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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-01-11
WEAK CHURCHES AND AP
PEALS FOR HELP.

The subject of Church Extension and
Sustentation is one that ought to be con-
sidered in the most liberal spirit Home
Missions, in all its departments, demands
the most earnest efforts of the Church.
Nothing less than the supply of every
restitution can hush the cry for help.
Even if the destitute and feeble keep ST.
lence their very restitution appeals for
sympathy, and is itself the loudest call
for aid.
But may there not be too many APP
peals for help? Is there not danger that
self-dependence may be destroyed and a
spirit of mendicancy be fostered in the
Church. Do we not err in establishing
feeble churches which are not needed,
and are likely to become burdens by their
chronic helplessness?
These are questions which two very
thoughtful correspondents one in an ar
ticle published in this paper two weeks
ago and the other in an article published
this week-have asked in no unfriendly
spirit to the great work of church extern
sion. No doubt mistakes have been made.
Churches have been organised with little
or no prospect of being permanently sus-
tanned. After brief and sickly exist
epce they have persisted; or they have
lived only to be burden to others.
But there are some failures in all en-
terprises. No caution or forethought can
prevent this. 1t does not follow, how
ever, that because a church has remained
feeble in numbers, and lacked financial
ability to support itself, that it has been
a failure. 1t is often the case that a
church ought to be organised in a small
village or sparsely settled region even
when it is evident that there is little
prospect of growth. The little church in
such locality may be more needed than
a much larger one in great city. We
do not believe that the Presbyterians
have erred in organising churches too
readily. 1t would be strange indeed if
they had not sometimes made mistakes
in this way. But they have much often
er.erred by failing to plant the church
until the opportunity was lost by delay.
Nearly every new church organisation is
feeble at first. 1t may be feeble always
except in the faith and piety of its
members-and yet be grand success.
In the erection OF church buildings too,
there have been unfortunate errors. Now
and then a congregation not content to
build house such as it could pay for,
even with all the help that might rea-
sonably be expected, burdens itself with
debt from which there is no hope OF be-
ing delivered except by appealing in
every direction for aid. Sometimes ap-
peals are SO multiplied that the best
friends of church extension are perplexed,
and the most liberal and the most hope
full hesitate where to give their aid.
But, after all, it remains true that not
many are induced to contribute too often
or too much to the building Of churches.
In most cases the appeals are made only
from those who really need the help
which they ask, and if sometimes there
is too much urgency in any of these APP
peals it is better to tolerate this than to
run the risk Of discouraging those whom
we ought to esteem it privilege to help.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-01-11

New YEARS GIFT.-A friend Of Union
Theological Seminary, who will not allow
his name to be known, has deposited with
the treasurer fUe thousand dollars to
found scholarship. This amount is to
be invested, and the interest thereon "to
be used, at the discretion Of the Faculty,
in aiding meritorious young men in pro
scouting their studies preparatory for
the ministry, either at the Seminary or
at Hampden Sidney College, the prefer
ence to be given to the Seminary and to
young men from East Hanover Presby-
terry"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-01-11

A FRIEND sends us this week from one
congregation the names of twenty-six new
subscribers. This congregation was as
well supplied before with religious papers
as the most of the churches. If all our
friends, who send us kind words and good
wishes, would help us in this way we
should have indeed a prosperous year.
All can send some.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-01-11

WHY can't Messrs. Randolph & Co., of
New York, strike off the article of Prof.
Green on Robertson Smith in the Jan
uary number of the Presbyterian Review
as pamphlet? Or perhaps the Presby-
terrain Board of Publication might do it.
1t does appear to us that it would be a
real service to place such an article in
the hands of all the young Biblical stu
dents, of whatever denomination, in the
land. A very limited circle will see it
in the Review.
The cutting OF Robertson Smiths comb
is piece of surgery that ought to be
done in the presence of the public.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-01-11

FREE SITTINGs-There are now about
forty Protestant Episcopal parishes in
Massachusetts, where the sittings are en-
tirely free-some free partly through en-
dowments, some through gifts; but many
absolutely free and carried on in entire
dependence upon what the people con-
scientiously contribute from Sunday to
Sunday at the services.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-01-11
THE Philadelphia Presbyterian has tn,

THE Philadelphia Presbyterian has the
following item:
1t was an exaggeration but it shows the ire
mendous hold which business takes upon men
in our large cities, that when it was suggested
by missionary bishop to a metropolitan rector
in New York TO ask the attendance of business
men at week day missionary meeting, he said
=" Get man to come up from Wall street in the
daytime TO attend a missionary meeting2 1t is
as much as ] can do TO get man TO come up
town in the daytime TO attend his wife's fu.
neral !"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-01-11
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lowing your name on your paper. Those
figures show the date at which your sub
scription expires. Please remit at once,
and greatly oblige US. Our expenses are
heavy: we pay cash for work and mate
rial; our friends must therefore be prompt
with us.
We hope the friends of the paper, and
especially our clerical friends, will make
a special effort to increase our circulation
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-01-11
ECCLESIASTICAL NOTICE.
To the Churches of East Hanover
PresbYterv

Contributions for Su8tentation should now be
sent to Edgar Crutchfeld, Esq, Fredericksburg,
Va, instead of to P. S. Seabury, Petersburg, as
heretofore, in consequence of re organization
OF the Executive Committee of Domestic Mis-
sions constituting Rev. James P. Smith chair
man, and Edgar Crutchfeld, ESQ., treasurer
W. A. CAMPBELL,
Stated Clerk, E. H. Presbytery.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-01-11

A New YORK PAPER remarks "Mr.
A has just died worth 100000.
When he meets God he will have two
hard questions to answer, namely First,
how did you get that money! Secondly,
what did you do with it?''
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-01-11

REV. DR.. JOHN HALL, of New York,
will deliver an address this evening at
u o'clock in the Grace Street Presby-
terrain church, on the work of the Amer
lean Sunday School Union.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-01-11

Sir Edward Thornton says that since whip
ping has been practised in England on fanatics
for shooting at The Queen it has stopped entirely.
Exchange.
OF course it has. That is what would
cool Guiteau off in the course of a single
morning-and great many other peo-
pie who can't restrain themselves.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-01-11
Notice.

Members of the graduating class of Union
Theological Seminary of the year 1873, will
please address me at Orange, Orange county,
Texas. p II. HENsLEY.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-01-11

IF ANY Of our subscribers fail, after
waiting two weeks, to receive the books
which are ordered by them, they will be
kind enough to let us know Of the failure
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-01-11

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, 1882-01-11

On THE OTHER HAND Gambetta, in
France, plants himself more and more
distinctly in opposition to the clerical
party, as shown by his decision to exc
cute the provisions of the concordat be-
tween France and the Vatican, with the
object of taking the control of the public
schools out of the hands Of the clergy.
France is at this time an interesting
study; Bismarck got the advantage OF
Gambetta in the passage at arms, but il
he makes himself the head of the reac-
tionary party in Europe, the tables may
be turned, and Bismarck may find him
self suddenly enveloped in German Re-
public instead of Germanic Empire
playing the cats-paw to the moribund
Papacy.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-01-11

KING HUMBERT seems as determined
in his way of thinking as the Pope does
in his. The Pope is kicking with I'M
wonted impotence against the bars of
his cage, and says he must get out, and
we observe that Cardinal Vanutelli, the
Papal nuncio at Vienna, has stated that
the Papal question can only be settled
by conceding to the Pope the city of
Rome, with territory on the west as far
as Civita Vecchia" On the other hand,
King Humbert lays his hand on his
sword, and declares to the senator's and
deputies who called on him on New
Years day, alluding to the reported dali
lance between Prince Bismarck and the
Vatican, that " it was well to make known
that Italy was firmly decided not to ad-
NIT of the slightest discussion of certain
questions touching internal order" and
one of the Italian journals adds, that abe
dwelt upon the necessity of the compile
ton of the military organisation.
Time turns things over very much
The idea of Protestant Germany coming
to the protection of the Pope against
Catholic Italy We say Germany; it
is not really Germany; Bismarck no
longer represents the sentiment of Ger
many, and, if he lives, he will have a
heavy account to settle with the German
people before he presses much farther
his extreme despotical views. The ten
sion in Germany at this moment is fear
full. The Germans have about as little
idea of crusading for the Pope as they
have of righting the wrongs of the Amer
lean Indians.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-10-07

will become the mad fight of the splen-
did comet under the all-powertul and
increasing attraction of the sun. At
| last, and, as believe, before the close
of the present century, the comet, on
some one of its recurring approaches to
the sun. will meet, low down in the so
! lar atmosphere, an obstruction too
! great 10 be resisted. 1t will then fall
! headonc into the sun, and vanish from
the catalogue Of comets forever. This
catastrophe may occur next year or
some wears later, but believe it must
come sooner or later. ! am more in
clined to believe that the obstruction
of the comet will take place suddenly,
rather than by a gradual wasting away:
1t is even possible that the event will
occur without our knowledge, but if we
are fortunate enough, some time when
the comet is on its homeWard journey
to the sun we shall watch him gradu-
ally approaching the great luminaly OF
day until lost in his rays, and then we
shall watch in vain for his emcrgence.
This NAV seem to be Il bold prediction,
and may have made some error whose
existence do not now suspect. 1t SO
| shall be glad to have it pointed out,
aud at all events, | shall watch for the
first rude elements of the present COM
ct, which are yet to be computed with
tervent interest,"
If this really proves to be a return of
the Gould comet Of 1880, it will not
long remain in view. BY September
3G it will be about 2O0 west of the sun.
1t will then be only tent! as bright
as on the 10Th, or only one half as
bright as on September 10. On Octo-
Der 10 its distance from the sun will be
about 40 west, and it will be only one
fifteenth part as bright as on the 18Th.
1t will probably still be seen in large
telescopes, although to best advantage
in equatorial ATTITUDES. Short as this
period of visibility will probably be, it
ought to be long enough to enable as
troDomers to reap an abundant harvest
of observations which shall settle the
form of the orbit within narrow limits,
and determine with certainty whether
the hypothesis boldly advanced by
Prof. Boss shall prove to be true.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-10-07

DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST LANDRY,
j. W. BURBRIDGE 4 co. vs. THOMAS {.
ANDERSON.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-10-07
JUDICIAL. ADVERTISER

StEaERsFF'S SALE.
ALCUS, SCHERCk & AUTY, vs.. EMANUEL
PHILLIPS Ell AIS.
No. 1865
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OFST LANDRY.
KATZ Il BARNETT vs.. THOs. C. ANDERSON
No. 1904.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST ANDRY
WALLACE 4 CO., n Ln4'N, VS.. EMANUEL
PHILLIPS Ell AIS.
No. 1917.
PARISH COURT, PARISH OF ST LANDRY.
Il. Il W. CRONER VS.. EMANUEL PHILIPS
EFT AIS.
No. 2nlG,
PARISH COURT, PARISH OF ST, LANDRY.
kEIFEER BROS. VS.. THOS. G. ANDERSON.
No. 1869.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
DARCY n WHEELER VS.. EMANUEL PHIL
LIPS EFT AIS.
No. 1908
PARISH COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
VINCENT BOAGNI VS.. LIZZIE GORDON,
WIFE. EFT AIS.
NJ, ID6iq
St. Landry democrat., 1882-10-07
No. l26.j9.

DISTRICT COURT, PARISH ST. LANDRY.
VINCENT BOAGNI vs.. EMANUEL PHIL
LIPS.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-10-07
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St. Landry democrat., 1882-10-07
Notice to Debtors !

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St. Landry democrat., 1882-10-07
.v'OTECE TO 1RESP.4sER!S

All persons. including hunters. are hereby
warned not to trespass or shoot on the Camp
Hamilton plantation near OpeloHsas.
4. H. GENERES.
Sept %, 1SS2-tf
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-04-22
General Conference.

At Nashville, Tenn, on the Sd of
May, 1882, the General Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, will be held. This conference
meets once in four years. and its ses-
sions usually last 20 to rs days.
Owing to the decesse of Bishops
Marvin, Weightman and Doggett, and
the inability Of Bishop Paine to do
work, except in conferences near bis
home in Aberdeen. Miss, it will be
necessary to elect four additional
bishops. Rev. DIR. Linus Parker, the
accomplished editor Of the New Or
leans Christian Advocate, has been
spoken Of as most likely to follow in
the line of promotion. This confer
ence represents . constituency OF
$50, 900 members, mostly resident in
the Southern States, although there
are several annual conferences in the
Western and extreme Pacific States.
1t has IL ,9l7 ministers and but three
effective bishops, of whom Bishops
Keener and McTyeire are propably
the most active. For several years
there has been manifested by many
Southern Methodists, especially by
those residing in the more northern
portion of the Southern States, far
more fraternal relations with their
Northern brethren this. together
with many other important subjects.
" i'll be discussed. This denomina-
ton has in this city six churches.
with a membership Of LAPS. and
1922 children enrolled rs scholars
in their Sunday schools. The amount
Of money raised for church work in
| 1881 was $14,972.-Times- Democrat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-04-22

says, without doing violence to COM
mon sense. Every word Of it is true
and injustice has been done no one.
Inasmuch as we were influenced to
take part in poker game, a thing
altogether ont of usual order, we are
willing to cry '.peccavl" but beyond
this no other retraction. 81
We have stated that the Episcopal
minister in charge at this place was
altogether innocent, and knew moth
ing of the affair until our squib APP
peared. The same is true OF all other
ministers. Now we wish to state
that "Episcopalian." whose ears we
think betrays him. is either laboring
under misapprehension of the facts.
or else he has deliberately set to
work and framed tissue of truths
and lies aud sent them to the Times
Democrat for publication. more with
the view to libel this editor. seeming
ly. than to vipdicate the church he
brazenly claims to represent.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-04-22
VETO OF THE CHINESE BILL

President Arthur has given the
politicians of America q sensation by
returning the Chinese bill to the q.
S. Senate with bis objections to its
passage. The bill provided that Chi
nese immigrants should not be allow
ed to come to the United States for
twenty years. The President holds
the time to he unreasonable. and that
it would be in violation of the treaty
with China as well as antagonistic to
the domestic interest of the country
and the fundamental principles oil the
government, to pass such a law.
there is much bitterness against MIR.
Arthur on the part of leading Repub-
licans, who say that his action will
lose tnem the Pacific States for all
time to come. The Democrats are
jubilant over the result. They have
made a good record on 1T, while the
Republicans can hardly hope to i'm
prove theirs 10y anything that would
be acceptable to a large proportion
of their constituents. 1t is thought
possible that a new bill nay be pass
ed that will meet the Presidents APP
proval, bu. it is more than probable
that the question has been disposed
of for the present session of Congress
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-04-22
{NO.24.

show q percentage of gain which is
even greater, while Colorado leads
all others in the percentage OF in
crease, both of daily and weekly is
sues. California, Nebraska. Nevada,
Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Vermont, and West Virginia have
fallen behind 1881 in the total num-
Der of periodicals issued. In Georgia,
Main and Massachusetts, the sus-
pensions have exactly counterbalanc-
ed the new ventures. In every State
not mentioned above, and in the Ter
ritorieA, there has been an increase.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-04-22
WILL THEY DO 1T 2

In a short time our Legislature
will be in session. One of the most
important questions that will come
before that body will be to determine
upon some method whereby uniform
ity in assessments can be secured
throughout the State. About the
only way this can be accomplished is
to abolish the oath system (Which is
not now applied by assessors one
time in ten). and in place establish
a graduation of lands by law, fixing
their minimum value, and constitu-
ting the police jurIes of the different
parishes into boards to determine
the character of lands, reserving the
right to the property owner to appeal
to the courts in case he feels aggriev-
ed at the valuation put upon his
lands. This seems to Us an easy
matter. To our law makers it may
appear differently, as many obstacles
may come before them that 1T is not
competent for us to foresee. But,
making due allowance for all oppo
slt,on, we do not see any good reason
why some system may not be devised
if orr SoloDs get to work earnest
| ly to solve the problem. The constr
tution of the State. which onr legis.
lators have sworn to support. requires
that they shall make the effort Viii
they do it?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-04-22

The remains of Jesse James, the
robber, murderer, horse thief. tram
robber and professor OF other equally
meritorious callings had a very grand
funeral at Kearney, Missouri. An
immense crowd on foot add horse
back was in attendance. Among the
pail bearers were the sheriff and one
of bis deputies. The services we're
conducted by two ministers, who do
not often have such large congre-
CATION as they then found before
them. Rev. Mr.. Martin improved
the occasion to preach q sermon,
which the press reporter assures us
was full Of comfort for the mourn-
ers." Such eclat over the grave OF a
man who would. in the "good old
times" when men were almost entire
ly barbarous, have been buried at the
cross roads, with q stake driven
through his body. is not, incur jndg-
ment, in good taste. 1t is not just
the way to s'teach the rnstic moraIist
to die" The funeral should have
been more quiet. az be6tted the
shameful life of the dead MANN. o.
City Item. VI
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-04-22
Newspapers In 1853.

The American Newspaper Directo-
nv, which will be. issued next month
by Geo. P. Rowell 4 Co. OF New
York. will contain the names Of 1851
periodicals in the United States and
Territories, which is gain Of 344 IN
the year Just passed The number OF
daily papers has increased 10 . some
what larger proportion, and is now
Represented By a total Of s96 against
921 in 1881. The largest increase
has been in New York-lO dailies. 30
Of al sorts. Illiaois end Missouri
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-04-22

The Marksvllle keveiw appears to
have failed TO tumble to the Times
Democrats canards on the LIST of
April, and publishes "a River Float
sam on its first page as an item in-i
terest to its readers Pretty tough
story that, neighbor, of lion float
ing thousand miles in thirty-six
hours. What did you think of ed
isop's --latest" in the same issue OF
the I'd? ~. s,e..t,,.f
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-04-22

The Picayune continues to sail I'M
der that mysterious "largest circula-
ton in the southwest" 1t seems to
ms rather curious that it sbonld miss
the chance to take in $4,000 OF the
Times-Democrat, if there is anything
in that claim. Come, old lady, put
up or shut up. Make your boasts
good or take in your sign. ~ -.