The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1858-02-27

THE NORTH CAROLINA PRESENTER

| The PRESBYTERIAN Church In North Car0lI
has long labored under a serious disadvanta s
from the want of a journal to advocate ~
claims and represent her interests IL IS esa
ted that only 1000 Presbyterian Weeklie
are taken in the bounds of our three Presbyta
ries We have Is, 900 Commn&icants, and =
is safe to infer that there are SO, 500 1PTeshA
teriaf1s in principle in the State. - Our aoynal
stands fifth IN the Union il, point 81. numpeI
and her a1embersfii sweater tlsa{l tha<s
any syaadrSeq.h or Wet
Cur sisteF States on the North an South
neither of which has membership So mfge as
ours publish the Central, and the Southern
Presbyterian for the benefit of their people
| 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 takeno 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 dffusng
evangelical knowledge-to promote the cause
! of Education-to develope the talentas1pf our
Ministry, and to strengthen the attachFent Of
our people to the soil and sanctuafies OF their
own State. /
If our Church in other States, and other
Churches in this State, can supply their mem-
hers with religious Journal why may not wef
Are North Carolina Presbyterians. inferior in
talent energy and patriotism to their neighbors
on the Worth 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 tnsefu
Ministers, adopted sou of State, ''lt
ought to have been undertaken 20 years ago,
but it is not too late to begin to do right
In the last two or three months, fund Of
about $4,000 has been subscribed as a perma-
nent capital. A meeting Of the contributors
held at Greensborough on the l4th of-May,-
Rev. A. Baker Chairman,-the Paper was un-
animously located at Fayetteville, under the
name and title of the NORTH CAROLINA PREs-
BYTERIAN. Rev VIM. n Mebane and Rev.
George Mcneil were elected Editors:. Rev.
Messrs. George NcNeill VIM. n Mebane, A.
Baker and G. Fl. Wiley, and Messrs. George
Mcneil, Sr., John H. Cook aud David Muir
ply were appointed Executive Committee,
tolestablish the Paper and maGase its business
1t is our wish and design to make the NORTH
CAROLINA PRESBYTERIAN journal of the first
class, equal to the best in the country in typo
graphica. appearance and in adaptation to the
wants Of our Churches. Its cour 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 an 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.
&. Presbyterians. Whilst rely confidently
upon their favor, 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 deep
interest in this enterprise, and give it their
hearty support.
Terms: 50 per annum in advance, or on de-
livery Of the first number; 50 so in six months
So at the end Of the year. To clubs of 25 OIL
more, paying in advance and when the Paper
issent to address, discount of 10 pei
cent. will be allowed. Our Ministers and
Elders are earnestly desired to act Agents
! and all others friendly to the will please
assist IN procuring many subscribers as possi
Die, and forward the names, by august 1st, t
this Office. AS as 1900 subscribers are
obtained, the first number will be issued. If
faithful and vigorous effort is made in the mex
| two months by those Hho take a lively interes
IN this work. will without doubt, be able tt
begin the publication at the end of that tim,
with paying subscription list of at least. 5000
AsS~ Address, Editors of the N North Carclin:
Presbyterian, Fayetteville, n c.
! Fayetteville, May 90 1851