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Joyfulness and Usefulness.

Above all things, see to it that your
souls are happy in the Lord. Other
things may press upon you; the Lord
work even may have urgent claims upon
your attention, but deliberately repeat,
it is of supreme, paramount i'm portance
that you should seek, above all other
things. to have your souls truly happy in
God himself. Day by day seek to make
this the most important business of your
life. This has been my firm and settled
conviction for the last five and thirty
years. For the first four years after my
conversion, knew not its vast impor-
lance; but now, after much experience
| especially commend this point to the
notice of my younger brothers and sis
tiers in Christ. The secret of all true
effectual service is JOY in God, and having
experimental acquaintance and fellow
ship with God himself. But in what way
shall we attain to this settled happiness
of soul? How shall we learn to enjoy
God? how obtain such an all-sufficient,
soul-satisfying portion of him as shall en-
able us to let 60 the things this world,
as vain and worthless in comparison? l
answer, this happiness is to be obtained
through the study of the Holy Scriptures.
God has therein revealed himself unto us
in the face of Jesus Christ. In the Scrip,
lures, by the power of the Holy Ghost, he
makes himself known to our souls. Re-
member, it is not God of our thoughts
or our own imaginations that we need to
be acquainted with but the God of the
Bible, our Father, who has given the
blessed Jesus to die for us. Him should
we seek intimately to know, according to
the revelation he has made of himself in
his own precious Word.-Rev. Geo. Mul-
Za,
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Recent Publications.

MODERATION VS.. TOTAL ABSTINENCE or. DR.
crosby and his Reviews. New York: The
National Temperance Society and Publica-
ton House, 81 Reade Street. 1881.
THE PREACHERS CABINET A Handbook of H.
instrations. Published by Rev. Edward P.
IhWing author of Outdoor Life in Europe"
Drill Book in Vocal Culture" &c. Second
Series. New York: l. K. Funk & Co.. pub
fishers, 10 and IL Dey Street. Price % cts.
DIARY OF MINISTER'S WIFE. Bv Almed;a NJ
Brown. The Standard Series, No. So. Price
10 cents. New York l. K. Funk & Co., pub
fishers.
STANDARD HYMNS with Historical Notes of their
Authors. Compiled by Rev Edward P.
1hwing Professor of Vocal Culture, Brook
lyn, N Y. New York: 1. K. Funk & Co.,
publisher.
CULTURE AND RELIGION By Principal ]. C.
Sharp. Standard Series, No. So l. X. Funk
d Co, publishers, 10 and II Dey Street New
York.
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW for January. Con
tents:
The Progress of Shi building in England
Plato as a Reformer; The Early History of
Charles James Fox The Irish Land Question
The Science of History Afghanistan Bime.
talllsm and the Finances of India; India and
Our Colonial Empire; Contemporary Lltera-
ture.
The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, Al
Barclay Street, New York.
SOUTHERN H1sroR1cAL SOCIETY PAPERS for
February. Rev. j. William Jones, D. D., Secre-
tary, Richmond, Va. Subscription, SO per year
Contents:
Concentration before Shiloh Battle of Tay-
lor's Ridge Battle of Ringold Gap; History of
Lanes N. G. Brigade; Battle of Monocacy and
advance on Washington Proof that Lieutenant
Meigs, of Sheridan's Staff, was killed in fair
combat; Engagement near Aide. 18th of June,
1853; Exploit of Torpedo Boat st. Patrick
Battle of Hatchers Run Col John B. Bald
wins interview with Mr.. Lincoln Letter from
Col. Keatley, of Iowa "reminiscences of Army
Northern Virginia, by ]. VIM. Jones, etc, etc.,
etc.
THE SOUTHERN PLANTER AND FARMER for
March. Devoted to Agriculture, Live Stock,
and Rural Affairs. Subscription, 81 per annu1n.
Contents:
Upland ice; Farmers Leaks and the Remedy
First American Glass Company; Dat Culture IN
Georgia; Ensage and Rotation for Light
Lands Useful and Noxous Plants; The Hog
improved to Death; Live Stock Department;
Brevities etc, etc. etc.
AN ADDRESS at the Reopening of Pardee Hall,
Lafayette College, November so, 1880, by Fran
CHS A. March, LID. Professor of the English
Language and of Comparative Philology in La
fayette College.
The SAMARITAN for March New York
a. N. Bell, A. NJ, M. D., Editor.
CATALOGUE of the University of Rochester for
18S0-81.
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dent as eminent as some of these?
st. Andrews, too, has had among it's
teachers some of the ablest of Professors,
e. g., Sir David Brewster, Principal
Forbes, Principal Sharp, and Professors
jackson, Duncan, Terrier, Spalding, and
DR.. John Reid.
The circumstance that the attendance
at st. Andrews is comparatively small, is
advantageous to the students. They in
consequence are better known to and
looked after by the Professors, and are
far oftener called upon to recite.
1 Crude taking up so much of your
room, but he is poor student who does
not feel aggrieved when the university at
which he has principally studied is set
forth to disadvantage; and the writer of
this article happens to be not only a
graduate of st. Andrews but son of one
of its quondam Professors who was long
its father; and the grandson of one of it's
distinguished Principals.
1 am sirs, your obedient servant,
ARTIUM MAGIsTER.
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For the Central Presbyterian.
To the Members of Lexington
PreSbytery.

when thou vowest a vow unto God, defer
not to pay lt."-Eccle. v: T.
On the record book Of Lexington Pres
terry OF date April %, 1870, is the follow
ing resolution:
Whereas one of the brethren who has gone
forth to the foreign field is our beloved brother
and fellow Presbyter, the Rev. M. II. Houston !;
therefore,
Resolved. That we pledge the General Assem-
bly,,s Committee of Foreign Missions that we
will provide for his full maintenance in the field
to which he has been assigned
The Presbytery of Lexington had IL
censed him, and by prayer and the lay
ing on of hands had ordained him to the
work of the gospel ministry They knew
him and loved him-they knew his fit
ness for the work and his full self-conse-
Grafton to it-they doubted not that the
Master had called him to this special
work, and they claimed the privilege OF
supporting him.
Thus was the young missionary sent
for b by Lexington Presbytery. All that
had been expected from him of labor and
usefulness, and more, had been fulfilled.
But worn and well nigh spent he was
compelled to return, if perchance the
breath of his native mountain air might
quicken afresh the failing current his
blood. Pale and with the solemnity OF
an almost dying man, he presented him
self to his mother. Presbytery to give an
account of his work and to plead for mis-
sions. The Presbytery thus responded
to her ever beloved and now well-proyed
son.
RESOLVED, l. That it gives us great pleasure to
see him again among us after an absence OF
seven years of missionary labor in China, and
that we will not cease to pray that his health
may he restored thoroughly.
z That Presbytery reiterates the pledge made
to. Mr. Houston when he proposed to go abroad
that our churches will supply whatever may be
necessary for his support, and that the ministers
be directed to call the attention of the people to
the pledge as originally given and now reitera
ted"
Mr.. Houston's health has, by God s
good providence in answer to the PRAYERS
of Gods people, been restored. He has
1T IN his heart to return to the work to
which he consecrated his life. The Com
mittee have not the means to furnish his
outfit.
Now is before the Presbytery of Lex
ington the precise time for redeeming the
pledge solemnly given, and solemnly re-
iterated to the Assembly's Committee
and to Mr.. Houston personally. And
the attention of the people oug ht to be
called to it.
" Now therefore perform the doing of it, that
as there was readiness to will, SO there NAV be
performance also."-2 Cor. viii IL.
L.C.
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The Pronunciation of GU"

Ninety-nine out of every hundred
Northerners will say institoot instead of
institute, dooty for duty-a perfect
rhyme to the word beauty. They will
call new and news, moo and noos, and 50
on through the dozens and hundreds of
similar words. Not dictionary in the
English language authorizes this. In
student and stupid the gu" has the same
sound as in stupid, and should not be
pronounced stoodent or stoopid, as so
many teachers are in the habit Of sound
ing them. If it is vulgarism to call a
door doah, as we all admit, isn't it as
much OF a vulgarism to call newspaper
noospaPer2 One vulgarisn is North
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A Hoarse Preacher.

A merchant was hurrying one stormy
morning through strange city, ponder
ing on late heavy losses, when his atten-
ton was arrested by a hoarse voice,
Matches, fine matches, two boxes for a
fpl' He turned and saw on the street
corner, before a little stand, an aged
negro bracing himself against the wind.
His hair was as white as the snow falling
at his feet, but he had so good, pleasant
a face that the strangers sympathy was
touched, and he stopped to buy matches.
While passing over the change, he kindly
inquired of the old man whether the cold
did not prove too hard for him. He re-
piled, with the courtesy peculiar to the
better class of his race. that he was quite
used to it, having gained his living for
many years by selling matches. Certain
days of the week he sold on Arch street,
others at his present stand He named
the street and number of the house in
which he had lived seventeen wears.
The gentleman, who for many years had
sought his own consolation in a divine
providence, could not pass on without
expressing hope that the poor old man
had something beyond this world to
cheer him. His whole countenance
lighted up. as he answered that he
habitat his trust was in Jesus Christ.
and he was sure of everlasting rest and
happiness, as soon as his little toll here
was ended. He smiled as he added, in
the same husky tone, Only few days
more, sir"
AS the merchant went on his way, a
change passed over him. His harassine
cares vanished. AS Christian he had
wished to instruct a poor neglected child
OF want, but he had taken away more
than he gave. The lesson of content
ment and assured faith buoyed him up
when far away. He could see with q
brighter eye the peace and 10y awaiting
him in the eternal home; and often he re.
peated to himself, "Only few dave
more, only few days more. "-Christian
LateLlSgencer.
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For the Central Presbyterian.
MoNGAUP VALLEY, March l

MoNGAUP VALLEY, March l, 81.
MesSrS. Ed1torS,-In your last issue
you represent the universities of st. An
drews and Edinburgh as at 1.-the opposite
poles OF success, because the former has
30 students fewer than it had in 1870,
whereas Edinburgh has since that date
nearly doubled It's numbers. 1 am not
surprised to hear that at this moment the
attendance at ST. Andrews should be less
than usual; as lately there was a fearful
hubbub there owing to the Senator's hay
ing forbidden the students to keep Kate
Kennedy's day. They published carica-
lures OF the Senators Of the most anus
ing kind, and SO conducted themselves
that the Principal was drawn into max
ing foolish attempt to prosecute them
before the courts Of law. This trouble.
however, will soon be forgotten, and like
the barrow which has been drawn back
little to be propelled with more force,
old st. Leonard and ST. Salvatore will
again maintain their popularity.
10 Americans it may seem that Edin-
burgh must be very much before st. An
drews, seeing it has nearly three thousand
students whilst st. Andrews has merely
one hundred and fifty. But when it is
explained that Edinburgh has tffty times
the population Of st. Andrews, deal OF
surprise will pass away. st. Andrews
has some 200 inhabitants whereas Edin-
burgh has 100000 If Edinburgh had
students in proportion to its inhabitants.
as compared with St. Andrews, instead of
3,OOO 1t should have 1900, or more than
double of what it has now. The success
OF universities should rather be tested bv
the number of eminent students thew have
sent forth, than by the numbers attend
ing them, and where will the alumni of
Edinburgh be when such test is applied ?
Has Edinburgh sent out fifty times as
many eminent men as st. Andrews? Has
it sent forth fifty Chalmerses, Duffs, John
Goodsers, Sir John L., Professor
u, Admirable Crichtons, etc, etc. {?
When did it ever send forth single stu
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unto the Lord the glory due unto His
name; bring an offering and come into
His courts" Bring ye all the tithes
into the storehouse, that there may be
meat in mine house, and prove me now,
herewith, saith the Lord, if 1 will not
open you the windows of heaven and pour
you out a blessing that there shall not be
room enough to receive it. Is God true
Is He worth proving? The early Chris
tians thought so
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ern and the other Southern, that is the
only difference. When the London Punch
wishes to burlesque the pronunciation of
servants, it makes them call the duke
the dooke, the tutor the tooter, and a
tube toob. You never find the best
Northern speakers, such as Wendell
Phillips, George William Curtis, Emer-
son, Holmes, and men of that class say
ing moo for new, Toosday for Tuesday,
avenoo for avenue, or. calling a dupe
doop.
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PROGREAS or TME WORLDS FAIR.
Congress 10 be Asked TO "SmbsIdIze" the
Commission and Grant II special
prlvllRRaa

COugf eSS 10 be ASKED 10 "SmbsIdIEe" the
Commission and Grant II special
Privileges.
NEw YoRK, January 1.-THE Worlds
Fair Commission to-day adopted those
sections Of the report Of the executive
committee recommending an appliCa.
ton to Congress for additional financial
assistance and requesting Congress to
admit foreign goods free OF duty, and to
constitute the exhibition building
bonded warehouse.
The final section oithe report Of the execu.
tive committee recommending an amend
ment TO the bylaws, that the responsi
bllity OF the commissioners may be more
equally divided and that q permanent
executive committee OF fltty commissioners
De elected, gave rise 10 much discussion.
Ex.Mayor Cooper took the floor in an.
'agogism to the proposition. lie wanted
those who paid money to have some say
as to how II should be spent.
Governor Crawford, OF Kansas, ex.
pressed establishment at the objection
urged sgalnst the bill which had incor.
pOtAed this commission. This bill had
received the unanimous approval Of Con.
Eress the Legislature OF the State OF New
York and the Common Council Of the
City Of New York. He was grieved and
Astonished that alter various States had
sent their commissioners thousands Of
miles in the depth OF winter, through
Vreat snow drifts aud storms, to Join New
York In carrying through this great and
grahd enterprise, that ex.Mayor Of New
York Cooper should now interpose objec.
tions, which objections, II sustained,
would render the exhibition an impossi.
billty In 1883. az It would be impossible to
obtain any Congressional enactment In
time. Mayor Cooper welcomed this com.
mission, and pledged the support Of the
city, and he could not understand how the
metropolitan City Of New York could re.
fuse 10 do It's duty because a lew men
men chose 10 hold back. II the gentle.
man did not like the commission he could
resign. There were plenty Of others who
would come In and take an interest in
and help the enterprise, and remove these
distractions and prejudiCes.
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DETROIT, January 1.-THE store and
stock Of groceries, &C., Of ]. Z. Andrews &
Co., at Climax, Kalamazoo county, wern
blown all to pieces last evening by The tx.
plosion oil 100 pounds Of powder.
Twelve persons were blurred, nine very
badly. The losa m the building Is 81 600,
and on stock So 600 The clerk was weigh.
Ing out some powder Tor a customer, " her
by by some unaCcoun able accident the
powder became ignilGd aud the explosion
followed. II Ia miracle thai nobody was
killed Outright.
Chas. Gould, Clerk, John shsGer,
the customer who had bought the poV der,
and VIM Vanvalkenbhtg, lsbOfer, who
we're standing by, we're so badly injured
that they will probably die.
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AT THE CAPITAL.
GOVERNMENTAL AND GENERAL AZ
FAlRH OF INTEREsT.
Ditch Done Fer - Senator
KeIIogs's 'Rse-spFInEeF's Reaper
IIOnment Scheme Not BIAmAbIe on
the DemOcrAcy-DOInEs In Both
Houses OF Congress, Etc.
SEN ATE.

WAsnESdToN, January ll.-Mr. Win
dom, from the Committee on Appropria-
tons, reported with one trraIng amend
mentthe Military Academy appropriation
bill, Placed ON the calendar.
Mr.. Maxsy, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported with an amend.
ment the bill for the relief OF Brigadier
General o, @. Ord.
Mr., Bsyard, from the COMMITTEES on
Finance, reported IavOrably the House
bill to amend q section OF the Revised
Statutes so as to Authorizs a charge Ter
melting or refining bullion when at or
above standard,
Mr. Cameron, Of Peunsylvania, from
the Military Committee, reported adverse.
ly the bill 10 reorgSnize and discipline the
militia OF the United States, and its fur
ther consideration was indefinitely post.
poned.
The District tramp act, for the punish.
ment ot vaRrancy, was then taken up and
discussed upon pending amendments.
The bill was finally laid aside without
action, and the Senate took up the bill for
the relief of Ben. HSlladay..
Mr., Mcpherson opposed the bill, claim.
ing that 1t ought to be 90 amended as to
embrace other than actual damages, lie
felt disposed to leave the claimant TO the
generosity Of the Republican side when 1t
shall come into power.
Mr., Conkling-Will that be on the 9th
Of March?
Mr.. McPherson-From all we hear and
read, We may infer that the time will soon
arrive,
Alter considerable discussion Mr.. Cock.
rell on leave, submitted resolution
which was agreed to, calling on the Post.
master General for copies Of all con.
tracts, orders, charges, correspondence,
proceedings and actions concerning the
carrying OF mails across the continent be-
tween the January let, 1857 and 1867, on
what was commonly called "The Overland
Route" also for all information In tho
books Ol the Department Of the payment,
increase OF payments and full amounts
paid on account OF such contracts, services
and charges, including extra compensa
ton.
Mr.. Conkllng said the hostility Of tho
Democratic Congress and OF the Demo.
cratic platforms TO the Halladay case had
been manifested 10 the delay which kept
man with An honest claim dangling before
Congress for years. lie desired now to
inquire whether the purpose oil the reso
luton was to afford pretext for still fur
ther delay,
Mr.. Cockrell dlsclaimed any such pur'
pose.
Pending the debate the Senate ad.
journed. .aH..
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CLEVELAND, o., January liza delega.
ton oil prominent coloted men from
Alabama waited on General Garfield this
evening at the residence Of WIN. Edwards,
George W. Btaxdell, Of Taladega, and
l. +. N. Watkins, Of Couftland, addressed
the General, setting forth Ike condition
Of the colorsd neople In the South, their
lack Of education, etc, and asking that
the coming administration will d. what II
can 10 aid In educating the blacks. Gen,
Garfield responded that the eduCatol /
Of their children was the foremost duty
u all American people and assuring them
that what could be- done would not fail.
He urged them TO avoid raising a color
line and not 10 separate themseVe as a
class from the mass Of citizens.
Tonight a banquet was given at lhH
residence Of WIN. Edwards In honor oil
General Garfield. Among those present
we're Governor Foster and Hon. II. d
Payne,
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ArRocloUs CRUEL,T no CHILDREN.


Hut wheeling People who Have Seen
The Performance Won't believe II.
NRw YORK, January liza case Of some
interest Is pending before Mayor Grace,
who Ia considering an application Of Mr..
@. L. A. McGeachy, manager Of the
"Grand 1nfanta," an opera troupe consist.
ing Of one hundred children ranging In
age from six to sixteen years, for per.
mission 10 play in New York City,
The SO called Society Tor the Prevention
OF Cruelty to Children: threatened MIR. Nc
Gsachy with prosecution under the statute
II he went OH with his show, and to settle
the matter he made the application reier
red to. The theatrical people are taking a
deep interest In the matter, intending to
make Of 1t test case. The manager IL
represented by ex Judges Fullerton and
Fellows, and tho Society by President
Gerry.
Mr.. MCGssChy was the organizer Of
Haverley's Juvenile Plnatore troupe,
which achieved success under his manage,
ment last year, and the mooted exhibition
Ia similar, though on a larger scale.
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CHINESE LErTER TORGERY.
An Open Letter to Charlsu A. Dana

An Open Letter 10 ChnFLFh n. nAnA.
NRw YoRE, January l0-In continuR.
ton OF It's series OF publications proving
that the Morsy Chinese letter was a
forgery, Truth publishes an open letter to
Charles A. Dana, editor Of tho Sun, in
which it will say: "SevsrAl days before
the forged Morey letter was published by
Truth, and before any attaChe Of Truth was
aware Of its existence, it was in your pos
session, and you then knew It was Iorg.
cry, Do not misunderstood US. We
make no charge OF wrongful conduct
against you, II does not follow because the
letter was in your possession, nor be.
cause you were then informed and knew
oil its spurious character that your action
was culpable, One OF your counsel has
already stated that the forged Morsy letter
was offered to the Sun for publication be.
fore il came to the Truth; that the Sun sub.
mitted 1t to counsel and that counsel ad-
vised against its publication on the ground
that 1t was forgery. We recall, too, a
casual interview between yourself and q
gentleman Of established veraCity, well
known in this city, in the month OF No,
ysmber last, in which you said to him, re-
ferring to the MOrey letter: ut is not
genuine. It's forged. | had 1t several
days before the Truth published
it." We are quite well aware Of
the truth oil the slatemeut made in the
Sua, last week, that you pronounced the
letter forgery as soon as 1t appeared,
You knew u was a forgery because the or.
iginal had been previOusly y in your poSs.
essIoh, under circumstances and accom-.
panied by information which left no room
to doubt irs spurious character, aud you
were thereby enabled to express yourself
accurately upon the point as soon as the
copy In type appeared You are mistaken,
Therefore, in denying that you had the
Morey letter In your possession before ii
came TO truth "
The article closes by calling upon Mr..
Dana to reveal the source from which the
letter came to him, or the parties TO whom
1t was returned,
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New YoRk, January il.-Eu the suit Of
Miss Genevieve Ward against Lester Wal.
lack and Theodore Moss, involving the
title to "Forget me Mo-" Judge Trux said
to-day that the court would make modi.
dcation OF the last order In the case. II
the counsel for the defense wanted an ex.
tension ot twenty-five days they must
have In court tomorrow q bond binding
themselves to pay Miss Ward 81, 900 per
night for every night the play OF Forget
the Not" had been performed, and would
be performed at WallACk's Theatre, the
payment Of damages TO be contingent up.
on the .resut Of the suit now pending.
This would, II Miss Ward wins the suit,
give her about $50 600. The court said the
bond must be executed by II O'Clock 10.
morrow fofeno IN, or the play would have
to be renewed from the stage Of WallaCk'l
forthwith,