The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1867-03-20
FROM THE NORTHERN STATES.


A union has been effected between the First
independent and the First Cumberland Pres
byterian congregations of st. Louis; the two
are henceforth to be one congregation, Cum
berland Presbyterian.
Rer. N L. Rice, d. d., has rendered his
resignation of the pastorate Of the church,
corner of Fifth Avenue and Nineteenth street,
New York. Owing to i'll health, he was laid
aside from his labors for some months last
Summer, and it is said that the same cause has
led to his present decision.
A new Presbyterian church has been organ
in Brooklyn by a colony from Rev. L. l.. Guy
ler's church. 1t is called the Memorial Pres
byterian church" in commenoration of the
great revival of last year in the mother church.
The church is located near the new Prospect
Park.
Rec DR.. Colrer has tender his resignation
of the Professorship of Biblical Theology in
the Chicago Seminary, and has accepted the
invitation of the National Baptist Theological
Institute to take charge of the institution to
be founded on st. Helena island, on the South
Carolina coast, and Beaufort.
Religious Interest IN Western Pennsylvania
and Eastern Ohio-The Banner says: in
some cases whole Presbyteries seem to have
been awakened. This gracious outpouring of
the Holy Spirit has greatly exceeded any thing
witnessed in 1857 within the same bounds,
though at that time God did great wonders
among us. In Pittsburgh and Allegheny, a
greater religious interest exists at present
among us than we have witnessed for many
years. The Third Presbyterian church is in
the midst of precious revival The First
Presbyterian churchis holding a series of meet
ings, and there is an encouraging number ofin-
quirers. In the Central Presbyterian church
a deep and thorough work of grace seems to
have begun. And in the Second Presbyterian
church there are evidences Of seriousness"
Future of the Bill for tie provisional amend
nent of Center College charter.-The bill for
the provisional amendment of the charter Of
Center College, by striking out the clause de-
filming the Synod of Kentucky as In connection
with the General Assembly, after being ordered
to a second reading by vote of so to %, was
finally lost by vote of A to 81, one-third to
One-fourth of the members being absent, and
some dozen Of the so-called conservatives vot-
ing with the radicals.
The Free Christian Commonwealth says they
" have never regarded this bill as essential to
the protection of the property rights of our
expedient for avoiding protracted litigation,
and for more speedy settlement of the church
controversy in Kentucky"
Rec. Robert Morrison S Post Office changed
from Brooks Station, Kentucky, to Louisville,
Kentucky, Post Office Box 1877.
Religious AtCdkeRiag.-An interesting awak-
ening is now enjoyed in the Second Presbyte-
rian Church of this city. On Sabbath pre-
eeeding THURSDAY, the day of prayer for our
youth, the pastor addressed discourse to the
young, and announced services for every even
ing in the week as well as for Thursday morn
ing. He was assisted for more than q week by
Rev. George o. Barnes, who both as a man
and minister of Christ won all hearts. He
comes nearer our conception OF the lovely Nc
Cheyne than any other minister we have ever
met. His laborS were greatly blessed in reviv-
ing Christians and awakening the impenitent.
f. e. Commonwealth.
Reu. Mr. Qaarles, of Lexington, Missouri,
one of the Declaration and Testimony men,
says he will respond to the citation Of the
Assembly, and appear at the bar, because
lit will give us an excellent opportunity to
defend ourselves before the Church and the
world. 1t will do much towards showing that
we are not the contumacious rebels which our
enemies say we are If they condemn us, it
must then be upon the naked question Of our
protest, not for the super-added charge Of dis
respect 1t will show that we are not ashamed
of what we have done, and that we are not
afraid of our ability to defend ourselves.
Per contra, the Editor Of the Missouri Pres
Iyterian says:
I'VE do not design to answer the Assembly's
citation, and the sole ground that the Assem-
bly, has no right to issue such citation. Our
Book of Discipline (chap. V. see. q says =
Process against gospel minister shall always
be entered before the PresJytery of achich he as
a member. This is the law. By it even the
General Assembly must abide We prefer to
suffer, rather than In any way sanction Its vio-
lation. Our Presbytery alone has original ju-
risdietion in this case. We stand ready to an
swer the Presbytery' citation"
Effects of RemraL-The Third Presbyte-
Ran church (Old SchooD of Wheeling, Vir-
GINA, has been led to abandon a proposition
to disband and sell their house, by revival,
the result of which is an addition of forty-two
on profession of their faith in Christ, and two
on certificate. This addition more than dou-
bles the membership, and has greatly changed
the moral aspect of South Wheeling.
Baptism of Cherokees at Bethlehem.-On
the afternoon of the last day OF February, an
interesting and solemn service was held in the
Moravian chapel at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Three grandchildren of the late Hon. John
Ross, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation,
were baptized into the death of Jesus, by the
pastor of the church, preparatory to their re-
turn to their own country. They are pupils in
the Moravian Parochial school, which was
present in body. The baptism took place
in the same chapel in which so many Indians,
of different nationalities, were baptized in the
last century; but these children were the first
Cherokees that ever received this sacrament at
Bethlehem, and no Indian baptism had oc-
Cured there for one hundred and four years.
The Anti- Ritual Protest. Bishop Hopkins
has published card denying that he had
signed any counterblast to the anti-ritual pro-
test. He also doubts whether Bishops Potter
ana Odenheimer intend to sign any such docu-
ments. The protest was distributed at the
door of St. Adams rtualistie chapel, on Ash
Wednesday morning, but the distribution was
interfered with by the Ritualists, and the dis
tributor had to leave.
The Church Journal says of the protest -
"For the credit of the House Bishops, we
hoped that such document would really never
appear. We knew it would do more to adj
vance the cause of Ritualism than anything
else could do. But all the opponents of Ritu-
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