The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-11-25

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Free Churches.-SOme time ago the First
/ Presbyterian church, Cincinnati, Ohio, adopt
ed the plan of making all the pews of the
church free, relying upon the voluntary gifts
of the people for the support of the minister.
The Fifth Presbyterian church of the same city
has adopted the same plan, and inaugurated
it with good promise of success, and or the en-
largement of the congregation.
DR.. Fuller's church, in Baltimore, Nd, is
making an important movement 1t is to part
tremendously, and henceforth to be two bands
instead of one. Lots have been presented for
new house, on Eutaw Square, the most fash
ionable part of the city The same gentleman
who presented the lots, also gives $4,000 to
wards the new church. The new house will
cost about 100000
EpiscOpal-The Rev. Mason Gallagher, the
rector of St Paurs church in Patterson, New
jersey, while attending meeting of the \ Dung
Mems Christian Association held In Detroit
some months ago, was requested to nil the pull
pit of Dr. Dufheld, who died very suddenly
during the meeting. He accepted without
asking permission of the Episcopal ministers
in Detroit, whereupon they wrote to him, pro-
testing against such proceeding. Mr. Gal
lagher sent them a manly reply, telling them
that judicial blindness seems to be settling up
on the Episcopal church, and that, in his opin'
ion, it is on the point of convulsive throes that
will rend it into peices.
The Seminary year at Andover, Massachusetts,,
opens with an attendance of about eighty stu
| dents a less number than last year, from the
fact that an unusually large class graduated,
/ and comparatively small class enters. This
year is marked, says a correspondent, by the
Especial course" system. The usual course
of study is three years, but on account of the
urgent calls for ministers to enter the service
at once, as well as for other reasons, it was
thought best to institute course of only two
years This was to meet sooner the urgent
call for men to occupy destitute fields. SIEVE
raj men have already entered upon this course.
A new professorship was established for this
course. And the Rev. j. l.. Taylor was
elected to the place. He was formerly pastor
of the South church, Andover.
Rev. Arthur Mitchell was installed pastor OF
the First church, Chicago, late DR.. z, NJ
Humphrey Nov llth. The sermon, by
Rev. j. H. Taylor, of Lake Forrest, was most
earnest, exceedingly able and forcible, upon
the manifestation of the truth as the grand
instrument and source Of power to the minis
ter of Christ The charge to the incoming
pastor, by the Rev. Glen Wood, was both
pertinent and impressive; and that to the peo-
pie, by Rev. Dr. Patterson, presenting a
sketch of the history of the church and OF
the several able and distinguished pastors with
which it has been honored and blesSed-of all
which he is personally cognizant-and setting
forth the high position and attendant respOn
sibilities of this church and congregation, was
unusually excellent. The services commanded
the close attention of the large audience pre-
sent to the close. Mr. Mitchell has already
won for himself large measure OF esteem
and confidence, not only among his own charge
but from all who have listened to his fervent
preaching, or who have in any way come il
contact with him. And while that people
will never forget or cease to love their late
pastor, now one of your own most esteemed
ministers, they yet feel that Goa has deal
most graciously with them in sending then
one so worthy to follow in his steps.-N XOrl
Evangelist.
Hawaiian Churches-Instead of heiauS, o.
heather temples, the island of Hawaii is now
belted with girdle of Christian churches. =
The beautiful clasp of the girdle is located il
the bay Of Hilo, and the gem Of the clasp i
the new foreign church. We do not know thu
/
but the number, including Protestant and Cath
Ollie, cannot be less than fifty. AS the voyagel
sails along the shore, these churches appear al
every few miles, nesting among the groves Of
Ohia, kukui and breadfrruit trees. Some o.
these churches are taStetully built, and nearly
all are surmounted with tapering spires, from
which the sound of the church going bell is Of
ten heard. They are built by the people,
This is certainly true of all the Protestant
church edi6ces While at Kailua, we visited
the old Mother Church" built by the ven
cradle Governor Adams, in those days when
chief could summon hundreds to work on
public building. Of late years it has become
dilapidated, but, while there, we were glad Il
witness carpenters at work re6tting it, at al
expense of 81. 900, nearly all this amount hav
ing been already collected among the people O.
that district. Hawaiians are church going
and a church building people.
The Church at Ashley.-The Synod's Com
mittee of Missions have been officially informed
that the church at Ashley, Pike Co., 6ndinl
that neutrality could not longer be bond o.
union, has formally declared itself to be il
connection with the original Synod Of Mis-
souri,. This action is concurred in by tn,
whole church, save two deaconS and few
members, who prefer to sanction the wrong
done by the General Assembly. MO. Pres.
Chinese Pupils.-The Santa Clara Uaiol
SAYS that 20 Cinnamon attended the elias
which met in the NJ. +. Church last Sunda,
afternoon. The teachers report that the Chi
namen are interested in their lessons and learl
very rapidly.
Injured-The Presbyterian church in Sal
Jose and the Calvary Presbyterian Church il
LIZ ,,-o-, h.
The other churches in this city have escaped
without damage
E sOuth.-This Church in California ha
} 2,Sl3 members, 90 churches, and $50, 00
worth Of church property.
Returning Reason.-The last North WeSte-
Presbyterian contains very remarkable com
munication remarkable for its source, TO
its admissions, for its developments
Judging by the signature, it is the produc
ton of Rev. Dr. +. T. Brown, of St Paul
MINI. DR.. Brown was member of the As
sembly of 1866, and voted for the Gurley FPS
fdcto, and it was on his motion that the As
sembly engaged in prayer for the blessing o
God to attend that action.
b, admits that the Assembly's orders il
'65 and '66 are the great cause of the embar
easements of the Board of Domestic Missions
especially, as these penal ordinances, sufi
ciently harsh in themselves, were made doubly
offensive by the spirit in which it was at
tempted to enforce them" Moreover, "B,
declares that not a few are beginning t,
think that the men who have taken charge o
our ecclesiastical affairs for the last few years
are not altogether the safest guides to follow. {"
Missouri Presbyterian.
Putting the Pulpit.-One of our cotempora
ries advertises a popular preacher in the fol
lowing strain. We omit the preacher name
A Rich TREAT FOR THE PUBLIC. We arr
happy to inform our readers that the diStin
guished divine whose name appears above, viii
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