The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-02-04

The session of Union Theological Seminary
will close on the second Wednesday of April
when the Senior class OF twenty one will be
graduated. Two of them expect to go as foreign
missionaries-Mr j. Phipps, of Holston Pres
bytery, and Mr.. A. SydenstricBer, of Greenbrier
Presbytery The others will be ready to enter
the work of the ministry at home, and there is
abundant room for all
Rev B. F. Marable, who lately resigned the
Pastorate of the Goldsboro church IN. c., is for
the present at Mt. Olive Wayne county, n. C.
The annual congregational meeting of the
Presbyterian church of Greensboro n. c.. of
which Rev. DR.. J. H Smith is pastor was held
on Sunday evening" the 4th ult The usual re-
ports from the pastor, the treasurer of the dea
cons the Ladies Missionary and Aid Society
and from the Sabbath School were read. Among
many interesting items we learn the following
facts: The ladies have raised in the two wears
past for alterations and improvements in their
church about $500 or 5000. The amount of
money raised last year was $4,000. The aver
age for the last four years has been 81, ,875. DR.
Smith made 372 pastoral visits in 1O2 of which
he held religious exercises with the sick and
others. The membership of the church is 3I8.
of which 266 are residents and 50 non residents.
During the yeai 1879 fifteen have been admitted
to membership and to the communion.-N. c.
Presbyterian
Rev. DIR. ]. II. Smith, of Greensboro, n. c..
who has lately paid visit to Raleigh, writes to
the ". G. Presbyterian: Brother Watkins has
large and growing congregation, and from all
that saw and heard, L feel authorized to say
that never saw finer promise for our cause than
there is now in Raleigh. The ladies specially
are thoroughly organized and active; everything
has hopeful outlook The new Second church
is approaching completion. 1t will be commo-
dious and beautiful when finished. l wentover
it and was pleased with its arrangement. hope
it will not be long before 1 shall have the pleas
ure of sitting with my brother Atkinson in this
church and preaching the glorious Gospel of the
blessed God"
Rev. DIR. Matthews of Louisville, Ky, was
received into the Presbytery of North Texas and
installed pastor of the First Church of Dennison,
Texas, on January 18th He is an able man
and will be felt for good on the side of ,the
Church and PresbyteriaHism in that great and
wonderful State.
An interesting series Of meetings is in pro
gress, each evening of this week, at the Prytania
Street church, New Orleans. Rev DR. R. Nall
is present at the meetings.. W. Presbyterian.
Rev. w. B. Bingham, Sabbath before last adj
dressed large congregation at Hazehurst-
-Four persons were received into the communion
of the church. Three of them heads of families
The church is prospering.-Ib
The Natchez (Niss) Democrat reports that an
exceedingly interesting series of lectures is now
in progress of delivery by DR.. j. B. Stratton.
pastor of the Presbyterian church. The subject
of these lectures is, The Life of Christ"
Other Churches.
From the baltimore Presbyterian we learn
that arrangements had been made to open for
public worship new Presbyterian church on
last Sabbath, February 1st, at Lafayette square.
Services at / A. NJ. and 745 P. NJ. Rev. John
G. Backus D. D., to conduct the dedication SER
vices Rev. James T. Leftwich, D. D., preaching
the sermon in the morning, and Rev. John s.
Jenes, D. d., in the evening. Preaching ser
vices every evening during the week, except
Saturday, at 745 P. M. with sermons by the fol-
lowing minister: Monday-Rev. John Ley
burn, D. D.; Tuesday-Rev w. T. Murkland
D. D.; Wednesday-Rev w. J. Gill; Thurs.
day-Rev. Joseph T. Smith D. D. Friday
Rey Robert II. Fulton.
The annual public meeting of the New York
Church Extension and Mission Society was held
in the Free Tabernacle, on West 84th street this
city, on Monday evening. The Society has now
sixteen missions and expended S45, 900 to carry
them on during the past year.
St. Paul's church in New York. Rev DIR
Tiffany pastor, on recent Sunday, contributed
S638l to missionary causes Absent members
were yet to be heard from. OF the amount
named, the Sunday School contributed. 81 4s4
The Centenary church Charleston. S c.. Rev
l.. M. Dunton, pastor, is one of the LARGEST
Methodist churches in the country. 1t has Hst
expended 81 800 on repairing and repainting its
beautiful house Of worship.
A correspondent writes from West Virginia
Sabbath morning, January IS, sixteen new
members were added to the Third church Of
Wheeling, J. G.. Lyle pastor, and many others
are inquiring the way. In addition to this
work OF grace, a score or more Of backsIiders
who have not been in the church for years have
been reclaimed, and the church is filed at all
services with attentive hearers as it has not been
for many years. May God still continue to bless
us. -ITesbytcrj0p Bunncr