The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1857-12-10
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THE NORTH CAROLINA PRESBYTERIAN n

e The Presbyterian Church III North CAROLS
has long labored under IA seriQAs-sd sad vapyal
from the want-of@a journal to- advocate ht
claims and represent her interests. 1t is est
mated that only 1000 PRESBYTERIAN Weeklie
: are taken IN the bounds of our three Presbytt
+ res. We have $4,000 Commandments, and
! is safe to infer that there are 80, ,00O Presby
y terians i'll princ pie in the State. Our Syno
I stands fifth in the Union i'll point of numbers
; and her membership is greater than that O
any Synod South or West of PENNSYLVANIA
: Our sister States on the North and South
neither OF which has membership so large a
ours publish the Central, and the Southern
Presbyterian, for the benefit of their people
l he time has when the PRESBYTERIAN
Church Ill North Carolina should likewise dc
her duty to her children it is a conceded and
important fact that hundreds of our members
VIII take a State paper who will take no other
The Paper is needed to be the organ of our
Synod and Presbyteres- to elevate and en-
tighten the plety of our ne nuersiin bv diffusinr
] evangelical knowe Ige-to promote the canse
of Educaton-to develope the talents of our
Ministry, and to strengthen the attachment of
our people to the soil and sanctuaries of their
own State.
If onr Church in other States, and other
Churches III TINS State, can supply their mem
bers with a religious Journal. why may not we?
Are North Carolina Presbvterians inferior in
talent, energy and patriotism to their neirhbors
on the Worth or South or to Christians of
other denominations at home? With the
same or better opportunities of accomplishinr
tins work, shall we leave it udone? In the
language OF one of our most able and useful
ministers, an adopted son of our State at
ought 10 nave been undertaken 90 years ago
but 1t is not too late to begin to do right
In the last two three months fund of
ahout $4,000 has been subscribed as a perina- |
nent capital AT a~eleeting of the contributors |
held at Greensborough on the 18th of May
Rev. A. Baker. Charinan,-tle Paper was un-
,,,,c, 80 s Ese andtsr The
BYrERIAN. Rev. VIM. \. Mcbaue and Rev.
George McNeill We're elected Editors: Rev.
MesSrs- George NrNeill, VIM. n Mcbane, A
Baker aud c II. Wiley aud Messrs George
McNeil, Sr., John Ii. Cook and Davit! Muir
phy were appointed Executive Committee
to establish the Paper and manage its business
affairs.
1t is our wish and design to make the NORTH
CAROLINA PRESBYTERIAN journal Of the first
class, equaI to the best in the country in typo
graphica: appearance and in adaptat lon to the
wants of our Churches. Its columns will afford
the latest intelligence both foreign and domes-
tic, and special care viii be taken to give 6. full
and accurate summary of State news. The
name Of the Paper is designed to be an expo-
nent of its character and contents From con
victon, it viii advocate the conservative Or
thodox, Old School doctrines and order OF the
Church.
Our first appeal is to our own peopie--to n
G. Presbyterians. Whilst we rely confidently |
upon their favor, trust that the native sous |
OF \ orth Carolina who have found homes in |
other States and the adopted citizens of our
State who form so important an element in our
Ministry and membership, will take deep
interest in this enterprise, and give it their
hearty support.
TERMS: 50 per annum in advance or on de-
livery of the first nnmber;$2 SO in six months
So al the end of the year To clubs Of IS or
more paying in advance and when the Paper
is sent to address, discount of 10 per |
cent. will be allowed Our Ministers and
Elders earnestly desired to act Agents. |
and all others friendly to the cause will please
assist in procuring as many subscribers posi- |
ble, and forward the names, by Ameua 1st, to
this Office AS 1900 subscribers are !
obtained, the first number will be issued. If
faithful and vigorous effort is made in the next
two months by those Hho take lively interest |
in this work, will without doubt, be able to
begin the publication at the end of that time
with paying subscription list of at least 5000. /
as7F Address, Editors of the North Carolina I
Presbyterian, Fayetteville. N. c.
Fayetteville, May 20, 1851