The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1872-02-07
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FROM THE SOUTHERN STATES,

Rev. George Halls Post Office address has been
changed from Fayette to Port Gibson, Miss.
Rev. H. Balentiues Post Office address has been
changed from Chetopa. Kansas to Pinta, Chero-
kee Nation, Indian Territory. Pinta IS new
Post office, recently established on the railway, not
more than seven miles from Cabin Greek, where
Mr.. BaeBtine lives
Rev. Ii. Walters Post Office address is changed
from Hancock, Nd, to Petersburg, LII.
Rev. A. Mathes has removed from Fort Gaines,
Ca, to Knox Hill, Walton Co., Florida, where
correspondents will please address him.
Mr. James G. Lane, lcentate under the care Of
Cherokee Presbytery, has accepted an invitation
to supply the churches Of Chckamsuga and La.
Fayette His Post office address has been changed
from Marietta to Ringgold, Ca
On the 18th ult, the Rev. Messrs. D. +. Smith
and S. j. Bingham, committee appointed Tor the
purpose by the PrssbyterE of TombecsSee, organ.
ised church with nine members at Lauderdale
Station, Miss, Messrs. VIM. A. Silliman and III.
B. Keith were elected and installed elders-they
had been previously ordained in other churches;
and Mr.. Il. G. Eason was ordained and installed
deacon.
Revival at Davidson College, N. Cone Of the
Professors sends the following intelligence to the
Presbyterian and Inder
1.-THE many anxious hearts among your readers
that are turned with parental sollcltude towards
this College, will learn, with joy and thanksgiving
to God, that he is pouring out his Spirit upon US.
Daily religious services have been continued now
for more than week. Several neighborng min
listers are helping in the good work; and although
the regular recitations of the College have not
been omitted, the College Chapel is thronged every
night with anxious hearers and all the recess hours
of the day are devoted to prayer-meetings and re-
liglous conferences.
Several students have protested their faith in
Christ, and the feeling is deep and all.pervading.
May He who alone can give the increase" bless
his own word and continue to accompany it with
the power and demonstration of his Spirit.
The Twenty Second Anniversary of the South
Western Bible Society was held in the First Pres.
byterian Church in New Orleans, on the 2lst inst.
During the past year, Bibles and Testaments TO
the value of 81 6l5 were distributed in the So
ciety's field OF operations Louisiana and half Of
Mississippi.
The Church at Hopewell, Lafayette county, Mo-,
about twenty miles southwest from Lexington,
wants to be placed in correspondence with some
brother who will make an efficient pastor. This is
the church of which Rev. W. l.. Bailey who has
recently gone to Point Pleasant, West Virginia,
was the late pastor Communications on this sub
iect may be addressed to j. A. Lee, Greenton, La
fayette county, Mo-
Rev. A. W. Young has resigned his position as
Principal Of the Bethany High School, and has
located at Prospect Depot, on the Nashville and
Decatur r. R., Giles county, Tenn, with the view
of establishing male and female school there of
high order.
Southern Presbyterian Church. The only Presby.
terian body in Washington which is connected with
the Southern General Assembly worships in the
hall on Fifth street. fronting judiciary Square,
which has been the cradle, and perhaps the grave,
of several church organizations.
They were, largely, seceders from DR.. Sunder-
lands and other churches, in the time of the war
excitement, aud comprise some jealous and active
workers for the good cause, as we'll as sympathigers
with the lost cause"
Rev. A. w. Pitzer who has labored with them
for some time, was lately installed by members Of
the Chesapeake Presbytery. Rev. DR.. Bullock
who was to preside, was prevented from attending;
and the constitutional questions were put and
charge. given, very simply and impressivey, by
the people was from Rev. Mr.. Murkand, pastor
of the only other Southern Presbyterian church in
Baltimore, who had preached the morning sermon.
This, having no expressed reference to the occa-
sion was OF rare beauty and power, as well as fit.
ness. From the simple words, Our Father which
art in heaven" whole body of Christian divinity
was evolved; clothed in language clear and fOrci-
Ole, adorned with rlcn gems or Imagination, ana
surrounded with halo of tender emotion. The
true fatherhand of God, as contrasted with the
deity of the Pantheist, the scientist, and of the
impenitent sinner seeing only justice and punish
ment, was admirably set forth and fayorably ap-
piled both to Christians and others.
The sermon in the evening by Mr.. Lefeyre on
the text, "All power is given unto me in heaven
and earth, furnished the comp element of the
grand theme, God in Christ, and was said to be
not inferior to the other in power and beauty.
This church has had quite history, at least of
love and labor, not without good measure Of
success. few devoted friends, mostly ladies, have
almost lived for it, in some instances selling choice
family plate for church expenses, and melting down
splendid presentation vase TO make one Of the
most elegant communion sets in the country. A
valuable lot, corner OF L. and Third streets, near
Gen. Sherman's, is secured and paid for, and
considerable sum is in bank towards chapel on a
part of the lot.
Their minister is universally commended as an
able and amable man, always about the Masters
work never showing, in his public ministations,
his political feelings.-NeD York Observer.