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A Revival Longed For.

The religious revival we ought to pray
for IS revival that shall affect the
moral of the church as we'll as it's wor:
ship and religious sentiment, and ennoble
the whole life of those who bear the
Christian name. The power Of the church
depends quite as much on the steadfast
Justice, the courageous truthfulness, the
tender mercy of Christian people, as on
the soundness of their creed and the
fervor OF their religious zeal
/ long to see the day when the faith of
the church shall be so strong that the
promises of God will be the adequate
consolation of all Christian people in
their earthly sorrows, and when the great
hope of immortal glory will fiji their
hearts with perpetual gladness and their
lips with s. perpetual song; when the
church will be inspired with a more fer
vent love and thankfu,ness in the pre-
sence Of the cross Of Christ and with
more passionate loyalty to his throne
when worship will cease to be weari-
ness, and when in prayer all Christian
men will approach God with perfect con-
hdenoe in his power and willingness to
answer them But I also long to see the
time when the church will discover in the
teaching and example of Christ the out
lines Of far diviner morality when the
noblest natural ethics will look poor and
dim compared with the idea Of perfection
for which the church will strive, and
which, in the strength of the Spirit Of
God, it will largely fulfill when the
equity, truthfulness, frankness, courage,
industry, patience, temperance, self-sacri-
fee, public spirit gentleness, charity Of
those who bear the Christian name will
be perpetual demonstration Of the pow
er Of the Holy Ghost.-Dr Il. w. Dale.
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The Divine Fire.
BY REV. THEODORE L. cUYLEH

BY REV. THEODORE L. CUYLER.
AS the snow-fakes float against my
windows this sharp morning, and 1 thro "
fresh instalment of coal into the CRATE,
[ am reminded of that vivid description
=" He shall baptize you with the Holy
Spirit and with fre." This room is only
habitable on account of yonder glowing
flame ought it not to suggest to me that
the very life of every soul is dependent
on the inward heat which Christ Jesus
imparts The baptism of John was with
water, and to profession of repentance,
hut He who came after him was to send
His almighty and life-giving influence
into mems souls through His Spirit and
He sends it after the fashion of fire. The
indispensable want of every church,
every Christian, yes, and of every immor.
tai ssul, is the divine fire of Jesus Christ
When He poured Himself into the hearts
of His band of followers in that upper
room" through His Spirit, visible body
OF flame blazed into the apartment, and
distributed itself upon each disciple.
That was the emblem of the kindled
heat, purifying work, and impaired pow
er from above which Christs Spirit was
bestowing. From that hour those disci-
pies went out into the world with a
tongue of fire and life of light. The
divine flames that descended upon that
memorable day is not spent; it is as ready
for us all to-day if we are ready to re-
ceive it.
At this frigid season of the year, many
people tall, naturally, into the error that
2 ko l,.,. l.. 4 1. .
midsummer. But while we are SILVER
ing with the cold, the tact is that the
mighty lurnance of the sun is glowing
with the same heat as in July-a heat
so intense that every square foot OF its
surface gives off sufficient energy TO
drive the colossal engine Of the New Or
leans Expedition heat that would
melt column of ice fifty miles in diane
ter as fast as it shot toward the sun, even
with the speed Of light The simple rea-
son why we shlver In February is that
we are at another angle towards the solar
furnace, and only receive its indirect
radiatons. The change is in our posi-
ton
The reason why Christian is cold or
why church gets frozen up, is that they
have swung off from Christ, and put
themselves into the same position to-
wards Him that our globe now has to.
wards the sun. When church-member
backslides, he throws himself out of the
life-giving warmth, and out Of the sun
light Of Christ countenanoe. His Win
ter is of his own making his sins have
sent him down below zero. So with an
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hope of the devout believer; and the
music is simply an accompaniment, Sc
lected because of its mysterious power,
through the ear, to stir the soul, and in
directly stimulate the sentiment con-
tanned in the hymn. But this power to
quicken particular sentiment belongs
to music only when it is consolidated in
the soul with the words expressive of
that sentiment, and apart from this tie,
its effect is simply the physical sensation
produced by concord of sounds. This
Is evident from the fact that the same
music may stimulate emotions of the same
order but opposite character. Levity
and devoutness for example-wh IN con-
nected with different words, as in the
instance of "Come thou fount OF every
blessing" etc., and Go and tell Aunt
Nancy" etc. So close together in the
soul do these opposite emotions lie, that
whether one or another Is evoked, wheth-
er the soul shall break forth in grateful
praise or the levity of the popular ballad,
depends not on the music but the words
employed. In the singing of the house
OF God the music is merely an adjunct,
subordinate and subservient to the words
which are everything, and ought to be,
as uttered by the leader, distinctly audi
BILE. But in the scientific music, to which
congregations a. treated, the words are
nothing; sound, not sentiment; harmony
and melody, and not truth, are the main
thing and as the office of the choir,
upon this theory, is not to lead the wor-
ship OF sinners, but either to please the
people, or entertain the Deity with a
concord of sweet sounds, the words are
sacrificed to the tune, and so sometimes
that grand hymn Nearer my God to
Thee, etc., is so rendered that it is al
most impossible for the most acute ear to
rescue the words from the scientific and
unintelligible Naw-raw. maw-gaw, infct-
ed upon long suffering people.
And then this scientific music violates
the principle enunciated by Paul, and
approved by common sense, that those
who lead the worship should adapt them
selves to the attainments of the cougre-
cation (see l Cor. XIV. 1t would be
absurd in a Professor of Geology to en-
ploy in popular lecture the technical
terms OF his science. But these skilled
singers are perpetually using a style OF
music so sublimated and scientific that it
is impossible for the average worshipper
to participate. But it is said, the people
must be educated to higher grade OF
music. We reply, let it be granted, but
choirs are not music teachers-it is no
part of their Office to educate the people,
and the house OF God is not the place,
and the hour of worship is not the time
for such work. The alone function OF a
choir is to lead the people in singing, and
hence their duty is to adapt the music to
the average worshipper. The voice of
the leader should be the steady, guiding,
and regnant continent of the mighty
stream of congregational praise-t1is,
and nothing more.
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For the Central Presbyterian.
Letter from Ireland.
The MANsE, BALLYMENA,
February 18th, '85.

J
MeSSrs. E'a5torS,-Ireland has. been
comparatively quiet of late. Excitement
has been confined to the other side of the
Channel-to London. The attempted
destruction of the British Houses of Com
mons created quite sensation when it
became known IN Belfast and throughout
the province of Ulster But even this
storm has become hushed in presence of
the more alarming reports reaching us
with reference to the Soudan. The ranks
of the British generals have suffered
severely in connection with Egyptian af-
fairs. The latest reports to hand con-
frming the death of General Gordon has
produced widespread regret. All classes
and creeds mourn the loss of this great
and good mani
Ireland Enthusiastically.
The deaths of the Protestant and Ro-
man Catholic Archbishops of Dublin
Trench and McCabe-have occurred al
most contemporaneously. A successor
has not yet been appointed to succeed
the latter. The Presbyterian College in
Londonderry has lost one of its greatest
ornaments by the sudden death of the
Rev. DR.. Giben, Professor of Hebrew in
that institution Already seven candi-
dates are in the field. The appointment
lies with the General Assembly. Our
Assembly, unlike those in Scotland, is
not representative Church court in the
sense oil so many ministers and elders
from each Presbytery comp posing it. As
at present constituted a minister and an
elder from each congregation has a right
to a seat in this the supreme court Of the
Church. The smallness OF the Church
permits Of this arrangement.
Read Sermons
The following shows clearly the way
the wind blows in the matter of minis
ters re0d1lg rather than p1eachiag their
sermons, on this side TIE Atlantic. The
story is well authenticated 1t is to the
following effect An Edinburgh Profes-
sor OF Divinity was appointed to proceed
10 a well known seaside resort on the
west coast of Scotland, one Saturday
evening, to induct' lately ordained
minister in his charge I ought to say
that ID is customary in Great Britain and
Ireland for some friend of the "new min
lister" the Sabbath succeeding his ordi
nation, to occupy his pulpit and intro
duce the recently ordained licentiate
formally to his new flock. Well, this
Edinburgh professor was outward
bound on a mission Of this kind. He
was travelling from Edinburgh vin We
myss Bay. A well known railway off
cial being on the outlook for white
chocky' that was, as he thought, travel
ling by this train to preach on trial in a
vacancy, spying the Rev. Professor, and
concluding that this was his man, he
said, yer for --- sir, presume ?" he
inquired politely. "Ahem weel, sir, if
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an audience of upwards OF 1900 persons.
This agency has done real and fruitful
work in the vineyard of the great Master.
The only difficulty is that work of this
sort carried on extensively is in the line
of confusion in a country where churches
are abundant. The tendency is for or
binary church members to abandon the
stated service of the sanctuary and to
cast in their lot with those of the tent.
Such conduct on their part has an un-
settling tendency. Could these tent au-
diences be restricted to the masses, the
way would be much clearer than it is
But then, what solid good can be gained
in this world without sacrifice? None
Speak then, Oh Lord, unto these Irish
evangelists that they go forward-that
their motto may be, ireland for Christ
and Christ for Ireland"
Sow in the morn thy seed,
At eve hold not thy hand
To doubt aud fear, give thou no heed
Broadcast it Ger the land.
Beside all waters sow,
The highway burrows stock
Drop it where thorns and thistles grow,
Scatter 1t on the rock.
Thence when the glorious end,
The day of God is come
The angel reapers shall descend
And heaven cry harvest homel"
Yours truly,
DAVID McMEEKIN.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-13
WANT COLUMN.

isrcr,isemenfs in fAIs column SriR BE- chafgf for
a, The rate of Five Crsrs per line FeT meek 10
aauerfiScnent taken 70, -sss than p CENTS
UyANTED-To trade a transfer wagon or
w top buggy tor No. two-horse sprng
wagon Address J. W. j. Box 252, v
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Superstition vs.. Shrcwdncs>.


One was a superstitious 4 slishman, the
other was \ hard-headei American. and
they were helped simultaneously to Chateau
brianl The American glanced at the two
plates ard with the courtesy of his nation,
helped his friend TO salt.
Ny beavensir cried Blobbs what have
you done. Helping me TO salt-why. We
shall quarrel before the night is out
Say" answered the side partner, Il
never knew that In my country one is
only too glad 20 get wha: one wants who
ever helps. That is real. elesan. super
s;ition. but | guess No can fix this
up See here, AMI before the man. whom
Blobbs had half blinded BY hurling salt over
his left shoulder. had time TO expostula'e.
the side partner had changed the plates, re
marking:
Say. have only helped myself 20 salt.
and now think we shan't quarrel
And Blcbbs thought 50 too. and continued
TO look so till he lookei at the plates and OBJ
served that with the all Of polifeness ani
superstition, the American had changed his
plate Of tough brown outside for one of nice.
red, juicy unierdons steak There Is one
man in L nion now who mistrusts American
politeness. and thinks Of giving up English
superstition
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Do You Want to Make Money?

Invest in town lots at bottom
prices 10 the new city Of Engle-
wood, just st -rted in section SO,
township 35, range IS west,
Clark county, Kansas. 1T WILL
GROW FAST. WHY? Because
it is handsomely located in one
Of the richest regions in wonder
full Kansas. among an intelligent
and en.erprising class Of set
tiers. It is on the proposed ex-
tension ofthe Kansas, Lawrence
& Southern railroad. It will be
the county seat Of Clark county.
FANCY PRICES.
Ordinary business lots. 8 90 90
Corner business lots. t.. 100 90
Ordinary residence lots. -. Is 90
Corner residence lots .. 80 90
A discount of 10 per cent. will
be allowed on cash purchases.
Time Notwithstanding in adj
vance. balance in g months and
one year, with interest. These
liberal terms will be continued
for a few weeks.
BUY BEFORE THE AD-
VANCE IN PRICES. In 1878
Wichita business lots sold for
$500; now they sell for $1,000.
The history Of Topeka, Law
renee, Emporia and, other Kan.
sas towns, is the same.
BUY AT ONCE OR YOU
WILL REGRET THE LOST OPP.
PORTUNITY. FIRST COME
FIRST SERVED. Every day
you hear some one regretting
that he did not buy lots in such
and such towns, when they could
have been purchased at a frac-
ton Of their present value. DE-
LAYS ARE DANGEROUS.
Address M. l.. Mum, P. NJ, En-
glewood. Kansas, or n. F. Friend,
McBee & Co., Wichita Kansas.
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A PERUVIAN ENTeRPRlze.
Mayor Grace's Brother Will Complete tho
Work Tha. Ruined Henry MeiggS.

Mayor Grace's Brother Will Complete the
Work Tha: Ruined Henry MeigSS-
New York SUM-
The last mail from Peru brought tine de.
tails Of the contract entered into by the
Peruvian government by Mr. II. p Grace,
of the firm of W r. Grace & Co.. for the
completion of the Oroya railroad and it, ex.
tension t. Cerro de Pasco The Oroya road
was contracted for with Mr.. Henry Meiggs
10 1859. According to the agreement q
track was to he laid from Lima to Oroya,
q village l3j miles northea,t Of Lima,
in the heart OF the Andes. and
only few miles from Cerro dc Pasco.
which contains one of the richest deposits of
silver in the world. Cerro de Pasco is 13. 300
feet above the sea. Mr.. Meiggs began lay
ing the tracks of this road within a fe
months after the signing of the contract
with the government 1t was in reality a
government enterprise Mr. Meiggs was to
receive 81, 1000, 600 Ter tine work from Cal
lao to Oroya. When the road was COM
pletei it was to belong to the government
But the government failed to carry out its
part Of the contract, and the work stopped
The enterprise was resumed when President
Pardo took hold Of the government and Mr..
Meiggs invested his immense fortune in it,
and lost his investment when Peru tecame
unable to 60 with the work.
The Oroya railroad was one Of the most
difficult and costly engineering works ever
undertaken. There are sixty-three tunnels
already made, one of which called La
Galera, is 200 feet in length. There are
also twenty -eight briigeS, tho most impor-
tant Of which. the Rimac. has piers 25) feet
high and total length of 525 feet This is
said TO be the highest bridge in the world.
Through La Galera the rock was 50 hard
that tho cutting had 70 be done with dia-
mond drills.
The work already done on tho railroad
has cost s3O, Uo0, 900 The country through
which it runs, SO far as it has been COM
pleted, is agricultural, and its produce is
sent down to Lima 1t is extremely fertile,
but the methods Of labor havs been
Of an antiquated and wasted kind
With tn, introduction OF American
agricultural machinery the wealth OF
this country would 10 more tial doubled.
1t is said that there was taken out OF this
mines, which are the objective point Of the
road, more than 500 00). 900 during the 800
years of Spanish dominion. While the ma
jority of these mines We're still in operation.
and long before any traces of exhaustion
were discovered, they becam, fooled. The
operators lacking the facilities for proper
drainage, moved and opened new mine. As
soon as tie mines are properly drained they
will again lie capable of fruitful operation.
Such is the opinion of the best miners and
engineers who have visited the country for
the purpose Of surveying the property. The
road will carry the mineral to the coast.
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Best for the Baby's Health

detroit Free Press
Doctor" he began as he entered tn- OF
Zee OF a well-known medical n.au the other
day. "we'vo been talking it over"
abr
And have concluded that it will he hes,
for the baby's health TO go 10 the country
this summer"
Il SEE
What do you think of it,
AT relatives suppos.i'
Yes"
Swamp anywhere near the housei'
"Well | believe there's one about O
quarter o: a mile away"
That's gcol. Is the well in the wood.
shedr
at is"
Good again. That will keep tn, floors
damp and muddy. Is the cellar concretel
and drainedr
Il think not"
That's elegant. A cellar with natural
| earth bottom can always be depended on fol
sour smells and ono without drain helps
along fevers. Lots of snrubbcry arouniP
"Oh, yes; YOU can hardly see the house in
summer"
Exactly. That keeps roofs ana walls
damp, and you can depend Oh malaria Pig
sty and barn handy to the back door,
Yes only few rods away
"Very nice-very You can rely on the
odors, and perhaps the well water is i'm
proved by the percolation. Ever notice the
cisternf'
ayes; it is nice wooden one
"SpleBdii! Tee water Is always throwing
off sour smell, and something less than
LOCO. 900 mosquitoes hreei there every sum-
mer's night. | agree with you to a dot, cs-
pecially If there are any box-irains to breed
typhoid fever.
"You-you wouldn't advise it, queried
tie father
Say said the doctor. as ne leaned over
the table, let tie nurse drop him out Of the
wndow-push him down the hack stairs
get him run over by an ice wagon-give him
your revolver to play With. There's u
dozen ways Of killing him OF besides taking
him 70 the country, and any one # them
will save you time AMI money"
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TOGETHER

1hs winter Wind is waiting, sad and Low,
Acro0 the lake and through the rustling
sed2e;
The splendor of the golden after-g glow,
Cleans through the biackness Of the GRAFT
yew he ige;
And this rea on earth and in the sky
I'VE ought to be together. you and ]"
Rapt through its rosy changes into dark,
Fades all the west; and through the
shadowy trees,
And in the silent uplands Of the park,
Creeps the soft signing of the rising
breeze:
1t does but echo TO my weary sigh,
We ought to be together, you and L"
My hand Is lonely for your ciasping, dear,
Ny ear is tired. wal ing for your call;
: want your strength to help, your laugh to
cheer.
Heart. soul, and senses, need you. one
ard all.
droop without your full frank sympathy
We ought to be together, you ami l.
We want each other so, 10 comprehend
The dream. the hope, things planned, or
seen, or wrought;
Companion, comforter. and guide, and
friend,
As much aS love asks love, does thought
need thought.
Life is SO short. So fast the lone hours fly
We ought TO be together. Won and l.
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Gold in the Grass.


The finding of gold in grass is thus de-
scribed by San Francisco pioneer: Il
remember when | was mining in Caiayeras
county that we struck some diggings about
one mile from Wintar Bar, on tho MoS-
elumne river. back in the foothills, soma
two miles bslow Campo Seco. where we
found the goli in the grass roots as high as
four bits 10 the pan. but prospecting about
3 to cents. generally. The gold was al
on, or very near. the surface, and to get It
we had to wash ont the graS, rc-ats This.
| think. was about iSS'
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-13
Barbour. the ThreadmAker,
fChicasuo Tribune

Mr.. Thomas Barbour, ;hrsaduaker q;
Paterson. n. J., who died last week worth
81. zoo, 900, il not several millions, was III,
son OF q threadmaker at Belfast, and sTsv
cling salesman in America His fa.te.
vented to thrash him, big - be was, fcE
setting up . thread mill in America assinS;
the British manufacturer. Father, said
the son, IN make mere money for you than
lever did, an3 make money for myself
too be did
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Attention Farmers and DrOVcrS

New management, new furniture, lowest
prices and satisfaction guaranteed. at the Far
mers 4 Drovers' Hotel, west end of Douglas
avenue. Charges o per week; 81 per day: %
cents per meal Only hotel in the city in full
view of the Arkansas river. Rhodes 4 Burge.
propritetors, Wichita, Kansas.
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Ssockholier in Texas railroad 80 p-ss.-
dent Of the same,-Any thing sacourxgsas
to o6~ in the way Of prospecfsF
PruGdoas AafhudaseicAlly1-Evsr ythine.
ar. everything The future Is most prom
king have just borrowed our January
interest On unexpectsdly favorable terms
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VIYANTED-Toex exchange for farm or city
w property, in >edgwick county, suburban
property in the city Of Cleveland, Ohio Nd
dress r I. Tilinghast. Clearwater. Kan
d2i9-tf.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-12-08
TgF SENATE PRESIDENCY

A eaueu. Of Republican senators ~s'
hsli 81, Washington on Friday MI
Edmund. said thA, Al the las, e%lsctior
Gen. Logan received the votes u the
Rspahiican party Cor Nce-Pvsident
he thoashi Il 6iung thu, he shoald nos
b. elevated 10 = position -hsrv be ~oald
stand nsxt In the hne u succession q
the President. lie therefore moved
hat Gen Logan b. nominated BY Aeels'
nation f0r President q that body. Ihs
notion va unanimously carried. bat
Gen I0gsn. thanking the SsnAiorsr
declined the nomination. Tie evitenili
prefers io tAke a more active par, "a
proceedings than BE- could IN the chair
The presiding ohcer q The senate must
make q careful study Of the Senate
rule. ard acquire q detailed kno~leds'
u thcm-ani this fcw care % DO; he
can t,ke NJ part ia debate; AID The
ha-or D. whici he woald attain IN eAss
% ths death o. disability q the Ptssi'
ien'. j. hat q being acting President
unfii a nes elecuon could BE- held.
A. The adjourned meeting Of The osa'
Gus. saturday. senator Sherman as
n~omi-a'ci senator Harms u ieunesses
was nominated BY The Democrats
Representative Reed q Maine ~N'
romina,ed o. speaker BY the kePaeh-
can House caucus. and Carlisle BY The
nemocra,s