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

Some Of the New York city churches pay their
pastors weekly, aud this is great deal better than
getting behind hand in the quarterly payments. A
church can easily raise the weekly amount when
the quarterly payment may pull hard.
The Interior says: 1.-THE editor of paper With
which We are not familiar sends us the proof.sip
Of sensational article which charges that the
American Bible Society has lost the sum Of three
millions OF dollars The So 000, 600 is printed in
very black letters, and has two very black exclama-
ton points at the end of the cyphers. The sombre
article, written under the gloomy arithmetic. ex-
plains that the Bible Society has sold its books be-.
low cost, and 10 that way has lost $50 600 per an
mum for sixty years-and sixty times fifty equals
the dark deficit. This grieves US. We are sorry
the Bible Society did not have $50 600 600 to lose
In toe same way during that time. We know of
no OF no better way to save money than to lose it
in the publication Of cheap Bibles. A bat can cast
a shadow in the moonbeams."
An Elephant for the Baptists.-Some amusement
was created recently at the weekly conference of
Baptist ministers by the proposition of Rev. DR..
Read, OF Williamsburg, to start subscription 10
buy an elephant. The Doctor explained that the
animal was needed for the missionaries employed
in the Gbaro country, in India. The cost of the
beast would be about $500, and the only expense
would be 1926 per month for bis keeper. The sub
scripti0n was started and the elephant will be pur-
chsSed.-Mtr0 York World
Last year the Protestant Episcopal Board of Mis-
sous notified their missionaries In Liberia that at
the close OF 1875 they must expect no more appro-
priatoas. Accordingly, the clergy aud laity met
together in November for counsel as to what course
to pursue The result was, they resolved that I'VE,
the clergy aud lay delegates, representing all the
parishes 10 this country, feeling that the time has
come 10 the Providence of God when there should
be some combinations and united effort on our part
to carry on the work Of proclaimipg the gospel IS
we'll Ia our towns and settlement as among our
heather brethren all around u.s. and being fully
persuaded that the most proper, effectus ard con-
sstent course for as to adopt in carrying out these
the one most In keeping with the genius
and usage of the Mother Church in America from
which We derive our existence (sud TO which we
owe debt of gratitude for planting and sustaining
US as churches aud stations up to the presently is
to organize, do, therefore, most scemnly and unan-
imousy, create, organlze, form ourselves into
diocese. under the name and style of The Diocese
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Liberia" 1t
was tcrther resolved that the diocese be in union
with all branches OF the Anglican Communion in
doctrine discipline and worship Mr. Gibson, the
secretary of the diocese, says the new church be-
gins under :" many Disadvantages. No money to
support those engaged in preaching, no schools of
,ur own, church edfces down entirely or needing
repairs, and membership the most OF
whom are very limited in their pecuniary circum.
tances - Independent.
The course Of the Bishop of Illinois and most of
he Episcopal clergymen 10 Chicago, in standing
loof from the Moody aud Sankey meetings, has
reated no small degree of dissatisfaction on the
art of large number of Episcopaans in that
ity. The Interior says: 1t is, we hope, not uu-
haritsble to say that the Episcopal churches which
eld coidly aoCt from the Tabernacle services, will,
Mess they are careful, lose some very valuable
lembers. We hear of many who are not wiling
go out Of the atmosphere of the union meetings
1to their churches 10 their present condition, for
ear Of catching cold The Presbyterians and
as we'll as the Reformed Epis-
opal and Methodist Episcopal, will profit by this,
Mess the Church seeks different condition of its
tuation. The suggestion is kindly offered, and
ill be found by doubters to be truthful