The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1872-11-20

Damage to Harvard College Boston, November
\ Is Harvard College suffered over SOU, OOO by
the fire. Ii will cost $500 600 to rebuild 1t. The
College has 100000 good insurance from quarter
OF a million for which it was insured. President
Eliot says the permanent loss is S2OO,OVV' ana LOT
/ this We must beg.
Iron Churches" seem thus far to be quite sue
/ ccssful There are four in BroOklyn-Rev. Dr.
/ ScudderS, Rev j. Hyatt Smiths, boss Street
\ Presbyterian and the Rev. DR.. Talmage Ia0er-
/ nace.
Devotional Character Of synOdcal Meetings.-A
paper connected with the Northern Presbyterian
Church says:
"The meetings of the Synods in the Eastern
portion of our country spoken Of as devotlng
large portion of their attention to the benevolent
and missionary portion of their work. Their de-
votiOna exercises are also represented to have been
particularly interesting and well attended. These
statements are very encouraging The ordinary
round OF ecclesiastical business was not neglected.
1t was as well, probably better transacted than
usual but the vast objects for which Christ estao-
I lished His Church, the Sanct6cation Of his PEG,
pie, the extension of the Gospel the conversion OF
the world, the building up of the Church, were
/ pressed with more urgent claims upon the hearts
of the standard bearers to whom Christ had COM
mitted His work
The development of the lay element in our
churches greater activity is one of the most IN
teresting phases Of the day. There is a vast range
Of work in the mission field, in the Sunday School,
in congregational and Church service, which they
can do as well or better that the pastors
Old Church-The First Presbyterian church at
Newark, N. j., was founded about two hundred
years ago. 1t was then the only church in town.
u I'll. J l.. IL
Is now one OF the Weathiest in the country. The
church is a grand old sSrueture OF brown stone.
When the foundations we're laid eighty i've years
ago, they were broad enough aud strong enough
| to hold every inhabitant of the town. The whole
town had a hand in building the church, and con
tributed something towards its erection. The par
ish went in a body, led by the minister, into the
forest cut the trees, and hewed the frame. Work
men went into the quarries, dug out the stock, aud
hammered 1t into shape
Members ReOoivsd-The Presbytery of W. Vir-
GINA, of the Northern Church. received at its late
meeting four ministerial members-one of them,
the Rev. Mr.. Curtis of Moundvile, from the Pro.
testant Episcopal church. Four calls we're pre-
scented to Presbytery-one from Charleston church,
for the pastoral services of Rev. Dr. Richards
one from Paramount church, for the services of the
Rev. Q. o, B. Duncan; one from the church at
Newburg for the services Of the Rev. S. Graham;
vices Of the Rev. r. Blackford.
Georgetown, D. C-At congregational meeting
held on the 3Oth ult, it was agreed by large vote
mediate transfer of the Sabbath services from the
Presbyterian church on Bridge street to the chapel
10 the upper portion Of the city. On the Sd inst.
therefore, the last services were held in the time
hOnOred building in which that pioneer of Presby-
terIaulsm and OF religion in this region-Dr. Ste
phen b. Baleh-sO long proclaimed the Gospel
and where his SuccesSOrs-Dr j q. Smith Berry,
Atkinson, B0COck, Brown, Taylor and Moffat-
have each IN turn upheld the truth 1t was hard
struggle for some Of the old members thus to sun.
der their last tie to a spot 10 which lies the sleep
ing dust Of the old pastor, and OF others hallowed
IN memory.
Rev. S. Il. Howe having begun his labors among
this people with immediate and universal accept
ance, work of new life and spiritual prosperity is
hoped tor among those who are making sacrifices
for these true aims.-N 7. Evangelist.
The Bible Class Exercises recently inaugurated
IN the First Baptist church OF Chicago, on Sunday
evenings under the lead OF B. f, Jacobs, are
success. An attendance of over seven hundred
the majority being men, is not unusual
The improvements to the Westminster Presbyte-
rian church, corner Of Fayette and Green streets,
Baltimore, Md, (Rev. d Q. Marquis, pastor,)
having been completed, the edi6ce was re0pened
for service on Sunday, 30 inst. The building has
undergone a thorough renovation, both inside and
outside and presents a new and handsdme-Appear-
auce. A striking feature Of the improvement is
the arrangement for lighting the building, which
Is done 0y the use of I'VE OF jacobson redectors,
lighted by electricity. The entire cost OF the rem
ovation and Improvement was nearly six thousand
dollars
Against the Preaching Of Women The General
Synod Of the Reformed Dutch Church early
made deliverance against the introduction Of NO.
men as leaders in the public assemblies of the
Church In the year 1881 the Synod issued pas
tOral letter to the churches which was ordered to
be read in every pulpit of the Church, in which
the following sentence occurs -" We witness with
pain, in some parts of the Christian Church, the
Introduction OF females to lead the deVOtiOns OF
pr0HliscUOUs assembly, practice which we believe
to be not only contrary to the Word OF God, but
ruinous to the benign and permanent influence of
plous females in the Church OF Christ.
Mrs. A Burkhalter of New York has signifed to
the Board Of Directors of the Lutheran Theologi-
cal Seminary in Philadelphia her purpose to en-
dow proiessorship. She proposes to pay at the
rate OF 1000 annually, as interest on the sum ap
propriaJed, until such a time as the prncipal-$30
600 shall be paid; and designates Rev. O. w.
Schaeifer Of Germantown, Pa, already connected
with the Institution as the first incumbent of the
professOrship. The Board in accepting it express
their desire to have the professOrship called the
Burkhalter ProfsssOrship, in case it be agreeable
to Its founder.
The First Reformed Church of Jersey City has
given up It's old system OF pew rents, and is now
sustained by voluntary contributions. In the city
Of Newark, the Second, Clinton Avenue, the East
churches, and those Of Franklin and IrVingtOn, in
the same Chassis, have all adopted the essential
plan with the most encouraging success.
At a Recent Meeting of the Methodist Episcopal
Conference at San jose, California, four thousand
dollars raised on the spot for their University
at Santa Clava. Professor Gibbons, of the Ohio
University, has resigned in order to accept the
Presidency Of the University.
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