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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-05-11

A LETTER in the Missionary Herald
from Peking gives cheering account of
the work in the Hsien Hsien district.
About year ago one man.. fleeing to
Picking to escape starvation accepted the
truth as it is in Jesus, says Mr.. Ament
the writer, and was baptized with his
family. Returning to his native home
he went vigorously to work, appealing
to his relatives and friends. Only four
visits have been made to this place as yet
by foreign missionaries, and where only
one year ago one man welcomed Mr.
Roberts, there is now village permeated
with Christian sentiment, with church
of over twenty members, and school
attached. A large school-room has been
given them as chapel by rich man
who is not church-member, and here
they hold their meetings. Singing, .,
says Mr.. Ament, sis the speciality in this
company of Christians. Sing they must
and aoiU. If they do not know the pro-
per tune, they make up one for them
selves. If volume of sound, or noise and
energy, are the essentials of good sing
ing, this surely is a success" Here fol-
lows an account of a new man in Christ:
There is one man recently baptized who
deserves more than passing notice. He is an
old man, the father of the first person baptized
in the village Formerly he had been notorious
for his ungovernable temper, and had been a
nuisance in his own family, and almost pest
IN the village. Possessed of a large frame and
powerful voice, no one dare to confront him
when angry. Last spring sudden change
came over him, and he, to the surprise OF all,
applied for baptism and admission to the church
Even his own son warned us against receiving
him, and said that if accepted, he would ruin
the church and impede the further progress of
the gospel in that place. But opposition only
increased the old mans desire. He pleaded so
long and earnestly, read his Bible so diligently,
and seemed so changed in all his ways, that he
was finally admitted. During this last visit,
his zeal for the church has been almost violently
aggressive HI longs for the church's prospect
ty. His sense of sin, also, and consciousness of
the goodness of God in pardoning him, often fill
him with the profoundest humility. Bold for
the truth, he fears most of all lest he should in
any way disgrace his profession. A Chnaman
in tears is a sight which seldom greets mis-
summary eyes, TEARS because OF SIN In MIN and
love in God. But this old man is often so oyer
come by his emotions that he is unable to
speak. He said, 1 can speak of the foreign
pastors grace in leaving his home and land, and
coming to give us the gospel but Of the grace of
Christ in dying for sinners like me / cannot
speak forth my feelings. 1t is too great, too
great and his tears dropped like rain. He was
once possessed of considerable property but
because of his rash and unmanagea5le temper
he became involved in litigations, and his prop
erty all went into the officials hands. He often
says, If had only known the gospel years
ago how much trouble 1 might have saved my
self and my family, and 1 would not have been,
as l am now, almost beggar.'"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-05-11

which, it is true, no longer ask for them.
Sentinel, guard well your saints our
Lady of Lourdes and of Salette, crate pro
oo6as, because a petition is being signed
at this moment to secure pastor and
Protestant church, and this petition al
ready contains more than 200 signatures. I"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-05-11

We LEARN from the Foreign Mission
arg that there are now in India 654 for
eign missionaries, 682 native preachers,
$3.50 native helpers, and 13O,95S com
municants. In 1850 there were in India
and Burmah only 48 native preachers
against 682 in 1880. In the same period
the communicates nave increased seven
fold. 1t is obvious that in India the
Church is growing able to walk alone.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-05-11

In FRANCE the Protestant evangelists
continue to make matters pretty hot for
the Roman Catholics. In lie Signal Re
veillaud's paper of April 10th, we read: :
The work of evangelisation proceeds
well at Amiens" A letter to the editor
from Amiens says: In the evening, at
the meeting on The Intalli6ilty of the
Pope and the authority of Christ, the
church was full; it was estimated that
about 400 persons had to go away for
want of room to accommodate them. >.
A member of the municipal council Gan
old professor of philosophy and a libra
rian of the city, in expressing their felici-
tatic ms on the meeting, illustrated the
kindly disposition which prevails at
Amiens towards Professionalism, and coun-
sells that we should strike while the iron
Is hot
M. Reveillaud has been holding meet
ings in the department of Marie. He
addressed large audiences at Epernay
Troissy, ChAlons-sur-M arne and Vitry-
le-Francois.
AT Epernay the authorities, includ-
ing the sub-prefect, the mayor, the coun-
sellor of the reimbursement, etc., were in
the front rank of auditors, and often
gave the signal for applauding the speak
er. The republican papers, La V6rit6,
of Epernay, lie Progress de la Mor7ae, LIE
Messenger de Vitry, L Independent Of
Marine, published the kindest reports Of
the meetings"
Other meetings are noted in the de-
partment of Aube, in Ardeche, at Nice,
in Corsica etc.
The public feeling in France is illus
trated by an extract from Il Union re-
pu6hcaine Of the department of Eure.
In its issue of April 10th, this journal
says: Behold these good and charitable
priests engaged in war with our NUM-
cipality, because it has offered the Halle
aaSc Grains (the old church of st. john
to spiritual and sympathetic Protestant
meeting which was able to captivate a
numerous auditory, and to make some
proselytes.
They find this idea extravagantl they
forget that this municipality represents a
very respectable number OF electors who
have swept away the old council, the old
mayor, the old counsellor general, etc.,
and who can readily also replace this old
Catholic religion, by no means very apos-
tolic, but chiefly Roman, by new reli-
gion more rational, more French, and less
intolerant.
"Verneuil used to possess seven church
es consecrated to the Catholic religion
to-day only two Of them remain, and it
is notorious that one would be sufficient
for the population, especially in the pre-
sence of the new religion; a great many
people think that it would be wise to
suppress one Of these churches in order
to permit the diocesan authority, which
is in need Of curates, to put them in our
villages which are deprived Of them, but
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-05-11

In 1880, more copies Of the Scriptures
were distributed in Japan than in all the
years, taken together, since the date Of
Commodore Perry's expedition. Nakai,
a Bible-seller in Okayama, recently sold
1000 copies Of the Bible in that city in
one week.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-05-11

THE Christian ot Work asks: What
has become Of the quiet, low-speaking,
orderly boy and girl we used to meet
with ?"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-05-11

GEORGE MULLER is still in this coun-
try He has been preaching to the Ger
mans in Pittsburgh.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-05-11

ITO go back TO the Rev. Moses Smith for
moment, we should Judge that, in religion par
. ticularly, one Of the most damaging sins Of the
day lies in the continued assent to dogmas that
are really dead in the best Christian belief.
We believe that there is nothing more common
among educated Christian men than the convic-
ton that the old opinions concerning the in
spiration Of the Scriptures are unsouud and in
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-30
Hou. q. D. Money and His 1raducersI

Washington dispatches state that
Hon. H. d. Money arrived in that
city on the oath. He at once pro-
ceeded to interview a correspondent,
of the New York Times, who has
repeatedly connected that gentle
mans name with the star route
frauds. Mr.. Money found the cor
respondent in the Postofice Depart.
ment, and denounced the slauderine
scribbler as a liar, a scoundrel and
libeller, and gave him forty-eight
hours to retract his base insinua-
tions, which he did in the New York
Times, as follows: "Your correspon.
dent desires to be just to Money,
and he therefore declares he never
had then mol has now any knowl-
edge of any improper conduct on the
part of NJ. Money in connection
with this contract, and that he did
not intend to create any impression
that he had any" This of course,
is satisfactory to Mr.. Money, who
leaves for New York tonight to in
terview the Herald man.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-30

The demand for labo. still in
creases. The great number Of rail
roads that are in progress through
out the South have drawn labor
away from the farms and planta-
tions, greatly to the detriment OF
the farming community. 1t has
become vexatious and annoying,
and will entail heavy loss upon ag-
riculture unless some steps are ia
ken to fill the places Of laborers who
quit the farms and flock to the
roads. Planters in northern Louis
lana, along the line of the Northern
Pacific railroad. are complaining
loudly of the scarcity of labor, due
to the fact that so many hands
have left them to work on the rail
road. In Georgia the detriment to
planters from this cause has become
so extensive that a mass meeting is
called to take measures to remedy
the evil. Very soon, it Is announ-
ced, work will commence on several
roads in Mississippi, and planters
should adopt measures to gather
their crops should an exodus take
place,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-30

The citizens of Lawrence county
will hold a Mass Meeting at Month
cello, on the 25th of July, 1881, 70.
the purpose of choosing delegates
to the Democratic Conservative
Convention, to assemble at jackson,
on the 3rd of August, 1881; also to
devise and execute such plan or
plans as shall be thought best to
subserve the wishes and welfare OF
good people of that county. The
people of Lawrence generally take a
lively interest in matters political,
and we dare say a rousing meeting
will be held on the day designated.
We are confident that the dele
CATION which goes to the State Con-
vention from Lawrence Will be one
fully representing the wishes Of the
people, and who will carry out
those wishes to the best of their
ability.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-30
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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-30

Th, following Incident OF the battle
Of fredericksburg is well authenticica>
led. IL mas prove that, though the
North and South were at war, q spir't
Of chivaIry did exist among the Sonth>
ern soldiers. On the 10th day OF De-
cember. 1862, the Sixteenth regiment
and three companies OF the Second
battalion of Featherston's Mississippi
brigade posted at the foot OF Mayre
Heights. TO the left OF the plank road
leading from the city toward orange
court.louse, Between them and the
CITY was q lanyard and many outbuild-
ings. Much sbarpshooting was in-
dulged in on both sides, opportunities
being afforded US by squads OF federals.
who in twos and threes kept rapidly
moving from behind extemporyed
shelters to their rear, posted in the city
limits proper. While a squad OF these
we're Drawing our shots one Of them
was seen to drop, while oil his com =.
panions but one, taking advantage oil
our empty rifles, soon got 20 cover be-
hind the houses. This brave fellow,
seeing his comrade fall deliberately
faced about, and, dropping his rifle,
assisted his friend to rise, and together
they slowly sought the rear: As they
moved off . score or more of rifles, in
the excitement of the moment. were
leyelled with deadly intent, but before
a single one could be discharged our
Colonel, Carnot Posey.. commanded
Cease firing! that man is too brave to
be killed" and then. with characteristic
admiration for the brave fellow. we
gave him a hearty cheer, to which he
replied by a graceful wave OF his cap
as he and his comrade passed behind
the protection of an outbuilding. ]
have often thought of this brave act
aud wondered if be escaped a soldiers
death aud lived to become an az
knowledged leader among men.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-30
lnuuu AGYiCc.

Senator Lamar, in a private letter to
a gentleman at Columbus. gives the fol-
lowing sound advice: Select your
legislators with reference to your great
progressive interests. and reiegate every
man to the rear, however ambitious and
talented, if he is not ready and willing
to step TO the front IN all that promises
education, manufacturing, agricultural
and immigrational progress"
The above accounts for the many at
tacks We have recently noticed, by the
bourbon portion of the press, on Sena
tor Lamar. This advice, given by
Mississippi's ablest sou, contains more
good sound Business sense. more patri-
olism, and more politics than all that
the bourbons have enunciated since the
days of their first triumph. and If this
advice is followed as it should be, and
We believe will be, by the people of the
State in the coming canvass, then we
may contidentially hope to see our State
look up; then we will see her at no very
distant day, assume her true place
among her sister States-first in wealth,
population, intelligence, prosperity,
and all other elements that go to make
a nation or a State great and people
happy, prosperous and contented. Let
every mar take this short piece of ad-
vice, and we will soon cease to ;hear the
cry of dull times, or to see Misslssippl's
Sons hunting better homes. II?
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-30

The Choctaws and Chickasaws have
brought on a crisis in regard TO white
Go.journers in Indian Territory. Unit
ed States cavalry has been ordered to
cooperate with the Choctaw militia in
banishing white men and their stock.
Several extensive Texas cattle -raisers
have lomised with the ChIckasaws,
paying for the privilege of grazing for
three weeks more. Three hundred
families of intruders have crossed the
borders in the last ten days, leaving all
their property behind. The Choctaw
forces are encamped at Scullyville,
three hundred strong. Some whites
are bold enough to declare that they
hold genuine permits and will not be
expelled by;force.- VtckSburg Herald.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-30

and sound prosperity, the land Of
corn and cotton, we would commend
the section lying around and shout
Como, Miss. There is something
real and beneficial about it. This
little town, with only a population
of two hundred, ships twelve thou
sand bales OF cotton, aud a mercan-
tile business rroportionateIy large.
The merchants are Sledge Bros,
Wallace IL Cooke, Craig 4 Co,
Dunlap, Poston u Co, and Nc.
Gehee Bros. Como has no equals
for business.
sENAToBIA.
This is the county seat Of the
new county of Tate. 1t is built ex.
clusively of brick, has twenty-five
stores, a live newspaper, the Record,
a municipal government, and ships
about thirteen thousand bales Of
cotton annually. It is a neat
snowy place, and will favorably i'm,
press all visitors. 1t is located in
the most densely populated county
in the State, and is emphatically, q
live town. 1t swears by Taylor fol
Governor. The unfortunate can OBJ.
tain legal advice from Stands 4
Johnson, Oglesby q Taylor, c. L
McClendon or S. F. Massey. Like
Pamela, all the county officials o
Tate are Greenbackers.
MORE ANON.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-30
creenpack Tactics Outlined.

The Secretary of the National Green
back Committee says the G%reenback
members of the next Congress will
stand solialy together on all gu stions.
He says nine members OF the next
House are pledged to meet in Green
back cancus aud determine upon and
carry out Greenback politics. These
nine members counted upon are Ladd
and Murch of Maine; Bramin and
Mosgrove, of Pennsylvania; Rife Hax>
eItine, Burroughs, and Ford. of MIS-
souri,, aud Jones of Texas. The inten-
ton is to get these members in cancus
with th, view of controlling 10 part. at
least, the organization of the next
House. J. Hyatt Smith, of Brooklyn,
will vote with the Republicans that is
positive. 1t is more than probable
that the two Readjuster members from
Virginia, will also vote with the Re-
pnblicans. The G~reenbackers are
sending documents to Maine in the
effort to carry Frye's district.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-30
Profits ofcotton FACTORIES.

If anything we're wanting to encour>
age the b~uj!lins OF cotton factories in
the south, it w,uld be found in the
fact that all those which have been
built aud managed properly, have been
found very profitable. There seems
never TO be Il glut of manufactured
goods upon the market. The Natchez
Cotton Mills, we understand, have al
order for all the goods they can manu>
facture in SIX months, and refused an
engagement for all they could make in
twelve months. Tue whole machinery
of the mill is engaged on a special class
of goods. under u profitable contract for
six months, and we do not doubt that
if the capacity of the mill had been sew
eral times greater than it is now, their
goods would all have been taken under
the same or similar contracts. Match
ez DeH0c. at.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-30
struck bx

We learn that the store belonging to
Black & Son, of Oakland. was struck
aud seriously damaged Ly lightning
last Sunday. A young mar named
Hoar who was lying on a bed at the
time. was seriously hurt by the fluid
which struck the roof by the chimney.
which ia in the centre of the building,
passing through the floor and splitting
open one Of the stills. The lightning in
it's descent ran along the shelving,
melting the solder of a lot Of tinware.
It then played havoc with a lot OF tea.
scattering it promiscously around
missing q keg of powder, which was
near by. If the lightning had struck
il there would probably have been q
serious confiagration. and doing serious
damage as other property adjoins the
store Cofeeuiue STANDARD.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-30
Ex-senator rhurman Decrines.

Ex-senator Thurman Declines.
In a letter dated Paris, May 28th, and
addressed TO his son, ex-senator Allen
q. Thurman positively declines to per
NIT the use Of his name for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor OF Ohio.
Mr.. Thurman says that he has retired
from public life for good and ever, and
that his private affairs need his atten-
ito. He adds: Let the younger men
come TO the front. / would not have
accepted the appointment / now hold
but for my desire tosee Europe, and the
fact that it would be Of short duration.
/ shall always take a deep interest in
politics and do my best for the success
Of the Democratic party. But do moi
want Office. II the Democratic party
act wisely We shall carry every doubtful
State next fall"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-30
Industrial cotton Exposition.

Mai. Z. G. Wall has been appointed
one of the Vice Presidents of the Ex-
position aud we awe been informed
that he will be in attendance during
the greater portion of the time, that is
from Oct. 9TH to December 3lst. He
will carry with him for exhibition
samples from our cotton and wooden
mills, also from our Glass and Fruit
canning factories, and in fact. a sample
of anything that is grown or manu-
featured in Mississippi that will be
likely to attract the attention of stran-
gers and lead to emigration to our
State. If Maj. Wall gets the cooper
ton of our people, Mississippi need
not be ashamed of her showing at the
great Atlanta Exposition Gomez.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-30
Pendleton On Conkling.

Senator Geo. FL. Pendleton, oil
Ohio, was recently in Cincinnati,
and in an interview in reference 20
Conkllng, said: II know that Mr..
Conkling is the most disappointed
man in America, in his failure to Sc
cure a reelection to the Senate. He
is a man Of great ability, but his
influence rested almost wholly upon
the spoils at his disposal. Shorn
of these he loses all power. He con-
fidently expected to be returned
and that with a whirl." As to the
political effect of the Senatorial re-
signations, he was Of the opinion
that "Conkling is gradually losing
| his power in politics because he ID
shorn Of the spoils, and all he can
do in the future, if be is so disposed,
is to injure the Republican party
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-30

"1HE rascalities,' says the World
(which, according to recent devel-
opments at Washington and Alba
ny, the Republicans practice upon
each other in a political way, afford
some basis for estimating how
grossly and by what devices of cor
rupt;on they cheated the Democrats
in 1876 and 1880. No Republican
caucus ought hereafter to be held
except in a DON containing Gusts
of Malone and Sessions, with an
inscription over its portals. With
us the pleasure is as great of being
cheated as to cheat"