The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-11-11

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form thl, task, he has been spared to piete
it IN good part One thousand copies can be
published or less than 81 600 and commit
tee was appointed to carry ont the undert1k-
Ing Rev Mr.. Sage being Chairman.
Another topic which seemed to excite .pecu-
liar interest was the Theological Seminary
We have never in all the past witnessed so
much lively concern for its welfare on the part
of the whole Synod Whenever reference was
made in any way TO the Seminary, 1t was easy
TO see that the hold it has upon the hearts OF
our ministers and elders is stronger now than
it ever has been. And we believe this is very
greatly due to the fact that the whole body is
now engaged directly in its support The In
StitutiOn lies on the hearts OF our people much
the more because they are called on to con
! tribute now, all of them, for its sustentatlon.
| 1t was very pleasant to all present TO learn how
completely successful had been the effort to
raise $1,000 during the past synodcal year, for
| the salaries Of professors, by assessments on
the PreSbyteries, which they had divided
amongst their several churches. On the whole,
in> tead of 81 600, the Synod had raised 81. $50,
all paid in. Thus the plan of supporting the
Seminary by collections amongst the churches
proves to be perfectly feasible With the and
of Georgia and Alabama, there will be this
year, We trust, M deficiency whatever. And
with the help of the other Synods, we can sup
| port all candidates who require help increase
the library, and do whatever else is needtul for
the complete rehabilitation of the institution.
Church Dedication. new building which
has been in process Of erection for more than
twelve months past by the Mcpherson Church
a few miles west of Fayetteville was dedicated
on Saturday last 10 the worship of Almighty
God. 1t is very neat aud comfortable edihce
of brick, and capable of seating quite large
congregation. The good people of that Church
have labored under many difficulties in the
progress of the work, but they have now the
qualification of sitting down under their own
vine and fg tree. And they desire publicly to
return thanks to the Assembly's Sustentation
Committee, as well as to a number of friends
outside of their own congregation, for material
aid in securing the completion of their house
of worship.
In the services of Saturday and Sunday last,
the Rev j Mcpherson, who supplies the
Church, was aided by the Rev. David Farley.
The congregations were large, aud every thing
passed off pleasantly N. G. Presbyterian.
The Rev. Ferdinand Jacobs has been elected
Principal of the Lucy Cobb Institute, Athens,
Ga We learn that Mr.. Jacobs has accepted
the position, aud will enter upon his new duties
early in January The first session is to begin
on the 18th of January, 1869.
From Mr.. Jacobs previous success as
teacher Of schools for girls, we anticipate a
high degree of prosperity for the Lucy Cobb
Institute. In Charleston, he brought up the
average number of his pupils to $50 and in
Laurensville, the College under his care reached
1S0.-SOuthern Presbyterian.
The churches of Smyrna and Bethany, in AT
lanta PreShytery, under the care of the Rev.
Henry Quigg have recently been again enjoy,
ing the seviNing presence of the Holy Spirit
Seventeen members were received into the
Smyrna church, and sixteen into Bethany.
Union Church, N. c-Rev. Mr.. Mcqueen
writes to the ~ O. Presbyterian:
Through the columns of your paper we
would make public acknowledgment of our
gratitude to God for his great goodness to us,
in the powerful manifestations of His spirit at
our Fall communion at Union lin Moore.
Our meeting commenced on Friday before
the second Sabbath in October and the interest
was so great that it was necessary to continue
it till the Wednesday following. During the
time over forty persons made a profession of
their faith in Jesus Christ. On Saturday and
Sabbath two weeks, the door was opened to
gather in the fruits of the meeting, when fifty
members were added to the church, and two,
who had been suspended from church privi-
legeS, were restored to the communion.
was assisted during the services by Rev.
A. Mcqueen.
MOT unto us, o Lord, not unto us, but unto
thy name would We give glory, for thy mercy,
aud for truth S sake.
Texas Presbyterianism.-A correspondent of
the AZ e. Presbyterian writes from Lancaster
Texas, October ~:
Recently we attended very pleasant meet
ing of the Presbyterv Of Central Texas; which
held its sessions at Milford Ellis county. The !
Southwestern boundary of this Presbytery is !
the Colorado river, and Southeastern and
Eastern line, as near as We can tell, is line |
North east from La Grange to the Brazos
river,-up the Brazos to Falls county, thence
North east to the Trinity river, up the Trinity
to Dallas. Presbytery memorialized the Synod |
of Texas and requested the Presbytery of Eas- |
tern Texas to join in asking Synod to make |
the Eastern lines of the counties OF Dallas |
Collin and GraySon, the Eastern line of the |
Presbytery in this section, and Red River the |
Northern boundary and the Western line to
extend as far as civilization So this Presby- |
terry includes vast extent of territory Moth |
ing but the want of the requisite number of |
ministers In the northern portion prevents the |
forming OF a new Presbytery. For the breth
rem appear not to be frightened at the idea of
diUidiag the Presbytery. But whether this |
would make Us more aggressive or not, is a
question. The want OF evangellsts is a very |
great hlndrance to the aggressive movements
Of our church. There are important points in |
this part OF the Presbytery that ought to be
occupied by our ministers We mention only |
Mckinney, Denton, Fort Worth and Weather
ford. We have no organized churches at these |
places. but with the blessing Of God upon the |
labors of well sustained and efficient Evan
gelists we might very soon have churches.
There are PreSbyterianS scattered all through
Texas. We need great many more ministers
here-men of devotion, energy and selfdenial
All that our church can possibly do to advance
the interests of Christ's kingdom ought to be
done speedily. A church was organized recent
ly in Dallas, where We preach, This Is grow
ing place, and we hope by the blessing of God
our church will prosper. We also preach in
Lancaster, a respectable village In the south
ern part of Dallas county.
Another very great want here is church
houses in which to worship. If some of our
large and Furnishing congregations in the
"Old States could see the Inconvenience un
der which we labor in this regard We believe
they would willingly give us material aid
Call from Crockett, Texas.-An active mem
Der Of the Presbyterian Church at this place
writes to is:
=" | wish we could get some young man to
come here and preach the Word Of Life TO
us. There are very few Presbyterians in this