The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-16

Rev. J. w. Kerr has been received into
the Presbytery of Savannah from the Presby
terry of Macon. and will, until the next meeting
of Presbytery, supply the Valdosta and Bethany
churches.
Dallas Presbytery. Texas.-A CORES.
pendent of the Southern Presbyterian writing
OF the late meeting of this Presbytery, says:
Ten years ago, in all this vast territory now
within the bounds of Dallas Presbytery, we had
but two newly organized churches and no min
ister. Now we have twenty seven churches
and nineteen ministers, and have the prospect
OF some valuable additions to our ministerial
force. SO you see we have something whereof
to rejoice and De glad. There are other de-
nominations. however, which outnumber us
largely; and unless we can get more men and
means to organize churches in our rural dis
tricts and give them sustenance until they be-
come self sus aiming as denomination we will
lose largely from that class of our Presbyterian
population" aA--a
Walthourville. Ga.-At the late meeting
OF Savannah Presbytery the following resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted, to wit:
Whereas. our brethren OF Walthourville have,
in the providence of God, been deprived of their
house of worship. it having been destroyed by
the recent hurricane; therefore,
RESOLVED, That all our Sessions be requested.
on the first Sabbath of February next, to afford
to the help of our brethren in their laudable eff
forts to rebuild their PROSTATE temple.
Northern Presbyterian.
At Silver Reef, Utah. on the 18th of o.
tober. Presbyterian church was organized
with ten members. 1t is the first Presbyterian
church organized in Southern Utah. It's nearest
Presbyterian neighbor is two hundred miles
away. A Presbyterian church with twelve
members was organized at Grand City, Work
county. Mo-. on the IL of October. 1t is sup
piled by the Rev. William Myer, who has been
doing missionary work in Arizona. In West
wood, six miles from Cincinnati, Presbyterian
church was organized with twenty FIVE members
on the 10th of October.
The twenty fifth anniversary of the
Presbyterian church in Council Bluffs, Iowa
(Dr. L. ID. Cleland, Jr., pastor,) occurred on the
18th of October. In this historical discourse
Dr. Cleland said that when the church was or
gained 1t united with Presbytery that COW
cred Western Iowa. Dakota, Nebraska. Montana.
wyoming, Colorado, and Utah Now, in the
present Presbytery of Council Bluffs, in a corner
OF southwestern Iowa, there are perhaps four
times as many churches and double as many
ministers as were in all that vast territory
twenty five years ago.
The Presbytery of Oregon contained,
at the close of the church year, ending LIST of
last April, twenty-five churches (three have
since been organized) with 1,12O members
Their contributions for congregational purposes
during the year averaged $3.50 per member
and for benefcent purposes $l3 80 per member.
This makes the general average for all purposes
92o -, as against general average of $14.91
in the whole denomination.
The Presbyterian church in Las VEGAS
New Mexico, has had thirty additions in
about year. new church building, costing
$4,000, was dedicated on Sabbath, October 18th.
a contribution of $500 was made by the au
dience on the day of dedication