The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-05-20

Rev. W. J. Lapsleys Post office address is st.
Louis, care Of DIR. Barron, n. w. corner OF
Sixth and Walnut streets.
Rev. W. H. Darnen has removed from Gordon
county, GA. His present Post office address
is Prisons Store, via Rome, Floyd Co., Ga.
Rev. R. S. Reeses Post office address has
been changed from Lexington, Va, to Clinton,
Henry cousty, Mo.
Rev. DR.. Plumer, Of Columbia Theological
Seminary, will supply the pulpit OF Rev. DIR.
Scott, New York, until the lst of July.
Installation.-At an adjourned meeting of
the Presbytery of Fayetteville. held in Fay
etteville, N. C., on the 9th, the Rev. H. G.
Hill was received from the Presbytery of Or
ange call was presented from the Fayette.
vile church for his PASTORAL services, Mr.. Hill
accepted the call and arrangements were made
for his installation on Saturday before the I'd
Sabbath in July, az II O'Clock The Rev. j.
p. Mcpherson was appointed TO preside, preach
the sermon, &C., the Rev. John VI. Sherwood
to charge the pastor, and the Rev. David
Farley to charge the people.
Orphans Home at Tuskegee, Ala.-The Exec.
utive Committee of the Orphans Home Of
the Synod OF Alabama, having decided to oren
the Home, at as early a day as possible: notice
is hereby given that applications for the admis
sion Of Orphans at the Home will be received
from now until the first Of June.
By the rules adopted by the Committee, the
orphans of Confederate soldiers, under ten
years. will have the preference afterwards,
those who have lost only the iather, and those
over ten years
A. r. Holderby, formerly of Petersburg, is
the Superintendent, and applications must be
addressed TO him or to Rev. j. *. HaZep,
Prattviile, Ala.
The opening of the .Orphans Home, at this
time. is due to the efforts VI the ladies of the
Presbyterian Churches of Alabama 7. A.
Hamilton, of Mobile, suggested only few
weeks since, that the ladies should organize
all over the State for the purpose Of raising
the means for commencing this good work.
Success has attended their prompt and ener
getic efforts thus far, and it only requires con-
tinuance of these efforts to establish it on a
permanent basis.
Protestant Episcopal Missionary work.-A
circular has just been issued by Rev. g. w.
Peterkin. President, and the other officers Of
the Society of Alumni of the Protestant EDis-
copal Theological Seminary Of Virginia, pre-
senting the claims Of the missionary work to
the attention of the Reverend Alumni of the
Seminary. The circular states that a number
of ministers have offered their services as mis-
sionaries and been rejected, solely because the
funds on hand did not warrant their employ
| ment, the receipts this year being ten per cent.
| less than last. An earnest appeal is made for
sympathy and effective assistance.
Lutheran.-The Evangelical Lutheran Of
| Charlotte, contains an editorial notice of the
late meeting of the Synod of North Carolina.
| The Editor says "The Report of the Com.
mittee on the State of Religion does not shoy
the Churches of this Synod to be in as healthy
and progressive a condition as we could desire,
| The average salaries Of our ministers hays
not exceeded $500, one third of which remalEs
unpaid, and the number Of additions to the
| Church are reported as not as great as in any
previous year. The Report says: "The idea
impressed upon our minds is. that church-love
and vital piety within our bounds are far too
low and superficial We greatly need more
radical and thorough piety. The evi.
dence of this is to be found in the want Of
moral honesty pervading all branches OF bust
ness, the careless manner in which the salaries
of our ministers are paid, and few donations
made them as marks of favor.
Mr.. J: B. McKinnon's Death.-Our readers
will remember that this young minister OF our
! Church, and recently a student of Columbia
Seminary, was suddenly killed by lightning in
North Carolina, few weeks since. The South
e,n Presbyterian says, "the following pilrticu-
lars of this dear young brother have reached
| us.
Since leaving the Seminary here, he had
spent most of his time with his FRIENDS, DR..
and Mrs Mgrnhy, of Sycamore Grove, n. G.
his father and other members of the family
being indisposed, he had gone to visit them
and remained chiefly near his home A call
had been extended TO him by church near
Fayetteville; and for some weeks before his
sudden departure, he had been supplying their
pulpit. At the recent meeting of his Presby-
terry he was present aud preached at the stand
before the congregation on Saturday morning
a very feeling sermon. 1t was the last time
he ever preached and if we understand cor.
rectly the accounts We have received, it was
from the text, Il would not live Away" He
was to have preached on the Sunday after his
decease for the church at Goldsboro' On
| Thursday he was at his fathers house till IL
o'clock when he went to the depot expecting
to get letters At Bundy's store, where the
Post Office is kept, he met his hasty summons
out Of this world He was leaning, with his
friend, l. McLaurin, with their backs to the
counter, engaged in conversation, when the
house was struck by lightning at different
points. McLaurin showed signs of life for ten
minutes. Our brother was killed Instantly
| Our correspondent says: He received the
stroke on his head The fluid entered his
hat little to one side Of the centre, singing
the hair and passing down on his right side,
but tearing his left boot" A happy release
and unaccompanied with any conscious suffer
ing. Let us all watch for in such an hour
as we think not, our summons may come. 1t
is solemn thing-yet for believer glorious,
thing-to die; and especially glorious as well
as solemn to depart thus suddenly and be with
Jesus"