The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-08-02
GENERAL ITEMS.

GGfPI.-l ne OcotS GUARDS EN- barked
for Egypt Saturday, the departure of the trans.
port being witnessed by the Prince and Princess
of Wales and other distinguished persons. Arab
Pasha has assumed the dress of descendent of
Mahomet. The Egyptian forts have been blown
up and the railroad from Alexandria to Ramleh
put In operation again. NJ de Lesseps declares
that England must pass over his dead BODY
before 1t shall seize the canal. The French
ministry has resigned because of the refusal of
the Chambers of a vote of credit for the protec
ton OF the Suez canal. Disappointment is felt
In England at the resignation of the French
Cabinet. A large meeting of ulemas has pro-
nounced in favor of maintaining Arab Pacha.
and declared that the Khedive was beyond the
pale OF Mussulman law. Lord Dufferin has
again asked the Sultan to declare Arab a rebel
SIGNAL STATION AT THE UNIVERSE
TY OBSERVATORY MoUNTAIN.-Mr. C. H. Sin.
clair, of the U. S. Coast Survey, has, by means
OF wire strung from University Mountain to
the Western Union Telegraph Office at this
place, established electrical Communication he
tween the Observing Hut" on the site of the
prospective Mccormick Observatory and the
United States Naval Observatory at Washing
ton, and time signals are now on clear nights
being exchanged between those two points, for
the purpose of determining the longitude of the
University Observatory. The telegraphc meth
Cd OF ascertalnlng the longitude of place is
by the use of the acknowledgements" an
instrument invented by DIR. John Locke, of
Cincinnati, and interesting description of which
is published in the Journal of the Telegraph.
AN ACTIVE PREAcHER.-TheA u-
gusta (Maine) Journal says: /" Few men in
Maine have crowded more genuine hard work
into their lives than Elder John SDinnev of
Starks, Freewill Baptist clergyman, Ga years
old: The old gentleman is a blacksmith by
trade, having worked twenty years at that bust
min i L
preaching frequently walking ten miles to
church on Sunday, preaching two sermons,
and returning on foot at night. In his life he
has moved 3S times, and has erected % build.
lngs. Among other things he has delivered
over 5000 sermons, attended over 200 funerals
IN Starks, married over 200 couples, and bap
TIED 200 people"
VENERABLE REoToRs. Rev.
DR.. Henry j. Morton, who for fiftytw years
has been rector of st. James Church, Phiiadel
phia, is, with the exception of the Rev. DR.
Shelton of St. Paul's Church. Buffalo. the onlv
clergyman of the Episcopal Church in this
country who has had so long a continuous SER
vice IN one parish. He succeeded Bishop White
upon the election OF the latter to the episcopate
and the church has had only the two rectors in
eighty two years
"A LAND LEAGUE IN ITALY.-The
Irish Land League is being initiated on a small
scale In Northern Italy, where the laborers
refuse to work unless they obtain better terms
from the landlords. The poorer classes in the
rural districts have long suffered bitterly from
the petty expressions of their superiors, and they
now quote the example of the Irish and declare
that their wrongs are exactly similar, and de.
serve the same consideration Every effort is
being made to put down the agitation as quietly
as possible for fear of the movement spreading
to other parts OF the country. The districts
round Parma and Brescia are most affected
The remains of Emanuel Sweden
borg are inferred under the old Swedish Church
IN Princes Square, London, England. The
church stands in an old fashioned grave. ward
which is furnished with irregularlv placed and
quaint headstones. The sexton opens the church
for visitors when requested The vault of Swe.
denoorg Is under the chancel and is covered with
marble slab, inscribed: In the vault beneath
this church are deposited the mortal remains of
Emanuel Swedenborg the Swedish Philosopher
and Iheologian He was born in Stockholm.
January 20, 1888, and died in London, March
20, 1772, in his S5th year. This tablet was
erected by one of his English admirers in the
year 1878 years after his death"
DR.. Hall is once more in Europe. on
well earned holiday. We hope he viii give
US an opportunity of again hearing his voice and
seeing his face before he returns The Outlook
has the following remarks on his appearance at
the London Presbytery last week " Pleasant it
was to see and hear DR.. John Hall of New York
at the Presbytery of London on Tuesday even
ing. He is without question in the front rank
Of living Presbyterian divines and somehow
he seemed to US, as he stood before the Modera
tor, model Presbyterian, sort of incarnate
expression of the system to which he is attached
"a man solidly built and of grave and simple
bearlng-a combination of sobriety and yipor
No one could imagine. him losing his head or
talking nonsense, or playing the pious mounte
bank. A steady, we'll balanced. discreet. but
thoroughly progressive man is John Hall. the
very type, we should say, of a Presbyterian
Christianity ."-Beyfast Witness.
The more we see, hear, or read of
Mr.. Sturgeon the stronger our opinion grows
that he stands unrivaled among the Christian
ministers of the present century. On June 81
the annual celebration Of his birthday occurred
at the Stockwell Orphanage. In 1856 the widow
OF clergyman presented him with 100000 to
build Boys Orphanage. From then till now
house after house has been built The Silver
Wedding House" was paid for by the money
given to lady by her husband on the 25th an
niversary Of their wedding day A merchant
as a token Of gratitude TO God for prosperity
built The Merchants House :" a builder gave
The Workman's House !" sons Of the Treasurer
Of the Church built The Unity House. per-
petuating the Christian name and memory Of
their mother. Other houses are called "'The |
Testimonial" Z" The Sunday School," "The !
Students House" The Girls Orphanage dates
from May l9, 1879. -Four houses have been