The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1884-12-31

temperature Dwellers In tornado reg,ons ora
ADVISED to prepare underground retreats. These
storms occur most frequently in the six montbs,
April to October.-N. Y. Christian Advocate.
Mr.. Schermerhorn, who lately left
the Unitarian for the Episcopal church. strikes
oacK at the cause he deserts in the following
manner The cause is steadily declining. Ont
OF hfteen societies in the New York and Hudson
River Conference, for instance, six have die5
outright curing the past twelve years. No new
ones have been started, and those REMAINING
are, with three or four exceptions lust alive an3
that ls all. The same is more or less true ali
over America and England too"
DR.. John Miley in the Centennial
conference last week thus stated the Metbodist
aocGrlne OF the eplscopate, and paid his respects
" tne P[eiatlc claim 4" The Methodist people
rlghttully organizing themselves into church
instituted an episcoPacy, and they are greater
tnan the eplscopacy and if any with haugbtv
air and the vain concet of a CRUSHING logic stiII
demand where the Methodists got their EMS.
copacy, the true and sufficient answer il bv the
good Will OF God they got it from themselves.
Ihis they did, and no church has better or
more valid episcopacy."
Prince Bismarck denies the Consti-
tuition of this country is Monarchical. In ono
OF ms speeches IN the Reichstag, he said "Tbe
BRITISH arlstocratic Republic has an hereditary
PRESIDENT who is King or Queen but the whole
BRUSH Constitution does not accord with the
German definition of Monarchy. DISTINGUISH
between Monarchy and a Republic when a
King would be forced by Parliament to do some
thing, dd tdclendlm, that he would not do vol
unfairly. | recogn Sc as Monarchical a Consti-
tuition where, as with us the ROYAL assent ia
requisite for passing laws, where the King has
veto and the Parliament also Parliament
IN a rfrfht IN. 81 .9fI IL. -
nlclous or frivolous, but the Monarchcal institD
ton ceases to deserve the name when the Mon.
arch may be forced by Parliamentary MAORI
" 10 dismiss his Minister'S to consent to meas
ures which he would not sign Voluntarily
against which his veto is therefore powerless.
In the frusslan Constitution an agreement be .
tween the King and both Houses of the Landtao.
IS necessary Tor passing law. That is what
call Monarchlcal Constitution, for the King Is
completely free in the executive power. and can.
not be forced to sign laws which he considers
Pernclous but when he can 80 be forced Nv
parliamentary majority then the Constitution
is Republican, whether President is elec5ed or
not We need not quarrel with the Priues
about words and names. We are very we'll
pleased with our Constitution as it is, and have
q foolish idea that other kinds of Moparchjes
would be none the worse for becotoing core
like ours-London Presbyterian
The Independent has the following
One Of the ablest and most useful Cbristia3s
in a neighborlng large city said. In answer to
the question, What was it that led you to be-
come a Christian "A half pound pressure ON
my coat button for FIVE minutes By this he
referred to fact that, after consulting his law
yer who was Christian man, upon some mat
ters OF business the lawyer gently laid hold on
ms coat button, and kindly asked him about his
soul, and commended Christ to him This sea.
sonable word vas used of the HOLY Ghost 70
awaken his soul to It's need Of salvation Have
you no sUch opportunity ("