The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1857-07-18

from Tie WaAC OF a journal to advocate hel
claims and represent her interests It is esti
mated that only 1000 Presbyterian Weekies
are taken in the bounds of our three Presbyfe
ries. We have 13 600 Communicates, am i
is safe to infer that there are 30,00O-P
! terians in - Aate
stands
! and hex t-a~ fi,a.
any Synod South or West of PENNSYLVANIA
| Our sister States on the North and South,
neither of which has membership so large as
ours. publish the Central, and the Southern
Presbyterian, for the benefit Of their pe6ple
The time has come when the Presbyterian
Church in North Carolina should likewise do
her duty to her children. 1t is a conceded and
important fact, that hundreds Of our members
Will take State paper who will take other.
The Paper is needed to be the organ of our
Synod and Presbyteries- to elevate and en-
tighten the piety Of our membership by diffusing
evangelical knowledge-to promote the cause
OF Educatlon-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 our Church in other States and other
Churches in this State, can supply their mem
bers with religious journal, why may not we?
Are North Carolina PresE .orans inferior in
talent, energy and patriotism to their neighbors
on the North or South, to Christians of
other denominations at home? With the
same or better opportunities of accomplishing
this work, shall we leave it undone? In the
language OF one of our most able and useful
Ministers, an adopted son of our State, at
ought to have been undertaken 90 years ago.
but it is not too late to begin to do right"
In the last two or three months, a fund of
about S5OUO has been subscribed as a perma-
nent capital. At meeting of the contributors
held at Greensborough on the 14th Of May
Rev. A. Baker, Chairman,-th Paper was un-
animousy located at Fayetteville under the
name and title of the NORTH CAROLINA PRES
BYrERIAN. Rev. VIM N. Mebane and Rev
George McNeill were elected Editors: Rev
Messrs George McNeill VIM n Mebane, A
Baker and c. Il. Wiley, and Messrs. George
McNeil, Sr., John 81. Cook and David Muir
ply were appointed an Executive Committee
to establish the Paper and manage it's business
affairs.
1t is our wish and design to make the NoRrH
CAROLINA PRESBYTERIAN journal of the first
class, equal to the best in the country in typo
graphical appearance and in adaptation to the
wants of our Churches. It's columns will afford
the latest intelligence, both foreign and domes-
tic, and special care will be taken to give full
and accurate summary of State news. The
name of the Paper is designed to be expo
nent Of its character and contents. From con-
vction, it will advocate the conservative, or
~thodox, Old School doctrines and order of the
Church.
Our first appeal is to our own people-to n
| upon their favor we trust that the native sons
of North 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 a deep
interest in this enterprise, and give it their
hearty support
TERMS: So per annum in advance or On de-
livery of the first number; So so in six months
81 at the end Of the year. To clubs of 25 or
more, paying in advance and when the PAPER
is sent to one address, a discount of 10 per
cent. will be allowed. Our Ministers and
Elders are earnestly desired to act as Agents,
and all others friendly to the cause will please
assist in procuring as many subscribers as posi-
ole, and forward the names, by august 1st, To
this Office. As soon as 1900 subscribers are
obtained, the first number viii! be issued. If a
faithful and vigorous effort is made in the next
two months by those Hho take lively interest
in this work, we will without doubt, be able to
begin the publication at the end of that time
with paying subscription list of at least 5000.
Bas- Address, Editors of the North Carolina
Presby terian, Fayetteville. n. G.
Fayetteville, May 90, 1857.