The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-12-10

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The question of affording aid to the financially
feeble churches within the bounds ofthe Presby-
terry, will also be considered at the next meeting.
The session closed with an animated discussion
relative to our down town churches Evangelist.
DR., TALMAGE GIVES HIS Views UPON
THE PROPOSED QUESTION OF SEPARATING
FROM THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-N
York, December S.-Rev. DR.. Talmage, yester-
day, before commencing his sermon, made an
answer to the proposal of the trustees that the
Tabernacle congregation go out of the Presby
terian denomination.
He reviewed the proceedings in his recent trial,
and said his enemies had not been content with
assaulting him, but had tried to damage the
financial credit Of the church by sending to the
religious newspapers letters packed with fnan-
cal falsehoods ~
He said he did not wonder at the outburst of
righteous Indignation of his Board of Trustees
against those ecclesiastcs who are incensed be-
cause his church will not help topay for stilettos
with which they have been stabbed. He said it
would be very difficult for him to leave the
Presbyterian Church. as he was born in it, and
loved it. q believe in Brooklyn Presbyte
rians and in the Long Island Synod, and in the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church,
and in the good Father Almighty and Holy
Catholic Church 1t is only a question how
much annoyance and nagging the great Presby
terian denomination will allow my enemies to
carry on toward me without official condemna-
ton. All I ask is that the Synod of Long
Island or General Assembly of the United States
call off these pursuers If the Presbyterian
Church want us they can have us. If they don't
let them say SO, and we will all 60 together.
This church was built tor me to preach in, and
here shall preach till God shall tell us to stop.
The Presbyterian church at Troy, KY, has re-
Gently enjoyed revival of religion among its
members and attendants; sixteen new members
have been received upon their profession. Dur
ing the three years pastorate ofRev. Mr.. Lapsley
over this church there have been forty three adj
ditions upon profession The present member
ship is nearly one hundred and seventy-La-
terror
The Synod of Columbia now comprises the
Presbyteries of Oregon South Oregon, Puget
Sound and Idaho, and although it is only four
years old it has exerted powerful influence for
gooo III. IT, lySith Poeifo Coast Presbyters in
the East may think hundred miles long
distance to travel to Synod, but those of us
who are members of the Presbytery of Idaho
have travelled by stage, boat and rail, as far as
from Pittsburgh to New York with many
changes, delays and inconveniences.-Rres
terian Banner.
Dr. Roy, the Congregationalst leader in the
South has been looking at some of the work
done by the labors among the Freedmen of the
Presbyterian Church, and gives the following re-
port to the Interior:
e" I was glad to visit your principal institution
for coored people, the Biddlo University, at
Charlotte, North Carolina My childhoodS
playmate now Rev. DR.. John H. Shedd, has
been Professor there for several years. between
his former and his present service in the mission
to the HISTORIANS The Rev. Professor R. M.
Hall was my fellow alunnus of Knox College
I found his classes handling the higher mathe-
mates with success, contrary to the notion of
some people Rev DIR. S. Mattoon, who to
twenty years of missionary work in India, is yet,
we hope, to add many in this line of home mis-
sionary service is the President and Professor
of Theology, Church History, and Government.
Rev. Thomas Lawrence, from near Pittsburg,
Pa, has taken the place of Dr. Shedd. Rev. S.
J. Beatty holds the chair of Latin and Natural
Sciences The fresh catalogue reports eight the
o,ogians twenty-one collegians, nineteen preps
and over one hundred academicians "
DR.. Niccolls and Rev VIM. Paxon, of St.
Louis, have Just returned from very pleasant
trip through the Southwest in the interest of Sun
day School work under the auspices of the
American Sunday School Union
At the invitation of the National Temperance
Society, Rev. DR.. Richard Newton, whom Spur
geon has pronounced the prince of preachers to
children, is to address the children of New
York City on temperance on Saturday afternoon,
December 49,
The Southern Baptist Convention has thirteen
missionaries and thirty-seven native assistants
in the foreign field, who report 1O2 baptisms
during the past year. 1t raised during the year
for the general work $27O71.10, and for the
Rome Chapel, $8,4O712 1t expended for Ital-
ian Missions, S792O.45; African Missions, $3,
1885 missions in China, 9,568,56-tOtal,
$2O66496.
1t is very gratifying to be able to announce
that at the close of DR.. James H. Brookes'
Thanksgiving services his devoted people took
the necessary steps to relieve their large and
beautiful church of debt. Six of his faithful Of
fcers pledged over eighteen thousand dollars,
and others came forward and pledged about ten
thousand more. The giving was 50 voluntary