The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-05-13

Sabbath School Concert in St. Louis.--Ihe
Missouri Presbyterian states that Rey. DR..
Hoge. Of this city, would address the PreSby-
teran Sabbath Schools in st. Louis, last Dab
bath afternoon.
Rev. Daniel McNair has removed from Gal
weston, Texas, to ThibOdeauX, Louisiana.
The Presbyterian church of Stauuton, received
an accession to Its membership on sunday last
of thirty five-twO by certificate and thirty
three by profession of faith.-StGuNtoa Ve''-
dictator.
Rev. David Il. Riddle, D. D., was released
from his pastoral charge at Canonsburg' IA,
by the PreSbytery of Ohio. and dismissed to
the PreSbytery of Winchester, TO take charge
of the church at Martinsburg, West Va.
The Presbytery of South Carolina on Foreign
MissiOns.-In paper, adopted at the recent
meeting of this Presbytery, they state:
The general average of contributions for
this cause, during this period, on the part OF
all the members Of our Church within the
bounds of Presbytery is about eight cents, and
on the part of the contributing churches,
about elerea cents The highest average In
any one church is that Of the very small church
at Honea Path, thirty-fve cents; and the next
highest is that of the very large church, Upper
Long Cane, thirty cents. If all the churches
had contributed and had come up to the aver
age of Honea Path, the sum Of fifteen hun
dred dollars, would have been raised for the
Assemblys Committee of Foreign Missions.
Can any one Of the churches OF this Presby
terry plead, that it is not able to do as much as
the little church at HOnea Path?
Recent Intelligence from our own Missionaries.
A letter from the Rev. Alexander Reid, of
the 18th of March, gives some encouraging
facts in relation to the Choctaw Missions
Last Sabbath had very interesting big
meeting at Lukfopa. AT the close of it nine
persons publicly protested themselves peni
tents. OF these, three were men who before
the war were regarded as pillars in our church.
One of them used to be an elder. | cannot
tell you how glad | was to see these men take
the stand they did. hope they will hereafter
not only be more firm, but more useful to the
Church Of Christ.
A letter has been received from Miss Ron
zone of the 18th Of March. She was well, and
pursuing her duties as usual A lady in Scot
land had kindly made provision for the sup
port of her school for two years. This was
very timely aid, and it is hoped that our own
Committee Of Missions will be able to bear
the burden of the school at the expiration of
the time specified.
The last letter received from the Rev. Mr..
Inslee is dated February 10th. He and his
family were well. He has large audiences on
Sabbath. and has much reason to be encour
aged.-The Missionary for Nay
Randolph Macon College, Va, is an institution
established in 1882, under the Superintenaence
and patronage of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Its present site is in Mecklenburg
county, Virginia, about 100 miles southwest
of Richmond. From this remote position,
aud which is somewhat difficult of access, it is
to be removed to the pretty and attractive vii
lage of Ashland, sixteen miles north of Rich
mond, on the Richmond and Fredericksburg
railroad, where an extensive hotel property
and cottages have been purchased by the Meth
odist churches of Richmond, for the use of the
college.