The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-02-18

yet with absolute certainty"
Second Presbyterian Church, Raleigh
N. C.-The work on the new and pretty Sec
ond Presbyterian church, on North Blount street
is now going on quite rapidly. The congrega-
ton will probably be in the building by the
middle of March-at least they hope to be in
Almost the sum needed to enable the church to
be occupied has been raised The handsome
stained glass windows, three in number, in the
front of the church, are present from Christ
Episcopal church. The building is an ornament
to the portion of the city where it stands and
the design is considered one of the best in the
State-Raleigh Observer.
Other Churches.
The AdUance says that the effort of the hide
pendent to secure the great name of Professor
Dana of Yale College as patron to its doctrine
of evolution was an attempt to hitch it's wagon
to a star"
In recent discourse on dancing Rev J. M.
King, D. D., said that in personal conversation
with the late Archbishop Spaulding the latter
declared that the confessional revealed the fact
that nineteen women out of every twenty who
had fallen from virtue dated the first step in
their downward career to dancing parties
The work of the Presbyterian church in Utah
goes on. Since October / 1879, chapels have
been completed in Ogden, Springville, and Pleas
ant Grove, also one reftted at American Fork
and one purchased at Nephi
The Second Presbyterian church of Philadel-
phia has given as we understand a unanimous
call to the Rev. Dr. William NJ. TAYLOR. now
pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle, New York
We do not know what response DR.. Taylor will
give to this call, but we quite ready to prom
se to him beforehand warm welcome to the
city of Philadelphia, and to his old home in the
Presbyterian church.
Nearly forty persons have professed conver
sion in the Ann Carmichael Presbyterian church,
Philadelphia, Rev. S. ]. Millillen, pastor.
Rev. S. Parmelee, D. D.. Oswego, now in his
99th year is said to be the oldest Congregational
minister in the county,. He was installed in
1908 in Vermont, one year before the late DR..
Ide, of Medway, graduated at Brown University.
He preached for more than sixty years, and is
still in excellent health and spirits
ECCLESIASTICAL CAUcUsEs-Inasmuch as sew
eral Bishops are to be elected at the next General
Conference, there is more or less canvassing of
candidates. At the Louisiana Conference. DR..
Goldman offered a resolution that the Conference
deprecate and deplore the Introduction of eau
cuses, or any of the arts that are known as the
peculiar property of partisan politicians in con
nectlon with the elections or other business of
the Conference. 1t was unanimously adopted.
After Mr.. Moody concluded his union meet
ting IN the north part of st. Louis, the several
churches in that district went right on with
separate services, each pastor preaching every
night in his own church. The North Presbv
terian church, w. C. Falconer pastor received
last Sabbath thirty foe additions to its member
ship thirty three of them on profession of faith.
Since than others have expressed desire to
unite with the church.
The Baptist denomination of the United States.
according to the Year Book for 1880 in 1879
had "A, 794 churches gain of 295; 10, ,4O1 min
listers, gain of Al a total membership of q
l33O40, gain of 81 ,lO1 The increase reported
is not so large as in the preceding year Other
denominations practising immersion on profes-
sion of faith, number 55O541 members.
GRowrH.-The first statistical tables of the
United Presbyterian Church in this country
were published in 1859. A contrast between
that year and the tables of 1879 is as follows
Ministers 1O8-675; congregations 634-79s
mission station, 44-65; communicate. .55.547-
8O692; Sabbath Schools officers, and teachers
9,233-7647; scholars, 17,976-65, ,467; Con
trbutions, for Foreign Missions, $8574-S36-
29o; Home Missions, $8,6S2-$27, ,865; Church
Extension, S2,3o1-$13,7 7l6; Education. 81 800
-16,338. The average contribution Der mem
Der for all purposes in 1850 was $4.31, and in
1879 $1O35
DoTHEBoYs HALL soUTDoSE-Rev. DR.. Cow
ley he insists upon the D.. D. probably signify
ing Doctor Of Devilhy)-opens Shepherds
Fold' IN New York, with free use of the
names Of Bishops and other Clergy, where he
gathers in flock of lambs, who soon shudder
hgly detect the VOLTS ears and eyes and mouth
under the sheepskin For long time. he sue.
ceeds in pulling the wool over the eyes 6f ovisi-
tors as well as over his own bloody chops.
And he and his amiable spouse 90 on nurturinp
the children on thimbes-full Of bean soup and
corn meal, with plenty Of picked rods and an
occasional dose Of ipecac to keep down an un-
healthy appetite But at length Messrs. Berpb
and Gerry find him out, and he goes 10 the
Iombs, where he straightway calls for Bible
and