The North-Carolinian., 1858-01-23
PROSPECTUS


The Presbyterian Church in North Caroiin;
has long labored under serious disadvantage
from the want of journal to advocate he
claims and represent her interests. It is esti
mated that only 1000 Presbyterian Week.ie
! are taken in the bounds of our three Presbyte
ries. We have I3, 900 Commandments, and ii
is safe to infer that there are 80, 900 Presby
terians in principle ia the State Our SYNOD
stands fifth in the Union in point Of numbers
and her membership is greater than that al
any Synod Sonth or West of Peunsylya,:i,,j
7 ,--onr sister States on the.-North and South
neither OF which has membership so large as
ours. pnblish the Central, and the Southern
Iresoyterian, for the benefit of their people.
The time has come when the PRESBYTERIAN
Church IN orth Carolina should Likewise do
her duty to her children. 1t is conceded and
important fact that hundreds of our members
Will take State paper who will take no other
The Paper is needed to be the organ of onr
Synod and Presby yteries-to to elevate and en-
tighten the piety of our membership by diffasinp
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 |
'erS with religious Journal, why may not we?
Are North Carolina Presbyterians inferior in
taient, energy and patriotism to their neghbors
on the North or South, or to Christmas 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 usefnl
ministers, an adopted son of our State. at /
ougnt TO nave been undertaken 20 years ago,
but 1t is not too late to begin to do right
In the last two three months a fund of
ABOUT Soooo has been subscribed as a perma-
nent capital. At a meeting of the contributors
leid at Greensborough the l4th of Nav
Kew A. Baker, Chairman, the Paper was un
located at Fayetteville under the n
lame ana title of the NORTH CAROLINA PRES 8
sYTERIAN- Rev. VIM. n. Mebane and Rev o
Ieorge Mcneil We're elected Editors: Rev 8
Nessrs. George NcNell, VIM n Mebane. A
5aker and c. II. Wiley and Messrs. George Ii
icNeiii, Sr-, John II. Cook and David Muir f
hy were appointed Executive Committee n
o establish the Paper and manage it's business y
fairs y
1t Is our wish and design to make the NorrH m
,ARoIINA PRESBYTERIAN journal of the 6rst d
lass, equai to the best in the country in tvpo :"
raphcai appearance and in adaptation to the
ants OF our Churches. Its columns will afford r
ne latest intelligence, both foreign and domes /
c, and specia! care will be taken to give full
nd accurate summary of State news. The
anne of the Paper is designed to be an expo y
ent OF its character and contents From con
lctlon, 1t will advocate the conservative. or
lodox, Old School doctrines and order of the tr
hurch al
Our hrst appeal is to our own people-to n 40
Presbyterians Whilst we rely confidently I.
oon their FAY or, trust that the native sons sa
North Carolina who have found homes in tn
her States, and the adopted citizens of our co co
tate who form SO important an element in our in
Linlstry and membership, will take a deep Of
terest in this enterprise, and give it their CO
sarty support. WI
ERMs: 81 per annum in advance or on de- tn
'ery of the first number; 50 so in six months n ha
at the end of the year. To clubs of 25 or sci
ore, paying in advance and when the Paper m,
sent to one address, discount of 10 per
nt will be allowed. Our Ministers and sp
ders are earnestly desired to act as Agents wt
d all Others friendly to the cause will please lol
sist IN procuring many subscribers as possi- po
2, and forward the names, by august 1st, to ~
is Ohce. As soon 1900 subscribers are NJ
tanned, the first number will be issued If
thful and vigorous effort is made in the next G.
o months by those Hho take a lively interes.
this work, we will without doubt, be able to -
gin the publication at the end of that time
tn paying subscription list of at least 5000 q,
eszs~ Address, Editors of the North Carolina Al
esbyterian, Fayetteville, n. c.. IN
Fayetteville, May 90 1857 II