The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1874-12-02
FROM THE NORTHERN STATES.


Reformed Episcopal-A Reformed Episcopal
church has been founded at Gloversville, N T.,
being the first movement Of the kind which has
taken place in the Diocese of Albany. The Rev.
Edwin Potter, recently received from the Metho'
dist Episcopal Church, is in charge.
Bishop Cummins, of the Reformed Episcopal
Church, it is said, will soon take up temporary
residence in Baltimore The Bishop waa formerly
pastor of the old ST. Peters Protestant Epscopa)
church 10 that city, NAE III 6lM
The Congregatonalist says" Bishop Cumminss
is busy among his congregations, in and around
New York, at last accounts. and counted last week
new minister for the ranks he leads in the person
of the Rev. j. E,stburn Brown. Protestant Epls-
copal rector Of New York" l
The Church Journal taking general outlook
over the Protestant Episcopal church says: There
is complete decentralization Of parties in the
church, as is abundsntly evident among other
things from the course OF matters 10 the late Gen
eral Convention. We have no tears to waste over
this result. We wish sincerely that there we're no
prospects of the organization of any new parties to
take the place of the old" .-,fr
The Presbyterian Sabbath School at Neshsnnock,
Pa, has a class, every one OF whom is over sixty
years. still larger class of men between forty and
sixty, then class of married ladies' then several
classes of young men and young ladies, besides
large classes of children.
Rev. s T. Lowris has been inaugurated Profess
sor OF New Testament Literature and Exegesis, in
the Western (Alleghany) Theological Seminary
The Reformed Episcopal Church is extending itself
through the United States. A church has Just
been organized at Pittsburgh, another 10 East Lib
erty, suburb Of Pittsburgh
American Bible Society has lost a sequest of
real estate made by resident OF Chicago, the Su-
preme Court holding that neither the laws OF New
York nor Illinois authorize the Society 10 take
lands by devise 1t had previously been held that
foreign corporation cannot hold lands 10 Illinois,
beyond what is reasonably necessary for the trans
action OF its business.
"The Truth" DR.. Brooks paper, makes its de-
| but the first Of December; and instead of being
weekly as at first contemplated it is now decided
to make it monthly, Of sixteen pages, and the
subscription price will be one dollar year Charles
B. Cox. Esq is the publisher. n'aq 80" t'A DiA
The Associate Reformed Pes5yteridn urges the
immediate endowment Of four or five Professor
ships in Erskne College 1t also suggests that
one Professorship should be, named alter the late
Dr. j. w. Hearst, of whose bequest ii says: : In
the Hearst bequest we have handsome sum that
might be set apart, and when the whole amount Is
received, it will be sufficient to endow one chair 10
| the college" t.t.t
/ The Great Bible Classes in our cities are good
sign We are not greatly in fear of the progress
of nf1elity, or any minor heresy so long as there
is manifested an Increasing disposition to study rev.
erently the inspired word. We observe that q
Bible Cas, Just organized by Rev. James freeman
Clarke, D. ID, Of Boston, has an attendance OF 1870
members. This is small however compared with
the numbers (of mostly young people) who throng
to the Bible readings and explanations OF William
/ NJ Thomson, NJ D., every Sabbath afternoon,
from five to six o clock. in Association Hall. There
are no side attractions whatever, DR.. Thomsons
method being OF the simplest Sitting tor few
moments on the open stage, when the hour arrives
he rises and offers brief prayer, and resuming his
seat proceeds at once with the lesson during the
remaining time. Born 10 the Land of the Book,
DR.. Thomson skill 10 the Scriptures is partly he-
reditary. However acquired we rejoice that it is
SO widely recognized. IN. 7, Erangelst sfs,r >,
The Synod of China, of the Northern Presbyterian
church, net at Chefoo August 9Th The Rev.
G. WYMsteer, Moderator of the last Synod,
preached the opening sermon, from the text:
my Kingdom is not of this world. > The Rev.
was chosen Moderator. 1 There were in attendance
81 members Of them native ministers or elders.
During the past year, 223 adult members we're
added to the churches on examination. making a
total membership Of 093; about one half OF this
uumber are women. There are in all 40 schools.
in which are 800 boys and 30S girls. There are 81
chapels, and 81 native preachers; 81 organized
churches; Is ordained native minister's; licenti-
ates; II candidates. There are at present u mis-
sonaries in the field in connection with Church.
The cheering report Of the success at Canton,
after so many years of patient labor, brought JOY
to every heart For more than quarter OF CEN
tury the missionaries labored there without seeing
many gathered into the kingdom Of Christ; but
the last year has been one Of great awakening.
The committee appointed by last Synod to COR
respond with the several Presbyterian bodies in
China, with a view to unite so far as practicable
into one Chinese Presbyterian church reported that
with but one exception all favored union OF some
kind. The variety Of dialects and the large terri
tory Of China seemed to some to be serious prac-
tical difficulties in the way of union at present In
the opinion OF the large majority OF missionaries,
it would be very serious error TO establish dozen
or more distinct branches of the Presbyterian
church in China. When an effort is made to trans
late the differences between the Presbyterian boz
dies into Chinese, they seem to lose all the force
that their advocates in Europe and America claim
for them The Chinese find that all cordially unite
on the fundamental doctrines of the Christian re-
gon, and differ on so few points of minor impor-
tance that the question is asked in astonishment,
Do educated Christian men OF the West seriously
contend for these differences?
The Synod heard addresses from the delegates
from the Mission oft IT, p church OF Scotland,
the English Presbyterian, aud the Presbyterian
church of America tSouth The Moderator re-
sponded Hangchow was chosen as the place for
next meeting, the first Thursday of May, 1875
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