The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-03-04

that if the friends of our cause could be made
fully sensible of our situation. and OF the ex-
tenSive population of the valley of the head
Of Crooked Creek, they would say at once,
That Is a case which hardly has u parallel IN
our whole Southern General Assembly. And
now, / ask, could We not obtain from the SuS-
tentatiOn Fund some assistance to build PLAIN
house, say 3Ox4O feet?
We can raise a subscription TO be paid IN
work, think, nearly sufficient 70 put the house
up, If We could obtain means from abroad TO
buy the material Could we not obtain $500
or $500 from the church fund for this most
laudable and necessary end. 1t would enable
US to lay firmly the foundation OF our Pres.
byterianiSm, IN that already extensive and
growing population.
The health of Rev. Isaac r. salter, the Evan
geliSt of the PreSbytery Of South Alabama, Is
greatly improved, indeed, almost restored. He
Is DOW labOring among the vacant churches
with zeal and success.
OF the nineteen ministers on the roll of the
South Alabama PreSbytery fifteen years ago,
only four now remain, while nine OF the num-
Der are dead, to wit: MeSsrs Morgan, Wright,
Mcneil, Smytbe, MeRee, Philips, Russell,
McGlashan and Sparrow PresbyteriaR Lpder.
OglethOrpe University Hon T. A. Ms
bet, President Of the Board Of Trustees OF
0gethOrpe University, in a communication TO
the Southern Presbyterian, states that the
Trustees have provided three able professors
TO instruct In all the branches of a college
course By the first of next year it is expected
that the institution will have Its organization
perfected
A number of INDECENT soldiers were sup
ported In the Institution by funds appropriate
by che state of Georgia; REGENTS events have
deprived them Of this resource
The Trustees offer to provide tuition and
room rent Tor these soldiers, free of charge,
and also to all other poor young men Of good
character, and suitable attainmentS. They
will only have to secure their own food and
clothing, applications TO be made TO the Pru-
dental Committee at Milledgeville, or TO Prof.
r. Q. Smith, at Midway, Georgia.
New 0rgan-ThrOugh the active labOrs OF
the ladies and the benevOenee Of a kind
hearted gentleman of New York the cOngrega-
ton of the Third Presbyterian church tRev.
Z. B. Price s. have procured an organ for
their house of worship. We are informed
that though not costly, It is an instrument OF
remarkably fine tone and pOwer.-DiSpatch,
Rev Thomas U. Dudley has been soliciting
In Northern cities contributions for his church
in HarriSOnburg Va, (EpiseOpal,) and has
been very successful Baltimore, with Its
wOnted hberality, contributed $500, while New
York gave only 500.
Munifcent Gift-MesSrS. Wilson & Wake,
the enterpriSing publishers aud statiOners,
Norfolk, Virginia, have presented TO the time
hOnOred old sanctuary OF st. Johns church,
in Hampton, magnificent and complete set
Of service books, consisting OF the Bible, Book
4 81 A Leo
etc The books are all Splendidy bound in
Turkey morocco, deliberately gilt, and bear an
appropriate inscription.
Rev. c. C. Biting, of the Baptist TheOlogi-
cal Seminary at GreensbOrOugh, 5. c., has ac-
cepted call to the paStOrate Of the Baptist
church in Lyuchburg, Virginia
Chinese Mission SchOOl.-The Sabbath School
children of this village, Rock Hill York Dis
trict, unanimously agree TO raise the remaining
half asked for by Rev. j. n. Craig that would
be necessary TO place heather child, for one
year, in the Christian school conducted By our
missionary, Rev. Elias b InSlee. at Hanehou.
SOUther1l Presbyterian.
Memoir Of Bishop Msade.-This volume, which
has been looked for with so much interest, Is
at length published. Ii is a crown octave Of
$40 pages, edited by Bishop Johns, with two
portraits OF the blShOp, one IN MS OLD age,
the other when a youth, taken Just after he
was graduated AT Princeton.
The work can be had OF MeSSrs. Entwisle,
Alexandria. Its price Is SO by mail or 81. 10
BY express. As the edition is small one, 1t
Will be desirable for all TO send on their orders
at Once.-S Southern Ch1rchmaR
Death Of a Good Mantle Bedford ChroH-
icle announces the death of the Rev. Whit
field Leftwch of that county, and says: He
was useful and consistent Christian, and was
connected for half of his lifetime with the
ministry of the Baptist church. He main
tanned from youth to old age bameless char
aeter and left an example worthy of imitation.
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. -
ChOuteau Avenue Church, ST. LOuis.-We re-
joice to learn that nine members were received
on profession Of faith, into this Church, on
last Sabbath week May this be but the be-
ginning of a very large ingathering as the re
suit Of brother Madeira 5 long and arduouS and
self sacrificing labOrS, owned and blessed by
the Holy Spirit. - Missouri Presbyterian.
Religious Interest at Arrow ROck.-A pro
tracted meeting is in progress in the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church at Arrow Rock
All denominations are cordially cooperating.
The audiences are large, and most seriously
attentive; and a number protested to have OBJ
tanned hope in ChrlSt.-AO. Presbyterian.