The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-07-13
VOL. 16---NO. 50.

may be induced TO come and stau bv it. The
country is manifestly growing and why may
not our Church grow along ,cih it and for its
good ?-S. Louis Presbyterian
Rev. Robt p. Kerr.-This gentleman who
recently became associate pastor of the Inde-
pendent Presbyterian church, Savannah, Ga.
and whose many. friends in this quarter are
always glad to hear from him, adds postscript
to note TO us, saying, =" The Lord is blessing us,
In every way, and our church is highly pros
porous. We have had a present of $1,000
Baptismal Font, erected by their daughter to the
memory of Mr.. Geo. B. Cumming and Mrs.
Caroline Cumming, his wife. Mr.. Cumming
deceased some two years ago, was Ruling Ell
der."-Ib.
Northern Presbyterian.
Brooklyn N Y.-The Tabernacle cbnrcb
OF Brooklyn is to be closed for repairs and
cleansing, until the first Sabbath of September
At the communion on the last Sabbath of June
twelve persons were admitted to the church bv
letter and profession. DR.. Talmage also stated
that during the last 13 months ,o13 persons had
connected themselves with the church. the ma
jority on profession of their faith in Christ
The Fayette avenue church. B ooklvn is
taking advantage of the absence of its pastor Dr.
Cuyler, to make very important and needed
addition to its Sunday school and lecture room
Having purchased the lot in the rear, thew are
covering 1t with an extension of 80 feet bv 100
which Will give this additional accommodation to
the Sabbath school and the church. The i'm
provement will be completed by DR.. Cuyler's
return, at an expense of $3O,OOo which has
already been fully provided for. Rev. DR..
Newman has been supplying the pulpit during
the pastors absence.
At the communion in the Woodland Pres
byterian church, Philadelphia, Rev. DR.. Gro
wells, last Sabbath there was an accession of
eleven new members, seven of whom were on
profession and four on certificate.
Some of the PHILADELPHIA pastors arc
spending the summer in Europe. Rev. DIR. Fl.
Augustus Smith, of Northminster church. DR..
John Dewitt, of the Tenth church and Rev.
DR.. Otis, of the Chambers church, sailed some
time ago; and Rev. Mr. Colfelt, of the First
church, has just gone.
On Sabbath, June 5th, Rev. A. D. Moore
organized a church of seventeen members at
Rome, seven miles south of Wellington, Kansas.
village will soon spring up there on the rail-
road and will be surrounded by most delight
ful country.
Dr. julius S. Taylor, of Kankakee, Ill,
has done kindly thing in presenting a fine
collection OF neurological and archaeological
specimens, which he has been more than thirty
years In making, to Blackburn University a
Presbyterian institution, at Carlinville, III.
ic u - Al
and valuable west of the Alleghanies, and mum
bers over 10000 specimens.
Thirteen persons were added to the Prince
ton Presbyterian church, West Philadelphia
Rev DR. Henry's,) last Sabbath, June 10th,
making sixtytwo additions for the past wear.
Nearly all the pews in the new church edifce
are taken, and the audiences at all the services
are very large.
The Rev. George Sheldon, D. D, a
member of the Presbytery of New Brunswick,
died at his residence in Prnceton,oN. J.. ON
lhursday, June 18th, in the sixty eighth year
Oh MS age. His disease was paralysis, from
which he had suffered about two weeks. DR..
Sheldon was very widely known, for as District
Secretary of the American Bible Society for
New jersey and Delaware, he had travelled for
many years through these States, and came into
close contact with all the ministers of the evan
gelical denominations.
Within six years the Presbyterian Church
has organized in the Territory of Utah eight
churches and twenty three schools, all of which
has been done and maintained by contributions
from Eastern churches
The Oxford Presbyterian church,
Philadelphia, celebrated its communion on Sun
day, June 18th, and nineteen new members
were received, making sixty within the last
three months twenty-six Of whom were men.
The Rev. Frank L. Robbins, d, D,
chairman of the Church Extension Committee of
the Central Presby terry Of Phadephia, lately
organized new church, to be known as the
Chandler Memorial Presbyterian church. in
Kensington, with ffty-six members, selfsupport
| ing from the start