The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1867-02-27

| FuSi0R.-The Second and the West Arch
| Street churches, Philadelphia have united (;
both have ranked among the so called first
| class churches, but for some years past the
congregations of both have been greatly de-
pleted; so a union was financial necessity
Rev f.. r. Beadle, ID. D., is the pastor of the
Second church, and the arrangement transfers
him, with his congregation, to the magnificent
temple at Eighteenth and Arch, the future
home of the consolidated church.
Sabbath Lalcs IN the Legislature We have
received the following note from Dr. Junkin,
who is in Harrisburg;
Harrisburg, Feb. 10, 1867.
To members, ministers, and other office
bearers of the Christian Church. in Pennsyl-
vania, who have taken no action IN the Sunday
car and liquor question Curse We Meroz,
said the angel of the Lord; curse bitterly the
inhabitants thereof, because they came not to
the help of the Lord, 10 the help of the Lord
against the mighty. GEORGE JUNKIN.
Presbyterian.
A Coareatioa.-A Convention of those IA
vorable to an Amendment of the Constitution OF
the United States so as TO recognize the exls-
tenee of God, will be helfin Philadelphia, on
the 9Th and 9th of March.
Rec. Thomas 4. Brdcken, of independence,
Mo, has accepted call to the Second Church,
Lebanon, Ky, and has entered upon his du-
ties in that Church.
The Synod of Kentucky met in the ID Pres
byterian Church, Louisville, Kentucky, Feb
ruary lth On the roll call four Presbyteries
were represented Twenty-six ministers and
ruling elders were present.
Rev. r. G. Drank having declined to act as
Trustee of Centre College, Rev. I. A. Brack-
en- was elected in his place.
The Trustees of the College present asked
leave to retire for few minutes. After their
return Rev. Il. il. Breck, Trustee, gave an
account of the status of the Board OF Trustees
Of the College, stating that as such they have
no eoncealments to make. Every one knew
that there were two bodies claiming to be the
true Synod of Kentucky, and that eminent
juriSts Of the State had given it as their opin-
ion that this was the true Synod OF Kuntucky.
He proposed, ON the part of the Trustees an
application for change of the law touching
the charter of Centre College, which he
hoped the Synod would approve before the
Trustees petitioned the Legislature to effect
the change.
The paper of Mr.. Brock was adopted.
Synod then adjourned, to meet in Louisville
at the call of the Moderator.
The Rec. j. Halsted Carroll, of the South
Church, New Haven, Conn, has rendered his
resignation to the Society. The West Congre-
gational Church and the South Church are
proposing to unite, and the resignation is made
so that the movement need not be embarrassed.
There are published in this country twelve
weekly journals conducted professedly in the
interests of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Five of these support the Low Church
branch
A northern exchange paper states that Bishop
Hopkins, OF Vermont, has come out with
work supporting Ritualism and semi Popery.
Reu. Samuel G.. Bro,on, ID. d., Professor
of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres in Dartmouth
College, has accepted a call to the Presidency
of Hamilton College, New York.
Cra,cfordsr1e, hd.-Rev. Henry Little,
who has been laboring at Charlottesville,
writes, that as many as forty students in Wa
bash College are hoping in Christ, and that
the revival in town is progressing with the
steady power of the Spirit
Lutheran Wittemberg College, Ohio, is en-
joying great revival of religion. 1t looks as it
God were about to convert all the souls in this
institution. Some Of the young converts arc
young men of brilliant talents. The Christian
young men labor with a fervor, JOY and per-
severance like the spirit of apostolic days.
AmGIcun Presbyterian,
C0a1YeQafi0Ral,StS. DR.. Kirk has been able
to preach but two Sabbaths this year, and Is
still laid aside with an affection of the throat.
Forty-three have been added to the mem
bership of the First Presbyterian Church of
Geneva, DR. Wood 81 from its Sunday school
the past year.
4 Landmark 10 be Remoeed-Dr. Cheev-
er's church, corner of Broadway and Fifteenth
streets, New York, has been sold, and the
ground leased for twenty-one years to Tiffany
Il Co., jewellers. They intend to build large
fire proof store The church will probably be
rebuilt uptown.
Oil School Church az Santa Fe.-0n
Sabbath morning, January 18th, the Rev. ID.
f. Mcfarland, organized in that place
church of twelve members. Mr.. w. W. Car
others was ordained and installed ruling elder.