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wrought by man within the last half century
upon our continent. by covering it with net,
two most notable changes have occurred in the
West on the lines of the great railroads. These
are tornadoes and an increased rainfall Prof.
lice in discussing the first part of his subject
points out that electricity is the cause of all mete
orologic phenomena Wind of every kindly
clones, cloud formation, rain hail and snow falls
ARE all electric phenomena. Speaking of the
once dry and sterile plains now made fertile by
the more frequent rains, he says: Wherever a
cloud drifts, for it to live the surface of the earth
beneath it must be in such condition that it can
obey the electric induction of the positive cloud
upon 1t so as to confront it with the negative.
simultaneously communication will be estab
lished between the earth and the cloud. A dry
and sandy soil cannot respond to the electric
induction of clouds Hence no clouds drift
over them without immediately dying for want
of sustenance. Railroads and telegraph lines
obeying such induction. instantly bring the
needed electric charge underneath the cloud
The clouds are fed and abundant rains fall in
regious that were deserts before
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tiles. We quarrel with nobody for hav-
ing pretty house or dressing well (pro-
vided always they can well afford it, and
do not forget the poor; what We are
speaking against is the emphasis that is
laid on these things now-so different
from our forefathers and our mothers
and grandmothers. People did not use
to talk about these things formerly; it is
peculiar to the girl of the period"
Our entire being is consumed with the
thought of what we are to put on, and
how the parlor is to be furnished. Not
rising to religion, there are better things
than these. We are developing a social
life which is all for outsiders, and which
does not rest for its attractions on the
family circle or the quiet indoor enjoy
ments of home. 1t is sort of flash,
street life. 1t seeks incessant excitement.
1t aims at publicity. Itseeks to outst-ip
by the free use of money and the display
of worldly possessions in the way of
dresses and curtains and rugs and such
trumpery.
We make a great blunder when we
give up our old-fashioned ideal of a Vir-
GINA girl for the New York girl. They
are very different beings The one is
ablaze with diamonds and satin; the
other has within her world of true wo-
manliness and tenderness and grace that
no money can buy. tits that unbought
grace of life" which Burke complained
had departed with the age of chivalry.
1t has not been done yet, but the time
will come when the old Methodist and
Quaker idea of simplicity in dress, and
simplicity in everything, will have to be
seriously taken up, and seriously required
at the hands of those protesting to follow
the meek and lowly Jesus. 1t is very
certain that the extravagant follies Of
many of our so called modern Christians
would have been deeply offensive to him.
How different was the earthly life that
environed him how far away from all
such levities was Mary, the mother of
our Lord, and the household of Lazarus,
and those other women who blended their
history with his? 1t is not of such stuff
that the Perpetuas and Blandinas or
the mother of Augustine, or Lady Jane
Grey, or Florence Nightingale, or Frances
Ridley Havergal were made They were
none the less lovely.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-02-09

BISHOP PENIcK, missionary in Africa,
one OF the most eminent and efficient of
all our missionaries, preached in st.
Johns Church, on Church Hill, some
Sundays ago. His argument was that
those who would serve Christ must give
up the world-make thorough work of it.
A friend told US that young lady in
the street-car said to her companion,
That sermon certainly did hit me- I
don't feel sorry at all now that 1 did not
go to the hop"
Dear young lady whoever you are, do
not forget that sermon.
Oh, if persons meaning to be Christians
could Just understand once for all, that
they have got to break with the world
But older Christians often tell them, 1t
is no harm, and so they trife with the
great issue-often fatally.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-02-09

1T is startling fact that the United
States has population of 100000
against some 100000 for Great Britain
and Ireland
The population of the United States
now exceeds that of any country in Eu-
rope, except Russia
Thank God, we are a Protestant ma
ton missionary nation
What splendid role may be that of
the United States in Chrstianising the
world, IT the Church is only faithful and
true
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-02-09

"THE SOUTHERN PULPIT. The Feb
ruary number of this publication has
been received. The enterprise deserves
success, and we are glad to learn that it
has met with a hearty welcome. The
sermons in this number are from repre-
sentative men in the Presbyterian, Epis-
copalian, Methodist, and Baptist churches.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-02-09

HE G'~chman New York; says that
the Thlrty-nine Articles are in no sense
binding creed; that the only binding
creed is the Apostles Creed; and that
whatever in the Articles goes beyond
them is matter "of opinion, and not of
faith"
If the fundamental and formulated
articles of church are not binding
creed what is? This may pass for good
theology, but it is certainly bad morals.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-02-09
FEMALE CONVERSA TON

1t is said that in Boston there are cir
cles in which the ladies converse about
literature and art and intellectual mat
tiers. Boston is in fact a very cultivated
and brilliant city, one where George
Eliot herself would have found ladies
capable of talking with her about Feuer-
bach or Strauss or the erudite topics pro-
pounded and discussed in the Westminster.
Re01e,0. How far this extends whether
it colors materially the current of fash
lonable society, we are not informed. But
while it may be true that there is great
deal of high converse on these profound
topics at the hub, it is true at the same
time that it is the last place in the world
for conservative and moderate opinions,
and especially in connection with religion.
In some parts of our country there is
very little, either OF, heterodox or an or
thodox character, done in this line in the
conversational way by the ladies. Phil
osophy is not studied at all. We suppose
that even here III Richmond there are
very few ladies who have read Sir Will
liam Hamilton, and not one who has
read Kant or Schopenhauer. We sup
pose that even such work as Gibbons
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is
not often read now by young ladies, and
indeed Shakespeare is deemed almost too
serious for the modern female taste. How
many have read Hannah More or the
charming religious stories of Mrs. Sher-
wood? We might also mention Grote's
History of Greece or the Spectator or
Millions Paradise Lost or even Homer
how many young ladies read such books {?
In fact, do most of them read anything
but novels? Every novel, almost with
out exception, is false picture of human
life. There is no such real life as that
depicted in SCOTS novels, or Bulwer, or
George Eliot. 1t is an ideal world, and
when one lives in this sort of environ
ment, she is disqualified for the world as
it is.
We do not think that our ladies read
much of anything but fiction, with the
exception of fashion books.
1t is striking feature of the CONVEX
satlon which characteristics the ladies of
the present generation that they do not
talk about books, not even, it appears to
us, about the novels they have read. The
only literary publication that they con-
verse about is the Bazaar, and this be-
cause it falls in, of course, with one of
the main topics of all modern female con-
tabulation, namely, DRESS. In almost
any company of females now the CONVEX
sation rarely widens out beyond the
topics of DRESS, FURNITURE, HOUSES,
the THEATRE, the HOP, the CHOIR.
A very beautiful and brilliant woman
remarked the other day that she was very
fond Of dress and pretty things and hand
some establishments and all that, but
that she was tired Of the subiect-she
wanted to hear sometimes about some
thing else. Wherever she went, she
said, it was the exclusive topic Of CONVEX
sation.
Now this ought not TO be. We brought
no furniture into this world, and it is
certain we can carry none out, and life is
too short to be spending it on such frivol-
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-02-09

ONE person says he cant take the
paper because he can get the Weekly Sun
(Baltimore) for one dollar.
That reminds US of the lawyer who
said, 81 cannot take the Lam Journal
at SIS a year, because I can get the illus
trated Police Gazette at 81"
The Baltimore Sun is very good
paper, but it has little to say about the
Christian Religion, if that is what you
want.
The matter much Of it, set up for the
Daily Sun is set aside in type until
Friday, and then they put it together,
and strike off the Weekly at trihing
cost. The only additional cost is the
paper and press-work. OF course week
ly Of this sort can be furnished cheaper
than one made up Of original matter not
in type already. The country weekly
secular papers are 81 and upwards, and
these are made up to very large extent
Of advertisements.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Calah Church. North Carolina.

Messrs. Editors,-The following persons have
recently forwarded to me the following contri.
buttons to help build Calah church Mrs. C. P.
Spencer, 81 George Allen, $40; Major w. =.
Lynch, SIS; f. M. Holt, So; Major r. B. Bing-
ham, 20; Ladies Home Mission Society of First
Presbyterian church. Raleigh, 80 Mrs. Marv
Graves, 70 cents; Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Mitchell
SO. For all of which many thanks are re-
turned; p r. LAW.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-02-09

len REFUGEE JEsUITs from France
have been stoned in the streets of Bar
celona, in Spain, while others have been
hooted in Valencia. Why is this? In
that intensely Roman Catholic country,
why do they stone the Jesuits?
The authorities of Madrid are afraid
for them to appear in the streets in the
habiliments of their order. Why is this?
The whole world is afraid of the Jesuits.
We see in one of the papers Jesuit
priest was shot the other day in Qua
temala, to which country he had returned
in violation of the law banishing all Je-
suits. Another Roman Catholic country.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-02-09

The New York E'Ueming Post is out in
favor Of the doctrine of Universal Saliva
ton
1t supports itself chiefly on converse
tons held recently with the Rev. Heber
Newton and the Rev. Morgan Dix of
New York, who have been> interviewed
by the Post
Deceiving yourself on this subject will
not do any good
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-02-09

"THE LAMB OF GoD which taketh
away the sin of the world"
And yet we hear some persons talk
about reconciliation rather than an
"expiation."
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-02-09

"A correspondent writes to us from
Missouri The Roman Catholics are preparing
to build church in Brookfeld, Missouri. And
as usual are having lotteries, fairs and balls for
that their lotteries and dances held during the
last week Of 1880 made for their church 5000"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-02-09

DIR. HOLLAND, in Scri6ner's Magazine,
assails the clergy for their prejudice
against the theatre, and imputes to them
the responsibility of the failure of its re-
formation. He becomes quite intemper-
ate, and talks as follows:
There are Christian ministers who do this over
the brims of their wine cups, foolishly fancying
that the cherished habit Of their lives is absolute,
ly righteous when it is more baleful to the world
In the influences and results of single day than
all the theatres and actors of the world are in a
decade
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-02-09

GEORGE ELIOT is an example that the
most splendid genius does not guarantee
the perception Of truth. The primary
condition for knowing the truth is the
willingness to receive it. Any one who
does not seek wisdom, will readily miss
it. 1t is not obtrusive. Many have to
dig for it as men dig for gold.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-02-09
To correspondents.-Do not write with

To correspondents not write with
a pencil. Do not use colored paper Do not
write on both sides of the paper. Do not send
of your article in hurry, and ask us to fix it
up" We have not time Nothing is more
worrying than fixing up" the article of an
other. Have your article in shape to go right
to the printer. Write distinctly, especially the
names of persons and places.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-02-09

WE call special attention to the COM
munication from the Executive Commit
tee with regard to the serious deficit in
the contributions for Home Missions. It
is a matter Of grave importance.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-02-09

The associate Reformed Presbyterian,
OF Due West, S. c., Rev. j. I. Bonner, ed
rtor, has been enlarged and is now issued
in quarto form. 1t is a good paper and
is well conducted.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-02-09

DR.. W1THERsPooN publishes another
communication this week in reply to
Bishop Keane. Read it.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-02-09

WE ALLUDED last week to the impor-
lance of teaching practical ethics in our
schools and colleges. We notice that
DR.. Dana Boardman, of Philadelphia has
proposed to the citizens there the estab-
hshment of Philadelphia Chair of
Christian Ethics" By Christian ethics
ne means Christs precepts as applied to
business life. 1t is very great mistake
to suppose that general rules of morality
are all that is sufficient to regulate the
behavior of the average citizen. Take
the sale of horse; how many questions
In ethics can be raised as to the proper
way OF making such sale, and how
grievously the two general injunctions
about lying and stealing are often violated
in this transaction. So of the sale of a
piece of dry goods So in contests at law.
There is ample space for dissertation
as to what constitutes the settlement of
debt. Does the conpounding Of debt
release the debtor in the forum of con-
science? Thousands Of such questions can
be asked under every head, and it is
amazing what loose and unmethodised
views prevail on such subjects among
people generally. Each man makes his
own rule, which is colored of course by
self-interest. He has never by any etho-
logical education been prepared to meet
such questions when they arise, and to
apply to their settlement fixed principles.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-06-04

ES-In his speech at the Democratic meetin =
held ut the Maryland Institute, Baltimore, on
Thursday night Of last week, John v. l.. Findlay,
Esq, said:
"There 10 . pervading sense through this Who'll.
community that the registration lists are a snare.
sham and fraud. Thepurity Of the ballot box ,
like the chastity OF q woman, should be aboye
suspicion; but hero Il Is q poor, miserable, drag
glsd thing, that has almost sunk beneath con.
known before the ballots are east! who Il am.
bilious to hand In from the outside pitifai piece
paper when the fellow on the inside Of the win.
dow has already stuffed the box with a handful (,
Who cares 20 vote on his own name when rulianly
Iepeaters can kill the vote with dead man, who,
10 TO be hoped has forgotten the strifes Of this
world In the peace and bliss Of another aud n
betterl II IL . matter Of no moment whether you
vote or not. Nominations, which are the eauiva-
Tents OF election In this city. do not depend upon
the popularity Of the candidate or the numerical
force Of his supporters at the polls. They depend
upon the DEGREES Of one or two political despots.
They are the incarnation Of the ballot, the con
densed milk Of suffrage. II they are with you IL
matters not who are against you and, on the
other hand, u they are against you Il IL a matter
OF equal Indifference who are for you. They set
up whom they will and pull down according to
their good pleasure"
The above is not Republican lie, started for
campaign purposes. IL eminates from n gentle
man Of high standing. an honest Democrat, and
was spoken In the presence Of hundreds Of Demo-
Gratis who spplaudsd ID vOeiferously. And what
10 true Of Baltimore city may also be said Of some
Of the counties Of the State. A little eoterie or
ring Of designing politicians Sc, up . ticks, Of
their own selection, and one best calculated To
sub'ervs their own personal interests, and u any
man be so bold as 10 decline 10 vote Il he Ia called
y renegade Democrat, asore-head, &c. Mr.. Find.
land 10 right. lie understands the situation and
demands the removal Of the registration officers as
the oaiy remedy. Blu. u the registration officer,
ere removed and We continue 10 have raseaiiy
election judges how are We to have honest cleo
tionss The Democratic party Of Maryland 10 re-
sponsibls for this condition Of affairs and the
sooner Il Is ovsrhrown the better Il will be Tor the
people-the taxpayer.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-06-04
The Way tho Peoples Money Coos.


The Baltimore TriIuns-a Democratic paper
which opposes the ring-says;
THE law authorizes the publication Of the laws
In only one paper In q county. Yet In eleven diff.
ferent counties he the Comptroller) has paid for
their publication In fteo papers, viz, In Caroline
Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Hartford, Kent,
Montgomery, Worcester, Prince Georges, Queen
Anne's and Talbot.
Twenty two papers have received 5000 each,
where the law only authorised the paymsnt Of Gle.
ven. II one paper in . county could aud did pub.
lish the laws for 5000, why give $500 more 10
second one In direct violation Of law.
"In this way $1,000 Of the peoples money has
been wasted and paid out without authority Of Law.
Again. In counties where there IL only one pa
per Published, he has paid TO the proprietors Of
such papers, in every instance, 81 200. But pa
per In county having two papers got only 5000.
How does u happen that II costs Sl,?0O in one
county to do the work done for 5000 In another
county, To illustrate. The Port Tobacco Timss
got 5000, while the 81. MaTy's beacon got 81, 200
for the same work. Does Il cost twice as much to
print Law in 81. Mary's county NJ Il costs in
Charles county, II the Port Tobacco Tine. and
the iadePeRdeHt published the laws for 5000 each,
Why did not Mr.. Heating require the st. Mary's
BeaeoH 10 do the work for the same SUN Why
give them double price for what they do.
"This difference in the compensation allo Sed
holds good in all cases. Where there was but one
paper In n county. II got ~ 200. and when there
were two papers they got 5000 each.
These facts. for facts they are. require expla'
nation. The people should pause before re. elect.
ing an officer who squsnders their hard earnings
In such a wastcful way. aud In such plain and
gross violation of the Law. by these act. large
sums Of money have been wasted in order 60 gain
the support Of the press Of the State for the Ring
These papers fearing that, under wise AID truly
Democratic administration. their large profits
would DO eurtailed, are almost n unit for uphold
ing the present Ring rule. The people will surely
not submit TO those outragcou. abuses In order to
enrich the publishers Of few newspapers In the
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-06-04


is-There are Thousands Of claims now pend
ing in the War Department, at Washington in favor
Of cx. soldiers, their widows aud children which
cannot be adjusted on account of missing records
Of di.ban,lc,i volunteer commands. These missing
books aud records are in the possession, in many
instances. Of officers of the late volunteer forces
Adjutant General Drum has .suc,l a circular, call.
ing attention To the fact that all such books aud
records should be deposited in the Adjutani Cen
erals Office. and earnestly requesting that they be
forwarded without delay to the AdjutaLt General
at Washington. No expense other than postage.
or proper express charges When packages exceed
four pounds 1.-The limit for mail parcei..) can be
paid by the Government. In the interest Of the
great number Of widows, orphans aud disabled
soldiers whose claims are involved, the newspa-
ers Of the country are requested to give the sub
stance Of thi. circular the greatest publicity.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-06-04
Why the Democrats Garry Maryland.

The baltimore Tribune, = Democratic paper,
makes the following strong point against the ring
mir. y. A. Provost, Clerk ofthe Superior Court,
has officially published that there are new up.
wards Of $1,000 registered voters in this city on
the poll books. The population Of the city Of
baltimore. by the census Of 1850. l. 49,. 100.
Allow that one person at Of every five IL n voter.
and that srsry r"isr rois. this would make IN the
city Of Baltimore, I'd 900 voters. instead Of 900
making IL plain that there are $4,000 JrasiH.
'rAf H"~,rs as voters ON the poll books. Al
the last Presidential election the total vote in Bal
timore city was 63.oi0 1.-THE largest ever cast).
Take this number from $1,000, and We have in
round numbers - 900 fraudulent aam,. n. voters
ON the poll books. II is with these fraudulent
names the "Ring" Managers control primary
elections, and also regulate elections. II L. hoped
the Governor will remove the present rcgi.tcrs--
who refused To strike of these fraudulent names
last Scptember-and that he will at once appoint
others who will strike these names of. by Art.
., See. IL. Consultation. tho Governor can do 50
at Once. via: "The Gorcra"r . any rssor.
J"r iacoMPs'eary ar ,si.c"a'iaef at r;rH officers.
fc. lie IL the sole judge of nisconi uct, 1c. Let
II be done at once
And if the Governor would remove some Of the
registration officers in Baltimore county for the
same cause he would be simply doing hi. duty.
Will be do IL: