The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-06-23


bath School is not something apart from the
Church that the sessions institute teachers meet
ings and normal classes for the more thorough
training of teachers that the schools use the
Church's own publications as the text books of
the schools, SO that So called helps, whose doc
trines are often false, and for which no one is
responsible may be shut out that measures
be taken to increase the attendance in the
schools and encourage systematic giving to all
the objects of benovolence in the Church that
stated clerks be more careful in sending up full
and accurate Sunday School statistics, with con-
else answers to the questions propounded IN the
sessional reports.-Ecangelist ,,
lrsd Northern Presbyterian. %.
Death of Rev. DR.. Boardman-Just as
we were about to close our columns for this
week we were surprised and saddened by the
announcement of the death of the Rev. Henry
Augustus Boardman, d. D., for so many years
an eminent minister of Christ in the city of
Philadelphia He died at his residence in
Spruce street, Philadelphia on the morning of
June 10Th, after brief illness. We understand
that he returned from Atlantic City the previous
day, after a short visit, and complained then of
some illness, which was not thought to be Sc
rious but under which he gradually sank and
passed away calmly on the next morning The
news of his decease as it spread through the citv
caused deep regret.
DIR. Boardman was born in the city of Troy,
N. Y, on January 9th, 1903, and was therefore
in the seventy third year of his age when he
died He graduated at Yale College in the year
1929, and soon entered the Theological Semi
nary at Princeton, N. j.. leaving that nstitu-
ton in the year 1888. He was Immediately
called to the pastorate of the Tenth Presbyte.
rian church in Philadelphia, and was ordained
and installed pastor of that church on the 8th of
November, 1888. That pastorate he held in the
midst of many changes and through many
crises in Church and State until the 25th of Nav.
1876, when the pastoral relation was dissolved
by the Presbytery of Philadelphia, But the
people who received the faithful ministries of
his life would not part with him then, and he
bore the title of Pastor Emeritus to the day of
his death-PresbyteriGn
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
This body has, according to its statistical report
gained during the past year. 1t has now ,S9l
ministers, an increase of 81 since the last report
The number of elders is also published showing
an increase of 692, and total of 1874. The
number of deacons is given at 1854. There
have been added to the 2,454 congregations
during the past year. 1924 persons, of whom
1913 were on profession of faith The total
membership of the churches is Ill 969, and
there are in the Sabbath Schools "a ,3OI pupils
and 7,075 officers and teachers
The benevolent work of the Church shows the
result of more prosperous times or of revived
spiritual life or, perhaps, both. Every church
having place in the statistical report shows an
increase Off receipts. This is particularly notice
able In the amounts raised for church building
and for pastors salaries. The total contributions
of the churches for all purposes are given at
1921 ,569, against 1921 ,634 the year before.
Herald and PreS5gter.
Sixty-six persons, thirty-three of
them members of the Presbyterian Church
(Southern) of Hot Springs. Ark, have petitioned
the St Louis Presbytery (Northern) for an or
ganization under its care. They have, seemingly
by agreement on both sides proceeded so far as
to temporarily organize for the purpose of wor
ship. They have already subscribed over one
thousand dollars for the support of preaching.
As our Presbytery does not meet till September
no action can, of course be taken on the petition
till then.
Other Churches
There are $4,000 churches. $4,000 ministers
with church-going membership of 1880 900
in the United States. To maintain them it cost
less than $48 100000 There are in our country
100000 places where liquors are sold, recurring
the services of $4,000 persons, selling $74O, 600
900 worth of liquors
The Rev. Myron w. Adams, of the
Plymouth Congregational church in Rochester
N. Y, declared his adhesion few weeks ago to
the creed of Universalism, and it is now an
nounced that his brother, Rev Edwin Perkins
pastor of the Presbyterian church at Dunkrk
New York, has also avowed a change of views
in regardAto Future punishment Per CONTRA
two Universalist preachers have Just been re-
ceived into evangelical denominations.
Mr.. Graves, Of Memphis, the old Land
marker, has now gone one step further. Not
content with communion with those immersed
by non-immersed ministers, he now is contend
ing that ntercommunion between Baptist
churches IS unscriptural and inconsistent" He
has got book out on the subject
The General Synod of the Reformed