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its conquests by such power? One case
may go upon record for illustration. A
man who was fine scholar, well-trained
in worldly wisdom, and also bitter
sceptic, now sits at the feet of Jesus.
How and why One day the minister
(who was not scholarly, preached the
simplest gospel sermon in his hearing.
The sentence which overthrow all oppo-
sition was this: only one step IS needed,
and you aOiU not take 1t !" lite poaOer
,Ohich 1oent to the man Nth that sentence
IS the potOer upo1 aOhich eOe need to rely +
1t is enough Read 2 Cor. x: 3-5. There
may be such thing as leaving souls to
perish while we are waiting to polish,
rather sharpen our instruments The
case just cited sufices. There are many
like it. Men need the gospel (not learn
ing, giving learned essays to save them |
But do not mistake my meaning. Here
is no plea for committing the gospel to
the care of ignorant men. 1 care not
how much education minister has. Give
him all that he will take, {" if the way be
clear" But let us beware how we limit
Gods work to our ideas. The safety of
doctrine; the efficient preaching of the
gospel; the winning of souls; the victory
over opposition,-these and many other
things do not depend upon the fine polish
of our preachers; but upon the Spirit of
God. In the homely language of negro:
God can strike a mighty straight 5loeO
md natghty crooked stick" Get above
that truth, we never can. But if He
picks up the crooked stick" we would
take it out of His hands, saying, {" Not
so, Lord"
[ do not mean that the Church is to
stand helpless before every one who
wants to preach" The inspired direc-
lions in Timothy and Titus are safe
guard, if properly followed And be-
sides this, God has given His Church
sense enough to Judge in the matter, with
the promise of the Holy Spirit. 1t is the
duty of Presbytery, also, to keep guard.
Duty done here will efectually save us
from the dreaded Cumberland No. g."
But all the Hebrew, Latin, and Greek in
the world will not keep us-though Math-
ematics, arts, and sciences, and several
other points be added I, for one, am in
full sympathy with this AGGRESSIVE"
note which has been sounded and pray
God that it may swell into a greater re-
demption-song than can now be sung by
the Presbyterian Church. F.
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with a former pastor of mine, who ad-
vised, that as had not passed through
theological seminary, had as well aban-
don the thought, which did, and en-
tered one of the best medical institutions
In the country, and 4 after passing rigid
ate, with record of which 1 am not
ashamed. 1 love my Church; love its
name; love its past record; its long
list of noble names; its noble martyrs
its worthy mission in the world its pecu-
liar form of doctrine and system of gov
eminent. Moreover, 1 love that essence
of the Bible, the Shorter Catechism, every
word of which is indelibly written upon
my mind and heart, and has been ever
since 1 was nine or ten years of age.
May the Lord bless our Church and
keep her. May the Lord lift up the light
of His countenance upon her and give
her peace. A DEACON.
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And why have they more preachers
Are their young men more self-sacrifcing
than ours? Or are the Baptist fathers
and the Methodist mothers more willing
to give their sons to the ministry than
Presbyterian parents? We think not
The greater liberality of Presbyterians in
giving disproves it. But while the doors
of the ministry in these other denomina-
tions have stood wide open, inviting all
pious young men to enter, the door to
our ministry is shut, barred, and locked,
and we require that every young man
who will preach for US shall knock at it
three or seven or nine years before we
will admit him. The wonder is, not that
other denominations have more ministers
and churches and members than we have,
but that we have as many as we have.
The problem that we must solve, if our
Church is to be aggressive" is to secure
more laborers. We need ministers to fill
our pulpits, to teach our children, to edit
our papers, to write our books, to man
age our benevolent schemes, and we need
many others to be ready to go at every
call, to seek out the perishing, to gather
together the scattered Presbyterians.-
Every army, to be continuously success
fful, needs to have reserve but we have
none. We are like General Lees army
before Petersburg-when man falls, his
place can only be filled by taking one
from some other point. How can we
best recruit our army without mastering
into it those who will only make ineffi-
cient soldiers? This is the question
which our General Assembly would have
us to consider. j. B. O.
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An Answered Prayer.

ooh, give me message of quiet"
l ask in my morning prayer;
d" For the turbulent trouble within me
Is more than my heart can bear.
Around there is strife and discord,
And the storms that do not cease,
And the whirl of the world is on me
Thou only canst give me peace"
opened the old, old Bible,
And looked at page of Psalms,
Till the wintry sea of my trouble
Was smoothed by its summer Gains.
For the words that have helped so many,
And the pages have seemed more dear
Seemed new in their power to comfort,
And they brought me my word of cheer
Like music of solemn singing
These words came down to me
|" The Lord is slow to anger,
And of mercy great is He;
Each generation praiseth
His works of long renown
The Lord upholdeth all that fall,
And raiseth the bowed down"
That gave me the strength wanted
1 knew the Lord was nigh;
All that was making me sorry
Would be better by-and-by
1 had but to wait in patience
And keep at my Fathers side,
And nothing would really hurt me,
Whatever might betide.
Marianne FdrninQhdm.
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For the Central Presbyterian.
Letter from Essex County, Va.

i
MesSrs. Editors, " GU cannot conceive
the degree of pleasure find each week
IN reading the Central, living, as do, in
section of country where Presbyte-
rian sermon is never heard. I have been
especially interested recently, in reading
the various opinions in regard to the
Aggressive of Presbyterianism."
There "tions of our State that
were hy our Church,
3 oiuen
me question
may be d. , ls this so? As Law
member f The nuroh, 1 think that I, for
one, can see the answer. In your edito-
rial of January Sd, headed Presbyte
rian Cavalry" the reason is made plain.
Ours has not been an aggressive Church.
In our Sunday Schools, to my own per-
sonal knowledge, hundreds of children
have been brought in from families hav.
ing no UNCONVENTIONAL preferences, and
faithfully taught for years, then were
finally allowed to stray off to other
churches, with perhaps, no effort being
made to secure them-many of them
proving worthy members, both in Church
and in society. If our Presbyterian sye-
tenn 10, as we believe, true one, then
should our doors be thrown open wide to
all classes of society, welcoming all who
love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity.
The charge of exclusiveness has been
made against our Church, and perhaps
with some truth in few cases. "Breth-
rem, these things ought not SO to be-"
Let ours be the Church for the poor as
well as the rich, and believe me, "the
Lord will open the windows of heaven
and pour out blessing that there shall
not be room to receive it.
Another question has been recently
started which is also of exceeding interest
to many of us, and that is, the educa-
tional qualification of our Minister'S
While, no doubt, the standard should re-
main high enough to preserve the gospel
of Christ and the cause of His Church in
all purity, yet our Presbyterian Church
has been made to suffer by its exceeding
rigidity. To cite an instance: One of the
most promising ministers in sister de-
nomination, and one who has charge of
large and influential congregation, was at
one time student in one Of our theolog
ical schools, and was real Presbyterian
but, unfortunately, he failed in some
minor portion Of his examination. Being
determined to preach the gospel, he made
application to another denomination, and
was accepted, much to our loss, as you
would think, could you hear him preach. |
And most estimable man and gentle
man is he, devoted to his Masters work.
For many years myself had burning de-
sire to serve my Master in the capacity of
an humble minister, being willing to spend
and be spent in His service, wherever
His providence might call me. Whilst
in that frame of mind, 1 called upon an
old friend and brother, true father in
Israel whose advice at the time was to
the effect that there were q large mum.
Der of ordained ministers then who were
without any charge whatever, and that
it was quite unnecessary to recruit the
ranks while so many were left unem-
ployed. l also conVersed, at that time, !
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Let us look well to our candlestick
shall not affirm. Neither do l give
negative answer now. For these are only
musings,-musings on great questions.
FORT LYNNE.
National Republican., 1883-09-19
THE CRAZY FEVER,
The Yellow SeOurgc Among the Mexi-
cans Experience OF the Surveying
Party on tho Tonolobnmno Rnute.

The Yellow scourgc Among the Mexi-
cans - Experience OF the Surveying
Party on the Topolobnmpo Route.
AS a matter of interest to tho friends of
the party lately departed this city to survey
the route of the proposed railway from To-
polobampo harbor, on the east shore of the
Gulf of California, to the Gulf of Mexico,
the following extract Of letter from one of
that party Is published IL contains tho only
news yet promulgated direct from the in
fected yellow fever district of West Me Sico.
The "tonto" is not personal acquaintance,
but some of THE REPUBLICANS readers will
be interested TO hear of IL, and to know their
friends are not fatally affected so far.
AGIABANro, Sept A. Dear Fdtter: This is the
first chance | have had to write sinte we LEFT
Guaymas. OF all the times 1 ever had in my life
the past week was the worst OF party of fifteen
all were more or less sick, except myself 50 far
suppose 1t will seen strange to you. but 1t is so.
Every one, except five, are beginning TO show
signs of life now and those five are little better,
We hal to stop at this place and put two of them
of, and they viii come through the country when
they are all right
Tell Forrest that wanzebea was sick as soon as
he struck the boat. and has been sick ever since.
We left Guaymas OH sailboat for Topolobampo
on Wednesday last, Aug 20 1t was very rough
aud the wind was not In our favor as you can see
by the time II has taken us to get this far. We
have yet between 10 aud 100 miles to go before
reaching T0poobampo by water. II is about 200
miles from GuaymOs
We would have waited for the steamer leaving
| for Manhattan on the fifteenth of September, but
| the people were dying in Guaymas too lively for
| us. The natives said 1t was from "GOnto" (crazy
| fever. We noticed that mono of them came near
the square where the fever was, so we yonclud ID
| we hnd better pull out as soon as possible.
The five with us who ore so sick have the
"tonto"
1t has surprised me that have gotten on so we'll
having been with the sick, nursing aud helping
around. l have hardly had headache as yet.
II will take us two days to reach Topo, and then
after n weeks rest for the fellows that have teen
| under the weather we will get TO work.
] rather like this part of the country though
have been hers for about five hours only.
| The people are the most hospitable / ever met
| in my experience of building rtilways. They can
| not do enough for MS.
| The climate Is delightful; at night cool The
day Is just like early spring, provided you use the
| least excuse for shade. large handkerchief will
| be sufficient protection; but If you let the suns
rays strike You will certainly feel them.
VIII close, as we are getting ready to start. Ad'
| dress care senor Don Bias Ibarra, FL Fuerte, Es'
| tado de SinalOl, Mexico.
National Republican., 1883-09-19
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

The new passenger steamer Occoquan,
Turner, master, has been documented at tho
custom house here, and was inspected and
passed yesterday. Capt. Turner intends to
make two trips week to Occoquan and two
to Nanjamoie beach from this city,
The schooner r. ]. Seward sailed for Balti-
more with cargo of grain loaded by George
Y. Worthington & Co. yesterday.
The schooner VIM. Mctice arrived yester-
day from New York for j. Il. & j. G. Beck
ham. Four canal boats arrived with coal for
the American Coal company yesterday
Mr.. Il. +. Downham, p. Il. &. of the Old
Dominion commandcry of Knights Templar,
installed the following officers on Monday
night: Edgar Warfield, L. G.; X. Kemper
generalissimo; A. w, Armstrong, c. e.; Rev.
ii. II. Weyer prolate A. A. Warfeld, s. W..
L. II. Carlin, J. W.; j. II. ID. Smoot, treasurer;
J. L. Alexander. recorder; Harry smoot, s.
b.: j. V. Davis, S. b.; g. Il. French, wardcr;
G. f. Steiner, G. of G.; james Gregg. senti-
nell
The stockholders of tho Eagle Mining COM
pany, whose mines are in Loudoun county,
held a meeting Monday, and resolved to sell
no more stock.
Principal Mr.. L. NJ. Blackford returned
from Europe, where he has been for about
three weeks on Monday night.
The Langlcys, of Langley, Fairfax county,
who wero to play n game of base ball with
the Alexandrians yesterday, failed to put in
an appearance.
The engines that were in tho old Pioneer
mills have been taken out and removed to
the iron works at the foot of Wolf street,
whore they have been cleaned and put up in
running order, so as as to be ready for future
use should they be needed.
The stockholders of the Potomac Manu-
featuring company will hold meeting here
on the twentysiXth.
The new schooner being built at Agnew &
Co.'S ship yard is progressing finely, and they
have begun to put the salt between the tim
| bers
Grain market-Flour in better receipt and
figures are unchanged, with a fair loc7l de-
mand. Wheat continued depressed and
heavy; tho receipts were small yesterday,
only $500 bushels being offered; Fultz
brought from $l.0l to $l.03; Longberry 81. .06
no mixed being offered; common sold at Soc
to 81. Corn is firm and active; 5O) bushels
brought 81 to 62c for white; no yellow was
sold, but would command better figures.
small lot of fair rye sold at 5S to 60c., and
$50 bushels of oats at 3Sc. Produce in good
demand with small offerings.
National Republican., 1883-09-19
Cnrue, Thieves Arrested.

Two young white men were arrested yes
terday afternoon for offering for sale at
Salters furniture store roll of thirty three
yards of now ingram carpeto, supposed TO
have been stolen by them. They are both
upholsters by trade, and gave their names as
Joseph Baird and Louis Meyer. Tho latter
has only recently arrived from Germany.
The officers subsequently found that the
carpet had been stolen from j. G. Grogan's
installment establishment, at the skating
rink building, on New York avenue. from
which place II number of other capets have
been stolen. Yesterday morning tho officers
found another carpet of forty-five yards
which has been identified as one of the stolen
ones.
National Republican., 1883-09-19
TUE COMMISSIONERS
Current TransaCtions ne the Various Dis
trict Odces.

trIct omces.
Building permits were issued yesterday TO
Washington Jones to build one brick dwoll-
ing on Eighteenth, between A and streets
northeast, to cost $500; g. w. Utermehle TO
make repairs at 1lOi Seventh street north.
west to cost $3.50; w. Waldkonig TO make
repairs at 12S Fifth street northwest, TO cost
500; !. Clark to build one brick dwelling
and store on Eleventh street northeast, TO
cost 81 200; LizZie Smith to make repairs at
43 l. street northwest, to cost TlOO; carter
pattcn to make repairs Mt II l. street north
west, TO cost 500; Amelia TO make repairs
Mt As J. street northwest, to cost 500.
Justice Smith has called the attention of
the commissioners to the leaking condition of
the BannalSer school building. He says that
the recent rains have proved the unsoundness
of the ceiling
Citizens want L street southeast from
Eighth to Eleventh street, improved.
Walter Walcott, of No. 1915 II street north
west, complains Of the bad condition of the
alley in rear of his residence.
The commissioners wcro busy yesterday in
considering the estimates for the next fiscal
year, and requested auditor, assessor, collector
of taxes, commissioned Washington asylum,
coroner, attorney, inspector OF gasand meters,
engineer commissioner, major and superin-
tcndcnt of police, chief engineer fire dcpart-
ment board of school trustees, health officer,
general superintendent of telephone and tce-
phone service. commissioner of sinking fund,
officer in charge of bridges officer in charge
of aqueduct, president of industrial home
school, reform school, government hospital
for insane, and judge of the police court,
TO make their returns. In nearly every
branch of the government there will be an
increase, and particularly the schools. The
commissioners will be busy with these osti-
mates until November. when they will be laid
before the secretary of the treasury.
Building Inspector Entwisle and Chief
Engineer Cronin will commence an inspec-
tion of the public buildings in iow days, by
direction of the order issued by the commits
sioners.
The commissioners have received letter
from Mai. Dye, inclosing n letter from Judge
Smell, in which the latter calls attention ia
the recent complaints about tho police van
He states that while he was away many COM
plants were made, and that he has given
instructions about tho overcrowding of pris.
oners for transportation to the jail Maj
Dye, in transmitting Judge Snol's letter
states that he would like tho commissioners
to decide under whose care the prisoners a, Il
while being taken to the Jail, as the police
have nothing to do with them after leaving
the court and the Jail officials have charg,
only when they reach the jail In the letter
he states that it would be n good plan to TAXI
the female prisoners to the Jail by them
selves.
HUNTsvILLE, ALA.-Dr. j. c. SpotswooI
says 81 highly recommend Browns Jrol
1Nruta md
National Republican., 1883-09-19
EAST wAsuINGToN.

The horse attached to the wagon belonging
to Mr. Cudmore, while standing at the corner
of ii street and Delaware avenue northeast,
became frightened and ran away, throwing
Mr.. Cudmore out and severely cutting him
about the head and face. After running for
some distance the horse was finally stopped
The wagon was much injured.
Tho door of the grocery store of Mr.. ID. b.
Weeden, corner of Seventh and A streets
southeast, was found open by Officers Shelton
and Clinton about 1890 Monday night. They
secured it and notified Mr.. Weldon. Nothing
was found to be missing.
Among the gunners on the marsh yester-
day, Mr.. Thomas Barnes bagged 100 Istd birds,
25 OTtolans, and los black birds.
An entertainment was given last evening
at McCaulcy's hall by the ladies of the Sec
ond Baptist church. The hall was filled.
Miss Alice Murray. blind lady. rendered
several beautiful solos Little Lily PetTola,
Clara Cook and Ida Petrola also sang. An
excellent orchestra rendered number Of Sc.
lections. Among those present were Mrs.
Sarah Van Horn, Mrs. Levi Meredith, Mrs.
Petrola, Mrs. S. j. Cooper, Mrs. Lena Smith,
and Mrs. G. w. Dobling. The S. =. s. and
Apollo Social club attended. The ladies
served refreshments during the entertain
ment.
A very we'll attended and interesting gospel
temperance meeting was held last evening at
seamen's Retreat, corner of Eighth and J.
| streets southeast.
Perseverance lodge Of Good Templars held
very interesting meeting at Washington
hall last evening. The following good of the
order programme Was we'll rendered: Re
marks, Mr. William B. Sovell; recitation
Miss Katio Curry; solo, Mr.. j. A. Frear jr
reading, Mr.. ID. Il. johnson recitation, Mr.
| Il. p, SouthwGk trio Frear family; reading
Mr,Wm, II. Horn; remarks, Mr.. j. A. Bailey;
recitation, Mrs. 4, s. Adkins solo, Mr.. d. r.
johnson. Tho lodge decided TO attend the
Church of the Reformation next Sunday
evening, when temperance sermon will bC
| preached by the pastor, Rev. w. T.. Parsons
An open meeting of this lodge will be helt
at Washington hall on Tuesday evening
| next
National Republican., 1883-09-19
BrIeht,yood Trotting Matinee.

About 300 people went out to the Bright
wood Driving park yesterday afternoon to
witness the regular trotting matinee The
track was rather heavy and tho day cloudy,
but some good trotting was done. The first
race was between Potomac Chief and Ana
lostan. Chief won the first heat Analostan
the second, and Chief the third and fourth
heats. Time, 3!074, 3l5, 3;0S, and BOB.
The second race was an excellent one, be-
tween Lazy Bob and Belle of Brightwood.
Lazy Bob won the first and Belle the second
and third heats. Time, 3:l2t, 3:0S, BIZ. The
owners Of the last two horses have decided
TO arrange match for a sum of money, which
will take place at the track next Tuesday,
when several other races will occur.
National Republican., 1883-09-19
Win rir.,, an. shnta

Several shots were fired about 1880 o'clock
last night in the vicinity of Ninth and b
streets northwest William Davis, q white
man, was arrested for petty larceny by Officers
Bailey and Thompson in that vicinity, but no
report was made of having fired any shot at
him. Several residents of the locality state
that one of the officers fired the shot. The
sound of the shooting attracted large crowd
To the snnt
National Republican., 1883-09-19
A New Water Connection.

Last night the water was turned off from
Capitol hill for several hours to enable the
workmen to put in the huge stopcock at the
corner of New Jersey avenue and G street,
which is designed to increase the pres
sure in the new 12-inch main re-
Gently laid, and which is intended
especially to supply the government printing
Office and that portion of the city in the inl-
mediate vicinity The work of setting the
stopcock was completed without delay every
detail of the work having been made to such
exact measurement that it fitted to charm,
and requiring the shortest possible time tc
place it in position.
National Republican., 1883-09-19
Patents Issued.

The number of patents issued during the
past week was 37s; of designs, 81 of trade
marks, II; and of labels, 10. The number of
reissues was 3. OF the domestic patents Now
York secured G6; Massachusetts, 49, Pennsyl-
vania, 35; New Jersey, 81; Ohio, 25, and Illi-
nois, %. The foreign patents numbered 80, of
which 90 were issued to Canadians.
National Republican., 1883-09-19

The Womans' Christian Temperance union
will hold their annual meeting at the Metro
politan Nj. L, church on the twenty fifth and
twenty sixth of the present month. The
programme of speakers includes the names of
Mesdames Clara L. Roach, X. Burris, S. ID. La
Fetra, Hannah w. Smith, Lydia IL, Tilton,
A. z. Rogers, S. NJ Hartsock, NJ. Il. Cohen,
II. Il. Ha:twell, c. b. Beul, and NJ. NJ,
Chapin, and Misses Mosher and Thomas
Several interesting addresses will be made.