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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-04-17


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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-04-17

NtHofANr BATEs Sergeant Bates, who
1'-'fi0oS on The 18th Of January last, to
Vols from Ni.ksJurg Mississippi, to Wash
." and carry with him tue 4. States
reached Virginia soil ON The 9Th inst,
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'y week lie was e. have lcft
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t 70 Washington city. Tho Sergeant
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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-04-17

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w he Cicrks OGcc 0, hs CTcuu Court Of
If'mpshice County, on Mc .frst Bopi1y a. .fyru
1858
Robert !" Gilkcson administrator Of William
Vance. dec d., complainant,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-04-17

LOCAL AGENT wanted in every town
also, travelling ASeuls 10 appoint Local Ag,nls
throughout the couatry. Literal Cash compen-
sssiion paid. splendid paving business Send
Tor Ssroular' Feb. IA, lsos .--g0w
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-04-17

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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-04-17

CAnaoLLT0S, BaLriNoRE CouNry. Mn.
December 18th, 1867.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-06-03
To the Ministers and Churches of the
Presbytery of North Alabama

Dear Brethren, -Your Presbytery at its re-
cent sessions in Columbia, Tenn, discussed
the question of employing an Evangelist for
its bounds Before that question was decided,
it was suggested by brother that we might
do well to invite the Presbytery of Nashville
to unite with us in sustaining one for the two
Presbyteries. The Presbytery acted on this
suggestion, and directed the Committee on
Domestic Missions to correspond with that
body on the subject. Upon doing so, the
Presbytery of Nashville has declined. The
Committee now wishes to know the mind of
the churches-as to whether an Evangelist
shall now be employed by this Presbytery alone
as we have a number of vacant churches,
and many churches within our bounds which
would be glad to enjoy the labors of Mission
ary, and able to contribute something towards
his support. 1t is yet four months until tie
next Presbyterial meeting; too long to wait
for instructions on this subject, from Presby-
terry, as a body.
Every minister within the bounds of the
Presbytery, and every vacant church, are in
yited to communicate Immediately with the
Domestic Missionary Committee on this sub.
iect-as a minister of our own body can be Sc
cured on favorable terms, to labor until next
meeting of Presbytery. Please address,
w. II. VERNON,
Chairman d. NJ Com tee,
Cornersville, Tenn.
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OAKLAND COLLEGE,

CLAIBORNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI,
(NEAR RoDNEY.)
yUIHE next Session of this Institution will com.
mence on the second Wednesday OF SEP
TEMPER and end the third Thursday In June.
FACULTY.
Rev N. l.. RICE, d. D., elect President and
Professor of Moral and Mental Science, and
Bellies Lettres.
GEORGE LITTLE, Phi. D., Professor of Natural
Science.
Col. GEO. M. EDGAR, Professor of Mathematics
REV. G. L. PETRIE, Professor of Latin Language
and Literature.
n R. MORRISON, A. NJ, Professor of Greek
Language and Literature.
CHARLES q. MOORE, NJ. D., Professor of Mod
ern Languages.
KEITH LANNEAu, A. B., Principal of Preparato-
Assistant in Preparatory Department.
TERMS: PAYABLE INVARIABLY IN ADVANCED
Tuition ner Term, $40 90
Cont;noent Fee. 90
Room attendance, 90
Board at Refractory, per montn, OF "eehs' ~ w
Washing, per dozen, oC
Students are required to furnish their own
books, furniture, fuel and lights.
Boarding may be obtained in private families
at S25 per month.
The College is situated within four and hal
miles of Rodney, on the Mississippi river, and
is therefore easily accessible from all parts O.
the Southwest. =,
All communications should be addressed t.
the President of Oakland College, Rodney, Mis-
sissippi. oAMEo An w. P,,
aug lily secretary OF tne ooaro'
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-06-03
GALVESTON. Nan 5. 1868.


Rev. DR.. Rice: Dear SRI enclose slip
from our Neacs, of last Sunday. Mr.. McNair
left here yesterday with his family for some
part of Louisiana, this side of New Orleans,
l believe.
We have happily united upon DR.. Bunting,
and have good ground to expect he will favor
ably regard our call, and, Providence permit
ting, become our next pastor
You can give such notice of this change in
the Iader as you deem best.
Editors Neacs:
The Rev. D. McNair having resigned the
pastoral charge of the Presbyterian church in
this city, Rev. R. f. Bunting, D. d., has been
unanimously called to succeed him. DR.. Bunt
ing is now the pastor of the Presbyterian
church in Nashville, Tennessee. He is well
and favorably known in this State, having re-
sided some years in LaGrange and San Anto-
Mo, and built up quite large church in the
latter place. He left there for larger and
more useful field of labor, and all know, who
have read the papers, how consistently, faith
fully and nobly he discharged the duties of a
Chaplain during the war, regardless of all
dangers and hardships His numerous friends
will be much pleased to hear of his return to
this State, and he will, doubtless, prove most
valuable acquisition to our city. p.
Presbyterian Inder
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Died, on the 10Th ult., at the residence of Mrs.
Nathan B. Clarke, in Hanover Co., Va, Miss
MARY A. HOOPER, of Richmond, formerly of
Hanover.
The deceased was daughter of the late Jos.
Hooper, an honored elder of the Pole Green
and Salem church. The child of parents who
commanded their children and their household
after them, that they should keep the way of the
Lord, this interesting young lady early embraced
the religion of her fathers and became consis.
tent follower of Christ. Her membership, which
begun in June, 1856, was with the Third Pres
byterian church, Richmond, by the people of
which she was held in high esteem for the many
admirable graces of her Christian character, and
her readiness to employ her time and talents in
selfsacrifcing and laborious works of useful
ness. 1t was to them and their pastor source
of deep regret that her vocation as a teacher led
her to reside for several years beyond the bounds
of the congregation; but they ever had the as
surance that her conscientious and faithful per-
Torrance OF duty made her blessing to others
wherever she resided.
Her growth in grace and in Christian hope
was daily more apparent, and her works OF faith
and labors of love were multiplied Her piety
was intelligent and full of cheerfulness, and con-
stantly justified the wisdom of those young per-
sons who seek their pleasure first in the King
dom of God. She went down to the grave uni
versally lamented, leaving an example that will
long live to instruct and to encourage all by
whom she was known.
Her illness was brief; and though her suffer
ings were at times acute, death seems to have
been to herself unexpected, until she was within
few hours of her departure; but her express
sions upon the subject revealed perfect sereni
ty of mind and an entire resignation to the Di-
vine will-ioined with truly edifying humility
the entire rejection of all dependence upon her
own righteousness, and a sincere desire, if her
life should be spared, to be more holy and more
devoted to the service of the Master. Her re-
quest for prayer was not that she might live, but
that she might live to the glory of God; and her
last hours Beautifully illustrated the words of the
Apostle "For me to live is Christ, and to die is
gain"
A bereaved mother and other near relatives,
among whom is included beloved brother in
the ministry, of the Synod Of Virginia, will re-
ceive the sympathies of wide circle Of friends
who can estimate their affliction and their loss.
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

We have on our table the following Gaia,
logues, Magazines and Pamphlets:
CATALOGUE OF WASHINGTON COLLEGE, LEX
INGToN, VA. Session of lS67-6S. PROBES
sors, IL; Assistant Professors, II; Students,
IL.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, OXFORD, Miss.
Professors, II Students, 23l.
PETERS PARLoR COMPANION for May ar
ranged for the flute, violin and piano. SO a
year.
PETERS MONTHLY GLEE HIVE for May
81 year.
The above are published by j. l.. Peters
p. o., Box 1929 New York.
LIPPINCoTT's MAGAZINE for June.
LAND We LOVE for June.
HERALD OF PEACE, a semi monthly, devoted
to the cause of Peace, and the interests of the
Society of Friends. w. L. Hathaway & vii
let Dorland, Editors. Terms, SI.50
CHILDREN FRIEND, Richmond: Presbyte-
rian Board of Publication.
FAMILY TREASURE, an Illustrated Monthly,
for June. Cincinnati.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-06-03
OUR LAST GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

About ten o clock on W Wednesday night, 9th
ult,, the Moderator announced that the bust
ness of the Assembly was finished. Then came
the usual motion for dissolving the body, and,
as we have often noticed on ike occasions be-
fore, this was followed by visible emotion
among the members and the many Christian
friends who had assembled to witness the clos
ing scene. 1t reminded them that the parting
hour had come; and a parting after such
gathering together, all knew could be followed
by no meeting again upon earth OF all those
who during the whole week had felt how
good and how pleasant it was for brethren to
dwell together in unity" There is always
much in the thoughts pressing upon the heart
at such time, to fill it with tenderness and
sOemnity. 1t was peculiarly so now. We had
come together-mingled IN worship-united
in delightful communion at the Lords Sup
per-united in counsel about the welfare of
Zion; and in it all not word uttered from
beginning to end but what was in brotherly
kindness and charity. We felt that in the
midst Of all our Affections the Lord had given
us a name and heritage among his people,
such as should fill us with profound gratitude,
and make our hearts overflow in praise. And
now that we were about TO separate, and re-
turn to our homes, some of them far distant,
and to our fields of labor, many of them full OF
trial and apprehension, it was enough to turn
our thoughts towards God for parting bless
ing.
To all this was added the warm-hearted hos
pitality with which the Assembly had been
met by as generous and as self-saeriheing
people as ever breathed the breath of life
We were no strangers to them, even before we
saw their face in the flesh. But the delight
full days spent in social and religious inter
course with Christian friends in Baltimore,
were such as to bind our brethren to them in
ties yet stronger, more tender, more enduring
than before. We had been baptized with
baptism Of FIRE and of blood. In it all our
fellow Christians opened their hearts, and
poured out their SympathieS, prayers and
benefactiOns, as if from fountain inexhausti-
ble We ought to love them-pray for them
and bless them.
But, now that We have spoken this much,
those good friends themselves would say, 1t
is enough" We desired simply to give
plain, brief expression of what we know fills
the hearts of our brethren as they journey
home. We trust they have left many happy
remembrances in the families where they So
jOurned; and they are ready to say of generous
hearted Baltimore, g We cannot recompense
thee, bat thou shalt be reeompeRSed at the re-
saTrectioR of the Just. -
Interesting topics concerning this General
Assembly must be reserved for another time,
when it will be important to notice how the
subjects brought to its attention stand related
to the welfare of our beloved Church, and Of
that only "KmgdOm lohich cannot be naoUed ="
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-06-03

Two new churches, Messy Greek and Moores-
burg, have been added to our roll since our
last meeting. These make four new churches
in one year.
In answer to the overture from the General
Assembly, the following paper was adopted:
Resolred, That this Presbytery is not pre-
pared to endorse the doctrine that it is the
duty of the church, in its organized capacity
to engage in the work of secular education.
AS the collections for Sustentation were very
small, it was ordered that a special collection
for this object should be taken up sometime
in August. =,
The Committee on Publication report that
they have engaged the services of j. P. Hodge
as colporteur for our bounds, and the Presby-
terry urges all its ministers, elders and members
to aid and encourage the colporteur in his
work
Presbytery adjoured to meet in Tazewell- on
- day of September, 1868.
J. w. BACHMAN, Stated Clerk.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-06-03

Rev DR.. Stedman.-Our readers will re-
member that Dr. Stedman, of Memphis, had
recently to resign the charge of the First
Presbyterian Church in Memphis, on account
of his feeble health and weakness of voice,
which prevented him from speaking to such
large audiences He left home for visit
North, and to attend the General Assembly,
and during his absence portion of his people
living in the new and growing part of the
city colonized, and built him chapel ION Dr.
Robinson's plan, published few weeks since, J
capable of holding two or three hundred peo-
Pile; and while at Baltimore he was informed
that it will be ready for dedication to the wor-
ship of God on his return.
This is cheap and excellent plan for start
ing new enterprises in cities, and we commend
it to others. We trust this scheme will open
such field as the health Of Dr. Stedman may
be able to cultivate, and may the Presbyterian
cause In Memphis long continue to enjoy the
ministrations and counsels of one who has so
long and faithfully stood by them both in
prosperity and adversely.
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Mattiea,

In this city, on the 9th ult-, by Rev. DIR. NJ.
D. Hoge, at the First Presbyterian church, JOHN
P. ScHERMERHoRN and Miss JOSIE II. SMITH, all
OF Henrico county, Va.
On the Doth of April, at Trinity church,
Staunton, Va, by the Rev: James ii. Latane,
|. OvERToN BowCooK, of Albemarle, and Miss
MARY RANDOLPH SPoTswooD, daughter OF the
late Robert s. Brooks, of Staunton.
Gas~ Southern Chrchman please copy.
On the 18th of May, at the Red House, Buck
ingham, Va, by the Rev. W. s. Thompson, Dr.
E. P. HARRISON, of Cumberland county, and
Miss SUSAN M. FIcKLN, Of Buckingham.
On the 9th of May, by Rev. J. NJ. Rice,
BEALE Hook and Miss SALLIE K. EAGAN, all of
Allegheny county, Va.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-06-03

Canton, Miss-A friend writes that, under
the ministry of Rev. W. L. Hall, the Presby
terian Church is steadily growing in numbers
and influence.
Beulah Church, Hanover Co., Va.-We find
the following in the Baltimore Gazette:
DIR. VIM. F. Gaines, of Gaines Mill, Han
over county, Va, is at present in this city So
Letting donations for the completion of a
church at Cole Harbor The church is known
by the name of Beulah church and is owned
by a Presbyterian congregation. The old
church was entirely destroyed by Grants army
and since then even the bricks have been stolen
away Donations may be left at the rooms of
the Young Mems Christian Association, 100
w. Baltimore street. The sum needed is one
thousand dollars.
respondent of the Richmond Dispatch, says y:
A new Presbyterian congregation, to be
attached to the Synod Of Patapsco, will be
organized next Sunday in this city. The
meetings are now held in the third story of
the Columbia law buildings, on Fifth street
between d and f street The services are
conducted by Rev. A. w. Pitzer, a pupil of
DIR. Stewart Robinson, formerly of Baltimore,
but now of Louisville, Ky. The pastor and
congregation are laboring assiduously, and
their ultimate success and usefulness seem now
beyond question. Adhering strictly to the
established tenets of the denomination to which
he belongs, and on proper occasions .....i..ea
ing them with stubborn logic and positive
assertion, the gifted young preacher most
delights in portraying the graces Of Christian
life He breaches the Gospel, and offends the
prejudices of no man unless those prejudices
are against the teachings and practices of the
Presbyterian Church. The young congre-
CATION is giving special attention to its Sunday
school, and has steadily gathered around its
humble altar nearly 100 children"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-06-03

TNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
(OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, VA.
FACULTY.
REV. S. B. WILSON, d. D., Pastoral Theology.
r. L. DABNEY, Systematic and Polemic Theolo
gy, and Sacred Rhetoric.
B. NJ. SMITH, Oriental Literature.
T. E. PECK, Church History and Government.
SESSION of eight months begins I'd Monday OF
SEPTEMBER.
EXPENSES, aggregate, $3.50 per annum, exclu.
sive of books and clothing. All deserving stu
dents placed on liberal scholarships.
Post office address, Hampden Sidney, Va; >,
The Seminary may be reached daily by Kali
road to Farmville, Va. and stage seven miles.
Catalogues with full details furnished, on ap-
plication to Il. l.. DABNEY, Cierk'
mr. 25-ly
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-06-03

Died. in Hampstead, Texas, May 9th, 1868, at
the residence of her son-in-aw, DR.. j. l.. Cum
bingham, Mrs. AMANDA f. WATSON, in the Goth
year Of her age.
She was native of Mecklenburg county, Va,
and removed about thirty years ago to Perry
county, Ala, where she lost her husband, and
continued to live until about the beginning of
reside with the family of her only daughter. In
December last she removed again with her
daughter, sister, and two grand. children to join
her son in law who had made location in the
practice of Medicine at Hampstead Texas
From early life she was a member of the Pres
byterian church. Her piety exhibited to those
who knew her intimately, steady growth. 1t
was never difficult to engage her in conversation
on personal religion, for she sought and enjoyed
it. She seemed to breathe the atmosphere of
grace Her life was life OF faith in the Son of
God She was the companion of the godly, the
warm friend of Christ's ministers and a valuable
counsellor of her pastor. The truths of Gods
word were her daily bread, and she gathered
around her the choicest works of religious liter
AZURE, especially such as unfolded the love of
her Saviour, and illustrated the walk of a Chris
tian. While blessed with worldly means, she
distributed freely of her substance to relieve
want and disseminate the gospel Hers was
indeed large and a warm heart.
Affection was peculiarly her lot. Yet she was
so exercised thereby that it proved in her case
an unspeakable mercy. When worldly plans
were crossed and fondest hopes blasted, she be.
took herself afresh to.her Saviour. And in ad-
versity she cultivated rapidly and deeply an &C.
quaintance with her Heavenly Father which shed
around her fragrance of grace, mercy, and
peace. Shortly before her death, arousing from
apparent stupor. and looking On her friends with
60 Sooss, L. cd, ttr though nae
called me. Why don't he come and take me
home?' Some one advised her patiently to
wait Gods time, when she replied, lifting her
eyes to heaven, 81 know he is wisdom She
repeated her favorite stanza-
"Just as am, without one plea &c"
word or two now and then, and her voice
was sienced in death. ''She being dead yet
speaketh." The minister of God in that strange
land who preached at her BURIAL said with great
appropriateness, "Perhaps the best deed Of all
she did was her coming here, to show these peo'
pie her beautiful example in life, and how a
Christian can die"
"She battles in tranquil seas of peace,
God wipes away her tears, she feels
New life that all her languor heals,
The glory of the Lamb she Sees"
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CARDozo, ALsoP & FoURQUREAN,

No. 913 BROAD STREET BETWEEN 9TH AND 10TH
STREETS.
Keep constantly on hand a good and well
selected stock of
STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS,
BOUGHT FOR CASH,
And will be sold on the most reasonable terms.
Our buyer is constantly in the market where
cash will always command bargains.
S. M. Price, Jack Temple, John O. Chiles,
T. D. Qusrles and E. P. Lyons, are with US and
would be pleased to see their friends and ac-
quaintences c., A. & f.
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