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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1893-11-08

just welcomed also a young lady
from London, who will, no doubt,
prove q valuable co-worker with us
as we'll as brighten his home.
I h opening of new stations
aroused earnest discussion. Kia-
king (about midway between 500
chow and Hangchow), Changchow
(about midway between Wuseih and
ChingkIang), Suh-tsien GO miles
northwest of Tsing-kiang-pu), and
Whar an 40 miles west of Using
kiang pu), all large unoccupied CT.
ties and important centres, were de-
cided on, if in Gods providence the
way be clear.
The First Furlougb.-The mission
appointed last year DR.. e. Woods.
NJ. D., to consult with other physi-
clans and bring in a report as to
what should, from a medical stand
point, be the length of the first stay
in the China mission field. The
physicians consulted agreed in put
ting the first furlough of the seven
or eight years sojourn. For this
and other reasons that appeared
equally strong the mission recon-
mend to the Executive Committee
that the first furlough be allowed
after eight years if the individual
missionary desire it. This is the
rule of the Northern Presbyterian
mission.
By a business arrangement the
general mail depository of the mis-
sion has been changed from Mission
Home and Agency to the Mission
Press us Peking Road) Shanghai,
All friends of the China missiona.
ries will please note.
This meeting was most pleasant
in its social gatherings, with mem
bers of other missions who were
very hospitable, and very profitable
in the devotional spirit W hic b
abounded. The reports of work for
the year showed increased fruitful
ness IN all the stations, yet not in
that proportion that we all desire.
For larger blessing of God upon
the long work of years in the old
stations and for His Spirits pre-
sence in the new stations just open,
ed or soon to be opened (aad open
ing them is no easy talk there is
needed the unfailing prayers of the
Church at home. P. F. P,
Secretary of Mission.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Home.

Home.
All the checks or certificates made paw
able through the Clearing House Associa
tion, New York, have been paid. The paw
ments were completed November 1st T6e
aggregate amount of certificates issued was
$4l 400 000 The greatest amount out
standing was $3S, ,2S0,000, on August 20,
and continued at that amount until Sep
tember 8. The amount of collateral re
ceived by the committee in round sum was
S56, 600 600, ~ per cent, or $1600O,O00.
being in stocks and bonds. The total
number of pieces deposited with and ex
amined by the committee was II, ,029.
Orders were sent by the Treasury De
partment to the Mints at San Francisco
and New Orleans, November Sd, to resume
the coinage, suspended some time, of
standard silver dollars The resumption
is for the purpose of utilizing the seignio
rage About 81 100000 will be coined,
and on this the seigniorage will be $500
600 The total amount of silver subject to
coinage is 40. 100000 ounces For some
days past the Administration had been
considering whether it could use all the
seignioTage at once-$53 900 000-but no
conclusion had yet be, Il reached.
The Louisville and Nashville and Hi.
nOis Central railroads, the two great north
and south" systems in this country, have
formed a close alliance with the Chesa
peake, Ohio and Southwestern by a syndi
cate in the interest of the two big com
panies. The Chesapeake, Ohio and South
western, extends from Louisville to Mem
phis-302 miles-paralleling an important
part Of the Louisville and Nashville sys
tenn
Notice of a ten per cent. reduction in
wages was served upon the employees of
the Peoples Railway, in st. Louis, and
other lines will do likewise MANY miles
of track extension have been completed
during The past summer without a CORES
pOnding increase in traffic The trainmen
say they are working for the least they
can live on, and there may be trouble i'm
enforcing the cut
Col J. Hampton Hoge, recently ap
pointed United States Consul TO Annoy,
China, who was to have sailed from San
Francisco, on the Gaelic, last Thursday
November 2d. received notice Wednes day
evening by telegraph that he had been re
moved from his Office by President Cleve
land on account of certain charges which
had been made against him, the nature OF
which the despatch failed to state
The VOORHEES, bill repeating the Silver
purchasing clause of the Sherman law
which pasfed the Senate on Monday of
iast week, was COuCuIIeu IN Dy the House
OF Representatives on Wednesday, Novem
ber lsl by vote of 1912 to o. It received
the Presidents signature the same day
and so became q law Congress adjourned
on Friday, n November Sd
The Pioneer silk Company, at Paterson,
n i employing 800 people I'm manufac.
turing broad goods and ribbons Novem.
Der 2nd, decided to shut down the broad
goods department in two weeks This
will add 2jO to the unemployed I'm shat
city.
The certificate Of c0nsol dation of the
Baltimore and ONO southwestern, and
the Ohio and Mississippi Railroads was
filed with the Secretary of State at Colum-
bus, Ohio, last Thursday.
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Rev. Henrico Venay, of the Wald-
ensian church of Italy, addressed
the Synod, but not being sufficiently
familiar with the English language
to venture before a strange audience,
he spoke in his vernacular, and was
interpreted by Rev. I. R. Sampson.
We have, he said, "about twenty
families in the western part of
North Carolina. You know what
we are here for. We wanted to stop
the emigration of our people to the
wicked cities of Southern France,
and to come to America to be in the
midst of a healthy Christianity.
About three hundred more are COM
ing this fall. We shall soon have
a complete Waldensian Church in
America"
The Synod heard Rev. r. A. Boyd,
superintendent of the Presbyterian
Orphans Home. This institution
was established about three years
ago, and now has property worth
about $4,000. The demands upon
the Orphanage are so great that as
many more could be admitted with
in month if they had rooms for
them. 1t will doubtless soon be en-.
larged.
The Synod's committee on Publ
cation and Colportage reported a
decrease In the contributions to this
cause, but referred to the encoursg
ing fact that the assets Of the
Church's Publication House in
Richmond amount to $4,000.
The Synod expressed regret at
the resignation of Rev E. w. Smith,
superintendent, whose success in be-
half of Synodical Home Missions
has given such an impetus to thai
department of church work.
Rev. S. G. Walker, colored man,
pastor of a colored Presbyterian
church, read a paper, in which he
set forth the spiritual wants of his
race. He spoke of the low stand
ard of morals among the people of
his race.
The Synod adjourned at 1 o'clock
Saturday, to meet in Greensboro
Tuesday before the fourth Sunday
in October, 1894.
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Table of Contents.

Page 1: University of Virginio.
The China Mission. Rap for Rus
ticus. Synod of North Carolina.
News OF THE WEEK.
Page 2: "Not Forgotten" Chris
tian Boldness. True Sympathy.
Presbyteries. Synod of Nashville.
SELECTIONS.
Page 3: STUDIES IN THE EPIsTLEs
Imitation of Christ. RECENT PUB
LEGATIONS. LITERARY. Selections.
Page 4: EDITORIAL. Revise
Psalms. Virginia Evangelization.
OUR FOREIGN MISSIONS. EDUCA-
TIoNAL. News FROM THE CHURCH
Es.
Page 8: News FROM THE CHURCHES.
FOREIGN CHURCH News. MAR
RIAGEs. OBITUARIES.
Page 6: THE CHILDREN. MOTHER S
PLACE. WEEK DAYS.
Page 7: ONE THING AND ANOTHER
THE HOUSEHOLD THE FARM. War
Outgrown.
Page 8: Fading Leaves by DR. New
man Hall.
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subject, or at least call especial at
tention to the Importance of pray
ing for our schools and colleges
our boys and girls, our young men
and young women, alike the pride
and the hope of our country-great
good would be accomplished?
And if letters from home to stu
dents should be made to ring with
the assurance eve are praying for
you at home" and with tender ap-
peals concerning their spiritual
good, we might look for the very
happiest results.
Brethren pray for us" in your
pulpits, your prayer meetings, at
your family affairs, in your closets,
that.this may be a session of great
spiritual blessing to our grand old
University.
J. WM. JONES, Chaplain.
University Of Va, Oct. 81, '93.
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For the Central Presbyterian.
A Little Rap at "Rusticus." :"

Our friend from the "Cross
Roads" will not object, I am sure, to
a pleasant retort to one of his "hits,"
III the last weeks Central.
He characterizes the supporters
of the Young Peoples Society re-
port that came before our Synod at
Lexington, as "the young and pro.
gressive men of the Church" The
inference Is plain; those who we're
not prepared to accept that paper,
are old and not progressive.
have nothing to say against
"Young Peoples Societies" But it
occurs to me that "Rusticus" had
better be a little careful as to his
proofs of progress"
That the formation of Societies" :"
supplementary to regular ecclesias-
tical organization, and for "the de-
velopment of the life of the Church, Sc
is a new idea, will hardly stand the
test of even a slight investigation.
The assertion of this as new idea
may demonstrate that "Rusticus'
and bis friends are young" but it
will hardly prove that they are
"progressive."
Unless indeed, they claim that in
going back to the early ages of
Christianity for their "new idea
they are showing progress" Just
as soon as the early Church departed
from the simple Church organism
of the Apostles, men and women
burst the restraints of the regular
ecclesiastical organization, and went
off into supplemental societies. And
in all subsequent ages, societies
multiplied amazingly, and countless
multitudes wen' into them.
In fact, the society" idea is pre-.
cisely as old as Romanism and ia
this day, the "Benedictnes." Do.
minicans." "Adgustines,' "Carthu-
SLAMS Tesuits," &C., exist in tina
communion, as supplemental to thu
regular ecclesiastical machinery
and often autagonistiC to it..
The only difference i'm the cas
Of Protester tism or Protestar.
Church, is, that these multifariou
societies" are under the firm CON
troll of one powerful hand-tbe
Pope's; willis. Professionalism or Of
any rates, our Church presents .no
such central and effective contro
and restraint.
May it not be then, that it is
"Rusticus' himself. who lacks pro
gress and that his "Cross Roads
life has, uncousciously to himself
told upon him2 "UBBs."
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CORRESPONDENTS.
For the Central Presbyterian
Religious interests of the Uni
versity of Virginia.

Ne8Sr8. Editors,-I am sure that
our Christian people generally feel
a deep interest in all that concerns
the moral and religious interests of
the University of Virginia, and will
be glad to see the following sta
tistics that have been carefully
compiled. Up to-day October 9th
there have matriculated sos stu
dente, and the number will probably
reach $50 during the session.
OF this number 220 are church
members, distributed as follows
Episcopalians, "a; Presbyterians
So; Baptists, AZ; Methodists, 2S;
Lutherans, 6; Disciples, 2
There are also 18 Catholics. and
7 Hebrews-making total church
membership of 245. if we include
these last in the count. The other
Students report their church prefer
ence, or affiliatlon, rs follows
Episcopal, 95; Presbyterian, 81
Baptist. 81 Methodist, 81; Lu-
theran, 4 Disciples, 8.
Of the thirty-nine professors and
instructors here all except four are
church members.
1t will thus be seen that we have
a very large Christian force at the
University if it can only be utilized
and put to active work. The Y. M
G. A, under the able and efficient
lead of it's President (Mr. Har.
rison and its Secretary (Mr. Cur.
tIs), is doing an unusually gooC
work this session in sustaining mis-.
sion Sunday at destitute
points, conducting prayermeetingc
and Bible classes among the stu
dents, maintaining an excellen
reading room, and doing Other
things in the line of their work.
Professors, Noah X. Davis, John
B. Minor, F. H. Smith, James M
Garnett, and Schele De We're, are tC
conduct course Of Bible study fol
the students, which it is proposed
to gradually enlarge by having
other professors to take part. The
chaplain has Bible class in the
University Sunday-school, anc
many of the students attend the
Sunday-schools in Charlottesville.
The efficient pastors of Charlottes
Vile have free access to the stu
dents, and the students have free
access to their churches.
Let me add that l have been very
much encouraged by the large at
tendance upon the preaching ser
vices morning and evening OF Sun
day, the unusually large number
who attend the daily morning
prayers, and the weekly prayer
meetings, and the uniform courtesy
and kindness / have received from
both professors and students
We are proposing to observe thr
"Week of Prayer for Colleges be
gining on the 18th of November
and Rev. Mr.. Rice of the Presby
terian chnrch, Alexandria, al
Alumnus of the University, anC
said to be very gifted in worl
among young men, has kindly con
sented to help US during the week.
May / not ask that our brethren
generally will give us their warmes
sympathies, and most ferven
prayers for Gods richest blessin,
upon our great University. and es
pecially that those here who pro
fess Christ may be earnest worker
In the vineyard of the Lord, anC
that the unconverted may b,
brought to Christi May 1 be par
doned for adding the suggestion
that if pastors would preach on th
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-13
WORK OF THE CYCLONE.
FORTY.FOUR DEAD AT POMER0Y AND
MORE WILL DIE
Scenes Of Suffering are Beyond the Power Of
Words to Portray--Death and Dssola-
tion on Every Hand-Governor
Boise and Corps Of Noble
Workers on Hand.

PoMERoY, Ia, July 8.-FOrty.four
now numbers the dead at Pomeroy.
1t is one of the saddest scenes ever
witnessed, and even the strongest
were compelled to turn away from
some of the sights at the City Hall
hospital, where the worst of the 1OS
injured now are. Every dwelling now
standing can be well termed hos
pital, as all have been
thrown wide open, Two TO
eight wounded being kept in
each. Little Charles Resen, bright
4.year.old boy died at midnight last
night.
Governor Boise Is Oil the ground
doing all in his power for the comfort
of the wounded. Physicians and
nurses are needed badly. Ten ply.
sicians are all that are here today and
calls cannot be promptly answered.
More are needed. Of the injured from
~ to 20 more will die. Reports are
being hourly received from rural
districts.
1t seems the storm started about o
mile west Of Cherokee and followed
closely the Illinois Central railroad,
cutting a swath quarter to half a
mile wide and demolished everything
in it's path for a distance of 60 miles.
Near Fonda Mrs. E s. Gordon and
two children were killed. Near New
ell John bet wiler was killed and his
wife fatally injured. Up in Wright
county, eight miles west OF Belmont,
John Lueben and daughter were kill
ed. Total deaths from the storm thus
far heard from reaches 60.
The work of burying the dead at
Pomeroy has commenced. Seventeen
were laid away yesterday afternoon,
and today 20 more were buried. A
number OF bodies have been shio peo
away.
Two hundred and eight residences
we're swept completely off the face o
the earth. and not a board u
left. Hardly residence remain
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money themselves by an assessment
upon each disciple of the belief, the
sum of 100000 which they have
raised being ostensibly for the purpose
of completing their temple and their
buildings, upon which they have al
ready expended $3,OO0,00O, but which
is designed for the purpose OF buying
a majority in the next house OF con
gress to secure their fixed rights TO
their present location by secur-
ing the vested power of statehood
With this they would be beyond reach
of interruption and opposition in the
future. Their agents are even now at
work in Washington and have been
for months, and the money is at their
disposal to use with INSCRIPTIONS
freedom. The scheme has been long
contemplated and they have great
hopes of its success, as it has been car
ried on with great secrecy. The mass
of the people who contributed the
money are kept in ignorance of its OBJ.
iect in order that all danger of the
secret being revealed might be re-
moved. My information is obtained
from the most indisputable sources,
and the people should be warned of
the daring purposes of those villains
that their aims may be frustrated.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-13

the eastern portion of the state report
cotton doing well, while a few state
that this crop is beginning to suffer for
want OF rain. AS we go west, partic.
ularly after crossing the Brazos river,
complaints of drouth become very fire.
quent and the extreme western por-
tions OF the state are suffering severely.
Cotton is shedding badly over this
part of the state, and in some local.
ties is burning up. There was very
little moisture in the ground at the be.
ginning of the growing season, and as
result the plant is not well rooted
and prepared for drouth, hence a con-
tlnuatlon of dry weather is likely in a
short time to result in considerable
damage to the crop in all parts of the
state. The crop is late as a rule over
the northwest portions of the state,
and in many other parts of the state
is behind an average season,
and this makes the effect
of the drouth more noticeable
and its effects more serious. Grass
hoppers are reported numerous in
some sections and are damaging cot
ton in few localities No other in
sects are reported.
Corn-Late corn has been cut short
in many localities, by continued dry
weather, but early corn while cut
down to some extent is a good crop
and as whole there will be good
yield of corn The crop will be short
est in western portions of the state.
The weather has been favorable for
threshing wheat and oats. No change
in yield since last report. Wheat gen.
orally very good but oats not so good.
Hay prospects are not so good as at
last report. That which has matured
was very good but late crops are cut
short. Grass crop in western portions
OF the state is getting short.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-13
NO MORE OATHS.
English Lawyers Argue That Perjury is
Prevalent on the Stand

English Lawyers Argue That Perjury is
Prevalent on the Stand.
Writers in the law periodicals are
advocating all sorts of strange doc
trines at present. One correspondent
thinks that circumstantial evidence
should have scarcely any weight.
His argument is that when direct evil
dence is given there is Only the per-
Jury of the witness to be guarded
against, while in circumstantial evil
dence there are both the possibility of
perjury and the liability to a. wrong
inference from the circumstances.
The strength of circumstantial
evidence, according to most
writers, however, is that
there is little probability of perjury,
as the circumstances frequently are
slight in themselves and not likely to
be distorted by the witnesses who do
not know of their full effect. The
New York Tribune regards it as prob.
able that many more unjust convic-
tions have taken place from perjured
direct evidence than from mistaken
inference from circumstances. Arde.
mus Stewart, in the American Law
Register, belittles the value of expert
evidence to an even greater extent
than most previous writers. English
lawyers, writing to the London papers,
have advocated to some extent a
strange plan for doing away with
all oaths in legal proceed
ings, on the ground that perjury is
30 common that simple declarations
to which the same penalties for incor-
rect statements might attach, would
be just as valuable as testimony given
under the present form. Another new
theory which has found its advocate
is that in criminal trials, except for
treason, the defense, as we'll as the
prosecution, shall be conducted by
public officials. This suggestion is
rather more startling than any of the
others, and Is even more unlikely
than they are of adoption. 1t may be
that in the superabundance of law
periodicals writer's find it easier to in
vent theory than to make some valu-
able contributions to legal literature.
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hawaii.
ALL IS TRANQUIL.

HONOLULU, July 1, via San Fran
cisco. notwithstanding talk of trea'
son and assassination and trial of con
spirators, peace and quiet reigns in
Honolulu. The preliminary examina-
ton of alleged conspirators, Walker,
Crick and Sinclair, has heen finish ed
and Judge Caverres reserved his de-
cision until July 8, when he will hold
the men for trial before the higher
courts. In conversation with Presi'
dent Dole and with Attorney General
Smith it was learned that the pro-
visional government intends to follow
a waiting policy in imitation of Presi,
dent Cleveland. 'We are fully de-
termined upon carrying out our plan
for annexation" said Attorney Gen
eral Smith, land until we know it is a
failure we shall not materially change
the present policy of our government
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-13
WASHINGTON WAIFs.
ABOUT POsTMASTERS.

WASHINGTON, July 9.-The records
of the postoffice department show that
during tine first four months of the
present administration ending July 4,
1898, the total number OF presidential
postmasters appointed was 49S, as
against 57S appointed during the first
four months of Harrison's adminstra-
ton. AS to the appointment Of
fourth class postmasters, the record
shows that during the. first
four months of the present administra.
ton there were $3.50 made on resigna-
lions and death, 1925 on removals,
total S956. The number appointed on
designations and death during the
corresponding period of Harrison's adj
ministration was 3649, and removals
1880, making @ total of 100. There
are therefore 1864 more fourthclas'
postmasters appointed on removals
during the first four months of til,
last administration than during a cor
responding period in this.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-13
SHOT BY HIS MISTRESS.
A Dallas Drummer Receives Parting Shot
From the Woman He Was Leaving.

Special to the Statesman.
DALLAS, July SAT 800 Cadiz
street tonight man named A..
Lowery, a travelling salesman for A.
w. Brownell of this city, was shotin
the back of the head by Mrs. c. 9.
Lowery, alias Minnie Lester. Lowery
was taken to the hospital.
Being questioned he said he boarded
with the woman, they quarreled and
he was leaving the house with his
clothing when she shot him. The
woman is abont 35 years OF age and
came from Chattanooga, Tenn. She
eays she met Lowery at Galveston
two years ago and they have lived
together as man and wife since COM
ing to Dallas eight months ago.
Lately Lowery has treated her cruelty
and last night they agreed to eep-
arate. This evening he abused her
and believing her lie to be in danger
she shot him. Her daughter, an at
tractive girl from Chattanooga, is vis-
iting her and was at the house when
the shooting occurred. The woman is
under arrest.