The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-01-13
Our Duty to the Colored People.

Mr.. Editor: I visited the colored church
in Columbia at its dedication, and heard DR..
Grardeaus sermon, and witnessed with un-
speakable pleasure the orderly and serious at
tention of the colored people present. This
was at our meeting of Synod.
1t was again my privilege to be present at
DR.. Girardeau' colored Zion church in Charles
ton at the time the city was one great seething
caldron on account of the municipal election.
There were present about six hundred well
dressed, we'll behaved, and attentive colored
hearers The Rev. Mr. Mack preached, and
preached well. His subject was Balaam, and
he presented his temptations, his hindrances
and his perverseness well to the people. DR..
Girardeau added some very solemn and i'm
pressive remarks
They are doing great work there for the
country and the Church, and the attention of
all our churches shodld be drawn to it. We
must be up and doing, and carry the gospel to
these people with renewed and redoubled en-
ergy. If all our churches would do as Colum
bia and Zion church, Charleston, have done,
conservative and Christian influence would
60 forth on this people that would amply re-
pay us for all our trouble.
We must take trouble Gold is got by hard
digging hard crushing, hard grinding, and
tedious toll in collecting its scattered PARTICLES
and so must this, more than GOLD, be procured.
When God has tried us fully, and we resolve
that, come what may, cost what it may, we
will be co-workers with God in saving the ne
groes' souls, we shall see Ethiopia stretching
out her hand to God, but becoming from a
land of dreadful miasma, fertile and beaute-
Gus garden spot.
We must get more of the Spirit of Christ,
and believe that we are all brethren going to
one judgment bar, and to dwell in one heaven,
and labor for each other more
often think that the South owes much of
her exemption from civil war and bloodshed
to such men as Jones, Wilson, Adger. Grar.
deau, and others who have labored wisely 10
Christ tor them Bring all the religion you
can to bear on the colored mans mind; and
then see what blessing God will give us and
him in every respect. +. L. b.
Presbyterian and IndeD.
United Presbyterian Church, Richmond.
this congregation have been worshipping in
their new Lecture room, about two months,
they have added twenty persons to their mem
bership.
Rev. Geo. W. Finley.-The Churches at Gerrards-
town, Bunker Hill and smithfeld.-A corespon
dent in Charlestown. Jefferson Co., West Va. !,
writes to Christian Observer:
BRO. G. W. Finley is laboring as a mis-
sionary under the appointment OF Winchester
Presbytery at Gerrardstown. Bunker Hill and
Smith6eld. The good people of Gerrardstown
recently united III handsome subscription to
MIR. F. 5 support for twelve months.
Bro F. has been laboring for nearly year
in this feld The best testimony to his eff
cheney is had in the fact that his Presbytery
has just declined to dismiss him to Lexington
Presbytery upon a call from Hebron Church
He has removed to Gerrardstown, where, it is
hoped, an affectionate people will make him
comfortable. He enjoyes the confidence and
love of every one in that church. y
Rev. G. Nash Morton, who returned from
Brazil few weeks ago, met with the Eyecu.
tive Committee of Foreign Missions last Tues
day night. and presented full report of his
tour OF observation in that country.
Rev. DR.. A. A. Porter, who has been travelling
extensively over Texas during the last three
months, met at the same time with the Execu-
tive Committee of Sustentation, and gave
much valuable information respecting the con
dition OF our churches in that great State.
The Con mittees will be able to act much
more intelligently with reference to these fields
VI ioooi III Vi tHc huPHlcuSc luuS
communicated to them.-S. Presbyterian.
Death of Rev. DR.. colton.--We have informa-
ton of the death of the Rev. Simeon Cotton
d. D., at his residence in Asheboro', Dec
9th. Had he lived to the Sth of January,
instant, he would have complicated his Gath
year.
DR.. Cotton was a native of Massachusetts,
but came to this State some 35 years ago For
many years he resided in Fayetteville engaged
in teaching. AS principal of the Donaldson
Academy, he was prominently identified with
the educational interests of this part Of the
State. He was no ordinary man. but in his
day welded very great influence upon the
minds of his pupels, and Others with whom he
came in contact. For several years he had
been almost wholly laid aside from work of
any kind. because of the infrmities of age.
For the last few months preceding his death
he suffered much, but bore his sutferings with
the resignation and trust of faithful man of
God, who had served his generation, and who
was waiting until the Master called. N G.
Presbyterian.