The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1873-04-30

church, fourteen miles from MurtreesbOro, IN the
first week in September.
Rev D Todd has changed his Post Office sd
dress from Cenueyile, La, to Brashear CITY, ot.
Mary Parish, La, where his correspondents VIII
address him.
Rev. D. F. Smith, recently Of Meridian, Miss,
has accepted an invitation TO become stated sup
ply to the church at Athens, Tenn. Correspon-
dents viii note the fact.
Rev James S COzby. of Cuthbert Ca, has been
called to the pastOraJe OF the Mount Zion church,
in Sumter county, S Carolina, by unanimous
vote OF the congregation.
Rev. A. P. Nicholson. of LOwndesville, S. c., has
received pastoral call from the Rocky Spring,
Friendship and Lisbon churches, 5 U. As neither
OF these churches have had pastor within the
memory OF those now living, 1t Is a new and pro-
missing step for them 70 take.
Rev William CuttiuO Smith, until recently pastor
Of the Hilsboro. North Carolina church, has &C
cepted an invitation 10 supply the church at Pen
dlet0n, South Carolina and will enter upon his
labOrs at that place Immediately.
Rev s. J Reid of Hernandez Miss, was recently
severely Injured by the explosion OF an OIL lamp,
as he was extinguishing the lamps IN the church
on Friday evening. The extent of the injury
to his eyes is not yet fully known, but it Is hoped
that they are not permanently injured, and that
he viii soon be restored
Lexington, Ky-The Sunday School of the First
Presbyterian church contributes $50. 90 towards
the fund for Campiuas Institute. This little
over ninety cents for each scholar present on the
first Sunday in April. or seventy i've cents apiece
for the whole school, counting officers, teachers
AID scholars. How much better does the banner
SCHOOL,"
Ma,asla. Ky.-Au Old School Presbyterian
church was organized at May field, Graves county,
XIV, on the fifth Sabbath in March, by commit
Tee of the PresbYtery of Padueah. Rev. W. IL.
Thompson, DR.. J. L. Hendriek and elder u. W.
Jarrett as a committee, spent few days holding
a meeting at that place, and on Sabbath, Judge
". W. lice and John Jarrett were elected and or
dained 60 the Office Of ruling elders, and hope
ful nucleus OF an influential church gathered
Msy6eld is the county seat OF Graves county-Oue
OF the best counties IN Southwestern Kentucky
twenty-five miles from Padueah on the railroad
leading TO Memphis liz is a growing, Furnishing
place Of some fifteen hundred inhabitants, with
wide and inviting missionary field around 1t.
Christian Observer.
Truah church, lying on the edge Of Lancaster,
s c. and Union, n. c., was taken under charge
of Bethel Presbytery at its late meeting, the con
gregation retaining the use of Rouse's version OF
the Psalms in their public and private Worship
They have heretofore been connected with the \.
r. Synod Of the South.
Buffalo Characteristics Prssbytsry West Vir
ginia.-The pastor elect Of this church has just
closed meeting of several days, during which SIX
persons were received into that church, two by let
ter and four on profession OF faith. There are
others who deeply interested on the great SH6-
ject, who viii In all probability soon make pub
nc profession OF their faith in Christ. These are
the fruits of faithful a0Ors by those who have pre-
ceded him, in the paStOrate of this church, to,
gether with the perseyering efforts OF Que OF Its
elders In the Sabbath School work. 10 the Lord
OF the harvest be all the praise
Floral College. shoe Heel Depot N C-The Col.
lege, under the care OF Rev. A Baker, recently OF
Fernandina, Florida, has opened with hatterlng
prospects, ana the church to which ne ministers
presents an interesting field OF labor, having large
congregation and, at present, two hundred and
hfSy members.
The Communion Service in the Presbyterian
Church IN Fayetteville, y. G., on Sabbath las, was
an occasion OF much interest, and We trust prOht
20 the entire cOngre cation. Seven persons were
received into the membership OF the chureh-four
upon profession of their faith IN Christ, and three
by certificate from other churches In the alter
noon the household meeting was held, in which
the children Of the Church were assembled, and
examined By the pastor, Rev. H. g. HILL upon
their knowledge OF the Shorter Cateehlsm.
Tbs Baptists have no reason to be disappointed
in the labors of their Educational Commission,
which was organized about four years since. One
Of their religious journals observes that the at
tempt now making IN Virginia to raise three hun
dred thousand dollars for Richmond College, and,
in North Carolina, one hundred thousand dollars
for Wake University; the removal OF Mercer Col
lege 70 Macon, where Il secures improved accom-
mOdatiOns; and the projected removal OF the South
ern Baptist Theological Seminary from 5. Carolina
to Kentucky, and It's tull endowment in the latter
STATE, have had their origin and their main sup
port il the improved educational sentiment OF the
denomination. Ia the North, also, the Commits
sion has been the indirect means Of lnauguraung
several important steps in Baptist educational
matters.