The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-03-21


Stuart Mills works, Mr.. John Morley, and
others, who, by their writings have sown
widespread unbelief and in some cases rank
ATHEISM Ii this is true we Judge the move
ment to be very unwise one. The unbeief
disseminated Is sad thing, but it can be met
only by higher science and wider scattering
of evangelic truth.
The McALL MIssIoN.-The Rev. R.
McAll and the Rev. Reuben Saillens from Paris
reached Philadelphia last week. Accompany
ing them and in charge of their movements and
arrangements, as Secretary of the Deputation. is
the Rev. Martin l.. Berger. reception was
given to them on Thursday evening, at 1922
Locust street, by Mrs. Chase and Miss Lea
These ladies have from the first taken the deep
est interest in the work of the mission, and Mrs
Chase is President of the Philadelphia Aid So
ciety The reception was a very enjoyable So
cial and religious event, and was we'll adapted
TO &c, increase the interest in the Partisan work
we noticed present goodly number of the
prominent ministers and members of the Ban
tlst, Episcopal, Methodist and PRESBYTERIAN
churches OF the city. Several neat and brief
addresses of welcome were delivered to the visi-
tors and responded to by them, after which was
the freer individual Iintermingling. Mr.. Nc
All and M Salliens made an excellent impress
sion.-Eresbyterian Journal
Lady Vaudeville, az every one
knows, was the beautiful Miss Yznaga, IF New
York, who created sensation in London and
other foreign cities as the famous American
beauty. She has twin girls who are as much
alike as Groh6 and Grofa and have to wear
different colored ribbons, that they may be
distinguished apart. On one occasion the Queen,
desiring to see Lord Maudeville's twins ar
ranged that they should be brought to Windsor
Castle. The children were told to be very res
pectful, to bow low and kiss the Queens hand
and were thought to be proficient in their les
son. But the little misses were not awed by
the presence of royalty (what four-year-old is y.
and, as they were presented, one rushed to the
Queen, put her arms around her neck and gave
her hug and kiss. The story goes that the
child stood beside Queen Victoria, and pulling
at her dress, said: Say, Queen, won't you give
me a bun 2 Victoria was delighted and err
Jocyed the scene more than those who had spent
their time In training the little minxes
The Methodist Episcopal Church re-
ports for 1882 a net gain of nearly $4,000 mem
bers and probationers. The magnificent total is
now 748O2l of whom IT'S, S44 are probation
ers and l,572,l77 members. The net gain in
probatloners is 5000; in members 1887. The
number of deaths was 22,377 There are 49,
l52 churches. gain of 256 valued at $65, 467-
OS2, loss IF S745.6l9. OF the travelling preach
ers, III died; 1l6 " located" as against 40 in
1881 1887 are on trial; l ,432 are cassed as
superannuated, and 913 as SUPER Itinerary, leav-
ing 1878 ranked as effective" There is a
decrease of 235 in the effective" list. and of
l94 In the whole list in conference, not includ-
ing those on trial and those located Of local
preachers there are H. 67, a decrease of 295.
The Sunday Schools, 20901 in number, have
decreas ed by lO6 but there is gain of 80 351
In scholars, the total being 1,629,35S
MANY examples have been given of
Cromwell, Ma
PO-- $50 ar El,.. -
perstltlous than the first man you NAV chance to
meet. OF living men Prince Bismarck has manv
stories OF superstition to answer for. He would
not negotiate the surrender of Italv on the 18th
of October, it Is said. because that was the date
OF Hochklrch and Jena. He has the ancient
dislike of Friday; " he will not start on Fri
Day nor sign any important document on that
day OF the week, writes DR.. Busch. Bismarck
hesitated, according TO report, about accepting
the title of Count, because there had been a
great mortality among counts in Pomerania
Perhaps he fancies that the curse of Sidonia, the
Sorceress, Is still upon the noble house of the
land. He Is said to have predicted the day
month and year of his own death, as many per-
sons are tabled to have done successfully. There
Is even dash of the astrologer in the Prince,
and ne commends those who get their hair cut
when the moon Is waxing. But this is a COM
mon German superstition, and not to be laid at
the door Of the great Bismarck alone
he OABNAI1ON ARMY.-lne Sal
walton Army like the Jesuits in the past have
done, are undergoing an evolutionary process.
That Is to say, as the Jesuits originally simple
missionary society, became a military organiza-
ton of the most effective equipment and stern
discipline till they made themselves the Preto-
rlan Guard of the spiritual empire of Rome till
Its original purpose was almost wholly lost sight
of, so General Booths Salvation Army, from a
wandering company of peripatetics singing pious
metrical lucubrations and praying sinners to
" get salvation" has become body not unlike
the Jesuits In the perfectness of It's discipline
and It's command of monetary resources at
least the Saivatonists are making rapid progress
In these channels, and there is no saying where
they Will stop. And lust here, as showing one
method OF the Salvation Army, an incident
comes to the surface reminding one of Mile.
Erben, a character in Alphonse Daudets new
story j. Evangelist" who was kidnapped by
a fanatical Protestant zealot Nine Autheman
The case in point is that of Miss Charlesworth
concerning whom Rev. Mr. Charesworth. her
| father writes TO the London Times He saws
that on two occasions he took his daughter to
meetings of the Salvation Army, where she
made the acquaintance of Gen. Booth" and his
family Falling wholly under their influence.
| the girl lined the Salvation Army and refused
| to remain at home or TO listen to her father 3
counsels and commands. In company with Miss
Booth, Miss Charesworth went to Geneva.
where their eccentricities impeled the attention
| OF the authorities and led to their expulsion
! from the canton. The Booths have remained
deaf to the appeals of Mr.. Charlesworth, and
| have converted her into a hysterical fanatic
Thus what seemed incredible to the readers OF
| " LEvangeliste" has actually occurred, and the
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