The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1867-11-20
PROM me NoRTHERN STATES.

Presbytery of West virginia.-At the recent
meeting of the Synod OF Wheeling, 10. s., In
Wellsvllle, Ohio, there were DO delegates from
the Presbytery of West Virginia. Their re-
port was sent up however, aud as its territory
overaps that of our Presbyteries of Greenbri
er and Lexington it may be well to know Its
strength.
Report of the P-esJytery Of Vest VIrgiaia to
tie Synod Of Vbeeimg, from October, 1866,
to October, 1861.
Number of ministers, u; of churches, % !;
of hcentiates, candidates, l communicates
added on examination, co. on certificate, 80 /;
total of COMMITMENTS, l, LA adults baptized,
II infants, ~ persons in Sabbath Schools
aud Bible classes, l,022 Funds collected -
Domestic Missions, $l4l; Foreign Missions,
SIG; Education, $46O; Publication, S2l {;
Church Extension, S73; Disabled Ministers
Fund, S49 Com. and Con, S33; Congrega-
tiunal, So O53 Miscellaneous, S676.
October 9th, 1866, Presbytery ordained j.
NJ. Nourse as an Evangelist; July Slst, 1867,
PreSbytery dismissed Rev. John Branch, to
unite with the Presbytery of Potosi.
JAMES Ii. FLANAGAN, Stated Clerk.
The new hall in Chicago, erected for the Young
Mem Christian Association, was recently ded
ieated. Ii is called Farwell Hall, from the
chief donor, who has invested $50, 900 in it
1t is capable of seating 1000 people.
The Corporation of Yale College has elected
Rev Oliver Ellsworth Daggett, ID. D., Canaan
daigua, TO the Office of Professor Of Divinity
in Yale to preach on the Sabbath in the chap
ell. aud take the pastoral care OF the church,
aud he has accepted the appointment.
Rev. Herrick Johnson, D. D., late pastor Of
the Srd Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh
has received call from the lst Presbyterian
Church of Philadelphia, of which Rev. Albert
Barnes recently resigned the pastoral charge
he had held so long.
Large Collection.-At Rev. Dr. Halls first
service in his church, Fifth avenue and Nine
teenth street, he made brief appeal for the
Bible cause, and the collection was S2l70
5 500 more than last year.
Delegate from the south.-The only delegate
| from the South in the late Presbyterian Union
| Convention, was Professor A. ID. Hepburn. =
| He appeared with credentials of his appoint
ment from the PreSbytery of Orange, SynoC
of North Carolina, and we heard of no oblec
ton to his reception, either in the Convention
or out of it.-PreSJyterjda.
Sheldon Co., have made arrangements with
the Rev. Newman Hall, ID. D., under which
he will at once, upon his return to England
prepare Il volume Of Sermons, which they vii
publish The volume will also contain an ac
count of the special laborS Of Mr. Hall among
the poor of England.
The " T. Methodist commences next week
the publication of sermons delivered in thi:
country by Mr.. Hail.
The COlOred People in our Churohes,-Tht
Vestern Presbyterian of Louisville, Ky, give:
a petition presented to the Presbytery of Tran
sylyania, of the Northern Assembly, by the
colored members Of the Presbyterian Church
in Danville:
1--WE, the subscribers, cOlored members Of
the First and Second Presbyterian churches in
Danyie, respectfully represent to the PreSby-
terry OF Transatlantic, that, as We are informed,
the Methodist Church in Kentucky has estab-
Hshed its colOred members into an Independent
conference, with regularly ordained ministers
and colored bishop; and that the colored
BaptiSts have been or are to be, set OFT into
independent churches and associations. Be
heying that it would be for the interests of re-
ligiou in the Presbyterian Church, among oul
people We respectfully petition Presbytery tC
take steps 10 establish among the cOlored mem
bers in it, bounds colOred churches, and tC
form them into Presbytery. This, we con