The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-10-27

The Church Court Wndioated-Tbe Supreme
Court Of New York has set aside the injunction
of the Ulster county, On. Y Judge upon the
Chassis of Orange, through Rev. 5. W. Mills Rev.
Dr. A. B. Van Zandt and Rev. NJ. V. SchoOn-
maker to restrain them from exercising discipline
upon Rev Mr. Commit. lie has therefore been
tried, found guilty, and suspended.
The House Of Bishops Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, met in New York to elect a Missionary
Bishop Of Arkansas and the Indian Territory. The
most remote DiOceSeS Of the United States were
represented, and the proceedings were marked by
harmony throughout The Rev. Henry Niles
Pierce. d. d., was chosen for the high andrespOn-
sibe office, because Of his large experience as a
missionary
Fraud in the Methodist Book Concern, New York
Ii Is stated, what Is regarded as good authority,
that some OF the employees OF this immense Con
Germ have been for many years Systematically
cheating it. Paper has been bought at one price
and charged and paid for at a price very much
higher Goods, such as morocco and velvet, have
been purchased for the bindery, and paid for by
the Concern, which were never used IN binding the
Concern works, but were disposed OF Tor private
purposes; thus tor a long time, making loss TO
the treasury and gain to the Shrewd operators OF
$4,000 per year. A committee, selected to IN
veSugate the matter, has appointed CmcmR0a as
very Justly objects to any place being selected for
the investigation other than the place where these
frauds are said 70 have been committed.
The New School Church has accepted the Basis
Of Reunion. Eighty three PreSbytereS, more than
twO-thirdS Of the whole number (ll3) belonging to
that branch Of the Church, have adopted the basis
Probable Accession to the Dutch Reformed Church.
!. g. have it from the best authority that Rev.
FWF. lump ODD, pastor OF the Collage
Street Presbyterian Church Louisville, said that
If the proposed union of the Old and New School
be contaminated, he would unite with the Dutch
Reformed Church We have not heard as TO
whether the College Street Church will elect to 90
with the pastor into this ecclesiastical body. We
are rather disposed 10 think that the Church will
aequieSee in the union, though DR. IL. should carry
out his threat-C0r. Of OBS, and Commonwealth
Rev. H. B. Hackett, D. D., the eminent Baptist
scholar has accepted the chair Of New Testament
Exegesis in the Rochester Theological Seminary.
Messrs. Charles soribnor Co. have published
The EOjstie of Pail to the Romans, by j. 7.
LANCE ID. D., aud the Rev. K, H. Fay, translated
from the German by j. f. Hurst, ID. D., with ad
ditiops by r. Schaf d. D and the Rev. NJ b.
Riddle. This is the eighth volume Of Lange's
Doctrnal and Critical Commentary, which has
been for some time in course OF publication by the
enterprising house Of Seribner Il 70.
Professor Lane has introduced the Continental
pronunciation Of Latin and Greek at Harvard, and
it is to be used hereafter IN the instruction of all
the classes
Putnam announces translation by the Rev. l.
w. Bacon OF the sermons and speeches OF Father
Hyaeinthe
Special prayer at this time is desired for the Spr
itual enlightenment of Roman Catholics generally,
both at home and abroad. Amongst very many OF
them, especially on the continent Of Europe, a
spirit of inquiry has been awakened, and light ap
pears to be breaking 10 upon the gross darkness III
which they have been for ages past envel0ped.
Ne7 York Observer.
What Christians North are Giving for Foreign
Missions.-In the Foreign Missionary, the publica
ton Of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mis-
sOns, we End the following interesting estimate Of
the amount given for the cause OF Foreign Mis-
sOnS BY the members Of the various churches IN
the North. The writer says:
In looking over some of the last reports OF the
prominent missionary societies OF our country, and
eulng out all the sums not received from those IN
connection with them in the different denOmlna-
tions in our own land, we have the following for
American Board, $446 467
Presbyterian Board, 296 7O9
Methodist, 215S6S
Baptist, lSOO4l
Reformed, 79,OO9
Episcopal " 81 969
The Boards represent the following membership:
CongregationaistS, POI O42; PreSbyterianS, On s.,
~ 500; or a total of 463 COZ supporters of the
American Board Presbyterian Board, leaving out
its foreign mission churches, 25I 635; Methodist
Board, 1860 265; Baptist Board, their report says,
1000 600, Reformed IS, 262; Episcopal, $4,000
Now taking the average OF the last two years OF
receipts and membership, and what do we have
as the average individual gifts?