The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-06-29

was dedicated free from debt-that incubus that
burdens so many sanctuaries-that "upas"
shadow that darkens the light of the truth and
withers the green and pleasant fruits of grace.
AT Morgan City they speak of beginning to
rebuild this Summer epidemic and quarantine
have retarded them) and when they do, their
appeal to the people of our city for further aid
In this work of restoration cannot be made in
vain, the Lord always inclines the hearts of
His people to "help those who help themselves"
I. R. M.
Revival at Dalton, Ga.-The Rev. A. w.
iaston, pastor of our church at Dalton, Ca,
writes to the Southern Presbyterian
q" Twenty seven members were recently added
tosour church here upon examination These.
together with number of others (sixty in alN.
were brought to confess Christ during series
OF meetings held throughout the month of Nav
IN the Presbyterian and Methodist churches Of
this place. While large number of the con-
verts were children under age, who had been
dedicated to God in baptism and trained up in
the Sabbath school and church, an unusual
proportion of them were adults some lust grown
mp, some heads of families, some advanced in
life, some few from the world and many who
had received early religious training that had
Kept them from going hopelessly astray
The Methodist church has been greatly
strengthened by additions to It's membership.
and some also of the converts have Joined the
Baptist church. Rev. N. Bachman, an evan
gelist, was with us during the meeting, laboring
and preaching with wonderful energy and pow
er- The meetings were entirely free from ami
NAL excitement. Eyes suffused with tears the
face radiant with newborn hope, were the out.
ward manifestations of the silent mighty work
ing of the Holy Spirit within the SOUL"
Northern Presbyterian.
The congregation of Grace Presbyterian
(colored0 church, Baltimore Rev. Chas. Hedges,
pastor, occupied, for the first time, last Sunday,
their new house of worship at the corner of
Dolphin and Etting Streets. Three services.
We're held during the day. Collections were
taken up at each of the services for the iquida
ton of the debt still resting on the building
The church, numbering "A members; and the
Sunday School numbering 12O members. under
the superintendency of Mr. Charles Davidge,
are both IN iourishing condition The mem
oers of the congregation feel very grateful to
Rev. DR.. Backus, Mrs. George Brown, and Mr..
u. ;. Brown for their generous contributions.
The congregation has already raised 81 900
earned by hard work at the wask- tub and
ironing g-board, and made up of small sums in
deed, but requiring no small sacrifice, in many in
stances, on the part of the givers $4,000 still
remains to be paid before the church shall be
freed from debt; but the members of our white
churches should not let this long stand as a
reproach to themselves.-Bai. PRESBYTERIAN.
The Freedmen.-The work of our Church
among the Freedmen has been growing in i'm
portance for several years. The past year has
been one of great encouragement to those i'm
medlately engaged in it, and the success attend
ing mission effort will no doubt increase the in
terest IN our churches The amount expended
has been less than $4,000. This has ensured
stated preaching in lbs churches, having a
membership of 10000, aided the work of 5000
Sabbath Schools, and helped to care for "a paro-
chial schools with about 5000 pupils. The
committee also report 70 candidates for the min
lstry, besides large numbers of both sexes who
are preparing to teach their own race. This
department of our Church work will need more
and each year if we keep up with the pressing
demands. The Methodists and Baptsts are
doing good work in many parts of the South
but they cannot do it at all. The great need
of the colored people is an educated ministry of
their own color, which cannot be attained
without increased help.-Hcrald and PresJ,,ter.
A Presbyterian church of fourteen mem
bers was organized at Minden, Neb., May 18th.
and church of twenty three members at
Williamsburgh in the same State, May 1. This
latter is the first Presbyterian church organized
in Phelps county.
Rev. N. G.. Parke preached his thirty
seventh anniversary sermon as pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Plttston, Pa June IL.
In that time Mr.. Parke has welcomed nearly
thousand persons into church fellowship, the
membership at present numbering nearly three
hundred. Mr. Parke has buried two thousand
people, married half as many, and baptized five
hundred children.
The Rev. Lewis Hamilton, the pioneer
Of Presbyterianism in Colorado, is preaching at
Irwin, though over seventy years old. The
church building is said to be the most elevated
situation Of any in the world in that denonna-
ton, being l0,500 feet above tde-water.
West Union, ohio-The Presbyterian
church Of this place was re. dedicated to the
service Of the Lord on Sabbath the Sth inst
The church was organized in 1900, and the pre-