The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-04-05
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-BALTMoRE CONFERENCES AND SAB
BATH OBsERvANCE.-At the recent session the
Committee on the Sabbath Observance reported
resolutions sympathzing with every laudable
plan, ecclesiastical or otherwise, to make the
observance of the Sabbath sacred and universal.
and protesting against any compromise or leg
lslaton that tends to abolish It's civil institution
TO a1opt all Just means within the power of the
Conference to discourage and arrest the circula-
ton OF such papers as assail the divine sanctitv
of the institution or insinuate an editorial con-
tempt Tor Its proper observance and opposing
camp meeting associations that negotiate with
railroad corporations to set at aaught Gods law.
Rev. T. III. Richardson offered the following re-
solution, which was adopted THAT we express
our unqualified condemnation of all camp meet
ing associations which agree to receive a rebate
from Sunday trains on the railroads, and we
urge our people and preachers to discountenance
all camp meetings that continue such practices
The South-aOesterm PRESBYTERIAN of
March 3Oth, says: The Mississippi is falling,
rapidly above but slowly at New Orleans.
But even though the waters are falling the
steamboat Minnie is reported to have arrived at
Natchez on Tuesday from Trinity River, having
come across the country along the public road a
distance of over twenty miles. Large part of
the cotton lands will probably be out of water
In time to make crop. This will not be the
case with the sugar plantations. The cane, to a
great extent will be drowned and the seed
cane which will be planted next year will pro-
badly produce no crop till the third year. This
is the way IN which many business men look at
II. 1t is next to impossible to estimate the
amount of disaster that has befallen the Valley
of the Mississippi. And there seems to be no
prospect of preventing a recurrence of such
calamltles but by systematic construction of
the whole line of levee which is required by the
overlooked region"
Tho ,II,.,ot;o., II III
dents of two revivalists, the Rev. E. P. Ham
mond and the Rev. Thomas Harrison which
show them to be seriously defective in Judgment
and Christian good taste. Its counsel to them
is that they should improve their methods or
take to some other business. 1t is not impossi-
bic for " revivalist" to work without falling
into habits of foolishness and dishonor. but he
has peculiar temptation in that direction, and
needs great grace if he is to avoid them HUI.
man conditions in him and around him tend to
lead him astray.
In every town there is the recollection of
business men who started into trade with a
vigor of plan and action that seemed to an
nounce they were about to show all what
could be done by more expensive and energetic
methods. But the recollection is all; the bust
ness has long since disappeared There are
congregations, too, that have the same kind of
history. They introduced styles of activity,
chose sensational ministers, adopted eccentric
halleluiah announced that they were about to
throw all previous church work and life into
the shade. But they soon ran their course.
United Presbyterian.
We do not endorse the sentiment of
an honest Indian, who testified in court the 9TH
er day that another Indian was not a real
Christian, but Presbyterian" but we can saw
that there is room and a welcome in the church
tor all Presbyterians who want to try to do
better" and we think they will find it t" a more
excellent way. THE Cturchnan.
Paul was writing of schisms and divisions
and pausing suddenly he said, 81 show unto
you more excellent way, and began that
magnificent description of Charity. We can
truly say for Presbyterlans that they follow
that more excellent way. They do not want
any one who is more comfortable or at home in
Eplscopallan connections to come into our com
munion. Proselyting beside being uncharita-
bic and provocative of bitterness and strife
adds nothing to the Redeemer's kingdom Pres
byterlans strive to build up their churches bv
saving souls, not by stealing sheep.-Interior
1t is true, as Dr. John Hall says, that
the utterances of one minister who expresses his
disbelief In the Bible are likely to be more
widely published than those of tea thousand
ay, fifty Observation-Disclosures who adhere to the
teachings OF the Bible Y ct it Is true on the
other hand, that the declarations of one faith
filled man of God are more influential than the
doubts and sneerS of those fifty thousand in6dels.
DR.. Spencer acquired knowledge
of French at a time when he could spare onIv
FIVE minutes a day for it, And he wrote his
first volume of A Pastors Sketches" before
breakfast in the morning. man after our
own heart. Spare moments how they can be
utilized
How fast and solidly some of our
Western churches grow Here is one illustra
ton: Ten years ago the Central Presbyterian
church IN Denver, Col, was a missionary church.
1t now has 100000 church, edifce, the finest
between st. Louis and San Francisco paws its
pastor Or. Hays $4,000 or $4,000, and has
membership of 500.
1t gives some idea of the price of
city lots in New York to read that the four
vacant lots adjoining st. Thomas church, on
Fifth avenue, were sold lately to Mr. Vanderbilt
for 1896 900, trile less than 800 900 lot
of 25 feet by 100.