The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-12-20
Rev. F. Il. Johnston's present address is, Win

ston, n. y.
An Attractive Feature noticed number of
quite small children IN attendance at the prayer
meeting at Mr. McKinpons church at Concord
N. @. We were told that one little girl, eight
years DID, vas more REGULAR than most of the grown
people. For the benefsof the little ones, there is
always some music from the Sunday School hymu
books, with which they are familiar Southern
Home
Rev. W A. Harrison was installed pastor Of the
Third Presbyterian church, Knoxville. Tennessee,
on the first Sabbath in December, 1876. Rev. j.
A. Wallace, OF Sweetwater, Tennessee, presided
preached the sermon aud propoundsd the constitu'
tional questions, and charged the pastor Rev w.
W. Morrison, Of Maryville, Tennessee, charged the
congregation.
Mr. James Mccullough, licentiate OF the Presby
terry of Louisville has taken charge OF the Beuiah
church, about twelve miles southeast OF this city.
Though the church is small In membership, and
feeble 10 resources, the congregations are very large
and attentive, and the field one OF the most prom
ising in the bounds of the Presbytery.- Christian
O6Srrer.
Rev B. B Morrow AT az a3journed meetioO OF
the Presbytery of Western District, held iu Zion
church, in Gibson county Tenu, November 30 b,
Mr. r. B. Morrow was ordained to the full work
OF the gospel ministry and installed pastor OF ZION
church for half his time. He also supplies the
churches at Friendship aud Dyersburgh.- - Chris.
tidn Observer.
Temperance Prayer Meetings The Temperance
prayer meeting, held under the auspices of the
Good Templars of Stanton in the hall OF the Sons
OF Temperance. Is doing good work in our midst.
| Every Sunday afternoon large number Of the
young men, together with number of ladies and
gentlemen. attend this prayer.meeting.
Surely God is blessing these young men. The
nrI of I'd 10 Ia
| beautiful hymns are sung-to all of which great
attention is paid. For an hour-only one hour, no
more-Jesus and his love is held up to these young
souls, to win their love for him who first loved
| them, and who even now constantly exercises so
much tender solcitude for them. Christian peo-
| pie pray for us, and come aud help Stanton
| Spectator.
| Presbytsrianism in Kentucky. -The Trdnsylvania
Presbyterian, after mentioning the causes that
should have given the Presbyterian Church the
preponderance in this State, its control of the high
er education, thoroughly trained preachers, etc.,
states the cause why it has made so little progress
as follows:
The great hindrance to its progress, upon care
full study of its history, think will be found to
to have been strife. Internal strife has distracted
its counsels divided and diverted its energies him
its attractiveness to the people. Its cradle was
rocked with strife, and in its youth and maturity
much of its great energy has been expended in ef-
forts of its parties against each other. Five times
in its brief history the body Of the Church has been
rent in two. Every generation of Kentucky peo
pie has witnessed one of these spectaces of internal
struggle and schism.
These divisions we're the separation in regard to
psalmody under Rev. David Rankin, in 1892; the
Cumberland Presbyterian division, in ls03-05; the
New School strife, in lS3840 and the ,pso tacto
schism, in 1866 The Tan@lrania Presbyterian
after referring to the justification of these separa
tons, concludes:
What we call attention to is the limiting effect
this strife whether, necessary unnecessary, has
bad upon the il hence and the growth of the
Church, ard the lesson our history reads US as to
the great interest of our Southern ZION. Oar
churches and our people are now happily united.
The value of internal peace, allowing all our ener-
ges to 20 to the great work given Us to do, cannot
be over estimated Our churches now are pros
porous, we have the favorable ear OF the people,
and our irflence is rapidly extending. May we
have the grace given us, with all fidelity to truth.
to cultivate that charity which is the bond of
perfectness" and alone can secure our highest eff
cheney.