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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18

IT is STATED that it is not improba-
bic that the Blair Educational Bill will
have the same experience as in the last
Congress. When Senators are through
with its discussion in that body it will,
says Washington dispatch, be passed
and sent over to the House, where it
will be referred to the committee on
education. This committee is not be-
lieved to be enthusiastic over the pro-
ject. A member of the committe said
recently they would not be in any
hurry to take up the measure !; that
when it was taken up it would require
a month or two for it's proper consid-
Grafton, and it was scarcely probable it
could be reported to the House before
next June. AT that period of the ses-
sion there will be too much pressing
business in the way for it to have any
show.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18
AN ECCLESIASTICAL REMZN-
ISCENCE.

The spirit of Criticism has been so
sharpened during the present century
by the scholars of Germany and other
countries, that nothing is received
now in the domain of history untilit has
been passed through the crucible, and
submitted to the tests. Even Judas
Iscariot has found hia defen 1ers
Buddhism has been favorably con
trasted with Christianity the mas
sacre of ST. Bartholomew has been
apologised for; the character of Robes
pierre has been set in q new light (;
and Lucrezia Borgia has been excused
by dhe historian Of the Medic 1t has
been necessary, therefore, to renew
our historical Investigations and libra
ries and State archives have been ran
sacked for materials to aid US in recon
sidering our judgments of historical
characters.
Our attention is called to this by a
recent article in Btack,0ood, by Mr.
Charles Yriarto, distinguished au
thority on the life and manners of
medieval Italy Mr.. Yriarte has been
burrowing into the records of the
period of the Borgias, and has found Il
quantity of new material, throwing
light on that age, at Simancas and
Panplona at Pau, and in Romagna
He has made use of these new docu
ments to prepare a series Of articles on
CESAR BoRGIA, the first Of which ap.
pears in the last number of BydcLUO0d
His Investigations have not resulted
in reversing in any way the general
verdict on the Borgia family, or as 10
the diabolical character Of that dark
chapter in the history Of the Apos
tate Church.
Caesar Borgia brother Of Lucrezia)
was the natural son Of Cardinal Rodcr.
ick Borgia, afterwards Pope Alexander
VI He was born in 1876, and was
legitimised four years afterwards by a
bull of Pope Sixtus ". His father,
Roderick was Spaniard, and the nc.
phew of Pope Calixtus Ill He led q
very dissolute life and on the accession
Of his uncle to the Pontifcoi throne i'm
1855, he was invited to Rome, where
(altbougb not an ecclesasGc) his uncle
made him a Cardinal and Vicc-cbanccl.
lor Of the Roman Church. After this
appointment he affected great sauctty,
visiting the hospitals and prisons, but
he brought bis mistress. C@sar's moth
or, from Venice to Rome, and lodged
her in a house near ST. Peteis. 90 the
death of Innocent VIII in 1892, Rod
erick (who had contrvcJ TO amass
great wealth. purchased sufficient
number Of the cardinals to effect bis
election to the Papacy. on securing
which position be assumed The title OF
Alezandol VI d, and commenced a reign,
which from his open proAigacy and
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18

FLORIDA used to be called coral
reef, now it ia said to be vast sand
bank. This explains the fact that,
although it has the largest amount OF
rainfall in the country (sizty inches
annually, it has no large rivers. The
rain is all sucked in by the sand and
discharges itself in large springs near
the coast.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18

A FEW WEEKS before Christmas, as
we learn from that very lively paper,
the Stdunton indicator, an entertain
ment called ga Crazy Tea" was given
in a Methodist church in Harrisonburg,
Va, the object being to raise money
to purchase church organ. Suisse
quently it was advertised that per
formance would come off in the church
by travelling troupe of Chinese stu
dents, called The Chinese Students"
at which the company would be enter
tanned with Chinese songs, opium
smoking, and other Chinese matters.
The exhibition was to have been given
there on Christmas eve. DR.. w. J.
Points, member of the church, petit
toned Judge Mclaughlin for an in
junction restraining the trustees of the
church from permitting it's use for such
an exhibition, as contrary to the sacred
purposes of the edifce, the polity of
the NJ. e Church. and its laws as found
in it's Book Of Discipline. Judge Nc
Laughlin thereupoD, on December 22d,
issued his restraining order in these
words
Injunction granted as prayed for in the bill,
to eDioin and restrain the defendant Trustees
their agents and attorneys from using the church
building known as Andrew Chapel IN Harrison
burg, for shows or exhibitions, or any other IN
hallowed or common use until further order of
tie court. But this Injunction is not to take
effect until the plaintiff, or some one for him,
shall enter into bond in the penalty Of 5000,
with sufficient security payable to the Common
wealth of Virginia, and conditioned to pay all
costs and damages in case this injunction shall
be dissolved.
(Signed) WILLIAM MCLAUGHLIN.
To the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham
county.
Upon the granting of the injunction,
DR.. Points called the trustees of the
church together, and informed them
of the steps he had taken and exhibited
the injunction of the Judge. The
trustees very promptly obeyed the
orders of the Judge without putting
DR.. Points to the unpleasant necessity
of formally serving copy on them
The exhibition was subsequently given
in rented hall. The question of what
is and what is not an " unhallowed and
common use" of church property is
one, remarks the Vtndtcdtor, that will,
in view of this restraining order, at
tract good deal of attention among
church organisations in the State.
Judge Mclaughlin was raised in
Rockbridge county, the heart of Vir.
ginia Presbyterianism, and to his ex-
cellent religious training we in part
attribute this wise and timely decision
Judge Mclaughlin is regarded as one
of the ablest and soundestj Judges il the
State.
We see by the way that he has just
married in Harrisonburg-one of our
Presbyterian ladies, and we cannot say
that we experienced en- unmixedfeeling
of pleasure when we heard the news, as
it cost US a subscriber-both the Judge
and his wife taking the paper.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18

The editor of the Pittsburgh Chris
ttan AdU0cate tells the following story {:
"One afternoon during the Christian
Conference in Washington a Methodist
brother sat beside us and an eminent
Baptist on a chair facing Us. Dr. G..
F. Post, of Beyrout, Syria, was speak
ing Of the work of God in that place.
He mentioned, by way of illustration,
the case of a Mohammedan who had
been converted, had joined the church,
and was happy and contented. But
along came clergyman who said to
him: You are not a genuine Chris
tian; come out from those people,
will confirm you, and then you will be
right The point was well made, and
the Baptist brother, fully approaching
it, said loud enough to be heard by all
of us near him, 'Goodl Hit him again.
Almost before these words were con
cluded DR.. Post added Then came
along another man who said to the
MObammedan You are not true
Christian you must be immersed be-
fore you can get to be a true disciple."'
The Baptist brother now hung his
head in silence, but the Methodist
added for his edifcation Good Hit
him again The truth came home
sooner than it was expected"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18

THE REV PIKE Powers, D. d., Of
this city, has been called to the rector
ship of the Wcddell Memorial chapel
at Rockets, and made assistant rector
of St Johns church Con Church HID.
st. Johns is the Oldest church in Rich
mond, and one of the most interesting
places in the city. The Episcopal
church has no more earnest or accom-
plished man.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18

The Boston Coagreg0ttonaljst quotes
a Sunday School expert as remarking
that the person who can hold the at
tention of a Sunday School class OF six
average boys, II years Of age can do
almost anything"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18

THIS year, for the first and last
period, it is remarked by an exchange,
we who are now living, will enjoy the
luxury of dating our letters with three
successive digits alike, viz. 1888. No
year has been so numbered since 1777,
and none will occur again until 1899.
But the following year will be 1000,
and less than two and a quarter CEN
turtles thereafter people may date their
letters with digits four of kind, viz. ;
1922.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18
perjury, even murder"

perjury, even murder"
The next step of our vaulting eccle
siastic was the attempted murder of his
sister Lucrezia's husband, Giovanni
Sforza, the young lord of Pisano, who,
however, escaped by flight. Lucrezia
was divorced and married in six months
to Alfonso, Duke of Pisceglie, and ne
phew of the King of Naples. Ten
months later, the situation being again
changed, Alfonso was strangled in the
presence of Caesar by his creature, Mi
cheletto de Corello-the Duke being
wounded and lying sick in his chamber
and his brother-in law having paid him
a visit ostensibly to inquire after his
welfare.
The last operation in which Alex
ander vi. was engaged was very un-
fortunate, and he and Caesar received a
decided check. On the marriage of his
daughter Lucrezia to the Duke of
Ferrara, the Pope requested Cardinal
Corneto to lend him his palace for a
great entertainment at which all the
nobility and nigh officers of the court
were to be invited, and at which twelve
cardinals Gncluding Cardinal Corneto)
were to be poisoned. By mistake the
poisoned wine was offered to the Pope
and Cesar, and the Pope died the same
night. Cesar was i'll, but recovered
after a time.
The succeeding paper of NJ. Yriarte
will treat Of him as the Duke of Valen-
tinOis.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18

The Religious Herald, of this city,
says: " FEARS ago we. had the pleasure
of somewhat frequent talks with the
venerable DR.. William S. Plumer. In
the course of one of our conversations
we asked him, How do you account
for the fact that some men, who are
evidently not religious in their lives,
can preach sermons that are so engag-
ing and edifyingY We shall never
forget the solemn and profound reply
given by the old preacher, in words so
few and fitting. Gifts are not graces."
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18

IT is stated that young priest of
remarkable eioquence has quilted s.the
Church of Rome and joined the Free
Church of Italy. He was Capuchin
monk, belonging to the monastery of
Bergamo, known cIerically as Frederigo
Antonio da Seregno, but whose family
name is Silva. He was the selected
preacher for the season Of Lent in the
spring of 1887, preaching every day,
according to Che Italian custom, in the
principal church OF the city.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18

ANsoN d. f. RANDOLPH & Co. will
publish Immediately The Triumph OF
the Presbytery of Hanover, or The
Separation of Church and State in
Virginia :" to which is added a concise
history Of the Presbyterian Church in
America, from 1905 to 1888, by Jacob
Harris Patton, NJ. A., Pm. d.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18

EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE "A meeting
was held at the hall of the Y NJ. G.
Association n this city on Monday to
organise here branch of the Evan
gelical Alliance for Richmond and
Manchester. This was in pursuance
of call signed by a number of the
ministers and Christian laymen of this
city, published in the papers last Fri
day. The objects in forming these
branch associations is to cultivate and
exhibit the spirit of true Christian
unity, and to embody in an organised
form the evangelical sentiment of the
country. Such associations ought to
be found in all our cities and towns
and they will prove bond of union and
nursery of Christian fraternisation
and co operation against all the enc
mics of the Church.
Rev. Bishop Whittle, of the Episco-
pal Church, was made temporary chair
man, and Rev. Dr. Cooper, of the Bap
tist Church, secretary. A committee
appointed to nominate permanent
officers, and draft a constitution and
by laws, reported recommending Rev.
DIR. r P. Kerr for president; Rev. Drs.
Peterkin, Landrum, Lambeth, and
Cave as vice presidents, and Rev. DR..
Cooper as secretary. These were un-
amimously elected to hold office for one
year. The committee will report the
constitution and by laws at the next
meeting.
Monthly meetings will be held on
the third Monday of each month ct
4.3O p. M. in the rooms Of they NJ. G.
A.. which were kindly rendered the
Alliance.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18

OUR FAST AMERICAN LIFE is we'll
illustrated by the statement that
17-year old girl in Winfield, Kan, has
been twice married and twice divorced,
and will soon we'd a. third husband.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18

LIBERALITY OF PREsBYTERIANs.-T
~. ". Herald is not paper with any
special Presbyterian flavor about it,
and takes very little stock in that
method of salvation, but it gathers up
the news, and here is what it has to
say about late Presbyterian meeting
in New York:
The Presbyterians are powerful givers Their
faith seems to eech away down to their pocket.
books.
Last nights meeting at the Brick Church, re-
ported elsewhere is a notable illustration of this
1t was there agreed to celebrate the centennial
of the Presbyterian Church in America by rails
ing one million dollars for the benefit of super
animated ministers their widows, and children.
It7Sas dope too.
On the same subject we find the fol
lowing remarkable fact stated in the
last number Of the N. Y. Evangelist
In recent comparison of the stats
tics of our Presbytery of New York
with those OF the great Diocese (Which
includes Tr' ity church, the richest
religious corporation in the United
States), as given in Whittakers All.
manac, we were amazed to find that
one single Pr sbyterian church of this
city daring z last yel.r, Had given to
the two caus.is of Home and Foreign
Missions moro than all the churches of
the Diocese OF New York put togetherl"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18

Ok late Sunday before the strike
on the Reading road $500 cars of coal,
drawn by 81 engines, passed through
Reading This al on Sunday.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18

The HUNTED CHAR is what they now
call the head of the great Russian en-
pirc
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-29
SALTWATER MENTION.

Mrs. L. E. Bailey will lecture this
evening at the NJ. E.church on the SUBJ
ject of Prohibition.
The usual excursions to the various
lakes by rail, boat and teams bids fair
to depOpulate the city to-day.
The Sons of Herman excursion to Red
Wing and return leaves here at a. m.
to-day on the Borealis Rex. 1t is ex-
pected that a large company OF the
friends of the members will accompany
them.
AT the Presbyterian church this morn
ing Rev. William III. Albright will
preach upon the topic of Sanitary Re-
forms. as Related to Public Health and
Morals" The members of the medical
profession and the city government
are especially invited to be present.
One of the largest logging contracts
ever awarded in this city was closed
yesterday by O'Neil Bros. with Laird.
Norton & CO., of Winona, whereby they
are to cut, bank and drive into the St.
CroiX boom 200, 900 feet of logs for the
company named. The negotiations
were conducted by ii. c. Ferguson, and
the.deal is without doubt the largest ever
made by local parties.
Mason Bros. have completed their
new tile sidewalk, which is the first
walk laid to grade since the new curb
has been put down. The crew at work
upon the curb will finish that portion of
Main street which is to be paved On
Wednesday. On Thursday the con-
tractor will begin laying pavement,
which will be pushed to completion
without delay. The walks are twelve
feet wide, and are most of them to be
either tile or Kasota stone.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-29

No longer was the divine form
of the day before, plump and round.
And where was the great mass of hair
that had so won my admiration? 1t had
vanished, as had also the dazzling COM
plexion. The whole thing was so mys-
terious to me that Immediately y sought
out friend of mine, young lady that
had helped me out of more than one
scrape before, and asked her about it.
''You men never have any sense"
said she, smiling. Now. as you are
my cousin, and if will promise never to
tell, I'll explain to you how all these
changes come about"
''All right, Pll promise never to say
who told me, SO go ahead"
''Well, now listen carefully, and
when 1 am through you will know as
much about it as l do. But you must
not think that do any of these things.
When woman is preparing to retire
the first thing she does is to look under
the bed, behind the dressing case, in
the closet, and in thousand and one
other places in the room where a man
of any size would never risk his per-
sonSal safety in trying to compress him
self. After having satisfied herself
that the coast is clear she stations her
self at the dressing case and establishes
her position for comfort so that it may
hold out
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-29
INSOMNIA:
Or. King Jay the First

OEs mig gay tilc fIfSC.
Scene the Last-Irvington; room in the
palace.
Enter King Jay, in his night gown, with a
doctor.
King Jay-How many thousands OF my
poorest victims
Are at this hour asleep! o sleepl gentle
sleepi
thee,
That thou no more will weigh my eyelids
down,
And steep my senses in forgetfulness?
Why rather liest thou in ballroom beds,
By bankrupt brokers stretching thee.
Or lull some busted ''guttersnipe' to slum-
Than share the shakedown of a millionaire.
In gorgeous mansion, decked with costly
Spoils.
He slaughtered lambs and sold mis- soul to
thou dull godl why waste your gifts on
those
Who sleep the sleep begot of honest toll,
And, leave awake the consciene-stricken
wretch.
Who never earned single honest coin,
Screaming in vain, "A million for a winkY''
Wilt thou upon the high and giddy "boom'
Seal up the lambkin's eyes, and rock his
brains
In peril of some wild tempestuous 'scrash. {"
And in the visitation of the scoops
Which take his little Iuargin at the top,
Whirl it from bull to bear, as case may be,
When deafening panic wakes the street
called Wall,
Till have clutched the bottom of his pile?
Canst thou, o partial sleep give thy repose
To the ieeced lambkin in an hour so rude?
And. in the calmest and most sluggish mar
ket.
With all my Doodle and my ''traps' to boot.
Deny 1t unto me? Then, happy lambs, lie
down.
Uneasy lies the head your curses crown!
Henry ". From the Irvington edition of
SHAKESPEARE, as read by private cipher
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-29
BLAIR WOULD FIGHT,
But Fire-Eating "Hamburg" But
Ter Will Not CHALLENGE Him

asked Senator Blair to-day if it was
true that he had said he would accept a
challenge to fight duel, if he received
one from Senator Butler, writes an In
dianapolis Journal man.
Il do not recollect ever having said so
in terms" he replied, ''but under GER
tain circumstances think l would ac-
cept challenge to fight duel. do not
believe in dueling, nor do | take any
stock in the theory that an injury
to mans honor must be
healed with the blood of his enc
my; and yet, realizing that dueling is
contrary to the laws of man and the
laws of God, think, as have said, that
under certain circumstances L would
fight any man who challenged me-"
Under what circumStances?n I
asked.
'.Well, have always been of the
opinion that the rebellion might have
been avoided had the men of the North
not permitted themselves to be bullied
by the men of the South for thirty years.
If there had been few bloody duels be-
tween Northern and Southern men prior
to 1860 thousands of lives and millions
of money might have been saved, simply
because it would have prevented 7,O0O,-
900 of people rushing headlong upon
the bayOnets of 20,0DO,O 900. The people,
particularly the young men of the South,
were taught that one SOutherner could
whip five Yankees. They believed it.
We gave them reason to believe it. We
permitted ourselves to be bullied,
abused. threatened, and even assault ed
without resistance, and the natural i'm
preston was that we were towards.
Now, it will not do to allow that i'm
preston to prevail again, and, while I
never would fight duel to yindicate
my honor. ] believe that would do so
to establish precedent and convince
the people of the South that they could
not attack a Northern man with impu-
nityo
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-29
A Mill in the Jail.

A bare-knuckle fight for blood took
place, says the Chicago Times, in the
Jail office yesterday. AT the end of the
tlrst round the mill was declared draw.
The contestants were Jailer Folz and
Attorney William E.Buckner. Buckner
made two clean hits. Folz made one hit
and foul. Buckner had told Judge
Hawes that the jailer had refused to
allow him to see client. The Judge sent
for Mr.. Folz, who denied that such
was the case. Later in the day MI.
Buckner foolishly appeared in the Jail
office. Immediately the storm broke
and the decks were cleared tor action.
The battle was preceded by dialogue
Did you tell Judge Hawes that l
wouldn't let you see client?' de-
manded Mr.. FOlz.
81 told him you wouldn't allow me to
see his friends" replied Mr.. Buekner,
You are liar" said MIR. Folz.
''Liar yourself" said Mr. Buckner.
Biffl bingl ouch! ugh!
Mr.. Buckner caught the biff, Mr.. Folz
the bing. Both made strange noises.
They never did like to fight, anyway.
Mr.. Buckner famed Mr.. Folz's nose
twice. Mr.. Folz tried to break MIR.
Buckner's jaw. His fist wasn't hard
enough, so he smashed MIR. Buckner
with the heavy Jail keyS-at least Mr..
Buckner says he did, and he ought to
know. The spectators stopped the
fight.
You struck first" said Mr.. Folz.
II didn't; you struck first" retorted
Mr.. Buckner.
Somebody suggested that another
round be fought and that each should
knock chip off the others shoulder, so
that they could start even. But the
principals were tired and wanted to
quit.
Thus ended the round and the fight.
There were no remains.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-29
IT LOOKS BLACK.
Continued From Ninth Page

Girard avenue from Twenty-siXth street
to Lake street, 3,92S cubic yards, at 1877
cents exclusive of overhaul, though no
contract was ever entered into or any
bid or proposal invited or made for the
grading of this avenue between
these streets. We can only guess.
therefore, how much less his
bid would have been had one been
made. Moreover, .Girard avenue has
not been graded between Twenty-siXth
and Lake streets. Perhaps, Grand ave-
nue. is intended, but Bowen's bid for the
grading of this avenue was 17L cents
per cubic yard. The bin is certified as
correct by the city engineer and the last
named alderman, and, if Grand avenue
is the one intended, it allows II cents
per cubic yard in access of the bid,
which excess amounts in the aggregate
to S40.10.
Bowen also graded Harriet avenue,
between Twenty-sixth and Lake streets.
His bill with the city comptroller
charges the city for $3.50 cubic yards at
19H cents, though his bid, as reported,
was Is cents per cubic yard. This bill
is also certified as correct by the CITY
engineer and Aid. Cooley and Stone
man, and allows the excess of IL cents
per cubic yard, which excess amounts
III the aggregate to $72.31.
Bowen has also presented a bill for