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Gods Giving.

God does not dole out help by
little grains lie pours out bless
ings until there is no more room to
receive. He gives until our empti-
ness is altogether filled. He is
never done giving when YOU cease
receiving-he could give far moro.
Nothing limits the supplies we get
from God save our capacity TO take.
He would give infinitely if we had
room to receive infinitely. and the
only reason we are not supplied in
this glorious way, according to Gods
riches, is because we will not take
all that God would give. The only
thing that stands i'm the way of our
being blessed to the full is the
smallness of our faith.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1891-01-07
The Vastness of the Visible
Universe no Ground for
ScepticiSm.
BY PROF. GEORGE P. FISHER, D. D.,
81. ~ ~ r-.-r-,-r, ~. -.

~.
LID, OF YALE UNIVERSITY.
What is the bearing of astronomi-
cal science upon the truths of reve-
lation resp, citing man and redemp-
tion is a question of much interest.
Carlyle is credited with saying that
the Copernican doctrine struck a
mortal blow at the accepted faith
of Christians in a great divine in
Prevention in behalf of man.
Whether there be any good founda-
tion for such a judgment or not,
there are not a few who sympathize
with it, 1t is said that astronomy
fails to corrobOrate the sublime
words: "And God said, Let there
be lights i'm the armament of the
heaven to divide the day from the
night; and let them be for signs
and for seasons, and for DAYS and
for years; and let them be for lights
in the armament Of the heaven to-
give light upon the earth and it
was So"
The relation of the teachings of
geology to the first chapters of
Genesis has excited so much atten-
ton in these later years that the
moral truth contained in this por-
tion of the Bible has often been left
in the background. That the earth
was gradually prepared to be the
dwelling place of man, and arranged
TO correspond to the wants of his
nature, is p fact of importance. But
higher truth than this euriches the
first pages of the Sacred Volume.
There, al the outset stands the
great protest against pantheism and
atheism-the sublime announce
ment, sounding like the voice of the
Creator Himself: 'Iu lhc beginning
God created the heavens and the
earth!" Then there is the dcscrip-
ton of man, as exalted above the
lower orders of being through the
possession of a living soul that
comes directly from his Maker and
bears his image-a denial of the
degrading theories which. ON ac-
count of resemblance of physical
organization, have sought toideutifv
mind with matter and TO represent
the beast as ON q level with the RAJ
tional creature. Then follows the
momentous fact Of mans fall from
holiness-involving, of course, his
freedom and responsiveness, the
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1891-01-07
The Present Tendency of The
OlOgy.

"To put it in a word, theology has,
on the whole, inthe past, attempted
chiefly to established belief, so that
reasons enough shall appear to keep
people from relinquishing their
faith in Christianity and the Bible
but theology now is attempting to
discover the relations of Christianity
to life, so that its power shall pro-
ceed unhindered to its intended
results. Under the old method its
object was to keep men from losing
their faith. Under the new method
its object is to give faith its redeem
ing power in life. AT no time have
the doctrines of the Gospel been
totally separated from redemption.
But as to emphasis, the change is
going on from a speculative and
defensive support of those truths
which in any view are inseparable
from redemption TO constructive
and spiritual development of doc
trine in its bearing upon the redemp-
ton of the individual to his uses
and of society to its ideal as the king
dom of God.'-Andorcr Rerie,c for
September (Cong).
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For the Central Presbyterian.
Success in Life.

Since reading what Gould said on the
subject of politics, especially on the sub
ject of Southern politics, we are more and
more persuaded in our own mind that rich
men are not so by reason of mere luck
They have just got more sense than the
rest of us, longer reach, keener touch"
The above we clip from a paper of
recent date and it expresses an opin-
ion which prevails to a large ex-
tent, viz: rich men have more sense
than poor men. There may be and
probably is some truth in the state
ment. But a study of history both
sacred and profane, of nations,
cities and individuals, would show,
we think, that this is not always
true. A very rich and powerful
king once seemed to hold this
opinion, and spoke and said, Is
not this great Babylon that have
built for the house of the kingdom
by the might of my power, and for
the honor of my majesty?" A voice
fell from heaven: go, King Nebu-
chadnezzar, the kingdom is departed
from thee. Thy dwelling shall be
with the beasts of the field until
thou know that the most high
ruleth in the kingdom of men, and
giveth it to whomsoever he will"
Job was rich, became poor and
then rich again, and somebody be-
sides Job had a hand in it. The
devil at that time seemed to think
the best way to tempt a man was to
make him poor, but it seems he
knows better now and makes him
rich, since it has been said how
hardly can they that have riches
enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Many a man considered failure
by his fellows by reason of his fail
ure to make money or to make a
show in the world, is not considered
failure by the best judge of such
things. A Christian can never be
a failure, even though he be with
out money and without health,
though he fail in everything he
may undertake to accomplish in
this life. All this may lead to a
success which will be to him of in
finitely greater importance than
success in temporal matters. For
in this way the divine hand may be
fashioning and forming him fo1
higher and better associations
Then let us discard the heather
idea that leach man is the archi-
tict of his own fortune" and adopt
the true one, God setteth up one
and putteth down another accord
ing to his pleasure.
My bark is waited on the strand
By breath divine,
And on the helm there rests hand
Other than mine"
1t is ours to tug at the oars with
all our might. but another HAND
guides and directs the vessel.
w. S. HOLMAN.
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Decision

" l wish people to be either one
thing or another ! desire them to-
believe something and know what
it is, and stick to il. / have no
patience with this modern outcrv
against crecds. You hear people
invoigh against them. without for
a moment thinking what they are.
They talk as if crecds were the head
and front of human offending, the
infallible sign of bigotrv and hvpoc-
rlsy, incompatible alike with picty
and wisdom Do not these wise
men know that the doors and think
ers of the earth, Jim overwhelming
majority, have been creed mon?
Crocds may exist without religion:
but ucitherreligion, norphilosophv.
nor politics, nor society can exist
without crccds There must be "a
creed i'm the head, or there cannot
bo religion iu ihn heart You must
believe That Deity exists before YOU
can reverence Deity 80. Ofcourso
] do not mean that sincere and scnsi-
bile people never change or modify
their belief ] wish To- say. for its
emphasis, il YOU viii allow me. that
they uovor do anything else but.
generally tba change is q gradual
and uaiUa. one, % growth. NOT %
conclusion: reformation, not q
revolution When 10 is otherwise
1T is a serious matter, not to be
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1891-01-07
The Religious Newspaper.

The religious newspaper makes
the teaching of the Bible practical
and present. 1t applies revealed
truth to daily living, makes it a
power in the decisions which must
be made in those smaller affairs
where the purposes of life are shaped
and developed for its great crisis.
1t re-enforces the utterances of the
pastor, instructs the church in many
ways by the recorded experiences
of other churches, and helps to guide
and quicken its spiritual life Most
of the new movements by which the
churches advance in strength and
influence are started by information
which Us tir-f spread jh!ouEh ble
religious newspaper. Christians
who do not read it know little and
feel little their relations to the body
to which they belong, and are little
moved to join its work to bring the
nations to Christ
The religious newspaper is a,
necessary to mems intellectual as
to their spiritual growth. Men
without it may be keen and eager
in their business, and women with
out it may be Jealous to maintain
their social standing. They may
keep informed through the secular
press of passing events, but the in
terests of culture, no less than of
religion, require them to study pre-
sent problems in the light of Chris
tianlty. There would not be motive
enough to keep the intellectual ma
ture of the ordinary man or woman
alive if the questions which engage
their attention as related to society
and the world at large were divorced
from religion. The great questions
which society is striving to answer
are moral problems, and i'm their
last analyses are questions of per
sonal duty depending on divine
sanctions. The integrity of the
family, the relations between en-
ployers and employed, the education
of the people by schools and plat
forms and pulpits and by literature,
the social habits of the people i'm
eating and drinking and amuse-
ments, the discoveries, inventions
and methods which affect social
and business life i'm their moral re-
lations, the making of nations by
law and policy, and the dealings of
nations with each other-all these
pass under review i'm the religious
newspaper and each ones duty i'm
relation to them is Interpreted bv
the position he holds, or ought to
hold, i'm the kingdom of God.
For these reasons, and others like
these, we counsel every head of a
family TO take the best RELIGIOUS
newspaper ne can find TO furnish
it to his sons and daughters as they
go out from their homes to see that
1T present iu the new homes they
found for themselves and to com
mend it heartily TO their ueighbors
and friends Pastors, III would
seem should hardly need this coun-
sci. They can have no more cncc-
tive ally jon building up their
churches. 1T speaks when they
must be silent, and 10 carries ia
their Hocks many message which
they would be glad to give concern
ing themselves and their personal
relations to their people but which
i'm their position they are compelled
to withhold For the sake of the
family, the Church, the state and
the kingdom of God extend the
circulation and influence of the re-
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1891-01-07

lightly done or fippantly discussed.
If you really had religious belief
it threw out roots and rootlets
through your lifetime. 1t sucked
in life from every source 1t in
tertwined itself through love and
labor, through suffering and song
about the very fiber of your soul.
You can not pull it up or dig it up
without setting the very foundations
of your life a-quivering.-Gajt
H0mNton.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1891-01-07
The Sunday School Lessons.
For the Central Presbyterian.
AMONG THE KINGS.
Our Lesson Notes

Our Lesson Notes.
BY THE REV. JAMES p. SMITH, d. ID.
January 18th, 1891.
III. GODS CARE OF ELIJAH.
1 Kings xvii: lie.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1891-01-07

THE ANDovER REVIEW for January has
been received, and has the following
contents:
DIR. Martineau's Criticism of the Gospels.
by Professor Hincks.
The Question of Disestablishment in
Scotland from the American Point of
View, by a. Taylor lines.
Some Paraphrasers of Milton, by Henry
S. Pancoast
The Preludes of Harper's Ferry, by Wen
dell p. Garrison
Ethics and Economics, by Prof f. H.
Hyslop.
Letters and Life, by Prof. Rufus B.
Richardson
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Com
pany, New York, II East Seventeenth
Street
The CENTURY MAGAZINE for January has
been received, and has the following con
tents:
Portrait of Augustus Saint-G audens.
Along the Lower James.
Kenyon Cox.
An Irish Gentlewoman in the Famine
Time.
The Two Spirits
Among the Mongols of the Azure Lake
The Memoirs of Talleyrand
Pioneer Spanish Families in California.
The Missions of Alta California.
A Romance of Morgan's Rough Riders
Colonel Carter of Gainesville
Sister Dolorosa,
A Californian Lion and Pirate.
A Carnival Ball of Monterey in 1929.
a Spanish Girls Journey from Monterey
to Los Angeles.
A Glimpse of Domestic Life in 1897.
How to Develop American Sentiment
among Immigrants
Published by the Century Co.. 80 East
nth street, New York.
THE Forum for January has been re-
ceived, and has the following contents:
The Division of Africa, by Prof. Emile
de Laveleye.
Formative Influences, by President
| Timothy Dwight
! Lilly.
Is Verse in Danger? by Prof Edmund
| Gosse.
The Revolution in Medicine, by DR..
Austin Flint
Conservative Progress, by Rev. DR..
/ George ID. Boardman
The Coming Billionaire, by Thomas G..
Sherman.
Does the Negro Seek Social Equality :
10y !. G. Price
The Manufacture of Ancestors, by John
-. ChampliD Jr
Reform in RAILWAY Construction. hv
Oberliu Smith
The Revolt against Matrimonv bv Eliza
Lynn Linton.
New York The Forum Publishing Co..
900 / II I'll Avenue
HARPERs MAGAZINE for January has
been received. and has the FOLLOWING
UVHteLitS:
,o,,,,,, a. r,i T"t ne Pu"In'eu with emmy OF
Illustrated
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

Our prompt acknowledgment every week
of the books sent to us we consider as or
dinarily a sufficient compensation for the
same. We reserve to ourselves the privi-
lege of giving more or less extended no.
tice of the same, which is for the benefit of
our readers. 1t would be impossible for US
to examine all the books sent to us, and
especially the innumerable little volumes
written for children.
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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-26
American Band Concert.

The American band will give their
eleventh outdoor concert on the green,
Thursday evening, August 81, compli-
mentary to the clerks of the different
stores of Waterbury. The concert will
begin at 7:45 o'clock. The programme
is as follows:
March, The Thunderer, Sousa
Overture, Morning, Noon and Night in
Vienna, Suppe
Selection, Gems from the comic operas
"Red Hussar," paul Jones" and
"Poor Jonathan"
Concert Valse, Loves Dreamland,
Rocder
Selection, William Tell, Rossini
Description Scene, A Hunting Party,
Bucaossil
The Whistling Coon, A. Weldon
March, Partner for Life, Sherman
Galop, Rip Rap, Lewis
Finale, America.
The twelfth and last concert of the
season will tie given on the green Thurs
day evening, September II, when a
splendid programme will be made up
for that occasion, as the band has some
grand selections which have been pur
chased for this occasion. Efforts will
be made to have the green illuminated
on this evening, if the merchants and
citizens will come forward and sub
scribe sufficient funds to defray the ex-
penses. All subscriptions or donations
of Chinese lanterns can be sent to the
conductor, who hopes that every mer-
chant and citizen will take hold and
give the ladies and children one even
ing's enjoyment.
F. H. BLAKE, Conductor.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-26
MORTALITY RECORD.
Deaths and Funerals of People Well
Known Here.

Known Here.
The funeral of John E. Seaman, the
late editor of the Connecticut Catholic,
was held in Hartford this morning. At
o'clock the remains were taken from
the family residence to st Pa rick S
church, OH the same street, the bearers
carrying the casket. Very Rev Father
Hughes was celebrant of the solemn
requiem mass, the other officers being:
Father Dullard, deacon; Father Egan,
sub-deacon, and Father Luddy, master
of ceremonies. The church was filled
with friends of the deceased, many
being present from New Britain, New
Haven, Meriden and elsewhere. Green
Cross council, K. of c., and the Second
division, A. o. H., of Hartford, attend
ed in body and each organization pre-
scented beautiful fl raj pieces. Pro-
fessor Douley presided at the organ and
Schmitt's mass was sung by the full
choir, assisted by Messrs Manion and
Tormay of New Britain and Q. Maloney
of Waterbury. Verdi's "Jesu Del
Vivi," a beautiful composition. was
sung at the otfertory by a trio consist
ing of Mrs Cleary and Messrs Leonard
and Dooley. At the benediction Mrs
Cleary sang an 30 Salutaris' arranged
by Professor Pecher, organist of the
cathedral in New York. The pail
bearers were: L. y. MulCany, y. " NELL,
P. Duane, J. A. Carroll, j. F. Noonan,
members of Green Cross council, K. of
c., and the Second division, A. o. H.,
and Attorney p. j. Marley of New
Britain.
The funeral of Miss Mary a. Hackett
will take place at $50 O'Clock tomorrow
morning from her late residence, los
East Main street, to the church of the
Sacred Heart, where a requiem mass
will be celebrated.
Mrs Patrick Twomy, aged AZ, died
this morning at her home, No 4O5 East
Main street. The funeral will be held
on Saturday, to the church of the Im-
maculate Conception. The deceased
was mother of Edward, Butler, j. and
Miss NJ. K. Eady.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-26
WOMAN ASSAULTED BY A TRAMP.
The Fellow Captured by Neighbors and
o. =.

The Fellow Captured by Neighbors and
Turned Over to the Police.
Mrs Caroline Strohacker lives on
Bunker hill, near the residence of ID. w.
Stoddard. This morning she had an
exciting encounter with tramp, who
attempted to assault her. Mrs Stro-
hacker and her little daughter were eat
ing breakfast about Z o'clock, when
burly fellow knocked at the door and
asked for something to eat. The
woman gave him some food, after
which he asked for a drink of water.
Mrs Strohacker sent her little daughter
with the tramp to the well near the
house, where he obtained water. He
then left the place but returned an
hour later and demanded water, saying
he wanted to wash. He was accommo-
dated, the woman at the same time
noticing that he was watching her
closely. She was about TO turn around
when the fellow attacked her.
Mrs Strohacker is a large woman and
fought the fellow with desperation. Her
cries and those of her little daughter at
tracted the attention of Mr. Stoddard
and several of the neighbors who ran to
the scene only to see the tramp running
towards the woods. They gave chase
and captured him. He was brought
down town and handed over to Chief
Egan, to whom he gave his name as
Patrick Calvin. He was brought before
the police court, but the case was con-
tinued until tom borrow morning.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-26
BUNCO MEN WILL ESCAPE.
Because Farmer Jordan Feels Too Cheap
to PrOs- cute Them.

because FARMER JORDAN FeelS 100 cheap
to PrOs- cute Them.
The three bunco men who some time
ago swindled Timothy Jordan of Eas
Morris out of $4,000, have been located
by the Waterbury police. Lieutenant
Dodds traced the men to New York,
where they are living in luxury. They
will not be prosecuted, however, be-
cause Farmer Jordan, who is wealthy,
refuses to give the necessary evidence
to secure a conviction. The story of the
swindle is we'll known. One of the men
ingratiated himself with Farmer Jor-
dan, told of a gold mine he had dis
covered in the west and secured a loan
of $4,000 from his victim, leaving a
couple of ''gold" bricks as security. An
accomplish of number one went with
Mr. Jordan to Jeweler Chatfield's to
have the bricks tested and forged a note
recommending that the bricks be taken
to an employe of the Uuited States mint,
who was stopping at the Scovill house
The latter was in the game, pronounced
the bricks the genuine stuff, and the
money was paid 10 the buncoist. 1t did
not take Farmer Jordan long to dis
cover that he had been swindled.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-26
TIMELY TOPICS.

Manager Pelham of Shoninger & Cos
has just sold fine pianos to George H..
Ford of Waterville and w. r. Mcguire,
manager of the Thomaston opera house.
There is constant demand for good
stenographers. Why not take course
of lessons at Miss Mattoon's seminary in
Lilley's block?
Do you want full suit made? Then
call and see the fine line of patterns just
received by the Cooperative Tailoring
Co, III South Nam street.
A few of the thousands of bargains
offered by COnlon Brothers at their
great alteration sale, are published in
another column. Read the list and
profit by it,
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-26
TOTAL ABSTINENCE UNION.
The Annual State Convention Held IA
DanburX Yesterday.

The Annual State Convention Held at
Danbury Yesterday.
The annual state convention of the
Catholic Total Abstinence union of
Connecticut was held in Danbury yes
total membership to be 3,75S. an in
crease of 612 over last year, the increase
coming from New Haven and Litchfield
counties. In presenting his report the
secretary said that he received very
little assistance from local secretaries in
making up his report. The report of
the treasurer showed that the total re-
ceipts the past year was 5000. and the
expenditures S199, 70, leaving a balance
in the treasury of $309.37, a gratifying
showing for the union. Me. Sis Rey-
Kehoe of New Britain were appointed a
committee to revise the constitution.
The following officers were elected:
President, j. F. Brennan, New Haven;
first vice president, Walter Fitzmaurice,
New London; second vice president,
Miss Mary O'ConnOr, Stamford; secre-
tary, William Gaffney, Ansonia; treas
urer, Charles Fitzgerald, Middletown;
state editor, John O'Rourke, Bridgeport.
The county delegates chosen were:
James z. Bree of New Haven, John j.
Kearns of Fairfield, John F. Story of
Hartford, A. T. Brennan of MiddleseX,
David j. Shea of Tolland, and John S.
Hickey of New London.
Meriden was oh OSen as the place for
holding the next state convention.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-26
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Second Day of the Convention of the
Daughters of Liberty.

ocCohu LAY VI the convention Oh Gne
Daughters of Liberty.
The convention of the Daughters of
Liberty began the work of electing the
national officers late yesterday after
noon. R. S. Stevens of Marlboro, Mass,
was placed in nomination for the office
of national councillor. There were no
other candidates and he was unanimous
ly elected.
There was some rivalry for the posi-
ton of vice councillor, ii number of dele
gates thinking it should go to the west,
while others favored electing an eastern
man. The western delegates supported
G. E. Kepple of Pittsburg, for the place.
The leading candidates when the count
was finished were A. E. Burkitt of this
city, who had 80 votes, and G. E. Keep
pie, who had 70. There were ID scatter
ing votes. Mr. Burkitt only needed
seven votes to give him the election and
the convention adjourned until this
morning.
The balloting this morning resulted in
the election of A. E. Burkitt of this-city
to the office of national vice councillor.
The other officers elected are: associate
councillor, Emma F. Ludden of New
Jersey; associate vice councillor, Miss l..
A. Buddington of New York; national
secretary, w. o. Staples of New Haven;
national treasurer, G. H. Burton of
New York
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-26
THE GOVERNORSHIP.
Quo Warranto Cases at the OctO

Quo Warranto Cases at the October
Term.
Herbert E. Benton, chairman of the
republican state committee, in an inter-
view with a reporter yesterday, said
that the prospects were bright for a
submission Of the gubernatorial contro-
versey to the supreme court at the Octo-
Der term. As soon as Judge Stoddard,
the democratic counsel. returned from
Europe, he said, there would be an effort
made to come to an agreement to SIM
pity the proceedings on both sides SO
that the questions of law and fact an
issue could be more easily disposed Of