The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-01-28
GENERAL ITEMS.

There are over thirty Mormon
" churches in Colorado. In Idaho there are
over sixty; in Arizona about seventy
Miss Gertrude McMaster, daughter
of John c. McMaster, has become nun in New
York Miss Edgar p-daughter of Jerome
Bonsparte, has entered the Convent of the Vlsi
tation.
"A blue cloth dress-coat. made bv
Andrew Johnson, IS now displayed in the Ten
nessee exhibit at the New Orleans Exhibition,
Dade In his shop in Greenville, Tenn, in 1888
or 1889, for Mr.. H. T. Price, of that town.
In noting the fact that the late Rev.
N. ID. Schenck had an insurance on his life, one
OF the secular papers adds" The life insurance
companies consider clergymen the most desir.
able class OF risks, because their temperate habits
lead to longevity"
"A correspondent of the Christian
Advocate writing from Baltimore saws: "a
Presbyterian minister of this city, Rev. .
Wynne Jones, has received singular mark of
favor. At the Christmas festival of b Sunday
School (Abbott Memorial church, Canton he
was presented with handsome copy Of the He
brew Book of Prayer by the Har Sinai congre-
CATION as tribute to charitable work done bv
him among some people of the ancient faith"
Mrs. Carissa G. Peck. lately de-
ceased, of Chicago, after bequeathng 1895 600
to relatives left over 100000 for the foundation
of home for incurables. $4,000 to the Old
Peoples Home in Chicago $4,000 to the Ameri
can Sunday School Union, $4,000 to Lake
Forest University. $4,000 to the mission schools
OF the Second Presbyterian church, of Chicago
and $4,000 to the Presbyterian Board OF Home
Missions.
"A colored woman in New York last
week was put under bonds TO keep the peace in
church under trying circumstances Her new
pastor spoke of Job as a liar. This was too
much TOR her faith in inspiration, and she Or pmpt
ly rose In her place and met the Higher Criticism
with plain and emphatic denial of the charge.
Even in the ccprtroom che persistently ex-
pFeaseq her dissent, asserting tbet 81 knowe
JOB never lisd "
An agnostic, on learning that a dis.
tinguished and intelligent lady was believer
In the Holy Scriptures, protested to be surprised
and asked her, &" Do you believe the Bible ?'
Most certainly do, was the reply, why
do you believe 1t 2" he inquired again. Because
am acquainted Nth the A,thor." This was
her testimony, and all his talk about the I'M
known and the unknowabe went for nothing
in view of the calm confidence born of her per
sonal acquaintance with God.
We give the following from the
National Druggist for what it may be worth
Dr. Flelschl, of Vienna declares that morpbln
Ism, alcoholism and similar habits can now be
cured rapidly and painlessly by means of cocain
chloride The method is very simple-a with
dTawal either gradual or abrupt and complete.
OF the haDltual lntoxlcaut and treatment of the
nervous and other symptoms which arise there
from, by means of hypodermic injections of the
cocaln, He claims that in ten days a cure NAV
be effected in any case. The dose Of cocaifn
chloride, hypodermically, is from one twelfth to
one fourth Of a grain, dissolved in water. repeated
as necessary In view of the terrible struggles
necessary to free one from habits of intember-
ance, 1t Is passing strange that great multiiudes
WIZ Voluntarily expose themselves 10 the awful
bondage OF drink. 1t looks very much like a
species OF insanity Presbyterian Bonner.
"A school for Christian workers has
been established at Springfield Mass, on a new
plan, and having in view the training of Law
men for religious work in the varions fields
opening NJ so rapidly in all our large cities
Inc aim ID to hi them to take charge of the Y
NJ. & Associations, to become superintepdents
OF Sabbath Schools, to help pastors IN mission
Work, and IN fact, to prepare young men for
the general work Of the church. The design is
not TO establish theological seminary, but
general training school, giving instruction on
the following subjects Bible Study. The Out
lines Of Evangelical Theology. The History Of
Evangelical Christianity, Christian Ethics The
Lives OF Eminent Christians The Evidences of
Christianity, The Prayer-meetiug and Its Meth
DDS, How to Deal with Inqurers: The History
Literature. and Methods Of Young Mems Chris
tan Associations and Of Sunday Schools Out
lines Of History, Rhetoric, Elocution. Compost
ton, Rules for DellberatIve Bodies, Vocal Mus
&c GymDa7tcs. Rev $. l.. Merrill s Secretary
with FIVE other ministers "a ,oo,b.rs ~ 80
lecturers, among them d. l. Moody. The plan
OF the school IS strongly iudofssd by Prof Bid
die, Of Hartford Theological Seminary. Professor
Hastings. Of Union. and Prof. Beecher of An.
burn, aud large number Of eminent ministers
and other Christian work re- H.rgld ind Pes