The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-09-15
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES
Southern Churches Continued from. 1st
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bytery-We nave several vacant cnurcneS In
our Presbytery desiring pastors AS Chairman
of Home Missions, L should like to be put in
communication with ministers who need work
and would like to cast their lot with u.s. 1 will
take great pleasure in putting any of the breth-
rem who may so desire in communication with
these churches, if they will write to me, care
Adams Throne, and Company, Nashville, Tenn.
ALEXANDER CowAE,
Chairman Home Mission Committee
Rev. w. S. Johnson, evangelist of Dali
las Presbytery, Texas, gives in the Tsras Pres
bterian an account of his labors for the month
of August He travelled in private conveyance
"a miles, by rail 146 miles. Preached time
in four different places. Received 2 members
on certificate. Baptized 2 children. Collected
for Evangestic Fund $16.1o, for other objects
S2.45 Expenses 1918.
Northern Presbyterian
The Committee of Revision.-It is stated
that the committee appointed by the last Gene
raj Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
NORTH to revise the Form of Government and
the Book of Discipline, recently met at Long
Branch, n. j., to commence their work The
task of this committee is difficult, if not impor-
tant. Not many Presbyterians will be found
who claim perfection for the book now in use ;
but it has answered its purpose very we'll in the
past, and the committee will have to offer some
very strong reasons for any radical changes
that they may propose before the Church will be
induced to adopt them. What the Presbyterian
Church needs is, not better Book of Discipline,
but a more faithful and thorough enforcement of
the one now in use. This is matter of vital
Importance; the revision of the Book is of COM
paratively small consequence.-National Pres
byterian.
The Womens Executive Committee
of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church
are Just sending twelve missionary teachers to
the Far West. where no public schools are es-
tablished. Several of them expected to meet at
Omaha, Nebraska. on Saturday, September 18th
and go in company to Utah, Arizona, and other
parts of the West
st. Louis Presbytery, for the last. Gene
raj Assembly year, reports nineteen churches
vacant, only one of which has been supplied
since the report was made. Most of these, how
ever, are feeble churches, unable to sustain a
minister the whole time, and too far distant
from other congregations for grouping
Rev. James C. Watson, D. D., pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Milton, Pa, went
to Philadelphia, Monday August 30th to con-
duct the funeral services of an old friend on the
following day. On the evening of the day of
of his arrival he was walking along Chestnut
street with his daughter when he suddenly fell
forward to the ground. He was carried to his
room at the hotel, where he died at o'clock
on the following morning. Dr. Watson was
about seventy five years of age and was widely
known and highly respected in central and
eastern Pennsylvania. In 1847 he received the
degree of D. D. from Jefferson College, Pa.
Over Thousand Members.-Mr. Orlan-
do r. Borthwick, Rockland county Elder, has
been studying the new Minutes of the Assembly,
and comparing figures, and finds that eight OF
our churches report over 1000 members. They
are as follows Lafayette-avenue, BROOKLYN
rev. l. Il. Cuyler, D. D9 I,702 Tabernacle
Brooklyn (Rev. 7. Dewitt Talmage, D. d., l.
6f7; Third, Chicago (Rev. A. E. Kittredge, D.
D., $780, Fifth avenue, New York rev. John
Hail. D. d., 1913; University place, New York
rev Robert R. Booth, D. d. 1904; Brick,
Rochester (Rev. James B. Shaw, D. d., l ,289
Bethany, Philadelphia (Rev. James B. Dunn,
D. D1 l, 126; Brick, New York REV. l.. D.
Bevan, D. d., 1882.
Mr.. Borthwick also finds eighteen Sun.
day-Schools with 1000 scholars: University
place, New York (Rev. R. R. Booth, D. DA
2,l66i Bethany, Philadelphia (Rev. James B
Dunn, D. d., Ella; Second, st. Louis (Rey
Samuel j. Niccolls, D. d. 5000; Throop.
avenue, Brooklyn (Rev Lewis Ray Foote), l.
10; First Baltimore (Rev. Jas. T. Leftwich
ID. d., vacant lately, 1885 Woodland-avenue
Cleveland (vacant, 1923; Third Chicago REV
Abbott E. Kittredge, D. d. 1900 Pine-street
harrisburg (Rev. George s. Chambersl 1925
First, Chicago Qate DR.. Arthur MitchelTs). /.
800; Lafayette-avenue, Brooklyn (Rev. Theo
dore L. Cuyler D. d., 1928; Tenth, Philadel.
Phia REV. John De Witt, D. d., 1865; Second
Chicago Qate ]. NJ. Gibson, D. d., 1915
Third, Cincinnati REV. jeremiah P. E. Kumler
D. d., 1876; Second Newark rev Joseph Few.
smith, D. d., LOGS Scranton REV Samuel c.
Logan, D. d., 1,05O; State street, Albany (Rev
John Medicines, D. d., 1887; First, Newark
Rev Jonathan F. stearns, D. d., 1,O19; Rose
vile Newark REV. Charles T. Haley), 1910
Evangelist
Other Churches
The Union Methodist Episcopal
Church is a new body just organized in Louis.
lana by a secession from the Methodist Episconal