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

lion Church, Charleston, S. Carolina.-
The Rev. DR.. Girardeau, since his exile from
his pulpit, has been preaching in Glebe street
church to a large white congregation, with
some of his old Zion colored members who fol
lowed him thither. Charleston Presbytery
had joined the Glebe street congregation to
the Zion church. Upon the restoration OF his
former pull pit there was strong desire on the
part Of many Of the white people who had at
taehed themselves 10 his ministry to claim his
services ior themselves entirely. But when
he expressed his conviction that his duty led
him still TO labor for the black man 5 salvation,
the whole congregation, with noble Christian
magnanimity, agreed to share his valued SER
vices with their cOlOred brethren; to provide
for his support In his missionary work; and to
furnish also a co pastor to divide with HIM the
common charge OF the white and the black
congregations. On Monday evening, January
18th, he gathered the remainder OF hls cOlored
charge together, many OF them having been
scattered throughout this State and all over
the land in the progress Of the war and OF sub
Sequeut events, and ll6 persons, male and te-
male enrolled their names, as the new begin
ming of his African flock AT the same time
he explained to them in full the arrangements
adopted for carrying on church discipline
amongst them, which gave them entire salts
factiOn.-Dr Adger'S Letter jR Ae'c York
Obserrcr.
The Church at lHuJresJoro, Tennessee, en-
couraged by the success of the First Presbyte-
rian church of Nashville, and the Presbyterian
church of Gallatin, Tennessee, has made ap-
plieation TO the Government for damages to
the amount of $4,000.
Rer Il. HIlLZcra has removed from Laurel
I'D y c., to Rockingham, n. Z, Cores
pondents are requested to address him at his
new Post Office.
4 Good Example for other CtieS-The
Nashville Bible Society held its tortl,-fourth an
adversary recently They reported three agents
now canyasSing the city, and supplying all the
destitute with the Bible The Treasurer had
received during the year some $3.50, whilst the
financial condition Of the Society shows It's ex-
cess Of means over liabilities some 81 ,255.-
F0,,r life members were enrolled and t,cO-huR-
dre{ and hirty-sera, for the year by present
contributions The cause will be presented
during the year in all the churches when spe-
eial collections will be taken up.
Rep. r. D. Lea has taken charge Of Kirk
wood and Harmony Churches, in Mercer eoun-
ty, Ky. Correspondents are requested to ad-
dress him at Salyisa.
Death of Rec. f. r. Eatch.-The many
friends of Rev. f. r. Veitch will be panied to
learn that he died. on Sunday, the 10th inst,
at Newtown, Frederick county At the time
of his death, he was Presiding Elder of the
Winchester District He has been Minister
in the NJ f. Church since 1881, period OF
36 years. He was good and sensible man,
and useful minister. He was delegate to the
late General Conference at New Orleans.
Ordination of Colored Preachers-Rev. DIR.
Adger in a letter to the ~ Y Observer, says:
Il will not enter into the controversy about
the Memphis Assembly further than to say, if
YOU will allow me by way of concluding this
letter, that should it please God to call any col
ored man to the missionary or to the pastoral
Office amongst us and the evidence Of that call
he manifested in the usual way Of its being set
forth for PreSbyterianS as to white men, L
think | can assure you that there Is not one
Presbytery Of our Church which would with
hold ordination from him. IL God calls and
his call be made plain in the usual way, how
could we dare refuse our sanction on the mere
ground of cOlOr2 Nor In making this state
meut am | saying what no precedent sustains
me in declaring Southern PreSbyterians,
under the system which has passed away, did
sometimes Ordain black men to the ministry.
Let me also aver that we stand ready now, as
heretofore, to help the black man EDWARDS and
upwards in every way which may appear to an
enlightened Christian judgment to be for his
own usefulness and happiness, for Gods glory
aud the benefit Of His Church.
Colored R-eachers-The Appomattox Bap-
fist Association, at its last meeting, took pretty
much the same ground with the Memphis
General Assembly That Is to say, 1t consented
to license men of color, but refused, for the
present, to orIdjR persons OF this race.
The Baptists Of South Carolina already have
one paper, called = The South Ccrrot1ta BaP-
tjSt, - edited by Rev. W. f. Walters, and
very good paper too, but prospectus has been
issued for another sheet, to be issued from
Columbia, and edited by DR.. Reynolds. The
Baptists arc strong in South Carolina, and are.
able to do almost anything that they may uu-
dertake.