The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-10-14
FROM THE NORTHERN STATES.

Foreign Missionary RetRrned.-The Rev. DR..
William A. z. Martin, missionary Of the Pres
byterian Board In Pekin, China, and Professor
in the new University established by the Chi
neSe Emperor IN that city, has been IN Phila
delphia during the past week. Dr. Martin
returned from China by way of California. and
purposes to return by way of Russia aud Sibe
ria, thus girdling the world in his hOmeward
journey and the return His address for the
present viii be New Haven, Connecticut
Presbyterian.
A Sermon Fifty Years old-A few Sabbaths
ago, at Albany. n, Y. Rev. DR.. Sprague
preached sermon which he had delivered to
the same people fifty years before. And what
is more remarkable, IL was the first sermon he
ever preached The first date was Audo-
yer, Conn, August So 1918, and the last,
August so 1868 Ii was also the first sermon
preached by him at West Springfield, Mass.
On that occasion, April %, 1919, J the veneer
able DIR. LathrOp, who for more than fifty years
had been the pastor of the church, sat at his
right hand There are few preachers whose
first sermons would bear to be repeated at the
end Of half century and fewer still who are
spared to have the opportunity to repeat them.
The American Presbyterian (Pniladelphia)
announces the following Editorial Committee,
whose contributions will be generally accom-
panied with the initials of the writers: Rev
u. NJ. Humphrey, ID. d pastor of Calvary
church Rev. Herrick johnson, d. D., pastor
Of the First church Rev. Dan'l March ID d.,
pastor of Clinton Street church Rev. Peter
Striker, ID. D., pastor Of n Broad ST. church :;
Rev. George F. WiSwen, d. D., pastor Of
Green Hill church.
A Missionary Ordained.-The PreSbytery of
Richland. 20. s J ordained, on the 22d of Sep
TENDER, Mr. j. NJ Roberts, Of the last class
of the Western Theological Seminary, and
asked his appointment by the Board of For
eign Missions as a missionary to the NavajOe
Indians in New Mexico. According to the
order of the last General Assembly, a new
PreSbytery will be formed in New Mexico very
soon.
American Bible SOciety.-The stated meeting
of the Board of Managers was held at the BIZ
bic House, on the LIST inst
Eight new auxilIarieS were recognized, and
communications were received from several
agents of the Society reporting progress of
the work: from Rev. |. q. Bliss, of COnStan-
tinople. and others In Turkey, requesting the
eleetrOtyping of the SvO reference Armenian
Bible, and another sending an interesting ae
count of eolpOrtage in Persia: from Rev. d.
Rood, AmanZlmtOte requesting an apprOpna
ton for printing portions OF the Scriptures IN
Zulu language; from Rev. \. l.. Blackboard
Rio de JaneirO, showing good prospects of the
work in Brazil and from Hon. S. Wells Viii
hams, LID, Picking, sending ancient MSS,
of the Pentateueh in Hebrew from China.
Various grants of books were made, aud of
funds S544O were appropriated for work abroad :;
for printing Arabic Scriptures in Beira; for
work In Italy; and for printing Nicronesian
Scriptures at Honolulu.
Rev. DR.. Martin, of Picking, made some in.
teresting statements as to the history of the
old MSS. sent by Hon. 5, W. Williams.
The Rev. Andrew Hunter was appointed
agent for Southern Arkansas.
Death of Rev Thos. h stOcktOn.-Rev. ThOS.
Fl. Stockton, for several terms chaplain to the
House Of Representative, M Congress, and a
we'll known minister of the Methodist PrOteS
tant Church, died in Philadelphia, October 9,
aged sixty years.