The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1866-10-17
FROM THE NORTHERN STATES.

at COnStautinople, and offers to give $4,000 II
| four Others will do the same. We hope
/ soon to record their donations. Mr.. Mlnas-
| sian, a piOus American merchant ut COnstantI-
nople, was the first large contributor, having
given 81 600 toward the object.
H1ni University DR.. Burtis, of Buff
| falO, n Y, has been appointed to fill, tempo
rarily, the Chair Of the Greek language in the
above Institution. Dr. Burtis has the reputa-
ton of ripe scholarship, and will no doubt tll
! the position with credit to himself and the
University. -IreSJUer.
Rec. T. b. Smith has resigned the pastoral
charge of the First Presbyterian church at
| Nmcennes, Indiana.
Georgeto,5n College, Ky, has opened with
very fatteriug prospects.
There are IL young men studying Tor the
ministry Under the able administration OF
| the accomplished President-Rev n. NJ |
/ Crawford-much good will be accomplished to |
| the cause of education.
The PresBytsrv of Louisville met according
! TO adjournment, on Tuesday night, Oct. I'd, In
the Lecture Room of the Second Church
Present fifteen members.
Rev c. b. Davidson, ID. D., presented a
letter Of dismisson from the Presbytery OF
New Albany; and after the usual examination, |
he was received as a member of Presbytery. |
After attending to some minor matters, 1t adj |
jouned to meet in Henderson during the ses-
siOns Of Synod. Free Christian Common
Jreuith.
Rer w. H. Ferguson. The Missouri Pres |
JUfeyaH states that GAINESVILLE Presbytery |
Is in full sympathy with Mr. Ferguson, and
ready to pronounce a strong condemnation Of
his treatment BY the Assembly. We learn
that the Presbytery, at a recent pro re ndtd
meeting expressed their dissatisfaction at Mr..
Ferguson expulsion, by vote Of twenty to
three. We learn also that his Church unani-
mously sustain him, and that his congregations
have largely increased
These evidences of favorable regard are GER
tainly very grateful to Mr.. Ferguson, and are
but the beginning of that vindicatiOn which,
in calmer and more Christian times, will class
the doings of the late Assembly among those
things of which it is ashame even tospeak %
The Third Presbyterian church of Pittsburgh
Pa, Rev, Herriek johnson pastor, at its re-
cent annual collection for Home Missions, con-
tributed the sum OF Four Thousand Seven
Hundred Dollars
Rec, H. Gaylord has resigned his charge
of the churches at Delaware city and Port
Penn in the State Of Delaware, and been APP
UotulNu lNcllN AClldA Iloult uilNclOudIy, 10 IL
Dor in the Southern part of that State
Rec Dr. Stuart Robinson. We find in an
exchange the following notice of a sermon he
preached at HarrOdsburg, Kentucky:
His theme was, the predetermined care
which God has, not only over His church as
an organized body, but over each individual
Christian as His child
The great and glorious doctrine of election
was presented in ITS most attractive and COM
forting form, and was listened to by large and
attentive audience, many of whom had come
thirty miles TO hear the great and fearless ex-
FOUNDER of truth. DR.. Robinson is beyond
all controversy. the Luther Of the reformation
now going ON in the Northern church. -
The First Presbyterian Church of Cincin-
natl has rendered unanimous call to Rev. F.
w. Brauns, of Baltimore, Md, to become
their pastor.
Reu. H. d. Robertson, of Fond du Lac,
Wis, has given notice to his congregation of
his intention to ask Presbytery to dissolve the
pastoral relation between him and the church
at Fond du Lac Mr. Robertson desires to
seek a milder climate
Rer T. T. BroloR, D. D., of Chicago, has
also given a similar notice to his people.
TIE Pleslyteyy Of Nassau, connected with
its late sessions at Freeport, Long Island
adopted resolutions III reference 10 the action
of the General Assembly, recently held at st.
Louis, fully sustaining the Assembly's position
in reference to slavery, rebellion, and schiSmat-
zeal combination in the church.
The CLicago Reformed P'esJytely, at late
meeting, took step toward a union OF the
PRESBYTERIAN churches, by the appointment of
DR. Patterson aud W. r. Davidson as a Com
mittee of Conference with similar committees,
If appointed of the Old School, New School,
and the United PreSbyteries Of Chicago, to con-
vcnc Joint meeting Of the four Presbyteries
for conference on their common interests.
Church Afais IN Kentucky Rev. DR.. R.
J. Breckenridge gives to the Nortb-1oestaR Pres
byteri,m his views of the state of their
churches
Three Of our Presbyteries have taken de
cided action under the directions of the last
Assembly and a fourth one has avoided taking
any action at present. Two other small ones
remain to be heard from Our Synod will I'M
doubtedly divide, think, as will all our Pres
byteries and nearly all our churches that are
able To support a minister The majority of
our ministers will, | think defy the Assembly,
and leave the Church. Of the elders, Except
those made for present use, the majority will
remain with us and so will majority of the
private members in the aggregate. The part
chat adhereS Will be recognized by the Assem-
bly, and by the civil powers as the true body
and win maintain itself as such, God helping
us.
Bishop of Montana and Nerada-The Rev
Mr. futile has been unanimously appointed by
the House of Bishops OF the Protestant Epis.
copal Church, Bishop of the new diocese Of
Montana and Nevada. The new bishop is
not yet thirty-six years OF age.
Neie Eaqltad EDjScopacU correspon-
dent of the n. Y. ,"0bserver says "Epis-
copacy is carrying everything before it in Bos-
ton and sweeping into its fold multitudes from
the Congregational and Unitarian churches, as
well as some other denominations. But the
Episcopacy of New England Is of an eyangeli
cal and low church type, and Its leaders are
working vigorously to spread abroad pure
gospel, as well as to build up denomination.
Sc Tie Public Serrice of Song. "A writer
I'm the Presbyterian states that some Northern
pastors, select and send to their choirs on
Thursday or Friday night, the hymns for the
following Sunday though the pulpit Is then to
be occupied by stranger He mentions case
in which minister was obliged to preface a
sermon on David 5 spirit of chid-li6e trust and
humility, with one hymn describing the char
acteristics of Christs teaching, and another
teaching that TO the hardened sinner the Cos
pei Is a SAVIOR Of death unto death
hferpretiag Prorjdeace-The Bishop of
Three Rivers, Lower Canada, in a pastoral
letter, speaks of the inceSsant rains and the
Fenian invasion as chaStlsements from heaven
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