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

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of their faith in Christ three persons were added
to our little flock in the Coal Valley church.
1t gives me pleasure, too to acknowledge the re
ceipt of money from North Carolina to aid in
building church at that place. The following
has been received: From Mr.. Neil Shaw. Lum-
Der Bridge, Robson county, $40; Mrs Fannie
Shaw. from same place, So; Mrs Lavinia Nc
Lean, Big Rockfsh, 81. Taking all things into
consideration, feel very much encouraged with
the prospects Of Coal Valley"
Northern Presbyterian.
Death of Rev. DR.. Ralston.-To the
long list of ministers of the Presbyterian Church
who have passed into eternity during the last
few months we must now add the name of the
Rev. James Grier Ralston, D. D., who died at
Oakland Female Institute, Norristown, Pa, on
the 10th of November He was member of
the Presbytery of Philadelphia North, and had
been resident of Norristown for thirty-6ve
years.
Legacies.-The will of the late David N.
Lord, of New York city, directs, after the pay
ment of a number of large legacies, that the sum
of $4,000 be paid to each of the following four
charitable institutions: The Board of Foreign
Missions of the Presbyterian Church OF the
United States the American Bible Society. the
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions. and the New York Society for the
Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled 1t s
said, however. that there is great doubt whether
the property possessed by Mr. Lord at the time
of his death will be sufficient to pay the chari-
table legacies.
In he G,I
twenty-five members were added to the Pres
byterian church of Terre Haute Ind. The
church has been compelled to remove to larger
building than the one at first occupied, and is
expecting large ingathering this season.
There is no section of the world in
which Prespbyterianism has made such rapid
advance during the last twelve years as in the
State of Kansas. Then there were 43 churches
IN 1T now over 280. Then there were "a min
listers in it; now 1856. And every single church
IN it owes its origin, or direct sustaining care
from mission work
Rev. William Z. Platt, member of the
PresbyteIy of Cayuga, died October 80, at
Ludlowville, N. Y, in the sixty fourth year of
his age. He was graduate of Union College
and Union Theological Seminary, New York,
and was an active and successful pastor.
Dakota: Presbyterian Progress.-Three
years ago, one church of nine members was the
sum total of Presbyterianism in all Southeastern
Dakota. At the fifth convention of Presbvtc-
rian ministers and elders held at Flandreau
Moody county, this autumn, fourteen repularlv
organized churches reported, in which ten or
GAINED ministers are now laboring while more
than score of mission stations are supplied with
stated preaching, and four church buildings are
now under way.
The Rev. Roswell D. Hitchcock.
d. d. LII. D., who has iust been elected
president OF the Union Theological Seminary,
IN place of the late DR.. William M. Adams has
been for twenty years Washburn professor
OF church history in the same institution. He
was born at East Machias Maine, August 18th
1917. He graduated at Amherst College in
1886. After graduation, he did not at once
enter theological seminary but passed year
IN teaching, pursuing, at the same time, biblical
ana other studies, under private instruction
he went to the Andover Seminary in 1888
From 1889 to 1912 he was tutor at Amherst
OF which institution he became trustee in
1869 After preaching year at Waterville
Maine, he became the pastor, in 1845. of the
First Congregational church in Exeter. N. Fl
position he held until, in 1852, he resigned it
to accept the Collins professorship of natural
and revealed religion in Bowdoin College In
1865 he was called to the Washburn chair in
the Union Seminary.
DR.. G. L. Thompson's people, the Third
Presbyterian of Pittsburgh took It's collection
for Home Missions last week. When the con.
tents of the plates were counted thev showed
sum of $2,325. We believe the PITTSBURGH
Third is the banner church out of New York
The Fourth Presbyterian, DR.. Herrick John.
sons, Chicago, contributed on the same dav
92,75O, and would have done better had all its
members been present This looks like the ad.
vance wave coming revival of consecrated work
Let 1t roll on-every church in city and coun-
try, large and small contributing, with earnest
purpose, to its volume and momentum The
people are ready, Now let us have more con.
gecrated talent Let the churches pick ont tho
best and strongest Of these young men for the
work.-Interior
An item concerning the possible return oil
DR.. Gibson to the Second church, CHICAGO. was
inadvertently admitted in this column last
week. rumor to that effect, but without