The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1867-12-25

Der of souls, and a hopeful field OF labor Is
/ opening to the new society. 1t is also an
nounced that Rev H. A. Sawtelle is about to
edit in San Francisco new religious paper
called the Spare Hour which will be clearly
| pronounced in favor of open communion
This WISE enlightened and fraternal policy,
| though much more prevalent among English
than among American Baptists, seems to be
| finding many advocates on the Pacific coast
| Ii is pleasant to note among the signs OF the
time this indication that the movement toward
Christian union, so profoundly felt in many de-
nominations, is manifesting itself among our
Baptist brethren also. Inviting, as they do,
evangelical Protestants to their pulpits and
uniting with them more and more In the Sun
| day school, in the Christian association and In
unsectarian efforts OF every description, they
cannot long refuse them welcome to the table
of our common Lord and Master.
Bishop McIlvaine saluted the Presbyterian
| Convention In the name of the House of
| Bishops" which is denied by the american
| ChluchmdR. The Protestant Chwchnadn
says: 1t was our privilege to hear him use
| this noble language, and no one who heard him
could doubt that he meant just what be said.
1t was in his face, and voice, as well as In his
words. and none rejoiced to hear it more than
we. So our eotemporary has spent its
strength for naught.
The Christian Press-A correspondent of the
| CoaQreqatioadiiSt remembers to have been pre-
sent, some fifty years ago, "at a Ministerial
/ Association, in which the question was gravely
and earnestly discussed, whether it was right
/ to patronize a religious newspaper. The OBJ
| jeetiOns were that it would be degrading rel
/ giOn by bringing 1t down to a secular plane,
and would lead to violation of holy time. by
/ encouraging the promiScous reading OF newspa-
pers on the Sabbath day"
Rev. James Baird, D. D., for thirteen years
minister of the Presbyterian Church Carole-
ton, st. John, has removed TO New York city,
with the view of becoming connected with the
| Presbyterian Church in the United States
Northern MethOdists In East Tennessse.-The
| Nel0 York Christian Advocate says that, as
:" the growth of less than three years, they
have eighty travelling, and two hundred local
preachers, and about "a, 600 members, and
that they are nearly equal in all statistics to
the Methodist Episcopal Church South In that
part of the country.
1t states further that they have now in the
South Annual Conferences, 40 travelling,
/ 1858 local preachers, and ia, 900 members.
Rev. Charles Beecher, who was complained of
few years since by some members Of the
/ Georgetown Mass Congregational Church
for heresy, and summarily suspended by the
Congregational conference, has recently re-
ceived notice that the vote suspending him has
been reScinded. The reason announced is that
the vote of suspension was ''uncongregati0nal
and unconstitutional But if we may Judge by
the enormous hereSies he avowed, that suspen-
sion was entirely righteous That it should
be removed now, upon the ground mentioned,
only shows how far New England is sunk in
error.
Vermont Episcopalians.-Th Episcopalians
have in Vermont thirty-seven preachers and
twenty three clergymen-a net gain of one
parish and net loss of three clergymen, in
twenty-Seven years. Is that the style in which
the church" stands in the way of 1.-THE
SectS, as Bishop MeCoskry tells US? Does
it stand still?
The Missionary Herald.-The venerable pub
| LEGATION of the American Board will enter up
on its Gath volume with the new year. The
January number will contain a valuable map
of the Oriental world and also tabular list of
the geographical names connected with the
several missions, together with their pronunci-
alton.
The Advance, the new Congregational paper
Of the West, has been outgeneraled on its own
ground. Mr.. Bowen, publisher of the New
York Independent, lately went to Chicago, in
vited seven of the most influential Congrsga-
tional ministers of the State, three of " pun
had signed the report against the LRdepeYeat
in the Illinois Conference, to meet him at the
Sherman House, had a friendly conference
with them, paid their hotel bills, and secured
them as regular contributors to the IRdepen-
a Il,
The AdrdRce is much vexcd at this, and calls
on the apostate brethren for explanations -
The Adr0Ree must make smarter paper if it
hopes to drive out the IadepeadeRt.-Er.
Remarkable success.-The Methodist, of New
York, publishes a column or more every week
of appeals to its friends to induce them to ex
tend its circulation, and with what success may
be judged from the fact that nearly "ten thou
sand new names have been added to its list
during the present year. The editor seems to
think that the man who fails to take Metho-
dist paper and to work for it, is not Metho-
dist at all.
DR.. Newman Hall and The Msthodist.-This
paper, in New York, has advertised that his
paper will contain the sermons preached by
this divine in the most prominent places.
The Boston CongregationaHSt condemns
this piracy:
"0n behalf of DR.. Hall, and at his author
iZatiOn, we protest in the strongest manner
against the Christian right of the Methodist,
or of any book publisher, to print his sermons
/ in a form in which he does not wish them
printed, and by an act of moral piracy. An
authorized edition, revised by himself, and of
whose profits he will have a share, will soon
be issued by MeSSrs. Sheldon & Co., of New
/ York, and another by MeSSrs. Ticknor 4
/ Fields, of this city, who have made arrange
mentS for that purpose, honorable to them
selves, and satisfactory to Mr. Hall. :"
Permanent schOlarships.-The experience Of
Methodists in their endowment of Asbury
University has been against these scholar
ships:
:" 1t is a singular fact that with large num-
Der of students (more than three hundred) the
receipts for tuition are scarcely sufficient to pay
the janitOr's bills. This has been owing to the
numerous permanent scholarships sold for the
sum of one hundred dollars each, and these
can be easily procured by students.
The First Congregational Church of Chicago,
ILL.,, has called Rev. f. 2. Goodwin of Column
| bus, Ohio, at a salary Of $4000-less by $1,000
than the salary paid to their late pastor, Rev.
DR.. Patton.
The Calvary Baptist Church, in Washington,
/ d. c., corner of Ii and Sth streets, was de-
stroyed by fire on the 18th inst. from the ex-
plosion of fue The loss is stated at Sll7,-
| 600, and insurance $3.50 The church was
built about two years ago.
Rare Relic---Rev. j. n. Mcleod, D. D.,
of New York, has copy of the Scottish Ma
tional Covenant Of March |, 1858, with the
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