The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-11-12

others freely gave their labor, and SO with llt-
tie help from abroad they nilt thehouse There
is but one other Presbyterian church IN the
county, the one at Culpsper, the county seat.
This was the place whers Rev. Samuel Dawes
Hoge, the father of Rev. DR.. Noses D. Hoge,
began his ministry.
These churches have Just ben deprived of
their pastor, Rev J. P Strider, Who was forced
to seek a release from his charg on account OF
failing health On the day afterthe dedication,
which he had waited to see, Mr.. Strider left for
Florida. The people yet hope that his health
may be restored and he may return to them
again.
A SUCCESSFUL PAsToRATE-Rev. j. u. Smith,
D. D.. has been pastor of the Presbyterian church
at Greensboro N c., for twenty years. In the
beginning of his pastorate the membership OF
the church was 110-now it is 20 with eight
elders and eight deaeons There eh.a con
slant growth. The congregation irchased
lot for mission chapel, and h1yeVe money
to build it.
Rev A. D. Witherspoon, of New Orleans, who
went lately to Mobile to superintend there.open-
ing of the Seamens chapel in that city, reports
favorably of the undertaking.
The Virginia Annual Conference of the Meth
odist Church meets in Norfolk, Va, next week
November 18th.
In 1876 there were only 100 members of the
Presbyterian church in Holt county, Mo There
had been no Presbyterian preaching in the coun,
ty for eighteen months Since that time two
men have gathered into the church 252 mem
ber8, and built two houses of worship. There
are now in that county FIVE churches, and thele
soon will be sixth.
The Presbyterian Synod of New York con-
tributed the past year more than one-fourh Of the
receipts of the Presbyterian Home Mission So
ciety, or SOL ,815. Besides this, the churches in
New York City expended $36 900 on City mis-
sions. The contributions for home mission pur-
poses in the Presbytery of New York averaged
s. per member.
Two years ago the aggregate debt of the
churches in the PreSbytery of n. York amounted
to $6O0,OO0 By the earnest and untiring ef
forts of the Committee on Church Extension o.
Presbytery the debt has been reduced to about
$4,000
The Third Presbyterian church of Newark
N. j.. celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary O
the pastor, Rev. Dr. Cravens settlement on
Thursday evening, the 3Oth ult. 1t was an oc
casion of great interest former parishioners
ministers, and friends assembling in large mum
bers and participatingin in the interesting services
During the evening remarks were made by Rev
Drs. Stearns, Few-Smith and Wilson, congrat
ulating the pastor and the people and remark
, ing upon the fact that these four pastors-Drs
Stearns, Few-Smith, Craven and Wilson-haC
each been with their churches twenty FIVE year.
or more, fact which it was believed had NJ
parallel in this country.-N. Y. ObServvr.
The Presbyterian churches in New York City
in connection with the General Assembly re
port II 1893 members
Rev. Thomas J. Melish and Rev. John II
Logic formerly Baptist ministers, and Rev
Charles A. Hayden, Methodist minister, have
entered the Episcopal Church The two forme
were ordained priests, and the latter a deacon il
St. Johns church, Cincinnati, o., Oct. 2S.
The Canadian Independent says The out
look for Congregationalism in Canada is brigh
and hopeful Our Missionary Society is out o
debt Our college has just completed the $40
900 endowment. Let every church pray earn
estly for time of refreshing from the presence
of the Lord"
In three years ending 1876 the Methodists o
the United States raised 1922, $50 for college en-
dowments; the Episcopalians, $2OS, SO, and the
Baptist, $lO95,975.