The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-01-06

church, and resigned the pastorate Of tha
church to take charge of the Fund for Disabled
/ Ministers and their Families This scheme
of the Church was organized and brought tC
its present state of prosperity by his wise ano
earnest labors, and the blessing OF many Of
| Christ's aged and enieebled servants have
rested upon him, for the tenderness and deli,
| cate sympathy with which he has administered
the trust repoSed in him.
Gifts to Princeton seminary.-The heirs Of the
Rev. John NJ Krebs, D. D., have presented
his library, which was large and valuable one,
to the Theological Seminary at Princeton,
| New Jersey.
The library of the Seminary has also rceciv-
| ed another accession, which will greatly enrich
it. and add to its usefulness. A collection OF
pamphlets on the Unitarian Controversy,
| which has been gathered by the Rev. DIR. VIM.
B Spragu , of Albany, New York, has been
hy him presented, arranged and bound. TO the
Library. This is gift OF great value, Tor the
collection is unique and very complete, Such as
cannot be found in any library IN tins country
Rev. DR.. Duryea of BrooklyO, has been invi'
ted TO the late Dr. Gurley pulpit at salary
of $4,000.
New Publications by the American Bible Sooie-
ty.-Dr TAYLOR, Corresponding Secretary, sta
ted recently that for the first time In three hun
dred years, the Protestant Bible is now being
published in Italy under the supervision of the
Waldensan Church. A body of Christians,
which to use the language OF DIR. Revel, one
Of their pastors, had never been reformed be-
cause never det0rmed DR.. Taylor also stated
incidentally that the Society had republiShed
the Zulu Bible recently, the entire first edi
zion, excepta single copy having been destroyed
by fire. Also that the Arabic Bible lc raised
letters for the blind, had been published.
Pastors Aid sOciety.-0ne year ago the
Young men of the Second church, Pittsburg,
Rev. Dr. Towards, formed themselves into
an association to assist the pastor and elders
in Church work 1t was duly organised, and
various Committees were appointed to seek
out those who attended church nowhere else,
TO be In attendance at the church for the pur-
pose of seating strangers, to invite the guests
at the hotels to attend the services or the
church, to visit those who had lately connected
themselves with the church, TO hold neighbOr-
hood PRAYER meetings, and in short, to do
whatever the pastor and elders might deem
necessary to the growth and prosperity OF the
Church. Twelve months have demonstrated
that the plan worked remarkably WELL and
gives promise Of yet greater usefulness In the
future.
A "ClOse Communion ~ vote.-The vote by
which Rev. Mr. Addison, of Santa Clara, Cal
ifornia, was expelled from the Baptist Church
for participating in a sacramental service In 4
Presbyterian church stood eleven to eleven,
the chairman giving the casting vote against
him.
The Baptist Church in this country now re-
ports membership of one million one hundred
thousand. During the last year there have
been sixty-four thousand accessions by bap-
tiSm.
The Central Church, Berkeley St., Boston,
Rev. Mr.. Todd's inaugurates this year, the
custom of presentinga handsome Bible to every
baptized child of the age of seven years, on
Christmas morning The service took place
at the church, at the usual hour for Sunday
services. A sermon was preached by the
pastor
The Occident," San Francisco mentions the
arrival and departure of Rev Mr.. and Mrs.
Nevius, Miss Patrick and Miss Parsons Mis-
sionaries of the o. S. Church to China.
University of California The following Pro,
fessors were elected at the last meeting of the
Board of Regents Prof Martin Kellogg, of
Oakland. Professor of Ancient Languages; Dr.
K. A. Fisher, of Grass Valley, Professor Of
Chemistry, Mining and Metallurgy Professor
Joseph LeConte, of South Carolina, Professor
Of Geology, Botany, Mineralogy and Natural
History Salary of each, $500 per month.
A Call for Ss5o, oOo.-The General Mission
ary Committee of the Methodist Church, at
their late meeting, having found it " absolute
4.
ftfv thousand dollars to carry our missionary
work at home and abroad through the year
1869 ordered the distribution OF this sum
among the conferences and churches, that all
our pastors aud people may have due notice OF
the same" Then follows list Of the sixty
eight conferences Of the Church, with the
amount expected from each. OF the whole
SUN, S275 500 are devoted to Foreign Mis-
sions, $4,000 being appropriated to extend
ing the field OF labor now occupied.
Churches Burned.-The season for burning
churches has arrived aud it will be we'll not
only for sections but for Trustees and Others
TO look into the condition Of the furnaces,
lueS, and other arrangements, by which their
buildings are heated. Five churches have been
burned during the last week.-Nelo York o.
SerUer.
BOston.-A correspondent OF the Christian
Mirror says:
"This week our municipal election occurred.
Never have | been struck more impressively
with the rapidity with which we are becoming
a city Of foreigners Passing the Ward Room
in which | used TO vote scarce an American
was to be seen, but scores and hundreds of
Irish, Jews and others of alien birth crowded
the streets and sidewalks. Yet in his lecture
last evening before the Parker Fraternity |
heard Theodore Tlton express his gratitude
to God that ROmanism was on the increase in
our land. Though a Protestant he would be
glad to have the Pope plant his chair in
Boston, New York, Chicago and st. Paul
There would be then, he said as much left of
his Holiness, swung round the circle as was left
of his un-holiness the President. The youth
full but sapient editor was sure that good came
of the great immigration Of foreigners which
RomaniSm thrived on. because our institutions
shaped them and not they us. They came not
&c lead captive American Liberty but to be set
free by it. Unfortunately for his argument are
the examples which New York and other cities
present to-day. The power OF Professionalism
is not the dominant element. New Y ork city
is not becoming shaped by it very rapidly.
As Papists are pleased with TheodOre's vel
coming words the Liberals applaud his anti
capital punishment theory. His reference to
- the great man who once stood where he
was then standing, -Theodore Parker-his eu-
logium of the Llberdtor, his utterances on the
woman question and kindred topics seemed to
be we'll received.
DOMESTIC MISCELLANY.