The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-07-14
VOL. 15---NO. SO.

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ritory. And the Lord, in his goodness, is send
ing forth new labOrers into this important har-
vest field
Rev. MIR. Robertson is now supplying the
churches left vacant by the death of Rev. W. B.
Crawford. He has entered upon the work with
zeal; the people are highly pleased with him,
and the probabilities are that he will remain
with them permanently.
Rev. Mr. Burke, formerly of Missouri is la
boring at Prescott and Marlbrook churches, and
WILL we hope, join our Presbytery, and con-
tlnue to serve us at those points.
Rev. Mr.. Davies, a recent graduate of Union
Seminary, Virginia, is visiting Carolina church.
In Clark county. We hope to be able to add
the name of this young man also to our minis
terial roll. Taken altogether, are not the pros
poets Frightening for us in that part of the pres
byterial territory Nv. A. D., in the Christian
Observer
Cottage Grove is located eighteen miles
west of Rocky Mount. From correspondent
we learn that on the 10Th the committee of
Presbytery organized church at that point,
with thirty-three members from Rocky Mount.
and three new members This is the fruit of
NA4N
year past. Three elders were elected 1.-TWO were
ordainedD and installed. They are ]. S. Milling,
M. D.; S. M. Self and John Wilson, and one
deacon, David Y. Milling.-I5.
Gainesville, Ga.-Twelve communicates
have recently been added to the church at
Gainesville, Ga.-eleven on profession of their
faith, and one by examination-Sot Pres
6yterian.
The Rev. Charles Olmstead Reynolds,
a member ofthe Presbytery of East Florida, died
on Saturday night, July 8, in the city of New
York He was born at Hartford, Conn, in 1882.
and was educated in Yale College, from which
he was graduated. He studied for the ministry
and after short term of labor at the North he
was compelled in consequence of impaired health
to seek a warmer climate. Going to St Angus
tine he took charge of the Presbyterian church
there, and for thirteen years served as its pastor
Presbyterian.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Canal
Street Presbyterian church, New Orleans, has
Just completed the monument erected to the
memory of the Rev. M. W. Trawick, their form
er pastor 1t consists of grassy mound with
an elegant shaft erected upon the top of it, the
whole elevation being about seventeen feet. 1t
has been completed at a cost of over seven hun
dred dollars, and is beautiful expression of
their own affection of their late pastors worth.
s. W. Presbyterian.
The camp meeting at Good Hope church,
Jones county, Miss, will begin August 18th.
Arrangements are made for pleasant and pro-
ftable Presbyterian reunion in the Piney Woods.
ID.
Northern Presbyterian.
Illinois.-In a communication from Cyrus H
Mccormick to the Executive Committee of the
Board of Directors of the Theological Seminary
of the Northwest, dated June 18th, he says: "I
have to say that, in compliance with your re.
quest, in connection with the call given by the
Fourth Presbyterian church to its pastorate, as
further inducement to DR.. Johnson, and consider
ing as 1 did, the great value of his services to
the Seminary, especially in view of the present
unsettled situation of the institution, felt it to
be proper, on its behalf to propose to him to
deliver lectures to the students on homilectcs or
sacred rhetoric. have told him that, ifrequested
to deliver such lectures, would guarantee the
payment, by the Directors of the Seminary, of
$1,000 per annum therefor. 1 am now ready
to say, and do say, to the executive committee
that if you will request Dr. johnson to deliver
such lectures during the coming seminary year.
for which no other means has otherwise been
provided l will for this, become responsible to
make compensation satisfactory to him"
The committee addressed DR.. Johnson on the
subject and he has agreed to deliver the lectures
on the conditions specified by Mr.. Mccormick.
Presbyterian Bonner.
The Chinese Presbyterian Church in
Oakland numbers ffty-eig members Five
persons were received at the last communion
service at the Chinese chapel San Francisco;
DR.. Loomis, pastor, officiating Two were wo-
men from the Womans Mission Home. We are
glad to hear that several young Chinemen from
the Rev Mr. Condit's mission in Oakland are in
correspondence with DIR. Eells Of Lane Theolopi-
cal Seminary regarding a theological course
preparatory to their return to China as trained
missionaries.-EU Evangelist.
The Rev. Charles n. Foote, d. D.;
member Of the Presbytery of Grand Rapids, and
pastor Of the Presbyterian church at Ionia, Mich.
died at his residence on the 2Sth Of June of dis.
ease Of the heart. The Presbyterian Church
looses one Of its most faithful and useful minis.
ters in the departure Of Dr. Foote He had been
for some time in ill-health, but was thought to