The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-03-03

The South estern Presbyterian. -Such is
the title of new paper just started in the city of
New Orleans, under the auspices of the Deposi.
tory Association established there, and of which
the Prospectus of the paper thus speaks:
The depository, by whose Trustees this paper
is published IS an enterprise established sixteen
years ago for the very purpose of promoting the
circulation of religious literature in answer to the
necessities Of this region of country. Under many
difficulties and embauassmcnts, they have been
doing what they could ever since The recent
failure of the IadeT at Mobile has revived the
old question of obligation. After serious and care
full reflection they feel that they are not at liberty
to decline the responsibility. The result of their
conclusion is the South Western Presbyterian
The Board at present consists of Rev. B. NJ.
Palmer, D. D.; Rev. T. r. Markham; Rev H.
NJ. Smith, d. D.. F.; E. S. Keep Moses Greenwood
David Hadden; w. G. Black; H. I. Bartlett, and
Frederick Suinger.
The reasons inducing them to engage in this en-
terprise are embodied in such extracts as the fol-
lowing:
"Presbyterians, like all trained in the study of
the Bible, are reading people, To them knowl-
edge is daily bread. 1t is therefore sufficiently
surprising that there should be twenty thousand
of oar people in the southwest without newspaper
of their own; and the attempt to establish one for
their use and benefit can require no apology
Yesterday, from Columbia to San Francisco,
from the Ohio to the Gulf, this large and active
denomination of Christians had no representative
nor exponent.
We are not ignorant of the difficulty and pers
connected with a new newspaper enterprise. We
do not underrate them. We do not love them
Yet the Importance of such paper as this aims
to be, seems so great that accept all risks for
the sake of the end in view.
cit is not thing peculiar to the southwest that
we should have sectional characteristics. Every
locality from the equator to the poles, has, or
ought to have its special aims aud interests; its
own peculiar modes of thought and feeling Soil
and climate, if there were nothing else, would be
sufficient to produce the difference. This fact is
conspicuous in every paper which circulates among
u.s. Cut off the headings of every one of them,
erase each post office address, and man accus-
toned to reflect will pronounce without hesitation,
which was published in Kentucky, which in Vir
ginia, and which in the Caroinas; and if we are
not greatly mistaken, this flavor Of the soil must
constitute principal charm to all who claim such
papers as their own. But it is charm which will
not bear transportation. 1t we would have it to
ourselves we cannot borrow, we must create.
1.-The Southwest has its own peculiar wants, in
terests tastes and point of view 1t has peculiar
work to do, and peculiar conflict to sustain. 1t
is idle to suppose that we can ever successfully
undertake these responsibilities while we have to
go the Ohio or to the Atlantic to get or give ex
preston to our views, and even to publish our local
advertisements. Here is a work which can be
entrusted to none but to whom God has commit
ted it.
"With respect to the other Presbyterian papers
published in the South, as to the ability, energy
and piety with which they are characterized, we
have nothing to say but praise. We take pride
in their high position, and rejoice in their success
We are not dissatisfied with their character nor
Jealous of their influence We are not their rival
in a race common to us all. Our fields of labor
are very different, and widely distant from each
other, and if we at this point, could not hope to
take the place in the church of any of them, so,
all of them united, could no. fill the place we seek
to occupy"
The late period in the week at which this paper
is received prevents the insertion of more ex
tended notice. No persons outside of this wide
field can be supposed to understand its wants so
well as brethren within it, and none within it bet
ter than those at New Orleans, its centre. And
now that they have set their hand to this work,
we have but one wish concerning it, and that is
for its complete success.
The paper presents a sheet of goodly proper
tons AMI appearance, and full of excellent matter
It's Editor, the Rev. Henry NJ Smith, D. D., is
a pastor in New Orleans and is known among his
brethren and the churches as not only superior
preacher, but superior eccesiastic also. There
is every reason to expect from his hands paper
edited with the ability and tact conceded to him
by all. May God bless the paper and make it
blessing.