The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-12-08

position without lapsing into the old Augustin-
ian faith. Presbyterian
The Cccident says that Mr. R. L. Stuart. of
New York has increased his gift to the Theo
logical Seminary at San Francisco from $4,000
to $4,000 This is laying foundations for a
long and most important future The States on
the Pacific Coast will be rich and populous
They will want churches, and as churches null
tiply they will demand ministers, and these
ministers must be in sympathy with the people
and spirit of the communities is which they are
to dwell. The Seminary in San Francisco is
needed institution, and Mr.. Stuart has done
well to give it such fine impulse forward by
his muni6cence
odanah-This mission is twelve miles by
land from Ashland and through a dense
wilderness. The committee of Presbyterv
spent parts of two days and night there
and seldom has a visit been more pro6ta-
BILE. The mission (among the Chippewas) is
under the charge of the Rev. Isaac Baird and
his accomplished wife, There is a Presbyterian
church of seventy FIVE members with its board
of elders and Its deacons, its Sunday School, and
its native pastor. We attended their Wednes-
could not understand word (all being in the
Chippewa tongue) we were deeply impressed
with the fervency of the prayers and the cheer
full sweetness of the songs. The next day we
visited the school under the direction of Miss
Dougherty, and saw the bright faces of the In
dian boys and girls. Then we called upon the
Indian pastor, ev. Henry Blatchford, a re-
E4arkable man, and devoted servant of the
Lord Jesus. Two young men were then ex-
amined and received by the Commission as can
didates for the ministry. They are pursuing
their studies under the direction of brother
Baird. A third one, Louis Moneypenny, taught
by him, has been licensed to preach, and is en-
gagged one hundred miles in the interior as a
missionary. When we saw the evidences of
true religion in these Chippewa Indians. their
growing habits of civilization, their increasing
thrift and intelligence and above all, the en- .
thusiastic faith of, Mr.. and Mrs. Baird in the
race, we felt that the Indian, sooner or later.
would be incorporated in our civilization. And
we shall ever bear in memory the cheerful ov
of the devoted Christian home which we found
in this mission in the wild woods.-New York
Evangelist
ether Churches.
Roman Catholic Baptism,-At the last
communion service of Rev, DR., E. P. Parker
pastor Of the South church, Congregational
Hartford, and Unionville, he took occasion to re,
mark that one who had Just Joined had been
baptized in the Roman Catholic Church, but
neither the candidate nor the Church desired re-
baptism. He also said he was glad of an oppor.
tunity to recognize the Roman Church as a branch
of the Church of Christ
The Longest Settlement Probably the
longestPastorate in New Hampshire was that
OF Rev: Laban Ainsworth of Jaffrey-seuenty-
Jfoe gears and sac months He died March IT,
1888 at the age of one hundred years.
Revival The series of meetings held at the
Methodist church, South, still continue not.
withstanding the inclemency of the weather
About 30 ve-professed conversion.-Leriag-
ton Gazette.
The Moravian church is famous for It's
missionary spirit. It's members have been
pioneers In some of the chief mission fields of
the world, and have left their church a rich
legacy in their lives of faithful devotion
About the middle of last century two Moravian
missionaries attempted to sell themselves as
slaves, that they might have the opportunity to
push their labors among the slaves OF st. Thorn
as They were Christian David and Leonard
Dober, Germans. The Moravian church is not
large, having but 10000 members, scattered in
many lands. 1t is Presbyterian in doctrine
and EPiscopalian in government Herald and
Presbyter.
M. Reveillaud is doing a great work for
france among the churches Last Sabbath he
was in Montreal next Sabbath he will be in
Boston on the two following Sabbaths Deem
Der II and 10, he is to be in New York and
Brooklyn on the Dist in Philadelphia. closing
his labors where he hnnnr, H. o