The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-04
PRESBYTERIAN.

chorister. The public are invited.
PRESBYTERIAN.
The Walnut Street and Vine Street
Churches of this denomination, viii
be open as usual tomorrow. Services
103 o'clock A. NJ, and u P. NJ.
Last Sunday afternoon was an inter.
esting occasion to the Walnut Street
Presbyterian Church. The first
Quarterly Meeting Of the Sunday
School Missionary Society was held.
The classes gave in their reports, each
one having a special name and motto,
as, for example: The Busy Bees
THE Pearl Gatherers, The Lambs
of the Flock, " Small RAIN" 1.-THE
Money Lenders &c. The last named
taking for its motto, He that giveth
to the poor, lendeth to the Lord"
Addresses were made by the Su-
p~erintendent, Mr.. Turner, by the
Pastor, and by Mr.. Charles Wilson,
of Indianapolis, now a resident of our
city.
The society. although reporting for
three months, has practically been in
working order but little more than
two months, and have collected fifty
dollars, twenty-five of which was set
apart for the support of Sabbath
School in the classic land of Italy.
and twenty-five sent to Miss Hawley,
formerly a teacher in the Sunday
School, and now engaged in labors
among the freed people of Atlanta.
Georgia, to be expended at her discre-
ton. eaa sasfon @riff ~ Z
The public commencement exer-
cises of Lane Theological Seminary,
are to take place at Walnut Hills,
Ohio. on Wednesday of next week.
Addresses-wiH be delivered by the
graduating class. aLA
DIR. Guthrie, of Scotland, one of the
most eloquent ministers living, and re-
Gently appointed a delegate to the
Presbyterian Assemblies soon to meet
in this country, embarked to make
the visit, but, owing to the
affection with which he has been af-
hictcd, was compelled to return be-
fore the vessel was out sight of land.
This will be a great disappointment
to those who expected to see and hear
this distinguished Scotch Divine.
Rev. Fl. A. Tracey Pastor Of. Glen
dale Presbyterian Church, preached
his farewell sermon on last Sunday.
He returns to New England. He
has been greatly afflicted in his fam
lily. His only son was killed in the
war, and, since then, his only daugh-
ter, a most accomplished young lady,
died. ~ 1EN AMI
The LARGEST CHURCH AND
LARGEST CONGREGATION IN SCoT-
LAND.-The Parish Church at Mon
trose is 76 years old, is double-gal-
leried, and contains $500 sittings.
There are $500 members, and the
charge is collegiate.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, o. S.-The
General Assembly of the Presbyte-
rian Church in the United States of
America, will hold its next meeting
In the Central Presbyterian Church,in
the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, on
Thursday, the 18th of MAY. at II
o'clock, A. NJ, and will be opened
with a ermon by the Rev. Robert T..
Stanton, d. d.. Moderator of the last
Assembly. ea .satoR -.
lE.lEEZ EkEf-. tH 4aF@rl
The Rev. E. Barr, of Muncie, In
diana, has received and accepted a
call to the First. Presbyterian Church
of Lafayette, Indiana. = ri
The pastoral relationship between
the Rev. II. A. Tracy and the Church
at Glendale. Ohio, has been d~issolved.
CoLpoRTAGE.EThe Presbyterian,
Board of Publication reports that it,
has employed ~colporteurs in-twenty-
Eve States, including nearly all therl
Southern States, selling 10000 vol
umes, and giving away 1895 vol
umes and more than a million of
tracts. ,eASSA II
WESTERN THEOLOGICAL SIENNA
RY.-The commencement of the
Western ,(Allegheny)4 Theological
Seminary took, place week before
last. The number Of students In at
tendance during the year WASH. OF
these 30 were. in the Senior class |
who have just completed their course.
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