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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-07-13
Moral Swindlers.

1t was quaint writer who said that
there are those whose morality lies aloof
from the grand stream of human affairs,
as small channel fed by the stream but
not missed from it," the falsehearted
creatures of sleek, apostolic look who
appear to have the genius of philanthro-
Ply. 1t will be found that large part
ofthe good work upon which these moral
swindlers are content to rest their. re-
putation has its source in the most selfish
and debased motives, and is a means to
further self-seeking end however hap
PLY they may disguise their true purpose
in the outward show of things. These
sham philanthropists infest the Church
as well as the State and society. Their
religious faith is independent of moral
code and that unwritten law, as bind
ing as any statutory act, which men OF
honor and true faith know intuitively.
If man, who turns beggar from his
door and shaves a poor neighbor in a
bargain, eends his check for fifty dollars
to charitable institution or contributes to
church fund for buying stained glass
windows, he may win cheap reputation
for benevolence and piety, but Heaven
will hold him to strict accountability for
the use he has made of certain other
talents. True merit often limps through
life to virtuous old age, because it
cares nothing for fame, and is too timid
to assert itself But men who cheat their
grocer and rob Peter to pay Paul, prop up
their fallen ere lit and regild their tarnish-
ed reputation by some great act of phil
anthropy, and the public may not succeed
in finding them out so long as they have
leg left to stand upon.
There is no less offensive class whose
hearts are not without sympathy for
human suffering, but whom we NAV
characterize as mean men. They will
help friend in distress if it is not neces-
sary to go down into their pockets. A
great deal of their meanness is the result
of habit and was not born in them. Not
a few become good by degrees. In the
history of others we may discover a re-
gress of the same principle. Bratti Fer
ravechi is type Of the class we have in
mind, in whose portrait you may recog-
nize familiar acquaintance. "Bratti
said Nello, the barber, means to extract
the utmost amount of pleasure, that is
to say, of hard bargaining, out of this
life, winding up with bargain for the
easiest possible passage through purga-
tory, by giving the Holy Church his inn
lngs when the game is over. He has had
his will made to that place on the cheap
pest terms notary could be got for. y
These men, if they could bug their way
into Paradise, would stop to chatter with
st. Peter at the gate, or if there was a
chance, would squeeze through loop hole
in some such way as small boy crawls
under the tent at circus. Heaven is for
Gods elect, and not for those who affect
its austere virtues but whose cold hearts
are never infused with the true sririt
of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at Work.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-07-13

A bond, drawing 10 per cent interest.
held in Greece, 1920
A bond, 6 per cent interest, held in
this country 500
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-07-13

3SS 50
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-07-13
Recent Publications.

The VIRGINIAs for June maintains the rel n
tatiOn of this valuable publication. 1t contains
the proceedings of Virginia meeting Of the.
American Institute of Mining Engineers, and "a
number of interesting articles. There is also Z.
fine map showing the connections of the Shen-
andoah Valley aid the Norfolk and Western
Railways Maj. Hotchkiss cannot be too high
ly commended for the admirable skill and iudg-
ment he has shown in the conduct of this Jour
nal. We always welcome it.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-07-13
The EDUcA1IOxA1 JOURNAL OF YEneEx1A for

The EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL OF VIRGINIA for
July. Contents:
Phonetic'Spelling in English; Object Lessen
Teachers; Confidence in Ones Self; The Quincy
School in Flushing, L l.; Hampton and General
Armstrong; Reading. Success or Failure; Mo
tives to Study Educational Association of Vir-
gnia; The Clamor against the Children; Edito-
rial Paragraphs; Book Notices The Magazines.
etc, etc., etc
CATALOGUE of the officers and students OF
Roanoke College, Salem, Va. Session of 1880
81. Total number of students, 1O7
LITrEL1s LIVING AGE for the week ending
July 9th
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-07-13

hard feelings in Syria. You wonder how
they can tell their own shoes. So do I.
And the boys often wear off each others
shoes by mistake or on purpose, and then
you will see Selim running with one shoe
on and one of 1brahims IN his hand,
shouting and cursing Ibrahim : father and
grandfather until he gets back his lost
property Womaen ofthe Arabs.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-07-13


72O 90
March, 1881, bond in Greece
lifted, 1920 90 600 o.
July, 1881, amount contrib 900 %
uted on bond in u. s., les 80
Amount DR.. Kalopothakes still owes, 1891 IS
8. Many considerations, in addition to
those embraced in the former appeal,
make this second truly reasonable, viz:
The province, in which the Volos church
stands, has just been ceded to free Greece,
by the late Greece Turkish treaty, and
religious liberty secured to all its inhabi-
tants. Rev. Mr.. Sampson (under date Of
Athens, May 2Sth, 1881 writes thus
Z" communicate the welcome intelligence
contained in the Sd article of the treaty,
viz: The life, the property, the honor,
the religion, and the practices, of those of
the inhabitants of the provinces that
shall be added to Greece, who shall re-
main under the Greek government, shall
be preserved inviolate. These inhabi-
tants. shall enjoy, to the full extent, all
the same municipal and civil rights which
the native born citizens of Greece enjoy -"
" Certainly" says Mr. Sampson, this is
a ground for great rejoicing with us.
4. In the same month May the first
Presbyte'y acas organised in Greece
This month" continues Mr.. Sampson,
will be Red Letter month in the
history of the Greek Evangelical Church p"
5. Those who read the Missionary
know that hitherto there has never been
so much encouragement to labor for the
evangelization of that rising people.
6. In view of the above facts we can
not believe that the friends of Greece,
and OF Christ, can long delay to extend
full relief to him who, with Apostolic
zeal, is wearing out his life for the reno
walton of his native land
7. The subscriber will be most happy
to receive the amount still required for
the lifting of the second bond (S33l.65),
three hundred and thirty-one dollars and
sixty-fve cents. S. R. Houston.
Pickaaoay Plains, Monroe county, w.
Va, July 5th, 1881.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-07-13

March, 1881, bond in Greece |
lifted, 1920 90
July, 1881, amount contrib
uted on bond in u. s., les 50
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16

What glorious thing is hopel
Without it this world would indeed
be a cherries waste to countless
numbers of people. While it is true
that hope deferred maketh the heart
sick, yet the fact that ''hope springs
eternal in the human breast,
never had a more beautiful and
stronger illustration than in the at
tempted murder of our President.
II hope he will get well, was the
universal exclamation offifty millions
people, when they heard the news OF
Guiteau's infamous attempt. Had
there been no hope of his recovery,
not only our own country but the
whole civilized world would have
been filled with a deep and sorrowful
gloom. Well did Goldsmith write:
'Hope, like the glimmeriug taper's light,
Adorns and cheers the way;
And still, as darker grows the night,
Emits a brighter raw
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16

One of the last acts of President
Garfield on the evening before the as
sassination was the signing OF the
commission of Col. Carter, Of Louis
lana, to be Minister to Venezuela.
markable career, and is a gentleman
of remarkable attainments He is q
Virginian by birth and has distin-
guished himself as preacher, soldier
and politician. The Colonel served
on the wrong side during the War,
but he has made splendid amends
since. Accepting reconstruction and
becoming an enthusiasticR Republican,
he has done much to aid the colOred
people of his State in their struggle
for elevation. During Senator
Bruce's term in the Senate, the Colo
mel was clerk of one of the Commit
tees of which the Senator was Chair
man, and the Colonel is proud to at
tribute his recent appointment OF
the good offices of Register Bruce.
The good wishes of host of friends
will follow Col Carter to his
new field of labor in volcanic Carrac-
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16
CINCINNATI NEWS.


Random NOtes.--Miss Jennie Gill
more, of Chiliclothe, o., is visiting our
city, the guest of Mrs Hart, of Cutler ST ...
Joe Butler will spend the summer out OH
one of our hill tops .. Miss Ella Taylor, "A
charming young lady of Lexington, KY, is
visiting our city =. :. Charlie Love takes in all
the picnics w Mrs. Gilmore, of Columbus,
o., is visiting friends in the Paris of
America .... Handsome John Gerry is still
among us ...... Mrs. Lee Wilson, of Ritten-
house ST., left Saturday for visit of several
weeks at Yellow Springs ..... Mrs. Cole and
daughter are visiting friends in Green
county. John Bunch has returned from
a pleasant western trip.
Mr.. Greenfield of Memphis, Tenn, was
in our city during the past week. Rumor
says he will soon wed Court St., Belle .....
Mr.. Edgar Watson will leave our city
next week to spend several weeks in the
country ...... Fred Anderson will leave next
week for several weeks visit to Cummins-
vile 49,. Mrs FL. Dixon of Richmond Street
gave an entertainment last Friday eve in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. John Kelly. Among
those present we noticed the following: Miss
Hattie Flowers, Miss Seppie Burnett, Miss
Joe Beatt, Mrs. Gilmore of Columbus O.,
j. G. F. Anderson, II. w. Forte, Fred
Anderson, Chas. Hawkins, Ford Stith,
Horace Olds, Chas. Good and Geo. Stith .
Mr. Geo Reed has returned to our city after
several months visit to KY. Mr.. G. +.
Adams of Louisville was in our city last
week m The gentlemanly Phil. Miller left
Wednesday for Put in Bay w Leroy
Christy is visiting his old home Xenia Ohio
this week 1t is red hot here this week
Mr.. Thomas johnson will remain in the city
this summer ... John Terry is in town.
Terry thinks of going into business soon
...... The Occidental club gave their first
grand picnic Tuesday at Mount Look Out
it was grand affair.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16
wAsHINGCON LETTERS.
Editorial Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, d. c., 13 July, 1881.
The Presidents condition is still
improving and everybody feels hope
full that his life will be spared. The
encouraging news from the sick room,
has had tendency to restore affairs
to their normal condition, and business
in the departments goes on in the
usual way. Now that the President
is again on the sunny side of life, it
may not be out of place to relate
some things that are amusing in even
these trying times. The colored peo-
pie of Washington, Of whom there
are about $4,000, have been very
much affected by the das stardly
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16
Springfield. OhiO..-The Odd ]

Springfield. OhiO,.-The Odd Fell
lows held their festival last Thurs
day had been previously announced.
The hall was densely packed, many staid
until the presentation of the prizes, of
which Mrs. Maggie Reed received the first,
Mrs. Betsy jackson, second, and Mrs. Sarah
Lysles, third. Judge Jno. Miller made the
presentations. Other entertainments than
this were given during the week at private
residences for the pleasure of visitors from
abroad, among which is Miss Britton of
Lexington, KY, Miss Mamie Patterson, of
Greenfield, o., Mr.. III. M. Wilson. of ST.
Louis, and others. Mr.. Z. G. jackson en-
tanned a select few at his residence on North
Yellow Spring street, last Friday evening,
as also did Mrs. j. G. Corbin, of Liberty
street the same evening Next week new
pleasures are to be introduced-the Second
Baptist Sunday-school will picnic at Cold
Springs and on Thursday of the same week,
the Sunday school of the A. Nj. Z. Church
will go to the Soldiers Home, Dayton. Fur
ther on in the month of August we are to
have with us the grand lodges of several
different orders. among which is the Inde-
pendent Sons of Honor. Mr.. ID. H. Rudd
is working like Turk in the interest of
that order But tor the fact that Dams
plug fell in he might be able to take few
dodgers at reasonable prices, place them in
the upper story and save himself few
dimes. Mrs. Braxton and daughter Agnes
are lying very i'll at their residence, corner
of Fair and Mechanics streets, and Miss
Spear of South Charleston has just partially
recovered from severe attack of cholera
mo bus 49,. Mr.. Charles Reynolds is back
from Chicago. Miss M. +. Guy has gone
home to Janesville go. How about that scis-
sor tail coat at the party Friday evening,
Sam'l? ...... Mrs. Clark, of Plum street, died
Tuesday, the funeral took place at the Sec.
ond Baptist Church, Wednesday at 4
o'clock. ...... Don't forget the pic-nics Tues
day at Cold Springs, Thursday at Soldiers
Home .... Don't ba sorrowful, Vivian, she
is coming back again .... The Western Re-
view, and the Sunday News-we mean their
represen.atives-got left Sunday night
How is this, eh2 JARIUs.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16

We are pleased to learn that Rob
ert Bruce Bagby, of our clever neigh
Dor the Leader, has been appointed
to a responsible position in the Treas
ury Department. We know Mr.
Bagby well and cheerfully bear testi-
mony to his high character, as also
to his entire fitness for irresponsible
position to which he has been appoint
ed by Secretary Window. Not doubt
ing that Mr.. Bagby will discharge the
duties of the important public trust
to which he has been called with the
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16

Nothing besides the death of Presi-
dent Garfield would give the infam-
Gus wretch, Guitteau, more infinite
satisfaction than knowledge of the
extensive run his villainous wood
cut features have had in the papers.
The particular wood cut the people
want to see now, is one representing
the scoundrel hanging from the end of
stout rope.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16
Terre Haute News.

Terre Haute News. Charlie
Fauver died ut Mrs. Fauver's Satur-
day at p. m, of sunstroke. He was
buried last Sunday afternoon. Mr. Jethro
Bass and Jethro Fauver, of Sullivan, at
tended the funeral w Miss Carrie Steward
returned home from Vincennes last Satur
day evening. - Mrs. jackson left for her
home in Galesburg, ILL.,, last Saturday. ......
Rev. Mrs. Mitchem is quiteill this week ......
weeks ago...... Mr.. Joseph Jackson and S
w. Stewart are employed as teachers in the
public school for the ensuing year ...... Miss
in few weeks go. Miss Charlotte Blake is
in Charlottesville visiting friends. Miss
Esther Bell of Paris, was over to the funeral
last Sunday. T. AND T.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16

Register Bruce is in receipt of num-
erous letters from colored people in
all sections of the country making
anxious inquiry about the condition
of the President. Many of them are
very pathetic in love, showing the
strong hold the President has on the
affections of colOred people.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16

same fidelity of faithfulness which
has marked his private life in this
community as q valued citizen, the
Sentinel heartily congratulates our
friend Bagby, his race and the public
service.-Indianapolis Sentinel.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16

Lieutenant III. o. Flipper, of the
Tenth Cavalry, the first Negro grad
uate of West Point Military Academy,
has been appointed Judge Advocate
of Court Martial, now i'm session at
Fl. Davis, Texas, by General Augur.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16

Hon. Philip Joseph, editor of the
Mobile Gazette, and one of the lead
ing colored men of Alabama, is prom
inently mentioned as post master at
Mobile. We hope he may be ap-
DOinted.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16

President Garfield is steadily i'm
proving, and the general opinion
among the best physicians is that the
crisis is passed, and that he is on the
high way to recovery. Hundreds of
millions of people are awaiting this
result with anxious hope.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16

The Rev. DIR. Newman, the lead
ing Methodist divine, has had the
good sense to say in a sermon that
there was no providence in the assas-
sination of the President. God, he
says, does not use murderers to ac-
complish his designs. This is good
RELIGION
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16

Rev. H. r. Revels, ex-U. S. Sena
tor from Mississippi, has been elected
Presiding Elder, of the Jackson
Miss Circuit, by the M. E. Church
Conference. He recently declined
the editorship of the New Orleans
Christian Advocate.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16

The ways of the newspaper men
are devious and at times hard to
travel e. g. The editors of the Item,
of Washington, d. c., were ain hoe"
two or three days last week on a
charge of criminal libel.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16

r B. Bagby, Esq, of the Indianap-
oils Leader, arrived here Thursday
night, the guest of Register Bruce,
eO9 M street n. w. He will be ten
dered position in the Treasury De-
Observation-Disclosures, Washington,
II ~
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16

Robert Bell, colored man over
eighty years of age, died at West
Minister. Md, Monday, with owe
$500. 900 insurance on his life.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16

We are firmly convinced that the
only proper treatment for the assas-
sin is to make him Giteauver scat
fold and take an elevated tumble.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16

John Surratt and DIR. Mudd are
the only survivors of -he gang of
ruffians who plotted the assassination
of President Lincoln
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16
INDIANAPOLIS LEADER.

Hon. w. S. Cuney, of Texas, has
declined the appointment of Consul
to San Domingo.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16

Urbana.-There was a good attend
ance of both delegates and visitors at the
Sunday-school Institute, held here Wendes-
day, Thursday and Friday of last week.
The exercises throughout were instructive
and interesting. The next session will be
held in Lima, Ohio, the first week in July.
1881, lasting two days. The officers for the
ensuing year are President. Rev. John Cole
man, Xenia, Vice President, Rev. Z. 4.
Knox, Hamilton, and Miss Tillie r. Bunch,
Walnut Hills. Sec'y, w. o. Bowles. Urbana,
Treasurer, Rev. w. H. Coleman, Lima;
Board of managers, Rev. w. L. Maxwell,
Dayton, Rev. w. j. johnson, Cambridge,
and Rev. j M. Ross, Troy. Ex-president,
Rev. P. Tolliver, was elected general lee
turer, and Rev. w. H. Coleman was elected
delegate to the Ohio State Sunday-school
Convention.
INSTITUTE NOTES.
All the subjects discussed were thor
oughly practical .... In discussing the
question "Wha is Success in Sunday-school
Work." Rev. P. Aston, of Oxford, won
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16

1st. fine square J. & G. Fischer Piano
bought of d. HI. Baldwin Co., "a & SO
N. Pennsylvania ST., list price. $500 "
I'd One of Mccormick q Combined Self
RakinR Reapers and Mowers, l67 and
l6s E. Washington St, worth ...... ...... l7O OC
Sd. An elegant Silver Tea Set and Urn,
bought of Bingham, Walk & Mayhem,
IL E. Washing ton st. worth l25 W
chine, worth .....'.... - 80 90
9th. A fine Ladies' Gold Watch, worth. rs %
9Th. fine Friction Band Sulky Plow, 90 90
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16

7th. An elegant Writing Desk, Worth.
Sth. A handsome Gents Easy Chair,
made by Sander d Recker, los and LOO
h. Washington St., worth ...... ...............
9Th. A Gentleman's Full Dress Suit,
WOrtu-......
10th. A Champion Monitor Kitchen
stove, with complete outfit, the best
In the market, kept for sale by I. l..
Frankem, "a F. Washington St, worth
lIth. An Iron Beam PlOw, worth...........
18th. A complete set of Charles Dickens
Works, worth.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-12-08
AN UNHUNG PICTURE.

only landscape, beautiful with the grace of a
And bright with the glow OF the sunshine over
the lawn at play.
An old house, sheltered and guarded by many Il
stately tree,
Whose leaves with the summer breezes are nut
tering merrtly.
White daisies cover the greensward, and golden
buttercups lie,
Where clover blossoms are growing under the
azure sky.
There are bees in the fields and pastures, and
butterflies on the wing,
And many nest in the tree-tops, where blrdlings
are learning to sing.
There's a meadow slope in the distance, where
COWS are browsing all day,
And brook through ferns and wild grasses msr-
rly coursng its way.
Think not mg picture was painted for silent gal
lery walls,
Where only through guarded windows the sun
light charity falls.
All, no! for I stand in the doorway and breathe
the free fragrant air,
And hark 70 the sweet sounds of nature while
viewing nay picture SO fair.
Its beauty can never be bounded by frame OF ehon
or gold,
And the scenes so gladstone TO look at never grow
weary or old.
Thus cherish the beautiful picture which Nature
painted for me,
And my life will borrow the sunshine II scatters
So joyously