The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-07-06

There seems to be no longer any
doubt that three more pyramids have beer
opened in Egypt M. Maspero, NJ Marietta
successor says that the texts of the newly opened
pyramids will revolutionize Egyptology. Ii
what direction the revolution is to tend is no
disclosed. The excavations are going on con
stantly.
About three months since a revival
commenced in Roberts Park Methodist church
Indianapolis, under the preaching of the boy
evangelist, Rev. Thomas Harrison, which has
caused widespread attention and not little
criticism. AT a meeting of the Ministerial AS.
sociatlon OF that city last week the total number
OF conversions was reported at about 1900. In
Roberts Park the number of conversions is
reported to be 1859, and hundreds are unable
70 gam Abundance to the meetings. Sixteen
churches are now open to revival work, and the
use OF all the theatres has been rendered for
Sunday Standardization at Work.
The Commencement of the New
York University was held June 23d, at the
Academy of Music. The Christian IrteLLiqencer
gives the following statistics of the graduating
class. ee
The weight of the graduating class ranges
from lis to lS2, average height 5 feet nine
inches age ranges from Is to "a years
months Fifteen of the 81 are church members !;
10 are total abstainers, and II do not use to-
bacco in any form. There is Democrat, In
dependents, Stalwarts, and the others are
Half breeds. Six will study law, theology. 2
medicine, while four expect to 90 into business.
There is ! stenographer, phrenologist, l Jour
nalist. Eight are Psi Upsilons, 5 Delta P6is 5
Delta Upsilons, and neutrals. One man has
full beard, 2 have side whiskers with apollo.
getic mustaches, 3 have side whiskers without
the apology.
-REMARKABLE INTERNATIONALLY
of h. r
furnishes information that there arrived in the
customs districts of Baltimore, Boston. Detroit.
Huron, Key West, Minnesota, New Bedford.
New Orleans, New York Passamaouoddy. Phil
adelphia, and San Francisco. during the month
ended May 81, 1881, 122,999 passengers, of
whom il7.4S2 were immigrants, 3,447 citizens
of the United States returned from abroad. and
2,07O aliens not intending to remain in the
United States. Ofthe total number of immigrants
there arrived from England and Wales, 10. 700:
Ireland, 1879; Scotland, 2,275; Austria. g.
574; Belgium, 1877; Denmark, 5000; France.
GAO; Germany, 34.310; Hungary, AIS; Italy.
l'7S3 Netherlands, $500; Norway, 6,sl2; Po-
land' Sl3 Russia. 45l; Sweden, 1888; Swift
erland, oil; China, 405; Dominion of Can
ada, II, AIS; and from all other countries 9l6.
The number of immigrants arrived in the above
med districts during the eleven months ended
May 81, 1881, was as follows: From Germany,
ITO .3O6; Dominion of Canada, 1lO,611; Eng
land and Wales, 57.S61 Ireland, 81 500; Scot
land l2,62S; China, 7,443; and from all other
countries, 1873. 649-total, 564, 294.
-FACTs ABOUT CHURCHES AND CHRIS
TIAN WoRK.-A writer in attendance. upon the
late General Assembly of the Free Church of
ecotiand speaks OF remarkable feature. which
hrst strikes all visitors and which he designates
IN theatrical phrase as the gods" The Assem-
bly, sits in sort of pit, with galleries all
around, the one in front of the Moderator
gradually rising to the very roof with a sea of
eager faces looking down on the proceedings.
one part OF this is occupied by students, who
are really masters of the situation" They
cheer or hiss members, as they enter Tbeyy
follow the debates with the most noisy and en-
phatlc demonstrations of approval or dis.
pleasure. They have their fugleman. both for
the cheering and the Kissing Most of them
are mere boys. Being the partisans of Prof
robertson Smith, they of course use their priv
lege vigorously on his side; and thence the i'm
preston has gone abroad that the public" are
on the same side, and are making all this up.
roar. There is certainly no other deliberative
body in the world which would tolerate This
outrage of what has been termed a "howling
mob"
The same writer speaks of the demeanor of
Prof. Smith as in very unfavorable contrast to
that of Principal Rainy, the Moderator which
has been throughout exceedingly beautiful
and noble, even when assailed by the Profess r
Inc appearances of the latter, or of his friends
did not strike the writer as being either high
toned or noble" His speeches were enthusiast
tlcally hailed by " the lads in the gallery" but
" the 9uietness of the staid and thoughtful of
the audience was very significant" " He stands
before his audience laying down the law, his
arm swinging from his elbow, in a thin voice
dogmatlcally asserting" "His princ,pal SIM
Porters are certainly able men, but with com
Portable opinion of their own superiority and a
considerable contempt forthe pr0fanum ouIq,ts. !"
Christian TofeIlioeocer