The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-12-15


the Master among the colored people, just lend
helping hand now to set this colored church
in clear field for future service2 Many will
ing hands and loving hearts make quick and
easy work in Jesus name. Can you not spare
Christmas or New Years gift to this cause
Will you not2 Donations, large or small, may
be sent to the treasurer REV L. c. VAss, New
bern. N. G.
Rev. II. w. Finn was installed pastor of
the Presbyterian church at West Point Miss,
on the 10th November. Rev. T. NJ. Lowry, of
Aberdeen, Miss presided and propounded the
constitutional questions and delivered the charge
to the people. Rev. j. w. Finn, of New
Orleans, brother of newly installed minister.
preached the sermon and charged the pastor.
Mr.. Finn was installed few weeks before at
Okolona, and will have the two churches under
his charge.
Two new churches have been organized
during the year in the Presbytery of South Ala
bama, and two have been re-organized
Rev. Robert P, Kerr has declined tho
call to Columbus, Ca, and accepted one to the
Independent Presbyterian church of Savannah.
He expects to enter upon his labors in that city
on the first Sunday of January, 1881.
The Columbus Inquirer Sum- of December
10th says:
Many of our people will regret to learn this
morning that Rev. R. z. Kerr, pastor elect of the
First Presbyterian church of this city, has ac-
cepted call to the Independent Presbyterian
church at Savannah, and will soon leave us to
assume his official duties at that place
de came to the church in this city as a stated
ha nbprS
pressed with him that they gave him a unani-
nous vote IN calling him as their regular pastor
lie has had the call under consideration for some
time but has not accepted 1t, and has notified the
session that he cannot do So He has accepted
the call to the church at Savannah to take effect
in January.
The church to which he has been called is one
OF the largest and most influential In the South.
MT Kerr is talented and able divine and will
prove equal to the emergency. There are few
ministers, who at his age, he being only about
thirty, has attained to that degree of emnence to
which he has risen"
PIesbytery of South Alabama met in
the Presbyterian church of Pensacola Fla. (ot
which Rev. w. A. Carter is the pastor, on Tues
lay, November %, 1880, at IL o'clock A. NJ,
and was opened with sermon from Heb. K F:
"a by the Moderator, Rev. J. R. Burgett, D. D.,
of Mobile
There were present during its sessions fifteen
and ten ruling elders
Rev. j. Mentor Crane was elected Moderator.
Rev j. A. Waddell, presented to Pres
oytery letter of dismlssion from the Presby-
-ery of Lexington, with recommendation to
his body. After the required examination, he
was received and enrolled as member of this
Presbytery
The committee appointed to organize church
At Calera, and the committee appointed to in
'tall Rev w. a. Slymaker over the churches of
rairview' friendship, and Bethesda, reported
hat they had performed these duties.
The committees appointed to reorganize the
churches of Newberne and Rues Creek reported
hat they had ordained officers in them, and that
,hese churches were now fully organized.
The Narrative of the State of Religion, pre-
pared for Synod, presented nothing new or sre.
'ial In the condition of our churches. although
he most of them report respectable additions to
heir membership. But since our last report
o Synod, one minister has been ordained, two
rave been received from other Presbvteries.
Implying nine of our former vacancies; five
young brethren have been licensed one lcenti-
'te received fr m another denomination three
have been received, making our pres
mt number five; two churches have been
organized and two reorganized.
An apportionment of $500 was made on the
churches to raise fund sufficient to enable our
'olporteur to carry on his work efficiently
Licentiate ]. R. McAlpine obtained leave
to labor without our bounds until our next
meeting.
Presbytery took up the Revised Directory Of
Worship, and considered it for some time and
then referred the whole subject to a committee
consisting of Revs E. r Baird, T. W. Hooper
IL. r. Raymond, J. R. Burgett, z. P. Palmer
W H. Richardson, and ruling elder Hon. A. B.
Cooper, to consider it and report at our sprin
meeting.
Our licentiate, H. II. Mclean, son of our
co o-presbyter, Rev. M. Mclean, reported to
Presbytery his desire to devote himself to the
work Of foreign missions in China.
Rev. J. NJ Crane from the committee an.
pointed to inquire if the way was clear for the
Of colored church in the neigh
borhood Of Laurel church, reported verbally
that the committee had not yet found the wav
clear. The committee was continued, with in
'tructions to report in writing at the next meet
ing.
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