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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-03-15
Letter from Ireland.

AeSsr8, EditorS,-If we are to Judge
from statistics Anglican Episcopacy is not
on the increase in Ireland. According to
the Irish Church Directory for the cur
rent year there are 1,708 clergy in the
Protestant Episcopal Church. In the year
1861 there were 1896. This shows a de-
crease during the last twenty years Of
$50. The truth is Observation-Disclosures was
a severe blow to Irish Episcopacy. I'm
like the Irish Presby yterians who had been
always accustomed to contribute less or
more for the support of religion, the mem
bers, with few exceptions, OF the Episco-
pal communion, prior to Disestablishment,
dld not cultivate the grace of Christian
hberality. Hence while Disestablishment
has effected the interests of the one
church-the Episcopal--and that quite Sc
riously, Disendowment has in no way i'm
paired the usefulness or diminished the
resources of the other church-the
Presbyterian. Indeed the Presbyterian
Church of Ireland is in every sense of the
term at present-geographically, fnan-
cially, and otherwise" lengthening her
cords and strengthening her stakes.
D: MoMEEKEN, Ballymena.
February q, 1892
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i"S 9h@eP, luey i've, ana can do little
more Their only manufacture is distill-
ing lavender, and their isolated situation
prevents this from being profitable.
Their temple is gradually becoming
unsafe, as the water undermines il as
you look up at it from below, you hardly
like to think how soon it may fall. No
wonder NJ. Remond longs to have a new
church, where his congregation NAV
worship at least in safety
On Monday we were to climb to Rosace
high up on hill some miles away. The
villagers sent mules down to meet us :
and very glad we were of help along the
precipitous paths and snowy slopes on
the way. Rosace was almost DESTROYED
by fire a year ago, but the houses are
being rebuilt through the gifts of some
friends. We were there Just at noon; and
In ten minutes the school-room was filled
with deeply interested audience. The old
people here cannot go to the village, so
welcome gladly reunion in their hamlet.
They had prepared a meal for us, but we
could not stay, and they fairly ran after
us with loaf just taken from the public
oven, that at least we might have some
OF their bread. They are happy in hav-
ing an 1nStltutrtce who has taken her
isolated position as a real work for the
Lord.
Monday evening we went to the lovely
village OF Les Pres: very different in it's
rich beauty from the others on a hill
slope, among grand walnut-trees. A
tiny Roman Catholic chapel in ruins is a
memorial of times not long past. Climb
ing a path above it, we looked in at its
altar, confessional, and benitiere. The
root is gone, but the bell is still suspend
ed. The Protestant temple, with its
vaulted roof and bare walls, now receives
the village #orshippers, for all are Pro
testant here.
Tuesday afternoon we left Valdr6me,
with deep feelings of gratitude for kind
ness received there, and with many
wishes that we could in any way help
the pa8teatr in the noble work he has
undertaken. We could not help longing
that some who visit the South of France
could find their way to Valdr6me, to
learn to know and love this intensely in
teresting people. If the breath of the
Spirit of the Lord should kindle the zeal
and love OF the young men in this church
alone, it would be power to rouse the
dead churches round Already two
evangelists trained here are at work, and
another, of great promise, is laid aside by
sickness
The drive back to Pont Maravel
seemed even wilder and more desolate
than when we traversed it before: huge
rocks seemed hardly suspended above
our heads, the path more perilous, and
the mountains more magnificent than
ever, as we took our last look at the val
ley, and passed on to Beauriere.
Everywhere here there are open doors,
and the greatest eagerness to receive
tracts and texts. We ask the prayers of
our friends that we may have wisdom
and strength to do the Lords will here.
Yours in the Masters service,
S. R. GELDARD.
Barnave, par Luc-0a-Diois (Dr6me).
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The faculty of the Seminary under it's
reorganization is as follows: Rev. George
Howe, ID. d., Professor of Biblical Liter
ature; Rev. Charles r. Hemphill, Assist
ant Professor of Biblical Literature; Rev.
w. +. Boggs D. D., (should he accept)
Professor of Church History and Church
Government; Rev. J. L. Girardeau, D. D.
Professor of Didactic and Polemic The
ology; Rev. James Woodrow, Ph. D.,
Professor of the Relation Of Science and
Revelation"
A call has been issued for Confer
ence regarding the right Observance of
the Sabbath, to be held at Pittsburg, Pa,
commencing Tuesday evening, March %,
1882, and closing on Thursday evening,
March 30th. The Conference will be
representative of the United States and
the Dominion of Canada. The general
topics and speakers have been announced.
Rev. James Stacy, D. D., chairman of the
Sabbath Committee of the Presbyterian
Church In the Southern States, has been
selected to prepare and read paper on
the following subject What means should
be employed to secure proper action by
the Municipal State, and National Gov
ernment, regarding the right observance
of the Sabbath?
We had the pleasure of seeing Dr. Stacy
yesterday. He is the author of a prize
essay on the Sabbath, written in response
to an offer of $3.50 made by William A.
Moore, merchant of Atlanta, and rul-
ing elder in the First church. The prize
was contended for by more than hun
dred writers from the United States.
Canada, and Scotland, yet the award was
unanimously made TO DIR. Stacy, residing
within forty miles of this city His es-
say was printed by the Publication Com
mittee at Richmond, and is standard
issue on its list of publications. DR.. Stacy
expects to attend the Conference, and to
perform the part assigned to him.
]. H. M.
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Baltimore Conference.

The 9Sth session of the Baltimore Annual
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
met in fredericksburg Va, last Wednesday
morning, Bishop McTyeire presiding. About
$50 members were enrolled
Three Of the clerical members have died dur
ing the present year-Revs B. Arbogas, George
B. Allen, and Samuel REGISTER, D. D. The
territory OF the Conference is very irregular in
Its outline. Beginning on the souti east at the
ChoPtank river, 1t occupies the northern tier of
tfe Eastern Shore of Maryland, all tie Western
Shore, the District OF Columbia, Warren, Lou
doun, Fairfax, Fauquier, Princ9 William,
Alexandra, a, and Stafford counties, Va, the
Shenandoah Valley from Harpers Ferry N
salem, and portions Of West Virginia on line
from Lewisburg north to Piedmont. There are
also two or three churches in Pennsylvania and
in Delaware. Within tn territory this Church
9wns fGI 373 houses of worship and rs parsonages.
There is enrolled on her register lrep6rt Of 1S8il
3O0O4 members, of whom 50 are colored. The
Conference has l73 clerical members.
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-REv. DR.. KINNEAR, M. P, AT
FEwRY.-Dr. Kinnear preached on Sabbath last
to crowded audiences in Newry, occupying the
pulpit Of the Rev. John Dodd, Downshire
Road. Tie rev. doctor has established his
character IN this frontier town as good theo
Logan, and sound Presbyterian. The services
were attended by all classes, and redounded to
the credit Of the Church Of which Dr. Kinnear
is an advocate and representative. He has done
essential service to the Presbyterian Church, by
this visit, and by the breaking down Of ignorant
preiudces and party feeling Dr. Kinnear
Iectured in the Town Hall on Monday evening.
We clip the above from the Bclfasl W9tacss.
Dr. Kinnear has brother and a sister living in
Lynchburg, Va. and many other friends in this
country .-EDs.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-03-15

Professor Packard, Of Bowdoin Col
lege, vouches for the story that Talleyrand de-
tested Aaron Burr, and that when the latter
sent his card requesting an interview, the
French diplomat said "The minister Of for.
eign affairs will see Colonel Burr at such an
hour but a miniature of General Hamilton al
ways hangs over his mantel." Colonel Burr
did not call
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Communications and letters on business should
be addressed to CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN, Box
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Editors and Proprietors
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-03-15

Rev. w. X. Eddy writes from Sidon,
Syria, January 9th, that during ssl, the addi
tlons to the Presbyterian church on profession
Of faith had been 50. New schools had been
opened and during the year the number Of
scholars increased about 500, so that there were
the first Of this year 1850 scholars Several
new villages arc asking for schools Mr. Eddy
asks Will the churches give us the money
with which to open these doors now unlocked ?
This question Of money will come into matters
Of faith and work, because it is coined faith that
we want, and golden works which we need"
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ESPON NOE.

Letter from Atlanta, GA.
Late Revival in First Churoh-Drs Nc
Donald and Brantley-Dr. Boggs and
the Columbia Seminary-Sa a h
Conference in Pittsburgh and Paper
to be Read by DR. Stacy
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Entered at the Post-O Office at Richmond Va as
second-class matter
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

The New Orleans Times
Democrat notes the fact that
within a short time no less than
8 young women have been muir
dered by their husbands or low
ers, and the only plea has been
jealousy. The crime OF wife
murder is the most atrocious
and the Times-pemocrat de-
mands strict enforcement of
the law, which in itself is all
right, but a fatal leniency on
the part of jurors allows the
criminal TO escape. Drunken
ness should be no excuse for
murder.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

IT is suggested in some Sec
tons of the country that all in
ternaI revenue taxes be abolish
ed. This can only be done
when the tariff is sufficient to
pay the interest on the national
debt and the current expenses
of the government. The utter
nal revenue tax, while it is not
direct, reaches every person
who consumes any article upon
which internal revenue is levied.
To illustrate: There is a reve-
nue. tax on friction matches and
every match a person strikes
pays revenue TO the govern
ment.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

The Bellvill Times gives a lit
tie sound advice TO voters. 1t
says vote for no man because
he can treat and drink barrels
with you. Vote for no officer
who has made himself obnox-
ious to the complaints of unfair
ness in his office. Vote for the
candidate whom you respect
and can trust to do his official
duty fully, promptly and with
out fear or favor. This is just
what the BANNER has been urg-
ing for some time, and until it is
done we may expect but little
change for the better Simply
because a man belongs to this
or that party and is a good So
cial fellow is no reason he
should be voted for; proper
qualifications are necessary in
addition to being a good fellow.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02
THE Houston Posts specia

The Houston Posts special
edition of the Ist of March is at
hand. 1t is large eight page
paper, two of which are devoted
to a new and large map of Tex
as. 1t contains a vast amount Of
information about Texas in a
concise and handy shape. The
publishers have displayed great
diligence in collecting and col
lating the matter and are to be
congratulated upon having
made their special edition sue
cess. 1t will answer the purpose
of a gazetteer of Texas.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

MEMORIAL. services ofthe late
President Garfield were held in
the hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives on Monday. Secre-
tary Blain was the orator of the
day. He confined himself al
most strictly to the life and
character of Garfield, only mem
tioning political topics ince-
dentally with his subject. He
paid a high tribute to the char
acter and worth of Garfield. The
speech was listened to with
marked attention.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02
TIE Houston Post saws the

THE Houston Post says the
appointment of Mr.. Pinchback
to the collectorship of New Or
leans is generally regarded by
all parties as blunder. The
objection against Pinch is not
so much that he is a colored
man as that he has an unsavory
reputation. Mr.. Arthur and
his, advisers were fully aware of
Pinch's doings in the past and
his appointment was no doubt
made advisedly. Pinch has
rendered valuable aid to his
party in the past and he is now
reaping his reward.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

The San Antonio Times takes
a democratic contemporary to
task for pointing out the follies
of the democratic party and not
seeing any folly in the repub-
lican party. If a democratic
paper cannot point out the fol-
lies in its party who CAM 1t is
best that the democracy rene
dy its follies in its own ranks
and unless they are pointed out
they cannot be remedied.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

The Houston Age does not
think that Judge Hancock will
be entered tins year in any po-
litical contest. He has, it says
large private and professional
enterests to occupy his time
pleasantly and pro6tably, and
he is probably satisfied with the
political honors that he has al
ready won. This is certainly
very neat way of shelving the
Judge.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

The Corsicana Observer
draws a sigh and observes that,
too many papers are a burden to
the peoples and says, "merito-
rious newspaper viii succeed
and make a living, but that is
about as much as can be expec-
ted. CoFsicana has a large sur
plus of newspapers, the ittest
Of them will survive. The OBJ
server has survived for twenty
six years and is quite lively
now.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

The Evening Club, a daily
evening paper is to be started
at Fort Worth on the 18th inst.
Fort Worth is splendid place
for starting newspapers-hardly
a month passes that a new pa
per is not started. Some of
them get out three or four IS
sues and otherslast a month or
TWO. The Observation-Disclosures
supplies the demand for a daily
paper at the Fort, and it is an
excellent one.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

MARSHAL is promised the ma
chine shops of the New Orleans
and Pacific railway, which is to
intersect the Texas Pacific at
that point. Manager Hoxie as
sures the people of Marshall
that the shops will be placed
there as New Orleans is subject
to epidemics.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

The Houston Age replies to
the assertion of the San Anton
10 Light that whiskey rules the
democratic party and the demo-
cratic party rules the state by
saying: "The democracy use
honest whiskey am &c the
state an honest rule. When
the radicals were in power they
drank mean whiskey and the
state was numerically plumber
ed
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

Denmark, the remains of sew
human bodies have been found
under a few feet of pumice
stone, numerous bronze objects,
gold rings, Roman glasses,
mosaics, glass beads, etc, be-
ing also discovered among the
remains.
Astronomers knowledge of
the remarkable ring of small
planets travelling between the
orbits Of Mars and Jupiter
commenced with the first day
of the present century, when
Piazzi discovered the first of
these objects, which he named
Ceres.
Other discoveries followed at
irregular intervals until, in IS45,
the number of these small
plant's-or asteroids, as they
are usually called-was increas-
ed to five since that year the
list has extended very rapidly,
and 22o have now been discov-
cred. No estimate can be FORM
ed of the total number of the
asteroids. They are very small,
and Leverrier has computed that
their combined mass is proba-
bly, less than one-fourth of the
earth's mass. From the size of
vesta, which is estimated to be
SIG miles in diameter, they
dwindle to an unknown minute
ness. Herr Hornstein has COM
municated to the Vienna AGA
denny the result OF recent re-
searches, which appear to prove
that the number of asteroids
with a diameter of over IS miles
is extremely small, and that pro-
badly all such were discovered
before 1859. The number with
diameter less than five miles
seems also to be very small, at
least in the inner parts of the
asteroid zone next Mars; the
outer regions next Jupiter there
may be q more considerable
number of these very small
bodies. Most asteroids seem
to have diameters between five
and fifteen miles.
The average number with a
diameter of FIVE to ten miles
discovered during the lasttw
ty years is about three each
year; the yearly number OF ten
to fifteen miles diameter is
about one and three-hfths.
Herr Hornstein believes, there
fore, that unless much more
powerful telescopes are used
future discoveries of asteroids
will be chiefly confined 4
those measuring FIVE to
miles in diameter.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

The first through car of
freight from San Francisco to
New Orleans arrived on Mon
day, via the Southern Pacific.
It was fourteen days on the
road. The rate otsfrsight was
S1.42 per hundred. The same
rate Of freight is charged from
St Louis to Brennan, only
about one-third the distance.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

The Austin Statesman of
Sunday has more to say about
Governor Roberts Texas. 1t
appears that the illustrations
were put in by the publisher to
make the book sell. Governor
Roberts is now engaged in col
lecting all of the books he can
and has taken the entire edition
off the publishers hands. The
Statesman suggests that Pro-
fessor Baldwin, of the Hunts
vile Normal school is unfit for
position he occupies, or he
would never have introduced
Roberts Texas as a text book.
1t seems to us this is fully as
rought on the book as it is on
the professor.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

The Austin Statesman thinks
that hiring county convicts out
of the county in which they are
convicted is illegal. There is
certainly gross injustice in the
convict law. While convicts
should be made to pay their
fines, it is certainly a hardship
to treat them as penitentiary
convicts and hire them out for
much longer terms than they
would get in the penitentiary
for a much higher grade of
crime.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

TEXAS papers are becoming
very guarded in the expression
of opinions. Since Siftings has
made a success there has been
an unusually large crop of funny
men, and some of the papers
now call these funny fellows
alleged humorists. This is
free country and every man has
a right to be a humorist if he
wants to.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

THE apportionment bill has
passed both houses and gone to
the President for his signature,
Texas gets eleven members in
stead of six, thus opening the
doors for new aspirants for con-
gressional honors. We suggest
Major Dan. McGary for the dis
trict in which Houston may be
located. Dan could tell the
democratic members OF con-
gress exactly what to do and
how to do If. Coke, Maxey,
Reagan, Mills, CuIberson Epson
and Wellborn, would look up to
him and might perchance in
duce Wash Jones to wash him
self of his political isms and get
back into the democratic ranks
and behave himself like a man.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

IT is said that there is a move
ment among the republicans or
Illinois to elect Bob Lincoln
United States senator in the
place ofDavid Davis. 1t does
not appear that Lincoln has
done anything to entitle him to
the senatorship, but then he is
a son of old Abe's and that
goes a good way with the re-
publicans.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

FLlPPER, the colored lieuten-
tenant, is not to be dismissed
from the army, as he was not
found guilty of embezzlement.
General Garrison and other Off
GERS have written 20 the presi-
dent that Flipper is not bad
person, and that he ought to be
given another trial.
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TgE commissioners court Of

THE commissioners court of
Austin county refused to remit
the taxes against the Gull, Col
orado and Santa Re railroad,
although an order was made in
1873 granting them exemption
from taxation. The same state
OF affairs exist in Washington
county.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

THE Galveston Journal says
the administration at Austin has
two organs besides the States
man. One run by the educa-
tional department and the other
by the deaf and dumb asylum.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

The Austin Statesman says
that the copies of the Governor
Roberts book for the Hunts
vile Normal school were order
cd by Professor Baldwin and
that the governor in approving
the bill did only what his official
duty demanded. If this be so
of course the governor should
not be blamed. The governor
certainly made an unfortunate
venture when he published his
Texas to the world with out
rageous caricatures.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

AMONG the weekly papers of
Texas the Colorado Citizen is
certainly entitled to the front
rank. 1t is very carefully edi-
ted and gives a large amount of
general and state news. 1t is a
newspaper, which is something
that cannot be said of all the
papers in Texas.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

IT is said that four million
acres ofland are under water in
the state of Arkansas. The
loss and restitution entailed
battles description. Those who
have never seen an overflow on
the Mississippi or the Arkan-
sas river have but very little
idea of what it means. In ex-
tremely high water at points
above Memphis, the Mississip-
pi river gets TO be forty miles
wide and all the farms are liter
ally inundated. At such times
the principal means of locomo-
ton are "dug-outs." the cattle
are kept on platforms and the
chickens live in trees.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-02

PRESIDENT ARTHUR is rapid
ly becoming complete master
of the situation. Grant is retir-
ed, Conkling will soon be on
the supreme bench and Blaine
is squelched. The half-breeds
are going to the wall and the
Chicago Inter-Ocean hoists
Arthur's name for the presi-
dency in 1884.