The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1884-02-13
Rev. DR.. Talmage in his discourse

Bible. They deny its full inspiration. Genesis
TO them has become myth. and they will drift
until they land on a continent of mud from
which, fear, they will never extrcate them
selves But some say, 1t is indeed from God.
but has not been understood until now What
kind of father would he be who should write
a letter to his chill iren which could not be I'M
derstood until thousand years after they were
dead, buried, and forgotten2 Who make up
this precious group of advanced thinkers to
whom God has made special revelation2 Are
they SO noted for piety and disinterestedness
that they shall take the place of Paul and John
ana Christ? On what mount were thew trans
Inquired? What star pointed at them when thew
were borhY L am filled with two wonders in
respect to them-frst, what God did without
them before they were born, and second. what
ne Will do without them when they are dead.
Inc are doing more dam age to the cause of
christianity than could 5000 Robert Ingersolls
In solid phalanx. Away back in the ages, my
ancestor they say. was an ourang outang, a
tadpole, or a .polly-wog; and it took million
years to evolute me-"
YOU'VE QUARTZ AND SANDSTONE
1t is generally accepted theory that quartz.
sandstone at and slate are geological formations
which require thousands of years to form A
few days ago. in Virginia City. Conductor
Havenor showed the editor of The Appeal a
specimen of quartz which never could have
existed over fifteen years ago The quartz in
question was taken out of the Yellow Jacket
mine, from between the timbers. The timbers
were put In htteen years ago, and the matter
a crack and adhered to the timber. It was
about the size and had the appearance of a
caullnower. There was mass rather soft and
crumbilng to the touch, and in places woven
together like threads and in this mass and a
part of 1t, were three distinct and perfectly
termed quartz crystals. The mass had been
pushed through the crack while in a plastic
state, and then formed in the bunch described
The specimen In the possession of Mr. Havenor
shows where 1t adhered to the timber He also
has piece of sandstone taken from the creek at
stevens Mill, near Dayton. The mill was built
twelve years ago, and a portion of wooden
stake driven into the ground at the time Is
solIdly Embedded in the sandstone. which is az
hrm and hard as any sandstone of the old sand.
SIo9e Perioa. There is rusty nail in the
wedge.-Ihe Carson Appeal.
One night last week in PHILADELPHIA.
a lady. was taken suddenly i'll as she was going
up stairs IN the Academy of Music to witness an
opera and IN about twenty minutes.she expired
IN one OF the ladies retiring rooms The re-
porter added: ITO avoid any excitement tn
might be produced by the removal of the BODY,
the house being crowded, the family consented
TO allow 1t to remain in the room to which she
was taken until the performance was over. when
she was conveyed to her residence" What a
CHASTITY comment on the operate audiencel 1t
was further added: " A painful feature of the
SAD occurrence Is the fact that among those who
pressed forward when the lady was stricken
with her fatal illness was some miscreant who
took advantage OF the excitement to steal her
caba and pocketbook."
Those who remember the Millerite
fa Al
were fixed for the final COMMUNICATION and the
ascension robes that were made ready. can see
how history repeats itself in the following literal
extract from Looking Glass for Sectaryes or
True Nerves from Neubery, being the Relation
OF the Neubery Anabaptists, whereof three were
to be carried into Heaven, but failed in their
iovrney, which was published in London two
hundred and thirty-six years ago. 10. " viz.
She taught schole but put of all her scollers &
gave away all her worst cloathes because she
would go to heaven clean & neat. The time
was liked. A bright moon-shiny night. A
flock of Geese flew over; but they fly away
and leave their sister, and all her Geese, to
learne more undergraduate
"A good joke on the craniologists is
just now passing around. Professor Walckaer
has published pamphlet on the skull which
has always passed for that of the poet Schiller.
1t Is large, well balanced Uranium, but by
comparing Its measurements with the cast Of
Schlllers head, taken at death, the professor
proves that the skull was not his Now, the
cranlologlsts and phrenologists have always
made much of this skull as Indicative of the
genius OF the man and as proof of the solid
truth OF cranloscopy. A French paper suggests
they must take refuge In the escape of the
phronologist who had demonstrated the charac-
ter OF Cartouche from his alleged skull when
one OF his audience, pointing to another skull
exclaimed Why, this one is labelled Car
TOUGHER But the lecturer was not disconnected
Very true, so it is, but that was his when
quite young man, this when his faculties were
mature "-Brussels Correspondent of Medical
and Surgical Reporter.
One of the more widely known
among the victims OF the catastrophe that befell
the City OF Columbus" recently was Miss
Elizabeth K. Beach, who had been prominent
both in this country and in France in her work
for and interest 10 the famous Mccall Mission
her first connection with the mission was mad
IN Parls but her great work was carried on in
this country, where, in lectures and talks to
Christian ladies, she made known the cause
Tor which she was now giving up her life.
her labors were too great for her naturally
delicate constitution. A long aud sever illness
resulted. She was only just convalescent when
1T was thought that few months of the mild
climate Of st. Augustine would insure her re-
covery. Thither she was bound when the
City Of Columbus" met its fate She had boped
to return to the mission in Paris, where her
labors will never be forgotten and her memory
ever cherished.
In New York a well-known Eastside
saloon keeper was sentenced to thirty DAYS IN
the penitentiary and to pay fine of 300 for
violating the excise law, in selling liquor on
sunday. His counsel moved for new trial, on