The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-10-21

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and urging tne churches To cooperate with the
Central committee in raising that amount
The following supplies to vacant churches
were appointed, viz:
Lepile church. Eagleton and Kerr; Mount
Horeb church, Patterson; Ebenezer church,
Kerr and Eagleton; Camdea church, McNalr
and Gilland Carolina church, Crawford and
Watson.
1t was made the duty of these supplies to
make collections in the vacant churches for
SustentatiOn.
Presbytery adjourned to meet at Hansburg
on Thursday before the first Sabbath IN April,
1869, at I o'clock 2. NJ.
NJ j. WALLACE, Stated Clerk.
Indian Presbytery. learn that our bretb-
rem in the Indian Territory held pleasant
aud interesting meeting of Presbytery at
Wapanucka at the appointed time, beginning
Septemer 18th. The venerable DR.. Kingsbury
was present, though exceedingly feeble. The
icentiates, Mr. Thomas II. Benton, Choctaw,
and Mr.. Joseph NJ. Perryman, a Greek, were
ordained to the full work of the ministry. MIR.
Elijah Brewer, Choctaw, was licensed as a
probationer. The meeting is TO be held at
Nvnih Waiga, Choctaw, Nation, on the Sth of
April, 1869. Southern Presbyterian.
Rev. j. c. Williams has been called to the
pastOrate Of HoDewell church, in the Presby
terry OF Concord. and has recently removed
there His Post Office address is changed
from Cokesbury, S. c., TO Charlotte, n. c.
Rev. John B. Ross Post office address is
changed from Bladensburg, Nd, to Laurel
Factory, Prince George county, Md.
Rev ]. o. Lindsay has accepted an invitation
to become pastor of Upper Long Cane church,
near Abbeville e. b., 5. Z.
Rev. h H Banks, of Asheville, n. c., has
declined the invitation he received some time
ago from the church at Shreveport, La.
Rev Francis P. Mutually has received call
from the church at Bolivar, Tenn, to which
he has preaching for some months. Mr.. Null
lally has obtained permission from his Pres
bytery to retain the call in his hands until
next spring.
Rev. A. E. Chandler is preaching in Meriweth-
err county. Georgia Many of the neighbor-
hoods are hearing Presbyterian preaching for
the first time To see their deep and earnest
attention, and the eager, often fearful faces
around the minister, is indeed encouraging.
Smyrna Church, GsOrgia-Rev. Mr.. Mccain
the pastor, assisted by the evangelist OF the
PreSbytery, Rev S. s. Gaillard, recently held
a protracted meeting which resulted in visi-
tation Of the Holy Spirit and the conversion
Of ten persons.
This church was, until within the last three
years, in c0nnexiOn with the Associate Re
formed Synod and when it united with our
branch of the Church, there were several most
worthy persons whose attachment was so strong
To their old aud long cherished PSalmody, that
they could not find IL in their hearts to join
with their friends In the change. One OF the
good results of the recent labOrs of our minis
tiers at this point was to do away with this
very natural cause of division, and to draw
these excellent friends into harmony with the
Church under It's present organization and
on the last day of the meeting, all the mem
bers of the old church communed together for
the first time since the change in her eccles
a>tical relations Other hindering causes to
Christian fellowship were also happily removed.
Columbia Theological seminary.-The exer.
cises of this Seminary were resumed at the
appointed time, Sept. Dist All of the Pro.
fessors are now at their posts. The Rev. DR..
Adger, who met with very serious accident
during the vacation, has almost emit, ely re-
covered and is attending to his duties as usual.
The number of students In attendance is
twenty-five. OF these, ten are in the Junior
Glass, six in the Middle, and nine in the Sc
niOr They come from Alabama, Arkansas,
Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Caro-
lima, Tennessee, and South Carolina. Still
other students are expected soon to apply for
admission. Southern Presbyterian
The Associate Reformed Synod of the South
This highest court of the Associate Reformed
Il - A on ba or
ult. There were present more than nifty mem
bers from its ten Presbyteries.
The Synod appointed the Rev. John Miller
as delegate to our General Assembly which
is to meet at Mobile next May. The Rev. j.
A. Lowry is Mr.. Millers alternate.
The Committee on Erskine College reported
favorably as to it's condition aud prospects,
liz is substantially out of debt and the efforts
of the Synod agent, the Rev. DR.. Hemphill,
have been quite successful in increasing the
endowment. Prof Hood has accepted the
chair rendered him. The Rev. Prof Patton
still holds under consideration the invitation
to accept the chair of Latin.
The Presbyterial reports mention the Rev.
A. McElroy, of Tennessee, and the Rev
Messrs. J. A. Dickson, j. M. Brown, and d.
Kerr, of Arkansas, as having united with our
Church
Ihe COMMITTEE on OvertureS made two re-
concentrations, both of which were adopted
l. That the Synod be not divided ,. That
the Rev. j l. Bonner begin the publication
of a Sabbath School paper next January, if,
in his Judgment, the subscription list secured
before that time will warrant it-SouthelW
Presbyterian.
Rev. Henry Wall, of West River, Maryland,
has accepted the call from St. Johns Episco-
pal church. Of this city, and will take charge
on the fourth Sabbath in this month.
Religious Interest among Indians.-It is stated
that unusual religious interest has of late been
manifested among the North American In
dians of the Upper Missouri. Fifty or more
in Que place recently made pubic profession
of their faith in Christ.
Col. George M. Edgar, recently of Oakland