The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-11-03
Indian Presbytery

Met at Good Land, ChOctaw Nation, the 9th OF
September, and was opened with sermon by the
Rev. j. A. Dickson, from Ouaehita Presbytery.
Four ministers and eight ruling elders were pres
ent. The Rev. DR.. U. Kiug>bury was chosen
Moderator.
1t is gratifying to learn that this Presbytery is
engaged IN the work of educating a ministry to
supply the wide field in that territory With the Inv
Ing ministry.
The RevS. J. A. Dickson and J. NJ. Brown, Of the
Ouachita Presbytery, being present were invited to
sit as corresponding members.
The nominal force Of this Presbytery Is niue
ministers and one 6centiate And yetall the mem
berS within the bounds Of the old Indian Presby-
terry were present. I'VE were all there"
The seasonal records of twelve churches were ex-
amined and approved One brother has in his
hands the seasonal records Of SIX churches; an
other has FIVE. These brethren are all the minis
terial supply of the churches the records OF which
they hold.
A petition for the organization Of a new church
in the eastern portion OF NashOba county, signed
by thirty-Six persons, Was received and granted /;
and committee was appointed TO organize the
church.
Five substantial members of different churches,
and one freedman pat themselves under care OF
Presbytery, with view to the office OF the sacred
ministry.
The Rev. DR.. G. Kiugsbury was appointed a
committee on the part Of Presbytery to correspond
with the Committee Of SustenatOn and Foreign
Missions.
The Rev. c. C. Copeland was appointed like
committee to correspond with the Committees OF
Publication and Education.
Our next meeting was appointed to 5e held at
Bennington, Blue county, Z. n, on Thursday
next preceding the second Sabbath 10 April 1871
at Z o clock Z. NJ
1t was estimated that not much, if any less, than
one thousand PERSONS were on the ground at one
time The truth seemed TO be attended with divine
energy. Old backslders came TO the altar tremb-
ling. and many we're found at the anxious seat
Who will come to feed these multtudes with the
bread Of life? Lord, send by whom thou wilt send
but oh send to the ChOctaws living ministers
East Alabama Presbytsry j. n. Lewis
writes: - l have just returned from the meeting
of East Alabama Presbytery. at Greenvllle, Aa.
We had a very pleasant MISUNDERSTANDING re
ceived two candidates for the gospel ministry
They licensed one brother to preach the Gospel,
and ordained one to the full work OF the Gospel
ministry.
Minister Going to BaltimOre.-An adjourned
meeting of the PreSbytery of West Hanover wa,
held in the United Presbyterian church recently
Rev H. p r. Mccoy, Moderator The principal
business claiming the attention of the body was
the consideration of the call made BY Dr. Bullock
GMn
William IT, Murkland of Cumberland, as assist
ant pastor The matter had been submitted by
Mr.. Murkland for the decision OF PreSbytery, IN;
church in Cumberland being unwilling to give hin
M. and the Baltimore congregation being as earn
est and persistent in their call. After some discus
sion, during which Dr.. Bullock earnestly urged th'
Importance Of sustaining and pushing forward th
Southern Presbyterian Church in Baltimore anC
the fitness of Mr.. Muykland for the work, PreSby
terry decided to advise that gentleman to accept the
call and thereupOn dissolved his pastoral relation
with the Cumberland church
Rev. ]. w CanReld has received and accepted
call from Hebron church, kv. The Presbytery o
Louisville has appointed the following brethren tt
conduct the installation services on the 2nd Sab
bath of November Rev. J y Saunders to pre-
side and deliver the charge 10 the people; Rev. 4
McElroy to charge the pastor aud Rev. Philip Il
Thompson TO preach the sermon.
Another Missionary from the North Carolina Synod
Ii has been known 20 Is for some months past tha
the Rev James IL. Cotton a member OF Fayette
Vile Presbytery contemplated the offering o
himself to the ASsemby's Committee OF Eoreg
Missions, for labor among the Indians. We lear
that his mind is fully made mp. and that he ha
been accented and commissioned by the Committee
and will leave for his new field of labor at our La
dian mission about the close OF the present year
Mr.. Cotton has proved himself TO be Jealous
faithful aO0rer m the Master vineyard. his MS
work in the ministry was as army chaplain Gurlu
the late war Since the close OF the war he ha
been aboring in the western bounds of Fayetteville
Presbytery, doing much missionary work. WheI
ever his lot has been east, he has given full proc
of his ministry, 10 self denying laborS for the goo
of souls And We doubt not that IN him, our In
dian mission viii receive valuable accession to II
strength. Let our people remember tins new mis-
sionary in their prayers.-N Q. Presbyterian.
Greensboro Church Burnad.-The Greensboro
(Ga.,) Herald makes the following painful ar
nouncement:
"A FINE CHURCH IN ASHES 1t is with eZ
irene regret aud the deepest sorrow that we al
pounce to the public the destruction by hre Q
Monday night last, of the Presbyterian church ]
this CITY 1t was one of the finest church OmIC
ings which we have ever seen IN a town 50 sma
As ours. and had been erected with taste and
great expense. This loss falls heavily on the Coz
gregation Of the church and has cast gloom ov'
our whole community. We are sorry TO say th'
circumstances strongly proclaim it the work OF a
incendiary. The fire. broke out about ten o coC
at night. when every building was damp from
recent rain, and first made It's appearance near II
top of the cup0la OF the church. There had bee
no night service in the building for the past te
DAYS and praycJ-meeting had been held IN It
Eve o'clock 2. VI on the day of the hre. III
colored man who attends to the sweeping and Ugh
ing the church, Is a man of good character, an
positively asserts that be bad lett no matches