The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-03-23

Nearly all the Presbyterian churches in Cincin-
natl have adopted the system Of free pews.
Over 200 persons have been added to the Cincin-
natl churches during the present revival.
A Discussion is going on to fix the date and place
of the earliest Sunday school in the United States
The Oldest yet found was in Pennsylvania in l747
Messrs Thompson and Carrothers. of the Presby-
terrain Board, have removed from Yokohama to
Yeddo.
Rev. David Mofat was installed as pastor of the
Bridge Street church, Georgetown, on Sabbath,
the 9th inst.
Rev. DR.. A. P Happier and family, and Miss Shaw,
arrived at Canton, China January II. after
pleasant voyage of thirty eight days from San
francisco. The entire party was in excellent health
and fine spirits. They were most cordially received
! by their missionary friends, and set about making
preparations to enter upon their work at once.
Rev Willis Lord, D. D., of North western Semi
nary, has been elected President of Wooster Uni.
versity, Ohio. The salary offered to DR.. Lord is
$4,000.
Rev. L. W. Eckard and his wife have reached
Chefoo, and the Rev. E. P. Capp has arrived at
Tungchow, China The Rev. A. p. Happier, d.
d., and the company of missioares with him, were
at Yokohama about the last of December on their
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wife, of the Etawah Station, India, arrived in this
country February 18th, having returned on account
of Mrs. Sayre health.
The Presbytery of West Africa, at its recent meet
ing in Sinou, Liberia, received three more young
men under its care as candidates for the ministry,
making six in all. The Presbytery of NingpO has
now eight candidates for the ministry under its
care These, and two from other places, form a
theological class for several months of this year, at
Hangchow taught by the Rev. j. L. Neyius. ID.
d., and the Rev. S. DOdd This class is spoken
of with great interest
Crab Apple Church, 0hio.-Rev j. p. Caldwell
says IN letter TO the Bdnn@, God has poured
out His Spirit here in wonderful manner this
winter. Gods people have been much revived,
and as the result, fifty three have been added TO
the church. all but three of these have been added
on examination. These have ranged from over
seventy to nine years of age. Many persons are
still very serious and we trust will vet be brought
out from the world. This result has been reached
by the plain preaching of the Gospel. To God be
all the glory.
Rev. T G. Smith, of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin,
recently visited the mission, under the care of the
Synod OF Wisconsin, among the Belgian and French
Romanists north of Green Bay, and found the
affairs OF the mission in a very prosperous and
gratifying condition. On this visit he baptized
bership on profession of their faith.
The Old School Presbyterian-Th Missouri Pres
6ytertdn, on beginning Its fifth volume, has changed
Its name to =, " old School Presbyterian" 1t says
that the Synod of Missouri is all that is left of
the once large and powerful Old School Presbyte-
rian Church hence its change of name.
The Chinese Sunday school of the First Church.
San Francisco, Or. Cunningham's, numbers
seventy six Cinnamon.
DR.. N. L. Rice.-A private letter from one of the
Professors tells us that several of the students in
our College at Fulton, Mo-, have been received
into the church and others are deeply concerned
about their salvation. The letter adds that the
venerable President Rice is preaching with the re-
mmarkable power and JUNCTION of his younger days
Oar correspondent says thank God for sending
such man to us. %. s. Presbyterian.
The friends and pupils of Prof. G. NJ. Dodd. late
OF Jefferson College, will be glad to hear that he
has been called to the Chair of Mathematics in
Williams College, Mass, and has entered upon
his duties.
Prizes-Two "prizes" have been founded in
Princeton Theological Seminary Robert Carter
u Bros have offered prize of fifty dollars in books
to be bestowed upon the student entering next
term who shall pass the best preliminary examina-
ton in Hebrew. Messrs. Chas Scribner & Co.
nave followed up this by offering prize of like
kind and amount to the student already entered in
the Seminary, who shall next Fall sustain the best
examination In certain chapters in the book of job
This examination will have reference both to the
students knowledge of the original language and
his ability at critical exegesis of the passage The
widow Of the late Senator Thompson, of Princeton,
n. j., has offered ring, valued at upward of
$3.50, to the best gymnast in each Senior Gradual.
ing class at Princeton College, and prize of 5000
10 the student who passes the best final examna-
ton in each junior Class, beginning with the Class