The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1871-07-26

The North western portion of our city has seemed
to be improving and filling up with residences per
haps more rapidly than any other. favorable
opening for mission school was embraced by the
Second Presbyterian church, Or. Hoge's, and ar
encouraging commencement made Nearly
hundred scholars have been enrolled, and seve
raj good teachers secured. Judge Robert Ould
has the superintendent of it, with several active
gentlemen and ladies from the church as assist
ants. - great door and effectual is opened. anC
there are many adversaries Watch We, stand
fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong"
At Protracted Meeting recently held in Jones
or Hadly's Bend on the Cumberland River, by
Revs. A. Cowan and j. HI. McNeilly, of Nashville
Presbytery, thirteen persons were added to the
Hermitage church by profession of their faith and
one by letter from the Central Presbyterian church
This place has been mission field connected with
Mr.. Cowans field at Hendersonvile. 1t was
started eight months ago, and the Lord has cheered
the hearts of the few Christians living there with
these early and glorious results. To Him be al
the glory. A new church will be built i'm uediately
and separate church organization will doubtless
soon be effected.
New Church Organized at Port Royal Tenn-Fol
many years past, Presbyterian ministers have been
preaching occasionally at Port Royal, in Maury
county, four miles east OF Spring Hill For the
last eight months there have been regular monthly
| appointments at this point, in the afternoon, filed
by the Evangelist Of the Presbytery of North Ala
bama, and Rev. f. A. Thompson, pastor of the
Spring Hill Church. Several persons of the neigh.
borhood were desrious of having Presbyterian
Church organize his point-and, in last Novem-
Der, c p taken to meet the wish
and ~signed to a, petition,
az q the 2nd Sabbath
of tn ..ls article, assisted by
Rev. +. \. 1Dt j. proceeded to the organiza-
ton Of Port Royal Presbyterian Church, " to be
under the care of the Presbytery of North Ala
bama. Fourteen persons went into the orgauiza
ton, with John Consert, ruling elder and James
McMahon deacon, both of whom were ordained
and installed in their respective Offices Brother
Thompson has taken charge Of this church and will
act as pastor. This makes fire churches organized
within eighteen Notwithstanding. in the ag-
gregate, to one hundred and fourteen members
There have been only two deaths in the new mem
bership both, however, ruling elders
w. II. VERNON, Evangelist
Christian Observer
Progress in Tezas-The Rev. R. Z. Sheriff. sends
to the s. W. Presbyterian the following cheerin
news from Eastern Texas:
"My field of labor is still widening. In April
| organized church at Paris with t,ceaty.fve
members Several (perhaps eight or ten) more
live few miles off, and are expected to unite. It's
a pleasant, pretty town of $500 souls, with an i'm
portant young church, greatly needing preacher
j." On the last Sabbath of April. organised at
Winsboro-a small but thriving county village in
the northwest corner of Wood County. Began
with ten, have now twelve, with the pledge OF five
more. Ii certain parties remain that are now liv
ing near by, this church may soon number twenty
live or eight. think their prospects encouraging
They have opened Sabbath School, and will pro-
baby aim at building house this fall
Fourteen months ago, there were but three
churches In this northwestern part of our Presby.
terry. Now there are nine; and five other points
where we ought to organise. We most urgently
need three more preachers. Pray for us.
An Evangelist Wanted. Among the many vacant
churches in the bounds of the Presbytery of Wes-
tern Texas, destitute of the preached word, is the
interesting field OF jackson County. including the
little church or Iexana. An evangelist is greatly
desired for this field, who will be expected to preach
at four regular places on Sabbath everg month.
and to visit and preach from house to house,
throughout the country. during the week, as op
portunlty offers and as may be consistent with his
necessary preparation for the pulpit.
am authorised to say that Mr.. Henry Snod-
grass, worthy and responsible member of my
church, living at Cherancahua, (Keranncaway,
fifteen miles distant, in jackson County, offers 10
furnish a horse for the evangelist a home. includ.
ing board and ,oasing, at has house, (if he is sin
gle man, and security for the payment of $500
salary per annum. Therefore, any Presbyterian
minister without family, who wishes to enter
upon this field Of labor, will please address me at
this place.
For the information of all, would state that
the church at Texana is the only organised Pres
byterian church in the county. The membership
is small and very much scattered. They have there
a neat church building. There are goodIy num-
Der of Presbyterians throughout the county, and
they would be glad to have preaching.
Address Rev r. NJ Loughrdge, Stated Clerk.
Presbytery of Western Texas, Port Lavaca, Texas.
Mr.. John j. Read, who completed his Seminary
studies in Columbia Theological Seminary last
May, is supplying the church at Port Gibson.
Miss.
Mr. Eugene Daniel, of the same class, is supply.
Ing the church at Camden, Ark.
Rev. ]. c. Kennedy has accepted an invitation to
supply the church at Van Buren,, Ark. His post
office has been changed from Des Arc to Van
Buren,, Ark.
Dr.. O. W. Gauss and Mr.. William McCarty have
been ordained by the Presbytery of Potosi. Mo-.
at their recent meeting. Mr.. McCarty will labor
as an evangelist, mainly at points on the Iron Noun
tain Railroad.
Rev. W. W. Faris-The pastoral relation be-
.ween MIR. Faris and the church at Cape Girardeau,
Missouri, has been dissolved By the Presbytery of
Potosi.
Rev. J; c. Sturgeon is now supplying the churches
u Pea River, Union, and Pleasant View, Ala. Post
'tfce Louisville, Barbour county Ala.
oglethorpe College, Atlanta, Ga.-At the late com.
nencement at this college, the honorary degree of
Ill. ID. was conferred on Chancellor John A. Ing
ISIS, Baltimore and Rev. George Howe, D. D.. of
Columbia, S. c., and the honorary degree of D.
J., CD Rev. R. hlcInnis, of Miss, and Rev. Donald
Mcqueen, of Sumpter, S, G. l.