The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-10-28
FROM THE NORTHERN STATES.

Muhlenburg Presbytery, Ky.-The Friday I'M
mediatey proceeding the 4lh Sabbath OF NO
vember was fixed as the time OF meeting vi
this Presbytery, by the Synod OF hentucky'
and Allensville was designated as the place.
Central Ohio Presbytery Synod OF Ken
lucky received an overture from the fres0y-
terry of Louisville, asking that Rev Robert
Bell, be set of, with such ministers as might
be associated with them and the Waterford
church, to be known as the Presbytery OF Cen
trail Ohio.
This request was granted, and these minis
ters were directed to meet in Waterford, Ohio,
October 2Sth, at u o'clock P NJ. Rev. K.
Morrison to preside, and the boundaries OF the
Presbytery to be those of the State OF Ohio.
The Associate Reformed Synod Of Kentucky
Rev. Gilbert Gordon appeared before the
Synod of Kentucky, on the subject OF Union
with that body. Rev. DR.. Hill reported that
the two committees from each body had con,
ferred together and agreed upon terms OF
Union. They allowed the churches OF that
Presbytery TO remain undisturbed IN their
usages and worship; that as soon as practlca
Bile the Synod should secure an acceptable ver-
sion of the Psalms to be inserted in the com
mon Book of Praise; that the Associate Re
formed Presbytery shall be received as Pres
bytery, and its ministers and churches assigned
to the Presbyteries most convenient to them.
new version by the Synod was deemed In
expedient at this time, and the whole matter
was referred back to the committee, with IN
structiOns to continue the negotiations and as
sure the members OF that Presbytery, OF the
Synod desire to do all in its power to secure a
Union of the two bodies
% of
Centre College reported to the Synod OF hen-
lucky, that they had not yet recovered to the
control of the Synod the funds and other pro-
perty of the institution. The suit instituted is
still pending in the Boyle county Circuit Court.
q. 4. Lee, r. L. Breck, +. Foreman, j. ii.
Holloway, Patrick JoyeS, and q. A Marshall,
were elected Trustees of Centre College for
term of three years. The Trustees were In
structed to qualify as early as possible.
Ezabethtown was selected as the next
place of meeting Of the Synod, on the second
Wednesday in October, 1869.
W.T.. Brown, son of the late DR.. A B. Brown,
and grandson of Dr. Matthew Brown, was
licensed to preach the gospel, by the Presby-
terry Of Ohio, at its late meeting.
The Rev. W. H. Gill, of Greensburgh, Pa,
has received unanimous call to the pastorate
of the church at McKeesport, Pa, and anoth
er unanimous call to the church OF Decatur,
Illinois.
Reunion of Presbyterian Synods.-Nel0drk, ~.
d., October 23.-The New School Presby-
terrain Synod of New York and New Jersey
to-day adopted resolutions in favor of a speedy
reunion of the two branches of the Church.
The Synod adjourned this afternoon to meet
next year at Poughkeepsie.
The Old School Presbyterian Synod adjourn
ed to meet at Railway next year.
Sailing of Missionaries -The Rev. James w.
Vandyke, recent graduate of the Seminary
at Princeton, New Jersey, with his wife,
sailed on the 9th inst, for Bangkok, Siam, to
Join the Siamese Mission Of the Presbyterian
Church, North
Episcopal Convention elected DR.. Morris, of
Pennsylvania, Missionary Bishop of Oregon
and the Territory of Washington.
At General Conference of the Mormon
Church at Salt Lake City it was unanimously
agreed that commercial intercourse with Gen
tiles be restricted to the necessities of the Nor.
mons. Those purchasing from Genties will
do so at the peril of being expelled from the
Mormon Church.
Rev DR.. McAnally announces in the last 81.
Louis Christian AdUOcate, his retirement from
the Editorial charge of that paper. The Ad-
rocate passes into the hands of Joint Stock
Publishing Company.
Professor Paul z. Eve, Of Nashville, Tenn,
has accepted the chair of Surgery in the Mis-
souri, Medical College, of st. Louis.
Rev. DR.. DR.. McCash late of Belfast, Ireland,
has arrived at Princeton, New Jersey.