The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-08-09

The North american -Revie,O states
that During the century Just passed the pop
ulation of the United States has increased eleven
told, and churches have increased thirty seven
fold"
There are 5000 elders and 1000
deacons in the Southern Presbyterian Church
IN the South, body of men capable of DOING a
great service to the cause Of Christ if their hearts
are quickened by his -Philadelphia Pres
6yteriGn.
1t is noticeable fact that within the
past week or so the prices of wheat and corn have
been the same per pound thing never known to
have happened here before in the memory of the
Oldest grain men.
"A COINCIDENCE John c. Hamil-
ton, son of the man whom Aaron Burr slew in
loO4 and Aaron c. Burr, the adopted son of the
ex Vice President died about the same time.
recently, in the city of New York They were
both wealthy and highly cultured gentlemen ;
the latter being the son of French Count
The success of the Suez Canal, as a
pecunlary investment, appears to be assured
During the three months ending with March
SO vessels passed through, an excess of SO over
the same period last year, and If this rate con-
t u throughout the year it is estimated that
the net earnings will exceed 81 ,000, 900.
According to the last report, the
Cumberland Presbyterians had among the In
dlans' thirteen ordained and licensed preachers,
seven candidates, forty ruling elders, twenty
l nlne ueacons, twenty four organized congrega-
lions, and 527 communicates
"A Sikh gentleman in Lahore, the
capita! of the Punjab, northern India, has of
Tered $1,000 to Rev. VIM. Happier, of the
S VI OF scotland Mission, towards founding a
Christian hot
ago ne could not have done it safely.
Col. A. S. Johnson, the first white
baby born in Kansas, celebrated his 5Oth birth
DAY, on July 18th. He is still active in the
faith OF the Methodist Church, in whose ministry
his father, Rev. Thomas Johnson, braved many
hardships.
1t will be fifty years, next December,
since Mr.. Gladstone entered Parliament, and
his friends propose to celebrate the event as a
jubilee he was first returned to Parliament De
cember Is, 1882, and has been member of
every House of Commons since that time.
"A Hindu paper, published in Ben
GAL 1t is said, speaks as follows of the excellence
OF the Bible: " 1t is the best and most excellent
OF all English books, and there is not its like in
the English language. As every Joint of the
sugar cane, from the root to the top, is full of
sweetness, so every page of the Bible is fraught
with the most precious instruction portion
OF that book would yield to you more of sound
morality than thousand other treatises on the
same subject In short, if any person studies
the English language with view to gaining
wisdom. there is not another book which is more
worthy of being read than the Bible"
Mn. HOLDEN, M. PAN English
contemporary says " 1t is age, nowadays, that
is vigorous. The other day Mr.. Isaac Holden
IN {ba
and received Its hearty cheers, which were not
confined to one side He is seventy FIVE years of
age. Since he has been seventy he has built
himself palace which cost 100000 He gave
feast to his family on one of his recent birth
days, and when they came to the table his
daughters found in each of their napkins a
cheque for 10000. In his youth Wesleyan,
he has gone to the House of Commons mainly
to help in the fight for religious equality, in
which his son-in law Mr.. Illingworth is en-.
gagged. Lord Beaconfeld used to saw that youth
would save England 1t looks as though its old
men were the true force of the nation.
Bishop Laughlin, R. c., has furnished
so good an example that we hope it will be imi
tated One day last week he returned check
for $1,000 which had been sent to a church in
his diocese, being the avails of a horse race
And not only so, he suspended the priest fol
taking the money. The Bishop thinks the
money OF Roman Catholic churches should come
from purer source, and we agree with him.
Now if not only Roman Catholic Bishops but
the Protestant clergy as we'll will discounte.
nance ratfles and lotteries in behalf of churches
we shall have an improved state of ecclesiasti.
cal morals, and old Satan will receive new
disappointment. Then we shan't see the spectacle
witnessed In this city some little time ago when
horse was paraded through the streets preceded
by band of music, and bearing the inscription
! This horse will be rallied for this evening fol
the benefit Of st. Somebody's Church" MOI
will young misses be wrapped up in sheets-as
was done In an Iowa town the other day-and
sold to the highest bidder in order tc raise money
for doing the Lords work The way in which
old Satan is repeatedly called upon to helt
churches in paying off their debentures is credi.
table to the DEVILS ingenuity as a fnancier, il
not to the self sacrificing spirit and benevolence
OF some Of our latterday Christianity Chris
tan at Work.