The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-12-22
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES
Other Churches Continued from LIST
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The thirteenth anniversary of the Metho-
dist Freedmens Aid Society held recently in
Cincinnati, formed an occasion for rejoicing at
the successes of the year. DR.. Rust, in his re-
port, said that the past year had been one of
great effort and encouraging success. "The
Society collected more money, made greater ad-
ditions to its school property and accommoda :
tons, raised to higher grade the standard of
scholarship in its schools, furnished more we'll
trained graduates, developed a higher type of
Christian character and life, brought more souls
to Christ and sent out larger number of edu-
Gated teachers, physicians, and preachers to aid
and save the ignorant and neglected masses of
the South than In any previous year." The
ordinary receipts were 800, 1887, a gain of $l5,-
l26- The Society has twenty institutions, in
which 2,46O pupils, classified as follows, were
taught the past year: biblical 372; law, % ;
medical, So; collegiate, 80; academic, 22O; nor
NAL, 100 intermediate, 2l7; primary, 1872
Eighty teachers were employed. The school
property is valued at $25O,OOO.
The American Bible Revision Com
mlttee has competed the revision of the Eng
lish Version of the New Testament and trans
mitted the result of their labors to England.
The British Committee will meet in Novemb err
for final action, and the University Presses of
Oxford and Cambridge are expected to issue the
revised New Testament in February, 1881.
The Old Testament will be published two or
three years after. The American Revisers
have given their time and labor for eight years
without compensation. The necessary expenses
have been provided for by voluntary subscrip-
tions. Any friend of the great undertaking
who will contribute toward the expenses ten
dollars or more before February next will re-
ceive memorial copy of the first University
edition of the revised New Testament, hand
somely bound and inscribed The money must
be sent to the President, Rev. DR.. Schaff, or
Treasurer, Mr.. Andrew F.. Taylor, in the Bible
House, New York. Very many will doubtless
avail themselves of the double opportunity of
helping forward the great work, and at the
same time procuring memorial copy which.
as copy of the first edition, will have pecu-
liar value, quite apart from the intrinsic worth
of the book.-Christidn at Work.
The French Independent Catholic
Church, recently organised with Rev. P. A.
Seguin as pastor, is worshipping at present at
Science Hall, Eighth street, near Broadway.
The services are conducted in the usual manner
OF our evangelical churches and are we'll at
tended. The Rev. M. DuBellay also a con-
verified priest, recently preached thrilling SER
mon on the love of God The movement is one
which promises to grow and become second in
importance only to the Independent Irish Catho-
lie Church.
Some months ago quite number of the
members of Calvary Protestant Episcopal church,
Brooklyn, tired of the rituaism practiced there
withdrew and organised themselves as mission
Feeling, however, the necessity of pastoral over
sight, and unwilling to go back to their old
Church relations, they have dissolved their or
ganisation a mission and some thirty or forty
of them on Sunday last attached themselves to
the Reformed Episcopal Church of the Atone
ment, on Keap street. Brooklyn, few others
finding their way to other churches.