The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-01-10
geliaInns SuteIIiosnee,
ERoM THE SOUTHERN STATES.

prOIacteu mtetlng 'ag L aIiS, ny, la5t week
Rev t Ruffnsr, of Waverly, Mo-, who received
a new pocket book with fifty dollars in it, expresses
the wish that all country preachers may have as
much cause to be merry.-S Louis Presbyterian
Rev. W. Il McAuley will be addressed hereafter
at Stockton Baldwin county, Ala. instead OF Shell
by Iron Works. = ~ ~ :.
Rev A Hsudseson's address 4; is changed from
Relf's Bluff TO Cornersvile, Lincoln county, Ark
At tho LoudouD street Presbyterian church in
Winchester, Va, Saturday, each Of the $50 mem
bers of the infant class of the Sabbath School, re
ceived Christmas tree handsomely decorated.
Rev DR.. Ferdinand Jacobs post cfioe address has
been changed from OokesbuTy, S. o., to Atlanta
Georgia.
The Texas Presbyterian reports the installation of
Rev. j g F4ckler as pastor of the church at Sher-
man, Texas
The post cfice address Of tho Rev Dr. Robert
Nall has been changed from Tuskegee, Ala, to
Ocala Marion county, Fla. In changing his resi-
ience Dr. Nall does not intcnd to make any chance
ID his Presbyterial relations or in bis evangellstc
work. He will continue to labor az he has been
doing so actively for several yesrs-wherever his
J ervices as evangelist may be called for.-Southern
Presbyterian.
Little Rock Ark, January lst, lS77.-A CORES
oondent of the st Louis Presbyterian says:
"Rev DR.. WeloE closed his 18th year OF minis
terial labor in this place yesterday, by two most
excellent sermons proper for the occasion, and ap-
proprate to the closing dag OF the year 1876
He preached seven or eight years at Helena least
Arksnsas,) before coming here making bis term OF
| service in this State over twenty-five years. be
is nearly or quite well now aud it is hoped will
have grace and health for twenty-five years more
His congregation appreciate his preaching aud pas
tora efforts now, and very grateful that he has
oeen SO nearly restored to sound health.
Fort Smith, Ark.-On late Sabbath the congTe
cation met in an old Presbyterian church for the
asst time. The Herald says: For more than the
average span of lie allotted to man the old church
| has stood upon the hill very sentinel on the out
post OF civizstion-and during most OF this perloo
| the present pastor, Rev. W. A. SAMPLE, has been
the faithful shepherd of his aock. In few days
the congregation will occupy their new, comuodl
Gus and stately building one of the haest 10 the
| State, In the upper part of the town. The old
church will then be desolats and deserted, and
soon share the fate of all thirgs perlshable. Yet
the Word preached within It's walls will never
perish.
Paducah, Ky.-The four facts noted inthe thanks
giving sermon of the Rev. j. 7. Hendricks, ID. d.,
the pastor of the Presbyterian church Of Paduesh,
| sfoTd ground for encouragement: /. An accession
Of twenty-five new members to the church during
| the year and six have been received since thanks
| giving day. . The congregation, IN spite OF hard
times, have contributed for various purposes, over
twenty.seveD hundred dollars. 8 The ladies' so
ciety has raised over four hundred dollars. The
church is entirely free from debt Christian 10
| SeTUer.
Rev. ]. J. Read, Of Houston, has accepted the ap-
uoutment recently rendered him By the Committee
| Of Foreign Missions as Superintendent of Spencer
Academy, Choctaw Nation. Bro. Read with his
family expects TO leave for els new field OF labor on
the IS h of December This choice of the Foreign
Missionary Committee is good one, and we ex
Dect to hear of great success attending our broth
er's labors among the Red Men. La the meantime
Houston, one of our most important points 10 the
Synod, is left. That people having lost the ser
vices of faithful pastor, cannot long remain va
cant without sOrely feeling t.-1ecas FreS6ytertda
Augusta Churoh-We learn that the coDgrega-
ton OF the Augusta Church, commonly known
as the "Old Some Church, on the Valley Turn
nike 8 miles North Of Stanton. are IN quandary
in reference to their PASTOR 1t seems that the
congregation contracted to paw their pastor, Rev.
|. w. K Handy, the sum Of $500 per annum, and
that in the time he has been serving them, some
| or years, the payment has fallen short to the
Amount of $500. Uoon being informed by the
Subscriptions for more then $3.50 per annum, Dr.
| Handy proposed that be would give up the pas
torate, that another pastor might be engaged, and
that he would conduct the prayer meetings, and
occupy the parsonage, for which he would pay an
annual rent of $50 We understand that con
gregatiOnal meeting will be held on Saturday next
to determine whether to pay Dr.. Handy 5000 per
annum as heretofore engaged or to employ another
pastor at less sum. -SpectdtOr.
Bellewood Seminary. course Of literary lectures
has been inaugursted at Bellewood Seminary, Az
chorage, Ky. The first lecture of the course was
an able and eloquent address by Rev. George Sum
mey, of Covington; the second was clear and
succnct exposition Of the principles on which our
government is founded, by Rev. Stuart Robinson,
ID /; the third lecture will be delivered Oh jan
uary II h, by Rev. r. L. Breck, d. D., OF Rich
mond, KY. and the fourth by the Rev. Daniel
p Young, Of Ncholssville, on the 26.h inst They
will be followed by other able and eloquent orators,
as may be announced hereafter.
The Arkansas College has granted the honorary
deree of Doctor of Divinity to the Rev 4. w Pit
ger. D. D., author of Ecce Deus Homo" and
"Christ the Teacher of Men,, and pastor of the
Central Presbyterian church Of Washington City.
fD.C.
Rev. Dr.. Mutually, the new Presbyterian minister,
has preached most acceptably to his congregation
here and all are delighted that the troubles 10 their
Church have been SO happily solved. DIR. Mutually
is man of commanding presence, tne pulpit
orator and evidently warm hearted genial, Chris
tan gentlemen. He will be socially decided &C
ouisition to our community ana go doubt his Chris
tan Ihleuce will he eltfo good TO Cur whole peo-
pie. LeringtOn Gazette.
Walnut Street Church, st Louis Ko.-The Pres
! bvtery of ST. Louis held pro re nGta meeting in
DR.. Rutherf0rd's church on December ooh, az | |
A. Mat which twelve ministers and four elders
| were present--to consider the matters pertaining
to Rev. DR.. Brookes' church. DR., BrOokes' church
has been standing independent, since its session.
| on July llth, 1874 resolved "ior the present not
TO represent the church at the meetings OF Fres5y
terry Ga the 6h Of last September, members OF
the church requested the session TO resume its rep
resentaton 10 the Preshytery; the GesGlon instead
of doing this, resolved on October 9th, to send
delegates to the Northern Presbytery of st Louis,
and applied to the Presbytery With which they are
connected, in October last, for dlsmlssi0n to the
Northern Church. Their request was accompanied
| By an earnest remonstrance from members OF the
church against its transfer to another denomina
ton, and the Presbytery refused to dismiss the ses
| sion from its jurisdiction.
At this special meeting of Presbytery, a memo
rial was received setting forth that the session had
officially notified the petitioners that it adhered to
its resolution to take the church into the Northern
Assembly without obtaining 10 an orderly way, the
sense of the congregation In reference TO the pro-
posed transfer, and that the course Of the session
was subversiVe of their rights Mr.. Miller Alex
ander addressed the Presbytery 10 behalf of the
remonstrsnts; DR.. BrOokss made brief remarks ex
pressive of his desire for an ancabe settlement OF
the controversy; and lengthy communication
from the session was read, refusing to submit the
question of change Of their ecclesiastical relations
to the vote of the congregation, but proposing
conference for the adjustment Of the property in
terests.
The Presbytery resolved to hold on January
18th. an adjourned meeting in the Pine Street