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


preached a sermon laudatory of Unitarianism
In what is understood TO be a Trnitarian
pulpit His latest descent is an attack upon the
WhoIe Bible. He declares that the substantial
conclusion of the new criticism which he adoptsl
Is to leave nothing of the supernatural books -
and the Bible is not fit to be read it should be
expurgated. The counsel of the ungodlv-the
way of sinners-the seat of the scornful FaciLs
decen'uS. lie said to a reporter loosely: q
have taken my mental measels late. and SO thew
have gone hard and struck IN" Very hard
Black measles. Dangerous. Better be quaran
tined and summarily dealt with.
-Yung Wing, of the Yale class of
1904, who was married two or three years ago
In Hartford, where his family now are, has re-
celved an important appointment, according to
Honolulu paper 1t says; Mr.. Yung Wing,
Chlnaman who is not altogether unknown in
these Islands, and who for several years past
held the post of Charged 'affaires at Washing
ton has received his appointment as Taotai or
chief magistrate of the city of Shanghai Mr.
fung Wing is protested Christian, which
makes the appointment the more remarkable on
account of Its being the first of the kind He
speaks the English language fuently, and is
generally well educated"
The Week of Prayer IS being OBJ
served in New York city by a daily general
meeting at the Madison-Square Presb9terian
church, at $50 P. NJ The meetings of Mon
day, Tuesday, and Wednesday were led re-
sIectively by Drs. Hail. Wedekind and Deems.
Those of to-day (Thursday) Friday. and Satur.
day will probably be conducted by Rev. Messrs.
R. Terry A. j. Palmer, and H. NJ. Sanders, re-
spectlvely. public meeting of the Evangeli-
cal Alliance is appointed for Sunday evening
next, at the Flfth-avenue Baptist church (Dr.
Armitages). 1t Is near Fifth avenue, in West
Forty-sixth street.
French occupation OF Tonquin is
facilitated by the practical REIMBURSEMENT of
feudatory title on the part of China, consequent
upon the vigorous representations of the French
minister at Pekin and the defeat of Chinese
force advancing on Tonquin, by the rebellous
mountaineers of Younnan. The latter defeat is
connected with general rising of the Chinese
province of Yunnan, lying immediately west of
Ionquln, and through which alone effective
resistance could be offered to French occupation.
With China out of the way the Immediate neces-
slty for large military expedition to Tonuuin
disappears, and only small force of infantry
will be sent. Occupation will be furthered
however, by the dispatch of a civil commission
win the draft OF new treaty more clearly
defining the right of France in Tonquin than
that OF 1874. If this is insufficient the demands
OF the treaty will be enforced by an expedition
| OF 10000 troops, which will occupy the chief
tortSesses of the province These measures, it
Is expected, will complete the French conquest
OF the lndo-Chlnese peninsula began in 1862 by
the occupation of Cochin China, and will give
to France strong commercial and political
toothold IN Asia.-Interior
The Christian Advocate makes the fol-
lowing notes =" remarkable scene occurred
In the State Prison at Trenton, N ]. on Thanks
| giving Day last (unless we are msinformed. J
Bishop OFarrel, of the Catholic Church, assiste d
by three parish priests, confirmed seUe1tv fye
CONNECTS. The head keeper of the prison is him.
self Roman Catholic though in most respects
he Is SAID to be a very good officer it was a sig
nltcant fact that several deputy vacancies
which occurred soon after he went into Office
were hlled by Roman Catholics Once a month
the priests are to be admitted to hold a confess
sonal for these seVenty-fve confirmed Catholics
We mention these facts without comment. It
Is our judgment that in public institutions
neither Methodists, Baptists, Episcopalans nor
Catholics should be admitted in anv sectarian
capacity Some general chaplain should be ap-
pointed who shall conform to a non-sectarian
ritual, which shall contain those truths in which
all Christians agree The prison at Trenton is
remarkable for more things than one The ele-
CANT cashier the testryman of the Episcopal
Church the ex-Presbyterians and Methodists of
high social position, and the confirmation of
seventy-hve Catholic criminals at once !"
The question of national aid for ed
ucatlon is demanding and receiving large atten
been presented, by Messrs. Morrill, and Blair in
the Senate, and Mr.. Sherman in the House.
The Blair bill proposes direct and liberal ap-
preparation at the start, when it is most needed
to be diminished yearly, and encourages State
| taxation by requiring proportonate amount
rom each State. 1t requires federal supervis
ION, involving great expense for salaries and
allows the Secretary of the Interior to veto the
appropriation for any year. The Morrill, bill
proposes to apply the proceeds of the sale of
public lands forever as an educational fund and
adds one-half of the sum received from railroad
companies under the act of May 1878. The
fund IS to be disbursed by the Commissioner of
Education and the Secretary of the Interior to
the local school authorities. The House bill
| approprlates 100000 annually for five years
Tor free common schools. apportioned on the ba
SIS OF llliteracy. Each State receiving aid shall
provide at least three months instruction for its
! children of school age, without regard to color
and in no case shall any State receive more
than IS spent the preceding year for directly
educational purposes.-C ongregationaIist.
"A UNIQUE CELEBRATIoN.-Th thir-
| ty-fourth annual missionary festival of Sands
street Methodist Episcopal Sunday School.
Brooklyn, was held az usual on Christmas day.
and resulted in grand offering by this famous
! organization to the Missionary Society. Our
Methodist brethren are great in this line of ef-
/ fort. The infant department being first called
brought up an old 6re-bucket used by Robert
Snow, who was a member Of Brooklyn's origi-
nal fire company, and the first superintendent
Of Sands-street Sunday School In this bucket
/ was 700. Next came the classes of the main
school, whose gifts had aggregated over $500
before the last class had been reached this
| handed in amid the cheerg If all tho hon L.,