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

and Rev. DIR. Elbridge Mix, of Orange, n. j.,
sailed for Europe last week.
The American Spiritual Alliance
has been incorporated in New York. Its OBJ
iect is "to develop spiritual science and true
spiritual religion.
The principal lighthouses on the
French coast will soon be lighted by electricity
and provided with powerful steam trumpets for
fog signals.
Prince Bismark is said never to go
to the opera, the theatre, or an art exhibition.
His whole life is given to business and to poll
tics, and none but politicians are seen at his
house.
Isaac w. Lucy, known as the Colo
RADIO cattle king through his immense herds in
that State and in New Mexico, was murdered
recently by an employee to whom he had re-
fused to lend BIZ.
From the recent census taken of the
population of Cyprus, it appears that the total
number of the inhabitants of the island is 1885,
700.
There have been three hundred and
seventy three divorce suits brought in Henne-
pin county, Mimi, in the last ten years which
is about one In fourteen of the marriages Two
hundred and eighty nine were granted.
DIR. Sheldon Jackson is about to visit
again the Presbyterian missions in Alaska, tax
ing with him saw mill for Hydah The four
central points of the mission are Fort Wrangel,
'Sitka, Chilcats, and Hydah.
MIR. Moody invites those who wish
to spend the month Of August in Bible study to
gather at Northfeld Mass He will be assisted
in the Bibe-meetihgs by Dr. Andrew Bonar, of
Scotland.
Over 500, 1000 copies of the revised
New Testament have been sold in PHILADELPHIA
The pulpit and press, with few exceptions, de
clare 1t an Improvement on the present author
lied version.
The International Convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association will be held
IN Exeter Hall. London, from July 80 to August
o. inclusive. The American delegates are ex-
pected to sail July Is.
AT Chicago at the meeting of the
American Missionary Society, Mr.. A. H. Clapp.
of New York, treasurer, presented a condensed
statement showing the receipts during 6ftv FIVE
years of S9,O3l.00 in money, of which New
England and New York gave over 100000
In THE SoUTH.-The Methodist
Episcopal Church, South. reports 1878 travel
ling preachers, gain of 49, and S37 S31 mem
bers, a gain'of 1885. Of these members oS1
are coloredi and 1881 are Indians. The collec
ton for missions amounted to 1852, 1852. an in
crease of $23,04S. The largest Conference is
the Virginia, which has 5706S members 1S9
travelling, 10 superannuated, and 173 local
preachers.
WELSH CALvINIsTIc METHoDIsTs.
The Welsh Calvinistic Methodist General AS
sembly has Just closed its session in LIVERPOOL.
According to the statistical report. thew have
Societies 1,l47; chapels 1,l34; ordained min
listers, 600; deacons, 4262; communicates. IFS
919; Sunday scholars, 1898 adherents in
every way, 276,lS9. Increase is reported in
every item.
Key. Joseph Cook is now in Ger
many. From the continent he goes to Aus
tralla, and from thence returns home His lee
turing tour n Great Britain was one of con-
tinual triumph, and the size and enthusiasm of
nis audiences were not less than in the United
'S[ates' He preached for DIR. Andrew Bonar,
Mr. Spurgeon, and others, and the public break
1asts gwen him were many.
Some aspiring author wrote to the
DUKE OF Wellington for permission to dedicate
volume OF poems to him. The Duke replied that
ne had made it rule to have nothing dedica
Tea 10 him, and had kept it in every instance,
though he had been Chancellor of the University
OF oxford, and IN other situations much erposed
10 authors"
The report of the tobacco product of
the United States for the census wears 1880 and
1870 shows an apparent increase in production
OF eighty per cent during the decade. The pro-
d9Gt IN 1870 was 262,735, 34r pounds, and that
OF 1880 ,473, lO7, 573 pounds. A curious fact in
TINS connection is that there was higher av-
erage per acre in the Northern than in the Soutb-
ern States, which would have been regarded as
an anomaly some years ago.
The Roman Catholics of the British
Isles gave to Foreign Missions in 1879. $40. $50.
frotestants Of same land and year, and for same
purpose, S5392.630 Roman Catholics in the
United States gave for Foreign Missions in
1919 $4,000. Protestants of the United States
618. Y-'Ao'
The English House of Commons has
declared in favor of local option" The tenn
Perance party In Great Britain, which is steadi-
~ growing seems to have the good fortune In
possess, In Sir Wilfred Lawson, a leader of rare
wisdom, OF imperturbable good temper, and of
steady purpose, who gains points and holds
tnem' and Is leading his party on to victory.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor every wear
pays the expenses Of the trip westward Of one
hundred homeless children, selected by the New
York Children's Aid Society. And not onlv
tnat for she gives each boy or girl suitable
outfit to start on. Such investments tell not
only In the present but also in the future. and
are made for eternity as we'll as for time
The Yorktown centennial commits
SION formally accepted model for the the monu
!nent proposed to commemorate the victory and
Its centennial calehrafion Tha roo.n~.a.1.