The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-09-22

~no ihisSiouS.-rlVe hundred and forty
six, or nearly one-half, of our Home mission
aries, are laboring west of the Mississippi river
The Rev. Theodore M. Mccoy O.
Snohomish City, Washington Territory (Presby
terry of Puget Sound) is now in New York will
a view to seek aid for the establishment of q
literary institution on the borders of Puge
Sound, the famed harbor of the Pacific. Mr.
Mccoy is one of the most laborious and enter
prising of Home missionaries in that vast Ter
ritory, and we trust that in view of the LONG
distance he has come, and especially of the i'm.
portance and practicability of his errand, he will
be heard with kindly consideration and atten.
ton. The educational project he has in hand
has the hearty endorsement of Drs. Kendall
Dickson, and Others who know whereof thew
speak.-N. Y Evangelist.
The Presbyterian church at Leadville.
COL, Is most efficiently served by Rev w. H.
Clagett. He has church building and some
one hundred members, who go and come so fast
he can hardly remember their names; but thew
work and give while they stay. In two years
they have built both church and parsonage.
and pay their pastor two thousand dollars salary.
Recently the changes in the Presbyterian
ministry in Chicago have been in quick success
sion. DR.. Kittredge is probably the only pastor
OF any Of the large congregations of our Church
In that city who was such FIVE years ago. A
movement was initiated some months ago.
whereby an entire change was to be made in the
Professors IN the theological seminary, within a
snort time, except Drs. Patterson and Patton
And now it is more than an open secret that ar
rangements are in progress which it is expected
Will result in the transfer of DR.. Patton to
Prlnceton to new chair, which is to be devoted
to "Apologetics Herald and Pres5yter.
Chinese Church in San Francisco
Cal.-At the communion in the Chinese Pres.
byterian church. 800 Stockton street Sabbath
evening Sept. 9th, three new members were re-
ceived on profession of faith; one man who
had formerly been for two years servant in
the house of Rev. DR.. Patterson and two were
young women from the Home at 933 Sacramen-
to street-pupils of Miss Culbertson.-O ccident
Chicago.-At the last communion season
our brethren of the Fifth church of this CITY re-
ceived an addition to their numbers. LOOK
on the fields; for they are white already to
harvest. So said the Master to his disciples.
And so this church has found it even in mid
summer vacation time. The doors of their
sanctuary were open every Sabbath, the gospel
was faithfully preached. In the weekly meet
lngs for prayer, Gods blessing was sought, and
granted. The Lord is with this church his
people are encouraged, souls are saved. The
congregation Is increasing. Rev. Samuel E.
Wlshard Is their acting Decentralization.
Golden, Colorado.-Seven persons were
received at the last communion, making a total
OF hfty-one since November, doubling the num-
Der of members. All the seven Boards of the
Church have been or will be contributed to be-
fore the year ends. The prayer meetings are
largely attended, and great spiritual interest
has been manifested all through the year. The
Sunday School has enrolled twenty-six new
scholars in three months In this THRIVING
city OF seven churches we have been greatly
blessed as people, and praise the name of the
Lord for IT'D.
Omaha, Nebraska.-In q lettar 70 tbo
Presbyterian, the writer after mentioning bn.i-
ness and commercial interests of this city, refers
70 the progress of Christian work throughout
the State and says: II am happy to record that
the spiritual interests have not been neglected
but have largely advanced keeping we'll abreast
OF the material development of the State. This
ID especially the. case in our own denomination
We have now one hundred and thirty churches
IN the State, instead of FIVE only thirteen years
ago. Then there were four Presbyterian min.
listers In the State-now there are seventy.
lhen we had four hundred members-now four
thousand. Then we had about half dozen
churches ediices-now we have sixty."-IB
We received a pleasant call last Friday
from HUE Kin and Chin Gin, two Chinese
theological students, who have come to our city
to attend Lane Seminary and fit themselves to
preach the gospel to their brethren Thew
speak English, and their manner and bearing
show them to be gentlemen of some culture,
at the oPen-air meeting on Walnut Hills last
sabbath tn, AFTERNOON they sang: Jesus, lover of
my soul. " in Chinese They have united by
net letter with the First Presbyterian church on
Walnut Hill.-HeraId and PresJyter.