The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1866-05-09
Total
S3I6,982.SO

Total, S3l6, 9S2. 80
In addition to the above, there are invested
funds for the use of the Seminary held by the
Trustees Of the General Assembly of the Pres
byterian Church in the United States, corpora
ton in Pennsylvania, which had charge Of the
funds Of the Seminary previously to the grant
ING of the Seminary charter by the State OF
New Jersey.
The whole number OF volumes in the Libra
~ is 1877.
FJeedmea'S Conlnjttee.-The first annual
meeting of the General Assembly 5 Committee
on Freedmen, was held in the First Presbyte-
rian church. Pittsburg, last week. The Sec
rotary, Rev. 5. c. Logan, read an abstract Of
the Annual Report, and gave somewhat de-
tailed account of the operations of the Com
mittee during the year The total receipts
from all sources have been, for nine months,
S2S, $40. 70, and the total expenditures in the
same time sd ,l0075 The number of mis-
sionaries and teachers employed, seventy-six.
The number of stations occupied twenty-four,
The pupils in the schools number three thou
sand two hundred and ffty-six. Seventeen
Sabbath Schools have been organized with an
attendance Of one thousand, five hundred
and forty-three Five churches have also
been organized with a membership of four
hundred and twenty-eigEt. Ministers laboring
under the direction of the Committee have
baptized one hundred, and have performed
ninety marriages.
Southern SeI,timeaL-Rev J. b. Water
bury, Secretary of the Southern Aid Society,
writing to the Nelc York OJsara, uses the
following language
In your last issue, you gave extracts from
correspondents at the South, showing that the
clergy there are as bitter as ever towards the
North. Your regrets were expressed, and you
remarked. that if q different state of things
existed YOU would be glad, upon reliable infor-
nation, to correct the impression which you
entertained. Having been led into pretty
extended correspondence with Southern minis
tiers. | have come to the following conclusion,
namely: that the clergy Of the South, what
ever may have been their views at the COM
mencement and during the continuance Of the
war, acquiesce now in the decision of PrOvi-
dence, and wish to be considered loyal, peace
able and law-abiding citizens.
'Of course opinions vary at the South as
they do here Men of all shades of political
sentiment are to be found in both sections; but
to say that as a body the clergy of the South
are unanimous In their views, or that the ma
jority of them are dislOyal, would not be Just.
Still, | greatly fear, unless strenuous efforts
are put forth, promotive OF kindness and good
feeling, that the elements Of strife and aliena-
ton will continue to work; and thus while the
contest may be bloodless, 1t will be divisiye and
destructive
NJ B-.+4.-The torgTr7CyTT0RUfIST says -
I'VE can enjoy pleasant hit even at our own
expense. and commend to those Of our vacant
churches in search Of pastors the remark Of q
Doctor of Divinity Of the Episcopal denOmina'
ton, to the effect that he thinks that certain
Congregational church ought to believe IL
apOStolical succession, since they have had &
different candidate about every Sabbath for SIN
months
The C0pgrcqatioaalSt says In the city Of
Boston and vicinity, there Is abundant evidence
that the religious interest is increasing. The
numerous meetings that have been held during
/ the past few weeks seem now to be bringing
I forth happy results, and many are inquiring
the way to be saved.
4 reriral Of marked character and power i!
| in progress in connection with the First Con
I gregational church in North Bridgewater, Mas
/ sachusetts, Rev. Z. L. Clark, pastor Upon ;
| judicious estimate, seventy persons have al
ready found the Saviour, and more than thi
number are inQuiring the way to be saved
R3,cer Of Prqyer.-Iu one of our city con
gregations there is 3 class of seven very inter
| est ng Young ladies. The teacher sought thei
salvation, and prayed that they might betaugh
of the Lord At the beginning OF special ser
vices recently, she asked another teacher L