The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-05-11
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES
southern churches.-( Continued from LIST
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Sedalia Church. Mo.-The Presbytery of
Lafayette has been called to meet to consider
the request OF Rev. P. D. Stephenson to resign
the pastoral charge of Sedalia church.
Second Church. Memphis, lennon
Sabbath evening, May LIST, the Rev. J. NJ.
Rose, formerly of Portsmouth, Va, was installed
as pastor of the Second Presbyterian church of
this city, by commission appointed for the
purpose by the Presbytery of Memphis The
sermon was preached by the Rev. Eugene
Daniel. The charges to the people and to the
pastor were delivered by the Rev. E. NJ. Rich
ardson. Rev. j. o. Stedman, D. D., presided
and propounded the constitutional questions.
A large audience was in attendance, and the
services were of very interesting and impress
sive character
The following circular has been sent to
those requested to prepare the obituary sketches
OF the deceased Alumni of Columbia Seminary
Dear Sr,-The committee appointed to ar.
range for the Semi Centennial Celebration of
columbia Theological Seminary next fall de-
sire to prepare a Neurological Record of the
Deceased Alumni of the Institution, with view
TO publication In memorial volume of the &C.
casion.
AS there are more than one hundred names
each sketch must be sHoRT-NoT EXCEEDING ONE
PRINTED PAGE of the Southern PRESBYTERIAN Re
o'e'0-c comprising only dates and principal
events, with a terse statement of the character
of the subject
Inc Committee desire you to prepare such
Please inform the Secretary at once if Won
can comply, and ifso, send the sketch to him bv
September l. 1881 -
3. M. PALMER, Chairman.
j. WV. Finn, Secretary
Secretary's address, 434 Franklin street New
Orleans -'O"
The Records of Lexington Presbv-
tery.-A year or more since, the Lexington
Presbytery appointed committee to superin
tend the Transcription of its Records from its or
ganNatlon in 1876 to the present time. The
purpose of this measure is to lessen the dangers
of the loss of the Records by fire or other
casualty. The Committee employed Mr.. Chas.
E. McCorkle, of this vicinity, to do the copying,
and we are informed that he has executed the
work with unusual care and accuracy. Indeed
the manuscript In respect to neatness and ele-
gance, is such as to justify the highest praise.
1t extends to $3.50 pages of large paper, and is
without blot and with scarcely an interlinea-
ton.
We learn that the Committee-or more pro-
perly Col. Preston and DR.. Kirkpatrick of the
Commlttee-have compared the copy with the
original word for word, and verified the cor
rectness OF the transcript. 1t was a heavy
undertaking, and has so occupied large por-
ton of the hours which these gentlemen could
spare from other important engagements. Yet
they have persevered, until they are ready to
make final return to the Presbytery of the
results of their labors
The copy just completed is to be deposited for
safe keeping in the new fre-proof Library
Building of Union Theological Seminary
Lexington Gazette.
Northern Presbyterian.
Prosperous..The Princeton Seminary end
ed Its term last week, and with services of much
interest. The examinations were held in the
presence of committee of the Directors. The
financial affairs of the Seminary are in good
condition, and to make them better it was an
nounced that generous friend had lust added
100000 to the funds of the institution. It
was not announced from whom the gift came,
nor are inquiries desired. The only intimation
given was that it was from "a lady"
Dr. Talmage, of the Tabernacle, Brooklyn,
N. Y, stated last Sabbath that during the re-
vival services in that church in the last few
weeks more than five hundred persons had bro.
tessed conversion and more than three hundred
OF these had become members of that church.
The Board of Home Missions of the
Presbyterian Church received in the year lust
closed $4,000, of which $3S 900 were given
school work.