The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-08-10
GENERAL ITEMS.

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An "agnostic' or "not-knower' is
expounded by the N. York Sun as a man who
doesn't know whether there is God or not,
doesn't know whether he has soul or not
doesn't believe that any one else knows any
more about these matters than he does, and
thinks it a waste of time to try and find out"
According to the Catholic, Zelegraph
had the Roman Catholic Church retained all her
children there should now be in this country
from 100000 to %, 600 members of that
church. where as there are now less than 1000.
600. 1t attributes the great loss to the influence
of the public schools.
The number of Asiatics in the United
States is 1O5,7l7, and North American Indians,
90, %. Indians not taxed" that is Indians
IN tribal relations under the care of the Govern
ment. are not included in the above
This on "deown" East is from out
West Boston girl No l. What do you think
OF the revision Boston girl No. p Oh, my /!
L think it just too awfully awful No. L. Have
you read itY No. p Moo, but it wasn't re
vised in Bawsting'"
Mr.. Moody has discovered another
sweet singer of gospel hymns in E. F. Miller,
who who has been employed in the car shops at
Denver, Colorado. He is young man, has a
sweet baritone voice, and has been singing a.,
Young Mems Christian Association meetings
for year or two. Mr.. Moody heard him while
at Denver, on his way home from California.
and secured him for his church at Chicago.
In the production of tobacco Pennsyl-
vania now holds the third rank among the to
bacco- growing States of the Union. Although
dealers In the weed claim that our article is
hardly equal to that raised in the Connecticut
Valley, 1t so nearly approaches the latter that
"a hes 1nOcr hloto H.
ence. AT all events, immense quantities of it
are shipped to Key West made into cigars there.
Seshipped North, and sold to the unsuspecting
for genuine Key Westers" at the rate of five
cents piece, or about forty dollars thousand.
The Lord Chancellors of England of
our time have been strong contrasts with the
protane and unbelieving Chancellors of former
generations. Baron Hathery, who has lust
died, was Sunday School teacher in his mature
days and refrained from going to the theatre
for conscientious reasons. Lord Cairns tbe
only living ex- Chancellor, is not averse to a
revival meeting" and can give an animated
exhortation when it is called for He is ouite
too evangelical for many of the leaders of the
Anglican Church.
The Pope closes his recent Encvcli-
cal with this paragraph
In order that our hope may be frmer.
let us call to our aid the PRAYERS and pro
lection of the Virgin Mary, the great Moth.
er OF God, the help of Christians, and guardian
OF the human race ; of Saint Joseph, her most
caaste spouse; In whose patronage the Universal
Church conhdes so much of Peter and Paul. the
Princes of the Apostles, the guardians and
champions of the Christian name"
How different from the words with which Peter
closed his Encyclical Grow in the grace and
knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ. 10 him be the glory both now and for
ever 10 h'"s forever, not Joseph or Mary
Presbyterian Journal.
III we are not mistaken, the Protest
ant Episcopal Bishop of Delaware comes nearer
to the Scriptural land Presbyterian idea of a
bishop than any other of the prelates of his
denomination. In the territorial extent of his
jurisdiction, In the number who are under his
care, and IN the work accomplished. he is al
most, though not quite, equal to some of our
6lshops-such as Cuyler, Tallmage, Dunn, Hall.
farkhurst. He has, according to his last re-
port, l'9oo communicates under the care of this
assistants IN charge, and 2,496 Sabbath school
members. Last year he received ia new COM
municants. And the contributions of the people
were For congregational purposes SIS. 1874. and
benevolent $7018. We are glad to make the
record of such bshoprick among our brethren.
and would suggest as a step towards organic
union that they reconstruct their dioceses. keep
ing IN view, as their objective point. that no
sonal contact of the bishop with its members.
Their bishops will all be scriptural, then
The program of the Ecumenical
Methodist Conference has been completed and
published in London, but not in this country.
SO far: We gave list Of the subjects, thirty.
eight In number, some time ago. The names OF
the essaylsts and invited speakers are now fur
nlshed. The essays are numbered from To 38
The trans Atlantic Methodists take the odd and
tde American Methodists the even numbers.
Where an essay is read by an American Metho-
dist, British Methodist follows him as an in
vited speaker, and vice versa. The American
essayists are Arthur Edwards D. D., A. w.
Wilson, d. d., the Hon. J. w f. White. John
z. Newman, D. D., H. A. Thompson. D, d
Bishop D. A. Payne, ]. M. Walden D. D.
Daniel Curry, D. D., Bishop J. P Thompson. G.
G. Andrews, D. D., the Rev Bidwell Lane G.
x. Marshall D. D., the Hon. James Terrier. S,
b Switzerland, D. D., J. M. Reid, D. D., w.
II. Potter, D. D., A. Sulzberger, Ph.D., A. G.
George, ID. D., David Allison, LID. Among
the british writers are VIM. Cooke D. D., the
Rev. w. Arthur, DR.. w. Anuif. w. 3. Pope
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