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

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FROM THE SOUTHERN STATES.
The Synod of Alabama met in Montgomery, Ala,
on Wednesday evening Nov 18th, at u o'clock
P NJ. The Rev. A. A Morse delivered the open-
ing sermon. Rev. G. W. Boggs, of Summerfeld,
was chosen Moderator
The Rev. Richard McIlwaine, D. d., aud the
Rev. W. s. Plumer, d. ID addressed the Synod,
on Thursday, in behalf OF the causes of Sustenta
ton and Ministerial Education The Rev. George
Howe, d. D., of Columbia, s. G., was also present.
The Foreign Missionary meeting was held on Thurs.
day night. ala30 Io hgs EQi1R
Indian Presbytery Rev. j. H. Cotton writes to
the Missionary: a 6a.
"Our meeting of Presbytery was interesting and
protracted as we did not close until Monday morn
ing. Rev. Messrs Hobbs, Lloyd, Wright, Brewer
al myself, were the ministers, and there were
present also eleven elders.
Harris Daner, full Choctaw, but understanding
English tolerably well, and speaking some, man
of good address, and who has been candidate for
five years, was ordained. He will labor with
brother Hobbs He lives near the former home Of
Thomas Benton. He has a family of five children.
| think with reasonable support for his family
would be active in the ministry. W AHA
| Charles Steward (colored,) was also ordained tc
labor with his OVID people. He will be diligent II
preaching. He has family of small children
does not live comfortably, but could get along with
500 aid for the present. h3ihr
Presbytery also designated three ruling elders al
suitable men for ordination, and directed to take i
under consideration until the next Presbytery.-
The fact is, that many or all of the elders have
been exercising their gifts in such way that they
are usually denomlnatd preachers by the people
NJ hon. hf fho hos in
formed and pious, and set them apart to the full
work of the ministry. We thought then the
Committee would grant them some allowance, es
pecally to such as took 10 large field, devoted
themselves wholly 10 the work.
From report presented by the Rev. FL. G. Hi
| to the Synod of North Carolina, we learned tina
the . average salary of laboriug ministers in Con
cord Presbytery is $3.50; 10 Fayetteville $723; il
Mecklenburg, outside of Charlotte, $40 /; In Or
snge, 1888; in Wilmington. outside OF the city o.
| Wilmington, $500 The average salary paid min
listers in the SYNOD is about S6l9 eve ar
| {" With Is 453 communicates, the Synod pay
its pastors and stated supplies an average of abou
| SO Is per member. Since the last report, the av
erage of ministerial support in the Synod has ad
yanced sos, while the average paid per member
has decreased four cents.
1.-THE average contribution to Sustentation il
|
| per COMMUNICATE.
''Our five Presbyteries have had in the fell
during the whole or part OF the year ten evange
lists, and that their support has been mainly de
rived from the direct contributions of our people
The Synod has contributed for evangelistic wor
| during the year, about 81 $50. 1t is also prope
TO adj that many OF our ministers having regula
charges have done much preaching in destitute
| fields" @ At tATA e.'o'
An amendment has been proposed in the Metho
dist Il Jlscopal Church, South, to the general rul
of the church on intemperance. The rule at pre-
sent iorbids drunkenness, or drinking spiritou
| liquors, unless in cases of necessity" The amend
| ment includes the manufacture, sale and use of 10
toxicating drinks. To judge from the votes Of tn
annual conferences already he d, the amendmen
will probably not be carried. Inc votes are as fol
lows: Illinois Conference, yeas A. nays SO; West
ern illinois, yeas 6, nays %; Denver, yeas =, nay
Is; West Virginia, yeas lS, nays 70; Kentucky
yeas 81, nays So; Missouri, yeas 25, nays 79
Louisville, yeas IS, nays 40, Southwest Missouri
yeas %, nays 46; Pacific, yeas lS, nays % Ten
nessee. yeas As, nays lO7; Holston, yeas &c nay
10; st. Louis. yeas 3, mays AZ; Indian Mission
yeas 6. nays IA.
Davidson College, N. c., Nov. 19th.--The Colleg
Chapel here vas the scene OF very pleasing cere
mony last Sunday. The Rev. 2. p. Vim hat
been Tor several years, and while member of thi
Faculty, the Superintendent of our Sunday School
| and had endeared himself very much to his pupils
| So they took advantage OF his being on visit {,
his old home from his present field OF labor
| Lenoir, n. C.--to give him handsome fami,
Bible. Mr.. Brooke, Prot. WINS successor a
Superintendent, made a very neat little talk as b.
| presented the book in the name OF the children
| and Mr.. Winn's reply showed that he was deeply
| hu nh mr. and
| manifestation of their esteem and affection. p
Preacher and Teacher Wanted at Enon, Miss
friend writes lf i-l ~
please say to teachers that the school at EooI
| is vacant and the church, and we wish Presbyte
rian minister 1t is healthy county, good fo
those threatened with Tuberculosis and the min
lister will have one hundred and sixty acres of lane
given him. Paulding Miss, also wishes teach
er." Let thase wishing situation write to Rev
j. w. Moseley, or Capt. Q Q. Heidelberg, Gar
landsville Miss.
Texas-Our fall meetings of Presbyteries anG
Synod are just over, and the facts brought before
us at those meetings were OF the most gratifying
kind. Our church in Texas is growing rapidly
and in few years our Synod will be one of the
strongest in the Southern Assembly, both in mum.
bers and wealth.
we are poor YET, out the future is bright indeed
We have about 10 churches. and 500 communi.
cants OF these churches only about eight can
support pastor the whole time, and some thirty
or forty are very weak indeed. But nearly all Of
them promise to be strong In the future New
churches are being organized very FAST and we have
constant calls for men that can not be supplied. -
ST. Louis Presbyterian.
Mr.. S. D. Boggs, who has for some months been
supplying the church at Covngon, Tenn, is to be
ordained and installed its pastor on the 26th inst.
Rev. D. O. Byers, requests correspondents to ad
dress him at MlllWood instead of Leesburg, Wash
ington county, &. Tenn.
Rev. S. W. Davies Post Office address is changed
from Cotton Plant, Ark, to Fayetteville, Ark
Rev R. Lairds Post Office address is changed
from Buffalo, Putnam county, to Arbuckle, Mason
county, West Virginia.
Rev. ]. M. Anderson lately professor at Davidson
College, will spend this winter with his family in
Wilkesborough, C. bas u5 u
Rev. Mr. Hollis has accepted the call to the Pres
byterian church here. aud will preach therein on
the first and third Sundays Of each month. Front
Royal Sentinel. Ir g.