The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-07-27

the bounds of Hopewell congregation in Meek
lenburg Presbytery, and of its occupation for
the first time on the last Sabbath in June. He
proceeds: "On this occasion a large audience
was present, and after the sermon. the Session
having met for the purpose of comforting with
candidates for church membership, we were
most agreeably surprised to find SO large num-
Der. Eight persons presented the mselves Two
OF these, heads of families, were received on cer
tihcate from the M. E. Church. and six on nro
fesslon OF their faith in Christ One of the last
named was grandfather in his S1st wear. beinp
the Oldest person that we have been privileged
TO receive into the church. On the last Sab
bath, at the usual hour, 5 P. NJ, services were
again held at the chapel and Sabbath School
was organized with scarcely less than fftv
pupiis' The friends of this enterprise are
greatly encouraged"
DR.. j. A. Lyon and family have removed
to Murfreesboro, Tenn, where they will in
future reside. They leave behind them host
OF warm friends who will regret their de-
parture, and carry with them the best wishes of
our entire community. DIR. Lyon resigned his
chair In the University on account of i'll health
and goes to Murfreesboro in the hope that the
climate of that place may prove beneficial
which we sincerely hope may be the result
Ihere is no one for whom we have a higher
esteem or more affectionate regard, than this
worthy Christian gentleman Oxford Miss
Fat on.
keytesVille, Mo.-The good people at
heytesvllle are building manse for their
minister, Rev. s. NJ Watson This undertak
ing' involving a good deal of self denial, will
prove very wise step and profitable invest
ment. The church will find it easier to get a
minister and to support him-i& Louis Presbv
terian.
Philippi, Barbour County, w. Va
Rev DIR. Strckler, Rev. ]. E. Booker. and Rev
}. W. Rosebro appointed by the Presbytery
OF Lexington to preach at Philippi, Barbour
county, w. Va. will preach there on the fifth
ounduy IN July and the first Sunday in August.
Northern Presbyterian.
On Sabbath, July Sd, the Rev. ]. NJ. New
ell organized Presbyterian church with twenty
five members at Los Gatos, Cal. Los Gatos is
ten miles west of San Jose, on the Narrow
Guage or Coast Railroad.
During the past year forty FIVE persons have
been added to the Presbyterian church. Sedalia
No. and three hundred and seventy seven na1v
scholars have been enrolled in the Sabbath
School.
Within six years the Presbyterian Church
has organized in the Territory of Utah eigb,
churches and twenty three schools, all of which
has been done and maintained by contributions
from Eastern churches
The following will show the nnmber Of
additions to some of our churches in Colorado
turing the past year; Denver Central church
received l25 members Colorado Springs, so
Leadvllle, 80 Golden, 33 Denver, Seventeeth
street, 26; Fort Collins, 25 Boulder, %; Pueblo
"a Canon City, %; Silver Cliff, %.
An addition of seventy three persons has
oeen made during the past year to the First
church OF Wlllamsport, Pa, Rev. s. E. Webster,
pastor. "A commodious house for parsonage
has been purchased and handsomely remodelled
A lot on the adjoining corner has been also pur-
chased, and the plans and specifications are now
beng prepared for the erection of a new church
edliice and lecture room
Rev. Irwin P. McCurdy was ordained
and installed pastor of the Presbyterian church
Frederick Nd, July Sth. This church was eg
tabllshed about one hundred years ago by Rev
stephen B. Balch, D. D., of Georgetown, D.
The church in that time has had eleven pastors
and eleven stated supplies 1t has now large
membership. The new pastor was graduate
oil Pnnceton Seminary last year.
Cincinnati and Chicago propose to OK
change. Rev. Thomas H. Skinner, DID. pastor
Of the Second Presbyterian church of Cincinnati
was recently called to the chair of theology in
the Theological Seminary of the North west at
Chicago. His decision has not yet been made
public In the meantime Rev r. w. Patter.
Scn' DID,, who for eight years has been pro
lessor OF Apologetics in the Chicago Seminary.
has resigned and accepted an appointment as
permanent lecturer in the same department in
Lane Seminary at Cincinnati. DR.. Patterson
graduated at Lane in lS41 his permanent home
will still be in Chicago-PresJyteria Baaner
The work in the great North. west goes on
On the I'd of July Presbyterian church was
organized at Angus, Minn., by the Presbyterv
Of Red River, and eight persons were lately
added to the First Presbyterian church Penn
bina, Dakota church which IS only four
months old. In Wisconsin the Rev. J. Irwin
Smith has been installed pastor of the Presbv.
terian church, Galesville Wis, and has also
been elected Professor Of the Latin Language