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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1892-05-25
CORRESPONDENTS.
For the Central Presbyterian.
Letter from the General AS
sembly.
HOT SPRINGS, ARK, Nav 20.

HOT Springs, ARK, May ~,
Mr.. Editor,-Leaving Richmond
on Monday, May 18th, at 2 P. NJ,
by the Chesapeake d Ohio railway,
we were whirled along at such fine
speed as to be able to take breakfast
in Cincinnati and supper in st.
Louis on Wednesday, Approaching
ST. Louis we found ourselves sur
rounded by a waste of waters. the
Mississippi having overrun all the
low-lying country along its banks.
Many railroad bridges were destroy
ed, but the one on which we trav-
elled was intact, and our train ar
rived on time. After a pleasant
nights rest in st. Louis, and greet
ing of many old friends, we set out
for Hot Springs by the Iron Noun
tain railway, not without grave mis-
givings by reason of reports that
several bridges were down ahead of
US. The reports proved true, but
on our train, by circuit of over
hundred miles, we we're brought TO
our destination only two hours be.
hind time.
On descending from the train we
found ourselves in the midst of
superb scene of mountain, valley,
and town. Having visited this To-
cality about twenty five years pre-
viously, when there were but few
dozens of houses, and they of a very
poor character, it seemed impossible
to believe that the old time hamlet
and this modern, handsome city
bore any relation to one another.
There are now $4,000 inhabitants in
Hot Springs, and $4,000 visitors are
SAID to resort hlther annually. The
N ational Government owns the
Springs proper, and leaves sites for
hotels and baths. From the num-
Der of rheumatic and gouty persons
one meets on the streets il is easy
to see that these marvellous waters
are not unappreciated Wonderful
cures are reported from time to
time.
Notwithstanding the general in
undatiOn of the countries adjacent
to the middle Mississippi, Arkansas,
White and Red rivers, nearly all the
delegates were on hand at the open
ing of the Assem- bly,, and heard with
profound satisfaction the able SER
mon of DR.. Witherspoon. The cleo
tion of DR.. KING, of Texas, as Mod
orator, was a tribute as we'll TO his
personal fitness as to the great cause
of Evangelization in the Southwest.
The personnel of the Assembly is
above the average, and the Church
can safely trust its important inter
ests in the hands of its supreme
court. 1t is worthy Of remark that
though our Assembly is usually
composed in great part of minis
ters and elders of comparatively
limited experience in its work, the
deliberations and conclusions of the
body are nearly always character
lied by wisdom and prudence. This
is an argument for not lowering our
standards for education of the min
istry which is proposed by some.
A remarkably good sermon was
preached last night before the AS
sembly and congregation, by the
Rev. John A. Preston, d. D., of Flor
ence, Ala. The pastor aud session
of the Hot Springs Presbyterian
church have requested that preach
ing be made prominent feature of
the meeting. The town is composed
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For the Central Presbyterian.
The Assembly's Evangelistic
Work.
OFFICE HOME Missions,
Atlanta. Ga. Nav. 1892.


LIST. The Force.-Fortv ministers
engaged in evangelistic work in
twenty seven Presbyteries. Four
white and three native Indian min
listers in the Indian Territory, and
the Armstrong Orphan Home and
Academy, where one minister as su-
perintendent, his wife as matron,
with two teachers, have charge of
sixty or more orphan Choctaw In
dian boys; one other teacher of an
Indian school, and one evangelist to
the MeXicans in Southwestern Tex
as constitute our Assemblys force.
I'd. The Nceds.-These evangeIists
and missionaries, and those in
charge of the sixty Choctaw or
phans, have all been supported up
to March LIST, 1892. (The Indian
Territory work has been paid up to
July LIST. Al money has been ex-
hausted there is not a single dollar
in the Assemhly's treasury to sup
port these brethren for the month
now passing, March to September,
1892.
But this isnot alarming; for the
Assembly has set aside the month
of June as the time in which the
church at large is to raise the $12,-
600 to support these evangelists,
missionaries, orphan work, and the
Mexican work. And now it is only
necessary that every church. Sab
bath-school, society and indn idual
shall make a contribution, and the
work will surely be carried. Sue
c. SIS depends upon, and needs only
this, the prompt effort on the part
of every one concerned.
Surely there will be no failure.
What an encouraging statement it
will be, If we be enabled to make it
in July, that the money has been
raised, the work supported, the
evangelists and missionaries cheer
ed, the Masters plaudit. "well done, -
laid up in tore for those who fur
nished the means
All readers of the Central PresblJ-
terjan now see the situation. How
shall we meet the call, for it must
be met now? 1st. If tn re be a col
lection taken in your church for this
work in June, give Just as literally
as you possibly can. I'd. Use your
influence to have all persons in your
church to make a liberal contribu
ton. Sd. If you be connected with
Sabbath-school or society, try ia
make it contribute. 4th. If there
be no collection in your church,
send y our contribution directly to
w. A. Powell, treasurer, Atlanta.
Ga.
This is not an extra appeal. Not
an appeal ont of time. 1t is the As
sembly's plan, and this is tn AS
sembly's appointed month in which
the Church at large is asked to raise
the money needed to do this work.
Surely we Will all help to make sue
cess a prompt and sure result. Do
what you can, however little or
much that may be, but please be
prompt. The May Home MISSIONARY
has much information as to this
work, from the fields and the work
.ers. Please see that paper
Fraternally, j. N. CRAIG,
Secretary.
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For the Genital Presbyterian.
To Abingdon Presbytery.

Dear Brethren,-The second pay
ment to our evangelsts will be due
in July. There is no money in the
treasury in Atlanta to meet it. Our
own Presbytery viii need at least
two hundred and thirty-three dol
lars. Will you not all unite in a
liberal offering in June and swell
the amount in our Presbytery, so
that we may have enough and to
spare for others2 ALFRED JONES.
Chairman of Home Missions.
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SCRIPTURE CARDS AND
TRACTS FREE.

Prompted by a desire to awaken
the unconverted and save souls,
package of cards containing Bible
texts, selected for general distribu-
tion, will be mailed free, by sending
your address to Lock Drawer 627,
Lynchburg, Va. my4-tf
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The statistics i'm regard to the
growth of religious life i'm Germany since
1871 show that for every 900 meml srs of
religious bodies in that year. there were in
1890 1 l9i evangelicals and .2iO Roman
Catholics while for every 1000 persons
disclaiming all religions i'm 1901 there were
i'm 1890 not less than 14,34j The great in-
crease i'm this is not, however, understood
bv those who have examined the matter.
to indicate that there is & rapid failure of
IeHgious life, but that there were many
more persons who concealed their inditrer-
ence to religion i'm 1871, but are now not
afraid to avow it, having The confidence
that its avowal will not iniure their posi-
ton dspsud.ut
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For the Central Presbyterian
Death Of the Rev. Samuel N.
LIapSley.

liz l(o4CJ
Our Church is again called to
mourn the loss of one of her rcble
missionaries in the foreign field.
On the 26th of March the Rev. 5.
n. Lapsley fell asleep in Christ at
Underhill, in the Congo Free State.
He had gone to Bona, the capital
of the State, to transact important
business with the Governor in re-
gard to the incorporation of the mis-
sion, and the registration of the
land on which the mission is planted
at Luebo. The matters had been
satisfactorily arranged, and he was
returning to Luebo. when he was
taken with fever at Underhill, which
Is the base station of the English
Baptist mission, situated at the
head of the navigable portion of the
lower Congo. KIND friends of the
Baptist mission, some of whom had
had much experience on the Congo,
did all IN their power for his relief.
but on the seventh day after the
first appearance of serious symp-
toms, he passed away.
AS Mr.. Lapsley's colleagues were
far off in the interior, the tidings
of his death is sent to us by the
kindness of the Rev. w. II. Bentley.
of the English Baptist mission. Mr..
Bentley was about to start for Eng
land, when Mr.. Lapsley arrived at
Underhill on his return from Bona.
feeling very much, as he SAID, the
effects of the sun on the way. Fever
and hamaturia set in. On the
second day Mr. Bentley bade good
bye to him and came to Banana, at
the mouth of the Congo. Here he
was delayed a week in waiting for a
steamer, and just before sailing he
received a letter from Mr.. GrenfelI.
the senior missionary at Underhill,
conveying the painful news. The
letter contained no details beyond a
brief statement of the course of the
disease. "I do not expect much
more," writes Mr.. Bentley "In
such fevers all are hopeful as to the
outcome, and changes for the worse
come on suddenly, especially the
final collapse, so that death comes
unexpectedly, as it were. .
The news of his death came as a
great shock to me, as it will to all
his friends in America. i. is a
terrible loss to his mission, for apart
from the courtesy, shrewdness and
tact which distinguished him as
especially fit for the delicate and
difficult task of starting a new mis-
sion in such country, he had ac-
quired most valuable experience
and information, as we'll as a fair
knowledge of the native language.
OF course, the language of his dis
trict is quite unknown to me, but
he was conversing very freely with
the native boy who accompanied
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division into two dioceses, by an eas. and
west nne. Tins tion 'eIuires tie ap-
proval OF the General Convention.
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EooLBs1AsT1CAL NOTICE.
Lexington Presbvterv

Members of Lexington Presbytery who
expect to attend the adjourned meeting at
harrisburg w Va. ON June nth, win
please notify the undersigned at once. that
arrangements may be made for their enter.
tainment O.. $. ROrfNeoN
Clarksburg W Vs.
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Entered at the Post Office at Richmond,
Va, as second-class matter
Middletown transcript., 1892-12-29
ELECTRIC SPARKS.

Steps are being taken to establish tele-
phonic communication between Denmark
and Sweden under the sound.
Switzerland has lOl telephone exchanges,
l2, ,595 stations, 3,225 miles of line and linn
it's each subscriber to 800 conversations in
the course of the year.
Milan is to be supplied with electric
lights by the utilization Of the water pow,
er of the Villoresi canal at it's fall at Tes'
sin. 1t is estimated that $4,000 horse
power can be developed at this point.
PATHS castle at Craig-y-nos, Wales, is
veritable electric palace, being not only
lighted by electricity, but having an elec
trio fountain twenty feet in diameter ant
a searchlight on the castle tower which
can be seen fifteen miles away.
Some idea may be gathered Of the growth
and extent of manufactures connected
with electric lighting from Mr.. Edison
estimate that no less than G., 900 incandes
cent lamps are manufactured every da,
ut an average selling price Of about sev
enty-hve cents apiece.
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Tidal Waves of Humanity.

The increase Or decrease of population
BY natural or artificial causes and the
distribution of mankind over different
parts of the globe are the dominant fac
tors Of the history and condition of the
human race The rise and fall of ma.
tions and Of empires, the progress OF
decline Of civilization and the domina-
ton of man over the uncultivated parts
OF tie earth are all due to the waves n
population which are driven by various
causes to new scenes of existence and
new seats of power.
These tidal movements of humanity
have occurred over and over again al
many periods of the worlds history, but
with great irregrllarity. There have
been times when the increase of popula
ton has bccn slow and its habits seden
tary. There have been times when the
hole human race seems to have beer
in me, iCn, driven by some mysterious
impulse to seek new lands to cultivate
and new homes.-E Edinburgh Review.
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FASHIONS MIRROR.

Bonnets remain small, with close sides
and tiny old Dutch crowns.
Flame color and teal or apricot are beau
tifully blended in new shot silks for even
ing wear.
Immense empire bows, with buckles OF
sparkling Irish diamonds in the center, are
set upon large round hats of fine French
felt or velvet.
Among the novelties are mink, astra-
khan and Persian lamb for Eton jackets
open In front and sleeveless, to be worn
over cloth and velvet dresses.
Attempts are made to popularize dress
skirts gathered or plated around the
waist, but the majority are still very close
fitting at the top, but spread more and
more toward the bottom.
Rather elaborate braidwork in soutache
upon the revers, cuffs and collar is noticed
upon many ulsters in plain Devonshlre
10th and Irish melton. Some OF these
iasten diagonally by way of variety and
are open to the waist in the back.
A stylish model for winter cloak is
made of beautiful shade of blue German
broadcloth. The wrap is long and in close
redingote shape, with Carrick shoulder
capes, edged with very narrow roll of
beaver fur. This wrap has rich effect,
but is by no means an expensive one.
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"Peter Piper Picked Peck OF
Picked Peppers" was line of ailiter.
alive nonsense, that the children used
to say. Nowadays they can prac-
tice on the Perfect, Painless,
Powerful Properties of Pierce 3
Pleasant Purgative Pellets. 1t will
impress fact which will be useful to
know. These Pellets cure sick head
ache, bilious attacks, indigestion. con,
stipation and all stomach. liver and
bowel troubles. They are tiny,
sugar-coated pills, easy to take, and,
as a laxative, one is sufficient for q
dose. No more groans and grlpes
from the old drastic remedies! Pierces
Purgative Pellets are as painless as
they are perfect in their effects.
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said the distracted woman. "Won',
you send boy in a coupe 2"
I'll 60 myself. the boys are SC
slow, said the cashier. ''Shall | send
you "a neighboring doctor till DR.
Morris can get here?"
Do, do" pleaded the wife, now
wildly wringing her hands.
Miss Wakefield caught the elevator
as 1t landed the manager on the floor
and she briefly told him what was the
matter. Then she decended, and mad
the clerk order coupe by ,elephone,
and then herself sent DR.. Floyd from
across the street, while she ran to the
stable, leaped into the coupe before the
horse was fairly hitched up, and drove
for DR.. Morris.
DIR. Morris found Mrs Drupe
already widow when he arrived
with the cashier. The latter promtly
secured the addresses of Mr.. Drupe's
brother and of his business partner
again entered the coupe, and soon had
the poor woman iu the hands of her
friends.
The energetic girl went to her room
that night exhilarated by her own
prompt and kind-hearted action.
But the evil spirit that loves to mar
our happiness had probably arranged
it that on that very evening she re-
ceived note from the manager noti-
tying her that her services would not
be required after one more week. Gu
inquiry the next day she learned that
some of the ladies had complained Of
her behavior, and she vainly tried to
remember what she had done that was
capable of misconstruction. She also
vainly tried to imagine how she was
to live, or by what means she was
10 contrise to get back to those who
knew her too well TO suspect her OF
any evil. She was 40 much perplexed
by the desperate state of her own
affairs that she even neglected to at
tend Mr.. Drupe's funeral, but she
hoped that Mrs. Drupe would not take
it unkindly.
1t was with heavy heart the mana
ger called Miss Wakefield int his
office on the ground floor in order that
he might pay her her last weeks wages.
He was relieved that she seemed to
accept her dismissal with cheerful.
ness.
"What are you going to do2" be
asked timidly.
Why, didn't you know? she
said. II am to live with Mrs. Drupe
as, a companion, and to look after her
affairs and collect her rents. used
10 think she didn't like ME. But it
will be q good lesson to those ladies
who found fault with me for nothing
when they see how much Mrs. Drupe
thinks of me"
Aud she went her way to her pew
home in Mrs. Drupe's apartment, at
the end of the hall ON the sixth floor,
while the manager took from pigeon
hole Mrs. Drupe's letter of complaint
against the former cashier, and read
it over carefully.
The thickness Of the walls at the
base of 80 lofty building made it
III cult for day light to work its way
through the tunnel-like windows, So
that in this Office gas-jet was neces-
sary in the daytime. After moments
reflection, the manager touched Mrs.
Drupe's letter of complaint to the
fame, and it was presently reduced to
everlasting iIlegibility. - Edsoard
Eggleston.
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BROWN N6scEPTER.

The G4man emperor has walking stick
made of noceros skin.
The empenpr of AMMAN has 200 wives,
but he keep khem in separate houses, each
of which is Surrounded by a high wall.
The shah ofPersia on state occasions
smokes pipe which cost S32O, 1000. 1t is
set with rubies, diamonds and emeralds.
Queen Margherfta of Italy has turned
poetess She objectsso fame, however, and
will not allow even her husband to read
her poems.
Duke Carl Theodor aof Bavaria, the
brother of the empress OF Austria, is one
of the most hardworking and charitable
men in the world.
Queen Victoria has great number OF
hobbies. She has one rather remarkable.
All her numerous grand and great-grand-
children have been baptized in the same
little lace robe. Perhaps she made it her
self
Frederick the Great was an enthusiastic
musician and first rate flute player. II
is said that sometimes after victoriot.;
| battle he would repair to his tent an
amuse himself with his favorite instru
ment.
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sSalisftllanfolts 9dus.

The fates have been
good to US. and our busi-
ness having doubled itself
and still increasing. shows
our methods are appre-
ciated. Honest Work and
Honest Dealing is bound
to win.
A full and complete
stock Of every thing in
the horse line. 's0ur
harness exclusively hand
made, Moffat and Hol-
linger leatheronly.
Mr.. Howard A. Pool OF
McDonough, says: 1.-The
harness purchased Of you
are vastly superior to any
I ever had at the price.
Blankets. Robes Bug
gies, Road-carts, &c.
v. R. REYNOLDS,
Middletown, Del.
Beware Of Motif leath-
er, the genuine is spelled
with an "a" not 'i'
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Rev. SyIyanuS Lane

the Cincinnati M. E. Conference,
lakes a good point when he says
We have for years used Hood's
FSarsapariIla in our family of five, and
find il fully equal to all that is claim
ed for it. Some people are greatly
preiudiced against patent medicines,
but how the patent Can hurt a medl-
cine and not a machine is a mystery
Of mysteries to me.
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.ro,,.sss.sssnuc,;on of Fishes. Ears,


SllaE5is have lately been affording con
tFissafions to science. The biologist
i3ave keen virisccting them for the pur
pose of finding out about the functions
Of the ear, which in fishes is made to
some extent ON the same pattern as in
man. The fact has been known for some
time that the ear is not merely an organ
of hearing. It has to do with the sense
Of equilibrium. Light has been thrown
on this matter by removing portions OF
Athe auditory apparatus of sharks, which,
sre thus rendered unable to maintain
tHsir balance in the water. The part OIL
wlfieh this faculty seems to depend i
the aabyrinth," and the same effect j.
produced by cutting the nerves commu
nicating with t.-Washington Cor. Bos
ton Transcript.
Middletown transcript., 1892-12-29

Asylum Attendant-Ihls patient
gets frantic at the sight of a woman.
Visitor-What was the cause OF
that2
Attendant-Well, you see, just be-
fore he was brought here he was a
salesman in large fancy goods store,
and it was just before Christmas,
and
Visitor Nuff said.
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Miser. i never buy return ticket
when l 60 travelling :?
Friend-Why not It's a great
deal cheaper. :.
Miser-Sometimes, perhaps ; but if
/ should get killed in an accident be-
fare used the return there would be
Just so much money wasted.
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The reputation olDr. Bulls Cough
Syrup. the infallible remedy for all
diseases of the that and chest, has
undergone no diminution in the past
century. The sFong hold which it
has upon the coaiidence of the people
is due not alon 30 its great success as
a cough cure, bit also to the fact th
it has maintained uniform stan Fd
of excellence d Ice its origin.
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Hoods Pills cure Liver Ills.

Lancaster-My wife paid $25 for
new bonnet, I'm sorry to say.
Forrester-You're not half as sorry
as am.
Why, when nSts hears Of it
she will want onE Ethate POSTS more"
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dam. 3. Sharp ( Go.
Vim. B. Sharp 4 Co.
Fourth and Market Sts.

Larger and better than
ever before.
We thank our many patrons
for their splendid response to
our holiday efforts.
Many of our special offer
ings for the holiday trade re-
main in uneven lots. sizes and
kinds. We shall commence
Immediately to distribute them
at sacrifice prices.
Odd assortments of hand
kerchiefs.
Odd assortments of Umbrel-
las.
Odd sizes of childreD's and
ladies' coats and cape gar
ments
Broken cases OF blankets.
Everything used in store
decorations will be priced and
detailed later on at very low
prices.
For the quick and discrim-
mating buyer the clearing
time will offer many opportun-
tiles.
Middletown transcript., 1892-12-29

Sore gastronomic "don'ts" to remember
are, don't cut lettuce or oysters, don'C lry
chops or steaks and don't eschew the "ooo
cocks head.
The unpleasant effects of partaking too
heavily of fried oysters are averted py
liberal use of lemon juice on the bivaiVes.
1t is really one of the 'ounces OF preven-
ton"
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A Costly PRAYER Book.

Queen Elizabeth used to carry abou
with her suspended by Il chain of pure
gold, a book called 'The Golden Manua
of Prayer" dainty volume of 3O'
pages, bound i'll hammered virgil
gold" One side Of this costly volume
gave a representation of The Judg
ment Of Solomon" the other the BRA
zen Serpent on the Cross in the Desert.
st. Louis Republic.
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II. 4

The popularity and me Of Saliva
tion Oil. hE ! extended ear by year
since its first introduc lon until its
name hsf fbecome as fad iliar as house
hold wJtds from Maine A. California;
The pIbprietors are in ily receipt Of
pumel bus, convincing Il timony from
thorokghly trustworthN persons certi'
Middletown transcript., 1892-12-29

What on earth got into the organ
ist at Ethel's wedding He played q
funeral march as the bride and groom
walked down the aisle"
He was one of Ethel's list of re-
iected -
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fying to the marvellous cures of rheu-
matism aud neuralgia wrought BY this
truly wonderful liniment. Each mail
adds new wreaths to its laurels. Price
% cts.
Middletown transcript., 1892-12-29

"You cant have the old excuse of
no snow now," she whispered, after
suggesting sleigh ride.
"Well," he answered, "its pretty
near the same thing-now it's no
cash ."
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Mary Gin theatre)-" Herbert,
what shall we do? Uncle John is
z;.t;zs With his hat on.
Herbert-"Oh, that's all right ;
every one will think that II Is an elec-
ton bet"
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sCIssoR1NGs.

She-Dudes haven't more than
half sense.
Mr.. sappy-Aw, Miss Navy, are
there no exceptions?
"Oh, yes, Mr.. Sappy; some
haven't any"