The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-11-24

Angelina county also AnClOcn In
Pamela county. Rev w. r. McLelland
and elders Shelby and Niblach were au-
thorized to organize church at Lindale,
in Smith county, if the way be clear.
Overture TO Synod was adopted, re-
questing that body to re-unite the Paris
Presbytery with the Presbytery of East
ern Texas. The vote on this overture
was in favor and against it, the Mod
orator not voting; and Rev. S. F. Tenney
recorded his dissent from this action
Mission to the Indians. Home
Mission committee were authorized to en-
gage the services of Rev. l.. W. Currie
and his wife as missionaries to the In
dams In Polk county, if the way be clear.
Evangelist Work-Rev D. A. McRae,
who has served as evangelist for the past
SIX months in the San Augustine field,
reports his labors the town of San Au-
gustine, and three points in the vicinity !;
also at Centre in Shelby county, and An
tioch church in Pamela county. He has
assisted in organizing two churches,
preached eighty-fve times, travelled by
private conveyance about LOO miles,
visited about eighty families, received
into the Church fifteen members, bap-
tlzed seventeen infants and ordained and
installed one deacon
Rev. S. F. Tenney, who has served as
evangelist one-fourth of his time the past
ten months, reports: He has labored in
thirteen counties, preached in twelve of
them; visiting nineteen towns and neigh
borhoods, and preaching at eighteen of
them travelling by railroad 500 miles,
and on horseback or private conveyance,
1000 miles; preaching 70 times; MAX
the Lords Supper at four places bap-
tizing five adults and twelve children;
receiving into the churches at nine diff
ferent places forty-seven members by
certificate, and nine by examination and
organizing four churches He has visit
ed the following places: Beaumont twice;
Orange once; Hardin once; Woodville
once; Moscow three times; Livingston
twice; Trinity twice San Augustine
twice; Woods once; Shelbyville once
Nacogdoches twice; Pennington three
times; Jasper once; Bodan School-house
SIX times; Homer four times; Centralia
once Aston chapel once; Nevill's Prai-
RE once" The church of Beaumont is
now supplied by Rev. w. c. Wallace,
who is much encouraged in his labors
there. That church is making an effort
to build a house of worship Rev. J. G.
Buchanan is now supplying the church
at Moscow and also breaches at Living
ston. We very much need a minister at
Orange, also one for the work in Ange-
lima, Jasper, and Nacogdoches counties,
one at Palestine, and one as a missionary
to the Indians in Polk county. The
whole of south eastern Texas is rapidly
developing, will soon be traversed by sew
eral important railroads, and population
will flow in, making it very important for
us to press on IN our gospel efforts in all
this region. 5a
The CoIored People-Rev D. A. Nc
Rae reports having preached to them
part Of his time, in San Augustine and
Pamela counties. Rev. j. T. Paxton has
also preached to them once month in
his field. Licentiate G. T. Jennings (col-
ored) is laboring at Crockett and the vi
entity, and is in charge of fourishing
day-school. Rev. W. Ne Whey, colored
evangelist, has labored at many points
some of them in other Presbyteries Gas
Shreveport and Jefferson), and has done
valuable work in colportage having dis
tributed about 1000 volumes of the
Scriptures and other religious books, also
in organizing and aiding Sabbath Schools,
and in introducing into the field educated
colored teachers
Presbytery adjourned to meet at Jack
sonville, on Thursday before the first
Sabbath in April, at 7 P M.
S. F. TENNEY, Stated Clerk.