The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-12-01
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES.
Southern Churches Continued from, LIST
Pdge.)
Synod of North Carolina-At the late

the following summary of changes which have
occurred during the past year.
l. Ti0o ministers have died one in each of
the Presbyteries of Orange and Concord.
2. -Four ministers have been received two
into the Presbytery of Orange and two into that
of Wilmington.
8. Tioo ministers have been dismissed both
from the Presbytery of Orange
t. There have been four licensures, two in the
Presby'ery of Fayetteville, and one each in the
Presbyteries of Concord and Mecklenburg.
.. The pastoral relation has been dissolved
nine times; once each in the Presbyteries Of
Concord and Fayetteville, twice in the Presby-
terry of Wilmington and five times in the Pres
bytery of Orange. 1t has been constituted
thirteen times; once each In the Presbytery of
Concord and Wilmington, three times in the
Presbytery of Fayetteville and eight times in
the Presbytery of Concord
6. Three new churches have been organized
and enrolled; one in the Presbytery of Concord
and two Zone of which is for colored people, in
the Presbytery of Orange. One church in Con-
cord Presbytery has been dissolved.
The Synod now consists of 5 Presbyteries, and
these Presbyteries consist of 1l5 ministers, and
227 churches, having under their care licenti-
ates and 16 candidates
Polk county Tennessee. lying In the
south eastern corner of the State offers wide
door of usefulness to minister willing to teach
and preach. The people are kind and hospi
table. The climate is healthful In the county
are two weak Presbyterian churches which
desire pastor, though unable to pay a large
salary The people in the neighborhood of one
of the churches have raised large subscrip-
ton to build graded school, and wish
teacher To a teacher and preacher Polk
county is large field of usefulness among
kindly and affectionate people By small
outlay of money, the pastor could secure
comfortable home for himself and his family, as
the people would cheerfully assist him with
lumber and labor in its erection Mr. ]. B.
Sloan an elder in the Beech Spring church and
secretary of the Board of Trustees in the school
will answer enquiries. His address is Ocoee
Polk county, Tenn. J.B.C.
Columbus, Ga.-Sunday, Nov. Dist, was
very cold and disagreeable day, yet all the
churches were attended by very good congrega,
tons. The pulpits were occupied by their regu-
lar pastors, except the Presbyterian, where Rev
j. T. Bruce, rising young minister, officiated
dining the morning service. The subject of his
sermon was Christ's humiliation, the text being
" He humbled Himself" Phil ii s. He han
died the theme in a manner which was at once
logical forcible, and interesting To say that
he held the attention of his audience would
family express the intense attention which the
sermon commanded. Mr.. Bruce certainly has
befn f,fu &c
charge is in Madison and Eatonton, Ga.-Co
Ietmbus Times.
Northern Presbyterian.
The Wharton ST. Presbyterian church
corner of Ninth and Wharton streets, Philadel-
phia, the Rev. A. W. Williams, pastor, received
at their communion on Sabbath, November 81
eleven persons four of them being on profession
of faith. Since April the church has welcomed
twenty nine new members, thirteen of the num-
Der on profession A special cause for gratitude
to God is found in the fact that the Spirits
work is chiefly among the heads of families in
the congregation, to whom the preaching of the
gospel has been the precious means of grace.
Some church choirs can make more noise
than music. Lately, in one of the Ithaca
churches, after an opening piece of this sort the
minister opened the Bible and began reading in
Acts 22d, And after the uproar had ceased"
The Sabbath School of West Presbvte.
rian church, Wilmington, Del, (Rev Mr.. Keig
win's) numbers five hundred and eighty two
including the teachers Last year it raised
about 81 POO of which 1922 were given to help
pay the church debt.
In Sunday School meeting held lately
in Philadelphia Mr. George H. Stuart. speaking
of the Sunday School in DR.. Wylie's church in
Philadelphia, said -" When he became super.
intendent of the Sunday School, long, long ago
there was small boy among the scholars. At
the age of ten years he returned with his
widowed mother to Ireland He was BRIGHT
lad, and several years afterwards wrote him a
letter, stating that he had become a member Of
Temperance Band of Hope, and suggesting TO
him the propriety of organizing such a band in
the school to which he formerly belonged in
America. Under Christian nurture that how
embraced Christ was educated called to the
ministry, studied theology and took charge Of
congregation. After several years the first
pulpit in Ireland, occupied by DR.. Henry Cook of
Belfast, became vacant, and all eyes were turned
to that young minister as his successor and he
was accordingly called TO that congregation Of
which he is still the beloved and devoted pas.