The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-01-04
GENERAL ITEMS.

"A single flock of 1000 sheep has
reached Lincoln, Nebraska, from Washington
Territory. 1t has been on the road two years.
Moral insanity" says DR.. Fordyce
Barker, an expert, giving testimony in the trial
ofGmteau is simply wickedness" An excellent
definition, and quite definite enough to be called
scientific.
1t is said now Of Harvard Universe
ty, by one who processes to know, that while
there have been years in the history of that
institution when very few of the students pro
posed to enter the ministry, now there must be
between thirty or forty who are looking forward
to that calling as their choice.
AT a great fair, called est Mat
thew's Fair" held lately in Washington City for
the benefit of Roman Catholic church of that
name, the returns from Mrs. General Sherman's
table were 81 300, and the whole receipts be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000.
The Presby terians of Atlanta, Ga,
are about to organize fourth church there.
They have a nucleus of about fifty members in
the southern part of the city.
Nearly eighty conversions during the
year are reported from the Cumberland Presl Y
terrain Sunday School of Lincoln. Ill. The aver
age attendance at the school is about $50, and
the number of teachers is forty-three.
liz lhSOllSS vi UlSlODS IN the IrnS-
sian Protestant Church are hardly sufficient to
tempt mercenary persons. One of these bishops
In Brandenburg, receives in all $400 year and
seven others have incomes falling below $780,
Five Baptist churches in the centre
of New Jersey contributed one quart of all
that was raised last year for State missions
There arr about 10000 Baptist members in the
State, with 182 churches, SO of which are with
out pastors; During the past year III persons
Were added by baptism, two new churches were
built and aboutY 58 900 raised for all purposes.
Yet there was a net loss of seventy eight mem
bers.
There are 1000 Indians yet in the
everglades of Florida. They speak their own
language, but by frequent intercourse with
white people at the trading posts on Lake Okee.
GGhobee have become civilized. They are friend
ly and honest in their dealings with the whites.
and are never known to commit tbefts or ont
RACES. Now and then a tourist induces one to
60 up to Jacksonville, but they seldom 90
farther.
booths Theatre was sold last weel,
for S55O000 and is to be altered into stores as
soon as the lease to the present manager expires
1t cost ever million dollars, and nearly crushed
Mr.. Booth. 1t has been an unfortunate piece
OF property from the first. The changes in trade
have made the location very valuable for dry
goods stores, and the temple that was built for
the Interpretation of Shakespeare and the mas.
terpieces of dramatic art is to give way to shops.
And only dozen years ago the man who should
have proposed building great dry goods estab-
Hshment there would have been regarded as al
most If not quite, insane
We are glad to hear that the forth
coming number of the Presbyterian r euie,O will
contain long and elaborate article in review of
the destructive critical theories of Professor
Robertson Smith of Edinburgh from the pen of
Professor William Henry Green, of Princeton
Theological Seminary. The fine and thorough
scholarship of Dr. Green, and his acquaintance
with the modern critical schools of Germany
and Holland, will give great value to any con-
rlbuton to the defence of the faith of the Church
IN the Old Testament Scripture. Presbyterian
The current ministerial changes in
and about Boston quite noticeable Just at
the close of the year. The Union Church, to
which DIR. Nehemiah Adams gave celebrity
during his long pastorate, has lost its minister,
Mr.: Warfeld by dismssion; Dr. Manning of the
Old South is in too impaired health to preach,
and is to hold to his people the relation of pas.
tor emeritus the Maverick Church, East Boston,
has no minister yet in place of Mr.. Barrows,
removed to Chicago and two of the Congrega-
tlonal churches in Somerville are without pas
tors.-N Y. Evangelist