The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-01-28
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES
Other Churches

termination, to the congregation 1t was then
unanimously agreed to extend a call to Rev. ].
n. Frost, Jr.. of Lexington, KY, talented
minister and an author of reputation Vallev
Virginian
81. NJ P, writing from Upland, Pa to the
Eraminer and Chronicle, says =" AS for Bap-
fists may say that if ever the time comes (Which
| am sure cannot Gomez when they recognize
as valid Pedo-baptist ordinations, they will
have no farther mission to perform They can
no longer bear consistent testimony in favor of
believers immersion as the baptismal act for a
recognition of the validity of such ordinations
will be an inevitable recognition of the validity
OF infant sprinklng as baptism. Should Bap
lists ever reach this point they will forfeit all
right to UNCONVENTIONAL existence"
The Rev. A A. P. Neil of Virginia, a Metho
dist minister, has accepted call to Emmanuel
Reformed Episcopal church. Kensington. Phila-
delphla. He Is expected to enter upon his du-
ties there as pastor on before the lst of March
MIR. c. NJ. Gilbert, of Chicago Theological
Seminary, who has been laboring at the Clinton
Avenue Congregational church. Chicago, was
ordained to the diaconate at Christ Reformed
Episcopal church January 18th.
At the commencement of last year the Bantist
Churches in the United States numbered % COS.
This year the number is "a, 449 an increase of
o9l. The total membership last year was 3
o24'224 This year 1t is ? 1O2, OBJ being gain
of 77,8O7
The Rev. Dr. ]. L. Burrows, (Baptise of
Louisville, Ky, has been called to the pastorate
OF the St Francis Street Baptist church at Mo-
bile, Ala. We hear he will remain in Louis
ville.-EDs
There was decrease of twenty churches in
the Unitarian body in this country during the
last year, and of the four hundred and eight
ministers one hundred and eighty-seven are not
settled. In spite of this many Unitarian writers
maintain that they are in this land as leaven,
and that they will finally leaven the whole
lump. 1t is surely time that they were begin
ming to spread for the evangelical lump"
grows larger every day.
Six out of the eight Presbyterian churches Of
Elizabeth, N. j., 1.-TWO being at too great dis
lance to participate), met together on Sabbath
afternoon, 18th inst, in a union communion
service of most delightful character in West
minister church, Or Roberts, PASTOR. All the
pastors participated. DR. Roberts presided
Rev. f. c. Roy made the opening PRAYER. Rev
Hugh Smythe distributed the bread, Rev C. f.
Cunningham the cup, DR. E. Kempshall made
made the closing address, and Rev Mr. Carr the
closing prayer.
On Sabbath morning last DR.. Talmage read
the following statement in his church lust before
preaching g" You have no doubt noticed that
last Monday the Presbytery of BROOKLYN refusad
to grant the request for judicial iuvestioa.
ton, perferred by one of its members on az.
count of my statement to this congregation
December Z, in answer to a communication 70
me from the board of trustees of this church
After the Presbytery, last Monday, had dacid-
ed not to grant that request of my opponents
arose and recalled every thing had ever said mn.
pleasant to the of any one. In this Nv
hour OF vlndication, feel so thankful to God
and so kindly toward my complaining brethren
that re affirm in this larger audience what last
Monday l said in the smaller audience and
recall especially that which said in this nlaca
Sabbath morning, December Z, in regard to tbo
moral rottenness of some of nv pursuers and
every thing else that l said accusatorv NJ,
surprise is that in this long contest of a wear
have said so little. My regret is that said anv-
thing"
The Churchn1an is quite iubiant over l;st
OF twenty-slx ministers who have Joined tho
Episcopal Church during the last twelvemontb
But the Presbyterian Church received fiftv.eigbt
ministers from other denominations in the vo,r
1879, and made no ado about it. Yet WIN
may we not solace ourselves, as the Cburobnooo
does, with the thought that our church is at.
tracing more and more the attention of those
who stand around her and that as her position
and character and claims are getting to be nm.
dertsood, she is exercising growing, attractive
power upon them '-Pres5yterian.
Rev. S. r. Wilson, D. D., of Louisville Kv
has received call from the Second Presbvterian
Church, Madison, Ind, but at this moment il
1t Is uncertain whether he has accepted it or
not
Rev. Dr. Taylor, President Of Wooster I'M.
versity, o., visited Louisville few weeks aoo
and preached in Broadway acknowledgements
and night-much to the edifcation and DELIGHT
Of the church and his many personal friends
here. Rev. J r. Switzerland, D. D., of Grand
Haven, Mich, will preach and administer the
the sacrament Of the Lords Supper. He will
remain and preach the following gabbou