The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1875-09-08
FROM THE NORTHERN STATES.

Ths Presbyterian church north Of Salt Lake CITY,
Utah, was organized in Ootobar, 1871. with ten
members. 1t has grown 10 numbers aud strength
upti il now owns valuable church property, con-
sisting of very good house Of worship and par
sonage situated on corner lot of ten rods square.
At a meeting Of the f Street Baptist church OF
Washington, ID. c.. held August 4th, it was unan-
imousy voted to call Rev G. w. Samson D. d.,
formerly President OF the Columbian College, to
the pastorate of said church.
New York, September 4th-The presiding Bsh.
Cd of the Protestant Ep,scopal Church has called
meeting of the House of Bishops to elect mis-
sionary bishop for Africa and China, and receive
the report Of the Mexican commission.
Bishop for Illinois. question who is to be
elected Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Illinois
will come up again. The Annual Convention Will
| be held on September l4th. 1t is said that Dr.
DeKovens friends will present him once more as a
candidate Among others mentioned. for the va
cant Episcopate are the Rev. DR.. Stephen II. Iyng
and the Rev. Dr. james Mucahey, and Rev. Dr.
Alexander Burgess. of Springfield. Mass, and the
Rev Dr. Thomas Z. Davis, of Philadelphia.
Princeton Collsgs.-The educational benefactions
of the late John G. Green, OF New York, were
mainly made to Princeton College and include
Dickinson Hall, stone building With $50 feet
| front, costing over 100000; the, College LII
| brary costing $l25 900. and also endowed by him
with 800 600; the School Of Science, costing
$50 600 and endowed with $3.50 900; in all about
$3.50, 000-al given within seven years.
How it is Managed In Boston they have what
some are crying ont for in the Presbyterian Church
IA Bureau of Ministerial SunpIy" Its worked
after the following fashion Each church wanting
supply pays in SIS to the Bureau. and is enrolled
as being in permanently destitute condition. Each
minister wishing church to supply pays 10 30,
and ia enrolled as being willing to sally out on Sat
urday. to any place needing preacher; Persons
with only casual supplies pay to the Bureau two
per cent. of what they receive. IL Is said that
there are as many as one hundred and fifty church
es desiring pastors who are clients OF this Bureau:
A full record of all dismissals, settlements and
changes in the Church generally is kept at the
Office of this Bureau. Somehow. the more we
know of this business, the less like it Freshly
terrain.
Statistics The PHILADELPHIA Presbyterian says :
E If the figures which fill two hundred and forty
pages of the Minutes just issued. be worth com
piling and printing, they are also worth studying
on the part of those that love our ZION. The
writer of this article takes interest in such studies
. He has spent, he will not say how many hours In
compiling and comparing, and he offers the follow.
ing facts and reflections as help TO the further
study of those pages. He begins with summs.
~, to which reference will be made in the remarks
that follow. The foreign Synods and Presbyteries
are omitted for obvious reasons.
Total ministers, $50
Ministers engaged in pastoral work, 1881
[ OF these there are pastors. 993
Stated supplies, 9sS
Total congregations, 1923
Ofthese there are having ministers, 1878
Vacanr 94S