The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1884-12-24
GENERAL ITEMS.

ieu--all Oalns ana ADelS.
Mr.. Moody, on concluding his series
OF eyangelistlc services in Toronto. last week
proceeded at once to Toledo His settings in
Canada were eminently successful ~ thou
sands were unable to obtain admission to them.
One voice has been lifted up in pro-
test against the imposition of the three-fold vow
Of poverty chastity and obedience in the ChapeI
of the Holy Gross New York, by the Assistant
Bishop of New York on the 25th Of November,
IN the midst of a most solemn service. The
Rev Samuel Benedict of Cincinnati. Ohio,
writes: Nothing for years has so startled me.
What hope hat any Of the orders that have dis
turbed the peace Of some dIoceses can be reeu-
lated, when things so unknown to cur PRAYER
Book are not only allowed, hut done by those
y.i.oss persons ARD whose Office We lave al de-
lighted to honor 2"
DIR. Ward, of the Independent. is re-
ceiving due honor on his tour to Palestine Upon
MS arrival in Paris French paper noticed him
as chief OF the sect of the Independents. When
he reached Constantinople Turkish editor an
nounced him as " the chief of the Independent,
on his way to Assyria." Doubtless the rest of
his journey the Bedouns will honor him as a
Sheik abounding in Backsheesh."
Say the Bishop Purcell creditors 10
the Plenary Council at Baltimore; People are
beginning to think that if heaven needs al the
ubstauce of the widow aad orphan to keep the
cleric'l p~ofession in affluence and splendor it
IS time to retire from the sanctuary, and delve
Tor some other scheme of salvation" And the
Council answered them nothing.
The telegraphing of the Spanish
treaty by the New York Times was a triumph of
Journalistic enterprise. And it was victory
for the telegraph, too for it was telegraphed in
the Spanish language, while, singularly enough
a InCyla ratA att Go,, ~,l G.l1 n.
IN this city is familiar with the Spanish tongue.
The Times explains that the dispatch comprised
o oSl words, sent at a cost 66 cents word
to "a. 4l6 plus 81 900, which 1t paid
to the Madrid gentleman" who managed to get
hold of the treaty. A very creditable piece of
newspaper enterprise.
The sixteenth anniversary of the
Presbyterian Hospital in the city of New York
has held last Sunday evening Il was reported
that o42 patients were treated in this Hospital
during the past year. 1t Is a remarkable fact
that out Of this number $40 were of the Roman
Catholic Church, showing that there is no
sectarlanlsm IN the management. Five free
beds, representing an endowment of $25 900.
have thus been provided, and thirteen churches
and chaPels are now providing funds for addi
tonal beds. 1t is roposed to make an addition
to the Hospital at a cost of $4,000 and one
generous LADY has offered $4,000, if the other
two-thirds can be ralsed.
-PoLITIcAL DARwINIsM Can Mr..
Gladstone possibly think of creating new peers 2
Certainly not. Everybody has now discarded
altogether the chlmera of Creation. The only
method by which Prime Minister can aug
ment the House of Lords with additional Mem
bers at this time Of day. is that of Evolution
accomplished by Natural Selection, with view,
OF course, respecting Hereditary Legislators, to
the Survival Of the Fittest.-Punch.
Ministers are wont oftentimes to dis
cuss the proper divisions Of sermons based upon
gwen texts 1t Is mental gymnastic not to
oe despised, and may fit one for the ready dis
charge OF duty when Unexpectedly called on to
preach to men the gospel Of Christ As spe-
clmen OF a division original, pithy and quaint,
we have seen nothing equal to one ofSpurgeon's,
in a sermon preached lately. His SUBJECT was
the healing of the man sick OF the palsy. and
this is the way he divided it "l. -Four men
anxious about one g A Ian who went in
through the roof came out at the door; 8. A
man going IN on a bed came out with the bed
on him 4. Somebody grumbled." The last
mead Is unique, and sharp as pin-point.
Presbyterian.
DIAMOND DISCOVERIES IN New SOUTH
WALEs-The reported discovery of diamonds
near Mittagong some years ago. recently in
d1ced two men to try their luck in the creek
where the stones were supposed to have beeen
found, and they recently succeeded in unearth-
ing amongst a number of gems, two diamonds
OF the first water and green sapphire which
the Government geologist has pronounced to
be rarity, and but for a cloud, is one of the
most valuable yet discovered. In addition, pay
able gold has been struck in patches The dis
covery has created no little excitement through
out the district and numbers of people have
already visited the locality which lies few
miles from the Nepean River, and about seven
miles from Mittagong.
-One of the INN diate results of the
Plenary Council in Baltimore is the project Of
National University under Roman Catholic CON
troll. The gift Of 100000 bas been made bv
Miss Mary Gwendolin Caldwell Of New York
city. Her gift she considers only founda
ton, which should attract other large gifts and
probably will receive them Il is Intended for
the higher education Of priests, after they have
hnished their regular theological course. but In
time 1t will probably also include departments
for law and medicine. Miss Caldwell the secu
lar papers says, is the daughter of William
Shakpeare Caldwell Mr. Caldwell was Viz
ginian and owned large estates at Fredricks-
burg, Va, where he spent his winters
All sorts of new industries are being
opened up in the United States Among thc
latest Is ostrich farming in Florida Three rairs
oil birds, among the first ever received In thi-
country. have been imported by a New York
hrm and sent to "a farm in Florida One hun
dred acres have been set apart for the birds and
the land is well inclosed to keep out iligators
and other enemies. Each ostrich weighs from
100 to zoo pounds. Their feathers this year
are of no use but after moulting. IL is expected
that they VIII furnish handsome and market.
able coat The food given them i- fine hay
and q mixture of bran oats and cr,rked com