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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-07-30
The Mprkrille enquirer.
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 80, 1885
AT PEACE WITH THE WORLD.
YORKVILLE. S. c. :

At Mount McGregor, last Saturday, DR..
Douglas gave to the Associated Press the
following remarkable document, which was
written by General Grant, and in DR.. Doug
las presence, on Thursday, July End:
"I ask you not to show this to anyone ex-
cept the physicians you consult with until
the end. Particularly, want it kept from
my family. If known to one man the pa
pers will get it, and they (the family will
get it. It would only distress them almost
beyond endurance to know it, and, by re-
fleX, would distress me. l have not chang
ed my mind materially since / wrote you
before in the same strain. Now, however,
I know that l gain strength some days, but
when I do go back it is beyond where 1
started to improve. I think the chances
are very decidedly in favor of your being
able to keep me alive until change OF
weather, towards winter. OF course, there
are contingencies that might arise at any
time that may carry me off very suddenly.
The most probable of these is choking.
Under these circumstances life is not worth
living. I am very thankful (for thankful"
''glad' was written, but erased and ''thank-
full" substituted) to have been spared this
long, because it enables me to practically
complete the work in which take so much
interest. Icannot stir up strength enough to
review and make additions and SubtractlOnS
that would suggest themselves to me and
are not likely to suggest themselves to any
one else. Under the above circumstances
will be happiest for the most pain can
avoid. If there is to be any extraordinary
cure, such as some people believe there
is to be, it will develop itself. l would
say, therefore, to you and your colleagues to
make me as comfortable as you can. If it
is within Gods providence that / should
go now am ready to obey his call without
q murmur. should prefer going now to
enduring my present suffering for single
day without the hope of recovery. AS l
have stated, am thankful for the providen-
tial extension of my time to enable me to
continue my work. / am further thankful
and in much greater degree thankful be-
cause it has enabled me to see for myself
the happy HARMONY which so suddenly
sprung up between those engaged but few
short years ago in deadly conflict. 1t has
been an inestimable blessing to me to hear
kind expressions towards me in person from
all parts of our country, from people of all
Nationalities, of all religions and of no
religion, of Confederate and Of National
troops alike, of soldier organizations, of me-
chanical, scientific, religious and other So
cieties, embracing almost every citizen in
the land. They have brought joy to my
heart, if they have not effected a cure. So
to you and your colleagues acknowledge
my Indebtedness for having brought me
through the valley of the shadow of death to
enable me to witness these things.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-07-30
INFORMAL RAILROAD MEETING.

On Wednesday night of last week, an informal
meeting was held in this place for the purpose
of discussing the feasibility Of the Yorkville,
Rock Hill and Lancaster route Of the proposed
railroad from Marion N. c., to Georgetown or
Charleston. The Massachusetts and Southern
Construction Company, which corporation pro-
poses to build the road, was represented here by
R. A. Johnson, of Boston, General Manager, and
John F. Jones, Chief Engineer, who were met
by Col. J. D. Blanding, President of the George
town Railroad, and a number of our citizens.
There was general discussion Of the proposed
scheme, but no action had ofa definite character.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-07-30

INDIAN AFFAIRs.-The President has is
sued a proclamation directing cattle men on
the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservations in
Indian Territory to remove their cattle
within forty days. Pursuant to the policy
of turning the control of turbulent Indians
in Indian Territory over to the war depart
ment, Capt. j. M. Lee, of the 9th Infantry,
has been appointed Indian agent at the
Cheyenne reservation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-07-30

both branches of the next Congress is by no
means out of the question. If they would
win, they must strike home, and some OF
their best blows must be dealt this fall,
when parts of several State Legislatures are
to be chosen which will elect some of the
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17
DIR. SoMERvILLE has been preaching

DIR. SoMERvILLE has been preaching
in Thessalonica, to the descendants of
those Thessalonians to whom Paul
wrote eighteen hundred years ago.
This is quite hourishing and popu-
lous city, the majority of the popula-
ton being Jews, who are said to num-
Der 10000. DR.. Somerville's meetings
were well attended by the Greeks, but
their numbers, it is said, were not to
be compared to the rush of Jews who
focked into the hall in such multitudes
that there was no standing room. 1t
is here that our missionary, the Rev.
Mr.. Sampson, of Virginia, is stationed.
From Thessalonica the venerable
evangelist went to Volo, in Thessaly,
and thence to Larissa, the capital of
Thessaly. He had good audiences in
both cities, so large in fact that he had
to preach in the open air. Thence he
proceeded to Athens, where his SER
vices were interrupted, and a serious
disturbance threatened. The Times,
of Athens, had severe article on the
behavior of this mob, led on and ex-
cited by fanatical priest. DR.. Somer-
vile was attended by our well-known
brother, recently in this country, and
a member of East Hanover Presbytery
Dr. Kalopothakes. The services were
broken up. Says the Athens Times,
commenting on the outrage:
Gin the midst of Athens, where Paul
in quiet preached Christianity before
heather people, where the spirit of
religious federation has always pre-
vailed, and is protected by the laws,
there were unfortunately found insane
maniacs to raise disturbance, and
pretty nearly to abuse Christian min
lister while preaching the Holy Gospel
to Christian people. And the Athe-
mans made up their minds to do
against him what the heather and saw
ages have not donel"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17

WE WISH to remind our subscribers
that the price of the paper is reduced
to $3.50 to those who pay in advance.
We can be justified in this reduction
only by receiving prompt payment and
also large increase in our subscription
list.
We ask those who are in arrears
Qook at your labeD to settle for the
past as soon as possible, and enter the
next year with the advance payment,
at the reduced rates $3.50. 1t will be
best for them as we'll as for us.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17

THE FALSE PROPHET, says writer
in foreign paper, is not dead yet, and
he goes on to speak of the Mohamme-
dan University at Cairo: "Some ten
thousand students are gathered under
its roofs, prepared to go out as mission
aries of the Moslem faith. 1t is older
than the University of Oxford, and
still 1ourlshes as in the palmy days of
the Arabian conquest. AS traveller
expressed it: 'There were two acres of
turbans assembled in vast enclosure
with no floor but pavement, and with
a roof over it supported by 400 col
umns, and at the foot of every column
teacher surrounded by his pupils. AS
we entered, there rose hum of thou
sands of voices reciting the Koran.
These students are not only from
Egypt, but from all parts of Africa,
from Morocco to Zanzibar. They come
from far up the Nile, from Nubia, and
the Soudan; from Darfour beyond the
great desert, and from the western
coast of Africa. They live on the
charities of the faithful, and when their
studies are ended, those who are to be
missionaries mount their camels and,
joining caravan, cross the desert and
are lost in the far interior of Africa,
where they become the effective pro-
pagators of Islam"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17

Rev EDw&RD WURTs died at his
home in Philadelphia, June 9th, in the
seventy fifth year of his age. He has
resided for many years in Philadelphia,
but was member of the Presbytery
of Louisville and maintained his eccle-
siastical connection with the Southern
Presbyterian Church. On account of
feeble health he has not been able Of
late years to do much active work in
the ministry, but he took deep inter
est in all Christian and benevolent en-
terprises and was ever ready to aid
them as he had the means and oppor-
tunity.
He frequently sent contributions
through the Office of this paper to aid
in building churches for feeble congre-
cations and for other useful objects.
He did not desire to have his name
mentioned in connection with these
contributions, but he loved to do good
in his own quiet and unostentatious
way.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17

The personal which has been so conspicuous
in this Columbia Seminary controversy, is not
only most unfortunate but shameful. We here
by give notice that, 80 far as our paper is con-
cerned, it will not be tolerated Within rea-
sonable limits, our space may be used by those
who have anything to say on either side of the
question, but disputants must discuss principles,
not men, We will have no hand in dragging
the Church into personal quarrel-S Louis
Presbyterian.
This is well said and not any too soon.
The rule laid down in the above extract
should be strictly observed by all reli-
gious newspapers in the conduct of all
discussions. We have given notice in
our announcements from year to year
that we "allow and invite free discus
sion, but only in the bounds Of Christian
courtesy" One Of the articles which our
esteemed correspondent published and
which, it seems was the occasion, in part
at least, of calling forth It's manly and
Christian utterauce, was sent to US for
publication We declined it promptly,
and on the ground, then assigned, that
in our conduct Of the paper which we
edit we have, in the discussion Of Church
questions, carefully avoided personalities,
and we have held our correspondents to
the same rule"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17

GIVE read with an amused interest"
says the London Christian, "that Mr..
Laurence Oliphant has been construct
ing a summer lodge on Mount Carmel.
1t does seem trifie odd to hear of one
of the most sacred places in the history
of mankind being made the recreation
ground of English gentility. We will
next hear of the slopes of Lebanon be-
ing cut up into charming villa allot-
ments for sale on the easiest terms.
The shores of the Dead Sea will, of
course, be taken up by syndicate,
who will erect marine residences and
call into existence a fashionable water
ing-place on the Lake of Tiberias.
When the Holy Land is thus rendered
the resort Of fashionable society, who
knows but what it's ancient inhabitants
may not be tempted to return to the
home of their ancestors-in the height
of the season."
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17

IT is not necessary to be sensational
to attract the people to church. This
is proved by the vast crowds that as
semble to hear Moody. Nor need the
preacher be afraid to bring out the
doctrinal teachings of the Bible. This
is proved by the thirty years (nearly
forty) preaching of Sturgeon in Lon
don. On recent occasion he said:
In theology 1 stand where l did when I
began preaching, and l stand almost alone. If
l ever did such things, could preach my ear.
Hest sermons now without change 80 far as the
essential doctrines are concerned. l stand al
most exactly where Calvin stood in his maturer
years. Not where he stood in his Institutes
which he wrote when quite young man, but
in his latter works. It is the CalvinIstic wav
of looking at things which causes my sermons
to have such acceptance in Scotland, in Holland.
and even in the Transvaal, where a recent
traveller expressed his astonishment at finding
translations of them lying beside the family
Bible in the Transvaal farmstead. l am aware
that my preaching repels many that 1 cannot
help. If man does not believe in the inspira-
ton of the Bible, for instance, he may come to
hear me once, and if he comes no more, that is
his act and not mine. My doctrine has no at
traction for that man but cannot change my
doctrine to suit him."
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17

The Trustees of Hampden Sidney Col
lege have conferred the degree of D. D.
on Rev. Lawrence NJ. Colfelt, of Phila-
delphia, and on Rev. Harvey Glass, of
Richmond, Ky. Mr.. Colfelt is well known
to the readers of the Central Presbyte-
RAN as the author of the letters from
Philadelphia, signed L. NJ. c., which
have afforded them so much pleasure
and instruction.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17

The Teaching of the Twelve Apos-
ties" says the Independent, which is
always so far ahead of our other reli-
gious papers in giving the results of
Biblical scholarship, has received it's
first commentary from the hands OF
representatives of the extreme critical
Tdbingen school, Prof G. Volkmar,
of Zurich, one of the half dozen disci-
pies of the formerly so powerful school
of Baur, has published translation OF
the pamphlet, with notes. Upon the
basis Of a statement in the last part of
the Diddche, he endeavors to prove
that it is document written on the
occasion Of the instruction of the Jew
ish pseudo Messiah Bar Cochba, which
was suppressed in 135 A. D. The rest
Of the contents are also thought to
point to the persecution of the Chris.
tan congregation by Bar Cochba, and
the whole is to be regarded as a estate
ment of Christian doctrine at the time
of Bar Cochba" The book was thon
probably written about 1874 A. ID. Pro
baby the best feature in this new dis
cussion is the fact that even such a de-
termined critic as Volkmar, who, with
his contreres puts the Gospel Of John at
the end of the second century, cannot
make the date Of the "Teachinr" any
later than the year 1874 A. ID.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17
ANOTHER GREAT FIND.


Some five or six years ago the Aus
trian Archduke Renter, who was travel
ling in Egypt, purchased vast guam
tity OF papyri written in Greek, Latin,
Hebrew, Persian, Arabic, Coptic, and
the old Egyptian characters, hero
glyphic, hieratic, and demotic. Re-
ferring to the subject the ErpoSitor
states that the great number of these
manuscripts may be inferred from the
fact that there are one thousand in
Coptic alone, but that these are small
part of the collection winch the Arch
duke brought to Europe and deposited
in the Imperial Museum of Vienna.
The entire collection has been submit
ted to the scrutiny of Messrs. Wesley,
Krall, and Karabacek, three eminent
scholars in such work, who are now
engaged in examining the manuscripts.
Wesley, who has charge of the Greek
and Latin manuscripts, has already
found remnants of polemic against
Isocrates of the 4th century, and Ho-
meric and Thucydidean manuscripts of
the second century, the latter specially
valuable as giving very different text
of the eighth book of Thucydides from
that generally known-the oldest pre-
vious manuscript of this historian dat
ing only from the tenth century.
Wesley has also discovered a papy-
rus roll containing a Gospel of Mat
thew in Greek of the third century
considerably older than any other in
existence; a Metanoia of the fourth
century; large fragments of the Old
and New Testaments on papyrus and
parchment; considerable portions of
st. Cyril's works; collection of state
documents of the Roman period, one of
which is as early as Domitian ca. D.
9O), and this is followed by documents
of Marcus Aurelius, Alexander Severus,
Gordian, and Philip the Arabian.
The Oriental documents have been
committed to Professor Karabacek.
Among these the Ethiopic papyri num-
Der two hundred, the Hebrew in square
characters twenty-four, and the Arabic
papyri (of which only two or three had
been previously KNOWN several thou
sands.
Wesley has also published papy-
rus with two passages from Luke vii {:
1914, and x: 39-42, containing the
stories of the Pharisee and the Magda-
lene, and Of Mary and Martha, which
he shows to Je the earliest known
Evangelistariunl or Gospel for liturgi-
cal use by the people. 1t dates from
about the year 800, the oldest hitherto
known dating from 700. The text
found in this document is in closest af-
fnity with the great Sinaitic and Vat
lean manuscripts, and proves that the
Vulgate of the Gr@co Egyptian Church
at that time was in substantial agree
ment with them.
The reports Of these scholars are
made from time to time as they pro-
gress with their examination of these
documents, and already they have re-
ported far more than we have made
mention Of The collection appears to
be one of the most valuable and impor-
tant obtained in this century. Of
course, it will be some time before we
can accurately estimate precisely what
we have acquired.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17

absolutely essential, therefore, that man
in some shape shall be found in the
eocene, miocene, or pliocene beds of
the tertiary age. But none such have
been found.
1t has been fondly imagined by some
of the more ardent anthropologists of
the French school Especially NJ. De
Mortillet) that traces of this missing
form had been found by M. Bourgeois
at Thenay in France (and by others at
some other points,. These supposed
relics of man were certain small shat
tered fints that seemed to have been
Clipped and pointed by some intelli-
gent being. They are as rude as it is
possible for them to be, and no uniniti-
ated spirit would ever have dreamed
of regarding them as human nipple
ments; but there was one mark on
them, called by psychologists the bulb
Of percussion, which the learned Direc-
tor of the Museum of Prehistoric Arch
zoology at st. German affirmed to be
an unfailing evidence of the action of
man. This "bulb of percussion" is left
on the flint when flake is struck off
from it with pointed instrument and
a sudden blow from hammer. Flints
having been found by NJ. Bourgeois in
the Eocene beds of Thenay in 1872
having this mark, it has for twelve
years been lively subject of discus
sion among the French psychologists
whether they had passed under human
manipulation. The English school re-
jected them from the first on general
grounds, though they were hard press
ed to account for the cone Of percussion.
Among the French psychologists few
names rank higher than that of NJ.
Adrien Arcelin, who has devoted much
time, and published many writings, on
this subject which has for thirty years
attracted so much attention in France.
In the May number of the Mdteriaur
pour y historic de ! homme, NJ. Arcelin
has a long and exhaustive article on
the fiints Of Thenay, in which he seems
to establish conclusively that Nature as
well as man sometimes leaves upon the
fints which she skaters the BULB OF
PERCUSSION, which ought to give fin
ishing blow, at least for the present, to
Mr.. Beecher's dream of Tertiary Man,
and induce him to pause in his wild
crusade against the inspiration of the
Scriptures and the venerable articles
of the Calvinistic theology.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17

DR.. Browns letter will be read with
deep interest by his many friends in
every part of the Church. 1t was not
necessary to make any apology for COM
municating with them through the col
umns Of the Central Presbyterian. Many
kind inquiries have been made and
deepest sympathy expressed by host of
friends.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17

In the lower house of the Danish
Parliament Cor Folkthing) there is a
contest with the king which is of a
serious character, and which has ex-
cited a very revolutionary feeling
throughout the kingdom. 1t is the
prevalent contest between the crown
and the people, and bitter feeling has
been aroused which may result in
grave consequences.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17

IT WILL be seer from the card of the
Secretary Of the Board Of Directors of
Columbia Theological Seminary that Mr..
Vos has accepted the position of Pro-
visional Instructor in the department Of
Biblical Literature in the institution.
His scholarship is spoken Of in the highest
terms.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17

SPURGEoN, in his address to the
young preachers he is training, COT
whom there has been already about six
hundred) did remark, whatever else
you preach about, preach about forty
minutes"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17

Mr.. RUsK1N recently said in lecture
on Art" " 1 do not speak of the Celtic
race, because l should now be expected
to say Kettle; and don't mean to, if
only for fear that should next be re-
quired to say St. Kekilia."
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17

THE committee from the Presbyteries
Of Texas make very handsome report
Of the examinations Of the Theological
class at Austin, Texas.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-06-17

Lying for the truth is bad, and scold-
ing for it is not much better.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-08

he was soon joined by Mr.. Hiscock of New
York. MesSrs. Tucker of Virginia and
Hewitt of New York were late in having
their names drawn, but nevertheless secured
rather good seats. Mr.. Morrison also Sc
cured front seat somewhat nearer the
center, while Mr.. Tucker preferred back
seat on the main aisle. Among the last
names called out was that Of Mr. Kelly, and
he took the seat which his hat and the
courtesy of his fellow members had reserved
for him. Messrs Long of Massachusetts
and Phelps of New Jersey were obliged to
go far to the left and finally located in MI.
McKinley's neighborhood. Mr.. Van Eaton
of Mississippi was the first Democrat who
was obliged to look for resting place
ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE,
where he was soon joined by Messrs. Glib
son of West Virginia and TOwnshend of
Illinois, the latter of whom was obliged last
congress also to take position among his
political enemies. The last name called
was that of Mr.. Geddes of Ohio. MI.
Holman of Indiana then rose and said:
Mr.. Speaker: The melancholy duty has de-
vOlVed upon me of announcing to the house
that Thomas A. Hendricks, vice president Of
the United States, at his home in the city of
indianapolis, Ind, on the 25th day of last
month departed this life. The death of this
eminent citizen after a long period of public
service, holding the second office in the gift
of the people, with a reputation in public
and private life of unsullied goodness, has
occaSioned widespread expression of grief
throughout the whole of the Republic. Un-
doubtedly congress will at an early moment,
acting through both of its houses, provide a n
occasion for proper expression touching the
life, character and public services of the de-
ceased. Out of respect to his memory I
move that the house do now adjourn.
The motion was agreed to unanimously,
and accordingly the house adjourned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-08
Gov. Cameron,s Message.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. Gov. Cameron
sent his message to the legislature to-day.
1t is devoted almost exclusively to state
matters. In the matter of the public debt
he reterates his previous expressions in in
dorsement of the Riddleberger bill, believ-
ing that every consideration, moral and
legal, was met by the plan for funding the
debt made in that statute. The amount of
debt outstanding (other than the Riddle
berger bonds, principal and interest, to Oct.
1, 1885, is $50, 752.2s2. The governor
recommended the purging of the election
laws by the passage of an act making it
mandatory that judges of election shall be
chosen from both political parties, and that
the representatives of opposing candidates
shall be present when the votes are
counted.