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Year: 1877

Rev. W. H. III. Murray, in recent sermon
on the " Benefits of authority" said " | ask
you to observe also that the authority of
Jesus is an authority felt in the heart, and
obedience to it is shown in the conduct
His kingdom is of the affections, and
through the movings of these acts upon the
life. 9 If We love me, keep my command
ments,' said He. He who Yields to His
authority becomes new creature--as the
Scriptures say A new man in Christ
Jesus And in thus becoming new crea-
ture you are greatly helped by reason of
what you escape, and what you receive The
evil which is in you goes out as a ruling
force, and good begins to predomiuate. You
change for the better. You get control of
yourself You are no longer led about by
sin. You had been captive; you become
free. The evil begins to ebb, and the good
begins to flood. In obeying Jesus you get
release from your appetite; deliverance from
your passions; nobility of motive holiness
of desire. In these things you perceive the
blessings of the gospel, And is there any
other conceivable blessing equal to that
which makes a man over anew, so that in
his new estate he has all that was worth the
keeping in his former constructon-all that
God could approve,-and at the same time
gains what, not having, he would stand in
the judgment of God, and of his own con.
science, too, morally lacking and spiritually
unfit for the life that is lived in eternity be-
fore God ?"
Year: 1877

THE moon, a softer but not less beautiful
object than the sun, returns and communi-
Gates to mankind the light of the sun in a
gentler and delightful manner, exactly
suited to the strength of the human eyes
an illustration aud most beautiful emblem
in this and other respects, of the divine
Saviour of mankind, who, softening the
splendor of the Godhead, brings it TO the
eye of the understanding in a manner fitted
to the strength OF the mind, so that without
being overwhelmed or distressed it can thu,
behold the light of the knowledge of the
glory of God in the face OF Jesus Christi
Dr. Doight.
Year: 1877

Con purifes the soul very much as we air
our rooms. lie throws open all the windows
the windows of feeling, of impulse, of i'm
current of vitalizing grace sweeping through
them, until every element of our nature is
Year: 1877




A London dispatch, May 8, to the Chi
cago Inter Dee an, gives the following:


The British press is sensitive regarding
the presence of the Russian squadron at
San Francisco. 1t expresses the belief
that its chief purpose is an attack upon
and seizure of British Columbia in the
event England allies with Turkey in the
pending war. Many concur in the re-
Gently expressed declaration by the Pal
Nal Gazette that in no other part of the
world could British commerce be SO Sc
riously damaged as by few active ves-
sells in the Pacific Ocean. 1t is also sug-
gested that the Russian Grand Dukes
visit to New York with several war ves-
sells looks to readiness to swooping upon
British steamers in the Atlantic trade in
the event of war.


The parliamentary debate yesterday
clearly diseloses the fact that the British
foreign policy is helplessly drifting on a
sea OF uncertainty on the Eastern ques-
tion. The dangers pointed out by Glad
stone are not denied by the ministerial
party, but the latter safely taunts the op-
position with inability to GET popular
! approval OF any proposition to join in
alliance with Russia for the purpose OF
coerciDg Turkey. The present position
OF parties confirms the impression that
J England VIII do nothing rashly, but
Year: 1877

The best that can be done in the
newspaper and periodical line Staub
is doing all the time at Gold
thwaite's book store, Exchange alley,
near Canal street. Besides the current
publications, the best collection of law and
miscellaneous publications in the South is
to be found on his shelves. The Louisi-
ana ANNALS, legislative acts and proceed
ings are among the specialties.
Year: 1877

How nearly impossible it is for
newspapers, in discussing matters
where national or even sectional in
terests are at stake, to lay selfish
considerations aside and give pub
Iicitv to unprejudiced teachings! In
the S. F. Chronicle" an article ap-
pears over the caption of " a Sense
less Scare" in which the Victoria
4" Colonist" is ridiculed for calling
upon the Mayor of the latter place
TO confer with the people in public
meeting, to devise means of preser-
vation from a possible devastating
ATTACK by the Russian navy in the
event of a declaration of war be-
tween England and the last-named
power. After trying to show that
the anticipated war on the part of
England and Russia is Of all things
most unlikely, the writer says: Sour
neighbors of Victoria need not waste
their time in regrets, since nothing
is more certain than that Russia
does not want the country for her
self, but would part with it on rea-
sonable terms to the United States
into whose hands, sooner or later, it
must fall" This last sentence dis
closes but too plainly the standpoint
from which all the previous advice
and arguments proceed. The very
hope is revealed that Russia might
capture Great Britain's Northwest
ern possessions in order that they
might the more easily be gotten
hold of by the United States.


Assuming that the surmises of the
"Chronicle," relative to the capture
and transfer, are correct, the "Colo-
mist" is still in the right in regard to
the motive which prompted it to
raise the alarm. These motives were
based on well-grounded fears and
certainly commendable solicitude for
the unguarded life and properly of
prominent points which would inev-
itably be assailed. The. wonder is
not that these fears were excited,
but that they were not more gene
rally felt, and acted upon with a
view to preparing for an emergency.


While we would hail the cOnsoli-
dation Of British Columbia with the
United States-through any fair
means-with as much delight as any
of our contemporaries, we neverthe-
less take pleasure in encouraging
the Colonist," and psaising its zeal
in thus discharging duty which, as
true guardian of public interests,
it owes to fthe commonwealth of its
locality.
Year: 1877

Nor Our AFTER ALL.-It is
somewhat gratifying to lovers of
justice to learn that the foul scheme
for getting Judge Lewis out of his
position has most signally failed. 1t
seems that letter containing his
resignation was forged and sent to
Washington. After this resignation
was accepted, and Judge Green ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy, informa-
tion was received from Judge Lewis
making the necessary corrections.
This set things to rights, and the
Judge was re-appointed. While
there are conflicting opinions and
prejudices in regard to Judge Lewis,
and while we will not attempt a dis
cussion of merits, his bitterest ene-
mics cannot, il they be fairly dis
posed, regard the foiling of this plot
with any feeling other than pleasure
in consequence of the triumph of
justice over rascality.
Year: 1877

PORT Discovery mill is doing a large
amount of work, running both day and
night, This week the tug Mastick towed
another boom of logs from SnOhomish
river, across the sound to the above named
mill.
Year: 1877

DIR. Guthrie has the following beautiful
passage on Divine Providence:


"Providence has no Sabbath. No night
suspends it; and from it's labors God never
rests. If | may compare small things with
great, it is like the motion of the. heart
Beating our march to the grave, since the
day We began to live, the heart has never
ceased to beat. Our limbs may grow weary;
not it. We sleep; it never sleeps. Needing
no period of repose to remit its strength, by
night and day it throbs in every pulse; and
constantly supplying nourishment to the
meanest as we'll as the noblest organs of our
frame, with measured, steady, untired stroke
it drives the blood along the bounding arte-
ries, without any exercise of will on our part,
and even when the consciousness of our own
existence is lost in dreamless slumbers.


"If this be just view of Divine Provi-
dence, may we not rest securelyf Shall we
not bid our troubled spirit be quiet? THE
steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord
says the inspired volume. There is an un.
slumbering eye upon us-there is heart of
infinite love beating responsive to every need
of our earthly life-there are arms of ON.
impotence underneath aid around us. Let
US be still--quiet as an infant in its mothers
arms. Let US commit all our interests to
the keeping of our heavenly Father"
Year: 1877

he had SO long and faithfully served. Ht
loved to preach, and continued to do 80, as
he had opportunity as long as God gave him
strength for the service. Gradually declin-
ing, he died in great peace on the 11th day
of January, 1877, in the 89sh year of his age.


He was an able and eloquent minister
Sound, clear and steadfast in his views of di
vine truth, his style was persplcuous and
forcible. He loved to proclaim the tidlngs
of salvation, not only to the people OF MS
charge, but far and near he went on mission
ary tours to the more destitute places. BY
his instrumentality, during long ministerial
life, many souls were added to the church,
as seals to his ministry and will be jewels in
his crown of rejoicing.


Whilst, as Synod, we spread on our re-
cord this memorial of departed brother,
and bear our testimony to his great worth,
we desire to remember the admonition to
"work while it is day, for the night cometh
in which no man can work"
Year: 1877

chief architectural attraction. 1t is of th


Byzantine style, and in this differs from th
other foe churches of Europe. The struC
ture itself is nothing remarkable, but tn
pictures in Mosaic, which cover the sides an


ceiling of the interior are the wonder of th


world. Some of these Mosaics were execute


as far back as the tenth century, but are ye


as perfect as when frat made. 1t is amazing


to see what shades of expression can be giver
in this peculiar art. Behind the high ALTA
is second altar, supported by four spira
columns of alsbaster, and the two white ones
in the middle, which are semi-transparent
are said to have once belonged to SolOmon'E
Temple.


Venice can boast Of large collection Of
paintings, and she may be justly proud Of
some of her artists. Titan and Paul Verones
are perhaps the most admirable. In the
galleries you see more students copying from
these. But the eye becomes weary looking
at pictures hour after hour, and we closed
up our visit to Venice by gondola ride
through its network of canals Such ride
must be taken to understand it. The grace
full gondOla glides swiftly along, turning the
corners SO sharply that you are sure they
will strike, but you soon see that these ex-
pert oarsmen can come nearer to an object
and not strike it than you would think pos
sible. The city is almost painfully still and
quiet, you do not hear the sound of vehi'
Gle in all its limits. You step out of your
door into the gondola, and away you 60,
no jolting, no noise, no dust. There are a
number of ways through the city, you could
scarcely call them streets, for they are only
from three to FIVE feet wide. The houses are
old and much dilapidated. 1t is an interest
ing, quaint old city to visit, but no stranger
would wish to live there.


From Venice we went to Trieste on the
east side Of the Adriatc Sea, to take the
Austrian Lloyd steamer for the East. This
active, busy little place is the principal
southern port for Austria. 1t is the head
quarters of this prosperous line of steamers,
and has large trade. From the deck of
the steamer as we passed out, had fine
view of the beautiful castle of the unfortu-
nate Maximillian, which faces the bay
Here he would be happy with his beautiful
Carlotta one would think, but ambition will
tell the tale of his woes. reached Athens
the 18th October.


But 1 must close these random thoughts
by the way. You may hear from me again,
if 1 can make my way eastward.
Year: 1877

The Committee on Systematic Benefcence
beg leave to report to Synod, that reports
were received from all the home Presbyteries
of the Synod, and that these all report a
compliance with the rules of the Synod on
this subject, except that from the Presbytery
of Winchester, which is silent on this point,
and is in some other respects Incomplete
The facts, however, which it does embody,
show exemplary diligence and advancement,
so that this Presbytery takes the lead in the
reports of this year, as showing the largest
percentage of collections of the whole mum.
Der required.


1t is entirely legitimate to make such
statements as may serve to exhibit the meas
ure of diligence and efficiency shown by the
several Presbyteries in educating their min
listers and churches to an habitual regularity
in this business.


The following table is therefore presented: {:
Year: 1877


From tretfui care and worldly strife,
From every low unworthy quest,
Amid the needful toll of life,


Lord, give US restl
When coward love and envious fear
Have LETT US burdened and distressed,
Oh, then in pity, Lord, draw near


To give US rest
When hard beset by hungry need,
And in the battle sorely pressed,
From base ambition, simless greed,


Lord, give US rest
When, faint and tired, we cannot see
The glorious visions Of the blest,
Hold thou US fast, keep US near thee,


To give US rest
When Life seems cruel, Death unkind,
And chill Despair our only guest,
Yet lead us, poor, and sick, and blind,
Into thy rest
When darkness covers earthly things,
And heaven is sunless in the west,
Then gather US beneath thy wings,


To give US restl


Family Treasury.
Year: 1877

Showing an increase of over $4,000 over
the aggregate contributions of last year.


In conclusion, the following table shows
the amounts given by the Presbyteries to the
cause of Foreign Missions, which is singled
out for the purpose of showing how far the
Synod succeeded in redeeming its pledge,
made year ago, to try to raise for this cause
during the year, an amount equal to an aver
age of 81 from each member.
Year: 1877

IT WAS beautiful fancy of the poet when
he said that the song he had breathed into
the air he found again, from beginning to end,
long, long afterward, in the heart of friend.
So friendship is ever breathing its sweet
songs into the air; and 80, too, it shall find
them all again, from beginning to end, in the
hearts into which they come. Nothing that
love does is ever lost. The time we spend
with pure and good friends, in sacred COM
munings, or in the cultivation and deepening
of noble friendships, is not wasted.
Year: 1877

Tho timo haa arrived for MIKE Evans to
abandon his bogus CLAIM, 10 tho Office Of Coll
lector Of South Chicago, and give place to
some reputable citizen who Gnu file the
requisite bond and proceed forthwith, to the
collection Of the overdue taxes. Tho decis-
ion Of Judge RoaErs yesterday, refusing to
Issue writ Of mandamus to compel tho
Town Supervisor 10 accept tho bogus Col
lector's inadequate bond, is tho second
Judicial information which Evans haa re-
ceired tint he cannot bulldoze himself
into office, and II he or his lawyers lave
spark Of dceoncy loft lie will now
step down and out. This fight In The courts
llas been for plumber, and not for the
maintenance Of any principle Of right.
o11kE EVANS has no rights ut stake; he was
never elected Collector BY q majority Of tho
votes nctualiy or legally cast, and lie Inns no
just claim upon tho Office. It has twico been
demonstrated TINT lie cannot furnish srfIl-
cient bond to quality him for undertaking
the collection Of the taxes; now let lin,
withdraw aud mako room for somebody who
Gnu furnish the requisite security aud per-
form the important functions necessary to
relieve tho financial atfairs Of tho city md
county from their present embarrassing pre-
dfcnnlcnt.
Year: 1877

As a train stopped for ten minutes.
and that individual who goes along tap
ping the wheels with his hammer was
passing rapidly by the smoking-car, one
of the windows was hoistod, and a tor
rent Of tobacco juice was elected which
completely deluged him. The machinist
paused for a moment, and wiping some
Of the streams from his person, said to
the other:


Mister what part of the country did
you come from y


"Me2" said the splitter, puckering his
mouth for another cxpectoraton. Il
come from Kansas"


i thought 50, said The machinist
for if you had lived in Massachusetts
or Connecticut they would have had a
water wheel in your mouth long ago
Year: 1877

FORMED OF your body. Did they really contemplate i'm
propin9 ne raae Of ne property and 90 Of e stock they
'co"d hare purchased that stock, but, they know the
success Of their schemes wa only depreciae IT. they only
seek The roting poer, quite content TO let the ruined
donor OF the proxy satisfy himself he best may with
his onehalf OF one per cent would respectfully sug


gest TO such Of the stockholders dissatisfied with
tho present management that they heed the advice
OF the great Shakespeare. tis best TO bear the ills
we have than fly TO others that wo know not Of"
especially when the latter identified In advance with
such dangerous eventuaes as belong to the influence
OF Canada Southern, Lake Shore, Rufus Hatch Jay
Could and men whose record In the roads they
manage is that of deprecated values and forfeited
credit compared with the OF sterling character in
the present direction. a BoNDHoLDER.
Year: 1877

HATEFvL.-She had Just returned from
visit to . married couple, and as she
threw Ii T hat Oh tie sofa, she turned up
her nose, put on a look Of disgust, and
said, II there is any thing on this earth
that IS hateful, il IS to sec married people
kissing and hugging and gushing before
folks


IIer little brother crawled out from
under the sofa, whore he had been hnHting.
a stray marble, and, addressing his sister,
s,,id You and George is all tic time kis-
sing each other befare me but you isn't
married yet, and then I Suppose IN too
small 10 be folks,


That little boy tod another little boy,
next morning. that It wasn't always a sign
when your err burned that somebody was
talking about yoa.
Year: 1877

lhE UNION LEAGUE CLUB, of New
orh' at Its recent monthly meeting.
adopted resolution recommending the
enactment by the New York Legislature
OF the proposed law prohibiting the per.
nicious practice of gambling by pool sell.
ing and also resolution urging the ia
vorable attention of that body upon til,
various reform measures proposed affect
ing the government of New York city.
Year: 1877

Thirty-six years ago, when Harrison
was President, Daniel Webster, ther
Secretary of State, wrote: "The Presi
dent is of opinion that it is great abuse
to bring the patronage of the genera
government into conflict with the free
dom Of elections; and that this abuse
ought to be corrected wherever it may
have been permitted to exist, and to bt
nraNantad for The flltnre.N
Year: 1877

GooD SUeGEsTIoNs.--The Brooklyn
National Monitor throws out some good
suggestions to the colored people, whose
organ it is, 1t says: "Was there ever a
race lifted up that did not lift itself upf
If we would succeed we must rely upon
ourselves in all important matters. Lei
the help we ask and accept be only sucl
as will help us to help ourselves"
Year: 1877

"GoING BACK" ON Ir.-No one ever
doubted that the privilege of exercising
the suffrage was given to the cololed men
OF the South for pal y purposes, nor need
it surprise anybody that for the same
reasons some of those who gave propose
to withdraw ii. The New Orleans Re-
publican, the ablest journal of the party
IN the South, and the leading republican
organ in Louisiana, uses language which
shows plainly enough a disposition to
take the privilege ofsuflrage from colored
men when they cease to vote as the re-
publican party directs. 1t says.


"We do not hesitate to say that if the
republican party should from apy cause
be brought to believe that the representa-
tlon OF the colored people can no longer
oe directed by them in the manner that
tnelr healts and consciences would die
tate, the very object of granting that
representation would be best promoted
by supprecsiug power captured and
turned against its defenders"


This is significant. 1t indicates that
the two races in the South have come
nearer together politically in the late
election than ever before, and that there
is growing apprehension among those
who conferred upon them the exercise o.
suffrage ithat they will more and more
hereafter think for themselves and look
out for their own interests in their use
OF the ballot-box If the radical party
managers had not been so besotted by
their greed of gain and vengeance the,
might have understood from Tue begin
ming that to this complexion it woul(
come at last. There never was any bu
kind feelings and mutual confidence b
tween the two native races in the Soutl
till the caIpet-bag element was interpose
between them.-Bdltimore Sun.
Year: 1877

The NEW REsERvoIR.-Every person
who exercises the least judgment knows
from observation that banks of earth are
less liable to wash after they stand a year
or two and are covered with well set
sod of grass. The fear, therefore, ex-
pressed that the money expended on
building the banks of the reservoir will
be wasted if it is not completed for two
or three years or until it is needed, is
not well founded.


If the Commission is to complete the
work they ought to have a year, at least,
in which to advertise and contract for
materials. Time should be allowed in
which the contractor to furnish the brick
could burn them. 1t will take, it is said,
about million of brick, and they should
be secured at economical rates. There
are many other things that requires time
to supply. If the city can do without
the reservoir another year or two, all the
defects in the grounds can be discovered,
and the proper means taken to remedy
them. We would save the interest on the
money invested for that period and save
also the attention that such work must
necessarily have when completed. In
the meantime there is great deal of
work that is to be done by the Water
Department, such as getting in new
steam pump, &c. Without this the res
ervoir is useless; and we are told that
the pump must be had in any event. If
the law passed by the last session en-
trusting the completion of the work to a
Commission is defective it car be amend
ed at the next session, and perhaps by
that time political matters will be some
what changed. Certainly so large work
ought not to be entrusted to any parties
without ample security.
Year: 1877

Or. BrsnAn can tel your disposition what you
Are best adapted for and what you best succeed in
describe proper partner for life one whom you
can I've and De happy with and In fact viii point
out the true path which leads 10 Health. Happi.
nets and Prosperity.
Year: 1877

DESERT LANDS >-According to the best authorities We believe that Yayapai county does not contain one single acre of land that can be legally located under the Desert Land Act The best legal talent in California de- clare that the word desert embraces land only of barren waste. and that where there k dImpacss enough in the ground to pro- ducc grass, that excludes land from being taken up under the ActaS desert lands. |; i> held that grass growing upon land k a crop, therefore we think il would be well for those of our citizens, who are interested. to look into the law before cXpcndIng money and time on an uncertainty.
Year: 1877

A shooting fracas took place this morning at Fort Whipplc between two men, who were here from Fort Noiayc aS witnesses at the term of thc District Court. and the telegraph messenger. in which the messenger was acci- dcntally shot and killed by a friend who came to his assistance. In all about fifteen shots were fired
Year: 1877

broken ARMS IN JAIL.-Nimrod Hale, a
lad, burgled a store in Marshallton, Chester
county, and is in Jail at West Chester.
Shortly after being put there, he fell off Il
stool and broke his left arm, and on Friday
he fell out of bed and broke the other arm.
and is now splintered up in the latest
style. He is the worst broken prisoner we
know of.