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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1884-10-15
The Happiness of Monarch

The happiness of monarch cannot be
estimated by the extent of his territory,
or the absoluteness of his power. He
who reigns in the affections OF his sub
jects, though they be few, is more really
powerful and happier far than the auto.
crat of millions, who only obey through
fear, and who lives in terror of his own
subjects. These remarks find illustra-
ton in the noble and heroic conduct of
Humbert, King Of Italy, whose visits Of
coincidence and good cheer to the cholera
patients of Naples, in addition to his gen
eral good qualities, has just secured for
him an enthusiastic reception, and place
In the hearts of his people, which forms a
marked contrast to the position occupied
by the great Gar of Russia In his entry
to Warsaw. Never was more pitiable
spectacle Of mock aesty presented to
human view than that of the hapless Gar
journeying from st. Petersburg to Poland.
1t may be, and doubtless is, more the
fault Of the government he represents
than his own personal will but better
be the meanest subject of the realm, con-
tent and safe in the possession of ones lit
tie all, than the mightiest potentate on
earth, guarded and barricaded round on
every side, as the Russian monarch has to
be. To be truly great, more is needful
than mere might.-L0ndom Christian.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1884-10-15

THE KANSAS CITY REVIEW OF SCIENCE AND In
DUsTRY for October has been received, and
hast following table of contents
Proceedings of Societies.. American Asso-
Prof: E. II. S. Bailey. 2. British Association
at Montreal
Astronomy-1. Sun and Planets for October,
by VIM. Dawson. 2. Solar Dynamics- Some
New Astronomy, by Rev. ]. W. Hanna.
Engineering.-1. Improvement of the Missis-
ippi River-Both Sides of the Question.
Education.-1. Technical Instruction in Eu-
rope, translated by F. G. French.
History.-1. Louisiana-How Lost to the
French, by o. W. COLLECT
Correspondence, Meteorology, Book Notices
Scientific Miscellany, ETC.
Published by Ramsey, Millett & Hudson,
Kansas City, Me.
ELECTRA for October. A Bellies Lettres Month
ly for Young People. Edited by Annie E.
Wilson and Isabella NJ Leyburn. Contents:
Autumn Thoughts A Bit of Unusual Expe-
rience; "Reminiscences of the Chickasaw Indians;
The Samodlva of the BulgariaAs; Into the Light;
Moses from an Old Manse; Around the World;
Jacob Sylvestus The Divine Comedy of Dante;
Harry Push on his Way Around the World :
Glimpses into Nature; God Wills 1t So; Art Nee
dlework; Editorial Department, etc.
Published by Isabella NJ Leyburn, 734
Fourth Avenue, Louisville, KY
FRANK LEsLIEs SUNDAY MAGAZINE for No
vember 7. De Witt Talmage D. D., Editor.
Contents
Oxford and Cambridge; Hymn of Thankful
ness; Suburban Homes-Short Hills, N. j: A
Genuine Love Story Names of European Ma.
TONS The Wreck of the Cyprian; Christ the
Light OF the World; Popes by the Name of Leo;
A Judgn emit of Solomon Memorial of st. An
tholins Church. London; Searching for Guy
tawkes; Christ Teaching by Parable; st. Ce-
ella, Virgin and Martyr; Intellectual Idleness
Traffic in Holy Things Country, Faith and
Love" The Passionate of the Rev. John Barnett;
Spiritualism an Imposture; Sacred Musicians of
the 18th Century; The Pepper Plant, etc., etc.
Frank Leslie, Publisher, Park Place, New
York
THE SANITARIAN for September has been re
celved' and has an interesting table of contents
A. N. Bell, A M, NJ. D., Editor, ll3 Fulton
ST., New York.
LITTELLs LIVING AGE for the week ending
October 18th.
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Character.

They tell us that in Scotland is battle
field on which the natives of the soil and
the Saxons once met in terrible conflict.
No monument marks the scene of the
bloody fight. All over the field grows
the beautiful Scotch heather except in
one spot. There little blue flower grows
abundantly. No flowers like them are
to be found for many league around.
Why are they there? The reason is this.
Just in the spot where they grow the
bodies of the slain were buried, and the
earth was saturated with the blood and
the remains Of the unhappy victims.
The seeds of these foWer8. Vere there before.
As soon as the blood touched them they
sprang up. They developed. And every
blue flower on Culloden field, as it bends
to the mountain breeze, is a memorial of
the brave warriors who dyed that heath
cry sod with their crimson gore. So it is
with character. The seeds of action lie
deep beneath the surface-the seeds of
heroism and the seeds Of crime. Good
and evil germs lie latent in the heart.
For lifetime they may remain unknown
and unrecognized perhaps never are
developed in this lower world. The
seeds Of the blue flowers at Culloden
would, probably, have lain there unde-
tected, to this day, but for the trickling
about them Of human blood. That called
them forth.-E H. Cuyler.
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Unsuccessful Workers.

Depending Christians do not make
successful workers or valiant soldiers
Feeble hearts, and ready-to-halts,' and
little faiths, win no battles, and wear
no crowns. They are 50 occupied with
themselves, with their own experiences,
their own evidences, their changing
moods and feelings, that they have no
time for manly, noble service. They are
so busy in trying to perform acts of
faith and having performed them, they
are 80 intent on Analysing them, in order
to ascertain whether they be all of the
exact quality or quantity which will re-
commend them to God, that they leave
no space for joy in believing, and no
room for the free, large hearted labor,
which such Joy cannot fail to lead to.
Tossed up and down on the waves Of un-
belief, like Paul's ship in Adria, they are
in fear Of perpetual shipwreck, and have
no heart to work. Shutting their eyes
against the light, they grope their way
uncertainty, and cannot run the race.
Afraid to believe, but not afraid to doubt;
afraid to trust, but not afraid to distrust
doubling themselves, and making that
reason for doubling God putting away
peace, but giving full scope to gloom; re-
fusing light, but letting darkness reign
within them; they are not in condition
to do hard work-nay, to do any work
at all. Strength comes from Joy, and Of
that Joy they have none. They refuse
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1884-10-15
A Sermon Stopped.

A remarkable episode in a public re-
ligious rervice once occurred while the
clergyman was preaching from the text.
(" Is it well with thee ?" 1t was at lit
tie church in Yorkshire, England, in the
year 1881. The minister was a good
man, with no little gospel power in his
heart and manner, and he made it SOL
EMMY plain to the auditory that the
Saviour was present, looking into their
thoughts with kind inquiry, and testing
the spirit of every one. rs it well with
thee 2 Is it well with thee p Sud.
denly an exclamation was heard from one
of the pews, and boy, twelve years old,
who had been intently listening, fell on
his knees and began to weep and pray.
A strange thrill ran through the congre-
CATION, and many rose to their feet. The
minister paused in his sermon, and all
attention was riveted on the kneeling
boy. Everybody knew little Tommy, for
he belonged to one of the Oldest York.
shire families, and his ancestors of Barns
ley had won the arms of baronet. He
was bright, gifted boy, now six years
motherless, but carrying in his heart the
indelible impression of his mothers early
religious teachings The honest York.
shire people felt too deeply the effect of
the sermon to misunderstood Tommy's
emotion. They did not think he was
crazy. The minister did not. "Let us
pray he said, for he saw more need of
prayer than preaching at moment when
before men and angels young soul first
spoke its want. The whole congregation
at once assumed the attitude of devotion.
Many strong and loving petitions went
up to God for the young boy of whom.
like Samuel, he had called in his own
tabernacle. The scene was a strange one
that sudden prayer meeting in the mid
die OF sermon time. The prayers were
answered, too. Tommy rose from his
knees with radiant face. Thenceforth
the zeal of a divine amounting was on him.
For the next eight years he continued to
give increasing proof of a Christian spirit,
and Christian zeal, and rare and happy
fitness for winning souls When very
young he was licensed to preach. At the
age of twenty he left his native land and
came to the United States. Since then
he has not neglected the gift that is with
IN him. The voice that 50 long ago said
to him, on the other side of the sea, Is
1T well with thee?" has ever been gladly
recognized, and he has followed Jesus
all the way. 1t led him to Long Is
land; it led him to Albany it led him
down the Hudson again-and very many
whom his words first taught the heaven
ly lesson, now know sit is well" with
them. To-day few stand higher among
the American clergy, or more honored Of
the Great Master, than Tommy, the York
shire boy.-Reu. DR.. Armitaqe.
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Preachers Over Fifty.

According to the National Baptist,
DR.. Francis Wayland did his best
preaching after he had passed sixty"
We have heard sermons from men past
sixty that it seemed as if a man under
fifty could not have preached. There
were a ripeness OF thought and mellow
ness of heart manifest, with penetrat-
ing insight into the hidden meaning OF
Gods Word which could hardly come
without years and their accompanying
experiences. II is great wrong to the
Church when either by their own indo-
lence or the fashionable craving for SEN
sation, the tongues of mature men are
silenced, to make way for the voice of
youth, however sweet and well trained.
We feel it to be cause for commisera-
ton If family OF children are left to the
care of child, and yet many would fain
put the Church in It's various depart
ments and interests into undrilled hands
which are unused to the responsibility.
Yet years cannot count for wisdom, if
zeal grows dull and conservation is less
entire. " We want the gospel" said a
lady steward few years ago at a quar-
terly conference 1--WE do not care wheth-
er our minister is Young or old" Would
that all church officials were as wise.
Western Christian Advocate.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1884-10-15

Is PRoTEsTANTIsM WANING Mot
unfrequently we meet the statement that
Romanism is gaining upon Professionalism,
and that infdelity is outstripping ali
forms Of religious belief The following
figures will answer one Of these questions
At the end Of the last century, the
Roman Catholics in the world numbered
40, 600 900, and Protestants 100000.
In 1884 the Romanists were 1874, 900. O0O
and the Protestants 148,000,O0O; an in
crease Of about so per cent. for the for
mer, and $50 per cent. for the latter. In
1900 Romanists constituted one-third of
the population Of Great Britain, in 1884
less than one.seventh. In the English
speaking countries Of the world there are
II 100000 Roman Catholics and 88,OOO,-
900 Professionals
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1884-10-15
Professor Laidlaw on the Evo-
lutionary Theory.

In powerful lecture at Inverness on
The Relation of the Church to Modern
Thought" DR.. Laidlaw, of Edinburgh,
showed that scepticism had changed it's
front to religion since last century. Then
the controversy ragged between natural
and revealed religion; now soeptioism
assails both Indeed it attacks the ma
tural instincts Of religion even more bit
terly than it does the Christian revela-
ton. 1t denies the personality of God,
the spirituality of man and his inner
tality, thus robbing men of every per-
sonal hope and depriving morals Of their
most powerful motives and their highest
sanctions. Having sketched the philo-
sophical attitude Of men like Herbert
Spencer and Frederic Harrison, DIR. Laid.
law expressed his conviction that the ex-
IRENE materialistic doctrine Of Evolution
has seen its day. Some years ago he had
ventured to utter the opinion that the
tide was about to turn and he now be-
lieved that it actually had turned. By
way of proving this, he instanced the ut
terances Of men like Virchow, Helmholtz,
Laveleye, and Pastenr at the Edinburgh
University Tercentenary in April last.
Christian Leader.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1884-10-15

A VINDIcATIoN OF THE Mosaic AUTHORSHIP OF
THE PENTATEUoH. By Charles Elliott D. D.,
Professor of Hebrew in Lafayette College
Easton, Penn. Cincinnati: Walden & Stowe
1884
This is very modest little duodecimo volume
of 272 pages. and from the examination we
have given it it strikes us as an extremely valu-
able compend to be placed in the hands of our
clergy and Biblical students. 1t is the work of
thoroughly competent hand, and will prove
useful to ministers as we'll as to the general
student of the Bible, for whom 1t seems special
ly prepared. There is large amount of mat
ter compressed into very small space the au-
thor, with great skill, stating the objections to
the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch, and
giving the answer in few words After doing
this in the first part of the book, he proceeds, in
an equally compact form, to give the positive
arguments for the traditional view. We need
just such work at this time, and we hope the
volume will have the wide circulation which
we think it deserves. 1t is reply to Kuenen,
Williamson, Smith, Colenso, and that school,
That poison is mischievously disseminated in
the Church, and we feel much indebted to DR..
Elliott for this admirable little volume by way
of antidote. The price is only one dollar.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1884-10-15

The much talked of scheme of running
locomotives by electricity seems about to
be tested. Rowland P. Hazard Robert
w. Blackwell, Josiah L. Blackwell, Philip
Chatter, Hugh Stevenson, Everard De
Renne, Francis B. Del Calvo, and Warren
3. Adriance are the incorporators Of the
Bentley Knight Electric Railway Com
pany, whose certificate Of incorporation
was fled in the County Clerks office of
New York, recently. The Company is
to build, sell, and let locomotives and
other rolling stock for railways in the
United States and Canada. It's capital
stock is 100000, divided into shares
of 800. Messrs. Bently and knight are
two young men who gained their reputa-
ton in working out system for under
ground wires. Lately they have been
experimenting with electric railroads at
Cleveland, Ohio, the. result Of which has
been the forming Of the new company.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1884-10-15

both food and medicine, and they become
lean and sickly. They are filter for the
hospital than tor the battle field. They
seem, too, to get more and more enact
ated, though the food provided is album
dant. Laboring under what physicians
call atrophy, the more they eat, the less
they seem to be ed."-Bonar.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1884-10-15

We have received through the Presbyterian
Committee of Publication 1901 Main street.
Richmond, the following books:
HALF Hours WITH THE LESSONS FOR 1885
Chapters on the Bible Texts chosen for Sab
bath School study during 1885, in connection
with the International Lesson Series by
Twenty-four Presbyterian Clergymen Paper
limo PIP. 467. Philadelphia: Presbyterian
Board of Publication. Price IS cents
How IT CAME ABOUT. By Mrs. A. K. Dun
ming, author Of. Letting Down the Bars, I"
etc. limo, PIP. 204. Philadelphia Presby-
terian Board Of Publication. Price 85 cents.
THE PoAcHER's DAUGHTER Translated from
the French by Anne H. Giles limo, pp.
2S8. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of
Publication. Price 81.
A COOP CATCH; or, Mrs. Emerson's Whaling
Cruise. By Mrs. Helen E. Brown limo.
PIP 800. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board
OF Publication Price 81 10.
RoDERICK GRANGER, The Best Fellow in the
World. By Margaret E. Winslow, author of
Three Gnls in Italy" etc. limo, PIP 285.
Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board Of Publ
cation. Price 81.
All Of the above are for sale at the rooms of
the Presby terrain Committee of Publication on
Main street
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1884-10-15


There is little book published by the Amer
lean Sunday School Union which we should
like to see in the hands of every Christian man
and woman who can read and understand 1t
is work published many years ago by that
prince among the theologians, Dr. Chas. Hodge,
whose special competency for treatise of this
sort will be universally acknowledged. We re-
fer to his WAY OF LIFE. 1t is very small
volume, and sold at very moderate price.
The Importance of circulating such work in
the Church cannot be overestimated, when we
consider the extremely crude views which the
generality of Christians have on this subject.
No Sunday School library, no Sunday School
teacher. no one who would guide and form the
opinions of the young Christian, ought to be
without it. And yet such works are not met
with very often in our Christian households.
The circulation of such book, and its careful
reading, would be of incalculable service to a
Gear understanding of the Christian scheme,
and would greatly contribute to an intelligent
apprehension of that Christian experience which
is so often sadly lacking among our church
members. We hope this little notice will do
something towards inducing the readers Of this
paper to procure DIR. Hodges work, and give it
serious perusal.
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Recent Publications.

Our prompt acknowledgment every week of
the books sent to us we consider as ordinarily a
sufficient compensation for the same. We re
serve to ourselves the privilege of giving a more
or less extended notice Of the same, which is for
the benefit Of our readers. 1t would be impos-
sible for us to examine all the books sent to US,
and especially the innumerable little volumes
written for children.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1884-10-15

THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTI-
Full. An Allegory. Teaching the Principles
Of Physiolog, and Hygiene, and the Effects
of StimulaDts and Narcotics. By Chiffon B.
Allen, A. M LII b, M. D., and Mary A. AL
len, A. B., M. D. limo, PIP. 1865. York
Fowler Wells, publishers, 1853 Broadway.
The best idea we can give of this little work
is to indicate the topics treated Of in the several
chapters; which are the following The Bones;
the Muscles; the Skin; the Mouth, Teeth, etc.
the Stomach; the Intestine; the Lungs, etc. etc.
Part II. treats Of the Baby; Girlhood; Boy
hood Manhood the Dude; the Dandy Wine
Alcohol Water; etc.
For sale by Thomas Starke & Sons, 900 East
Main street, Richmond.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1884-10-15

CHRISTIAN THOUGHT for September and October.
Chas F. Deems, editor Published at No. 4
Winthrop Place, New York Contents.
The Field To-Day, by Charles f. Deems D.
D.. LID. President Of the Institute
Hindu Philosophy and Christian, Contrasted,
by Baboo Ram Chandra Bose Lucknow, India.
The Concessions Of Distinguished Unbelievers
to the Book and the Man, by Rev. Wilbur F.
Tillet, A. NJ.
The Summer School at Rich6eld Springs, by
Charles NJ. Davis.
Memorabilia.
TIE OLD TESTAMENT STUDENT for October.
William r. Harper, Phi D., editor. Contents
The Work Of the Prophets, by Prof. F. B.
DEMO.
Studies in Archaeology and Comparative Re-
ligion, by Rev J. A. Smith, D. D.
The Fulhllment Of Prophecy in the New Gov
enant, by G. Won Oreli.
The Name Lucifer. by Rev. M. G. Hansen.
Recent Advances in Biblical Criticism in
their Relation to the Christian Faith, by Rev.
T. K Cheyne.
photographed Notes, by Rev. ]. W. Haley.
General Notes and Contributed Notes.
Chicago The American Publication Society
Of Hebrew, Morgan Park, H. Price 81 per an
nun.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-22
n,hlhlllnn I,nnr, wnrll.

The grand exhibition Of fancy work NJ
the rooms 0f the Domestic sewing Ma.
chime Company on North Market street,
which has been In prOgtpss since Wed.
ue1dly evening last WIS concluded last
evening, lundrpls Of people visited the
r0ums day and cyuuing for the purpose
viewing the magnificent specimens
Of Che fancy work displayed, turned out
hy That moit popular OF all sowing ma
chimes, tAN Domestic. The specimens
on exhibition consisted principally Of
Cue tinsel work aud fancy embroidery
aud were by Far the finest products Of
this Kind ever displayed IN Stark county
There we're present during the exhibition
Col E, W, Force, the wholesale travel
ling agent ol the company Mr., OSelock
the most expert operator In Ohio II moi
I'm the country and Miss Walton. unoth
or expert operator, Of Wheeling, W, Va
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-22
KnIrhia nfpYihlna IlnlI.

The ball given under tho auspices OF
tho Decorating ana Entertainment Com.
mlttee Of the Buckeye Lodge, No. II
Knights Of pythias NJ Monitor Hall, last
Wednesday evening, was u brilliant 40
clal event, aud n complete success In
every way. The hall was filled 10 its
utmost capacity with n throng OF merry
dnncera. no less than l20 couples being
IN attendance, most OF whom took an ac.
tive part In the festivities Of the even.
Ing The muaic was furnished by the
we'll known Aflon Orchestra. and was OF
M excellent character, quite In keeping
with the high reputation OF that splen.
did organization, II IN the Intention OF
the committee to give another ball In n
few weeks.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-22

Al u meeting Of Buckeye Lodge No, II,
knights Of Pythias, OF Canton, o., on
March 9th, 1884, the following preamble
ana resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, II has pleased Divine Pr0vl-
dtnce 10 remove from our midst our en-
teemei friendand beloved brother, Adam
w. lleldpnhand, therefore be II
RESOLVED, That we tend 10 the family
Of the deceasOd our earnest sympathy
ana coincidence In their bereavement.
That Ia brother lleldenhrand, we found
n strong exponent Of friendship, charity
and heney0lence, "the cardinal princi-
pies Of our organization That he was
ever faithful TO his trust, aud always
ready 10 DO the duty assigned him, lhat
We snare fully IN their loss and alllc.
tlOn and remind them that, although
brother Heldenbrand has passed the
dark valley Of the shadow OF death, he h
not dead but sleepelh, That the charter
be draped In mourning for the usual
period Of thirty days, That these Tes0.
lutiona be spread upon the Journal OF
the lodge, published In the Stark county
papers, aud copy Of the same forwarded
TO the decensed's family,
A. G, lllNER,
WILLIAM hCarENwATER,
LOUIS DUMONT,
Committee.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-22
aalan.rr ,,rn.. nrllllan, opsnlnr.

Tho grand spring opouIng az The great
dry goods establishment OF Goldberg
Broa, In Tho saxt0n block which occurred
ON Wednesday evening last was avery
brilliant affair, aud far surpassed all
tho previous Efforts IN The sainh difec'
tion Of this enterprialng ilrm. Nothing
10 euual II has ever been seen IN Canton.
Tho decorations and display OF goods
we're very profnse. aud Of the richest
and moat attractive character, while the
number Of people In attendance was
simply enormous.
Apieaedua feature Df the affair was
tho concert by tho Grand Army Band,
which consisted OF some OF ita choluest
musical nelcclIons rendered In n very
charming manner. Az The hour appoint.
ed for tho opening, 7 o'clock. the crowd
on Market street awaiting the opening
of Tho doora, consisted of several tlouu'
aud, extending for o block In either