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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-10-04
The Presbytery of rombeokbee

Met on the 2lst of September at Unity
church. Great harmony prevailed in the pro-
ceedings of the body which were characterized
by unusual interest.
The Narrative from the churches and the re-
port of the evangelist indicate more encourSg.
ing state of religion in our bounds than for seve.
raj years previous.
The Columbus church obtained leave to prose
cute call for the pastoral services of Rev R.
B. McAlpine, of Goldsboro, n c., before the
Presbytery of Wilmington.
Permission was given the Aberde n church
to employ the Rev. j. D. West of Chickasaw
Presbytery, for the next six months.
The overture of the General Assembly re-
spectlng the quorum Of sessions was answered
IN the affirmative; and that of Synod on the
question of the division of Synod in the mega
tive.
The subject of the marriage-law as laid down
IN the last sentence of Chap. a. sec. a. of Con
tesslon of Faith, was referred to a committee of
five, with instructions to report thereon at the
next stated meeting of Presbytery
Prominent among the subjects of great interest
which engaged the attention of Presbytery, was
that of " fraternal relations" with the Northern
Assembly. This subject was brought before the
body by the report of the committee on minutes
of the General Assembly. The report presents
respectful but earnest protest against the ac-
ton OF the Atlanta Assembly in accepting as
entirely satisfactory" the basis of fraternity as
presented by the action of the Springfield As.
sembly. That action-concurrent resolution
and Be~-:-l, g9nnso pendant-wll go into his
they constitute one and the same Basis, Vl6%eG
in the light of history To this action the re-
port offers an earnest protest and overtures the
geEtt Assembly lof 1889 to arrest the farther
drances to such aterna nerd56a6Gsge 5aG sgeecang ca MN
satisfactorily adopted. This part of the report
was adopted by vote of u to l, nearly unani
nous. p
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Note from DR.. Adger.
PENDLEToN, S. c., Sent. 23

PENDLEToN, S. c., Sept %, 80.
MesSrS. Editor8,-Please allow me to
state in your columns that by misap-
prehension of mine Rev. Dr. Hopkins, of
West Virginia, had his name appended
to our misunderstood and misrepresented
circular. What he desired was to have
the statement which 1 published from
him appended to the circular with his
name attached thereto and not to the
circular
While [ have pen in hand let me also
say that it is mistake to suppose, as
see continually asserted, that we could
aet only some 30 signatures after efforts
only were printed, and a c36Q copies
number Of them were never mailed, and
are in my possession still. Our design
was to send them only to such persons
as we had some reason to think would
sign it, and 1 do not believe that we
mailed more than $50 or 175 copies.
The Church seemed to us to be sleeping
over the question. Our idea was to make
brief but pregnant statement of the case,
and by obtaining so or 100 subscriptions
to it, attract in this way the Churchs at
tention to the subject. We feel we'll sat-
lshed with our success in both particu-
lars. JOHN B. ADGER.
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Errata.

Mes8r8. Editors, 8,-Your compositors
have (in the absence OF proofreading by
me) printed with reasonable accuracy
my article in your issue of September 27.
Only two errata' need notice. In the
second column, line 38, dt8tinctive"
should be " destructive" 50 that the sent
ence should read, 1.-The facts were de.
structive to the objection" And in the
third column, line 100, "nli8sed should
be "n,isstatcd, so that we should read
it is manifest that Mr.. Bulltt misstated
the decision R.R. II.
We agree with our correspondent that
it was printed with reasonable accuracy,
considering the manuscript and the fact
that both editors were absent.-EDs.
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VOL. 49, 10.

adopted by the Northern Assembly, and assented
to by the Southern Assembly, virtually approves
the doctrine that the Church has the right to
leglslate on political questions-the very issue
upon which we separated IN 1861
3rd. That by entering into formal fraternal
relations with the Northern Church, on Mis
basis, our Assembly virtually surrender8 this
vital principle.
4th. That, therefore, no safe, honorable, and
,ighteous intercourse by delegates can be es
tablished until the Northern Church withdraw,
without explanation" all unjust and offensive
utterances against the Southern Church.
We, the undersigned members of Bethel Pl les-
bytery, respectfully and earnestly overture
Bethel Presbytery to overture the Lexington
Assembly to. instruct the delegates, appointed
at Atlanta, to decline entering the Northern
Assembly, until it shall comply with the con-
current resolution, retracting mutually all of
fensive imputations.
Supplies-Rev. ]. s. White, Rock Hill Rev
w. G. White, Waxhaw and Trzah Rev. J. H.
Thornwell Fort Mill and Ebenezer; Rev D.
Harrison, Six Mile Creek Rev. R. F. Taylor,
Hopewell; licentiate ]. w. McAlpine, Aimwell
Next place of meeting, Yorkville Time,
Friday before the third Sabbath in April, 1888,
at 730 P. NJ. STATED CLERK.
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Home Missions.
A Striking, but Not an Extraordinary
Case


BY RICHARD NJ 'ILwAINE, D. r., SECRETARY.
In an article under the caption, T" An
Economical View, published on another
page, some facts were given to show that
dreadful waste In ministerial strength
and efficiency and health and life is
being made in our bounds for the want
OF more adequate support. Since that
article was sent to press a private letter
from one of our Presbyterian Home Mis-
sionaries illustrates 80 strikingly its main
point that we venture to quote a part of
it for information of our Christian peo-
pie. -o -. u laat :
After speaking of the blessing which
had followed his labors in the ingather-
ing of souls and the upbuilding of the
Church, he says that he had Just learned,
that of the $500 applied for, for his field,
the Executive Committee would be able
to give only $3.50, and then adds:
Now, my brother, if this is a necessi-
ty, have not word to say. l will bear
it for Christ's sake, but in attempting to
do it will be sapping the very founda-
tion of my success by failure to com
ply promptly with my promises. l
have been forced to 90 in debt for nv
groceries, and have lived almost on bread
and meat this year have not been able
to send a single child to school, and am
driving poor, blind horse. These are
facts which nothing but duty forces me
to reveal. + + Ny members can
not raise but $500; they are all poor
Now this with the $500 expected from
the committee make $780, out of which
have paid $l70 rent l had nothing to
start with not even quilt, and have
eight in family. 1 have told you enough.
but not all. Unless I get the $500 asked
for l will fail to meet my promises at
January, and failing thus, the cause Of
Christ suffers. A minister cannot preach
to a people either successfully or com
fortably to whom he is indebted. I
could not tell Mr.. - even. all I
have suffered this year on account Of
biting poverty; but still the Master
blesses my work, for which l am CRATE
full, and on account Of which | am trou-
bled about my finances came to -
to stay, but cannot look people in the
face and proclaim their duty to God,
when I fail in mine to them, I intend
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Roll of Honor.

Wes8r8. -Editors,-I have been in
formed Of one omission in the list OF
churches, as given in your issue of Septem-
Der Goth. l am very sorry. was very
careful and went over all the Statistical
Reports several times; but somehow my
eye missed -Poa0hatopa church in the
Presbytery of Arkansas, Rev. J. ]. John
son, pastor. hope this is the only one.
L regret the more that this church was
omitted, because it has stood high in the
list for years, and is this year higher
than ever. Last year it stood t1Oel1h.
This year, with a membership of seven
teen, it stands seventh, with an average
contribution per member for benevolence
o. 1855, and for all objects except pas
tors salary, Of 1885.
Yours, E. D. JUNKIN.
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far as it has been attempted, greatly
blessed of God. The public can hardly
be expected to regard as justi6able the
existence of three or four Methodist
churches in small community, simply
because it cannot be decided in what
courts the layman shall sit beside his or
dained brother, or how far the general
superintendency shall be committed to
any particular man or men. 1t 1T Is a
vital question of doctrine, let us by all
means be first pure then peaceable; but
when it comes to such questions of Church
order as invoke no great principle, COM
promise should be used to its furthest
limit. What church requires is clear
ly defined doctrinal standard, to which
all shall be unhesitatingly loyal, and a
set of practical common sense rules In
the line of the two or three great princi-
Piles of Church government laid down III
the Scriptures. l shall, with your lib
erty, advise your readers of. the doings
of the Joint committee on Union which is
to meet in November, when it is expected
that the possibility and practicability of
union at the present time will be finally
decided. .-r y .., t.o. F..
A further item or two. The Sabbath
School census of the G. M. Church shows
an increase of scholars in four years of
from 10, $50 to 1857, These con-
tribute $21, $50 to missions. 1t is stated
that the use of the Catechism is becoming
year by year more general. A great
falling off in increase Of members, during
the quadrennium, as compared with the
preceding four years, is reported. Dur
ing 1S74-'8 this increase was 10000;
but during 1S78-'8 80 only 2,815. 1t is
fact certainly to be greatly deplored, if
the good times which have come back
again are to mean disinclination on the
part of the young to pledge themselves
to undivided service of the Lord. AS. a
more encouraging item, may state that
in our own Church, during the past year,
we have had net increase in member
ship of 4,0l3, and that 20,126 have been
added during the past four years, show
ing fully equal to that of the quadrennium
preceding. But lest I should seem to
exalt our own Church unduly, I add that,
according to the statistics, there has been
a falling off of 25 per cent in the attend
ance at the prayer meetings during the
past year, a matter of most serious con-
cern. These same statistics show that as
Iughn"Gh.Me are going forward increas-
and, as is believed, in h6eraltyi i:here
is room for US; and room for all the
churches who hold forth the word of life
in its purity, for with third of our pop
ulation Romanists, and with the great
Northwest, like your own, rapidly filling
up, not to speak of the CLAIMANT wants Of
heathendom, there is indeed much land
10 be possessed. R. D. F.
Cla.de, Ontario, Sept. 10Th, 80.
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During the month Of AUGUST 81

During the month Of August IS
vessels with emigrants on boa sailed from the
harbor of Liverpool OF these emigrants, 49,
453 were English, &c Scotch ,C84 irish. 5.40o
foreigners, Ito the English,) and $50 Of a
nationality that was not known. OF the So
ships, 80 were bound to the United States with
1918 passengers; II to Canala, with 1902; 2
to Australia, with AS to South America with
lO5; to India, with 81 to the West Indies,
with p to China, with 13, and to the west
coast Of Africa, with II.
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r MS:

Three Dollars year; six months $1.5o;
three months, rs cents; payable in GdvGnce.--
Ministers of the gospel, So
Payments may be made to local agents wher-
ever practicable; all ministers Of our Church are
authorised to act as such. Or by checks, Post
Office money orders, or letters Registered by
Postmaster. Otherwise it must be at the risk of
the party sending it. o
Obituaries charged at FIVE cents a line. The
party sending can make the estimate by count
Advertising rates furnished on application to
the office
Communications and letters on business should
be addressed to CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN, Box
81, Richmond, Va.
Richardson e. Southan,
Editors and Proprietors
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coRREsPoND cE.
Letter from Canada.

Methodism in Canada-Some Interest
ing Presbyterian Items-Good Times.
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Entered at the Post-Office at Richmond, Va, al
second-class matter. -sa
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Central presbpterlan,
OFFICE

OFFICE:
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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-12
LATER NEWS.

EDw1NW. sTouaHToN, ex- Minister to Russia,
is dead. gug s..
RICHARD II. DANA, JR., distinguished Amer
ican author and lawyer, died in Rome Italy,
the past week.
The result Of visit Of Jay Gould to st.
Louis has been the consolidation Of several &
division Offices into general ones for the entire
Wabash system.
GuITEAU received two drafts from Brooklyn
on the 7th inst, one for $500 and one for
81, 900, but whether they are genuine is ques-
ton. They were placed in bank. gata.
HOLLANDS Ram, supposed to have been built
as war vessel for the Irish agitators, while on
a trial trip in North River, ran afouf of canal
boat and went to the bottom. The canal boat 6
was uninjured. . ,.. ,, t.,-
NOTWITHSTANDING the denials, there must be
something in the rumors that Leo XIII. is pre- /
pairing to quit Rome. 1t is now stated that
everything is in readiness for his departure to
Malta, if necessary.
POSSE of twenty-five officers, all crack
shots, surrounded house in Ray County, MO-,
where the James boys were visiting. The beds
in which they had been sleeping were still
warm, but the birds had flown.
INTELLIaENCE from Acora confirms the re-
port from Cape Coast Castle in. November last,
of the massacre of 200 young girls by order OF
the King of Ashantee. The girls were pur-
posely captured for massacre in raids on neigh
boring tribes. r.. III 90 ..-s.g-
A MADRID dispatch says editors OF eleven
Republican newspapers have signed q declaEa-
ton in favor of continuous efforts to establish
q democratic government in Spain. The organs
of Senior CASTELAR, abstained from participation
in the movement. '''-@
AN explosion in the Lehigh Coal and Navi-
CATION Companys mine near Lansford, Pa, oc-
Cured when there were over 200 men at work
in the mines. Sixteen men were at work in the
section in which the explosion occurred, and OF
them nine were injured, three fatally. 1s ~
ONE of the five buildings constituting Have
myer & Elders sngar refinery in Brooklyn, has
been destroyed by fire, causing a loss Of S1,-
100000 and throwing 1000 men out of employs;
ment. The senior partner of this firm is Hon.
Theodore A. Havemyer, the Austrian Consul.
WHILE a procession in Paris, composed of
300 persons, was proceeding to Pere La Chaise
cemetery to commemorate the anniversary Of
the death of Blanqu, some Of those in line be-
came objectionably demonstrative, and the
police were obliged to interfere. Twenty or
more persons were wounded and twenty three
were arrested. 'e'iAU
Mr. HALsTEAD, of the Cincinnati Commes-,
cidl says: "Twenty Of the most influential
Democratic newspapers in Indiana are strongly
in favor of woman suffrage, and will bolt the
State ticket if the Convention takes . stand
against the proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution. Woman suffrage is very popular in
the State, and it is confidently expected that it
will win. The success of prohibition amend
ment to the Constitution is more doubtful, at
least until the women begin to vote.''
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-12
Cut Glass for the Table.

Heavy cut crystal is largely used in
dinner service for fruit, ice cream and
olive dishes. Low. flat designs are pre-
ferred in glass, as they are in all articles
of dinner service, since they do not OBJ
struct the view across the table. It may
be of interest to know that the American
ct,t glass is now the best in the world,
being fully equal in purity of crystal
and in the skill with which it is cut to
the best imported glass, while the Amer
loan designs far surpass any that come
from across the water. Finger-bowls
and plates of Illuminated Bohemian
glass are especially brilliant, the greeA
crimson or pale smber sqrfAee Of the,
glass being thickly covered with tracer
les in gay color and made more brilliant
by splashes Of gold.-Ne,o York Hotel
Afuil
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-12
THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.

The Sixty-Hfth General Assembly OF Ohio,
convened at Columbus on the I'd inst, and
there were present thirty members of the Sem
and ninety nine members Of the House. DIR.
Hays, Of Miami County, was elected Speaker
pro te,,., but rumors having reached his ears
that there had been "bargain and sale" in
the matter, he promptly declined in the follow
ing language 10 serve:
COLUMBUS, ONO, January 2, 1882.
Colonel A. B. Robinson, Chairman Republican
Caucus:
SIR-The fact having come to my knowledge
that my nopination for Speaker pro tenn. is or
seems to bc very unsatisfactory to q number Of
the members Of the House, and under the cir
cumstances IL would render the duties Of the
Office unpleasant 10 me and the House, I there
fore respectfully decline the nomination. Re-
spectfully, N. W HAYS.
This letter was read at caucus meeting held
In the evening, and after some discussion, was
accepted. Representative Thorp, Of Ashtabula,
and Hathaway, Of Geauga, were placed in nom
ination for tho Office Of Speaker pro tenn, Thorp
receiving twenty-five votes and Hathaway
thirty-seyen. Hathaway was declared the
nominee, and made q short speech, returning
thanks for the honor conferred. This, 1t may
be mentioned here, gives Northern Ohio the
Speaker, Speaker pro tenn, Chief Clerk, and
Sergeant-at-Arms OF the House.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-12

The Nouesti, st. Petersburg newspaper,
announces the insolvency of the Grand Society
Railroads, and the misappropriation of 25,0O0,-
900 roubles of Government money in the
Nicholas Line An Imperial Commission of
Inquiry has been appointed under the direction
Of the Ministers of Finance Communications.
A proposal has been made by the State Comp
troller to take over the railroad from the
Society,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-12
The Gibbons Murderers.

Fearing that mob would seek to lynch the
miscreants, who murdered the Gibbons family,
in Jail at Catlettsburg, KY, Judge Brown
ordered the prisoners to be taken to Maysville.
The steamer in which they embarked was pur-
sued by citizens, who had seized another boat.
The latter gave up the chase, however, when
they found that at Sheridan's Cole Works
guard Of soldiers had been placed with the
prisoners.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-12

By order from the Postofice Department at
Washington, mail service between . smallpox
infection place and another mail station will be
suspended on the proper notification. "This,"
1t is said, "is necessary, in order that the De-
partment shall not, in any way, be responsible
for spreading contagious diseases"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-12

At Graham, Texas, three brothers named
Mcdonald, held for murder, killed a deputy
Sheriff, escaped from the jail, and were killed
in a conflict with the citizens.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-12
BoardiDg-House Horror.

Near Rchburg, New York, boarding house
was burned at the dead of night, and in it per-
ished the three children of the proprietor. The
proprietor's wife, who was on a sick bed, was
carried out and laid on the snow, and the dis
patch states, cannot now recover. The father,
in his effort to rescue his children, was fright
fully burned. Several of the boarders were
badly burned
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-12

A YOUNG member of the bar thought
he would adopt u motto for himself, and,
after much reflection, wrote in large let
ters, and posted up against the wall, the
following, Sa1as Cusque, . which may
be translated. Let every one have his
own" A country client, coming in, ex-
pressed himtelf much gratified with the
maxim, but added, "You don't spell it
right" Indeed Then how ought it
20 be spelt ?" The visitor replied, "Sue
'em quick"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-12
APlos A<.,,.s IN. s4eruons.

The plan Of Delegate Maginnis, for breaking
the political power Of the Mormons in Utah, is
to divide that territory, giving the western
part to Colorado, and q small northern part to
Idaho and Wyoming, which would put the
Mormons in the minority in the governments
with which they are Incorporated.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-12

Danford, the cashier of bank at Caldwell,
Kan, who was pursued by his creditors who
threatened his life, has turned the tables on
them by suing for s1O0, 900 damages.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-12
Observations About the Baby.

The baby does not belong to the ami
NAL kingdom the animal kingdom be-
longs to him. He is King. In fact,
he is always aching. However, q baby
is often spoken of as "this wheat Great
ure ;" which is why they cradle him.
creature comfort. The baby is some
times called an infant. in fanciful allu-
sion to infantry, which he is thought to
resemble because he is generally found
with arms about him. Bless the baby !
Boston Transcript
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The Cause OF. Calamity.

The falling of the floor in the building at
Shanesville, Ohio, by which several persons
lost their lives and great many were injured,
was caused by the crowd keeping time with
their feet to a lively piece of music the band
was playing. A post supporting cross-brace
under the floor was shaken from its place and
the crash followed.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-12

Commander R. 8. McCook, of the Light
house Service, has reported to the Board Of
Trade that, in his opinion, the Ohio River
should be SO Lit that tows leaving Pittsburg
for any point on the Mississippi River would
never be forced to tie up at night, excepting on
account of stormy weather or other causes, for
which beacon-lights would offer no remedy.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-12
Failures OF 1881.

Failures in the United States for 1881 num-
ber $3.50, involving liabilities amounting to
ss1, ,OO0, 900 whereas the number in 1880 was
"a, 7s5, and the liabilities s65, ZOO, 900.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-12
Died nj = Ripe Old Age.

James Isom, resident of Madison County,
Kentucky, died on the 4th inst. at the advanced
aged Of 102 years. During the war of 1912 he
dwelt in cave and made saltpeter for gum
powder for the American army. On the same
day, Samuel Binkley, native of England,
died at Flint, Michigan, at the advanced age of
109 wears.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-12
Religious CranI0s.

At Erie, Penn, a protracted religious argu-
ment on the omnipresence of the Holy Ghost,
between VIM. Ross and his wife, eliminated in
the insanity Of both, and but for police inter-
ference would have ended in deadly solution
OF the problem. The question was argued in
words firstly, and afterward with axes. They
were arrested and confined in an asylum.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-01-12

It turns out that the three inmates of the
Decatur Qll.) Lunatic Asylum, supposed to
have escaped to the prairies during the burning
of that institution, persisted in the flames