The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1875-08-25

Rev. Charles G. Finney, for many years President
OF Oberlin College Ohio, died August 10th, OF
heart disease.
Dr. MeCOsA struck close to the point in his bac.
caaureate sermon at Princeton, quoting one of the
brothers Hare that Ito form q correct Judgment
concerning the tendency OF any doctrine, should
rather look at the forms 1t bears in the disciples
than 10 she teacher For he only made e, theg
are nude Ig &C. The test OF character aud life is
the truly Christian one and it is pleasant to see
that it is being recognized on all sides.
Ata rsceu, meeting of the Niagara Presbytery,
Northern Presbyterian Church, committee aD-
pointed to prepare a paper on unemployed preach
ers made some striking statements. We have
a surplus Of 500 ministers in the Presbyterian
Church. Whether this is the result of an extraOr-
binary spirit Of conservation. unusual educational
facilities or the pay, place, and DeyQuisies to the
office, We cannot stop to inquire.
Presbyterian Mission in Liberia The eighty.
eighth Annual Report of the Board of Foreign
Missions of the Northern Presbyterian Church
furnishes the names OF SIX ordained ministers In
Liberia. The mission needs at once not less than
SIX mere coOred Presbyterian ministers. Never
before were the fields Of usefulness more inviting
among the native Africans. We ask special re-
membrance Of Liberia in prayer during the month
OF September that the work may be enlarged, and
that the Holy Spirit may give great success to the
heralis Of salvation N preaching the gospel and
winning souls to Christ PreSlyieeiaR.
Messrs Moody aud sanksy arrived in New York
on August 18th, having been absent for two years
prosecuting that great work 10 Great Britain which
has made their names so widely known. Mr..
Moody vent Immediately to his mother home IN
Massachusetts, where he will remain for some time.
These men went out unkGown-they return IA
nous. They have done work in Great Britain,
which, If the testimony Of the leading ministers
OF the churches is TO be accepted, has had no par
ael since the days when Whitfield and Wesley
preached the gospel, with hearts and tongues on
IRE with zeal for God and with results which ell
men now admit 20 have been great and permanent.
We trust that the work OF the later evangests will
in the next generation be estimated as fruitful as
the great evangelical revival of the last century
Rev. James l. valanaigham, D. has been pas
tor of the White Clay Greek and Head Of Chris
tiana churches nearly twenty-five years. The
church in Newark, Delaware, which was also at
first under his care, years ago became an indepen
dent pastoral charge. Within the period Of which
we write the three congregations have each erected
an excellent church edi6ce. Several gracious out
pourings Of the Holy Spirit have made glad the
hearts OF pastor and people, and united them 10
bonds OF affection which will survive death At
the recent meeting Of Presbytery each of the
churches sent up a call for the whole of Dr.. Val
laadigham's time. The call from the ii ad Of
Chrjstaaa church was fourd in ORDER was placed
In bis hands and accepted He will continue his
labOrs with toe Head OF Christiana church under
most happy circumstances. The White Clay
Greek church. sent him a letter, expressing their
warm affection, and their great regret at parting
with him. They have arranged with Professor
William ID. Mackey, ut DelaRare College, who has
alternated with De FAilandigham during the last
two years, to supply their pulpit until the fall
meeting Of Presbytery. We are glad for d.. Val
landlgham, that bis labOrs are to be lessened and
also for the church that has secured for itself alone
the beneh OF bis entire service, and we trust that
the great Head Of the Church will own aud bless |
his labors to The building up Of the church, where
he now is exclusively laboring. as He has hereto
FORE while the three were sharing in his miuistra-
tions. Presbyterian Weekly.
A letter recently received in Philadelphia from !
Hon. John n Fsrweli, gives an interesting state
ment concerning Messrs. Moody and Sankey, as
follows He states that the London Committee |
paid all Bills connected with the evangefsts labors
10 that city amounting to some $3.50 600, and had |
a surplus OF s. 600 They appropriated this for a |
nOon-day prayer meeting to be continued daily
A, breakfast meeting given for the eyangelists, |
Me- Moody made proposition that memorial OF |
their interest IN the work which they had only
begun, would be an appropriate thing 1t was at
once proposed to raise $500 600 for an evaugestic
building in the Wess Fad, aud smaller amounts
for buildings IN other localities Before leaving
the table over $500 600 we're subscribed, one gen
tleman giving $4,000, and three others $25 900
This, With the amount already expended, makes
$3.50 600 given IN London alone since Moody and |
Sankey went thCre, aud all Of Il voluntarily. Tbe |
eyangelists declined proposition to give them
testimonial and the copyright upon their hymn
books, of which S25 600 worth were sold, 10 which
they had a legal ana moral right, was left TO the
disposal of the London Committee for religious