The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1884-02-13
GENERAL ITEMS.
years.

GENERAL ITEMS.
There ia deep religious awakening
in the Iowa State University. MONDAY PRAYER.
m etings have been maintained for weeks.
AS indicative of the giant stride Of
Improvement in the Northwest, it is stated that
the new Hotel West. ia Minneapolis, built by
Charles w. West. ia eight stories in height, and
occupies an entire block.
Miss Mamie Dickens, daughter OF
the novelist, says that her father once received
check for one thousand pounds from Hollo-
way, the pill and potion man, with a letter say
ing that the amount was sent on condition that
Mr.. Dickens should write single line in CON-
plimentary reference to Holloway's Pills" in
course of the serial then publishing. Mr.
Dickens read the letter, called the bearer and
returned the check without any note.
Boil DowN.-We want Church
news field notes. pithy and to the point. Don't
write essays-empty and useless as last wears
bird nests Come to the jist of the matter at
once. Give us postal card notes of what is going
on In your work. Omit the rhetoric. Adiure
adjectives. There is always room for field
note.-Riehmond Christian Advocate.
The GENERAL OUTLooK:-The Bap-
fists of Virginia have 33 Associations 1871
churches, 1872 ordained ministers, and 21O,O88
members. They reported, last year, 1929 bap-
tisms, 1882 All contributed to benevolent OBJ
Jects. The Presbyterians report 10 Presby teries,
3i5 churches. 2l6 ministers, and membership
OF 23,437. The Episcopalians have ISL clergy
men and IA l53 communicates. The Evangeli-
cal Lutherans report ITO churches and IA 600
communicates. The Disciples (Campbellites)
report $50 churches and $4,000 members.
Joseph Cook began hislecture eonrse
in fremont Temple, Boston, on Monday noon.
February 4. The course will comprise eight
lectures on the general topic of Progress in
Theology at Home and Abroad" AS hereto
fore, they will be accompanied with Preludes
on the most vital issues of reform
The movement in Germany for the
better observance of Sunday is growing rapidly.
Since the beginning of the year nearly 200 cens
tres of population have declared in favor of the
closing of shops and the cessation of all work on
Sunday. In Berlin 10000 tradesmen have
Petltloned the government for the abolition Of
work on Sunday. The Empress of Germany
has contributed 10000 francs to the support OF
the movement.
The establishment of cotton mills in
the South. where the raw material is produced
Is destined to drive the New England cotton
mills into bankruptcy. The growing losses OF
the Eastern manufacturers eliminated recently.
when the operatives at Fall River, thirty thou
sand strong, were called to decide between dis.
charge or ruinous reductions in wages. Under
the proposed reduction it was shown the men
would be unable to make more than So per
week. After debating the matter for two hours
ballot was taken, and resulted 484 in favor OF
strike and 81 against it. The result if the
strike continues, can not fail to be widespread
and ruinous in its influence, and produce radical
changes New England capital invested in cot
ton manufacture must ultimately either remove
South, or find investment in other business
Northern Paper.
The World has printed telegram
from Philadelphia giving the particulars Of the
sudden death of vile blasphemer, who, with a
dozen companions, had assembled at certain
hotel In that city for supper. The table was
well supplied with liquors, and the diseracefu1
and beastly affair is described in the World az
follows:
g After they had been seated, one of the men
said that the reunion, on account of there being
thirteen present, was suggestive of the Last Sup
per, and while they were eating drinking anc
shouting, the boldest among them uttered a
terrible oath, and made use Of some blasphemou,
expressions that shocked even his comrades
They all started up with smazement at hi
words, when suddenly he grew pale, and, put
ting his hands to his head complained of pain
1t was not until eleven o'clock that this occurred
and the supper had opened shortly after eight
60 m afraid it's my last supper, after all, tn,
miserable man moaned. Then clutching bis
chair and rising with difficulty, he announced
TO the rest must vacate the chair boys
You must get some other President I'm going
home"
The man was tax N home, and he complain.
ed that his head felt as if it had received ter.
rble blow. His daughter left him when she
| fancled he had fallen asleep, and the next morn
ing he was found dead in his bed. A horrible
smile played over his features, and his eyes wer,
starting out Of their sockets as IT, said wo
man relative in describing it afterward. he had
seen something awful, and died while staring at
it,"
There is a great deal more profanity, partic.
ularly among the young, than most people are
aware Of, while the hardened swearers and
blasPhemers are so numerous that they literally
swarm about the nine thousand grog-shopsh
OF this city. Drinking, smoking, card playing
gambling, swearing and obscene language forms
the staple Of all these pest-holes. It is time
they were rooted out Of the city, and good men
Of all sects and parties should unite in their
utter determination