The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1862-11-20

more evidently necessary than eVerj anu
whereas, this is understood to be, in some
parts of the Confederacy, a suitable time
for making collections for this purpose;
therefore,
Resolred, That we request the Board OF
the Theological Seminary to press the sub
scrptions to the endowment fund as far as,
and wherever practicable"
AS no meeting of the United Synod was
held at Chattanooga in May of this year, it
is recommended that the Presbyteries send
commissioners to meet in Knoxville, Tenn,
May, 1868.
FIRM FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.-ln the
Narrative of the New School Synod, they
say:
Our people have sustained their inll
share of the losses and various other trials
Incident to the hostile invasion. But al
though afflicted, it has been Sin measure"
While the heavy hand of God has been upon
them, the Almighty Arm has been under
meath them. All have been enabled to stand
firm in their allegiance to their God and
their country. No one connected with US,
as far as we are informed, has submitted to
be oath bound to the Northern Govern
ment, and we hear of instances in which our
people have been not only sustained, bat
also sensibly blessed, under their trials
The recuperative power of some of our
churches, after the pressure of invasion was
removed, is worthy of notice. With glad
hearts they have met again their pastors
and each other, promptly reftted their house
OF worship, and resumed their regular SER
vices"
WORTHY ExAMpLEs.-Harmony Preeby-
terry, S. c., gives to the support of a mis-
sionary FIVE hundred dollars, and is pledged
to give twelve hundred dollars for the sup
port of another. She also supplements pas
tors salaries of one or two weak churches.
There are but two of her churches that are
not supplied with the regular preaching of
the word. In Bethel Presbytery, every
church is supplied with the regular minis
tration4 of the Gospel.
Rev. Mr.. BoLLEs, the general agent of
the Confederate States Bible Society, is in
our city in the prosecution of his mission
The object is to raise the necessary funds to
secure "a large issue of Bibles and Testa-
menfs, which are now much needed.
DISSERTATION OF CHURCHES IN HANOVER
Co.-Oae of the churches in this parish
Beuiah-has been robbed Of its furniture
and otherwise seriously damaged. Pole
Greea-the house in which President Da
vies once preached-was pierced with the
discharge of artillery, and the grounds
around Salem were made the camp Of the
Federal Cavalry. But tits especially graft
fying to know, that, Notwithstanding all
their trials and losses in worldly interests,
this congregation has manifested a most
kind and liberal determination to increase
the substantial means of support for their
pastor, in whi;h they have been generously
assisted by the voluntary ofsrings of some
who are not members of this Society, and
who contribute to the support of other
churches. May the Lord bless Pole Green,
Salem aud Beulah abundaBtly, that the days
of their distress and mourning may be sue
ceeded by years of holy gladness, ard that,
as trees Of His planting. they may be fruit
ful through great trials.
Christian Observer.
REV. DIR. HAWKS, the celebrated Episco
pal Divine, is now the rector of Christ church,
Baltimore, and is growing into great favor
itsm. A letter frO.n there says:
His church is crowded to OVERLOOKING. He
breaches only one sermon week. His ora
tory and eloquence are of peculiarly i'm
pressive character. Very many are drawn
away from other congregations to hear him.
He does not touch politics in the pulpit, but
it is pretty well understood his sympathies
are Southern. This may account in some
measure for the large audiences.
The SLAIN AND SAvED.-Rev. T. L.
Cuyler, of New York city, speaks of the
very low state Of vital religion, and the al
most utter absence Of converting power,
and adds: "Perhaps it is not too much to
say that during the last year more souls
have gone into eternity, and fever have
gone into the church of Christ, than in any
year cur country has yet seem"
PRESBYTERIANIsM IN ENGLAND. The
Lyndon Weekly Rerie,O says: twenty-five
years ago, Presbyterianism in England was
only esteemed a poor off-shoot from the
church of Scotland. Now the Presbyterian
congregations in England are numbered by
hundreds. There are among them three
shades Of difference, distinguishable by
Scotch eyes, but which English readers will
hardly appreciate. The Cummingites, first
of all, connect themselves with the Estab-
lished Church of Scotland. They have DR..
Cumming, an eloquent, philanthrOpic, and
active divine, who keeps them to some ex-
tent in the public eye; but their congrega-
tons are few and far between. Next come
the United Presbyterians, representing the
union formed between two seeding bodies !
of Presbyterians in Scotland, and now rapid /
ly increasing in England. They are still
formally connected with the United Presby-
terrain Church of Scotland. Last, but
least, there are the English Prcsbyterians,
numbering in their ranks Dr.. James Hamil
tor, the praise of whose rare genius and
apostolic piety is in all the Churches at home
and abroad, and Dr.. Thomas M'Cre, a
vigorous and successful author in Church
history. These are the English Presbyte
rians, pure and simple, Tney have waived
their affectionate and friendly but decisive
farewell to the Free Church Of Scotland,
which most exactly agrees with their tenets;
they have established Theological Semi
,orv of thair owp. Q, nd tho inoraaaa in tbair