The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-03-30
FROM THE NORTHERN STATES.

Rev. P. E. Stevenson a most excellent and we'll
known minister of the Presbyterian Church, died in
Paterson. New Jersey, on the 18th inst. in the
sixty first year of his age. He was born in New
Brunswick, n. j.. in lS09 and received his schol-
astic education at the Rensselaer, Institute in Troy,
n. Y, and at Union College, where he graduated.
After completing his theological studies at Prince
ton, he was settled as pastor of the Presbyterian
church at StauDton, Virginia; afterwards at Will
Iiamsburg, n. Y Removing to Wyoming, Pa,
he took charge of the Presbyterian church in that
beautiful place. and became President of the Pres
byteria Institute there located From that time
he has been devoted mainly to the work of educa-
ton, for which his extensive classical attainments
and fine scholarship admirably qualified him. His
highest attalnments, however, were in the divine
life. Familiar with the Holy Scriptures, large
portion of which he could repeat from memory,
and thoroughly imbued with the spirit of the Mas
ter, he was one of the most earnest, intelligent,
and devout Christians. He walked with God. The
glory of His name, the advancement of His king
dom, his own growth in grace and the good Of
those around him, the constant desires of his
heart. 1t was impossible to be associated With
him, even for brief period, without being i'm
pressed with the warmth and sincerity of his piety
and without seeing that he preferred Jerusalem
above his chiefjoy. Repeated Affections have come
upon bis house. Three successive times the oldest
child, just reaching maturity. has been removed
by death. His son, Archibald Alexander Steven
son, died just five weeks to day, before his father,
at the age of twenty four Mr. Stevenson was
Principal of the Passaic Female Seminary .in
Paterson, N. j., and was universally beloved in
that lity. He was the brother by marriage
of the Rev. Drs S. |. and w. D. G. Prime, editors
of the Ne0 York Observer.
Large Increase.-The Lafayette Avenue church
of Brooklyn, New York, 1.-THE Rev Dr. T. L. Guy
lers has enjoyed steady work of grace since the
Week of Prayer. One hundred have been received
in the fellowship Of the church, of whom sixty
have joined on profession Of faith. Many of these
are heads of families.
Rev. George W. Musgrave, D. D., has offered his
resignation as Corresponding Secretary of the Old
School Board of Domestic Missions, to take effect
when the General Assembly shall have met
Rev. John D. Hughes died at Newburg, near
Cleveland Ohio, on the I'd inst. in the SEVENTEEN
year of his age,
Scotch Deputation-We are glad to be able to
announce that delegation from the Free Church
of Scotland will be present at the General Assem-
rhia in May. The Rev. Dr. William Arnot, of
Edinburgh, expects to sail for this country on the
steamer of tie 10Th of April as one of the deputa-
ton. DR.. Candlish has been solicited to come, but
it is feared that the state of his health will forbid
his accepting. In that case it is probable that the
Rev. DR.. Blaike will be DR.. Arnots colleague.
philadelphia Presbyterian.
Rev. Or. John W. Nevin.-This master spirit of
the Reformed Presbyterian Church German, is
publishing his life in series of articles appearing
weekly, in the Reformed Church Messenger of
Philadelphia. He was educated at Union College,
New York, and graduated when seventeen years
of age. While at college he joined the church
10. tIo Il
of his revival he says:
1t is hardly necessary to say that circumstance
as | then was, had no power to withstand the
shock. 1t brought to pass, what amounted for
me, to complete breaking up OF all my previous
Christian life. For had come to college, boy of
strongly pious dispositions and exemplary religious
habits, never doubling but that | was in some way
a Christian, though it had not come with me yet
unfortunately to what is called public profess
sion of religion
l. along with Others came into their hands in
anxious meetings. and underwent the torture of
their mechanical counsel and talk. One after an
other, however, the anxious obtained hope"
each new cases, as it were. stimulating another;
aud finally, among the last, | struggled into some
thing of the sort myself, feeble trembling sense
of comtort-whch my spiritual advisers, then,
had no difficulty in accepting as all that the case
required. In this way | was converted, and
brought into the church-as it | had been alto
gether out of it before-about the close of the
seventeenth year of my age. My conversion
was not fully up to my own idea, at the time. of
what such change should be; but it was as earn
est and thorough, no doubt, as that of any of my
fellow. converts"
The Doctor has long since put away all this, and
in the security of churchly and sacramento spirit
ual life he denouuces Dr. Nettleton and his co.
laborers Miserable obstetricians the whole of
them, as only too we'll remember His trust is
now in the letter, in the church, and in its forms.
What is to become of church in which such
views are taught and are growing more and more
popular 2-Rresbyter,