The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1875-09-15
FROM THE NORTHERN STATES.

| The Shakers in Lebanon New York held special d
service on the last Sunday in August, which was
attended by thousand of the outside world. III:
der Exams out Ecansed himself in denouncing all
other good people, showing that charity is just the
grace that the fanatic wants and never gets. lie IS
not uncharitable to he glad that Shakers are soon
to expire by the statute Of limitations. and few
years will see the last of the sest sect that the
| American continent has ever entertained -Neic
| York Observer. .r. . irs srasi %. g.
Professor Swing. The Ritsburg Banner says
cit seems TO De pretty well settled that certain
members of the Fourth church, Chicago. have sig
nifed their purpose Of calling on the rest OF that
church in the forthcoming Synod to give their rea
son for retaining, as their pastor, man-Dt.
| Swng-who has been pronounced by the Synod
to be unsound in faith and hcretical. A call will
also be made upon the church. under pain of dis
missal from the brotherhood of the Presbyterians,
to give up DR.. Swing as their pastor
! 10 reference to which the Christian Union,
(Beecher paper says:
| "Prof Swing, taking notice of rumors that the
! Synod in October is likely to compel the Fourth
Church to drop him, clearly hints that he will go.
since the relations, he says between regular
Presbyterian church aud an excommuncated cler-
gymau can only be temporary relations What
his congregation may do he does not know but II
the Synod shall insist on the dissolution OF the pre-
Congregationasts and build new cheap hall or
church.. 1t would be as easy 10 build new church
as to pay the debt OF the one now occupied 81
The Trustees of Princeton College have elected
Charles Mcmillan, of Lehigh University, Professor
| of Civil Engineering aud Applied Mathematics in
| the John g. Green School Of Science. He enters
upon his duties at once.
Aid or Reduction "A. c. McCelland, Cores
pond,ng Secretary of Missions for Freedmen of
the Northern Presbyterian Church has issued o
circular in which it is stated that 347l Of their
churches made no contribution last year, and that
their embarrassment has increased, and is DOW
such that the work of our Church among the Freed
men must be greatly reduced, unless aided speed
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| The Sabbath -7Zioa's, Herald concludes an article
on Drifting as to the Sabbath" in these words =
| at certainly is significant that almost the first
fruit following fresh reception Of grace from on
high, ina Church or in the experience OF en- iudl-l
vidua is special honoring of the house Of God.
The courts of God's house become peculiarly dear
in seasons of revival, and the hours Of Gods day
are heartily consecrated to public or private wor-
Ship The lack of this tender solcitude for divine
places and sacred hours is one of the painful evil
dences Of the world ward drifting OF the Church,
and Of the need of a new reformation. What s.
change in cur Sabbath aud In the whole face of the
Church would follow national PeutecostP r.
Separate or Mixed : The Methodist New York;
says in reply to the fanatica Bishop Havens, who
favors all sorts OF amagamation between. whites
and negroes, We repeat, without figure. that we
| are in favor of separate aud mixed churches, as
the people concerned may elect. 1ls7 u bsye7s
Rev. Dr.. Hays, President of, Washington and
Jefferson College, Penn, when asked why SO large
proportion of the graduates of that college had
won distinction in their professional life gave the
conclusive reason that most of the students were
poor add bad to struggle for the education which
they SO much priced, and that they were largely
from the sturdy. sensible, virtuous Scotch Irish
stock that settled Southwestern Pennsylvania. odl