The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-03-28


some grosser sin. 1t will be a sad day
for the religious communities of the land,
if the impressions shared by some-that
dissent as a whole in Wales is now more
political than religious force-should
prove to be well founded. Whatever is
in store for the outward communities, we
must rejoice that there is and always
will be host of Gods elect in this little
corner of the earth, and we know the
power that Will keep them till the Lord
comes
Messrs. Moody and Sankey
The promised visit of these evangelists
to Liverpool in April, is looked forward
to with much interest in the Principality
Large numbers from these parts will
avail themselves of the opportunity of
hearing Mr.. Moody once more. The
hope was cherished that he would visit
Wales before finally quitting our shores
If he comes he will be welcomed with an
ardor that cannot but touch his heart
Our friends, Messrs Westall and Spiers
of whose labors among the children
spoke of on a former occasion, are now
working in Devonshire, near to the scene
of the landing of the Prince of Orange in
December, 1888. They hope, if it be the
Lords will, to return to Wales in the
summer Mr.. Westall writes, &" l am sure
you will kindly plead for much power of
God in our midst for | want our meet
ing to be not for learning something new,
but that we can have definite aim and
receive a definite blessing" 1 believe
there is a great work to be done among
the children of Wales, for which the
way is prepared by their early familiari-
ty with the words of Scripture.
Closing Public Houses
The movement for closing public houses
on the Lords day, is taking great start
in England. Already bills have been
introduced for extending the benefits of
the act to eight English counties 1t is
greatly to be hoped that at least some of
these bills may become law during the
present session, and it would be glori-
Gus thing if we could hope to see them
all passed. It is pity they cannot be
submitted en- bloc. On the other hand
the effort to get the museums thrown
open on Sundays is to be renewed with
fresh energy during this session. 1t was
defeated last year by an overwhelming
majority, the most effective arguments
against it coming from the workingmen' s
representative, Mr.. Broadhurst The
tendency of the age is unhappily not in
favor of the greater sanctity OF the Lord s
day. In this light the fact can only be
looked upon as one of ominous import,
that the Scottish railway employees, in
the agitation still continued for the dim
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ularly chosen the Lords day for their
mass meetings, and apparently with as
little sense of the unftness of the act as
though the scene had been not Edin-
burgh, Glasgow, or Dundee, but Paris.
One may admit with regret that they
have no other day on which the bulk
could assemble; this might form the
ground for an appeal to the legislature
in favor Of fortnightly halt holiday, b t
how can it afford any palliation for the
desecration of the Lords day? Amongst
the least cf the losses they incur thereby
is the forfeiture of the sympathy of Chris
laudable endeavors.
Roman Relics.
A Roman milestone has Just been dis
inferred beside the old Vla Romaono, near
Llanfairfechan, some four or five miles
from here. This district is singularly
rich in Roman remains. Your cores
pondent has a coin of GaLbn, which was
dug up in preparing the ground for the
new Pavilion at Carmarvon, not far from
the site Of old Segontium (Caer Serout).
When he acquired it from the excavator
the mould of eighteen centuries was yet
fresh upon it. Galba held his brief ten
ure Of Office about seven years after the
victorious Roman arms first penetrated
to the island of Anglesey, (M6n, Latin
Mono), under Paulinus, A. D. 81. (Taci.
tus, Annals, IA: %; AgricoLa, C. 81. From
the window of the room in which l am
writing one can see the ford by which
his cavalry crossed at low tide. Many
gold coins Of later date, particularly o.
the age Of the Constantines, have beer
dug up at different times in Carmarvon
Ny coin is interesting as having beer
struck some few months after the decap
itation Of the apostle Paul in that same
Rome. 1t was probably dropped by one
of the legionaries who was here with
Agricola, A. D., 78, and it is not impos
sible that the legionary may have himself
taken part in the siege Of Jerusalem.
Some fresh discoveries have been quite
recently made in the river bed of the
Thames; but none so important as that
made in digging the deep foundation foi