The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-09-14
RELIC fOfs.

Communion services at Presbyterian
Church next Sunday. Preaching Saturda,
morning
/ 4 Boston minister, Rev John X. Smith
has been convicted Of forgery and sentenc
ed To Eve years in the Peniteniiary.
The Presbyterian Board Of Home Mis-
sions has commenced the first Protc-tan
Mission Of the American churches to Alas
Ia.
The gracious work of the Lord through
his servant, Rev. Geo. o. Barnes, goe
steadily on. The conversions now numbe
over 200.
RevJ.D. Clark, Of the Baptist Church, !
holding a protracted meeting at Cane!
Fork, IN Owen county, aud up 10 last weel
had over 20 conversions.
The Nashville Publishing House Is il
debt $500, O0O-and the sum Of 5000 I,
aid in paying it of has been assessed Il
the Kentucky Conference.
The total receipts Of the American Bap
ti-t Home Mission Society for the veal
1876, amount to sl73,2ii 80, being SIS,
$50 90 less than last year. The debt Of th,
Society is $3.50.
Rider John A Gano was baptized in
Georgetown then his place Of residence
In 1897, by Elder Barton Stone, at that
time pastor Of the Georgetown Christian
Church. lie was ordained to the ministry
in December, 1928.
The gospel il a proclamati m OF free
salvation, for the chief Of sinners, without
money and without price il bids them re-
ceive and live, embrace and be happy, obey
and be holy: "who-oever will, let him
take the water Of lie freely"
The religion Of the people Of Richmond,
VAL represented by twelve denominations,
who have among them fifty-two churches
2G,sI0 church members and 1892 persons
in their Sunday Schools. The net increase,
in membership in all the churches for the
past year is 1888 persons
The Rev. =. u. Kerfoot, a native Of Vir-
ginia, but now in charge Of a church in
Midway, Ny, has been unanimously chos-
en- pastor Of the Eutaw Place Baptist church,
to succeed the eminent and much-lament-
ed Rev. Richard Fuller, who for so many
years resided and labored in Baltimore
[ Petersburg VA Index.
The Cumberland Presbyterians count
| ,239 ministers, 1858 licentiates and VI can
didates; 1000 congregations, $3.50 elders,
1900 deacons, 100000 COMMITMENTS, 3d.
900 pupils in Sunday Schools, value Of
church property, s., 10000, contributions
during the past year, s350,0Oo Twenty
eight ministers died during the past wear.
The Presbyterian Mission Boards will
make a satisfactory showing for the past
yesr. The receipts Of the Foreign Board
up to May l, we're si65, 900, and the e,pen-
ditures Sis0,O00. II is expected that tn, re-
naming $4,000 required to balance ac-
counts will be obtained. The Home Mis-
sion Board has secured the $4,000 needed
a month ago in order to close the financial
year satisfactorily.
The trouble which has so greatly divided
the Methodist Church at Carrolton, caused
by Rev. q. c. Overstreet having the pulpit
removed, has been settled. Bishops Payne
and Ksvsnaugh proposed plan Of anjust-
ment, which is as follows: The old stew
ards, class leaders, &c, appointed during
The last year must resign, so that the differ
ent Boards NAV be constituted as they were
1t the beginning Of the year. Ii must lie
UNDERWOOD that the Trustees have control
of the church property, legal proceedings
must be dismissed without cost or damage
TO either side, and the past be forgiven and
forgotten. Both sides have signed the
agreement.
A number Of Mr.. Barnes opponents
have tried to create the impression that his
numerous converts at Albany and other
places, have failed to join Churches, and
have gone back to the world. Mr.. Barnes
being apprissd OF these rumors read let
ter last Sunday, that he had received, I'M
.ol;cited. from n Young man al Albany, in