The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-06-02
Editorial Correspondence.
The General Assembly.


say about its proceedings for the first two
or three days, and of the attractions of
the city in which the meetings are held.
Every subsequent day revealed more and
more of these attractions; and we ven
ture to say that whatever differences of
opinion may be entertained in regard to
the acts of the Assembly, all will agree
that the Assembly can never 90 to a
place where its members will find more
to make their sessions real delight.
Presbyterians are nowhere more at
home than in Charleston. They were
among the first settlers of South Carolina,
and trace their descent from the Scotch
Covenanters, the French Huguenots, and
the English Dissenters. Nearly two hun
dred years ago the Presbyterians in CON
junction with the Independents, formed a
church in Charleston About forty years
later they organized distinctive Pres
byterian church on the model of the
Church of Scotland. But it was not until
after the American revolution, and the
dis-establishment of the Episcopal Church
that Presbyterianism made much pro-
gress. In 1911 the edifce of the Second
church in which the Assembly is holding
its sessions, was dedicated 1t stands near
the middle of square, the whole of which
is included in the grounds of the church,
and 1t is approached from the front by a
smooth shell-walk through beautiful
grove Of wild orange trees. In the rear
is a cemetery in which there are some
fine monuments, commemorative of the
pious dead who are buried there. The
present pastor is Rev. Dr. G. B. Bracket.
There are several other churches con-
nected with our Assembly The Glebe
Street church, Dr. W. F. Junkin, pastor,
has large congregation, and it, as we'll
as the Second, ranks among the first
churches in our connection. The others
are the Huguenot church, DR.. G. S. We'd
der, pastor, and Ebenezer, Rev. T. H.
Cunningham, pastor. Besides these there
are in the city, not in connection with
our Assembly, the First Presbyterian
church, now without pastor, the Zion
(colored) Presbyterian church, and the
Central Presbyterian church of which
DR.. w. @. Dana is pastor, who, by the
way, addressed letter to the Assembly
suggesting conditions on which the diff
culties in the way of organic union might
be removed. This letter was referred to
the committeSof correspondence for an
answer; and the matter is indicative of
the hearty sympathy and desire for union
which exist between these Christian
Churches
sALUTATIoNs AND CORRESPONDENTS.
The dispatch from the Assembly in
session at Madison, Wisconsin, Northern
Presbyterian extending fraternal salu-
tations to the Assembly at Charleston,
was received with manifest pleasure, and
was Immediately answered with hearty
response From the Reformed Church
the Assembly had the pleasure of well
coming delegate, Rev DR.. Charles E.
Scott, who in his address referred in the
happiest manner to the close relationship
in faith and practice between the Re
formed and the Presbyterian Churches,
and IN speaking of the plans by which
the two churches might work together
in the Masters kingdom to better effect
expressed desire which we hope will
ultimately be fulfilled, that the two
Churches may become one. Communica.
tons with fraternal greetings were re-
ceived from the Cumberland Presby.
terians, the Associate Reformed Synod
and the Reformed Episcopal Church. The
Assembly responded cordially through
its committee of correspondence.
WOMEN PREACHING
With an emphasis the Assembly CAV,
its deliverance in answer to an overtur,
from the Synod Of Texas, against the pub