The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-04-13
VOL. 16---NO. 81.
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ganization.
Concord Presbytery.-Rev j. Alston
Ramsay, Temporary Clerk sends us the follow
ing notes of Concord Presbytery which met
at Rocky River, on 30th ut
Commissioners to Assembly, Rev. E. +.
Rockwell. Elder II. C. Hamilton, Of Lenoir.
Llcentiate j. N. Fl. Summerell will be ordained
and installed pastor of Poplar Tent Saturday
before third Sabbath of April Presbytery
holds an adjourned meeting at Franklin, Friday
before first Sabbath of June to license candidate
K 2. Julian, at which time also Rev. r. w.
Boyd will be installed pastor of Franklin
Presbytery ordered that a percentage of con-
tributons to Home Missions and Education be
sent to the central committees for general
cause.-N O. Presbyterian
Presbytery of Augusta met last week at
6rawfordville, the Rev Donald Mcqueen was
Moderator, and the Rev. o. p Fitzsimons
Temporary Clerk. The Rev. o. P. Fitzsimons
and ruling elder Charles A. Rowland were
elected commissioners to the General Assembly.
with the Rev. Henry Newton and ruling elder
Robert Adams alternates The Eatonton
church obtained permission to prosecute call
". n. Nj.
Hassell of Lynchburg, S. c., before the Pres
bytery of Harmony. The Rev. N H. Smith
was received from the Presbytery of Platte, Mo.
The next stated meeting is to be held at Madi
son, Ca, on the 29th September. er.-Southern
Presbyterian.
Concord Church, N. C.-The Concord
heg'ster referring to the yearly report of the Pres
byterian church, mentions the favorable spirit
uai condition OF the church, and says: Rev. L.
Mckinnon has been pastor for nine years.
When he came among us the church was strug-
Cling with debt and tone of despondency.
rather than hopefulness, possessed our people.
Since his pastorate began the old debts have all
been paid, lot bought and parsonage built
In pleasant locality, and church lot bought
and commodious new church built and all
are paid for. The congregation don't owe one
dollar. In the nine years the church has raised
WI, sos, or $3,067.50 year. There have been
added to the church, during his pastorate, by
certificate and on profession of faith, 2O8 mem
bers. During that time there has been some
colonization and removals, and very consid-
erable number of deaths The number of actual
communicates now is 195, nearly or quite
NNNSAN
pastorate."
First Church, Louisville.-On Sabbath. Sd
inst, communion services were held at the First
Presbyterian church in this city The occasion
was very interesting one We estimate that
more than four hundred communicates partook
OF the elements, including fifty three new mem
bers who have been received into the church
since January last. DIR. Guerrant read state
ment OF the progress of the church during the
ecclesiastical year which closed April lst Dur
ing this year one hundred and eight persons
have been added to the church, eighty -one on
examination and twenty seven by letter. There
have been thirty-f five adults and twenty infants
baptized The ladies societies have made 1858.
eighty dollars of which was earned by the lit
tie Willing Hands ds'-composed of children
unaer twelve years. The growth of the Sunday
School has been very encouraging little
over two years ago it had less than a hundred
on the preceding Sabbath there were $40 pre-
sent 2O' In the main school and 1873 in the
Highland Mission. Last Sunday there were
loo present, in the Mission Sunday School.
The morning school contributed $3.50 for For
eign Missions and the earnings by the Willing
N''4'N0 ~ iOi VIC sdIe ODJeCJ Ut. Guerrant lS
greatly worn down and enfeebled by excessive
labors and exposure during the severe winter,
and left the city on Monday, for trip of per
haps two week in the South, for his hoalth.
Last summer the congregation voted an increase
OF five hundred dollars to his salary and we an
tlcpate that that resolution will be carried into
effect within two or three days. CArfsttan Ob-
serUer
Northern Presbyterian.
A very remarkable work Of grace has
been going on in the town Of Richland, Mich.
for the past few weeks. The Presbyterian
church is the only church in the town or within
hve miles oft, and in it there has been more .ban
one hundred conversions, and among these men
OF great influence and intelligence.
The olivet Presbyterian church, Louis.
vile, KY, has received nineteen members dur
ing the last three months and the Twenty. sec
ond Street church, in the same city, has received
eleven new members. This church has doubled
its membership in the ten months Of its ez
istence
ID . John Hall, Of New York. in late all
dress to the students Of divinity in Yale Cot
lege advised them not to undertake the re-
conciliation Of science and religion, but to show
/ by illustrations and incidental remarks thai
they are familiar with the questions in dispute
/ and kpouy If tbo e,,rr.o.al l:ar Hi