The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1873-11-19
FROM ms NORTRERN STATES.

The Synod Of New York, which met 10 n. York
City lately reports precisely two ministers TO every
church. viz: three hundred and thirty two minis
ters and one hundred aud sixty.six churches.
Free The vestry Of Trinity church, New York,
have ordered that all the pews 10 St. Paul'S nov
owned by the church, aRd all that shall hereafter
come into IT'S possession, shall hencetOrth be free.
Alton Prssbytsry in the Northern Presbyterian
church, takes The lead 10 active effort to arouse
and strengthen the churches 10 the Sunday School
cause. They have engaged Mr. A Swineiord as a
missionary. and he is much encouraged in the work
Of supplying families and schools with religious
books
Professor Arnold GuyOt Of Princeton, N. j., the
author Of GuyOts well known text book on geOg-
raphy has been awarded a medal Of the highest
class By the Vienna Exposition.
Dissolution. pastoral relation between Rev.
Samuel Miller, d. D.. and the Presbyterian church
at Mount Holly, N. j., has been dissolved by the
Presbytery Of Monmouth.
Tie Philadelphia Presbyterian says: "At a
meeting OF the congregation of the Arch Street
Presbyterian church last Monday evening" q unan-
imous call was extended to the Rev. John Spar
hawk Jones, now pastor of Brown Memorial
church, Baltimore. Nothing would give US more
pleasure than 70 share IN the joy Of the Arch
Street church IN welcoming our brother Jones to
our city, II he shall see his way clear to come, and
20 this noble congregation which has always been
filed By the ablest men Of the Church.
DR.. Henry A. BOardman, pastor og the Tenth Pres
byterian church In Philadelphia completed the
rteth year Of his pastorate 10 that church on last
Sabbath, and the services in the church on that
day were made appropriate to the occasion.
Rev. Frederick Busl for a number of years agent
Of the American Bible Society in California and
3 member Of the Presbytery Of San Francisco,
died &C his residence 10 Brooklyn, California, on
the 9th OF October, IN the sixueth year Of his
age.
There are nine hundred and fifty Universalst
Churches ia the United States, organised into
twenty-t three State and one general convention.
and maintaining five colleges, eight seHinaries, two
theological schools and thirteen periodicals What
IS the use OF all this trouble and expenditure If
everybody Is to be saved anyhow
Lathsrans-Tred Of their various divisions aud
dissenslOOs, the Lutherans in this country are be-
ginning to TAX OF holding a grand Colloquium-a
sort OF Evangelical Alliance Of their own with the
special object Of promoting and securing unity
among themselves. They are now divided up into
many oOdles-SynOds, Conferences and Councils
both State and general and their differences are
"sym6ohcal, dOetrinal, and practical causing
much controversy and alienation Light is now
breaking. The Canton lOhiO) General Synod pro-
poses 70 interchange delegates with the General
Council, which, IN turn accepts the challenge for
unity, and calls Tor universal gathering OF all the
detached wings TO consult about a union of ALL
The pTCjsct Is well received, aud promises to ripen
into something conclusive. What the difficulties
are 20 be overcome may be judged from the fact
that four OF the Lutheran bodies are 10 such a
state Of schism that they do not even exchange
delegates with each other.
An Evangelical Alliance has been presented in
St Louis, No. A permanent organization has
been completed with Rev. A. H. Birmingham, ID
d., (BapJist,) President, Rev. j. H. Brookes, d.
d., (Old SenOOl Presbyterian and Rev. NJ
Rhodes ,Lutheran,l Vice Presidents and Rev. q.
ii. kOOte, ID. d., presbyterian Secretary.
10 no city on the continent Is there greater de-
mand and wider field for the practical workings
Of such alliance. Tor 10 no city have Christian
people been more divided, alienated and disposed.
through the force Of circumstances, TO labor each
independently OF the Other.-PfeSbyter.
New York, November 1.-THE missionary general
committee Of the NJ. h. Church has adjourned.
They give North Carolina $4,000, Mississippi the
same amount, Pttsburg - 500, South Carolina
$1,000, Tennessee SII,O0O, Texas $4,000.
The Ns,0 York Methodist appears in an improved
fOrm aud dress. The quartO size is that adopted
by the most widely circulated weekly papers OF
England and America. It's advantages are Obvi
Gus. The sheet Is convenient for handling, the |
matter is accessible, the numbers OF each year bind
into portable book, If binding is desired.