The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-02-16
FROM THE NORTHERN STATES.

last Missouri Presbyterian from the President of
this College, the Rev. Dr. n i. Rice gives an
encouraging view of its financial condition.
Notwithstanding its losses, our College now
has, In money and in notes. more than eightythOu
sand dollars, bearing interest at the rate OF per
cent OF this sum, more than sixty thousand dol
lars have been secured within less than twelve
months; and our agents have everywhere met a
cordial reception on the part OF the churches.
Many churches are yet to be called on; and feel
confident, that within another year, oar endow-
ment will reach One Hundred thousand Dollars.
This sum, though by no means adequate to meet
the wants of the College, will together with tuition
fees, enable it to go forward without mourning
debt
To this the writer very justly adds that in pro-
portion to their means the friends of this insttu
ton have provided for it more literally than those
who have given so largely to the endowment of
Princeton and other Colleges.
St. Louis.-The Missouri Presbyterian of the 18th
instant mentions that on the Sabbath preceding,
"twertv,t' zee new members partook of the Lords
SUP ~ of whom have recently been re-
the corEel Of High street and Clark Avenue,
and has been recently organized. The pas
tor is Rev. Thomas Marshall We rejoice in
the prosperity of this new enterprise, already self
sustaining and making its influence felt in aggres
sve work.
The same paper also says: Last week Rev.
W. A. Scott, d. D., late of New York. spent
day or two in our city, on his way to San Francisco
to take charge of new church there-St Johns
Dr. Scott preached to Dr. Lacy's congregation.
Last Sunday, DR.. Stuart Robinson filled DR..
Lacy's pulpit
Mary Ann Smith, whose imprisonment in con-
vent, because she left the Catholic to attend the
Methodist Church, caused much excitement
year or two ago, has escaped from st. Mary's Con-
vent at South Orange, N j. She is now living
under the protection of Protestant family in this
city.
A New York preacher recently announced as his
subject-Hell, temper. not place; reality not
theological fiction. Imagine our Saviour say.
ing, Fear him who is able to destroy both soul
and body ina temper
Episcopal Ritualsm-St. AIMS church, Brook
lyn has a choir of one hundred members, whose
performances are heralded beforehand in the daes,
and programmes distributed in the church.
By the burning of the library of Otterbein Uni
versity, at Westerve, Ohio one of the very valua-
BILE fac-simile copies of Tischendorfs Codex Sinai
ticus was consumed. 1t will be recollected that
soon after Tischendorf's discovery Of the very old
manuscript of the New Testament bearing the
above name, the Russian Government issued some
| fac-Sinliles at great expense.
Travellers in the East-Rev. DR. Robinson, of the
| American chapel in Paris, is about to start on
trip through the Holy Land, and expects to Join
Professors II. b. Smith and II. ID. Hitchcock at
Alexandria, who will accompany him on the jour.
ney.
American Bible society.-The stated meeting of
the Board Of Managers was held at the Bible
House, Astor place, on Thursday, the Sd inst,
James Lenox, Esq, President, in the chair.
Grants Of books were made in various languages
and for different parts of the world, as Africa,
Porto Rico, Chill, Mexico and to great number
of foreign ports generally in small number, besides
the Dakota Indians The total number of volumes
granted was 1914, besides others to the amount of
$685. which would make $4,000.
A very interesting statement was made by Mr..
Vincent Coyer in relating to the natives of Alaska,
especially the Kohlossian Indians.
The Baptist Theological smeinary of Chicago. will,
in a few days, be in receipt of the Hengstenberg
Library. 1t is in New York, landed free of duty,
and will certainly when safely shelved in Chicago,
be something for these active Christians to be
/ proud Of 1t contains 1856 works in $4,000 vol
umes and is remarkably rich in evangelical the
oogy and patrstic literature. There are copies of
Augustine's works, edition 100; Irenaus, edition
of Basil, $780, Gregory Nazianzen. Cologne, 1890;
Venerable Bede, 1888; Luther's works, 1868;
Melancthon, 1862; Beza, 1882, etc., etc.
| Evangelical Catholic Union-The Protestant
Chwchn,ae has an article headed The Evangelical
Catholic Union-in which is history of the action
of the Evangelical party in the Episcopal church
the last two years An association is now formed
with the above name and the above paper express
ses the hope that it will so avail that we shall
| he Had fora orl H. H.
sake, to take our stand on higher law than any
Of mere ecclesiastical enactment"
Among the articles of this association are the
following specialities:
The liberty Of holding ministerial fellowship with
our brother evangelists ordained in other Churches
which adhere to the Faith equally with our own.
The liberty of prayer over and above the pre-.
scrptions of the Liturgy, and of not being bound
by any such prescriptions; not touching. the sub
stance of the Faith which we conscientiously be-
eve to be contrary to Holy Writ.
The liberty of preaching, without liturgic wor-
ship, circumstances may require, beyond or with
in our communion, and independently of geogra.
phca limits in the latter, but not to the intruding
within the congregations Of Rectors or Pastors
| therein
Asserting the aforenamed rights and privileges
as inherent In our office as ministers of the Gospel
we cannot be restricted in the exercise of them by
our ministry in the Protestant Episcopal Church,
believing that they conflict with none of her prin-
ciples, and that our acting upon them would sub
serve her real good.
To do our part in promoting unity among Evan.
gelical Christians of various names, by chershing
kindly feelings toward them in our congregations,
by participating so far as is practicable in their
works and labors of love for Chrst's sake, by
fraternizing with their minister's and such other
ways as wise expedency and, above all, allegi-
ance to our common Lord shall dictate.
Theological seminaries in Cities.-For some time
past there has been strong current running in
favor of establishing theological semnares in large
cities. Much has been said of the opportunities
for work in the churches and mission schools, for
training in social customs and good manners, and
for acquiring the life and warmth TO be caught
| from the great religious assemblies of the cities
There are many, however, who have had great
doubts whether the quietness and seclusion of a
village did not fully counterbalance all these ad-
vantages, and these doubts occasionally find utter
ance. At late meeting of the Trustees of the
Episcopal General Theological Seminary the sub
ject of removal of the Seminary to the country
was discussed at large, the institution having
reached, as one of the Episcopal papers says, the
tubercular stage of its long consumption" A
writer in the same paper gives us the following
sentences, which seem to us to be largely charged
with common sense.
at is strange that any who nave an apprecia.
ton Of true scholarship, cannot see that the at
mosphere of huge New York is untitled for thee.
logical study. City life is too full Of distractions
for that calm ripening which alone can produce
the fruit of solid learning 1t is bad enough even
for full grown clergymen, who, if scholars at the
But it is much worse for the beginner all the
advantages of Libraries, of social life, of employ
ment as assistants in church or school, are second
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