The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-11-04


second Wednesday OF October, 1869.
The Presbytery of Louisville, at an adiourne,
meeting held during the sessions of Synod, re
eeived into its connection Rev. Charles II
Dobbs, from the Presbytery of Central Mis-
sissippi; also Rev. MeSsrs. c. G. Bomberge
and A. NJ Cowan. of Ohio. Also on appGca
ton the Waterford church, which sent dele
gate to attend the sessions of the Presbyterl
and Synod, was received.
Rev w. H. Jeffries having removed out O.
the bounds of this Presbytery, was permitted
to withdraw his letter presented at the regular
fall meeting of PreSbytery.
Rev. Robert Morrison, who has long served
the Presbytery as its Stated Clerk, having re-
moved to Ohio, resigned that position, anC
i Rev. j. s. Grasty, of Shelbyville, was chosen
as his successor.
Episcopal MissiOns.-During the sessions o.
the Episcopal General Convention, number
of meetings have been held in different church
es of that denomination in New York, to pro
mote The work of missions. One of the most
interesting of these was held at the Church Of
the TRANSPORTATION, at which addresses were
made by the Rev. Dr. Hill, of Athens
Greece, and Bishop Whipple DR.. Hill gave
an account of the schools of which he has haC
charge, numbering some 700 pupils The in
FAINT school system has been introduced with
great success Several native female teacher,
have been trained to assist Mrs. Hill and Miss
Muir the other members of the mission. In
addition to the regular expenses of the mis-
sions, large sums have been expended for be.
nevolent purposes.
Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota, made one
OF his eloquent and moving appeals in behalf
of the Indians, many of whom are within the
limits of his diocese, In which he stated that
the history of our relations with the Indians
from the beginning to the end is such as tC
make every American blush for shame. Fol
almost three centuries our nation has pursued
a policy of determination at untold expense OF
blood and treasure To-day, forgetful of the
past, the sO-called civilized inhabitants OF the
United States are clamoring for the extermi-
nation of the red men. The poor savage has
been plundered of his lands, cheated and
abused in every way, and it is no wonder that
now and then. when smarting under his
wrongs, he biindly scores his vengeance upon
the people of the border. The Indian ques-
ton must be settled on principles of Christi.
anity, OF else war will come Of which our
children 5 children will not see the end.
On another evening" meeting of the Board
Of Missions was held in the same church to
hear an address, in the Indian language, by
Rev. Paul MaOuriski Dacotah Indian, re
Gently converted to Christianity.
Rev. Dr. Krauth has resigned the charge Of
st. Stephen Lutheran church, Philadelphia,
and will devote himself TO his Professorship Of
Mental and Moral Science, in the University
burg, Pennsylvania, has been called to the
church.
Evangelization of spain.-A meeting of the
American Bible Society, the American Tract
Society, aud the American and Foreign Chris
tian Union was held In the Collegiate Re-
formed Church, Fifth avenue, last Sabbath
evening, to consider the means of evangelizing
| Spain. Dr. De Witt presided, and brief ad
dresses were made by Bishop Mcllvaine, Drs.
Prime and Burlington, and Consul Robinson.
DIR. Prime offered resolutions expressive Of
gratitude to God for SPANS deliverance, sym
pathy with her people, and setting forth the
necessity of aid in their behalf Mr. Robin
son, formerly Consul at Valencia, gave an &C
count Of the condition of Spain and the need
of immediate efforts to supply her people with
Bibles. The Tract Society has recently com
pleted the translation of the Bible into Span.
ish, and has on hand many Spanish books and
tracts, and now an opportunity Is offered for
| their use Bishop James said that the only
| difficulty In the way was the uncertainty OF
getting Bibles into Spain. The resolution
were then voted upon and adopted.
Our Life in China.--Mrs. Nevius, the accom-
plshed wife of Rev. Mr.. Nevius, who for ten
years has been missionary in China, has pre-
pared beautiful volume, which Carter Il
Brothers have just issued, Our Life in CHI
na.
The Second Presbyterian church in Brooklyn,
formerly DIR. Spencer's has secured the valua-
BILE services of Rev. DIR. Kennedy recently of
Troy.
Departure of Missionaries the 3lst ult,
the Rev j. l.. Nevius and his wife, Miss Mary
Patrick, daughter of Gen. Patrick, of Man.
huS, n Y, left New York for China, by way
Of California They go under the care of the
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions. Mr..
and Mrs. n. have already spent ten years in
that field. Miss Payson goes with them to
join the Mission of the American Board in
China.
Princeton Review.-With the close of the
present volume Mr.. Peter Walker retires from
the publication of this review, and it will here
after be published by Charles Scribner 4 Co.,
654 Broadway, New York Professor Lyman
Atwater, Of Princeton College, will hereafter
be associated with Dr. Hodge in the editor
ship
The Central church of Chambersburg, Pa,
has given call to the Rev. |. n. Hays, OF
Silver Spring, Pa.
Rev. M. ]. Hickok, D. D., has removed from
Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Marietta, Ohio
The First Reformed Presbyterian church OF
| Philadelphia observed their communion last
Sabbath, and received to membership forty
two persons, nearly half of them on profession
of their faith in Christ. About four hundred
persons sat down at the long white tables, in
the old Covenanter style, and in the breaking
of bread owned and hOnored their Master
This indicates that at least twO-thirdS of the
congregation still adhere to the session and
the pastor, DR.. Wyhe, in opposition to the
| General Synod, as on former occasions about
six hundred, or three tourthS of the entire
membership, were ordinarily present at this
| sacrament.
An elegant house Of worship for the Third
Presbyterian Church in PittSburg, Just APP
preaching completion, is TO cost $3.50, 900. The
organ is to cost $4,000.
Memphis, Tennessee. papers say that the
| High-churchmen of that city, under the lead
ership of the Rev. j. w. Rogers, have intro
duced in the church of the Blessed Virgin the
ceremonies of Ritualism, an immense congre-
CATION witnessing them. The Bishop of Ten
nessee who is himself Higb-ehurchmanl
has since forbidden all Ritualistic practices in
his diocese.
Rev. E. D. Yeomans, D. D., son of the late
Rev. DIR. Yeomans, of Danville, Pa, and well
known as a good preacher and an accomplished
scholar, died on Wednesday, the 10Th ult, Of
apoplexy, at his residence in Orange, n. j.
John Wesley gave ESQ toward the first John
Street Church New York, then called Wesley
Chapel. 1t was 6Ox42 feet, and its galleries
,,a-a raached oDlv hv ladders