The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-06-30
VOL. 15---NO. 48.
Death of Rev. S. R Brown pD-ze

Death of Rev. s. r. Brown, D. D.-THe
hT1stiGn Iatelhgeneer records the death of this
minister, on the goth inst at Monson, Mass.
DR.. Brown was for about eight years of his min
istry pastor of the Reformed (Dutch) Church at
Owasco Outlet. The remainder of his ministry
(44 years. was spent a missionary in China
and Japan. In Canton he taught the Hon.
Yung Wing, now Chinese ambassador to the
United States-the first Christian school opened
IN China. Twenty-one years ago, he landed in
Japan, as missionary of the Reformed Church.
| He was chairman of the committee on the
Translation of the Scriptures into japanese
Empire City Kansas.-Our little churches
at Empire City and Galena have sustained a
very great loss by the removal of prominent
members. In the short space of ten days our
three elders the superintendent of the Sunday
Schools and assistants and chorister have all
been taken away. One half our members two
| thirds of the financial strength of the churches,
and 1ully two thirds of their moral power
have been taken almost at single
stroke Here wckedness of every kind
| abounds. For six Sabbaths in succession
there have been Sunday picnics, with bands
Of music, swinging croquet playing, dane
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quire Why do ye so Every business place but
two is open on the Sabbath and in the morn
ing the congregations are very small, but usual
ly large in the evening. We need the earnest
prayer of Christians
Lock Haven.-A UNIQUE sermon not one
word being original was recently preached by
Rev. Joseph Nesbitt Of this place 1t was no
less than the entire Shorter Catechism. at the
close of which he ended the service with prayer,
without a word of comment The Banner saws
it was listened to with great interest by the
congregation, many of whom had never before
heard the whole of it and most of whom would
have been frightened at the hare idea of com
mlttlng It to memory.
Other Churches.
It has been wisely suggested that there
is some danger that the attitude of the St Louis
evangelical ministers and churches towards Mr..
Moody and his work in St Louis may be mis-
understood This danger arises, not from any
thing that these ministers and churches have done
in the premises, but from inudicious or misin-
formed correspondents of Eastern papers and
from necessary corrections of the same by the
st. Louis religious press. 1t is not true that the
St Louis ministers have pronounced the work of
Mr. Moody failure, nor have they at any time
or IN any manner even suggested such thought.
The suggestion of failure came from irresponsible
correspondents, some of them brought here by
Mr. Moody himself and the religious press of
st. Louis presented the false reasons assigned by
at least one OF these correspondents for the sup
posed failure, and corrected several false state
ments made. In the discussion of Law Evan
gelism' by the st. Louis Evangelical Alliance,
report of which appears in The Interior two
weeks ago, careful distinction was made be-
tween criticism of Mr.. Moodys work, and criti-
cisms of the principle involved. The Alliance
h ad but kind words for Mr. Moody and did not
say his work was a failure, but did in effect say
that the more successful mis- work was in certain
directions the worse it was for the church. 1t
is but Just to Rev. DR. Ganse of the First Pres
byteran Church, who was reported as endorsing
the address of DR.. FELTON, on Lay Evangelism.
to say that his remarks were confined to the OBJ
jectionable article of w H W. in the Bayhmore
american, and that he expressed no opinion
whatever on DR.. Feltons address which was
concluded before he entered the room. There 10
no reason, however, to suppose that he would
not endorse heartily its Scriptural conclusions-
Interior.
There has been a difficulty of some months
standing in the First Colored Baptist church of
this city (Richmond) in consequence of charges
made against the pastor REV. j. H. Holmes)
with regard to improper relations between him
and two female members of his congregation.
Much asperity of feeling has been occasoned
between the two parties which have been formed
in the church, and the police have had to be
present en- several occasions to keep the peace.
The following from the Dispatch refers to what
took place on Sunday afternoon last
Sunday afternoon the members of the First
African Baptist church Of this city, had another
| very exciting meeting, which but for the inter
ference of the police would no doubt have ended
in serious trouble between the Holmes and the
anti Holmes factions 1t was a church meeting
called at the instance of majority Of the dea1
cons, VIII are on the Holmes side and who are
anxious to retain him as their pastor. notwitb-
standing the efforts made by the other side to
! expel him.
The meeting presided over by Rev James
| II. Holmes. 1t was opened with PRAYER. and
everything went smoothly for about fifteen min
utes. Some of the anti Holmes members wanted
to know if the meeting was a legal one. called
according TO the rules governing the church.
This action on their part caused great confusion.
| Efforts vvore made m rrayaut fbo opt; Lro1r.o.