The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-10-26

mast gwen me- L will that, where I am thew
also may be with me; that they may behold nv
glory which thou hast given me-"
In Newark, New JERSEY on Sunday
last, an operate performance was given in the
opera House, and dramatic performances were
announces 9 In other places in the city. 1t was
bold defiance flung in the face of tbs m r;s,;or,
people of Newark. The performances wsra
Patronized chiefly by Germans, but some of = a
ieaoing herman citizens made some efforts 70
pr vent the opening of the theatres. Thew were
unsuccessful, Tor the Mayor would not interfere
mere was great indignation felt and expressed
BY the best people Of the city.
The Baptist State Convention of AL
aoama mas to deal with ninety thousand colored
members and seventy-six thousand white mem
pe[s. ana Is naturally much interested in the
welfare OF the former who constitute the ma
lority. Last year it agreed to furnish one half
the support of the Rev. c.. C. Dooth, who has
been engaged in holding institutes for ministers
deacons, and Sunday School teachers. This
year 1t voted " that the movement already made
ior .he eVangellzation of the colored race is a
earnestly address themselves, and that the sams
Snouid be pressed forward. Independent.
-AMUsEMENTs.- Should I 90 to the
eneatie, dance. play cards2 These and similar
questions sometimes require to be answered
Read the following from DIR. Guthrie:
In regard to the lawfuluess of certain pur
sui,s' pleasures and amusements it is impossible
TO lay down any fixed and general rule, but we
may confidently say that wha ever is found to
unnt you Tor religious duties or to in erfere with
the performance of them, whatever dissipates
your mind or cools the fervor of your devot;ons
Whatever lndlsposes you to read your Bibles or
10 engage In prayer, wherever the thought of a
bleeding Saviour or a Holy God, of the hour of
oea5h; or OF the day of Judgment, falls like
coio shaoow on your enjoyment, the pleasures
which you cannot thank God for. on which Won
cannot ask his bl ssing. whose recollections will
haunt dying bed and plant sharp thorns in its
uneasy Plllow-these not for you These
eschew; IN these be not conformed to the world.
but transformed by the renewing of your minds
= Touch not. taste not, handle not Never 90
wnere you cannot ask God to go with you;
never DC found where you would not like death
to ind you; never indulg, In any pleasure
Wnlch Will not bear the mornings reflection.
heep yourselves unspotted from the world not
from Its spots only, but even from its suspicious"
DIR. STUART RoBINsoN's W1LL-We
see it stated that Dr. Robinson's will has been
Probated and that its provisions are as follows:
ID leaves ives to his granddaughter, Lalla Robin
son, $4,000; to his four grandchildren. the
children of Bennett H. Young, SIS, 900; to his
nephew Cha: les Robinson $4,000; to Israel
Robinson, OF Martinsburg, w. ", $500: to the
trustees of Bellewood Seminary, at ANCHORAGE
ny, $1,000; to the Second PRESBYTERIAN church
OF Louisville. 50 900 for the purpose of louida-
ting the bonded debt of the church but mon the
condition that the congregation raise Si0 600
more for the same purpose within two wears
after his death. In the event that before his
death he had not contributed $4,000 towards
building an invalid endowment fund for the
southern Presbyterian Church. he bequeaths
Ihat amount to the trustees of the General
ShNytar a. ~. = To-.
known as the Southern Church. He provides
that the income should be used to SUPPORT in
valid ministers and the families of deceased min
listers, on condition that the General Assembly
would encourage or organize an affort to in
crease the fund to 100000. OF the residue of
ms estate, after the above requests were salts
he'd he devised one-third to his wife. one.tbird
TO his daughter Matte P Robinson, and the
remaining third one half in trust to Bennett IT
Young for the benefit of the testator's DAUGHTER
ly." '''' -''-- 'i'' I'll '''-
According to the Report of Com
missioner Eaton for 187S-79 there are in the
United States Il, 1882, 1855 children of school AGE
OF which number 9,32S,oO3 are enrolled In
SCHOOLS sen S Inc average attendance is only s.
223, 100. The opposition to colored schools in
the South is decreasing, but there is vet oppo.
sitlon TO the establishment of schools in new dis
srlc g. AZ per cent Of the Negro children are en-
rolled but many attend school very irregularly.
90 90. per cent are not enrolled and are wholly
l III Northern societies support most Of
the hlg1 schools for Negroes in the South In
272,6S6 teachers, at wages varying from 1854
In South Carolina to $S646 in Nevada. The
school income for 1879 was $50, 78S, O74 and the
expenditures $78 191 ,522, of which $S.457 1914
went into permanent buildings, apparatus, ETC.,
foooo49 Tor suuPerintendents, and $54,078,32
With l,442 instructors and 4O,O29 students
The business colleges number IA There are
100 kindergartens, with 425 teachers and 7 SD
pupils. There ought to be many more.-Inde