The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-12-01
FROM THE NORTHERN STATES.


Calvary Church, San Francisco, Cal.-The Occileat
says: -.
THE general interest manifested in the election
of pastor Of Calvary Church is topic OF cOnSldera-
bic remark The sentiment may be referred to
several causes The former pastors of that church
have been men Of distinguished ability. 1t was
natural for our citizens to feel pride In man who
deserved and possessed a worldwide reputation.
Then Christianity is everywhere gaining stronger
fOOthold As the wave Of popular sentiment flows
in from other portions OF the world, 1t seeks Its
normal tendency here All have felt an interest Ia
directing it to such channels as Calvary Church;
so creditabe in every point OF view to reputa-
ton. Then. our larger churches form and shape
our religious sentiments and actions. They con-
tribute to our charitable institutions. They en-
courage and to a considerable extent sustain church
operations. They found and support new church
es. An impracticable or inefficient or incapable
minister in a church like Calvary becomes public
misfortune
The Rev. John Hemphill, of County Derry,
Ireland, has been elected pastor. There were ia
votes for Mr. Hemphill, aud 90 for Rev. DIR. Scott.
The salary viii be $4,000.
New Papar-It is announced that arrangements
are so far perfected for issuing the proposed new
Presbyterian weekly in the city OF Chicago rs to
insure its appearance with the beginning OF che
coming year. This paper will be the organ OF the
Reunited Presbyterian Church, and it is designed
to make it in all respects first class religious jour
nal.
Rev Hiram Bingham. the veteran missionary to
the Sandwich Islands, died at his residence in New
Haven Conn, on Thursday, the llth inst, at the
age Of so years.
Another reunion is now in progress between the
General Assembly of the United Presbyterian
Church and the General Synod of the Reformed
Presbyterian Church The Joint Committee OF
these churches met in PttSburg, the 10th INST, as
the Old and New School Assemblies were gather
ing for their reunion and unanimously agreed to
terms of organic union, on the basis OF their
respective testimonies and standards y their su-
preme iudicatory to be known as The General
Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church OF
North America.
Infdelity in BOstOn.--A correspondent OF the
N. T. Evangelist makes this statement:
1--WE venture to offer you a few items from the
experience of the last two or three Sabbaths in
Boston We do not often wander from our own
sanctuary, but circumstances directly tavorlng, we
stepped into Music Hall one Sunday morning
The theme was Patriotism. And there, for halt
an hour OF more, some hundreds of hearers were
entertained with an elaborate essay on patriotism
as a sentiment, a principle and passion. Iheo-
dOre Parker had many more to listen to Slmlar dlS-
courses from his lips. now turning to dust, from
WnCQ iei OllttIcSl cNCCCi dsotiiNt
We next entered Horticultural Hall, where the
Rev Rowland Conner was preaching upon super
stition as compared with scientific progress. DE
closed by saying This science thus marching on
is the worlds Redeemer from Ignorance and SIN.
His benedicton was original 1t was nearly, II not
exactly in these words: May the laws of nature
and science lead you to a better knowledge of the
Inhnite Spirit in whom all things are contained.
This Society is the Fraterual Association of Uni-
versalists. - We were quite as much panied under
the preaching OF an evangelical minister in the
same Puritan city. tie apoogized tor theology
of terror, as if the glory Of Sinai should be ig-
nored in the glory of Calvary. What can aid the
bold champions of error more thar such apologize
speech or silence on these awful themesf
Are we drifting as men Of deep experience tel
US, towards another decline in spiritual Christian
ity, with Its attendant in6delity or is there after
all, a gradual Improvement, whereby the Church
is steadily moving forward to state OF millennia
peace and purity