The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-03-14
GENERAL ITEMS.

mas received q call 10 Lexington, va
The Duke of Connaught's baby
makes the twenty-ffth living grandchild of
Queen Victoria. She has had thirty-two grand
children and two great-grandchildren.
The Female Suffrage Bill was de-
feated in the Massachusetts, House of Represen-
tatives This settles the question in that State
for the present.
Thirty thousand negroes in Indian
Territory are found to have never cast vote.
They wish to settle by themselves on the Okla
homa lands.
The disestablishment of the Catholic
Church is progressing in Chill, and the papal
legate has Quilted the country. The govern
ment is determined to make its own eccesias-
teal appointments.
1t is stated that the late VIM. E.
Dodge made large investments in Southern
lands. He had confidence in the rapid devel-
opment of the South. In business matters his
Judgment was excellent
1t is quite piquant saying, and one
which should remind the lovers of good morals
in Maine, that their best efforts may be very
one-sded, that in the State of Maine it is very
hard to get drink, but very easy to get d.
vorce."
In Andover, Mass, 1903 persons,
out of population of 5,097. are members of the
Congregational churches. The town has also
four churches of other denominations and 2l3
of the population are foreign born. The Con-
gregational Sabbath Schools have 936 members
"A famine threatens the extinction of
the few remaining inhabitants of Iceland The
ice has so completely surrounded the island and
blocked up its accessible harbors that the relief
ships from Europe could not effect landing.
Archbishop Lynch, of Toronto, at
trihutae Traland's imnovarisbmant m oil
in the track of the Gulf Stream We fear that
the venerable prelate has overlooked the wills
key stream, which has far more intimate con-
= nection with Irelands troubles than the Gulf
Stream.-N Y. Christian Advocate.
"A family of nine negroes, living on
plaI tation in Laurens county, S. c., killed and
ate goose that had been bitten by dog sup
posed to be mad. About two hours thereafter
the entire family became sick and were thrown
into commissions. Four died that night and the
other FIVE are not expected to live
Among the goods distributed as
annuities to the Cheyennes and Arapahoes, by
Lieutenant Tilton, were two hundred pairs Of
shoes made in the Indian institute at Hampton
Virginia, which were pronounced equal to those
bought from other factories.
FAIR .SUNbAY.-The Examiner in
stances the case of church in which 1t was pro-
posed to have fair, to raise some money for
the church. which, by the way is the North
Baptist Church of Jersey City. Finally, the
pastor, in order to smooth matters and adjust
difficulties, proposed to do away with the fair,
and instead, take up collection On a certain
Sunday, which he called the Fair Sunday. 1t
was done, and $500 rolled into the plates-dou-
BILE 49, amount fair would have brought, to
say nothing of the cost. All of which indicates
that there Is an unfair way of giving better
than fair way of certain kind resulting in
ba Of al nd he AMI
of this grace also. Now let other churches try
the Fair Sunday. but not the FAIR Imagine
the Apostles holding fair to raise money to
send Paul to Cappadocial
JOSEPH CooK.-But Boston's great
feature, enthusiastically speaking, is the Mon
day Lecture" We say ecclesiastically speak
ing; for though Joseph Cook says he is not
preacher, but only lecturer, his whole service
is eminently religious, not only in it's topics
but in the Impressions that are made upon the
vast audiences. Think of the phenomenon Is
such a thing possible outside of Boston Three
thousand people, solid men of Boston, taking
from an hour to an hour and half out OF the
working heart of the day to hear lecture on
religious theme Two hundred people had
gathered before the doors of fremont Temple
more than half an hour before the beginning,
and when the exercises were opened the house
was full to the ceiling. Probably two hundred
clergymen ranged in the rising rows of
platform seats behind and to the side of the
speaker The great organ gives out the March
from Tannhauser and other stirring pieces,
while the seats are filling. Cook waddles from
side door upon the platform IN great ulster,
throws off his wraps, and advancing to the front
lifts his hand and offers a brief and earnest in
vocation. Any one who sees HIM for the first
time cannot but be impressed by his massive
physique, his great leonine head, tawny hair
and powerful ieatures.-Cor. Presbyterian.
THE CHURCHES AND BAR-RooMs OF
New YORK The latest census of places of re-
ligious worship in the city of New York, includ-
ing churches, chapels, and missions Of all relig-
ious denominations, makes the following show
ing:
Baptist churches and chapes, 49,
Congregational churches and chapels, T.
Friends meeting houses, 4.
Jews synagogues 20.
Lutheran churches and chapels 90
Methodist Episcopal churches, SO.
African Methodist Episcopal, s.
Moravan church and chapel, g.
Presbyterian churches and chapels Sc.
United Presbyte churches T.
Reformed Presbyterian churches, ..
Protestant Episcopal churches 81.
Reformed Episcopal churches 3.
Reformed (Dutch) churches, 81.
Roman Catholic churches, 80.
Union or mathematician churches, II.
Unitarian churches 3.
Universalst churches, 4.
Miscellaneous churches and Missions As.
Making together q total of 4S9.
And taking the population given at the last