The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-01-17
GENERAL ITEMS.

Gen Booth of the Salvation Army"
in England has dismissed three of his officers
because they accepted gold watches as testi-
monlals from admiring audiences.
Mr.. LOOMS, the agent of the Ameri-
can Bible Society in Japan under date of
November IA, gives the very impressive intelli-
gence that Japanese Christians had formally ex-
pressed an earnest desire 10 be represented in
the work of translating the Old Testament bv
scholars chosen by themselves
Among the Hamilton manuscripts
Just sold to the Prussians is one written in gold
en- uncial letters on purple velvet. and datinp
from the seventh century. 1t is the copy of
the Gospel In Latin, presented to Henry VIII
by Leo y. on the occasion of comforting on him
the title of Defender of the Faith.
The number of Hebrews in all parts
of the world is now estimated at 10000 600
and their Increase is said to be more rapid than
that of Christians, the proportion being 5 per
cent of Jews to 3.S ct Christians
During the year 1882, fifty-two Bible
class meetings were held in the reading room of
the Rock Island railroad shops in Chicago with
an average attendance of 4l6 Nearly 1000
visitors were welcomed during the same period.
"A student in Yale Theological Sem
mary, who is a minister in the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, says that the theology
OF reformed Calvinism, as taught in Yale The
illogical departments, differs in no distinguish
able degree from that taught at Lebanon, Tenn. ="
the theological school of the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church.
=" You advertise that there is a fine
stream of water on the place, but don't see il,
remarked stranger who wanted to rent the
place. The landlord said, Just work that
pump-handle little, and you will see a fine
stream of water. You don't expect TO have the
Niagara Falls on the place for $15 month, do
your"
Perhaps Stepping Heavenward"
has had a popularity. larger than any other
book of its class published by an American
author. In this country alone scarcely less than
10000 copies have been sold, while in Great
Britain It's circulation has been much larger
than IN this country-not less than six English
houses issuing editions of it. One of these Eng.
lish editions was sold at FIVE pence, so that the
poorest could obtain a copy.
Mr.. S. G. w. Benjamin, of New
York, has been appointed to the position of
Consul-General and Charge d'Afairq at Teberan
the position declined by Rev D. H Jessup,
who regards his place at Beirut as paramount
Importance.
Does anybody ever hear of any Southern
man being appointed to any important Federal
office?
"A loss to the scholarship and Chris
tan force of the Church of Christ in our land
has occurred in the death of the Rev. Charles P
Krauth, Vice-Provost of the University of
Pennsylvania, and Professor of Moral and Men
tai Philosophy In that institution. Dr. Krauth
was Lutheran clergyman of a high order of
talent, eminent excellence of character and of
large service in the great cause. Before his
connection with the University of Pennsvlvan-
la, he had held the Professorship of Dopmatic
Theology IN the Lutheran Theological Seminary
in this city.
Mayor Edison, of New York, follow
ing the example of his predecessor. has refused
a license to Salmi Morse, for the production of
the Passion Play, on the ground that it is
repugnant to the religious feelings and convic-
tons of the great majority of the respectable
people of that city. Morse has applied to the
Supreme Court for mandamus compelling the
Mayor to grant him license to open the hall
on Twenty-hir Street The Mayor has been
ordered to respond to-day wednesday,.
On Thanksgiving night villain en-
tered the vestibule window of the Presbyterian
church at Logan, Utah, of which Rev. c.. M
Parks is pastor, and built fire of kindlings and
shavings upon a bench using at least a half
gallon of coal oil. The next morning the
charred remains of the kindling.wood. and the
partially burnt bench were found The coal oil
which was mostly on the floor, it appears, had
missed the lire. The family, consisting of five
persons, were asleep in the building, and had
the purpose of the fend been ACCOMPLISHED all
might have persisted in the flames.
DR.. Walther is pastor of q GREAT
German Lutheran church in St. Louis a man of
mark and powerful preacher. His concep
ton of the gospel dispensation, one SAYS, lis
grace for sinners" He is polemic. moreover.
and maintains a doctrine of proclamation
which has brought upon him the charge of
" Calvinsm." He makes a sturdy defence of
his position, and his critics and opponents con-
Tess his ability and honesty. Eight editions of
his sermons have passed through the press and
have been scattered through the German pom
ulation of the West 1t is pleasant to know
that such an eloquent expounder of the system
of grace is preaching in the German language to
his compatriots, and pleasanter still to know
that there are many who preach the same Cos
pei that he does.
The late William Galignani, the
Partisan journalist, with his brothers. headed
the subscription for the Corbeil Hospital with
an anonymous 100000 pour conmeacer, and
then added 5OOOOf more, and then twice again
l5O,OO0f, until, when the establishment was
opened November 9TH, 1858, they were donors
Of halfa-milion. Nor did their munifcence
end there. They gave 5O0,0OOf for the con-
| structIon Of two school-bouses for girls and an
orphan asylum between 1858 and 1878 and at
the opening Of Williams will on Wednesday
his executors announced the following lepacies
One hundred and twenty thousand francs to
the Corbeil Hospital 100000 to the Corbeil