The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-09-15

Messrs. j. B. Ford & Co. have taken its publish
ing department in hand.
Rev. George P. Hays, Financial agent of Wooster
University, Ohio, has received unanimous call
to the pastorate of the Central Presbyterian church
of Allegheny City.
Antonio Alright, graduate few days since from
the Boston Theological Seminary. protestant
Episcopal, is son of Garibadi. He was taken
prisoner at the siege of Rome and was sent by the
Papal authorities to the galleys; but escaping
thence he came to this country, where, after,
has studied for the ministry, and now hopes to re.
turn as missionary yet to his blind Italy.
The finances Of the Reformed Dutch church in
New York have been well managed. The vestry
rented the old church in Nassau street for Post
Office, and for many years drew rent OF S2O,O
per anuum. Then they sold it for $3.50, 900, and
bought six lots in Fifth avenue for $50, 900, which
are worth 100000. They also bought, about
thirty years ago, four lots in Lafayette Place, on
which they also built church. For these lots
they paid $4,000. They now ask S40O,O 600, and
will probably get their price.
Fifty sung-A correspondent of an exchange
says" Speaking of the appropriateness OF music.
| am reminded of little incident which happened
a few days ago, and which, not having yet appear
ed in print, | venture to give your readers. A
gentleman in Litchfeld Connecticut. having reach
ed his hundredth birthday, his friends determined
to give him a reception in the church Arrange.
ments having been made, as the old gentleman
entered the church with his two brothers, each over
seventy, the entire audience rose and sang Old
Hundred Now that is what | call music APP
propriate to the occasion. ;"
Political Preaching in San Transferable Occi-
dent Of Sept. 18th, says
"Our community are discussing political preach
ing. On last Sunday evening Rev. DR.. Scudder
delivered remarkable sermon, advocating the
election of the Tax Payers nominees. Two espe-
cial circumstances are adduced, in this particular
instance to justify him first, the general politi-
cal corruption prevalent; and, second the crcum-
stance that religious preferences had evidently
governed some of the nominatons-a considerable
majority. on the ticket the Doctor opposed, being
4 Roman Catholics. Apart from local or personalcon-
sideratons it is undoubtedly better for politics to
be left out of the pulpit. First, such the ex-
ample of Christ and the Apostles Second, the
object of the pulpit is to convert men to God, and
make them holy; not induce them to become par
tlsans. Third, preachers are usually poor politl-
clans. Cromwell always kept his preachers to
their text. Had not Leslie been overborne by the
influence of his preachers, Cromwell would never
have conquered Scotland This is no reproach to
ministers. They who live on the mountains OF
| Zion inhale its airs, and gaze upon its heavens,
are thereby untitled for looking down into sewers,
shutting their odors or bathing in their filth. 1t
is of the very nature of the power of government to
corrupt men. Officials in republics would become
as corrupt as those in kingdoms or empires, only
their tenure of office is shorter.
Dr.. ]. C. Hepburn leaves to-day by the Chinese
steamer for Yokohama. His eyes are almost en-
tirely recovered He is accompanied by the fer.
vent prayers of the Church for continued prosperi
ty in his important work. Occident Sept 4h.
Interesting Statistics. The largest Old School
Presbytery is that of New York, 60 ministers;
Carlisle leads in the number of churches-66;
Huntingdon stands first in the number of commu-
nicants-6,s $40; and Washington has been most
highly favored in additions to the communion rolls
of its churches, on examination during the year,
the total being SAG. The strongest churches in
92l; Fifth Avenue, New York, III Ninth Phil
adelphia, 7O3; Second, Albany COS. The Sab
bath School of the Second Church. St. Louis, has
| 100 pupils; Grace, ST. Louis, 100; Brick,
New York, l,22O; Bethany, Philadelphia, 1000.
The churches in the cities of New York, Philadel-
phia, and Baltimore, raised one.ffth Of all the
moneys contributed.
German Churches in Cincinnati. Cincinnati the
Queen of the West, is city of about 100000 in
habitants. of which nearly 100000 are Germans,
or their descendants There are eleven German
| formed congregations, three German Methodist,
one Baptist, two Presbyterian two United Breth.
ren two Evangelical Association, two Independent,
three Rationalistic, and two Lutheran, viz, one
Missourian, one Ohio Synod church, and none
pertaining to the General Synod.
The Debt of the American Board of Foreign
Missions is rapidly decreasing On Tuesday $780,.
900 remained, but $37. 900 was quite surely pro-
vided for. Last year. the first ten days of Septem.
ho. oll - =. Ii Il
Mother Missionary Board" will be able to say at
the annual meeting-om Of debt. And will not
the good Old Dutch Church, keep its missions out
of debt?
The American Bible Society managers met in stated
meeting at the Bible House on the I'd inst, Nor
man White, ESQ.,, in the chair. Rev. DR.. Isaac
Ferris read the Scriptures and offered prayer. Six
new auxiliaries were recognized: one in Michigan,
one in Colorado Territory, and two in each of the
States of Arkansas and Iexas.
Communications were received from Rev. Charles
Jackson, Secretary of British and Foreign Bible
Society communicating vote of thanks from that
Society for donation of new publications to their
library from Henry c. Hall. Esq. Paris, in regard
to the work of Bible distribution in Spain from
Andrew Muir, Esq, St. Petersburg, as to the
work in Russia, the prospect of increase, and the
formal authorization of the Russian Society: from
Rev. Dr. Gulick, Honolulu requesting funds to
print copies of the Scriptures n several of the
Micronesian dialects; form Rev. Isaac g. Bliss,
Constantinople in regard to the translation OF the
Scriptures into the Azerbijan Turkish language,
and from others.
Grants of books were made to various applicants,
and 81, 1877 GA were granted for printing Micronesan
Scriptures at Honolulu.
DR.. Cumming has already made it known that he
means to attend the Pope's Council-at least if he
car, get safe conduct; for it seems from letter
he has addressed to the Times, that his presence
| at Rome depends in some measure upon his being
assured that he will not be dealt with as John Huss
was 1t was not known until this letter appeared
in the Times that DIR. Cumming had written to the
Pope himself sin the accustomed ecclesiastical
Latin FORM" addressing him as ".Holy Father"
and subscribing himself Your Holiness's SER
want The Pope has not yet replied, but in case
his reply is of favorable character, DR.. Cumming
does not doubt that he will get it in time to be at
Rome for the opening of the Council.
The Pacific, under "The Cost and its Results"
maintains that while men sometimes grumble at the
cost OF sustaining churches, no other institution is
maintained as cheaply. The theaters of great
city cost much more than its churches. &c. also,
there is no institution for the instruction of the
people so cheap as the church. The GOSPEL le.
ultimately preached is one of the greatest educa
tional forces in the world. It's power is manifest
in every community where it is preached by an
educated Protestant ministry. The poor mans
university is the church. And there is never
dollar given in the community for the support of
an educated evangelical ministry. that is not re.
turned again with an addition Of ten fold. 1t may
be hard struggle to sustain minister in a small
town. but it will be harder yet, in the long run to
do without him. And when community tries
the experiment. it is unconscousy robbing itself.
1t can never make an investment which will paw
richer or nobler dividends. Sowing must 80 be-
fore reaping. And there is sowing full of the
promise Of the life that now is, and in the world
to come life everlasting The opening of