The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-03-24
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES.
Other Churches.

missed, all having continued there till their
death Rev. John Hart was the first pastor,
and preached for twenty four years Rev John
Todd, ffty-seven years; Rev. John Eliot, thirty
three years; Rev. Samuel Shepard, thirty one
years; Rev. Samuel Fiske, seven years. The
present pastor. Rev. James A. Gallup, was in
stalled in 1865. The meeting house has been
rebuilt three times. The church has $50 MEM
bers.
Amusements.-The Southern Methodist
Church appears to be very strict in the matter
of social amusements. Action was taken at the
late session of the Alabama Conference directing
that before the passage of the character" of the
minister, inquiry be made whether the Discipline
has been administered in regard to dancing and
theatre going as well whiskey selling
Lutheran Churches.-The increase in
numbers in the Lutheran Church has been very
considerable in the last ten years There are
several general bodies chief of which are the
South, the General Council, and the Synodical
Conference The first two named are thoroughly
in sympathy with all evangelical Churches
The last two are exclusive, maintaining that
e" Lutheran pulpits should be for Lutheran
preachers, and Lutheran affairs for Lutheran
communicates only"-a rule which Martin
Luther would neither have made nor abided by.
The grand total is given in the Philadelphia
Year Book as 81 Synods, 1902 ministers, 5, 1888
churches, 694426 communicates
Baptist Students-The Baptist report in
eight theological schools and seminares $50
candidates for the ministry. The Seminary at
Louisville takes the lead. with 90 students New
ton Seminary has 80 students Rochester Semi
nary IS.
st. Louis-With population of nearly
half million, the entire membership of the
Protestant churches in this city is said to be less
than 10000, or about one in twenty Of
these the Baptists, white and colored numb Der
near 1000
Broadway Tabernale.-The annual report
OF the Tabernacle church, Congregational of
which DIR. VIM M. Taylor is pastor, shows it's
communicates to number 993, of whom 81 were
received in 1879. Nine of the fifteen coming in
by confession were from the church Sunday
School, which numbers 38S scholars. The
schools contributions for missionary and chart
table purposes were $491.92 The Ladies' Home
Missionary Society sent out nineteen trunks of
clothing, valued at $2,3O2 The Cheerful Work
ers, young ladies missionary society paid the
salary OF Miss Carrie E. Bush of the Harpoot
Mission, and contributed 5000 for the support
OF missionary children in this country.
The Year Book for 1890 gives the total
OF Congregational churches as 1874 S9S of
which have pastors 1898 acting pastors. 200
are supplied by licentates, and '683 are not re
gularly supplied. Number of ministers 3.5S8
OF whom 885 are pastors, 1861 acting pastors
and ], l99 are mot in pastoral work" During
the year 81 have been ordained, 50 installed 95
dismissed, and 90 ordained, without installa-
ton" Number of deaths of ministers "a the
average being 6S years l day. The seven theo
logical semnaries report SO professors, II resi-
dent licentiates, and 29S students The Cbnrcb
membership for 1879 was 382,92O The ban
tisms were $3.50 adults and 5, 734 infants total
1874 The Sabbath Schools had 437. sos mem
bers. Benevolent contributions 81, O98 SOL AZ
Home expenditures 1884 228 81.
MI. Moody, in his winters work at St
Louis, Mo- has given some special attention to
the colored people Of that city, and of this race
there are thirty thousand in St Louis. He has
preached to them nearly every Sunday morn
ing and has made great impression on many
OF his hearers 1t is said that number of
prominent men among the colored people have
been converted.
How They Do It.-The Rev. DR. s n
Tying Jr.s, reported comments on the consecra
ton of Bishop Starkey, of Northern New JERSEY
will interest our readers:
You know Just how | stand on the matter
l regard these things as worse than nonsense. I
am glad the matter is attracting notice. for It
needs ventilating. Bishops Clark and Vail
both spoke to me about it, and both condemned
the use of the candles and of the professional
cross But the worst feature of all was the
cleansing of the vessels after the sacrament of
the Lords Supper What is that WIN bav.
ing one OF the clergymen carefully wipe from the
paten every crumb of the bread and from the
chalice. or cup, every drop of the wine-the
idea being that every crumb and drop is so
very very sacred Bishop Vail described it to
me. Bishop Clarke was asked to do it and he
refused, and then Bishop Seymour did it. He
wiped the paten with his hands and then licked
his fingers. Bishop Vail said that he licked the
Paten Who are responsible for these innova-
tions? Why, the Episcopalians of Bisbop
otarkeys diocese-the man who elected him
You see the Rtualists had twentv-six votes but