The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-07-12

shall increase, rather than diminish in impress.
ing the truths and obligations of Biblical ra
lgion upon the minds of the undergraduates ;
business LETTERS BY TELEGRApH
The latest enterprise in the way of cbean teIe
graphy (about to be inaugurated by the Posta,
Telegraph Company of New York; will he III.
sending OF ordinary business letters by wire. be
tween large cites, at rates that merchants car
afford. The authorized capital is $2l 600 600
OF which 1T is said 100000 has already been
subscribed. 1t is proposed to employ the bar.
monlc system, which allows the transmission NJ
several messages on one wire at the same time
1t is also proposed to have the messages deliv.
cred as drop letters by the mail carriers. A
wire Is now being put from New York to Cbica.
CO. ana 1t Is promised that the system shall be
rapidly extended. If the plan succeeds, it will
create formidable competition to the Western
Union Company.
In the library of the late Mr.. GEORGE
Brinley, of Hartford Conn.,, are volumes of I'D
sermons, the titles of some of which are decided
~ unique They are: The Shutters of Divine
Love" The S iritual Mustard.Pot to make
the Soul Sneeze with Devotion :" q" A Pack Of
Cards to Win Christ" Crumbs of Comfort fol-
Chickens of Grace ;" Sixpennywortb of Divine
Spirits" Baruch's Sore Gently Opened and
the Salve Skilfully Applied :" Some Fine Bis.
cults Baked in the Oven of Charity, Carefully
Conserved for the Chickens of the Church. the
Sparrows OF the Spirit, and the Sweet Swallows
OF ealvat5on A Cluster of Grapes taken out
OF the Basket of the CanaanItish Woman y
Spiritual Milk for American Babes, Drawn
from the Breasts of Both Testaments; matches
Lighted at the Divine Fire :" Dead Abels vet
Speaking and Spoken of !" " Doves fvino to The
Windows of their Saviour :" THE Hatchets to
hew down the Tree of Sim"
The Rev. w. w. Hicks, who has
ridden into notoriety on the shoulders of Gui-
teau, Is himself queer character though a man
OF brilliant abilities. He began his public ca.
reer as minister of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and went to India as a missionary re-
turning he left us and became Congregational
minister m In Brooklyn, taking the Church that
Newton Heston had. Then he became pastor OF
the Lee Avenue Reformed Dutch) Church in
Wllllamsburgh. Next he turned up as Lutheran
or OF some other Denomination in Charleston. S,
u, where he drew great crowds Then he went
to Florida, and we think he got back into Meth
odlsm In some shape. He entered politics. and
became connected with the Educational DEPART.
ment OF the State Government Came North as
stump speaker on the Republican platform. AS
stump speaker he has no superior. Now he
turns up as an independent" minister in Wash
llngton. In these five or six ecclesiastical posi-
tons we have had knowledge of him and there
are long intervals of time in which he escaped
our notice. He would seem to have been yerv
handy minister for Guiteau-N Y. Christian
Advocate.
"A correspondent to Tabreez, Persia,
writes an interesting letter to that admirable
missionary publication, The Gospel in all
Lands" IN which the following incident is re-
lated. He says that more than thirty wears
ago young man was observed to be very fire.
9uent In his attendance on the church services.
de attracted the attention of a vartabed or monk,
who asked him, What do you seek p l seek
the Spirit said the young man. Have YOU
read the Holy Scriptures 2" No" replied he
The monk then put the Scriptures into his
hands and after some time had passed, said to
him. have done for you all 1 can. Go to
Constantinople, to the American Missionaries
who will instruct you further" The young man
went, studied, and returned. Meanwhile the
authorities had found out that the monk was
evangelical and he was compelled to flee. The
young man, fearing to make open proclamation
OF the truth, communicated it secretly to bosom
friend, who, in like manner, did the same, and
so on. at the end of year there were ten
evangelicals. A HISTORIAN deacon from Groom.
iah, who stopped with them twice, was of great
service IN helping them to organize meetings
etc. The word spread to the surrounding vii.
lagos. The whole region is now in measure
leavened.