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For the Central Presbyterian.
Gethsemane.

Was there ever any sight since the
beginning of the world so wonderful, so
affecting as the Prince of Life passing
through the valley of the shadow of
death :? Did the angels continue their
songs during that awful night? We
know that the great work of the re-
demption is to them subject of the
very deepest interest; which thing the
angels desire to look into" And we
know also that so deeply interested were
they in what was taking place, one of
their number was sent to strengthen our
beloved Lord. What must that angel
have felt as he entered Gethsemane, and
Oeheld Him who had filled heaven with
mis- glory, lying PROSTATE on the ground,
and bathed in his own blood
But he did not try to persuade the
Lord Jesus to draw back from his pur-
pose of saving man. All, no he was
there Strengthening Him. We do not
know the words he spoke, but we may
be sure they breathed love towards fall
len man, as well as sympathy with his
suffering Lord. Perhaps he spoke Of
that lake of fire into which all men
must sink if the Son of God should give
up the work Of redemption. Perhaps
he spoke of the joys redeemed saints
would taste through eternal ages, be-
cause Jesus would finish the work Of
atonement on the cross. More than all,
would he not talk of the glory that
would come to God his Father through
the salvation of sinners2
There is as much wisdom in the 81
lence Of the Scriptures as in their ut
terance. Hereafter we may know many
particulars about these things, and talk
OF them, and praise God for them for
ever.
Let me remember this one thing, that
when the Saviour sweat great drops Of
blood falling down to the ground" it
was for sinners like NE. The Lord was
then "Layimg upon him the iniquity of
us all" Let me endeavor to lift up the
cry Of poor, guilty, but penitent sin
ner to this Jesus, and say, Lord re-
member me
Go to the garden, sinner, see
Those precious drops that flow;
The heavy load he bore for thee
For thee He lies so low"
OLD PILGRIM.
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Drive it Out.
OLD PILGRIM

Two American divines were once con
versing together about the various the
cries concerning the origin of sin, when
one interrupted them by saying, 1t
seems to me it would be far better for
ministers, instead Of puzzling themselves
to know how sin entered into the world,
to unite their efforts, and try how much
Of it, with Gods blessing, they can drive
out" You remind me, madam" said
one Of the clergymen, "of my aged dea-
con, who, after listening to sermon in
which l had endeavoared to display how
God suffered sin to enter the world, be-
ing asked what he thought Of my theory,
shook his head and replied, All, sir, all
| know about it is, l am sinner and
l wish WASH
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" Fair Play"

MeSSyS. EdltOrS,-H your correspon-
dent who has written under the above
title, could, by anticipation or sound in
trospection, have seen himself g. e. his
article) as others see him he would
perhaps have chosen another name.
In view Of the obviously immature
character of that article-its inconsist-
encies-its glaring errors of statement,
and its unfortunate attempts at illustra-
ton, the title "Child's Play would have
suited it better. And in view of its
abundant use Of railing epithets and
baseless charges against the article it I'M
dertakes to answer, the title I" Foul
Play would have been appropriate.
shall not seek to initiate either the mat
ter or the manners of his article. Above
all, [ shall not insinuate anything
against him, or charge him with having
projected trick worthy of that inven-
tive Arab, the Sheik of the subter-
fugers. These are some of his pleasant
accusations against me, but they do not
disturb me at all, because they are abso-
lutely without foundation. There was
not in my article a single inSinuatlon of
any kind. 1t was all plain affirmation
and allegation. Neither was there in
that article any effort at trick or
"subterfuge," All was open and above
board.
1t is due to the cause Of truth that 1
show distinctly what was the statement
Of my article to which he objects, and
how fully his own words and especially
his own illustrations confirm the accura-
cy Of that statement. Let it be borne in
mind that in the long article on "The
Atlanta Assembly and Fraternal Rela-
tons DR.. Dabney himself introduces
the decision of the Supreme Court Ct
the United States in the case Of the
Walnut-Street church Of Louisville as
substantive and very important part of
his indictment against the Northern
Church and Of his objections to fraterni-
ty with them. He makes this case a dis
tinct head Of accusation Numbering it y
and Incorporates it inseparably, by the
informing and assimilating spirit Of his
whole article, with his arguments against
fraternal relations" as established by
the Atlanta Assembly. And he charac-
terizes this decision Of the Supeme Court
as popish and tyrranical - declares that
" the amount Of this decision was that
all lay Christians shall, like lay Pa
pists, in Popish countries, hold their
rights in ecclesiastical property at the
mere will Of a usurping ecclesiastical
head-authority, without any appeal to
the courts Of justice in this country :"
and that to this ruling, 30 essentially
Popish, the very civil courts Of the coun-
try have refused to conform" Now, in
my article I make the following affirma-
ton, viz: that Dr. Dabneys "view Of
that case is so erroneous and inadmissi-
bic that he thereby casts deep shadow
Of doubt and suspicion upon every other
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The PULPIT AND INF1DEL1TY-The
resident and visiting ministers Of Sara
toga Springs have the excellent habit of
meeting once a week during the board
ing season and spending an hour or two
at each meeting in the discussion Of some
subject previously agreed upon Gener-
ally, not less than fifty clergymen are
present and sometimes the number is
nearly a hundred. At late meeting
the topic for discussion was the follow
ing: What is the proper pulpit method
of dealing with infdelity? The answer,
as given by nearly all of the clei gymen
who spoke on the subject, was that min
listers in their pulpit addresses had better,
for the most part, let in6delity alone and
occupy their time and powers in preach
ing the positive facts, doctrines require
ments, and sanctions of the Bible. We
have no doubt that this as a general
rule, is the wise course for every minis
ter to pursue.-Lndependert.
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The Watered Lilies

Or. Only an Earthen Vessel"
The Master stood in his garden,
Among the lilies fair,
Which his own right hand had planted,
And trained with tenderest care.
He looked at the snowy blossoms,
And marked, with observant eye,
That his flowers were sadly dropping,
For their leaves were parched and dry.
Ny lilies need to be watered,"
The heavenly Master said;
Wherein shall draw it for them,
And raise each dropping head2"
Close to his feet, on the pathway,
Empty, and frail, and small,
An earthen vessel was lying,
Which seemed of no use at all
But the Master saw, and raised it
From the dust in which it lay.
And smiled as he gently whispered,
This shall do my work to day
" 1t Is but an earthen vessel
But it lay so close to me;
1t is small, but it is empty,
And that is all it needs to be-"
So to the fountain he took it,
And filed it full to the brim:
How glad was the earthen vessel
To be of some use to him
He poured forth the living water
Over his lilies fair,
Until the vessel was empty,
And again he filled it there.
He watered the dropping lilies
Until they revived again,
And the Master saw with pleasure
That his labor had not been in vain.
His own hand had drawn the water
Which refreshed the thirsty flowers;
But he used the earthen vessel
To convey the living showers.
And to itself it whispered,
AS he laid it aside once more,
"Still will 1 lie in his pathway,
Just where did before.
"Close would keep to the Master,
Empty would 1 remain,
And perhaps some day he will use me
To water his flowers again
Christian Monthly.
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ROLL OF HONOR FOR 1882

The number of churches which have contributed the
member all the
1882 ty-fve-fve less than year.
The table below
The
third the
The
which contribution
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midas Spurious Christianity.

The Brahmo-Somaj movement is brok-
en- up into three sections. The first con-
sists Of those who differ but little from
the orthodox Hindoos, and who call
themselves the original Somaj, or Adj
The Progressists separated from them in
1865 under the leadership of the cele-
brated Keshub Chunder Sen. Again, a
certain number of persons withdrew from
this section in 1878, and formed them
selves into the Constitutional or Sadharan
Brahmo Somaj. 1t was in 1881 that
Mr.. Sen gave his section the name of the
New Dispensaticn, and instituted a set
of somewhat ridiculous ceremonies, and
proclaimed verbose confession of faith
The leader of the Sadharan section is the
respected and learned advocate, A. M.
Bose. 1t has been framed after a Pres
byterian model, and has already done
much in the way of practical social re-
forms. In its simple confession of faith
such points as these are embraced
There is but one God, and He is a spirit.
The human soul is immortal. God must
be worshipped in spirit and in truth
and worship Is necessary in order to true
happiness and salvation. Love to God
and the accomplishment of His will in
all the relations of life is true worship.
Prayer, the feeling of dependence on
God, and the continual realisation of His
presence, are the means of obtaining
spiritual strength. No created being
must be worshipped as God also no per-
son or book is infallible, and the only
means Of salvation. God is the Father
of all, and all men are brothers. God
rewards virtue and Furnishes sin. His
punishments are means of salvation, and,
therefore, not eternal. The putting
away of sin, accompanied by sincere re-
pentance, is the only means of reconcilia-
ton with God and oneness with God in
wisdom, goodness, and holiness is true
redemption" Like the missionary So
cieties, the Sadharan Somaj makes dis
tinction between members who had en-
tirely broken off all connection with
idolatry, and who have promised to adj
here strictly to Brahmoistic rules, and
adherents who have not gone SO far as
this. They have recently ascertained
that in all India they have 514 adult
members, with COL children. The recent
Government census showed that in Cal
cutta there are in all 488 Brahmoists,
whilst the number of Christians is 4 ,1O1.
The Brahmo Somai is thus seen to be a
very restricted moment and not, in point
OF numbers, a very formidable opponent
Of Christianity.-Belfast Witness.
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We find much in ourselves, to forgive
ourselves, and therefore we must not
think it much if we find that in others,
which we think hard to forgive, and yet
we must forgive them as we forgive our
selves.
Even those whom we have Justly con-
demned, if afterwards they prove more
faithful, we should cheerfully receive,
forgive, and forget, and put confidence
in, and as there is occasion, give good
word to.
Love covers sin from others, but not
from the sinner himself
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Those who would win souls should
make the best of them, whereby they
may hope to work upon their good ma
ture for if they make the worst of them,
they certainly ezasperate their i'll nature.
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1t is no mark Of wise or holy man
to boast of his being free from error, or
to refuse to acknowledge when he is in
error.
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Those that are grown old, ought to re-
fleet upon the goodness of God to them
in their childhood.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-20

with expulsion from the club for the
same cause.
Not long before his death Charles
Robert Darwin wrote that he drank,
under medical advice as a cure for
giddiness, one glass of wine per diem.
but believed he would be better of
without it. For years he had taken
snuff. a habit he much regretted and
had often tried, though vainly, to
abandon. He smoked each day two
small cigarettes of Turkish tobacco.
which afforded him rest of mind he
could not otherwise gain.
The Prince of Wales and the Duke
of Edinburgh are both great lovers of
music, and, withal, performers of no
mean ability. But their ideas differ
widely regarding the Emusic Of the
future" The heir-apparert attended
with marked interest every session of
the recent Wagner festival in London.
and at its close sent his compliments
and congratulations to the great
maestro, with the assurance that since
his boyhood he had been one of his
most devoted admirers. But his broth
err of Edinburgh sat out the first
nights rendering of The Ring of the
Nibelung" with a l;stless and bored
expression of countenance. departed
hastily at the close, and was conspi-
cuously absent from the remainder of
the festival.
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Wh"rnaS Thomts FersJ.-oa ami susan. his wife
~ tnelr certain i ot trust dIte,i the -'ri day
April 49,. and recorded ~ the Tecor ieT Office
Petti> county. - r:J>- tli mortgage decd. book Is.
pdg a.. conveyed 20 5he signed 81. their right
title, interest and estate. in ana TO the following
described eel estate, situated IN tine county Of
Pstc. state Of Missouri. VIZ TIE south ea,; quarter
- the southeast quarter vt section twenty 20 and
the northeast au'rter # the northeast quarter OF
tri1L twenty -nine ~, IL township 49, ami range
20. Which >Id ConSey auce marie IN trust to
secre tine payment of cert sin prollissory in
>ai1 decd described and whereas, said note has
iecomr Tue and !, unpaid now therefore, in accord
daCe with the pr1visOI.s Ot said deed OF and
the reue-t OF the legal holder II SAID note shall
proceed ' the above described real estate the
court house door, in the city of Seda,ia. in the
county o Pettis and state aforesaid To the highest
Tor ca>n. a; public auction, on
SATURDAY. THE 18th DAY OF JULY, 1882,
between the hours Of nine in the forenoon and five
y the afternoon Of that day, To satisfy said note
together with the and expense vi executing this
trust W. l.. POWELL, 81,
o-6Sit. Trustee
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TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas. Martin T.. HEX and Iary A Heck his
wife. lui by their written deed of trust. dated the
10Th day of October 1871, and recorded i'm the
recorder ofce N Pettis county. Missouri in book
= >ev"n. pI,t 81, conveyed to Dr.. House trustee.
Sh- following described real estate to-vit Seventy
10 NJ tIknr. NJ ~ uosth end nj the southwest
hall u. 1T tn Northeast quarter Ia. a. section
-w-a;y jw %, n Petts coUpty Missouri. IN trust
- ;r- cTO n-ums>,ry aOts> IN STAT deed described
Ini whereas cf -ai Notes i, due aud unpaid
and where's the ,sId DR. iIou~-. trustee Is dead :;
nov, therefore % the request oi the legal owner of
S1i n1.% and IN accordance with the terms Of said
deet, nOtiCe il hereby given that will. ~,
SATURDAY. THE 24th DAY OF JUNE, 1882
batveea the hours Of O'clock a NJ and : o'clock
g. nj tnIt day, vt the court house. docg in the
city NJ dia- Pettis county. Missouri, proceed To
I'll SAIL rra' estate to the highest aud h,s.t bidder
fr ASH to pay sJid note interest and ~ execute
.ug thI, trust VI. :. CONNER Sheriff
(5-2.}w5t%l
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Ahstracting Romance.

He was a romantic youth. All
when he heard of the sweet old GUS
tum of hanging May baskets, he crap
pied the idea as the noble red man
grapples the vulgar demijohn. In the
duskv gloom "f the evening he slid be-
Meath the window of his best girl and
neatly attached To the door bell gOr.
geous compound of tissue paper and
tafiy, warranted To melt the sroutest
heart. Then he just raised his moth
er's wooden pestle and hit that door
sonorous knock that would have
brought the dullest maiden to her
feet, but unfortunately the house was
built by contract. and that pestle flew
through that panel like a fall in Wes-
tern Union. and before that young
man could slip through the picket
fence, her father had lodged about
seventeen bird shot ia his anatomy
and his pancake hat was soaked with
water. A nervous old gentleman who
lived next door had played on him
with fire extinguisher. The police
man who appeared just as the excite
ment began to cool, initiated him into
the other sweet old custom OF fined
So and costs" He is now engaged i'll
a patent medicine store, and when his
romance gets the whip-hand Of him he
gives it full swing in writing rhymed
notices for the firm
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-20
SAMARITAN NERvINE

Cures Alcoholism Drunkenness and the habit of
Opium Eating These degrading habits are by far
theworst evils that have befalen suffering humanity
Thousands die annually from these nOxOus drugs.
The drunkard drinks liquor not because he likes IL,
but for the pleasure of drinking and treating his
friends. little thinking that he is en- his road
ruin. Like the Opium Eater, he first uses the drug
in small quantities as a Harmless antidOte. The
soothing influence of the drug takes strong hold
upon its victim. leading HIM on to his own dstruc
ton. The habit of Opium Eating and Liquor
ID linking precisely what eating is to aimentive-
ness as oyer-eating first infames the stomach, which
redoubles its cravings until it parayzes both the
stomach and appetite. Sd every drink Of liquor or
dose OF opium, instead of satisfying, only adds to
its fierce fires until it the vital force and
then itself. Like the gluttOnous tape-wOrm, il
cries, ''Giye. give, give" but never enough until
its own rapacity devours itself Samaritan NerviRe
gives instant relief in all such IL produces
sleep. quiets the nerves. builds up the nervous sys
r~'n. and restores body and mind To healthy con-
dition.
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PERSONAL BRIEFS.

NJ. Damala. Sarah Bernhardt's hus-
band is described as by no means the
Apollo he was originally painted. He
is rather a dark-bearded gentleman.
about forty years of age, without any
stage presence, good looks or dis
tinctiOn.
Under-Secretary Burke, Lord Fred
erick Cavendish's companion in the
Phoenix Park tragedy, was a scholar
of high rank in literature, science and
political economy. some valuable
translations from the French and
German We're made by him in early
life.
NJ. Makart recently withdrew, with
out giving notice, his picture of Sarah
Bernhardt from the Vienna saloon,
and in its place hun. the portrait of a
Viennese belle, Nine De Teschenberg.
Visitors unfamiliar with the actress
face, not knowing of the change of
pictures, were thereafter frequently
heard to exciaim: Zach, Colt! How
fat Sarah is growing"
Returning from visit to the Prin-
cess Louise at Kensington Palace re-
Gently, Queen Victoria drove down
the middle of Rotton Row. thus exer-
cising a prerogative belonging exclu-
sively to the Sovereign. and one of
which she has very rarely availed
herself. From this ancient privilege
of royalty came the name Route du
Roi;' whence, by corruption, Rotten
Row"
Count Albert Appoint, the leader
of the Catholic National party in Aus
tria, is in age mere youth, but pos
sesses dignifed and commanding pres
ence, high culture, and the ability to
address his hearers equally we'll in
German, Hungarian, English, French
or Latin. He is an eloquent and con-
vincing orator, and has an intimate
and extended acquaintance with the
history, politics and sociology of all
the European nations.
Mr.. Callan, member of Parliament
for Louth County, who mas just been
expelled from the Reform Club, is a
Dublin barrister, and has been in the
House Of Commons since 1868, having
represented Dundalk from 1868 to
1880; and Louth since 1880. He
has been twice sileneed by the speaker
for conduct while In state of inebrietv.
and has been repeatedly threatened
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Woman's Progress Towards the
Ballot


There was time when Young
ladies, especially those of aesthetic ten
denotes, did not concern themselves
about the commercial value of a
sequence flush, when the probabilities
of a Jackpot" were among the
things regarded as unmeet for femi-
nine speculation; when ''blind strad-
de-" for all they knew to the con-
trary. might have been an abstruse
technicality from some language long
since dead But ga great MANY
things have happened since then"
The universal game of poker has so
won upon the affections of the mascu.
line element that he has carried it into
the bosom of his family, when he has
one, and when he has not he calls
upon his sweetheart and elucidates its
mysteries to the extent of one cent
ante and a dollar limit. This will be
hopeful news to those who believe in
co-education and equal rights. There
can be but one step from the opening
of the Jackpot to the manipulation of
the ballot. What man is there among
you who would deny the power to vote
to woman who had nerve enough to
bluff his three aces upon a pair OF
trays ? He does not exist. The more
seriously one regards this question
the more thoroughly is he convinced
that the stronghold of masculine
superiority is truly here.
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HOUSEHOLD HELPS.

When a person is struck by light
ming, buckets of water should be
poured upon his head.
To purify wells, etc, shower water
down them until a candle can burn
with a clear flame.
To Restore Alpaca and Merino.-
Sponge the right side with clear, cold
coffee which has been strained through
q piece of black calico or muslin Ga bit
of black muslin is better to dampen
With, and iron with hot iron imme-
diatelv on the wrong side; it will "lDok
good as new"
To Clean Paint.-An ounce Of pull
verized borax. a pound Of best brown
soap in small pieces and three quarts
of water are to be mixed and put on
the fire. 1t should simmer until the
soap dissolves. being frequently
stirred. Do not allow it to boil. Use
with flannel and rinse of as soon as
the paint is clean. This mixture is
also recommended for washing clothes.
Potatoes in Cream. Buy freshly
dry potatoes that can he scraped. if
they can he had as we'll as the wilted
ones that must be pared. Steam them
till done, about half nour, then put
them in cream sauce made thin. and
sprinkle in little chopped parsley
Chicago HeraiI.
Currant fritters are made Of one cup
and half of very fine bread crumbs.
one tablespoonful and half of -four.
one cup and halt of sweet milk. one
quarter of pound of wellwashed
English currants drain the currants
thoroughly, two eggs, two table.
spoon>ful of sugar, small lump OF
butter. Flavor with cinnamon or
nutmeg to suit your taste; drop I'm
s:oonruls i'm hot lard and fry Until
done. Eat with wine and sugar.-N.
Y. Post.
One pint of FISH chopped as finely as
possible, six large or eight medium
SEED potatoes. boiled and mashed fine
while hot. Add to them one table
spoonful of butter, half cup of milk
and half "a teaspoonful of white pepper
and one well beaten egg. Fish varies
so much in saltness that after it has
been added to the potato it is best to
taste the mixture and judge if more is
required. When thoroughly mixed
make into small fat balls. and after
Touring them we'll fry a bright brown
in sweet dripping. A still more deli
cate bail is made by dipping them
first in beaten egg, then in crumbs
and frying like croquettes, but when
eggs are high the first method will
answer. Fat, if cooled and strained
after using into a small jar, can be
used many times, and thing is never
perfectly free from fat unless it is i'm
mersed in it when at actual boiling
point. A perfectly fried croquette,
rissole. fish-ball or potato should be so
dry and free from grease as not to soil
the napkin it may be served on
Our Continent.