The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-02-25
Rev. D. R. Frazer entered upon his pasto,

Rev. d. r. Frazer entered upon his pastor
ate as successor to Rev. Dr. Duryea, in Classon
Avenue church. Brooklyn, on Sabbath morning
last preaching to large congregation During
the seven years and eight months of his ministry
in the First Presbyterian church, Buffalo, N. Y.
225 were received in the church, and during the
pastorate of Mr.. Frazer the congregation con-
tributed, in the aggregate. the sum of $1S1, ,565
averaging $22,696.
Philadelphia Columbia avenue Pres
byteran church. corner of Twenty first street, OF
which the Rev. William II. Hodge is pastor. is
soon to celebrate its tenth anniversary. Begin
ming April IA, 1870 with but twenty three
members, it has received in all 333 into its COM
munion, numbering at present 24s, with Sab
bath School of over 400. The yearly average
increase during the last FIVE years, has been over
forty, being double that which it was at first
Rev. William A Rice. pastor of the First
Presbyterian church. Walcott, N Y, writing
under date of February Sd, says:-"We are in
the midst of gracious revival. Over seventy
have already received Christ and the work is
still going on"
A good work has been done by the people
of the Danville Presbyterian church. Cal. Tbev
have received into their communion sixty mine
persons, and completed and paid for their bean
tiful house of worship.
Out on the plains of Kansas is the town
o. Larned, in which there is a Presbyterian
chn-cj" gracious revival has just brought
INTO the church forty-two members, two ofRhem
converts from the Roman Catholic faith.
A work of grace is going on in the Pres
oytenan church. Bowling Green, KY, of which
Rev. VIM. R. Higgins pastor. Ten have risen
Tor prayers, four have joined the church, and
others will follow.
Rev. Dr. heftwich pastor of the First
church, delivered at the ministerial on Monday
morning last, an address on the Inspiration of
the Holy Scriptures 1t was a clear concise.
conclusive and comprehensive argument in IA
vor of the plenary inspiration of the Bible. The
objections urged against plenary inspiration
byterian
Brooklyn.-The Classon avenue church gave
the best sort of reception to its new pastor last
Sabbath in the congregations which crowded
every part of the church to hear his opening SER
mons He enters on his ministry with the warm
est wishes of his brethren and the fairest pros
poets of success and of usefulness.
The Tabernacle church CDR. Talmages) has
decreased its debt about $1S 900. It now stands
at a little more than 100000
The anniversary of the City Park chapel in
Brooklyn, took place last Sabbath. Rev. Chas.
Cuthbert Hall pastor of the First church, preach
ed the morning sermon, the chapel being under
Its auspices. The pastor of the chapel, the Rev.
Charles Wood, made his thirteenth annual re-
port. The mission people raise about $500
yearly towards mission work elsewhere Dur.
ing the past thirteen years 425 members have
been admitted, ,346 sermons have been preach
ed' o4o prayer meetings held Is, $40 pastoral
vlsltations made, 342 funerals attended 315
children baptized, So drunkards reformed. and
Slo,4OO raised for general mission work. The
Sabbath School now numbers about 600 This
enterprise was started on good business as well
as a religious basis. The chapel organ and fur
niture cost about $4,000 Before the close OF
the services $4,000 was pledged for the current
yearly expenses. Mr.. II. K. Sheldon sent his
check In the evening for 81, 1000, to cancel debt
of 81 300 and Mrs. James sheldon who some
years since established in the chapel free read
lng-room continues to literally sustain it. This
room is fully attended every evening bv the
friends OF the mission, it being open from five to
ten P. M.-Ecangelist
Other Churches.
The African Methodist Episcopal Church
was organized in 1916, but now numbers 300.
900, and has college, publishing department
six bishops, higher seminaries and graded schools
The work of Mr.. Moody, the evangelist
begins to produce results in St. Louis as else
where, and the old tests of conversion re- appear
there as elsewhere. A correspondent of the Con-
gregat'o"as'st says, "a leading business man
went home from an evening meeting and was
sleepless all night. So also the second and third
nights The following day he sent back 81 500.
principal and interest to neighbor whom he
had wronged, and that night he could hardly
sleep for Joy. The awful burden that was so
heavy on his soul was removed, and now there
is rest"
In the city of Philadelphia there are 6ftv-
SIX Baptist churches with 16. 7O4 members. the
population is S1744s; there is one church to
every 1857 and one Baptist member to every
az. There are, perhaps, 10 mission schools and
chapels so that there is one Baptist place of
worship to every II ,513 inhabitants.
Are Romanists Converted ?-Tbe Rev
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