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

meeting. Bro. Luckett preached from Friday
TO Tuesday, with great acceptance On that
day Bro Paynter came and preached until the
meeting closed. The Church was greatly re-
vived. There was great thirst to hear the
word. The meetings were characterized by
great solemnity aud tenderness; and the house
was nightly filled Twelve persons have been
united to the church by confession of Christ
eight of whom were baptised. Others will
unite The meeting was in every way de-
hghtful one, and greatly strengthens the broth
er, Bailey, who is zealously laboring in that
field To the source of all our blessings be all
the praise
Revival in Georgetown Kentucky.-A cores
pendent writing TO the +. C. Commonwealth,
says: Il write you line to say that the
Presbyterian Church in Georgetown has for
ten days past, enjoyed a most precious time
of refreshing from the presence of the Lord y
Bro. Barnes, of Stanford, preached for us, and
We can truly say that he came in the fulness
of the blessing of the gospel Of Christ. The
simple earnest exposition OF the Word was
attended with power and with the demonstra-
ton of the Spirit A most profound interest
was manifested by both saints and sinners. The
hearts of Gods people seemed to melt down
and flow together as the heart of one man,
while they all rejoiced in the finished work and
complete salvation of the Lord Jesus Christ.
There were fifteen who made profession of
their faith in the Lord Jesus as personal
Saviour, and rejoiced in the hope of the COM
ing glory
The Synod of Kentucky Synod met in
the First Presbyterian church, Louisville, on
Wednesday night, October IA, 1868, and was
opened with a sermon by Rev. j. T. Hendrick,
d. D, the last Moderator, from Ephesians
iii S-l2
After sermon the Synod was constituted
with prayer by Rev. Dr. Hendrick The roll
was called, and AZ ministers and 80 elders an
swered 10 their names.
Rev. j. n Saunders was chosen Moderator,
and Rev. j. V. Logan temporary Clerk
Adjourned until o'clock next morning.
Interest in the LaBene, Memphis and Etna
Churches MO.-In a very short interview with
DIR. Nall, who has just returned from work in
the Palmyra Presbytery, we are gratifed to
learn that unusual interest attended the SER
vices at the dedication of LaBelle church, in
Lewis county, and that the Memphis church
in Scotland county, of which Rev. R. II. Kin
naird is pastor, has been and is still enjoying
refreshing season.
AT the communion, last Sabbath, twenty or
more persons several of them heads of fami
lies, made profession of faith in Christ
There Is also a revived state of things in the
Etna church, to which brother Kiuniard
breaches part Of his time. We hope soon
TO have detailed account of what the Lord
has been pleased to do for. our people in the
above named congregation.
Old School Presbyteries on Reunion.-The ~
Y Observer says: THUS of the SO Presby-
teries who have voted on reunion, So vote for
the standards as the basis; and of these, %
vote also in favor of the basis submitted by
the last General Assembly, while only one
votes against reunion.
The Board of Domestic Missions, 10. s.. has
resolved to defer the election of Secretary
for the present.
The First Presbyterian Church, Boston, of which
Rev. j. B. Dunn is pastor has had rapid
increase. Thirty persons were added at their
last communion
The pastoral relation between the Rev. Dr.
Musgrave and the North Tenth street church,
Philadelphia, has been dissolved.
The Rev. Prentiss D. veuve, formerly of Ger
mantown, Pennsylvania, has received unan
imous call to the Park Presbyterian church,
New SCHOOL, Newark, New Jersey.
Inauguration of Dr. MCOsh-The Inaugural.
ton of Dr. NJ Gosh as President of Princeton
College will take place on Tuesday, October
9th, at II Nj. Drs. Hodge Stearns Mac.
lean. MuSgrave and Bishop McIivaine, Sena.
tor Stockton. Gov Pollock and Chancellor Ia
briSkie, will take part in the exercises. DIR.
Nj Gosh has notified the authorities of the Col
lege that the subject Of his inaugural address
will be, Discussions as to Academic Teaching
in Europe" ln the evening DIR. NJ Gosh will
hold a levee at his house, to receive and be-
come acquainted with the graduates and friends
of the College.
Rev. C. F. Robertson, of Batavia, New York,
has notified Drs. Hutchinson, Schuyler and
Berkley, the Committee, that he accepts the
office of Bishop of the diocese of Missouri.
Presbyterian Union.-Saratoga, n Y, Octo-
Der l6.-The Old School Presbyterian Synod
of Albany has unanimously adopted resou-
tons favoring the union of the Old and New
Schools
The Boston American Tract Society at its re
cent meeting resolved that AS the attempt to
carry into operation the recent arrangement
between this Society and the American Tract
Society at n. Y, has been attended by failures
of action and misrepresentation of duties,
which have destroyed principal advantage
sought, and that beyond PREPARATION, and,
Whereas, the basis of cooperation between the
two Societies has proved repugnant to the
mass of the members of this Society, and has
failed TO commend itself to their judgment and
support, therefore
That the vote of this Society, passed Feb
ruary II, 1868. by which the proposed agree
ment with the American Tract Society of New
York was adopted be, and the same is, hereby
reScinded
Rev. DR.. Scott said. last Sabbath, it had been
seriously debated whether a godly minister
could do more good by his preaching or his
prayers. The Doctor said it depended on the
man: some were powerful for good in the one
way and some in the other. DR.. PaySon, of
Portland, and DR.. Milledoller of New York,
were eloquent preachers in their day, but they
probably did more good by their prayers than
their sermons. DIR. Chalmers and Robert Hall
were both good men, but their power was pro
badly more in their addresses to men than in
their prayers. But there is no man in the
Church, however poor and obscure, who may
not be greatly useful by prayer He said that
ing nothing: it is rolled up in a napkin of re-
spectabity and aid aside He appealed to the
Church to come forth from its retirement and
cry unto God, as Samuel did when he spent
the whole night in pouring out his soul unto
God
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