The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-02-09
IN STATES.

IN STATES.
obstruction in the Northern Churoh-The com
mittee on Reconstruction of Synods, appointed by
the Pittsburg Assembly, it appears, find it difficult
to meet the wishes of brethren who are to be re-
constructed DR.. Beatty, the chairman Of the
Committee, says in private letter from Philadel-
phia to DR.. Monfort, of Cincinnati:
"The Reconstruction Committee, on their as.
sembling here, met with remonstrances from al.
most all parts of Ohio against the arrangement Of
the five Synods recommended for that State. The
general view of the Committee, however, was in
favor of larger Synods than was contemplated by
that arrangement and was finally agreed upon
The views of the brethren demonstrating have all
been met but whether dissatisfaction may not
arise from other quarters is yet to be seen. 1t is
not to be expected that in such matters every body
will be pleased; but it is to be hoped that every
one will endeavor to acquesce in what may be for
the greatest good.
Changes Recommended in the Northern Church by
the Reconstruction Committee. 1.-The Committee, in
their late meeting, agreed to recommend the fol.
lowing changes to the attention of the next Gen.
era Assembly:
|. The division of the Church into twenty-nine
Synods
3. The limitation of appeals, references, and
complaints to the Synods, except in cases involv
ing error in doctrine and constitutional law.
3. Representation in the General Assembly is to
be from Synods, and not from Presbyteries, as at
present.
4. The arrangement of the boundaries Of Pres
byteries is to be made by the Synods, within their
respective limits
These points are to be made public, that, as far
as possible, the mind of the Church concerning
them may be ascertained. The Joint Committee
will meet again on the 10th of March. We under
stand that all the conclusions of the Committee
were unanimous. Presbyterian.
Dso.h of DR.. De sanctis.-The " 7. Observer of
Ia. eek, has notice of the death OF this most
ey = man, long known as preacher to the
w an congregations in Genoa, and then in
N ID for some time past as teacher and
p n the Vaudois Seminary and chapel in
| Sancts was seized with heart disease,
ar after an illness of about quarter of an
hoa Q translation of the address of the Pro.
| tesla once was the last literary work which
he l. The Eco, paper pubEeed in
III he day of his death, contains the last
| of meditations written by him on The
| IDl Incorruptble and Indebted Scarcely
| h; sper left the press, when he who wrote
it / to enter into that inheritance His
d cast deep gloom over Protestants in
| episcopal Churches by Other Christians
| ] Assembly portion of the Presbyterians,
| htown, KY, being without any house of
" made application to Bishops Smith and
| { for the use of Cbrst's Church, (Episco-
p th of the Bishops said they had no power in
til or, but would warmly approve the action of
th y there, should they consent to the pro-
pc The venerable Bishop Smith said
| "Tf S no law or general custom of the Episco-
pal ,h which would hinder the granting Of
you quest, and certainly the law of Christ, which
is the w of love, should incline us ALL if not MORE
yet at least much as doing to others as we would
that they should do to US.
| Speaking of the matter, Bishop Cummins says:
81 shall be most happy to give my appreciation to
the action of the vestry of Cbrist's Church, at
Elizabethtown, in granting the use of the church
| favors from your churches and / shall be glad to
be able in this case to recprocate"
| The vestry have kindly granted the use of the
church building .-LOuisUilLe Sun.
The Rev. DR.. W. A. Scott, of the Presbyterian
church in Forty-second street, New York, has left
for San Francisco. He has a leave of absence from
| his church for six weeks, and expects within that
time to definitely determine the question whether
| New York or San Francisco shall be the field of
his future labors.
| gracious revival commenced in the Presbyte.
| ran church at New Brunswick. n j. under the
direction Of the Rev. A. ID Jewett during the
week of prayer, and is spreading in all directions
The congregations seldom number less than 300
persons DIR. Dickinson of Fordham, the pastors
father-inlaw, has been assisting.
Rev. c. H Mustard, member of the Presbytery
Of Lewes, died of disease Of the heart, on Wednes
day. the Goth Of January. He served his Master
in the ministry OF the gospel for more than forty
years, and continued his labOrs until within two
months of his death.
Death of DR.. Mathews.-This eminent minister of
the Reformed Uutch) Church died in New York
on Friday last, Jan. 2Sth, in the S5th year of his
age.
The First Presbyterian church in East Boston have
xtended call to Rev. James Richards, ID. ID.
fhe Pc al relation between the Rev. DR.. Nc
! FsTen and the congregation of Congruity, Penn
sylyana, which has existed for forty-two years.
has been dissolved.
Rev George Jones, Chaplain in the United States
Navy, aged 10 years. died at the Naval Asylum in
Philadelphia, January ODD.
Rev. DR.. schenck of Brooklyn New York preach
ed last Sunday evening, on the Roman Catholic
Church and Its pretensl0ns, and made especial re-
ference to the questions which are agitated respect
ing the public schools. He expressed himself as
believer in the reading of the Bible in the schools
as part of the Christian duty of using every op-
portunity to incucate religious principles in the
youthful mind but admitted question of expedi-
ency in the matter, and of the right of Jews and
other non Protestants to have their consciences
regarded, and declared that he thought it would
be good and effective flank movement against the
Roman Catholic attempt to break up the schools,
to give it up.
Change of site.-The Union Theological Semi.
nary is to be moved from its present site to one
selected by the Directors, on st. Nicholas avenue,
in the upper part Of the city of New York To
make the change, and properly endow the institu-
ton, $780, 900 considered necessary Of this it
is said that Mr. William Il Dodge proposes to give
$50, 900, another of the Directors $4,000, and
three other gentlemen have together subscribed
$4,000.
The new Presbyterian paper in Chicago will be
published by the Western Presbyterian Publish
ing House," which was incorporated by an act of
the last Illinois Legislature 1t is not yet definitely
named but will probably be called The Interior.
Rev. A. Swazey, of Chicago, Rev. W. E. Nc
Laren of rot, and Rev. j. G. Matthews, of
Chicago, 'een elected editors
Mr. Hitchcock, of Brimfeld, Mass,
has just 1000 for the endowment of the
Hebrew p hip in Andover Seminary.