The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1875-11-17

Total loss, 49
Net gain. lO5
To,al present membership, 81
Aggregate contributions, SIS OOO
Besides the stated collections, the church has
Purchased al organ. for l4OO
Built Daniels Hill Chapel, l 200
Repaired the Church, 600
To say nothing of the large amounts dsbursed
for charitable purposes.
These figures require no comment The church
was never in so Furnishing a condition as at pre-
sent and the sbOrs OF Rev. William /. Hail. the
pastor, aud his faithful eosdjutors have been
greatly blessed. -LyRchboTg Ne'0S.
The Prssbytery Of Tuscaloosa at It's recent meeting
at Gadsen, Ala. received Rev. James WATSON from
the PreSbytery of South Alabama, and Rev. Rob
ert Caldwell from the Presbytery OF North Ala
bama.
The Narrative shows progress in every good
work Twenty. one Of their twenty-ulne ehuFohes
report Sabbath Schools in aourishing condition,
and twenty-thFee report cOlecu)ns-nea'lg all OF
them for all the objects designated by the General
Assembly. ln goOdly number OF tnem' weekly
Sabbath collections are taken.
The next stated meeting viii be at h ltaW
Second Presbyterian Church Richmond, va-At
the Communion on last Sabbath, thirteen persons
were received, nine on profession of faith Ii was
interesting to notice that children from the tsml
lies OF three Of its Elders among the number,
and seven had been connected with the Sabbath
School,
Massey Church, in North Mississippi Presbytery -
Rev s. j. Reid, with two elders az committee
of Presbytery, organic ID church under this name
near fernando, Mississippi 1t consists of ten
members, and has three elders ali bearing the name
Of Massey.
Church organizsd-A committee of the Pres6y
terry Of Missouri, consisting Of Revs. MessrS. To-
wan and Hill, and ruling elders Tate and Meh2my,
organized a church at Mt. Oivet. Galloway county,
on the 9th. consisting Of eighteen members Three
ruling elders and two deaeOns were elected and 10
stalled 90 Sabbath. This church is served by Rev.
Frank Mitchell, in connection with two others
New Bloomfield ADD White Cloud, out of the lat
ter of which the new organization was et5cted -
Quite a number Of other members are expected to
20 into the new church soon. They have com
modious house Of worship, erected some time ago,
and the church is located in densely populated
region Of prosperous farmers.
Rather UncOmmOn.-A lady Of HilsbOrO n C.,
received lately $50 from anonymous eOrreSp0n'
dent in Charlotte, for the Presbyterian church IN
the former place. Southern Home.
sermons
lass OF Steele Greek 10 dedlcatiug the Presbyterian
church at Shelby, n. O., are highly eomphmented.
The church is a frame building, costing Sl5OO,
which has been fully paid The church is now OF
ganise6 with full corps of elders, deacons, &,.
Evapgelistic LabOrs- A brother in West Vir
GINA, writes of sacramental meeting in Fayette
county.
"One old mother in Israel vas present on Sat
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a rough country road that some grumbled 10 rdlng
over, 10 attend the worship and sacrament. She
is SO years old, and yet she did not consider 1t
great hardship. Another old mother, rs years of
age, walked seven miles on Sabbath to be at
preaching and the sacrament OF the Lords Sup
per and after the second sermon they both started
on foot for home. This is one OF the strongest ar
Quments | might say two of them, that has pre-
sented itself to me tor vigorous pushing Of and
giving to our EVangelstic cause
Euphrouia Church, " ca correspondent writes
rs: At the close of the meeting OF Fayette Pres
bytery at Euphronia church such was the interest
manifested that the services were continued for
few days, Rev. A. n Ferguson assisting the pas
tor. The congregations were attentive and solemn
and there was deep seriousness. AT recent com
munion service, when the pastor was assisted by
Rev. DE-. Lacy, ten we're received into the church.
This makes an addition this fall OF fourteen by ex
animation and four by certificate. AT Buffalo
church. also under the same pastor, at recent
communion nine were added on exsm patton and
five By certificate.
South Franklin Street Church, Mobile Ala Rev,
A. j. WitberspOou writes to the South Western
Pesbgterian of precious meeting that ne recently
attended in this church.
Let me mention touching incident: A Sab
bath School girl about sixteen years OF age, pro-
fessed faith in her Saviour short time ago. l
had the pleasure of seeing her mother take the
same step on last Thursday aud her grand mother
on Friday. The grand mother was brought up In
a Presbyterian church in New England, and after
residence Of forty years 10 Mobile was converted
in her sixty-uinth year OF lite. and we see Illus
trated in her case l. The promise, train up
child in the way be should GO and when be Is old
he will not depart from It. = The IL iuenee OF
the Sabbath School on daughter, mother and
grandmother.
Here are three generations in one family con-
verted and brought into the same church. Is not
that church, with Its acttre session aud loorh1Rg
membership, doing a good work IN Mobile tell
you, sir, i is and God has blessed this little vine
in days past aud is watering II now with revival
Influences for | never held a religious meeting 10
which the presence Of the Holy Spirit was more
distinctly marked. The membership have been
greatly stirred up as well as sinners awakened
ard converted. | hope to hear OF still more Sio
tor, Rev. Julius Walden, begins his abors under
suspicious circumstances, aad has az open door OF
usefulness before him.
Installation of Row Latimsr On Sabbath,
Oltober 3lst by appointment OF AtlaD'a Presby-
terry. Rev T. ID Latiuer was Installed pastor OF
the Third Presbyterian ohnrch In Atlanta, Ga
The Rev. j. II. Martin presided, preached, and
proposed the constitutional questions. The Rev.
r. o. Ketchum performed double duty Owing
TO the absence Of the Rev. ID Fraser, who was ap
pointed to deliver the charge to the pastor, he ex
eeut this par, Of the service, aud then delivered
charge to the people Ruling elders w. NJ
Lowry, Of the FIRST church, and Campbell Wallace,
Of the Central church. were also present in obedl
enee to the appointment Of Presbytery.
Brother Latimer is native of York county, 5
c.. graduate of E-skine College IN that State,
and Of Princeton Theological Seminary, having
been a member of the last graduating class he
was licensed BY the Presbytery of Bethel, and or
dautd BY the Presbytery at Atlanta at Its late ses-
sious in Griffin, Ga.
The Third church is daughter Of the First -
The Central church has erected good and taste
full building for Mission church, In which divine
worship and Sabbath School exercises are con-
Quoted on every Lords day, but as yet no church
organization has been formed. Llcentiate w. A.
Dabney has charge Of the enterprise. Southern
Presbyterian.
Rev. s s. MurAland.-A correspondent of the "
y Evangelist says that at the age Of seventy three,
this brother is supplying four churches among the
freedmen in connection with the Northern Presby-
terian Church.
"In four Sabbaths Of October Father Murkland
held the communions in his four churches, preach.
ing in each case Friday, Saturday, and Sabbath
At Mt. Tabor, ten were received; at Cameron
two and Pittsburg church, one Bethany, the
home church. not one This last unusual fact sc