The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-11-24

byteries Of Albany, Wellsboro, and the District of
Columbia, single negative vote was cast In each
OF the remaining one hundred and ten Presbyterles
the vote was unanimous"
The United Presbyterian Church Will consist OF
81 Synods, $50 Presbyteries, 1929 Ministers. and
4Sl ,463 members
The Recently United Presbyterian Church resolved
that special contribution Of five million dollars
be raised before the third Thursday OF May, 1871,
to meet the responsibilities devolved on the Church
in its reunited condition.
Rev. Dr. Boardman.-Many will be made glad by
the following item. taken from the Philadelphia
Presbyterian, and unite heartily in the hope 1t ex
presses
The Rev. DR.. Henry A Boardman, OF the Tenth
church, Philadelphia, has returned from Mlnneso
ia, and preached last Sabbath to the congregation
| to which he has ministered for many years. Dr.
BoardmaD proposes to resume his pastoral work;
and we are glad to state that his health Is much
better than it has been at any time since the com
mencement OF his late illness. We hope that he
may have many years of health given to him, and
be able to continue the ministry in which ne has
been so slgnay honored Of God in the building up
| Of the Church. and the guiding of souls to the
Saviour of the world.
| Departure of Missionaries of the Northern Pres
byterian Church.-On the lst instant, Rev. Alfred
Marcelus, VIM. +. MChestney and d. N. Lyon,
with their wives sailed for China, via Aspnwall
and San Francisco. The two former are for the
Canton Missions, and Mr.. Lyon for Hangchow.
Rev. DR.. Happier, accompanied by his family
and Miss Hannah Shaw has set out on his return
to Canton, where he has spent twenty-five years
His children 90 to be united with their father in
missionary labors.
A New Book.-Rev. Albert Barnes, the COM
mentator. is to publish Scenes and Incidents in
the Life of st. Paul"
Standing still.-The New York Evangelist says
| that Presbyterians "move our down town churches
up with the migrating current; but it is a tremen-
dous fact that there are no more Presbyterian
church organizations in New York city thar there
were twelve years ago.
insignificant. three leading denominations
in Connecticut ongregationaists, Baptists, and
Methodists-are holding mass conventions of great
importance, to consider what is to be done for the
declining religious interests of the State. They
say: Connecticut, and for that matter New Eng
land, which once led the world, is tagging behind,
ping her in all the lines of moral and spiritual pro
gress; and as things have been going on for the
last few years. at no distant day New England will
become missionary ground. Our young men are
leaving us by thousands, and foreigners are coming
in upon us by tens of thousands Our American
families have but few children, while every Irish
hut swarms with them. 1t requires no great gilt
of prophecy to predict what this state OF things is
tending to"
Attendance at Church AT recent Convention
in Illinois the important inquiry up for dis
cusson, :" How can we secure more general at
tendance of the people in city and country upon
public Worship and was answered variousy;
Rev. Mr.. McLain. of Springfield" Preach bet.
vite all to come to church now" Rev. Mr.. Wet.
more" Pray, work, and in the country build
sheds for horses" DR.. Patterson Visit each
family, personally Just before churchtime, and in
vite them to come then" Brother Warren, OF
Salem" Dress so as not to keep the poor away.
Rev. Mr. McGill--" Get everybody to give some
thing to build the church and support the pastor,
welcoming the smallest gift" DR.. Parks-"Have
free pews, remember people in the street. and have
your hearts 60 out in love to them. "
These means are all good, and should all be used.
American Bible Society.-At the stated meeting
of the Board of Managers, twelve new auxiiares
were recognised, of which five were in Arkansas
three in Georgia, and in Minnesota, Kansas, North
Carolina, and Alabama, one each.
| Communications were received from MIR. Andrew
NJ. Milne, Monte Video, stating the progress Of
the work on his field; from Mr.. D. w. Rector,
| Acapulco with an account of the distribution OF
books conided to him; from Rev. Dr. Jacoby, with
encouraging statements as to the Bible work in
Germany; several from Rev. L. G. Bliss Constan-
tinople. in regard to the work in Oroomiah and
other portions of Persia, and showing the demands
for the Scriptures in those regions, and from Rev
Dr. Perkins on the same subject; from Rev. D.
Rood, Amanzimtote, stating the progress of print
ing the Scriptures in the Zulu language also from
Rev. Nelson Reasoner, Agent in Nevada and
Eastern California giving an interesting account
of the canvass and supply of the entire route Of
the Central Pacific Railroad, and OF his visit to
Salt Lake City and arrangements for distributing
the Scriptures in Utah.
Grants of books were made to the Presbyterian
Committee of Home Missions; to the Presbyte
riau Board of Publication; to the South Western
Bible Society for supplying destitute regions in
their field; and other grants, amounting in all to
3,l3l volumes in various languages, including
twelve volumes in raised letters for the blind
Besides these, others were granted to the value Of
81 ,044 25. In funds, 81 500 were granted to the
American and Foreign Christian Union for Bible
work in Mexico.
Mr. Andrew j. Taylor was unanimously elected
Assistant Treasurer of this Society," in place oil
Mr.. Henry Fisher deceased.
Religion in St. Louisa correspondent of the
Christian Htelligencer, Reformed Dutch give
the following items:
st Louis contains one hundred churches and
missionary chapels. OF these twenty-seven belong
to the Romanists, who were first upon the ground.
and have ALWAYS labored with their characteristic
zeal and industry Many of these churches are
large and substantial structures, and they are at
tended by numerous congregations. There are
nine Episcopal churches. The Methodists have
eleven churches, and seven of them are large and
imposing edifces Five of these Methodist
in prosperous condition. This branch is now
building two fine churches in the newer districts of
the city. The feeling cherished toward them by
the Northern branch is not exactly pattern of that
Christian love which suffereth long and is kind :
There are sixteen Presbyterian churches of all
kinds. Of these, two belong to the New School,
and nine to the Old School. Several of the latter
however, belong to the Declaration and Testimony
men, and are under the ban of the Assembly The
consummation of the union of the Old and New
School will in all probability, be the signal for all
these churches to connect themselves with the
Southern Assembly. In the end there may be
more churches taking this course than the projec-
tors of the union movement dream of.
There are ten Baptist churches. There are also
about twenty-five miscellaneous churches belong.
ing to different smaller bodies Among these is
the Congregational Church, Dr. Post, PASTOR
They have spacious and we'll appointed ediice.
The congregation has been somewhat weakened of
late by sending off colonies to found two new
churches But this colonizing does good, and the
young hives will fill up and eventually strengthen
the old one should this be needed.
synodical Female College.-The following pa
per was adopted by the Synod of Missouri, at its
recent meeting:
THE Synod of Missouri having by the favor
of God, succeeded in placing on solid basis West
minister College, though much remains to be done
feels profoundly the necessity of founding and en-
dowing college for the education of the Presby-
terrain daughters of Missouri college of high
ORDER to be placed under the care of Faculty in
no way inferior to the noble one which we now
have in Westminster AS a preliminary step to-
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