The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-08-11
FROM THE NORTHERN STATES.

Rev. Henry Branch's Post Office is changed from
Port Deposit, Nd, to New Haven. Conn.
Mr. Branch has accepted call to the South
church, of the Reformed connection, and recently
under the care of Rev. j. HI. Carroll, ID. ID.
The Presbytery of Newcastle met at Port Deposll0
Maryland, on the 18th instant, and dissolved u
pastoral relation between the Rev. Henry Drand
and the Port Deposit church.
Mr.. John J. Rice, of New York City, accep}
the Chair of English in Westminster College, Nc
Mixing" &c.-The Church Union has recentlS
had series of editorials on questions pertalnne
to the reiinion of the Old and New School PresDy,
terians. 1t deprecates the union on such rglo
basis as our common standards. 1t thinks there
ought to have been an abatement of rigid CALVIN,
ism, some relaxation of the hard features OF thai
austere system, under the genial influences OF re-
Union fervor. Last week its leading editorial wal
on the subject of ga new republic" 1t opens III
with, "Cuba should be recognized I
The articles on Calvanism and reiinion we,
aimed at the Presbyterian. The latter we suppo1
are intended for President Grant and his Cablne
sad mixture of "politics and religion. y Westerl
Presbyterian.
Rev. H. E. Lippert, of st. Anne French Mission
is obliged to give up his work account OF throa'
disease He is German by birth, an accom-
plished scholar and teacher of Latin, German
French. and music, and graduate OF the Iheo-
logical Seminary of the Northwest: Before enter
ing the ministry he taught in Chicago tor eight
years.
Rev. DR.. W. A. Scott, of New York, returned on
Saturday last from brief visit among his former
parishioners in San Francisco. He preached the
Sabbath before his return in Salt Lake city, and
last Sunday in his own pulpit here.
Rev. Charles A. Aiken, Professor in Princeton
College, was elected President of Union College,
Schenectady on the 9th ult., by the Trustees Of
that Institution.
Judge Williams, Treasurer of Hamilton College,
has received from the studio of Hiram Powers, in
Italy, a marble bust of Edwin G. Litchfeld valued
at $4,000. 1t is to be placed in the Perry FL.
Smith Library, with other memorials OF the college
benefactor.
General Alexander Webb has been elected Presi
dent of the College Of the City of New York, in
the place of the venerable Horace Webster, LII
D.. who has resigned.
The four votes against Reunion given in the
Presbytery OF Philadelphia, were the Rev. DR.,
Blackwood and three elders. 1t will be remem
bered that DR.. Blackwood was one of the mend
bers of the Assembly in New York who were SC
earnest about getting up correspondence with the
Southern Presbyterian Church. Banner.
Freedmens Committee-Rev. DIR. Happier has
found the hindrances to his returning to his mis-
sionary work in China unexpectedly removed He
therefore declines to accept the appointment o.
Corresponding Secretary of this Committee in
Pittsburg. Rev. A. G. McClelland of that city has
been appointed and has accepted the place.
Rev. DR.. March, of the Clinton Street Presbyte
rian church, Philade phia some time since publish
ed volume of discourses which he had preached
to his people under the title, Might Scenes il
the Bible" and has had the qualification of know
ing that thirty.three thousand copies have beer
sold by subscription.
Dr. William Smith, who has become so well known
by his ably prepared Dictionary Of the Bible, ii
now engaged in preparing, by various hands, ;
Dictionary of Christian Antiquities, extending
more particularly over the period Of time from thu
Apostles to the days of Charlemagne. 1t can no
but be an interesting work.
The Strength of the United Church-The compile
ton of probably the last separate sets of statistic
for the two branches Of the Presbyterian Church
enables us to form an estimate of the strength o
the Church whose union is to be consummated il
| November The two stand as follows.