The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-02-07

Bowling Green, Ky-The Presbytery of Mullen.
burg expected 10 hold a called meeting 10 Bowling
Green on last Saturday for the purpose of installing
the Rev, j. L. Caldwell IS pastor OF the F!rst
Presbyterian church Of that city,
Selma, Ala-At the recent communion DE-. Hoop.
er announced ten new members as received by the
sessloD-seVen on certificate and three on examlna
ton. He has alec ordained one elder and i've new
deacons.
Lecture at Bolswood seminsry.-Rev. DR.. j. w.
Pratt Of Central University, delivered lecture to
the students of Bellewcod Seminary aud large au-
dence, or the evening of the 26th ult; His sub;
ject was language and its Uses" and be treated
it in euch manner as 10 interest aud delight bis
very intelligent audience.
1t is q very common impression that largo pro-
portion of the young men aided by the church 10
procuring an education for the ministry are fail
ures Facts do not sustain the impression. An en-
inent professor in one of our Theological Semlna-
ries undertook the task of scrptinizpg its roll OF
graduates He found that out of six hundred and
forty-six living alumni only thirty-fve men could
be counted as waste material.-Southern Pfestyte'
rtdn
The Health of Dr. wsllons For several days past
the health Dr. Wellons has been unmistakably de-
Ginning, aud we have grave spprehensions as to the
result Total loss Of appetite, constant coughing
chief symptoms of his disease at present. Unless
change for the better takes place very soon ne
cannot live It is iuexpTessibly ssddening to write
this, but We believe it to be true. Christian Sua
Rev. T H Cleland of Delhi, La, writes to S W.
Presbyterian that church organization was effected
recently on Lake st. Joseph, TeDsas parish, With
sixteen members; and, also, one at IallUla, Madi
son parish, with six members--of the latter, Mr..
Josiah Scarborough has been chosen ruling elder.
! Prssbytery of st. Louis.-At a pro re nata meet
ing, held January 29th the request OF Rev. j. h.
Brookes u ID 3, for letter OF dismissIon to the
Presbytery of St Louis North vas granted and
the Stated Clerk was directed to furnish him with
the proper testimonials
The editor of the Nashville AdUocate says: I'VE
have had the pleasure Of making the acquaintance Of
the Rev. Mr.. Houston, Presbyterian missionary
from China. Hehasbeen delivering addresses on the
missionary work in China, in some Of the churches
10 Edgefeld and Nashville. We we're present at
his address to the Sunday School of the First Pres
byterian church. His detail of facts and incidents
is well adapted to awaken interest IN this great
enterprise, and We wish him great success in his
jealous endeavors to promote the cause"
Robiusonvills, Texas. Rev. Charles II. Dobb
thinks this is good place for Pre8byterians:
This place is but a small village; We never au-
ticpste having large town, but here and In the
surrounding country, numbers of Presbyterians are
settling, and we want more of them to come in. In
July last, the church had on It's roll twenty-h five
members, ell present. The church was organized
two years ago. In August, Rev. S. A. King, OF
Waco, who was preaching to the church once
mouth in the afternoon, aud myself held pro-
tracted meeting. and there were twenty-three addl-
tons on profession. After this. brother King re-
ceived three others; this doubled the membership.
Ga the first Sunday in January, | commenced my
labors With them as stated supply, when there we're
seven additions by letter. We count up seventeen
more who have moved in this fall, and We hope to
gather them 10 during the winter this will make
our membership seventy.fye or trebleG in six
months. We hope By next fall to have $1,000
] church finished. We have now good school,
taught by Mrs. WEIGH formerly of Danville KY,
ard hope soon to build up two good schools one
male and the other female. This point is noted for
its general health, its productive soil, its fine water
and its good people"
Associate Reformed Pres6ytery Of Texas This
Pressytery WAS organized IN accordance with an
order of the last Synod at Harmony church, Lime
stone county, Texas, December 9th, 1876. Rev.
[. j. Bonner opened the meeting with sermon,
after which the Preobytery was duly constituted,
with Rev. T. j Bonner, W. l. Patterson, aud j.
NJ Little 81 members. There were also four ruling
elders present, viz w. Bonner, Jr., r. p. Da-
wilson, and A. B. Mitchell. We most heartily
welcome our Associate Reformed brethren as CO.
laborers with US in this great field, and sincerely
congratulate them on their happy and suspicious
beginning. We have always felt sincere regard
for these brethren and their time honored customs.
Better PresbyterienS nowhere to be found, ard
any community is blessed which has ooe of their
churches. In the years that are gone our FORE
fathers worshipped with them in old Abbevie
District South Carolina, and the Influence Of those
days and the people as one of the prime factors has
helped to keep alive that devotion to God and to
native soil which to-day characerzes that noble
people. Due West, their radiating centre and raj
lying point has ever been, and God grant that it
may continue to be. like a break.water, holding
back the tide of error, and subduiog to. camness
the waves of righteousness We hail, as an
omen OF good, the coming of these brethren to
Texas and for our own struggling Zion, bid them
an earnest God bless aud prosper you.-Teras
PRESBYTERIAN.