The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-09-08
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES
Southern Presbyterian.

at Quinnimont, Hinton, Fire Creek, Sewel and
Coal Valley. His Post office address in Quin-
nimont Fayette county, w. Va.
Covington church, Montgomery Presby-
terry, has given call for the pastoral services
Of Rev. A. L. Cooke.
Rev. E. C. Gordon, of Savannah, Ca, has
accepted the call from the Salem church, Va,
Montgomery Presbytery and will enter upon
his labors there at once.
Rev w E. Caves Post Office address has
been changed from Gordonsville, Va, to Bloom
field, Ky.
Rev. J.. K. Hitner was dismissed, Au-
gust oath, from the Presbytery of Louisville to
the Presbytery of West Lexington, KY.
Rev. w. G. White was dismissed, at
late meeting, from the Presbytery of Louisville,
KY, to the Presbytery of Bethel, S. G..
Laurel Hill Church, Abingdon Pres
bytery.-On Saturday. August 2Sth, Captain
VIM. S. Hart as Ruling Elder, and Charles L.
Teany, Deacon, of Laurel Hill church, were or
dained and installed to their respective offices
at Martins Station. Rev. Robert c. Gray was
present and offered the ordination prayer Capt.
Hart is superintendent and Mr.. Teany is treas
urer and librarian of the Sabbath School at Mar
tins, which was organized this spring, and now
numbers on its roll nearly hundred, with a
large average attendance. This place is the site
of the Butha Zinc Furnace, and is growing
more rapidly than any other place in the county
On Sabbath the second quarterly Communion
of Laurel Hill church was held at the Station,
a mission point. A very large congregation
was in attendance. Rev. R. g. Gray assisted
the pastor elect Three persons were received
into membership in accordance with Rules of
Discipline. Others will be received in the same
way.
Newbern Church, va.-On the 9th Sabbath
in August, Capt. ]. H. Larew, Ruling Elder,
and Ernst F. Voge, Deacon. were set apart with
prayer and the laying on of the hands of the
Session to their respective offices, and pro-
nounced and declared to have been regularly
| elected, ordained and installed.
Church at Harpersville, Ala wrote
you last fall of the organization of a church at
Harpersville with fourteen members With the
help of friends here and at other points, thev
have erected very neat church, and organized
Sabbath School with forty scholars Ii
centiate T. W. Raymond has been preaching for
them during the vacation.
Last week l went up to help him in pro-
tracted meeting which continued from Thursday
to Monday. Rev. James McLain and his son,
Harry student Of Union Seminary, also as
sisted in the services. We had communion on
Sunday, when the church was crowded and
many could not find standing room. There
yyere eiobt additions fo,,r ~, oo-4;eoo4oo - e..
on examination. Mr. Raymond writes me- 4" l
have heard several say that this meeting did
them more good than any they ever attended -
Some of us sent them pulpit Bible to day but
the church is still upholstered and unpainted.
and spare dollar would help the small band of
earnest worshippers. T. VIII.
Selma, ALa., September 3D.
Bethel Church in Orange Presbytery.
Rev. j. G. Alexander in hurried note gives
us the following gratifying news; Have only
time to say that the Lord has done and is doing
great things for us at Bethel. week ago to-
day we commenced our meetng-it is still in
rogress-twenty-six have protested hope in
Christ. Others are still inquiring what thev
must do to be saved Two or three new ones
to-day-N C. Presbyterian.
Mt. Carmel in Fayetteville.-Mt. Car
mel church is little more than one hundred
years old and has been in feeble health for a
long time. But am happy to say it is inprov-
ing. -Four more names were added to it's roll
last week, making twenty -four in the last twelve
months It's total membership is now seventy
four. Three elders and three deacons have been
recently elected and ordained-Ib.
Good Hope Camp Meeting, Miss
corresp spondeht writes to the Christian Observer
got back yesterday from the Good Hope camp
meeting, twenty-three miles west Of Shubuta, on
the Mobile and Ohio railroad. This camp is
just four years old and growing fast. The at
tendance this year was much larger than hereto
fore, and still the accommodations were ample
and abundant for all On Saturday and Sunday
there must have been over two thousand persons
present, from every part Of the surrounding
country Many came in their wagons with
their children thirty and forty miles others on
horseback and in buggies sixty miles distance
Those people did not come out Of mere curios-
ity they came from sense Of duty to their
Church, themselves and children and they were
not disappointed. Many returned to their homes
richly rewarded. There were eighteen who
united with The Presbyterian Church before