The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-12-03

The Synod OF Texas adoPted, at lts late meet
ing, an overture to the General Assembly to
divide the Synod into two The two new Syn
DDS are to be called the Synod of Texas, and
the Synod of Red River.
Rev. R. s. Burwell has Received call to the
Denton church, in the Presbytery of Dallas. He
is permitted to withhold his answer until the
next meeting of Presbytery.
W.M. Viney, a colored licentiate, was exam
ined for ordination at the late meeting of the
Presbytery of Eastern Texas. His examination
being satisfactory, an adjourned meeting of Pres
bytery was appointed to meet in the colOred
Presbyterian church at Crockett, on Sunday be-
fore the first Sabbath in December at P NJ,
with view to ordaining him as an evangelist.
1t was appointed that the Moderator PROFOUND
the constitutional questions and make the ordi-
nation prayer; Rev. W. NJ. McElwee preach
the sermon and Rev. ]. 7. Paxton give the
charge to the evangelist.
The CoLoRED PRESBYTERIAN CHURoH.-One
item of peculiar interest is mentioned in the Sta
tistical Reports of the Presbyteries to the Synod
Of North Carolina, at its late session in States
Vile 1t is this: "One church of colored people,
organized in Newberu under the name of Ebe-
uezer, has been received under the care of
Orange PreSbytery, according to the plan recon
mended by the General Assembly" While
there is work being done by our ministers among
the colored population this is the only organ
lied church among them, of which we know, in
our connection in this State None are reported
in the Minutes of the Assembly for 1879, and
no others in the Statistical Report of the Synod.
We gladly hail this beginning of most impor-
tant work. Some time ago we gave an account
Of the organization of Ebenezer Presbyterian
church. The work has been going on in New
bern under a colored licentiste, Mr.. A. A. Scott,
and the general oversight Of Rev. L. C. VasS,
pastor of the First Presbyterian church there.
At present the great drawback to their success
is the want of neat church building for their
services. These are now conducted in public
school house. Many Of the eolored people are
watching with interest this enterprise, yet hes
itate to join it as they wish, because it has not
the outward show of ability to stand.-N c.
Presbyterian.
PREsBYTERIEs OF TExAs.-The fol-
lowing were the reports of the Stated Clerks of
the Presbytsries belonging to the Synod of
Texas, made at its sessions in Fort Worth
The Presbytery of Brazos comprises thirteen
ministers, and twenty-six chS ;les with about
one thousand communicants two licentiatss no
candidates and no ordination during the year.
The Presbytery Of Central Texas comprises
(being divided since our last report and thus los
ing seven ministers and twelve churches) seven
teen ministers and thirty churches, with about
thirteen hundred and fifty communicates, with
three candidates under its care
The Presbytery of Dallas comprises seventeen
ministers and twenty one churches Since the
last meeting of Synod our Pr5sbytery was or
ganized at Dallas, November 2Sth, 1878, with
ten ministers and twenty one churches, and had
under its care one lcentate
The Presbytery of Western Texas reports to
Synod that it comprises eighteen ministers
twenty eight churches and about 1850 members,
with two licentiates.
The Presbytery of Eastern Texas comprises
seventeen minister, and forty -four churches two
of them eolored) with about fourteen hundred
communicates 1t has under its care one licen-
tiate (colored,) and two candidates for the min
et, ,.,bi+a nd oDa co1,rad
The Synod of Texas met in Fort Worth, on
the 18th day of November, at Z P NJ, and was
opened with a sermon by the Moderator, Rev
w H. Vernon. The Rev. W. X. Marshall, D.
D., was chosen Moderator; Rev W N. Dickey,
and Judge A P. Mccormack were chosen Tenn
porary clerks. The attendance was an average
one, considering the extreme western location of
the place ofmeeting. There were present thirty
one ministers, and nineteen ruling elders, whilst
ffty-one ministers were absent and one hundred
and thirty-fve churches were not represented.
The Synod adjourned on Saturday afternoon.
The Presbytery Of Eastern Texas was divided
and the brethren in the Northern part of their
bounds are now located in the new Presbytery
which is to be called the Presbytery of Paris. "
The General Assembly was also requested to
erect new Synod to be composed of the Presby-
teries Of Dallas, Paris, and " Eastern Tex
as, to be called the "Synod of Red River. "
That arrangement will leave the Presbyteries of
Brazos, Western Texas and Central Texas in
" the Synod of Texas.
WORK AMONG THE CoLoRED PEOPLE
IN NORTH CARoLINA.-In Orange Pres
bytery there is one colored church, and one col
ored minister on a salary of s4OO-$1OO fur
nished by the Assembly's Committee, and $500
by the field No contributions for this object
for the Assembly's Committee are reported
In Concord, the ground is occupied by the
Northern Assembly. 1t reports no colored
churches, and has given no contributions to col
ored evangehzation