The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-08-22

On account of age and feeble health, Rev. E.. L.
BUST has announced his determination to resign
the pastorate Of the Greenvile IS. Co. Presbyte'
rian church.
The new church building of the Southern Pres
hyterian Church at Austin, Texas, will seat about
400 people, and has free pews and no debt.
Bourbon County, Ky.-An interesting meeting was
held at Walnut Grove School house, three and a
half miles Northeast from Milersburgh, by the
Rev. Messrs. j. A. Dickson and j. NJ. Evans,
which closed on Sabbath evening. August 5. There
were eighteen confessions of faith all adults, only
two Of them under twenty-one years of age. Ihlr,
teen of them we're men, and ten were heads OF
| families. The congregations we're large both by
day and night.
Wesson Miss-The cornerstone of Presbyte.
rian church was laid on the 7th of August, by the
pastor, Rev. j. Woodbridge. Interesting services
were held on the ground suitable portions OF
Scripture were read, the I'D Psalm was sung by
the choir. and brief address on the subject,
'Why Erect Church why Presbyterian
| Church ?" was delivered by the pastor. AS the
shades of night gathered over the sylvan scene the
simple service was closed with the doxology and
the benedction. The church is to be 60X3S feet IN
size. gothic, and with tower and spire l2O feet
high
Waco Texas "A correspondent of the s. W.
Presbyterian says:
"The Presbyterian church, neat, brick house
well.designed and finished without and within,
with its graceful spire is one of the adornments oil
| the place. Its congregation and membership nave
been gathered and its house of worship built, since
! the war under the ministry OF Rev. Samuel a.
King, whose aged father, Rev. VIM. King-a ven
cradle man OF fourscore, well-preserved IN MIND
and body-resides with his son. Mr.. King, the
pastor, is in Europe visiting the continent after
having attended the Pan Presbyterian Council al
Edinburgh. His generous people have shown thell
appreciation by two special contributions-one Of
which enabled him to visit the Centennial at Phil
adelphis, after the Assembys session at Savan
nah and the other to ill the Assemby's appoint
ment as delegate to Edinburgh: His falthfu
abors have deserved this and their liberal response
is to their praise.
Rev. DR.. Irvine, of Augusta, Ca. preached or
Sunday, July 221, at Boardmils, Ireland. The
morning discourse in the Second Presbyterian
church. says the Belfast Northern Wing, was
founded on Phil. iii !: 20, from which he preached
an able, srgumentatiye and impressive Sermon
In the evening he leotured or the history OF Moo
demus, presenting his character as exhibited III IL
the closet (2) in the Church, and (3) in the world
The discourse throughout was powerful, and evl
IDENTIFY the product of highly cultivated mind. ;
| DIR. Irvine health has been 6ucn tnaG MS pnysl
clan enjoined upon him the necessity of absolute
rest he had, therefore, refused all invitations t
preach in Edinburgh, Belfast and elsewhere, ez
cept in his native parish. Both the Witness anC
the Wing testify to the high appreciation and cor
dial affection in which he is held by the friends
his youth. The former says: " His services, 81
kindly given, we're highly appreciated. He leaves
this week for tour of the continent before return
ing to his pastoral labors in Augusta, America, fol
lowed by the best wishes OF all who enjoy The
pleasure of his acquaintance.
Rev VIM. T. Price, one of our faithful ministers
in the Valley of Virginia, We regret to hear hal
been laid aside by long and wasting sickness
The publication of the Faithful Word at Mt
Clinton, Va, is suspended on this account. Tit
paper says:
1T has pleased the loving Father who does mol
afflct willingly nor greve the children of men, tC
visit him with season of tedious and wasting i'll
ness, attended by much prostration, bodily and
mentally. The physician epjoins protracted rest
from literary labor and in measure from sudious
pulpit preparation hence the publication Of this
little paper is suspended for the present-but if il
should appear hereafter unwise for him to resume
his work on the paper, he hopes his kind readers
will pardon the abrupt termination OF relations
that have been so gratifying to him. The condi
ton of the treasury will be looked into as soon al
possible and any surplus over aud above the claims
of the printer will be sent to the Secretary of Mis-
sions"