The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1871-08-23

Rev DR. F. t Browns Church, 1.-THE Central
church OF ST. Paul, MINI. } about to enlarge
and remodel their house Of worship at an expense
of over So 600
Death of DR.. Beman Rev n. S. S. Beman D.
D. died on he 9Th inst at Carbonate, ILL.,, where
he has resided with daughter for some years past
He was in the Seth year Of bis age. De. Beman's
first abors as minister were in Portland, Malne
afterwards for ten years in Georgia, then IN Troy,
New York, till old age led him to retire. de was
man OF much boldness and took leading part
in many of the questions which have agitated the
public mind siuce about 1880 In all these his
views were essentially radical. La the controversy
dividing the Presbyterian Church in 1884, be was
perhaps the most prominent leader OF the New
School side His work on the jet Of the Atone
ment was marked departure isell1he- tbealogg-
Of the Reformation
Women at Amherst The question as to whether
women shall hereafter be admitted to Amherst
College has been referred to committee, of which
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is member. During
the late commencement at Amherst, he delivered
his views upon the subject as follows:
The abstract question whether women shall have
the highest possible education is not now in dis
pute; it was settled forever and long ago. We
have now only question OF method, aud why
~nOulQ we DC GeQulrSQ W bNO
and two sets Of instruction, in all the sections Of
the country, for the work which one can do? Would
| Northampton now need million dollars for wo-
man college, if the doors of Amherst were open
for the sex? Money is the great need for the edu-
caona interests of the present. and it is therefore
heap sight cheaper to educate the sexes to-
gether. If women can't endure college training
| with men. then they will go away, men do
that's all But II woman can stand nursery, she
can stand COLLEGE BUTT may Introduce % 500
ton. The tine is come ~
certain. 1t is founded in reason, ecOnoa..
good sense Each sex will appropriate the ee-
ments of education which belong by the divine
order to it. Common education will change moth
| ing Women will not thus be unseXed, but We
shall have more of the womanly power, higher,
richer, more refined and perfect In Its grace and
| development.
Dr. Cheney and Bishop WhitehOuse. Several let
tiers have recently passed between the Wardens Of
Christ Church, Chicago, and Bishop Whitehouse,
| with the final result that the fourteenth Sunday
after Trinity (Sept 10y has been fixed upon as the
day of the Bishops visitation. A correspondent
of the Presbyterian says: Although he says moth
! ing in this supplementary correspondence about
some minister in good standing to present the
candidates, the Bishop will undoubtedly adhere to
| his original determination upon that point. While
he comedies that Dr. Cheney can prepare this class
| for confirmation and administer to 1t the COM
munion he will never allow him TO ofhciate rs
tor on the 10th Of September, aud present the
candidates The wardens, on the other hand,
! maintain that DR.. Cheney is the rector Of Christ
church. They will insist that the usual courtesles
and recognition shall be extended 10 him by the
apostolic visitant, and will see that he Is not con-
tempmousy set aside. Down In that section of
Ii 1,
be a notable day. Then as rector of Christ church.
Dr. Cheney will be prepared to receive his Bishop.
Origin of Monthly Concerts. The first monthly
concert of which we have any account, was lnstl-
tuted by the Morayians at HeIrnhut, in 1882 The
practice had been for some time to read the let
ters and accounts from absent brethren at the
meetings for singing. But, when these accounts
began to accumulate, q special day of prayer and
thanksgiving was, in 1928, set apart every month
for this purpose on which alter the consideration
of portion of the Holy Writ the accounts were
read and, at the conclusion, the present need OK
the congregation, and Of the brethren and friends
absent together with that Of Christendom in gen.
era was recommended TO the L0rd.ln prayer. -
CrdatzS History Of The A0rdUiaas
A similar meeting for prayer for the spread Of
Christianity, was proposed by President Edwards,
in correspondence with ministers in Scotland about
l74O or lS45, and was observed for time
At an association OF Baptist ministers and
churches held at nottingham. in England. in 1884,
it was resolved to devote hour of the first Mon
day evening of every month topTzyeT iprethe re
vival and spread OF religion Ia the world. This
observance deepened the interest which was felt in
the subject, and resulted in the institution OF the
English Baptist Nj sionary Society in 1872
f The design Of devoting the first Monday evening
of each month to prayer was gradually adopted in
other places, and by other denominations. until it
is now observed in every Christian land aud at
nearly every missionary stasoa. Missionary Nm.
uql Am S s. Union, 1884.
The st Lluis Christian AdUocqte recommends
he course IF Great Britain aud America in setting
their national difficulties by commission. as a
suitable example 10 be followed by the different
branches of the Methodist Church in arranging the
controversies arising between them. Law suits--
the results of the war-have been commenced in
many localities respecting church property Let
a commission be appointed, to whom all such suits
eau be referred with power to make decision ac,
corning to the equity of the case. 1t is noticed
that several church papers including the California
AdUocqte heartily endorsed the recommendation
1t should extend further than to the Methodist
Church. La the Presby terian Church though to
smaller extent the same difficulties exist A
commission OF impartial good men might easily be
selected in whom all would have confidence, who
need not necessarily be of the Presbyterian Church
or even American but who could examine candid
y all the facts in the cases, and give an equitable
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