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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-13

SAYS the NaShUale american: "If
the next time a preacher rises up in
his pulpit and begins to homiliso on
Robert Elsmere, or Emma Abbott, or
the tariff, or prohibition, the entire
congregation should rise up and yell
" Rats" they would no doubt be held
guilty of disturbing public worship;
but we should be bound to commend
them to the mercy of the court, on the
ground that if they had greatly sinned
they had been greatly tempted. AS
secular newspaper, but as one which
understands the civilising and moralis-
ing influence of Christianity, the
american would difidently suggest
subject for thought to some of these
atter-day ermonisers-Christ and
Him crucfed."
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-13

CONVERTED IN HIS 10TH YEAR.
We find the following item in the
Christian Intelligencer, which is always
careful and prudent journal. 1t will,
we feel sure, be read with interest, and
is justly to be regarded as one of the
most extraordinary instances ofconver-
sion on record.
A very remarkable conversion, says
the L,ate5Iigencer, is reported as having
occurred this winter in Ross county,
Ohio. What makes it remarkable is the
extreme age of the person, who is in his
one hundred and seventh year. Recent
ly one evening he walked half mile to
church to relate his Christian experience,
which he did with much frmness and
full of the Holy Spirit. A letter to
Fountain Lewis, son living in Cincin-
natl, tells the story of his conversion as
follows:
~ am thankful to God that I can tell
you from blest experience Saviour g
love shed abroad in my heart. All is well
with my soul now. have a hope Of
heaven and its joys For one week of
my life had perfect peace of mind. 1
know my sins are all forgiven; my hopes
are fixed on things above, and it affords
me much comfort to know that in my ex-
treme age God, through His Son Jesus
Christ, has enabled me to join the number
of His sainted host to praise His name
for His redeeming love. My outer man
is failing fast, but praise to God that ray
of heaven has shone into this temple Of
tottering clay. To-day I feel to be in a
new and better country; and with this
foretaste of the love of God in my soul, I
feel that ere long shall Join the tri-
umphant band where the Just are made
perfect, and there shall see my loving
Lord as he lie, and my dear wife who
died in the Lord and has gone step be-
fore me. am so thankful that God
found me. L feel, dear son, so thankful
that God put it into your heart to pray
for me. [ feel that our little Journey to-
gether, when you went with me on the
hillside and prayed, was not in vain; for
now my soul can sing, All is we'll
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-13

The Japan Weekly Mail says that
certain Buddhists of Kioto have begun
the publication of missionary maya.
zine, with the title B4ou of Asia. It's
editor says that Christianity is now
rapidly declining in Europe and
America; at is losing its influence
upon the social life, and is dropping
away the principles forming the part
and parcel of it's system, owing to the
factors which naturally came in opera.
ton along with the course of the social
developments with the moral and intel
lectual progress" 1t is proposed that
Buddhism take the place of the mort.
bund creed of the West, and by way of
encouragement for the editor and his
coadjutors, several letters from persons
in the United States, describing the
hollowness Of Christianity and the
appropriateness Of Buddhism for the
Western peoples, are printed.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-13

THE ADDRESS delivered at the CEN
tennial meeting of the Synod of Vir-
ginia, last fall, by the Hon. J. R.
Tucker, has been prepared for publica-
ton, and will soon be issued from the
press. 1t will be both an able discus.
sion of the great subjects of civil and
religious liberty, and valuable con-
tribution to the history of Church and
State in Virginia.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-13

IDOLS MANUFACTURED IN ENGLAND.-
our Day, an English journal, says: at
is rot an uncommon occurrence for an
East lndiaman, from Liverpool, just
through the Red Sea and the shadows
Of Sinai, to touch at Madras and Cal.
cutta, then lie up at RangooD, at each
wharf landing a missionary from her
cabin, and unloading crate of craven
images from her hold"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-13

WE judge from the following that
women Of the Free Church of Scotland
address public audiences. Scotland is
losing its conservatism:
Miss Rainy, sister Of Principal Rainy, has
been visiting the island of Lewis for the pur-
pose of creating greater interest in the Free
Church Indian Mission. Large audiences gath
cred to listen to Miss Rainy's interesting story
of what she has herself seen and heard in India.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-13

SOME ANXIETY was felt in regard to
the fate of our missionaries at Chinkiang,
China, on account of the assault made by
the mob on the foreigners at that place
some time ago. The latest dispatches,
which give detailed statements of the
assault on the English Consulate and for
eign residents, make no mention of any
trouble with the missionaries of our
church. Our missionaries there are Rev.
Mr.. Woodbridge and wife, and Rev. J.
E. Bear.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-13

WE sometimes hear men and women
criticised for their behavior under be.
reavement, and people will say they
show a want of feeling. But such per.
sons are often misiudged. People act
differently under such circumstances.
One will weep; another will not shed a
tear. Perhaps the latter suffers
greatly more than the other. One
will go to the grave and linger over
the vanishing traces of the beloved OBJ
ject Of his affections; another will turn
his back forever on the chamber of
death, and never more utter or call
that name.
People are very differently consti-
tuted, and races of people express their
ideas by different symbols, and in diff
ferent actions. In China men wear
petticoats, and the women carry canes
and wear short jackets. If a China
man desires the death of an enemy, he
goes and hangs himself at his door.
Love making does not begin until
three days after marriage. When
friends, who have been long separated,
meet, they rub their shoulders together,
and ask, "Have you eaten any rice
How old are you? and how much did
you pay for your shoes2"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-13

DIR. CoMEaYs, in a recent address to
the trustees of the Cinainpati Univer-
sity, gives bad account of the sons of
rich men, but we have often seen it
verified He said at is almost impos-
sible for rich man to make anything
out of his son, save, perhaps, gentle
man. 1t is from the poor that we
must look for our great men,"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-13

Brooks's and Whites have disap.
peared, and nothing has exactly taken
their place. Hazard is dead. Dice,
save for inoffensive backgammon, are
unused. Macao, Faro, E and o, Lans
quenet, and other games of by-gone
days are unknown. The American
games of poker and euchre have gained
no hold. In a word, the evil of card
play is not, in London society, preva
lent to anything like the extent known
to the last years of George I'LL"
The development of gambling in
England at present is, we are told, in
connection with Horse ractng-and this
is said to be enormous" There is
racing-handicaps and short races
chiefy-nearly every day in the year
Sundays excepted) at some point, and
by the use of the telegraph, there is
betting all over the Kingdom on the
results of these races. Young men do
net have to go to the race course
there is system of betting con the
tape by which all that goes on at
Epson, Sandown, Manchester, or New
market, is telegraphed to room in
London or Liverpool or Edinburgh,
which is pregnant with the most i'm
portant results.
The Reviewer says-"against horse,
racing in itself he has nothing to say"
but that "the development of the breed
of horses is, at present, very far re-
moved, indeed, from being the chief, or
even the prominent among the objects
for which horse racing is encouraged.
"The benefits, such as they are" he
remarks, "of horse-racing can only be
purchased at the cost of excessive vice
and misery. That vice and that
misery are eating into the heart of the
nation"
These are strong words from the
judicial seat of this grave Review. The
Northern religious press in this coun-
try is very much exercised over the
Sunday Newspaper as if they could
stop the so per cent. of our population
who care for mono of these things
from reading secular books or papers
on Sunday; their batteries had far bet
ter be turned on the greed for wealth,
and the efforts to acquire it without
honest work-on the stock gambling,
and the combines, and the trusts,
which are reducing this country to the
condition of Italy in the first two cen
turtles of the Roman Empire.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-13

IN our news items it was mentioned
last week that "the grave of Mary, the
mother of Washington, at Fredericks-
burg, is for SALE" A correspondent at
fredericksburg writes us that through
some misunderstanding it was SO adver-
tised Gin connection with the adjoining
property, but that, in fact, the grave is
to be reserved, and requests us to make
this statement.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-13

JAY W. CowDREY, Of Hartford, Con-
necticut, a christian Scientist, fell in
a faint during recent lecture, and just
after having made the statement that
"Christian Science can defy death, %
and died the next day.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-13

In is a noteworthy and gratifying
fact that a Roman Catholic firm in
London has issued an edition of the
New Testament, which has now
reached its third edition, and which
is sold at sixpence a copy. The Arch
bishop Catholic Of Edinburgh and
the Archbishop Of Glasgow both recon-
mend it. Thispoints to a new departure
among enlightened Roman Catholics.
The Jesuits, it will be remembered,
suppressed the translation Of the New
Testament lately made by Catholic
in France, and which was being widely
circulated.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-13

We HAVE received a neatly printed
copy, in pamphlet form, Of the Annual
Report of the State Female Normal
School, Farmville, Va, showing the
progress and condition OF the institu-
tion for the session 1898.
The number of State students for the
session was 131, representing fifty.one
counties.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-13

Mr.. ST. GEORGE MIvART, the well
known and distinguished naturalist
attacks Mr.. Darwins theory of natural
selection in the March number of The
Forum. He remarks that Mr.. Darwin,
in respect to the most important, per
haps, of all questions, has exercised an
influence over mems minds, probably
greater than that of any writer since
st. Paul." but proceeds to advance
arguments to show that "the mere
light of natural science is fatal to the
opinion that natural selection has been
the origin Of species, and that the inor-
ganic world itself must DO full of intel
ligent volition and hidden design"
'Mr. Darwin" Professor Mivart con.
tinues, "by his hypothesis sought to
account by natural selection for the
world Of living nature as we see it, in
cluding-and avowedly and expressly
including-the mind of man. His doc
trine is clear and unequivocal. He
tells us again and again that he sees
no distinction of kind between our
highest intellectual faculties and the
feelings of brute, and affirms that his
doctrine rests upon grounds which will
never be shaken. The assertion of the
'bestiality of man. is of the essence of
his idea, for without it, he tells us, he
would give absolutely nothing for the
theory of natural selection > we have
'to reject all or admit all. In spite,
then, Of the evils which have resulted
and will result from Mr.. Darwin's
teaching, l am convinced that a deep
debt of gratitude is due to him for
forcing upon men such an investiga-
ton. By perfectly fearless and free
inquiry Of this kind, and very brief
one, reason will, / am confident be
justified, and the true meaning Of natu.
raj selection be disclosed"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-13

ONE of our exchanges has a picture
Of four Samoan Girls arrayed for a
Feast" The style is even more
decoliet5 than that in our fashion papers,
partly relieved by festoons of flowers.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-13

MINISTER Ctrom the pulPiD. GAS the
air Of the church seems chilly, / would
ask the sexton if he will kindly close
the front doors and windows of the
building. The collection will now be
taken p."-Harper's Bazar.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-01
NEWS NO HES.

The entries to the Dietrict Agricultural
Fair close today.
A San Francisco paper is authority fol-
the statement that a stingaree weighing
1000 pounds was recently killed at Re-
dondo Beach.
The Los Angeles Gable Company began
work yesterday on the extension of their
road from the Boyle Heights power house
to the Evergreen Cemetery.
The first races of the Los Angeles
Driving Park Association will take place
tomorrow and Saturday at their track
near Long Beach. No admission fee is
charged.
The Los Angeles and Pacific Railroad
Company announce the following
changes: Hereafter trains will leave Los
Angeles on week days at a. M, IL 80
an, and 2:45 and 5:40 p. m. leave
Santa Monica at 7: :05 a. m, 10 a. m, and
l:1O and 4 20 p: m. Sunday trains will
run as before. The run will hereafter be
made in forty-6ve minutes.
On Friday, at 2: 80 p. M, the Central
w. G. 7. U. will hold its regular monthly
consecration meeting. which will be a
"mothers' prayer meeting" led by Mrs.
A. s. Averill. All Christian women who
love the young are urged to be present.
Nearly one hundred were present at the
last meeting, which was addressed by
Mrs. DIR. Blaikie, of Scotland, and Mre.
Field, of San Jose.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-01
THE HARRIS COUPLE.
They Are Discharged by Justtc,


They Are Discharged by Justice
king.
Justice Kings action in dismissing the
case against Frank and Belle Harris, for
robbery, caused good deal of surprise
ia Justice Savage's court yesterday morn
ing. The motion of the defendants at.
torneys to dismiss the case had been
taken under consideration, and the de-
cision of the Justice set the blackmailers
at liberty. A new complaint was i'm
mediately filed in Justice Austin's court
for the same offense by Attorney G. G.
Stevens, and the prosecution will make
another effort to convict.
The crime, it will be remembered,
upon which the defendants are to be
examined, took place at the Ramona
lodging house., and from its sensational
character created good deal of atten-
ton. Mrs. Margaret Miller, the wife OF a
Kansas City capitalist, was discovered in
compromising situation with Frank
Harris by the latter's wife, and all the
jewelry which Mrs. Miller wore at the
time, which was said to be valued at
81 500, was demanded by Mrs. Harris as
hush money. The diamonds were
handed over, and Mrs. Miller WAS al
lowed to depart, but she confessed to her
husband, and Mr.. and Mrs. Harris were
arrested for robbery.
Justice King, in rendering his de-
cision, gave the opinion that the elements
of robbery were not present, and the de-
PENDANTS could not be prosecuted on that
charge. Attorney Stevens thinks the
charge can be made to stick, and he will
try again.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-01
BOYLE HEIGHTS CABLE.
Cars Run over the New Line SUI,
cessfuhAY.

Cars Run over the New Line Sue
| cessfully.
| For some time past the residents of
Boyle Heights have been anxiously
awaiting the completion of the Cable
Company's road to their section, and the
running of cars over it. Their hopes
were realized last night, the first car
having been run over the road. The
car started from the Seventh. street power
house, having on board the following
ladies and gentlemen: Hon. w. H.
Workman and wife, ]. j. Aiken and wife,
&c. Robinson and wife, Miss Workman,
Miss Heinzeman, ex-Councilman B.
Chandler, w. II. Holmes, son of the
President of the Gable Company, Chief
Engineer A. @. Wright, Master Mechanic
Morton, Messrs. Boyle Workman, A. L.
Bath and A. N. Jones.
The trip was most successful one,
not an accident occurring or step being
necessary. This is remarkable, as the
road, it is safe to say, is more compli
Gated in it's construction than any other
cable road in existence. At First and
| Spring streets one conduit serves for
both ropes, and at the approaches to the
viaduct it was necessary to put in de-
preston pulleys to keep the rope in
place. Such places. ordinarily, are diff
cult to pass, but the Gable Company has
overcome all these difficulties.
Crowds of people assembled all along
First street, and cheered themselves
hoarse as the Car passed. at the power
house several hundred people had as
sembled, and, when the car arrived, they
| &a-lo~oI oxrat,ax, 70 M pal,sn-
son. The switch was quickly made, and
| as the car was about to start on its home
ward trip, the crowd gave three cheers to
the cable company, MIR. Holmes and Mr..
| Robinson, and continued their shouting
| The return trip WAS made without in
cident, the car running as smoothly as
| though the road we're an old one. At
| Spring street the car was switched off on
the other track, and the party who had
enjoyed the frat ride over the Boyle
Heights cable road dispersed after
rendering their hearty congratulations to
Mr.. Robinson and Engineer Wright.
Mr.. Robinson wired Mr.. Holmes at Chi
cago an account of the company's success.
| Ex-Mayor Workman stated last even
ing that the arrangements for the barbe-
cue to be held at Boyle Heights on Sat-
urday night, to celebrate the opening of
the cable road, were complete. First
street will be gaily decorated with flags
and bunting, streamers will be stretched
acroes the street, and the large arch,
which has been erected over First street,
will be appropriately decorated and will
bear the word "Welcome." This arch
has been so arranged that every car will
pass under it.
The barbecue will take place at 80
p. m. Beef, mutton, pork and other
meats will be there in plenty, and pies,
cakes, ice-cream and melon will be pro-
vided. Speech making will be the order
after the feast. Over 1000 invitations
have been issued, but il is expected that
fully 5000 persons will attend
Colonel Ro',inson has offered free
ride on the cable cars to the residents of
Boyle Heights between the hours of 6
a. m. and l p. m. and from to 10 p. m.
on Saturday, August Sd.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-01
PERSONAL.

ID. Baird, of st. Louis, is at the Nadeau.
J.S. Chadwick has gone to Kansas
City.
e. q. Miller, of New York, is at the
Nadesu.
J. E. Blair, of Chicago, is at the
Hollenbeck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Polaski have gone
TO San Francisco.
J. q. Culver and wife, of Rochester,
N. Y, are at the Hollenbeck.
]. H. Patrick and wife are at the West
minister. 1t is bridal couple.
L. A. Mendelson, the boniface of San
Juan Capistrano, is at the Hollenbeck.
Mrs.. Hervey Sparks and Hervey V. B.
Sparks, of New York City, are at the
Westminster.
r. A. Chapman, Assistant Ticket
Agent for the Santa Fe, has returned
from trip to the northern part of the
State.
81. s. Knopp, the Clerk of Department
of the Superior Court of Los Angeles
county, will leave the city today, accom-
panied by his wife. He goes to his old
home in Michigan, summoned there by
the sad news of the death of his father.
Mr.. Knopp will return here about the
middle of August, when business will be
resumed in his department Of the court.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-01
WEST END INTERESTS.
They are Discussed in a Meeting OF
the Board.

bhC nOdEu
The regular weekly meeting of the
West End Board of Trade was held last
evening with very large number ol
members and visitors present.
Mr.. Robson stated that he would meet
all persons interested in the building of q
gas works in the West End on Monday
evening in the rooms of the board.
Mr.. M. Ellsworth reported that the
light at the corner of Temple and
Beaudry streets had not been burning
properly.
The Sewer Committee was instructed
to examine the adopted plans and other
proposed plans for sewer system, and
report with their investigations at the
next meeting.
J. Mills Davies, from the Committee
on Streets, reported, giving the proposed
grade on Bellevue avenue, and advising
all interested parties to attend the meet
ing OF the Board of Public Works on
Friday next. He further reported that
allordinances fixing the grade of streets
IN the district had been signed by the
Mayor except that of Temple street, and
on this his clerk intimated that he want
9d more light.
The Committee on Streets, together
with the President, were instructed to
call on the Mayor and urge him to sign
the ordinance.
On motion OF A. NJ. Ellsworth it was
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
West End Board of Trade that no grade
should be adopted for Bellevue avenue,
or any other main thoroughfare, that is
not traffic grade.
A lengthy discussion in regard to the
water supply in the West End took
place. The Citizens Water Company
was scored for its actions in the matter.
The committee appointed to investigate
the matter reported that the present
pumping capacity was insufficient for the
demand, and that if the water supply
which they saw at the pumping house
was the usual flow, a sufficient amount
to supply the demand could not be OBJ
tanned from the mains now in use.
On motion Of @. w. Wells the follow
ing resolution was adopted and ordered
forwarded to the daily papers and to the
City Council:
Resolved, As the sense of the West End
Board of Trade, that the city should own
and control the water and systems of
water distribution now owned and con-
txolled by the several water companies.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-01
Santa Monica Coal.

Secretary Ward, of the Board of Trade,
has received for the cabinet of that or
ganization box of Santa Monica coal.
1t was obtained in the Malaga district,
seven miles from Santa Monica and two
miles back from the ocean. The claim is
in the possession of the Los Angeles Coal
Company, and covers about a square
mile. The location is back in cafion on
the side of the mountain, to which fairly
good wagon road leads. The coal is said
to be fine quality of anthracite. 1t is
very hard and heavy, but it is asserted
that it burns without Stag or refuse mat
ter. The coal crops out of the mountain
in such way that no lowering of shafts
is necessary it can be blasted out on the
surface. The property on which the
claim is located is owned by Senator
Jones.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-01
An Engine Upsets.

A small accident occurred yesterday
on the new line to Santa Monica, the
Los Angeles and Pacific. Just as the
train which left the ocean resort at II 40
was approaching this city the engine
tumbled off the track. The train was
running at slow rate of speed. little
this side of Prospect station. Gophers
had burrowed under one of the ties, and
it gave way with the weight OF
the engine and let the iron horse
down. 1t broke loose from the
tender and rolled over on its side by the
track. The train stopped so gradually
that no one suspected that any accident
had taken place. No injury of any kind
was done. The 5 40 train was delayed
short time, but by evening everything
was in running order again. The pas
sengers on the train walked across to
the end of the Temple-street line and
suffered no special inconvenience.