1881-08-20
To Readers of the National Tribune.

Next week Mr.. B. F. Taylors description of the
Battle of Lookout Mountain will be published,
to be followed in the succeeding issue with his
account of the capture of Mission Ridge. These
articles, written at the time, the field by spec
tator of the stirring depicted will prove of
great interest to all exsoldiers and especially to
those of the Western Army, who took part in the
stubborn contests around Chattanooga.
The recollections Of the Advance upon York
town begun in this number, will also be continued
in the two succeeding issues, in which anecdotes
and incidents of the seige will be given.
These articles will be followed from time to
time by sketches of army life, battles, &c, con-
tributed by prominent officers and others who
served in the late war; and which have never, as
yet, appeared in print.
We expect to make this leading feature of
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and all who are inter
ested should, if they have not already done so
subscribe at once that of the articles will
be missed by them.