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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

HE WORK of translating and revising
the Bible is not confined to Great Britain.
a new translation of the New Testament
into Italian has just appeared from Prof.
A. Revel, who has already made himself
well known by his exhaustive Hebrew
Grammar and his two volumes on the lit
erature of the Old Testament, which
won for him the honor of being elected a
member of the Accadenaia OylentaLe. of
which he is, perhaps, the first Protestant
member.
A revised edition Of Luther's transla-
ton OF the Bible, after ten years labor,
has just been completed in Germany.
The most eminent Hebrew and Greek
scholars have been engaged on it. In
about two years the work will be issued
from the press and submitted to the
churches.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

The THIRTEENTH General Assembly of
the ChieSa Liberia Haliama Gree Church
of Italy, was opened in Florence on the
4th of October, by an eloquent discourse
of Signor Gavazzi Thirty-six churches
were represented, and forty-seven dele
gates in attendance. Amongst the dele
gates was the Honorable B. Mazzarella,
a member of the Italian Parliament, and
Judge of the Court of Appeal in Genoa.
Ever since Signor Mazzarella came to the
knowledge of the Gospel, thirty years ago,
he has remained faithful adherent and
an eloquent preacher of the Gospel.
On the same day on which the Free
Church Assembly was opened, the Wal
densian Theological School of Florence
was inaugurated with lecture from Prof.
Comba on John vii: II.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

The Presbyterian Journal, of Phila-
delphia, "confesses to a great deal of re-
greet in reading Prof. Hopkins paper in
the Presbyterian RevietO in favor of a
liturgical worship in the Presbyterian
Church. We took occasion ourselves to
express the same regret.
Prof. Hopkins, says the Journal, as
sumes that large number of Presbyte-
rian ministers desire iturgical service,
and states that President Hitchcock s
paper before the Philadelphia Council
(Which argued for liturgy) was received
with strong expressions of favor.
The Journal replies that it watched
carefully the discussions in that body,
and has read them carefully since; and
that, if it recollects Alright, not dele
gate from the Church in the United
States gave expression to the slightest
approval of the liturgical feature of that
paper.
Prof. Hopkins asserts that an immense
exodus is going from the Presbyterian to
the Episcopal Church.
The Journal denies this statement, and
declares that in Philadelphia, at the be-
ginning of the century, the Episcopalians
outnumbered the Presbyterians; now the
Presbyterians are fifty per cent stronger
than the Episcopaliar 1t adds that the
figures show that there are 100000
Presbyterians against $4,000 Episcopal
lians in the United States.
The Journal does not deny that in
" Society" lines there has been attend
ency that way; but not among the mass
of the people. And it is very sure that
even with Society" people the magnet
which has drawn is not the liturgy, but
an easier discipline.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01
ETHICS AND THE GOSPEL.

ETHICS AND THE GosPEL.-Ths Chris
tan I''teJhgencer gives the following sam
pie of the respective fruits of the Philos-
ophers and the Preachers. Whenever it
comes down to the pocket-nerve it is
found that Philosophy and Culture are
all talk" only that and nothing more. :"
The 11ateJllgeucer finds the two following
entries in immediate juxtaposition, in the
Acknowledgements of receipts for the Hos
pital Fund New York;:
Collegiate Reformed Dutch Church, $1O71 "a
Society of Ethical Culture, 56 90
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

PosITIvIsM is the religion of good
many of the cultured" people of France
and Great Britain, and we suppose it has
It's followers In America. 1t originated
with the late Auguste Comte, and is moth
ing but bald materialistic philosophy.
which makes Science the crown and end
of all earthly things. 1t recognised no
God, until, in his old age, M. Comte felt
the necessity of some sort of worship, and
accordingly, he improvised one in which
he made HUMANITY his god. The HUI
man Race, in its collective capacity, was
declared to be the proper object of wor-
ship, and Great Men were the saints in
the new scientific calendar. The late
M. Llttre, of France, was the co-worker
with M. Comte, until Comte took this
new step. There M. Littre broke with
him, and insisted on unqualified atheism,
and no worship of any kind. But NJ.
Llttre, as we have formerly stated, got
sick about year ago, and on his death
bed he lost heart and was reconciled to
the Roman Catholic Church.
The apostles of Positivism in England
are DIR. Congreve and Mr.. Frederic Har-
rison. The Pail Nall Gazette gives an
account of a fantastic service held on New
Years Eve in DIR. Congreve's "church"
called "The Church of Humanity
in Chapel street, London. The service
began with an invocation" In the name
Of Humanity Love, our Principle Or
der, the Basis Progress, the End Live
for others-live openly" Curious as it
appears, the preacher then read the SD
chapter of Isaiah, while over his head
there was picture of Caesar, and below
him glass-covered bust of Comte. Music
followed, and the prayer for the Festival
of the Dead. DIR. Congreve then pro-
ceeded to address his congregation on the
claims of the dead to the homage of the
living. He did not believe in the i'm
mortality of the soul, but in the immor-
tally of the race. The service concluded
with a prayer of praise to "Holy HUI
manity," to which the worshippers re-
sponded amen"
The funny part is that there were only
thirteen persons present besides the phil
osopher, which reminds us of little item
published in the CENTRAL last week
about the preaching of Moncure D. Con-
way. An American inst returned from
London was asked if he heard Conway.
" Oh, yes, he said. "Were there many
there?" oh, no. only three persons,
and no Godl"~
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

ago from the young teacher, he says that
the boys are still attending quite regu-
larly. And the missionary who had the
privilege of baptizing him writes to me
that he could not help saying, and most
truly, to those who noted with surprise
the demeanor of the people, 1t is our
high schools that have tanned the mobs
and given common sense and even SYM
pathy to the multitude hope that
much blessing will come in many ways
from this"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

THE SALE Of seats for the opening night
of Wallack's new theatre in New York
amounted to some $4,000. This was
for single evening. Per contra, the
sale Of pews for whole year in DR.. Tai
IMAGES great tabernacle yielded only ST.
600. And yet people complain that they
have nothing to wear" and they think
1T very hard that 50 many calls are made
on them by the churchesl
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

PEOPLE will of course decide for them
selves. To our mind, however, if young
Christian girl can mount the tide of our
modern city life with its theatres, and
its rounds dances, and its "refreshment"
saloons after the theatre-and its storm of
almostreckless dissipation-and come out
unscathed, she is young lady of uncom-
mon vigor-that is all. She may have
splendid ardrobe-beautifu party
dresses of satin and silk and muslin; but
of that fine linen clean and bright"
which is 1.-The righteousness of saints, ;"
she will, when the season" of Vanity
Fair at last draws to its close, have, in
all probability, absolutely none.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

The CHURCH NEws.-Rev. w. G. Camp
bell, of Roanoke, Va, and Rev. E. @.
Gordon, of Salem, Va, have entered upon
the publication of monthly at Roanoke,
Va. We have not yet received copy.
The publishers have our best Wishes
They deserve success in any thing they
undertake.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

We see it stated in an exchange that
the net increase of communicates last
year in the Protestant Episcopal Church
in the whole United States was only
3,739. There was a decrease of 900 in
baptisms, of so in combinations, and of
40 candidates for orders.
We are surprised at this statement :;
we had the impression that the Episoo-
pal Church was growing more rapidly
than any other Church in the country.
But if the above be true (and we doubt
iD, it is suffering like the Presbyterian
and other Churches.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

The Charlottesville Chronicle (whose
favorable opinion is worth having says,
The letters written from Italy to the
CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN by its CORES
pendent, L. M. c. are models in style.
and brimful of interest. We republish
one of them to-day" These letters have
attracted wide attention.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

CANON FARRAR, says the Missionary
ReOie,O was the son Of missionary, and
born in Western India, on the banks of
the Godavery, near Nassick. His father
was engaged many years in Bible trans
lation. One Of his teachers was a Brah-
man, named Vishnupunt, who was after
wards mission teacher in Kolapoor.
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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

DIR. Thornwell, the great theoloeian
Of South Carolina, left FIVE children. The Oldest,
GILLESPIE, was killed in the war in the year 1864.
A daughter IS The wife Of Rev. R. 3. Anderson,
O., Morgantown, N. @. His son, Rev. James II.
Thornwell is an attorney In Rome. Ga.
daughter Miss Pattie, teaches in the Thornwell
Orphanage, at Clinton, sc.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

IT is an exceedingly common idea that
there is one religious standard for the
preacher and another for the soldier in
the ranks. The preacher is expected to
be very religious there is nothing strange
about that; but the layman takes the
ground that he can move ON a much lower
plane; in fact, a great many Christian
laymen think it is the part of good taste
not to overdo the thing.
No such distinction is drawn in the
New Testament. One rule is laid down
for all. God requires all the energies
and all the efforts of every man who
comes to him as a penitent and asks to
be pardoned through the blood of Jesus
Christ. He does not ask, Are you going
to be preacher? If SO, I have got heavy
work for you to do. He says, Put your
hand to the plough, and, preacher or
plain professor, look not back" When
the young man with great possessions
came to Jesus, he said-Go sell all thou
hast and give to the poor; he did not say,
If you are going to be preacher, go and
lead life of self-denial.
The soldier in the ranks may be as
brave, as active, as devoted as the lieu
tenant or the captain; he is to march, to
suffer hardship, to fight, to carry his
standard, to die, just like the officer. He
cannot be half soldier because he is in
the ranks.
But why stay in the ranks? Why is
it not your duty to preach, to minister
to the sick, to move about the hospital,
to go forth to the heather, as well as an
other? You may say can do as good
service in the ranks; can do as good
service in carrying on the business of
merchant or carpenter or a law
yer. Then, do 1t; do not, turning your
back on the profession of preacher
or missionary, proceed to plead farther
that, not being preacher, you are not
called upon to carry full load of reli-
gion.
When Paul says, " If any man love not
the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be anathe-
ma, does he say it only to the preach
ers? Does he not say it to you in your
counting-room, on your farm, in your Of
flee, in your workshop, plying your
needle, rearing your children?
" If any man love not the Lord Jesus
Christ" this will prove hard saying,
when we stand before the Judge, to many
who have called themselves Christians.
If any man love not the Lord Jesus
Christ" do you know what that means
have you ever thought of it?
You love your child; you understand
that; do you love the Lord Jesus Christ
in the same sense? Do you love him
with the same passionate love?
" Lord, have we not prophesied in thy
name?" but he will answer and say, Did
you love me?
Lord, did we not attend church reg
ularly? did we not say our prayers every
morning and evening? did we not oc-
oasionally 60 to the prayer-meeting? did
we not give up travelling on Sunday?
did we not give - dollars a year to
the church," but he will answer and say,
Did you lone mel Was it the passion
and the dream Of your life to make some
return to him who died on the Cross to
save you from the bitter pains Of eter-
nal death"2
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The SALE Of seats for the opening night
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

A SON of Mr.. Sturgeon has taken
charge of Baptist chapel, at Auckland,
New Zealand. The time has not come
yet for the New zealander to take that
sketch from the ruins of London Bridge,
alluded to by Macaulay.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

A CORRESPONDENT of the PRESBYTERIAN
Journal philadelphia writing from
Charlottesville, Va, says:
Charlottesville is not an inspiring object viewed
from the outside. But when one pierces the
walls OF those old mansions and penetrates to the
interior, he finds himself within the circle of a.
charming home life that has almost vanished
from more northern dwellings, and left nothing
in its place. but the modern improvements. Thai
most desirable d10elling IN the fashionable quarter
Of the city NTH all the modern improvements"
can't make home and until one finds himself
admitted within the home-life Of one of these
sleepy old Virginia towns, he does not know
how much the more modern home lost with the
old fashioned fre-places.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

THERE were 8,242 miles of railroad
constructed in the United States last
year, exceeding 1871, which was the
most active year for railroad building,
by 1858 miles.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

Mr. Edwin Bronson Jr., is authorized to
act as agent for the Central Presbyterian in Bal
timore, Md, to receive subscriptions and to Sc
cure advertisements. His address is No. 3 Union
Bank Building.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

MILLIONS of money for one inch of
time, cried the dying Queen of England,
whose life, in the worldly sense, had been
the most brilliant success of her day.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

PROF GEORGE P. FISHER has fair
article in the February number of the
North american ReUje1O in reply to Mr..
Ingersoll.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

WHEN we look forward Gods dealings
seem very unaccountable; but when we
look back, we are struck with his wisdom
and his goodness.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

JOSEPH Cook is in India. He is going
to devote two months to lecturing to the
educated people Of that country.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

We HOPE the students in our colleges
will read the excellent letter published
elsewhere from the Rev. DR.. Richardson.
Secretary of Education.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

OUR readers will be glad to see let
ter from DR.. Brown in our correspond
ence, written from Florida. He promises
more.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

AS WILL be seen elsewhere, we offer
the CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN to new sub
scribers next year for Two DOLLARS.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

TELELoGUE is the new word they have
coined to express the message sent by the
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

IT is mentioned as one of the evidences
of the goodness of the late DR.. Leonard
Bacon that he was kind to book-agents.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-01

THE hymn DR.. Charles Hodge repeated
to himself in death was that composed on
her death-bed by the late Mrs. Weiss,
daughter Of Archbishop Whately:
Jesus, / am never weary,
When upon this bed Of pain,
If thy presence only cheer me,
All my loss / count but gain
Ever near me,
Ever near me, Lord remain ~
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-15
THE pAnY BUlLETE wEpNEspAY Is lssg
rive today or tomorrow, and work will
begin as soon as practicable.

rive to-day or tomorrow, and work will
begin as soon as practicable.
The gentlemen or gentleman, of Padu.
cab, and other citizens Of that place, who
made themselves SO conspicuous in trying
to induce the company to come there, will
perhaps, not consider the fact that the
company has condescended to patronze
Paducah to tho extent of two barge. loads
Of brick, as full satisfaction for their
ruined hopes, but 1t is oil they can expect
But they have The BULLETINS sympathy
in their sore disappointment, and THE Bull,
LErIN hopes that the people Of Paducah
will feel as thankful for this sympathy as
the people of Cairo were in their short.
lived distress, for Paducah's sympathy.
The BULLETIN predicts, as it has always
predicted, that the Singer works will
remain one Of the great
institutions Of this city for
centuries, and sing its song of industry to
many generations yet unborn.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-15

Read Mrs. Williamsons notice in an
other column, head New Goods.
Ia special locals will be found no.
tice of interest to members of the Cairo
Building and Loan Association.
One of the smallpox patients at
the marine station was in dangerous state
yesterday, though there was still some hope
for his recovery.
IL. @. Herbert wants the owner of q
clock and mirror, left at his house during
the "psnic" to call and identify property,
take them away and pay 80 cents for this
notice. It,
The Hibernian engine and hose cart
have been taken from the engine house and
are kept at the corner Of Fourteenth street
and Ohio levee, in order to be more con.
venient in case Of fire.
April 20 will be celebrated by the In.
dependent Order OF Odd Fellows of the
United States, as the cad anniversary of
the establishment Of the order in this
country.
Jay Gould is said to have set at rest
alldoubts Of his financial status by show.
Ing deputstion Of Wall street fnanciers
snug little bundle Of 100000, 900 in stocks
and bonds that have never hypotheticated
foS loans.
"A barge load Of brick arrived yester-
dsy afternoon from Paducah for Mr.. An.
drew Schroeder, who intends to!soon erect q
handsome brick residence on Eighth street,
nearly opposite Mr.. A. Lohr's soda factory.
viii Q few Of those gentlemen who have
been croaking about the probable imme.
ate dissolution Of Cairo please take note Of
this fact and Of the Singer campany'sgrea,
activity, and follow their good examplel
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-15
ABOUT capt" JOHN cowDoN.


Major Burke, of the New Orleans Times
Democrat, has the following to say in a
recent issue of his paper about the gentle
man named above:
Memphis has done some great things in
her time She has the most diabolicsl
streets and is the most hopelessly insovent
corporation on record; and yet, not satisfied
with her dazzling eminence in ali these re-
spects, she now comes forward with claim
to the championship for idiots--a claim
which we are ready to concede without one
single reservation. The first of these idiols
is capt" John Cowdon, the second is the
editor ofthe Memphis Avalanche; and we
have no hesitation in saying that two more
blooming and inspired lunatics never
graccd the outside Of an asylum. The
editor Of the Memphis Avalanche is per
son concerning whom we cherished theo-
ry. By slow degrees, reluctantly, yet un-
der stress Of overwhelming evidence, we
have como to the conclusion that he must
have had an attack Of yellow fever in 1878,
that this attack must have been followed
by relapse taking typhoid form, and
that the patient is now suffering under the
combined Ills of an erfeebled mind and an
inaamed imagination. We may be wrong
in ths-we devoutly hope it may be SO;
but the style in which the Avalanche talks
about New Orleans, denying the notorious
fact of our having deep channel through
the jetties, admits Of no other
charitable explanation. We repeat,
we may be mistaken, yet it is dread
full TO suppose he has been as bad as this
always. AS for "Capt," John Cowdon, who
seems to be more complicated ass than
the above a sort of cross between a scien-
tific imposter and Wabash raftsman, II
Dydamic tramp, Hydraulic Munchausen;
person with water on the brain and moth
ing but bad whisky in his stomach, with
the instincts of fraud and the manners of
aprize pig--as for Capt Cowdon, we say,
lie deserves more extended notice. Capt.
Cowdon appeared upon the public stage
some four or five years ago as an opponent
of the jetties and the advocate of little
scheme Of his own, involving the old flag
and nice little sack Of plumber He i'm
pressed people at that time as o fool for
want Of sense--not deliberate fool, you
know, but fool because he couldn't help
himself. He has probably been cook on n
small stern-wheel Pittsburg boat, and might
have grown gloomy from eating his own
preparations, or acquired o lumpy liver
through unrequited affection for the cham
bermaid. These, however, were mere con-
lectures. The only positive fact was that
of Capt. John Cowdon as tiresome and
ridiculous idiot, whom New Orleans PRO-
ceeded to shed with all the expedition pos
sible Since that time he has been wan
dering about among the upper river towns
lccturing FOR a lunch or Safeguarding this
city in the interest Of the Cincinnati Com
mercial, until at last he found permanent
abiding place and congenial society in the
sanctum of the Memphis Avalanche
There, from time to time, he has beer
firing Off his drivil against this
pert, with the Memphis editor &c
pat him on the back the while
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-15
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