The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-09-15
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including the bishop, 81 parishes 50; missions
8 baptsms during the past church year, 565
of which 1872 were adults; combinations, 353
communicates, ABB; Sunday School scholars
2,792; parish school scholars, III. Value Of
church buildings, $235, 700; value of rectories
$4,000; other church property, $56. 4Oo-total
valuation of church property, 1928, 700 contri-
buttons for all purposes, $93,452.39.
Maine Statistics.-The following are the
latest Congregational statistics for the State Of
Maine Number of churches, 243 pastors, "a
acting pastors, 90; churches supplied by licenti-
ates, 10; vacant 81 number of ministers, 1877
of whom AZ are without charge; church mem
bers, 81 ,645, with net gain of 297. The Sabbath
Schools number 81 ,503 scholars The report OF
the trustees of the Missionary Society give the
names of 80 missionaries employed, their field Of
labor comprising Sc churches and out-stations
The receipts and expenditures are $13,09347.
Chicago: Departure of Missionaries
Services of special interest were held in the First
church, Congregational Chicago, August Odd
to bid farewell to ten missionaries bound for
North China Rev. D. z. Sheffield and wife
with four children, returning after brief visit
to this country A. P. Peck, NJ D., and wife,
with two children; Rev. F. w. Chaplin and
wife, Rev. w. H. Shaw and wife, Miss Elsie NJ.
Garrettson of Philadelphia, and Miss E. Louise
Kellogg of st. Louis. Prof. ]. T. Hyde con-
Quoted the meeting. Rev. S. J. Humphrey, D.
D., Rev. D. z. Sheffield, for ten years missionary
In China; Dr. A. P. Peck, of Beloit, Wis, who
is the Physician of the party; Rev. Mark Will
liams, for fourteen years missionary in China
Rev. F. w. Chaplin, of Dartmouth College and
Hartford Seminary; Rev. W. H. Shaw, of Am
herst College and Union Seminary, made adj
dresses. President George F. Magoun made the
farewell speech.
Rev. Alexander Blaikie, D. D., has re-
tired from the First United Presbyterian church
of Boston, after thirty four years of labor in that
field, and at the close of fifty years service in
the ministry. He is to remain in Boston, and
prepare the Annals of Presbyterianism in New
England.
Reformed Church.-The two hundred and
twentieth Anniversary of the settlement of the
first pastor of the First Reformed Dutch Church
in Joralmon street, Brooklyn, was celebrated
September 9Th. Owing to the absence of the
pastor, Rev. D. N. Vanderveer, in Europe, and
the large number of the families of the congrega-
ton who had not returned from their summer
visits in the country, it was not deemed neces
sary to make any extensive preparations There
was, however, beautiful display of flowers on
the pulpit and on each side of the reading-desk
were pillars bearing the dates 1860 and 1880.
The Rev L. Walter Lott of RhinabacL q eon nj
the church. preached in the morning, and the
evening was devoted to the anniversary exer-
cises After the usual exercises, A ]. Beekman
the Senior Elder, read historical address, which
we shall take pleasure in laying before our read
ers at as early date as possible Christian In
tstligencer.