The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-11-08
GENERAL ITEMS.

In connection with the Santhal Mission in India.
DIR. w. Fontaine Darlington, late of
Halifax county, Virginia, has removed to Hot
Springs Ark, where he will practice his pro-
fession. DR.. Darlington was before the war, a
surgeon In the United States Navy. Since the
war he has practiced his profession In Virginia
Many will regret his removal from the State.
The money given to the Presby-
terrain Board of Church Erection by the brothers
Robert L., and Alexander Stuart, of N. Y, in
the last ten years, has secured the building of
276 churches, in which at least $500 persons
worship every Sabbath.
The London Christian estimates the
number of prostitutes in that city at 80,00O that
the average life lasts FIVE years and that if this
be so, 10000 annually die in London alone.
This, over the whole land, supposes waste of
life far greater than that of the drunkards
Bricks moulded of undried CLAW,
mixed with straw, and stamped with Pharaoh's
cartouche, are found around the Mound of
Mahuta, on the Fresh Water Canal in Egypt,
where one of the late battles was fought and
which is supposed to mark the site of the ancient
Rameses.
The mountains in County Cork,
Ireland, are swarming with grouse, but there
Is nobody to shoot them. The landlords are
too fearful Of their tenants to go near the place.
and the latter have no guns, having been
Obliged to surrender them under the Coercion
act to the authorities
The whole amount contributed by
the churches of this country annually for beney-
olent and congregational purposes is $1O6 ,962
600. Of this large sum the amount collected
for purely benevolent purposes is $31 ,339, lao.
The amount contributed for church purposes,
meaning thereby the maintenance of the church,
sustaining the ministry, &c, is $75, 952, 866.
Herbert Spencer has given to a
friend few thoughts on American develop
ment He thinks we are losing our freedom
while retaining It's forms that our political ma
chinery has little resemblance in its WORKINGS
to what was contemplated, and that an organ.
lzatlon of professional politicians has become the
ruling power
-BABBLING WoMEN.-A law of Vir-
ginia passed in the year 1862 reads as follows
Whereas, many babbling Women SANDER and
scandallze their Neighbours, for which their
poor Husbands are often involved in charpeabIe
and vexatlous Suits and cast in great Damages
Be 1t enacted That in Actions of SANDER oc
casloned by the Wife, after Judgment passed TOR
the Damages, the Woman shall be punished bv
Ducking; and if the Sander be so enormous as
10 be adludged at greater Damages than Five
Hundred Pounds of Tobacco, than the Woman
to suffer a Ducking for each Five Hundred
Pounds of Tobacco adjudged against her Hus
band II ne refuses to pay the Tobacco" Notes
The West Indies, belonging to Great
Britain has a population of nearly $50 600
The Moravians were the first to preach the COS.
pei to the negroes. The Wesleyans have several
large districts, with 81 missionaries and $4,000
members The Mission of the London Miss
Society has, during the last ten years passed al.
most entirely out of the care of the Society. the
people themselves having undertaken the res
possibility.
Leo XIII. is the 263d successor of
st. Peter. The College of Cardinals. the full
complement of which is 10, has now SIS mem
6ers of which belong to the order of bishops
40 priests, and Is deacons. Cardinal Schwarz
enoerg Is the only one of these cardinals created
by Gregory AVl., 46 were created by Plus TX. |
and Il by the present Pope. Four of the card
mails, one of whom is Cardinal Newman are
over 80 years of age 20, among whom is Cardi |
nal Manning over 70; Is over so; and IL over |
%, while only are under So. The Catholic
hierarchy consists of 1889 titles, including 65
cardinals, 10 patriarchs of the two rites latin
ana O[lental) 40 archbishops and 6l8 bishops
81 t3e Latin rite, 40 archbshops and bishops of
the oriental rite, 10 prelates with diocese. 26
apostolic delegates or legates, 102 apostolic |
Wears and 20 apostolic projects.
va. NA""l UtCOlOohJ represents the |
Pope as being in very bad way not hone
less bankrupt, like Archbishop Purcell. of Gin. !
clnnat, who took millions of the poor peoples
money and sunk it by breach of trust bnt
nevertheless hard pressed for want of funds
The Cardinal has just ordered circular issued
which says: ''''''
The needs of the Apostolic See. as Won are
well aware, are at this moment greater Than
ever. Amid the many prosecutions of the
church, the detection Of nations from the obedi.
ence OF faith, and the ingratitude of rebellions
children, the heart Of His Holiness is the chief
sufferer Deprived Of his rightful patrimonv
he IS dependent upon the love and LOYALTY Of
his true children"
Mr.. Matthew Arnold and Professor
Huxley are in battle array. Their contention
concerns education; Professor Huxlev rnaintoi,,l
ing that it can best be effected bv the stndv Of
the physical sciences, while Mr.. Arnold nISoJs
In behalf OF literature, including of course the
study OF languages In which the finest literature
IS enshrned The discussion is earnest. but il
IS remarked that Professor Huxley is very
much indebted to his literary qualifications for
his excellence and popularity is an expositor of
science.
One Of the Roman Catholic papers
objects seriously to the close imitation If
priests OF that church in the get up of some
Protestant clergyman in England and IN the
United States 1t claims "the Roman collar
clean shaven face, and pritstly parb." AZ tbs
exclusive marks Of the fathers" Of that church
and very clearly intimates that the other
fathers who, with fine linen chasubles and
cOlOred stOles hold celebrations in the Jiob