The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1871-12-06

Jacksonville, 5. Z.
The High Bridge Church, Rockbrdge county, has
lately eulpyed series OF interesting services, and
on last Sabbath received an addition Of six persons
to its membership
This congregation ia favored in having the intel
lleent and indefatieabe labors OF the Rev. L. b.
Price -LermgtOn Gp@ette.
Religious Services The Presbyterian coDgrega-
ton xpect 10 worship in the lecture room OF their
new church building on next S ,bbath. for the hrst
time. This is large room 50 by GO feet-high
pitched entirely above ground. capable OF accom-
modatirg at least one hundred and fifty persons
more than the floor OF their former place OF wor-
ship
The Sabbath School connected with the congre
CATION is to meet in the new lecture room on next
Saturday at q O'Clock p. NJ, for the purpose OF
reorganization and entertainment.
The Sacrament of the lords Supper Is to he
administered on the Sabbath after next. and DR.
Handy, Of the Augusta Church, i expected To
preach on the Thursday Friday and Saturday be
fore b,unton Spectator.
Lebanon Church. West Hanover Presbytsry Al
a recent Ia Iarteriy) Communion at th, church SIX
persons was received as members FIVE on profes
sion of faith and one by letter. Since the Com
muniOn prec ding the last, nine have been received
| by profession These are mercy drops aud We
hope that this quiet work of grace will continue In
our midst, until many other baptized children shall
! he added 10 the full Communion of the Church -
All praise be TO the great Head Of the Church.
Pittsylvania c. H va-Rev. w. II Matthews
writes: lie may be Interesting to your readers to
! know that committee OF Roanoke Presby terry on
the 26 nit, organised a church Of nine members
at Cascade, Pittsy lvaDia county. We trust that
the Presbyiery n complying with the request OF
this little hand Of Pfesbyterians to be organised
into a church, has followed the indications OF
! Providence whose design is, that many may be
d d to them, who shall lead others to Christ
The Rev Geo. l. Brown, licentate Of Montgon
cry Presbytery, has recently been dismissed to
Greenbrier Presbyery. His present Post Office ad
dress is HuBtersville, Pocahontas county West
Virginia.
Rev VIM. A Shaw N D., has received and ac-
cepted call for one-haf of his time, from the
Hampstead church. Texas The Rev. Dr. Miller
aud Rev. j. Boone were appointed committee to
install him.
AccessiOns to Harrodsburg Church Ky "A letter from
Harrod,burg, to the Christmn Observer, dated
Nov. 22d. brings intelligence of an Interesting re.
vval of religion in this church A meeting had
just been closed, at which eighteen persons. all Of
! them, with one exception, young people, were re
ceived into the Presbyterian church on profession
Of their faith. The Rev. w A Harrison, the
pastor. was assisted on Saturday and Sabbath by
the Rev. l. G. Barbour, OF Danvi)le
Revival at MOrristOwn, Tenn very interesting
work oil grace In AorIisosn. Tenn. Nine persons
were received into the Presbyterian church, under
the pastoral care Of the Rev. w Ii Smith Tbi:
church organization is only four or five years old
Thus accession increases its membership to nearly
a huGdred.
The Rev VIM Banks, of Lancastervile, South
Carolina has received call from Catholic and
Pleasant Grove churches, and also a call from
UOity church, for his pastoral services.
Mr. W Outline Smith, formerly of Pendleton, s.
c., has been ordained to the full work of the min.
i,try by the Presbyrery of Orange, and installed
pastor Of the church at Hillsboro, n. q.
The same Presbytery has ordained Mr.. James
| w. Shearer as an evangelist.
The Rev R. Price, pastor of the church at Vicks
burg Miss, announces TO members OF the Synod
of Mississippi, that physicians state that the Sc
we're lrosts have thoroughly purified the air, and
that there is not the slightest probability OF the
temperance OF the yellow fever this tall.
Mr. Eugene Daniel who ompleted his course at
the Columbia Theological Seminary last May. was
! last month ordained to the lull work ct the minis
try by the Presbytery of o iachita. He has been
preaching to the church at Camden. Ark during
the summer; and his installation as pastor was ap
pointed to take place week or two ago.
Mr. ]. A Mecklin last year a member of the
! Columbia Theological Seminary, has accepted a
call to become pa tor of the Hopewel church in
Central Mississippi Presbytery.
A Novel Sunday School Effort-Some time early
last spslrg Rev Dr.. q. Gibson pastor OF Grace
Episcopal church. in Petersburg Va, introduced
into the Sabbath School six grains OF corn to each
of the $50 children in attendance on the school
They were directed to plant it, and to send in the
proceeds-the same to be appropriated to the
cause of Foreign Missions The corn was recently
delivered and was found to amount TO about five
barrels, worth about $50 This idea, which com
mends Itself a. enbently worthy. was derived
from the Williamsburg Sabbath School. II may
he again adopted with like good results. -Itte,s-
Lurg Iodcc,
The Church at Msbanevills n The Presby-
terrain church at MehanegIlle n. g., was organized
III 1868 and since that time has been worshppnR
in m CUT house built by one OF the elders for a
wagon shop Rv. p. T. Penick. recently Of
Peake's church in this State, is now supplying
them A correspondent of the ~. G Presbyterian
appeals for aid to build church He says:
Though our church is weak one, we think
that it occupies an important point Tor Presbyte-
rianlsm and that the cause OF Christ will be ad
vanced by its upbuidIng. Our congregation has
steadily increased till our wagon-shop Is crowded,
and if we had more room we think we should have
more hearers of the gospel. We therefore ask
such OF you as may have money to give to the
Lords work to think OF US when you are disburs-
ing it, We do not ask others to help us while We
are unwilling to help ourselves We shall do our
| best; hut our best is not enough TO build church
Just now and we cannot well do without one longer.
Those who may be moved to aid struggling
church can send their contributions to Rev. =. L.
Penick or to Wm Bingham, Mebanevllle, N. 9.
Bell Spring Church Pu'a,ki county, formerly
under charge of Rev ID B. Ewing. and more re-
Gently under charge of Rev. } NJ. Kirkpatrick, is
now vacant. and anxious TO have pastor. There
is another PRESBYTERIAN church at Central Depot
some four or five miles distant. nearly completed
aud by uniting the two they could give pastor a
comfortable support, with parsonage. The church
at Bell Spring has been thoroughly renovated, new
seats, pulpit and galleryS, and in short time will be
painted. At Central fne church could be built
up with little energy.
Rev. A. F. Dickson Of New Orleans has been in.
vied to supply the Church at Wilmington N g.,
until the Spring meetings of Presbytery This is
the church made vacant by The resignation of Rev
| ii. l.. Singleton. HIS correspondents will address
him there
Bro. Dickson will bear from this city the best
wishes aud prayers of many; and also the affec
ton, OF all whose privilege 1t was to know him As
friend South Western Presbyterian.
Death of Rev Il. MCNEIL, of North Carolina Rev
Hector Mcneil died at his residence in Robson
county on Thursday morning last, about one
O'Clock. The following note from Rev Hector
Mclean, who lives about few miles from Mr..
McNeIll's residence and who had been his intimate
and life long friend, conveys all the information
we have Of the sad event:
MELRosE N c., Nov. 90 1871
Dear Brother Sherwood: Intelligence reached
NE this evening that our good brother Rev. Hec
tor Mcneil, died this morning at one o'clock No